Rational Review » RRND NewsThe premiere libertarian web journal of news and commentary on politics and cultureRRND-FND Mid-Year Fundraising Drive- September 17, 2008 Update, 091708 &8211; Huge thanks to two long-time supporters, TK and BD, for their contributions of $100 and $10 respectively yesterday! That brings our running total to $2319.63 against our goal of $5k (and makes a big dent in this week&8217;s $3k &8220;mini-goal&8221;). &8220;Mini-goal&8221; for the week: $3k by Friday morning. &8220;Mini-goal&8221; for TODAY: $2.5k. We&8217;re ...http://www.rationalreview.com/content/49503 Yemen: 16 feared dead in attack on US embassy- September 17, 2008 &8220;A car-bomb attack on the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa Wednesday morning caused an unspecified number of casualties, a U.S. spokesman said. &8230; In what is the second attack on the U.S. mission this year, 16 persons, including six soldiers, six militants and four bystanders, were killed in the twin car bombing, the ...http://www.rationalreview.com/content/51933 Iraq: Bombs, attacks kill 15- September 17, 2008 &8220;Bombs and shootings have killed at least 15 people in Iraq, police said Wednesday. Two car bombs exploded in quick succession near each other in western Baghdad on Wednesday, killing eight people and wounding 20&8230;. a roadside bomb that exploded at an intersection killed three people and wounded six &8230;. gunmen in the northern city ...http://www.rationalreview.com/content/51932 Afghanistan: Four occupation troops, Afghan killed- September 17, 2008 &8220;A roadside blast Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan killed four U.S. coalition soldiers and an Afghan, the coalition said. It did not identify the nationalities of all the victims, but the majority of troops in eastern Afghanistan are American. &8230; The coalition did not say where the Wednesday attack took place or provide any other details. ...http://www.rationalreview.com/content/51931 TX: Barr sues to keep Obama, McCain off ballot- September 17, 2008 &8220;Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barrs campaign filed suit Tuesday seeking to remove Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama from the ballot in Texas, alleging that the two major candidates missed the deadline for officially filing to be on the ballot. The lawsuit by the former Republican congressman from Georgia claims that neither McCain nor ...http://www.rationalreview.com/content/51928 CA: Officers face discipline in May Day police riot- September 17, 2008 &8220;Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton announced Tuesday his plans to discipline 11 officers and called for the termination of four others for their roles in a May Day melee last year in which police were accused of using excessive force to clear immigration rights demonstrators and journalists from MacArthur Park. The penalties mark ...http://www.rationalreview.com/content/51930 FBI seeks review of its anthrax probe- September 17, 2008 &8220;Amid continuing questions from some lawmakers and others about the FBI&8217;s investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks, the FBI is asking the National Academy of Sciences to review its probe, Director Robert S. Mueller III said yesterday. Among the issues that the independent organization likely would examine is how FBI analysts traced anthrax powder that ...http://www.rationalreview.com/content/51929 CIA: Intent makes al Qaeda top nuclear concern- September 17, 2008 &8220;Iran and North Korea both have the capability to produce nuclear weapons but al-Qaeda is the CIA&8217;s top nuclear concern because it is most likely to use them, agency director Michael Hayden said Tuesday. &8216;There is no greater national security threat facing the United States than al-Qaeda and its associates,&8217; Hayden said, according to a ...http://www.rationalreview.com/content/51902 Bolivia: US organizes evacuation flights- September 17, 2008 &8220;The State Department is organizing at least two evacuation flights for Americans who want to leave Bolivia amid widespread and worsening political unrest there. Officials in Washington and at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz say the flights will leave Bolivia on Wednesday for neighboring Peru.&8221; (091608)http://www.rationalreview.com/content/51901 2008 a deadly year for Afghan civilians- September 17, 2008 &8220;The U.N. said Tuesday that 1,445 Afghan civilians have died so far this year in attacks by insurgents, the U.S. and NATO a 40 percent increase over 2007. Exactly 800 of the deaths or 55 percent were caused by Taliban and other insurgents, the U.N. said. U.S., NATO and Afghan troops killed ...http://www.rationalreview.com/content/51900 |