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Tuesday-Weekend Feb 6-11, 2007 Vol 1923 - Quagmire addict
 Quote of the Day "Voters basically fired Bush in the last election.
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Quotes
"The Iraqi people cannot flourish under a dictator
that oppresses them--threatens them."
"Our struggle is not with the Iranian people.
As a matter of fact, we want them to flourish."
"Iraq is land rich in culture and resources
and talent.
"Iranian people are proud people, and they've
got a great history and tradition."
-- Bush, talking about Iran using the same phrases
he used for Iraq, via Olbermann Link
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Still No
Habeas
Rights for You
by Robert Parry
Excerpt:
Despite assurances from the major U.S. news media
that American citizens retain their habeas corpus rights
to a fair trial - even if non-citizens don't
- Justice Department lawyers have reasserted their claim that Bush
has the power to lock up anyone he chooses as
an "enemy combatant" and effectively throw away the key.
"A citizen, no less than an alien, can be an enemy
combatant," administration lawyer David B. Salmons told
a federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia,
on Feb. 1, adding that on such issues, the courts cannot
interfere with the President's wartime judgments.
Salmons did pledge that the Executive Branch will
use care in deciding who is designated an "enemy combatant."
In response to one judge's question about the
President applying the tag to an activist from PETA, Salmons joked,
"the representative of PETA can sleep well at
night."
Nevertheless, Salmons argued that the judgment
on who is deemed an "enemy combatant"
is solely the discretion of President Bush.
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"On the whole over the last two weeks,
some of the news for Iraq is slightly
optimistic."
-- Bill Kristol, clearly insane, Link
"The Iraqi Interior Ministry estimates that
about 1,000 people have been killed
in the past week due to gunbattles,
drive-by shootings and bomb attacks."
-- Whore CNN, Link
"Iraqi officials said on Thursday that nearly
2,000 civilians
had died in January, a new monthly
high."
-- Steve Negus, Link
Hey Bill, if Iraq is doing better, why don't you pay a visit?
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Iranian
envoy seized in Iraq
Anything to increase tensions with Iran...
Excerpt:
Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms seized an
Iranian diplomat as he drove through Baghdad.
Tehran blamed Bush, which threatened to raise
already sharp tensions between the two rivals.
One official said the diplomat was detained by
a special Iraqi army unit that reports to the U.S. military.
But a military spokesman denied any U.S. troops
or Iraqis that report to them were involved.
"We've checked with our units and it was not an
MNF-I (Multi-National Forces - Iraq) unit
that participated in that event," military spokesman
Lt. Col. Christopher Garver said.
Why was an Iranian diplomat driving around Baghdad as tho there was
no civil war going on?.
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Quotes
"Why was the White House so nervous in the
summer of 2003 about the CIA's reporting on
alleged Iraqi attempts to buy uranium from
Niger to build a nuclear bomb? The trial record
suggests a simple answer: The White House
was worried that the CIA would reveal that it had
been pressured to support Bush claims about
Iraqi WMDs. This trial is about a cover-up that failed."
-- David Ignatius, Link
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Fascists block Senate debate on Iraq
Excerpt:
Republicans blocked a full-fledged Senate debate
over Iraq on Monday, but Democrats vowed
they still would find a way to force Bush to
change course in his bloody, senseless quagmire.
"We must heed the results of the November elections
and the wishes of the American people,"
whined the pitifull and helpless Harry Reid.
Reid, whined moments before a vote that sidetracked
a nonbinding measure expressing
disagreement with Bush's plan to deploy an additional
21,500-50,000 troops to Iraq.
The vote was 49-47, or 11 short of the 60 needed
to go ahead with debate,
and left the fate of the measure uncertain.
For YEARS, the Democrats whined, "We're
powerless, they control everything,
there's nothing we can do to stop them because
they are the majority."
Now that we have power, we hear the same damn thing.
If the Democrats were so powerless then, why
are the Republicans so powerful now?
Why aren't the Fascist bastards powerless
top stop the Democrats in the majority?
Can somebody explain that to me?
Democrats asked for our money to stop Bush, we gave and they won
the election,
but what has changed if the Fascist bastards still call the shots?
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Subject: Hi from Jakarta
Dear Bart-
Two weeks ago I was leaving my place in Jakarta
for a two week job assignment in East Java
and watching Fox News which was "reporting" with
apparent glee a story about Barrack Obama's
ties with radical Islamic fundamentalism when
he was a school boy.
