martinchill
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Arianna Mocks GOP Fearmongering Strategy
trying to ignore rove and rovian tactics is akin to burying your head in the sand.
you'd do better to listen, hear and understand what ms. huffington said at the end, when she was being intelligent and not merely trying to act intelligent. posted 07/18/2008 at 16:30:21
you'd do better to listen, hear and understand what ms. huffington said at the end, when she was being intelligent and not merely trying to act intelligent. posted 07/18/2008 at 16:30:21
Capitalism for the Poor, Socialism for the Wealthy
you first say that we should all pay to preserve fdr's legacy and so forth, and then go on to say that those responsible for the mess knew what they were doing. i say make them pay first and pay the most.
as in everything they've got. posted 07/18/2008 at 17:10:48
as in everything they've got. posted 07/18/2008 at 17:10:48
corporations are given citizen status, but citizens are not granted corporation status.
i can't base my headquarters in the islands, for instance, like KBR did.
~~~
http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2008/03/06/top_iraq_contractor_skirts_us_taxes_offshore/
CAYMAN ISLANDS - Kellogg Brown & Root, the nation's top Iraq war contractor and until last year a subsidiary of Halliburton Corp., has avoided paying hundreds of millions of dollars in federal Medicare and Social Security taxes by hiring workers through shell companies based in this tropical tax haven.
More than 21,000 people working for KBR in Iraq - including about 10,500 Americans - are listed as employees of two companies that exist in a computer file on the fourth floor of a building on a palm-studded boulevard here in the Caribbean. Neither company has an office or phone number in the Cayman Islands.
When Texas pipe-fitter Danny Langford applied for unemployment compensation after being let go by Service Employers International Inc., he was rejected, he was told, because he worked for a foreign company.
~~~ posted 07/18/2008 at 13:14:37
i can't base my headquarters in the islands, for instance, like KBR did.
~~~
http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2008/03/06/top_iraq_contractor_skirts_us_taxes_offshore/
CAYMAN ISLANDS - Kellogg Brown & Root, the nation's top Iraq war contractor and until last year a subsidiary of Halliburton Corp., has avoided paying hundreds of millions of dollars in federal Medicare and Social Security taxes by hiring workers through shell companies based in this tropical tax haven.
More than 21,000 people working for KBR in Iraq - including about 10,500 Americans - are listed as employees of two companies that exist in a computer file on the fourth floor of a building on a palm-studded boulevard here in the Caribbean. Neither company has an office or phone number in the Cayman Islands.
When Texas pipe-fitter Danny Langford applied for unemployment compensation after being let go by Service Employers International Inc., he was rejected, he was told, because he worked for a foreign company.
~~~ posted 07/18/2008 at 13:14:37
Speaker Pelosi: "Two Oil Men In The White House" To Blame For Gas Prices
wow - cheney nearly looks human in that photo...
the snapper must have said "SAY OIL!"... posted 07/18/2008 at 11:26:44
the snapper must have said "SAY OIL!"... posted 07/18/2008 at 11:26:44
McCain: Obama Socialist? "I Don't Know"
[irony]
There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
There's nothing wrong with free enterprise
Don't try to make me feel guilty
I'm so tired of hearing you cry
There's nothing wrong with making some profit
If you ask me I'll say it's just fine
There's nothing wrong with wanting to live nice
I'm so tired of hearing you whine
About the revolution
Bringin' down the rich
When was the last time you dug a ditch, baby!
If it ain't one thing
Then it's the other
Any cause that crosses your path
Your heart bleeds for anyone's brother
I've got to tell you you're a pain in the ass
You criticize with plenty of vigor
You rationalize everything that you do
With catchy phrases and heavy quotations
And everybody is crazy but you
You're just a middle class, socialist brat
From a suburban family and you never really had to work
And you tell me that we've got to get back
To the struggling masses (whoever they are)
You talk, talk, talk about suffering and pain
Your mouth is bigger than your entire brain
What the hell do you know about suffering and pain . . .
There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
[/irony] posted 07/18/2008 at 12:51:09
There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
There's nothing wrong with free enterprise
Don't try to make me feel guilty
I'm so tired of hearing you cry
There's nothing wrong with making some profit
If you ask me I'll say it's just fine
There's nothing wrong with wanting to live nice
I'm so tired of hearing you whine
About the revolution
Bringin' down the rich
When was the last time you dug a ditch, baby!
If it ain't one thing
Then it's the other
Any cause that crosses your path
Your heart bleeds for anyone's brother
I've got to tell you you're a pain in the ass
You criticize with plenty of vigor
You rationalize everything that you do
With catchy phrases and heavy quotations
And everybody is crazy but you
You're just a middle class, socialist brat
From a suburban family and you never really had to work
And you tell me that we've got to get back
To the struggling masses (whoever they are)
You talk, talk, talk about suffering and pain
Your mouth is bigger than your entire brain
What the hell do you know about suffering and pain . . .
There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
[/irony] posted 07/18/2008 at 12:51:09
it's failing by design.
elites feel that for the rest of us, to paraphrase Animal House - fat, drunk and stupid is exactly the way to go through life, son. posted 07/18/2008 at 12:31:36
elites feel that for the rest of us, to paraphrase Animal House - fat, drunk and stupid is exactly the way to go through life, son. posted 07/18/2008 at 12:31:36
Happiness Is A Choice
shakespeare (or someone later thought to be him) said:
"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so"
i believe that innate happiness is something that is either learned or not learned as a child. the question, then, becomes "can an old dog learn new tricks?"
