And Administrative Stupidity. You’d think they’d, at least, wait until Blackwater was cleared before pulling this stunt. Unless, of course, they know Blackwater will never BE cleared. If that’s the case, just keep piling the $$$$ on…
Earlier this month, Blackwater USA was involved in the fatal shooting of 11 Iraqi civilians. While the Iraqi government swiftly condemned the contractor, the Bush administration has continued to back Blackwater’s story that it was “defensive fire.” Last Thursday, Gen. Peter Pace told reporters, “Blackwater has been a contractor in the past with the department and [...]
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Comes more intriguing (albeit frightening) information:
“The American air force is working with military leaders from the Gulf to train and prepare Arab air forces for a possible war with Iran, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.” UPDATE: “John Bolton, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, told Tory delegates today that efforts by the UK and the EU to negotiate with [...]
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In case you don’t make it far enough down the page (or onto the preceeding page), you’ll want to read this about Iran. It’s a "must read" for a Sunday evening…because it puts "guess who" right in the middle of things..
If you’ve been waiting around for the Sy Hersh article which gives you all the details about the coming strike against Iran brought to you by the lethally slapstick militarism of Dick Cheney … well, here it is [....]
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Something bothered me about that Climate Change conference sponsored by the Bush Administration. Apparently, it bugged a few others, too.
Apparently nobody outside the U.S. was fooled for a minute by George Bush’s "climate summit." The Guardian reports:European ministers, diplomats and officials attending the Washington conference were scathing, particularly in private, over Mr Bush’s failure once again to [...]
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My faith in Mr. Murtha is beginning to waiver. Still, I hate to seed the right be so viscious in praying for his downfall..
…If Murtha is forced to giving a deposition, he’ll likely be forced to say who, if anyone, gave him this information. If one of his cronies in the Pentagon fed him this information, it’ll expose that person’s anti-war (or possibly anti-Bush) agenda. If Rep. Murtha made this up, then he’s in deep trouble. Even if another court rules that his accusations were part of his official responsibilities, he’ll be exposed to the entire world as pitching these Marines’ constitutional guarantees aside. At that point, it won’t matter if he’s made daily trips to Walter Reed. It won’t matter if he’s helped win [...]
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Oh, my. There’s enough intrigue here to keep anybody interesting. Follow the twists and turns and be prepared to be surprised!
What’s a “dominionist”? It’s important that you ask that question first, or else you’ll have no way of analyzing what’s going on. According to Wikipedia: Dominionism is described by some contemporary scholars and journalists as a tendency among conservative politically-active Christians to seek influence or control over secular civil government through political action — aiming either at [...]
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John McCain steps in it, then grabs a hose to clean off. It’s not working. He needs to scrub harder..
In response to the hubbub about a recent interview on religion (video mashup of the most outrageous moments above), John McCain has issued the following statement: “I would vote for a Muslim if he or she was the candidate best able to lead the country and defend our political values.” Clearly, this flies in the face of [...]
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Up for a little video? Let’s talk about war and the media. John Amato at "Crooks and Liars" notes a great little video that says a lot.
Please go and see this new movie about the way the government uses the media to sell war after war after war. It’s a brilliant flick that dissects the great propaganda machine which is a curse to our democracy. War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception [...]
UPDATE: Just the latest example:
UPDATED: Sy Hersh joined CNN’s Late Edition and discussed his new article out in the NewYorker: “Shifting Targets,” which says that the WH has a new talking point which it will sell attacking Iran and as usual, our media will lap it up. The CIA has created an Iran Study Group with dozens of [...]
Tags: War Made Easy, Propoganda
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Don’t worry. Be happy.
I don’t want to alarm anyone, but it appears that the Bush administration is dropping the ball, intentionally, in prosecuting polluters. Who could have imagined it? The Environmental Protection Agency’s pursuit of criminal cases against polluters has dropped off sharply during the Bush administration, with the number of prosecutions, new investigations and total convictions all down [...]
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Iran plays our game. Back Atcha..
I hope the escalation of rhetoric between the United States and Iran remains on the silly level: "TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s parliament on Saturday approved a nonbinding resolution labeling the CIA and the U.S. Army "terrorist organizations," in apparent response to a Senate resolution seeking to give a similar designation to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The hard-line dominated parliament cited [...]
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Sunday evening. A beautiful day around here, busy with the usual family, errands, food and friends stuff. And, of course, laundry. I’ll be trying some of these tricks next time, since folding fitted sheets drives me crazy! Take look. See if they help you get through one of life’s mysteries – how to fold those doggone fitted sheets! There are three interesting techniques – all with video to show you exactly how to do it. Not sure I understand them all, just from watching, but will try ‘em!
I’m no slouch when it comes to folding laundry. I’ll happily do my share, although my wife does way more than I do. However, I’ve just never understood that folding nightmare "the fitted sheet." Whatever I try ends up looking like I haven’t tried at all. "There has to be a method to this madness" I said today as my fifth crib sheet sat before me wanting to be put out of it’s misery. And once again, the Internet had the answer. I’ve put a selection of [...]
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We tend to keep the TV on during the evening, even if we’re reading or doing something for our jobs. We also tend to have the same old shows on, all the time. When the fall TV season rolls around, and familiar shows move to unfamiliar spots, we find ourselves catching bits of brand new shows. After all, that’s exactly why the networks move things around. So, there we were, eating dinner and talking when CBS’s new vampire-based show, Moonlight, came on. We tried to watch it. We really did. I’m not a TV critic, but I’d have to agree with some of the professionals below – it seems laboriously slow. And some of the acting is right out about the level of a high school play. No, let me take that back. I’ve seen high school actors who do a better job than some of the folks on Moonlight. Maybe it’s just the thought of a guy who has to shoot up with blood for breakfast every morning that turned me off in the first five minute…maybe..
Premiere week comes to an anticlimactic close tonight with the 9 p.m. debut of the vampire detective drama “Moonlight” on CBS. The show has had a rocky start. “The pilot underwent extensive rewriting and most of the original cast was given the boot,” the San Jose Mercury News notes. And the reviews have not been kind. The [...]
What I HAVE discovered is that there is a wealth of interesting stuff out there on the smaller cable nets and on the premium cable channels (HBO, Showtime, etc). Once the kids left home, we dropped the expensive channels after finding we just weren’t watching them that much. There’s an interesting new program you can download – see the little logo linked at the top of the right-hand column on this page. You can use it free for a limited amount of downloads per month, and seems to offer a lot of those "alternative" shows. I’ve discovered some that might make me buy back into the premium channels. It seems to be some variation on the popular p2p networks, but works a lot faster and seems to producer better quality files. Legal? They say, "yes". You decide.
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Welcome to Sunday morning. As always on the weekends (and, yes, I’m thinking about giving up my "reverse posting" system during the week, just to avoid confusion.) I guess everybody is getting familiar with the way most blogs have the newest posts on top. Just don’t forget to scroll down for all the current content around here. Sipping coffee, watching MTP, mapping out errands to run this early afternoon, and clipping coupons for the grocery store. Skimming through the Sunday morning blogs, caught one that slipped past my attention earlier. It’s really tragic that our personal information gets moved around the way it does, without the protections that should be included.
And the delightful folks at the Gap don’t even think that it’s important enough to provide any details. Sure, what could really happen with Social Security numbers and contact details? Sheesh, some people need to learn how to relax and put blind faith in a company that is too stupid to [...]
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