Many people in the KPFA listener community in the San Francisco Bay Area have asked me, Joseph Anderson, for a copy of my UC Berkeley "Daily Californian" newspaper guest column on Pacifica Radio's KPFA character Larry Bensky. At the time of its original publication, I knew nothing about Bensky other than how he came across on the air. I guess it is time for a confirming retrospective. Bensky hasn't changed a bit. This was written during the Pacifica Radio crisis of 1999, when Bensky was fired (thanks to *me*, now it can be told!). I immediately notified and talked to Mary Berry, then, about his insubordination and symbolically offered to let her have Bensky in exchange for Pacifica Radio back. But, it was still nice to have someone Black shut *Bensky* up!

February 2005 - Anarchist Gathering

Green Party Campaign Raises $150,000 in 4 days, in an effort to recount all the ballots cast in Ohio before the results are certified on December 3rd.

Edward S. Herman's landmark essay, "The Banality of Evil," has never seemed more apposite. "Doing terrible things in an organised and systematic way rests on 'normalisation'," wrote Herman.

International media and newspaper report that the US-army uses Napalm and Phosphor bombs in Falluja. Here is a summary (with links; some in foreign language)

NO SURPRISES IN BANANA-BRAIN'S VICTORY...

report on national meeting of Mumia Abu-Jamal activits

Jesus

The people, teddie bears, bunnies, and dollies of Santa Cruz, California, are very sorry that our city council's vote to impeach Bush did not carry more weight.....

In this posting:

1. “Palestinians mourn Arafat but struggle for liberation will continue" by Socialist Struggle (Ma'avak Sotsyalisti) of Israel

2. Steven Argue responds to Senator Adam Kline regarding Israeli actions in Jenin.