In Taiwan, Dalai Lama disputes China claims
ja, das wesen hat ein Raummuschimonstermonster erschaffen. Star Trek-Captains Edition Alaar. For my opinion, this is another ridiculous stunt of facesitters and bukakees but who cares. jesus I guess.
Monday, 31 August 2009
Cheney Rips Obama Administration's 'Political Move'
My principal and only observation about Iraq and 911 is that the 90 invasion and 911 both caused a heavy counterpunch. Strange enuf both times in direction of Iraq.
Cheney Rips Obama Administration's 'Political Move'
Cheney Rips Obama Administration's 'Political Move'
Germany
The conservatives face an internal discussion after the dive during state elections in Saarland, Thuringia and Saxony. The Christ Socials accused chancellor Angela Merkel of holding back too much and demanded more aggression.
Due to the multiple losses there seems to rise an internal discussion within the conservatives about the party-intern strategy. The Christ Socials from Bavaria accused Angela Merkel of holding back too much and demanded more aggression. The economical wing of the party CDU also criticized Merkel. CDU board member Philipp Missfelder demanded a clear stand of his party for a coalition with the Lib Dems.
The Christ Dem mep Manfred Weber said that "Merkel has to top more and has to stress our content positions clearer. She has to border more against our political enemy." The Christ Dems mentioned before that they want a calm election.
The conservative economical wing demanded after the harsh election defeat of the conservatives a clear program for growth for the election for parliament. "The election campaign upto now hasnt a profile concerning content. Miss Merkel should fight during the remaining weeks with a clear growth and employment program" said Josef Schlarmann. He suspected though that Merkel will circumvent difficult questions. "She tries to top the questions with a decision about persons between herself and Steinmeier."
Schlarmann gave complicity to Merkel for the bad results in Saarland and Thuringia. "Miss Merkel designed the campaign on country level for herself and thus the primes there -in thuringia and saarland - couldnt score on state level."
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Former Lib Dem foreign Minister Genscher demanded the Christ Dems to give an exclusive statement for a coalition with the Lib Dems quickly.
Due to the multiple losses there seems to rise an internal discussion within the conservatives about the party-intern strategy. The Christ Socials from Bavaria accused Angela Merkel of holding back too much and demanded more aggression. The economical wing of the party CDU also criticized Merkel. CDU board member Philipp Missfelder demanded a clear stand of his party for a coalition with the Lib Dems.
The Christ Dem mep Manfred Weber said that "Merkel has to top more and has to stress our content positions clearer. She has to border more against our political enemy." The Christ Dems mentioned before that they want a calm election.
The conservative economical wing demanded after the harsh election defeat of the conservatives a clear program for growth for the election for parliament. "The election campaign upto now hasnt a profile concerning content. Miss Merkel should fight during the remaining weeks with a clear growth and employment program" said Josef Schlarmann. He suspected though that Merkel will circumvent difficult questions. "She tries to top the questions with a decision about persons between herself and Steinmeier."
Schlarmann gave complicity to Merkel for the bad results in Saarland and Thuringia. "Miss Merkel designed the campaign on country level for herself and thus the primes there -in thuringia and saarland - couldnt score on state level."
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Former Lib Dem foreign Minister Genscher demanded the Christ Dems to give an exclusive statement for a coalition with the Lib Dems quickly.
Japan
Japan
Japanese opposition set for victory; PM quits as party head
TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso announced his resignation as head of the party that has governed Japan for decades following its apparent landslide defeat in elections Sunday.
Japan's voters, fed up with the party that has governed the country for decades, gave the opposition an enormous landslide victory in parliamentary elections Sunday, exit polls suggest.
The polls indicate the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) may have won a 3-to-1 victory over the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Aso congratulated the DPJ in a televised appearance as the country waited for official results.
Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ leader, was restrained in his first public comments since the vote.
"I hope this victory will be for the people of Japan," said the man who is poised to be Japan's next prime minister.
Japanese opposition set for victory; PM quits as party head
TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso announced his resignation as head of the party that has governed Japan for decades following its apparent landslide defeat in elections Sunday.
Japan's voters, fed up with the party that has governed the country for decades, gave the opposition an enormous landslide victory in parliamentary elections Sunday, exit polls suggest.
The polls indicate the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) may have won a 3-to-1 victory over the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Aso congratulated the DPJ in a televised appearance as the country waited for official results.
Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ leader, was restrained in his first public comments since the vote.
"I hope this victory will be for the people of Japan," said the man who is poised to be Japan's next prime minister.
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Leftparty dreams of power in Germany
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,645908,00.html
Saturday, 29 August 2009
Friday, 28 August 2009
Cheney ‘OK’ with violating felony torture statute
The strange thing about Cheney is that he handles in public with illicit assertions. One should ask about the attitude of these guys. Can you really be sure that 911 wasnt a sheer creation in the minds of the New world Order designers? Why is Cheney so ruthless? Because he really cares about the 4000 dead of the WTC? Or is it because the breath of the state attorney is pretty close to his neck?
RAWSTORY
In an interview with Fox News to be aired this Sunday, former Vice President Dick Cheney said he is “OK” with CIA interrogations that violated Justice Department guidelines and condemned the prospect of any investigation of abuses as potentially “devastating” to morale.
The 2004 Inspector General’s report released on Monday cited numerous cases of possible violations of the felony torture statute, which prohibits both “the intentional infliction or threatened infliction of severe physical pain or suffering” and “the threat of imminent death.”
Beginning on page 69 of the report (pdf) is a list of “Specific Unauthorized or Undocumetned Techniques,” in some of which the facts “warranted criminal investigations.” Among the cases cited are one in which a CIA officer repeatedly choked a shackled until he almost passed out and several examples of mock executions. These are the cases that Cheney is now defending.
RAWSTORY
In an interview with Fox News to be aired this Sunday, former Vice President Dick Cheney said he is “OK” with CIA interrogations that violated Justice Department guidelines and condemned the prospect of any investigation of abuses as potentially “devastating” to morale.
The 2004 Inspector General’s report released on Monday cited numerous cases of possible violations of the felony torture statute, which prohibits both “the intentional infliction or threatened infliction of severe physical pain or suffering” and “the threat of imminent death.”
Beginning on page 69 of the report (pdf) is a list of “Specific Unauthorized or Undocumetned Techniques,” in some of which the facts “warranted criminal investigations.” Among the cases cited are one in which a CIA officer repeatedly choked a shackled until he almost passed out and several examples of mock executions. These are the cases that Cheney is now defending.
Shuttle Discovery blasts off to space station
Space shuttle Discovery launched just before midnight Friday on a mission to the international space station. The crew of seven astronauts includes one from Mexico and another from Sweden. full story
Berlusconi intends to sue critical nespapers
Anti-Korruptas Berlusconi performs at highest possible conduct. Thru his affairs, he finally got the chance to prove the international functionality of justice.
Silvio Berlusconi verklagt kritische Zeitungen
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Neues in der Sex-Affäre: Italiens Premier will eine Million Euro Schadensersatz von der Zeitung „La Repubblica". Der Grund: Die linksliberale Zeitung druckt regelmäßig zehn hochnotpeinliche Fragen an Berlusconi ab. Klagen will der Premierminister auch in Frankreich, Spanien und in Großbritannien.
