Sunday, March 11, 2007
Another Angle Special
Thank you for your patience. As you can tell we are back up and running. While i am recovering I will try to post at least every other day. So here we go! Hope you enjoy it.
Another Angle 11 - March - 2007
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
The Highwaymen
Since its emergence as a major political issue in the Reagan era, privatization has become a default option for politicians of both parties aiming to off-load everything from prisons and welfare offices to Social Security. The movement has spawned its own industry of contractors, consultants, think tanks (with the Reason Foundation in the lead), and lobbyists; as a result, private companies now do everything from feeding soldiers in Iraq to taking welfare applications and even operating entire city halls for towns such as Sandy Springs, Georgia, a city of 85,000 that has outsourced its public works, administration, and finance to the Colorado-based firm ch2m hill. But the brass ring has long been seen to be the nation's enormous, and aging, infrastructure.
NATIONAL:
Democrat fury over Fox chief's Obama joke
A televised debate between Democratic candidates scheduled for Nevada in August was cancelled on Friday after local party leaders took offence at a joke told by Roger Ailes, chairman of the Fox News network.
INTERNATIONAL:
'Gringo go home', Bush told
In Sao Paulo, the President shook a ganya, a silver, cylinder-shaped musical instrument, while his wife Laura and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice danced a samba with a group of Brazilian teenagers. Yet the local media remained unimpressed and said Bush remained ill at ease with the region. That a US President should be so on the defensive in his back yard is a turnaround all the more dramatic, since the former governor of Texas had promised to make the region his foreign policy priority. However, the 9/11 attacks diverted his attention and the following year he angered many by seeming to support a bungled coup attempt against the Venezuelan President.
Bushehr power plant's key facilities to be operational by March 13
How an article in the 'IoS' led to the conviction of Lewis 'Scooter' Libby
The IoS was told by a source that we would find someone in Washington who knew the truth about the Niger affair. That led us to Mr Wilson, who said his findings had been ignored by the US and Britain. He asked us to identify him in our report of 29 June 2003 only as a "retired ambassador to Africa who went to Niger". But in his book he says the IoS approach convinced him he had to go public; the following week he told the story in The New York Times, under the headline: "What I didn't find in Africa". In the ensuing furore, the then CIA director, George Tenet, had to take responsibility for the Niger claim appearing in the State of the Union address.
IRAQ:
Struggle to find fresh troops for Iraq buildup
One official said planners are scrambling to figure out what combination of units and schedules can be fashioned that could give Petraeus what he wants and have the least negative impact on the troops. The complex scheduling must identify which units would have been home for 12 months and be trained and ready to go, plus whether the needed equipment would be available and what impact a schedule change has on other plans for the equipment or troops months down the road.
Is the Bush surge already failing?
There is still no good evidence that the Iraqi government can achieve "freedom" or that it can sustain or defend itself anytime soon. On Tuesday, the Iraqi parliament failed to convene because it could not garner the requisite quorum. The stony-faced prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, is speaking darkly of having parliamentarians arrested for involvement in death squad activity, and of dismissing from his cabinet members of the Shiite bloc of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr that helped elect him in the first place. As a parliamentary democracy, Iraq is broken.
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Priests to Purify Site After Bush Visit
"That a person like (Bush), with the persecution of our migrant brothers in the United States, with the wars he has provoked, is going to walk in our sacred lands, is an offense for the Mayan people and their culture," Juan Tiney, the director of a Mayan nongovernmental organization with close ties to Mayan religious and political leaders, said Thursday. Tiney said the "spirit guides of the Mayan community" decided it would be necessary to cleanse the sacred site of "bad spirits" after Bush's visit so that their ancestors could rest in peace. He also said the rites — which entail chanting and burning incense, herbs and candles — would prepare the site for the third summit of Latin American Indians March 26-30.
Video: Bush, Laura, Condi get jiggy in Latin America
Dear Lord, I have seen trained seal acts that had more talent! I am hearby revoking Condi's black card. Any objections?
ECONOMY:
Halliburton to move HQ to Dubai
The Houston, Texas-based multinational oilfield services Halliburton Energy Services plans to move its coroprate office to Dubai, it was revealed Sunday. Halliburtons chairman, president, and chief executive officer David J. Lesar revealed the plans in Manama on the sidelines of the opening of the 15th Society of Petroleum Engineers Middle East Oil &Gas Show and Conference (MEOS 2007). Lesar said the move would help the company focus on the Middle East, as he would lead efforts to increase Halliburton business inthe Eastern Hemisphere. "The Middle east would be the seat of our operations," said Lesar."As we invest more heavily in our Eastern Hemisphere presence, we will continue to build upon our leading position in the North American gas-focused market through our excellent mix of technology, reservoir knowledge and an experienced workforce."
Crisis Looms in Market for Mortgages
On March 1, a Wall Street analyst at Bear Stearns wrote an upbeat report on a company that specializes in making mortgages to cash-poor homebuyers. The company, New Century Financial, had already disclosed that a growing number of borrowers were defaulting, and its stock, at around $15, had lost half its value in three weeks. What happened next seems all too familiar to investors who bought technology stocks in 2000 at the breathless urging of Wall Street analysts. Last week, New Century said it would stop making loans and needed emergency financing to survive. The stock collapsed to $3.21.
Loan turmoil closes doors for buyers
China may sell U.S. bonds
OP-ED:
One Nation Under God
The way you talk about Jesus and Muhammad, Brothers and Sisters, they are Brothers that come from the same Eternal God. How dare we try to split up the prophets and make them enemies of each other to justify our being enemies? If Jesus and Muhammad were on this stage, they would embrace each other with love. If Moses and the Prophets and Abraham, the father would be on this podium with all the Prophets, they would embrace each other. How come we, the people of God, cannot embrace each other in the love of God and the love of the Prophets that we claim?
Children of Black Wall Street - The Real Survivors
The tragedy side of the Black Wall Street massacre, replete with fire-bombings, shootings, and burning bodies, is usually dominates conversations related to Tulsa on May 31, 1921. The aftermath of Black survivors being rounded up, placed in makeshift concentration camps, and having to wait for a white person to come and “claim” them, to the mass graves, abandoned mines, and the river in which Black bodies were discarded, to the families torn apart and left with absolutely nothing, are the primary aspects of most discussions of Black Wall Street. But there is “the rest of the story.”
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Cocktail of additives found in child medicines
Children's medicines contain a cocktail of additives which are banned in food and drink aimed at under-threes, says a report out today from the Food Commission. Dyes, preservatives, and sweeteners were found in cough syrups, paracetamol tablets and teething gels. One product contained eight E numbers. The campaign group looked at 41 medicines for children under three. Only one, Superdrug children's dry cough syrup, was totally free of colourings and preservatives. Some of the additives can lead to asthma or act as mild laxatives, and most are banned from food and drink for under-threes, even though they are allowed in medicines aimed at young children.
FOOD&DRINK:
CREOLE CHICKEN AND OKRA GUMBO
Pass warm biscuits, or stick with tradition and mound some cooked white rice in the center of each bowl of soup. For a nice go-with, toss shredded lettuce with artichoke hearts, sliced mushrooms and creamy buttermilk dressing. Stay with the southern theme by ending with pecan pie.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Belafonte's Fires Undimmed at 80
Harry Belafonte at 80 has a real story to tell. He remembers, for example, a barely known political hopeful turning up at his apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. John F Kennedy, who was trying to become the Democratic candidate for the presidency, wanted advice and endorsement from the biggest black star in showbusiness. Nearly half a century on, Belafonte sits in an easy chair and reflects on the meeting: "I listened to him and I refused to endorse him, telling him that his best bet was that he should begin to seek out more details of our struggle and who our leaders were and begin to talk to them rather than just seeking to talk to celebrities." He advised JFK to seek out Martin Luther King, then a young activist preacher in Montgomery, Alabama. "He hardly knew who Dr King was. That pointed out to me that he was really distant from our struggle." But Kennedy listened and learned, and made contact with the black leader. In a tight election, the black vote split 70:30 Kennedy's way, enough to tip the finest balance.
HUMOR?:
Chris Rock - Who's more racist? black people or white people
News others won't tell you
The Highwaymen
Since its emergence as a major political issue in the Reagan era, privatization has become a default option for politicians of both parties aiming to off-load everything from prisons and welfare offices to Social Security. The movement has spawned its own industry of contractors, consultants, think tanks (with the Reason Foundation in the lead), and lobbyists; as a result, private companies now do everything from feeding soldiers in Iraq to taking welfare applications and even operating entire city halls for towns such as Sandy Springs, Georgia, a city of 85,000 that has outsourced its public works, administration, and finance to the Colorado-based firm ch2m hill. But the brass ring has long been seen to be the nation's enormous, and aging, infrastructure.
NATIONAL:
Democrat fury over Fox chief's Obama joke
A televised debate between Democratic candidates scheduled for Nevada in August was cancelled on Friday after local party leaders took offence at a joke told by Roger Ailes, chairman of the Fox News network.
INTERNATIONAL:
'Gringo go home', Bush told
In Sao Paulo, the President shook a ganya, a silver, cylinder-shaped musical instrument, while his wife Laura and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice danced a samba with a group of Brazilian teenagers. Yet the local media remained unimpressed and said Bush remained ill at ease with the region. That a US President should be so on the defensive in his back yard is a turnaround all the more dramatic, since the former governor of Texas had promised to make the region his foreign policy priority. However, the 9/11 attacks diverted his attention and the following year he angered many by seeming to support a bungled coup attempt against the Venezuelan President.
Bushehr power plant's key facilities to be operational by March 13
How an article in the 'IoS' led to the conviction of Lewis 'Scooter' Libby
The IoS was told by a source that we would find someone in Washington who knew the truth about the Niger affair. That led us to Mr Wilson, who said his findings had been ignored by the US and Britain. He asked us to identify him in our report of 29 June 2003 only as a "retired ambassador to Africa who went to Niger". But in his book he says the IoS approach convinced him he had to go public; the following week he told the story in The New York Times, under the headline: "What I didn't find in Africa". In the ensuing furore, the then CIA director, George Tenet, had to take responsibility for the Niger claim appearing in the State of the Union address.
IRAQ:
Struggle to find fresh troops for Iraq buildup
One official said planners are scrambling to figure out what combination of units and schedules can be fashioned that could give Petraeus what he wants and have the least negative impact on the troops. The complex scheduling must identify which units would have been home for 12 months and be trained and ready to go, plus whether the needed equipment would be available and what impact a schedule change has on other plans for the equipment or troops months down the road.
Is the Bush surge already failing?
