I definitely could not have put it better myself (emphasis added):A Multitude of Creatures by Abby Zimet In intriguing news, the Vatican has just finished a five-day conference exploring the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Participants agreed the issue raises difficult questions: Would Jesus save aliens, too? We applaud the open-mindedness the conference Read Full Story
... of the 4th and 5th Principles being enacted in full throttle: Fleischer Defends Iraq Invasion: After 9/11, ‘How Could We Take A Chance’ That Saddam Might ‘Strike Again’? Yesterday on MSNBC, former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer was back to defend President Bush’s legacy. One of the flack’s favorite subjects is the Iraq war. Last month, he went on CNN and said that Saddam Hussein — not the Bush administration — was actually “ the big liar .” Yesterday he dragged out a long-recycled... Read Full Story
... then let's take a long , hard , look at ourselves in a mirror . As if there was not enough evidence already ... US Torture: Voices from the Black Sites by Mark Danner ICRC Report on the Treatment of Fourteen "High Value Detainees" in CIA Custody by the International Committee of the Red Cross We need to get to the bottom of what happened-and why-so we make sure it never happens again. [1] -Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee 1. We think time and elections will... Read Full Story
More DOJ memos of the Bush regime have been declassified for public consumption (all can be found here ) - and they are even more scarier than first ascertained - one tiny example here . Hence, I would like to propose a new word for the English vocabulary: Yoolegal ( yoolegally ; yoolegality ; yoolegitimate ; yoolawful ) established by or founded upon theoretical/unproven legalese gymnastics or unofficial/non-ratified, or "echo-chamber" accepted, rules devised by John Yoo or any other... Read Full Story
What I've been saying all along ... Pretending to be Civilized in an Epidemic of Institutional Sadism by Pierre Tristam From the you-can't-be-serious department: Savana Redding was a 13-year-old honors student at a small Arizona middle school. In math class one morning the principal ordered her to pack up and follow him to his office. The principal interrogated her about a planner Savana had lent a friend, and a few ibuprofin pills sitting on the principal's desk, which were found in the... Read Full Story
That's right : Bush should have executed Gitmo detainees, says former CIA officer A former CIA officer has said its ridiculous that the Bush administration didn't execute numerous prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, regardless of whether they have had a trial, when it had the chance. "Many of those individuals that are there are enemy combatants and that's based on the Geneva Conventions and should be executed," said Gary Berntsen, who spent 20 years with the CIA, to Fox's Gretchen Carlson on the... Read Full Story
It is the nature of the beast , and a ever hungry and dangerous one at that - as I've often said . To this effect, I offer the following for your consideration: Capitalism's Self-Inflicted Apocalypse by Michael Parenti After the overthrow of communist governments in Eastern Europe, capitalism was paraded as the indomitable system that brings prosperity and democracy, the system that would prevail unto the end of history. The present economic crisis, however, has convinced even some prominent... Read Full Story
Still busy - but again I just could not let this one pass : Bailed-out firms rename their cash bonuses as ‘retention awards’ The Huffington Post reports that bailed-out financial firms Morgan Stanley and Citigroup’s Smith Barney — which will soon merge — plan to reward their financial advisers with “very generous” cash bonuses. During an internal conference call last week, advisers were warned not to call the awards bonuses because it would cause a PR headache: “ There will be a retention... Read Full Story
I know, I know - nothing new , here , at all . More documented "atrocities" are nevertheless offered herein for your consideration and edification: No Mention Of Iraq In Bush’s Presidential Library Bio ; Rice: ‘No One Was Arguing That Saddam Hussein Somehow Had Something To Do With 9/11′ ; Fox News hosts tout myth that 60 or more Gitmo detainees are known to have returned to battlefield ; Tories are best bet to hold line on taxes, PM says ; Hannity falsely claimed that under Pelosi... Read Full Story
Following up on the hypocritical double standards being applied with regards to prosecuting war crimes - now's the time for truth and consequences: Who is America to Judge? After Abu Ghraib, Gitmo and extraordinary renditions, other countries now challenge America's standing on human rights by Mark Weisbrot The US state department's annual human rights report got an unusual amount of criticism this year. This time the centre-left coalition government of Chile was notable in joining other... Read Full Story
From Spain's Princess Letizia to Italy's Mara Carfagna, the game of politics is no stranger to beautiful, powerful women. Following is a list of women whose influence is matched only by their sheer hotness.
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