Friday, March 23, 2007
I love Senator Boxer
Speak Loudly, Carry a Big Gavel: If the past two days have been any indication, Senate Democrats seem to have become quite comfortable wielding committee gavels. Former Vice President Al Gore was supposed to be the main attraction at Wednesday's Environment and Public Works hearing, but chairwoman Barbara Boxer of California stole the show when she gave former chairman — and global warming skeptic — James Inhofe of Oklahoma a none-too-subtle reminder of who’s in charge. If you can't view the video, here's the exchange:
Boxer: Would you agree to let the vice president answer your questions, and then if you want a few extra minutes at the end, I'm happy to give it to you. But we’re not going to get anywhere …
Inhofe: Why don't we do this? Why don't we do this — at the end you can have as much time as you want. …
Boxer: No, that isn't the rule. You’re not making the rules. [holds up gavel] You used to when you did this. You don't do this anymore. Elections have consequences.
Then today, as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepared to authorize subpoenas related to the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont cut off Pennsylvania Republican Arlen Specter, who suggested holding off on subpoenas until after conducting interviews the White House had offered. Leahy's angry response: "No, no, what we're told we can get is nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing!”
Back in the day, the Senate was known for its "clubby" atmosphere. It appears those days have long since passed.
Boxer: Would you agree to let the vice president answer your questions, and then if you want a few extra minutes at the end, I'm happy to give it to you. But we’re not going to get anywhere …
Inhofe: Why don't we do this? Why don't we do this — at the end you can have as much time as you want. …
Boxer: No, that isn't the rule. You’re not making the rules. [holds up gavel] You used to when you did this. You don't do this anymore. Elections have consequences.
Then today, as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepared to authorize subpoenas related to the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont cut off Pennsylvania Republican Arlen Specter, who suggested holding off on subpoenas until after conducting interviews the White House had offered. Leahy's angry response: "No, no, what we're told we can get is nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing!”
Back in the day, the Senate was known for its "clubby" atmosphere. It appears those days have long since passed.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
E-mails Tell Story of Lam's Dismissal (voiceofsandiego.org)
Behind Lam's Ouster (from Voice of San Diego )
The Issue: Internal Justice Department communications indicate that Carol Lam was pushed out because of her record in prosecuting immigration cases.
What It Means: Lam had made a name for herself for prosecuting white-collar and political corruption cases, but congressmen and her Justice Department superiors were unhappy with her lack of attention to immigration smugglers.
The Bigger Picture: The firing of Lam and a group of other U.S. attorneys nationwide has sparked a political controversy, leading to one of the first big showdowns between the Democratic-controlled Congress and the White House. Some Democrats had speculated Lam was pushed out because of her prosecution of Republican figure
...Attorney General Alberto Gonzales wanted Lam "on a very short leash," wrote Kyle Sampson, Gonzales' former chief of staff, on June 1....
...If Lam balked or didn't deliver smuggling prosecutions in 45 days, Sampson wrote to two top Justice Department officials, "remove her."...
RepugnantThuglican Daryl Issa grandstands and Bush buttkisses on CNN and the thing blows up and it looks like she doesn't care about human smuggling----yeeesh.
Fer Christsakes, illlegal immigration issues need to be dumped in the laps of those who create them: EMPLOYERS who are so fucking greedy they hire the cheapest labor that they can get their hands on, and then get their panties in a wad because they can't rent out their slum-like rental properties. (from me)
...Lam met with Issa in August to discuss his concerns. The meeting appeared productive, and Justice Department attorneys in Washington were pleased. Lam made her priorities clear, and Issa didn't want any follow-up information.
"It was fine (at least I think it was,)" Lam wrote in an e-mail to Rebecca Seidel, a Justice Department attorney. "The tone was civil and at times even friendly. ... Essentially I must make a choice -- prosecute the coyotes who are smuggling but not endangering anyone, or the rapists and murderers who are coming back to rape and murder again."...
DOJ emails: "Hey Lam, can you edit our response to dumbass Issa?" (from Kos )
Was Carol Lam Targeting The White House Prior To Her Firing? (from Think Progress)
at Largely
Why was U.S. Attorney Carol Lam Fired? Here are a Few Political Possibilities. Tell Us What You Think the Reason Was. (from Buzzflash)
TPM Muckraker coverage
The Issue: Internal Justice Department communications indicate that Carol Lam was pushed out because of her record in prosecuting immigration cases.