There is still no good evidence that the Iraqi government can achieve "freedom" or that it can sustain or defend itself anytime soon. On Tuesday, the Iraqi parliament failed to convene because it could not garner the requisite quorum. The stony-faced prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, is speaking darkly of having parliamentarians arrested for involvement in death squad activity, and of dismissing from his cabinet members of the Shiite bloc of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr that helped elect him in the first place. As a parliamentary democracy, Iraq is broken.
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Priests to Purify Site After Bush Visit
"That a person like (Bush), with the persecution of our migrant brothers in the United States, with the wars he has provoked, is going to walk in our sacred lands, is an offense for the Mayan people and their culture," Juan Tiney, the director of a Mayan nongovernmental organization with close ties to Mayan religious and political leaders, said Thursday. Tiney said the "spirit guides of the Mayan community" decided it would be necessary to cleanse the sacred site of "bad spirits" after Bush's visit so that their ancestors could rest in peace. He also said the rites — which entail chanting and burning incense, herbs and candles — would prepare the site for the third summit of Latin American Indians March 26-30.
Video: Bush, Laura, Condi get jiggy in Latin America
Dear Lord, I have seen trained seal acts that had more talent! I am hearby revoking Condi's black card. Any objections?
ECONOMY:
Halliburton to move HQ to Dubai
The Houston, Texas-based multinational oilfield services Halliburton Energy Services plans to move its coroprate office to Dubai, it was revealed Sunday. Halliburtons chairman, president, and chief executive officer David J. Lesar revealed the plans in Manama on the sidelines of the opening of the 15th Society of Petroleum Engineers Middle East Oil &Gas Show and Conference (MEOS 2007). Lesar said the move would help the company focus on the Middle East, as he would lead efforts to increase Halliburton business inthe Eastern Hemisphere. "The Middle east would be the seat of our operations," said Lesar."As we invest more heavily in our Eastern Hemisphere presence, we will continue to build upon our leading position in the North American gas-focused market through our excellent mix of technology, reservoir knowledge and an experienced workforce."
Crisis Looms in Market for Mortgages
On March 1, a Wall Street analyst at Bear Stearns wrote an upbeat report on a company that specializes in making mortgages to cash-poor homebuyers. The company, New Century Financial, had already disclosed that a growing number of borrowers were defaulting, and its stock, at around $15, had lost half its value in three weeks. What happened next seems all too familiar to investors who bought technology stocks in 2000 at the breathless urging of Wall Street analysts. Last week, New Century said it would stop making loans and needed emergency financing to survive. The stock collapsed to $3.21.
Loan turmoil closes doors for buyers
China may sell U.S. bonds
OP-ED:
One Nation Under God
The way you talk about Jesus and Muhammad, Brothers and Sisters, they are Brothers that come from the same Eternal God. How dare we try to split up the prophets and make them enemies of each other to justify our being enemies? If Jesus and Muhammad were on this stage, they would embrace each other with love. If Moses and the Prophets and Abraham, the father would be on this podium with all the Prophets, they would embrace each other. How come we, the people of God, cannot embrace each other in the love of God and the love of the Prophets that we claim?
Children of Black Wall Street - The Real Survivors
The tragedy side of the Black Wall Street massacre, replete with fire-bombings, shootings, and burning bodies, is usually dominates conversations related to Tulsa on May 31, 1921. The aftermath of Black survivors being rounded up, placed in makeshift concentration camps, and having to wait for a white person to come and “claim” them, to the mass graves, abandoned mines, and the river in which Black bodies were discarded, to the families torn apart and left with absolutely nothing, are the primary aspects of most discussions of Black Wall Street. But there is “the rest of the story.”
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Cocktail of additives found in child medicines
Children's medicines contain a cocktail of additives which are banned in food and drink aimed at under-threes, says a report out today from the Food Commission. Dyes, preservatives, and sweeteners were found in cough syrups, paracetamol tablets and teething gels. One product contained eight E numbers. The campaign group looked at 41 medicines for children under three. Only one, Superdrug children's dry cough syrup, was totally free of colourings and preservatives. Some of the additives can lead to asthma or act as mild laxatives, and most are banned from food and drink for under-threes, even though they are allowed in medicines aimed at young children.
FOOD&DRINK:
CREOLE CHICKEN AND OKRA GUMBO
Pass warm biscuits, or stick with tradition and mound some cooked white rice in the center of each bowl of soup. For a nice go-with, toss shredded lettuce with artichoke hearts, sliced mushrooms and creamy buttermilk dressing. Stay with the southern theme by ending with pecan pie.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Belafonte's Fires Undimmed at 80
Harry Belafonte at 80 has a real story to tell. He remembers, for example, a barely known political hopeful turning up at his apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. John F Kennedy, who was trying to become the Democratic candidate for the presidency, wanted advice and endorsement from the biggest black star in showbusiness. Nearly half a century on, Belafonte sits in an easy chair and reflects on the meeting: "I listened to him and I refused to endorse him, telling him that his best bet was that he should begin to seek out more details of our struggle and who our leaders were and begin to talk to them rather than just seeking to talk to celebrities." He advised JFK to seek out Martin Luther King, then a young activist preacher in Montgomery, Alabama. "He hardly knew who Dr King was. That pointed out to me that he was really distant from our struggle." But Kennedy listened and learned, and made contact with the black leader. In a tight election, the black vote split 70:30 Kennedy's way, enough to tip the finest balance.
HUMOR?:
Chris Rock - Who's more racist? black people or white people
Monday, March 05, 2007
Another Angle Special
WE WILL NOT POST FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. WE SHOULD BE BACK UP SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND.
Another Angle 5 - March - 2007
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
Clinton looks on, as Obama gets the larger congregation
African Americans, while being challenged in numbers in some states by Hispanics, are critical to any Democrat contender's fortunes both because of the energy they bring to grassroots activism as well as the numbers of people they potentially bring to the polls on voting day.
Dem Powerhouses Mark Selma's Bloody Sunday
Obama: US should never dictate what's best for Israel
Obama stressed the importance of preventing Iran’s nuclear armament, which could lead weapons of mass destruction into the hands of terrorists, inevitably causing other Middle East nations to join the race for nuclear weapons. “To prevent this worst-case scenario, we need the United States to lead tough-minded diplomacy,” he said.
FEMA abruptly closes trailer park housing Katrina victims
"They know how to put me out, but they don't know how to help me out. That's how I look at it," said Allsee Tobias, who lost his New Orleans home in Katrina's flooding and then was told to leave his Hammond trailer over the weekend. He and about 20 relatives, including 10 children, lived in four trailers, and were anxious about being split up.
"Pack and pray. That's what they told us," he said.
Roundtable: Al-Qaida, Emmet Till Case
The panel discusses the threat of Al-Qaida; and the Emmett Till case may be closed for good. Guests: economist and author Julianne Malveaux; Ron Christie, vice president of the lobbying firm DC Navigators; and Robert George, editorial writer for the New York Post.
INTERNATIONAL:
US 'erased Afghan attack footage'
Journalists working for AP said US troops erased images of a vehicle in which three people had been shot dead. Khanwali Kamran, a reporter for the Afghan channel Ariana Television, said the American soldiers also deleted his footage, AP reported. "They warned me that if it is aired ... then, 'You will face problems.'"
African leaders converge in Accra as Ghana marks independence
Not less than 25 African heads of state and 65 delegations representing presidents from various parts of the world will converge tomorrow in Accra, the capital city of Ghana to mark the 50th independence anniversary of the West African country. On March 6 1957, Ghana became the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain political independence from the British colonial system, which sparked a wind of change in the continent.
IRAQ:
Iraq: At least 82 killed in another bloody day of U.S. occupation
The bodies of 20 people were found shot dead and some showing signs of torture on Sunday in the western half of Baghdad known as Karkh, police said. Baghdad has become increasingly divided into Shi'ites on the east and Sunni Arabs on the west side of the Tigris, though there is a crossover.
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Mineta's Testimony CONFIRMED
Defenders of the official myth say that the White House was not being evacuated at the time Mineta said, and that this proves Mineta got his story wrong, and that in fact Cheney wasn't in the PEOC until later -- after the Pentagon was hit.
CNN Backs Mineta
Greenwald: State Department promotion sends Iran war signal
Last Friday, Eliot Cohen was chosen by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to be new Counselor of the State Department. "It is not hyperbole to say that Cohen is as extremist a neoconservative and warmonger as it gets," says Greenwald, who quotes a conservative writer's point that Cohen "was an early supporter of the military intervention in Iraq" and opposed negotiations with Iran and Syria. Greenwald argues that Cohen is even "far more extremist than just that."
Bush's Director for U.S. Attorneys Mysteriously Resigns
Battle personally informed the fired attorneys of their removal, but the Department of Justice insists he was not involved in the actual decision making process (he allegedly told them the order had come from 'on high'").
ECONOMY:
US economy suddenly appears vulnerable
I HAVE BEEN POSTING THE WARNING SIGNS FOR OVER TWO YEARS. THINK PEOPLE, IT IS MARCH, LAST WEEK GAS WAS $2.56. WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE IN JUNE. BRACE YOURSELVES AND PLANT A GARDEN. WE HAVE BEEN SET UP.
OP-ED:
Stock Market Bloodbath and Greenspan’s Retreat
It’s a bloodbath and it’s bound to carry over into US markets where the damage could be considerably worse. The catalyst for the global correction is the growing strength of the yen and its effects on the “carry trade”. Americans will be hearing a lot about the carry trade in the next few weeks as well as other unfamiliar terms. In fact, we’re all about to get a crash course in sub-prime loans, hedge funds, derivatives and the “global liquidity crisis”. These are the main factors involved in what appears to be the beginnings of a major stock market flameout.
Black History Is Sometimes a Conspicuous Omission
How does a school system teach the Civil War and Reconstruction — not to mention world history —- and end up with students who know nothing about American slavery?
Faith Makes Everyone a Mystery
Faith makes everyone a mystery, and stories about faith can sometimes remind us how little we know — not just about God, or religion, but each other.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Meditation a Hit for Pain Management
"The heart of Buddhist meditation is actually called mindfulness, and our operational definition of it is really paying attention in the only moment we're ever alive — which is the present moment," Kabat-Zinn says. This can be tough for people living with pain. After all, who wants to be "in the moment" when your joints are aching, your head's throbbing, or you're living with a scary diagnosis? No wonder our first impulse is to run away.
