War Comes to the Classroom Politics/ Iraq
Parents fear for their children as schools are targeted in Iraq

Capping a steady erosion of press freedom Politics/ Freedom of the Press
More on the loss of free speech in India

Arrests ordered against journalists of the Hindu and Murasoli. Politics/ Freedom of the Press
Bush's new good buddies in India seem to be well on their way to learning his version of 'democracy'.

The End Apocalypse/ Humor
If only it were this easy.. and funny.

Southern Comforting Politics/Howard Dean
Amen to everything said within this post. Just 'cause we're from the mountains, Dr. Dean, don't mean we just fell off the turnip truck.

Grass stalks fit bill for earliest toothpicks Science/ Anthropology/ Tools
The earliest known human tools are grass stalks used to cean teeth.

Saudis halt sand exports - and not a moment too soon Environment/ Business/ Weirdness
Apparently, the Saudis think they are running out of sand.

Saudi Arabia's nuclear gambit Politics/ Weapons of Mass Destruction
Oh Dear God, No!

The Future of String Theory -- A Conversation with Brian Greene Science/ Cosmology
FAQ's on string theory, from Scientific American

Nuclear weapon lab keys lost Politics/ Science/ War on Terror
Where are the master keys and electronic Id's that are missing from the Lawrence Livermore Lab? Thatr's where we store the plutonium, folks.

Islam's Medieval Outposts Politics/ War on Terror
Our declining efforts to aid primary education in the Arab world have greatly strengthened the power of the madrassas as parents turn to them to educate their children.

Education 'Miracle' Has a Math Problem Politics/ Education
Seems that Bush's "Miracle in Houston" education experiment doesn' quite add up.

DefenseLINK - Official Web Site of the U.S. Department of Defense Politics/ Armed Forces
Latest news from the Department of Defence.

Canine courtship causes concern in the country Dogs/ Humor
A newly arrived Brit finds his relationships with his French village neighbors strained by his straying dog's attentions to their Fifi's and MouMou's.

Etruscan Demons, Monsters Unearthed Science/ Archaeology
Magnificent Etruscan artwork found.

17 dead, 120 wounded in Riyadh attack Politics/ War on Terror
al-Qaida continues to take the war back home to Saudi Arabia.

Blackmask Online Tools
Nice batch of classics in e-book, form ready for downloading.

Lynch says Pentagon used her for propaganda Politics/ Iraq/ Propaganda
Jessica Lynch angrily accuses the Bushies of using her for "propaganda" purposes, thus proving once again that she truly is a hero.

Holes in space are not empty: Universe may be full of great dark voids where rules are different. Science/ Astronomy
Just because we don't see it, doesn't mean it's not there.

IBM "conspiracy" claims Business/ Environment
Just what did IBM know about the cancer case cluster among its employees and when did they know it?