:o posted 07/19/2008 at 14:03:46
"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so"
i believe that innate happiness is something that is either learned or not learned as a child. the question, then, becomes "can an old dog learn new tricks?"
:o posted 07/19/2008 at 14:03:46
Blake Lively And Penn Badgley Enjoy All-Star Game (PHOTOS)
*first*
WHO? posted 07/16/2008 at 20:51:45
WHO? posted 07/16/2008 at 20:51:45
Green Leadership
welcome to huffpost, mr. mayor!
peace from just north of the bridge... posted 07/16/2008 at 19:59:36
peace from just north of the bridge... posted 07/16/2008 at 19:59:36
Andy Dick Arrested On Drug And Sex Charges
to me - he looks about ready to star as paul reubens...
http://www.bobbyworks.com/images/mug%20shot%20paul%20reubens.jpg posted 07/16/2008 at 20:48:47
http://www.bobbyworks.com/images/mug%20shot%20paul%20reubens.jpg posted 07/16/2008 at 20:48:47
What Do Whites Want? Why The Papers Are Getting The Race Polls Wrong
it was choked to death by its corporate masters. posted 07/16/2008 at 18:11:13
Satire by the Book
"The worst fears of voters passing by newsstands will be reinforced. "
absurd. posted 07/16/2008 at 19:56:06
absurd. posted 07/16/2008 at 19:56:06
just wondering if ANYONE read the new yorker article.... posted 07/16/2008 at 16:05:33
The Flag Salutes George Carlin
i caught that...
"please step away from the car!" posted 07/16/2008 at 20:19:41
"please step away from the car!" posted 07/16/2008 at 20:19:41
Wall Street Socialism
turns out that the american dream is to get rich and screw everybody.
few can attain that dream. posted 07/16/2008 at 02:05:35
few can attain that dream. posted 07/16/2008 at 02:05:35
"Wall Street firms who are whining for a bailout"
better yet - force phil gramm to call it fascism. posted 07/16/2008 at 01:53:46
better yet - force phil gramm to call it fascism. posted 07/16/2008 at 01:53:46
"Screwed up" and "abused": Omar Khadr's Canadian interrogations at Guantanamo
"The invading force would never reach American borders to begin with."
i'm guessing you don't live in texas or arizona. posted 07/16/2008 at 14:02:32
i'm guessing you don't live in texas or arizona. posted 07/16/2008 at 14:02:32
never heard of the School of the Americas, hey?
~~~
btw - i was marvelling at the actual journalistic feel of this piece; well-written and even researched - i miss real journalists...
a word was omitted - "that it would not intervene in Omar's case since it had received assurances from the United States that Omar was being humanely"
otherwise - nice post.
funny that not one conservative can write a comment supporting this administration's actions over the last seven years without coming across like a drunk 8th-grader on steroids... i can practically hear the guffaws as they bang out the words on their keyboards... one letter at a time. posted 07/16/2008 at 01:46:25
~~~
btw - i was marvelling at the actual journalistic feel of this piece; well-written and even researched - i miss real journalists...
a word was omitted - "that it would not intervene in Omar's case since it had received assurances from the United States that Omar was being humanely"
otherwise - nice post.
funny that not one conservative can write a comment supporting this administration's actions over the last seven years without coming across like a drunk 8th-grader on steroids... i can practically hear the guffaws as they bang out the words on their keyboards... one letter at a time. posted 07/16/2008 at 01:46:25
Gitmo Interrogation Video Released For First Time
and here's what that looks like:
http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/n/U/moran.jpg posted 07/16/2008 at 15:11:58
http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/n/U/moran.jpg posted 07/16/2008 at 15:11:58
and here's to GITM - voting republican and loving it. posted 07/16/2008 at 14:09:51
so take him to court, sparky... posted 07/15/2008 at 18:37:44
Sympathy For Mark Sanford
"I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that virtually any question about McCain's economic plan can be truthfully answered with a blank stare"
where's phil gramm when ya need him?
lol
to tout mccain as being consistent is funnier than not having an answer at all... posted 07/14/2008 at 19:30:25
where's phil gramm when ya need him?
lol
to tout mccain as being consistent is funnier than not having an answer at all... posted 07/14/2008 at 19:30:25
McCain Defends Czechoslovakia, A Non-Existent Country -- Again
aren't you just *dying* to know who his veep would be? posted 07/14/2008 at 16:24:03
New Yorker Cover Falls Short Of Satire
"How much to we really want his "authentic self" portrayed?"
this reminds me of a hilarious SNL bit recently - 'jesse jackson' and 'al sharpton' doing a commentary on Weekend Update... "one mistake - and they take it away!"
"It's okay to be close to the African-American community leaders... But get your picture taken with Farrakhan -- They take it away!!"
;) posted 07/14/2008 at 19:39:36
this reminds me of a hilarious SNL bit recently - 'jesse jackson' and 'al sharpton' doing a commentary on Weekend Update... "one mistake - and they take it away!"
"It's okay to be close to the African-American community leaders... But get your picture taken with Farrakhan -- They take it away!!"
