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W., Uncovered
Post Date: 2007-09-04 23:00:29 by robin
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today's blogsW., UncoveredBy Morgan SmithPosted Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at 6:25 PM ET Bloggers parse Robert Draper's new book on the Bush administration and blast big pharma over a sharp increase in diagnoses of bipolar disorder among children. Also, David and Goliath analogies abound in the wake of Appalachian State's gridiron victory over Michigan.W., Uncovered: Dead Certain, the new book by journalist Robert Draper, quotes President Bush as saying he wanted to keep Iraq's military intact, but former Coalition Provisional Authority head L. Paul Bremer has provided letters to the New York Times that he says contradict Bush's statement. Bloggers pounce at the chance to ...
Bush: "I'll Give Some Speeches, Just to Replenish the Ol' Coffers."
Post Date: 2007-09-04 19:46:09 by Brian S
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Just when you feel impenetrably numb to the delusional ravings of our Punk In Chief, comes a sentence so multilayered in obscenity, so richly textured with arrogance and solipsism as to make Ayn Rand look like Albert Schweitzer. Let's put aside the coffers of thousands of Americans and tens of thousands of Iraqis now eternally empty. Let's put aside the refugees who left their coffers behind when they fled. Let's put aside the amputees at Walter Reed who can no longer grip their coffers. Let's even put aside that his major domestic initiative centers on denying health care to children whose coffers exceed twice the poverty limit. No, for any student of the career of George ...
Voice of the White House 3 September
Post Date: 2007-09-04 13:40:23 by Eoghan
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Washington, D.C. September 1, 2007: 60;With a transparency that is awe-inspiring, the Administration is cranking out the scare stories about invading Iran. Paid bloggers and a very obedient press are flooding us with 56;confidential57; and endless 56;inside leaks57; that yes, children, we are going to invade Iran any day now. Stories about massing helicopters, serious secret ship movements, new shipments arriving every hour in Baghdad of bunker bombs and so on pour forth from the word processors in the Pentagon The problem is, these pathetic liars have been shrieking 56;wolf57; for so long that at this point, while the 56;red alert57; days and the 56;duct tape57; warnings have faded away ...
George W. Bush looks to the future (GAG ALERT)
Post Date: 2007-09-04 08:09:57 by tom007
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George W. Bush looks to the future By: Nicole Belle @ 2:21 PM - PDT george-w-bush-10-04-06.jpg I read this article at The New York Times (reg. req’d) on Sunday morning and it upset me so much that I knew I’d have to do a post on it. I showed it to a couple of friends and got similar reactions. Author Robert Draper was given rare access to the president and his inner circle for a book that I can only assume the White House thought would be sympathetic. So then the question becomes are they so out of touch that they think this is a sympathetic characterization?: (I)n an interview with a book author in the Oval Office one day last December, he daydreamed about the next phase of ...
Gen. Batiste’s Op-Ed That The WSJ And The Washington Times Didn’t Want You To See «
Post Date: 2007-09-03 14:32:43 by tom007
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Gen. Batiste’s Op-Ed That The WSJ And The Washington Times Didn’t Want You To See « Our guest blogger is Ret. Maj. Gen. John Batiste, the former Commanding General of 1st Infantry Division. For my first post here at ThinkProgress, I thought I would share something a little different from what you usually read here — something from a conservative perspective. I think this is especially fitting, given the new poll of foreign policy experts by Foreign Policy Magazine and the Center for American Progress, which shows 64 percent of conservative analysts feel the so-called “surge” in Iraq is having no impact, or a negative effect. The following is an op-ed I wrote ...
FOCUS IRAQ : SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS
Post Date: 2007-09-03 12:56:47 by tom007
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FOCUS IRAQ : SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS There are no main images. The armies of Iraq Four years ago the fighting in Iraq was just beginning. The armed group al-Qaeda in Iraq did not even exist and Sunni and Shia groups were working together against the US-led forces. Three years ago, sectarian divisions escalated into a battle some believe has reached civil war proportions. Now the fighters have turned against each other. This year has seen Shia infighting on the streets of Iraqi cities such as Karbala and Sunni armed groups fighting to keep al-Qaeda out of their regions. In a series of exclusive reports, Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid reports on the new reality ...
