Archive for January 11th, 2008
Orange Democratic Movement calls for three days of protest
“Kenyans are entitled to protest peacefully at this blatant violation of their fundamental rights,” said Anyang Nyongo, secretary-general of Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement. Rallies were planned for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Baghdad snow
BAGHDAD - The flakes melted quickly. But the smiles, wonder and excited story-swapping went on throughout the day: It snowed in Baghdad.
The morning flurry Friday was the first in memory in the heart of the Iraqi capital.
Cold Blood (Everytime I see babylon) - Peter Tosh
Every time I see Babylon
blood runs cold, cold, cold.
Every time I see the wicked men
my belly moves, moves, moves.
Bharrat Jagdeo - the Caribbean “lost out in the negotiations with the Europeans on the EPA”
Radio Jamaica: “I think it is time we come clean with our people in Guyana and across the region that this was the best we could have gotten out of a bad situation. I resent that characterization that we won from these negotiations, we didn’t win anything,” he said.
Marion Jones sent to prison
Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medalist.
OJ Simpson, Michael Vick, Marion Jones, Barry Bonds, et cetera et cetera…america’s never-ending fascination with making and breaking. negroes! quit playing!! can’t you see? don’t you see?
