New and unkown deadly weapons used by Israeli forces - "Bodies with dead tissues and no apparent wounds; 'shrunken' corpses; civilians with heavy damage to lower limbs that require amputation, which is nevertheless followed by unstoppable necrosis and death; descriptions of extensive internal wounds with no trace of shrapnel, corpses blackened but not burnt, and others heavily wounded that did not bleed. Many of these descriptions suggest the possibility that the new weapons used include 'direct energy' weapons, and chemical and/or biological agents, in a sort of macabre experiment of future warfare, where there is no respect for anything: International rules (from the Geneva Convention to the treaties on biological and chemical weapons), refugees, hospitals and the Red Cross, not to mention the people, their future, their children, the environment, which is poisoned through dissemination of Depleted Uranium and toxic substances released after oil and chemical depots are bombed."
Alan Dershowitz Argues It's Okay to Kill Israeli Civilians - "According to Alan Dershowitz's logic, it's perfectly acceptable to kill Lebanese civilians because they voted for and support an organization that kills Israeli civilians. By that same exact logic, it's perfectly acceptable for Hezbollah to kill Israeli civilians because they voted for and support a government that kills Lebanese civilians. This is an irrefutable argument."
War Crimes Act Changes Would Reduce Threat Of Prosecution - "The Bush administration has drafted amendments to a war crimes law that would eliminate the risk of prosecution for political appointees, CIA officers and former military personnel for humiliating or degrading war prisoners, according to U.S. officials and a copy of the amendments." -- And we let them get away with this shit.
Sen. Lieberman Is Set on Independent Bid - "Voters in Connecticut rejected three-term Sen. Joe Lieberman for a political newcomer in the nation's first major test of the depth of anger over the Iraq war." -- I'm not just angry about the war.
McKinney loses in runoff - "Cynthia McKinney, the fiery Georgia congresswoman known for her conspiracy theories about the Sept. 11 attacks and the scuffle she had earlier this year with a U.S. Capitol police officer, lost a runoff election Tuesday for her district's Democratic nomination."
Poll: 60 percent of Americans oppose Iraq war - "Sixty percent of Americans oppose the U.S. war in Iraq, the highest number since polling on the subject began with the commencement of the war in March 2003, according to poll results and trends released Wednesday." -- Who are these other 40% that love murder, death, and destruction?
9/11 Commission Chairmen Admit Whitewashing the Cause of the Attacks - "As both the Bush administration and its client government in Israel, with their invasions of Arab states in Iraq and Lebanon respectively, make the United States ever more hated in the Islamic world, a new book by the Chairmen of the 9/11 commission admits that the commission whitewashed the root cause of the 9/11 attacks—that same interventionist U.S. foreign policy."
Bush's fondness for fundamentalism is courting disaster at home and abroad - "Affinity with the Christian right has led to banning stem cell research and turning a blind eye to civilian deaths in Lebanon."
For some evangelicals, Mideast war stirs hope - "Some have ratcheted up support for Israel in its current battle in Lebanon with Hezbollah out of belief that a raging war -- perhaps even a nuclear confrontation -- marks a prelude to the apocalypse. Christian groups are sending millions of dollars to Israeli communities and shelters, hosting pro-Israel rallies and urging U.S. politicians to back Israeli military action."
Crackpot Christianity and America's Current Moral Degeneration - "These Crackpot Christians are largely responsible for placing one of their own, George W. Bush, in the White House. Their astounding ignorance, unquestioning faith, war hawkishness, and fascination with the End of Time subsequently rendered them gullible to the Bush administration's lies and exaggerations about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (especially the apocalyptic "mushroom clouds") and ties to al Qaeda. Thus, they cannot escape responsibility for supporting an illegal, immoral invasion of Iraq."
Christian right steps up pro-Israel lobbying - "The following day, at a well-attended press conference, Hagee said that "The dots are there to be connected, and it is not some big thing called terrorism. It is Islamic fascism รข€¦ all of the various things and forces that we've seen around the world are not merely hot spots but they are all part of a theme -- a war against Western civilization." ... While other organizations have mostly talked the talk, Hagee's CUFI has set out a bold agenda and it appears to have the resources and political connections to walk the walk: CUFI aims to not only establish a visible presence in hundreds of cities throughout all 50 states, but it also intends to recruit activists to lobby on behalf of Israel."
Presbyterian Church publishes 9/11 conspiracy theory - "The decision by the 160-year-old Westminster John Knox Press, the trade and academic publishing imprint of the Presbyterian Publishing Corp., to attribute the attacks on the World Trade Center brings into the U.S. religious mainstream a conspiracy theory long held by the world's jihadists."
"The Curse" (Anti-Atheist Documentary) - "The documentary explains how God does exist."
Cash machines urged for churches - "A senior clergyman wants cash machines to be installed in churches - because it will help serve the community."
News Corp. profit rises 19 percent - "The media conglomerate run by Rupert Murdoch posted a fourth quarter profit of $852 million, or 27 cents per share, up from a year earlier profit of $717 million, or 22 cents per share."
Disney profit rises 39 pct on films - "Total revenue at the second largest U.S. entertainment company increased 12 percent to $8.6 billion."
Egyptian students disappear in U.S. - "Immigration agents and the FBI are looking for 11 Egyptian students who entered the United States on valid student visas, then failed to show up at a university in Montana, authorities said."
Maori 'warrior' gene linked to aggression - "The genetic epidemiologist at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research in Wellington said the gene has been linked to aggressive behaviour as well as addictions to things such as tobacco. Maori leaders said there were many other factors which dictated whether people turned violent, such as poverty."
CDC investigates whether bizarre Morgellons condition is real or imagined - "The CDC has been receiving as many as 20 calls a day from self-diagnosed Morgellons patients. The agency has been urged to investigate by, among others, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California."
Male circumcision 'lowers risk of HIV infection by 60%' - "A study published last month calculated that if all men in sub-Saharan Africa were circumcised, it would prevent almost six million new cases of HIV infection and save three million lives over the next 20 years."
Should papers change your way with words? - "A recent News & Observer story from Robeson County brought up an interesting question about journalistic practice: Should the newspaper clean up the bad grammar of the people it quotes?"
Report says sugary drinks pile on pounds - "Americans have sipped and slurped their way to fatness by drinking far more soda and other sugary drinks over the last four decades, a new scientific review concludes. An extra can of soda a day can pile on 15 pounds in a single year, and the "weight of evidence" strongly suggests that this sort of increased consumption is a key reason that more people have gained weight, the researchers say."
Quote of the Day
"Look, there are a million reasons to be mad. Just check out the morning papers. It's totally and completely nuts out there!"
~ S.L. Goldman
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