I missed the subsequent debunking of the story
in the USA and the whole non-HRC connection
since I was on the road - but anyway the point
is, when I returned yesterday I discovered that
the Jakarta Post had also looked into the issue.
While sitting in a bar in Surabaya, I was asked
by an Irishman and a German guy to explain how
America had been so stupid to have not once but
twice elected a man so stupid as president.
I could only state my belief that he is without
a doubt the worst president ever and that his
being in office had much to my current status
as a man without a country.
The Irish guy told me that Fox News was currently
the most hilarious programming on television
and gave hope to the world that comedy in America
is not dead.
Steve
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Doubts on Bush's Strategery
Excerpt:
A pessimistic new National Intelligence Estimate
released Friday described the Iraqi government as
"hard-pressed" to achieve sectarian reconciliation,
even in the unlikely event that violence diminishes.
Without directly mentioning Maliki, it noted
that "the absence of unifying leaders among the Arab Sunni
or Shia with the capacity to speak for or exert
control over their confessional groups limits prospects."
Several senior officials involved in formulating
the political and economic aspects of Bush's strategy,
along with a number of informed outsiders who
refused to be identified by name. Other sources refused
to be even anonymously quoted, describing the
administration as standing on the brink of an intricate
combination of maneuvers whose outcome is far
from assured.
The foundation of the strategy is not new -- U.S.
policy since the March 2003 invasion has been to use
American military might, money and know-how to
foster a peaceful Iraq with a unified government and
a solid economy. The strategy incorporates major
elements of last year's "clear, hold and build" plan,
whose "hold and build" parts never got off the
ground.
While Bush is floundering from one sure-to-fail
attempt to the next, our soldiers are dying.
Not only that, but Bush wants another war with
Iran.
What's keeping the senior GOP senators from visiting
the White House?
How can they face the 2008 elections with things getting worse by the
day?
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Quotes
"Took us a long time to get in the situation
we're in, and to somehow assume that
in a few months, that things
are going to get all better I think is not realistic."
-- McCain (R-Torture Happy) snuggling ever closer to Bush Link
"In the case of the Iraqi government cooperating
and doing what's necessary,
we can know fairly well in a few
months."
-- McCain (R-Torture Happy) flip-flopping 47
seconds later, Link
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Seen at the DC rally Jan 27
Subject: Rudy, Molly and Nader
When you say Guiliani is a "gun grabber"
I hope you're being facetious.
A supporter of common sense gun laws is NOT a
jack booted thug that will
beat down your door and confiscate your dick,
I mean gun.
Don't like Rudy much, but not because he's a
"gun-grabber".
That's what THEY will call Rudy, once they learn
what he stands for.
Do you think the NRA will allow a "common sense"
gun supporter to be the Republican nominee?
Also re Molly Ivins. Loved her.
And, for the record, I too voted for Nader in
2000 and am pretty tired of hearing how I elected Bush.
If Gore (or someone else) had been a candidate
America could rally behind, Nader wouldn't have
made a bit of difference. Fact is, Gore
didn't kick it and Nader did for many progressive voters.
Well, Gore won the popular vote if nothing else,
but yes, he made a lot of mistakes like
dissing Clinton, teaming with Kissyface and refusing
to fight back when his country needed him.
Hindsight being 20/20, I probably wouldn't do
it again, but folks should quit blaming Molly and me
for this whole flippin' mess. I held my
nose and voted for Kerry in 2004 because Bush & Co. had
become such maniacs (which was not yet apparent
in 2000). But that didn't work either.
According to some, I've been "throwing my vote
away" for decades -- maybe it's because
the Dems can't field a candidate I can believe
in.
Rebecca
Rebecca, our opinions differ.
Nader had no chance to win, but
he was able to screw up everything for everyone.
Do you think it's ironic that Nader and the Greens killed the Greenest administration in history?
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Hoodies!
shot glass photo by mariomorgado
Sam says we have 12 shot glasses left.
Six more orders at $25
a pair - cheap.
Libby's
Cheney's Trial
by Brent Budowsky
Excerpt:
Prediction: major plea bargaining either has
begun, or will begin, before the verdict
and watch out if Libby sings in a plea deal.
Prediction: the original defense argument that
Libby was a fall guy for others will only anger
and inflame the judge and jury. It is no defense
to say that others might have committed similar
or related crimes and that is the impression
this argument created.
