-Caveat Lector- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:09:50 -0700 (PDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Wedding Jitters / Tony Blair is an Alien / more ... M O J O U R N A L News from the MoJo Wire and Mother Jones magazine Week of August 10 - 16, 1999 http://www.motherjones.com/ T O P S T O R I E S ____________________________ *Wedding Jitters* - In California, gay-rights activists are fighting the same-sex marriage battle on two fronts: one against conservative Assemblyman Pete Knight's Defense of Marriage initiative, and one against the ambivalence of the gay community. http://www.motherjones.com/news_wire/wedding.html *Tony Blair is an Alien!* - Their confidence broken, Serbs are looking increasingly to the paranormal for comfort. From the Institute for War & Peace Reporting. http://www.motherjones.com/total_coverage/kosovo/paranormal.html T H E S C O O P _______________________________ NATO's own Experts: Bombing was a failure; Cleveland's Klu Klux Karma; Detroit's grand porno drawer http://www.motherjones.com/scoop/scoop23.html M U S T R E A D S ____________________________ MoJo Wire editors' picks from around the Web, uncovering the stories and viewpoints you haven't heard. Updated daily. NEW THIS WEEK: Study: Abortion reduces crime * Puerto Rico to Navy: Get out of Vieques * Cockburn on Colombia http://www.motherjones.com/mustreads/ Last week's Must Reads: http://www.motherjones.com/mustreads/080299.html S N A P P O L L ___________________________________ THIS WEEK: What recent even caused protesters to organize a boycott of Burger King? 1) The restaurant's beef suppliers are cutting down the Brazilian rain forest to graze cattle. 2) Burger King decided to open up a restaurant in the Israel-occupied West Bank. 3) The chain has started injecting its burgers with prune extract. 4) It offers low wages and poor working conditions. 5) One patron contracted a flesh-eating virus after eating a Whopper. VOTE AT: http://www.motherjones.com/index.html#poll LAST WEEK: In which American city is the city government considering a proposal that would make it illegal for anyone to sit or stand on curbs or in medians for more than five minutes? The guesses: 30.74% said New York 24.15% said Washington D.C. 19.96% said San Francisco 14.17% said Chicago 10.98% said Seattle The answer: San Francisco M O T H E R J O N E S __________________________________ We are now posting articles from the July/August issue. http://www.motherjones.com/mother_jones/JA99/ DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om