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Latest Articles: Editorial
Buchanan: The AIPAC Girl
Post Date: 2007-03-20 11:13:46 by Brian S
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Posted: March 20, 2007 If George W. Bush launches a pre-emptive war on Iran, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will bear full moral responsibility for that war. For it was Pelosi who quietly agreed to strip out of the $100 billion funding bill for Iraq a provision that would have required President Bush to seek congressional approval before launching any new war on Iran. Pelosi's capitulation came in the Appropriations Committee. What went down, and why? "Conservative Democrats as well as lawmakers concerned about the possible impact on Israel had argued for the change in strategy," wrote ghe Associated Press' David Espo and Matthew Lead. "Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., ...
Mickey and the MassMediaConspiracy
Post Date: 2007-03-19 15:17:47 by Itisa1mosttoolate
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IRAQ: The Worst Geopolitical Blunder In 229 Years Of American History?
Post Date: 2007-03-19 13:46:31 by Brian S
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MONTE CARLO, Monaco, March 1 (UPI) -- The worst geopolitical blunder in 229 years of American history? That was how participants at a recent off-the-record conference held in Monaco viewed the U.S. decision for the regime change invasion of Iraq. Hyperbole from leftist malcontents? No, quite simply the verdict spoken in sadness rather than anger by 63 personalities from Europe, east and west, the Middle East, North Africa and the U.S. They were former prime ministers, foreign ministers, heads of intelligence services, newspaper editors, TV news executives, current and former heads of major international organizations. There was little noticeable anti-Americanism. No snide remarks about ...
A desperate Army is scraping the bottom
Post Date: 2007-03-19 08:32:28 by boonie rat
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Posted on Wed, Mar. 14, 2007 A desperate Army is scraping the bottom By JOSEPH L. GALLOWAY McClatchy Newspapers An Army already stretched painfully thin is now being asked to find the additional 25,000-plus troops to man President Bush's escalation in Iraq and, it's now obvious, prepare for additional combat rotations next year. All the easy sweeping up of manpower already has been done. All the obvious moves to rob Peter to pay Paul have been carried out just to keep this unending war going. Now comes the hardest part: Units that are completing their second or third yearlong combat tours are being extended for another four or six months. Other units, now home for their promised ...
Rock Hall Voting Scandal: Rock Group Actually Won
Post Date: 2007-03-19 06:01:12 by HOUNDDAWG
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Rock Hall Voting Scandal: Rock Group Actually Won According to sources knowledgeable about the mysterious ways of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, British Invasion group The Dave Clark Five and not Grandmaster Flash finished fifth in the final voting of the nominating committee and should have been inducted on Monday night. According to sources, Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, who recently appointed himself chairman of the Foundation after the death of Ahmet Ertegun, ignored the final voting and chose Grandmaster Flash over the DC5 for this year's ceremony. "Jann went back to a previous ballot instead of taking the final vote as the last word," my source ...
Er, How Good of an Idea is this Really?
Post Date: 2007-03-16 22:37:51 by tom007
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A Buddhist monk plays with a tiger at the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi province, 120 km (74 miles) northwest of Bangkok in this April 17, 2006 file photo. The Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno, or Tiger Temple, is a petting zoo with a difference.Tourists are flocking to the temple northwest of Bangkok to pet, and even cuddle, the great striped beasts. They can also have their pictures taken with each tiger to prove their bravery. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang/Files
Bolivians: Coca-Cola should drop 'coca'
Post Date: 2007-03-16 22:08:15 by tom007
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Bolivians: Coca-Cola should drop 'coca' By DAN KEANE, Associated Press Writer Fri Mar 16, 4:52 AM ET LA PAZ, Bolivia - Always Coca-Cola? Not if Bolivia's coca growers have their way. The farmers want the word "Coca" dropped by the U.S. soft drink company, arguing that the potent shrub belongs to the cultural heritage of this Andean nation, where the coca leaf infuses everyday life and is sacred to many. ADVERTISEMENT A commission of coca industry representatives advising an assembly rewriting Bolivia's constitution passed a resolution Wednesday calling on the Atlanta, Ga.-based company to take "Coca" out of its name and asking the United Nations to ...
