9.05.2008
Sarah Palin: The Xena of the War Party
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Bush intends to punish Moscow for invading Georgia
WASHINGTON — President Bush is poised to punish Moscow for its invasion of Georgia by canceling a once-celebrated deal for civilian nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and Russia.
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Georgia airfields earmarked for war on Iran
The revelation came after Georgia's offensive into South Ossetia in early August prompted Russia to march its Special Forces into the region, United Press International reported.
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Iqbal Tamimi - Bishop Attallah Hanna: A Palestinian Christian Hero
I found out that she was a music teacher, and that she was working on compiling an international album about children’s lullabies in different countries. She asked me about my country and where I came from and what kind of lullabies we have. I dare not tell her that maybe my generation was the last to hear lullabies, Palestinian children got used to being awakened by the Israeli bombing most nights.
Taxpayers off the hook for GOP convention lawsuits
ST. PAUL (AP) ― Taxpayers should be off the hook for any damages stemming from claims of police misconduct related to the Republican National Convention under a first-of-its-kind agreement.
The deal required the Republican Party's host committee to buy insurance covering up to $10 million in damages and unlimited legal costs for law enforcement officials accused of brutality, violating civil rights and other misconduct.
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A response to Michael T. Klare's "Putin's Ruthless Gambit"
Link to Klare's article:
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/9/2/103828/2945
Why I don't like those kind of articles?
Because they are not honest with you or me. On my computer I have - like you - a command key and an 'F'. (Apple) The 'F' stands for 'find'. And it's always the same with gatekeepers like Klare, Tom Engelhardt, Zinn and all the other 'Chomskys of this world': they can write and write about the effects of the present usury system which makes 99% of humanity suffer. But they never explain about the origins, the financiers of all trouble, the ;false flags' and of the illegal invasions for power and profit. So, if I with the 'F' for instance look for the word 'Israel' in the article, I don't find it in this text. And that's not honest, it's gatekeeping.
Bush extends 9/11 national emergency yet again
Though few Americans realize it, Cheney and Rumsfeld worked through the 1980s and 1990s on emergency nuclear-response plans which allegedly suspended the American constitution and also Congress.[1] (Through these decades Rumsfeld was CEO of a major pharmaceutical firm, and in the later 1990s Cheney was CEO of Halliburton; but their private status did not deter them from continuing to exercise a supra-constitutional planning power conferred on them by Ronald Reagan.)
Amy Goodman: Why we were falsely arrested
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Smoking Mirrors: The dumb, the clueless, the stupid and the uninformed
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Senate Resolution 580 Co-sponsor list - CALL THEM ON IT
SRES 580 is the same B.S. written down in House Res. 362.
Whereas for nearly 20 years Iran had a covert nuclear program, until the program was revealed by an opposition group in Iran in 2002;
All available evidence on Iranian nuclear intentions is unreliable, as it comes directly from the Israeli Mossad, who pass it on to the Iranian terrorist organization MEK (Mujahedeen-e-Khalq), who then pass it on to Israel’s neocon friends in America. This terrorist organization (which the Iraqi government is expelling from its sanctuary) uses “intelligence” produced by an American-compromised puppet secret service to prove what Israel thinks that Iran thinks.
Opinion: Congress is about to pour lighter fluid on Iran
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9.04.2008
Get that gold fringe off my flag!
The flags displayed in State courts and courts of the United States have gold or yellow fringes. That is your WARNING that you are entering into a foreign enclave, the same as if you are stepping into a foreign embassy and you will be under the jurisdiction of that flag. The flag with the gold or yellow fringe has no constitution, no laws, and no rules of court, and is not recognized by any nation on the earth, and is foreign to you and the United States of America. more information
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Martial law at the RNC
Martial Law actually used to be called “Maritime Law” because Navies used to be the controlling/policing entity and primary military force of the globe. Then it was changed to “Martial Law.” Some still use “Maritime Law” especially old salty dogs.