;) posted 07/14/2008 at 19:39:36
Bush lifts oil drilling ban, wants Congress to act
you still haven't figured out that whole 'forest for the trees' thing yet, hey?
the real procrastination is in avoiding the fact that oil is dead. it's called "Cashing In" - and they are doing it on a massive scale. posted 07/14/2008 at 11:37:21
the real procrastination is in avoiding the fact that oil is dead. it's called "Cashing In" - and they are doing it on a massive scale. posted 07/14/2008 at 11:37:21
Obama Lays Out Clear Plan For Iraq Withdrawal In NY Times Op-Ed
i did. what do you think it will take to actually stabilize that region?
democracy is not in their culture, despite anyone's best intentions. posted 07/15/2008 at 00:17:34
democracy is not in their culture, despite anyone's best intentions. posted 07/15/2008 at 00:17:34
lemme guess - something having to do with the threat iran poses... posted 07/14/2008 at 19:25:41
when in a hole, stop digging. posted 07/14/2008 at 19:08:05
whine much? posted 07/14/2008 at 18:26:18
actually my second choice is spot-on, as i would prefer that we had never initiated this QUAGMIRE - as i called it such in 2003. posted 07/14/2008 at 18:24:37
it's right there, two comments down... posted 07/14/2008 at 17:24:49
were any of these issues addressed BEFORE we invaded?
what it might take to restore order there is a ruthless dictator.
oh, wait...
~~
"I believed it was a grave mistake to allow ourselves to be distracted from the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban by invading a country that posed no imminent threat and had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks." posted 07/14/2008 at 17:21:20
what it might take to restore order there is a ruthless dictator.
oh, wait...
~~
"I believed it was a grave mistake to allow ourselves to be distracted from the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban by invading a country that posed no imminent threat and had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks." posted 07/14/2008 at 17:21:20
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/middle_east/7504571.stm posted 07/14/2008 at 17:05:52
yeah - still curling 12oz cans... posted 07/14/2008 at 17:02:00
tyvm posted 07/14/2008 at 16:38:19
"I would not hold our military, our resources and our foreign policy hostage to a misguided desire to maintain permanent bases in Iraq. I would make it absolutely clear that we seek no presence in Iraq similar to our permanent bases in South Korea, and would redeploy our troops out of Iraq and focus on the broader security challenges that we face. But for far too long, those responsible for the greatest strategic blunder in the recent history of American foreign policy have ignored useful debate in favor of making false charges about flip-flops and surrender.
It"s not going to work this time. It"s time to end this war."
~~
spin that, tr oll s. posted 07/14/2008 at 16:21:05
It"s not going to work this time. It"s time to end this war."
~~
spin that, tr oll s. posted 07/14/2008 at 16:21:05
these comments don't make sounds... posted 07/14/2008 at 16:17:15
what if the moon falls on your head? posted 07/14/2008 at 16:10:14
still wanting to know why people type "Ob a ma" or "O bam a" or "mac cain" on these threads...
filters? secret code among trolls? posted 07/14/2008 at 15:42:10
filters? secret code among trolls? posted 07/14/2008 at 15:42:10
Oil Reaches Historic Highs While OPEC Holds Us in Contempt
and further - we are apparently now locked into contracts at prices that were bogus to begin with. as if these things are impossible to reverse.
and now freddie mac, fannie mae, indymac and others get bailouts - my how times have changed... posted 07/15/2008 at 00:26:43
and now freddie mac, fannie mae, indymac and others get bailouts - my how times have changed... posted 07/15/2008 at 00:26:43
well said. posted 07/15/2008 at 00:23:49
yes - the price of oil isn't changing based on supply and demand.
thus - there is a control mechanism and a group controlling that mechanism. posted 07/15/2008 at 00:23:31
thus - there is a control mechanism and a group controlling that mechanism. posted 07/15/2008 at 00:23:31
our elections are rigged, and the whole show is run by corporations.
do tell us where you live that has found a more perfect system of governing.
"don't hate us because we're americans, just hate our government."
NoFX posted 07/14/2008 at 12:29:41
do tell us where you live that has found a more perfect system of governing.
"don't hate us because we're americans, just hate our government."
NoFX posted 07/14/2008 at 12:29:41
mr. learsy - i have come to respect your opinion on the oil situation since first reading your posts on Gather.com, and it's always clear which side of the argument you are on. however, i'm in disagreement with this post.
the headline last week announcing that oil had topped $140 a barrel was followed by the second line - that it was due to SPECULATION of war against iran.
true - we have not begun reducing our consumption here, but as has been noted in a few threads, there is no gas shortage. there are no lines at the gas stations. the price of oil IS FIXED.
companies are raising prices across the board, and/or charging fuel surcharges in addition to retail prices - and still it's all based on FIXED OIL PRICES.
if there is anything in the world more frustrating that MONOPOLIES, i don't know what it is.
again - a constitutional law banning oil industry execs from government is long overdue. posted 07/14/2008 at 11:50:07
the headline last week announcing that oil had topped $140 a barrel was followed by the second line - that it was due to SPECULATION of war against iran.
true - we have not begun reducing our consumption here, but as has been noted in a few threads, there is no gas shortage. there are no lines at the gas stations. the price of oil IS FIXED.
companies are raising prices across the board, and/or charging fuel surcharges in addition to retail prices - and still it's all based on FIXED OIL PRICES.
if there is anything in the world more frustrating that MONOPOLIES, i don't know what it is.