Iraq war marches onto centre stage at Venice film fest
Post Date: 2007-09-01 15:13:12 by tom007
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Iraq war marches onto centre stage at Venice film fest 9 hours ago VENICE, Italy (AFP) — The Iraq war has emerged as the big topic at this year's Venice film festival, with a film Saturday by an award-winning Canadian director showing the harrowing toll the conflict is taking on returning US soldiers. Coming just one day after "Redacted", Brian De Palma's dramatisation laying out the shocking facts of a rape and multiple murder in Iraq, Paul Haggis was unveiling "In the Valley of Elah", also inspired by true events, this time on US soil. Like "Redacted", it explores the conditions, attitudes and stresses experienced by US soldiers in Iraq, and, ...
Voice of the White House 31 August
Post Date: 2007-09-01 12:59:43 by Eoghan
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Washington, D.C., August 30, 2007: There have been many deliberately leaked rumors about a projected attack on Iran. Believe that Israel desperately wants this and Cheney is firmly, and deeply, in their pocket over the issue of our attacking their enemies. Bush wants to go along, believing a great surge of patriotic support would be forthcoming from the adoring public and that he could end his tenure in the White House in a blaze of public adulation and military glory. He does actually believe this stupidity and is entirely capable of ordering at attack. At this writing, the talk is that he is setting up plans for the Air Force to bomb Tehran back into the stone age. This way, Bush reasons ...
9/11: Share your thoughts (Newspaper asks for input about 9/11)
Post Date: 2007-09-01 03:56:40 by Artisan
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http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/life/abox/article_1823378.php Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9/11: Share your thoughts 9/11: your thoughts? Six years have passed since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, shook our nation to its roots, pulling us together and tearing us apart at the same time. For those who lost family and friends, the journey from there to here is marked by a personal pain. But for the rest, what? What does 9/11 mean now? We'd like to hear your perspective. What do you feel when you look back – and when you look forward – from the viewpoint of whatever we've learned? Send your thoughts in 500 words or less to life@ocregister.com. We might publish your ...
Ron Paul on the Red State Update
Post Date: 2007-08-31 22:46:46 by tom007
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hfRqNy4Nng&NR=1
Fisk's Latest Book Refutes The Official Narrative Of History
Post Date: 2007-08-31 21:13:28 by tom007
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Fisk's Latest Book Refutes The Official Narrative Of History Posted: 2005/10/12 From: Dabrowska Veteran Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk wrote his latest book "The Great War for Civilisation - The conquest of the Middle East" to refute the narrative of history that is laid down by prime ministers, ministers and 'our betters' and to constantly challenge authority. Veteran Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk wrote his latest book "The Great War for Civilisation - The conquest of the Middle East" to refute the narrative of history that is laid down by prime ministers, ministers and 'our betters' and to constantly challenge authority. Fisk was ...
My Story - By Army National Guard Spc. Eleonai "Eli" Israel
Post Date: 2007-08-31 20:57:49 by tom007
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My Story By Army National Guard Spc. Eleonai "Eli" Israel 098/30/07 "Courage To Resist" --- - Two months ago, I took a stand that changed my life forever. As a Soldier, a JVB Protective Service Agent, and a Sniper with the Army who had been in Iraq for a year (running over 250 combat missions), I refused to continue to be a part of the occupation. I regret nothing. This is my story. Currently, as I write this I am sitting in Kuwait, on "stand-by" to return to the States sometime hopefully this week. After getting out of the brig last week, I’m now scheduled to be discharged from the Army within the month. I'm looking forward to joining forces with ...
