White House Insider Says Bush Planned Iraq War Days After Inauguration
Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill revealed that within days after Bush being sworn in, the Joint Chiefs were already planning how to remove Hussein and were discussing foreign suitors for the oil spoils. Read about it here, from CBS News. O'Neill was removed from his job because he rightly opposed Bush's tax cut. Now his former employers are calling him "crazy" and "disgruntled." Those of us on the left have known that 9/11 was just a convenient excuse for Bush to settle the score. Now someone from deep inside the rightwing machine confirms the darkest of these rumors. Hate to say we told you so, but we did.
Friday, January 09, 2004
Helicopter Shot Down In Iraq, 9 Dead
Another 50 million dollar helicopter was shot down by a goatherder wielding a $5,000 rocket, near Fallouja, Iraq. All nine US military personnel were killed. Read it here, LA Times. What is it now, 500 dead and nearly 9,000 wounded US troops? Over 300 have been killed since flyboy Bush had his Top Gun wetdream moment. Over 50 US servicemen have been killed since November. Why is it that those assholes in Iraq are happy when we die? We're there to free them, after all. You'd think they'd be glad to be rid of a tyrant/murderer like Hussein. They're some ungrateful sons-of-bitches.
Another 50 million dollar helicopter was shot down by a goatherder wielding a $5,000 rocket, near Fallouja, Iraq. All nine US military personnel were killed. Read it here, LA Times. What is it now, 500 dead and nearly 9,000 wounded US troops? Over 300 have been killed since flyboy Bush had his Top Gun wetdream moment. Over 50 US servicemen have been killed since November. Why is it that those assholes in Iraq are happy when we die? We're there to free them, after all. You'd think they'd be glad to be rid of a tyrant/murderer like Hussein. They're some ungrateful sons-of-bitches.
Moon Base & Earthlings On Mars
Bush is supposed to unveil his big new space dreams next week. They are purported to include a permanent base on the moon and beginning a manned trip to Mars. Damn, is the future here at long last? Read it here, LA Times.
Bush is supposed to unveil his big new space dreams next week. They are purported to include a permanent base on the moon and beginning a manned trip to Mars. Damn, is the future here at long last? Read it here, LA Times.
Thursday, January 08, 2004
Bobby Kennedy's Spirit Lives On In Howard Dean
Arianna Huffington wrote a column comparing the idealism and outrage of Bobby Kennedy to the current cries against Howard Dean. Read it here, from TomPaine.com. Too many of the old lions of the Democratic party believe that their time has come, that for all their years of letting the GOP scratch their bellies, it's now time for them to be the Democratic candidate. Wrong. Elections are won, not handed over like a gold watch upon retirement. Edwards, Kerry, Gephardt, Lieberman, sorry fellas.
Arianna Huffington wrote a column comparing the idealism and outrage of Bobby Kennedy to the current cries against Howard Dean. Read it here, from TomPaine.com. Too many of the old lions of the Democratic party believe that their time has come, that for all their years of letting the GOP scratch their bellies, it's now time for them to be the Democratic candidate. Wrong. Elections are won, not handed over like a gold watch upon retirement. Edwards, Kerry, Gephardt, Lieberman, sorry fellas.
Spirit Returns Color Photos Of Mars
The robot probe Spirit has sent home some lovely holiday snaps of the Red Planet. Check them out, here, from Mars Daily.
The robot probe Spirit has sent home some lovely holiday snaps of the Red Planet. Check them out, here, from Mars Daily.
Sleeper Shark Vs. Colossal Squid
French marine biologists have recently found that the 24 foot long sleeper shark which lives in waters off Antarctica at depths up to 300 meters, hunts the mysterious colossal squid as its dinner. Read it here, from BBC News. The old sea monsters still in action!
French marine biologists have recently found that the 24 foot long sleeper shark which lives in waters off Antarctica at depths up to 300 meters, hunts the mysterious colossal squid as its dinner. Read it here, from BBC News. The old sea monsters still in action!
"Club For Growth" Can Suck It
The Republicans are afraid of Howard Dean and what he represents. For the first time in decades, a major politician has spoken plainly and passionately about the real problems in America. Dean's speeches are free from the empty rhetoric and flag-waving jingoism that characterizes the GOP. As we head into the primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire, the attacks are flying. The "Club For Growth," a corporate interest group, is airing a TV ad in Iowa showing two senior citizens who call the Dean campaign a "freak show." The old couple says:
"I think Howard Dean should take his tax-hiking, government-expanding, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, New York Times-reading, body-piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freak show back to Vermont—where it belongs."
To start, those words are unfit to be spoken by Americans about other Americans. Creating boundaries on who or what is American simply goes against the very American values of freedom, liberty, and civil rights.
