The Associated Press on Baby survives 7-story fall: A man was arrested Monday and charged with tossing his baby daughter out a seventh-floor apartment window, police said. The 10-month-old girl […]
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Category: Blog, Commentary and Articles
A section containing all blog entries, articles and commentaries. Many of these entries were imported from my earlier Blogspot, MovableType and WordPress blogs. In addition, political commentary, articles and essays written for publication and coursework can be found here. Much of the commentary in this section was published in The Multiracial Activist, The Abolitionist Examiner, The Good Men Project and Interracial Voice. Many essays in this section were written for coursework at the American Military University.
Heartless
Donna Abu-Nasr of the Associated Press on Soldier: U.S. Army turns away burned children in need of help: On a scorching afternoon, while on duty at an Army airfield, Sgt. […]
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More on Patriotism Versus Nationalism
Col David Hackworth, no chickenhawk, on Loyalty to the Country Always: It seems that in America it’s unpatriotic to ask, “Was this war necessary?” Today, a highly organized right-wing juggernaut […]
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“Dancing” Continues
Duncan Campbell of The Guardian on Bush forced to defend rising US death toll: George Bush acted at the weekend to address increasing national disquiet over the number of US […]
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More on Old Bones
James Randerson of New Scientist on Dawn of human race uncovered: Three fossil skulls from Ethiopia have been revealed as the oldest human remains yet discovered. The 160,000-year-old finds plug […]
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Possible Progress on Gulf War Syndrome
The Department of Veterans Affairs gets a little closer to possible root of Gulf War Syndrome. Warbloggers, ignore the following as it pertains to sick vets and ya'll don't really […]
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More on Secret Arrests
Elaine Cassell of Civil Liberties Watch on Score Another One For Secret Trials: Court Hands Bush Big Win: For those of you hoping the federal courts will save you from […]
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More Boot on the Neck
Michael Moss of the New York Times (yeah, I know) on False Terrorism Tips to F.B.I. Uproot the Lives of Suspects: One evening in late April, the F.B.I. chief in […]
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Allergy-Friendly Lawns
Rachel Nowak writing for New Scientist on Genetically modified grass snuffs out hayfever: A hypoallergenic grass genetically modified to lack two common hay-fever allergens is set to enter field trials […]
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Dem Bones, Dem Bones
Duncan Graham-Rowe writing for New Scientist on Bad breaks fixed fast by bone 'printer': Shattered bones could soon be replaced by segments of artificial bone that can be "printed" within […]
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