The Trouble with Bush's 'Islamofascism' - "If you control the language, you control the debate. As the Bush Administration's Middle Eastern policy sinks ever deeper into bloody incoherence, the "war on terror" has been getting a quiet linguistic makeover. It's becoming the "war on Islamic fascism."
Iran launches new nuclear project - "Iran's president launched a new phase in the Arak heavy-water reactor project on Saturday, saying Tehran would not give up its right to nuclear technology despite Western fears it aims to make atomic bombs. ... "No one can deprive a nation of its rights based on its capabilities," Ahmadinejad said in his speech to inaugurate the heavy water project." -- I have to agree.
Israeli general plots war with Iran - "Israel has appointed a top general to oversee a war against Iran, prompting speculation that it is preparing for possible military action against Tehran's nuclear program."
Airline Insanity Merely A Beta Test For Police State Caste System - "Escalating security measures, body scans, lie detector tests and behavior analysis now being forced upon unwitting human livestock passing through airports are the first stage of an agenda to create a two tier caste system whereby only government authorized citizens will be able to travel and everyone will be subject to intense airport style harassment on city streets."
Senator who put 'secret hold' on bill to open federal records is a secret, too - "In an ironic twist, legislation that would open up the murky world of government contracting to public scrutiny has been derailed by a secret parliamentary maneuver. An unidentified senator placed a "secret hold" on legislation introduced by Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., that would create a searchable database of government contracts, grants, insurance, loans and financial assistance, worth $2.5 trillion last year. The database would bring transparency to federal spending and be as simple to use as conducting a Google search. The measure had been unanimously passed in a voice vote last month by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. It was on the fast track for floor action before Congress recessed Aug. 4 when someone put a hold on the measure. Now the bill is in political limbo. Under Senate rules, unless the senator who placed the hold decides to lift it, the bill will not be brought up for a vote." -- Very interesting.
Misquoting Lincoln - "Supporters of President Bush and the war in Iraq often quote Abraham Lincoln as saying members of Congress who act to damage military morale in wartime "are saboteurs, and should be arrested, exiled or hanged." ... But Lincoln never said that."
A Court That Countries Have to Answer to - "The European Court of Human Rights shows how justice can cross borders. It could be a model for the whole planet."
Get Sick, Go Broke - "So why isn’t this the number one political issue in America today? Why aren’t politicians who are nervous about their jobs hanging onto this issue like a life raft? Why aren’t ambitious job-seekers who want to unseat those politicians shouting from the rafters that they will push for a serious, comprehensive plan to help ordinary Americans deal with the fallout from a serious medical problem? I guarantee that one in five Americans would be listening. And their cousins and neighbors and dear friends."
Old theory, new doubt - "Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory studying the assassination of President John F. Kennedy have done what many thought impossible -- their research suggests that the single-bullet theory is even less credible than it seems."
eBay prohibits textbooks for homeschool teachers - ""They told me that it fell under their heading of 'illegal, dangerous, offensive, or potentially infringing,'" she said."
Scientists flock to test 'free energy' discovery - "A man who claims to have developed a free energy technology which could power everything from mobile phones to cars has received more than 400 applications from scientists to test it." -- Or suppress it?
Global warming boost to glaciers - "Global warming could be causing some glaciers to grow, a new study claims."
Vatican critical of stem cell creation - "A Vatican official on Saturday criticized a new method of making stem cells that does not require the destruction of embryos, calling it a "manipulation" that did not address the church's ethical concerns. ... Church teaching holds that in-vitro fertilization is morally wrong because it replaces the conjugal union between husband and wife and often results in the destruction of embryos. Artificial insemination for married couples is allowable if it "facilitates" the sex act but does not replace it. The church condemns all forms of experimentation on human embryos."
Revealed: nine-year-olds to get vaccination against cervical cancer - "EVERY schoolgirl in the UK is set to be vaccinated against a sexually-transmitted virus which causes cervical cancer, Scotland on Sunday can reveal. Following successful trials of the vaccine on women in Glasgow, health chiefs are about to authorise nationwide jabs for girls as young as nine." -- Finally, an intelligent move by a government.
13 Plagues Reported in U.S - " Thirteen cases of plague including two deaths have been reported in the western United States this year, the highest number of cases in 12 years, health officials said Friday."
Cancer alert over tin can and plastic bottle chemical - " A gender-bending chemical found in babies' bottles and tin cans may cause breast cancer, scientists have warned. ... Industry has previously claimed the chemical is broken down by the body, making it safe to use. But new research casts doubt on this, with experiments showing the chemical remains carcinogenic."
Tea 'healthier' drink than water - "Drinking three or more cups of tea a day is as good for you as drinking plenty of water and may even have extra health benefits, say researchers."
Kidnapped girl kept diary during her eight-year ordeal - "Rupert Leutgeb, a family spokesman, confirmed that Fräulein Kampusch had kept a record hundreds of pages long. He said that no details would be disclosed until Fräulein Kampusch decided what she wanted to do with the diary."
Maya civilization collapsed upon learning kings weren't gods - "The decline of the Maya civilization began some 1,100 year ago when millions of Indians working on the contruction of tall pyramidal temples and palaces learned that their kings weren't gods, Spanish anthropologist Andres Ciudad told EFE."
A Pregnant Man? - "Living in the city of Nagpur, India, Bhagat said he'd felt self-conscious his whole life about his big belly. But one night in June 1999, his problem erupted into something much larger than cosmetic worry. ... "He just put his hand inside and he said there are a lot of bones inside," she said. "First, one limb came out, then another limb came out. Then some part of genitalia, then some part of hair, some limbs, jaws, limbs, hair." Inside Bhagat's stomach was a strange, half-formed creature that had feet and hands that were very developed. Its fingernails were quite long. "We were horrified. We were confused and amazed," Mehta said. At first glance, it may look as if Bhagat had given birth. Actually, Mehta had removed the mutated body of Bhagat's twin brother from his stomach. Bhagat, they discovered, had one of the world's most bizarre medical conditions — fetus in fetu."
Taller people are smarter: study - "While researchers have long shown that tall people earn more than their shorter counterparts, it's not only social discrimination that accounts for this inequality -- tall people are just smarter than their height-challenged peers, a new study finds."
Lawmaker wants limits on plastic surgery - "Shocked by the number of teens seeking breast implants, Botox injections and nose jobs, the leader of Australia's most populous state has said new laws are needed to make it harder for young people to go under the knife."
Study: Hybrid cars will pay for themselves over time - ""High gas prices and generous tax credits now offset the high sales prices of some hybrids, assuming owners keep their hybrids for a few years," said Alex Rosten, an analyst with Edmunds.com."
Now the music industry wants guitarists to stop sharing - "In the last few months, trade groups representing music publishers have used the threat of copyright lawsuits to shut down guitar tablature sites, where users exchange tips on how to play songs like "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," "Highway to Hell" and thousands of others. ... "People can get it for free on the Internet, and it's hurting the songwriters," said Lauren Keiser, who is president of the Music Publishers' Association and chief executive of Carl Fischer, a music publisher in New York."
Quote of the Day
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
~ Abraham Lincoln
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