In view of the steady stream of bad news from Iraq - five dead Marines in Saturday’s paper, two more in Sunday’s, and four soldiers in Monday’s, along with the Ba’athist element of the resistance so "weakened" it is now striking targets in Iran - it is easy to forget that we are fighting, and losing, not one Fourth Generation war but two. Five U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan last week. On June 9, the Washington Post reported that
"Insurgents linked to the former Taliban regime have (…)
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Where’s Osama? The Other War We’re Losing
23 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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What Will US Do With The Terrorist Carriles?
21 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentWhat Will US Do With The Terrorist Carriles? Jose Pertierra June 20, 2005 The author, a Cuban lawyer, explains the case of Luis Posada Carriles, who entered the United States illegally in March. He also predicts the outcome of legal proceeding against him in the U.S. Carriles is a former CIA operative who is suspected of masterminding the bombing of a Cuban passenger aircraft, killing 73 people. Luis Posada Carriles’ lawyer insists his client is not an undocumented alien. He has told an (…)
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House of Representatives wins one for the People!- votes to curb Patriot Act
16 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday defied President Bush by approving a measure making it harder for federal agents to secretly gather information on people’s library reading habits and bookstore purchases.
The House voted 238-187 to scale back the government’s powers to conduct secret investigations that were authorized by the Patriot Act, a post-Sept. 11 anti-terrorism law.
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1999: Bush says, "Detecting Terrorism on US Soil High Priority" "Airplanes used for WMD"
15 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
5 commentsThere’s allot of imagination being used in this speech, too bad he failed to read his own words and warnings huh? Too bad that nobody could have imagined it. Is it inconceivable that they would "fix" the intelligence to distract people from their gross negligence and incompetence on S11 to engage in an unprovoked war because they failed to heed their own warnings? "A Period of Consequences" - The Citadel - September 23, 1999
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Video: The Battle For America Has Begun
13 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
Fear is what terrorism is meant for. Fear is what torture is meant for. Fear is what psychological warfare is meant for. Fear is what you are experiencing, but there is nothing to fear but fear itself. Fool me once. Watch the video. http://www.thebattleforamerica.com/
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Former Bush Team Member Says WTC Collapse Likely A Controlled Demolition And "Inside Job"
13 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
31 commentsFormer Bush Team Member Says WTC Collapse Likely A Controlled Demolition And "Inside Job" Greg Szymanski June 12, 2005 A former chief economist in the Labor Department during President Bush’s first term now believes the official story about the collapse of the WTC is ’bogus,’ saying it is more likely that a controlled demolition destroyed the Twin Towers and adjacent Building No. 7.
"If demolition destroyed three steel skyscrapers at the World Trade Center on 9/11, then the case for an (…) -
Secret vote on Patriot Act angers some conservatives
12 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
WASHINGTON - A closed-door vote by the Senate Intelligence Committee to expand law enforcement powers under the USA Patriot Act is prompting sharp criticism from some conservative leaders who are otherwise among the most vocal allies of President Bush and the Republican leadership.
The conservative leaders, who have formed a coalition with critics on the left, including the American Civil Liberties Union, vowed to press their concerns in public statements, rallies and advertising.
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GULAG, SHMOOLAG
12 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
By William Fisher
When Amnesty International described U.S. anti-terrorist prisons as “the Gulag of our time”, it gave the Bush Administration the ideal gift for the politician who has nothing: An opportunity to change the subject.
Its over-the-top and historically dubious language allowed the president, the vice-president, the secretary of defense and many other Bushies to get everyone focused on syntax and away from the prisoner abuse issue.
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Patriot Act: An orwellian name for COINTEL
11 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentIf anyone doesn’t understand what the patriot act will do and how similar it is to an open COINTEL program, you should read about it and draw your own conclusions. Deep Throat’s Crimes Mark Felt: Serial Constitution-shredder by DOUG IRELAND
After Mark Felt outed himself as the legendary Deep Throat in the Watergate case last week, there was a media rush to canonize the FBI’s former Number Two man, and politicians proposed he be given the Presidential Medal of Freedom. But in all this (…) -
Rep. James Sensenbrenner shuts down hearing on Patriot Act
11 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentWASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican chairman walked off with the gavel, leaving Democrats shouting into turned-off microphones at a raucous hearing Friday on the Patriot Act.
The House Judiciary Committee hearing, with the two sides accusing each other of being irresponsible and undemocratic, came as President Bush was urging Congress to renew those sections of the post-Sept. 11 counterterrorism law set to expire in September.
Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., chairman of the panel, (…)