Analysis: Was this meant as next 9/11? - "Its scope was ruthlessly ambitious, causing destruction officials say would have been "unimaginable." The alleged plot to take down several U.S.-bound planes with liquid explosives appears to be unlike anything the world has seen in years. Counterterrorism officials said Thursday the London plot appears to bear the fingerprints of al-Qaida, and may have been "the Big One" they have been dreading since Sept. 11, 2001, particularly as the five-year anniversary of the carnage approaches."
US raises air security alert to red for first time - "Homeland Security took immediate steps that included barring passengers from carrying liquids, including beverages, hair gels and lotions, on planes. It said travelers in both countries should expect long delays."
U.S.: Airline terror plot 'close to execution' - "CNN terror analyst Peter Bergen said two factors pointed to the influence of al Qaeda. He said al Qaeda was "obsessed" with commercial aviation and that the timing of the plot was "very interesting." "It's not clear when this was going to be implemented ... but we are coming up on the fifth anniversary of 9/11. They do want to make a big statement," he said on CNN's "American Morning.""
Brief Commentary: I don't know if all the above is a false flag operation or the truth. However, is it true that countries would not have to worry about such things if they did not fuck with other countries? I don't know if the answer is true or false, but it seems to me the answer would lean much farther toward true. Then there is the fact that I just can't help but think of Emmanuael Goldstein.
3,000 MILES FROM DOOM - "Can invading or exerting political influence over another country ever be morally justifiable? If it can, how big a buffer zone is reasonable? The Bush Administration answered the latter question during an August 3rd hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee. His answer was: 3,000 miles. If the United States of America fails to control every square millimeter of land and water within a 3,000-mile-wide perimeter beyond its international borders, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld testified under oath, it will be absolutely, definitely, inevitably overrun by Islamic insurgents."
Lebanese direct growing anger at US - ""We know who our first enemy is: America," he shouted before tearful mourners at a funeral Wednesday for 30 civilians killed by an Israeli airstrike on Monday. The white-turbaned sheikh led the crowd in a militant chant: "Death to America! Death to America!""
3 Egyptian Students Taken Into Custody - "Eight students remain at large. They arrived in New York on July 29 as part of a group of 17 students. Six students reported to Bozeman on time. The missing students pose no terrorism threat, the FBI said."
Cheney: Lieberman Loss ‘Disturbing’ Because al Qaeda Is ‘Betting They Can Break The Will of The American People’ - "Cheney said that to “purge a man like Joe Lieberman” was “of concern, especially over the issue of Joe’s support with respect to national efforts in the global war on terror.”" -- This whole Lieberman shit seems to prove that there are members of both "parties" that are really members of the same "party." The White House seems very concerned about the Lieberman loss. Too concerned.
Detective Story: Has Rove Been Guiding the Lieberman Campaign All Along? - "Everybody's talking about the report that Karl Rove's offered to help the Lieberman campaign. An offer like this, leaked by one of Joe's top aides, it raises the question: Has Rove been guiding the Lieberman campaign from the very beginning? That alleged "website hacking" could well be Rove's handiwork - and more clues abound. Before you say the idea's too farfetched, consider this:"
Connecticut results mean little for national direction - "Liberal anti-war voters and bloggers angry about Iraq widely claimed victory yesterday after the defeat of Sen. Joe Lieberman in Connecticut's Democratic primary, but the state is unpredictable and not indicative of the rest of the country."
Escaping Illusion? - "In recent years, Scott Atran (In Gods We Trust), Pascal Boyer (And Man Creates God) and David Sloan Wilson (Darwin's Cathedral) have all set forth evolutionary theories of religion. This focus is unsurprising: Like language, moral cognition, elaborate tool use and the extensive division of labor, religious belief seems to be both a typical and a distinctive feature of human intelligence—one of remarkable persistence."
What god? Young people reveal their secular side - "FEWER than half of Australia's young people believe in a god and many believe there is little truth in religion, a new study has found."
Probing under the surface of atheist anger - "The atheists, who sometimes call themselves free thinkers or secular humanists, tried to get across they're not much different from Christians, Jews, Muslims and other religious devotees. Till there's proof of a supernatural existence, they'll sit on the sidelines. ... I kept thinking about the "foxholes" saying, which reflects as much about courage in the face of death as it does about faith. I asked what the atheists believe happens after death. "Everybody dies. It's over," Sorenson said. Picture how terrifyingly blunt an atheist eulogy must be. The prospect of "game over" doesn't seem to scare them." -- Which says to me religion is used to scare people. Huh?
Parents want class teaching secular views of morality - "MOST parents want a non-religious alternative to school scripture classes, a survey has found."
OSU prof says he's fighting ailment, not illusion - "He is doing research based in Tulsa to prove that Morgellons disease is real, not a figment of patients' imaginations."
Western values 'are causing mental illness' - "THE rapid spread of Western business practices in Japan has caused widespread mental illness and is responsible for a deepening demographic crisis, government officials say."
District to set up crime cameras - "D.C. police today will begin installing surveillance cameras in four high-crime neighborhoods, nearly 30 days after officials declared a citywide crime emergency."
Gore isn't quite as green as he's led the world to believe - "Gore is not alone. ... Maybe our very existence isn't threatened. ... The issue here is not simply Gore's hypocrisy; it's a question of credibility. If he genuinely believes the apocalyptic vision he has put forth and calls for radical changes in the way other people live, why hasn't he made any radical change in his life? Giving up the zinc mine or one of his homes is not asking much, given that he wants the rest of us to radically change our lives."
How Many People Is Too Many? - "Everyone from anti-contraception Christians to zero-population-growth advocates is using the U.S's looming 300-million mark to advance their agenda."
Australia: Kids struggle with verbs, adjectives - "FEWER than half of all Year 7 students could identify verbs or adjectives and only 7 per cent could spell "definitely" in a literacy test sat by all NSW students entering high school this year."
Dads may suffer postpartum depression too - "In a study of more than 5,000 U.S. couples that had recently had a baby, 14 percent of mothers and 10 percent of fathers were found to have significant levels of depression."
Mom's dieting can be unhealthy for kids - "Mom's dieting habits can have a bad influence on the children. Some research indicates youngsters learn attitudes about dieting through observation. For some youngsters, that might mean an unhealthy fixation on body image, experts warn."
Death can come early for 'toxic bachelors' - "Academics found that men who were bachelors between the ages of 19 and 44 were 58 per cent more likely to die up to the age of 50 than their peers who were married and living with their spouse."
Robot shopping carts follow you around - "It looks almost like any other shopping cart, except sensors allow it to follow the shopper around the supermarket and slow down when needed so items can be placed in it, and it never crashes into anyone's heels."
Quote of the Day
"Let them hate me. So long as they fear me."
~ Caligula Caesar, Caligula
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The question becomes... is there a link between the absence of religion amongst the youth of Australia and their inability to get a grip on verbs and adjectives?
"I definintely don't believe in God. Definitinitely."
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