Seattle home sales plummet 41% from a year ago
Thursday, September 25, 2008 Last updated 12:50 a.m. PT Drop much steeper than national trend By ALEX VEIGA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Seattle and Portland were among the top 10 metro areas in the nation with the most pronounced drop in sales of existing homes in August versus a year ago, even as other cities [...]
9/11 Commission: Fox in hen house
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD A new book by a New York Times reporter shines a light on the disturbing behind-the-scenes workings of the 9/11 Commission’s report. If bulletproof, the book prompts us to add one more thing to our to-do list for the next administration: Pressure it to charge a panel of independent experts to [...]
Iraq: The forever treaty
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARDWith the clock ticking on our “commitments” in Iraq — the international mandate expires in less than a year — the Bush administration is left in an interesting position. It could create a plan for a troop withdrawal; instead, the plan being negotiated with the Iraqi government focuses on reasons to stay [...]
Biggest counterterrorism exercise in U.S. history starts in Ore.
Seattle Times/AP PORTLAND, Ore — The largest counterterrorism exercise in U.S. history has begun with a bright flash and a loud bang meant to simulate a dirty bomb attack. It was done shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday in Portland. Dozens of federal, state and local agencies are staging the weeklong exercise to test the nation’s [...]
9/11 Truthers Not So “Out Of Their Mind” After All
Thanks for picking up on this Paul Joseph Watson, and thanks to all the WACS members that made it happen! Paul Joseph Watson Tuesday, September 11, 2007 This morning, Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter Ron Schott posted a rant on his blog complaining about seeing 9/11 truthers littering the streets of Seattle. Schott launched all manner of [...]
