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PNAC memo: The diplomacy of looting
by Beth Henry, Axis of Logic
 And the whole Axis of Logic website rocks, and comes recommended by Helen & Harry. =H&HH=
NASA blames Microsoft for Columbia shuttle disaster
Unbelievable "fup" artists. Who? NASA *and* Microsoft. They whine and then blame others. Oy!
P.S. "Fup" is my new contribution to the English language. Fup means "fuck up". May be used as a noun or a verb. Obviates the need to obfuscate when writing for polite society with forms such as "f*** up" or "f'up" or "phuk up". Eventually the word "fup" will be replaced in everyday language with its infamous synonym, "bush".=Liberez L'Ours=
Justice Dept withheld evidence from terror defendantNew FBI rules allow more secret searches
Excerpt: Changes by the FBI in its guidelines for anti-terror investigations enable it to seek oversight from a secret intelligence court rather than regular criminal courts.
"Secret intelligence court." It doesn't get much scarier than that. =Marshall=
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U.S. arrests Iraqi union leadersExcerpt: "They gave no reason at all, despite being asked over and over," says IFTU spokesperson Abdullah Muhsin. Soldiers painted over the name of the federation on the front of the building with black paint, Muhsin says. The union had few resources, "but we did have a few files, and they took those," Muhsin adds. Ironically, the office had posters on the walls condemning terrorism, which soldiers tore down in the raid.
Is it my imagination, or do these tactics seem familiar? =Tess Ellis=
Army shells pose cancer risk in Iraq
Depleted uranium causing high radioactivity levelsBackground information —
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Norway may withdraw forces from Iraq
Afghanistan:
Afghanistan: the forgotten warExcerpt: After a relatively quick and casualty-free campaign — for the American military, if not Afghan civilians — Washington declared victory and moved on to begin preparations for tackling Saddam Hussein. But just as the announcement of the official end to hostilities in Iraq has been followed by mayhem, the conflict has restarted in Afghanistan. The military bill for the Pentagon, so far, is a staggering $50bn — nearly £30bn.
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Walkin’ in the Neo-con HomelandExcerpt: Microchips in my boxers
Cops searching my lockers
We’re holdin’ hands
‘Neath the spy cams
Walkin’ in the Neo-con Homeland
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Enola Gay display angers victimsExcerpt: The Enola Gay, a restored B-29 bomber from World War Two, is to go on show at a Washington museum.
But some victims complain the museum dishonors the memory of those killed by not displaying casualty figures.
About 140,000 Japanese died in the Hiroshima bombing, while many others died later from radiation poisoning.
Diebold e-mail discusses price gouging Maryland
Sounds like they're getting a bit snotty, now that beans have been spilled on they're hanky panky. These people are just too stupid to be believed. =Chris=
Background information —
Voting machines open new avenues for massive vote fraud
What can you do? Voice your support for HR 2239, a bill that would force all electronic voting machines to create a paper trail.
What can you do if you're a computer programmer with experience in open-source software? The Center for Voting and Democracy is working on open-source voting software to compete with the black-box options now available.
Mixed-race woman says Thurmond her fatherExcerpt: As an example of her documentation, Williams provided a copy of a 1998 Thurmond letter thanking her "for the nice Father's Day note you sent me."
Senate bagman tells of delivering $5 million in bribes
And that's a small country. How much does it take to bribe U.S. Senators? =Marshall=
Miami Archdiocese counts its abusive priestsExcerpt: According to The Associated Press, the Miami church report says 4,302 of the diocesan priests since 1958 — or 99.1 percent — have never been accused of sexual misconduct involving minors.
No tally of how many children were molested ... =Marshall=
And no mention that the Vatican was behind the cover-up. =H&HH=
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For a Green presidential campaign in 2004
by Howie Hawkins, Syracuse GreensExcerpt: To be sure, Bush is scary. Constitutional rights restricted. Unilateral presidential war powers. War budget hiked. International treaties abrogated. Tax cuts for the rich. Worker safety and environmental regulations gutted. Pandering to corporate interests in the midst of a corporate crime wave. An anti-consumer bankruptcy bill. Invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, with threats of future invasions or proxy wars for regime change in Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, and who knows where else.
But the Democrats are scary, too. The majority of congressional Democrats have let Bush have his way on every one of these issues.
American voters increasingly split along religious lines
People who attend religious services tend to vote Republican; those who never do vote Democratic
Is Howard Dean the new Dick Nixon?
Baghdad Thanksgiving's lingering aftertasteExcerpt: Stars and Stripes is blowing the whistle on President Bush's Thanksgiving visit to Baghdad, saying the cheering soldiers who met him were pre-screened and others showing up for a turkey dinner were turned away.
