SNL: Natalie Portman Digital Short

US Aid to Israel Feeding the Cuckoo
CounterPunch
November 16, 2002
by PAUL de ROOIJ

http://www.stop-us-military-aid-to-israel.net/

U.S. Financial Aid To Israel: Figures, Facts, and Impact

from Project Censored 2004

Reasons to Oppose US Aid to Israel

Except for the SNL skit, this information is widely disseminated in Israel's neighborhood, along with lots of hatred spewed during church services on Fridays. It keeps the sheeple focused on the "West", the immoral, evil "West" and not focused on the failings of the governments of countries with predominantly Islamic inhabitants.


Pigs At The Trough
U.S. Politicians Line Up To Prostitute Themselves For AIPAC
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is holding its annual policy conference this week. Speakers today include House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), Fmr. Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) and, via satellite, the chairman of Israel's Labor Party, Amir Peretz.3/6/2006: WASHINGTON, DC: 40 min.

Saudi Arabia

Between tradition and demands for change
Saudi Arabia: reality check

This is a long piece, and I found it interesting. I've never been to Saudi Arabia, so I can only hope that it is balanced in it's praise and criticism of the Kingdom.

That said, I personally still harbor resentment that we have been told over and over again that 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, and those investigations seem to have gone nowhere. I also think it is cruel to force someone to be covered from head to toe in black in a place that reaches 120 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer.

Looks like to me, that SA is still exporting terrorists. This is a very short dispatch, with one very interesting sentence in it.

Arrested Saudi suspect in Iraq is psychotic, says KSA

I found this PBS special fascinating.

Frontline: House of Saud

I don't know who was responsible for the 9/11 attacks. I do know that whoever is responsible for them is wealthy and powerful enough to escape punishment.

Walmart and emergency contraception

Wal-Mart to carry Plan B contraception
Retailer's pharmacies currently only carry the product in 2 states -- Illinois and Massachusetts -- as mandated by law.

...The company said it will maintain its conscientious objection policy, which lets employees who don't feel comfortable dispensing a prescription to refer customers to another pharmacist or pharmacy.

Nuclear weapons and oil and dollars

I'm slurping down my first cup of coffee this morning,and what do I find interesting?

From India:
IAEA says no evidence of Iranian n-weapons plan

From Lebanon:
...The euros-for-oil story is just one of many motives that people have proposed to explain the Bush Administration’s attack on Iraq, given that Saddam had neither terrorist ties nor weapons of mass destruction, but it fails to convince.
The rapidly deteriorating financial position of the United States probably does explain the Federal Reserve’s announcement that on March 24 it will stop publishing data on the M3 money supply, which tracks how many US dollars are held by foreigners...
Iran, oil and euros: The war scenario


From Canada:
Mainline: Geostrategy Feeds America's Oil Addiction

Video
Blowing the N-whistle : Depleted uranium: How dangerous is it?

Video
Why Has Our Military Refused to Show This Training Video To Our Troops Now Serving In Iraq?

And why do I find foreign sources of news interesting? Gee, think it might be because some of our newz sucks?

Anyone who still trusts the Bush Administration needs to have their IQ checked to make sure it's in the triple digits.

More on Bush Crime Family

Senator Feinstein's War Profiteering

...Feinstein, who sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee as well as the Select Committee on Intelligence, is reaping the benefits of her husband's investments. The Democratic royal family recently purchased a $16.5 million mansion in the flush Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. It's a disgusting display of war profiteering, and just like Cheney, the leading Democrat should be called out for her offense...

I don't know why, but I'm feeling particularly anti-chutzpah this morning. Maybe it's because I expect more from Democrats. Maybe it's because I'm disgusted with the military-industrial-congressional complex. Let me qualify that: I'm disgusted that so many Americans are dependent on the bloated military budget for their livelihood. Finding out just what percentage of the American public that actually is dependent on this system has been a frustrating experience for me.

I believe that any system dependent on destruction is doomed to fail.