For a long time I’ve been saying that we need to diversify our trade more. The ease of access we have to the large American market makes it all too easy to put all our eggs in one basket. There are several problems with this, though. First and foremost is that it gives the American administration too much power over… Read more →
Day: November 20, 2004
“Extraordinary Rendition”
AN executive jet is being used by the American intelligence agencies to fly terrorist suspects to countries that routinely use torture in their prisons. Who says so? That crazy, unreliable, tinfoil hat conspiracy rag, The Sunday Times Bob Baer, a former CIA operative in the Middle East, said: “If you want a serious interrogation you send a prisoner to Jordan.… Read more →
Still more on Gonzales
Report: A.G. Nominee Worked to Keep Info From Press Lots of interesting, and depressing information here about Gonzales’ role in the administration’s continuing policy of secrecy and back room dealings. At the White House, however, the report points out Gonzales’ interpretation of executive privilege, which he has sought to broaden under the Bush Administration, as potentially the most troubling of… Read more →
Evolution, Textbooks, Fake Science
Continuing the discussion of the evolution sticker story is this insightful essay from Maud Newton: Blog which looks at the possible consequences of fake science ending up in textbooks. The piece has lots of good reading in it, but I’ll just quote a little from the wrap-up. It’s bad enough that adults are being seduced by, or at least remain… Read more →
Weak US Dollar (Part III)
Continuing our look at the weak US dollar we have a couple of articles from this week. First up is US dollar weakness worries EU, which includes this tasty bit: While the US Treasury continues to insist the Bush administration favours a strong dollar, foreign exchange markets assume Washington is happy with a weak currency as a means to bolster… Read more →