FOOD&DRINK:
CHEDDAR JALAPENO BREAD
The dough for this recipe is wetter than many home bakers may be used to, but the end result is a delightfully moist, textured bread.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Melle Mel Stands by 'The Message'
Melle Mel was the original vocalist on The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. This month Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five will be the first hip-hop act inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Many rappers regard The Message as an inspiration, as well as a political message. Melle Mel also rapped on the updated version, The New Message.
HUMOR?:
In Living Color - The Wrath of Farrakhan
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Another Angle 3 - March - 2007
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
Montana Just Says, 'NO!'
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA OPPOSING ANY EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT A TRINATIONAL POLITICAL, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY AMONG THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND MEXICO; OPPOSING THE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP OF NORTH AMERICA AND INITIATIVES PURSUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PARTNERSHIP THAT THREATEN THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE UNITED STATES; OPPOSING A NORTH AMERICAN UNION; AND OPPOSING THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT SUPERHIGHWAY SYSTEM.
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America Prosperity Agenda
NATIONAL:
Citing 'national security' court throws out CIA torture case
The US government had urged the court to reject the appeal saying that for national security reasons it could not confirm or deny any of the allegations because they were related to the activities of the CIA. The court said that to make his case, el-Masri "would be obliged to produce admissible evidence not only that he was detained and interrogated, but that the defendants were involved in his detention and interrogation in a manner that renders them personally liable to him. "Such a showing could be made only with evidence that exposes how the CIA organizes, staffs and supervises its most sensitive intelligence operations.
Cherokees may expel slave descendents
Native American Cherokees were voting on Saturday whether to expel descendants of black slaves from their tribal nation in a special election that has prompted charges of racism.
The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma was voting on an amendment to their constitution that would strip membership from so-called "Freedmen," those descended from slaves once owned by Cherokees, blacks who were married to Cherokees and children of mixed-race families, according to the tribe's website. Opponents of the proposed amendment say it is a racist project designed to deny the distribution of US government funds and tribal revenue to those with African-American heritage, US media reported.
Request to Find 'Good' in Slavery Stirs Anger
As an African-American and a resident of rural Davidson County,(NC.) Aszullayme (who does not use a last name) knew that his daughters, Tatiana, 13, and Timeca West, would be in the distinct minority, both in their community and in their school. Still, he says he never expected his daughters, who are in the same eighth-grade class at North Davidson Middle School, to bring home an assignment like the one they were given by Kathy Proctor, their language arts teacher.
Ala. School Warned Hours Before Tornado
Administrators at a high school where eight students died in a tornado were warned about severe weather nearly three hours before the twister struck, raising questions Friday about whether classes should have been dismissed earlier. Residents of the neighborhood surrounding Enterprise High School said they heard warning sirens long before the tornado slammed into the building, crushing the victims in an avalanche of concrete and metal.
Obama to AIPAC: Won't rule out nuking Iran
Obama's appearance was seen as a move to court Jewish donors, although the event wasn't a fund-raiser. He did pose for photos with AIPAC members at a private reception before the speech. Although the event was billed as a "forum," he took no questions from the audience or media and left immediately after his half-hour speech.
Bush Administration push for privatization may have helped create Walter Reed 'disaster'
The Bush Administration's drive for privatization may be responsible for the "deplorable" outpatient care for soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, according to a top Democratic Congressman investigating the scandal, which has already led to the resignation of the Secretary of the US Army. A five-year, $120 million contract awarded to a firm run by a former executive from Halliburton – a multi-national corporation where Vice President Dick Cheney once served as CEO – will be probed at a Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs hearing scheduled for Monday.
Army Secretary resigns amid furor
Op-Ed Piece Highlights Black-Asian Tensions
The column was written by Kenneth Eng, a young science-fiction writer in New York. Eng describes himself as an "Asian supremacist." In the opinion piece, he said blacks hate Asians and blacks are weak-willed.
The sounds of jaws dropping could be heard all over San Francisco.
How Real ID will affect you
Starting three years from now, if you live or work in the United States, you'll need a federally approved ID card to travel on an airplane, open a bank account, collect Social Security payments, or take advantage of nearly any government service. Practically speaking, your driver's license likely will have to be reissued to meet federal standards.
INTERNATIONAL:
LIVE FROM PALESTINE~~ APARTHEID... DISAPPEARANCE THROUGH DENIAL
Israel and its apologists angrily reject the apartheid accusation, charge those who make it with being anti-Semites and call upon Israel's friends to refute the charge. Amongst those whom Israel has tried to censure or smear are former US president Jimmy Carter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu, former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town and head of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Other figures making the charge include Arun Gandhi, grandson of the Mahatma Gandhi; Winnie Mandela, former wife of South African leader Nelson Mandela; Michael Ben Yair, who served as Israel's attorney general from 1993-96; Ami Ayalon, a former admiral in Israel's navy and head of Shin Bet, the country's internal security agency; Tommy Lapid, head of Israel's Shinui Party; and Meron Benvenisti, former deputy mayor of Jerusalem.
IRAQ:
US asks us to pick up litter while city is in ruins, says mayor of Baghdad
Baghdad's mayor lashed out at the United States yesterday – for spending huge sums on projects to collect rubbish and plant trees while his devastated war-torn city struggles without electricity.
At a meeting in the city's Green Zone the mayor, Sabir al-Isawi, interrupted US officials in the middle of a presentation to key Iraqi officials, to say these schemes are "not what the people want".
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Bolton wanted Iran to kick out Arms Inspectors, he tells AIPAC
IN a phone conversation posted in its entirety at the StopAIPAC.org website, Bolton told adoring AIPAC members that he had hoped sanctions imposed by the United Nations on Iran would be followed by a more "dramatic" response on Iran's part, such as withdrawing from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which could then "produce a counter-reaction" That would be seen as "beneficial". Specifically what counter-reaction he had in mind was not specified. However, it seems clear, for this one former Administration official, is that the game is not to avoid conflict, but to escalate it.
ECONOMY:
U.S. urges caution on subprime loans
Worried that "subprime borrowers may not fully understand the risks" of such lending products as adjustable-rate mortgages, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and three other regulators yesterday asked lenders to carefully evaluate borrowers' ability to repay at the full rate.
OP-ED:
Joshua Frank: The Democrats and Iran
The top candidates' tepid words on Iraq were a sign of what's to come over the next year and a half as their rhetorical talents are turned on high. Despite Obama's reassurance that he did not support the war from the beginning, along with Edwards' claims that he's had a change of heart on his past pro-war votes -- neither candidate distinguished their position from the Bush administration when it came to the looming Iran confrontation.
What, Exactly, Are We Dying For?
Will the future judge the war in Iraq as one of the biggest mistakes in our country's short history? We can only wait and see. The past has already judged the war to be a mistake, but the future must wait until the present is done judging the war as a mistake. When will that be? Hopefully soon. Soldiers are dying while we try to figure it out.
My Friend was Raped
I discovered it almost by accident. My friend had been raped. But this had not just happened; it had actually occurred several years ago. Sadly, she could tell me the exact date, time and minute that the rape transpired. I asked her whether she had pressed charges. Her answer was ‘no.’ I asked her whether she had spoken with her family about it, and her answer was ‘no.’ I sat there aghast until she filled in the story.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
The Air Car
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Nutritionist Offers Heart-Healthy Tips
February was "American Heart Month," and according to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the No. 1 killer of black men and women. Nutritionist Rovenia Brock offers tips on maintaining a healthy heart.
FOOD&DRINK:
HOPPIN' JOHN (BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH KIELBASA)
There has been much debate over the strange name of this rice and bean combination. One theory suggests that "Hoppin' John" is a corruption of pois à pigeon, French for pigeon peas, with which the dish was originally made in the French colonies of the Caribbean, where it was likely created.
SUGGESTION: Substitute turkey for the pork products
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Lorraine Gordon, Keeper of a Shrine to Jazz
It was Ike Quebec who first took us to see Thelonious Monk. Ike didn't say about Monk: "Record him." He just said, "Come on, I want you to hear someone." Ike didn't take us to a club either, he took us to Monk's West 65th Street apartment. And Alfred and I... well, we heard him. There were a lot of modern musicians I didn't understand — they were fast and terrific but not comprehensible to me, necessarily. Thelonious Monk I understood. Always. Monk was a revelation. From our very first encounter he was right in my groove.
HUMOR?:
Thank You Mask Man
News others won't tell you
Montana Just Says, 'NO!'
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA OPPOSING ANY EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT A TRINATIONAL POLITICAL, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY AMONG THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND MEXICO; OPPOSING THE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP OF NORTH AMERICA AND INITIATIVES PURSUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PARTNERSHIP THAT THREATEN THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE UNITED STATES; OPPOSING A NORTH AMERICAN UNION; AND OPPOSING THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT SUPERHIGHWAY SYSTEM.
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America Prosperity Agenda
NATIONAL:
Citing 'national security' court throws out CIA torture case
The US government had urged the court to reject the appeal saying that for national security reasons it could not confirm or deny any of the allegations because they were related to the activities of the CIA. The court said that to make his case, el-Masri "would be obliged to produce admissible evidence not only that he was detained and interrogated, but that the defendants were involved in his detention and interrogation in a manner that renders them personally liable to him. "Such a showing could be made only with evidence that exposes how the CIA organizes, staffs and supervises its most sensitive intelligence operations.
Cherokees may expel slave descendents
Native American Cherokees were voting on Saturday whether to expel descendants of black slaves from their tribal nation in a special election that has prompted charges of racism.
The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma was voting on an amendment to their constitution that would strip membership from so-called "Freedmen," those descended from slaves once owned by Cherokees, blacks who were married to Cherokees and children of mixed-race families, according to the tribe's website. Opponents of the proposed amendment say it is a racist project designed to deny the distribution of US government funds and tribal revenue to those with African-American heritage, US media reported.
Request to Find 'Good' in Slavery Stirs Anger
As an African-American and a resident of rural Davidson County,(NC.) Aszullayme (who does not use a last name) knew that his daughters, Tatiana, 13, and Timeca West, would be in the distinct minority, both in their community and in their school. Still, he says he never expected his daughters, who are in the same eighth-grade class at North Davidson Middle School, to bring home an assignment like the one they were given by Kathy Proctor, their language arts teacher.
Ala. School Warned Hours Before Tornado
Administrators at a high school where eight students died in a tornado were warned about severe weather nearly three hours before the twister struck, raising questions Friday about whether classes should have been dismissed earlier. Residents of the neighborhood surrounding Enterprise High School said they heard warning sirens long before the tornado slammed into the building, crushing the victims in an avalanche of concrete and metal.
