From the AP, April 22: CALEDONIA, Ontario — As an uneasy calm settled amid the barricades, fresh tensions erupted Friday as protesters shut down a vital Ontario rail corridor in solidarity with those occupying a disputed tract of southwestern Ontario… Read moreOntario: Mohawk uprising spreads
This may not be linked to the recent ascendence of reactionary elements in the Vatican—but it does point to an intersection of clerical reaction and organized crime in Sicily, at least. From The Guardian, April 21: Italian police codebreakers are… Read moreBible scholars to crack Mafia code?
Here are the first vaguely credible claims that Darfur refugees are being recruited for the Chad insurgency. But numerous questions are left unanswered. Its a little ironic that Chad’s President Déby is using these claims to imply that Sudan is… Read moreDarfur refugees caught in Chad civil war
From Newsday, April 23: LAGOS – A militant group that has been attacking Nigeria’s oil pipelines and helping to drive up world oil prices added a new tactic last week by detonating a car bomb in a major oil city… Read moreNiger Delta insurgents escalate tactics
On April 19, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 1,187 immigrant workers employed by IFCO Systems North America, Inc., which manufactures and recycles pallets and crates. ICE also arrested seven current and former IFCO Systems managers on criminal… Read moreMassive raid reflects new ICE strategy?
From Reuters, April 20: TORONTO – Native protesters used a mound of burning tires and parked vehicles to blockade a road in a southern Ontario town on Thursday after provincial police evicted a group occupying a local construction site. The… Read moreOntario: Mohawks clash with provincial police
The situation in Mongolia certainly seems to be escalating. But what can be gleaned of the politics? The ruling Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) certainly seems throroughly market-oriented and globalist, its name as much an anachronism as that of China’s… Read moreMongolia: protesters launch hunger strike, self-immolate
Now we can forgive him for Let’s Roll and supporting Reagan. The crazy, mixed-up populist crooner, we knew his heart was still in the right place! From the New York Times, April 18: LOS ANGELES, April 17 — Neil Young,… Read moreNeil Young: impeach Bush
Another exercise in just how far off-base the supposed “left” has drifted. Greg Palast’s latest, on the retired generals calling for Rumsfeld’s resignation, is happly picked up by all the lefty blogs, like Smirking Chimp. None seem to have a… Read moreGreg Palast calls for military coup?
A new and dramatic attack by India’s Maoist Naxalite rebels. From the Times of India, April 16: RAIPUR: At least 10 policemen were killed on Sunday in a Maoist attack in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, an official said. “Maoist rebels… Read moreIndia: Naxalite insurgency spreads
Somebody please wake us when this madness is over. From the New York Times, April 15: Jazz Lover Fiddling With Bass Causes Bomb Scare on East Side The easy listening habits of Grantley Richards met with a large police response… Read moreFear of music, pt. II
We recently argued that the planned NATO intervention in Darfur has more to do with securing the oil resources of neighboring Chad for Exxon than with saving lives in Darfur. Yeah we know, us leftists and our conspiracy theories. But… Read moreDarfur: NATO prepares intervention —for Exxon?
