September 13, 2006

Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter:
African proverb

Red Alert: Think Progress Reports Air America to Declare Bankruptcy. More to Come.
Air America Radio will announce a major restructuring on Friday, which is expected to include a bankruptcy filing, three independent sources have told ThinkProgress.
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/13/air-america-bankruptcy/

This Will Send Chills Down Your Spine:
President Bush said yesterday that he senses a "Third Awakening" of religious devotion in the United States that has coincided with the nation's struggle with international terrorists, a war that he depicted as "a confrontation between good and evil." -- "A lot of people in America see this as a confrontation between good and evil, including me," Bush said during a 1 1/2 -hour Oval Office conversation on cultural changes and a battle with terrorists that he sees lasting decades. He Sees THE War Lasting Decades! 9/14
Fr. BuzzFlash
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/12/AR2006091201594.html?nav=rss_nation


"Whoever imagines himself a favorite with God holds others in contempt."
Robert Green Ingersoll, lawyer and orator (1833-1899)


Military Wants to Use Microwave Weapons on American Citizens
The Secretary of the Air Force said the military is interested in using nonlethal weapons such as high-power microwave devices on American citizens in crowd-control situations before they are used on the battlefield.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/091306K.shtml

Senate Republicans Block Attempt to Curb Wiretapping
Senate Republicans blocked Democratic attempts to rein in President Bush's domestic wiretapping program Wednesday amid a sustained White House campaign to give the administration broad authority to monitor, interrogate and prosecute terrorism suspects.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/091306G.shtml

You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered."
Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th US president (1908-1973)

American Airlines Could Pull Ads from ABC
American Airlines is prepared to pull its advertising from ABC in order to protest its portrayal in the network's recently aired movie "The Path to 9/11." The carrier also said it is considering legal action against the network.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/091306L.shtml

Gunman wounds 20 at Montreal college
MONTREAL - A gunman in a black trench coat and sporting a mohawk haircut opened fire Wednesday at a Montreal college and wounded at least 20 people — six critically — before he apparently was killed by police, witnesses and authorities said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060913/ap_on_re_ca/canada_college_shooting

The Real Link Between 9/11 and Iraq (Finally) Revealed
How the Bush administration turned Iraq into the global equivalent of Ground Zero. You've heard the President and Vice President say it over and over in various ways: here was a connection between the events of September 11, 2001 and Iraq. Let's take this seriously and consider some of the links between the two.
http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=120725


"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
-- Voltaire, philosopher (1694-1778)


The Swift Boat Connection to ABC's 9/11 Deception
Who is Patterson? He is a former military aide to President Bill Clinton who exploited his brief, low-level experience in the White House to ingratiate himself with the far-right. In 2003, Patterson wrote "Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Endangered America's Long-Term National Security," a polemic rife with distortions about Clinton's record in combating terrorism. A year later, he pumped out "Reckless Disregard: How Liberal Democrats Undercut Our Military, Endanger Our Soldiers, and Jeopardize Our Security," a book that claimed without basis that terrorists wanted the Democrats to win the 2004 presidential election. Both books were produced by the right-wing publishing house, Regnery.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-blumenthal/the-swift-boat-connection_b_29314.html

38 US Reps for Bush Impeachment Review
US Rep. Steve Rothman (D-NJ) became the 38th Member of the US Congress officially
listed as a supporter of H. Res. 635, a bill which could lead to recommendations to impeach President Bush.
http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/news/0088.html

Security Moms to Bush: We're Just Not that Into You Anymore
In a bad sign for Republican chances in 2006, it looks like the hot and heavy affair between George Bush and America's "security moms" is flaming out. Big time. In 2004, terror-struck, 54% of married women with children voted for Bush -- validating the president's arduous pursuit of MILFs (Mothers I'd Like to Frighten). But now, fed up with Bush's broken promises on Iraq, these security moms are telling pollsters they are more inclined to vote Democratic than at any time since the 9/11 attacks. It's clear that women voters are no longer getting that safe and cozy feeling from the president. And Bush's 9/11 Oval Office speech isn't likely to change that. It's hard to feel comforted by someone so delusional.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/security-moms-to-bush-we_b_29300.html

Voter anger may not help Democrats on Election Day
Irate Democrats and anti-incumbents could be in for a disappointing Election Day, writes Louis Jacobson in today's issue of Roll Call…. Factors that may weigh against a Democratic victory, as Jacobson quotes respondents, include too many unopposed races, a lack of "good candidates," focus on local as opposed to national issues, and—remarkably—general satisfaction with incumbents.
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Voter_anger_may_not_help_Dems_0913.html

