Oh gentle readers, the predations of Congress are really becoming absurd: nosing into things they have no constitutional business nosing into and we bring you our take on the latest in Senate politicking. Wolfowitz is George Bush's pick to head the World Bank, which is perfectly in keeping with all the other people he has appointed to positions for which they are generally unqualified. News of the White House propaganda machine came out, Bush has his sights on Montana and those cheap energy rates they have there, and, yep, Wal-Mart is here again. Remember, its where prices are low and ethics and legality, lower.

Rather than publicly disclose details about its planned production of 10,000 modified Bibles, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command has withdrawn a purchase order that it placed with the International Bible Society (IBS) to carry out the project.

The Army's abrupt cancellation of its planned contract with IBS is a blatant attempt to circumvent the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Its cancellation of the order for enhanced Bibles couldn’t be more suspect: the agency withdrew the order after receiving my request for related photos and documents I had submitted under the FOIA.

2004 marked the 50th anniversary of the "Brown v. Board of Education" Supreme Court decision which required the desegregation of public schools in the United States. The year witnessed many celebrations and critical reflections on the effects of this landmark case. Reginald Wilson reviews three substantive books which examine the 50 years since "Brown". Wilson suggests that the 'force of "Brown"' may have been lost for the near future.

President George Bush has hailed Bahrain's progress towards democracy. Yet Bahrain's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, proclaimed himself king three years ago, promulgated a constitution giving him full powers, and has attacked the few remaining civil liberties. Arbitrary imprisonment is commonplace and one of the main human rights organizations, the Bahraini Centre for Human Rights, has been closed. Marc Pellas reports.

Do you ever get tired of seeing those annoying ribbon magnets on giant SUVs? Yeah, we know the feeling. We also know that most of the people driving around with those things on their ridiculous vehicles have no idea just how the Bush administration actually does "support" those troops they never stop harping about. Well, we here at the BHC have finally decided to collect a few of the latest stories regarding the disregard and blatant abuse some or many soldiers are experiencing at the hands of the band of flag-waving chicken hawks.

So the BHC presents our special Troop Edition, a review of just how the White House and the Republicans really show their support for the armed forces they so willingly engage in war and use as tools to deflect criticism of themselves.

George W. Bush's choice of John Negroponte to be the first U.S. intelligence czar signals that Washington is heading down the same road that has led to earlier American intelligence failures and controversies--from politicizing analysis to winking at human rights abuses. Read analysis by Robert Parry.

If the primitive practice of faith based male genital mutilation wasn't bad enough, some jews will add to this disturbing practice by sucking blood out of the infants butchered penis.
As a result of this depraved ritual, a rabbi has infected atleast three baby boys with herpes from mouth to penis contact.

The vile immorality of the Church has once again come to light. Another child raping priest has been found guilty of his crimes, proving once again that immorality and religion go hand in hand.