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Last WARNING:

2011-12-30T16:31:00.001-05:00

Once Again - "earwigs"

So by now you should all be aware of what I think is a real danger. The fable may also sometimes be true. Fight back and defeat them. Don't let insects conquer humanity. I sincerely hope that never happens. And yet, while I continue to look somewhat passively around for them, always keeping an eye out, I do keep finding them these days.

I know that I found a sleeping live one in the very first early morning hour of Christmas Eve, and then I froze it. That's its picture above.

But, have a Happy New Year! And believe me and understand, I hope that, by the grace of God, those of you who can see and hear may not have these pests surrounding or finding you, much like in a horror story. And now, I expect that this is the last time I will mention the subject of earwigs on the internet. Thanks for the platform, or soapbox. May we sleep in peace somehow, and not live a nightmare.

Seventh Earwig

2011-10-29T16:59:00.001-04:00

Found Last Month

Actually, I found seven earwigs in September without really trying. I forgot for a little while where I had placed the bag in the freezer with the earwig that I had found in the driveway. Here's its picture.

Six More Frozen Earwigs

2011-10-08T15:43:00.007-04:00

Some More Digital Photos

Last month I found four earwigs while cleaning our carport. One of them was even crawling up my bare leg. I later found another one in the driveway when I was mowing the front lawn. Afterwards, I saw still another one in the carport again. I captured all of them, put them in the freezer, and then later photographed them with my new digital camera.

P.S. The Green Anoles appear to be coming back here again. But, we didn't have all that many lizards around this past summer.

9/11/01 Remembrance

2011-09-13T17:33:00.003-04:00

To Me It Seems Incredible

So you're telling me that about four or five Moslem men armed only with box cutters could start murdering flight attendants and pilots while around a hundred American men sat in their seats crying and whimpering like little girls on three of four different jetliners. How weak and cowardly those other passengers appear to have been!

And, how slow had our air defenses been that day if they were not able to catch up with even one of the hijacked planes? Or, how could a 757 hit the Pentagon with its hardened walls and leave almost no debris outside the building?

Are you really telling me the truth? I find it hard to believe this story still. But I saw those towers fall. Wasn't it live on TV? Why was the last tower hit the first to fall?

911truth.org

American Earwigs

2011-08-25T17:06:00.005-04:00

A Fifth Frozen Earwig

On Sunday, August 21st, I decided to look outside for another common earwig to use for comparison. Within a minute I found this one, but it appears to be the dangerous type. Right now I'm no longer certain about which earwig is what species or what their differences are, but I do think at least some of them are quite dangerous pests. And, who knows how many of them there are around?

Perhaps scientists shouldn't disparage folklore so much. There might be a reason for some of these tales. I have a book that lists a Little Earwig known scientifically as "Labia Minor" and classified under Labiidae Dermaptera. And its range covers the entire contiguous United States.

Green Anole lizards used to be almost the only ones found around here besides skinks, but now it's mostly some Tex-Mex species with a ridge on its back and a bull head. Fire ants and Carpenter ants have replaced bull ants and most other ants that used to come into our yard. Even honey bees have seemed to decline after killer bees arose. Go figure.

Three And A Half Frozen Earwigs

2011-08-13T14:37:00.007-04:00

Digital Photos With A Better Camera

When I saw this earwig on July 18th, I stomped on it with my shoe. The uneven pattern on my shoe's sole crushed its head and thorax but left the lower abdomen and pincers unscathed. I froze that piece along with the other earwigs. I had let the common earwig used earlier for comparison go after having cooled it down in the refrigerator, but I think a Green Anole lizard ate it before it could move about freely.

So, in the last year and a half, I have at least taken out four of these dangerous earwigs and all their possible offspring (though one might be in a state of suspended animation). But it's likely that there are more around somewheres. You might try ultrasonic waves to drive them away, though I'm not sure how well that will work.

P.S. I was given a better camera after I used my credit card at hhgregg.

P.P.S. And, in my opinion, it was a big mistake for the U.S. to place "space bombers" and "killer satellites" in orbit. They should probably bring them back down. At the least, these acts have set a bad precedent.

Found Another Of Those Earwigs

2011-07-02T15:40:00.010-04:00

Digital Photos Below

When I saw this one this past Tuesday night, I put it in a plastic sandwich bag. I then put it in the freezer. In its death throes, it bent its back over double and opened wide its pincers and closed them several times while writhing about. As it got colder, it straightened out its body and closed its pincers.

Here in Florida, the common type earwig has what looks something like an oblong segmented shield centered on its underbelly, while on this one the segments go all the way across its abdomen.

P. S. I really should buy a better camera.

I Don't Know

2011-04-26T18:00:00.010-04:00

But I Wouldn't Be Surprised

UFO and The Moon

Maybe they were just assessing the situation here on Earth, but I wouldn't even be surprised if extraterrestrials somehow averted a total nuclear meltdown at Fukushima. I haven't heard anyone else mention anything about that UFO and the Moon, but I think that I couldn't have been the only one to notice it. That starship must have been about one quarter the size of the Moon.

Space Weapons?

I'd also like to know what secret military payload was sent into space from Vandenberg AFB on April 14th by the NRO. Was it just cameras? If so, why all the secrecy?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1004&bih=610&tbm=nws&q=vandenberg+launch+NRO&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

http://www.space.com/11033-photos-x37b-space-plane-2nd-flight.html

And About CIA Torture

I also wouldn't be surprised if the CIA has never stopped torturing prisoners.

What May Have Happened

2011-03-17T15:30:00.005-04:00

Not a Rogue Asteroid, a UFO

I would conjecture that these are both orbs in shape. I think the moon is the larger orb in the photo, and that the shadow from the sun of the smaller self-glowing orb falls upon the moon to the lower left.

It was a clear night when I stepped out into my backyard at about 2:45am on March 14th and looked toward a moon looming large over the western horizon that seemed misshapen and that I didn't quite recognize. Being curious about it and not seeing it completely through the trees, I walked out front and down the street to get a clear view. I then went back inside to get my camera and tripod. At about 2:50 I was back on the street and took this picture. Seconds later the moon did not look very unusual, but I took a few more pictures anyway until it went below the trees again.

I'm sorry that the photo is a little overexposed. Both objects had an orangish golden hue like a harvest moon. I used the night scene setting on my inexpensive digital camera. I'm not all too pleased with my camera, but it's at least something I like to have around.

Looking Towards The Moon

2011-03-14T16:57:00.007-04:00

Rogue Asteroid Near Miss?

Looking to the west just above the horizon around 3am EDT on March 14, I saw these objects and took a digital photograph. At first I thought it was a strange looking moon like I had never seen before. But, maybe there was something else in front of our moon as I was gazing from my position in Jacksonville, Florida.

Another One Of Those Earwigs

2010-09-18T16:02:00.004-04:00

With More Digital Photos

Even with an ultra-sonic pest repeller nearby, I found this young earwig crawling around on September 7th and pounded it with my hand when I saw it. I don't think roach spray works very well against them either. So keep a sharp eye out. It seems that pounding them when you notice them may be your second best defense. And just to be safe, because these earwigs are so similar to the normal ones, I would go ahead and kill every earwig wherever and whenever I might find one. I know that, as for me, I'm not going to tolerate their continued existence anymore.

Common Florida Earwig

2010-04-10T16:25:00.005-04:00

For Comparison

This is the common earwig normally found in Northeast Florida. It looks very similar to the one in my previous post. The difference in appearance is mainly in the size and shape of the abdomen, with the other's being of greater width comparatively and shaped more like a teardrop. I don't really think that it's necessary to kill this species shown here, if found outside.

Public Health Concern

2010-01-16T15:40:00.037-05:00

Strange Earwig Found in USA

This is neither a joke nor just an old wives' tale. Beware of this dangerous pest. It can scurry into a nostril, cut a small circle in the skin inside, start gnawing away at your sinus cavity, making a home for itself, get into your ear, and more. I hope that one of these doesn't enter or infect your brain. Symptoms include sinus infections on one side. First the danger must be recognized, then you can fight against it.

(Digital photograph of an immature specimen. Notice the narrow thorax and large abdomen.)

If you see an earwig like this one, you should kill and capture it. To see one and not kill it might be a deadly mistake. Its normal lifespan is probably more than a dozen years.

When I saw this one, I pounded it with my fist like a hammer. I then crushed its neck with my thumbnail and dropped it into a small container. It landed in an awkward position bending the abdomen. Then I froze it.

Unfortunately, in Florida at least, if you tell a doctor that you have a problem with this bug, that same doctor can very well legally send you to an insane asylum for the rest of your life. Thank God for the power of the name of Jesus Christ! And thank goodness for doctors. But, I would also suggest that everyone buy ultra-sonic pest repellers and plug one into an outlet in your bedroom. I know Black&Decker makes some in China.

So, beware also of those earwigs that you don't see. Insects have little mercy. And, the Mafia and CIA do likewise, among others. But who can blame them? Mercy is meant for the merciful. But, this means war. I'm still hoping it's not a plague. And, I hope mankind overcomes these things. Glory to the LORD God.

Congratulations to Barack Obama

2009-02-14T16:33:00.005-05:00

I wish him well as President of the United States of America in a difficult time. But, I don't envy the job.

Perhaps Congress can now pass a law to criminalize torture that won't be vetoed.