again - a constitutional law banning oil industry execs from government is long overdue. posted 07/14/2008 at 11:50:07
Anheuser-Busch Agrees To Be Sold To InBev
thank you.
brewed *from* colorado spring water? that all there is in it. posted 07/14/2008 at 12:01:04
brewed *from* colorado spring water? that all there is in it. posted 07/14/2008 at 12:01:04
easy now... it's a big world out there - you can't be expected to know everything... posted 07/14/2008 at 11:59:06
lol - no doubt... maybe this will curtail their opposition to the decriminilization of pot, too.
the Bud vs. buds war must be stopped... posted 07/14/2008 at 11:57:49
the Bud vs. buds war must be stopped... posted 07/14/2008 at 11:57:49
Blind Piano Prodigy From South Korea Only 5 Years Old, Can Play Any Song 'After Just One Listen' (VIDEO)
yepper... me and you and the kid on the panel with the earring, too... :) posted 07/13/2008 at 13:14:32
McCain Campaign Had Protestor Holding "Bush=McCain" Sign Removed From Event
ikyabwai. posted 07/12/2008 at 23:20:56
crying godwin's law doesn't make you less of a brown shirt. posted 07/12/2008 at 11:40:56
GOP Solicits Party Platform Suggestions Online
they're seeking *new* ideas.... posted 07/11/2008 at 11:22:11
perhaps.
this is 'passing the buck' on a massive scale. posted 07/11/2008 at 11:21:27
this is 'passing the buck' on a massive scale. posted 07/11/2008 at 11:21:27
exactly.
what this shows is that obama has broken through the fourth wall and is actually engaging citizens in the political process.
the status quo just hates that... posted 07/11/2008 at 11:15:47
what this shows is that obama has broken through the fourth wall and is actually engaging citizens in the political process.
the status quo just hates that... posted 07/11/2008 at 11:15:47
"GOP Solicits Party Platform Suggestions Online"
i suggest that they should build a reeeeeeally high platform - and then jump off of it.
then we'll all party!
~~
(my other suggestion would involved a platform and a noose) posted 07/11/2008 at 11:01:39
i suggest that they should build a reeeeeeally high platform - and then jump off of it.
then we'll all party!
~~
(my other suggestion would involved a platform and a noose) posted 07/11/2008 at 11:01:39
Red Cross: CIA Tortured, Officials Could Be Guilty Of War Crimes
"The Dark Side" also describes a frightening false alarm at the White House on Oct. 18, 2001, when, it says, an alarm went off on a machine designed to detect biological, chemical or radiological attacks. Among those who believed they might have been exposed to a pathogen was Vice President Dick Cheney.
Ms. Mayer quotes an unnamed "former administration official" as saying, "They thought that Cheney was already lethally infected."
A spokeswoman for Mr. Cheney, Lea Anne McBride, said his office had not seen the book and could not comment. An administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to comment on the issue said aides had investigated the book"s account at Ms. Mayer"s request and that "no one recalls such an incident." posted 07/11/2008 at 15:48:44
Ms. Mayer quotes an unnamed "former administration official" as saying, "They thought that Cheney was already lethally infected."
A spokeswoman for Mr. Cheney, Lea Anne McBride, said his office had not seen the book and could not comment. An administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to comment on the issue said aides had investigated the book"s account at Ms. Mayer"s request and that "no one recalls such an incident." posted 07/11/2008 at 15:48:44
Bush Administration Policy Toward the ICC
* Strongly hostile to the Court due to ideological opposition to an international court that the US doesn't completely control.
* Withdrew the US from all ICC negotiations after April 1, 2001.
* Nullified the Clinton administration signature on the Rome Statute on May 6, 2002.
* Refuses to participate in the Assembly of States Parties as an observer state, unlike every other major non-state party, including Japan, China, Russia and Israel.
* Signed into law the American Servicemembers Protection Act (ASPA), which, subject to broad presidential waiver authority, purports to prevent the US from cooperating with the ICC, authorizes the US to use all necessary means to free US personnel detained by the Court, mandates the withdrawal of military training and assistance from countries (except major allies) that join the ICC, and requires the US to withdraw from major peacekeeping operations unless US personnel receive immunity from the ICC.
* Using the US position on the Security Council to undermine the ICC by, on the one hand, carving out jurisdictional exceptions for peacekeepers and, on the other hand, challenging the inclusion of all constructive references to the Court. For example, even after the UN bombing in Baghdad, refused to allow language recognizing the ICC's criminalization of attacks against humanitarian aid workers as war crimes to be included in resolution on that topic.
* Refuses to join any consensus resolution in the UN General Assembly recognizing the existence of the ICC.
http://www.unausa.org/site/pp.asp?c=fvKRI8MPJpF&b=345925 posted 07/11/2008 at 15:46:57
* Strongly hostile to the Court due to ideological opposition to an international court that the US doesn't completely control.
* Withdrew the US from all ICC negotiations after April 1, 2001.
* Nullified the Clinton administration signature on the Rome Statute on May 6, 2002.
* Refuses to participate in the Assembly of States Parties as an observer state, unlike every other major non-state party, including Japan, China, Russia and Israel.
* Signed into law the American Servicemembers Protection Act (ASPA), which, subject to broad presidential waiver authority, purports to prevent the US from cooperating with the ICC, authorizes the US to use all necessary means to free US personnel detained by the Court, mandates the withdrawal of military training and assistance from countries (except major allies) that join the ICC, and requires the US to withdraw from major peacekeeping operations unless US personnel receive immunity from the ICC.