Watch this: the sequence of events that could
be explosive includes a) the original Cheney
deposition to Fitzgerald, then b) testimony on
the record of extensive and absurd involvement
by the Vice President to the micro-level on the
attack against Wilson, leading to c) Cheney's
testimony in the trial if it happens.
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Subject: GOP bastards
Why does congress have the right to stop blow
jobs in the White House
but not stupid surges costing the country 1000's
of lives and billions of dollars?
MS
There are two answers:
Since America is run by the
religiously insane, sex is 'of the Devil' and war is Godly.
Republicans fight for their
beliefs while the Democrats cry and wet their pants in fear.
When Democrats were in the minority, we were powerless.
Now that the GOP is the minority, they still push us around.
Democrats are unwilling to fight.
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Hillary's
Good news, bad news
by Joe in Japan
Excerpt:
1) She's a political novice.
2) Her success has largely been due to the failures
of her opponents.
3) She showed appallingly bad judgment
4) She showed poor political judgment
5) She has become increasingly mush-mouthed about
her positions after every failure.
Can such charges be refuted?
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Subject: the next GOP nominee
I suspect that after the "regulars" kill themselves
off....
there could be an attempt to unite the party
behind........JEB BUSH....
By coincidence the Nominating Convention is being
held in Florida.
Phil
Phil, that won't happen.
America is so sick of anything Bush.
Even Pee Bush has no chance in 2024.
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"There is a picture of two polar bears on some
ice out in the ocean, which happens all the time.
They're just having a good time. The deception,
the deceit, the misleading tendencies of this.
They're just out there. You know, just like
your cat goes to its litter box. When's the last time
your cat got stranded in its litter box?"
-- Rush Limbaugh, proving
that global warming is just a hoax
So if your cat ever gets stranded in the litter box, we'll know global
warming is real.
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Bush's Iran Stance Echoes Iraq
Excerpt:
Bush's tough new stance on Iran and his military
buildup in the Persian Gulf recall some of
the drumbeats that preceded the U.S.-led invasion
of Iraq in 2003.
As then, Bush is making allegations about Iran
without providing proof. It is suggesting Iran is sending
weapons to Iraq, yet offering no evidence the
supplies can be traced to Tehran. There are whispers, too,
that Iranian intelligence agents were behind
the recent abduction and execution of five U.S. soldiers.
Iran is the "axis of evil" country whose nuclear
ambitions must be stopped. Iran's president,
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is now Bush's primary Mideast
nemesis, replacing Saddam.
Bush's efforts to rally public support behind
his harder line on Iran have many lawmakers and
some from the intelligence and defense world
wondering if it is a prelude to military activity.
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Subject: Texas Governor
The HPV vaccine initiative is one of "broken clock"
cases. Perry (I never thought I would say this)
did the right thing. There's been an
interesting discussion going on today at Pandagon.
By making the vaccine mandatory (with an opt-out
instead of an opt- in), Texas will protect (many of) their
future women from getting cervical cancer.
And the right wing fundies will have to go out of their way to
screw up their daughters' futures (rather than
the good parents having to go out of their way to protect their daughters).
It's not about sex--it's about cancer, and its
prevention.
Certain strains of HPV cause not only cervical,
but also vulvar and vaginal cancers in women.
They are nasty cancers, and cause horrible deaths.
I've seen young women die of these, and it's not pretty.
The surgery can be disfiguring, and death
is often by renal failure.
Some, but not all, can be caught with Pap smears.
Some, but not all, can be treated and cured.
Only evil bastards would try to force their daughters
to remain "virtuous" by threatening them with cancer.
But the catch is that many women get the
cancer IN marriage; virtue is no protection.
If a man has screwed around, he can transmit
the disease to all his future partners.
Signed,
an OB/GYN
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No Monkey Zone Mug for your desk at work
When your office monkey starts praising Bush,
remind him your desk is a 'No Monkey' zone.
Marty's Entertainment Page
always
has good stuff.
Click on the E!
Iraq pumped 3.5M
barrels daily before
Bush invaded
and then they got their 2003 Halliburton
upgrade
Bush is stealing $220,000,000 every day.
No wonder they were so eager to start a war,
stealing $220,000,000 every day.
It's the biggest theft in Earth's history.