As for myself, I've just rarely been on the internet lately. My free time has been very limited. I'm focusing my interests toward at least doing a little more with my music. Listen in at:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=833075 or
http://www.soundclick.com/Store/byArtist.cfm?bandID=833075

How US Torture Laws Help Al-Qaeda

2008-03-10T18:29:00.002-04:00

One Reason at Least

No decent, self-respecting individual would ever turn another person over to authorities to be tortured. Yes a civilized person might turn in a suspect to be detained and questioned, but not for torture or summary execution.

Torture is against international law and condemned by enlightened societies, but embraced by degenerates and barbarians. My dad used to tell me that two wrongs don't make a right. I guess maybe Bush's Poppy never said that to him.

Some links:

Bush veto allows CIA torture to continue
By Washington correspondent Kim Landers, Posted Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:00pm AEDT http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/10/2185249.htm?section=world

'Torture-tainted evidence' mars US legal image: rights group
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ilxw3zmT4wQaGyrHexYLTvFwFnxg

The Grand Inquisitor's Veto: Bush Vetoes Torture Bill, by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/susan_brooks_thistlethwaite/2008/03/the_grand_inquisitors_veto_bus.html

US Plans to Blow Apart Its Own Military Satellite

2008-02-16T16:09:00.005-05:00

Space Weapons and Anti-satellite Missiles

Here is a good opportunity for our space agencies to prove the value of the Orbital Express satellites to reprogram and boost the orbit of its own spy satellite, but instead they choose once again to show their ability to destroy satellites by using anti-satellite missiles.

They warned the Chinese before about doing the same thing. It sounds like another clear act of intimidation against the rest of the world, an example of how they can deny access in space for certain satellites - especially those from Iran.

Some Links:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-satellite15feb15,0,5756004.story
U.S. will try to shoot down spy satellite gone bad

Is This Satellite Shootdown Necessary?
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 By MARK THOMPSON/WASHINGTON
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1713634,00.html

Russia-China space deal to counter US shield move: diplomats
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia-China_space_deal_to_counter_US_shield_move_diplomats_999.html

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aa8hnwcuQwtg&refer=home
Iran's Satellite Program Is `Troubling Development,' U.S. Says

Space Weapons Warning - Update

2007-03-12T15:11:00.000-04:00

Experimental Satellites
And Anti-satellite Satellites

Last Thursday night an Atlas 5 rocket was sent aloft and on skyward from Cape Kennedy. DARPA and Space Command placed in low earth orbit some six "experimental" military satellites. Of these some are said to be used for refueling satellites but also capable of capturing and attaching themselves to most man-made satellites and changing their orbits, the Orbital Express program. Repeating again, and reading between the lines, these satellites can not only grab other satellites to boost their orbits - but also presumably bring them down in a fiery reentry. And are ready and able to do whichever is commanded.

The Chinese had also been working on technology for something like this for some time. They'll probably want to put their own in orbit next, satellites that capture other satellites and change their control and function in some way. (They didn't recently shoot apart their own satellite for no reason, like Reagan did over twenty years ago.) Or if someone wanted, they could just put something as simple as some big bags of sand in orbit rigged to explode, or maybe something as complicated as an EMP.

It seems to me that our leaders blunder on, and America has gone berserkers. Bush has called for the world to react either for or against his administration, who say either get behind them or get out of their way - follow them or face their wrath. Welcome to the twenty-first century, Mr. Schizoidman. Take a look at the scene you are creating. I'm speculating that you will still go ahead on and not listen to me, a somewhat concerned citizen. Que sera sera.

So the weaponization of space is full speed ahead. Get ready for satellite wars to begin. Does America really think it can conquer the whole world with satellites, nukes, the troops in Iraq, and all their false intelligence, money, and the cheering sections of high school football games chanting, "USA! USA! Shock and awe! We're #1!"? The nurse with a sweet female face announces with a smile, a wink, and a grin, "Time for your medicine."

Some related links:
http://www.darpa.mil/tto/programs/oe.htm

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/070308_orbitalexpress_prelnch.html

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Working_On_Satellite_Defenses_In_The_Shadow_Of_Chinese_Test_999.html

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/01/18/us_voices_concern_over_china_satellite_killer_test/

Iraq Now - A Question for Free People

2007-03-01T13:50:00.000-05:00

About Four Years After (Once Again)

First and foremost, what do the liberated people of Iraq think? If the Iraqis now truly have freedom and democracy, then perhaps they themselves should now put it to a vote on whether they wish the US military to leave or to stay, and not the US Congress which voted for an unnecessary war of aggression. Isn't it time yet for the matter to be broached and for the question to be asked?

I suppose it's none of my business anyway. I don't consider myself a free man either.

The End

2005-12-21T12:37:00.000-05:00

I have thought for some time now that the Neo-Con's plans and dreams for American world-domination will probably soon lead to nuclear war, and that there's really nothing I can do about it. And, knowing the human race, it would likely happen anyway. Oblivion and chaos, but almost nobody cares. And I say also, "God's will be done" - whatever it may be. I have seen glimpses of His Glory. But maybe you can tell me, when did the Christian creed become "Blessed are the rich. No one can stand in their way"?

I am not those other bluehummingbirds on the internet. And, no one has supported my sites with any contributions. (My thanks to my websites' free hosts.) But due to health and financial reasons, and the lack of interest, my sites on the internet are now finished and complete. Thank you, reader, for your time and interest, and good luck. If I am ever compelled, I might still write again.

Adios,

James Patrick Holmes

Super Spy Agencies To Merge

2004-12-09T09:23:00.000-05:00

9/11 Families Rejoice

A bill expressing the commission's recommendations has been passed through congress. Now we will have one big spy agency that spies on everyone. The CIA, FBI, NSA, DIA, and eleven more agencies rolled into one complete unit under one person. And where is the oversight by the representatives of the people? From what I've heard of the size of the bill, I wonder if anyone has read it. Does this mean more political assassinations at home and abroad? It only makes sense. What other way could there be to run a total police state? I guess that's progress. Why resist what's inevitable?

About the Election and the Optical Scan Votes

2004-11-07T22:57:00.000-05:00

I, for one, would feel more re-assured about the outcome of the presidential election and its integrity if there were a recount of the optical scan votes, since there is such a discrepancy between the polling projections and the results on those machines. There can be no meaningful recount of the touch-screen votes, but we have a paper trail for the optically scanned ones. Also, the number of votes counted and the number of people who voted don't seem to match in most cases - in Florida counties at least - with more votes counted than voters; which calls for a recount in and of itself. There is no real mandate for the Bush-Cheney agenda if the election was rigged. And, we all need to have confidence in the voting process for democracy to work. Electronic computer counting of votes is open to hacking and glitches, and needs verification.

Bush wins Re-election

2004-11-03T02:53:00.000-05:00

Unfortunately, with electronic voting and no paper trail for almost half the votes, we can never really know for sure if it was a legitimate victory. And more war is definitely coming, but I can't say exactly when. Henry Kissinger recently said in an article in Newsweek that no matter who became president, pre-emptive war is the new world order's assignment for America.

My Comment on the Non-Debate

2004-10-01T01:14:00.000-04:00

Concentrating on who will be the next war president (who will fight the fight the best in war and whose war will be the better plan), the amiable non-confrontation between the candidates, the choreographed spectacle for the masses has begun in this arena. Focus your attention on the center ring. And which is the best war candidate?

Kerry "confronted" Bush on his war policy on North Korea, and then Bush "confronted" Kerry. All the while Bush has probably already slated that war for November -- right after the one against Iran and Syria in alliance with the Israelis in October. Yet, I see but a little difference between them; the choices in the race seem almost irrelevant.

Just a short note -
Remember, you heard it here first.

The Republican Convention

2004-09-01T02:51:00.000-04:00

( I'm not really trying to ignore you, I'm just very tired of the lies.)

If what I read is correct, when they call fascism democracy and provoke fights and call their opponents aggressors, then that's just the Republican party doing its thing. Expect more war, because the Republican platform is war and they've apparently started their convention looking for war on China and North Korea. I'm pretty sure Iran is on that list also. I think maybe the Democratic platform isn't all that much different either. But be on the look-out for pre-emptive strikes, and oh yeah, al-Qaeda.

Casualties in Najaf Battle

2004-08-28T17:53:00.000-04:00

According to the DoD records at Lunaville's Coalition Casualty Count http://icasualties.org/oif/prdDetails.aspx?hndRef=8-2004 , only eleven US soldiers were killed in fighting in Najaf in the month of August out of sixty killed in the same period in all of Iraq. Hundreds of Sadr's militants and followers were said to have been killed along with some unknown amount of civilians. The shrine itself is to be closed for ten days and US troops will remain in the city until Allawi deems that the Iraqi police are ready to take over the job. And according to the media, the Shia leadership has called for an end to armed resistance, but the clerics later denied it. Fighting still goes on across other cities in Iraq.

Sistani Comes to Najaf

2004-08-27T01:52:00.000-04:00

As a man of peace, Sistani came to Najaf. Will U.S. troops recede and fighting stop? I hope so, but I also wonder.

My Prediction (maybe I shouldn't say anything and just shut up from now on)

2004-08-16T02:52:00.000-04:00

My Prediction ...

