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That's the title of a new book by Fred Jerome, a compilation of essays from these and other noteworthies: This anthology features essays by revolutionary thinkers, activists, and artists-including Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore, civil rights activist Angela Davis, incarcerated journalist Mumia Abu Jamal, and economist Rick Wolff- addressing various aspects of a new society and, crucially, how to get from where we are now to where we want to be, living in a society that is truly fair and just. I suppose that's one way to describe their vision. I might ask the question, "fair and just for whom"?...

Not much on the report as of now. Overhead video of crowd of newly free Cubans. Fox says they washed ashore on the Florida Keys.I know it's not much of a report right now...sorry about that.

Forgotten? Michael Moore's Invested in Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Posted by Dave Pierre on June 25, 2007 - 08:19. Michael Moore's new documentary, Sicko, challenges U.S. healthcare. Yet in the coverage of the film, some interesting facts about Moore appear to be ignored. These facts are addressed on page 53 of the bestselling book by Peter Schweizer, Do As I Say (Not As I Do): [Moore's] IRS forms make for interesting reading. Over the past five years, Moore's "savings account" has included such evil pharmaceutical and medical companies as Pfizer, Merck, Genzyme, Elan PLC, Eli Lilly, Becton Dickinson, and Boston Scientific....

Darwin's nightmare: Toxic toad evolves to secure supremacy Wednesday February 15, 07:13 PM PARIS (AFP) - He's fat, ugly and poisonous -- and he's mutating. He's the cane toad (Bufo marinus), a species which was introduced into the Australian state of Queensland 70 years ago to tackle insect pests in canefields and has since become an ecological catastrophe. Weighing in at to up two kilos (4.4 pounds), the unwanted anuran has extended its range to more than a million square kilometers (386,000 square miles) in tropical and sub-tropical Australia, crushing native species in its relentless A team of University of...

Nearly 700 Iraqi Shi'ites died in a stampede over a Baghdad bridge provoked by rumors of a suicide bomber on Wednesday, and an official said the death toll was expected to reach 1,000. The swarming crowds had been heading to a religious ceremony at the Kadhimiya mosque in the old district of north Baghdad when someone shouted there was a suicide bomber among them, a police source said. "Hundreds of people started running and some threw themselves off the bridge into the river," the source said. "Many elderly died immediately ... but dozens drowned, many bodies are still in the...

RAJOURI, JULY 29: Raising fears of terror returning to this border district of Jammu and Kashmir, militants abducted five Hindu shepherds and slit their throats early this morning. Although no militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the massacre so far, police suspect it to be the handiwork of Hizbul Mujahideen. Over one and-a-half months ago, militants had killed six Hindu mine workers in Rajouri’s Kalakote, breaking the two-year calm in the district.

Today's clip features Egyptian MP and Zamalek Football Club President Murtada Mansour speaking on international supervision of the upcoming Egyptian elections, and calling President Bush a "bully" and Secretary of State Rice "Conda-what?... Cola bottle. skinny-legged woman." The interview aired July 26, 2005 on Dream 2 TV. To view this clip visit http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=781 . It is followed by another recent clip with an Egyptian MP who supports the killing of Americans. *Clip No. 781: Egyptian MP and Zamalek Football Club President Murtada Mansour: U.S. President a "Bully" and Secretary of State -"Conda-What?... Cola Bottle... Skinny-Legged Woman" Host: Are you for...

Wednesday, July 13, 2005 The Terrorist Connection in the U.S. By Stella Jatras Americans have been warned that there are still many al Qaeda "sleepers" i.e., "cells" in this country just waiting to commit another 9/11. How many of these sleepers have infiltrated the pro-KLA communities under the guise of being freedom fighters for Kosovo independence?" A recent report in The Brooklyn Connection writes, "It's common knowledge that buying weapons in the United States is surprisingly easy. But what about outfitting a foreign guerilla army? Meet Florin Krasniqi, one of the driving forces behind Kosovo's fight for independence. He lives...

BAGHDAD - Iraqi soldiers fought their way Sunday into a town where Sunni militants had seized up to 80 hostages and threatened to kill them unless all Shiites left, an interior ministry official said. “Police forces, backed by coalition forces, entered the town at 9:00 am (05H00 GMT) and encountered severe resistance from the terrorists”, a defense ministry official told AFP. Government forces have recaptured half of Al-Madain and freed 10 to 15 families held hostage by the gunmen, he said, adding that the clashes were continuing. Earlier an interior ministry official had said that two army battalions had crossed...

See earlier thread: FR Exclusive: Howard Dean donor writes novel on how to assassinate Bush ********************************************************************** NEW YORK - Yes, there are limits to what George Bush (news - web sites) haters will read. "Checkpoint," the controversial Nicholson Baker novel about a man who wants to kill the president, has sold fewer than 6,500 copies since coming out two weeks ago, the book's publisher said Friday. "Not every book you publish becomes a best seller," said Paul Bogaards, executive director of publicity for Alfred A. Knopf. Bogaards said sales for the book, which had a first printing of 60,000, had...

Bill O'Reilly often accused Michael Moore of being afraid of coming on his show, Michael Moore was on tonight and Bill completely caved. Bill needs multiple cases of Chapsticks folowing that extreme a**-kising festival.

Michael Moore is making headlines with his controversial documentary, but one group is targeting the filmmaker for his waistline...