Obama to AIPAC: Won't rule out nuking Iran
Obama's appearance was seen as a move to court Jewish donors, although the event wasn't a fund-raiser. He did pose for photos with AIPAC members at a private reception before the speech. Although the event was billed as a "forum," he took no questions from the audience or media and left immediately after his half-hour speech.
Bush Administration push for privatization may have helped create Walter Reed 'disaster'
The Bush Administration's drive for privatization may be responsible for the "deplorable" outpatient care for soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, according to a top Democratic Congressman investigating the scandal, which has already led to the resignation of the Secretary of the US Army. A five-year, $120 million contract awarded to a firm run by a former executive from Halliburton – a multi-national corporation where Vice President Dick Cheney once served as CEO – will be probed at a Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs hearing scheduled for Monday.
Army Secretary resigns amid furor
Op-Ed Piece Highlights Black-Asian Tensions
The column was written by Kenneth Eng, a young science-fiction writer in New York. Eng describes himself as an "Asian supremacist." In the opinion piece, he said blacks hate Asians and blacks are weak-willed.
The sounds of jaws dropping could be heard all over San Francisco.
How Real ID will affect you
Starting three years from now, if you live or work in the United States, you'll need a federally approved ID card to travel on an airplane, open a bank account, collect Social Security payments, or take advantage of nearly any government service. Practically speaking, your driver's license likely will have to be reissued to meet federal standards.
INTERNATIONAL:
LIVE FROM PALESTINE~~ APARTHEID... DISAPPEARANCE THROUGH DENIAL
Israel and its apologists angrily reject the apartheid accusation, charge those who make it with being anti-Semites and call upon Israel's friends to refute the charge. Amongst those whom Israel has tried to censure or smear are former US president Jimmy Carter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu, former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town and head of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Other figures making the charge include Arun Gandhi, grandson of the Mahatma Gandhi; Winnie Mandela, former wife of South African leader Nelson Mandela; Michael Ben Yair, who served as Israel's attorney general from 1993-96; Ami Ayalon, a former admiral in Israel's navy and head of Shin Bet, the country's internal security agency; Tommy Lapid, head of Israel's Shinui Party; and Meron Benvenisti, former deputy mayor of Jerusalem.
IRAQ:
US asks us to pick up litter while city is in ruins, says mayor of Baghdad
Baghdad's mayor lashed out at the United States yesterday – for spending huge sums on projects to collect rubbish and plant trees while his devastated war-torn city struggles without electricity.
At a meeting in the city's Green Zone the mayor, Sabir al-Isawi, interrupted US officials in the middle of a presentation to key Iraqi officials, to say these schemes are "not what the people want".
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Bolton wanted Iran to kick out Arms Inspectors, he tells AIPAC
IN a phone conversation posted in its entirety at the StopAIPAC.org website, Bolton told adoring AIPAC members that he had hoped sanctions imposed by the United Nations on Iran would be followed by a more "dramatic" response on Iran's part, such as withdrawing from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which could then "produce a counter-reaction" That would be seen as "beneficial". Specifically what counter-reaction he had in mind was not specified. However, it seems clear, for this one former Administration official, is that the game is not to avoid conflict, but to escalate it.
ECONOMY:
U.S. urges caution on subprime loans
Worried that "subprime borrowers may not fully understand the risks" of such lending products as adjustable-rate mortgages, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and three other regulators yesterday asked lenders to carefully evaluate borrowers' ability to repay at the full rate.
OP-ED:
Joshua Frank: The Democrats and Iran
The top candidates' tepid words on Iraq were a sign of what's to come over the next year and a half as their rhetorical talents are turned on high. Despite Obama's reassurance that he did not support the war from the beginning, along with Edwards' claims that he's had a change of heart on his past pro-war votes -- neither candidate distinguished their position from the Bush administration when it came to the looming Iran confrontation.
What, Exactly, Are We Dying For?
Will the future judge the war in Iraq as one of the biggest mistakes in our country's short history? We can only wait and see. The past has already judged the war to be a mistake, but the future must wait until the present is done judging the war as a mistake. When will that be? Hopefully soon. Soldiers are dying while we try to figure it out.
My Friend was Raped
I discovered it almost by accident. My friend had been raped. But this had not just happened; it had actually occurred several years ago. Sadly, she could tell me the exact date, time and minute that the rape transpired. I asked her whether she had pressed charges. Her answer was ‘no.’ I asked her whether she had spoken with her family about it, and her answer was ‘no.’ I sat there aghast until she filled in the story.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
The Air Car
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Nutritionist Offers Heart-Healthy Tips
February was "American Heart Month," and according to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the No. 1 killer of black men and women. Nutritionist Rovenia Brock offers tips on maintaining a healthy heart.
FOOD&DRINK:
HOPPIN' JOHN (BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH KIELBASA)
There has been much debate over the strange name of this rice and bean combination. One theory suggests that "Hoppin' John" is a corruption of pois à pigeon, French for pigeon peas, with which the dish was originally made in the French colonies of the Caribbean, where it was likely created.
SUGGESTION: Substitute turkey for the pork products
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Lorraine Gordon, Keeper of a Shrine to Jazz
It was Ike Quebec who first took us to see Thelonious Monk. Ike didn't say about Monk: "Record him." He just said, "Come on, I want you to hear someone." Ike didn't take us to a club either, he took us to Monk's West 65th Street apartment. And Alfred and I... well, we heard him. There were a lot of modern musicians I didn't understand — they were fast and terrific but not comprehensible to me, necessarily. Thelonious Monk I understood. Always. Monk was a revelation. From our very first encounter he was right in my groove.
HUMOR?:
Thank You Mask Man
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
Making martial law easier - International Herald Tribune
A disturbing recent phenomenon in Washington is that laws that strike to the heart of American democracy have been passed in the dead of night. So it was with a provision quietly tucked into the enormous defense budget bill at the Bush administration's behest that makes it easier for a president to override local control of law enforcement and declare martial law.
NATIONAL:
737 U.S. Military Bases = Global Empire
The total of America's military bases in other people's countries in 2005, according to official sources, was 737. Reflecting massive deployments to Iraq and the pursuit of President Bush's strategy of preemptive war, the trend line for numbers of overseas bases continues to go up. Interestingly enough, the thirty-eight large and medium-sized American facilities spread around the globe in 2005 -- mostly air and naval bases for our bombers and fleets -- almost exactly equals Britain's thirty-six naval bases and army garrisons at its imperial zenith in 1898.
An Orwellian solution to kids skipping school
Let's say your teenager is a habitual truant and there is nothing you can do about it. A Washington area politician thinks he might have the solution: Fit the child with a Global Positioning System chip, then have police track him down. "It allows them to get caught easier," said Maryland Delegate Doyle Niemann (D-Prince George's), who recently co-sponsored legislation in the House that would use electronic surveillance as part of a broader truancy reduction plan. "It's going to be done unobtrusively. The chips are tiny and can be put into a hospital ID band or a necklace."
Terrorists Chip In
Information-security expert Lukas Grunwald is not reluctant to share his opinion of the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology that is now a mandatory security feature of American passports. “This whole design is totally brain damaged,” Grunwald told Wired magazine. “From my point of view all of these RFID passports are a huge waste of money. They’re not increasing security at all.”
Accused Terrorist Is Big GOP Donor
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) won't say what it plans to do with thousands of dollars in campaign donations it received from an accused terror financier.
Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari gave $15,250 to the NRCC since 2002, according to FEC records published on the Web site opensecrets.org. On Friday, Alishtari pled not guilty to funding terrorism and other crimes, including financial fraud.
JFK security call off
Various angles and clips of security detail being called off, to stand down and not run along side the prez's motorcade. who could authorise this?
INTERNATIONAL:
Occupied Somalia: 12 Killed as heavy mortar fire hits Mogadishu
The attacks underscore the huge challenge facing the interim government of Abdullahi Yusuf, the president, as it tries to tame a nation in anarchy since Mohamed Siad Barre, the former president, was ousted in 1991.
Venezuela Preparing for 'Asymmetrical' Showdown With U.S.
Chavez is keen on ramping up his country's defenses using a windfall of petroleum dollars that have filled state coffers in recent years. Having already spent a significant portion of that money on education and health programs for Venezuela's impoverished, the leftist leader has set his sights on becoming the continent's military superpower.
IRAQ:
The New Iraqi Oil Law: Leaked
Privatizing Iraq's oil and splitting Iraq into three regions are just two negative features of this 29 pages law.
Where in the world is Moqtadl Al-Sadar?
The cleric is not in Tehran, but in Kufa, southern Iraq, according to a Western source. Stories that he has fled across the border are incorrect, according to Albrecht Gero Muth, a former adviser to Kofi Annan when the latter was U.N. Secretary General, who remains in contact with al-Sadr.
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Why Did Rove Receive A Copy Of A Secret Iranian Proposal For Negotiations In 2003?
Inter Press Service reports that, in early May 2003, Karl Rove received a copy of a secret Iranian proposal for negotiations with the United States from former Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) — who is now serving 30 months in prison for his role in a corruption scandal.
Iran - This, Mr President, is how wars start
"If the Iranians decide to respond by showing that they can be tough guys, too, we could easily get an escalation of a tit-for-tat nature," he told me. "It would start in Iraq, where we start to do things and they respond. Then we [the US] believe they're responsible for that, and so we decide to ratchet it up by hitting them somewhere else, and then they respond by hitting us in the Gulf. And then we are at war."
ECONOMY:
Kraft says up to 8,000 jobs cut
Kraft says it may eliminate up to 9 percent of its work force and exit up to 20 production facilities, according to a document outlining the plan.
OP-ED:
Obama Drama – Another Political Sleeping Pill for Black People. --
Yes, I would like to see a President Obama, but for reasons other than euphoria and emotionalism, his Senatorial voting record notwithstanding. I would like to see the “possibility” of finally having a President that would speak out as a Black man and actually do something that directly benefits Black people, the people to whom this country owes a tremendous debt. (Hey, I can dream, can’t I?)
FOOD&DRINK:
POTATO, CHEDDAR, AND CHIVE SOUP
The combination of potatoes and cheese just can't be beat, especially here, in this rich, filling soup.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Gates Takes a New Look at 'Uncle Tom'
In the 1950s, Uncle Tom's Cabin went from being a literary phenomenon to an object of scorn, with its title character symbolizing black self-loathing. Henry Louis Gates has re-examined the book in a new annotated edition.
HUMOR?:
Men on Films - In Living Color
News others won't tell you
Making martial law easier - International Herald Tribune
A disturbing recent phenomenon in Washington is that laws that strike to the heart of American democracy have been passed in the dead of night. So it was with a provision quietly tucked into the enormous defense budget bill at the Bush administration's behest that makes it easier for a president to override local control of law enforcement and declare martial law.
