Quotes From Former Israeli Leaders -- Read what former Prime Ministers have said.
Cheney, Libby and Rove Sued Over CIA Leak - "Former CIA officer Valerie Plame and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, said Friday they decided to sue Vice President Dick Cheney and presidential adviser Karl Rove because they engaged in a "whispering campaign" to destroy her career."
$11 Million Every Hour - What the Iraq War is Costing Us - "Attached are some comparisons between what we are spending in Iraq as we "stay the course" indefinitely and what those funds could be used for instead." -- Check out the list.
Bush may seek $110B more to fund wars - "The White House might ask the U.S. Congress for another $110 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan early next year."
U.S. accused of kidnappings in Iraq - "Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has until 5 p.m. Friday to hand over a raft of documents to Congress that might shed new light on detainee abuse in Iraq. The documents could substantiate little-known allegations that U.S. forces have tried to break terror suspects by kidnapping and mistreating their family members."
POLICE STATE: Was 9/11 the Administration's Carte Blanche? - "How did we get here? Three thousand deaths demand a swift political response and intelligence overhaul, and Bush has certainly re-shaped the intelligence community in his image. The question is, did 9/11 give the current Administration carte blanche in dealing with terrorism, civil liberties and, well, everything else? The answer is yes. Congress helped them at the outset, but the Administration has been on its own in the last two years. Regardless, they’ve been winning."
Mikhail Gorbachev says USA has ‘disease worse than AIDS’ - "“You have caught a disease that is worse than AIDS. It is called the complex of the winner,” the ex-president of the USSR said in an interview with ABC television channel."
Are Enron Bankers/Witnesses Being Murdered? - "With the latest revelation that a body discovered in North-east London is that of a banker intimately connected with the Enron fraud case, one has to begin to ask why are there so many "unexplained" deaths linked to this case?"
Senate denies funds for new border fence - "Less than two months after voting overwhelmingly to build 370 miles of new fencing along the border with Mexico, the Senate yesterday voted against providing funds to build it."
Colorado ready to get tough on illegal immigrants - "Located in the heart of the U.S. West hundreds of miles from foreign borders, Colorado has become a focus for the national debate on illegal immigration and its governor says he is ready to sign bills to deter undocumented aliens from coming to his state."
Small Pa. City Passes Law Against Illegals - "The City Council approved a law Thursday night designed to make this small city in northeastern Pennsylvania among the most hostile places in the U.S. for illegal immigrants to live or work. The 4-to-1 vote came after nearly two hours of passionate debate. Opponents argued it was divisive and possibly illegal, but supporters said illegal immigrants' growing numbers have damaged the quality of life here."
Most Americans Plan to Vote for Democrats - "Republicans are in jeopardy of losing their grip on Congress in November. With less than four months to the midterm elections, the latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that Americans by an almost 3-to-1 margin hold the GOP-controlled Congress in low regard and profess a desire to see Democrats wrest control after a dozen years of Republican rule."
Study shows spinal cord regeneration - "A U.S. scientist has demonstrated in a lab animal the successful regeneration of injured spinal nerve endings and recovery of arm movements."
Stuck Pig - "But 78-6 is, in fact, only mostly dead – the common term for her state is, believe it or not, suspended animation. Long the domain of transhumanist nut-jobs, cryogenic suspension may be just two years away from clinical trials on humans (presuming someone can solve the sticky ethical problems). Trauma surgeons can’t wait – saving people with serious wounds, like gunshots, is always a race against the effects of blood loss. When blood flow drops, toxins accumulate; just five minutes of low oxygen levels causes brain death. Chill a body, though, and you change the equation. Metabolism slows, oxygen demand dives, and the time available to treat the injury stretches. “With the pig essentially dead,” Alam says, “we’ve got hours to fix it and play around.” By noon the team has stitched up the arteries and gone to lunch. It has become routine: Alam has suspended 200 pigs for an hour each, and although experimental protocol calls for different levels of care for each pig, the ones that got optimal treatment all survived. Today he’ll keep 78-6 down for two hours." -- Amazing.
Hydrogen cars to hit the road by 2015? - "Will the gas used for the Hindenburg be running cars in a decade or so? Carmakers say it could be in the works."
For Some Athletes, Courses With No Classes - "So Professor Gundlach looked at the player’s academic files, which led him to the discovery that many Auburn athletes were receiving high grades from the same professor for sociology and criminology courses that required no attendance and little work."
Latest Teacher Sex Arrest Raises Questions - "McElhenney was arrested May 25 and charged with having an improper relationship with a student. The Spanish teacher and former Miss Texas contestant faces up to 20 years in prison, if convicted. McElhenney's arrest was for allegedly having sex with an 18-year-old student and it has raised questions about the age constraints of the state's three-year-old law criminalizing student-teacher sexual relationships."
Stiletto-lovers getting toes shortened - "The current craze among U.S. women for high stiletto heels is sending some to have their toes surgically shortened and feet cushioned with botox." -- Really? Do I need to comment here? I didn't think so.
Coaches Accused Of Using Screws To Torture Gymnasts - "The phrase "stick it" is used in gymnastics about dismounts and landings, but one of the coaches told investigators he was taught to stick them when the gymnasts don't have perfect form."
Goldman Sachs goes after Goldmansex.com - "Goldman Sachs last week submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum, arguing that Goldmansex, whose domain name would might be confused with its own, contained links to objectionable "adult" material."
Quote of the Day
"By way of deception, thou shalt do war."
~Motto of the Mossad
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