BILDER: Berlusconi macht Ex-Nackt-Modell zur Ministerin
BILDER: Berlusconi und die Frauen
Silvio Berlusconi verklagt kritische Zeitungen
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Neues in der Sex-Affäre: Italiens Premier will eine Million Euro Schadensersatz von der Zeitung „La Repubblica". Der Grund: Die linksliberale Zeitung druckt regelmäßig zehn hochnotpeinliche Fragen an Berlusconi ab. Klagen will der Premierminister auch in Frankreich, Spanien und in Großbritannien.
BILDER: Berlusconi macht Ex-Nackt-Modell zur Ministerin
BILDER: Berlusconi und die Frauen
True noblesse in Thailand
Yah descent is just so important. This appears to be more like a nosedive.
Thai woman jailed for 18 years over ‘royal slur’
Thai woman jailed for 18 years over ‘royal slur’
Thursday, 27 August 2009
State/Municipal elections in Germany on aug30
Brandenburg, Parliament of Brandenburg
Saarland, Parliament of Saarland
Thuringia, Parliament of Thuringia
NRW municipal vote
Saarland, Parliament of Saarland
Thuringia, Parliament of Thuringia
NRW municipal vote
japan
Disgruntled Japanese prepare to vote
- Story Highlights
- On Sunday, voting begins in what polls show will be a historic shift in political power
- The LDP has been in nearly continuous control of parliament for over five decades
- Slow emergence from Japan's worst recession since WWII has disgruntled many
- Polls show opposition DPJ will snag over 300 of the 480 seats in lower house
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Remembering jet kennedy
Right wing suggests 9/11 event is 'socialist'
Yah I mean certain people got this national security advisor back then called Condoleeza Rice. She was the one who received jewelry from Muhammar. Anyway. Congrats on the recently released Lockerbee bomber. I think its important certain people just dont blow up airplanes but also ram them into houses. Yah. back in the days when the US still produced an f-14 people could fly airplanes. Now I dont think the iraq war is really socialist. Speicher couldnt fly a plane obviously and Bush cant fly one today.Things didnt improve since then. I dont know whether the Iraq occupation does really trim US soldiers. Or whether their life quality does improve thru it. Or whether the life standard has improved since the start of the Iraq war. I mean Bush didnt catch Oussama in Tora Bora. I guess Rice was sec advisor back then also. The mountian rangers are undoubtfully socialists for complying to commands of GWB. To speak again of socialists, congrats on Mexico. Now that Calderon leads this war against drugs, drugs have been finally released there. Republicans are clearly proving since 2002 what an office table is worth. And, I want to mention my friend Colin who held this great speech on Iraqi bio-labs. I was in Belgium back then. I endured this total crap for an hour and im still searching for bio-labs in Iraq. Well, couldnt find them till now. Anyway, its undoubtfully socialist in what manner he wanted to protect human mankind from gas attacks. So dear Republican socialists, keep up the good work. And learn to fly one day. Dont ram planes into buildings
Yah I mean certain people got this national security advisor back then called Condoleeza Rice. She was the one who received jewelry from Muhammar. Anyway. Congrats on the recently released Lockerbee bomber. I think its important certain people just dont blow up airplanes but also ram them into houses. Yah. back in the days when the US still produced an f-14 people could fly airplanes. Now I dont think the iraq war is really socialist. Speicher couldnt fly a plane obviously and Bush cant fly one today.Things didnt improve since then. I dont know whether the Iraq occupation does really trim US soldiers. Or whether their life quality does improve thru it. Or whether the life standard has improved since the start of the Iraq war. I mean Bush didnt catch Oussama in Tora Bora. I guess Rice was sec advisor back then also. The mountian rangers are undoubtfully socialists for complying to commands of GWB. To speak again of socialists, congrats on Mexico. Now that Calderon leads this war against drugs, drugs have been finally released there. Republicans are clearly proving since 2002 what an office table is worth. And, I want to mention my friend Colin who held this great speech on Iraqi bio-labs. I was in Belgium back then. I endured this total crap for an hour and im still searching for bio-labs in Iraq. Well, couldnt find them till now. Anyway, its undoubtfully socialist in what manner he wanted to protect human mankind from gas attacks. So dear Republican socialists, keep up the good work. And learn to fly one day. Dont ram planes into buildings
Small -T-hunder -C-one commercial
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Well, Kennedy is dead. John F. Kerry changed the law in 2004 determining the successor in MA. Now, it doesnt have any impact on the senate. The majority will stay stable. Thus a small Utah from me. Shit will hit the fan, and it will hit goddamn hard. Because Barbarbara told me today Scheiss Utah I want to remember Ted Kennedy as a special person
John F.Kerry changed the applicable law in 2004
John F.Kerry changed the applicable law in 2004
Awacs mission is a premature failure cause Turkmenistan and Aserbajdan denied overfly
And god save the USSR. (joke!) Though Im still wondering why the official reason of death of T.K. isnt cardiac arrest.
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German NTV: Awacs mission is a premature failure cause Turkmenistan and Aserbajdan denied overfly
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German NTV: Awacs mission is a premature failure cause Turkmenistan and Aserbajdan denied overfly
SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY DIES AT AGE 77
U.S. silent as Mexico eases drugs laws
Sry, guys, Calderon is loona. This guy is hallucinating and debile.This is no war against drugs, this is the excorporation of a staged disaster
Ted Kennedy
Senator Ted Kennedy, indefatigable liberal icon whose 47 years in the Senate were often overshadowed by his twin roles as keeper and casualty of the Camelot myth, died after a long battle with brain cancer at the famed family compound in Hyannis Port.
superflous.stupid.regrettable
Ted Kennedy
Rawstory gives us a RIP.
LATimes delectates us with the notion that T.Kennedy had a brain tumor. Thanx Arnie. Good job.
Kennedy successor can't be chosen for 145 days
superflous.stupid.regrettable
Susan Walsh, AP
Ted Kennedy
Dies at 77
Known as 'Liberal Lion' of Senate
He Fought Long Battle With Cancer
Rawstory gives us a RIP.
LATimes delectates us with the notion that T.Kennedy had a brain tumor. Thanx Arnie. Good job.
Kennedy successor can't be chosen for 145 days
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Germany: Westerwelle: "funny part is over"
I mean Westerwelle isnt very logical, at least formally. Till now, he didnt pick a coalition partner whereas merkel for example excluded a partnership with the ecos two weeks ago after Trittin made some remarks about the leftparty. Merkel is most of the time pretty steadfast. Westerwelle waffles a bit. I mean that doesnt mean that I like Merkel thus. Shes pretty ego tripping. But, sry, Westerwelles criticism is formally wrong.
Taken this combined with the pic above Westerwelles statement could be:'Dumm as bread." But in fact Westerwelle didnt invite on a common coalition. So this interpretation could be possible.
So Westerwelle probably wanted to go slalom downhill a bit, zig zag thru the election campaign, have his back on twist and see by which topics he gets under fire while formally having no clear coalition statement. So he probably feels threatened by his parents when seeing Miss merkel or he thinks of ramming Althaus or sth.
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Lib dem head Guido Westerwelle is deeply disappointed by German chancellor Angela Merkel. He thinks that the Christ Dems agreed with the Social Dems on a continuation of the grand coalition for longer. Christ Dems and Christ Socials treated the lib dems as an enemy Westerwelle complains and says:"The funny part is over."
Lib Dem head Westerwelle called on the conservatives to stop their election campaign against the Lib Dems. Otherwise the conservatives would loose their chances for a majorité bourgoise Westerwelle said on monday in Berlin. "They hit the wrong goal."