So let's see: they just attacked taxes despite 47 states facing debt crises that will likely see their bond ratings lowered (meaning the People will have to pay back more money in interest payments on any bonds issued), they attack lattes because how could Real American drink something so foreign as milk in their coffee? That's what them goddamn Frenchies and Eye-talians drink, Mama! We know little Bush never left America before he became President but now the message seems to be that ignorance is a virtue. Pretending the rest of the world does not exist is the new paradigm. Then they slam sushi. Sushi is an invention of those fiendish Japanese who attacked us at Pearl Harbor, as every red-blooded American knows. Have a Mad Cow-burger instead! Next, Volvos get the slam. Volvo is one of the only car companies that has actively pursued environmental friendly manufacturing methods and has, every year, exceeded safety regulations on their cars. Volvo could teach us a thing or two. I drove a Volvo for 2 years and that was a great car. It had 226,000 miles on it when I bought it. You know where an American car will be at 226,000 miles? In the junkyard. Next, the New York Times. Everyone "knows" this is just a paper run by and for Jews. Yikes! Help! Nevermind that the NYT is the paper of record. Nevermind that reading the NYT will create an informed and enlightened populace. Body-piercing, Hollywood-loving - are those sins? Who didn't love those harbingers of the collapse of Western Civilization, "Finding Nemo" and "Legally Blonde"? That's Hollywood, you dopes.
The GOP is afraid of anyone who can ignite real passion in voters. They are afraid of a real grassroots movement, unlike their "grassroots" which typically are paid for and run by large corporations hoping to head off any real dissent. The GOP is funneling millions to defeat Dean in the primaries so that the Democrats will run another listless candidate. Fight back. Visit Dean's website and see what you can do.
The Republicans are afraid of Howard Dean and what he represents. For the first time in decades, a major politician has spoken plainly and passionately about the real problems in America. Dean's speeches are free from the empty rhetoric and flag-waving jingoism that characterizes the GOP. As we head into the primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire, the attacks are flying. The "Club For Growth," a corporate interest group, is airing a TV ad in Iowa showing two senior citizens who call the Dean campaign a "freak show." The old couple says:
"I think Howard Dean should take his tax-hiking, government-expanding, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, New York Times-reading, body-piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freak show back to Vermont—where it belongs."
To start, those words are unfit to be spoken by Americans about other Americans. Creating boundaries on who or what is American simply goes against the very American values of freedom, liberty, and civil rights.
So let's see: they just attacked taxes despite 47 states facing debt crises that will likely see their bond ratings lowered (meaning the People will have to pay back more money in interest payments on any bonds issued), they attack lattes because how could Real American drink something so foreign as milk in their coffee? That's what them goddamn Frenchies and Eye-talians drink, Mama! We know little Bush never left America before he became President but now the message seems to be that ignorance is a virtue. Pretending the rest of the world does not exist is the new paradigm. Then they slam sushi. Sushi is an invention of those fiendish Japanese who attacked us at Pearl Harbor, as every red-blooded American knows. Have a Mad Cow-burger instead! Next, Volvos get the slam. Volvo is one of the only car companies that has actively pursued environmental friendly manufacturing methods and has, every year, exceeded safety regulations on their cars. Volvo could teach us a thing or two. I drove a Volvo for 2 years and that was a great car. It had 226,000 miles on it when I bought it. You know where an American car will be at 226,000 miles? In the junkyard. Next, the New York Times. Everyone "knows" this is just a paper run by and for Jews. Yikes! Help! Nevermind that the NYT is the paper of record. Nevermind that reading the NYT will create an informed and enlightened populace. Body-piercing, Hollywood-loving - are those sins? Who didn't love those harbingers of the collapse of Western Civilization, "Finding Nemo" and "Legally Blonde"? That's Hollywood, you dopes.
The GOP is afraid of anyone who can ignite real passion in voters. They are afraid of a real grassroots movement, unlike their "grassroots" which typically are paid for and run by large corporations hoping to head off any real dissent. The GOP is funneling millions to defeat Dean in the primaries so that the Democrats will run another listless candidate. Fight back. Visit Dean's website and see what you can do.