What It Means: Lam had made a name for herself for prosecuting white-collar and political corruption cases, but congressmen and her Justice Department superiors were unhappy with her lack of attention to immigration smugglers.
The Bigger Picture: The firing of Lam and a group of other U.S. attorneys nationwide has sparked a political controversy, leading to one of the first big showdowns between the Democratic-controlled Congress and the White House. Some Democrats had speculated Lam was pushed out because of her prosecution of Republican figure
...Attorney General Alberto Gonzales wanted Lam "on a very short leash," wrote Kyle Sampson, Gonzales' former chief of staff, on June 1....
...If Lam balked or didn't deliver smuggling prosecutions in 45 days, Sampson wrote to two top Justice Department officials, "remove her."...
RepugnantThuglican Daryl Issa grandstands and Bush buttkisses on CNN and the thing blows up and it looks like she doesn't care about human smuggling----yeeesh.
Fer Christsakes, illlegal immigration issues need to be dumped in the laps of those who create them: EMPLOYERS who are so fucking greedy they hire the cheapest labor that they can get their hands on, and then get their panties in a wad because they can't rent out their slum-like rental properties. (from me)
...Lam met with Issa in August to discuss his concerns. The meeting appeared productive, and Justice Department attorneys in Washington were pleased. Lam made her priorities clear, and Issa didn't want any follow-up information.
"It was fine (at least I think it was,)" Lam wrote in an e-mail to Rebecca Seidel, a Justice Department attorney. "The tone was civil and at times even friendly. ... Essentially I must make a choice -- prosecute the coyotes who are smuggling but not endangering anyone, or the rapists and murderers who are coming back to rape and murder again."...
DOJ emails: "Hey Lam, can you edit our response to dumbass Issa?" (from Kos )
Was Carol Lam Targeting The White House Prior To Her Firing? (from Think Progress)
at Largely
Why was U.S. Attorney Carol Lam Fired? Here are a Few Political Possibilities. Tell Us What You Think the Reason Was. (from Buzzflash)
TPM Muckraker coverage
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Yay Senator Leahy!
"We don't have a law that would make war profiteering specifically a federal crime," Sen. Leahy (D-VT) said in this morning's efficient hearing conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee, so he is introducing one.
Watch this stupid war end real quick-like if this bill passes.
Watch this stupid war end real quick-like if this bill passes.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Bush declares war four years ago today
Bush declares war
Wednesday, March 19, 2003 Posted: 11:05 PM EST (0405 GMT)
Bush: "I assure you this will not be a campaign of half measures and we will accept no outcome but victory."
U.S. President George W. Bush announces the U.S. and coalition forces opening strike on Iraq.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. President George W. Bush has announced that war against Iraq has begun.
Ahhhhh, guess what?
We're still fucked, but the Big Oil companies are really fucking happy.
And four years later Preznit Poopypants still looks like a fucking retard, acts like a fucking retard, man I say if it looks like a duck, let's go duck hunting, eh?
(Just kidding, I don't hunt)
Sunday, March 18, 2007
The Women’s War
hat tip Stories in America.
I was never in the military but I worked on a base for a couple of years.
The harrassment never stops.
I learned the word cochino during this period of my life.
This article was really hard for me to read.
I was never in the military but I worked on a base for a couple of years.
The harrassment never stops.
I learned the word cochino during this period of my life.
This article was really hard for me to read.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
China, Sun Tzu and Iraq's oil
“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” Sun Tzu, Chinese author and military strategist, c. 544-496 BC
Bush and Cheney may be declaring “Mission Accomplished” now that the Iraqi Cabinet has approved the draft of an oil law granting foreign companies unprecedented access to the country’s fields.
But Beijing is having the last laugh.
Just last week, Chinese oil company officials arrived in Baghdad to revive Hussein-era contracts for developing Iraq’s oil, specifically, the Ahdab oil field in south-central Iraq. Hundreds of millions of dollars and a reduction in Iraq’s Chinese debt are already on the table.