Westerwelle said:
"The conservatives fight against the lib dems instead of turning against the Leftparty, social dems and ecos."
And:
"We accepted the notion that the conservatives regard the lib dems as strategic foes (adversaries) in this election campaign and that (we) are not partners."
The lib dem head drew the conclusion that conservatives and social dems intend to continue their grand coalition.
"I call on the conservatives to pick a solid partnership once more not to gamble a majorité bourgoise." Till now he had the patience of an angel. 'You could call this the patience of a donkey also. "But now we come to grips. The funny part is over."
The Lib Dems are disgusted because Merkel didnt stop the coalition discussion but even inflamed it during the weekend after the Christ Socials started it.
The conservatives demand a formal depiction of their desired coalition partner. The Lib Dems decline it until 1 week ahead of the vote.
Taken this combined with the pic above Westerwelles statement could be:'Dumm as bread." But in fact Westerwelle didnt invite on a common coalition. So this interpretation could be possible.
So Westerwelle probably wanted to go slalom downhill a bit, zig zag thru the election campaign, have his back on twist and see by which topics he gets under fire while formally having no clear coalition statement. So he probably feels threatened by his parents when seeing Miss merkel or he thinks of ramming Althaus or sth.
msn
Lib dem head Guido Westerwelle is deeply disappointed by German chancellor Angela Merkel. He thinks that the Christ Dems agreed with the Social Dems on a continuation of the grand coalition for longer. Christ Dems and Christ Socials treated the lib dems as an enemy Westerwelle complains and says:"The funny part is over."
Lib Dem head Westerwelle called on the conservatives to stop their election campaign against the Lib Dems. Otherwise the conservatives would loose their chances for a majorité bourgoise Westerwelle said on monday in Berlin. "They hit the wrong goal."
Westerwelle said:
"The conservatives fight against the lib dems instead of turning against the Leftparty, social dems and ecos."
And:
"We accepted the notion that the conservatives regard the lib dems as strategic foes (adversaries) in this election campaign and that (we) are not partners."
The lib dem head drew the conclusion that conservatives and social dems intend to continue their grand coalition.
"I call on the conservatives to pick a solid partnership once more not to gamble a majorité bourgoise." Till now he had the patience of an angel. 'You could call this the patience of a donkey also. "But now we come to grips. The funny part is over."
The Lib Dems are disgusted because Merkel didnt stop the coalition discussion but even inflamed it during the weekend after the Christ Socials started it.
The conservatives demand a formal depiction of their desired coalition partner. The Lib Dems decline it until 1 week ahead of the vote.
Banking Crisis: Germany
Deutsche Bank boss throws party, Merkel foots the bill
Reports say German taxpayers covered expenses of lavish birthday dinner for Deutsche Bank chief Josef Ackermann. The meal was held in Chancellor Angela Merkel's office.
Deutsche Welle - Aug 25 7:00 AMMerkel’s Bargain With Ackermann Near Abyss Signaled Re-Election
Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Germany was minutes away from its biggest bank failure since 1931 when Chancellor Angela Merkel found herself bargaining with Deutsche Bank AG Chief Executive Officer Josef Ackermann on his mobile phone.
Bloomberg - Aug 24 7:53 AMSocial Democrats attack Merkel over dinner with bank chief
Berlin - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) have seized on a dinner hosted by Chancellor Angela Merkel for the chief of the nation's biggest bank to criticise her using taxpayers' money to pay for private events. The political row over the dinner, whic...
EARTHtimes.org - Aug 25 3:21 AM Merkel Adviser Says Hypo Real Bailout Was ‘Without Alternative’
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s chief economic adviser said the German government had no other option than to bail out property lender Hypo Real Estate Holding AG last year at the height of the financial crisis.
Bloomberg - Aug 19 3:04 AMHypo Bailout Was ‘No Poker Game,’ German Officials Tell Probe
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- German government officials defended attempts to force private banks to shoulder more of the bailout costs for Hypo Real Estate Holding AG , saying that waiting to the last minute to agree on a rescue was “no poker game.”
Bloomberg - Aug 19 6:55 AM
Tensions between Malta and Italy
Refugees washed ashore Italian coast wore life vests of Malta and got food supplies out of this origin.
Malta marine stated they refused to be picked up by Malta marine but insisted on breaking on thru 2 Italy.
Malta marine stated they refused to be picked up by Malta marine but insisted on breaking on thru 2 Italy.
Karzai holds narrow lead in early Afghan results
Karzai holds narrow lead in early Afghan results
Incumbent Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, leads his main rival Abdullah Abdullah, right, by around 10,000 votes with just 10 percent of ballots counted, Afghan officials said Tuesday. Abdullah accuses Karzai of rigging the vote, while other candidates have called for an inquiry into alleged fraud and intimidation. full story
Monday, 24 August 2009
BREAKING NEWS:Lethal levels of propofol found in Jackson; death ruled a homicide. More …
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Breaking news
msnbc.com news services
updated 4:26 p.m. ET Aug. 24, 2009
HOUSTON - The Los Angeles County coroner ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide Monday after a search warrant affidavit revealed that Jackson had lethal levels of the powerful anesthetic propofol in his system when he died.
The document unsealed Monday allowed officials to raid the Houston offices and storage facility of Dr. Conrad Murray last month.
According to the warrant, Murray, Jackson's personal physician, had been treating the singer for insomnia with the sedative for six weeks. According to the document, Murray said he had been trying to wean Jackson off the powerful sedative by using smaller doses in combination with the sedatives lorazepam and midazolam.
Germany: Lib Dem head in fury about conservatives
"Hit the wrong goal"
Westerwelle disgusted about conservatives
The lib dem head called on the conservatives to stop their election campaign against the Liberals. Otherwise the conservatives would loose their chances for a majorité bourgoise.
Westerwelle: "We accepted the notion that the conservatives regard the lib dems as strategic foes (adversaries) in this election campaign and that (we) are not partners." The lib dem head drew the conclusion that conservatives and social dems intend to continue their grand coalition.
Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez was named Miss Universe 2009
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(CNN) -- Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez was named Miss Universe 2009, beating out more than 80 other contestants during a pageant held Sunday night in Nassau, Bahamas.
(CNN) -- Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez was named Miss Universe 2009, beating out more than 80 other contestants during a pageant held Sunday night in Nassau, Bahamas.
Rasmussen: Obama approval hits new low
Rasmussen: Obama approval hits new low
27% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14. These figures mark the lowest Approval Index rating yet recorded for this President. The previous low of -12 was reached on July 30. Prior to today, the number who Strongly Approved of the President’s performance had never fallen below 29%. Some of the decline has come from within the President’s own party. Just 49% of Democrats offer such a positive assessment of the President at this time. At the other end of the spectrum, today’s total for Strongly Disapprove matches the highest level yet recorded. The 41% mark was reached just once before and that came one week ago today. Seventy percent (70%) of Republicans now Strongly Disapprove along with 49% of those not affiliated with either major party.
Department Continues to Assert Bush's "State Secrets" Argument
In legal papers filed in the middle of the night, the Obama administration has weighed in again on the case of Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation et al. v. Obama, asking the judge to drop the case and continuing to wield President Bush's "state secrets" argument that has drawn criticism from civil libertarians, liberals and progressives. Jon Eisenberg, one of the attorneys for the charity, said the filing indicated "not only that the Obama administration isn't hedging on the state secrets argument, if anything it's solidified."
