Archives for November 2004

Voting Turnout Enormous Voting turnout in Minnesota is so high that it may put in doubt the 1956 record of 83 percent. You have to go back, in other words, to the time of Eisenhower and Stevenson, just after Eisenhower’s heart attack raised questions about his presidency, to find a time when so many Minnesotans […]

Bin Laden’s Audio: Threat to States? A complete English transcript of the Bin Laden audiotape released last week has now been posted by al-Jazeera. The Arabic text, for those who can use it, has also been posted. A re-interpretation of the speech, put in motion by the neoconservative organ, MEMRI, has been flying around the […]

20 Killed or Wounded at Education Ministry Bombing 6 Hostages Taken Guerrillas detonated a car bomb outside the Ministry of Education in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 5 persons and wounding at least 15. It badly damaged the government building and destroyed several vehicles in the street outside. Guerrillas invaded the office of a […]

What’s at Stake The Revolutionary vs. the Statesman The decision between Bush and Kerry will shape the world Americans live in during the next four years. Even though Bush has been called the “CEO President,” that isn’t how he has behaved. Bush has overthrown two governments and announced the imminent demise of several others. Bush […]

At Least 24 Dead, Dozens Wounded AP reports that guerrillas fired a rocket into the Sunubar Hotel in Tikrit, leaving 15 Iraqis dead and 8 wounded. Guerrillas in Fallujah responded to days of bombings by the US by firing mortar rounds and rockets at US Marines. The Marines fired artillery back and called in air […]