Here's what I postulate: (JMHO)

Now the time is here when God Almighty is going to take vengeance on the United States of America in His righteousness. I think He will Himself fight in Najaf against US forces. And that's just the beginning of sorrows for America. As people say, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Bush is starting WWIII with Syria, Iran and North Korea among others just about right now. He doesn't seem to care or thinks it's the right thing to do, but America will likely be nuked and largely defeated in the world arena. And all your riches which you counted on will be lost. It's also likely there won't be any election in 2004 because of it; that is, there will be no election in November because the US military will be largely defeated and US cities will lie in radioactive ruin with the nation under martial law.

If the US doesn't suffer some defeat because of this battle now going on in Najaf, then I am probably not a man of God and the Spirit doesn't guide me. But yes, I still think I am follower of Jesus, and there's really nothing I can do about that. I will try to stay the course myself. More than likely you will probably think I'm crazy, and you might be right. I probably shouldn't say anything at all. But, somehow I just can't see how massacring tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis and taking over their country was a Christian act. But if all you self-proclaimed "Christians" say so, then who am I to disagree? I'm still waiting for God to make good on His promises to me. Anyone can make a promise, but how many ever keep one?

I guess I just don't get it. I've heard all the rationalizations of those in power in this nation, but somehow I must be missing something important. Preemptive war doesn't seem to make all that much sense to me. Preemptive peace makes more sense I would think. Those who call me a contrarian might be right. Everyone in the world seems to be trying to make me not care anymore. They call me the fool and say my thoughts and opinions are worthless. They only try to beat me down and destroy me for fun and profit. But it is written that God is judge and power belongs to Him. The policy of this country doesn't make sense to me. Death and destruction is the path mankind is on. The sharp teeth of the war machine devours the earth and the war-profiteers live the high life.

Curious Forceful Earth Energy Burst Reported

2004-08-06T01:43:00.000-04:00

On June14th this year, four days after the G8 Economic Summit at Sea Island which is very close to King's Bay nuclear submarine base in Georgia, EMSC Seismology recorded a 6.1 magnitude earthquake just off the coast at 23:00 hrs UTC. Now this event was not broadcast by any news service that I know of, and the USGS doesn't mention it. Not many seemed to pay any attention to this detection by those machines. Quite a curious thing though. What was the cause of the registration on instruments? Did anyone around there feel a quake? Or, could it have been an echo of some powerful new sonar? Are citizens even allowed to know such stuff anymore? Then again, do you really want to know?

Here are a couple of links:
6.1 Registered off Coast of Florida Near Jacksonville — Fake Quake?
June 15, 2002 [note: should be 2004] by Mitch Battros (ECTV)
Earthquake Warning System - List of the detection messages received
EMSC

Democracy and Tyranny American Style

2004-06-24T02:05:00.000-04:00

People will probably complain that when it comes time to vote they must choose between the lessers of two or more evils. And it's basically true, because no decent person would willingly desire to be in charge of this country that is run by and for greedy, corrupt corporations and individuals. Instead of democracy, it's the Enrons that put candidates in office, and it's the GEs and Halliburtons that tell us how to live everyday on TV. If your own politicians whom you support don't care about the American people anymore, why should I? Almost nobody seems to care about me anyhow. It's not like there is anything inherently good about the American people. We were just lucky enough to have some wise forefathers who realized what democracy should be and how we could continue to live like a free people. But, we haven't much lived up to that calling ever.

If the Iraqis ever really get a choice and become a real democracy, they'd most likely kick the US right out of their country. They might even join together with Iran and other Muslim countries in the region and forcibly eliminate any remaining occupying troops from what they call their holyland if those troops happen to stay that long.

About the War on Terror .. Osama bin Who?

2004-05-21T02:10:00.000-04:00

So this has been the beginning so far of the war on terror, and we've already been told over and over to expect much more. Bush and Cheney won't relent on war and tell us to be ready for new attacks everywhere, here and there. They've just focused on Iraq strategically right now due to its position and its oil. Iran and Syria look to be up next, as well as North Korea - war on multiple fronts. This machine isn't going to back up; the engines are in forward gear. I think it will grind itself and others to the ground.

It's either victory or defeat now, everyone knows - annihilation and/or slavery under oppression. And all that is offered, all the options seem to be unacceptable proposals.

So, I'm still waiting to see what happens. But, I wish I could get a ticket to another planet, somewhere to find peace, and that's for sure. I don't really want to see the results on earth anymore. Anyway I expect things to heat up greatly in the Middle East soon, and somehow I don't think I'm the only one who feels that way.

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

2004-05-19T01:46:00.000-04:00

Out of all those who should be held responsible for the terror of 9/11, the presidentially ordained commission on Tuesday turned on the firemen and policemen who came to the aid of those in the twin towers. They blamed them for lack of communication. Bush, Cheney and the rest of this administration they didn't wish to offend, but instead they lambast those who were heroes in that catastrophe. And what about the FBI, CIA, FAA, and NORAD?

Maybe they're taking revenge on those firemen who witnessed it firsthand and said at the time that it looked as though those buildings had been demolished (as in a purposeful demolition). This upbraiding by the commission of rescue workers is more than "despicable" it seems to me, even if improvements could be made. The whole inquiry stinks to high heaven IMHO. Can you say "cover-up" once again?

Nuclear Armeggedon

2004-05-17T02:11:00.000-04:00

American people, looks like you've jumped off a cliff! And I know you won't be asking for any help after so many people told you not to, least not from me. It's a little late anyway, don't you think? Pretty steep fall though! I don't know if I have a rope that long. Maybe you'd better look for another way out. Looks like you're almost on your own, with the exception of some British troops. It seems you're beyond the end of the rope.

If the Arabs wanted to destroy the U.S., all they need to do is cut off the oil they send us. And if the Iraqis wanted to do the same, all they need to do is set up ambushes for small patrols and leave the big ones alone.

But still, Bush knows that he can destroy the whole earth with just a simple code word and a push of a button. Or at least, that's what we've all been told.

Rumsfeld Loves It

2004-05-13T16:23:00.000-04:00

Rumsfeld flew to Baghdad today and visited troops at Abu Ghraib prison telling them how much "fun" it is to be questioned by those troops. Maybe they should put him in the prison, strip him naked, rape him, hook him up to an electrical current and then beat him to death. He loves it! And it would be fair and just. But, it's somewhat doubtful that they would get the truth out of him anyway though. (I hope you don't mind my sarcasm.)

The Signs of 'Moral Superiority'

2004-05-13T05:39:00.000-04:00

It really does come down to the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

So one part might have shown another how they love to be bombed by bombing the other. And the other responds by showing how they too love not only to be bombed, but raped, robbed, pillaged, beaten, abused and murdered also by sowing these seeds among them. One says, "We'll see your bomb and raise you a megaton." And as the stakes grow higher, one tells the other, "the ball is now in your court. Your move and then I'll have to call your bluff."

And in this manner the people of the world compete. They say "bring it on" and ask each other in the contest "can you do it as well as I can? Can you make as many dead and mutilated bodies as this? Can you take away from those poor people as much in order to accumulate riches and glory? Can you come close to matching this blind rage and hatred? We will show you how it's done, and give you a lesson on how to lie, steal and kill, and not only get away with it but be praised for doing so."

Last one left standing wins the prize, and the goal is the last can of gasoline left to feed the machine in a desolate, wasted world. And then they will say, "lucky me, I must be good." and then they will pass away.

So you may watch the game, but sideline seats are reserved and satellite pay-for-view is expensive. Participation may well also become no longer voluntary. You bought it, now you must pay the price.

This quote is attributed to Richard Perle: "If we just let our vision of the world go forth, and we embrace it entirely and we don’t try to piece together clever diplomacy, but just wage a total war . . . our children will sing great songs about us years from now."

Dum-de-dum-dum-DUMB

Mike and Mickey

2004-05-06T19:42:00.000-04:00

Update:
Michael Moore has reportly admitted it was just a publicity stunt and that he knew a year ago that Disney wouldn't distribute his new film.

Secrecy Pervades

2004-05-06T00:08:00.000-04:00

Secret testimony, secret abuses, secret searches, secret lawsuits, and secreted films.

Recently:
FBI translator Sibel Edmonds was prevented from testifying by the Department of Justice about what her superiors knew about the 911 attacks using an old "State Secrets" privilege. Bush and Cheney testified in secret about what they knew about 911 to the docile commission. CBS was ordered to delay showing the photos of prisoner abuses in Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison while Falluja was under siege. Hundreds of secret searches have been done under the Patriot Act. The ACLU was barred from disclosing its lawsuit against parts of the Patriot Act. And now patriot Michael Moore's new film "Fahrenheit 911", about Bush, 911, and the Saudis is being blocked from distribution by Mickey Mouse. What ever happened to you, Mickey? Don't want even Donald Duck to speak up anymore?

A Secret Investigation

2004-04-29T21:41:00.000-04:00

The President and Vice President have given their answers together before the commission investigating the horror that came on 9/11 in 2001, and what they had to do with it. It's just too bad that no one outside of that commission is allowed to hear their testimony. No longer do "we the people" have a right to know what our leaders are doing or not doing, or what they have done or not done. And I guess that's the end of it, because in exchange for their testimony the White House has stated that no one else from their administration can be called forward to testify about events related to that day. The investigation seems to be over, and the likely conclusion will be that ours isn't yet enough of a police state, that more terrorism can be expected, and the citizens need to give up more rights and any freedom they still possess.