NATIONAL:
737 U.S. Military Bases = Global Empire
The total of America's military bases in other people's countries in 2005, according to official sources, was 737. Reflecting massive deployments to Iraq and the pursuit of President Bush's strategy of preemptive war, the trend line for numbers of overseas bases continues to go up. Interestingly enough, the thirty-eight large and medium-sized American facilities spread around the globe in 2005 -- mostly air and naval bases for our bombers and fleets -- almost exactly equals Britain's thirty-six naval bases and army garrisons at its imperial zenith in 1898.
An Orwellian solution to kids skipping school
Let's say your teenager is a habitual truant and there is nothing you can do about it. A Washington area politician thinks he might have the solution: Fit the child with a Global Positioning System chip, then have police track him down. "It allows them to get caught easier," said Maryland Delegate Doyle Niemann (D-Prince George's), who recently co-sponsored legislation in the House that would use electronic surveillance as part of a broader truancy reduction plan. "It's going to be done unobtrusively. The chips are tiny and can be put into a hospital ID band or a necklace."
Terrorists Chip In
Information-security expert Lukas Grunwald is not reluctant to share his opinion of the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology that is now a mandatory security feature of American passports. “This whole design is totally brain damaged,” Grunwald told Wired magazine. “From my point of view all of these RFID passports are a huge waste of money. They’re not increasing security at all.”
Accused Terrorist Is Big GOP Donor
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) won't say what it plans to do with thousands of dollars in campaign donations it received from an accused terror financier.
Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari gave $15,250 to the NRCC since 2002, according to FEC records published on the Web site opensecrets.org. On Friday, Alishtari pled not guilty to funding terrorism and other crimes, including financial fraud.
JFK security call off
Various angles and clips of security detail being called off, to stand down and not run along side the prez's motorcade. who could authorise this?
INTERNATIONAL:
Occupied Somalia: 12 Killed as heavy mortar fire hits Mogadishu
The attacks underscore the huge challenge facing the interim government of Abdullahi Yusuf, the president, as it tries to tame a nation in anarchy since Mohamed Siad Barre, the former president, was ousted in 1991.
Venezuela Preparing for 'Asymmetrical' Showdown With U.S.
Chavez is keen on ramping up his country's defenses using a windfall of petroleum dollars that have filled state coffers in recent years. Having already spent a significant portion of that money on education and health programs for Venezuela's impoverished, the leftist leader has set his sights on becoming the continent's military superpower.
IRAQ:
The New Iraqi Oil Law: Leaked
Privatizing Iraq's oil and splitting Iraq into three regions are just two negative features of this 29 pages law.
Where in the world is Moqtadl Al-Sadar?
The cleric is not in Tehran, but in Kufa, southern Iraq, according to a Western source. Stories that he has fled across the border are incorrect, according to Albrecht Gero Muth, a former adviser to Kofi Annan when the latter was U.N. Secretary General, who remains in contact with al-Sadr.
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Why Did Rove Receive A Copy Of A Secret Iranian Proposal For Negotiations In 2003?
Inter Press Service reports that, in early May 2003, Karl Rove received a copy of a secret Iranian proposal for negotiations with the United States from former Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) — who is now serving 30 months in prison for his role in a corruption scandal.
Iran - This, Mr President, is how wars start
"If the Iranians decide to respond by showing that they can be tough guys, too, we could easily get an escalation of a tit-for-tat nature," he told me. "It would start in Iraq, where we start to do things and they respond. Then we [the US] believe they're responsible for that, and so we decide to ratchet it up by hitting them somewhere else, and then they respond by hitting us in the Gulf. And then we are at war."
ECONOMY:
Kraft says up to 8,000 jobs cut
Kraft says it may eliminate up to 9 percent of its work force and exit up to 20 production facilities, according to a document outlining the plan.
OP-ED:
Obama Drama – Another Political Sleeping Pill for Black People. --
Yes, I would like to see a President Obama, but for reasons other than euphoria and emotionalism, his Senatorial voting record notwithstanding. I would like to see the “possibility” of finally having a President that would speak out as a Black man and actually do something that directly benefits Black people, the people to whom this country owes a tremendous debt. (Hey, I can dream, can’t I?)
FOOD&DRINK:
POTATO, CHEDDAR, AND CHIVE SOUP
The combination of potatoes and cheese just can't be beat, especially here, in this rich, filling soup.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Gates Takes a New Look at 'Uncle Tom'
In the 1950s, Uncle Tom's Cabin went from being a literary phenomenon to an object of scorn, with its title character symbolizing black self-loathing. Henry Louis Gates has re-examined the book in a new annotated edition.
HUMOR?:
Men on Films - In Living Color
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Another Angle 18 - February - 2007
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
The Global Shell & Pea Game
Six weeks ago, after a year of speculation, Iran changed its oil bourse from petrodollars to petroeuros. US rhetoric against the leadership of Iran was therefore ratcheted up in latter 2006. First, Ahmadinejad’s call to erase the Zionist political entity from the pages of time was translated in to “wipe Israel off the map”, alarming the world to a specter of a new holocaust. Second, Iran’s nuclear weaponry intentions were disclosed — a new imminent threat — but the American taxpayers weren’t buying that one so easily this time. Thus, the new story of Iranian supplies to insurgents in Iraq is told at bedtime (less than one percent of attacks on US troops in Iraq are by Shiites).
NATIONAL:
02.15 Brzezinski's Damning Indictment
Brzezinski told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that "the final destination on this downhill track is likely to be a head-on conflict with Iran and with much of the world of Islam." Brzezinski predicts "some provocation in Iraq or a terrorist act in the U.S. blamed on Iran; culminating in a 'defensive' U.S. military action against Iran that plunges a lonely America into a spreading and deepening quagmire eventually ranging across Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan."
The Obama revolution
Barack Obama had no placards. His campaign desk was sparse, undecorated and banner-free. He walked on to the stage with no music at all. He left the same way, with only the sound of thunderous applause filling his ears. The message was clear: Barack Obama does not need campaign gimmicks and he is not doing things the old-fashioned way. And it worked.
The Obama revolution is sweeping through the Democratic party.
Obama Set For Big Jewish Push
The presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is poised to dramatically increase its Jewish outreach. That includes the recruitment of top Jewish donors and advisers, and an expected major speech on Israel and the Middle East that a Democratic insider said “will set the baseline and establish Sen. Obama as a reliable, strong supporter of Israel.”
INTERNATIONAL:
Zambia loses 'vulture fund' case
Vulture funds - as defined by the International Monetary Fund and UK Chancellor Gordon Brown among others - are companies which buy up the debt of poor nations cheaply when it is about to be written off, then sue for the full value of the debt plus interest. "Zambia has been planning to spend the money released from debt cancellation on much-needed nurses, teachers and infrastructure. "This is what debt cancellation is intended for, not to line the pockets of businessmen based in rich countries."
Imported chicken cripples economy in western Africa
“The competition from cheap, imported chicken from Europe made 92 percent of small chicken farmers in Cameroon lose their main income source between 1996 and 2003,” Bernard Njonga of the Cameroon NGO, the Association Citoyenne de Défense des Intérêts Collecitifs (ACDIC), told IPS. ACDIC leads a campaign against the chicken imports and now has more than 10,000 members—farmers and also consumers. “That meant 645 farms going under. Typically four to six families depend on each farm. These people lost their jobs and were dumped into poverty,” Mr. Njonga said.
Army and police desert beleaguered Mugabe
Mugabe, ruler of Zimbabwe since its independence in 1980, claimed Britain has been trying to oust him. But the UK says Zimbabwe's long-running political and economic crisis is a result of rights abuses, vote-rigging and skewed policies, which have nothing to do with London.
Olmert threatens to boycott Palestinian Authority
IRAQ:
Rice, in Surprise Baghdad Visit, Presses Leaders for Progress
She said she had told Iraq’s leaders to quickly finish work on an oil law that would distribute revenues evenly among Iraq’s population.
New Oil Law Means Victory in Iraq for Bush
This law has been in the works since the very beginning of the invasion - indeed, since months before the invasion, when the Bush administration brought in Phillip Carroll, former CEO of both Shell and Fluor, the politically-wired oil servicing firm, to devise "contingency plans" for divvying up Iraq's oil after the attack. Once the deed was done, Carroll was made head of the American "advisory committee" overseeing the oil industry of the conquered land.
Iraq: Kurdish Oil Law Poses Problem For Baghdad - RADIO FREE ...
"The Kurds have submitted a draft petroleum act to be adopted that gives them the right to control oil, regardless of the government in Baghdad. The Oil Ministry has submitted another completely different draft that gives the authority to the ministry, not regions. It's the main issue of the conflict: oil and Kurds," he said. The establishment of a petroleum law in the Kurdish region not only underscores the decentralization of oil resources, but it constitutes another step in the Kurds' move away from the Baghdad government.
OP-ED:
It's still about oil in Iraq - Los Angeles Times
Page 1, Chapter 1 of the Iraq Study Group report lays out Iraq's importance to its region, the U.S. and the world with this reminder: "It has the world's second-largest known oil reserves." The group then proceeds to give very specific and radical recommendations as to what the United States should do to secure those reserves. If the proposals are followed, Iraq's national oil industry will be commercialized and opened to foreign firms.The report makes visible to everyone the elephant in the room: that we are fighting, killing and dying in a war for oil. It states in plain language that the U.S. government should use every tool at its disposal to ensure that American oil interests and those of its corporations are met.
It's Time for Star Athletes to Choose HBCUs
We all know how Major League Baseball swiped stars from the Negro Leagues. Well, if you think about it, that's basically what happens when prep stars shun historically black schools like North Carolina Central University for schools like UNC, Duke and Ohio State.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Magnetic Pulse Treatment Targets Depression
Transcranial magnetic stimulation, under investigation as a potential treatment for depression, sends a magnetic pulse to stimulate the brain. Keith Seinfeld of member station KPLU in Seattle reports on the experiences of a woman named Georgia, who is among hundreds who have agreed to try the device.
