One of Iran’s missiles sounds more like a barbeque, but it's no picnic: Shahab. This site shows diagrams of the different sizes they're producing: http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/missile.htm news reports claimed that Iran is developing a 3,500-mile (5,632 kilometers) range missile called Shahab-6 that would be capable of reaching Europe. I read elsewhere that it's only capable of 2,000 miles, so this global security site (linked to government?) may be exaggerating, not sure. The technology for this system was cited as coming from Russia and North Korea. Shahab-4, 5, & 6 is in all probability China through a "Know How" technology transfer agreement requested by Iran. Another reason we should boycott the Olympics. Wonder if BO is going? Yep, they’re really going to take over the world with 50-300 scud B missiles and 50-150 scud C missiles and 25-100 Zelzal 3’s. Mkay. Notice it took 7 years to compile this information from year 2000. Compare to Iraq and what they had to go on: http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iraq/missile.htm
Tony Blair should be held accountable, even more so than Lil B. It was his dossier that convinced Bush. After I reviewed this, I felt we were used as proxy, much like we use Israel in their proxy war. Unbelievably dirty, dirty, dirty. http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2002/iraq-020924-usia01.htm And his WMD evidence: http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2002/iraqdossier.pdf
For Space Junkies
http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/2008/space-080722-general-dynamics01.htm
General Dynamics Completes Milestone in MUOS Defense Satellite Communications System
General Dynamics 22 Jul 2008 -- General Dynamics C4 Systems recently mounted three 18.4-meter satellite antennas on 53-foot-tall pedestals in Wahiawa, Hawaii, as part of the preparations to deploy the new Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), the U.S. military's next-generation narrowband global mobile satellite communications system
Russia puts fifth German spy satellite into orbit RIA Novosti 22
Jul 2008 -- A Russian carrier rocket has successfully put into orbit a fifth German SAR-Lupe reconnaissance satellite, a Russian Space Forces spokesman said on Tuesday.
Boeing, Missile Defense Agency Successfully Complete Missile Defense Sensor Integration Test
21 Jul 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], working with industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, today successfully completed a Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system test that demonstrated the most complex integration to date of sensors required to support a missile intercept.
Boeing Delivers 4th High-Definition TV Satellite to DIRECTV
21 Jul 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that DIRECTV Inc. has taken on-orbit delivery of the DIRECTV 11 satellite, which will continue to expand DIRECTV's industry-leading lineup of high-definition television channels and services to millions of households in the United States.
Raytheon Radars Play Key Role in Missile Defense Test
Raytheon 21 Jul 2008 -- Three missile defense radars built by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) performed successfully in the latest flight test conducted by the Missile Defense Agency July 18.
Poland says U.S. missile shield deal 'one step closer'
RIA Novosti 21 Jul 2008 -- Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Monday that Warsaw and Washington had moved a step closer to an agreement on the placement of a U.S. missile base in Poland.
Poland and U.S. to continue missile shield talks
RIA Novosti 21 Jul 2008 -- The Polish Foreign Ministry has said talks between Warsaw and Washington on the possible deployment of elements of a U.S. missile shield in Poland are to continue on Monday.
Russian astronauts successfully complete second spacewalk
RIA Novosti 16 Jul 2008 -- Two Russian astronauts on the International Space Station successfully completed a six-hour spacewalk, Russia's mission control said on Wednesday
Arak, IraN was the place of WMD in 2002 while we rushed off to IraQ. http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/arak.htm
Reread that...I'm talking about Iran and Iraq...but we went to the wrong Iraq, should've been Iran's Arak! NOW you get it?
I really think someone told LilB to head to Arak and he stupidly went to Iraq! LOL!! Here! Lil B! This is where WMD are! You went to the WONG CUNTWEE!