A heartbroken groom in Nangarhar
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September Surprise by Justin Raimondo
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Overcoming Human Nature: The Revolution of the Weak
By: Peter Chamberlin
What words can I conjure to give meaning to the visions that dominate my brain, images of evil and bloodlust, consuming the flesh of an unwary people. I see the rapidly approaching epic, the cataclysmic convulsion of a violent racist culture, stabbing feverishly at its own womb, hoping to abort the birth of the new man of peace and unity.
Media Blackout: The Armada in the Gulf
The media have covered such recent events as the Olympics, the selection of Joe Biden as the Vice Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, and what John McCain is going to do about the selection of the Vice President of the Republican Party. Now the media will focus on the national convention of the Democratic Party.
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Jittery Republicans Scrutinze Palin
Top-ranking Republican powerbrokers have placed current Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin under intense political pressure. Leading Republican strategists feel a growing sense of uncertainty about the judgment of John McCain because of his hasty selection of Governor Palin as his running mate after only a cursory period of casual consideration.
The Governor cancelled her busy schedule today allegedly to prepare her acceptance speech, but insiders report that she is now consumed in dealings with powerful Republicans who want to oust her.
A consensus appears to be growing that John McCain appointed Governor Palin prematurely without proper scrutiny prior to naming her as his Vice-Presidential running mate in a surprising announcement last Friday.
Marc Parent Threatened for posting about Israel by brave MR. ANONYMOUS
Crimes and Corruptions Publisher Again Threatened From Same IP Address As Before:
(Anonymous) (208.3.179.124) wrote:
Discontinue all negative content relating to Israel.
Fair warning. Link
Winter Patriot: The biggest lie of all
George is using America's influence to lift up lives around the world. Millions of children are protected from malaria by mosquito nets the American people provide. In Afghanistan and Iraq, 50 million people are now living in freedom. And let's not forget President Bush has kept the American people safe.
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9.03.2008
US to announce $1Billion Georgia aid package
BAKU, Azerbaijan — The Bush administration plans to announce a $1 billion package of aid to help rebuild Georgia after its rout by Russian forces last month, an administration official said on Wednesday, as Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in the region to signal support for Georgia and other countries neighboring Russia.
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Russia is one of 10 biggest creditors of the US
Japan ($583 billion) and China ($503 billion, less the debt to Hong Kong and Macao) are the key creditors for the United States, accounting for over 40 percent of the state debt on aggregate. What’s more, the debt to China goes up by 25 percent a year.
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Blackwater mercenaries are operating inside the US as well as training Canadian troops: The privatization of fascism
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Putin's Ruthless Gambit
Many Western analysts have chosen to interpret the recent fighting in the Caucasus as the onset of a new Cold War, with a small pro-Western democracy bravely resisting a brutal reincarnation of Stalin's jack-booted Soviet Union. Others have viewed it a throwback to the age-old ethnic politics of southeastern Europe, with assorted minorities using contemporary border disputes to settle ancient scores.
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Winter Patriot: Update on journalists arrested in Minnesota
Goodman has been charged with obstruction of a "legal process" and interference with a "peace officer".
And her two colleagues, DN! producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar, face felony rioting charges!
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US troops are committing war crimes
Afghan rights group accuses foreign troops of deliberately killing civilians
AN AFGHAN human rights organisation has accused the United States army of committing war crimes in Afghanistan.
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said on Tuesday that, according to their own investigations, civilians are killed in most operations conducted by US forces.
Why if they can censor Curt Maynard, nobody's safe.
I’m not surprised really, blogger and google have a well documented history of shutting down any dissent. I’m pretty sure the reason blogger [google] even offer free blogs is so that they can easily do exactly that, shut down blogs and bloggers they find to be politically incorrect - it’s all about controlling the opposition, just as it always has been.
'October Surprise' over Palin Investigation?
Is the McCain campaign afraid of an 'October surprise' involving vice-presidential pick Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska?
