Month: October 2005

Couric, "Breaking the Law is How This White House Operates."

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KATIE COURIC & CHRIS MATTHEWS JOINED TOGETHER IN MUTUAL BUSH ADMINISTRATION HATRED,VIDEO HERENice of Katie and Chris to convict the Bush Administration before an investigation has even wrapped up and before any indictments have been handed out!Katie Couric and Chris Matthews team up to pass on propaganda as morning news in this obscene segment on the “Today Show”.Katie Couric piles on the Bush Administration in her irresponsible unquestioning interview of Chris Matthews.

Good News from Liberia

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** The African Nation founded by freed American Slaves back in 1847, held a historic vote on Tuesday.

Iraqi Constitution Progress

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The leading Sunni group is dropping its opposition to the constitution because of a last minute deal that was made this week in Iraq.

Palestinians Creep Closer to Civil War

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Israel arrested Samar Subeih, from the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia this week, who worked for Hamas’ armed wing al-Qassam Brigades making bombs.Palestinian Samar Sabih, left, poses in a picture with her husband Ramsi in this photo distributed by the family in the West Bank town of Tulkarem Tuesday Oct.

Indian Bloggers Under Attack

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My friend Patrix from Desipundit has written to me concerned about several Indian s who are being threatened by the Indian Institute of Planning and Management with threats of legal action.

Pakistan Death Toll Expected to Reach 80,000!

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Update: Pakistani News is reporting, “The death toll from the huge earthquake that rocked Pakistan is expected to reach more than 80,000.” Athena is reporting that sources in Pakistan say the death toll my reach 50,000!The officially confirmed death toll after Saturday’s earthquake in Pakistan rose to 20,745, but unofficial estimates on Monday put the toll well above 50,000.

North Korea Caught Colluding with Terrorists

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North Korea and an IRA Revolutionary joined together in a scheme to bring down the US economy:ONE of Ireland’s most famous revolutionaries could face 20 years in an American jail for his alleged role in a communist plot to wreck the dollar.

Liberia Set for Historic Vote

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LIBERIANS GO TO POLLS IN HISTORIC POST CIVIL WAR VOTE,VIDEO HERELiberia was founded in 1847 by freed African-American slaves.

Miracle Rescues in Pakistan

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VILLAGERS MOVE CONCRETE BY HAND TO RESCUE SCHOOL CHILDREN,VIDEO HEREKASHMIRI PAKISTAN IS OVERWHELMED WITH THE DESTRUCTION,VIDEO HEREAn entire generation of young people has been wiped out in hard hit areas of Pakistan.Death Toll may reach 40,000!Indian boys collect money for the victims of the earthquake from visitors at a makeshift community place of worship for the Hindu goddess Durga in Kolkata, 10 October 2005, the second day of Durga festival.

Smurfs Get Bombed

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SMURF VILLAGE GETS BOMBED BY PLANES,VIDEO HERE (in Dutch)Belgium is planning on airing a Smurf Cartoon produced by UNICEF where the little blue men get bombed by airplanes as they dance around a campfire:The people of Belgium have been left reeling by the first adult-only episode of the Smurfs, in which the blue-skinned cartoon characters’ village is annihilated by warplanes.The short film pulls no punches.

So Long, Farewell, Adieu, Adieu, Adieu

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Germany gets its first female Chancellor today in Angela Merkel, as Gerhard Schroeder finally decided to step down and abandon his Social Democrat Party.

Earthquake Death Toll May Reach 40,000

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PAKISTANIS CELEBRATE PULLING A SURVIVOR FROM RUBBLE IN ISLAMABAD,VIDEO HERE** Kashmiri terrorist groups appear to have lost 15 of their training camps during the earthquake!

Tremendous Growth in US Entrepreneurial Activity

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These numbers certainly do exhibit robust growth in entrepreneurial/business activity from 2000 to 2005.Click on Picture to EnlargeVia the Small Business and Entrepreneurial CouncilOther Small Business Facts:Small business statistics highlighted in the 2005 Small Business FAQ include: • Small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all employer firms.

Murder & The Chinese Democracy Movement

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Dog Pundit sent this news of the democracy protests in the village Kaishi and the disturbing death of one of China’s Democracy activists.The Guardian on Sunday wrote about the very brutal death of Chinese democracy activist Lu Banglie on Saturday night in a village in southern China:The last time I saw Lu Banglie, he was lying in a ditch on the side of the street – placid, numb and lifeless – the spit, snot and urine of about 20 men mixing with his blood, and running all over his body.Mr Lu spent his adult life working to empower villagers and to get the attention of Beijing and the world.

Conversations with an Arms Dealer

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The French are feeling the fallout from the allegations of corruption in France and internationally, brought against engineering giant Thales by Michel Josserand, a former manager at a Thales unit.Last week in Le Monde…Michel Josserand, former chief executive of Thales Engineering and Consulting, or THEC, said in an interview with newspaper Le Monde that the paying of bribes by Thales was widespread — in violation of French law and international conventions.”I estimate that Thales must pay out between 1 percent and 2 percent of its global revenue in illegal commissions,” he said.