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/arak-imagery.htm
and
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/arak-imagery2.htm
and
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/arak-imagery3.htm
and
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2006/iran-060826-irna07.htm
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) chief Gholam-Reza Aqazadeh Here's more Kodak moments in history to read up on: US security News: CBP Maritime Patrol Aircraft Retrofit Contract ATK 23 Jul 2008 EU Threatens US with New Visa Restrictions VOA 23 Jul 2008 US Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Terrorist Plot VOA 22 Jul 2008 -- A member of an Islamic terrorist group in the U.S. has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for plotting attacks against targets in Los Angeles, California. Former Bin Laden Driver Pleads Not Guilty at GTMO Trial VOA 21 Jul 2008 Ashcroft: Waterboarding Isn't Torture VOA 17 Jul 2008 -- Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft testified before a congressional panel about controversial interrogation techniques, including water boarding Ex-Pentagon Aide Denies Favoring Torture of Prisoners VOA 15 Jul 20008 -- A key former defense official has testified under subpoena about the Bush administration's authorization of harsh interrogation techniques National Intelligence Estimate: The Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland Office of the Director of National Intelligence July 2007, Released 17 Jul 2007
Natanz and Arak are the two sites where Iran decentralized gas centrifuges are and what we should keep an eye on.
And he was the one that said, "The best place for the facts to be done is by somebody who's spent time investigating it." ~~ Lil B July 2005
Gov. Mitt Romney, Florida
Gov. Charlie Crist and Louisiana
Gov. Bobby Jindal and their wives
I noticed they're pushing Mitt Romney in the limelight recently. McCranky is going to hold out until last minute to counter BO.
Obama has fielded numerous questions about perhaps offering Hillary Rodham Clinton a spot on his ticket. The former first lady suspended her own presidential campaign but issued a strong endorsement for him. Okay, so now he's entertained:
Majority Leader Harry Reid
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Reps. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina
Rahm Emanuel of Illinois
Jim Johnson and Eric Holder asked to guide the vetting. Johnson suffered media coverage about corruption, so he left.
What we know from the past is, Cheney was guiding the vetting, when he put himself as a running mate.
So, who do you think each of these front runners will announce as their VP running mate?
My guess is:
-Sen. McCranky & Sen. Lindsey Graham
-Sen. BO & Sen. Dick Durbin or Sen. Joe Biden/or General Wesley Clark (last 2 favorable)
I predict it could possible be an all out senatorial race...first in history.
All I know is, I want accountability in Washington, we haven't had it in ANY party. Put PINK in the party and damn, you'll have it! We'll beotch. We know how. :P
What you think...
"Gaaw-aawl-ly" and "Surprise, surprise, surprise!"
Think he should apologize to us for holding us hostage to our credit cards and the fuel pump?
Waste NO TIME in impeaching these men. Who cares if it galvanizes the GOP, there are GOP jumping ship, they don't want to get sucked down the drain...and they ARE going to leave, we'll see to it.
I've had to apologize ever since I learned about slavery. I think I speak for many in that we are sickened by our history of slavery, but we shouldn't have to keep apologizing or have a threat held over us that money will satisfy. People suffered hard times back then and blacks even more. But there were a few blacks that were treated fairly and sheltered from the offenses. I visited castles where blacks were hidden and allowed to read, they were fed, clothed better than whites. We should remember slavery, so we never commit this crime against humanity, but we must move on and continue to unite our society, rather than harbor bitterness and stir emotions and point fingers. We've grown as a nation, let's keep growing.
We should focus on the class that has no voice: our troops and children without health care.
Things might not be 100% fair - that goes for every human being, but relations between blacks and whites, I would say is at 99%. I see the bright side, we have laws to protect all humans, regardless of color and have placed those provisions in all working environments, we're fairer than most countries. That said, we've come a long way baby, it's time to focus on moving forward, not backward and shaming by pointing fingers.
I apologize again, but I shouldn't be shamed to do this. I'll do it when and if I want.
Another Hint:
"I've been fighting these people all my entire life.
We've got to stop being mealy-mouthed and careful. We've got to get rid of the robber barons. We need to have some guts."
And this persons voice rose, "It makes me angry. I feel outrage. I won't let them get away with it."
Can you guess who said these things?