BlueHummingbird
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From Information Clearing House:

My Country, Right And Wrong - By Dom Stasi, April 29, 2004

"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius

' ... For the phrase - My country, right or wrong - as a direct quotation, is incorrect. In fact, just like virtually everything else the majority of Americans are willing to believe, it's wrong as hell. The actual quotation, as spoken by the celebrated German-born, United States Senator, Carl Schurz back in the Nineteenth Century, is very different from that with which we've grown familiar and to which we've obediently ascribed in the post-millennial darkness that is Twenty-First Century America. It's worlds-apart different. It's true meaning diametric to the blind obedience implied by the corrupt, "My Country, Right Or Wrong." ...

' ... "My country," declared Senator Carl Schurz, "If right, to be kept right, and, if wrong, to be set right." ...

' ... "The American people" Schurz continued, "should be specially careful not to permit themselves to be influenced in their decisions by high-sounding phrases of indefinite meaning, by vague generalities, or by seductive catchwords appealing to unreasoning pride and reckless ambition. More than ever, true patriotism now demands the exercise of the soberest possible discernment.

"I am far from denying that this republic, as one of the great powers of the world, has its responsibilities. But what is it responsible for? Is it to be held, or to hold itself, responsible for the correction of all wrongs done by strong nations to weak ones, or by powerful oppressors to helpless populations? Is it, in other words, responsible for the general dispensation of righteousness throughout the world? Neither do I deny that this republic has a mission, and I am willing to accept what we are frequently told, that this mission consists in 'furthering the progress of civilization.' But does this mean that wherever obstacles to the progress of civilization appear, this republic should at once step in to remove those obstacles by means of force, if friendly persuasions do not avail? Every sober-minded person will admit that under so tremendous a task any earthly power, however great, would soon break down." ... '

The Main Story

2004-04-29T01:11:00.000-04:00

Well maybe the biggest story lately came on about the twenty-second of the month when an explosion or two occurred in Ryongchon, North Korea leaving deep craters, and almost half the wounded were blinded. Was that Earth Day? What is the official reason again? - Oh yeah, an "accident" that's cloaked in secrecy.

Joe Vialls has a theory, and below I'm posting a link. Does he have access to highly classified information? It's an interesting link, but it seems no one is able to verify what he is saying until very much later. Has the US already been using "mini-nukes"? You know the mainstream media would never come out with stuff of this nature. It seems secrets are everywhere. You don't think so? No? OK then. :)

Here's the link: Ryongchon - Nuclear Trigger for American Conscription?

The Lull Before The Storm

2004-04-24T02:02:00.000-04:00

It's been a trying two weeks since I last blogged, you might say. The marines and aircraft are still waiting for the call to strike Fallujah again. The occupation will try to make another example, I guess; and make more enemies all over Iraq and the world - an iron boot shown as the symbol of occupation. But, maybe the main story of the last week is the end of operations in Pakistan to seize or kill followers of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda. And in other news the Muslim world seems to be gathering together and raising a call for vengeance. Yet wait a second, look out for those bombs falling all around soon again, folks! So I'll be quiet for a bit. Be ye therefore ready, or as the Boy Scouts' motto says, "Be prepared."

That Bet I Mentioned -

2004-04-10T02:00:00.000-04:00

I guess I'll have to admit that I think the Iraqis will win this rebellion against the occupation of the "coalition", though again I'm not real certain about that outcome or the future in general.

Is it too hard to believe?

2004-04-06T01:44:00.000-04:00

What was the plan again? Invade Iraq to get rid of terrorists and weapons of mass destruction? Or, did someone say "oil"?

It might be hard to believe that this administration never envisioned that maybe a few million snipers, civil war, or even total rebellion might happen when they thought up their plan to invade and occupy Iraq. "Bring 'em on," Bush said. And, if there weren't "terrorists" there already, it's more than likely that there are some now, and maybe a lot more in the making.

But, the oil wells are secure, aren't they? Too bad it takes miles and miles of pipeline to deliver it. Say, and where is that oil anyway; where is it going? We could probably use some about now. It seems the spigot isn't running too well. Wasn't that really what this war was about?

And when snipers do fire, the coalition war machine bombs the villages and strafes the streets with automatic firepower from helicopters and tanks. In this "crusade" by Bush, is this the "mission accomplished" of which he spoke? Is that the meaning of "Operation Iraqi Freedom" and "democracy"?

With millions of irate Muslims against about a hundred thousand troops, who has the advantage? Place your bets. Ah, the fruits and folly of empire ... death, destruction, rebellion and yet still plenty of slaves to go around. But then again, no oil = no economy it would seem in this day and age. If only we could harvest that cosmic energy that Nikola Tesla talked about. (Those crazy "free energy" enthusiasts!) Is there no hope for a better world today?

9/11 Investigation - Conspiracy?

2004-03-29T23:56:00.000-05:00

I don't think I've commented much about 9/11 myself, if at all. I've left it mostly for others since I have no concrete evidence or proof if anyone should ask. I've been reading some pretty good commentary on this lately though, not necessarily in the mainstream news, but on the internet. It would take more than one website at least to even attempt to cover it all, far too much to say here. But from what I've read, there are some seemingly plausible conspiracy theories that abound, speculating that it is possible that there were actually no accidental intelligence failures leading to the attacks on September 11th. Instead of incompetence, it is suggested that it was with foreknowledge, with complicity, enabling the terrorist's own plot, and then using the tragedy for political ends. Those plans to destroy the World Trade towers could have been facilitated and then even co-opted by some unscrupulous high command (possibly not even elected to office in our government) in order to create an atmosphere conducive to their plans for war, world conquest, and total control of the masses of humanity. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were just the beginnings of that plan for global domination - pick on the weakest parts first.

That is one theory then, that those in power not only wanted the attacks to happen, but they helped it along the way and made it happen. Was 9/11 a black covert operation by the CIA and others to hijack the hijackers and bring the twin towers down in order to prepare the way for an endless war in Asia and the Middle East to secure the valuable region for the oil industry? You can recall that this plan for "a new Pearl Harbor" and war for oil and global dominance was put forward some years ago by the leaders who are now in office, members of the PNAC who call for a new American empire.

The theory then is that the al-Qaeda threat wasn't totally neglected, but was perceived and even nurtured, used for the purposes of the military-industrial complex and Big Oil for a plan that had been standing by for years waiting for final implementation by Big Money. And so far the plans have been evolving somewhat along the order of the original plot which they have stated. And, these conflicts were designed and created toward the end of profiting from war and that the Illuminati should control everyone and everything on earth. Quite a conspiracy theory, eh? If it's true, then it is very worrisome indeed, is it not? It would also mean that we are in very serious danger from our own leaders. For what could they have in store for us next?

Have I driven home this point enough, that they do have the ability to do this in America? I doubt though somehow that their ambitions to rule the whole world can be fulfilled without nearly total destruction. But anyway, here are some other accusations of this theory:

* The planes could have been operated and flown by remote control into the twin towers. It is even possible that two sets of planes were used in the strategy and the ones that hit the tower were substitute planes.

* Flight 93 was probably shot down over Pennsylvania.

* It is more likely that a missile or a military jet struck the Pentagon than a jetliner.

* The World Trade Towers were demolished by explosives, which had been implanted in the buildings before the hijackings, and made sure the buildings would fall while the firefighters were called to action and the people in the towers sought to escape.

* The Air Force was ordered to not follow normal standard operating procedure and mandatory protocol but to "stand down" at the time of the hijackings.

Our Commander-in-Chief says, "Let us never tolerate outrageous conspiracy theories concerning the attacks of September the 11th; malicious lies that attempt to shift the blame away from the terrorists, themselves, away from the guilty."

And pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, you might see what you don't want to see. But then, maybe it's something we should all think about some more.

Ephan Butz says "peace". Is he kidding or just being contrary?

2004-03-23T00:33:00.000-05:00

There are some who might deride him and call him crazy, but if both the sides of conflict profit from the power of the violence of terror could it not then be in the same coin? And if slaughter is their business, why then would war ever stop? If war didn't make some people rich, would it still continue? That's not that big an if'n. The 'magic 8-ball says "all signs point to yes",' but hopefully maybe just for a short time.
Vote for Ephan Butz! :) Er, what? No *peace* candidate? No Ephans or Butz?

Blind Trust of Leaders

2004-02-16T20:59:00.001-05:00

A judge in the state of Florida has recently declared that its voters have no right to verifiable votes on the new touch-screen voting machines. State election officials seem to be saying, "just trust us and have no concern whatsoever about verification." But should we just trust those who rigged the last presidential election by keeping registered voters from voting and refused to accept the mandatory recount?

Or, should we trust the US Supreme Court that stopped the state's right to count and verify the tally of its votes, and says that the American people have no constitutional right to vote? And based their decision on whether their favored candidate might lose?

One quarter of the nation's voters will be using unverifiable touch-screen voting machines this election year that are open to hacking, have been shown many times to have miscalculated ballots, and have no verifiable paper trail. Yet our election officials say the only recount for touch-screen ballots will be to add up the totals used in the precincts and see if they match what the total number of voters should be. What if the totals show a mathematical error and the numbers don't match? Will they then throw out all the votes of a precinct and start over, telling those voters to come back and vote again on many of the same machines? There's almost certainly going to be some discrepancy judging from the recent history of these electronic voting machines that have been foisted upon a generally unwilling public. My main question is, why can't we have a paper trail? Although no system is likely to completely eliminate the possiblilty of fraud, a paper trail should be mandatory on all voting machines. The whole process is worthless without validation of the results.

