9.28.2005
Mike Whitney: Apartheid Justice in America
Mike Whitney: Apartheid Justice in America: "The ongoing imprisonment of Jose Padilla shows that that shield has been removed and replaced with an apartheid-system that operates capriciously and without set standards. The president now has full-authority to rescind the constitution at will and declare any man an enemy combatant at his own discretion. There can be no justice when the fate of men like Padilla depends on the subjective judgment of one man alone."
Paul Craig Roberts: America is Running Out of Time
Paul Craig Roberts: America is Running Out of Time: "The Iraqi war has three beneficiaries: (1) al Qaeda, (2) Iran and (3) US war industries and Bush-Cheney cronies who receive no-bid contracts.
Everyone else is a loser.
The war has bestowed on al Qaeda recruits, prestige, and a training ground.
The war has allied Iran with Iraq's Shi'ite majority.
The war has brought soaring profits to the military industries and the firms with reconstruction contracts at the expense of 20,000 US military casualties and tens of thousands of Iraqi civilian casualties.
The Republican Party is a loser, because its hidebound support for the war is isolating the party from public opinion.
The Democratic Party is a loser, because its cowardly acquiescence in a war that is opposed by the majority of its members is making the party irrelevant."
Everyone else is a loser.
The war has bestowed on al Qaeda recruits, prestige, and a training ground.
The war has allied Iran with Iraq's Shi'ite majority.
The war has brought soaring profits to the military industries and the firms with reconstruction contracts at the expense of 20,000 US military casualties and tens of thousands of Iraqi civilian casualties.
The Republican Party is a loser, because its hidebound support for the war is isolating the party from public opinion.
The Democratic Party is a loser, because its cowardly acquiescence in a war that is opposed by the majority of its members is making the party irrelevant."
Man who died in custody had multiple Taser injuries
statesman.com | Man who died in custody had multiple Taser injuries: "Wednesday, September 28, 2005
The man who died Monday after a scuffle with Austin police officers was identified Tuesday as 33-year-old Michael Clark.
Clark, who was black, was a married father of a 3-year-old boy. He was the second person this year to die after Austin officers used force.
Since 1998, all but one of the 14 people who died while or after Austin police officers used force on them were minorities."
The man who died Monday after a scuffle with Austin police officers was identified Tuesday as 33-year-old Michael Clark.
Clark, who was black, was a married father of a 3-year-old boy. He was the second person this year to die after Austin officers used force.
Since 1998, all but one of the 14 people who died while or after Austin police officers used force on them were minorities."
9.25.2005
FOX Carolina The Ten O'Clock News Charges Against Teen Upgraded After Dog He Allegedly Raped Dies
FOX Carolina The Ten O'Clock News Charges Against Teen Upgraded After Dog He Allegedly Raped Dies: "SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA (FOX Carolina News) - A Campobello teen is accused of raping one neighbor's dog and another neighbor's two little girls. Now the dog has died and charges against the teen have been upgraded.
After receiving word that the dog died possibly because of the rape. Fox Carolina called the Solicitor's office to see if now new charges would be filed against the teen. An hour later Solicitor Trey Gowdy called to say that the charges will be upgraded to the 'most serious animal cruelty charges they have on the books.'"
1.WTF?!
2.He RAPED a FEMALE PIT BULL, not just any dog. He is crazy just for pulling his wanker out around a pit bull.
3.The charges were not upped because of the 3 small girls he raped, but only after the DOG died? WTF?
After receiving word that the dog died possibly because of the rape. Fox Carolina called the Solicitor's office to see if now new charges would be filed against the teen. An hour later Solicitor Trey Gowdy called to say that the charges will be upgraded to the 'most serious animal cruelty charges they have on the books.'"
1.WTF?!
2.He RAPED a FEMALE PIT BULL, not just any dog. He is crazy just for pulling his wanker out around a pit bull.
3.The charges were not upped because of the 3 small girls he raped, but only after the DOG died? WTF?
