October 25, 2006

THE THINKING SPOT

Now those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right to enforce their own version of heaven on earth, and let me remind you they are the very ones who always create the most hellish tyranny: Barry Goldwater

STAY ALERT

To bereave a man of life, or by violence to confiscate his estate, without accusation or trial, would be so gross and notorious an act of despotism, as must at once convey the alarm of tyranny throughout the whole nation; but confinement of the person, by secretly hurrying him to jail, where his sufferings are unknown or forgotten, is a less public, a less striking, and therefore a more dangerous engine of arbitrary government." - Alexander Hamilton

WAR
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The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home: James Madison: US fourth president, 1751-1836
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U.S. generals call for Democratic takeover - Disgusted with the leadership of the Iraq war, two retired generals say the GOP must go. Plus: More than 100 current military personnel join a campaign to get the U.S. out of Iraq -- now.
http://tinyurl.com/yf44sc

U.S. Considers More Troops in Iraq --- And with current resources stretched to their absolutel limit, where are these 'additional troops' going to come from? More call up of what is left of the US's National Guard? Hiring mercenaries from groups like "Blackwater"? Shinseki had it right when he told the Pentagon that there would be a need for 300,00 troops to do this, and they laughed him out of the room.
http://tinyurl.com/yjblko

US naval war games off the Iranian coastline: A provocation which could lead to War? ("What great timing: let's see if we can pick a fight right before the mid-terms!")
http://tinyurl.com/ybbgfa

Halliburton Cited For Iraq Overhead: Costs in Oil Contract Called Extreme
http://tinyurl.com/y9zwhj

Defiant Iraqi PM disavows timetable --- "I affirm that this government represents the will of the people and no one has the right to impose a timetable on it," al-Maliki said at a news conference.
http://tinyurl.com/y6r2fd

It's the GOP That's Come Unglued Over Iraq --- As Iraq descends into a Hobbesian bloodbath, it's every man for himself within the Grand Old Party.
http://tinyurl.com/yeq6po

U.S. blames Iran, Syria for violence in Iraq (Right! We had nothing to do with big trouble.)
http://tinyurl.com/ydxsxm

THE WHITE HOUSE

Minutemen group 'exposes' Bush's 'shadow government'
http://tinyurl.com/yeyoh7

Bill Maher: Librarians Are Now Being Drug Tested…“The Last Time A Librarian Did Something…On Drugs Was When Laura Married George”…
http://tinyurl.com/t8x5m

POLITICS

Republicans 'bunch of wimps,' says GOPer ---
http://tinyurl.com/yllb37

SCANDAL

Breaking scandal in Nevada involving, of course, a Republican. This time it's the governor's candidate, Republican Congressman Jim Gibbons, the guy who was accused last week of attacking a young woman in a parking lot. Today we find out that the very anti-immigration Gibbons had an illegal alien working for him for years, and even hid her in the basement.
http://tinyurl.com/ydldfy

Pentagon blocking 'non-conservative' websites
http://tinyurl.com/yao4k5

ELECTION ISSUES

Voter chaos predicted at US polls
http://tinyurl.com/ycnryx

Stealing the Midterms and the Power of Myth - Given the current projections, any massive voter tampering is likely to trigger a public outcry that will inevitably result in an investigation.
http://tinyurl.com/ygxaod

Election Fraud 2006 – Quantifying The Risk --- It is not enough to vote against the warhawks. We The People must vote against them in such overwhelming numbers that attempts to steal the elections would be too obvious to ignore. Vote fraud works only in close races. If the pro-war congresscritters are being trounced by a 2 to 1 margin, even Diebold cannot save their sorry asses.
http://tinyurl.com/y9unv2

NRSC to burn $5m in bid to oust Menendez --- GOP Senate committee in last ditch effort to dislodge incumbent Dem senator.
http://tinyurl.com/yzwqf4

Karl Rove, NPR host 'duke it out' over polling data ---
http://tinyurl.com/y5rqzj

Bill Frist's Fmr Campaign Manager Called GOP Tenn. Candidate Corker “Pond Scum” ...
http://tinyurl.com/y9cunl

GOP CANDIDATES TOLD NOT TO TALK ABOUT IRAQ
http://tinyurl.com/ybn2n4

ECONOMY

Sept existing home sales fall 6th straight month - The pace of existing home sales fell for the sixth straight month in September, hitting a 6.18 million-unit annual rate, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors on Wednesday that was a sharper drop than economists expected.
http://tinyurl.com/yayc9v

NOTE: Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged…developing

911

9/11 Families: Petition for Declassification and Release of Documents
http://tinyurl.com/yc8agh

CONGRESS

Probe of Harman's AIPAC Ties Confirmed - Federal law enforcement sources confirmed yesterday that the FBI opened an investigation in 2005 into whether Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) improperly enlisted the aid of a pro-Israel lobbying group, but they cautioned that no evidence of wrongdoing was found.
http://tinyurl.com/y8wdhp

DOMESTIC

NJ Court: Gays have equal marriage rights --- NJ Supreme Court rules that legislature must allow civil unions or marriage.
http://tinyurl.com/yboa4e

RELIGIOUS ISSUES

Pope protects pedophile clerics - Pope Benedict XVI is said to have led a systemic cover-up child sex abuse by Catholic priests.
http://tinyurl.com/ylowf3

INTERNATIONAL

CIA tried to silence EU on torture flights - The CIA tried to persuade Germany to silence EU protests about the human rights record of one of America's key allies in its clandestine torture flights programme, the Guardian can reveal.
http://tinyurl.com/ygtgke

Anger rising over bank info given to US
http://tinyurl.com/ycqz9u

Support for Labour crashes to lowest level in almost 20 years (No one wants a God awful war by lies.) The findings will heighten mounting unease among Labour MPs that Tony Blair's 'long goodbye' from Downing Street is damaging the party.
http://tinyurl.com/y9g4gz

MILITARY

Severity of Injuries Requires New Forms of Rehabilitation - Never before have so many US soldiers survived such terrible injuries as during the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many have suffered multiple injuries, including brain damage. In special rehabilitation centers, caretakers are battling to restore the lives of severely injured GIs.
http://tinyurl.com/yhg5ts

MEDIA AND JOURNALISM

Imus rips Limbaugh for attack on Michael J.Fox -- "Rush Limbaugh, a fat, draft-dodging, drug addict -- jacking his maid up, having her buy dope for him -- That fat son of bitch, I mean, enough bad stuff can't happen to him," Imus said.
http://tinyurl.com/wskjt

EDITORIALS - OPINIONS

How Government Destroys Moral Character --- government, having nothing legitimately its own, can give only what it has unjustly wrenched from others.
http://tinyurl.com/yksqj2

HUMAN RIGHTS

Patient-dumping on Skid Row investigated - Authorities have launched a criminal investigation into suspected dumping of homeless people on Skid Row after police witnessed ambulances leaving five people on a street there during the weekend.
http://tinyurl.com/ydo64g

SPECIAL INTEREST

Former High Level Italian Illuminati Comes Clean - Leo Zagami, successor to high-level Italian Illuminati figure and former Reagan unofficial Vatican advisor, Licio Gelli, switches sides from evil to good and is warning Americans about coming fascism.
http://tinyurl.com/yxqodw

Car headlight bulbs on the way out?
http://tinyurl.com/yyqlvg

Local news coverage of Oklahoma City bombing --- Yet another media tape surfaces regarding the discovery of additional bombs INSIDE the Murrah building. More about the OK City bombing and cover-up is HERE
http://tinyurl.com/ykweuv