Bush and Cheney may be declaring “Mission Accomplished” now that the Iraqi Cabinet has approved the draft of an oil law granting foreign companies unprecedented access to the country’s fields.
But Beijing is having the last laugh.
Just last week, Chinese oil company officials arrived in Baghdad to revive Hussein-era contracts for developing Iraq’s oil, specifically, the Ahdab oil field in south-central Iraq. Hundreds of millions of dollars and a reduction in Iraq’s Chinese debt are already on the table.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Tomgram: The Seymour Hersh Mystery
A Journalist Writing Bloody Murder…
And No One Notices
By Tom Engelhardt
Let me see if I've got this straight. Perhaps two years ago, an "informal" meeting of "veterans" of the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal -- holding positions in the Bush administration -- was convened by Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott Abrams. Discussed were the "lessons learned" from that labyrinthine, secret, and illegal arms-for-money-for-arms deal involving the Israelis, the Iranians, the Saudis, and the Contras of Nicaragua, among others -- and meant to evade the Boland Amendment, a congressionally passed attempt to outlaw Reagan administration assistance to the anti-communist Contras. In terms of getting around Congress, the Iran-Contra vets concluded, the complex operation had been a success -- and would have worked far better if the CIA and the military had been kept out of the loop and the whole thing had been run out of the Vice President's office ...
Rather: Journalism Has ‘Lost Its Guts’
By CNET.
Source: Daniel Terdiman, CNET
AUSTIN, TEXAS–To longtime CBS broadcaster Dan Rather, American journalism in recent years “has in some ways lost its guts.”
During his hour-long keynote address at South by Southwest Interactive, Rather opined at length on the state of his profession, in which too many journalists have become lapdogs to power, rather than watchdogs.
(snort).
And No One Notices
By Tom Engelhardt
Let me see if I've got this straight. Perhaps two years ago, an "informal" meeting of "veterans" of the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal -- holding positions in the Bush administration -- was convened by Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott Abrams. Discussed were the "lessons learned" from that labyrinthine, secret, and illegal arms-for-money-for-arms deal involving the Israelis, the Iranians, the Saudis, and the Contras of Nicaragua, among others -- and meant to evade the Boland Amendment, a congressionally passed attempt to outlaw Reagan administration assistance to the anti-communist Contras. In terms of getting around Congress, the Iran-Contra vets concluded, the complex operation had been a success -- and would have worked far better if the CIA and the military had been kept out of the loop and the whole thing had been run out of the Vice President's office ...
Rather: Journalism Has ‘Lost Its Guts’
By CNET.
Source: Daniel Terdiman, CNET
AUSTIN, TEXAS–To longtime CBS broadcaster Dan Rather, American journalism in recent years “has in some ways lost its guts.”
During his hour-long keynote address at South by Southwest Interactive, Rather opined at length on the state of his profession, in which too many journalists have become lapdogs to power, rather than watchdogs.
(snort).
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Attorney General Gonzales in hot water
..."I acknowledge that mistakes were made here,'' Gonzales said. "I accept responsibility. I've overcome a lot of obstacles in my life to become attorney general. I am not here because I give up.''
White House Counsel Harriet Miers first proposed asking all 93 U.S. attorneys to step down after Bush was elected to a second term in 2004. Gonzales said he rejected that suggestion. ..
Note to Gonzales: They are soooooooooo going to throw your ass under the bus.
And after firing the prosecutor in my city who was one of the "ineffectual managers and prosecutors" who "chafed against Administration initiatives." I can't wait to see you go splat, fucker.
update 3/26/2007 Evidence Suggests U.S. Attorney Firings May Have Been Part of White House Scheme to Help Game 2008 Election
White House Counsel Harriet Miers first proposed asking all 93 U.S. attorneys to step down after Bush was elected to a second term in 2004. Gonzales said he rejected that suggestion. ..
Note to Gonzales: They are soooooooooo going to throw your ass under the bus.
