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War on Iraq: Who Exactly Is the Enemy in Iraq?Two urgent steps are needed in order capitalize on the reemergence of Iraqi nationalism.
- House Passes Thought Crime Prevention Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed HR 1955 titled the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. This bill is one of the most blatant attacks against the Constitution yet and actually defines thought crimes as homegrown terrorism.
- US among worst in world for infant death
In 2004, the most recent year for which statistics are available, roughly seven babies died for every 1,000 live births before reaching their first birthday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. That was down from about 26 in 1960.
- US right to bear arms may get its day in court
For the first time in 70 years, the US Supreme Court may decide next week whether to examine the question of the right to bear arms, something which is fiercely upheld by millions of Americans.
- A Beautiful Corpse: Sixteen Sure Signs That The Regressive Right Is Over
Lordy, lord, it's been a mean season, hasn't it? And a long one, too.
Vinemeet East - Contact Us!
So I'm sitting here in Adam Hobson's apartment at Vinemeet East, and I thought I'd put up a post inviting anyone who wants to drop us a line.
- WND columnist longs for the days you could beat your wife up for not bearing your children
That spontaneous slap was the reaction of a real man who a woman had just told she aborted his baby. Compare that to the modern day cowardly male response, "It's your choice. Whatever you decide, I'll support you." Or worse, his threat to abandon her if she does not abort.
- Why do Finns own so many guns?
From slate's excellent explainer series
- Evangelical Christian Supremacism -- The Cancer That's Consuming The United States' Airforce Academy
Forty-two years ago, at the age of 18, I took the oath of office on my first day as an Air Force Academy cadet.
- Founder of the Weather Channel: Global Warming "is the Greatest Scam in History"
In time, a decade or two, the outrageous scam will be obvious. As the temperature rises, polar ice cap melting, coastal flooding and super storm pattern all fail to occur as predicted everyone will come to realize we have been duped. The sky is not falling.
Terminator 4 Goes to Mars.
I sincerely hope that Martians do not exist, or if by a very long shot they do, that they don't stumble across the Mars Science Laboratory. This thing is The Terminator on wheels. The MSL is to be launched at unsuspecting Mars in December 2009, and arrive in October 2010.
- Topping Nixon, Bush approval drops to lowest level ever recorded in Gallup poll
For the first time, George W. Bush has surpassed Richard M. Nixon in unpopularity in the Gallup Poll, receiving the highest "strongly disapprove" rating for a president in Gallup's history.
House moves on Cheney impeachment
In an interesting political twist today, Republicans in the House joined some Democrats today in voting to take up Dennis Kucinich's measure to seek the impeachment of Dick Cheney. All the smart money on this had it that this was going to be tabled....end of story. But no.
- The girls who glorify their shameful drunken antics on Facebook
Drunkenly dancing on tables or collapsing in the street used to be a source of acute embarrassment for young women the morning after the night before. Today, they are more likely to boast about it - to the world, with pictures - on social networking sites.
The Pakistan Quandary: When is a Nuclear Dictatorship OK?
President Bush is taking a lot of heat recently for his failed Pakistan policy, and rightfully so: by coddling the Musharraf regime for the past six years there has been little movement towards a more stable and moderate presence in Pakistan that could be used as a "back door" le …
- Group sues to get Clinton White House records
A conservative public interest group has sued the National Archives to obtain records from Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as head of a White House task force on health care during her husband's administration.
- Power Revolution
With current technology, "concentrating solar power" would cost about 40 percent less than PV—tantalizingly close to competitive in areas like California with high energy prices. Exactly how the mirrors will be configured could bring the cost down more.
- A History of Liberal Failures
It's a long list. Add Hillary Clinton's endorsement of driver's licenses for illegal immigrants ("it makes sense") to a very long list.
- The presidency is now a criminal conspiracy
It is a fact startling in its cynical simplicity and it requires cynical and simple words to be properly expressed: The presidency of George W. Bush has now devolved into a criminal conspiracy to cover the ass of George W. Bush.
- The "War on Terror" - brought to you by Corporate America
The problems that we face in this country are not just problems caused by the Bush administration. They are not caused by a corrupt and ineffective media. They are not caused by politicians that use their office for personal power and wealth.
- Conyers files contempt report; says White House has one last chance - White House says it's "Futile"
House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) filed a report today holding that two White House officials are in contempt of Congress for their continued refusal to honor subpoenas in connection with the controversial firing of US attorneys last year -- but he's offering one last …
- The Bible among objects prohibited at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Organizes of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have published a list of "prohibited objects" in the Olympic village where athletes will stay. To the surprise of many, Bibles are among the objects that will not be allowed.
- 18 Years Later and Exxon Still Won't Pay for Valdez Oil Spill
The Supreme Court's recent decision to hear ExxonMobil's reasons to void the $2.5 billion punitive award in the Exxon Valdez case hit the town of Cordova, Alaska, hard.
Al Franken Tied with Coleman, Survey USA Poll
It's Christmas morning for me, Al Franken and the state of Minnesota (to which I have no ties but the rather tenuous tie of being a Packer fan). In a head-to-head matchup between Al Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman, the breakdown is as follows: Coleman: 46% Franken: 45%
- Another 2000 year old Buddha destroyed by extremists...World does not notice
In northwest Pakistan's Swat valley, armed Islamist militants recently attacked one of the oldest and most important sculptures of Buddhist art.
