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Gov’t Shenanigans, East Timor President, DRC Rebel Faces Trial, London’s Triple Congestion Charge, Freedom to Marry, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
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The NY Times has obtained a copy of a 2005 report outlining flaws in the government’s plans to rebuild Iraq. The report appears to have been suppressed by the U.S. Army.
The Nobel Prize-winning president of East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta, was shot but not killed yesterday, while the country’s prime minister was simultaneously targeted in an unsuccessful attack by rebels. The violence has further destabilized East Timor, which declared independence from Indonesia 5 years ago.
A top Congolese rebel leader made his first appearance today before the International Criminal Court.
From the Blogs…
News from London…Mayor Ken Livingstone is tripling the famed congestion fee currently levied against drivers of SUVs in central London. Michael Bloomberg (who yesterday called global warming a bigger threat than terrorism) is trying to introduce something similar in New York in an effort to make the city greener and healthier for residents.
A touching piece on “Freedom to Marry Day….”
The liberal blogosphere is all atwitter with Paul Krugman’s Obama hating….
And finally, in honor of Black History Month, check out Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s new blog, well written and dedicated largely to the stories of extraordinary African-Americans.
Great find on the Kareen Abdul-Jabbar blog. Well written indeed, interesting too.
Thanks for keeping us up on this. Its falling too far by the wayside for most Americans.