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  • ANOTHER BUSH FAILURE: DIA Chief Warns of More Afghan Violence
    1 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    ORIGINAL LINK By KATHERINE SHRADER, Associated Press Writer Tue Feb 28, 12:11 PM ET
    WASHINGTON - Painting a bleak picture of U.S. military operations overseas, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency told Congress on Tuesday that violence in Afghanistan increased 20 percent last year. "We judge insurgents now represent a greater threat to the expansion of (…)

  • Group Sues to Get White House Visitor Logs
    1 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    original link By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer 36 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON - A public-interest group has sued the Secret Service for access to White House visitor logs that the group says would show how often lobbyist Jack Abramoff met with President Bush and his staff.
    Judicial Watch filed suit in U.S. District Court in Washington under the federal (…)

  • NYT sues Pentagon over domestic spying
    1 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    original link NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Times sued the U.S. Defense Department on Monday demanding that it hand over documents about the National Security Agency’s domestic spying program.
    The Times wants a list of documents including all internal memos and e-mails about the program of monitoring phone calls without court approval. It also seeks the names of the people or groups identified by it.
    The Times in December broke the story that the NSA had begun (…)

  • If it’s not soup it’s wet bread...
    28 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    "It rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry..." (from the song, Oh Susannah!)
    There’s an Italian expression, which,translated, says "If it’s not soup it’s wet bread". The rough English version would read: Even if something looks different, it’s often the same.
    Our inept and lamentable media is playig word games in the same fashion.No matter whether they say "We’re leaning or tipping toward a civil war in Iraq", or "We’re headed for a civil war" or "We’re on the brink of a (…)

  • Dubai Ports Deal
    28 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The handling of the DPW ports deal has the hallmarks of the classic government coverup (or "goverup" as I like to call them). The coverage by mainstream media is some of the worst I have ever seen: Key facts, readily available in official government documents and Congressional testimony, continue to be ignored, and Administration’s claims that critics are being discriminatory are seldom challenged.
    In fact, the Dubai firm, a state-owned operation, received more generous treatment from (…)

  • In the name of equality and freedom
    28 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    of RUMINA SETHI
    Feminist critique of the march of globalisation and the resultant shrinking of democratic possibilities
    AGAINST EMPIRE - Feminisms, Racism, and the West: Zillah Eisenstein; Women Unlimited, an associate of Kali for Women, K-36, Hauz Khas Enclave, Ground Floor, New Delhi-110016. Rs. 350.
    This book marks a significant attempt to conflate activism among women and the hegemonic processes of globalisation. Zillah Eisenstein’s particular attack is on the masculinist U.S. (…)

  • "I’m a Recovering Drunk"—63 reasons to believe him
    28 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    BUSH WAFFLE HOUSE “I say what I mean and mean what I say” “ Promises made-Promises kept” “When I make up my mind it stays made up” “I do not take cues from anyone” “You can’t say one thing and do another” “Trust me I’m a straight shooter” “I’m the commander, I don’t need to explain, I do not need to explain why I say things” “I need a WAR to be a successful president” “A Leader never admits mistakes” 1.Osama Bin Laden is my number one priority. (at least this week)
    2. We need an Office of (…)

  • Democrats create Wealth & Jobs
    28 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    SHOCK & AWE------------------------ DEMOCRATS CREATE WEALTH AND JOBS----------- 1.From Harding In 1921 to Bush in 2003 2.Democrats held White House for 40 years and Republicans for 42.5 years. 3.Democrats created 75,820,000 net new jobs — Republicans 36,440,000. 4.Per Year Average-Democrats 1,825,200---Republicans 856,400. 5.Republicans had 9 presidents during the period and 6 had depression or recession. 6.Republicans had a recession/depression in 177 months and Democrats in 32 months. (…)

  • Please call me a Tax & Spend Liberal
    28 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    TAX & SPEND LIBERAL WHO PAYS HIS WAY
    From G. Washington to Reagan we ended with less than 1,000 Billion in Debt.
    The next 12 years of Spend & Borrow Conservatism added on over 3,000 Billion.
    Bush 2006 Budget-Five Year Forecast-Historical Tables-Pages 116-117 reveals that he will add on 3759 Billion.
    This is Gang who screamed-
    CUT GOVERNMENT—BALANCE THE BUDGET-TAX CUTS PAY THEIR WAY
    Swinney Fact Check-----
    CUT GOVERNMENT---
    Reagan yelled this more than any (…)

  • King of Debt
    28 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    KING OF DEBT—
    Reagan was King with 1700 Billon and Bush will replace him with an awesome 3759 Billion Increase in Debt.
    Bush 2005 Budget-Five Year Forecast—Historical Tables 116-117.
    Republicans scream—CUT GOVERNMENT—BALANCE THE BUDGET—TAX CUTS WILL PAY THEIR WAY
    CUT GOV—Reagan said it many times. But, he increased the size of government more than any president. He increased Spending by 80%. Some Cut.
    TAXES PAY THEIR WAY—
    Reagan cut by 750 Billion but borrowed 1700 Billion to pay (…)