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Global Eye: Bullet points
by Chris Floyd, The Moscow [Russia] TimesExcerpt: "When I heard of the ballistic characteristics of this ammo, as a retired military officer, I realized it has to stay in the good guys' hands," Skipper told Army Times. "This is an issue of national security."
Let's ponder that for a moment. Why is the Army's decision in this matter "an issue of national security?" It's obvious: because if the "good guys" don't buy Le Mas' gut-chewing ammo, then they will sell it to the bad guys — to anyone who'll pay the price.
Disorder steals soldier's mind, lifeExcerpt: "I don't blame the Army for this disease," said his father, retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Alford, who was in the service 34 years. "I blame them for how they treated my son. They treated him like yesterday's garbage. They reduced his rank. They called him an idiot, called him stupid — this is a wounded soldier. It's no different than if he had taken a bullet to the brain."
Bush should've taken his father's advice on war
by Robert T. Grey Jr., Global Security InstituteExcerpt: America is less secure today than before invading Iraq, we lost international support, and the chaos in Iraq has become a grave threat to international security.
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King George's retribution
Editorial, The Capital Times [Madison, WI]Excerpt: The best allies the United States had in the months prior to the invasion of Iraq were not those countries that grudgingly went along with George W. Bush's rush to war. The best allies were Canada, France and Germany.
These three countries, all of which have been consistent and well-regarded sources of information and analysis for the Central Intelligence Agency and other U.S. international security agencies, explained that Iraq did not pose an immediate — or particularly serious — threat to its neighbors in the Middle East, let alone to the distant United States. They reminded U.S. officials that there was no evidence to suggest Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had ties to the al-Qaida terrorist network. They detailed the success of past U.N. weapons inspections, which had destroyed most if not all of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and they proposed a regimen of aggressive inspections to ensure that any remaining weapons — and the capacity to develop them — would be eliminated.
Canada, France, Germany and other countries did exactly what friends should do. They tried to prevent the United States from making a terrible mistake.
Documents link Mexico's ex-president to atrocities
Analysis of "risky passengers" delayed
Florida Haitians protest 'kill all Haitians' gameExcerpt: Representatives of Haitian organizations, churches and political clubs joined together Saturday to protest the selling of ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City,'' a popular video game that features dialogue encouraging players to ''kill all Haitians'' and ``kill the Cubans.''
Manhunt computer game banned in New Zealand
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Deputy orders man to ground, then kills him
Man shot seven times by cop, paralyzed, sentenced to community service
Plea bargain requires him to say he had a gunExcerpt: Officer Michael Lutz has said he shot Nabors because the officer feared for the lives of him and his partner when Nabors pointed the gun toward them. Both officers were exonerated of any wrongdoing by prosecutors.
Diane Wilson, a witness who claimed repeatedly that Nabors was unarmed when he was shot, has since been charged with obstructing police, because prosecutors believe she was lying.
Charges against Police Chief surprise associates
Cop gets six years for sexual assault in uniform
Town rallies 'round troubled Police Chief
After a police consultant's review of the department revealed massive overspending and abuses of overtime, Panarites launched an investigation into Bruckenthal, who became chief in 2001, earning $140,000 a year. "The bottom line is even the chief of police is not above the law," Panarites said.
$140,000 a year as police chief of Northport, Long Island? Geez, what a racket. =John C.=
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An apology and an endorsement
by Helen & Harry Highwater, Unknown NewsExcerpt: There is no-one currently or feasibly running on the Democratic side that we wouldn't smother with kisses if he/she got the nomination. We would vote for a mystery man like Wesley Clark. We would vote for a bag of hot air like Al Sharpton or Joe Lieberman. We would vote for a bag of potato chips if it ran against Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld-Powell-Rice. We'd vote for a hub cap, an old shoe, or an empty bottle of beer. We'll vote for the Democrat. |
CIA will train Hussein’s henchmen as spies
Your life as pornography
by Ran Prieur, Unknown NewsExcerpt: She came closer, sliding her skirt up her thigh so he could just see the lace-trimmed edge of her panties. She licked her lips and whispered in his ear, "You can touch every inch of this body, but first you must obey the Master. It's the only way." |
U.S. Admiral and two Generals gay as fruitcakes
Rights, responsibilities, and acknowledgement
by Peace-Thru-Reason and Helen & Harry Highwater, Unknown NewsExcerpt: Despite the popularity of the cliché, rights do not come with responsibilities. We need both, rather like fresh produce and kitchen knives — but fresh produce does not come with kitchen knives. The Bill of Rights was not written with a matching Bill of Responsibilities.
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Negative trend of "managed democracy"
Excerpt: In Washington, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the United States shares the OSCE's concerns about the fairness of the election campaign.
