L.A. Times Editorial Calls for Cheney's Ouster - "A Los Angeles Times editorial Sunday called for a "far more audacious" makeover of President Bush's administration, saying he should send Vice President Cheney into early retirement." -- I think jail is more appropriate.
Chips down, Bush prepares a Hail Mary bet - "With Bush in power, there is no waiting. There is no thought of avoiding another hideous war at all costs. To the Bush hawks, diplomacy is a failed joke. Negotiation is for intellectuals and tofu pacifists. In the Dubya worldview, the planet is a roiling cauldron of nasty threats, crammed with terrorists and hateful Muslims and foreign demons suddenly growling on our doorstep when, curiously, they really weren't there before he stumbled into power. Amazing how that works."
The madness of bombing Iran - "As part of the softening-up come the justifications, as false as the ones that preceded the Iraq war, but more disgraceful second time round. Here are the counter-arguments."
Republicans urge Bush to probe high gasoline costs - "The retail price for gasoline soared 13.1 cents in the last week to a national average of $2.91 a gallon, the fourth highest price ever recorded by the government, and pump costs are forecast to keep rising."
Blasts Kill 21 in Egyptian Resort City - "Three nearly simultaneous bombings hit the Egyptian beach resort popular with foreigners Monday at the height of the tourist season, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 60 a day after Osama bin Laden issued a taped warning against Westerners."
Is al-Qaeda behind attack? - "Counter-Terrorism Bureau Head Danny Arditi issued a warning to Israeli citizens just a few weeks ago to refrain from visiting any Arab country." -- Hmmmm.
Blasts Kill 22 in Egyptian Resort City - "British tourist Paul McBeath told Sky News that there had been "no warning whatsoever."" -- Hmmmm.
Bush says Blair had option to withdraw from Iraq invasion - "It is now official. For the first time, U.S. President George W. Bush has publicly disclosed that, in the run-up to the Iraq invasion in March 2003, he offered British Prime Minister Tony Blair the option to withdraw from the U.S.-led coalition to avoid a confrontation with his MPs who were opposed to the war. But, according to him, Mr Blair insisted that he was "staying'' even if it meant losing his job."
US forces planning for the long haul in Iraq - "The US armed forces are planning to stay in Iraq for at least a decade, a media report claimed on Monday, quoting military strategists. A report in Newsweek said that the 38 square kilometres mini-city and airport Balad was the evidence that American forces were preparing for the long haul. With 27,500 landings and takeoffs a month, Balad is second only to London's Heathrow Airport in traffic worldwide, Brig Gen Frank Gorenc, the base commander, was quoted as saying."
Russian and US citizens see each other as potential enemies? - "The cold-war paradigm of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) between the US and Russia never really went away, and experts warn of a replay of the old superpower arms race. Citizens both in the USA and in Russia see each other as potential enemies, thinking that another cold war is inevitable. However some experts believe that fresh talks between the heads of the two countries can change the situation for the better." -- Huh? Citizens of each country don't see each other as enemies, but world leaders need them to think they are enemies so they propagate it.
In Moscow, buzz over arms race II - "The cold-war paradigm of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) between the US and Russia never really went away, and experts warn of a replay of the old superpower arms race." -- And who will reap the profits?
Chavez moves toward nationalizing Venezuela oil - "The moves would up the ante in Mr. Chávez's long-running battle with foreign oil companies, which he accuses of making outsize profits amid high oil prices at the expense of a poor nation. The stakes are high because Venezuela, the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, holds the world's biggest oil reserves outside the Middle East and is the third-biggest supplier of crude to the U.S."
CHOKING ON GAS PRICES AND EXECUTIVE PAY - "Last fall, Lee Raymond, chairman of ExxonMobil, told Congress that gas prices were high because of global supply and demand. "We're all in this together, everywhere in the world," he said. Not exactly. In 2005, ExxonMobil posted a profit of $36 billion, higher than any company ever."
Bush: Deportations not the answer - "President Bush today ruled out deporting current illegal aliens as part of the solution to immigration, saying the government cannot do it."
Congress tries to keep smaller parties down - "On Feb. 1, congressional Democrats led by Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin introduced a bill that, if approved, would end viable third-party competition in races for the U.S. House of Representatives." -- It is easier to control two parties than many.
Africanized ‘killer’ bees settle into South Florida - "The Africanized honeybees, defensive and aggressive, have been in Florida since 2002, entering on cargo ships. They started to spread more quickly last summer. And they are here to stay."
Bill would make sale of sex toys illegal in South Carolina - "The South Carolina bill, proposed by Republican Rep. Ralph Davenport, would make it a felony to sell devices used primarily for sexual stimulation and allow law enforcement to seize sex toys from raided businesses. The measure would add sex toys to the state's obscenity laws, which already prohibit the dissemination and advertisement of obscene materials. People convicted under obscenity laws face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine." -- What the fuck? A felony?
Quote of the Day
"Who are these men of lust, greed, and glory? Rip off the masks and let's see."
~ Supertramp
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