9.24.2005
9.18.2005
Chavez Backpedals From Recent Remarks - Yahoo! News
Chavez Backpedals From Recent Remarks - Yahoo! News: "He acknowledged that he has occasionally 'gone too far with words' when responding to U.S. officials who criticize his government, and he said his criticism of the Bush administration has sometimes been misunderstood as attacks against the American public.
'I love the people of the United States,' he said.
In reference to the U.S.-led war in
Iraq, Chavez said it was justifiable for people in an invaded country to defend themselves.
'The true war we ask for is the war against poverty and misery,' he said to rousing applause.
Two days earlier, Chavez harshly criticized
President Bush in front of a
United Nations summit for waging war in Iraq without U.N. consent.
Chavez also criticized U.N. reforms Saturday, saying they would permit powerful countries to invade developing ones whose leaders are considered a threat.
In a speech earlier Saturday that was broadcast on state-run television in Venezuela, Chavez said the document adopted at a U.N. summit Friday was developed without consensus and was 'invalid and illegal.'
He singled out a section of the document creating a Peacebuilding Commission that outlines a 'responsibility to protect.' He called it suspicious, saying 'tomorrow or sometime in the future, someone in Washington will say that the Venezuelan people need to be protected from the tyrant Chavez, who is a threat.'"
'I love the people of the United States,' he said.
In reference to the U.S.-led war in
Iraq, Chavez said it was justifiable for people in an invaded country to defend themselves.
'The true war we ask for is the war against poverty and misery,' he said to rousing applause.
Two days earlier, Chavez harshly criticized
President Bush in front of a
United Nations summit for waging war in Iraq without U.N. consent.
Chavez also criticized U.N. reforms Saturday, saying they would permit powerful countries to invade developing ones whose leaders are considered a threat.
In a speech earlier Saturday that was broadcast on state-run television in Venezuela, Chavez said the document adopted at a U.N. summit Friday was developed without consensus and was 'invalid and illegal.'
He singled out a section of the document creating a Peacebuilding Commission that outlines a 'responsibility to protect.' He called it suspicious, saying 'tomorrow or sometime in the future, someone in Washington will say that the Venezuelan people need to be protected from the tyrant Chavez, who is a threat.'"
Chavez: U.S. Plans to Invade Venezuela - Yahoo! News
Chavez: U.S. Plans to Invade Venezuela - Yahoo! News: "He added: 'We are coming up with the counter-Balboa plan. That is to say if the government of the United States attempts to commit the foolhardy enterprise of attacking us, it would be embarked on a 100-year war. We are prepared.'"
9.10.2005
Powell admits his Iraq WMD claim is 'painful blot', but still kisses ass in shame.
Telegraph | News | Powell admits his Iraq WMD claim is 'painful blot': "Asked whether he had put loyalty to the president above his own judgment, Mr Powell said he had not: 'Loyalty is a trait that I value and yes, I am loyal. And there are some who say, 'Well, you shouldn't have supported it. You should have resigned'. But I'm glad that Saddam is gone. I'm glad that that regime is gone.'"
What a piece of shit degenerate. He still can't bring himself to grow a pair. Blaming underlings, when he is a god damn "General". "Who would have knew what the war would be like?". You asshole, millions od demonstrators around the whole tried to tell your dumb uncle tom ass that you were a tool, and were being used to open the gates of hell, you fucking bitch.
I apologize to all female dogs who may be offended.
What a piece of shit degenerate. He still can't bring himself to grow a pair. Blaming underlings, when he is a god damn "General". "Who would have knew what the war would be like?". You asshole, millions od demonstrators around the whole tried to tell your dumb uncle tom ass that you were a tool, and were being used to open the gates of hell, you fucking bitch.
I apologize to all female dogs who may be offended.
Physician who told Cheney to go F*ck Himself Lost his Home in Katrina, Detained, Cuffed by Cheney's M-16-carrying Goons
OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion: "As he stood about 10 feet away from Cheney and his friend and some camera operators from CNN and other media filmed the scene, Marble suddenly yelled, 'Go fuck yourself, Mr. Cheney! Go fuck yourself, you asshole!'
Hey, at least Marble was polite. After all, he referred to Cheney as “Mr. Cheney.”