And after firing the prosecutor in my city who was one of the "ineffectual managers and prosecutors" who "chafed against Administration initiatives." I can't wait to see you go splat, fucker.
update 3/26/2007 Evidence Suggests U.S. Attorney Firings May Have Been Part of White House Scheme to Help Game 2008 Election
Halliburton moves headquarters to Dubai
20 Billion Later Halliburton moves Headquarters to Dubai
Deadeye Dick goes to bat for Israel...again
Or is it for the dollar?
Maybe the Halliburton detention camps are exactly what they say they are and the US government will round up the Mexicans, detain them and send them back to Mexico after the dollar completely implodes. Americans might have to pick their own vegetables, in fact, in order to eat they may be thrilled to pick vegetables and fruit.
Any way you look at it, the American way of life is going to change.
The rest of the world has suffered for far too long because of US foreign policy.
Deadeye Dick goes to bat for Israel...again
Or is it for the dollar?
Maybe the Halliburton detention camps are exactly what they say they are and the US government will round up the Mexicans, detain them and send them back to Mexico after the dollar completely implodes. Americans might have to pick their own vegetables, in fact, in order to eat they may be thrilled to pick vegetables and fruit.
Any way you look at it, the American way of life is going to change.
The rest of the world has suffered for far too long because of US foreign policy.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Why I don't want grandchildren:
Warming Report to Warn of Coming Drought
Email this StoryMar 10, 7:32 PM (ET)By SETH BORENSTEIN
famine
war
air pollution
water pollution I''ll bet you thought it was because I'm a selfish bitch & I didn't want to change the dirty diapers, huh?
Saturday, March 10, 2007
I'm bleary eyed from watching stuff online all day
And it's hard to learn stuff sitting in front of the boob tube, so it was a good day.
Thanks Loopy, this was interesting. Doha Debates
Did you read Baer's book, Sleeping with the Devil, or see Syriana?
Thanks Loopy, this was interesting. Doha Debates
Did you read Baer's book, Sleeping with the Devil, or see Syriana?
Iranian influence soaring in Iraq
Oil, War and Geopolitics:
The Global Struggle Over Disappearing Petroleum Lecture By Michael Klare, Five Colleges professor of peace and world security studies
Feb 22, 2007 at Dickinson College, The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues
You know, sometimes I wonder whether we will have ANY access to Iraq's oil if and when things ever calm down over there. Sometimes it seems like we created a shit storm over there so that the Saudis and the Iranians could fight over control of Iraq's oil.
The Global Struggle Over Disappearing Petroleum Lecture By Michael Klare, Five Colleges professor of peace and world security studies
Feb 22, 2007 at Dickinson College, The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues
You know, sometimes I wonder whether we will have ANY access to Iraq's oil if and when things ever calm down over there. Sometimes it seems like we created a shit storm over there so that the Saudis and the Iranians could fight over control of Iraq's oil.
None of this would matter if the US' infrastructure had been planned with more than next quarter's profits in mind, eh?
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Bienvenido Sr. Bush........uh.......NO
Bush visits Latin America
Supposedly to brush up the US's image there.
One question. How the hell is Bush going to put lipstick on a pig?
And a thought. Yeah, right, that's what he's there for, uh huh---NOT
Supposedly to brush up the US's image there.
One question. How the hell is Bush going to put lipstick on a pig?
And a thought. Yeah, right, that's what he's there for, uh huh---NOT
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
And now for some comedy
Mexican president promises to keep Mexicans at home, instead of heading to U.S.
LISA J. ADAMS Associated Press Writer
AP) - MEXICO CITY-Mexican President Felipe Calderon won't be fighting for migration reform when he meets with U.S. President George W. Bush next week. Instead, he will be be spelling out what he intends to do to keep Mexicans at home
bwaaaa ha ha ha haa haa haa haa ha ha ha
LISA J. ADAMS Associated Press Writer
AP) - MEXICO CITY-Mexican President Felipe Calderon won't be fighting for migration reform when he meets with U.S. President George W. Bush next week. Instead, he will be be spelling out what he intends to do to keep Mexicans at home
bwaaaa ha ha ha haa haa haa haa ha ha ha
Bush's new US attorney a criminal?
'BBC Television had exposed 2004 voter attack scheme by appointee Griffin, a Rove aide.Black soldiers and the homeless targeted.by Greg Palast
March 7, 2007.