And what difference does voting make anyway, if the only choices you are allowed to make are between one elite Skull and Bones man and another? For this to happen, the entire system must surely be rigged and the American people just too dumb to care.

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In other news, Bill O'Reilly has apologized for his Iraq pre-war stance on its WMD. Whoop-Tee-Doo! Does that mean it's alright to be a hate-spewing warmonger who urges this nation to invade and destroy another nation based on lies and innuendos without concern for world opinion as long as you just say "sorry" afterward? It's just a rhetorical question, that I ask generally, about anyone.

Mars' True Colors

2004-02-10T09:58:00.001-05:00

I highly recommend visiting the European Space Agency's website for the latest high resolution true color photos of Mars. Maybe NASA doesn't feel it owes the people of the world very many true color photos because people just might think that those green areas are some sort of vegetation.

ESA - Mars Express - Reull Vallis - Mars Videos - Images From Mars Express
Gusev Crater - Spirit Landing Site - January 14, 2004 - 15° South and 323° East

Take a look around the site and enjoy the view.

You can compare them to some of the photos from NASA and JPL's Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) at Malin Space Science Systems here:
The Latest Pictures From MOC, here: Archive and here: Image Gallery

Musharraf's Nuclear Secret

2004-02-05T11:16:00.000-05:00

Musharraf has pardoned A. Q. Khan for selling nuclear technology to Libya, North Korea, Iran and possibly Malaysia, and says there will be no investigation of his own or the military's role in the illegal transfer and proliferation. Khan has taken the full responsibility himself and has been pardoned. Well, that's all now conveniently swept under the rug. Be careful on your way out not to trip over that big lump on the floor. No need for nuclear inspectors in that rogue state. Don't look there because it would be rude. And, he's not REALLY protecting bin Laden, it just seems that way.

6-Way Talks On NKorea

2004-02-03T05:54:00.000-05:00

China has helped set up another round of 6-way talks with North Korea, the US, China, Russia, Japan and South Korea, scheduled to begin February 25th in Beijing. But has either of the two principals really changed their stance since the last round of talks that produced nothing but more bitterness? Will Bush negotiate with an "axis of evil"? Last December Vice President Cheney said in reference to North Korea, "I have been charged by the President with making sure that none of the tyrannies in the world are negotiated with. We don't negotiate with evil; we defeat it." And North Korea said it would never give up its "nuclear deterrent" unless its security was guaranteed and aid recommenced. I guess you can only hope that talking will in fact lead to an understanding that nuclear war isn't the only path that can be taken and some agreement can be reached.

Still, everyone knows that both the US and North Korea have enough nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons of mass destruction.

Opportunistic Speculation

2004-02-02T19:01:00.000-05:00

Russia is planning a test of their readiness for all-out nuclear war sometime in the middle of this month, and guess who the exercise targets. That's right, the USA. Is it just a coincidence or is it a little strange that Russia's largest military exercise in twenty years comes after the US warns them off the Caspian Sea region and insults their political system under Putin?

This exercise probably will occur as the talks with North Korea break down again because this administration refuses to negotiate with that rogue state about their nuclear missile capabilities. Bush appears unwilling to accept their offer to scrap their nuclear program in return for humanitarian aid for their beleaguered, desperate, hungry, and starving nation.

The anti-missile defense based in Alaska and California is about to be put in place after those few successful tests that were also rigged. Now all this administration has to do is to convince any potential adversary to put homing beacons on their ICBMs, not to use multiple warheads and decoys, and only send a few missiles at a time.

While the Russians say it's a test of their systems, militarily it would only make good strategic sense from their position to pretend and say it's a test and then use the exercise to make their own pre-emptive strike against the world's most threatening nation whose tentacles are ever encroaching on their influence and on the world's resources. They may now well believe, as the neo-cons do, that nuclear war is inevitable and strike while the iron is hot against an arrogant, decadent, and aggressive bully. It just makes sense to use an exercise as cover for an overt strike. Any attack works best when it comes as a surprise, and such an exercise would be excellent cover for a real attack. Possibly, now is their best opportunity not to become marginalized globally as the US increases its own military capabilities and bases around the world. The US could go from code yellow terrorist alert to defcon 1 in the blink of an eye.

Maybe not though. This is just speculation, and I hope I don't unnecessarily alarm anyone. I know it's probably just a preparation for the real thing which could possibly happen at any time.

Putin and Powell and Pervez

2004-01-29T00:31:00.000-05:00

It looks as if Bush has sent Colin Powell to stir up a little more friction with Russia, telling them to shape up on the "democracy" thing. Powell has sent a message to Russia though, not to worry that the US will set up bases in Georgia. He says there is no plan for that. Sure, but what about the rest of those bases around the Caspian Sea and Eastern Europe, or the subtle threat that it also is on the list of the PNAC's nations subject to regime change?

And, is Pakistan ready now for US troops? Ready or not ...

Hey, guess what?

2004-01-24T04:36:00.000-05:00

Here, I think I've found a solution to some of the world's problems. I say no one gets paid money anymore. Your money is now worthless. Every note in every nation no longer has any value. All banks go into default, and all deposits are void. So now, how will you get along? Or, will you or not? Such a simple solution. I should have thought of it before. :)

If the International Monetary Fund is worried, Bush's motto seems to be "What, me worry?" :) LOL

Opinion: My Pessimism and a Fragment of Hope

2004-01-13T04:44:00.000-05:00

My interpretation of prophecy at this time is that the USA will be mainly embroiled in fighting Muslims in Central Asia and the Mideast until the Chinese get fed up with it and set out to kill 'em all who are in that area. But this interpretation is still open to revision. That is, I don't know for sure. :)

Sometimes I wish that I could change things. I'd love to change the world. But that's the way it goes, "first your money, then your clothes, then they break your f...ing nose." And that's not all folks...

I would think that there'd be a big fight over world-(and near earth orbit)-domination and oil. And, missile shields won't do much good at all. I could be wrong; most people would do a lot of backing down in order to avoid being nuked, almost anything maybe.

Much of it could be a surprise. But, is the present course of the human race sustainable? One surprise factor could be extraterrestrials. Anyway, we'll see ... possibly. But, I just don't see the situation improving. You got any other solutions? I don't see "preventative war" as a working model myself. Can we turn this ship around?

Saddam - bin Laden

2003-12-25T14:21:00.000-05:00

* Or Here Comes Osama Claus

On 9/11/2001 after the planes hit the twin towers and the damage was done, the Bush administration ordered all planes grounded except one peculiar one, the plane carrying the members of the bin Laden family out of the US to safety far from these stricken shores.

Later, the US goes after Osama and his terrorist organization by sweeping over Afghanistan and bombing the Taliban and their children. Osama bin Laden they let escape.

Then instead of finishing the job, they determine to attack Iraq preemptively and depose Saddam Hussein who had nothing to do with the terrorist attacks and was no particular threat to the USA.

So now they have Saddam, occupy Iraq, and have tentative control of its oil. But, that won't do them much good if Osama bin Laden and his followers are not prevented from acquiring the nuclear weapons currently in Pakistan.

And so, for Christmas this year you get continued cheap prices for oil and a terrorist threat at high alert.

Merry Christmas.

On Finding Osama

2003-12-23T17:19:00.000-05:00

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This is just my opinion but ...

Osama bin Laden has been living in the tribal regions of Pakistan near Afghanistan for the last two years, ever since he left his tunnels in the Tora Bora mountains riding on the back of a donkey.

The American people may want Bush to go after Osama now that they have Saddam Hussein in custody. But if he does, he risks exacerbating what is a huge problem and finding himself in something worse than the quagmire he created for the troops in Iraq.

Why do you think Osama hasn't been found yet? The tribal people aren't going to give him up. Osama is more popular in Pakistan than President Musharraf is.

If Osama is captured by the Pakistan or US military, the people of Pakistan will likely rise up against General Pervez Musharraf and his government in rebellion and overthrow him. And then, al Qaeda and the Taliban might gain control over the nuclear weapons and missiles of that country.

And that is why Musharraf hopes that the Sheik Osama dies from disease before he is caught.

Commentary*

2003-12-19T19:46:00.000-05:00

*Right now I'll leave the commentary to others because I'm a little tired. Maybe the American people will listen and pay some attention to what Mr. Putin has to say, but probably not.

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From AFP at Australian Broadcasting Corp.: Fri., Dec. 19, 2003 1:03am(AEDT)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1013128.htm

Iraq war was unjustified, Putin says

... "The use of force abroad, according to existing international laws, can only be sanctioned by the United Nations. This is the international law," Mr Putin said in an annual live televised question-and-answer session. ... "I must say that in all times, great countries, empires, always suffered a series of problems that complicated their situation - this was a feeling of invulnerability, a feeling of grandeur, and a feeling that it never sins," ...

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Commentary From Joe Vialls: 20 December 2003
http://www.joevialls.co.uk/subliminalsuggestion/whatshisname.html

America Commits Suicide in Iraq
They should have left bearded whatshisname in the hole
Copyright Joe Vialls

... "The bottom line is that Cheney, Wolfowitz and Rumsfeld have taken the brakes off a giant million-man Shi'ite war machine called the Mehdi Army, and all Moqtada al-Sadr has to do now to start it rolling, is turn the ignition key. Remember, the Shi'ite Mehdi Army brackets all American exfiltration routes south towards Kuwait, which is the only way out for 110,000+ American servicemen." ... "Put simply, the U.S. political leadership is deliberately undermining the U.S. military, in order to assist in the subordination and partial destruction of the American people."

