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Wednesday, November 01, 2006
New Entry at Huffpo. . .
. . .everyone please check out the flash animated entry by PLANET REVOLUTION at Huffington Post's Contagious Festival for November. Just click on the link below:
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Iraq Reality for American Soldiers
This is the reality for American soldiers day after day in exotic Iraq:
-It is a place most of them have not seen, nor like any other desert, including those in the American Southwest and Mexico of which some of them may be cursorily familiar.
-It is the place of a language most of them do not speak, nor have before heard. For fear, it is not like anything one may hear even in Detroit these days.
-It is the place of a social order most of them do not understand. The politics of revenge there is not what even those from the meanest streets of our biggest cities know.
American Soldiers on a Mission from Hell in Iraq
The Muslim fanatics there have already won this 'war', just as surely as the Christian fanatics here have lost it. Hopefully, it won't take more than a century for these deluded adherents to figure this out, as was true in the Middle Ages.
So why are we there? It is because of the arrogance of greedy, warmongering American psuedo-intellectual advocates of hegemony, and the hubris and stupidity of those who have enthusiatically waged this faraway war for them. Sadly, those too have been persuaded to insidiously and calculatingly wage war as well on their own people's 'notion of democracy'. . .
(Click on the Title Link to see a reprint of this post as an article at OpEdNews.com. An edited version of this article with a specific Halloween twist can be found in my diary at OpEdNews.com at this url: http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=2097&submit=Back . Thanks!)
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-It is a place most of them have not seen, nor like any other desert, including those in the American Southwest and Mexico of which some of them may be cursorily familiar.
-It is the place of a language most of them do not speak, nor have before heard. For fear, it is not like anything one may hear even in Detroit these days.
-It is the place of a social order most of them do not understand. The politics of revenge there is not what even those from the meanest streets of our biggest cities know.
The Muslim fanatics there have already won this 'war', just as surely as the Christian fanatics here have lost it. Hopefully, it won't take more than a century for these deluded adherents to figure this out, as was true in the Middle Ages.
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So, be damned the attempt to impose some 'notion of democracy' on the Iraqis', and they are not even sure that's who they are. They work against America at every turn. They hate us. They kill our soldiers because our soldiers kill them. They just plain don't want us there!So why are we there? It is because of the arrogance of greedy, warmongering American psuedo-intellectual advocates of hegemony, and the hubris and stupidity of those who have enthusiatically waged this faraway war for them. Sadly, those too have been persuaded to insidiously and calculatingly wage war as well on their own people's 'notion of democracy'. . .
(Click on the Title Link to see a reprint of this post as an article at OpEdNews.com. An edited version of this article with a specific Halloween twist can be found in my diary at OpEdNews.com at this url: http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=2097&submit=Back . Thanks!)
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See Article at OpEdNews.com
Click on the title link to read an article by this author at OpEdNews.com!
-It is a summary of the latest data on poverty in America by the Census Bureau (and also an edited reprint of a past post at PLANET REVOLUTION).blog on
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Now Open. . .
. . .the Repug Closet!
-one can only hope that the 'christian' kook crowd is rolling in it's newly dug grave. . .
(LOL)
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Friday, October 06, 2006
The Foley Follies
Initially, a scumbag like ex-Rep. Foley was not going to be the subject of posts on this blog. He is a disgrace to his country. Anything about him is best left to the MSM. To call the sick closet-case 'gay' is an insult to gay people everywhere. He is a self-loathing, opportunistic slimeball interested in only his own ambition and personal gratification.
Still, after hearing the slimey repugs- born again christians all, begin to blame the democrats for the Foley scandal has really gone beyond the pale. For them to claim, and it is a reference here to Drudge and many ulta-right repug Reps saying now the dems leaked this info to the press after having known of it for quite some time, is a new low even for repug spinmeistering. Talk about killing the messenger (if it were even true), they want Pelosi et al dragged up by sopoena to answer to the Congress and Justice Dept. for their scandal. Orwell is turning in his grave. . . Bill Clinton will be blamed next, no doubt (lol)!
The Facts:
-Reps and staffers of high level repugs in the house warned the leadership of Foley's behavior years ago.
-ABC and other news outlets who broke the story have stated publicly that their sources were 'repugs'.
Enough said! All of the Rove bs in the world wont change that. . .
THROW THE BUMS OUT!