There’s only one thing worse than sacking an honest prosecutor. That’s replacing an honest prosecutor with a criminal.
There was one big hoohah in Washington yesterday as House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers pulled down the pants on George Bush’s firing of US Attorneys to expose a scheme to punish prosecutors who wouldn’t bend to political pressure....(click on title link)
more from Greg
March 7, 2007.
There’s only one thing worse than sacking an honest prosecutor. That’s replacing an honest prosecutor with a criminal.
There was one big hoohah in Washington yesterday as House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers pulled down the pants on George Bush’s firing of US Attorneys to expose a scheme to punish prosecutors who wouldn’t bend to political pressure....(click on title link)
more from Greg
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Like watching a train wreck in slo mo
watch it online:
Frontline Special -- -- News war
hat tip David Sirota
I can't stop watching it.
Whatever you do, watch #18 "Info-snacking"
I thought Google's motto was "do no evil" ???
Frontline Special -- -- News war
hat tip David Sirota
I can't stop watching it.
Whatever you do, watch #18 "Info-snacking"
I thought Google's motto was "do no evil" ???
Go home Rudy Giuliani
Your kid doesn't even believe your bullshit. We don't need any more RepugnantThuglicans in San Diego. We have plenty of our very own thugs here.
I don't trust Rudy.
y mas
Why Rudy Guiliani Is Destined to Fall
By Paul Waldman, TomPaine.com. Posted March 1, 2007.
and in other news today:
Scooter Libby Found Guilty In CIA Leak Case
Ex-Cheney aide guilty in CIA leak case The Associated Press
Published March 6, 2007, 11:07 AM CST
Ok, who's next?
Hmmmmmmm?
I don't trust Rudy.
y mas
Why Rudy Guiliani Is Destined to Fall
By Paul Waldman, TomPaine.com. Posted March 1, 2007.
and in other news today:
Scooter Libby Found Guilty In CIA Leak Case
Ex-Cheney aide guilty in CIA leak case The Associated Press
Published March 6, 2007, 11:07 AM CST
Ok, who's next?
Hmmmmmmm?
Monday, March 05, 2007
I've been avoiding this
Because I feel angry when I watch the suits blather on about
"We're gonna fix it, blah, blah, blah...
The approval rating for disability benefits for the Army is 4 percent? Hmmm hmmm, makes me wonder why so low? Navy 35%. I can't remember the other percentages for the other services, but it was at least 25% for the other services
What very few papers are reporting on:
Poison DUst tells the story of young soldiers who thought they came home safely from the war, but didn't. Of a veteran's young daughter whose birth defect is strikingly similar to birth defects suffered by many Iraqi children. - Every American who cares about our troops should watch this film. Everyone who cares about the innocent civilians who live in the countries where these weapons are used should watch this film
And I cry when I read about how these guys are treated. It brings back really bad memories. This is not new. Ever seen a cockroach inside a tracheotomy tube? I know someone who has. DoD or VA -- ya think there's a whole lot of difference when a particular building is slated to be closed?
Soldiers Face Neglect, Frustration At Army's Top Medical Facility
By Dana Priest and Anne Hull
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, February 18, 2007; A01
here's an example:
"...Frustration at Every Turn
The frustrations of an outpatient's day begin before dawn. On a dark, rain-soaked morning this winter, Sgt. Archie Benware, 53, hobbled over to his National Guard platoon office at Walter Reed. Benware had done two tours in Iraq. His head had been crushed between two 2,100-pound concrete barriers in Ramadi, and now it was dented like a tin can. His legs were stiff from knee surgery. But here he was, trying to take care of business..."
53?
Two tours in Iraq?
WTF?
update:
more anger from Badtux the Snarky Penguin and Grumpy Old Man
"We're gonna fix it, blah, blah, blah...
The approval rating for disability benefits for the Army is 4 percent? Hmmm hmmm, makes me wonder why so low? Navy 35%. I can't remember the other percentages for the other services, but it was at least 25% for the other services
What very few papers are reporting on:
Poison DUst tells the story of young soldiers who thought they came home safely from the war, but didn't. Of a veteran's young daughter whose birth defect is strikingly similar to birth defects suffered by many Iraqi children. - Every American who cares about our troops should watch this film. Everyone who cares about the innocent civilians who live in the countries where these weapons are used should watch this film
And I cry when I read about how these guys are treated. It brings back really bad memories. This is not new. Ever seen a cockroach inside a tracheotomy tube? I know someone who has. DoD or VA -- ya think there's a whole lot of difference when a particular building is slated to be closed?
