RIP - Bobby Fischer

Former world chess champion Bobby-Fischer, considered by many to be the greatest player of all time, has died at the age of 64. American-born Fischer was the US's first and only world chess champion, winning the title in the classic Cold War showdown against Russian Boris Spassky in 1972.

Fischer - the youngest international grandmaster ever at 15 - settled in Iceland in 2005 having been granted citizenship after detention in Japan.

Via In2Peace

Iowa-Picking

Democrats Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards fought in Iowa's presidential caucus, a multimillion-dollar exercise. Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee vied for the Republicans.

With President Bush constitutionally barred from seeking re-election, both parties had wide-open, costly campaigns. Obama, Clinton and Edwards spent at least $19 million on television advertising among them.

Obama, a first-term Illinois senator, stressed a need for change as he campaigned to become the first black president in history.

Arizona Sen. John McCain, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson were also on the ballot, although their aides made no claim they were in the running for a first-place finish. So, too, Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor who largely abandoned the state in the campaign's final days.

Via In2Peace

The YouTube Interview: Ron Paul

Seen on: YouTube

Watch presidential candidate Ron Paul answer your-questions via YouTube.

CIA Torture-Tapes

Seen on: YouTube

Michael Ratner: What the tapes represent is essentially The US torturing people.

World Aids Day 2007

U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday stressed the role of faith-based groups in the fight against AIDS. Bush was speaking at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Maryland, after meeting religious-groups.

The Cold War

The term "Cold War" was introduced in 1947 by Americans Bernard Baruch and Walter Lippmann to describe emerging tensions between two former-allies.

It was the period of conflict, tension and competition between the United States and Soviet-Union and their respective allies from the mid-40s till early-90s.

Link > CNN Special: Cold War

Books for Africa

"A book is a gift that you can open again and again."

Our media always focuses on bad and ugly.

We don't hear stories about organizations like the Rafiki-Foundation and their work in Africa. What if we woke up one morning and heard only the good deeds done?

Excerpts from Generosity

Department of Fear-Ministry!

Lame? Awe-inspiring? Too Web 2.0-ish? Does it suck? If you’re not sure, why not compare it to this sampling of logos.


Post via Boing Boing

Allen Ginsberg's America

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America
America I've given you all and now I'm nothing.
America two dollars and twenty-seven cents January 17, 1956.
I can't stand my own mind.

America when will we end the human war?

- Allen Ginsberg

Catholic Church avoids abuse-deal

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles said on Sunday it would pay people who were sexually abused by priests as children a record $660 million, although some victims regretted it meant church leaders would not face questioning in court.

"I have a mixed reaction," said Steve Sanchez, 47, one of 12 victims who had been scheduled to go to trial.

The deal was the latest chapter in a clergy abuse scandal that has rocked the Roman Catholic Church worldwide, damaging its moral standing and forcing five U.S. diocese to seek bankruptcy protection.

Related Link: Mahony apologizes to plaintiff

Via Reuters

The American Constitution: The Avalon Project

The Avalon Project is an index of sites/documents that contribute to understanding the roots of the American Constitution.

Face to Face with Allen Ginsberg

Seen on: Google Video

Allen Ginsberg talks about writing private-poetry. He saw his generation fade away in madness, and started writing unpublishable poems.

Explicit and vivid interview, by Jeremy Isaacs. Still some-how relevant today.

Washington-Monitor

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
- Abraham Lincoln, speech in Washington, 1865

Would it be better to start a blog about Washington on the 4th of July.

But, should we wait another-moment, while George Bush and his-gang 'go-on' to butcher innocent lives; in search of oil, gas and many other-resources; according to media reports.

Ahead of the 2008 Presidential Elections, our aim is to convince real Americans to vote for truth, justice & world-peace.