No ambulance, call the radio
Electronic Intifada - 11 Apr 2008
rr r r r rr r rr r rr r rr rr rrr rGAZA CITY, 12 April – “I am bleeding uncontrollably, I need an ambulance.” That was not a call to emergency services, it was an appeal broadcast live on radio in Gaza City. Who knows whether there will ever be an ambulance or not. But this way the ambulance services still hear the appeal broadcast on al-Iman FM Radio Station, one of few independent radio stations in Gaza. And if the emergency services cannot help, someone else who hears the appeal might.

African-American Perspective
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 11 Apr 2008
Summary: Despite the revelation by U.S. Intelligence agencies that Iran stopped exploring the possibility for nuclear weapons some years ago, the Bush administration has continued to engage in an amazing display of factual denial. The revelation resulted in a temporary toning down of the rhetoric of war because of the embarrassment. Certainly Bush and Cheney did not expect to be caught with their pants down, which is precisely what happened. source: The Black Commentator read more