* Using the US position on the Security Council to undermine the ICC by, on the one hand, carving out jurisdictional exceptions for peacekeepers and, on the other hand, challenging the inclusion of all constructive references to the Court. For example, even after the UN bombing in Baghdad, refused to allow language recognizing the ICC's criminalization of attacks against humanitarian aid workers as war crimes to be included in resolution on that topic.
* Refuses to join any consensus resolution in the UN General Assembly recognizing the existence of the ICC.
http://www.unausa.org/site/pp.asp?c=fvKRI8MPJpF&b=345925 posted 07/11/2008 at 15:46:57
4 February, 2005
'Arrest threat' to Rumsfeld trip
The US defence secretary has said he is considering whether to attend a conference in Germany, where he may face arrest for war crimes.
Donald Rumsfeld is due to attend a gathering of high-level defence officials and experts next week.
But he says he has not yet decided whether or not to attend the conference in the German city of Munich.
US lawyers representing Iraqis who say they were abused in US custody have filed a complaint with a German court.
'War crimes'
"It's certainly an issue. It's something that we have to take into consideration," Mr Rumsfeld said on Thursday.
"Whether I'll end up there, we'll soon know. It'll be a week and we'll find out."
There is no mention of Mr Rumsfeld's attendance on the website for the conference, which runs from 11-13 February.
In a suit filed with German federal prosecutors, the New-York based Center for Constitutional Rights accuses Mr Rumsfeld of war crimes linked to the alleged abuse of detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib detention centre.
US investigations into the abuse scandal have concluded that he was not directly responsible.
The complaint was filed in Germany as its laws allow war crimes and human rights violations to be prosecuted across international boundaries.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4236489.stm posted 07/11/2008 at 14:12:52
'Arrest threat' to Rumsfeld trip
The US defence secretary has said he is considering whether to attend a conference in Germany, where he may face arrest for war crimes.
Donald Rumsfeld is due to attend a gathering of high-level defence officials and experts next week.
But he says he has not yet decided whether or not to attend the conference in the German city of Munich.
US lawyers representing Iraqis who say they were abused in US custody have filed a complaint with a German court.
'War crimes'
"It's certainly an issue. It's something that we have to take into consideration," Mr Rumsfeld said on Thursday.
"Whether I'll end up there, we'll soon know. It'll be a week and we'll find out."
There is no mention of Mr Rumsfeld's attendance on the website for the conference, which runs from 11-13 February.
In a suit filed with German federal prosecutors, the New-York based Center for Constitutional Rights accuses Mr Rumsfeld of war crimes linked to the alleged abuse of detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib detention centre.
US investigations into the abuse scandal have concluded that he was not directly responsible.
The complaint was filed in Germany as its laws allow war crimes and human rights violations to be prosecuted across international boundaries.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4236489.stm posted 07/11/2008 at 14:12:52
Rumsfeld flees France fearing arrest
10/27/2007
Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld fled France today fearing arrest over charges of "ordering and authorizing" torture of detainees at both the American-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the US military's detainment facility at Guantanamo Bay, unconfirmed reports coming from Paris suggest.
US embassy officials whisked Rumsfeld away yesterday from a breakfast meeting in Paris organized by the Foreign Policy magazine after human rights groups filed a criminal complaint against the man who spearheaded President George W. Bush's "war on terror" for six years.
According to activists in France, who greeted Rumsfeld shouting "murderer" and "war criminal" at the breakfast meeting venue, US embassy officials remained tight-lipped about the former defense secretary's whereabouts citing "security reasons".
Anti-torture protesters in France believe that the defense secretary fled over the open border to Germany, where a war crimes case against Rumsfeld was dismissed by a federal court. But activist point out that under the Schengen agreement that ended border checkpoints across a large part of the European Union, French law enforcement agents are allowed to cross the border into Germany in pursuit of a fleeing fugitive.
"Rumsfeld must be feeling how Saddam felt when US forces were hunting him down," activist Tanguy Richard said. "He may never end up being hanged like his old friend, but he must learn that in the civilized world, war crime doesn't pay."
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/10/384546.html posted 07/11/2008 at 12:23:48
10/27/2007
Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld fled France today fearing arrest over charges of "ordering and authorizing" torture of detainees at both the American-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the US military's detainment facility at Guantanamo Bay, unconfirmed reports coming from Paris suggest.
US embassy officials whisked Rumsfeld away yesterday from a breakfast meeting in Paris organized by the Foreign Policy magazine after human rights groups filed a criminal complaint against the man who spearheaded President George W. Bush's "war on terror" for six years.
According to activists in France, who greeted Rumsfeld shouting "murderer" and "war criminal" at the breakfast meeting venue, US embassy officials remained tight-lipped about the former defense secretary's whereabouts citing "security reasons".
Anti-torture protesters in France believe that the defense secretary fled over the open border to Germany, where a war crimes case against Rumsfeld was dismissed by a federal court. But activist point out that under the Schengen agreement that ended border checkpoints across a large part of the European Union, French law enforcement agents are allowed to cross the border into Germany in pursuit of a fleeing fugitive.
"Rumsfeld must be feeling how Saddam felt when US forces were hunting him down," activist Tanguy Richard said. "He may never end up being hanged like his old friend, but he must learn that in the civilized world, war crime doesn't pay."