- The Imperial Presidency
On Jan. 31, 2001, soon after taking office, Bush held a cabinet meeting. When he entered the room, one chair was empty: the secretary of state's. "Lock the door," Bush said. A few minutes later Colin Powell could be heard trying the doorknob.
Oprah Vows Shake-Up Over Abuse Scandal
Oprah Winfrey said Monday she wept for half an hour when she heard a dorm matron was accused of abusing students at her school for disadvantaged South African girls. She promised to "clean house" starting with the headmistress.
- Edwards: "The government is corrupt"
Today, ABC's This Week featured an interview with John Edwards about his presidential run. A film clip showed Edwards meeting with voters and responding to a question about the need for extensive change. "The government is corrupt," said Edwards.
- The Switch Has Been Flipped: It's Too Late For Solutions,
No one who asks "What can I do?" really wants an answer-at least not a real answer.
Remember Remember The Fifth of November
Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent To blow up King and Parliament. Three-score barrels of powder below To prove old England's overthro …
If You Really Oppose the War in Iraq, or Plan To Oppose the One in Iran
Then regardless of what other reservations you may have about those who oppose it beside you, it is your duty to support them in this one aspect. That is the way movements work.
- Officials See Few Options for U.S. in Pakistan
For more than five months the United States has been trying to orchestrate a political transition in Pakistan that would manage to somehow keep Gen. Pervez Musharraf in power without making a mockery of President Bush's promotion of democracy in the Muslim world.
- EU cracks down on fake blogger astroturfing
Under laws due to come into force at the beginning of next year, but likely to be delayed until April for the UK, companies posing as consumers on fake blogs, providing fake testimonies on consumer rating websites such as TripAdvisor, or writing fake book reviews on Amazon risk c …
- With 120, 000 Youtube hits in 24 hours Edwards Hillary Attack Ad Has Become a Mini-Internet Sensation; But Will the Candidate Himself Become an Electoral Sensation?
Given his long running inability to break out of his third-place positioning in polls behind frontrunner Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, John Edward's chances of winning the Democratic nomination was all but written off by the chattering class.
- Sarkozy accused of working for Israeli intelligence
As if his marital challenges were not enough cause for concern, "Sarco the Sayan" has suddenly emerged as the most infamous accolade of French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Thousands Return to Safer Iraqi Capital
In a dramatic turnaround, more than 3,000 Iraqi families driven out of their Baghdad neighborhoods have returned to their homes in the past three months as sectarian violence has dropped, the government said Saturday.
- Edwards Campaign Comes up With Hard-hitting Ad Attack on Clinton that Could Become an Internet Phenomenon
The Edwards campaign has followed up his strong debate attacks on Hillary with a clever and hard-hitting ad that might become, if not now then later, an Internet phenomenon and a devastating weapon against Hillary. It effectively portrays her as an unprincipled flip-flopper.
- Rice, Others Told to Testify in AIPAC Trial
A federal judge yesterday issued a rare ruling that ordered Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and more than 10 other prominent current and former government officials to testify on behalf of two pro-Israel lobbyists accused of violating the Espionage Act at their upcoming crimi …
- Feinstein Says Yes To Mukasey, Saves Nomination
"I believe that Judge Mukasey is the best we will get and voting him down would only perpetuate acting and recess appointments, allowing the administration to avoid the transparency that confirmation hearings provide and diminish effective oversight by Congress," Feinstein said …
- Bill to Ban DRE (Touch-Screen) Voting Machines Introduced in Senate
After months of being told over and over by Rep.
- Pimp My Jet: New Jumbo Airbus Latest VIP Plane
The new Airbus 380 "Superjumbo" has just completed its maiden commercial flight and there are already plans to transform the world's largest passenger plane into the pinnacle of private luxury -- an executive jet.
- Over A Year Later And Windows Vista Is Still Not Worth It
It has been over one year since my first experience running Microsoft's *supposed* next generation OS and boy have things not changed.
- Bush Tells Dems War Denial Is Dangerous | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited
President Bush compared Congress' Democratic leaders Thursday to people who ignored the rise of Lenin and Hitler early in the last century, saying ``the world paid a terrible price'' then and risks similar consequences for inaction today.
- Fox News Kondracke: Waterboarding "doesn't result in any lasting damage"
In a Fox News "All-Star" panel discussion, Morton Kondracke said of the interrogation technique known as waterboarding, "I'm sure it feels like torture, you know, it doesn't result in any lasting damage, but it feels like torture." But a physician who heads a program for torture …
- Justices Stay Execution, a Signal to Lower Courts
Moments before a Mississippi prisoner was scheduled to die by lethal injection, the Supreme Court granted him a stay of execution on Tuesday evening and thus gave a nearly indisputable indication that a majority intends to block all executions until the court decides a lethal in …
- GAO: Reduction In Violence Due To 'Ethnically Cleansed Neighborhoods' In Iraq
Looking for signs of progress in Iraq, the Bush administration has been quick to jump on reports of reduced violence in Iraq. The "violence is thankfully coming down," said White House spokesperson Dana Perino.
- Retiring Republican: "I don't think anything will change until Americans revolt "
Deborah Pryce said she was fed up with ugly politics and being separated from her 5-year-old daughter. David L. Hobson is reaching the end of his time at the top of a powerful subcommittee.
- Killfile Interview On MSNBC - Video
Here's a direct link to the video of Killfile's interview on MSNBC.
- US: Iran seeks nuclear weapons
The White House warned Monday that there was no doubt that Iran seeks atomic weapons, rebuffing the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency after he said there was no evidence for such a charge.