France's Villepin calls for 2008 Iraq troop exit (said the war had "shattered" America's image abroad.)
Post Date: 2007-03-16 21:47:41 by tom007
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France's Villepin calls for 2008 Iraq troop exit By Scott Malone 2 hours, 30 minutes ago CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Friday urged the United States and other foreign nations to withdraw from Iraq in 2008 and said the war had "shattered" America's image abroad. ADVERTISEMENT The Iraqi conflict, which has killed tens of thousands of Iraqis and some 3,200 U.S. troops in the past four years, is sapping the power of the United States to peacefully influence other players in the troubled Middle East, he said. "The war with Iraq marked a turning point. It shattered America's image," said Villepin, who ...
Senator Joseph Lieberman: Come to Your Senses About Iraq
Post Date: 2007-03-16 20:34:45 by Brian S
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Senator Joseph Lieberman, I-CT, delivered the following speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on March 12, 2007. -- The Editors.In the great policy discussions in Washington, I've learned, there are opponents on the one side, and on the other, there are allies, and friends, and then, there is family. For me and many others, AIPAC is family—united in our shared history, our shared values, and our shared vision for the future. As family, we can talk frankly with each other, and that is what I would like to do with you today. The fact is we can't afford anything less than honesty at a time like this—a time when, as citizens of America and ...
Government-Lovers and Fascism
Post Date: 2007-03-16 06:32:39 by Ada
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In the last few years, President Bush and company have referred to Arab terrorists as "Islamic fascists." The opposition has fired back, arguing that Bush's foreign policy is reminiscent of Hitler's preemptive strikes against Poland and Russia. What has been left out of the political equation is any meaningful description of the term fascism. Fascism entered the world picture with the rise of Benito Mussolini in the early twentieth century. For years, he had been one of the most famous socialist and labor leaders in Italy. According to David Ramsay Steele (in his article "Mystery of Fascism") "Mussolini was the Che Guevara of his day, a living saint of ...
Olmert says stay the course Cautions against early U.S. exit from Iraq
Post Date: 2007-03-15 19:44:27 by tom007
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Olmert says stay the course Cautions against early U.S. exit from Iraq Injecting himself into a deeply contentious U.S. foreign policy debate, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert used the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference to caution against an early U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. "I don't want to enter into American politics," he told AIPAC attendees Monday evening, speaking via satellite from Jerusalem, but "any outcome that will not help America's strength Š and will undercut America's ability to deal with the Iranian threat will be very dangerous." He said that "any outcome that would undercut American success in the region ...
Things that make you go ‘Ewww’
Post Date: 2007-03-14 18:35:51 by Tauzero
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Things that make you go ‘Ewww’ By Columnist Jim Cegielski For a large man, I get grossed out pretty easily. I get squeamish around pretty much any of the following … dead and/or decaying animals, dead and/or decaying people, jellyfish, vomit, phlegm, unidentifiable leftovers, anything in formaldehyde, exploding heads, most squishy things and any type of hair that gets caught on the back of my tongue. Raw sewage is another gag inducer. Luckily, most of us have professionals handle all of our normal, everyday raw sewage disposal needs. Unfortunately, occasionally a raw sewage crises will rear its ugly head causing a situation in which you can’t avoid direct contact with ...
How bad can it get?
Post Date: 2007-03-14 09:55:28 by innieway
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First, read this article and this one. Pay attention folks - this could be US someday soon (Brazil went from 'bad' inflation to 'hyperinflation' in 3 days!)... The other day people in Zimbabwe finally organized a "prayer meeting" out of desperation. And although the article doesn't tell everything that happened, I read elsewhere (which I can't find now) that they were tear gassed and water cannoned by Mugabe's police and military forces to disperse them... We may THINK the biggest problem we face are the NAU, or Freemasons and other secret societies, or neocons, or or or.... But the TRUTH IS, the BIGGEST problem we face is the FEDERAL RESERVE FRAUD. ...
