*THE DEMOCRATS*

Kerry, Newest Neocon:
www.nytimes.com/2004/10/04/opinion/04safire.html

Kerry, Newest Neocon, by William Safire, the NY Times's resident neocon. Congratulates Kerry for outflanking Bush on the right, coming down on the side of the military hardliners in regards to what to do with places like Fallujah, by saying "What i want to do is change the dynamics on the ground...And Safire notes with glee that Kerry's antiwar supporters "shut their eyes to Kerry's hardline, right-wing, unilateral, pre-election policy epiphany. (Jeffrey; thanks)"


Contradictions of Bush-Kerry debate: pro-war candidates confront debacle in Iraq and antiwar sentiment at home:
www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/deba-o05.shtml

VP Debate. How severely will John Edwards criticize Cheney's association with Haliburton? (legitgov.org):
snipurl.com/9jo0

John Kerry and special forces:
www.counterpunch.org/donahue10042004.html



*US 'ELECTIONS'*

Grim prospects for US November elections:
globalresearch.ca/articles/MCK410A.html

Stealing the election in 2004:
www.globalresearch.ca/articles/MOO407A.html




*ISRAEL*

Israeli offensive in Gaza kills, wounds hundreds
www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/gaza-o05.shtml

"...To make things worse, bulldozers as usual have been systematically destroying Palestinian homes, roads and power lines. On October 3, for example, scores of tanks and bulldozers entered the Tel Al-Zatar area northeast of Jabaliya, where they destroyed not only houses but also a number of factories and an infant pre-school..."

50,000 trapped by Israeli assault on Gaza (Rense):
snipurl.com/9jo1

Israel warns onslaught in Gaza could last weeks (Rense):
snipurl.com/9jnx

Palestinians declare 'state of emergency' as Israelis kill seven more (thanks Liz):
www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp

UN slams Israeli take-over of Palestinian schools (thanks Liz):
snipurl.com/9hun



*IRAQ: PROPAGANDA*

This is a massacre, not a war in Iraq (Rense):
snipurl.com/9jnz

"...Those who are experts in Arabic have claimed for months that the man alleged to be Zarqawi is not really Zarqawi because he does not have the real Zarqawi's Jordanian accent. But, the American military, we are positive by now, has created this mythical Zarqawi to allow it to mercilessly attack Fallujah and punish its inhabitants because they withstood the American ground attack and chased the Americans out..."



*IRAQ*

Samarra Residents Flee US Hell (thanks Liz):
snipurl.com/9hui

Iraq: Injured Troops Pay Cut In Half (thanks Liz):
207.44.245.159/article7003.htm

Dealing with the merchant of death (legitgov.org):
www.motherjones.com/news/update/2004/09/09_413.html

Professor sues US for coffin photos (legitgov.org):
www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/9834976.htm



*MILITARY WEAPONS*

Air force pursuing antimatter weapons (legitgov.org):
snipurl.com/9jo2



*MAINSTREAM MEDIA*

Wall Street Journal reporter's private email made public, now he can't write for WSJ (thanks Lee):
snipurl.com/9jo3



*GEORGE BUSH*

Rumors circulate Bush was miked for debate (Rense):
www.bluelemur.com/index.php



*CULTURE*

The cultural plague that is professional sports:
www.rense.com/general58/PORO.HTM