Sunday, 23 August 2009
Germany:During the investigations against former Porsche head Wiedeking and ex financial head Holger Härter investigators raided the homes of both.
GERMAN NTV: House of former Porsche head Wiedeking raided by police
During the investigations against former Porsche head Wiedeking and ex financial head Holger Härter investigators raided the homes of both.
A speaker of the state attorney in Stuttgart said that it is a rul e that in the frame of certain investigations also the houses are being targeted.
The investigators examine for suspicion of market manipulation and illicit transfer of insider information during the takeover drama of Volkswagen.
During the investigations against former Porsche head Wiedeking and ex financial head Holger Härter investigators raided the homes of both.
A speaker of the state attorney in Stuttgart said that it is a rul e that in the frame of certain investigations also the houses are being targeted.
The investigators examine for suspicion of market manipulation and illicit transfer of insider information during the takeover drama of Volkswagen.
iran
Iran appoints terrorist suspect to cabinet
A former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has been nominated by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, to head the country's defence ministry, despite being listed on Interpol's wanted register for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural centre in Argentina.
Argentinian prosecutors joined Jewish groups last night in condemnation of Ahmadinejad's decision to propose Ahmad Vahidi for the senior cabinet post.
Vahidi has been on an Interpol "red notice" since November 2007, in connection with the car bomb attack on the Israeli-Argentine Mutual Association (AMIA) building in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and injured 150 – the worst attack on a Jewish target outside Israel since the second world war.
McCain sullies sth - this time he drops word about a public option
Logical to me. Hes a special person. More precisely a looser butOK-I guess it isnt wasteful spending ahahaha
McCain to Obama: Drop public health care option
McCain to Obama: Drop public health care option
Sen. John McCain believes that President Barack Obama must drop his support for a public insurance option before Republicans will consider supporting reform.
“I believe that one of the fundamentals for any agreement would be that the president abandon the government option,” McCain told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos.
Asked by Stephanopoulos if he believed — as President Obama argued this week — that the Republicans are trying to stall any and all health reform in order to score a political victory, McCain responded: “I hope not.”
“I think that Republicans are more than agreeable to sit down and talk about various reforms,” he added.
Asked about the president’s remark that McCain’s former running mate Sarah Palin’s “death panels” comment is an “extraordinary lie,” McCain argued that “the way that [that clause] was written made it a little ambiguous.”
German ecos insinuate "NOBLE-GATE"
German ntv
German minister of economy zuGuttenberg is called to testify next wednesday in front of the budget commission of the German parliament about the controversial use of external advisors and he is called to justify single points. The ecos suspect a family background.
German minister of economy zuGuttenberg is called to testify next wednesday in front of the budget commission of the German parliament about the controversial use of external advisors and he is called to justify single points. The ecos suspect a family background.
Ensign and his extramarritial affair got a Bill Clinton link according to Ensign
John Ensign is a magician, a sorcerer and a wizzard
Many have noted the hypocrisy of John Ensign having voted to impeach Bill Clinton and then turning around and having his own affair, complete with hush money. John Ensign seems to claim that Bill Clinton is to blame for Ensign’s affair. Or something like that.
Commentary By: Steven Reynolds
When President Bill Clinton’s relationship with a White House intern erupted a decade ago, Sen. John Ensign called for his resignation.
But the Nevada Republican says that situation is different from one he faces after admitting to an extramarital affair with a former campaign aide. Ensign told The Associated Press that he didn’t lie under oath like Clinton did and that he hasn’t “done anything legally wrong.”
“President Clinton stood right before the American people and he lied to the American people,” Ensign said. “You remember that famous day he lied to the American people, plus the fact I thought he suborned perjury. That’s why I voted for the articles of impeachment.”
Ensign made the remarks Wednesday before speaking at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in rural Fernley.
The event was Ensign’s first public appearance in his home state since acknowledging in June that he had an affair with his friend’s wife, former campaign aide Cynthia Hampton.
John Ensign Screws Around, Blames Bill Clinton
Many have noted the hypocrisy of John Ensign having voted to impeach Bill Clinton and then turning around and having his own affair, complete with hush money. John Ensign seems to claim that Bill Clinton is to blame for Ensign’s affair. Or something like that.
Commentary By: Steven Reynolds
OK, maybe John Ensign didn’t blame Bill Clinton for his own marital infidelities, but he sure used the Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal to deflect attention from his own sorry moral behavior. From the Associated Press via wbaltv.com:
When President Bill Clinton’s relationship with a White House intern erupted a decade ago, Sen. John Ensign called for his resignation.
But the Nevada Republican says that situation is different from one he faces after admitting to an extramarital affair with a former campaign aide. Ensign told The Associated Press that he didn’t lie under oath like Clinton did and that he hasn’t “done anything legally wrong.”
“President Clinton stood right before the American people and he lied to the American people,” Ensign said. “You remember that famous day he lied to the American people, plus the fact I thought he suborned perjury. That’s why I voted for the articles of impeachment.”
Ensign made the remarks Wednesday before speaking at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in rural Fernley.
The event was Ensign’s first public appearance in his home state since acknowledging in June that he had an affair with his friend’s wife, former campaign aide Cynthia Hampton.
Russia
Georgia Seizes Cargo Ships, Presses Naval Blockade on Abkhazia
news.antiwar.com/2009/08/21/georgia-seizes-cargo-ships-press...sent by epppie since 10 hours 30 minutes
Obama proxy continues to press for war with Russia: "The Georgian government yesterday confirmed to the Agence-France Presse that it had captured two cargo ships in the Black Sea, which it accused of attempted to break their naval blockade by visiting the Republic of Abkhazia. ... The Turkish company which sent the tanker said it doesn’t intend to send any more, citing the risks from the Georgian authorities. The company had been making regular trips to Sukhumi for quite some time before the ship’s capture."
CIA 2
CIA staged ‘mock execution’ of detainees, then destroyed the video tape evidence.
Newsweek reports that a forthcoming CIA Inspector General report that will be released next week “reveals that CIA interrogators staged mock executions as part of the agency’s post-9/11 program to detain and question terror suspects.” CIA interrogators used a handgun and an electric drill to try to frighten captured al-Qaeda detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri into giving up information:
Nashiri’s interrogators brandished the gun in an effort to convince him that he was going to be shot. Interrogators also turned on a power drill and held it near him. “The purpose was to scare him into giving [information] up,” said one of the sources. A federal law banning the use of torture expressly forbids threatening a detainee with “imminent death.”
Marcy Wheeler notes that the torture of Nashiri compelled him to falsely confess that al Qaeda was working on a nuclear bomb. Conveniently, the Bush administration destroyed tapes of Nashiri’s interrogations in 2005.
Update The Washington Post notes that Jay Bybee, the head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, advised the CIA in an August 2002 memo that threats of "imminent death" were not illegal unless they deliberately produced prolonged mental harm.
Idaho GOP leader, Wells Fargo contractor, pulls .357 Magnum on delinquent homeowner
Idaho GOP leader, Wells Fargo contractor, pulls .357 Magnum on delinquent homeowner
Idaho GOP leader, Wells Fargo contractor, pulls .357 Magnum on delinquent homeowner
banking crisis
Guaranty Bank seized by Feds, sold off to Spanish firm
Large Texas bank shut down by federal regulators
Large Texas bank saddled with toxic assets fails and US helps Spanish company take it over
MARCY GORDON
AP News
Aug 22, 2009 04:19 EST
Guaranty Bank became the second-largest U.S. bank to fail this year after the Texas lender was shut down by regulators and most of its operations sold at a loss of billions of dollars for the U.S. government to a major Spanish bank.
