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The Anderson Blog is for juveniles. It's a 'I love Andy' blog. You should try to have someone write it for you, Anderson. It might attract the people you are hoping to attact.
DRC: Journalist Jailed for More Than a Week for "Insulting" an Official
Committee To Protect Journalists (New York)
February 7, 2006
Posted to the web February 8, 2006
Jean-Louis Ngalamulume, publisher of the private newspaper L'Eclaireur, has been jailed since January 27 in the capital, Kinshasa, on charges of publishing "public insults" against a government official, according to the press freedom group Journaliste en Danger (JED) and the secretary-general of the Congolese press union.
Police questioned Ngalamulume about a January 11 article that described as "incompetent" and "tribalistic" an official who maintains real estate documents, according to JED. Ngalamulume was brought before a judge on January 28, and he was transferred to the Kinshasa central prison on January 31.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200602080686.html
Group protests treatment of migrants at Bahamas consulate in Miami
By LUISA YANEZ
lyanez@MiamiHerald.com
The Democracy Movement plans picketing in front of the Bahamas Consulate General in downtown Miami today at noon to protest the treatment of Cuban migrants detained in the Bahamas.
The protest comes after news that four Miami TV journalists were injured and briefly jailed while covering the detention of Cuban migrants on the island.
Mario Vallejo, a reporter with WLTV-Univisión 23, sustained a cut to the left side of his head Tuesday. He was treated at a local hospital, received seven stitches and was released. He is back in Miami today.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/13821440.htm
Ex-Music Executive Jailed in Celebrity Sleuth Case
By Gina Keating
Reuters
Wednesday, February 8, 2006; 4:19 PM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former music industry executive indicted as part of a Hollywood wiretapping scandal was sent to jail after talking of plans to flee or kill himself to avoid standing trial, a federal prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Robert Pfeifer, who served as president of Walt Disney Co.'s Hollywood Records in the mid-1990s, was ordered detained as a flight risk at a Tuesday hearing in Los Angeles federal court.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/08/AR2006020801709.html
Group presses US military on jailed journalists
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday called for the U.S. military to free two journalists, one held without charge in Iraq and the other, the media rights group said, detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The New York-based group also demanded an explanation from the U.S. military for holding a Reuters TV cameraman for eight months without charges until his release on Sunday.
Samir Mohammed Noor, a 30-year-old Iraqi freelancer, was freed from military custody after being held in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison and then at Camp Bucca in southern Iraq.
"Samir Mohammed Noor should not have been jailed for eight months without charge, explanation, or due process," CPJ Executive Director Ann Cooper said in a statement.
http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=10943723
Clubs help kids to beat bigotry
Pupils from local primary and secondary schools will be taught by the clubs' staff and learn about healthy lifestyles at the sessions at Garscube sports complex.
he sessions are part of a series of events at One Glasgow "diversity week" run by Glasgow University from February 20 to 25.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5048756.html
Indicted Rep. Tom DeLay Lands Spot on Appropriations Committee
By ANDREW TAYLOR
WASHINGTON Feb 8, 2006 (AP)— Indicted Rep. Tom DeLay, forced to step down as the No. 2 Republican in the House, scored a soft landing Wednesday as GOP leaders rewarded him with a coveted seat on the Appropriations Committee.
DeLay, R-Texas, also claimed a seat on the subcommittee overseeing the Justice Department, which is currently investigating an influence-peddling scandal involving disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his dealings with lawmakers. The subcommittee also has responsibility over NASA a top priority for DeLay, since the Johnson Space Center is located in his Houston-area district.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1595524
Human Rights Groups Are Not Yelling 'Yahoo!'
Feb. 9, 2006 — Business deals with oppressive regimes have gone on for centuries. But they are new for Internet companies, which supposedly traffic in freedom. Today the human rights group Reporters Without Borders accused Internet search-engine giant Yahoo of unconscionable complicity in the Chinese government's human rights violations.
"We have so many cyber-dissidents in jail that we are trying to get out of there, and knowing that some of them are in jail with the help of Western companies is really frustrating," said Lucie Morillon of Reporters Without Borders. "It's one thing to want to make money, to make profits. It's quite another one to become a weapon in the hands of the Chinese authorities."
Chinese dissident Li Zhi is in prison for exposing Chinese government corruption on a message board. Yahoo is accused of helping the government identify him. Chinese journalist Shi Tao anonymously e-mailed to pro-democracy Web sites examples of press censorship, including government instructions on how to cover the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. According to court papers, Yahoo helped the government trace that e-mail to Shi Tao's computer. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1600889&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
February 9th, 2006 6:49 pm
L.A. Mayor Blindsided by Bush Announcement
By Michael R. Blood / Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Thursday he was blindsided by President Bush's announcement of new details on a purported 2002 hijacking plot aimed at a downtown skyscraper, and described communication with the White House as "nonexistent."
"I'm amazed that the president would make this (announcement) on national TV and not inform us of these details through the appropriate channels," the mayor said in an interview with The Associated Press. "I don't expect a call from the president — but somebody."
The mayor also suggested that some funding from the Iraq war could be redirected to homeland security, including the protection of high-risk targets in Los Angeles. He did not advocate an immediate withdrawal of troops.
"I go to work every day knowing that we are a target," the mayor said.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latestnews/index.php?id=5809
Quote of the Day
"Everything will be measured by results. The victor is always right. History ascribes to the victor qualities that may or may not actually have been there. And similarly to the defeated." -- Karl Rove
I think this quote speaks volumes to the President's stay-the-course war policy. In the long run, winning pretty is irrelevant. Waging war under false pretences is irrelevant. It's all about getting from point A (despotic Iraq) to point B (stable-ish, democratic Iraq). The magnitude of the sacrifice and the bungling on the way? All will be forgiven if you win. And when the judgment of history is on the line, failure is not an option.
The primary reason we're fighting this war, it seems, is no longer American security. We're fighting for Bush's legacy. You can judge the nobility of that cause for yourselves.
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/nataffdaily/story/9258257/quote_of_the_day?rnd=1139547382713&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.1348
Environmentalists say Gov. Bush Energy Plan Not Good Enough
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TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- A group of environmentalists say Governor Jeb Bush's plan to diversify the types of fuel used to make electricity in Florida isn't good enough. They say it should better promote renewable sources like solar power.
The environmentalists also have a problem with Bush's energy plan for relying too heavily on nuclear power and coal and for not doing enough to slow global warming. They say Florida doesn't spend as much as other states on clean energy initiatives.
Bush administration officials acknowledge the plan may not have goals as lofty as those in some states but argue that promoting renewable energy sources is a central theme of Bush plan.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/florida/news-article.aspx?storyid=51182
Pass-fail for Jeb
Bush earns top grades on funding hike, but flunks out on class-size and vouchers
Gov. Jeb Bush's education agenda for his last year in office is front-loaded with things worth cheering.
His newly proposed budget brings substantial financial help for public schools, including a 5.6 percent increase in per-pupil spending, much of which would go to help school districts keep class sizes low by hiring more teachers.
That infusion into the bottom line should boost Florida from its dismal ranking as 46th in the nation on per-pupil spending and, more importantly, contribute to greater academic achievement for all students.
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060208/OPINION/602080369/1004
Have you had enough, Anderson? I'm just warming up.
