Cash Payments In Iraq?
If I go to my local bank and try to deposit more than $10,000 cash, all sorts of questions will be asked of my by the bank officers. So how is it even possible that it's okay for the United States government to pay BILLIONS IN CASH to people in Iraq? This story: U.S. was big spender in days before Iraq handover - Yahoo! News boggles my mind.
What's the problem with good old-fashioned checks? Has Uncle Sam been bouncing checks again? Or what about wire transfers? Or is the problem simply that in war-torn countries, banks are rather unreliable, and most people only want cold, hard currency?
If so, that's fine. But are we tracking that cash properly? Because it seems like an awful lot of money was spent in an awfully short period of time. It sort of smells like payola...
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Paul
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Best Bush Quote Ever
I don't particularly care about democracy in Iran. I figure it's their country, let them govern themselves the way they see fit. So under normal circumstances, a story like this: Iran's presidential race ends with blast from Bush - Yahoo! Newswouldn't gain my attention. But the headline got me, and the quote from Bush absolutely cracked me up:
"Power is in the hands of an unelected few who have retained power through an electoral process that ignores the basic requirements of democracy," Bush said in a statement.
Isn't that a hoot? Is it possible that the irony is totally lost on this dense, clueless man?
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Paul
I don't particularly care about democracy in Iran. I figure it's their country, let them govern themselves the way they see fit. So under normal circumstances, a story like this: Iran's presidential race ends with blast from Bush - Yahoo! Newswouldn't gain my attention. But the headline got me, and the quote from Bush absolutely cracked me up:
"Power is in the hands of an unelected few who have retained power through an electoral process that ignores the basic requirements of democracy," Bush said in a statement.
Isn't that a hoot? Is it possible that the irony is totally lost on this dense, clueless man?
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Paul
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
The Truth Will Set You Free... If You Can See It
The truth of what happened on 9/11/01 will eventually become clear to America, but apparently it's going to take awhile. There's hope that it will happen in our lifetime, though, when former Bush administration officials step to the plate and contradict the official story. Morgan Reynolds, former chief economist for the Labor Department during Bush's first term, says the official story of the collapse of building 7 is probably bogus, and if it is, there is a case that the official story behind the entire attack may be suspect.
Gee, you think?
Anyway, it's nice to see that somebody is keeping hope alive... the hope that the truth will someday see the light of day in the American media.
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Paul
The truth of what happened on 9/11/01 will eventually become clear to America, but apparently it's going to take awhile. There's hope that it will happen in our lifetime, though, when former Bush administration officials step to the plate and contradict the official story. Morgan Reynolds, former chief economist for the Labor Department during Bush's first term, says the official story of the collapse of building 7 is probably bogus, and if it is, there is a case that the official story behind the entire attack may be suspect.
Gee, you think?
Anyway, it's nice to see that somebody is keeping hope alive... the hope that the truth will someday see the light of day in the American media.
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Paul
Thursday, June 09, 2005
If It's On TV, It Must Be Fiction?
Apparently a long-running (35 years!) German TV drama has recently aired an episode, seen by over 7 million German citizens that depicts 9/11 as a plot by the Bush Administration.
Gee, wonder where they came up with an idea like THAT?
The funniest part about this article, at least to me, is that all of the people quoted say the concept of the show is "ludicrous" and "pure fiction", yet the article also notes that about 30% of Germans under the age of 30 "think that there is a certain possibility that the U.S. government ordered the attacks of 9/11." Smart kids!
Me? I can't believe I linked to an article in the Washington Times!
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Paul
Apparently a long-running (35 years!) German TV drama has recently aired an episode, seen by over 7 million German citizens that depicts 9/11 as a plot by the Bush Administration.
Gee, wonder where they came up with an idea like THAT?
The funniest part about this article, at least to me, is that all of the people quoted say the concept of the show is "ludicrous" and "pure fiction", yet the article also notes that about 30% of Germans under the age of 30 "think that there is a certain possibility that the U.S. government ordered the attacks of 9/11." Smart kids!
Me? I can't believe I linked to an article in the Washington Times!
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Paul
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Our Government Is Out Of Control
Six years ago... SIX!... the government won a landmark anti-racketeering suit against Big Tobacco, and the penalty was set at an astounding $130 Billion. Yes, most people with half a brain reasoned that the fine would never be paid, but who would have guessed what happened today? Check out this story:Tobacco Escapes Huge Penalty.
Even the lawyers for the tobacco companies were surprised by the government's decision to ask for less than 10% of the original award. But that's better than what former Attorney General Ashcroft tried to do... back in 2001, he tried to shelve the entire case, according to the article.
The U.S. Government is apparently completely corrupt. What do we do now?