Saturday, 22 August 2009
FBI criticizes release
I don't know. A state exists within its borders. A state is the sum of its citizens. -----> The plane exploded over English airspace. British citizens were killed. It's a weak decision. I wouldn't have made it. OK, I mean you can make it because Libya said all the time that they didn't mean it like this. But thats still hard to believe.
FBI: Scottish minister 'rewarded a terrorist'
FBI Director Robert Mueller harshly has criticized the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber in a letter, calling it "a mockery of the rule of law." full story
Major Factor In Obama’s WaPo Poll Slide: Drop Among Dems, Liberals
my opinion about Obama: boring like the craps, and if he doesnt get the health care with a public option, itll be even a major fault
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Major Factor In Obama’s WaPo Poll Slide: Drop Among Dems, Liberals
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A major factor in President Obama’s slide in the new Washington Post/ABC News poll, which is preoccupying the political classes, is his surprisingly sharp drops among Democrats and even liberals. This suggests Obama’s conciliatory approach to the GOP, and his lack of clarity around the public option — both of which are presumably alienating Dems and liberals — could be key factors driving his dip.
Monitors: Taliban cut off fingers of voters
Monitors: Taliban cut off fingers of voters
Making good on a threat of election day violence, the Taliban have sliced off the index fingers of at least two people in Kandahar province, according to a vote monitoring group. full story
CIA
CIA 'conducted mock executions'
Lithuania 'had secret CIA prison'
Lithuania 'had secret CIA prison'
Report Reveals CIA Conducted Mock Executions
For hundreds of years, atrocities have been committed in the name of empire-building, religion or national security. A long-suppressed report by the Central Intelligence Agency's inspector general to be released next week reveals that CIA interrogators staged mock executions as part of the agency's post-9/11 program to detain and question terror suspects
Friday, 21 August 2009
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Mexico
Mexico's economy shrinks 10.3 pct.
Calderon is undoubtfully the hardest president in Mexico history. He not only has the most drug deaths, but also the fast shrinking economy in the world. Revolution
Calderon is undoubtfully the hardest president in Mexico history. He not only has the most drug deaths, but also the fast shrinking economy in the world. Revolution
Lockerbie bomber
Ailing Lockerbie bomber released to return to Libya
Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi will return to Libya following his release on compassionate grounds, Scotland's justice minister says. Al Megrahi, who was jailed for life in 2003 for the deaths of 270 people in the 1988 Pan Am airliner bombing, is suffering from terminal prostate cancer. full story
Germany offers Opel suitor loan
Germany offers Opel suitor loan
Germany has said it would be prepared to give a 4.5bn euros ($6.4bn: £3.9bn) loan to carmaker Opel if its favoured suitor is chosen to take over the firm.
Germany has said it would be prepared to give a 4.5bn euros ($6.4bn: £3.9bn) loan to carmaker Opel if its favoured suitor is chosen to take over the firm.
Berlin is offering the money if Opel's US owner, General Motors (GM), sells the German-based business to Canadian car assembly and parts group Magna.
US: unemployment rises
bad. i think theres a chance itll improve though
Breaking: Unemployment unexpectedly rises...
Breaking: Unemployment unexpectedly rises...
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Some maniac punches Milwaukee mayor 2 teeth out
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MILWAUKEE – A bloodied scab on his face and his shattered hand bound by a bulky cast, Milwaukee's mayor said Wednesday his decision to intervene in a domestic dispute got "very ugly" quickly but he did what any good citizen should have done.
Tom Barrett spoke for the first time Wednesday about being attacked by a man as he attempted to help a woman and her 1-year-old granddaughter near the Wisconsin State Fair on Saturday night. The popular 55-year-old mayor suffered a shattered hand, got two of his teeth knocked out and had gashes on his face and the back of his head.
Speaking in the front yard of his home where he has been recuperating since he left the hospital on Monday, Barrett said he initially thought something was wrong with the baby before realizing the 20-year-old man was agitated.
"I think it's fair to say things got very, very ugly, very, very quickly," Barrett said.
The mayor declined to discuss details of the attack, saying he didn't want to jeopardize the ongoing criminal investigation.
The 20-year-old man has been arrested, and Chief Deputy District Attorney Kent Lovern expected charges to be filed Thursday morning. The grandmother has said the suspect is the girl's birth father.
Barrett said he was most concerned about his hand injury but his overall prognosis was good.
"We're on the mend, everything's heading in the right direction, and I just wanted to let you know I'm still standing," he said.
About 100 neighbors and friends gathered and applauded the mayor Wednesday as he emerged with his wife, Chris, sister Betsy Barrett-Flood, and his 20-year-old niece, Molly Barrett-Floodwho called 911 for help after her uncle was attacked.
As he's been recovering, Barrett has gotten calls from many well-wishers, including President Barack Obama. He said he was happy to get the call — but told the president he'd prefer "to be called for pitching a perfect game" instead.
A reporter told Barrett her television station had received hundreds of get-well wishes from people who called the mayor a hero.When asked to respond, the mayor said simply: "I'll say Molly's my hero."
Kathleen Hubing, 58, was among the neighbors who came to hear Barrett speak. She said she was impressed that he spent so much time praising his family, as well as police and hospital officials.
"That's our mayor. He's always giving honor and praise to those who need it rather than himself," said Hubing, a retired schoolteacher.
Halleluja. Yesterday we were jews, today we are nazis. Thanks, almighty.
Well, Hitler gased 7mio jews. i had some discussion yesterday with Jay C. on atrios that mainly described the jew as a psycho until I wrote that Hitler gased hjews but Jay C. opinion may be somewhat correct because they probably dont need health care anymore. Now, today its somewhat diffrent. Today some interlectual looking teenie atacked Bernie Franmks for being a nazi. well, Ive seen him recently on CNBC when he got ripped on rescue efforts. Hes a pretty upright man who defends his views against righties. It sure is a blank affreont versus his person.
Franks is a Nazi for supporting health care
A jew attacked for supporting health care
Franks is a Nazi for supporting health care
A jew attacked for supporting health care
Why The Public Health Insurance Option Is Worth Fighting For
At Least 95 Killed in Series of Attacks in Baghdad
By SAM DAGHER
The wave of attacks in Baghdad, which also wounded 563 people, was among the most devastating since the withdrawal of U.S. forces from street patrols in June.
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
Iran's Mousavi says government agents raped detainees
Iran's Mousavi says government agents raped detainees
Reuters – 32 mins ago
Reuters TEHRAN (Reuters) - Opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi accused "establishment agents" of raping and abusing detainees imprisoned after Iran's June presidential vote and urged the powerful clerics to do their duty and speak out. Full Story »
Chavez for birthday cake at Castro
Chávez zum Geburtstagskuchen bei Castro
Caracas (AP) The Venzuelan president Hugo Chavez visited his political idol Fidel Castro in Havanna. Chavez said he brought in chocolate and sardines as typical products of his origin. Furthermore he donated two coal paintings with displays of the independence heros Francisco de Miranda of Venezuela and Jose Marti in Cuba. According to accounts of Chavez both ate cake and chated for five hours. Castro turned 83 on thursday. Goverment business was transferred to his brother Raul since Castro became ill 3 years ago. Since then he wasnt seen in public.