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Still, after hearing the slimey repugs- born again christians all, begin to blame the democrats for the Foley scandal has really gone beyond the pale. For them to claim, and it is a reference here to Drudge and many ulta-right repug Reps saying now the dems leaked this info to the press after having known of it for quite some time, is a new low even for repug spinmeistering. Talk about killing the messenger (if it were even true), they want Pelosi et al dragged up by sopoena to answer to the Congress and Justice Dept. for their scandal. Orwell is turning in his grave. . . Bill Clinton will be blamed next, no doubt (lol)!
The Facts:
-Reps and staffers of high level repugs in the house warned the leadership of Foley's behavior years ago.
-ABC and other news outlets who broke the story have stated publicly that their sources were 'repugs'.
Enough said! All of the Rove bs in the world wont change that. . .
THROW THE BUMS OUT!
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Sunday, October 01, 2006
The POPE's POOP
See PLANET REVOLUTION's latest entry at Huffington Post's Contagious Festival!
Click on the Title Link and be prepared to Laugh out Loud. . .
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Sunday, September 24, 2006
The Abuse Will Go On. . .
The cynical election ploy of three repug senators was shown up for what it really was when they agreed that the Bush administration would be allowed to go forward with its illegal practices of detention, interrogation and trial of accused terrorists. Congress will not pass legislation that formally reinterprets or reaffirms the Geneva Conventions (no paper trail). Nor will the Senate, at least formally, endorse the administration's use of interrogation techniques that the civilized world regards as cruel and inhumane (in other words, torture). And, 'supposedly' trials of accused terrorists will be fairer than the system outlawed in June by the Supreme Court, as if we'll ever know what the new and improved system is.
Thus, Mr. Bush will continue using the CIA to secretly detain and abuse terrorist suspects. He will do so by implementing his own interpretation of the Geneva Conventions by executive order, and by relying on more than questionable Justice Department opinions authorizing such practices as exposing prisoners to hypothermia, waterboarding and prolonged sleep deprivation and so on and so on. Under the 'compromise' agreed to yesterday, Congress would recognize his authority to do this, while preventing prisoners from any appeal to U.S. courts. CIA personnel will also be immune from prosecution for these serious abuses of human rights, both past, present and future!
Such is the result of the 'moral indignation' of senators McCain, Graham and Warner (repugs all). So, U.S. violations of international law will continue with Congressional assent- fighting terror with terror. America's moral and legal standing in the world will only continue to suffer when such 'standards' are codified into American law, as it looks will be the case.
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Thus, Mr. Bush will continue using the CIA to secretly detain and abuse terrorist suspects. He will do so by implementing his own interpretation of the Geneva Conventions by executive order, and by relying on more than questionable Justice Department opinions authorizing such practices as exposing prisoners to hypothermia, waterboarding and prolonged sleep deprivation and so on and so on. Under the 'compromise' agreed to yesterday, Congress would recognize his authority to do this, while preventing prisoners from any appeal to U.S. courts. CIA personnel will also be immune from prosecution for these serious abuses of human rights, both past, present and future!
Such is the result of the 'moral indignation' of senators McCain, Graham and Warner (repugs all). So, U.S. violations of international law will continue with Congressional assent- fighting terror with terror. America's moral and legal standing in the world will only continue to suffer when such 'standards' are codified into American law, as it looks will be the case.
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Sunday, September 17, 2006
The Worst of the Worst
"So, I have come to develop a loathing for him. If you want to accuse me of hating George Bush, go right ahead. Guilty as charged. If a man is this indifferent to the people whose lives hang in the balance based on his actions, I think he is a terrible person. If you don't hate him, you're not paying attention."- from Cenk Uygur's post titled "Top Ten Worst People in the Bush Administration" at the Huffington Post.
Click on the post link to read the entire article!
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Thursday, September 14, 2006
Torture is Torture, Right?
Not in Bush world. . .
As most of us know, recently the Supreme Court ruled that al Qaeda detainees are protected by the Geneva Conventions, which ban "humiliating and degrading treatment." So, the 'law abiding' (lol) Bush administration is now telling the military that it may not (One supposes, no one in the administration had previously read the Geneva Conventions?) :
-force detainees to be naked, pose in a sexual manner or perform sexual acts.
--place hoods over detainees heads or duct tape eyes.
--beat or electrically shock, burn or otherwise inflict any form of pain on detainees.
--use hypothermia or treatment which will lead to heat injury of detainees.
--perform mock executions in front of detainees.
--deprive detainees of the necessary food, water and medical care.
--use dogs in interrogations of detainees.