Anti-Clinton Video Draws Web Audience
First came the Orwellian mash up YouTube video that portrayed Hillary Rodham Clinton as Big Brother. Then came a clip of her off-key rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Now, a stinging 13-minute video by a bitter Clinton foe is finding its own Internet audience.
Comment Editing Arrives at Newsvine!
I just added a comment and saw for the first time a three-minute countdown clock that enables one to make some changes if need be to one's comments. Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!
- Internal Dem memo faults party message
In particular, Helfert points to Republican pollster Frank Luntz, who helped develop the 1994 "Contract with America" and is credited with helping Republicans come up with terms for polices like "Healthy Forests" and "Death Tax."
- Q & A: Sally Bedell Smith - The V.F. contributing editor discusses her new book about Bill and Hillary Clinton
Sally Bedell Smith examines the history of Bill and Hill and gives us reason to think long and hard about having another Clinton in the White House.
- IRAQ: Ill-Equipped Soldiers Opted for "Search and Avoid" Missions
Aliff said he participated in roughly 300 patrols. "We were hit by so many roadside bombs we became incredibly demoralised, so we decided the only way we wouldn't be blown up was to avoid driving around all the time."
- Democracy: the cleverest tool for oppression in the history of the world
In a post that's counter-intuitive, to say the least, S&R;'s "Hell's Ambassador to the US" character explains how democracy is an ideal tool for keeping the masses in their place. It would be funnier if it didn't make so much sense.
- Bush Authoritarianism: Blackwater+Amway=GOP, Part 4
One of the key tenets of Bush's governance is radical privatization.
- FBI Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds Will Now Tell All - and Faces Charges if Necessary
Here's a handy bullet-point list, as we ran it in March of 2006, for reference, of what she's now willing to tell you about. 9/11 Related:
- Basra fight pointless, says British commander
The officer, who spoke to The Sunday Telegraph on condition of anonymity, said commanders had concluded that a military solution was no longer viable. "We are tired of firing at people," he said. "We would prefer to find a political accommodation."
- Police terrorize family, murder two pet dogs over small amount of pot
A Vanier woman is claiming police brutality after tactical team officers with a warrant to search for drugs broke down her door Thursday, shot two of her dogs to death and terrified her teen daughters.
- Live visualization of who edits wikipedia around the world
Pretty cool
- I now know why Pot is illegal
My fiancee deals in antiques & I help him on the side. I went to an estate sale & purchased a bunch of handspun cloth nightgowns from the 1820s/30s era.
Yes! Iran will be invaded
Yesterday I indicated there would be an invasion of Iran. The abstract of my article below.
- FBI: Galante May Have Bundled Mob Donations for Senator Joe Lieberman
Contributions from associates and friends of now-indicted garbage executive James Galante to the 2004 presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman have sparked the interest of federal investigators.
- The Evangelical Crackup?
Today the movement shows signs of coming apart beneath its leaders.
- Bush: Master of Disaster
After the U.S.S.R. dissolved, Americans believed their country was the sole, remaining superpower, but the strength of any nation is its economy. Without a robust and thriving economy, the U.S.
- Bush & Cheney: On Track for U.S. Collapse.
Bush and Cheney are steering the U.S. into a collapse. Only strong public voices by influential people can prevent the coming disaster.
Leading Viner Denier Caught Lying
"BS I was in LA yesterday and it was arson for 14 out of 16 of the fires. Global warming made them light that match?" Reply#1 - Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:47 PM CDT
The Scream – The 9/11 blue's - OIL$
Prior to 9/11
- The Raw Story | White House rejects responsibility for oil price spike
The White House on Friday rejected any suggestion that sky-high oil prices stemmed from new US sanctions against Iran and escalating US rhetoric against the Islamic republic.
How to artificially inflate your voting totals on Newsvine.
I wish I knew. But seriously, I've noticed a pattern of behavior from a Newsviner that is very suspicious. How's this sound? 1) a seed with 22 votes, no comments. 2) another seed with 22 votes, no comments. 3) a seed with 20 votes, no comments
- Donald Rumsfeld Charged With Torture During Trip To France
"The filing of this French case against Rumsfeld demonstrates that we will not rest until those U.S. officials involved in the torture program are brought to justice. Rumsfeld must understand that he has no place to hide.
- White House Leak: Cheney's Plan for Iran Attack Starts With Israeli Missile Strike
In the scenario concocted by Cheney's strategists, Washington's first step would be to convince Israel to fire missiles at Iran's uranium enrichment plant in Natanz.
- Spears' mother plans parenting book
As lawyers for Britney Spears and her ex-husband fought a court battle over custody of their two young sons, a publisher said on Friday that the pop star's mother is writing a book about parenting.
America's Corporate SS - Is Blackwater USA the Beginning of a Private Political Army?
Nestled in the hills of Potrero, California in a box canyon typical of the border region near San Diego is a former chicken ranch that is as innocuous as just about any other stretch of this largely scruffy rural area.
- Blackwater Plans for New Military Facility Near San Diego Draws Fire From Residents, Peace Activists and Local Congressmember
The private security firm Blackwater USA is planning to build a new military training center on an 800-acre ranch near Potrero, a tiny rural town east of San Diego.
- Bill Clinton Shouts Down 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists
"A fraud? No, it wasn't a fraud," Clinton said, responding to one of the hecklers as the audience cheered. "I'll be glad to talk to you if you shut up and let me talk." Another protester yelled that the attacks were an "inside job."