Wexler, Frank, and Thompson have conceded that HConRes 362 effectively calls for a blockade.
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/involved/hconres362.html
Go Wexler go!
Impeach these morons now. We should be flooding this board with impeachment posts calling all the politicians to vote I, in favor of impeachment. Now is the time.
Three Questions for Mc Cain:
1. WHEN did you win a war? Viet Nam wasn't a declared war, we did NOT win there and YOU can not single handed-ly or backhandedly win a war.
2. What do you win in a war? A trip to Disneyland?
3. Who in the hell advises you on this war rhetoric?
4. Do you think leaking BO's name to the terrorist enemy will help win the war? Is that your war strategy? Will it cost tax payers more money if BO were to become a casualty, or a POW?
5. What is a uranium gas enrichment centrifuge and what is it used for? Ask lil B.
I'm grateful to her for being so dedicated to politics, to Womens' and health care issues. If men had a womb they'd think differently about her. She inspires little girls all over the world. Make sure they know that following 9-11 attacks she sought funding for the recovery efforts and security for NYC. She helped secure $21 billion for the WTC redevelopment. She led investigations into health care for first responders of 9-11. She wants to end suffering of Afghan women under Taliban rule. She stood for health benefits for veterans and lobbied against closure of military bases that give them care. She lobbied for health care for children, and women and men. She called for investigation on sexual scenes in kids video games. She's here to protect us in a way government should. Ever since she came onto the politico scene, she's been viewed as a female identity that draws fascination, while there was a large amount of misogyny present about Clinton on the Internet and this ladies, is the thing we HAVE to fight. It's NEVER right to let men reduce women to 'baggage' no matter what their vote or stance was. We shouldn't be reduced to sexual humiliation. That happens in other cultures, not our own...but it happened. And I'm sad to say there are cruel people, especially to women (evident in politics) and that it happened to this human that dedicated her life to charitable causes of making children, women, men of service, and others, an offering of a better life. She was here to improve the quality of life and reverse damage what a man the last 8 years caused. She proved to me she's a strong woman, stronger than I imagined to put up with all the biting remarks. It had to hurt. Little girls should know that. And I salute her. PINK!
And I Love this woman too!
Issues important to liberal feminists to bring positive change includes reproductive and abortion rights, sexual harassment, voting, education, equivalent pay for comparable work, safe and affordable childcare, health care, domestic violence at home and abuse in work place, and voting.
Radical feminism considers male-based authority and power structure responsible for oppression and inequality. Misandry is the hatred of men or boys, as opposed to misogyny, the hatred of women; or misanthropy, hatred of the human species. We can't forget "penis envy" and "overt misandry." When men paint women in an evil, malicious or dirty light, as in the picture that showed a woman crying, while smoking and drinking wine, was an example of a man being misogynistic, or at least, evidence of misogyny. Don't call her a drama queen, or diva, her millionaire boyfriend probably just died, cheesch, now she's pressured. Don't punch women in the face, kiss them (only after you ask).
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C-SPAN: Netroots Nation keynote, Howard Dean, 7-17-08 7:30 pm CDT
5:30 pm PDT, 6:30 pm MDT, 7:30 pm CDT, 8:30 pm EDT
Opening Keynote: Gov. Howard Dean
http://www.netrootsnation.org/node/889
Thursday, July 17th 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM [CDT]
Keynote, Exhibit Hall 4
Time: Thursday, July 17th, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Room: Exhibit Hall 4
Gov. Howard Dean will kick off Netroots Nation 2008 with an evening keynote.
AND MORE BOMBS:
read...The House That GRAMM Cracker Built
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080714_the_house_that_gramm_built/?ln
We have sort of become a nation of whiners. You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness. ~~ lil Gramm Cracker Read More »
Canadian lawyers released a wrenching 2003 video - the first of its kind ever made public - of a tearful 16-year-old boy suffering what appears to be a mental breakdown during an interrogation by Canadian officials at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay. Five years later, Omar Khadr has still not been charged with any crime.