Massive Earthquake Hits Pakistan!

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Update: (11:00 PM CST) THE DEATH TOLL IS NOW REPORTED TO BE NEAR 18,000!The casualty toll from the 7.6-magnitude tremor rose sharply Sunday as rescuers struggled to dig people from the wreckage, their work made more difficult as rain and hail turned dirt and debris into sticky muck.

Russia's Closed Cities

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Andrew Young, the Russian expert at Siberian Light, has a very interesting post up, via Publius Pundit, about closed cities in today’s Russia…

Africa Mum on Mugabe

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Robert Mayer at Publius Pundit directs readers to this collection on Africa silent on the horrors taking place in Zimbabwe.

The Al Qaeda Global Weekly

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Image from Al Qaeda Weekly News with a picture of Al-Jazeera reporter Aluni in the background.“The Voice of the Caliphate,” on September 28, 2005, put out a special news bulletin concerning the sentencing of Taysir Alluni, an al-Jazeera journalist, by a Spanish court.

MSM is Picking Up Sooner Bomber Story

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FOX News today leads the major networks with the story on Joel Hinrichs III, the Oklahoma Sooner bomber and first suicide bomber on American soil since 9-11.Cinnamon Stillwell, a writer for Frontpage and SFGate, put the pieces together in her column today on Accuracy in Media…”Terrorism Strikes the Heartland”News Blab from Colorado Springs has more on Joel Hinrichs III.In what has been reported on the internet for days now, FOX News is reporting that Hinrichs tried to purchase ammonium nitrate used for bomb-making before he blew himself up on Saturday miight 100 yards from the OU-KSU game.A University of Oklahoma (search) student tried to buy fertilizer of the type used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing two days before he committed suicide using explosives outside a packed football stadium.

Remarkable Translated Iraqi News

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Haider Ajina continues to translate more of the news that the US media fails to report and in some cases is reporting just the opposite!

WH Denies Bush "God" Claims by BBC

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The BBC Piles on Bush Today and it is really just silly what they will print to push their agenda.The BBC is airing a news report where they claim that Bush claims God told him to invade Iraq and God told him to invade Afghanistan:The comments were attributed to Mr Bush by the Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaath in the upcoming TV series Elusive Peace: Israel and the Arabs.

NYC Subway Threat

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Athena has news about a New York City subway threat.

A Full Time Job

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Louis Freeh the former head of the FBI under Bill Clinton, is coming out with a book called, “My FBI,: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror’ — set for release next week.According to Drudge, “The problem was with Bill Clinton — the scandals and the rumored scandals, the incubating ones and the dying ones never ended.

Fast for Darfur

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Learn how you can help the people of Darfur HEREI am sorry about the late notice…Or Does it Explode reminded me of the worldwide fast on Thursday, October 6 for the people of Darfur.

"Women in Pink" Set Record

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Not to be confused with “Code Pink”…VIDEO OF THE HISTORIC WOMEN’S JUMP HEREIt’s very cool!Jump For The Cause 2005Set a New World Record!!

"PunditGuy" Marks a Year!

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Congratulations on a very successful and enjoyable year!You can check out his site and congratulate him HERE!Bill has some very kind words for a number of bloggers.

Brits & Saudi Arabia Join to Attack Iran

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Muqtada al-Sadr, the militia leading cleric and son of an Iraqi Grand Ayatollah, made his first public appearance on May 16th since the bitter defeat of his Mahdi Army by Coalition forces in August of last year.

A Very Blustery Day

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Will anyone be there for Piglet’s Rescue?The Brits stillmanage to mustersome political correctnessbluster.Even afterthe tube blastsfrom the not so distant past.

More Katrina Fact and Folklore

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The Washington Post continues to discuss the inaccurate accounts coming from inside New Orleans after the hurricane struck today.

The Next Logical Step after Conversion

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Become Republican!File under: More trouble for Heathan Party.(Via Drudge) The New York Times is reporting that a midlife conversion by SCOTUS nominee Harriet Miers also converted her Republican.Maybe Nancy Pelosi, Howard Dean and Hillary ought to be out reciting more verses in public.

Ahh… More Good News from Iraq

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More Good News Translated from Haider!Greetings,The following is my translation of a headline and article in the October 4th edition of two Iraqi Arab newspapers Al-Mada & Sotaliraq & in the Pan Arab newspaper “Asharq Alawsat”.

Bush Defends Miers

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President Bush says he wants Miers confirmed by Thanksgiving.Harriet Miers, who is 60, was nominated yesterday for the open justice seat of the United States Supreme Court.

"Voice of the Taliban" is Captured

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Authorities in Pakistan say they have arrested the leading Taliban spokesman Latifullah Hakimi in the restive and remote Balochistan province: “Our security forces captured him today, and he is in our custody,” said Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao.

Search for Katrina Dead is Over

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With the death toll substantially lower than originally expected, officials discontinued the active search for bodies today in Louisiana.Officials said the final death toll was 972 – substantially smaller than the 10,000 victims some feared.