- Right-wing and neo-conservatives are calling for "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week" events on campus
Right-wing and neo-conservative political forces are calling for campus mobilizations 22 – 26 October 2007 for "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week" events.
Mainstream Media Joins the Newsvine Astroturf Brigade: Welcome, US News & World Report
Honestly, I don't go looking for these things, they just appear.
- Schwarzenegger: Real-Life Action Hero
The first thing that Arnold Schwarzenegger did upon entering his SUV was to reach for a cigar and happily begin chomping on it, unlit, as he waved at the well-wishers around his vehicle.
- FEMA Staff Pose As Journalists And Ask 'Softball' Questions in Live Press Conference
On Tuesday, while "wildfires raged" in California, Vice Adm. Harvey E. Johnson, the deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), held a press conference at FEMA's Southwest D.C.
- Smear Forward: The New Right-Wing Smear Machine
Rumormongering and whisper campaigns are as old as politics itself (throughout Thomas Jefferson's presidency opposition newspapers and pamphlets spread the word of his affair with Sally Hemings), but never has there been a medium as perfectly suited to the widespread anonymous di …
- Democrats: You're Following Hillary Over a Cliff!
Her campaign is beginning to emit the stench of Bob Dole's 1996 Republican presidential run. You know — hand her the nomination because it's owed her; then crash and burn.
- ES&S; Voting Machine Certification Suspended in Colorado Due to Lack of Cooperation
Once again, the country's largest voting machine vendor, Election Systems & Software, Inc. (ES&S;) has failed in yet another state certification process, The BRAD BLOG has learned.
- U.S. Going it Alone on Iran Sanctions
"This is a warning shot across the bow, not that the U.S. is going to invade Iran, but that Iran has pushed the level of escalation, particularly inside Iraq, to unacceptable levels," said Anthony H.
Analysis: It's Clinton's Race to Lose...
Memo to the Democratic presidential candidates: You can still beat Hillary Rodham Clinton, but you better act fast.
- Obama Camp Says It: He'll Support Filibuster Of Any Bill Containing Telecom Immunity
It's official: Obama will back a filibuster of any Senate FISA legislation containing telecom immunity, his campaign has just told Election Central.
- 1955 'Origin of Life' paper cited by creationists retracted by author
In January 1955, Homer Jacobson, a chemistry professor at Brooklyn College, published a paper called "Information, Reproduction and the Origin of Life" in American Scientist, the journal of Sigma Xi, the scientific honor society.
- Poll: 41% of Americans unable to name any GOP candidates
The Pew Research Center has released a new poll showing that 41% of Americans responding are unable to come up with the names of any Republican presidential candidates without prompting. In contrast, only 19% are unable to name even one Democratic candidate.
The Doubting Atheist: Yes, There May Be A God, but What Kind?
"The conceptualization of gods was the early attempt by man to explain phenomena in nature and culture as products of principles. These principles were animated, because primitive human cultures exist in an animistic universe."
- Turkish Planes Bomb Iraq
- Turkish warplanes and helicopter gunships reportedly attacked positions of Kurdish rebels just inside Turkey along the border with Iraq on Wednesday, as Turkey's military stepped up its anti-rebel operations.
- 11 Things We Can Learn from the Rest of the World
The world is becoming One. But the game is being played according to rules set by the West. Where colonialism ultimately failed at running the world, Hollywood and the stock market are succeeding.
- Iraq revokes security contractors' immunity
The Iraqi government announced on Wednesday that it has decided to formally revoke the immunity from prosecution granted to private security companies operating in the war-ravaged country.
- New plastic could reduce greenhouse gases
A plastic tweaked to mimic cellular membranes can separate carbon dioxide from natural gas and could help reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, scientists say. The technology, detailed in the Oct.
- Bush's Response to 9/11 Was Deadlier Than the Attacks Themselves
They were Cold Warriors in search of an enemy -- just not the one they got. When the Clintonistas, on their way out of the White House, warned them about al Qaeda, they paid next to no attention. Non-state actors were for wusses.
Bush Administration Did Not Reply to an Offer of Peace from Iran
Last night on PBS Frontline aired 'Showdown with Iran' which is essentially a history of US-Iran relations since September 11, 2001.
- Media pundits ask: Should the US bomb Iran now?
In the wake of Vice President Cheney's saber-rattling statements over the weekend warning Iran of "serious consequences" if it attempts to develop nuclear weapons, the cable news networks have focused heavily on the prospect of imminent war against Iran.
- Mafia is 'Italy's biggest commercial business'
The Mafia is now the biggest business in Italy, with organised crime netting Mob bosses more than £63bn a year, or 7 per cent of the country's gross domestic product, from drugs, extortion and prostitution.And you thought that crime didn't pay...
- Showdown With Iran
Last night here in the Washington, DC area Maryland Public Television aired the Frontline special entitled "Showdown With Iran".
- Newsvine User Busts PR firm's "Astro-turf"
After making this discovery, the Newsvine user blew the whistle, writing an article for Newsvine. His exposeé quickly reached the front page of Newsvine.com and became one of the site's most-active stories, receiving over 75 votes. ("Excellent catch," wrote one user.
- The Global-Warming Debate Isn't Over Until It's Over
Major differences about the causes and possible results of global wrming exist in the scientific community. Yet Al Gore wants us to think the debate is over.
- Clinton says she would cede some presidential powers
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton accused President George W. Bush in an interview published on Tuesday of a "power grab" and said she would cede some executive powers if elected.