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What threat? Where? Oh, this one. "Say hello to my li'l friend."

2003-12-13T22:50:00.000-05:00

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See my post from Monday the 8th about this article:
From The San Francisco Chronicle: Sunday, December 7, 2003
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2003%2F12%2F07%2FMNG5Q3GH941.DTL
A new era of nuclear weapons: Bush's buildup begins with little debate in Congress
By James Sterngold, Chronicle Staff Writer
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From the Lawyers' Commitee on Nuclear Policy, Inc.: December 9, 2003
http://lcnp.org/disarmament/usgarecord.htm
The Shameful U.S. Record in 2003: Disarmament Votes at the United Nations
By John Burroughs
"On December 8, 2003, the United Nations General Assembly voted on this year’s resolutions on disarmament and security. The United States consistently voted against the most important resolutions on nuclear and space disarmament:
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: The United States cast the only vote against this resolution calling for bringing the CTBT into force. It was adopted by a vote of 173 to 1, with 4 abstentions.
Path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons: The United States and India were the only countries to vote against this resolution. Sponsored by Japan, it calls for compliance with the program for transparent, verified, and irreversible reduction and elimination of nuclear forces agreed by all states (including the United States) participating in the 2000 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference. It was adopted by a vote of 164 to 2, with 14 abstentions.
New Agenda for a nuclear-weapon-free world: Sponsored by Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden and South Africa, this resolution centers on a call for compliance with the 2000 NPT program and also addresses missile defenses, weaponization of outer space, and reduction of non-strategic weapons. It was adopted by a vote of 128 to 6, with 41 abstentions. The negative votes came from the United States, France, India, Israel, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom.
Obligation of nuclear disarmament: Paragraph one of the resolution on follow-up to the 1996 opinion of the International Court of Justice underlines the Court’s unanimous conclusion that there is an obligation to pursue in good faith and bring to a conclusion negotiations on nuclear disarmament in all its aspects. In a separate vote, the paragraph was approved by a vote of 165 to 4, with 3 abstentions. The four countries voting no were the United States, France, Israel, and Russia.
Prevention of an arms race in outer space: This resolution calling for negotiations to prevent the weaponization of space was overwhelmingly adopted by a vote of 174 to zero. Four countries abstained: the United States, Israel, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands."

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From The Independent: 12 December 2003
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=472441
Bush laughs off critics of 'spoils of war' bidding
By Rupert Cornwell in Washington
George W. Bush: "International law? I'd better call my lawyer" ...

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Could it be that reason the US voted against these treaties is that
it is accelerating all their plans in these areas? Of course it could.
And, do you think the US will be the only one to enter the race? Of course not.
It says all these were adopted, doesn't the USA have veto power in the UN?
Treaties? We don't need no stinkin' treaties.
This is my cynical sarcasm of the PNAC cabal in office over this land.
Which state is the rogue again?
If the USA is the number one leader, who are the followers?
In the quest for global domination, the whole world is a battlefield.

Lessons on How To Oppress and Subjugate

2003-12-09T19:48:00.000-05:00

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From The New York Times: December 7, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/07/international/middleeast/07TACT.html?pagewanted=print&position=
Tough New Tactics by U.S. Tighten Grip on Iraq Towns
By DEXTER FILKINS
ABU HISHMA, Iraq, Dec. 6 — As the guerrilla war against Iraqi insurgents intensifies, American soldiers have begun wrapping entire villages in barbed wire. In selective cases, American soldiers are demolishing buildings thought to be used by Iraqi attackers. They have begun imprisoning the relatives of suspected guerrillas, in hopes of pressing the insurgents to turn themselves in. ... American officials say they are not purposefully mimicking Israeli tactics, but they acknowledge that they have studied closely the Israeli experience in urban fighting. Ahead of the war, Israeli defense experts briefed American commanders on their experience in guerrilla and urban warfare. The Americans say there are no Israeli military advisers helping the Americans in Iraq. ...

From The New Yorker: Issue of 2003-12-15, Posted 2003-12-08
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?031215fa_fact
MOVING TARGETS
by SEYMOUR M. HERSH
... An American who has advised the civilian authority in Baghdad said, “The only way we can win is to go unconventional. We’re going to have to play their game. Guerrilla versus guerrilla. Terrorism versus terrorism. We’ve got to scare the Iraqis into submission.” ...

From The Guardian: Tuesday December 9, 2003
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1102940,00.html
Israel trains US assassination squads in Iraq
By Julian Borger in Washington
Israeli advisers are helping train US special forces in aggressive counter-insurgency operations in Iraq, including the use of assassination squads against guerrilla leaders, US intelligence and military sources said yesterday. The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has sent urban warfare specialists to Fort Bragg in North Carolina, the home of US special forces, and according to two sources, Israeli military "consultants" have also visited Iraq. ... US special forces teams are already behind the lines inside Syria attempting to kill foreign jihadists before they cross the border ...

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At Asia Times: Nov 26, 2003
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/EK26Dg01.html
Bush's North Korea policy still a shambles
(By Aidan Foster-Carter)
George W Bush:
"Not every situation needs to be resolved through military action. And I would cite to you North Korea and Iran," he told British newspapers.

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Also a comment I posted at Baltimore Independent Media:
http://baltimore.indymedia.org/newswire/display/5735/index.php
Of the ways for Bush to retain his office, one is to rig the election again and another is an emergency that requires the implementation of martial law. and due to his policies he will have plenty of opportunities to enflame present crises. Here's just one (and another one could be a war for oil in the Caspian Sea arena with Russia as an opponent):
[I've been saying this for a long time - that I don't expect a fair election in 2004, or even any election at all. But, in other news today, Al Gore endorsed Howard Dean's campaign.]

From AP at Yahoo: Tue Dec 9, 7:16 AM ET
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031209/ap_on_re_as/k
N. Korea Sets Condition for Halting Nukes
By SANG-HUN CHOE, Associated Press Writer
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Tuesday it will freeze its nuclear weapons program if Washington takes the communist country off its list of terrorism-sponsoring nations and provides fuel aid. If this demand is met by the United States, North Korea also said it will join a second round of six-nation talks aimed at persuading Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear weapons programs. North Korea would "freeze" its nuclear activities in exchange for "measures such as the U.S. delisting the DPRK as a 'terrorism sponsor,' lift of the political, economic and military sanctions and blockade and energy aid including the supply of heavy fuel oil and electricity by the U.S. and neighboring countries," a spokesman for North Korea's Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying by its official news agency, KCNA. ... "This would lay a foundation for furthering the six-way talks," the spokesman said. "What is clear is that in no case the DPRK would freeze its nuclear activities unless it is rewarded." ...

From AP at My Way News: Dec 9, 4:34 PM (ET)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031209/D7VB3VM00.html
U.S. Rejects New N. Korea Offer on Nukes
By SOO-JEONG LEE
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea announced Tuesday it would freeze its nuclear weapons projects in return for the United States providing energy aid and removing Pyongyang from a list of countries that sponsor terrorism. President Bush rejected the offer. ... "The goal of the United States is not for a freeze of the nuclear program," Bush said at a White House news conference with Premier Wen Jiabao of China, which is spearheading the drive to resume talks with North Korea. "The goal is to dismantle a nuclear weapons program in a verifiable and irreversible way," Bush said. "That is the clear message we are sending to the North Koreans." ... Under its initial proposal, North Korea would declare its willingness to give up nuclear development, allow nuclear inspections, give up missiles exports and finally dismantle its nuclear weapons facilities. In return, it demanded economic and humanitarian aid, security assurances, diplomatic ties and new power plants. ...

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US troops are learning from the Israelis how to enrage and oppress people whose lands they occupy (not that they need any help), and Bush is showing NKorea what a tough negotiator and "diplomat" he is by accepting no terms and expecting to get whatever he wants for nothing. [I shouldn't say for nothing. It's the threat of nuclear war that he uses as a bargaining chip.]

Heads Up!

2003-12-08T10:35:00.000-05:00

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From The San Francisco Chronicle: Sunday, December 7, 2003
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2003%2F12%2F07%2FMNG5Q3GH941.DTL
A new era of nuclear weapons
Bush's buildup begins with little debate in Congress
By James Sterngold, Chronicle Staff Writer
Congress, with only a limited debate, has given the Bush administration a green light for the biggest revitalization of the country's nuclear weapons program since the end of the Cold War, leaving many Democrats and even some hawkish Republicans seething. "This has been a good year," said Linton Brooks, the administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, which develops and manages the country's nuclear weapons arsenal. "I'm pretty happy we essentially got what we wanted." Reversing a decade of restraint in nuclear weapons policy, Congress agreed to provide more than $6 billion for research, expansion and upgrades in the country's nuclear capabilities. While Congress approved large sums to maintain the existing nuclear arsenal even during the Clinton years, this year's increases will finance multiyear programs to design a new generation of warheads as well as more sophisticated missiles, bombers and re-entry vehicles to deliver them. ...
... the administration is seeking a new stockpile of both some Cold War-era warheads and new, smaller weapons that can be used for limited attacks and for destroying caches of weapons of mass destruction, especially in buried bunkers, without causing indiscriminate destruction and loss of life. It has also proposed a policy of possible pre-emptive first use of nuclear weapons in emergencies, even against non-nuclear states. A recent study entitled "Missiles of Empire: America's 21st Century Global Legions," by Lichterman of the Western States Legal Foundation highlights not only the administration's push for new kinds of warheads, but also the billions it is planning to spend on reducing the time it would take to launch a nuclear strike and on a new generation of missile re-entry vehicles, among other things. The re-entry vehicles would allow the military to steer warheads toward targets, even moving targets, entering the atmosphere from space. ...
... the administration succeeded in pushing through the repeal of the law banning the development of smaller, more usable low-yield warheads, and it got approval to begin research into advanced weapons concepts for the future. ...

