Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Salon.com News


After Fidel, no deluge. Alfredo Duran, Bay of Pigs soldier turned voice of moderation, says Miami's angry old guard of Cuban exiles won't like what follows Castro.

Will Bush and Gonzales get away with torture? The pilot and Vietnam POW -- a staunch Republican -- who pushed through the War Crimes Act of 1996 is appalled that the Bush administration, facing possible prosecution for war crimes, is devising a legal escape hatch.

Abortion under siege in Mississippi. Preaching that abortion is as evil as Islam, Nazism and homosexuality, dozens of activists have descended on Jackson, determined to shut down the state's last abortion clinic.

The "hiding among civilians" myth. This article has stirred reaction in the right online community. Now there is a debate over how close you have to be to be "hiding among civilians."

Revoltin' Bolton. The nominee and present ambassador to the UN displays his scorn for the Senate that failed to confirm him.

Tom Tomorrow: You were wrong, wrong, wrong about everything. It is interesting that RightWing Sparkle in her comments has become a political cartoon figure.

Jicama in the 'hood. Getting local fresh healthy food to poor neighborhoods is not easy.

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