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More Screwed Now Than Ever Before

Sat, 09/06/2008 - 23:30 — Winter
I can't shake the feeling that we're more screwed now than ever before, though it seems hardly anyone agrees with me.
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The Biggest Lie Of All

Wed, 09/03/2008 - 00:25 — Winter
I happened to be walking through the living room while my wife was watching Laura Bush address the Republican National Convention, and I actually heard the First Lady say this:
George is using America's influence to lift up lives around the world. Millions of children are protected from malaria by mosquito nets the American people provide. In Afghanistan and Iraq, 50 million people are now living in freedom. And let's not forget President Bush has kept the American people safe.
Four simple clear sentences punctuated by lots of applause. Let's look more closely, shall we?
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Canadian Greens Claim Spot In Televised Debates

Sun, 08/31/2008 - 14:41 — Winter
There's been an interesting development in Canada, where Blair Wilson, an independent Member of the federal Parliament, has joined the Green Party.

Now that the Greens have an MP, they appear to meet all the requirements for participation in the televised debates that will precede the next federal election.

But whether they will get there is another story ...

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Judge In Liquid Bomber Trial Says Verdict Need Not Be Unanimous

Sat, 08/30/2008 - 22:07 — Winter
The judge running the trial of the so-called "Liquid Bombers" has told the jury that it may return a verdict without unanimous agreement.

The judge, Mr. Justice Calvert-Smith, gave the jury the "majority option" on Thursday, their eleventh day of deliberation.

The jury can now convict or acquit the defendants based on an 11-1 or even a 10-2 majority.

The move by Mr. Justice Calvert-Smith was not unexpected.

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Unhinged At Last: Further Reflections On The NIST/WTC-7 Scam

Fri, 08/29/2008 - 14:36 — Winter
It may seem too obvious to mention, but I'm going to mention it anyway. Sometimes when we fail to mention the obvious, we get off on the wrong foot and then everything else we do turns out wrong -- and we don't even know why.

And maybe people are saying this all over the place; I don't know. I don't get out much. If I'm adding one more voice to the choir, so be it. If I'm singing a new song all by myself, that's ok too. It wouldn't be the first time.

If you're doing an investigation -- any kind of investigation -- if you're looking into a murder, or a plane crash, or a structural failure, or a suspicious fire, or -- God forbid -- a complex series of events involving all of these things -- you want to start with the physical evidence.

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