I missed this story in 2005, but thought it was still worth mentioning as I just read some counter-terrorism information from the Turkish police accusing the PKK of changing their name in 2002 to avoid being listed as a terrorist group: Turkey’s armed rebel Kurdish movement has decided to revert back to its original name … Continue reading Kurdish group reverts name to PKK
Found this letter from Sam Farr interesting…and not just because he misspelled spinach: MOVING BEYOND THE SPINIACH CRISIS Rep. Sam Farr November, 2006 John Steinbeck called the Salinas Valley the “salad bowl of the world.” How true a description – one that can equally apply to every farming region of the Central Coast . This … Continue reading Sam Farr on the Spinach Crisis
In 2003 someone told me about an event at the US Naval Postgraduate School that had revealed some shocking information. They said a former government official gave a speech about extensive planning and analysis done by the Pentagon following the 1990-1991 Iraq war to assess the risks of a US-led invasion. The speaker, apparently, had … Continue reading Pre-war intelligence dismissed by Bush
Nine Parts looks like it might be really good: A portrait of the extraordinary (and ordinary) lives of a whole cross-section of Iraqi women: a sexy painter, a radical Communist, doctors, exiles, wives and lovers. This work delves into the many conflicting aspects of what it means to be a woman in the age-old war … Continue reading 9 parts of desire