Sharp Drop Seen in US Deaths in Iraq
October is on course to record the second consecutive decline in U.S. military and Iraqi civilian deaths and Americans commanders say they know why: the U.S. troop increase and an Iraqi groundswell against al-Qaida and Shiite militia extremists.
- Book: Government documents show Bush ordered and Rumsfeld "personally involved" in Gitmo abuse
More than 100,000 pages of newly released government documents ...demonstrate how US military interrogators "abused, tortured or killed" scores of prisoners rounded up since Sept.
- Mars Color Photo of the Day - Evidence of Sediment Left from Flowing Water
The sinuous ridge in this image, in eastern Arabia Terra in the northern hemisphere, might have been a valley with flowing water in ancient times.
- U.S. cannot account for billion-dollar Iraq contract
The State Department does not know specifically what it received for a billion-dollar contract with security firm DynCorp International to provide training services for Iraqi police, a U.S. watchdog agency said on Tuesday.
Glenn Beck's McCarthy Moment
"I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today." -- Glenn Beck October 22, 2007
- Defending Islamofascism; It's a Valid Term. Here's Why.
The term Islamofascism was first used in 1990 in Britain's Independent newspaper by Scottish writer Malise Ruthven, who was writing about the way in which traditional Arab dictatorships used religious appeals in order to stay in power.
- A coup is on the way in the US
Where is Congress? It's way past time for members to stand up. Historic matters are at stake.
- Monbiot: Libertarians are the true social parasites
George Monbiot discusses Dr Matt Ridley, a well known (UK) advocate of libertarianism, who used his biology training to describe in his column in the Telegraph newspaper in the 90s, exactly why genetics and selfishness dictated that libertarianism was the only logical politics.
- 'Carbon sinks' lose ability to soak up emissions
A dramatic decline in the ability of the Earth to soak up man-made emissions of carbon dioxide, and a corresponding acceleration in the rate of increase of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, have been detected for the first time by scientists.
- Conflict of Interest: Burson-Marsteller and Hillary Clinton's Alliance
Question: Did the president know this and permit it? Did Hillary know? Is this kind of dual role okay with her? Will she permit it if she's elected president?
Vinemeet (North) East - Let's Do It!
So here's the deal for all of those wondering, Vinemeet (North) East is a go, we still need to pick a date. The choices are the 3rd or the 10th of November.
Why does Newsvine Allow Political PR Organizations to Seed "Astroturf" Content?
As you may know I have voiced my concern in the past as to how Newsvine can be the target of inflammatory or inaccurate views, and hopefully Newsvine can make progress in promoting better content.
- Freedom's Watch, Cheney-Friendly 501(c)(4) Organization, Targeting Iran
If the U.S. undertakes military action against Iran, you can credit such longtime neoconservatives as Norman Podhoretz, William Kristol, Michael Ledeen and the swarm of ideologues buzzing about Washington's right wing think tanks.
- Hillary's Secret White House Papers - Will Anything Come to Light?
The lack of access is emerging as an issue in Hillary's presidential campaign: she cites her years of experience as First Lady as one of her prime qualifications to be president.
- Nanny State
FP: What inspired you to write this book?
- Halliburton's 3Q earnings up 19 percent - Cites Asian Oil Revenues
In a statement, Halliburton Chairman and Chief Executive Dave Lesar said the company's capital expansion in the Eastern Hemisphere resulted in revenue growth of 29 percent versus the third quarter of last year.
- Marty Kaplan: Soros or Murdoch - Whose Propaganda Will Win?
The tragedy of modern mainstream journalism is that it is epistemologically incapable of revealing the heirs of Father Coughlin and Joseph Goebbels as what they are.
- Edwards warns of 'corporate Democrats'
"I think we've been asking the wrong questions about these proposed trade deals," he added. "The question seems to have been, 'Is this trade deal good for the profits of big multinational corporations?'"
- Cheney calls Iran an obstacle to peace
Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday described Iran as an obstacle to peace in the Middle East and said the world could not stand by and allow it to develop a nuclear weapon.
- Contested Vote Count: Romney v Huckabee
Immediately after Tony Perkins announced the result of the FRC Action straw poll, in which Mitt Romney edged Mike Huckabee by 30 votes out of 5,775 cast, Huckabee boosters cried foul – and reporters peppered Perkins with questions about the legitimacy of the poll.
- Turkey vows to defeat PKK rebels
"Although it respects Iraq's territorial integrity, Turkey will not tolerate that terrorism be aided and abetted and will not be afraid to pay, whatever the price may be, to protect its rights, its indivisible unity and its citizens," said a statement issued after the emergency m …
- Syria Shuts Main Exit From War for Iraqis - 1.5 Million Refugees May be Forced to Return
Long the only welcoming country in the region for Iraqi refugees, Syria has closed its borders to all but a small group of Iraqis and imposed new visa rules that will legally require the 1.5 million Iraqis currently in Syria to return to Iraq.
La. Gov.-Elect Wants to End Corruption
Louisiana's governor-elect says he'll call lawmakers into a special session to reform ethics laws, an effort to change the state's reputation for corruption and hopefully attract new business to the state and win federal hurricane recovery aid.
- Congress apologizes for rendition and torture of innocent man
Members of a Congressional committee have issued an apology to Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen who was wrongly detained at JFK Airport in 2002 as a suspected terrorist and subjected to extraordinary rendition to Syria, where he was tortured into making a false confession.
- The Secret History of the Impending War with Iran That the White House Doesn't Want You to Know
Two former high-ranking policy experts from the Bush Administration say the U.S. has been gearing up for a war with Iran for years, despite claiming otherwise. It'll be Iraq all over again.