Soldiers Face Neglect, Frustration At Army's Top Medical Facility
By Dana Priest and Anne Hull
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, February 18, 2007; A01
here's an example:
"...Frustration at Every Turn
The frustrations of an outpatient's day begin before dawn. On a dark, rain-soaked morning this winter, Sgt. Archie Benware, 53, hobbled over to his National Guard platoon office at Walter Reed. Benware had done two tours in Iraq. His head had been crushed between two 2,100-pound concrete barriers in Ramadi, and now it was dented like a tin can. His legs were stiff from knee surgery. But here he was, trying to take care of business..."
53?
Two tours in Iraq?
WTF?
update:
more anger from Badtux the Snarky Penguin and Grumpy Old Man
Porgera Gold Mine Transforms Pacific Island
by David Martinez, Special to CorpWatch
February 21st, 2007
Weapon of Mass Instruction
February 21st, 2007
I know this article is three weeks old, but I just discovered it. I don't have time to check every site on my blogroll every day and this one doesn't update every day, or even every week. Anyhoo, as I read the article I was reminded of this CD by Greg Palast.
Why?
Barrick, and Poppy Bush.
Weapon of Mass Instruction
Greg Palast (amazon.com)
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Mid-East vow to curb sectarianism
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah have agreed to work together to fight sectarian strife in the Middle East.
...'Common views'
Speaking in Tehran after the talks, Mr Ahmadinejad said: "We discussed the Palestinian and Iraq issues comprehensively. We have common views in this regard."
He also said that "plots carried out by the enemies in order to divide the world of Islam were discussed" and that the Saudis had joined Iran in condemning them, the AFP news agency reports...
You know, I really hope that ordinary people in the Middle East don't consider the (ordinary) American people the enemy.
Here's why I say that:
American Idol vs. American Elections
By Liz Egan
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Oh, and then there's these neat little glitches:
Brad Blog
Democracy ain't always all that and a bag of chips, especially a democracy that has to deal with lots of corporate influence.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Chalmers Johnson on Democracy Now
(click on title link for audio and/or transcript if you want to know why the American Republic is doomed)
I'll warn you, it's depressing, but if you grew up in a military town like I did, it won't surprise you.
I'll warn you, it's depressing, but if you grew up in a military town like I did, it won't surprise you.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Israel is a pain in our ass
A Note From Tom:-
The ICH sister website http://www.ichblog.eu has been subject to
a number of hacking attacks and has been taken off line as a
result. We are working to restore service. Your patience is
appreciated.
February 24 / 25, 2007
AIPAC Demands "Action" on Iran
"An American Strike on Iran is Essential for Our Existence"
By GARY LEUPP
Operation infinite difference
A hundred beatsBy Fatima Bhutto
...Hilary Clinton spoke to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) earlier this month where she generously declared that "Israel is a beacon of what's right in a neighbourhood overshadowed by the wrongs of radicalism, extremism, despotism and terrorism" and continued to say that Americans "are humbled by Israel's commitment to civic engagement and open debate, free expression and the rule of law"...
Blog
Edwards Got It Right: Israeli Attack on Iran IS Threat to World Peace
richards1052's
TPM Café
Nevermind that they kill Palestinians, steal their land, starve their people on a daily basis, those arrogant, stubborn, stupid assholes are going to get MORE people killed in the Middle East, and then more Americans will die.
Israel reminds me of a hyperactive, spoiled, demanding thirteen year old who just can't stop being disruptive and needs to constantly be the center of attention, and cannot stop bugging the fuck out of people until his demands are met.
Maybe the brat needs his ass spanked again.
I thought Lebanon was a good hard spanking, but (sigh), I guess not.
I do not understand why the fuck the state of Israel had to be established in the Middle East.
The Neighborhood sucks.
