Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Surge Report
People in Iraqi jails has jumped from approximately 7,000 to 37,641, all since the end of January.
Evidently We Are Under Some Type Of Nuclear Exercise. "Operation Vigilant Guard"
Seems it's been going on now for at least a month
New Crime--"Attempted" Copyright Infringement
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is pressing the U.S. Congress to enact a sweeping intellectual property bill that would increase criminal penalties for copyright infringement, including "attempts" to commit piracy.
Read "The Internet Tough Guy"
("Quote") I remember one time I challenged someone who'd been sending me hate mail to call me up and say the words aloud: the phone rang a moment later.
Wow, all you have to is insult the author and he'll give his phone number??
Wow, all you have to is insult the author and he'll give his phone number??
Monday, May 14, 2007
The 2007 Commemorative Triangle Stamp
History buffs will celebrate the 400th anniversary of America's first permanent English settlement with the issuance of the commemorative Settlement of Jamestown souvenir stamp sheet in Jamestown, VA, May 5.
On the front of the pane is a First-Class stamp featuring a painting of the three ships that carried the first settlers to Jamestown — the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery. The stamp is in the shape of a triangle, as was the fort raised by the Jamestown settlers shortly after their 1607 arrival.
Here's the others.
On the front of the pane is a First-Class stamp featuring a painting of the three ships that carried the first settlers to Jamestown — the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery. The stamp is in the shape of a triangle, as was the fort raised by the Jamestown settlers shortly after their 1607 arrival.
Here's the others.
Forbidden Fruit: The Absinthe Drinker
A retired neurosurgeon explains the myths behind the green fairy and what draws him to this forbidden fruit
Sunday, May 13, 2007
THE CHAINS OF FREEDOM
Seconds before “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America” are played, police officers, security guards and ushers turn their backs to the American flag in center field, stare at fans moving through the stands and ask them to stop. Across the stadium’s lower section, ushers stand every 20 feet to block the main aisle with chains
Like a Bird on a Wire
Segment from the helicopter documentary "Straight Up!", showing power line maintenance being performed on live wires by a man outside a helicopter,
Monday is FBIs Wiretap the Internet Day
May 14th is the official deadline for cable modem companies, DSL providers, broadband over powerline, satellite internet companies and some universities to finish wiring up their networks with FBI-friendly surveillance gear, to comply with the FCC's expanded interpretation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Bo Diddley on Ed Sullivan-1955
Bo pissed off Sullivan by playing his own # 1 song, instead of Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons" as Sullivan had instructed him to do.
Ozark Music Festival, (1974)
Some estimates have put the crowd count at 350,000 people which would make this one of the largest music events (Rock Festivals) in history.
I was there. It was incredible. So much dope, people running around naked, the band line up. Probably the finale of the outdoor music scene.
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I was there. It was incredible. So much dope, people running around naked, the band line up. Probably the finale of the outdoor music scene.
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Pentagon restricting testimony in Congress
The Pentagon has placed unprecedented restrictions on who can testify before Congress, reserving the right to bar lower-ranking officers, enlisted soldiers, and career bureaucrats from appearing before oversight committees or having their remarks transcribed, according to Defense Department documents.
Iraqi Lawmakers Back Bill on U.S. Withdrawal
A majority of members of Iraq’s parliament have signed a draft bill that would require a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. soldiers from Iraq and freeze current troop levels.
Senators Who Weakened Drug Bill Received Millions From Industry
Also see a 60 Minutes story on the Medicare Prescription Drug bill
Canada to weaken poison controls to appease the U.S.
“Canada is set to raise the amount of maximum pesticide residues allowable on hundreds of fruits and vegetables, reports the Ottawa Citizen, as part of “an effort to harmonize Canadian pesticide rules with those of the United States.”
Friday, May 11, 2007
Iraq for Sale
Here's all about Blackwater USA
Halliburton
Kellogg Brown and Root,
DynCorp
Triple Canopy Inc.
Aegis Defence Services
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Outsourcing the War
Halliburton
Kellogg Brown and Root,
DynCorp
Triple Canopy Inc.
Aegis Defence Services
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Outsourcing the War
Thursday, May 10, 2007
George Tenet and Ron Jeremy were schoolmatesBonus,, Excerpt from Ron Jeremys book The Porn Star and the Evangelist
The adult film star talks about his unlikely friendship with Christian preacher Tammy Faye Messner.
The adult film star talks about his unlikely friendship with Christian preacher Tammy Faye Messner.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
BUZZZ
Which explains the "missing bee crisis",,this guy is eating all the bee pollen!!
Talk about Zombie!!!
Talk about Zombie!!!
The War Party
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) is a conservative think tank, founded in 1943, whose stated mission is "to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism — limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and responsibility, vigilant and effective defense and foreign policies, political accountability, and open debate.
"[1] AEI is an independent, non-profit organization.
It is supported primarily by grants and contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals.
"[1] AEI is an independent, non-profit organization.
It is supported primarily by grants and contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Kansas Town's Rebuilding Effort Hampered
The governor of Kansas said the rebuilding effort in tornado-ravaged Greensburg likely will be hampered because some much-needed equipment is in Iraq.
Texas assistant U.S. attorney deaths raise foul play questions
This, as three more assistant U.S. attorneys working with the dead women and two U.S. attorneys in California and Missouri were subsequently forced to resign or were fired by Mr. Gonzales while all were involved in prosecuting Novation and its member company Tenet in an $80 billion dollar Medicare fraud case.
Hitler's Carmaker:
The Inside Story of How General Motors Helped Mobilize the Third Reich
How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power
SHADOW OF THE SWASTIKA:
(The Elkhorn Manifesto)
Hitler Designed the Beetle
How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power
SHADOW OF THE SWASTIKA:
(The Elkhorn Manifesto)
Hitler Designed the Beetle
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Indiana Sheriff Allows Illegal Trespass
Indiana man tries to explain his 4th Amendment rights to the sheriff and a health inspector after she attempts to search his property without a warrant. Sheriff tries the old "if you have nothing to hide line" to persuade the man to allow to search.
Friday, May 04, 2007
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Blue Wall of Lawlessness
During the 1970s, an American hero, the late Democratic senator Frank Church of Idaho, exposed the secret illegal operations of the FBI, the CIA, and the National Security Agency.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Reagan not only illegally sold arms to Iran,,
, he illegally allowed Pakistan to develop nuclear weapons (with US technology), who in turn passed on the technology to "Lybia, Iran, and North Korea.
All roads seem to lead to Pakistan
All roads seem to lead to Pakistan
A Proclamation by the President of the United State of America
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2007 as Older Americans Month.
(Things getting a little hot you Georgey boy??)
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2007 as Older Americans Month.
(Things getting a little hot you Georgey boy??)
The Red List of Threatened Species
It is a fact widely accepted by biologists but little known by the population at large. By the end of the century, half of all species on Earth may be gone
DA VINCI CHORUS
Father and son discover the Holy Grail of music hidden away for 600 years on the columns of Rosslyn Chapel
Meaning of "High Crimes and Misdemeanors"
The impeachment and removal process should be a debate on the entire field of proven and suspected misconduct by federal officials and agents under this president, and if judged to have been excessive by reasonable standards, to be grounds for removal, even if direct complicity cannot be shown.
Most Katrina Aid From Overseas Went Unclaimed
Titled "Echo-Chamber Message" -- a public relations term for talking points designed to be repeated again and again -- the Sept. 7, 2005, directive was unmistakable: Assure the scores of countries that had pledged or donated aid at the height of the disaster that their largesse had provided Americans "practical help and moral support" and "highlight the concrete benefits hurricane victims are receiving."
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