- Breaking: The CNN Wire: PKK kills 12 Turkish soldiers, Turkey kills 23 rebels. Incursion into Iraq may be imminent.
NOTICE: It has become nearly impossible to continue to update on this seed. Therefore, I have aggregated all updates into an article. I ask that all discussion take place there; comments on this seed will be closed. Thank you. Crisis at Turkish-Iraqi Border: Day 2.
- Dan Ellsberg: 'A Coup Has Occurred'
If there's another 9/11 under this regime it means that they switch on full extent all the apparatus of a police state that has been patiently constructed, largely secretly at first but eventually leaked out and known and accepted by the Democratic people in Congress, by the Repu …
- Oops! Valerie Plame's job was to keep nukes from Iran
CBS News has confirmed, in advance of a 60 Minutes interview with outed CIA agent Valerie Plame to be run this Sunday, that Plame "was involved in operations to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons."
- Party Here, Sacrifice Over There - Veteran Sees the Hypocrisy of a No-Commitment War
Serious problems with the war in Iraq are well chronicled, but I am struck by one that does not seem to trouble the country's leadership, even though it is profoundly corrosive to our common good: the disparity between the lives of the few who are fighting and being killed, and …
- An Ethical Look at Fake News
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on Wed, 10/17/2007 - "I love Red Cross, but I don't trust them completely when they're the ones shooting the video," explained journalism professor and Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) ethics committee member Jerry Dunklee.
70 Punished in Accidental B-52 Flight
The Air Force said Friday it would punish 70 airmen involved in the accidental, cross-country flight of a nuclear-armed B-52 bomber following an investigation that found widespread disregard for the rules on handling such munitions.
Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me.
Quick!! Who said that?.... John Lennon. And it's my sentiments along with many others.
- Bush climate advisor says temperature change won't 'affect people's lives, not linked to events'
"Not actually linked to regional events." That's the quote Bush's top science adviser made yesterday, saying there's no conclusive evidence that limiting the earth's temperature increase of two degrees Celsius would actually do anything.
- Pelosi's Armenian Gambit
There are three relevant questions concerning the Armenian genocide. (a) Did it happen? (b) Should the U.S. House of Representatives be expressing itself on this now?
- Neandertals, humans share key changes to 'language gene'
A new study published online on October 18th in Current Biology reveals that adaptive changes in a human gene involved in speech and language were shared by our closest extinct relatives, the Neandertals.
- US intelligence does not show Syrian nuclear weapons program, officials say
Allegations that a Syrian envoy admitted during a United Nations meeting Oct.
Are we developing a taste for death, destruction and mutilation?
In the few years since the invasion of Iraq by coalition forces and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship, I have noticed a seed change in the way atrocities are reported by the media. This trend began as western populations were increasingly exposed to the Middle East m …
- Is socialized legalcare next?
Proposed therefore: national legal care.
- Power Plant Rejected Over Carbon Dioxide For First Time
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment yesterday became the first government agency in the United States to cite carbon dioxide emissions as the reason for rejecting an air permit for a proposed coal-fired electricity generating plant, saying that the greenhouse gas thre …
- Porn Stars Speak
Sometimes forgotten in this heated debate are the pornography performers themselves. "Thinking XXX," a nuanced HBO documentary, seeks to add their voices to the fray.
Iraqs Biggest Success - Only reported on Newsvine - Breaking News
Yes the biggest success in Iraq that is simply being over looked by the Worlds media. The British plan in Basra is a total success
- Robot Cannon Goes Berserk, Kills 9
A robot cannon began wildly and autonomously firing its huge gun in South Africa last Friday, killing 9 soldiers and wounding 14.
- CNN - Iraq to Cheney: 'Big fat no' on bases in Iraq.
The Iraqi government has "put the U.S. on notice" that they do not want permanent U.S. bases in Iraq, CNN reports today.
- Mukasey Endorses Expansive Presidential Authority
Attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey suggested today that the president could ignore federal surveillance law if it infringes on his constitutional authority as commander in chief.
New Newsvine Group: Propaganda
When I read Pamela Drew's excellent article on how a representative from Monsanto was violating the Newsvine Code of Honor by seeding patently false and misleading information on genetically modified crops I was impressed by how hard some people try to manipulate social media for …
MSNBC.COM....Celebration's Over....What's your Plan for Newsvine....
As I've spent the most part of my life in the business world I've been waiting for an address from the new owners of Newsvine. I hate to say it but every time I've been in a buyout situation the NEW owners come in and address the company as fast as possible.
- Poll Finds Almost Half of New Jersey Adults Want to Move Out of State
I thought Blue States meant Utopia?
- Court May Move Against White House 'Lost' Emails
A U.S. magistrate indicated Wednesday that a federal court may order the Bush administration to preserve copies of all White House e-mails, a move that a government lawyer argued strongly against.
- Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Unwilling to Compromise
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has replied with an emphatic "no" when asked if he would seek a compromise with the administration.
- In Case You Missed It: Congress' Approval Rating Now At Record-Low 11%.
A paltry 11 percent gave Congress a positive grade, tying last month's record low.
- Say Good Riddance To Spammers Thanks To Robin Hood of the Internet Era
I have been getting my own fair share of spams lately, that I am just to fed up to check my email somedays.
- Should generals resign if Bush orders an attack on Iran?
From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to U.S. Central Command, most of America's military leaders have expressed wariness about, if not outright opposition to, the idea of bombing Iran.