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Paul
Six years ago... SIX!... the government won a landmark anti-racketeering suit against Big Tobacco, and the penalty was set at an astounding $130 Billion. Yes, most people with half a brain reasoned that the fine would never be paid, but who would have guessed what happened today? Check out this story:Tobacco Escapes Huge Penalty.
Even the lawyers for the tobacco companies were surprised by the government's decision to ask for less than 10% of the original award. But that's better than what former Attorney General Ashcroft tried to do... back in 2001, he tried to shelve the entire case, according to the article.
The U.S. Government is apparently completely corrupt. What do we do now?
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Paul
Monday, June 06, 2005
An Apology For Murder? How Quaint!
My eyes actually couldn't believe this headline: Senate to Issue Anti-Lynching Apology - Yahoo! News. Then I read the story and I am STILL in a state of disbelief.
Is this the same Senate that spent days and millions investigating the tragedy (sarcasm intended) of steroid usage in professional baseball? The same group of millionaire lawmakers that propped up Terry Schiavo's lifeless body as an example of ... something? Now, nearly 100 years after the fact, they want to APOLOGIZE for not passing anti-lynching legislation.
Maybe they're worried that the next nooses were being prepared for THEM.
I wonder if tarring and feathering is still legal? Because I know of about 100 men and a couple of women that would make great candidates for such treatment.
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Paul
My eyes actually couldn't believe this headline: Senate to Issue Anti-Lynching Apology - Yahoo! News. Then I read the story and I am STILL in a state of disbelief.
Is this the same Senate that spent days and millions investigating the tragedy (sarcasm intended) of steroid usage in professional baseball? The same group of millionaire lawmakers that propped up Terry Schiavo's lifeless body as an example of ... something? Now, nearly 100 years after the fact, they want to APOLOGIZE for not passing anti-lynching legislation.
Maybe they're worried that the next nooses were being prepared for THEM.
I wonder if tarring and feathering is still legal? Because I know of about 100 men and a couple of women that would make great candidates for such treatment.
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Paul
Friday, June 03, 2005
Somebody Should Go To Prison For This Cover Up
Look at the headline for THIS crazy Washington Post story: FAA Managers Destroyed 9/11 Tape (washingtonpost.com)
You must read it... and then you still might not believe it. In a nutshell, FAA air traffic controllers were interviewed RIGHT AFTER THE 9/11 INCIDENT, on that very day. The interview was recorded... AND THE RECORDING WAS DESTROYED. Must I ask why?
From the article: "the second manager said he destroyed the tape between December 2001 and January 2002 by crushing the tape with his hand, cutting it into small pieces and depositing the pieces into trash cans around the building, the report said. " Now, does that sound like the action of a rational person? Crushing the tape with his hand? Then distributing the evidence in multiple trash cans? You don't even have to be a conspiracy theorist to get the chills over this story.
What were they hiding? Who gave the order to destroy the evidence? Don't hold your breath for the truth.
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Paul
Look at the headline for THIS crazy Washington Post story: FAA Managers Destroyed 9/11 Tape (washingtonpost.com)
You must read it... and then you still might not believe it. In a nutshell, FAA air traffic controllers were interviewed RIGHT AFTER THE 9/11 INCIDENT, on that very day. The interview was recorded... AND THE RECORDING WAS DESTROYED. Must I ask why?
From the article: "the second manager said he destroyed the tape between December 2001 and January 2002 by crushing the tape with his hand, cutting it into small pieces and depositing the pieces into trash cans around the building, the report said. " Now, does that sound like the action of a rational person? Crushing the tape with his hand? Then distributing the evidence in multiple trash cans? You don't even have to be a conspiracy theorist to get the chills over this story.
What were they hiding? Who gave the order to destroy the evidence? Don't hold your breath for the truth.
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Paul
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Constitutional Rights... Suspended!
So this is what it has come to: we're so afraid of a 9/11 repeat that we suspect breadknife-carrying old ladies are conspiring to hijack airplanes... with the help of 37 schoolchildren! This wacky story, found on Michael Moore's website, tells of a 57-year-old woman who inadvertently left a 5 1/2 inch sandwich knife in her carry-on cooler.
Yep, they confiscated the "weapon" and put her on the terrorist watch list. Like that makes any sense at all.
She was quoted: "And I said what about my constitutional rights? And they said 'not at this point ... you don't have any'."
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Paul
So this is what it has come to: we're so afraid of a 9/11 repeat that we suspect breadknife-carrying old ladies are conspiring to hijack airplanes... with the help of 37 schoolchildren! This wacky story, found on Michael Moore's website, tells of a 57-year-old woman who inadvertently left a 5 1/2 inch sandwich knife in her carry-on cooler.
Yep, they confiscated the "weapon" and put her on the terrorist watch list. Like that makes any sense at all.
She was quoted: "And I said what about my constitutional rights? And they said 'not at this point ... you don't have any'."
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Paul
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