The Alaska state senator running an investigation of Gov. Palin says the McCain campaign is using stall tactics to prevent him from releasing his final report by Oct. 31, four days before the November election.
"It's likely to be damaging to the Governor," said Senator Hollis French, a Democrat, appointed the project manager for a bi-partisan State Senate Legislative Counsel Committee investigation of claims that Palin abused her office to get the Alaska public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, fired.
WSJ: Place your bets: Intrade starts Palin market
Online prediction market Intrade has launched a contract on the probability of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin being dropped as John McCain’s running mate ahead of the November presidential election. Palin was named Friday as the Republican VP choice, surprising many political pundits, though she had emerged as the frontrunner on Intrade’s own VP market. The nascent market put the probability of her withdrawal from the contest at 15% today, in the wake of news that the social conservative’s 17-year old daughter is pregnant.
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Cheney to 'stiffen the spine' of Georgia, Ukraine
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Vice President Dick Cheney will reassure three former Soviet republics that the U.S. backs their pro-West aspirations in the highest-level American visit since last month's war between Russia and Georgia.
On his first trip to the region, Cheney departs today for Azerbaijan and Georgia, which are crucial to the westward flow of energy via a corridor that bypasses Russia. He also will stop in Ukraine, whose desire to join NATO is opposed by Russia.
``Cheney's mission is to stiffen the spine'' of the countries' leaders, said Mark Parris, a former U.S. ambassador to Turkey who also served as a diplomat in Moscow. ``They'll want to know U.S. plans, and what's available, to ensure that Russia isn't able to throw its weight around more broadly in the region.''
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Will a Russo-American nuclear war happen (soon)?
The first, and also previous, nuclear war consisted of two atomic bomb attacks that destroyed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, on August 6 and August 9 of 1945. These attacks by the United States of America against an utterly defeated and prostrate Japan occurred in the last month of the Pacific War (which occurred between December 7, 1941 to August 15, 1945 for the USA) and were demonstrations of remorseless American power intended to deflate the triumphant spirit of a Soviet Union victorious against Nazi Germany (May 8, 1945), and to check the Soviet leadership from advancing its forces into Japan (despite being implored to do so by the Allies at the Yalta Conference six months earlier).
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Russia welcomes 'responsible' EU
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Minnesota Monster Mash: Police-state Zombies in a Dead Republic
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Sarah Palin as Stalking Horse
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Greed at a Glance
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Sun makes history: First spotless month in a century
The sun has reached a milestone not seen for nearly 100 years: an entire month has passed without a single visible sunspot being noted.
Egypt opens sealed Gaza crossing
Rafah crossing to remain open for two days, allowing thousands of Egyptian citizens stuck in Gaza to return home. Palestinians: Reopening crossing goodwill gesture ahead of Ramadan.
Palestinian officials said Egypt has opened its sealed border crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing hundreds of people to enter and leave the coastal territory.
Taliban move on Khyber Pass
TALIBAN raiders are trying to strangle NATO's mission in Afghanistan by stepping up attacks on convoys in the Khyber Pass, the perilous mountain trail that carries most supplies into the country.
A prominent tribesman from the regional administration, the Khyber Agency, said that the Pakistani army was close to losing control of the pass.
Ukraine fears becoming Russia's next target
KIEV, Ukraine: With Russian troops stationed deep in Georgia, fears run high that Ukraine may be the next target of a Kremlin drive to reclaim dominance in the former Soviet Union.
Many here believe Moscow has its sights on Ukraine's strategic Crimea peninsula on the Black Sea — once a jewel of Russia's empire.
Germany split over Russia may hurt unity at EU summit
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9.01.2008
Hurricane Gustav: National Emergency Environment Sets Stage for McCain Election Campaign
The Republican Party has decided to scrap the first day of its National Convention, prior to an impending humanitarian and environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
"The program for the first day of the Republican National Convention has been canceled in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, the first dramatic change as planners scrambled to cope with political and practical implications of the mammoth storm."