- Max Cleland Set To Debate Karl Rove
This should make for some good theatrics: According to Political Wire, Karl Rove and Max Cleland, the triple amputee vet who was knocked out of the Senate partly by a nasty GOP ad campaign linking him to Osama Bin Laden, are set to debate one another at Pat Robertson's Regent Uni …
- Note to Limbaugh, Boehner & Friends: Republicans Pushed Turkish 'Genocide' Resolution in the U.S. House in 2000 and Again in 2005
Limbaugh and the GOP opportunists have been declaring the resolution a Democratic ploy to ruin Turkish-American relations, embarrass George W. Bush, and help spread the war into a full-blown regional conflagration.
- All the president's PR men: Investigation reveals revolving door on Iraq PR
Taken in concert, this group of people suggests a pattern whereby GOP campaign and public relations expertise has been applied to selling the administration's policies, particularly in the Middle East and Iraq, in a series of advertising campaigns where private PR and governmen …
- Bush warns of World War III if Iran goes nuclear
President Bush warned of dire consequences if Iran acquires nuclear weapons during a press conference on Wednesday, saying that he had told world leaders the country must be prevented from achieving nuclear capability "if you're interested in avoiding World War III."
The Neoconservative dementia
So many people have been trying to get me to write a Ron Paul article. I don't know why demand is so high, but I have tried this already.
- Chocolate Jesus Returns
Chocolate Jesus is resurrected.
Turkish Parliament Approves Iraq Mission
Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a possible cross-border offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, although the government appears willing to give diplomatic pressure on the U.S.-backed Iraqi administration more time to work.
- Lynne Cheney Falsely Attacks PBS Documentary As 'One-Sided,' 'Predictable,' And 'A Hit Job'
While Cheney is complaining about Frontline's supposed "one-sided" report, she neglects to mention that neither Vice President Cheney nor his Chief of Staff David Addington "agreed to be interviewed" for the documentary.
How Turkey, Nancy Pelosi, and a 91 Year Old Genocide Could Mean Turmoil for Our Troops.
Earlier this week, Nancy Pelosi stated that she will continue pushing for a vote on a bill that would officially mark the the killings of a million or more Armenians during WWI as genocide. What's more, it was the Turks (Ottomans at the time) who carried out the massacre.
- Air America Host Randi Rhodes Mugged
Air America Radio host Randi Rhodes was mugged near her Manhattan apartment Sunday night, losing several teeth in a brutal attack that has knocked her off the air while she recuperates, fellow host Jon Elliott announced on his show early Tuesday morning. "It is with sadness that …
- Clinton backed by 50% among Dems - USAT/Gallup Poll
Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton for the first time wins the support of 50% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, and she commands the most enthusiastic backing of any contender in either party.
- PKK attack kills 12 in Turkey
At least 12 people were killed after Kurdish separatists ordered them off a bus in south-east Turkey and opened fire, Turkish officials have said. Civilians and government-backed guards were said to be among the victims of the ambush, which happened on Saturday.
- The Real Iraq We Knew - By 12 Former Army Captains
Today marks five years since the authorization of military force in Iraq, setting Operation Iraqi Freedom in motion. Five years on, the Iraq war is as undermanned and under-resourced as it was from the start. And, five years on, Iraq is in shambles.
- Abizaid: 'We've Treated The Arab World As A Collection Of Big Gas Stations'
"Our message to them is: Guys, keep your pumps open, prices low, be nice to the Israelis and you can do whatever you want out back. Osama and 9/11 is the distilled essence that represents everything going on out back."
Clinton Would Offer Iran Incentives
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would be prepared to offer Iran incentives to end its nuclear program and take other steps.
Obama Says No to Triangulation Politics
Barack Obama said Monday the nation has had enough of "triangulation and poll-driven politics," a reference to the presidency of Bill Clinton, the husband of his chief Democratic rival.
- 20 New Species from The Lost World
New species recently discovered in the world, including pictures and information on their habitat. Most of these species are under threat from illegal logging, hunting and development and are listed under threatened or endangered by the World Wildlife Fund.
- Rush Limbaugh's Favorable Rating Higher Than Harry Reid's in Nevada
Molly Ball of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Senator Harry Reid's favorable rating in Nevada has "plunged dramatically," according to a new poll.
Clinton Edges Obama in Cash on Hand
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton ended September with more money in the bank than rival Barack Obama, holding $35 million cash on hand for the presidential primary contests to his $32 million.
Rice: Now Is Time for Palestinian State
Saying the time is now for a Palestinian state, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday prodded Israel and the Palestinians to agree at a U.S.-sponsored conference this fall on how and when to start formal peace talks.
- Reliable Sources panel questioned why Coulter keeps getting invited on television
On the October 14 edition of CNN's Reliable Sources, while discussing Ann Coulter's recent comment that "we" Christians "just want Jews to be perfected, as they say," as documented by Media Matters for America, host Howard Kurtz noted, "[S]he can say whatever she wants, but there …
- Bush Official Blames Black Voters for Creating Their Own Lines in '04 Election
Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) rebuked a Justice Department voting official Friday night who said Ohio's African American voters faced long lines in the 2004 presidential election because blacks tend to vote at night.
- Gore Derangement Syndrome: What is it about Al Gore that drives right-wingers insane? The worst thing about him, from the conservative point of view, is that he keeps being right.
And now that Mr. Bush has proved himself utterly the wrong man for the job — to be, in fact, the best president Al Qaeda's recruiters could have hoped for — the symptoms of Gore derangement syndrome have grown even more extreme.
