Russia will deliver air defense systems to Iran - top general - "The chief of the General Staff said Wednesday that Russia would honor its commitments on supplying military equipment to Iran."
WOMEN AND GAYS DON’T COUNT - "One of George Bush’s reasons to attack Iraq was to make the lives of female Iraqis better. In fact, if you check out the news from May and June of 2003, you will see staged photos of Iraqi women hailing the arrival of U.S. troops. Saddam was gone and now they could be free. Anyone with an IQ in double figures knows this was not the truth. Since the March 2003 illegal invasion, the lives of most Iraqi females have been constantly in a downward spiral. ... During the Ba’athist years, Iraqi women dressed in styles as diverse as those in the west. If a woman wanted to "take the veil," she was allowed. But no woman was ordered to perform such a ritual. ... Today’s Iraq is totally different. I don’t have to repeat some of the horror stories of women now not being able to leave their houses without two male family members, or women being beaten because of their style of dress. There have been many reported incidents. In addition to the regression of women in Iraqi society at the hands of a few fundamentalist U.S.-appointed stooge politicians, many Iraqi women have been humiliated and even raped by U.S. troops. Again, there are many published articles concerning these abhorrent actions. So, Iraqi women are doubly-damned: with the fall of a government that held them in high esteem, they must put up with social mores that are against their own beliefs; and add to that the presence of the military personnel who forced the old government out. ... Now, let’s talk about gay and lesbian Iraqis. They are now undergoing their darkest days in the history of the country."
'YOU COULD KILL WHOEVER YOU WANTED' - ""I have seen innocent people being killed. IEDS go off and you just zap any farmer that is close to you... hit him with the 50 [heavy machine gun] or the M-16 [rifle]. Overall there was just the total disregard - they basically jam into your head: 'This is Hajji! This is Hajji'. You totally take the human being out of it and make them into a video game... If you start looking at them as humans, and stuff like that, then how are you gonna kill them?" Former soldiers claim that this attitude extends up the chain of command, right to the top. In April 2004, the Daily Telegraph reported great unease among senior British army commanders in Iraq at the "heavy-handed and disproportionate" military tactics used by US forces who, they said, viewed Iraqis "as untermenschen. They are not concerned about the Iraqi loss of life... their attitude toward the Iraqis is tragic, it is awful". (Sean Rayment, 'US tactics condemned by British officers,' Daily Telegraph, April 11, 2004)"
Midnight is Long Gone! - "The "midnight hour" has been in line for decades - it is not something that just appeared in the last five years. "Round-ups," arrests and torture, have always been a part of the plan. Who are these people that would call for a nationwide shutdown of all descent? The invested ones-Cheney, Bush, Rumsfeld, Rice, Pearle, Rove and dozens more who seek to profit and are to blame: Given their particular interests that will be served by this possibility, how can any sane person continue to believe anything that any of these people continue to say?"
More muscle, with eye on China - "The Pentagon is engaged in an extensive buildup of military forces in Asia as part of a covert strategy to strengthen and position U.S. and allied forces to deter -- or defeat -- China." -- Cooperation does not exist in the geopolitical climate. It's all about "defeating" one another.
Novak: Feds know who outed CIA agent - "Robert Novak said Wednesday that special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald knows who outed a CIA agent to the Chicago Sun-Times columnist but hasn't acted on the information because Novak's source committed no crime."
Minutemen to Bush: Build fence or we will - "Simcox said Wednesday that he's sending an ultimatum to the president, through the media, of course - "You can't get through to the president any other way" - to deploy military reserves and the National Guard to the Arizona border by May 25. Or, Simcox said, by the Memorial Day weekend Minuteman Civil Defense Corps volunteers and supporters will break ground to start erecting fencing privately."
More involved in Oklahoma City bombing? - "COSBY: Do you believe what your dad is ready to say about the Oklahoma City bombing could hurt the U.S. government? NICHOLS: I believe it could. COSBY: And how so? NICHOLS: Because he knows what happened that day. He knows what happened in Oklahoma City. COSBY: And how many others do you believe are involved?
NICHOLS: I couldn't put a number on it, you know? It could be five, it could be 10, it could be more, but there has to be others involved. COSBY: And why do you think that? NICHOLS: Because of how he has tried to reach out to other people and say what he knows, and somehow, some way, they keep the public from knowing the truth. And maybe one aspect of it is charging your son with attempted murder."
Muslim students 'being taught to despise unbelievers as filth' - "Besides likening unbelievers to filth, the al-Hilli text includes a chapter on jihad, setting down the conditions under which Muslims are supposed to fight Jews and Christians. The text is one of a number of books that some students say they find “disturbing” and “very worrying”. Their spokesman told The Times: “They are being exposed to very literalist interpretations of the Koran. These are interpretations that would not be recognised by 80 or 90 per cent of Muslims, but they are being taught in this school."
Scientists say they're being gagged by Bush - "Scientists doing climate research for the federal government say the Bush administration has made it hard for them to speak forthrightly to the public about global warming. The result, the researchers say, is a danger that Americans are not getting the full story on how the climate is changing."
FCC Launches Payola Probes of 4 Radio Giants - "The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday launched formal investigations into pay-for-play practices at four of the nation's largest radio corporations, the biggest federal inquiry into radio bribery since the congressional payola hearings of 1960."
The Anti-ID-Theft Bill That Isn't - "Many companies keep large databases of personal data that is useful to these fraudsters. But because the companies don't shoulder the cost of the fraud, they're not economically motivated to secure those databases very well. In fact, if your personal data is stolen from their databases, they would much rather not even tell you: Why deal with the bad publicity?"
Poll: Parents Confident About 'No Child' - "Setting high expectations for students has become such a priority that Congress passed a law about it. Now schools must make sure all children succeed in math and reading, no matter what their language barrier or level of poverty or support at home. Realistic? Many parents seem to think so. But plenty of teachers do not."
Texas college bars students from posing for Playboy - "Baylor University in Waco, Texas, which bills itself as the world's largest Baptist college, has threatened to discipline female students if they pose for Playboy magazine, which is trying to recruit models from the college." -- All about control over other individuals.
Census: Americans Are Fleeing Big Cities - "Americans are leaving the nation's big cities in search of cheaper homes and open spaces farther out."
Fossil suggests snakes evolved on land - "A new fossil discovery has revealed the most primitive snake known, a crawling creature with two legs, and it provides new evidence that snakes evolved on land rather than in the sea."
Philips device could force TV viewers to watch ads - "An invention from Royal Philips Electronics prevents TV viewers from switching the channel during commercials or fast-forwarding past commercials when watching DVR content. Viewers would be released from the freeze only after paying a fee to the broadcaster. The freeze would be implemented on a program-by-program basis, giving viewers a choice at the start of each one."
Quote of the Day
"You know, I've got one of those wonderful ideas. ... Women should be all dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances.''
~ Bernie Ecclestone, Head of Formula One Racing
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