Abu Ghraib Film Obscures Truth - by Sgt. Sam Provance
Ernest HancockFormer Army Sgt. Sam Provance was the only uniformed military intelligence officer at Abu Ghraib who broke the code of silence surrounding the infamous prisoner abuses.
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Conservatives Re-Take the Republican Party - 1964
• You Tube / ThePoliticalHawkI would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, and let me remind you also, that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter says attack on Iran 'virtual guarantee'
• Rawstory"We take a look at the military buildup, we take a look at the rhetoric, we take a look at the diplomatic posturing, and I would say that it’s a virtual guarantee that there will be a limited aerial strike against Iran in the not-so-near future
Gen. Sanchez: Iraq policy driven by Bush reelection politics
• RawstorySanchez writes, “It was now crystal clear that a major success had to occur in Iraq before the presidential elections. Critical decisions affecting Iraq would be tied directly to ensuring the success of President Bush’s reelection campaign.”
Not news in America - American envoy assaulted in Israel
• WAR ON YOUIt is interesting that we have all the news about Britney, Lindsay, and of course, the latest on what the publicity hound Rev. Wright has just said which can be replayed for hours and hours, analyzed, dissected and discussed endlessly by serious look
UK: Troops to use electronic insects 'by end of the year'
• WAR ON YOUThe storyline from Minority Report may not be quite as far fetched as it sounds. British defence giant BAE Systems is creating a series of tiny electronic spiders, insects and snakes that could become the eyes and ears of soldiers on the battlefiel
Ron Paul Fort Wayne Rally 5/5/2008
• Ron PaulianThis is my exclusive report I am posting tonight just moments after the news of Ron Paul speaking in Fort Wayne, IN. and my first hand footage. This was one incredible event as even Ron Paul was overwhelmed by the turn out and energy. The crowd ev
Harold and Kumar Escape from Abu Ghraib
• HuffPoThe news media have approached us for comment on whether the film portrays the issues accurately, whether it will advance public debate and so forth. That is quite a lot to expect from a film series that is essentially a Cheech and Chong franchise st
Turn away from screens for the way to greater Libor accuracy
• Financial TimesWhat with the collapse of the leveraged loan market, introduction of Basel II, increased pressure on balance sheets, the rising cost of capital and the increased cost of funding, difficulties with the accuracy of Libor is a problem the banks can do w
U.S. moving ahead on urgent student loan programs
• ReutersThe Bush administration will be ready to accept requests for emergency student loans from state guaranty agencies under a program to stabilize the $85 billion student loan industry. With fallout from the subprime mortgage crisis threatening to trigge
Official results confirm Bolivian province's autonomy win
• McClatchy NewsOfficial election results released Monday showed a controversial statute that would grant autonomy to this country's richest province had built an overwhelming lead in Sunday's violence-marred referendum and was on its way to victory.
States divided on approach to polygamous sect
• Christian Science Monitor"I am a cheerleader for what Texas is doing," Senator Reid said. "Texas is doing what Utah and Arizona should have done decades ago…." He added he has asked the US Justice Department to create a task force to investigate the FLDS.
Bernanke urges more action to stem home foreclosure crisis
• APA rising tide of late mortgage payments and home foreclosures poses considerable dangers to the national economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned anew yesterday as he urged Congress to take additional steps to alleviate the proble
Top US commando says strain of war limits forces elsewhere
• APThe wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are making such heavy use of the nation's Green Berets and other elite warriors that they cannot fulfill their roles in other parts of the world [doing what?!], the military's top commando told The Associated
Global Warming Caused by NASA
• The RegisterHow can scientists be unable to concur if the temperature is going up or down over a ten year period? NASA has been reworking recent temperatures upwards and older temperatures downwards - which creates a greater slope and the appearance of warming.
Mary Ruwart and Paul Verkuil on the Scott Horton Show at Antiwar Radio
Mark Jokel
Message (regarding my LP presidential campaign) for libertarians and LP Delegates
• Paid for by Christine Smith for President
LBT Candidates for President, 2008
• Libertarian National ConventionFrom May 21 through May 26, Libertarians will converge at Denver for Convention 2008 to nominate (among other offices) a candidate for President. Those serving as delegates may be curious to know.... Is there life beyond Ron Paul?
Agora, Anarchy, Action!
• MyselfStudying up on libertarian philosophy in prep for the Convention later this month, I ran across some thoughts on anarchy that I found interesting. This experimental video attempts to share some of that information.
Mo GOP targeting 300 pro-Ron Paul at Monday ‘credentials meeting’
• St Louis Post-DispatchAbout 300 of the 1,900 elected delegates to the state GOP convention must disprove allegations that — presumably — accuse the delegates of not being bona fide Republicans and/or committed to supporting John McCain for president.
BofA may walk away from Countrywide deal
• Reuters.comFriedman analyst Paul Miller, in a note to clients, said Countrywide's loan portfolio has deteriorated so rapidly that it currently has negative equity and the proposed takeover of the company will be a drag on Bank of America's earnings....
First She Came for the Actuaries...
• NewsBustersSenator Hillary Clinton, when pressed to name one economist who supports a gas tax holiday: "Well, I'll tell you what, I'm not going to put my lot in with economists because I know if we did it right—if we actually did it right... "
FBI: Suspected pipe bomb damages courthouse in San Diego
• APA suspected pipe bomb exploded at a federal courthouse in downtown San Diego early Sunday, damaging the front entrance and blowing out a window, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Few people were around the building,
Arizona's Rep. Giffords No. 1 in mailings using U.S. funds
• Arizona Daily StarIn her first year in office, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords spent $234,000 sending full-color, multipage fliers to her home district, more than anyone else in House, according to federal disclosure statements. [She looks fab!]
"The Fierce Urgency Of Now" Meets "The Revolution"
• ShootingsparksWell, guess what, Ron Paul is still a candidate for the republican nomination. If you dig for the news stories there are reports of Paul’s supporters completely overwhelming TX and NV repub caucuses. Nary a peep that Paul even exists as far as the MS
Sixty Years of Palestinian Displacement, Occupation and Suffering
Stephen LendmanDecades of Palestinian repression continues as Israel prepares to commemorate its 1948 massacre.
Assassins of Peace - by Justin Raimondo
• Antiwar.comWhile the assassins of peace prowl the world, intent on stirring up violent passions, they don't have much opposition on the home front - except in the hearts and minds of the American people.
Adm. Mullen: U.S. will stand with Israel for 1,000 years
• jpost.comHe went on to say that the US has "has been at Israel's side for all of 60 years, it will be for the next 60 years, 100 years and 1,000 years.
Is Desert Solar Power the Solution to Europe's Energy Crisis?
• Spiegel.de/internationalEurope consumes just 4,000 terawatts of energy a year, but 630,000 terrawatt hours in the form of solar energy falls unused on the deserts of the so-called MENA states of the Middle East and North Africa.
Housing Bust Duration: 2013?
• CalculatedRisk.blogspot.comThe Los Angeles 1990s bust took 86 months from peak to trough (about 7 years) using the Case-Shiller index. If the Composite 20 bust takes a similiar amount of time, the real price bottom will happen in early 2013 or so.
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