- America's own unlawful combatants?
WASHINGTON -- As the Bush administration deals with the fallout from the recent killings of civilians by private security firms in Iraq, some officials are asking whether the contractors could be considered unlawful combatants under international agreements.
- General Sanchez Rips the Media
If ever there was a clearer example of selective reporting and bias by the media, here is the best example to date. The left is translating and selectively quoting LTG (Ret) Ricardo Sanchez' comments during the October 12 Military Reporters and Editors Luncheon in Washington D.C.
Am I a Good German?
The following is really just a comment. A comment I made in reply to another Newsviner on a thread about the "Good Germans". My comment became so complicated and personally important that I presumed to publish to the entire world.
- Revealed: the man behind court attack on Gore film
The school governor who challenged the screening of Al Gore's climate change documentary in secondary schools was funded by a Scottish quarrying magnate who established a controversial lobbying group to attack environmentalists' claims about global warming.
MSNBC/Newsvine and Citizen Journalism: Anonymity vs. Accountability
As October marks my one year anniversary on Newsvine, I have decided to get serious and finally write some articles, the first (How Private Developers Plan to Profit from a 90-Year Old Lake Michigan Park Donated "For the Children") of which was posted yesterday.
- Rice worried by Putin's broad powers
The Russian government under Vladimir Putin has amassed so much central authority that the power-grab may undermine Moscow's commitment to democracy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.
Is Ann Coulter the Britney Spears of Conservatism?
As promised, I have decided to address the continuing saga of Ann Coulter. Because I am one of a relatively small handful of conservatives here on Newsvine, people are often calling upon me to defend or explain what Ann Coulter has to say.
- China's Inconvenient Truth - Massive Industrial Pollution Poisons Lake in Spite of Whistleblower's Decade of Warnings
Lake Tai, the center of China's ancient "land of fish and rice," succumbed this year to floods of industrial and agricultural waste.
Why was Monsanto's PR Man Violating Newsvine CoH, Again
In the course of my participation at Newsvine I have commented that it is unrealistic to believe that paid, corporate and political plants are not among us.
- The 'Good Germans' Among Us -
We can continue to blame the Bush administration for the horrors of Iraq — and should.
- Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth: unscientific?
in the UK, a judge criticised Al Gore's Oscar-winning movie An Inconvenient Truth for a series of inaccuracies [...] But was the judge right?
- Gore gets a cold shoulder
ONE of the world's foremost meteorologists has called the theory that helped Al Gore share the Nobel Peace Prize "ridiculous" and the product of "people who don't understand how the atmosphere works".
- Bill Maher: Show me a man wearing an American flag pin, I'll show you an @!$%# - Video
"Show me a man wearing an American flag pin in his lapel, and I'll show you an @!$%#," says Bill Maher during a recent New Rules segment.
How to interpret the letter from Muslim leaders to the Christian West
There is a saying in politics, "Peace treaties are the first step towards war". The logic behind this is that if you are in need of signing formal treaties to protect peace, so much hostility already exists that the deal is not worth the paper it is written on.
- Call to return Inconvenient Truth Oscar
A British judge ruled an Inconvenient Truth, whose director Davis Guggenheim won an Academy Award for best documentary feature, contained scientific errors.
- Sanchez: Iraq war 'a nightmare with no end in sight'
Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, coalition commander in 2003 and 2004, called the Iraq war "a nightmare with no end in sight," for which he said the Bush administration, the State Department and Congress all share blame.
Mom Charged With Buying Pa. Teen Weapons
A troubled teenager accused of plotting a school attack built up a stash of weapons with the help of his mother, authorities said Friday. Michele Cossey, 46, was arrested Friday on charges of illegally buying her home-schooled son, Dillon, a .22-caliber handgun, a .22-caliber rifle and a 9 mm semiautomatic rifle with a laser scope.
- Income inequality worst since 1920s, according to IRS data
The superrich are gobbling up an ever larger piece of the economic pie, and the poor are seeing their share of earnings shrink: new IRS data shows the top 1 percent of Americans are claiming a larger share of national income than at any time since before the Great Depression.
US-Russia Missile Defense Talks Fail
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned President Bush's top two Cabinet officials on Friday to back off U.S. missile defense plans for eastern Europe as high-level talks yielded little more than a pledge to meet again.
- The Democrats and the Turks
"But the damage will go beyond the direct harm it will do to US/Turkish relations.
- The Hamiltonian Ground: David Brooks Realizes that - *GASP!* - The Republicans Don't Care About the Middle Class
You'd think that in this and every election, the Republicans would want to continue this tradition. You'd think that they'd start every election by putting themselves at the kitchen tables of middle-class families with ambitious kids.
- 'Three people' in Cheney's office tried to silence Chris Matthews.
Last week, Chris Matthews revealed that officials in Vice President Cheney's office have repeatedly called MSNBC in an effort to influence his editorial content. In a new interview with TV Guide, Matthews gives more details on the suppression campaign:
- Web 3.0 does not, should not and will not exist
When people first started using the term Web 2.0 in 2005, I was tolerant, and even used the term myself quite a bit. Then it become some sort of massive worldwide buzzword of utter annoyance.
- Who Lost Turkey?
Then the Kurdistan Regional Authority gave safe haven to 3,000 to 5,000 Kurdish guerrillas from eastern Anatolia in Turkey who have been killing Turks and blowing up things, reviving violence that had subsided in the early zeroes.
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