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Yearly Archives: 2008
Twitter: Diabolical Terrorist Tool?
Army surveillance photo of Twitter terrorist conspiring with comrades.Army report: ‘Twitter was recently used as a countersurveillance, command and control, and movement tool by activists at the Republican National Convention.’By William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / October 26, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cell Phones, Conspiracy, Paranoia, Technology, Twitter, U.S. Army
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Trouble in Paradise : ‘Diva’ Palin ‘Goes Rogue’
Even as John McCain and Sarah Palin scramble to close the gap in the final days of the 2008 election, stirrings of a Palin insurgency are complicating the campaign’s already-tense internal dynamics.….“She’s lost confidence in most of the people on … Continue reading
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Tagged November Election, Presidential Campaign, Republican Party, Sarah Palin
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Economic Crisis : It’s World-Wide and Long-Term
It’s not getting better any time soon.By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2008 See ‘US government throws oil on fire’ by Henry C K Liu, and ‘What now?’ by Jim Kunstler, Below. The economic crisis is … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Collapse, Financial Crisis, Global Economy, Great Depression
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Another of the "Coalition of the Willing" Leaves
Kazakhstan Withdraws Troops from IraqBy John C. K. Daly / October 24, 2008 The strategic seismic shockwave unleashed throughout the former Soviet Union by the August military confrontation between Georgia and Russia continues to reverberate throughout the Caucasus and Central … Continue reading
World Hunger: Such a Goddamned Nuisance
World Food Day: Global Crises’ Double StandardsBy Ramzy Baroud / October 25, 2008 The 25th annual World Food Day, marked on 16 October, was an occasion whose arrival and passing received little media attention or governmental fanfare. Evidently, much of … Continue reading
Expecting Change with a New Leader? Think Again
Shame And The 2008 ElectionBy Angie Riedel / October 25, 2008 The presidential election is only a matter of days away now. I wish I could say there is reason to be optimistic that it will bring an end to … Continue reading
Iraq Status of Forces Agreement Languishes
Iraq’s prime minister won’t sign U.S. troop dealBy Roy Gutman / October 24, 2008 BAGHDAD — Fearing political division in the parliament and in his country, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki won’t sign the just-completed agreement on the status … Continue reading
Vetting John McCain : The Keating Five Scandal
John McCain, with his lawyers, before he testified before the Senate Ethics Committee in 1991 about his involvement in the Keating Five scandal. Photo by Andrea Mohin / NYT.John McCain, Charles Keating and the S&L ScandalBy Sherman De Brosse / … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Keating, John McCain, Keating Five, November Election, Organized Crime
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Sarah Palin and the Anti-Abortion Terrorists
Sarah Palin gave anti-abortion terrorists ‘a wink and a nod.’by MissLaura / October 25, 2008 Terrorism: n. The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, Sarah Palin, Terrorism
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Worst Offender : eBay Bans Ivory Sales
‘eBay auctions account for nearly two-thirds of the global trade in endangered species.’By Casey Miner / October 24, 2008 eBay announced this week that it would ban all sales of elephant ivory on its site after the International Fund for … Continue reading
Shouldn’t a Global Treaty Against Guns Be Next?
Too Many GunsBy Frida Berrigan / October 23, 2008 We’ve heard a lot about gun control and the second amendment in this election season. A McCain-Palin poster, featuring Alaska’s 44-year-old governor with a big gun and the viewer in her … Continue reading
For the Dart Players in the Audience
Being a long-time birder and having participated in league darts for years in Edmonton, Alberta, I had to post this. My apologies to those who are offended by an innocent hummer being so “mistreated,” but I believe he was fine … Continue reading