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/10/384546.html posted 07/11/2008 at 12:23:48
Report: Bush Privately Told Germany He Had Misgivings About Obama Speech
clicking the first link in the story just might provide more details..... posted 07/10/2008 at 17:19:13
Jose Canseco: Madonna "Wanted To Have A Baby With Me"
hardly - i'm sure i'm not alone in being a male that would not do her. posted 07/12/2008 at 12:00:02
Bernanke: Government Needs More Power To Insulate Economy
strikes me as sound liberal policy... wait - these are conservative proposals? posted 07/10/2008 at 13:59:47
McCain Campaign Initially Stood By Gramm Remarks
;p posted 07/10/2008 at 19:12:43
Senate Passes FISA Bill, Gives Telecoms Immunity
why do the trolls type "hill ary" and "o bama" or 0bama all the time?
inquiring minds want to know... posted 07/09/2008 at 16:22:24
inquiring minds want to know... posted 07/09/2008 at 16:22:24
After the cloture vote, the Senate just approved final passage of the FISA bill, by a vote of 69-28. Obama voted with all Republicans for the bill. Hillary Clinton voted against it.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/#postid-updateE2 posted 07/09/2008 at 16:15:09
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/#postid-updateE2 posted 07/09/2008 at 16:15:09
these are the Democrats who have voted in favor of removing immunity from the bill: Akaka - Baucus - Biden - Bingaman - Boxer - Brown - Byrd - Cantwell - Cardin - Casey - Clinton - Dorgan - Durbin - Feingold - Harkin - Kerry - Klobuchar - Lautenberg - Leahy - Levin - Mendenez - Murray - Obama - Reed - Reid - Sanders (I) - Schuemer - Stabenow - Tester - Whitehouse - Wyden.
Every Republican (and Lieberman) voted against removing immunity (including Arlen Specter, who spent all day arguing against immunity). Democrats voting against removing immunity: Bayh - Carper - Conrad - Feinstein - Innouye - Johnson - Kohl - Landrieu - Lincoln - McCaskill - Mikulski - Nelson (FL) - Nelson (Neb.) - Pryor - Rockefeller - Salazar - Webb.
Specter's amendment -- merely to require the court to determine the constitutionality of the NSA spying program and condition immunity on a finding of constitutionality -- just failed 37-61. Obama (and Clinton) voted in favor of the amendment, and Specter was the only Republican to do so.
The Bingaman amendment failed by a vote of 42-56 (60 votes were required for passage.
Obama (and Clinton) voted in favor of the Bingaman amendment. McCain wasn't present to vote on any of this. Specter was the only Republican to vote in favor of the Bingaman amendment. The Democrats voting against: Bayh - Landrieu - Nelson - Pryor - Rockefeller.
After the cloture vote, the Senate just approved posted 07/09/2008 at 16:10:09
Every Republican (and Lieberman) voted against removing immunity (including Arlen Specter, who spent all day arguing against immunity). Democrats voting against removing immunity: Bayh - Carper - Conrad - Feinstein - Innouye - Johnson - Kohl - Landrieu - Lincoln - McCaskill - Mikulski - Nelson (FL) - Nelson (Neb.) - Pryor - Rockefeller - Salazar - Webb.
Specter's amendment -- merely to require the court to determine the constitutionality of the NSA spying program and condition immunity on a finding of constitutionality -- just failed 37-61. Obama (and Clinton) voted in favor of the amendment, and Specter was the only Republican to do so.
The Bingaman amendment failed by a vote of 42-56 (60 votes were required for passage.
Obama (and Clinton) voted in favor of the Bingaman amendment. McCain wasn't present to vote on any of this. Specter was the only Republican to vote in favor of the Bingaman amendment. The Democrats voting against: Bayh - Landrieu - Nelson - Pryor - Rockefeller.
After the cloture vote, the Senate just approved posted 07/09/2008 at 16:10:09
"no terrorist attacks on US soil since Sept 11 thanks to this administration"
thanx for admitting the bush administration was behind 9/11. posted 07/09/2008 at 16:01:23
thanx for admitting the bush administration was behind 9/11. posted 07/09/2008 at 16:01:23
Oh, Yes She Can
i absolutely loved ms. breitweiser for standing up and demanding a proper investigation into 9-11 - posted about it many times on alt-politics. her group didn't get one, of course - but to go this route is a shame. posted 07/09/2008 at 14:54:58
pitiful post - full of childish i-told-you-so crap that isn't even based in reality.
"The important thing to remember is to not get disillusioned and bitter with the political process."
IKYABWAI. posted 07/09/2008 at 14:50:16
"The important thing to remember is to not get disillusioned and bitter with the political process."
IKYABWAI. posted 07/09/2008 at 14:50:16
"Honor Killing" Comes To America
Atlanta, GA (AHN) - A Pakistani man from Jonesboro, Georgia has been charged with murder for strangling his daughter to death to protect his family's honor.
Chaudhry Rashid, 56, is suspected of killing Sandeela Kanwal, 25, on Sunday because the daughter wanted to end her marriage to a Pakistani in Chicago, the suspect's African-American wife, Gina, told police.