The Next President Will Be Worse
Post Date: 2007-03-14 06:52:55 by Ada
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I don’t usually like making predictions about elections more than a year and a half in advance, but I’ve been feeling daring lately. Assuming the great Ron Paul doesn't get the Republican nomination – yes, it is possible the GOP wouldn't pick someone with such a consistent devotion to freedom and the Constitution to run for the most powerful position in the largest government in world history, a government which they did so much to build – right now, I fear, the common projection that the election will likely be between Clinton and Giuliani is one that strikes me as all too plausible. I previously posted my thoughts on why Hillary would be preferable to McCain. ...
So why haven't we invaded India?
Post Date: 2007-03-13 22:37:47 by robin
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So why haven't we invaded India? by Richard Fleet Dartmouth Source: WESTERN MORNING NEWS One of the reasons given for our involvement in Afghanistan was that women were being discriminated against and girls were denied even elementary education. Both Bush and Blair wish us to believe our invasion of Iraq was all about bringing 'democracy' to that country and not about oil, which we all know was the only reason. We accuse Syria and Iran of being, among other things, undemocratic dictatorships, and yet we have only praise and encouragement for India, an economic giant and business partner, where we are informed half a million female foetuses are aborted annually. Over ten ...
Next: The real estate market freeze (Bill Fleckenstein)
Post Date: 2007-03-13 20:54:11 by tom007
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Next: The real estate market freeze As a result of the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, lenders will -- gasp! -- once again require down payments, filling the market with unsold homes and driving down prices. advertisement Article Tools * E-mail to a friend * Tools Index * Print-friendly version * Site Map * Discuss in a Message Board * Article Index By Bill Fleckenstein The unraveling of the housing market, the magic bullet that "fixed" our unraveled equity bubble, is the news. Slowly, the popular press is waking up to what I've been discussing for many months now. Dropping like subprime flies Essentially, the subprime mortgage industry -- which lends to ...
Democracy may not be as realistic as foreign policies hope
Post Date: 2007-03-13 17:36:19 by Tauzero
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Democracy may not be as realistic as foreign policies hope Published on: Thursday, March 8, 2007 Article by: Colin Leicht There's a slight chance I might die in Bolivia this summer. I'm traveling there to study for five weeks in June, and before I go, I must get about ten immunizations, due to the massive differences in national health care. My immunization for yellow fever will carry a "kick," as Health Services described it. Also, should I be bitten by a rabid animal, I will need an airlift; Bolivia does not have the ability to treat rabies. You probably never heard this before; most foreign policy debate revolves around the axis of democracy and terror, as we are ...
Why must I be divorced from The Simpsons?
Post Date: 2007-03-13 16:46:50 by Tauzero
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Why must I be divorced from The Simpsons? By Sam Leith Homer said it best: "Television: teacher, mother, secret lover." What would we do without this marvel of human ingenuity, this great one-eyed god, this pacifier of the thought-prone, childminder to the feckless, entertainer of the idle and friend of the friendless? This is the problem tens of thousands of us now face. The television is still there. But ever since Richard Branson and Rupert Murdoch fell out over money, it no longer has the latest episodes of The Simpsons on it. Or Lost. Or 24. My teacher has moved to another school. My mother has put me up for adoption. My secret lover has written me a "Dear John" ...
Devvy Kidd's Latest Commentary
Post Date: 2007-03-12 12:05:07 by Lod
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Devvy Kidd -- Parker v DC a magnificent victory; next move bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Additional Titles Other Devvy Articles: Vote Fraud: What They Aren't Telling You Forced Mental Health Screening for Your Children How the IRS Lies to Employers About Withholding IRS Makes Chilling Proclamation More Devvy Articles: PARKER v DC A MAGNIFICENT VICTORY; NEXT MOVE By: Devvy March 12, 2007 © 2007 - >http://NewsWithViews.com "I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials." George Mason, in Debates in Virginia Convention on Ratification of the Constitution, Elliot, Vol. 3, June 16, ...
