war profiteering

The 10 Most Brazen War Profiteers
By Charlie Cray, AlterNet. Posted September 5, 2006.

Halliburton has become synonymous with war profiteering, but there are lots of other greedy fingers in the pie. We name names on 10 of the worst.

A few years ago (8 actually) I took some silly little business classes. One of my instructors couldn't say enough good things about Titan. I wasn't really aware at the time that Titan was a defense contractor, nor did I care. The only thing those business classes did for me was let me know I wasn't crazy, that there really were a whole bunch of greedy, selfish, self-centered assholes out there who would sell their mothers if they thought they could make a buck. This judgement of mine included students. Around that time some students at another school got caught cheating on a test in a business ethics class. Best laugh I had all year. The only part of those classes that I really liked were a couple of the extra credit assignments. On one of them I got to interview people regarding business practices in other countries. We are certainly not alone in the bribery game. People are people. They haven't changed much. And the wealthy and powerful have been benefitting off of wars since somebody decided war was a good idea, most likely someone who was already wealthy and powerful.


Guess what? Nothing changes if nothing changes.


WAR IS A RACKET
Smedley Darlington Butler


I haven't read this book, but what a fascinating title, eh?

Banking on Baghdad: Inside Iraq's 7,000-Year History of War, Profit, and Conflict Black, Edwin


New Poll: 43% Still Believe Saddam Had Something To Do With 9/11
By: Jamie Holly on Thursday, September 7th, 2006 at 9:30 AM - PDT

Why?














How many times we gonna get booty-bopped by this porcine little dweeb?

(this is a great picture, I couldn't resist snatching it, and I really had no idea when I used it that Atrios had gone batshit with it)

Get ready

U.S. immigrant rallies draw far fewer supporters than huge spring demonstrations
Monday, Sept. 4, 2006
By MARCUS WOHLSEN Associated Press Writer

(AP) - SAN FRANCISCO-In far smaller numbers than they did this spring, supporters of illegal immigrants marched in several U.S. cities, calling for them to be given the chance to live and work freely in the United States.


No Signs of Pro-Immigrant Voter Boom
Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006

(AP) - LOS ANGELES-During the spring protests that brought hundreds of thousands to the streets, Hispanic immigrants chanted a promise and a threat to politicians: "Today We March, Tomorrow We Vote."

So far, however, there is no indication that such a potent political legacy is developing....

...A study by the Pew Hispanic Center found that while Hispanics accounted for half the nation's population growth between the 2000 and 2004 elections, they represented only one-tenth of the increase in votes cast...
In Fresno, Tackling Poverty Moves to the Top of the Agenda
Council Approves Task Force After Study Links Central Valley City With Densest Area of Poor
By Evelyn NievesWashington Post Staff Writer
Monday, November 21, 2005; A03


Community Medical Centers hopes this year for its first black ink since 2003.
Code Green
By Tracy Correa, Cyndee Fontana and Russell Clemings / The Fresno Bee
(Updated Sunday, August 20, 2006, 8:54 AM)


Mexican Court Leader Sides With Calderon
Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press Writer

Exodus: Border-Crossers Forge a New America

News: Coyotes, pollos, and the promised van
By Charles Bowden
September/October 2006 Issue (Mother Jones)


The Illegal Immigration Invasion


If you want to understand the extent of the problem, how it's happening, and why it's happening then read the ten page Mother Jones article, AND watch the two hour documentary. The media attempts to paint the minutemen as monsters and racists. Do you know what viva la raza means? We hear that a lot around here. Translated it means the race lives.

Who's racist?

It wasn't poor people of any race or nationality, or particular political party who created this problem.

But the poor will deal with it whether we want to or not.

Toda la gente pobre. (All the poor people.)

Why do we pay for this crap?

OPT: Gaza children suffer as rich world meets to discuss aid

FBI Arrests Head of Israeli Security at Atlanta Consulate
20:59 Aug 31, '06 / 7 Elul 5766

Two Elephants in the Room
Israel and its amen corner

US May Cover Israel's War Costs
By Ryan R. Jones
All Headline News Middle East Correspondent
08/31/06 -- - Jerusalem, Israel (AHN) -

Can You Really Not See?
By Amira Hass
08/30/06 "Haaretz."

Behind the plan to bomb Iran By Ismael Hossein-zadeh
08/31/06 "Asia Times" --

Armed man infiltrates British Embassy compound in Tel Aviv, demands asylum
(AP) - JERUSALEM-An armed man threatening to commit suicide breached security at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv on Thursday and was loose on the grounds inside, Israeli police said.
Police officials identified the man as Nadim Injaz, 28, from Ramallah, a suspected informer for the Israeli security services who was demanding asylum in the United Kingdom.

Because Israel is so good to the people that help them?

..and here on the home front, fightin' fer democracy...

Block the Vote
9.1.06 (tonight's show)