The state's use of its influence in the elections was part of the "negative trend of ... managed democracy," said Michael McFaul, a Russia expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "Whether we should continue to call it democracy I don't know. I am less and less confident that one should."
He was talking about Russia! Right? Wasn't he ? Hmmn! Maybe guys like Mr. McFaul have found a way of saying something about one place by saying it about another place, so that they don't get themselves into some doodoo and lose their job. The "New Doublespeak" is alive and well. Anyone care to coin a name for it? =David=
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Kerry accuses Bush of lying to nation on Iraq, terrorism
Well, I love it that Senator Kerry decided to Hail Mary his ass into the White House by FINALLY speaking some TRUTH. Dammit, Senator, what took you so f***ing long!@? =Liberez L'Ours=
That’s a rhetorical question, I assume. Obviously, it took so f***ing long because Kerry didn’t figure out he felt that way until his handlers and pollsters told him. :)=H&HH=
PERHAPS the Kerry Lesson will not be lost on the other Demopups, those flea-bitten curs who are still hiding under Bush's apron.
PERHAPS someone will teach them a lesson at the next election and throw their sorry asses into the unemployment lines. That in itself is a damn fine reason to register and vote! Maybe the Bush Regime will win in 2004 but MAY BE your vote can send a Democrat home in shame and disgrace! Sure, why not? Vote for Mickey Mouse or Harry Browne or Mike Hunt instead of the Dem. Hell, vote for the Republican! Is it better to have an honest crook than a sniveling coward who is true to no principle and has no honor and no courage.
PERHAPS your vote has no meaning, if it is even counted. So why not vote your conscience! If they ask you to vote for the lesser of two evils, just tell 'em you'll be voting for Satan the Great Lord of Evil before you vote for a cowardly Democrat... unless they all start denouncing the Bush Regime and its lies, murders, thefts and schemes to subvert the Constitution!@#$ =Liberez L'Ours=
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Halliburton may have overcharged millions
Big surprise. Now, will anyone do anything about it? =Marshall=
Some die, others profit
Editorial, Des Moines [IA] Register
Excerpt: War profiteering has long been despised by Americans, and Halliburton's outrageous contract in Iraq ought to reopen that vein of moral outrage. Your government is paying the company more than twice what others are paying to bring in fuel from Kuwait, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
North Korea uses the internet to spread propaganda and falsehoodsExcerpt: The information technology tools also are used "to develop new means of indoctrinating the public in North Korea and reaching audiences overseas."
North Korea remains a totalitarian police state where propaganda and government falsehoods are disseminated to indoctrinate the population. Key to the effort is promoting the dictatorship of Kim Jong-Il, who has established a personality cult similar to that of Mao in China.
My version: The information technology tools also are used "to develop new means of indoctrinating the public in North America and reaching audiences overseas."
America remains a totalitarian police state where propaganda and government falsehoods are disseminated to indoctrinate the population. Key to the effort is promoting the dictatorship of George W. Bush, who has established a personality cult similar to that of Mao in China. =Liberez L'Ours=
Bill O'Reilly — America's "Pinhead"
by Joe Lolli, Common VoiceExcerpt: I watched Bill O'Reilly on “The O’Reilly Factor” lie to his viewers last night over what the Clinton "Assault Weapons Ban" (AWB) says. Mr. O'Reilly claimed that the public supports the AWB because it “keeps your neighbors from owning bazookas and machineguns in their homes”. But those type weapons have been illegal for almost 3/4 of a century. And the AWB has nothing to do that that. The Clinton AWB only makes guns that "LOOK" like military assault weapons illegal and has had no impact on preventing or reducing crime in the ten years of its existence.
Canadian flag causes flap in the U.S.
Maple Leaf on baggage irks 'sensitive' Americans
Immigrant database draws fire
Reprimand, not court-martial, recommended for officer in interrogation caseBackground information —
U.S. war crimes
Ford's exploding Crown Victorias
and how cops had to solve the problem themselvesExcerpt: Three months later, on Sept. 27, 2002, the panel and Ford announced a plan. Ford executives said during a news conference in Phoenix that the company would install plastic shield kits to protect the gas tanks of 350,000 Crown Victoria police cars on the road nationwide. Ford is also installing those kits in the factory.
By then, three years had passed since state troopers in Florida had begun investigating fiery crashes of Crown Vics — and had issued a report recommending some of the same actions Ford was now taking. In that time, at least four officers had died nationwide — and another was badly burned.
Ford insisted that only police cars would need the shields; civilian drivers weren't at risk as much as officers.