The Voice of the White House-August 26, 2007
Post Date: 2007-08-31 19:27:44 by gengis gandhi
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The Voice of the White House Washington, D.C., August 26, 2007: “White House staff members are informed that they are not to use any AT&T, SBC or AOL system to send any messages dealing with official issues. Why is this? Because these entities report directly to government agencies, giving them, on a strictly voluntary basis, reams of information on their subscribers to include taped conversations, records of incoming and outgoing calls and, most especially any incoming or outgoing calls from outside the United States. These firms volunteered to supply governmental agencies with all of this information and, in some cases, have permitted government agents to operate freely inside ...
Labor Day Hypocrisy
Post Date: 2007-08-31 07:18:19 by Stephen Lendman
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Labor Day Hypocrisy - by Stephen Lendman Labor Day is commemorated on the first Monday in September each year since the first one was celebrated in New York in 1882. Around the world outside the US, socialist and labor movements are observed on May 1 to recognize organized labor's social and economic achievements and the workers in them. This day gets scant attention in the US, but where it's prominent it's commonly to remember the Haymarket Riot of May 4, 1886 in Chicago. It followed the city's May 1 general strike for an eight hour day that led to violence breaking out on the 4th. Labor Day became a national federal holiday when Congress passed legislation for it in ...
Idaho's Ryan Horsley for U.S. Senate?
Post Date: 2007-08-31 03:31:54 by ChareltonHest
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Friday, August 31, 2007 Idaho's Ryan Horsley for U.S. Senate? The mounting woes of U.S. Senator Larry Craig, R-Idaho, stemming from his arrest in a sting operation at an airport restroom, has fed speculation that the Senator's resignation may be imminent.In the event of such a resignation, the name of Red's Trading Post owner/manager Ryan Horsley has surfaced as a possible replacement.Horsley has risen to both state and national prominence in his ongoing battle with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The BATFE has targeted Red's for unprecedented and unnecessary harassment as part of its modus operandi to drive gun shops out of ...
Junior ranks take flak for Abu Ghraib
Post Date: 2007-08-30 23:35:42 by tom007
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S Last Updated: Thursday, 30 August 2007, 11:18 GMT 12:18 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Junior ranks take flak for Abu Ghraib By Paul Reynolds World affairs correspondent, BBC News website The acquittal of a US army colonel on charges relating to the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib means no officers have been found criminally guilty. The episode stained the reputation of the US military and may well have acted as a recruiting agent for insurgents. Abu Ghraib abuse photograph (AP Photo/Courtesy of The New Yorker) Ten junior soldiers have been convicted over the Abu Ghraib abuse (AP Photo/Courtesy of The New Yorker) The officer, Lt-Col Steven Jordan, was found not ...
Site of Craig's bathroom bust was popular spot for sex-seekers (More Than You May Want To Know)
Post Date: 2007-08-30 22:46:03 by tom007
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Site of Craig's bathroom bust was popular spot for sex-seekers Nick Juliano Published: Thursday August 30, 2007 Submit to Netscape Print This Email This Some had warned of police sting before Craig's arrest The Minneapolis airport bathroom where Idaho Sen. Larry Craig was arrested earlier this summer was a popular spot for anonymous sex seekers, although word spread on Internet message boards that police were conducting a sting operation. "I just got busted here," said one commenter on http://cruisingforsex.com, which serves as a clearinghouse for men looking for anonymous sexual encounters. "Young white guy sitting in the stall, waiting for you to show ...
Old-line Republican warns 'something's in the works' to trigger a police state (Paul Roberts PING)
Post Date: 2007-08-30 22:01:39 by tom007
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Old-line Republican warns 'something's in the works' to trigger a police state Muriel Kane Published: Thursday July 19, 2007 Print This Email This Enjoy this story? Get headlines instantly with RSS. Thom Hartmann began his program on Thursday by reading from a new Executive Order which allows the government to seize the assets of anyone who interferes with its Iraq policies. He then introduced old-line conservative Paul Craig Roberts -- a former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under Reagan who has recently become known for his strong opposition to the Bush administration and the Iraq War -- by quoting the "strong words" which open Roberts' latest column: ...