But, not surprisingly, this sadistic administration wants it codified into law that the CIA may not be constrained from doing these things:
--attention grab, which involves the rough shaking of detainees.
--attention slap, an open-handed slap to the face of detainees.
--belly slap, meant to cause temporary pain to detainees, but no internal injuries.
--long-term standing and sleep deprivation of detainees, 40 hours at least.
--cold room, in which detainees are left naked in cells kept in the 50s and frequently doused with cold water.
--water boarding, in which detainees faces are covered with cellophane, then water is poured over it triggering an unbearable gag reflex.
. . .and who knows what else, because its 'secret'.
Since when does the law of the land not apply to everyone? Ahh, only in Bush world. . .
Scarey!
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As most of us know, recently the Supreme Court ruled that al Qaeda detainees are protected by the Geneva Conventions, which ban "humiliating and degrading treatment." So, the 'law abiding' (lol) Bush administration is now telling the military that it may not (One supposes, no one in the administration had previously read the Geneva Conventions?) :
-force detainees to be naked, pose in a sexual manner or perform sexual acts.
--place hoods over detainees heads or duct tape eyes.
--beat or electrically shock, burn or otherwise inflict any form of pain on detainees.
--use hypothermia or treatment which will lead to heat injury of detainees.
--perform mock executions in front of detainees.
--deprive detainees of the necessary food, water and medical care.
--use dogs in interrogations of detainees.
But, not surprisingly, this sadistic administration wants it codified into law that the CIA may not be constrained from doing these things:
--attention grab, which involves the rough shaking of detainees.
--attention slap, an open-handed slap to the face of detainees.
--belly slap, meant to cause temporary pain to detainees, but no internal injuries.
--long-term standing and sleep deprivation of detainees, 40 hours at least.
--cold room, in which detainees are left naked in cells kept in the 50s and frequently doused with cold water.
--water boarding, in which detainees faces are covered with cellophane, then water is poured over it triggering an unbearable gag reflex.
. . .and who knows what else, because its 'secret'.
Since when does the law of the land not apply to everyone? Ahh, only in Bush world. . .
Scarey!
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Latest Data on Poverty in America
In this period of 'great economic growth', according to the delusional Bush administration, these recently released facts by the Census Bureau are quite telling of the real America:
-In 2003, 2004, and 2005, the percentage of the poor living in deep poverty stood at 42-43 percent, higher than in any prior years on record.
-The percentage of the poor who are below half the poverty line has risen steadily over the last two and half decades: from 34 percent in 1980 to 39 percent in 1990 to 43 percent this year.
-The actual percent of the population who lived in deep poverty in 2005 rose to 5.4 percent!
-The poverty rate is higher in the fourth year of an economic recovery (2005) than it was in the previous recession (2001).
-The median income for non-elderly households was $2,000 lower in 2005 than in the 2001 recession year.
These developments in a so-called 'economic recovery' are unprecedented in economic recoveries (with data going back to the 1960s). They are bad news for the poor, indeed.
It is the shame of the republic!
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-In 2003, 2004, and 2005, the percentage of the poor living in deep poverty stood at 42-43 percent, higher than in any prior years on record.
-The percentage of the poor who are below half the poverty line has risen steadily over the last two and half decades: from 34 percent in 1980 to 39 percent in 1990 to 43 percent this year.
-The actual percent of the population who lived in deep poverty in 2005 rose to 5.4 percent!
-The poverty rate is higher in the fourth year of an economic recovery (2005) than it was in the previous recession (2001).
-The median income for non-elderly households was $2,000 lower in 2005 than in the 2001 recession year.
These developments in a so-called 'economic recovery' are unprecedented in economic recoveries (with data going back to the 1960s). They are bad news for the poor, indeed.
It is the shame of the republic!
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Friday, September 01, 2006
Tell Everyone!
Connecticut is under attack by the notorious. . .
JOE BUSH a.k.a. The Monstrous Morph
Click above or on the title link to see the evil evidence
-Courtesy of the Huffington Post's 'Contagious Festival'.
(This message not endorsed by joe lieberman, george w. bush, their supporters or donors. Any similarity to persons living or dead is entirely intentional.)
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JOE BUSH a.k.a. The Monstrous Morph
Click above or on the title link to see the evil evidence
-Courtesy of the Huffington Post's 'Contagious Festival'.
(This message not endorsed by joe lieberman, george w. bush, their supporters or donors. Any similarity to persons living or dead is entirely intentional.)
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