US military, intelligence officials raise concern about possible preparations for Iran strike - "Concern is building among the military and the intelligence community that the US may be preparing for a military strike on Iran, as military assets in key positions are approaching readiness."
US Army Troop Build up on Iraq-Iran Borders - "After the Tehran administration conducted operations against the terror network Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) by crossing the Iraqi border, the US Army in Iraq is claimed to have increased the military build up of US troops on the Iranian border."
Exodus of the Iraqi middle class - "COLLEAGUES were astonished when Hussain, a nurse at Kadimiyah Hospital in Baghdad, turned up for work in a new suit with a pistol strapped around his waist and announced that he was now in charge. A doctor who ridiculed the idea of this 34-year-old appointing himself administrator of the 700-bed hospital was slapped across the face by his new boss, who ordered armed security guards to escort the medic from the building. The expulsion was a brutal warning to other staff who might question the right of the al-Mahdi Army, a Shia militia, to install one of their own to run the hospital. The same is happening in schools and colleges, the Civil Service and government ministries and leading businesses as Baghdad’s middle classes are sacked to make way for militia apparatchiks. For many professionals this assault on their livelihoods and expertise is the final straw, and they are leaving Baghdad in droves."
Rape, Feces and Urine-Dipped Cloth Sacks - "With mounting evidence that a shadowy group of former Israeli Defense Force and General Security Service (Shin Bet) Arabic-speaking interrogators were hired by the Pentagon under a classified "carve out" sub-contract to brutally interrogate Iraqi prisoners at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, one only needs to examine the record of abuse of Palestinian and Lebanese prisoners in Israel to understand what Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld meant, when referring to new, yet to be released photos and videos, he said, "if these images are released to the public, obviously its going to make matters worse."" -- Don't forget, there are pictures we haven't seen yet. Atrocities carried out in the name of the American people.
U.S. hits Chinese defense spending - "The Bush administration said yesterday it is more concerned with China's cloaked spending on arms and troops than it is about a warning Wednesday from Russian President Vladimir Putin to the United States that "it is premature to speak of the end of the arms race."" -- Ah, they hypocrisy.
Poll: Most Americans Support NSA's Efforts - "A majority of Americans initially support a controversial National Security Agency program to collect information on telephone calls made in the United States in an effort to identify and investigate potential terrorist threats, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. The new survey found that 63 percent of Americans said they found the NSA program to be an acceptable way to investigate terrorism, including 44 percent who strongly endorsed the effort. Another 35 percent said the program was unacceptable, which included 24 percent who strongly objected to it. A slightly larger majority--66 percent--said they would not be bothered if NSA collected records of personal calls they had made, the poll found. Underlying those views is the belief that the need to investigate terrorism outweighs privacy concerns. According to the poll, 65 percent of those interviewed said it was more important to investigate potential terrorist threats "even if it intrudes on privacy." Three in 10--31 percent--said it was more important for the federal government not to intrude on personal privacy, even if that limits its ability to investigate possible terrorist threats. Half--51 percent--approved of the way President Bush was handling privacy matters." -- Disgusting.
Poll: Bush Lied About Iraq, Has No Right to Attack Iran - "By far the most dramatic determinant of belief that Bush lied was the respondent's most watched television network for news. Viewers of ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and MSNBC, ranged between 89.1% and 63.2% believing Bush lied. Among Fox viewers, a whopping 2.3% believe Bush lied. Those who listen to a lot of talk radio were also less likely to believe Bush lied than those who listen to little or none. Zogby also asked "Do you agree or disagree that the president has the right to use military force against Iran without the support of Congress?"62.5% disagreed32.1% agreed."
What Sort of (Hated) Nation Have We Become? - "As the planet's natural resources of petroleum, precious minerals and metals, water, and food become more and more scarce and objects of international competition, one solution would be to peacefully, cooperatively and collaboratively work with people of all nations to obtain and attain the resources needed for survival by all with fairness and altruism. Unfortunately, that is not and has never been the approach of the United States of America. America's motto is U.S. (US) First. We come first. We take what we want. We get the most of the best and the rest of the world can settle for crumbs. We have the biggest military budget in the world, outspending the rest of the world combined, for a reason. We see it, we want it, and we get it."
The Welfare Kings - "At a time when tens of millions of workers are struggling to pay for gas for their car, electricity for their home, and medical care for their families, the Republicans have stepped forward with a plan to help. They want to give another $20 to $30 billion in tax cuts to the rich."
Reading, Writing and Race - "Inside the walls of Brookland-Cayce High School, you expect students to be treated equally. But a viewer tip led News19 online where a teacher's comments left us asking questions. "These sorts of things are going to upset people, but the truth can be very upsetting," said Brookland-Cayce High School teacher Winston McCuen. That truth, at least according to McCuen, is that black people are inferior to whites. "Intellectually, yes they are," said McCuen. "This has been confirmed over and over, and this is a generalization. Again, there are some blacks who are more intelligent than individual whites. But as a rule, that is true. I-Q tests prove it over, and over and over.""
Pentagon eyes ways to use military for border security - "Faced with growing pressure from Southern states, the Bush administration wants the military to come up with ideas to help solve security problems along the U.S. border with Mexico."
U.S. Senate leaders clear path for immigration bill - "Republican and Democratic Senate leaders agreed on Thursday on a plan to revive a bill that would give millions of illegal immigrants a chance to earn U.S. citizenship." -- Is this a ploy to shore up millions of future votes for the Repbulican party?
Powerful Immigration Billboards To Address What Government Will Not - "Organizers say eventually the billboards will include the names of their opponents in the senate; those who support giving legal status to illegal aliens."
Congress may slap restrictions on SSN use - "Democratic and Republican politicians on Thursday both promised to enact new federal laws by the end of the year that would restrict some commercial uses of Social Security numbers, which are often implicated in identity fraud cases."
Bill would inform women of fetal pain before abortion - "A doctor would be required to tell a woman planning an abortion that the procedure causes pain to fetuses, even though medical experts disagree over whether fetuses can actually feel pain, a House committee decided on Wednesday."
Why Religion Must End: Interview with Sam Harris - "A leading atheist says people must embrace rationalism, not faith--or they will never overcome their differences."
FDA OKs Pfizer Anti-Smoking Pill - "A tablet shown to help more than one in five smokers quit joined the limited number of effective stop-smoking drugs on Thursday, approved by federal regulators."
Quote of the Day
"So that's how liberty dies. To thunderous applause."
~ Padme Amidala, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
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