Popular Mechanics crank can't admit defeat
Rather than admit that he's wrong and we're right, the man who thinks he 'debunked' the Truth, with his empty commentary in Popular Mechanics last year, wails and whines about being compared to a Nazi.
http://wakeupfromyourslumber.blogspot.com/2006/09/popular-mechanics-crank-cant-admit.html

Deficit Hits New Record
Dean Baker writes: "Most people didn't see this headline, because the deficit that just soared to a new record was the trade deficit, not the budget deficit. The newly released trade data for July showed the deficit running at an annual rate of almost $820 billion, more than 6 percent of GDP. This is more than three times the size of the $260 billion dollar budget deficit now projected for 2006."
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/091306F.shtml

"I place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt."
Thomas Jefferson, third US president, architect and author (1743-1826)

NOTE:
Send Your Gas Receipt to Congress
A suggestion from the Union of Concerned Scientists: get your gas receipt and highlight the total you paid at the pump, attach a note demanding more fuel-efficient options for American drivers, and send it to your senator’s office.

Freddie Mac Probe Ends With No Charges
Mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac will not face criminal charges in connection with its multibillion-dollar accounting scandal, the company said Tuesday.
http://home.peoplepc.com/psp/newsstory.asp?cat=news&referrer=email&id=20060912/450630c0_3ca6_15526200609121453336264

Pakistan Rape Reform Fails After Musharraf Caves In
In a setback for women's rights in Pakistan, the government has caved in to religious conservatives by dropping its plans to reform rape laws. Statutes known as the Hudood ordinances, based on sharia law, currently operate in Pakistan. They require a female rape victim to produce four male witnesses to corroborate her account, or she risks facing a new charge of adultery.
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/091206WA.shtml

Democrats Call NSA's Input To Senate Panel Inappropriate
Democrats on the Senate intelligence committee are complaining that the National Security Agency has played politics in support of the secret program to intercept phone calls between alleged terrorists in the United States and abroad.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/12/AR2006091201443.html

Chairman, Director Resign In HP Scandal Leaks Probe Advances in Calif.
The chairman of Hewlett-Packard Co. and one of its directors agreed yesterday to resign over a spying scandal that the California attorney general said could lead to charges against company employees, the latest shake-up for a board plagued by internal strife.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/12/AR2006091200610.html

Ten Big News Stories You Aren't HearingThe
San Francisco Bay Guardian newspaper has printed a list of stories the media have largely ignored over the past year. Here are the Top 10 most ignored stories from an annual list developed by Project Censored, a media research group based at Sonoma State University that tracks the news published in independent journals and newsletters.
1. The Feds and the Media Muddy the Debate Over Internet Freedom
2. Halliburton Charged With Selling Nuclear Technology to Iran
and so on…………………….quite a list of ten.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/091306E.shtml

Medicare Premiums To Rise 5.6% in '07 Affluent Senior Citizens Will Pay More
The standard monthly premium for Part B, which covers doctor visits and outpatient hospital care, will rise to $93.50 from $88.50 this year, said Mark B. McClellan, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Individuals with an annual income of more than $80,000 (or more than $160,000 for married couples) will pay monthly premiums of $106 to $162.10, depending on income.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/12/AR2006091201029.html

Study finds majority of Bible courses not academic
The majority of Bible courses being offered as electives at Texas high schools are devotional and sectarian in their approach and do not teach about the Bible in a historical or literary context as required under state law a new study has found, according to a published report.
http://www.caller.com/ccct/state_texas_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_876_4988473,00.html

Mandarin oranges can prevent and reverse liver cancer:
http://www.newstarget.com/020395.html

Fight Abdominal Fat with Brown Seaweed
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Brown seaweed could fight fat and weight gain. A pigment found in brown seaweed, called fucoxanthin, reduces dangerous abdominal fat and cholesterol, according to a new study funded by the Japanese government.
http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=14490

The top five foods for healthy skin
Green tea, salmon, blueberrier, carrots, water…..
http://www.newstarget.com/020409.html

Vitamin D reduces pancreatic cancer risk:
http://www.newstarget.com/020407.html

Dangers of Common Drugs
If you take pain relievers like ibuprofen (Advil) or naproxen (Aleve), you may want to consider the findings of two new studies.
http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=14487

Spilling the Beans
A whistleblower and former employee of Monsanto says genetically engineered crops may cause disease and that GMOs are endangering the food supply.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091206I.shtml

Brain Waves Predict Depression Meds - Video
There's a new way doctors can find out which depression treatment will work best for you.
http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=14465


"The great enemy of clear language is insincerity."
- George Orwell, writer (1903-1950)