The suspect was arrested Sunday and is currently detained at the Clayton County jail without bail. His arraignment is scheduled on Tuesday. posted 07/09/2008 at 00:52:33
Chaudhry Rashid, 56, is suspected of killing Sandeela Kanwal, 25, on Sunday because the daughter wanted to end her marriage to a Pakistani in Chicago, the suspect's African-American wife, Gina, told police.
The suspect was arrested Sunday and is currently detained at the Clayton County jail without bail. His arraignment is scheduled on Tuesday. posted 07/09/2008 at 00:52:33
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_American-Islamic_Relations#Criticism
it's a controversy, not a fact. posted 07/09/2008 at 00:48:50
it's a controversy, not a fact. posted 07/09/2008 at 00:48:50
"Pickens Plan:" T. Boone Pickens Invests In, Pitches Alternative Energy
i hope his point that our dependence on foreign oil makes us very vulnerable is not lost on conservatives. posted 07/10/2008 at 20:50:35
i've seen pickup trucks running on natural gas for years - it's out there somewhere.
~~
He formed Pickens Fuel Corp. in 1997 and began touting natural gas as the best vehicular fuel alternative because it's a domestic resource that, among many advantages, is clean (Natural Gas Vehicles or NGVs emit up to 95% less pollution than gasoline or diesel vehicles) and reduces foreign oil consumption. Reincorporated as Clean Energy in 2001, the company now owns and operates natural gas fueling stations from British Columbia to the Mexican border.
On September 19, 2007, Pickens told CNBC that the price of oil could rise to $100. "Demand is up and supply is flat, so it's got to go on up," said Pickens, whose company is betting on natural gas for vehicles. "I can give you an Oklahoma guarantee that natural gas will never sell above diesel and gasoline prices" as fuel for vehicles, Pickens added. posted 07/10/2008 at 20:46:27
~~
He formed Pickens Fuel Corp. in 1997 and began touting natural gas as the best vehicular fuel alternative because it's a domestic resource that, among many advantages, is clean (Natural Gas Vehicles or NGVs emit up to 95% less pollution than gasoline or diesel vehicles) and reduces foreign oil consumption. Reincorporated as Clean Energy in 2001, the company now owns and operates natural gas fueling stations from British Columbia to the Mexican border.
On September 19, 2007, Pickens told CNBC that the price of oil could rise to $100. "Demand is up and supply is flat, so it's got to go on up," said Pickens, whose company is betting on natural gas for vehicles. "I can give you an Oklahoma guarantee that natural gas will never sell above diesel and gasoline prices" as fuel for vehicles, Pickens added. posted 07/10/2008 at 20:46:27
while i agree that he's a classic republican, even going as far as funding the Swift Boats campaign against kerry in 2004 - your comment is false and moronic.
"robe us blind", hey?
~~
"Pickens and employees of his BP Capital LLC donated $7 million to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. The Chronicle of Philanthropy lists Pickens as among its largest charitable givers 2005 and 2006. He has donated nearly a half a billion dollars to philanthropic causes during his career." posted 07/10/2008 at 20:44:30
"robe us blind", hey?
~~
"Pickens and employees of his BP Capital LLC donated $7 million to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. The Chronicle of Philanthropy lists Pickens as among its largest charitable givers 2005 and 2006. He has donated nearly a half a billion dollars to philanthropic causes during his career." posted 07/10/2008 at 20:44:30
pickens says natural gas. posted 07/10/2008 at 20:43:56
Hagee's Revenge? Videos Of Controversial Pastor Removed From YouTube
don't you just love it when 'men of god' have something to hide?
for shame.... posted 07/08/2008 at 11:35:06
for shame.... posted 07/08/2008 at 11:35:06
World Leaders Eat 18-Course Meal While Discussing Solutions To Global Food Crisis
from the menu on the front page of huffpo:
2005 CHATEAU GRILLET CH GRILLET
Purchase wine from:
Hitime Wine in Costa Mesa, CA 750ml $ 125.00 posted 07/08/2008 at 17:18:11
2005 CHATEAU GRILLET CH GRILLET
Purchase wine from:
Hitime Wine in Costa Mesa, CA 750ml $ 125.00 posted 07/08/2008 at 17:18:11
Sex Crimes in the White House
that's an awful lot of what-ifs.
what we know is enough without asking 'what if'.
smacks of known-knowns, known-unknowns, etc... posted 07/07/2008 at 22:45:43
what we know is enough without asking 'what if'.
smacks of known-knowns, known-unknowns, etc... posted 07/07/2008 at 22:45:43
i watched a rerun of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room last night on PBS... it references the Milgram Experiment. Milgram became personally involved in the legal proceedings surrounding abu ghraib.
fascinating stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment posted 07/07/2008 at 22:44:02
fascinating stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment posted 07/07/2008 at 22:44:02
we were talking about this crap in alt.politcs long before huffingtonpost came along.
great article - tyvm! posted 07/07/2008 at 22:40:46
great article - tyvm! posted 07/07/2008 at 22:40:46
Ancient Scripts Predate - And Could Rewrite - The Bible
"I'm admitting that the "historical" references to Jesus are sparse, but the same is true of Pilate, who nevertheless turned out to be more than just a piece of fiction."
sure - after the bible made him a player.
you can't cite the bible as proof that things in the bible happened. posted 07/09/2008 at 01:00:46
sure - after the bible made him a player.
you can't cite the bible as proof that things in the bible happened. posted 07/09/2008 at 01:00:46
awesome article - thanks much!