Exxon made
$10B profit in 90 days
$100M a day - all profit - because Bush started a fake war
Bush's "Bring 'em on" death taunt is up to...
3,097....3,103
American victims
We lost 6
more since last issue
while the Little Dictator plays with himself.
...and how much did BIG OIL make yesterday?
Exxon
makes $108M - every day
(And that's just ONE oil company)
6 more
soldiers
dead,
but Exxon makes $75,000
profit per minute
Bush can live with that.
Bush has killed more Americans than Osama.
Quotes
"Rush consistently targets dead people, little
girls, and the homeless - none of whom are in a good
position to answer back. Satire is a weapon,
and it can be quite cruel. It has historically been the
weapon of powerless people aimed at the powerful.
When you use satire against powerless people,
as Limbaugh does, it is not only cruel, it's
profoundly vulgar. It is like kicking a cripple.
-- Molly Ivins, from 1995 Link.
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America's
Green Zone
by Paul Krugman
Excerpt:
A new executive order requires that each agency
contain a "regulatory policy office run by
a political appointee," a change that "strengthens
the hand of the White House in shaping rules
that have, in the past, often been generated
by civil servants and scientific experts." Yesterday,
The Times turned to the rapid growth of federal
contracting, fed "by a philosophy that encourages
outsourcing almost everything government does."
These are two different pieces of the same story:
under the guise of promoting a conservative agenda,
the Bush administration has created a supersized
version of the 19th-century spoils system.
The blueprint for Bush-era governance was laid
out in a January 2001 manifesto from the Heritage
Foundation, titled "Taking Charge of Federal
Personnel." The manifesto's message, in brief, was that
the professional civil service should be regarded
as the enemy of the new administration's conservative
agenda. And there's no question that Heritage's
thinking reflected that of many people on the Bush team.
How should the civil service be defeated? First
and foremost, Heritage demanded that politics take
precedence over know-how: the new administration
"must make appointment decisions based on
loyalty first and expertise second." Note:
That's
how Brownie got to be head of FEMA.
Second, Heritage called for a big increase in
outsourcing - "contracting out as a management strategy."
This would supposedly reduce costs, but it would
also reduce the total number of civil servants.
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Subject: The Clinton betrayal
Hi Bart,
The reason I feel betrayed by the Clintons is
because they among others ( Reagan and Bush sr) presided over
the death of the greatest country this world
had ever known. When Clinton was made aware of of Chief Justice
Rehnquist's extensive FBI file and his addiction
to a pain killer whose side effects are among other things
paranoia and schizophrenia Clinton should have
immediately demanded Rehnquist's resignation..
He could have called for that resignation,
but what would that accomplish?
He or a member of his staff should have been informed
of the FBI file of every Senator congressman and justice
because of the repercusions of possible blackmail.
If he had not known of Rehnquists FBI file the bells still should
have gone off in his head when the decision in
BUSH vs GORE came down and Rehnquist's decision which seemed
to deviate completely from his judicial philosphy
and his fundamental belief in upholding State courts should have led
the President to question the decision and bring
the anomolous decision before the American public.
This probably would have led to his assassination
but I would have hoped your hero
would have loved his country to make the sacrifice.
<much snippage>
My country is dead. Hillary and Bill are selling
us Norwregian Blue Parrots and until we recognize
how dead it is, we will be susceptable to their
pitch. America has no institutions that can be trusted
but it has the best people on Earth in its cities,
towns and villages this is a good place to start.
yours
M Muttley
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Bush's Gulf
of Tonkin
by Daniel Patrick Welch
Excerpt:
Just look at Cheney's smug Untouchable smirking
face as he tells Wolf Blitzer that Congress "won't stop us,"
even as Scooter Libby is throwing everyone in
his Blackberry under the bus. Do pay attention, too,
to Blitzer's complete inability to perform his
function as a journalist. That is a very bad sign.
Also notice the $10 billion joint project announced
today between Iran and a Spanish concern for development
of energy resources, and the multi-billion dollar
arms and energy agreements Iran already has with Russia and China.
Are the neocons completely crazy? Never mind--we
already know the answer.
And what the hell is wrong with us? Are we really
going to let ourselves be lied into yet another war,
a much bigger one, with a much more dangerous
opponent and with even farther reaching consequences?
The answer seems to be yes.
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Personal
I need to take a few days for Medical leave.
Next issue Monday.
Lacey Chabert in 'What if God Were the Sun?'
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