News -- September 23, 2005

War Pornography - "For almost a year, American soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan have been taking photographs of dead bodies, many of them horribly mutilated or blown to pieces, and sending them to Web site administrator Chris Wilson. In return for letting him post these images, Wilson gives the soldiers free access to his [porn] site. American soldiers have been using the pictures of disfigured Iraqi corpses as currency to buy pornography."
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/Issues/2005-09-21/news/news.html

Top Democrats won't attend anti-war rally in Washington - "As the anti-war movement arrives in Washington this weekend, many top Democrats are leaving." -- Which means we have only one party in this country...The War Party.
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/politics/12715225.htm

Report attacks 'myth' of foreign fighters - "The US and the Iraqi government have overstated the number of foreign fighters in Iraq, "feeding the myth" that they are the backbone of the insurgency, an American thinktank says in a new report. Foreign militants - mainly from Algeria, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia - account for less than 10% of the estimated 30,000 insurgents, according to the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The report came as President Bush said a pullout of US forces would embolden America's enemies, allowing the Jordanian-born terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Osama bin Laden "to dominate the Middle East and launch more attacks on America and other free nations"."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1576666,00.html

The Inevitable War with Iran - "If Washington wants a war with Iran, there'll be a war with Iran. That's the great lesson of the Iraq war; once the decision is made, there's no turning back."
http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m16034&l=i&size=1&hd=0

Saudis warn region is on brink of war - " Iraq is hurtling towards disintegration, and could drag the region into war, the Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, believes."
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/saudis-warn-region-is-on-brink-of-war/2005/09/23/1126982230843.html

O'Reilly vs. Donahue in the No Spin Zone -- Worth the read. I'm just sorry I missed it on television.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,170195,00.html

Why Won't Democrats Fight? - "It's almost as if they don't really want to win. I'm done with them. I peeled my Kerry-Edwards sticker off my car this weekend. It felt so good to not feel like a chump anymore for standing up for people who won't stand up for themselves (or us). At least I'm not pretending anymore.""
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/why-wont-democrats-fight_b_7703.html

Poll: Fewer than half think U.S. will win in Iraq -- What's to win? And doesn't this poll really say that more than half think the U.S. will lose?
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/22/iraq.poll/

Rita could equal $5 gas - "Remember when gas spiked to $3-plus a gallon after Hurricane Katrina? By this time next week, that could seem like the good old days."
http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/21/news/economy/rita_threat/index.htm

Dangers of a Drunk Dubya - "Like the President, I’m a recovering alcoholic. Unlike him, I’ve been sober for 11 years, three months and 16 days. Bush says he quit drinking without help from any organized program. I had a lot of help – from family, friends and Alcoholics Anonymous. As an alcoholic, I can say without hesitation that available evidence tells me that Bush is drinking and drinking heavily."
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7430.shtml

Bishop admits church has received drug money - "A Mexican bishop has admitted that the local Catholic church receives donations from drug traffickers, but claimed these are "purified" through good works." -- Can you believe this shit?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1575249,00.html

Girl arrested over Bollocks to Blair shirt - "I asked the officers how they could arrest someone for wearing a T-shirt and they told me it was because it would offend a 70-80-year-old woman." -- Everyone needs to be offended.
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/competitionnews/392/68779.html

Chromosome transplant in mice could provide clue to Down's syndrome illnesses - "Genetic studies of the mice will help scientists to nail down which genes give rise to medical conditions which are prevalent among people with Down's syndrome, such as impaired brain development, heart defects, behavioural abnormalities, Alzheimer's disease and leukaemia. Medical researchers yesterday hailed the work as a "tour de force", but critics accused the team of pushing the boundaries of genetic manipulation too far and blurring the distinction of what was biologically human."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,11381,1576717,00.html

STD vaccines in works, but for children - "A wave of experimental vaccines against sexually transmitted diseases could revolutionize the prevention of such infections during the next few years, but there's a catch: The shots likely will work best when given to children as young as 11. The first such vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus - the leading cause of cervical cancer - could be submitted for approval to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by year's end. Another vaccine against genital herpes is in advanced clinical trials, and shots for gonorrhea and chlamydia are in the works. Already the injections have drawn moral opposition from some conservative groups, who fear such immunizations could give young teens a green light to have sex."
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/breaking_news/12702336.htm




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