Voice of the White House March 9, 2007
Post Date: 2007-03-11 09:26:14 by Zoroaster
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Voice of the White House March 9, 2007 TBR http://News.org – March 9, 2007 “Several items here. What you ran on the Clinton White House has delighted many and, from the emails I get from tbrnews, enraged the few. Too bad. The outrage of a blogger, beaten to the punch by a real news source, it awesome to behold. They have no power at all but they puff up like blowfish and yap like Pomeranians. Apparently, from the number of viewers for this article, is has had an impact. You haven’t seen anything yet, kid. The Cambonne papers are a piss cutter and should encourage large number of outraged citizens to march on the Beltway with farm tools, pit bulls and Dick Cheney’s ...
The Failed Attorney General
Post Date: 2007-03-10 22:44:41 by robin
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March 11, 2007 Editorial The Failed Attorney General During the hearing on his nomination as attorney general, Alberto Gonzales said he understood the difference between the job he held — President Bush’s in-house lawyer — and the job he wanted, which was to represent all Americans as their chief law enforcement officer and a key defender of the Constitution. Two years later, it is obvious Mr. Gonzales does not have a clue about the difference. He has never stopped being consigliere to Mr. Bush’s imperial presidency. If anyone, outside Mr. Bush’s rapidly shrinking circle of enablers, still had doubts about that, the events of last week should have erased them. ...
Federal REserve Warning - Foreclosures
Post Date: 2007-03-10 19:41:32 by tom007
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Federal REserve Warning (Not rated) 8-Mar-07 05:04 pm Fed Warned on Foreclosures as Mortgage Growth Cools (Update3) By Craig Torres and Carlos Torres March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and other policy markers were warned that rising mortgage foreclosures are likely to get worse, as the central bank reported the slowest pace of loan growth in four years. The Federal Reserve Board's Consumer Advisory Council, including consumer advocates and banks, met today in Washington, with Bernanke and Fed Governors Susan Bies, Randall Kroszner and Frederic Mishkin in attendance. Home-mortgage foreclosures were the first agenda item and the officials heard anecdotes ...
Have all the rules of the region been turned upside down?
Post Date: 2007-03-10 14:56:04 by Steel
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Those who have observed or lived in the Middle East for a length of time might be tempted to think that during the past week, all of the regional rules were suddenly turned upside down. Recent days have brought a dramatic shift in approach that has seen arch-foes bury the hatchet and engage in dialogue and cooperation. Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri met for the first time in months with his political rival, parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri; the king of Sunni heavyweight Saudi Arabia held a surprise meeting with the president of Shiite powerhouse Iran; American officials are preparing to ease a diplomatic boycott and meet with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts in ...
Home prices: Don't expect quick rebound
Post Date: 2007-03-09 10:52:58 by tom007
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Home prices: Don't expect quick rebound Home prices might not seem like they've dropped by much, but history, economists and forecasts suggest recovery is years away. By Chris Isidore, http://CNNMoney.com senior writer March 9 2007: 10:20 AM EST NEW YORK http://(CNNMoney.com) -- Is the housing slump really that bad? After all, the S&P 500 last week fell more in a single day (3.5 percent) than home prices have fallen in the past year nationally (3.1 percent). Still, it could be years before home prices regain the peaks seen before the current stumble - and even that's optimistic. http://Bankrate.com Current Mortgage Rates Type Overall avgs 30 yr fixed mtg 5.68% 15 yr fixed ...
Rudy & McCain Grow Hymens
Post Date: 2007-03-09 09:48:29 by innieway
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Why is it that whenever the White House begins a full-scale character assassination on anyone who disagrees with their invented view of the world, they fall all over themselves to make it clear they're not attacking that person's patriotism? 'While I believe Madam Speaker would serve tea to the 9/11 hijackers, piss and shit on the American flag, and drown every American veteran since the Spanish-American War in boiling oil, it's not her patriotism I'm questioning, it's her judgment.' I mean, why hold back? If you can call John Murtha's bill to prevent under-equipped and unrested GI's from going back into Iraq 'anti-troop,' if you can question ...
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