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Different Day, Same Shit

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 16:41 — newjesustimes
Why is it that everywhere the US military goes, the people don't welcome them with flowers and candy? Those of us who pay attention have noticed the double talk regarding "success" in Iraq, and the nearly non-stop calls for American withdrawal by every legitimate (or otherwise) Iraqi representative.

Now (again) we direct our attention to Afghanistan. It seems almost likely that children, civilians, and wedding parties are used as shields/ targets by military forces specifically because of the headlines they garner;

Foreign and Afghan forces killed five children in two separate incidents Monday, further inflaming tensions in the country over the killings of civilians by troops from the U.S. and other countries.

http://news.yahoo.com/story//ap/20080901/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan

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Every Picture Tells a Story, don't it

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 16:39 — newjesustimes
Sometimes I wonder who to believe. Other times it's more obvious. In either event I find the political use of information fascinating.

The following documentaries deal with the 2002 coup attempt in Venezuela. More specifically the second documentary deals with the first documentary.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHPPpL9z9GE
The Revolution Will Not be Televised (English subtitles)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3378761249364089950
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED lies


If you've got the time I encourage you to watch and leave comments / opinions. Thanks!

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 ...

You can read more here or comment below.

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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Endless Lies, Endless War: Obama Accepts The Democratic Nomination

Fri, 08/29/2008 - 10:13 — Winter
Arthur Silber's most recent post draws attention to the speech last night in which Al Gore said:
We can tell Republicans and independents, as well as Democrats, exactly why our nation so badly needs a change from the approach of Bush, Cheney and McCain.

After they wrecked our economy, it is time for a change.

After they abandoned the search for the terrorists who attacked us and redeployed the troops to invade a nation that did not attack us, it's time for a change.

Silber highlights Gore's mention of the fact that Iraq did not attack us, and draws the logical conclusion:
Therefore, the United States was not acting in self-defense. The invasion of Iraq was an act of aggression. Thus, the invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq constitute an ongoing war crime, indeed a huge, horrifying series of ongoing war crimes. The war crimes continue today, and will continue tomorrow.
There's nothing very startling in this, of course. Regular readers of this page -- and many other websites, such as Silber's -- have known this for a long time. The startling part, as Silber says, is actually hearing it someplace other than the internet.
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