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Mad Cow Loves Bush
The slow response to the Mad Cow Disease problem goes hand in hand with the Bush Administration's love of deregulating all the public safeguards. The Cattle lobby gave over $22 million since 1990 in campaign donations, the vast majority going to Republicans. Read about it here, from TomPaine.org. The last paragraph is the most telling:
"According to a Washington Times editorial on Dec. 23, 2002, U.S. Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.) claimed that the administration is standing in the way of hundreds of millions of dollars in added spending, including $239 million to cover expanded FDA inspections of imported food. "At present, the United States inspects less than 2 percent of all imported food. Mr. Obey contends that the extra money would increase the total to 10 percent." The White House objected to the funding, and it was subsequently voted down. "
The slow response to the Mad Cow Disease problem goes hand in hand with the Bush Administration's love of deregulating all the public safeguards. The Cattle lobby gave over $22 million since 1990 in campaign donations, the vast majority going to Republicans. Read about it here, from TomPaine.org. The last paragraph is the most telling:
"According to a Washington Times editorial on Dec. 23, 2002, U.S. Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.) claimed that the administration is standing in the way of hundreds of millions of dollars in added spending, including $239 million to cover expanded FDA inspections of imported food. "At present, the United States inspects less than 2 percent of all imported food. Mr. Obey contends that the extra money would increase the total to 10 percent." The White House objected to the funding, and it was subsequently voted down. "
Monday, January 05, 2004
Stardust Grabs Comet Tail
The Stardust spacecraft successfully passed within a few miles of the Wild 2 comet, collecting pristine samples of the materials in its tail. These materials are the raw elements out of which our planets were formed. Read about it here, NY Times.
The Stardust spacecraft successfully passed within a few miles of the Wild 2 comet, collecting pristine samples of the materials in its tail. These materials are the raw elements out of which our planets were formed. Read about it here, NY Times.
Mad Cow Disease
Farm Sanctuary and Michael Baur sued the government to prevent the cattle industry from selling "downer" animals for human consumption. The argument is that these animals, who are down and can't get up, might carry disease. The government threw out the case, saying there was not a single incident of Mad Cow Disease in America. Well, now things have changed. Read about it here, NY Times. The lawsuit was reinstated in 2003, one week before the Mad Cow case was "discovered." If the suit had been successful earlier, there would be no Mad Cow Disease panic. Hey buddy, want some nerve tissue with your hamburger? How about a slice of spinal cord?
Farm Sanctuary and Michael Baur sued the government to prevent the cattle industry from selling "downer" animals for human consumption. The argument is that these animals, who are down and can't get up, might carry disease. The government threw out the case, saying there was not a single incident of Mad Cow Disease in America. Well, now things have changed. Read about it here, NY Times. The lawsuit was reinstated in 2003, one week before the Mad Cow case was "discovered." If the suit had been successful earlier, there would be no Mad Cow Disease panic. Hey buddy, want some nerve tissue with your hamburger? How about a slice of spinal cord?
Spirit On Mars
Here's a mosaic picture sent from Spirit, now tooling about the Martian surface. See it here, NY Times. Spirit's twin, Opportunity, touches down on January 24. Finally we will see if there is life on Mars!
Here's a mosaic picture sent from Spirit, now tooling about the Martian surface. See it here, NY Times. Spirit's twin, Opportunity, touches down on January 24. Finally we will see if there is life on Mars!
Rio Ferdinand's Suspension Explained
The FA has explained in a 32 page document the reasons for handing out an 8 month ban to Man Utd's Rio Ferdinand. Read about that, here, from BBC Sport. Where Eric Cantona did a karate kick into a fan's chest, he only got an 8 month ban. Is this ban harsh? We think so.
The FA has explained in a 32 page document the reasons for handing out an 8 month ban to Man Utd's Rio Ferdinand. Read about that, here, from BBC Sport. Where Eric Cantona did a karate kick into a fan's chest, he only got an 8 month ban. Is this ban harsh? We think so.
Dollar Slides To New Low
No, not Richie Rich's dog, this dollar is the one that is now at its lowest value since 1992. Story, here, from BBC News. Think Bush will mention this is his January 20th State Of The Union Address?
No, not Richie Rich's dog, this dollar is the one that is now at its lowest value since 1992. Story, here, from BBC News. Think Bush will mention this is his January 20th State Of The Union Address?
Sunday, January 04, 2004
USA Touches Down On Mars
The Spirit probe is rockin' Mars. NASA's latest probe is ready to kick some ass on that Martian face and prove that intelligent aliens created your daddy. Read about it here, from BBC News.
The Spirit probe is rockin' Mars. NASA's latest probe is ready to kick some ass on that Martian face and prove that intelligent aliens created your daddy. Read about it here, from BBC News.
Bin Laden Latest Recordings
Osama Bin Laden just released another hit recording on Al Jazeera, read about it here. How in the fuck can a 6'4" Islamic man with bad kidneys requiring dialysis machines roam about the world unchecked? Can't someone catch this motherfucker already?
Osama Bin Laden just released another hit recording on Al Jazeera, read about it here. How in the fuck can a 6'4" Islamic man with bad kidneys requiring dialysis machines roam about the world unchecked? Can't someone catch this motherfucker already?