FOOD&DRINK:
Sweet and Savory: Odd Food Combinations
We don't raise an eyebrow at carrot cake or peanut butter cookies. No one is alarmed by pumpkin pie. We don't raise an eyebrow at carrot cake or peanut butter cookies. No one is alarmed by pumpkin pie. But is the world ready for potato-chip cookies? Finding savory or other unusual ingredients in sweet baked goods was not uncommon 100 years ago, when frugal housewives used every leftover bit of food. Along the way, they learned some things.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
NPR : The Harlem Renaissance, On and Off the Court
In "On the Shoulders of Giants" Abdul-Jabbar (with co-author Raymond Obstfeld) recounts how a few square miles in northern Manhattan became the cultural capital of Black America in the 1920s and '30s (while extortionate rents were creating slum conditions). Abdul-Jabbar's definition of the Harlem Renaissance is expansive enough to include not just its famous intellectuals -Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, W.E.B. Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson, et al- but Marcus Garvey, the charismatic advocate of a return to Africa who had a mass following. "It was the renaissance atmosphere in Harlem that gave him the inspiration and platform to launch his Universal Negro Improvement Association," Abdul-Jabbar explains. The classy intellectuals promoting the image of a "new Negro" despised Garvey.
Bassett and Vance Tell Their 'Love Story'
Celebrity couple Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance have a new book out about relationships. It's titled Friends: A Love Story. The book tells the story of their emotional lives both before and after they met.
HUMOR?:
Flip Wilson on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1965
If you have only seen Flip as "Geraldine" or as the "Pastor of The Church of What's Happening Now", check out this comic genius doing the "Tonight Show"
News others won't tell you
The Global Shell & Pea Game
Six weeks ago, after a year of speculation, Iran changed its oil bourse from petrodollars to petroeuros. US rhetoric against the leadership of Iran was therefore ratcheted up in latter 2006. First, Ahmadinejad’s call to erase the Zionist political entity from the pages of time was translated in to “wipe Israel off the map”, alarming the world to a specter of a new holocaust. Second, Iran’s nuclear weaponry intentions were disclosed — a new imminent threat — but the American taxpayers weren’t buying that one so easily this time. Thus, the new story of Iranian supplies to insurgents in Iraq is told at bedtime (less than one percent of attacks on US troops in Iraq are by Shiites).
NATIONAL:
02.15 Brzezinski's Damning Indictment
Brzezinski told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that "the final destination on this downhill track is likely to be a head-on conflict with Iran and with much of the world of Islam." Brzezinski predicts "some provocation in Iraq or a terrorist act in the U.S. blamed on Iran; culminating in a 'defensive' U.S. military action against Iran that plunges a lonely America into a spreading and deepening quagmire eventually ranging across Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan."
The Obama revolution
Barack Obama had no placards. His campaign desk was sparse, undecorated and banner-free. He walked on to the stage with no music at all. He left the same way, with only the sound of thunderous applause filling his ears. The message was clear: Barack Obama does not need campaign gimmicks and he is not doing things the old-fashioned way. And it worked.
The Obama revolution is sweeping through the Democratic party.
Obama Set For Big Jewish Push
The presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is poised to dramatically increase its Jewish outreach. That includes the recruitment of top Jewish donors and advisers, and an expected major speech on Israel and the Middle East that a Democratic insider said “will set the baseline and establish Sen. Obama as a reliable, strong supporter of Israel.”
INTERNATIONAL:
Zambia loses 'vulture fund' case
Vulture funds - as defined by the International Monetary Fund and UK Chancellor Gordon Brown among others - are companies which buy up the debt of poor nations cheaply when it is about to be written off, then sue for the full value of the debt plus interest. "Zambia has been planning to spend the money released from debt cancellation on much-needed nurses, teachers and infrastructure. "This is what debt cancellation is intended for, not to line the pockets of businessmen based in rich countries."
Imported chicken cripples economy in western Africa
“The competition from cheap, imported chicken from Europe made 92 percent of small chicken farmers in Cameroon lose their main income source between 1996 and 2003,” Bernard Njonga of the Cameroon NGO, the Association Citoyenne de Défense des Intérêts Collecitifs (ACDIC), told IPS. ACDIC leads a campaign against the chicken imports and now has more than 10,000 members—farmers and also consumers. “That meant 645 farms going under. Typically four to six families depend on each farm. These people lost their jobs and were dumped into poverty,” Mr. Njonga said.
Army and police desert beleaguered Mugabe
Mugabe, ruler of Zimbabwe since its independence in 1980, claimed Britain has been trying to oust him. But the UK says Zimbabwe's long-running political and economic crisis is a result of rights abuses, vote-rigging and skewed policies, which have nothing to do with London.
Olmert threatens to boycott Palestinian Authority
IRAQ:
Rice, in Surprise Baghdad Visit, Presses Leaders for Progress
She said she had told Iraq’s leaders to quickly finish work on an oil law that would distribute revenues evenly among Iraq’s population.
New Oil Law Means Victory in Iraq for Bush
This law has been in the works since the very beginning of the invasion - indeed, since months before the invasion, when the Bush administration brought in Phillip Carroll, former CEO of both Shell and Fluor, the politically-wired oil servicing firm, to devise "contingency plans" for divvying up Iraq's oil after the attack. Once the deed was done, Carroll was made head of the American "advisory committee" overseeing the oil industry of the conquered land.
Iraq: Kurdish Oil Law Poses Problem For Baghdad - RADIO FREE ...
"The Kurds have submitted a draft petroleum act to be adopted that gives them the right to control oil, regardless of the government in Baghdad. The Oil Ministry has submitted another completely different draft that gives the authority to the ministry, not regions. It's the main issue of the conflict: oil and Kurds," he said. The establishment of a petroleum law in the Kurdish region not only underscores the decentralization of oil resources, but it constitutes another step in the Kurds' move away from the Baghdad government.
OP-ED:
It's still about oil in Iraq - Los Angeles Times
Page 1, Chapter 1 of the Iraq Study Group report lays out Iraq's importance to its region, the U.S. and the world with this reminder: "It has the world's second-largest known oil reserves." The group then proceeds to give very specific and radical recommendations as to what the United States should do to secure those reserves. If the proposals are followed, Iraq's national oil industry will be commercialized and opened to foreign firms.The report makes visible to everyone the elephant in the room: that we are fighting, killing and dying in a war for oil. It states in plain language that the U.S. government should use every tool at its disposal to ensure that American oil interests and those of its corporations are met.
It's Time for Star Athletes to Choose HBCUs
We all know how Major League Baseball swiped stars from the Negro Leagues. Well, if you think about it, that's basically what happens when prep stars shun historically black schools like North Carolina Central University for schools like UNC, Duke and Ohio State.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Magnetic Pulse Treatment Targets Depression
Transcranial magnetic stimulation, under investigation as a potential treatment for depression, sends a magnetic pulse to stimulate the brain. Keith Seinfeld of member station KPLU in Seattle reports on the experiences of a woman named Georgia, who is among hundreds who have agreed to try the device.
FOOD&DRINK:
Sweet and Savory: Odd Food Combinations
We don't raise an eyebrow at carrot cake or peanut butter cookies. No one is alarmed by pumpkin pie. We don't raise an eyebrow at carrot cake or peanut butter cookies. No one is alarmed by pumpkin pie. But is the world ready for potato-chip cookies? Finding savory or other unusual ingredients in sweet baked goods was not uncommon 100 years ago, when frugal housewives used every leftover bit of food. Along the way, they learned some things.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
NPR : The Harlem Renaissance, On and Off the Court
In "On the Shoulders of Giants" Abdul-Jabbar (with co-author Raymond Obstfeld) recounts how a few square miles in northern Manhattan became the cultural capital of Black America in the 1920s and '30s (while extortionate rents were creating slum conditions). Abdul-Jabbar's definition of the Harlem Renaissance is expansive enough to include not just its famous intellectuals -Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, W.E.B. Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson, et al- but Marcus Garvey, the charismatic advocate of a return to Africa who had a mass following. "It was the renaissance atmosphere in Harlem that gave him the inspiration and platform to launch his Universal Negro Improvement Association," Abdul-Jabbar explains. The classy intellectuals promoting the image of a "new Negro" despised Garvey.
Bassett and Vance Tell Their 'Love Story'
Celebrity couple Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance have a new book out about relationships. It's titled Friends: A Love Story. The book tells the story of their emotional lives both before and after they met.
HUMOR?:
Flip Wilson on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1965
If you have only seen Flip as "Geraldine" or as the "Pastor of The Church of What's Happening Now", check out this comic genius doing the "Tonight Show"
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Another Angle 17 - February - 2007
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
This is War
Dare we look on our victims?
- Warning -
This video should only be viewed by mature audience
This is Iran
Short video
NATIONAL:
Black Community takes on Houston Police Department
High tensions between Houston’s Black community and local law enforcement overheated when Houston Police Department (HPD) Officer L.D. Smith, during a Jan. 8 traffic stop, used his department-issued taser on 23-year-old Robert McIntosh three times, handcuffed him, turned him over and shot him three times in the chest, taking his life.
Woman Becomes Quadruple Amputee After Giving Birth
A Sanford, Fl. mother says she will never be able to hold her newborn because an Orlando hospital performed a life-altering surgery and, she claims, the hospital refuses to explain why they left her as a multiple amputee. The woman filed a complaint against Orlando Regional Healthcare Systems, she said, because they won't tell her exactly what happened. The hospital maintains the woman wants to know information that would violate other patients' rights.
'CIA agents' face abduction trial
A Milan judge has ordered 26 US citizens, most of them believed to be CIA agents, to stand trial on charges of the 2003 abduction of an Egyptian imam. At least five Italians, including Nicolo Pollari, the former head of Italian military intelligence, were also ordered to stand trial.
Blackmailing Bush; how the "Dear Leader" duped "The Decider"
There’s no chance that the administration will persuade the North to "denuclearize" (the administration’s word du jour). Kim knows that the real objective of US policy is regime change and that guarantees that he will never give up his nukes. Instead, he plans to use the upcoming negotiations as a means of extorting more concessions from Bush and the allies. Next, he’s expected to demand electrical power from South Korea, additional food and medicine, and the light-water reactor which was promised by Clinton. All the while, his nukes will remain safely tucked away beyond reach; his only real bargaining chip.
Iraq's Death Toll is Far Worse Than Our Leaders Admit
There are three ways we know it is a gross underestimate. First, if it were true, including suicides, South Africa, Colombia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia have experienced higher violent death rates than Iraq over the past four years. If true, many North and South American cities and Sub-Saharan Africa have had a similar murder rate to that claimed in Iraq. For those of us who have been in Iraq, the suggestion that New Orleans is more violent seems simply ridiculous.
Forgive me for linking to the Cincinnati Enquirer!!!
The Ed Schultz Show Is Owned By Right Wingers. Does It Matter?
Randy Michaels, born Benjamin Homel, ( was head of Clear Channel Communications, a verrry right wing company. In 2003, he contributed $2000 to George W. Bush. He joined Clear Channel when his company, Jacor, which syndicated Rush Limbaugh and Dr. Laura Schlesinger, was acquired by Clear Channel. Stu Krane was the former VP of ABC Radio and Premiere Radio Networks--and the syndication exec for RUsh Limbaugh.
