Monthly Archives: April 2007
9/11 Conspiracy theorists take note: burning fuel melts steel in Oakland
are we clear? “The heat from the wreckage caused the ramp connecting eastbound Interstate 80 to eastbound Interstate 580 to melt and collapse,” Caltrans spokesman Jeff Weiss said. “The temperature during the fire exceeded 2,000 degrees.” The tanker carried 8,600 … Continue reading
Filed under San Francisco, travel
Bob Kengle, formerly of Department of Justice, on the sabotage of the Voting Rights division
via TPM Muckraker: From 2001 on there were repeated occasions on which I discovered after the fact that front office personnel (that is, the political appointees) had directly contacted attorneys I was supervising without first advising me or the section … Continue reading
The US and Iran: Elliot Abrams’ sandbox turns into a garden in spring
It’s almost beyond recounting, the number of “let’s make nice with Iran” stories coming out of Washington, New York and Baghdad. And it was just a month ago that we closed the books on Abrams “bombIran” farce. The fact is … Continue reading
The next Iraq flash point: Basra
Well, “next”…who knows; I mean the Kurds are getting into it with Turkey, al-Sadr may turn his militias loose at any moment, the Green Zone is getting shelled….But Basra has not gotten the concern it deserves…here’s why: The Brits are … Continue reading
Michael Ledeen, still up to his old tricks
From George Tenet’s new book: In January 2002, George J. Tenet, the man who oversaw all American spy agencies, was asked by a visiting Italian intelligence official what he knew about United States officials making contact with exiled Iranian opposition … Continue reading
US soldiers being killed at fastest rate in three years
According to IraqCasualties, an average of nearly 4 US soldiers are being killed each day in Iraq. This is the highest average since April, 2004. Civilian casualties appear to continue unabated. No wonder Bush is putting off the evaluation of … Continue reading
Pet food, yogurt makers, and China: you get what you pay for.
You know the story on pet food and melamine. Last week I tossed a yogurt maker that just quit working. Made in China. Today I happened to see these comments at dKos: The real problem wasn’t the American pet-food … Continue reading
Filed under dogs, economics, food/drink, Personal
But the schools are still painted, right?
It won’t take much more to make Iraq a PERFECT fiasco. In a troubling sign for the American-financed rebuilding program in Iraq, inspectors for a federal oversight agency have found that in a sampling of eight projects that the United … Continue reading
Saturday Big Lebowski Roundup
The film critic (?) of the Northern Iowan (?) gets it. I’ve talked with dozens of people about “The Big Lebowski” and have noticed a peculiar recurring sentiment. Just about everyone reports not enjoying the film after their first viewing … Continue reading
Filed under Movies, The Big Lebowski
Movie review: Fracture
Well, it’s a good formula: bring back an aging (very aging) Anthony Hopkins as a Hannibal Lecter-type evil genius, toss in a little ilicit sex, some licit sex, mystery, murder, and see what happens. And that’s the problem. Good ingredients, … Continue reading