Halfway House Rejects Ted Haggard's Offer to "Minister to Men" (Ya Can't Make It Up)
Post Date: 2007-08-30 21:58:22 by tom007
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Halfway House Rejects Ted Haggard's Offer to "Minister to Men" Posted by Pam Spaulding on August 29, 2007 at 5:46 AM. This post, written by Pam Spaulding, originally appeared on Pam's House Blend Guess Ted's "fund me please" letter and ties to a convicted sex offender were a tad too distasteful. The Rev Ted Haggard's recent pleas for cash and his plan to return to ministry work were doused by a pastor Monday, who said the former New Life Church leader would not work in a Phoenix halfway house. Compounding the former pastor's troubles, the organization Haggard chose to handle tax-deductible contributions for his family is led by a twice-convicted ...
An Inspirational Health Recovery Story
Post Date: 2007-08-30 21:29:51 by tom007
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Cholera spreads in Iraq as health services collapse (Another Sign The Surge TM Is Working)
Post Date: 2007-08-30 21:13:18 by tom007
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Cholera spreads in Iraq as health services collapse By Patrick Cockburn Published: 31 August 2007 Lack of clean drinking water and poor sanitation has led to 5,000 people in northern Iraq contracting cholera. The outbreak is among the most serious signs yet that Iraqi health and social services are breaking down as the number of those living in camps and poor housing increases after people flee their homes. "The disease is spreading very fast," Dr Juan Abdallah, a senior official in Kurdistan's health ministry, told a UN agency. "It is the first outbreak of its kind here in the past few decades." Doctors in Sulaimaiyah in Iraqi Kurdistan have appealed for help ...
Red State Bathroom Idaho Patrol - The Satire YOU KNEW Was Comming)
Post Date: 2007-08-30 19:34:45 by tom007
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http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=16944534
GEORGE BUSH IS A MALIGNANT NARCISSIST
Post Date: 2007-08-30 10:00:55 by gengis gandhi
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GEORGE BUSH IS A MALIGNANT NARCISSIST by Paul Levy Psychologically speaking, Mr. George W. Bush is what is called a ‘malignant narcissist.’ A narcissist is someone who has become hypnotized and entranced by their own inflated self-image. They have become so self-absorbed that not only are they not in genuine relation with others, but they relate to others (including the environment) as objects to satisfy their own need for self-aggrandizement. A ‘malignant’ narcissist, however, is a narcissist who reacts sadistically to others who don't support and enable their narcissism. For example, instead of self-reflecting and taking in critical feedback, the Bush ...
The president's escalating war rhetoric on Iran
Post Date: 2007-08-30 06:17:55 by Zoroaster
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Wednesday August 29, 2007 07:11 EST The president's escalating war rhetoric on Iran (updated below - updated again) George Bush, speaking before yet another military audience, yesterday delivered what might actually be the most disturbing speech of his presidency, in which he issued more overt war threats than ever before towards Iran: The other strain of radicalism in the Middle East is Shia extremism, supported and embodied by the regime that sits in Tehran. Iran has long been a source of trouble in the region. It is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. Iran backs Hezbollah who are trying to undermine the democratic government of Lebanon. Iran funds terrorist groups ...
Iraq, Iran and the Moral Rot Infecting the Soul of America
Post Date: 2007-08-29 20:48:21 by tom007
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Iraq, Iran and the Moral Rot Infecting the Soul of America By Walter C. Uhler 08/29/07 "ICH" -- - The more I read history, the more I’m convinced that the United States, far from being God’s appointed beacon for all mankind, was always a big talking, poor performing country in which the massive and willful stupidity of the majority engendered a moral rot incapable of withstanding manipulation and seduction by self-serving business/political interests. Thus, columnist Richard Cohen was merely acknowledging the latest example of such rot among the majority, when he asserted the Iraq War “was no mere failure of intelligence. This was a failure of character.” ...
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