Poor journalism combined with the passionate beliefs of supporters are creating a myth around Elian Gonzalez -- a myth that has the potential to be as explosive as Waco

ELIAN, FIDEL, AND CUBA'S FUTURE
Hometown America finally confronted with irrational policy towards Castro

Bear Lincoln Jailed in New Shooting Incident
Questions about witness

NATO Admits Depleted Uranium Used in Serbia Bombings
Highly toxic radioactive ammo used over densely populated areas

Elian Case Throws Spotlight on Abducted Children Taken Overseas
U.S. returns 90 percent of kids abducted to this country

Nader v. Scumballs
Voting against Gore-Bush looking more attractive

Gore-Bush Race Good News for Nader
Nader looking better and better to voters

Buchanan Aiming At Reform Party Takeover
Party official calls tactics called "unprincipled"and "Nixonian"

Pentagon Hypes Risk From "Rogue Nation" Attack
Most apocalyptic warnings come from Israel partisans

Washington Writes Colombia a Blank Check
But huge chunk of $1.6 Billion drug aid package goes to U.S. arms merchants

While tear gas and pepper spray are banned from use in war by an international treaty, domestic use is legal and nearly ubiquitous in the United States. Despite widespread use, none of the agents sold for police purposes is monitored, tested or regulated by any government agency for consistency, purity, toxicity or even efficacy. But in Seattle, as elsewhere, law enforcement violated manufacturers' warnings

Dirty Politics Charged At Endangered Species Meet
Claims that rich nations buying votes from Third World

U.S. Opposes International Conference on Terrorism
NATO, U.S. could be held liable for "state" terrorism

Children Living Near Busy Streets Have Higher Cancer Risk
Significant leukemia risk

Oregon-based Native group wants return of sacred "Willamette Meteorite" stolen from their lands in 1902

World Temp to Reach 10,000 Year High
UN World Meteorological Organization predicts sea level rise of 20 inches

Oregon Natives Seek Return of Rare Meteorite
Project will involve researchers on three continents

Rising Wave of Fascism Worries UN
Little attention to racist attacks throughout Europe, Africa

Natives Furious After Australia Denies "Stolen Generation"
Their children routinely stolen and given to whites 1910-1980

U'wa Tribe Confronts Surprised U.S. Oil Exec
Occidental Petroleum has not spoken directly to tribe member since 1997

Chechen Refugees Complain West Not Listening to Reports of Russian Abuse
Damning report from human rights investigators

Many Questions About Background of Russian President Putin
Was high official at most corrupt Russian government agency

Egypt's Hepatitis C Crisis Traced to Old Public Health Program
Dirty needles used to inject hundreds of thousands until 1980s

UN Chief Praises Cuba For Healthiness, Literacy Rate
Significantly better health conditions than most rich nations

Reasons for hope, fear on 30th anniversary Setting an example by creating organic gardens

On the 30th anniversary of Earth Day, thousands of Americans spent the day cleaning-up their neighborhoods, parks, and beaches. But corporations and right-wing think-tanks work throughout the year undermining the environmental movement Greenwashing Dirty Business Do corporations coverup environmental damage? Corporations do Garden Activists Take Grass Roots Action Planting free organic gardens to educate public The Anti-Environmental Movement Right-wing think tanks and industry associations form alliances "Global Green Deal" Better Alternative to World Bank Program would aim for sustainable human civilization

Hundreds of Groups Want Review of Vatican Chair at UN
Besides LA, cop scandals in New Jersey, Maryland and Florida

Third World Angered As U.S. Asks To Reduce UN Dues
Widespread funding problems because U.S. already behind over $1.7 billion

Calif Commissioner Nixed $3.6 Billion Penalty Against Insurers
Corporations later made $55,00 campaign contribution, LA Times finds

Oil is Reason Behind $1.6 Billion Colombian Drug Aid Package
Guerrillas attacking U.S. oil interests in Colombia, especially pipelines

DAY OF RECKONING FOR MICROSOFT, INFAMOUS .COM The future of Microsoft is as a distracted, eroded and dismembered company fighting an avalanche of private antitrust litigation. And DrKoop.com, once a favorite dot-com stock, faces bankrupcy after activists expose dubious ethics Fate of Microsoft Now Sealed The Demise of DrKoop.Com: A Riches to Rags Internet Story

New York City Ripe to Explode
Youth, minority anger towards Giuliani and police reaching boiling point

Giuliani's Authoritarianism Is Wearing Thin
Restriction on porno nightclub endangers First Amendment

Supreme Court Makes Dangerous Ruling on Nudity
Restriction on porno nightclub endangers First Amendment

FDA Mission Hopelessly Compromised
Drug approvals pushed through despite warnings from staff, experts

Teaching Kids to Rat on Pals for Fun and Profit
Words like "Orwellian" don't even begin to describe WAVE program

"Don't Know" Is Scary Answer To Biotech Questions
Industry and investors sidestep concerns about unknown consequences

The Invisible Working Class
Mean Laws Spring From Mean Politics
Time For Some Outrage!
Enough With The Apologies
Elian's Family Problems
The Prop 13 Disaster