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"In March, Hall filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, among others. In the suit, Hall claims his rights to religious freedom under the First Amendment were violated and suggests that the United States military has become a Christian organization.
"I think it's utterly and totally wrong. Unconstitutional," Hall said.
Hall said there is a pattern of discrimination against non-Christians in the military.
Hall isn't seeking compensation in his lawsuit -- just the guarantee of religious freedom in the military. Eventually, Hall was sent home early from Iraq and later returned to Fort Riley in Junction City, Kansas, to complete his tour of duty."
~~~
spread the word to solders in iraq- renounce your faith and get sent back home! posted 07/09/2008 at 00:57:00
~~~
"In March, Hall filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, among others. In the suit, Hall claims his rights to religious freedom under the First Amendment were violated and suggests that the United States military has become a Christian organization.
"I think it's utterly and totally wrong. Unconstitutional," Hall said.
Hall said there is a pattern of discrimination against non-Christians in the military.
Hall isn't seeking compensation in his lawsuit -- just the guarantee of religious freedom in the military. Eventually, Hall was sent home early from Iraq and later returned to Fort Riley in Junction City, Kansas, to complete his tour of duty."
~~~
spread the word to solders in iraq- renounce your faith and get sent back home! posted 07/09/2008 at 00:57:00
common root = fear of the unknown, perhap? posted 07/08/2008 at 12:19:09
you're practically admitting that the entire religion is based on hearsay, even before getting to king james. posted 07/08/2008 at 11:46:23
"a purely scientific point of view"
mm-hmm.... posted 07/08/2008 at 02:37:44
mm-hmm.... posted 07/08/2008 at 02:37:44
your comment is riddled with spelling and grammatical errors.
for now, put down the bible and pick up an English book. posted 07/08/2008 at 02:31:05
for now, put down the bible and pick up an English book. posted 07/08/2008 at 02:31:05
try this:
six billion years and natural selection,
or
six days and a man with a magic beard? posted 07/07/2008 at 23:51:28
six billion years and natural selection,
or
six days and a man with a magic beard? posted 07/07/2008 at 23:51:28
(herod) posted 07/07/2008 at 23:34:21
pick one. it contradicts the other.
it's convenient to say you believe in 'a greater power' but then not define what 'greater power' is to you.
a feeling? an alien race? flying spaghetti monster?
you're waffling. posted 07/07/2008 at 23:23:30
it's convenient to say you believe in 'a greater power' but then not define what 'greater power' is to you.
a feeling? an alien race? flying spaghetti monster?
you're waffling. posted 07/07/2008 at 23:23:30
at least there is physical evidence of simon's and heron's existence.
"But if it did turn out to be about Simon, that wouldn't undermine Christianity even slightly. How could it?"
because christianity has a lot riding on the divinity of christ.
that just anyone can rise from the dead blows the whole thing wide open. posted 07/07/2008 at 23:15:50
"But if it did turn out to be about Simon, that wouldn't undermine Christianity even slightly. How could it?"
because christianity has a lot riding on the divinity of christ.
that just anyone can rise from the dead blows the whole thing wide open. posted 07/07/2008 at 23:15:50
the tablet refers to a man named Simon having been resurrected from the dead.
from the article:
"Israel Knohl, Professor of Biblical Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, says one line of the text tells the 'prince of princes' slain by the evil government, 'in three days you shall live'.
He suggests the story refers to the death of a Jewish prince called Simon who led a revolt against King Herod. "
show me that verse in your bible. posted 07/07/2008 at 23:00:04
from the article:
"Israel Knohl, Professor of Biblical Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, says one line of the text tells the 'prince of princes' slain by the evil government, 'in three days you shall live'.
He suggests the story refers to the death of a Jewish prince called Simon who led a revolt against King Herod. "
show me that verse in your bible. posted 07/07/2008 at 23:00:04
you're trying to have your cake and eat it, too.
one of your philosophies is in complete contradiction with the other. posted 07/07/2008 at 22:57:00
one of your philosophies is in complete contradiction with the other. posted 07/07/2008 at 22:57:00
you are a case study in why christians are delusional. posted 07/07/2008 at 22:56:26
no - i was saying that faith does not seek an answer. it assumes one regardless of evidence. posted 07/07/2008 at 22:55:58
a bible verse. posted 07/07/2008 at 22:53:46
"Faith is not rational"
thanks for that. posted 07/07/2008 at 22:52:47
thanks for that. posted 07/07/2008 at 22:52:47
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The question was "How do I know what God intended?" God's intentions are given in the Bible, and I gave the best citation I could think of.
But you are correct - citing the Bible to support the Bible is circular reasoning. But belief is not a matter of reason or logic.
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you've reached the natural conclusion of faith vs. evidence.
one seeks an answer - the other consciously avoids one.
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Paul - See Profile I'm a Fan of Paul
The question was "How do I know what God intended?" God's intentions are given in the Bible, and I gave the best citation I could think of.
But you are correct - citing the Bible to support the Bible is circular reasoning. But belief is not a matter of reason or logic.
Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 05:50 PM on 07/07/2008
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you've reached the natural conclusion of faith vs. evidence.
one seeks an answer - the other consciously avoids one.
~~ posted 07/07/2008 at 20:51:55
read the actual article. posted 07/07/2008 at 20:29:39
Marked as favorite posted 07/07/2008 at 20:26:07
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