US military tells Jack Bauer: Cut out the torture scenes ... or else!
While 24 draws millions of viewers, it appears some people are becoming a little squeamish. The US military has appealed to the producers of 24 to tone down the torture scenes because of the impact they are having both on troops in the field and America's reputation abroad. Forget about Abu Ghraib, forget about Guantanamo Bay, forget even that the White House has authorised interrogation techniques that some classify as torture, that damned Jack Bauer is giving us a bad name.
INTERNATIONAL:
Worldwide events mark ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ - Israel News, Ynetnews
According to the organizers, the week’s goal was to “push forward the analysis of Israel as an apartheid state and to bolster support for the boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign in accordance with the demands outlined in the July 2005 Statement: full equality for Arab citizens of Israel, an end to the occupation and colonization of the West Bank and Gaza, and the implementation of the right of return and compensation for Palestinian refugees pursuant to UN resolution 194.”
NKorea on "war footing" over US attacks
"The whole People's Army soldiers and the people will maintain war preparedness to the full, to deal with US imperialists' manoeuvres for agression. If the enemies dare ignite the fire of war, we will mobilise all our powerful combat potential, built up through the maelstrom of Songun (army-first) revolution, mercilessly crush the enemies and achieve the historic task of national unification."
IRAQ:
Uygur: Who's funding the Sunnis?
If this administration cares so much for the troops dying in Iraq, as they claim, why don't they investigate who is sending the money for the weapons that are killing over 90% of them?
If they don't do this, then it becomes patently obvious that they are using the troops as an excuse once again for their real agenda.
ECONOMY:
Hershey may cut 3000, workers say
The company is building the plant in Mexico as part of its three-year plan to trim the work force, realign operations and become more profitable. Hershey said it would close or downsize some plants and expand others, but officials did not identify the plants.
OP-ED:
Surge Toward the Truth.
The Kucinich Plan to End the War in Iraq
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
Trials for 'bionic' eye implants
US researchers have been given the go-ahead to implant the prototype device in 50 to 75 patients. The Argus II system uses a spectacle-mounted camera to feed visual information to electrodes in the eye.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
CFL Bulbs Have One Hitch: Toxic Mercury
Mercury is a potent neurotoxin, and it's especially dangerous for children and fetuses. Most exposure to mercury comes from eating fish contaminated with mercury. Some states, cities and counties have outlawed putting CFL bulbs in the trash, but in most states the practice is legal.
FOOD&DRINK:
Traditional Napa Cabbage Kimchi
This is the mother of all kimchi. When Koreans say "kimchi," this is the kind that comes to everyone's minds. Good either fresh or fermented, it goes with everything from meats to noodles. You will need a one-gallon glass jar or four 1-quart jars.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Brainy Jazz Meets Gut-Level Expression
George Benson's 1976 mega-hit Breezin' helped kick-start "smooth jazz," that not-so-distant cousin of "easy listening." It also neatly divides the guitarist and singer's career into Before and After: Benson had been recording for more than a decade when Breezin' lifted him into the stratosphere, and most of those early records — including this spry date, which he recorded at age 23 — are more musically adventurous. Not surprisingly, they're also mostly overlooked.
HUMOR?:
Meet President Limbaugh, Vice-President Coulter
Another hilarious clip from FOX News' bound-to-fail Half Hour News Hour. Imagine for a moment what kind of country this would be with Limbaugh and Coulter at the helm. At the very least, you could bet your bottom dollar that President Limbaugh would encourage the government to negotiate prices for prescription drugs. Namely, Viagra and pain killers.
News others won't tell you
This is War
Dare we look on our victims?
- Warning -
This video should only be viewed by mature audience
This is Iran
Short video
NATIONAL:
Black Community takes on Houston Police Department
High tensions between Houston’s Black community and local law enforcement overheated when Houston Police Department (HPD) Officer L.D. Smith, during a Jan. 8 traffic stop, used his department-issued taser on 23-year-old Robert McIntosh three times, handcuffed him, turned him over and shot him three times in the chest, taking his life.
Woman Becomes Quadruple Amputee After Giving Birth
A Sanford, Fl. mother says she will never be able to hold her newborn because an Orlando hospital performed a life-altering surgery and, she claims, the hospital refuses to explain why they left her as a multiple amputee. The woman filed a complaint against Orlando Regional Healthcare Systems, she said, because they won't tell her exactly what happened. The hospital maintains the woman wants to know information that would violate other patients' rights.
'CIA agents' face abduction trial
A Milan judge has ordered 26 US citizens, most of them believed to be CIA agents, to stand trial on charges of the 2003 abduction of an Egyptian imam. At least five Italians, including Nicolo Pollari, the former head of Italian military intelligence, were also ordered to stand trial.
Blackmailing Bush; how the "Dear Leader" duped "The Decider"
There’s no chance that the administration will persuade the North to "denuclearize" (the administration’s word du jour). Kim knows that the real objective of US policy is regime change and that guarantees that he will never give up his nukes. Instead, he plans to use the upcoming negotiations as a means of extorting more concessions from Bush and the allies. Next, he’s expected to demand electrical power from South Korea, additional food and medicine, and the light-water reactor which was promised by Clinton. All the while, his nukes will remain safely tucked away beyond reach; his only real bargaining chip.
Iraq's Death Toll is Far Worse Than Our Leaders Admit
There are three ways we know it is a gross underestimate. First, if it were true, including suicides, South Africa, Colombia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia have experienced higher violent death rates than Iraq over the past four years. If true, many North and South American cities and Sub-Saharan Africa have had a similar murder rate to that claimed in Iraq. For those of us who have been in Iraq, the suggestion that New Orleans is more violent seems simply ridiculous.
Forgive me for linking to the Cincinnati Enquirer!!!
The Ed Schultz Show Is Owned By Right Wingers. Does It Matter?
Randy Michaels, born Benjamin Homel, ( was head of Clear Channel Communications, a verrry right wing company. In 2003, he contributed $2000 to George W. Bush. He joined Clear Channel when his company, Jacor, which syndicated Rush Limbaugh and Dr. Laura Schlesinger, was acquired by Clear Channel. Stu Krane was the former VP of ABC Radio and Premiere Radio Networks--and the syndication exec for RUsh Limbaugh.
US military tells Jack Bauer: Cut out the torture scenes ... or else!
While 24 draws millions of viewers, it appears some people are becoming a little squeamish. The US military has appealed to the producers of 24 to tone down the torture scenes because of the impact they are having both on troops in the field and America's reputation abroad. Forget about Abu Ghraib, forget about Guantanamo Bay, forget even that the White House has authorised interrogation techniques that some classify as torture, that damned Jack Bauer is giving us a bad name.
INTERNATIONAL:
Worldwide events mark ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ - Israel News, Ynetnews
According to the organizers, the week’s goal was to “push forward the analysis of Israel as an apartheid state and to bolster support for the boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign in accordance with the demands outlined in the July 2005 Statement: full equality for Arab citizens of Israel, an end to the occupation and colonization of the West Bank and Gaza, and the implementation of the right of return and compensation for Palestinian refugees pursuant to UN resolution 194.”
NKorea on "war footing" over US attacks
"The whole People's Army soldiers and the people will maintain war preparedness to the full, to deal with US imperialists' manoeuvres for agression. If the enemies dare ignite the fire of war, we will mobilise all our powerful combat potential, built up through the maelstrom of Songun (army-first) revolution, mercilessly crush the enemies and achieve the historic task of national unification."
IRAQ:
Uygur: Who's funding the Sunnis?
If this administration cares so much for the troops dying in Iraq, as they claim, why don't they investigate who is sending the money for the weapons that are killing over 90% of them?
If they don't do this, then it becomes patently obvious that they are using the troops as an excuse once again for their real agenda.
ECONOMY:
Hershey may cut 3000, workers say
The company is building the plant in Mexico as part of its three-year plan to trim the work force, realign operations and become more profitable. Hershey said it would close or downsize some plants and expand others, but officials did not identify the plants.
OP-ED:
Surge Toward the Truth.
The Kucinich Plan to End the War in Iraq
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
Trials for 'bionic' eye implants
US researchers have been given the go-ahead to implant the prototype device in 50 to 75 patients. The Argus II system uses a spectacle-mounted camera to feed visual information to electrodes in the eye.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
CFL Bulbs Have One Hitch: Toxic Mercury
Mercury is a potent neurotoxin, and it's especially dangerous for children and fetuses. Most exposure to mercury comes from eating fish contaminated with mercury. Some states, cities and counties have outlawed putting CFL bulbs in the trash, but in most states the practice is legal.
FOOD&DRINK:
Traditional Napa Cabbage Kimchi
This is the mother of all kimchi. When Koreans say "kimchi," this is the kind that comes to everyone's minds. Good either fresh or fermented, it goes with everything from meats to noodles. You will need a one-gallon glass jar or four 1-quart jars.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Brainy Jazz Meets Gut-Level Expression
George Benson's 1976 mega-hit Breezin' helped kick-start "smooth jazz," that not-so-distant cousin of "easy listening." It also neatly divides the guitarist and singer's career into Before and After: Benson had been recording for more than a decade when Breezin' lifted him into the stratosphere, and most of those early records — including this spry date, which he recorded at age 23 — are more musically adventurous. Not surprisingly, they're also mostly overlooked.
HUMOR?:
Meet President Limbaugh, Vice-President Coulter
Another hilarious clip from FOX News' bound-to-fail Half Hour News Hour. Imagine for a moment what kind of country this would be with Limbaugh and Coulter at the helm. At the very least, you could bet your bottom dollar that President Limbaugh would encourage the government to negotiate prices for prescription drugs. Namely, Viagra and pain killers.
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Monday, February 12, 2007
Another Angle 13 - February - 2007
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
The Hillary Illusion
The machine is speaking very loudly about what they want and it is more important then ever to ask why, when the machine speaks so loudly and forcefully. There are reasons America; and there is too much at stake.
NATIONAL:
Obama to Howard - 'Put up or Shut up'
Looks like we finally got ourselves a presidential candidate with a backbone. This man IS presidential material.
US SENDING THIRD Carrier Strike Group to Persian Gulf
'Most cocaine enters US via Farc'
The Drugs Enforcement Agency's Michael Braun described the Farc as "half terrorists, half traffickers - the face of global crime in the 21st Century". The left-wing guerrilla army is thought to be one of the world's most powerful.
"Explosively formed penetrators" rebranded UK shells, and not Iranian?
