US ship confronts boats in Gulf + Iranian Boats shot at by U.S. Navy (video)

Dandelion Salad Al Jazeera English FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008 22:43 MECCA TIME, 19:43 GMT A cargo ship hired by the US military has reportedly fired warning shots at approaching boats in the Gulf. According to American defence officials, the Westward Venture cargo ship chartered by the US defence department was travelling in the Gulf when [...]

Countdown: Limbaugh: I Predict a Riot + McCain’s Memory + James Clyburn

Dandelion Salad videocafeblog April 25, 2008 Limbaugh: I Predict a Riot Keith talks to Rachel Maddow about comments Rush Limbaugh made on the air saying he hoped there would be a riot at the Democratic Convention this year. McCain’s Memory Keith reports on John McCain’s flip-flopping on what he would have done and has or [...]

FBI wants widespread monitoring of ‘illegal’ Internet activity

Dandelion Salad Posted by Anne Broache www.news.com April 23, 2008 11:48 AM PDT WASHINGTON–The FBI on Wednesday called for new legislation that would allow federal police to monitor the Internet for “illegal activity.” The suggestion from FBI Director Robert Mueller, which came during a House of Representatives Judiciary Committee hearing, appears to go beyond a [...]

America’s Role in Haiti’s Hunger Riots

Dandelion Salad wspus.org This article was recommended to us by a Haitian friend of the WSP. We reprint it for the information contained – the on the ground conditions as our contact in Haiti confirms them. It doesn’t reflect the WSP policies. •••••• America’s Role in Haiti’s Hunger Riots By Bill Quigley Monday 21 April [...]

Global Famine? Blame the Fed By Mike Whitney

Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney 04/25/08 “ICH” The stakes couldn’t be higher for Ben Bernanke. If the Fed chief decides to lower rates at the end of April, he could be condemning millions of people to an agonizing death by starvation. The situation is that serious; there’s no room for error. Food riots have broken [...]