The footage was made public by Mr Khadr's lawyers following a Supreme Court ruling in May that the Canadian authorities had to hand over key evidence against him to allow a full defense of the charges he is facing.
The video was filmed secretly through an air duct.
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Iran says its nuclear program is purely energy-related, but the United States accuses it of trying to develop atomic arms.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5imG-Gmyrfld190llCL7AdcThgngAD91UKVO80
The package of incentives was accompanied by a letter from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the foreign ministers of the other five countries and sets out a scenario in which Iran would get a temporary reprieve from economic and financial sanctions in exchange for freezing its enrichment activities.
Preliminary negotiations over a permanent halt could then begin, although the United States would not join them until after Iran agrees to fully suspend uranium enrichment, which can produce the fuel needed to make nuclear bombs.
WHAT ARE THE PACKAGE OF INCENTIVE YOU ASK?
Well, I can guarantee it's not cupcakes. Let's hope the PACKAGE OF INCENTIVE from this new COOKIE PUSHER will drive a stake in policy, not in civilians. We know what happened to Richard Armitage and Colin Powell.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_Pusher
American Envoy To Join Iran Talks Move Is Departure From Prior Policy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/15/AR2008071502647.html?hpid=topnews
The Bush administration will send a senior envoy this weekend to international talks with Iran about its nuclear program in what U.S. officials described as a "one-time deal" designed to demonstrate a serious desire to negotiate a solution to the impasse over Tehran's ambitions.
In a significant departure from long-standing policy, Undersecretary of State William J. Burns will join a scheduled meeting in Geneva between European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana and top Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, according to a senior State Department official
Who is William Burns you ask? Read More »
http://www.democrats.org/page/community/post/michellepernula/CtKs
John Edwards released the following statement today on President George Bush's remarks on the economy:
"Now that George Bush has finally joined the call for an economic stimulus package, the time for debate and delay is over. American families cannot wait any longer for swift and decisive action. After years of stagnant wages, the economy may be slipping into a recession and if we don't act now we may make our problems worse.
"The economic damage done by Bush and Cheney is deep and long-lasting, and the temporary tax cuts he proposes will not solve it alone. Making matters worse, his plan provides little or no help to some 50 million low-income and middle class families.
"To help middle class families get ahead over the long haul, we need to invest in a clean energy infrastructure that will create jobs now and pay Read More »
By William R. Wynn
La Semana del Sur.
Sunday, 13 Jul 2008
TULSA, OK -- Local supporters of Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama have launched an effort to reach out to Tulsa Hispanics, with a special emphasis on registering new voters. A group affiliated with Tulsans for Obama set up a registration table at Plaza Santa Cecilia on July 5, returning again the following Saturday.
David C. Phillips is the Voter Registration Coordinator for the "Obama Vote for a Change Campaign." It was Phillips’ idea to take the registration campaign to the heart of Tulsa’s Hispanic population at 21st and Garnett, and the event was, by Phillips’ measure, at least moderately successful for a first attempt.
Acknowledging concerns about the language barrier and the fact that the Hispanic community in Tulsa has largely gone ignored by political party activists, Phillips expressed a positive outlook in an email sent out to supporters the day after the inaugural effort.
"We had a good time [and] we registered six people," Phillips said, adding, "We registered no Republicans. They all either declared themselves Democrats or Independents."
Phillips’ experience in fact represents in microcosm what has become a growing nationwide trend among Latino voters, particularly new and younger voters, to abandon traditional allegiances with the Republican Party, allegiances that were formed based on a shared social conservatism. With the national debate over how to deal with the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants living and working in the United States having become increasingly partisan over the past several years, more and more U.S. born children of immigrant families, especially those of Latino heritage, are seeing the Democratic Party as more friendly �" or at least less hostile �" to their issues and concerns.
This is particularly true in Oklahoma, where not a single Republican in the State House and only one in the State Senate voted against the draconian anti-immigrant HB 1804 last year. A similar disenchantment with the Republican Party is becoming evident among Hispanics on a national level. Read More »
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