http://www.thinkprogress.org/leak-scandal
WHY BUSH IS UNIMPEACHABLE - "Cracks Appear in the Constitution ... Unfortunately for my friend and the United States, impeachment is a political process, not a legal one. Nixon and Clinton faced Congresses controlled by the other party. Because Bush belongs to the same party as the majorities in the House and Senate, nothing he does can get him impeached. Our failed Constitutional system means we're stuck with this disastrous demagogue for three more years. Gloat now, Republican readers, but party loyalty's stranglehold on impeachment can easily take the form of a complacent Democratic Congress overlooking the misdeeds of a batty Democratic president. Any safe can be cracked; every system of safeguards breaks down eventually. We can't get rid of Bush because the Founding Fathers, who were smart enough to think of just about everything, dropped the ball when they drafted the article that provides for presidential impeachment. Because there were no national political parties back in 1787, their otherwise ingenious system of checks and balances failed to account for the possibility that a Congress might choose to overlook a president's crimes."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucru/20051026/cm_ucru/whybushisunimpeachable
Cheney Plots New Wars To Save His Hide - "As one Israeli source put it: "Cheney has told Ariel Sharon that the American people will never tolerate the removal of a President or Vice President during wartime. He is pressuring Sharon to back up U.S. war plans, targeting Syria and Iran. Cheney sees his political days numbered, and he is desperate for a war to save his political hide."" -- If Cheney really did say this, then his (and Bush's) removal from office must be weighing heavily on his mind.
http://larouchepub.com/other/2005/3241cheney_plots_war.html
Poll: Iraqis support attacks on British troops - " 82 per cent are "strongly opposed" to the presence of coalition troops."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/23/wirq23.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/23/ixworld.html
Most Say Bringing Troops Home Top Priority - "Fifty-three percent (53%) of Americans now say that getting U.S. soldiers home as soon as possible is more important than making sure "Iraq becomes a peaceful nation enjoying freedom and democracy." This is the first time that a majority of Americans have held that view." -- And it has taken way too long for the sheep to wake up.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/Perspectives%20on%20Iraq_October%2025.htm
PBS film documents Rumsfeld’s role in authorizing torture - "The Public Broadcasting Service’s October 18 edition of “Frontline” aired a documentary on US torture of detainees held in American prison camps in Cuba, Afghanistan and Iraq. Entitled “The Torture Question,” the report makes clear that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld bears direct responsibility for the brutal methods of interrogation used against US prisoners."
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/oct2005/pbs-o26.shtml
Powerful Government Accounting Office report confirms key 2004 stolen election findings - "As a legal noose appears to be tightening around the Bush/Cheney/Rove inner circle, a shocking government report shows the floor under the legitimacy of their alleged election to the White House is crumbling."
http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2005/1529
If you're a Christian, Muslim, or Jew - You are wrong - "We live in a twisted world, where right is wrong and wrong reigns supreme. It is a chilling fact that most of the world's leaders believe in nonsensical fairytales about the nature of reality. They believe in Gods that do not exist, and religions that could not possibly be true. We are driven to war after war, violence on top of violence to appease madmen who believe in gory mythologies. These men are called Christians, Muslims and Jews. ... Have I offended you? That's too bad. Stop killing each other in the name of false and ridiculous Gods and I will stop ridiculing you. Trust me, your offense is much worse than mine."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/if-youre-a-christian-mu_b_9349.html
Fertility clinic in US gets green light for sex selection trial - "A clinical trial into the effects of allowing couples to choose the sex of their babies has been given the go-ahead at a US fertility clinic. The controversial study was given the green light by an ethics committee after nine years of consultation. The purpose of the study is to find out how cultural notions, family values and gender issues feed into a couple's desire to choose the gender of their child."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1601160,00.html
Panel Approves $10B Cut in Health Care - "A Republican-led effort to slow spending on health care programs for the poor, elderly and disabled survived a stern test in the Senate Tuesday."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-5370300,00.html
ConocoPhillips profit beats forecasts - "ConocoPhillips, the No. 3 U.S. oil company, on Wednesday reported quarterly profit surged 89 percent, surpassing Wall Street forecasts, driven by record oil prices and sharply higher refining margins." -- You saw that right, up 89%.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051026/bs_nm/energy_conocophillips_earns_dc_4
Clear Channel profit falls, radio revs down - "Clear Channel reported net income of $205.5 million, or 38 cents per share, compared with $261.2 million, or 44 cents per share a year earlier." -- Where's my kleenex?
http://today.reuters.com/investing/FinanceArticle.aspx?type=marketsNews&storyID=2005-10-25T003312Z_01_N24134177_RTRIDST_0_MEDIA-CLEARCHANNEL-EARNS-UPDATE-3.XML
Rumsfeld To Profit From Bird Flu Hoax - "Finally, the pieces of the puzzle start to add up. Not long ago, President Bush sought to instill panic in this country by telling us a minimum of 200,000 people will die from the avian flu pandemic, but it could be as bad as 2 million deaths in this country alone. This hoax is then used to justify the immediate purchase of 80 million doses of Tamiflu, a worthless drug that in no way shape or form treats the avian flu, but only decreases the amount of days one is sick and can actually contribute to the virus having more lethal mutations. So the U.S. placed an order for 20 million doses of this worthless drug at a price of $100 per dose. That comes to a staggering $2 billion. ... Ahh, The Plot Thickens... If you read the link below from Gilead, you'll discover Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was made the chairman of Gilead in 1997. Since Rumsfeld holds major portions of stock in Gilead, he will handsomely profit from the scare tactics of the government that is being used to justify the purchase of $2 billion of Tamiflu."
http://www.mercola.com/2005/oct/25/rumsfeld_to_profit_from_avian_flu_hoax.htm
Six-seat spacecraft top of Russian space plan - "Russia is paving the way for a crewed mission to Mars, according to its new 10-year space plan."
http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn8210
Bill makes DHS secretary eligible for presidential succession - "The House Government Reform Committee last week approved a bill that would officially make the Homeland Security Department an executive agency, rendering its secretary eligible to succeed the president."
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1005/102505markup1.htm
Remote Control Device 'Controls' Humans - "We wield remote controls to turn things on and off, make them advance, make them halt. Ground-bound pilots use remotes to fly drone airplanes, soldiers to maneuver battlefield robots. But manipulating humans? Prepare to be remotely controlled. I was. Just imagine being rendered the rough equivalent of a radio-controlled toy car. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Japans top telephone company, says it is developing the technology to perhaps make video games more realistic. But more sinister applications also come to mind." -- I encourage you all to read about this little device.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/remote_control_for_humans
Accidental Invention Points to End of Light Bulbs - "LEDs produce twice as much light as a regular 60 watt bulb and burn for over 50,000 hours. The Department of Energy estimates LED lighting could reduce U.S. energy consumption for lighting by 29 percent by 2025. LEDs don't emit much heat, so they're also more energy efficient. And they're much harder to break."
http://www.livescience.com/technology/051021_nano_light.html
How toxic is your bathroom? - "Be warned: your daily beauty regime could be taking years off your life. Pat Thomas reports on the chemical timebomb in your cosmetics cabinet."
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article321838.ece
Quote of the Day
"History proves that societies crumble when their governments become more powerful than the people and private institutions."
~ Rep. Ron Paul
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