Monthly Archives: February 2005 «

 

NYC Kids Send Anti-War Letters to Soldier

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 26, 2005 at 8:57 am » 6 Comments

As part of a “class assignment” of course:
The New York City Department of Education, red-faced over Brooklyn sixth-graders who slammed a GI with demoralizing anti-Iraq-war letters as part of a school assignment, will send the 20-year-old private a letter of apology Tuesday.
Deputy Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina, who has a nephew serving in Iraq, plans [...]

 

Please be aware of this scam!

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 26, 2005 at 8:53 am » Comments Off

This is disgraceful. Military families, please be aware, alert, and suspicious of any email you receive that asks for any money as it relates to Iraq:
Homeland security officials are outraged over a recent e-mail scheme targeting families of slain U.S. soldiers who were serving in Iraq, saying it’s one of the most “despicable” [...]

 

Russia considering weapons sale to PA

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 26, 2005 at 8:46 am » 2 Comments

Yes, that’s not a misprint. It’s true:
Moscow is considering resuming sales of military equipment to the Palestinian Authority, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
“There have been requests about extra sales of hardware, including armored personnel carriers, to the Palestinians,” Lavrov was quoted as saying by the ITAR-Tass news agency. “These requests are being [...]

 

Canada opts out of U.S. defense shield

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 26, 2005 at 8:41 am » 2 Comments

Why? Because the sentiment there is that it will lead to an arms race.
Ok.
So guess what this means now? It means Washington, DC gets to decide what to do if a missile is headed towards Canada:
Prime Minister Paul Martin said Thursday that Canada would not join the contentious U.S. missile defense program, [...]

 

That pesky word “democracy” strikes again!

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 25, 2005 at 2:34 pm » Comments Off

And Mr. Putin doesn’t seem too happy to hear it:
Putin loses his smile after lecture from Bush on democracy
President George Bush subjected Russia’s Vladimir Putin to a public lecture on the fundamentals of democracy yesterday, injecting a chill into a relationship that has – until now – been characterised by bonhomie.
Meeting in the Slovakian capital, [...]

 

Condi: You go girl!

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 25, 2005 at 2:16 pm » 4 Comments

Today’s fashion section of the Washington Post discusses Condi’s recent “Matrix-like” outfit she wore to the Wiesbaden Army Airfield on Wednesday.
It’s a good piece. I think some women in power these days think they have to hide or mute their feminity in some way so as not to look weak. [...]

 

Spam comments

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 22, 2005 at 11:15 pm » Comments Off

Argh! I just deleted over 400 spam comments that were in the moderation que. If anyone wrote a legit comment that didn’t get posted on the board, my apologies. I just went through them as fast as I could. Please post it again if so.

 

Apologies for being away for a few days

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 20, 2005 at 9:25 pm » 4 Comments

I was a bit under the weather and also stressing a bit at work. Let’s hope this week will be a better one! I’m still sniffling today but I feel better than I did last week.

 

We’ve come a long way, baby!

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 20, 2005 at 9:03 pm » 2 Comments

The blogosphere gets some major props and coverage in today’s papers. Here’s a run down:
The news is broken: Journalists find scandals, image eroding credibility
Eason Jordan’s downfall at CNN ignites debate over what bloggers mean to journalism
American media vs the blogs
The blog squad can add another notch to its belt
Blog Power: Measuring the worth [...]

 

The Bush tapes

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 20, 2005 at 8:54 pm » Comments Off

Some “friend” this guy turned out to be!