Month: November 2005

Some should not need the vaccine

As we know the issue of the avian flu virus has raised concerns from our homes to the White House. There is even talk that the virus can mutate into a form that can easily infect humans. Dubya and the CDC has told us there is no...

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Thai Turkey and Thanksgiving Redux

Over the past week, my wife and I have had probably a dozen conversations with Los Angelenos of various ethnic and religious backgrounds talking about the turkey they’ll be eating day after tomorrow. Doesn’t matter...

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“A War Crime Within a War Crime”

Just found this article in the Guardian. It reminds us that the claims made that White Phosphorus weapons were used against civilians in Fallujah was not the only allegation that our forces acted improperly and unlawfully when...

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Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 178

this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war and other disasters cross-posted at DailyKos, Booman Tribune, European Tribune, and My Left Wing. image and poem below the fold An Iraqi man holds a child killed in a...

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