'I had no intention of harming anyone but merely wanted to echo Mr. Cheney's infamous words back at him,' Marble wrote. 'At that moment, I noticed the Secret Service guys with a panic-stricken look on their faces, like they were about to tackle me, so I calmly walked away back to my former house.'
His friend videotaped a little bit longer and then came back to Marble’s house. As they were salvaging a few things from Marble's home, two military police waving M-16's showed up and said they were looking
for someone who fit Marble's description who had cursed at Cheney.
'I told them I was probably the person they were looking for, and so they put me in handcuffs and 'detained' me for about 20 minutes or so,' Marble wrote. 'My right thumb went numb because the cuffs were on so tight, but they were fairly courteous and eventually released me after getting all my contact info. They said I had NOT broken any laws so I was free to go.'
So let’s get this straight: A physician with a newborn baby loses most everything he owns in the hurricane, does what most of us WANT to do and “echoes” Cheney’s words he spoke on the Senate floor last year, walks away harmlessly, mission accomplished, and then once the media cameras leave, he is treated like a foreign terrorist as Cheney’s goons waving M-16s handcuff him in front of his destroyed home? Had it not been for the media cameras filming the initial scene, I doubt Cheney’s goons would have just let Marble go after 20 minutes.
America, land of the free?"
Hey, at least Marble was polite. After all, he referred to Cheney as “Mr. Cheney.”
'I had no intention of harming anyone but merely wanted to echo Mr. Cheney's infamous words back at him,' Marble wrote. 'At that moment, I noticed the Secret Service guys with a panic-stricken look on their faces, like they were about to tackle me, so I calmly walked away back to my former house.'
His friend videotaped a little bit longer and then came back to Marble’s house. As they were salvaging a few things from Marble's home, two military police waving M-16's showed up and said they were looking
for someone who fit Marble's description who had cursed at Cheney.
'I told them I was probably the person they were looking for, and so they put me in handcuffs and 'detained' me for about 20 minutes or so,' Marble wrote. 'My right thumb went numb because the cuffs were on so tight, but they were fairly courteous and eventually released me after getting all my contact info. They said I had NOT broken any laws so I was free to go.'
So let’s get this straight: A physician with a newborn baby loses most everything he owns in the hurricane, does what most of us WANT to do and “echoes” Cheney’s words he spoke on the Senate floor last year, walks away harmlessly, mission accomplished, and then once the media cameras leave, he is treated like a foreign terrorist as Cheney’s goons waving M-16s handcuff him in front of his destroyed home? Had it not been for the media cameras filming the initial scene, I doubt Cheney’s goons would have just let Marble go after 20 minutes.
America, land of the free?"
The Raw Story | Republicans block efforts to amend relief bill, hold vote without providing copy of bill
The Raw Story | Republicans block efforts to amend relief bill, hold vote without providing copy of bill: "'It is this very lack of accountability in government which ensured that our disaster response would be a bigger disaster than the hurricane itself. Yet here they go again, completely unfazed in their determination to eliminate debate, consideration and accountability from the Congress and the Federal government. No one has even seen a copy of the bill.'"
$51.8 billion for Haliburton, that is why no one was allowed to see the damn bill, duh!
$51.8 billion for Haliburton, that is why no one was allowed to see the damn bill, duh!
AlterNet: It's Accountability Time
AlterNet: It's Accountability Time: "Each and every one of us must ask ourselves whether are we happy with the people we have currently empowered to represent us. If the answer is no, then we must make sure that in the coming year we do everything in our power to identify those who have failed us, Republican and Democrat alike, and replace them with those who represent the will of the people, and not the will of special interests. If we fail to act, and America is once again struck by a calamity, whether it be an act of God here at home, or an act of illegitimate aggression abroad, we will have only ourselves to blame."
Is This a civilized society?
Is This a civilized society?: "Ravaged by Katrina, their corpses are left to feed rats and starving dogs.
Thousands of U.S. troops and government employees in New Orleans and each one is avoiding their responsibility to remove people and treat them with the respect they deserve."
Thousands of U.S. troops and government employees in New Orleans and each one is avoiding their responsibility to remove people and treat them with the respect they deserve."