Caracas (AP) The Venzuelan president Hugo Chavez visited his political idol Fidel Castro in Havanna. Chavez said he brought in chocolate and sardines as typical products of his origin. Furthermore he donated two coal paintings with displays of the independence heros Francisco de Miranda of Venezuela and Jose Marti in Cuba. According to accounts of Chavez both ate cake and chated for five hours. Castro turned 83 on thursday. Goverment business was transferred to his brother Raul since Castro became ill 3 years ago. Since then he wasnt seen in public.
Germany:conservatives and social dems agree on new eu law
- Union und SPD einigen sich auf EU-BegleitgesetzAFP - vor 1 Std. 6 Min.
rights of german parliament have been strengthened mainly for an absence of an eu social policy
Novak joke
Robert Novak arrives in hell.
A demon greets him, and tells him he has his choice of two rooms where he will spend eternity.
Novak opens the door to the first room and sees and endless vista of damned souls arrayed on operating tables, where even nastier demons perform horrible vivisections that never end, peeling the flesh off the bones of the souls in eternal torment.
"Not for me," he says.
He opens door number two, and sees, intead, a vast chamber where the damned are standing upright in two feet of warm shit.
"Seems like the lesser of two evils," Novak says, and enters the room,, with the shit up to his knees..
Fifteen minutes later, a demon overseer arrives and speaks into a microphone.
"Okay, guys -- coffee break's over -- everybody back on your heads!"
A demon greets him, and tells him he has his choice of two rooms where he will spend eternity.
Novak opens the door to the first room and sees and endless vista of damned souls arrayed on operating tables, where even nastier demons perform horrible vivisections that never end, peeling the flesh off the bones of the souls in eternal torment.
"Not for me," he says.
He opens door number two, and sees, intead, a vast chamber where the damned are standing upright in two feet of warm shit.
"Seems like the lesser of two evils," Novak says, and enters the room,, with the shit up to his knees..
Fifteen minutes later, a demon overseer arrives and speaks into a microphone.
"Okay, guys -- coffee break's over -- everybody back on your heads!"
Columnist Robert Novak has died at age 78
Political columnist Robert Novak dies at 78
CHICAGO – Political columnist Robert Novak, who was a central figure in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case, has died after a battle with brain cancer.
His wife of 47 years, Geraldine Novak, tells The Associated Press that he died at his home in Washington, D.C. early Tuesday. He was 78.
Novak was long known as the co-host of CNN's "Crossfire" and had been a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times for decades.
He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in July 2008, less than a week after he struck a pedestrian in downtown Washington with his Corvette and drove away.
In recent years, he was perhaps best-known for being the first to publish Plame' name. He came under withering criticism and abuse from many for that column, which Novak says began "a long and difficult episode" in his career.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
CHICAGO (AP) — Political columnist Robert Novak, who was a central figure in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case, has died after a battle with brain cancer.
His wife, Geraldine Novak, tells the Chicago Sun-Times that he died at his home in Washington on Tuesday. He was 78.
Novak was long known as the co-host of CNN's "Crossfire" and had been a columnist for the Sun-Times for decades.
He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in July 2008, less than a week after he struck a pedestrian in downtown Washington with his Corvette and drove away.
In recent years, he was perhaps best-known for being the first to publish Plame' name. He came under withering criticism and abuse from many for that column, which Novak says began "a long and difficult episode" in his career.
Germany: Steinmeier is no Schroder
Why do the social dems send their man in a race which he cant win? Usain Bolt leaves currently the entire behind him, as so Frank Walter Steinmeier. While sunday evening 10 mio people watched the wondersprinter, the candidate for chancellor brought only 800.000 in front of the TV. Even "the perfect celeb-dinner" had twice the attention as Steinmeiers clearly undoped Solo-appearance, not to speak of a Tatort episode. But Steinmeier reached far out into the jungle-reigns of private television (there was a soap recently out of the jungle of Australia). Even his family planning became topic.
But even then he didnt comply to the seduction in which his predecessor gave in. In a similiar bad situation Schroder began 4 years ago to drop parts of his agenda 2010. By it, he lifted his party out of the depth of the polls. Only by a hair he missed the percentage of the conservatives. This mixture out of no scruples and willful thrive for office is foreign to Steinmeier. The challenger got difficulty to make an unreasoned accusation towards the chancellor concerning the interior; this needs to be done by Muentefering each time.
But also concerning foreign policy Steinmeier doesnt like to yield an inch of his positions.
The clearest case is Afghanistan. Many within the ranks of the social dems remember that Schroder had the opponents look pale when it came to war and peace.
Steinmeier though stays with defending the war at the Hindukus; he cant duck as easy as others in this case.
As of now the party follows him in this matter.But the duty could turn cracky if the situation worsens after the presidential election or the situation doesnt improve for the social dems after the vote -permanently.
but a sudden change of course would question the credibility of the candidate and would challenge the international trust into Germany. Despite, the conservatives would hardly remain in their postions if the social dems becoms pacifists again. So, on this lane, theres also no gain for Steinmeier.
But even then he didnt comply to the seduction in which his predecessor gave in. In a similiar bad situation Schroder began 4 years ago to drop parts of his agenda 2010. By it, he lifted his party out of the depth of the polls. Only by a hair he missed the percentage of the conservatives. This mixture out of no scruples and willful thrive for office is foreign to Steinmeier. The challenger got difficulty to make an unreasoned accusation towards the chancellor concerning the interior; this needs to be done by Muentefering each time.
But also concerning foreign policy Steinmeier doesnt like to yield an inch of his positions.
The clearest case is Afghanistan. Many within the ranks of the social dems remember that Schroder had the opponents look pale when it came to war and peace.
Steinmeier though stays with defending the war at the Hindukus; he cant duck as easy as others in this case.
As of now the party follows him in this matter.But the duty could turn cracky if the situation worsens after the presidential election or the situation doesnt improve for the social dems after the vote -permanently.
but a sudden change of course would question the credibility of the candidate and would challenge the international trust into Germany. Despite, the conservatives would hardly remain in their postions if the social dems becoms pacifists again. So, on this lane, theres also no gain for Steinmeier.
much on the outside, hardly a content - difficult to move
(a shit changes)
The Christ Dems try to evade the Federal election campaign. the Christ Dems pick a "go on like this" with all the same heads and ideas to overshadow their content-less-ness and them having no ideas in their campaign,. What is missing in content-providing concepts should be "over-rayed" or "overbeamed" by chancellor Merkel and minister of economy atGoodlehill (zu Guttenberg). The awkward thing: till now the calculation is working.
German NTV
Germany in August 2009. only a few weeks till the federal election, all parties arm for the final sprint, the hot phase of the election campaign starts. All parties? No. Theres a political group, who is defending itself against too hefty brawls and who is swindling around a too hefty runoff: the Christ Dems. The party would love to see the elector not on the 27-9-2009 in the booth but immediately.
How else u explain an election campaign bare of ideas (or more like with bare chests)?
Electors have themselves blinded
The Christ Dems try to evade the Federal election campaign. the Christ Dems pick a "go on like this" with all the same heads and ideas to overshadow their content-less-ness and them having no ideas in their campaign,. What is missing in content-providing concepts should be "over-rayed" or "overbeamed" by chancellor Merkel and minister of economy atGoodlehill (zu Guttenberg). The awkward thing: till now the calculation is working.
