December 11, 2006

THE THINKING SPOT

The 'Greatest Humiliation Ever' for Sitting American Leader *** The recommendations made to President Bush by the Iraq Study Group (ISG is the acronym in English) comprise the greatest humiliation ever suffered by a seated American leader. They expose the delusion of the Bush Doctrine and the unilateralism of American decision-making that led to the defeat in Iraq. And, most of all, the report was a lesson in realpolitik for a group of amateurs called neoconservatives, who kidnapped the foreign policy of the United States.
http://tinyurl.com/yhkuaa

ALERT

Let's talk US dollar *** U.S. dollar facing imminent collapse? *** Here we see the dark side of the Federal Reserve Note. All fiat currencies are only as good as the issuing government. I have a collection here of paper money that has become totally worthless because the issuing government borrowed itself broke. I also have a Roman silver denarius, which even though Rome is long gone, still has the original worth because the coin itself was an object of value. *** The US Government in 1913 turned over the authority to print notes and coin money to a private bank, then borrowed from that bank at interest and shackled YOU to that debt. Ever since then, the worth of the money you own is not under your control, but under the bank's. That means no matter how hard you work to save, how much you sacrifice to try to build something for the future, the government and that private bank can take it all away with the stroke of a pen.

WAR
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"No society that feeds its children on tales of successful violence can expect them not to believe that violence in the end is rewarded."-- Margaret Mead, anthropologist (1901-1978)
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Syria preparing its army for war with Israel: The head of the research division of Military intelligence, Brigadier General Yossi Baidatz, said Sunday that Syrian President Bashar Assad is preparing for a war with Israel.
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'Die America!' chants Afghan "mob" at U.S. base: (((And Afhangistan is supposed to be such a make!)))
http://tinyurl.com/vbmae

THE WHITE HOUSE

NOTE: Bush Cheney Impeachment Rally Charlotte
http://tinyurl.com/ym3dc5

POLITICS

GOP Beats Up On Outgoing Frist…
http://tinyurl.com/wn9xo

Jeane Kirkpatrick and the Death of the Bush Doctrine
http://tinyurl.com/y6lqr7

Get Ready For The Mother of All GOP Propaganda Blitzes
http://tinyurl.com/vcgbz

The U.S. government hates democracy - As far as I'm concerned, we can't put forward enough reminders of how the U.S. government—and the corporations that own it—do business.
http://tinyurl.com/yzxb9h

DeLay Launching Conservative Version Of MoveOn.org AND A Blog...((Well, there goes the neighborhood!))
http://tinyurl.com/yemqxp

SCANDAL

Page claims Rep. told him to hush
http://tinyurl.com/up6sv

LEGAL ITEMS
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Good men will never lack good laws nor allow bad ones: - William Penn in 1681, America, Character Counts
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Records: Abramoff lobbied H.U.D.
http://tinyurl.com/yhms8c

Supreme Court rules against oil industry 7-0; Refused to limit years gov't can reach back to collect unpaid royalties.
http://tinyurl.com/ye3aza

Swift Boat Vets, related groups to face big fines
http://tinyurl.com/ycceuj

ELECTION ITEMS
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When a whole nation is roaring patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and purity of its heart." : Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The Blind Aping the Blind - "You know, the American people took the reins of government away from the Republican Party ... in this last election. They did so, I think, in large part because they were tired of our hypocrisy," said recovering Sen. Judd Gregg.
http://tinyurl.com/yfbudz

ECONOMY

U.S. dollar facing imminent collapse? *** Even as the stock market is hitting new record highs almost every day, the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department are quietly coordinating a devaluation of the dollar that the Bush administration hopes will be a slow decline rather than a dollar collapse.
http://tinyurl.com/w5w8b

Big Oil stiffs US billions in royalties *** CBS News has learned from a Congressional source that the federal agency responsible for collecting billions of dollars in those royalties has routinely failed to hold the companies accountable.
http://tinyurl.com/ykefeo

DuPont plans to cut 1,500 jobs
http://tinyurl.com/ylzgs4

Oil producers shun dollar - Oil producing countries have reduced their exposure to the dollar to the lowest level in two years and shifted oil income into euros, yen and sterling, according to new data from the Bank for International Settlements.
http://tinyurl.com/wsw2q

CONGRESS
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"It is not necessary that whilst I live I live happily; but it is necessary that so long as I live I should live honourably.": Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) German philosopher
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A Conversation With Senator Harry Reid - I closed the Senate -- closed it down, for the first time in a long, long, long time. I did it because Republicans were stonewalling us on investigating why we went to war.
http://tinyurl.com/yn26ow

Democrats are set to subpoena:
http://tinyurl.com/y3qtzb

Lieberman: The unfaithful cannot be citizens - Really into democracy there fella!
http://tinyurl.com/ynxvcl

DOMESTIC

E. Coli scare worries California farmers
http://tinyurl.com/yzwnfv

INTERNATIONAL

Clashes Break Out After Pinochet's Death - Violent clashes broke out between police and Pinochet opponents who threw rocks at cars and set up fire barricades on the city's main avenue. Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd.
http://tinyurl.com/yeornv

MILITARY

Pulling Out Combat Troops Would Still Leave 77% of U.S. Forces in Iraq
http://tinyurl.com/sde4t

MEDIA AND JOURNALISM

Rush Limbaugh Crosses the Line - The patriot from Louisiana immediately called into question Limbaugh’s blatant disregard for the Constitution by praising Lincoln’s tactics in the so-called Civil War. Limbaugh was quick to point out that the Constitution was not, and probably is not, important, that the preservation of the union was. I find that interesting. A man, who claims to love freedom and independence, would rather have a despotic empire as long as the "union" is still intact.
http://tinyurl.com/yef9gy

EDITORIALS - OPINIONS

Sandra Day O'Connor: “My Life as a Buck-Passing Phony” - When the final text is written, the name of Sandra Day O’ Connor will feature quite prominently right next to Rasputin, Pol Pot, Henry Kissinger, Pinochet and the other scoundrels who litter the history books. (((Apparently, O’Connor has forgotten her part in the 2000 election-swindle and now believes that the media has an obligation to clean up the mess she made. O’Connor admonishes them on their responsibilities to the public.)))
http://tinyurl.com/uudb4

HEALTH

Uninsured? No Doctor nearby? Where you gonna go...
http://tinyurl.com/yhz299

Hearing Innovation - Finally, if you're one of the 31 million people living with hearing loss and don't use your hearing aids due to feedback and problems with background sounds, don't miss our report on a cutting-edge hearing device which patients are saying provides more natural and clearer sound than they can remember!
http://tinyurl.com/yhgmez

Latest Lung Cancer Research
http://tinyurl.com/yfoamg

Taste Test Could Help Depression Sufferers
http://tinyurl.com/yzv33w

Reducing Smoking may Lead to Quitting
http://tinyurl.com/ym8gub

Mammography During Your 40s
http://tinyurl.com/yg28p4

Pregnancy After Breast Cancer
http://tinyurl.com/ykyznp