Looks like that “slam-dunk” evidence that Iran is arming Iraqi insurgents is not so slam-dunk after all. NewsHog has the scoop, here and here.
For one thing, the lettering and numbering isn’t in Farsi (the language used by Iranians); for another, the UK uses 81MM shells, and Iran would be much more likely to use Soviet-style 82MM shells.
Top American General Disputes US Military Claim on Iran
CNN: Bush-Backed Shiite Group Receiving Weapons Shipments From Iran
SENATE SNEAKS
On Thursday February 1, 2007, the Senate passed a “minimum wage” bill. Unnoticed and unreported in the old media they included Amendment 187.
Police Probe Alleged Homeless Dumping
Coming SOON to a city near you!!
Ohio food stamp usage increases 71%
...the biggest factor is the economy," agency spokesman Jon Allen said. "Historically, you've always been able to trace the economy by food-stamp participation." The number of residents - many of them children - receiving aid increased by at least half over the six years in seven urban counties, and more than doubled in Franklin County, home to Columbus, and the six suburban counties surrounding it. Food stamp use has more than tripled in Union County and is close to tripled in Fairfield County.
FLASHBACK: What ever happened to these suspects??????
This is how stupid people are in the United States
INTERNATIONAL:
De Beers to create black-run firm
The deal will bring together South Africa's state-run firm Alexkor and De Beers' Namaqualand mining operations. De Beers has been working to meet black economic empowerment rules, and last year sold 26% of its South African business to a black-owned company.
Somalia: Food shortages in the south as insecurity increases
Many "families reported that due to lack of food they had eaten seeds distributed for post-flood recessional planting … There is evidence to suggest that the region, including Buale and Jilib [Middle Juba] to Jamaame [Lower Juba], is in a similar humanitarian and livelihood situation," the agency said. An inter-agency response, it added, was under way.
Monsanto Dumped Toxic Waste in UK
Evidence has emerged that the Monsanto chemical company paid contractors to dump thousands of tonnes of highly toxic waste in British landfill sites, knowing that their chemicals were liable to contaminate wildlife and people.
IRAQ:
The Origins of the Shia-Sunni Split
It's not known precisely how many of the world's 1.3 billion Muslims are Shia. The Shia are a minority, comprising between 10 percent and 15 percent of the Muslim population — certainly fewer than 200 million, all told.
Dr. Dahlia Wasfi speaks at Iraq forum
This is an accounting of what was happening on the ground almost a year ago.
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Carlyle Makes A Killing With Defense Sale - Forbes.com
The Carlyle Group raked in an 800% return on its investment on Friday when it sewed up the sale of its 10.3% stake in QinetiQ Group, the British defense research company, said to be the inspiration behind doddering gadget maven Q in the James Bond films.
President George Walker Bush: The Greatest Threat to World Peace
The following text is excerpted from a press conference held by Minister Farrakhan in Detroit, Michigan, on October 8, 2002, giving an analysis of President Bush’s national address concerning the Iraqi Threat, delivered at the Cincinnati Museum Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2002.
ECONOMY:
Counterfeiting Money - Crime or Good Economics?
Did you ever think that counterfeiting money could be good for the economy and that the counterfeiter could be considered an economic genius or even a national hero?
OP-ED:
Barack Can Beat Hillary, If...
If he keeps on being Barack Obama. If he continues to tell it the way he sees it.
Paul Craig Roberts: How the World Can Stop Bush
The Bush Regime has taken the US outside the boundaries of international law and is acting unilaterally, falsely declaring American military aggression to be "defensive" and in the interests of peace. Much of the world realizes the hypocrisy and danger in the Bush Regime's justification of the unbridled use of US military power, but no countries except other nuclear powers can challenge American aggression, and then only at the risk of all life on earth.
The solution is nonmilitary challenge.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
Computer experts warn of viruses in Valentine messages
"Computer users should keep a wary eye on any romantic messages received by e-mail, as many of them could contain malicious code," said US security firm PandaLabs after detecting an increase in a worm it dubbed Nurech.A.
The worm hides in e-mails with subjects like: "Together You and I," "Til the End of Time Heart of Mine."
HEALTH&FITNESS:
No sleep means no new brain cells
The work on rats, by a team from Princeton University found a lack of sleep affected the hippocampus, a brain region involved in forming memories.
FOOD&DRINK:
The Juicy History of Blood Oranges
In 1646, a Jesuit scholar wrote of an orange with purple-colored flesh that tasted strangely like a grape. The mystery and drama of blood oranges has fascinated citrus lovers ever since.
Four Flowers Juice
Named for the four fruits that go into this recipe, the drink is a refreshing accompaniment to brunch at Sarabeth's restaurant in New York.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Cassandra Wilson: Soul, Jazz and New Sounds
Cassandra Wilson grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, and went on to become one of the top jazz singer-songwriters of the 1990s. She was playing the guitar and piano by age 9, and by the '70s was performing with an assortment of R&B bands.
HUMOR?:
The Meek Decide It's Time To Inherit The Earth
News others won't tell you
The Hillary Illusion
The machine is speaking very loudly about what they want and it is more important then ever to ask why, when the machine speaks so loudly and forcefully. There are reasons America; and there is too much at stake.
NATIONAL:
Obama to Howard - 'Put up or Shut up'
Looks like we finally got ourselves a presidential candidate with a backbone. This man IS presidential material.
US SENDING THIRD Carrier Strike Group to Persian Gulf
'Most cocaine enters US via Farc'
The Drugs Enforcement Agency's Michael Braun described the Farc as "half terrorists, half traffickers - the face of global crime in the 21st Century". The left-wing guerrilla army is thought to be one of the world's most powerful.
"Explosively formed penetrators" rebranded UK shells, and not Iranian?
Looks like that “slam-dunk” evidence that Iran is arming Iraqi insurgents is not so slam-dunk after all. NewsHog has the scoop, here and here.
For one thing, the lettering and numbering isn’t in Farsi (the language used by Iranians); for another, the UK uses 81MM shells, and Iran would be much more likely to use Soviet-style 82MM shells.
Top American General Disputes US Military Claim on Iran
CNN: Bush-Backed Shiite Group Receiving Weapons Shipments From Iran
SENATE SNEAKS
On Thursday February 1, 2007, the Senate passed a “minimum wage” bill. Unnoticed and unreported in the old media they included Amendment 187.
Police Probe Alleged Homeless Dumping
Coming SOON to a city near you!!
Ohio food stamp usage increases 71%
...the biggest factor is the economy," agency spokesman Jon Allen said. "Historically, you've always been able to trace the economy by food-stamp participation." The number of residents - many of them children - receiving aid increased by at least half over the six years in seven urban counties, and more than doubled in Franklin County, home to Columbus, and the six suburban counties surrounding it. Food stamp use has more than tripled in Union County and is close to tripled in Fairfield County.
FLASHBACK: What ever happened to these suspects??????
This is how stupid people are in the United States
INTERNATIONAL:
De Beers to create black-run firm
The deal will bring together South Africa's state-run firm Alexkor and De Beers' Namaqualand mining operations. De Beers has been working to meet black economic empowerment rules, and last year sold 26% of its South African business to a black-owned company.
Somalia: Food shortages in the south as insecurity increases
Many "families reported that due to lack of food they had eaten seeds distributed for post-flood recessional planting … There is evidence to suggest that the region, including Buale and Jilib [Middle Juba] to Jamaame [Lower Juba], is in a similar humanitarian and livelihood situation," the agency said. An inter-agency response, it added, was under way.
Monsanto Dumped Toxic Waste in UK
Evidence has emerged that the Monsanto chemical company paid contractors to dump thousands of tonnes of highly toxic waste in British landfill sites, knowing that their chemicals were liable to contaminate wildlife and people.
IRAQ:
The Origins of the Shia-Sunni Split
It's not known precisely how many of the world's 1.3 billion Muslims are Shia. The Shia are a minority, comprising between 10 percent and 15 percent of the Muslim population — certainly fewer than 200 million, all told.
Dr. Dahlia Wasfi speaks at Iraq forum
This is an accounting of what was happening on the ground almost a year ago.
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Carlyle Makes A Killing With Defense Sale - Forbes.com
The Carlyle Group raked in an 800% return on its investment on Friday when it sewed up the sale of its 10.3% stake in QinetiQ Group, the British defense research company, said to be the inspiration behind doddering gadget maven Q in the James Bond films.
President George Walker Bush: The Greatest Threat to World Peace
The following text is excerpted from a press conference held by Minister Farrakhan in Detroit, Michigan, on October 8, 2002, giving an analysis of President Bush’s national address concerning the Iraqi Threat, delivered at the Cincinnati Museum Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2002.
ECONOMY:
Counterfeiting Money - Crime or Good Economics?
Did you ever think that counterfeiting money could be good for the economy and that the counterfeiter could be considered an economic genius or even a national hero?
OP-ED:
Barack Can Beat Hillary, If...
If he keeps on being Barack Obama. If he continues to tell it the way he sees it.
Paul Craig Roberts: How the World Can Stop Bush
The Bush Regime has taken the US outside the boundaries of international law and is acting unilaterally, falsely declaring American military aggression to be "defensive" and in the interests of peace. Much of the world realizes the hypocrisy and danger in the Bush Regime's justification of the unbridled use of US military power, but no countries except other nuclear powers can challenge American aggression, and then only at the risk of all life on earth.
The solution is nonmilitary challenge.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
Computer experts warn of viruses in Valentine messages
"Computer users should keep a wary eye on any romantic messages received by e-mail, as many of them could contain malicious code," said US security firm PandaLabs after detecting an increase in a worm it dubbed Nurech.A.
The worm hides in e-mails with subjects like: "Together You and I," "Til the End of Time Heart of Mine."
HEALTH&FITNESS:
No sleep means no new brain cells
The work on rats, by a team from Princeton University found a lack of sleep affected the hippocampus, a brain region involved in forming memories.
FOOD&DRINK:
The Juicy History of Blood Oranges
In 1646, a Jesuit scholar wrote of an orange with purple-colored flesh that tasted strangely like a grape. The mystery and drama of blood oranges has fascinated citrus lovers ever since.
Four Flowers Juice
Named for the four fruits that go into this recipe, the drink is a refreshing accompaniment to brunch at Sarabeth's restaurant in New York.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Cassandra Wilson: Soul, Jazz and New Sounds
Cassandra Wilson grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, and went on to become one of the top jazz singer-songwriters of the 1990s. She was playing the guitar and piano by age 9, and by the '70s was performing with an assortment of R&B bands.
HUMOR?:
The Meek Decide It's Time To Inherit The Earth
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