No political speeches are scheduled on the first day of the Convention. Both Bush and Cheney have called off appearances scheduled for Monday in St. Paul, Minn.
The initial political speeches of the National Convention have been replaced by the flow of TV network interviews, from the theater of national emergency operations, in Southern Louisiana, Texas and Alabama.
The Republicans are intent on using the hurricane as a public relations stunt to boost the waning image of Republican candidate John McCain.
Germany split over Russia may hurt unity at EU summit
Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition is split over confronting Russia, its biggest energy supplier, for invading Georgia, threatening efforts to strike a united European response to a resurgent Kremlin.
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Iranian trump card: Russia can take control of Persian Gulf
The recognition of South Ossetia's and Abkhazia's independence by Russia is a timely step to protect these republics from new Georgian aggression. However, taking into account the United States' plans to expedite Georgia's and Ukraine's accession to the NATO military-political bloc, the situation near the Russian border remains alarming. At the same time Moscow has a lot of possibilities to take balanced counter measures to the United States' and entire NATO's unfriendly plans. In particular, Russia can rely on those countries that effectively oppose the United States' and their satellites' expansion. Only collective efforts can help to create a situation which would, if not eliminate then at least reduce the risk of the Cold War's transformation into local and global conflicts.
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Washington bans Israel from attacking Iran
The newspaper, in a Tel Aviv-datelined report, said Washington has "clearly informed Israel… that we would not allow you to launch war on Iran."
The reported U.S. message also includes a ban on the use of Iraqi airspace to launch raids against Iran, the report added.
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Russia confirms that it seized US intelligence equipment
August 28, 2008 -- Russia confirms WMR report that it seized US intelligence equipment: On August 25, 2008, WMR reported, "Russians also captured another prize, five U.S. Marine Corps Humvees that were providing signals intelligence and electronic warfare assistance to Georgian forces. Along with the Humvees and their classified equipment, the Russians also obtained important and highly-classified encryption codes used by the United States and NATO to scramble their military and diplomatic communications. U.S. intelligence sources told WMR that the Russians obtained an intelligence windfall from the capture of the Humvees."
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UNCONFIRMED related story about the intelligence Russia collected in the aftermath of the Georgian fiasco, in which Israel planned to drop anthrax on Tehran using planes painted with US symbols, later washing off the water-based paint, and the US would be blamed for the atrocity.
I don't know whether this story is true, but it was reported weeks ago that US military commanders warned Israel in advance not to pull another USS Liberty-type incident, full aware of their treachery. Article also claims that Bush personally signed the order sending the US-manufactured anthrax over for the job. Now that's a narrative that could cause beaucoup problems for our good friends should it ever be confirmed.
Massive police raids on suspected protestors in Minneapolis
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Iran warns any attack would start 'world war'
"Any aggression against Iran will start a world war," deputy chief of staff for defence publicity, Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri, said in a statement carried by the agency.
Tension on the rise in the Black Sea, Turkey stuck in the middle
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Winter Patriot: Unhinged at last: Further reflections on the NIST/WTC-7 scam
And maybe people are saying this all over the place; I don't know. I don't get out much. If I'm adding one more voice to the choir, so be it. If I'm singing a new song all by myself, that's ok too. It wouldn't be the first time.
If you're doing an investigation -- any kind of investigation -- if you're looking into a murder, or a plane crash, or a structural failure, or a suspicious fire, or -- God forbid -- a complex series of events involving all of these things -- you want to start with the physical evidence.
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Message of an ex-Marine to the anti-war movement
In the fall of 1990, President George Herbert Walker Bush mobilized troops for the first Gulf War. I was a Marine reservist and a senior at the New School. Knowing that it was an oil war and finding out the various deceptions used by our government to gain support of the masses at anti-war rallies, I, as a conscientious Marine, refused to go. So did twenty-five other Marines, eight of them from here in New York City. We were all court-martialed and did time in the brig at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
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US, UK begin war games in Persian Gulf
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Israel reaches strategic decision on Iran
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