Senators warned on 'voting scared' - "A key House member yesterday warned the Senate that they must not be intimidated by rallies in 60 cities this week against immigration reform legislation pending in Congress."
Arrival of aliens ousts U.S. workers - "An Alabama employment agency that sent 70 laborers and construction workers to job sites in that state in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina says the men were sent home after just two weeks on the job by employers who told them "the Mexicans had arrived" and were willing to work for less."
Libby testimony shows a White House pattern of intelligence leaks - "The revelation that President Bush authorized former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby to divulge classified information about Iraq fits a pattern of selective leaks of secret intelligence to further the administration's political agenda. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and other top officials have reacted angrily at unauthorized leaks, such as the exposure of a domestic wiretapping program and a network of secret CIA prisons, both of which are now the subject of far-reaching investigations. But secret information that supports their policies, particularly about the Iraq war, has surfaced everywhere from the U.N. Security Council to major newspapers and magazines. Much of the information that the administration leaked or declassified, however, has proved to be incomplete, exaggerated, incorrect or fabricated."
U.S. Seeks to Dampen Talk of Iran Strike - "The White House on Sunday sought to dampen the idea of a U.S. military strike on Iran, saying the United States is conducting "normal defense and intelligence planning" as President Bush seeks a diplomatic solution to Tehran's suspected nuclear weapons program."
Bush 'planning nuclear strike' against Iran - " The Bush administration has sent undercover forces into Iran, and has stepped up secret planning for a possible major air attack on the country, according to the renowned US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh."
Chavez turns to Iran on military, uranium - "Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is seeking to deepen ties with Iran, with discussions on holding joint military exercises and obtaining uranium, according to Bush administration officials."
Powell: U.S. mistakes hurting Iraq now - "U.S. mistakes in the invasion of Iraq led to the current insurgency and sectarian fighting, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says."
CIA Torture Flights are Crimes Against Humanity - "Goodman added, "It is shameful that the Bush Administration has used the CIA and private aircraft operators to send people abroad for torture." According to the Amnesty International report, "the CIA used private aircraft operators and front companies to preserve the secrecy of these 'rendition' flights." The report defines "rendition" as "the transfer of individuals from one country to another, by means that bypass all judicial and administrative due process.""
'Bush and His 40 Liars!' [As in 'Ali Baba and His 40 Thieves'] - "History will show no pity toward George W. Bush and his numerous advisers. Driven by primal revenge against Arabs - as a whole since 9/11 considered potential terrorists - U.S. leaders have lost all sense of moderation …"
US belligerence has backfired and made world more dangerous - "Many Republicans and conservative thinkers now wonder aloud whether the US has not over-reached itself as a superpower. In fact, following crippling setbacks in Iraq, the US appears to be more isolated in the world than ever."
Doctor alleges water linked to infections - "A U.S. Army doctor serving in Iraq has linked a small outbreak of bacterial infections among U.S. troops to allegedly contaminated water supplied by Houston-based Halliburton Co."
There IS a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998 - "For many years now, human-caused climate change has been viewed as a large and urgent problem. In truth, however, the biggest part of the problem is neither environmental nor scientific, but a self-created political fiasco. Consider the simple fact, drawn from the official temperature records of the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, that for the years 1998-2005 global average temperature did not increase (there was actually a slight decrease, though not at a rate that differs significantly from zero). Yes, you did read that right. And also, yes, this eight-year period of temperature stasis did coincide with society's continued power station and SUV-inspired pumping of yet more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. In response to these facts, a global warming devotee will chuckle and say "how silly to judge climate change over such a short period". Yet in the next breath, the same person will assure you that the 28-year-long period of warming which occurred between 1970 and 1998 constitutes a dangerous (and man-made) warming. Tosh. Our devotee will also pass by the curious additional facts that a period of similar warming occurred between 1918 and 1940, well prior to the greatest phase of world industrialisation, and that cooling occurred between 1940 and 1965, at precisely the time that human emissions were increasing at their greatest rate.
Does something not strike you as odd here?"
Getting Evolution Up to Speed - "New evidence suggests humans are evolving more rapidly -- and more recently -- than most people thought possible. But for some radical evolutionists, Homo sapiens isn't morphing quickly enough. "People like to think of modern human biology, and especially mental biology, as being the result of selections that took place 100,000 years ago," said University of Chicago geneticist Bruce Lahn. "But our research shows that humans are still under selection, not just for things like disease resistance but for cognitive abilities." ... Old-school theories that painted evolution as a glacial process have recently come under fire from researchers who see human evolution as a fast-paced and ongoing process."
'Chip & Pin' us to the wall - "A Government Whistleblower Reveals the Real Agenda Behind ID Cards. ... I did have quite a bit more to say on the issue, but this email, pretty much covers it all, and it is a shocking read:"
Bodman: Brace for summer gas pains - "Consumers may face gasoline shortages or price hikes at the pump this summer due to fuel additive changes at refineries and a likely strong hurricane season, Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Friday." -- Don't we go through this every year?
Some worries as S.F. goes wireless - "The San Francisco service will be EarthLink's fourth municipal wireless network. The plan is to blanket the city's 49 square miles so that all residents can connect to the Internet from their homes and offices and even from their neighborhood park. Vein said that, from the start, the project's mission had been to help bridge the so-called digital divide by providing wireless access to residents who could not get it otherwise."
Orbiter photos show surface of Mars - "Scientists have processed more than a dozen new photos taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which arrived at the Red Planet last month, including its first color image."
Now Starring on the Web: YouTube - "Now they're flirting with fame and fortune, budding media moguls in a new entertainment era that relies on unconventional channels like YouTube -- by some measures, the leading video-sharing site, one that has cultivated a huge audience while testing the bounds of creativity, monotony, copyrights and obscenity."
Quote of the Day
"I'm sick and tired of working for someone who is not my analytical equal."
~ W. K. Jones
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