I just love knowing Ford thinks we're not at risk. What they're really saying is, you don't have anyone looking out for your safety like these troopers thankfully do, so it's OK for you to die. =Grandma & Grandpa=
Troubled man forms snitch groupExcerpt: For $25, members receive a lifetime membership, an ID card and three official-looking patches that must be sewn onto a black Windbreaker. Horton wears four stars on his jacket to signify his self-proclaimed rank of "National Commanding General."
Prize-winning drawing called 'hate speech'Excerpt: And after the piece was deemed the second place winner by the lone judge, it was quietly bubble- wrapped and stuffed into a closet while 193 other works were prepared for the exhibit's public opening.
Persecuted gays entitled to refugee status (in Australia)
Chimp genome mapped
Now maybe we can finally figure out Dubya. =Marshall=
DMV withholds driver’s license unless teens register for draft
Thanks for voting — you’ve been soldExcerpt: Reach your target audience with Aristotle's VoterListsOnline.com. Build your own list of voters and download directly over the Internet. Files include the name, address, phone number and other demographics of US voters in your district. Our online system lets you target Super-voters, absentee voters or party faithful.
Spanish language anti-terror ads
make sure Hispanics are scared, too
Bullying in schools pervasive, UCLA study finds
Suspect in standoff claims self-defenseExcerpt: A former New Hampshire man invoked the state's "Live Free or Die" motto as justification for killing two police officers in South Carolina. Steven Bixby, 36, said he was just defending his parents' home against something like the standoffs between federal agents and armed citizens in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, and Waco, Texas.
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Autopsy points to cardiac arrest in Florida cop killingFrom the archives, Dec. 10 —
Traffic stop ends with man's death
[Translation: Cops murder another black man]
Jackson calls march over school drug raid What got my attention here is a delightfully totalitarian cop's lecture, not previously mentioned in any of the coverage we've seen:=H&HH=
A videotape released by police shows a dog passing close by students, some of whom had been restrained with plastic handcuffs. It also captures an officer lecturing students as that part of the raid ends.
"If you're an innocent bystander to what has transpired here today, you can thank those people that are bringing dope into this school," the unidentified officer says. "Every time we think there's dope in this school, we're going to be coming up here to deal with it, and this is one of the ways we can deal with it."
From the archives, Nov. 7 —
Armed police storm school in drugs raid
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Civics class 2003: Teaching kids to live in a police state
Maryland State Police Superintendent charged
A chief who 'lies, cheats, steals,' DiBiagio says; Head of Md. police quits after document unsealed; Misuse of city fund alleged; Court papers say $20,000 was used for gifts, trips
Many charges refiled in Oakland police brutality case
Police pull KKK speed stunt
Wacky cop humor: "We'll kick your ass" decals
Eugene police officer faces more rape charges
Justices question "end run" around Miranda
Cop guilty on all charges:
assault, false information, pistol-whipping
Ex-Chief pleads guilty: bribery, malfeasance
Man who accused police of brutality
sentenced on drug charge
Cop pleads guilty in robbery, finks on 8
Alert neighbor catches corrupt cop
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I believe in freedom of speech, but... I also know bullshit when I hear it and a bullshitter when I see one.
Militarism is as old as humanity. It is as old as that other oldest profession, and closely interrelated. To criticize militaries and war is to criticize humanity, period, for we are sadly inseparable from this behavior. It is universal. We know of no warless societies. Rousseau’s gently noble savage is largely a figment of his imagination, much like the Tasaday tribe were not genuine, but a moving picture tableau vivant.
There is an important difference the brown grasslands and the painted brown grasslands. The Republicans say outright that their grass is brown, not fit for consumption and that one had better find something for the winter or starve. Meanwhile, the Democrats tell you that their grass is bounteous and nutritious and not to worry about forage for the winter. Anyone who believes that will starve for sure.
The only Americans who ever lost lives for freedom were the ones killed in the war of secession (the so-called Revolutionary War) and the War of 1812, and the ones killed since then participating in strikes, protests, riots, and other domestic popular revolts. That's the kind of fighting that has won every one of our freedoms and will be necessary to win it again.
The reallusionists — the actor pols on both sides of the reallusion — have been set in place by the haves of the world, the true fascist elitists and corporate gangsters. This current reallusion is simply part of the age old struggle of have against the have not. It is simply the latest manifestation of an ever changing set of clothes.
Remember all those people in 2000 who said, "Anyone but Gore?" See how most of them are now holding their heads in agony? Let's not make the same mistake ...
I finally figured out that politics is NOT a matter of conscience, it's pure tactics. Our mistake was in knowing that to be true of politicians, but thinking we voters were too pure for that kind of pragmatism.
You've clearly implied my response was out of line, disrespectful, nasty, insulting and misrepresentative. I guess we have a difference of opinion.
Celebrate the capture of Saddam!
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