German NTV
Germany in August 2009. only a few weeks till the federal election, all parties arm for the final sprint, the hot phase of the election campaign starts. All parties? No. Theres a political group, who is defending itself against too hefty brawls and who is swindling around a too hefty runoff: the Christ Dems. The party would love to see the elector not on the 27-9-2009 in the booth but immediately.
How else u explain an election campaign bare of ideas (or more like with bare chests)?
the 2009 campaign of the Christ Dem adds up to a single "go on like this." The same heads, the same ideas, the same program. No trace of concepts directed into the future. The opposite is the case - the Christ Dems are shy of a content-related discussion with their political adversaries and put the entire load on their candidates. No twist to discuss the right way out of the crisis, no word about the gigantic pile of debts, in no case a twist about nuclear power and no discussion about education concepts. From the view of the Christ Dems: who is engaging into political questions of concern and who presnts own, even uncommon political concepts can only loose. The ugly thing: it works.
The christ dems feel confirmed in their course by taking a view on the social dems. Social Dem chancellor candidate Steinmeier works out concept after concept, accelerates to present ideas and though he dives in the polls. The Christ Dems lean back, spectate the spectacle and are happy thru no need 4 an own idea. The elector punishes the social dems next to a credibility problem for too much desire for change. The status quo is also desired by the swath of voters.
Angela Merkel still profits out of this political mood. And the Christ Dem head makes a campaign in the same manner as she governed: she takes herself back, stays in the background and in the vast, the vague - and is hardly attackable by it, simply picks her image as a president-like chancellor who is offended by all the party twist.
Electors have themselves blinded
The "party-overreaching" chancellor constructs the election campaign of the Christ Dems thus. "We got the power" is the credo - a nice spell that should spread optimism and which should bridge the content-less-ness of the campaign. Heads instead of programs, first of all the minister for economy of the Bavarian sister party. ZuGuttenberg takes a main role in the campaign because hes meanwhile more popular than the chancellor. As long as it is successful the Christ dems desire to profit out of the zuGuttenberg show also.
The fact that the former GDR civil rights disident Vera Lengsfeld causes attention by her poster with merkel and herself, thus fits best into the election show of the Christ Dems. If u cant convince by content the package has to be good-looking. As long as the electors have themselves blinded by it, the calculation may work.
Another hillarious remark by Voting Fraud 2000 Scalia
OldeCountryScalia says there’s nothing unconstitutional about executing the innocent 8/18
blue white red - liberte egalite fraternite. Scalia is obviously preparing for another stone cold white jump towards immortal perfection towards the color white. Stunt command.
blue white red - liberte egalite fraternite. Scalia is obviously preparing for another stone cold white jump towards immortal perfection towards the color white. Stunt command.
Dozen armed at Obama event
Dozen armed at Obama event
AP: Several seen with weapons among protesters; police monitoring scene.
Reader's Digest to file for bankruptcy
msn
The company's been struggling because of the global ad slump. The Chapter 11 filing will convert $1.6 billion in debt into equity.
Posted by Charley Blaine on Monday, August 17, 2009 1:29 PM
The publisher of Reader's Digest, the country's most popular general interest magazine, said today it will seek Chapter 11 protection from creditors amid declining circulation, an industry-wide advertising slump and large debts.
Privately held Reader's Digest Association said it has reached an agreement with a majority of secured lenders to restructure its debt.
The monthly magazine, founded in 1922 as a collection of condensed articles from other publications, has been searching for a niche as the Internet upends the magazine industry's traditional business models.
Monday, 17 August 2009
Democrats screwing up?
He only said that because the party that wins the White House traditionally loses seats, and only IF the Dems screw up egregiously. Which they are TRYING to do.
atrios
I think Obama should give a damn about GOP opinions and he should present a VERY operational public option given the fact that the private insurers will try to screw him up
whistleblower:insurers-behind-mobs
atrios
I think Obama should give a damn about GOP opinions and he should present a VERY operational public option given the fact that the private insurers will try to screw him up
whistleblower:insurers-behind-mobs
Former Gov. Dean calls public option indispensable
vrai.true.correct.oouuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiii
Former Gov. Dean calls public option indispensable
AP – 32 mins agoWASHINGTON – Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean, a leading figure in the liberal wing of his party, said Monday he doubts there can be meaningful health care reform without a direct government role. Full Story »
Germany:Poll: no majority for conservatives/lib dems in Schleswig-Holstein
No good idea to dissolve the parliament for the mailfunction in NPP Kruemmel by Carstensen. I thought voters would value this as admittance of error.
Berlin (AP) Sechs Wochen vor der Landtagswahl in Schleswig-Holstein gibt es laut «Bild» nach einer bisher unveröffentlichten Umfrage keine Mehrheit für ein Bündnis von CDU und FDP. Sie kämen gemeinsam auf 47 Prozent, hieß es.
health: Obama may drop public option
I think most of the people go once a year to a doctor and have their ears checked. I think a public option is a very good possibility to keep the fees low and to give the companies some idea on how to get things done
Nach Kritik an den Gesundheitsreform-Plänen hat das Weiße Haus Bereitschaft zum Kompromiss signalisiert. Die Regierung von Präsident Obama gab zu verstehen, dass sie bereit sein könnte, auf die Schaffung einer staatlichen Versicherung als Alternative zu den privaten Versicherungsgesellschaften zu verzichten.
Sunday, 16 August 2009
Bankruptcy administrator is shocked about Arcandor
Insolvenzverwalter entsetzt
Arcandor without Substanz
The money was obviously spreat in excess. Nothing remains of the former substance of the enterprise. What the bankruptcy administrator of Arcandor found out about the enterprise makes him speechless. He doesnt exclude legal steps against the former management of the company.
s. ...»
"She doesnt care for unemployment"
"She doesnt care for unemployment"
Müntefering accuses Merkel of Egoism
Der Ton sharpens during the election campaign. Especially the social dems try by marky verses to start an attack on the Christ Dems. Social Dem Muentefering accuses merkel of egoism. She thinks especially of her own career. Meanwhile hardly a voter believes in the victory of Steinmeier. ....»
Swampland: GOP supported death panels in 2003
GOP supported 'death panels' in 2003
Yes, that's right. Remember the 2003 Medicare prescription drug bill, the one that passed with the votes of 204 GOP House members and 42 GOP Senators? Anyone want to guess what it provided funding for? Did you say counseling for end-of-life issues and care? Ding ding ding!!
Let's go to the bill text, shall we? "The covered services are: evaluating the beneficiary's need for pain and symptom management, including the individual's need for hospice care; counseling the beneficiary with respect to end-of-life issues and care options, and advising the beneficiary regarding advanced care planning." The only difference between the 2003 provision and the infamous Section 1233 that threatens the very future and moral sanctity of the Republic is that the first applied only to terminally ill patients. Section 1233 would expand funding so that people could voluntarily receive counseling before they become terminally ill.
So either Republicans were for death panels in 2003 before turning against them now--or they're lying about end-of-life counseling in order to frighten the bejeezus out of their fellow citizens and defeat health reform by any means necessary. Which is it, Mr. Grassley ("Yea," 2003)?
http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/08/13/oh-those-death-panels/
California board votes to drop healthcare coverage for 60,000 children
California board votes to drop healthcare coverage for 60,000 children
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-california-budget14-2009aug...sent by protect_democracy since 7 hours 15 minutes
A state board voted Thursday to begin terminating health insurance for more than 60,000 children Oct. 1 as a result of the budget amendments signed into law recently by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Those children would be up for an annual review of their coverage next month, but instead they may be dropped from the California Healthy Families program under the action by the state Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board.
