On The Partial Birth Abortion Ruling
Chuck BaldwinIn a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the so-called Partial Birth Abortion ban passed by Congress in 2003 and signed into law by President George W. Bush.
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Some Google Ads Found to Spawn Spyware
• News LinkOnline advertising has long been plagued with connections to spyware, and now the seedy spyware underground has moved from pop-up networks to Google's search ad network.
CONNECTING THE DOTS
IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF INCOMPETENCE
Frosty WooldridgeYou've heard of the "Peter Principle" as it defines 'incompetence.' What happens when the president of the United States stands incompetent in world affairs? Short answer: Bush wrecks everything for America.
There's HUNGER For Impeachment. Will We Feed It?
• News LinkWith his usual visionary courage, in introducing H.Res. 333 Dennis Kucinich is saying what we all know, but which most of the rest of our behind the curve politicians are still too afraid to say. The Bush administration, and Richard B. Cheney in part
Mercenaries playing huge roll in Iraq
• USA TodayPrivate contractors, including for-hire intelligence analysts, computer technicians and spies, now form a "key part" of the overall intelligence workforce, according to a survey by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The
UN reports Iraq surge has failed
• Irish ExaminerSectarian violence continued to claim the lives of a large number of Iraqi civilians in Sunni Arab and Shiite neighbourhoods of Iraq’s capital, despite the coalition’s new Baghdad security plan, the UN said.
Wolfowitz: A history lesson
• The GuardianPaul Wolfowitz must bear a large part of the responsibility that is usually laid at the door of his superior alone as the puppet who cleared the way for Iraq's destruction.
American airstrikes lay waste to women and children in Iraq
• ReutersTwo Iraqi women and two children were believed to have been killed in a U.S. air strike aimed at al Qaeda militants north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
'Grave concern' as Putin freezes defense pact
• The AustralianA DISPUTE over US plans to station anti-missile bases in eastern Europe escalated dramatically today following Russia's call for a freeze of a key European defence treaty.
Army Officer Accuses Generals of 'Intellectual and Moral Failures'
• Washington PostAn active-duty Army officer is publishing a blistering attack on U.S. generals, saying they have botched the war in Iraq and misled Congress about the situation there. "America's generals have repeated the mistakes of Vietnam in Iraq,
Ex-C.I.A. Chief, in Book, Assails Cheney on Iraq
• NY TimesGeorge J. Tenet, the former director of central intelligence, has lashed out against Vice President Dick Cheney and other Bush administration officials saying they pushed the country to war in Iraq without ever conducting a “serious debate” about whe
Feds to enforce chemical security
• USA TodaySix years ago, anyone in a boat could have gone up the murky Brazos River, hopped ashore and walked up to a tank holding one of the world's deadliest chemicals here at the nation's largest petrochemical complex.
World Bank group voices concern over Wolfowitz
• ReutersWorld Bank officials at the forefront of the bank's anti-corruption fight voiced deep concern over the impact to their work from the crisis surrounding bank chief Paul Wolfowitz. "The credibility of our front line staff is eroding in the fa
Migrant death toll high despite U.S. border crackdown
• Reuters[They risk much to mow my lawn, clean my home.] Tightening security on the U.S.-Mexican border has sharply cut arrests of illegal immigrants but scores are still dying as they attempt the perilous crossing through deserts and raging rivers.
6 arrested in weapons raids in Alabama
• APFederal and state agents arrested six men and seized an arsenal of homemade hand grenades and firearms in raids. The men, members of the self-styled "Alabama Free Militia," had no apparent plans to use the weapons.
Scientists identify new genes linked to diabetes
• ReutersThe most thorough probe to date of the genetic underpinnings of the most common form of diabetes has identified a new batch of genes that increases risk for a disease affecting 200 million people globally.
Capitol clout funnels funding home
• USA TodayAn unwritten rule distributed 60% of the money to the party in charge and 40% to the minority party, former House Appropriations Committee staffer Jim Dyer says. [Wonder where I get my claim on the Washington Party deal?]
Hamas claims end to truce, fires rockets at Israel
• APHamas militants in Gaza pelted Israel with rockets and mortars for the first time in five months, retaliating for deadly Israeli raids in the Palestinian territories, leaving a largely successful Gaza truce in serious doubt.
Europe's move to biofuels threatens rainforest
• FT.com via msnbc.com(Unintended govt consequences. You can't fool Mother Nature or the Free Market) "In a bid to solve one problem, we risk creating another, and making things worse. Rainforest destruction is a major contributory factor in global warming and
AVOIDING POPULATION CONNECTION: PART 30--NEXT ADDED 100 MILLION AMERICANS
Frosty WooldridgeWhy is the media in collective denial about overpopulation? Why do they avoid making connections when they sit in gridlock traffic, breathe polluted air and pay $3.00 for a gallon of gas?
Iowa Court Approves Class Action Suit Against Speed Cameras
• thenewspaper.comAn Iowa District Court on Friday certified a class action lawsuit seeking refunds for the nearly 20,000 speed camera tickets issued in the city of Davenport. Judge Gary D. McKenrick had ruled earlier this year that the camera program was illegal unde
HOLD THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE
Frosty WooldridgeHow many Americans understand the implications of giving an amnesty to 20 million illegal aliens? Do they realize that the current bill before Congress adds 100 million people to the USA in 33 years?
Gay-rights proposals gain in Congress
• Boston GlobeAfter more than a decade of government inaction, gay-rights proponents in Congress have gotten several major bills moving through the Democratic-controlled chambers, a development that could result in the greatest expansion of federal protections
Romney favors Ambassador to deter nukes
• APRepublican Mitt Romney would appoint an ambassador-at-large to prevent nuclear terror if elected president, arguing that avoiding a terrorst attack with unsecured nuclear weapons should take on heightened urgency in the US.
Government keeps a secret after studying spy agencies
• NY TimesConcerned about the growing dependence of the nation's spy agencies on private contractors, top intelligence officials have spent months determining just how many contractors work at the CIA, DIA, FBI, NSA and the rest of the spook alphabet soup.
General Petraeus eyes long commitment in Iraq
• APGen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said conditions in Iraq may get harder before they get easier and will require "an enormous commitment" over time by the United States. [That's the plan?]
The Blacksburg Massacre in Global Context
• TomDispatchLast Jan. 16, a car bomb blew up near an entrance to Mustansiriya University in Baghdad – and then, as rescuers approached, a suicide bomber blew himself up in the crowd. In all, at least 60 Iraqis, mostly female students leaving campus for home, wer
Inaccurate reports on combat deaths hurt US military's credibility
• Christian Science MonitorWhile the Pentagon wants all the fallen to be seen as heroes, families push for the truth.
DeLay associate tied to Abramoff probe
• Houston ChronicleThe federal probe into corruption related to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff could be inching closer to former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay of Sugar Land as investigators focus on a former DeLay chief of staff who later employed the Republican leader's w
Researchers link fungus to bee losses in U.S.
• LA TimesA fungus that caused widespread loss of bee colonies in Europe and Asia may be playing a crucial role in the mysterious phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder that is now wiping out bees across the U.S., University of California, San Francisco
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