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Yearly Archives: 2008
Houston Cong. Ted Poe : ‘Our Country Cannot Deceive Its Citizens’
Hah, hah …. Who is Ted Poe trying to kid? Living in Amerikkka is one gigantic deception, dude !!! Just where do you think you’ve been all your life? Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog Threats, Lies and AudiotapeBy Amy … Continue reading
A Twenty-First Century Cancer on the Presidency
Did Dick Cheney Give Bush Plausible Deniability?by Johanna Neuman “Cheney’s been very effective in setting up his deniability and always being the failsafe for Bush. Unless they start waterboarding the vice president, which is not too likely, he is the … Continue reading
Climate Change: Prepare for Global Temperature Rise of 4 Degrees
Drought-resistant plants such as these in the Majorelle gardens in Marrakech, Morocco, would become more common in British gardens. Photo by Clay Perry / Corbis.‘We need strategy to adapt to potential catastrophic increase’By James Randerson / August 7, 2008 Great … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Ecology, Environment, Global Warming, Great Britain
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Our Future: Way More Killing Than Is Necessary
“What Do You See in Your Future?”The Unnecessary Execution of Jose Ernesto MedellinBy Greg Moses / August 6, 2008 If at 9:59 pm Central Time on Tuesday night you were refreshing your browser to “sort by date” the latest news … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Militarism, Texas, Texas Death Row
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Arianna Huffington : John McCain, Paris Hilton, and the Politics of Nothing
Illustration by André Carrilho / New Yorker.‘it’s not exactly a surprise that the Republican election machine would resort to trying to make the entire election into an issueless sideshow’By Arianna Huffington / August 6, 2008 With just ninety days left … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Marketing, McCain, Media, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Paris Hilton, Political Strategy, Presidential Campaign
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Sad News About Iraqi Provincial Elections
Iraq parliament fails to pass elections billBy Ned Parker and Said Rifai / August 7, 2008 Iraq lawmakers break for vacation, unable to agree on oil-rich Kirkuk, which the Kurds want to annex to the semiautonomous Kurdish region. BAGHDAD — … Continue reading
The ‘War’ on Terror : It Just Doesn’t Work
Calling it a ‘war’ is a boon to terrorist recruiters.By Seth G. Jones and Martin C. Libicki / August 6, 2008 ARLINGTON, Va. – Military might against Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups isn’t working – and no wonder. After … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Qaida, Counter-terrorism, Militant Islam, Terrorism, War on Terror
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What’s More Important Than Saving the Planet?
This poster is just part of the propagandaThe Scam of Energy IndependenceBy Juan Cole John McCain keeps talking about making the US “energy independent.” Robert Bryce points out that it is impossible for the United States to be energy independent … Continue reading
Where Baghdadi Graves Are Marked with Tin Cans
God’s Promise Will Be Fulfilled Source / Informed Comment / The Guardian The Rag Blog
Overly Confident in Voting As the Path to Change
Economic pain spurs delusion, not rebellion. Credit: open source.Working poor unready to revolt: When economic pain does not motivate political rebellion, is all lost?By Joel Hirschhorn / Aug 7, 2008 Once upon a time when governments no longer served most … Continue reading
A Deal of Stunning Simplicity
A Powerful Peaceby Jonathan Schell If the nuclear powers wish to be safe from nuclear weapons, they must surrender their own. With each year that passes, nuclear weapons provide their possessors with less safety while provoking more danger. Possession of … Continue reading
Before the Spine of the Free Internet Is Broken
Lessig also revealed there is already in existence a cyber equivalent of the Patriot Act waiting for a cyber terrorism event in order to implement its provisions.Law Professor: Counter Terrorism Czar Told Me There Is Going To Be An i-9/11 … Continue reading
