Author: Michael

For an excellent BBC report on the indictment requested by the ICC for the arrest and prosecution of Sudan President al-Bashir for crimes of genocide.... click HERE  ACCUSATIONS AGAINST BASHIR       Genocide: Killing members of the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups Causing these groups serious bodily or mental harm Inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about these groups' physical destruction Crimes against humanity:…

           Press Release: ICC Prosecutor presents case against Sudanese President, Hassan Ahmad AL BASHIR, for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur. The Hague, 14 July 2008 ICC-OTP-20080714-PR341-ENG Situation: Darfur, Sudan ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has presented evidence today showing that Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad AL BASHIR committed the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur.Three…

  The NBC "Today" video in the post below details the charges and players involved in today's news that the sitting Sudanese president may face a criminal warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocide in Darfur.... *** Sudan President Omar Bashir UNITED NATIONS - The chief prosecutor of the Internationals Criminal Court will seek an arrest warrant Monday for Sudanese President…

  My images from Summerfest 2008 performances by Alicia Keyes and John Mayer are up (HERE).

Please click on the post below this one for the myspace page of "Darfur Now" to learn more about the genocide and what you can do. Better yet, rent it. Even better yet, BUY it.

Summerfest Two days to go until the 2008 version of the "Big Gig" gets underway at Milwaukee's lakefront. The festival is recognized by Guinness World Records as the "World's Largest Music Festival," attracting 900,000 people each year to Henry Maier Festival Park, a 75-acre setting downtown on Lake Michigan. The 10 day, 11 stage, 12 hours a day music fest features performers from almost all genres,…

Here's a good one. Now I don't expect anyone to read every word of this laundry list. Just gloss over it, looking at some of the bigger highlights; Nobel Peace Prize, President's Medal of Freedom, Ghandi Peace Prize... ...and then know that this man remains on the U.S. list of terrorists. That's right, I said, "the U.S. list of terrorists". (http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-04-30-watchlist_N.htm) Oh Ya. Thanks to Bush…

 Happy Father's Day Not a day goes by without a memory. My Dad 1933-2006 There are things that we don’t want to happen but have to accept, things we don’t want to know but have to learn, and people we can’t live without but have to let go.  ~Author Unknown

Tim Russert May 7th, 1950-June 13th, 2008 While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates.  You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.  ~Samuel Johnson