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From AFP at SpaceWar: Nov 27, 2003
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/rocketscience-03zzr.html
Bombing Anywhere On Earth In Less Than Two Hours
Washington - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the US Air Force share a vision of a new transformational capability that aims to provide a means of delivering a substantial payload from within the continental United States (CONUS) to anywhere on Earth in less than two hours. ...

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From AFP: Tue Nov 4, 3:50 AM ET
Putin reaffirms Russia's right to preemptive strikes
MOSCOW (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed his position that Russia can resort to preemptive military strikes because the policy is also practiced by the United States. "If the principle of preventive use of force continues to develop in international practice, then Russia reserves the right to act in an analogous manner to defend its national interests," Putin said in an interview whose transcript was released Tuesday. "All nuclear powers are improving their nuclear potential and Russia will do the same," Putin said in an interview with Italian journalists ahead of this week's visit to Rome, according to Interfax. ...

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Folks, this isn't really news anymore, but we're in an arms race kicked off by the Bush administration where anything goes. The weaponization of space has begun and the doctrine of pre-emptive nuclear strikes is now in force and being readied for use. They say "to the victor belong the spoils", but we will all be losers and the world will be what is spoiled. It seems American greed has no limit whatsoever, and there are no treaties to ward off self-destruction anymore. This comment is just a "heads up". Watch out for those nukes from space. You can look up, but all you can do when the time has come is to say your final prayers - that is if you see it coming in time.

Today's "Gag" - a miserable failure

2003-12-07T01:04:00.000-05:00

OK, I'll go along with this one.

Search Google for "a miserable failure" and check the results. :-)
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22miserable+failure%22

Due to search engines looking through pages on the internet, when enough people link the words
"a miserable failure" to George W. Bush's biography at the White House on their webpages, it rises
to the top of the list of search results for those words. I think someone started doing it on their blog
some time after this quote was made, and spread the word:

"This president is a miserable failure on foreign policy and on the economy and he's got to be replaced."
- Dick Gephardt at the DNC presidential debate in New Mexico, 9/4/03

http://www.amiserablefailure.com/plugin/template/gephardt/220/*

It's a technique called "Google bombing" from what I've heard.
Here's an explanation from Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzgoog1206,0,2339508.story?coll=ny-business-headlines

Also check out the comment about Bush's real biography at this webpage:
http://baltimore.indymedia.org/newswire/display/5686/index.php
(Under the title "Following the Leader...")

I also made some comments at that site on this page:
http://baltimore.indymedia.org/newswire/display/5576/index.php
(About space bombers from the US, Stiletto missiles from Russia, and the non-start treaty)

So, When WILL Democracy Come To Iraq?

2003-12-04T21:26:00.000-05:00

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From The White House: November 6, 2003 11:05 A.M. EST
President Bush Discusses Freedom in Iraq and Middle East
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/11/20031106-2.html
George W. Bush:
"The regime in Teheran must heed the democratic demands of the Iranian people, or lose its last claim to legitimacy" ...
"The establishment of a free Iraq at the heart of the Middle East will be a watershed event in the global democratic revolution. ... the United States has adopted a new policy, a forward strategy of freedom in the Middle East. ... "

From The NYT: December 4, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/04/international/middleeast/04CENS.html?pagewanted=print&position=
U.S. Rejects Iraqi Plan to Hold Census by Summer, By JOEL BRINKLEY
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 3 — Iraqi census officials devised a detailed plan to count the country's entire population next summer and prepare a voter roll that would open the way to national elections in September. But American officials say they rejected the idea, and the Iraqi Governing Council members say they never saw the plan to consider it. The practicality of national elections is now the subject of intense debate among Iraqi and American officials, who are trying to move forward on a plan to give Iraqis sovereignty next summer. As the American occupation officials rejected the plan to compile a voter roll rapidly, they also argued to the Governing Council that the lack of a voter roll meant national elections were impractical. The American plan for Iraqi sovereignty proposes instead a series of caucus-style, indirect elections. ...

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Bush chides Iran that it is not democratic and yet champions his own cause in saying that he is bringing democracy and freedom to Iraq? If Bush lets the Iraqi people vote, do you think that they will vote to let Bush keep their oil and let the troops stay?

For Today, a Little Irony

2003-11-29T21:39:00.000-05:00

News from Iraq - Irony, or should I say "spin"? Provided by Lieutenant-General Ricardo Sanchez and Reuters:

Seven Spaniards, Two Japanese Die in Iraq Attacks
By Luke Baker

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Seven Spanish intelligence agents were killed in Iraq on Saturday in an attack on their unmarked vehicles south of Baghdad, Spanish Defense Minister Federico Trillo said, the latest assault on a close American ally.

In Japan, the Foreign Ministry said two Japanese diplomats were also killed in an apparent ambush near Tikrit, hometown of Iraq's ousted leader Saddam Hussein about 110 miles north of the capital.

Reports of the killings came hours after the top military commander in Iraq said attacks against U.S. forces had fallen sharply in recent weeks, despite figures showing November to be the deadliest month for U.S. troops since the war began in March.

Lieutenant-General Ricardo Sanchez said anti-American insurgents had struck fewer times in the past seven days than in the previous week and put the reduction down to more aggressive tactics by U.S. forces. ...

How about a little humor today?

2003-11-28T23:16:00.000-05:00

I copied this from a forum run by Paul Joseph Watson. I don't know where he got it because he didn't leave a link there to it:

New Bush Tape Raises Fears of Attacks

Disassociated Press

A tape today surfaced in U.S. media outlets of someone purporting to be George W. Bush at a U.S. military base in Baghdad.

Intelligence analysts around the world are studying the videotapes. "It certainly looked and sounded like him, but we get so few glimpses at Bush in real-life situations that it is hard to tell," said one operative from a Western intelligence agency.

People who know Bush said it appeared to him. "That's him, all right," said one longtime associate.

The tape shows the man claiming to be Bush praising U.S. attacks in Iraq. "We will stay until the job is done," he threatened.

The videotape was delivered to the Baghdad bureau of FOX News by an intermediary courier who has brought material before from the U.S. military, according to the U.S. network.

There were calls for FOX to be banned from some Arabic countries for broadcasting American militaristic propaganda.

While the quality of the tape was not poor, the alleged Bush did appear tired in portions of it, prompting speculation that he is on the run.

The man claiming to be Bush said: "We did not charge hundreds of miles into the heart of Iraq, pay a bitter cost in casualties, defeat a brutal dictator and liberate 25 million people only to retreat before a band of thugs and assassins."

Analysts pointed out that given the ongoing nature of the Iraqi resistance since "the end of major combat operations," that comment could have been recorded anytime in the past six months.

"When the man identified as Bush tells U.S. troops, 'You are defeating the terrorists here in Iraq so we don't have to face them in our own country,' well, it's a little hard to believe that even the Bush White House would try to spin that," said the operative from a Western intelligence agency.

"How could anyone believe, after all that has been disclosed about the lies and distortions used to manipulate the public into accepting this war, that U.S. troops are defending the American people in Iraq? No major world leader would be so obtuse or so low as to try to sell that to people at this stage."

Members of the Iraqi Governing Council who met with the man identified as Bush said they had met with a man identified as Bush and were delaying comment until Paul Bremer was available to tell them what their comments would be.

Omar Ali, an Iraqi in a poor area of Baghdad said: "I don't understand why he didn't stay. Just because the U.S. nearly starved us with the sanctions for 12 years, killed my cousin during the invasion, busted down my door last week and is trying to find a way to steal our oil -- does he think that Iraqis would want to hurt him, our great liberator?"

Private Charles Sanders, who has been stationed in Iraq since the invasion said: "I was supposed to be back home by now. It was really getting depressing, but this is great. Sure, I don't get to look into the eyes of my little girl, or hold my wife tenderly in my arms, but the president served me turkey!"

Susan Jones in Pittsburgh, who this morning was driven to tears while watching "Dances with Wolves" on cable TV, said: "I was planning on talking over the Thanksgiving Day table with my family about how we slaughtered the Indians and enslaved the blacks, bullied Latin America and bombed Vietnam, and now were occupying Iraq. I don't know, is it just me, or do we just have this brutal aggressive side to us? But now I guess, well, just talk about Bush's visit instead."

When asked whether she was certain the president had gone to Iraq, Laura Bush said she hadn't noticed her husband had left the Crawford ranch. "I assumed he was out clearing brush," the First Lady said.

Correspondents Robert Jensen and Sam Husseini contributed to this report.

:)

Happy Thanksgiving!