US troops will deploy to Colombia
US troops will deploy to Colombia
Chavez: ‘The winds of war [are] beginning to blow’
Some American troops will soon find themselves stationed at military bases scattered across the South American nation of Colombia with a mission to use advanced Predator drone technology to aid in fighting the drug trade and to combat terrorism, according to published reports Saturday.
Chavez: ‘The winds of war [are] beginning to blow’
Some American troops will soon find themselves stationed at military bases scattered across the South American nation of Colombia with a mission to use advanced Predator drone technology to aid in fighting the drug trade and to combat terrorism, according to published reports Saturday.
But Colombia’s neighbors certainly do not see it that way.
In Venezuela, officials bristled. President Hugo Chavez warned, “the winds of war [are] beginning to blow.”
Chavez has already accused Colombian troops of making an incursion over the border and regional tensions are running high. Honduran de-facto President Rafael Correa also took exception, saying the United States would target Colombia’s neighbors if the deal is finalized.
Saturday, 15 August 2009
Colonial bank in Alabama goes bankrupt
Bisher größte Bankenpleite des Jahres in den USA
AFP - vor 21 Min.Washington, 15. August (AFP) - Im Zuge der Finanzkrise ist es in den USA zur bislang größten Bankenpleite des Jahres gekommen. Mehr »
Friday, 14 August 2009
Quatar drives major injunction into VW
Quatar drives major injunction into VW
Being a shareholder is true for katar right now. Prime Scheich
Hamad bin Dschassim bin Dschaber al-Thani signed in Stuttgfart the corresponding contract. By it, the emirate is the third-largest shareholder of VW.
Being a shareholder is true for katar right now. Prime Scheich
Hamad bin Dschassim bin Dschaber al-Thani signed in Stuttgfart the corresponding contract. By it, the emirate is the third-largest shareholder of VW.
Obama on UK life support
Britons pour love on 'evil' healthcare system
Britons including Prime Minister Gordon Brown have leapt to the defense of their creaking national health service after U.S. President Barack Obama's plans for a similar healthcare system in the United States were branded "evil" by Republicans. full story
health
Good attitude. The fucked-up wafflers on the Repug benches dont have anything to counter with. They are outnumbered, stupid like Schwarzenegger and scandal ridden like Rove. I mean who actually gives a damn about what THEY are thinking? I saw Gillespie on Blitzer sunday and he said that the American people dont want to see health care reform that does not involve the GOP. But... dont they see no health care reform at all in this case?
Obama says he's willing to be a one-termer
Tells Blue Dogs he'll stake office on health care reform...
Obama says he's willing to be a one-termer
Tells Blue Dogs he'll stake office on health care reform...
October-feast attack stays unsolved
Oktoberfest-Attentat bleibt ungeklärt
Ein dunkler Fleck
Der blutigste Anschlag in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik ist bis heute nicht geklärt: Konnte der 21-jährige Gundolf Köhler wirklich allein das Bombenattentat auf das Oktoberfest verüben, das ihn und zwölf weitere Menschen in den Tod riss? Neue Enthüllungen aus Stasi-Unterlagen lassen auf einen Hintergrund schließen, die der Grünen-Abgeordnete Jerzy Montag eine "politische Bombe" nennt. Möglicherweise war die Tat Teil einer Anschlagsserie rechtsterroristischer Organisationen, in die auch Geheimdienste involviert waren....»
Republican Death Trip
“I am in this race because I don’t want to see us spend the next year re-fighting the Washington battles of the 1990s. I don’t want to pit Blue America against Red America; I want to lead a United States of America.” So declared Barack Obama in November 2007, making the case that Democrats should nominate him, rather than one of his rivals, because he could free the nation from the bitter partisanship of the past.
Some of us were skeptical. A couple of months after Mr. Obama gave that speech, I warned that his vision of a “different kind of politics” was a vain hope, that any Democrat who made it to the White House would face “an unending procession of wild charges and fake scandals, dutifully given credence by major media organizations that somehow can’t bring themselves to declare the accusations unequivocally false.”
So, how’s it going?
Sure enough, President Obama is now facing the same kind of opposition that President Bill Clinton had to deal with: an enraged right that denies the legitimacy of his presidency, that eagerly seizes on every wild rumor manufactured by the right-wing media complex.
This opposition cannot be appeased. Some pundits claim that Mr. Obama has polarized the country by following too liberal an agenda. But the truth is that the attacks on the president have no relationship to anything he is actually doing or proposing.
Right now, the charge that’s gaining the most traction is the claim that health care reform will create “death panels” (in Sarah Palin’s words) that will shuffle the elderly and others off to an early grave. It’s a complete fabrication, of course. The provision requiring that Medicare pay for voluntary end-of-life counseling was introduced by Senator Johnny Isakson, Republican — yes, Republican — of Georgia, who says that it’s “nuts” to claim that it has anything to do with euthanasia.
And not long ago, some of the most enthusiastic peddlers of the euthanasia smear, including Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, and Mrs. Palin herself, were all for “advance directives” for medical care in the event that you are incapacitated or comatose. That’s exactly what was being proposed — and has now, in the face of all the hysteria, been dropped from the bill.
Yet the smear continues to spread. And as the example of Mr. Gingrich shows, it’s not a fringe phenomenon: Senior G.O.P. figures, including so-called moderates, have endorsed the lie.
Senator Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa, is one of these supposed moderates. I’m not sure where his centrist reputation comes from — he did, after all, compare critics of the Bush tax cuts to Hitler. But in any case, his role in the health care debate has been flat-out despicable.
Last week, Mr. Grassley claimed that his colleague Ted Kennedy’s brain tumor wouldn’t have been treated properly in other countries because they prefer to “spend money on people who can contribute more to the economy.” This week, he told an audience that “you have every right to fear,” that we “should not have a government-run plan to decide when to pull the plug on grandma.”
Again, that’s what a supposedly centrist Republican, a member of the Gang of Six trying to devise a bipartisan health plan, sounds like.
So much, then, for Mr. Obama’s dream of moving beyond divisive politics. The truth is that the factors that made politics so ugly in the Clinton years — the paranoia of a significant minority of Americans and the cynical willingness of leading Republicans to cater to that paranoia — are as strong as ever. In fact, the situation may be even worse than it was in the 1990s because the collapse of the Bush administration has left the G.O.P. with no real leaders other than Rush Limbaugh.
The question now is how Mr. Obama will deal with the death of his postpartisan dream.
So far, at least, the Obama administration’s response to the outpouring of hate on the right has had a deer-in-the-headlights quality. It’s as if officials still can’t wrap their minds around the fact that things like this can happen to people who aren’t named Clinton, as if they keep expecting the nonsense to just go away.
What, then, should Mr. Obama do? It would certainly help if he gave clearer and more concise explanations of his health care plan. To be fair, he’s gotten much better at that over the past couple of weeks.
What’s still missing, however, is a sense of passion and outrage — passion for the goal of ensuring that every American gets the health care he or she needs, outrage at the lies and fear-mongering that are being used to block that goal.
So can Mr. Obama, who can be so eloquent when delivering a message of uplift, rise to the challenge of unreasoning, unappeasable opposition? Only time will tell.