Constitution, Freedom, WHERE?
: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that U.S. President George W. Bush has the power to detain Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen who has been held for more than three years as a suspected enemy combatant without any charges being brought against him.
'The exceedingly important question before us is whether the president of the United States possesses the authority to detain militarily a citizen of this country who is closely associated with al Qaeda,' appeals court Judge J. Michael Luttig wrote for the three-judge panel.
'We conclude that the president does possess such authority,' said Luttig, a conservative who has been under consideration by the Bush administration for a possible Supreme Court nomination."
Emphasis on the obvious added.
'The exceedingly important question before us is whether the president of the United States possesses the authority to detain militarily a citizen of this country who is closely associated with al Qaeda,' appeals court Judge J. Michael Luttig wrote for the three-judge panel.
'We conclude that the president does possess such authority,' said Luttig, a conservative who has been under consideration by the Bush administration for a possible Supreme Court nomination."
Emphasis on the obvious added.
Bush lifts wage rules for Katrina, brings back slavery.
Bush lifts wage rules for Katrina: "09/09/05 -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush issued an executive order Thursday allowing federal contractors rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to pay below the prevailing wage.
In a notice to Congress, Bush said the hurricane had caused 'a national emergency' that permits him to take such action under the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act in ravaged areas of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.
The Davis-Bacon law requires federal contractors to pay workers at least the prevailing wages in the area where the work is conducted. It applies to federally funded construction projects such as highways and bridges.
Bush's executive order suspends the requirements of the Davis-Bacon law for designated areas hit by the storm. "
In a notice to Congress, Bush said the hurricane had caused 'a national emergency' that permits him to take such action under the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act in ravaged areas of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.
The Davis-Bacon law requires federal contractors to pay workers at least the prevailing wages in the area where the work is conducted. It applies to federally funded construction projects such as highways and bridges.
Bush's executive order suspends the requirements of the Davis-Bacon law for designated areas hit by the storm. "
U.S. Military Tube-Feeds 13 Gitmo Strikers - Yahoo! News
U.S. Military Tube-Feeds 13 Gitmo Strikers - Yahoo! News: "British lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith, who represents one of the hunger strikers — Briton Omar Deghayes, 36 — warned Friday that some of the inmates were willing to starve themselves to death.
'People are desperate. They have been there three years. They were promised that the Geneva Conventions would be respected and various changes would happen and, unfortunately, the (U.S.) government reneged on that,' Stafford-Smith said."
'People are desperate. They have been there three years. They were promised that the Geneva Conventions would be respected and various changes would happen and, unfortunately, the (U.S.) government reneged on that,' Stafford-Smith said."
9.09.2005
Barbara Bush: It's Good Enough for the Poor - Yahoo! News
Barbara Bush: It's Good Enough for the Poor - Yahoo! News: "Barbara Bush's son put his arm around the addled FEMA functionary and declared, 'Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job.'
Like mother, like son.
Even when a hurricane hits, the apple does not fall far from the tree."
Like mother, like son.
Even when a hurricane hits, the apple does not fall far from the tree."
9.08.2005
Refugees from New Orleans behind barbed wire in Utah
Unknown News: "Utah's Governor Jon Huntsman has taken in some of the New Orleans refugees, at Camp Williams. Replete with barbed wire, armed soldiers with weapons at ready, police and sheriff with weapons at ready, and hell, they must surely feel right at home. In America yet. What bullshit! "
Police Stun 12-Year-Old Girl For Arguing, Then Laugh at Her
Police Stun 12-Year-Old Girl For Arguing, Then Laugh at Her: "Cynthia Harris says Rakesha argued with another student, refused to go to detention, talked back to administrators, and then after 30 minutes of arguing with police got stunned.
'They did it out in the public in the school where other kids came around. She (Rakesha) said they were laughing,' said Harris.
According to the 12-year-old's account, once threatened with being stunned she begged the officers to take her to ISS but was told it was too late."
'They did it out in the public in the school where other kids came around. She (Rakesha) said they were laughing,' said Harris.
According to the 12-year-old's account, once threatened with being stunned she begged the officers to take her to ISS but was told it was too late."
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