DU Daze
The Uranium Medical Research Center (UMRC) estimates the amount of DU used in the 2003 war at 1,700 tonnes, deployed in fighting vehicles, tanks, and aircraft. According to a UMRC research team, DU rounds...
Daily Archive: April 2, 2004
Terms Of Endearment
Scots is surely one of the few Anglo-Saxon dialects where “ye daft wee cunt” is actually a term of fond endearment. In passing, I note that the Scots originally came from Northern Ireland in...
Unemployed College Graduates Now Outnumber Unemployed High School Dropouts
Yet another example of how the US economic system is being hollowed out. The atypical increase in “white collar” unemployment at this stage of an economic recovery clearly shows the effect of tax subsidy-driven...
Bush Flip Flops
Even as his preferred campaign strategy is to diss opponents as vacillating prevaricators, here’s a long list of King Bush’s flip flops. My personal favourite? “[If elected], Governor Bush will work toestablish mandatory reduction...
Rules Of Engagement
I read a lot of spin about how the mercenaries killed and mutilated in Fallujah were “guarding food convoys”. Today I read that they were guarding food convoys bound for US troops. That throws...