Cheney speech spurs new Cold War: Russian press - "A speech by Vice President Dick Cheney strongly critical of the Kremlin marks the start of a new Cold War that could drive Moscow away from its new-found Western allies, the Russian press said on Friday." -- Way to go, Dick. Of course, I believe that was your plan all along.
Beating About The Bush? Not With Hersh - "His own lecture was frightening. Bush has a messianic vision – and intends to go down in history (probably he has chosen the right direction) as the man who will have “saved” Iran. “So we’re in a real American crisis ... we’ve had a collapse of congress ... we have had a collapse of the military ... the good news is that when we wake up tomorrow morning, there will be one less day (of Bush). But that is the only good news.”"
Bolton Refuses To Answer Kucinich’s Questions About US Troops In Iran - "“I find it hard to believe that the United States Ambassador to the United Nations does not know about ongoing military activity in one of the world’s most volatile regions, and in a country at the heart of current debate before the UN,” stated Kucinich after the hearing. “Congress has a Constitutional role to play in providing checks and balances of this Administration. Ambassador’s Bolton testimony today, and his refusal to answer even the most basic questions about Iran, is just another example of this Administration’s contempt of Congress.” “This Administration has set our nation on the path to war against Iran,” continued Kucinich. “It has done so without consulting the Congress, and without proper Congressional oversight. Today’s hearing could have been an important moment to educate the public and the Congress about this Administration’s policy towards Iran, and the role US military is already playing in implementing that policy. Unfortunately, Ambassador Bolton’s stonewalling prevent this from happening.” “This Administration has set our nation on a very dangerous path with Iran. Congress must intervene before this Administration begins a wider, and far more dangerous war in the Middle East,” concluded Kucinich."
The Godfather USA - "From early childhood, US citizens are raised on a steady diet of pro-US government propaganda that is fed to them at school and at home through the media of television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books, and popular music. The propaganda presents the US government as an ethically superior exemplar of justice for the entire world, as an exceptionally generous contributor to global economic development, and as a benevolent arbiter of world affairs. Furthermore, a great deal of crucial information about US political history, particularly regarding events of the past half-century, is not taught in US schools and is never allowed to appear in the Mainstream Media outlets."
Dole Warns of Disaster - "The head of the Senate Republican committee paints a dire picture of Democratic congressional control, warning that the opposition party would "put the war on terrorism on the back-burner" and maybe even impeach President Bush."
Rumsfeld Called Out On Lies About WMD - "Speaking in Atlanta today, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was sharply questioned about his pre-war claims about WMD in Iraq. An audience member confronted Rumsfeld with his 2003 claim about WMD, “We know where they are.” Rumsfeld falsely claimed he never said it. The audience member then read Rumsfeld’s quote back to him, leaving the defense secretary speechless." -- Check out the video.
Under fire: US's misguided defense budget - "At some $440 billion for 2007, the Pentagon's defense budget would exceed the combined military budgets of the world's 25 next most-powerful nations, according to recent estimates. In fact, the Pentagon's budget substantially understates the amount Washington spends on the military. Nuclear weapons activities, on which the George W Bush administration hopes to spend nearly $22 billion next year, for example, are allocated to the Energy Department. In addition, the regular Pentagon budget does not include the costs of US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, which currently are running at nearly $10 billion a month. "When these costs are added in, military spending for the coming year will exceed $600 billion - a figure that would exceed both the heights of the [president Ronald] Reagan military buildup [in the early 1980s] and the Vietnam War, in inflation-adjusted terms," said Miriam Pemberton, the report's co-author based at the Institute for Policy Studies."
Possible Darfur deal brings new hope - "Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region appears to be near a peace deal to end three years of violence that has exacerbated what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis, officials said Friday."
Bush tells immigrants to learn English - "President Bush yesterday recognized the Mexican celebration of Cinco de Mayo a day early with a call for immigrants to learn English, even as his spokesman denied that the president sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" in Spanish during the 2000 campaign, saying his Spanish wasn't good enough." -- The accompanying picture made me squeamish.
U.S. bird flu study predicts millions of deaths, billions in losses - "These scenarios, which at least one public health expert said aren't even the worst case, are part of a detailed, 234-page report released Wednesday by the Bush administration."
Christians Plan Boycott of 'Da Vinci Code' - "Christian activists are planning a boycott of the soon-to-be-released Da Vinci Code movie, which one influential pro-family group is calling “blasphemous.”
'Everywhere I turned, I ran into sexual abuse' - "The real conspiracy in the Catholic church has nothing to do with the Da Vinci Code, says Patrick Wall - it's the cover-up of paedophile priests."
Korea, China, Japan to Kickstart Single Asian Currency - "Korea, China and Japan have agreed to start joint research at government level on introducing an Asian single currency comparable to the euro."
Welcome to the dead zone - "The great housing bubble has finally started to deflate, and the fall will be harder in some markets than others."
Florida votes to require high school majors - "The Florida Legislature gave final approval to a bill Thursday that requires high school students to declare a major, similar to college students. ... The bill also requires that high school students take a fourth year of math and that middle school students receive career planning instruction."
Trust in web news grows - "NATIONAL television is the most trusted news source, ahead of newspapers and public radio, but the internet is gaining ground, especially among the young, according to a major worldwide survey of trust in the media."
Korean Scientists Develop Female Android - "Standing 1.6 meters tall and weighing about 50 kilograms, she can understand others, speak, blink with her eyes and makes several facial expressions."
Controversial dig sparks pyramid mania in Bosnia - "Visoko is booming, boosted by a controversial dig that aims to prove that the nearby Visocica hill is a pyramid built 12,000 years ago by the ancestors of the Illyrians, said to be the first inhabitants of the Balkans."
Research Shows Anticipating Pain Hurts - "Anyone who's ever taken a preschooler to the doctor knows they often cry more before the shot than afterward. Now researchers using brain scans to unravel the biology of dread have an explanation: For some people, anticipating pain is truly as bad as experiencing it."
It's hard out there for a virgin... - "A brothel has become the first in Berlin to offer special deals for virgins with prostitutes trained in the delicate art of catering for customers who have never had sex, a German newspaper reported Friday."
Quote of the Day
"We must be mindful that where attitudes go, action is seldom far behind."
~ Paul McMasters
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