http://thinkprogress.org/2005/12/01/embedded-time-reporter/
Bush takes Cheney out of the loop on national security - "The sources said Mr. Bush has privately blamed Mr. Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for the U.S.-led war in Iraq. They said the president has told his senior aides that the vice president and defense secretary provided misleading assessments on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, as well as the capabilities of the regime of Saddam Hussein." -- Then fire their asses.
http://www.insightmag.com/Media/MediaManager/Cheney2.htm
Hard Evidence of U.S. Torturing Prisoners to Death Ignored by Corporate Media - "Military autopsy reports provide indisputable proof that detainees are being tortured to death while in US military custody. Yet the US corporate media are covering it with the seriousness of a garage sale for the local Baptist Church."
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1202-28.htm
Two U.S. Allies Leaving Iraq, More May Go - "Two of America's allies in Iraq are withdrawing forces this month and a half-dozen others are debating possible pullouts or reductions, increasing pressure on Washington as calls mount to bring home U.S. troops."
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051201/D8E7MI1G5.html
Forget Duke Cunningham. Take a look at THE PEOPLE WHO BRIBED HIM - "Folks, I beg you to read through what promises to be a longish post. And when you're done reading, please point others toward it. I've done some research into previously-unexplored areas of a massive corruption scandal."
http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/
The U.S. blocked “Afghan Massacre: Convoy of Death”? - "A documentary that has been broadcast on national television in several countries all over the world revealed the truth about the heinous crimes committed by the American troops in Afghanistan. The film “Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death” presented a massacre held by the American troops where they put “Taliban prisoners in containers and shot them dead”. The Irish filmmaker, Jamie Doran, was able to show this documentary film about the massacres carried out against Taliban prisoners in many countries like Britain, Germany, Italy and Australia. The film was also screened in the European parliament. Not surprising, all American channels refused to broadcast the film, which provides eyewitness testimony that U.S. troops were complicit in the massacre of thousands of Taliban prisoners during the Afghan War."
http://prisonplanet.com/articles/december2005/011205usblocked.htm
The U.S. Military and the Age of 'Perception Management' - ""By law, the Bush administration is expressly prohibited from disseminating government propaganda at home. But in an age of global communications, there is nothing to stop it from planting a phony pro-war story overseas - knowing with certainty that it will reach American citizens almost instantly.""
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1202-31.htm
GOP Wants to Create Secretive Gov't Agency - "By creating a federal agency shielded from public scrutiny, some lawmakers think they can speed the development and testing of new drugs and vaccines needed to respond to a bioterrorist attack or super-flu pandemic." -- The GOP seems to relish in secrecy.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051202/ap_on_go_ot/vaccine_agency_2
Top U.S. military officer contradicts his civilian boss - "The nation's top military man, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, said American troops in Iraq have a duty to intercede and stop abuse of prisoners by Iraqi security personnel. When Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld contradicted Pace, the general stood firm. Rumsfeld told the general he believed Pace meant to say the U.S. soldiers had to report the abuse, not stop it. Pace stuck to his original statement. The unusual exchange occurred during a discussion at a news conference about the relationship between U.S. forces in Iraq and an Iraqi government considered sovereign by the United States."
http://www.abc15.com/news/morenews/index.asp?did=23049
HEIL HITLER! IT HAS BEGUN - "Anyone who doesn't recognize that a police state is being erected right in front of their eyes is either in a state of denial or welcomes a repeat of Nazi Germany under Adolph Hitler. Two months ago a woman named Deborah Davis was reading a book while riding to work on a public bus. When her bus stopped outside the gates of the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Colorado (only three miles from my former home in Lakewood), a guard climbed aboard the bus and demanded that all the passengers produce identification. Mrs. Davis didn't bite: ... This guard who obviously has no understanding of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, called the federal dragoons who proceeded to drag Mrs. Davis off this public bus, handcuffed her like some criminal, shoved her into the back seat of their Barney Rubble guard car and transported her to a police station within the Federal Center. ... Open your eyes America. First, Mrs. Davis was on a public bus, she was not on federal property. This guard had no right to demand any American produce papers of any kind whether they are riding a bus or walking." -- Um, worth the read.
http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd141.htm
Bush Like Cheating Spouse Asking for Another Chance - "President Bush's Iraq-strategy speech on Wednesday, while on the surface appearing to be a military pep-talk, was actually intended to address a domestic unrest manifested most profoundly in his plummeting approval ratings. The underlying theme of the speech – which was mainly a rehash of the same old, stay-the-course mentality -- was that Americans should forget much of what his government has done since 2001 and extend a renewed public trust going forward. This is very much the political equivalent of the philandering husband asking his wife to trust his fidelity after getting caught with his pants down for the tenth time."
http://bobgeiger.blogspot.com/2005/12/bush-like-cheating-spouse-asking-for_02.html
Limbaugh on kidnapping of peace activists in Iraq: "I'm telling you, folks, there's a part of me that likes this" - "LIMBAUGH: [A]s warped as these people are, you know they're going to blame Bush for this. ... They wouldn't have been kidnapped because they wouldn't have been there in the first place if Bush hadn't gone and caused the war and created all these terrorists. I mean, these people are liberals, they're warped. Well, I mean, that's why there's -- I'm telling you, folks, there's a part of me that likes this. Probably, even with this, though, you know, they're not going to see the light of day. They're not going to -- At that point, Limbaugh paused before saying, apparently to someone in his studio, "I know, let them take me out of context. I don't care anymore.""
http://mediamatters.org/items/200511300010
Executive Wants to Charge for Web Speed - "A senior telecommunications executive said yesterday that Internet service providers should be allowed to strike deals to give certain Web sites or services priority in reaching computer users, a controversial system that would significantly change how the Internet operates. William L. Smith, chief technology officer for Atlanta-based BellSouth Corp., told reporters and analysts that an Internet service provider such as his firm should be able, for example, to charge Yahoo Inc. for the opportunity to have its search site load faster than that of Google Inc." -- However, the "mom-and-pop" sites will be left in the dust. Make no mistake about it, it is always about the money.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/30/AR2005113002109_pf.html
Quote of the Day
"I'm the master of low expectations."
~ George W. Bush, aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003
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