2003-11-27T09:10:00.000-05:00

While people here in the USA celebrate and give thanks for their many blessings by mass consumption of food, here is an unusual story of a man who neither eats nor drinks, astounding medical scientists:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3236118.stm
Fasting fakir flummoxes physicians
By Rajeev Khanna, BBC correspondent in Ahmedabad
Doctors and experts are baffled by an Indian hermit who claims not to have eaten or drunk anything for several decades - but is still in perfect health.
Prahlad Jani, a holy man, or fakir, who is over 70 years old, has just spent 10 days under constant observation in Sterling Hospital, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. During that time, he did not consume anything and "neither did he pass urine or stool", according to the hospital's deputy superintendent, Dr Dinesh Desai. Yet he is in fine mental and physical fettle, say doctors. ...

Iran nuclear report

2003-11-26T20:02:00.000-05:00

From The BBC: Wednesday, 26 November, 2003, 20:25 GMT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3241662.stm
US welcomes Iran nuclear report
The United States has voiced its support for a resolution by the United Nations nuclear watchdog censuring Iran for concealing its nuclear programme. But Iran also welcomed the resolution, saying the decision not to refer its nuclear programme to the UN Security Council represented a victory. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution stops short of recommending sanctions against Iran. It follows a compromise deal between the US and Europe. Britain, France and Germany had opposed a move by Washington to have Tehran face possible sanctions over its nuclear programme. The US accuses Iran of trying secretly to develop nuclear weapons - an allegation strongly denied by Tehran. White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan told reporters: "We welcome that resolution and believe that it underscores the international community's serious concerns with Iran's nuclear activities and the urgent requirement of Iran to come into full compliance with nuclear non-proliferation obligations". ...
The head of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, warned that any further Iranian failure to co-operate would not be tolerated. ... Mr ElBaradei said he would report early next year on Iran's compliance. ... "It's a good day for peace, a good day for multilateralism and a good day for non-proliferation," he told a news conference after the vote. ... Although the IAEA says Tehran has breached nuclear safeguards for almost two decades, it also said there was no evidence of an Iranian nuclear weapons programme.

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IF what Joe Vialls says in this article is true, Iran may not at this time be in need of developing their own nuclear warheads:

http://www.joevialls.co.uk/myahudi/sunburn.html
Russia Ready to Vaporize the Jewish State
And then kick America out of the Eastern Hemisphere’s oilfields
Copyright Joe Vialls, 28 October 2003
" ... About one month ago, Russia discreetly invoked MAD again, but this time in the Middle East in direct response to hysterical Israeli threats to nuke Iran with submarine-launched American Harpoon missiles. Quietly and with the minimum of fuss, Russia deployed its most advanced tactical nuclear missiles and crews to both Syria and Iran, thereby sending an unmistakable diplomatic signal that if Israel attacked Tehran or Damascus with nuclear weapons, Russia would in return instantly and anonymously vaporize the Jewish State. ... "

I still haven't heard any confirmation of this claim.

Iraqis Want UN Resolution to End U.S. Occupation

2003-11-25T14:36:00.000-05:00

November 24, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-iraq-un.html?pagewanted=print&position=

Iraqis Want UN Resolution to End U.S. Occupation
By REUTERS

Filed at 6:47 p.m. ET

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iraq's interim authority on Monday submitted a timetable for self-rule and asked the U.N. Security Council for a new resolution that would end the U.S.-led occupation in June.

The timetable, worked out with U.S. and British officials, was due on Dec. 15 and arrived three weeks early. It was requested in an Oct. 16 Security Council resolution, which created a multinational force in Iraq.

Jalal Talabani, the current president of the Iraqi Governing Council, in a letter pledged respect for human rights and promised to establish the ``principle of civilian control over the Iraqi armed and security forces.''

The 24-member U.S.-appointed council said it would select a ``provisional legislative body'' no later than May 31, 2004.

This assembly would elect a provisional government by the end of June 2004 at which time ``the Coalition Provisional Authority will be dissolved and the occupation ... will end,'' the letter said. ...

Talabani's letter did not mention continued deployment of U.S. and other foreign troops. But it is assumed that a new provisional government in June will request that they stay. ...

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What are they talking about? This occupation isn't planned to end. George W. Bush's corporate America has taken over their country and their oil, and I doubt he's going to give it back now, not even if they have to nuke every city in Iraq. He's already told them the troops aren't leaving until his brand of "freedom" reigns.

If America can't gid rid of the Bush cartel, how can the Iraqis expect to? Maybe they can get Iran and China to help. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

The Real America

2003-11-24T03:15:00.000-05:00

JFK, 911 & The Real America -
Tying US History Together
By John Phelan 11-23-3
http://www.rense.com/general45/usus.htm
http://nyc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=82574&group=webcast

I hope you take the time to read this entire article.

Yesterday in Mosul ...

2003-11-24T01:20:00.000-05:00

November 24, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/24/international/middleeast/24IRAQ.html?pagewanted=print&position=
2 G.I.'s, Throats Slashed, Found Dead in Iraq
By IAN FISHER and DEXTER FILKINS
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 23 — Three American soldiers were killed in Iraq on Sunday, including two whose throats were slashed after they came under attack in the northern city of Mosul with rocks and gunfire, a military official said. In Baquba, a city north of Baghdad where at least five people were killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday, a soldier from the Fourth Infantry Division was killed Sunday by a roadside bomb, the American military reported. Two other soldiers were injured. In Mosul, the soldiers' car crashed after they were attacked with rocks, the military official said, and it was uncertain if they were killed by the accident, the later gunfire or by knife wounds. Witnesses in Mosul — where attacks on American soldiers have risen in recent weeks — were quoted by news services as saying that crowds also pummeled the soldiers' bodies and looted their car. ...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=1&u=/ap/20031123/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq
Sun Nov 23, 6:35 PM ET
By MARIAM FAM, Associated Press Writer
MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi teenagers dragged two bloodied U.S. soldiers from a wrecked vehicle and pummeled them with concrete blocks Sunday, witnesses said, describing the killings as a burst of savagery in a city once safe for Americans. ...

Just one more example of those grateful, happy Iraqis continuing to celebrate their "liberation" with flowers, kisses, and dancing in the streets. Don't ya just feel the love? (Please excuse my sarcasm.)

Other News Today

2003-11-22T22:55:00.000-05:00

From The NYT: November 23, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/23/national/23FBI.html?pagewanted=print&position=
F.B.I. Scrutinizes Antiwar Rallies By ERIC LICHTBLAU
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has collected extensive information on the tactics, training and organization of antiwar demonstrators and has advised local law enforcement officials to report any suspicious activity at protests to its counterterrorism squads, according to interviews and a confidential bureau memorandum. ...

From The Independent: 23 November 2003
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=466424
Sweeping new emergency laws to counter UK terror By Andy McSmith, Political Editor
Sweeping measures to deal with terrorist attacks and other emergencies are to be announced this week, giving the Government power to over-ride civil liberties in times of crisis, and evacuate threatened areas, restrict people's movements and confiscate property. The Civil Contingencies Bill, which covers every kind of disaster from terrorism to the weather, will be the biggest shake-up of emergency laws since the early part of the last century, replacing legislation which saw the UK through a world war and the IRA bombing campaign. Some of the proposals in the draft version of the Bill, drawn up in the summer, have alarmed civil rights activists, notably a clause that gives the Government the power to suspend parts or all of the Human Rights Act without a vote by MPs. Once an emergency has been proclaimed by the Queen, the Government can order the destruction of property, order people to evacuate an area or ban them from travelling, and "prohibit assemblies of specified kinds" and "other specified activities". ...

I'm not going to comment on these stories. The FBI might be listening. Shhh. Don't make a sound.

Forty Years Ago Today

2003-11-22T00:29:00.000-05:00

John F. Kennedy was assassinated by the means of a vast conspiracy including the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the military, the CIA, the Mafia, and LBJ (to name a few). The entire nation was guilty of complicity in the cover-up and by their silence acquiesced to the coup d'etat and the rule of a secret elite government over the people of the USA. And still the cover-up continues, but today they rule almost openly. People as a rule of investigation say, "follow the money," though most of that is hidden too. But, President Kennedy was driven into a killing zone and the fatal shot came from a different direction than the first one.

Gen. Franks Doubts Constitution Will Survive WMD Attack

2003-11-21T17:31:00.000-05:00

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/11/20/185048.shtml
John O. Edwards, NewsMax.com Friday, Nov. 21, 2003
"Gen. Tommy Franks says that if the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor of a military form of government. ... "

Is this the plan in store for Amerika and the world?

Crimes Against Nature

2003-11-21T17:24:00.000-05:00

http://www.commondreams.org/views03/1120-01.htm
Published by the December 11, 2003 issue of Rolling Stone
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
"George W. Bush will go down in history as America's worst environmental president. In a ferocious three-year attack, the Bush administration has initiated more than 200 major rollbacks of America's environmental laws, weakening the protection of our country's air, water, public lands and wildlife. Cloaked in meticulously crafted language designed to deceive the public, the administration intends to eliminate the nation's most important environmental laws by the end of the year. ... "

Bush's assaults on the environment can only be stopped by the combined efforts of the people of this planet, the planet we all share and which is the only home most of us have in this lifetime. The citizens of America need to help in stopping the degradation of our environment by the elite few and join together to confront the polluters of our air, water, and land. Together we can accomplish what as individuals is nigh impossible. If we can turn from the war and greed (which is planned to control us and garner power over us), we stand a chance of living together in a better world. We need to turn back the corrupt corporations and their political lackies or the world will end in ruin.

Hi!

2003-11-21T17:08:00.000-05:00

Hello and welcome to my new blog!
(Time has now been changed to Eastern Time (US) from Pacific at 10:02PM)
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