The ICH sister website http://www.ichblog.eu has been subject to
a number of hacking attacks and has been taken off line as a
result. We are working to restore service. Your patience is
appreciated.
February 24 / 25, 2007
AIPAC Demands "Action" on Iran
"An American Strike on Iran is Essential for Our Existence"
By GARY LEUPP
Operation infinite difference
A hundred beatsBy Fatima Bhutto
...Hilary Clinton spoke to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) earlier this month where she generously declared that "Israel is a beacon of what's right in a neighbourhood overshadowed by the wrongs of radicalism, extremism, despotism and terrorism" and continued to say that Americans "are humbled by Israel's commitment to civic engagement and open debate, free expression and the rule of law"...
Blog
Edwards Got It Right: Israeli Attack on Iran IS Threat to World Peace
richards1052's
TPM Café
Nevermind that they kill Palestinians, steal their land, starve their people on a daily basis, those arrogant, stubborn, stupid assholes are going to get MORE people killed in the Middle East, and then more Americans will die.
Israel reminds me of a hyperactive, spoiled, demanding thirteen year old who just can't stop being disruptive and needs to constantly be the center of attention, and cannot stop bugging the fuck out of people until his demands are met.
Maybe the brat needs his ass spanked again.
I thought Lebanon was a good hard spanking, but (sigh), I guess not.
I do not understand why the fuck the state of Israel had to be established in the Middle East.
The Neighborhood sucks.
McCain visits, gets Sanders' endorsement
Somehow this information makes me think of some things I've read in Nemesis. I did get Chalmers Johnson to sign my book the other night. During his presentation he mentioned Hanna Arendt and her description of the 'banality of evil' when she wrote about the Adolf Eichmann trial. When I finish reading Nemesis I plan on reading "The Origins of Totalinarianism."
You're wondering how I connected the article on my mayor endorsing McCain and 'the banality of evil', huh?
My nickname for the mayor is "Downsize Jerry" (quite popular in business circles here in San Diego, nevermind that their employees can't afford to live anywhere but Tijuana, and their customers are routinely frustrated with the employees 'convenient' English skills) and McCain goes along to get along with the Bush Administration.
Republicans don't think for themselves.
That is the banality of evil.
You're wondering how I connected the article on my mayor endorsing McCain and 'the banality of evil', huh?
My nickname for the mayor is "Downsize Jerry" (quite popular in business circles here in San Diego, nevermind that their employees can't afford to live anywhere but Tijuana, and their customers are routinely frustrated with the employees 'convenient' English skills) and McCain goes along to get along with the Bush Administration.
Republicans don't think for themselves.
That is the banality of evil.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Interview: Seth Moulton, former Marine Lieutenant
David Brancaccio sits down with Seth Moulton, who served two tours in Iraq as a Marine Lieutenant, to talk about America's quandary in Iraq. Moulton argues President Bush's call for some 21,000 additional troops in Iraq is "too little, too late," and recommends a commitment of 100,000 more troops. "If it means that we have to have a draft, then that's a question we need to ask the Congress and the American public," Moulton said.
Dude, I'm not giving up my only female child for this debacle. Period.
David Brancaccio sits down with Seth Moulton, who served two tours in Iraq as a Marine Lieutenant, to talk about America's quandary in Iraq. Moulton argues President Bush's call for some 21,000 additional troops in Iraq is "too little, too late," and recommends a commitment of 100,000 more troops. "If it means that we have to have a draft, then that's a question we need to ask the Congress and the American public," Moulton said.
Dude, I'm not giving up my only female child for this debacle. Period.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Resting today
And John Mayer is helping me. 
The more I listen to this kid's work, the more I like it.
If the rain lets up I'm going to see if I can get Chalmers Johnson to sign my copy of Nemesis tonight. Nobody drives worth a shit in the rain here, they never slow down. In the northern part of the country they have black ice, here we have greasy roads that make you hydroplane when they get wet, and idiots.
The more I listen to this kid's work, the more I like it.
If the rain lets up I'm going to see if I can get Chalmers Johnson to sign my copy of Nemesis tonight. Nobody drives worth a shit in the rain here, they never slow down. In the northern part of the country they have black ice, here we have greasy roads that make you hydroplane when they get wet, and idiots.
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