Democrats Who Refute the "War on Terror"

Russia vs. USA - A Power Alignment!

Percy H Florez — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:22:08 EDT

Very interesting article coming up from the opinion of a reader who is concerning about the situation in the Caucus. It seems to me finally the American opinion is taking conscientious about GEOPOLITICS and comprehends what the old fashion of politics of the 20th century is gone!

And for the sake and PEACE in this small rock called PLANET a new alignment of POWER will be welcomed soon rather than later.

Article published today in USA TODAY page 12A. on August 19, 2008

Superpowers flex muscle, but at what cost?

Earl Beal - Terre Haute, Ind.

In the power politics of international relations, superpower behavior is governed by the concept of geopolitical spheres of influence. When a superpower nation meddles in the internal affairs of another and attempts to exert undue political or economic influence in its perceived sphere, that's when trouble starts.

The trouble started when President Bush pressured Poland and the Czech Republic to establish a missile-defense system in their territories. This policy was then, and continues to be, seen by some as a direct threat to Russia, not to mention Bush's push for democratic reforms in former Soviet Republics still considered vital to Russia's national security interests.

Also, if Russia placed ballistic missiles in Cuba and/or Venezuela, this would constitute a direct threat to the U.S. Washington's hue and cry over such a move would be surpassed only by Bush's hypocrisy when he and his Pentagon took the "dramatic," "brutal" and "disproportionate" measure of invading a sovereign Iraq in 2003. As a result, what do we have?

The hemorrhaging of our national treasure in terms of lives lost.

Thousands of courageous people wounded.

A cost of more than $10 billion a month to finance this fiasco.

5 million Iraqi refugees scattered and without homes.

Percy H Florez

Mikheil Saakashivili-- Our friend who Should Be With Nato Officials in Tbillisi

SPIRITED DONA — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:47:54 EDT

Mikheil Saakashivili

Spirited Dona believes NATO and or UN officials should be standing strong with Mikheil, in the actual Tbillisi capital, or prepare to send him humanitarian packages. I saw police cars run over and tossed for fun aggression on television by the Russians in Georga, just what I expected, as Condoleeza came and left She was right to go, just not leave him, alone. I just saw a lady in a food line. The Russians killed her brother, her only relative. She asked "why" and "what" am I to live for now! Wars I and II started exactly like this. Now, I behold the hesitation, that honor requires of the world to take action, with mine own eyes. President Mikheil was born under Russian rule. Will he die under Russian rule?

A good explanation of how to destroy Americanism

Retired Army — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:50:32 EDT

as we know it today.

This link explains pretty good how our country can be destroyed without using arms.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/lamm.asp

It seems that we may well be on the way now!

EU-brokered six-point peace plan

Letitrip — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:14:43 EDT

On August 12, 2008
Russian President Medvedev met the President-in-Office of the European Union, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and approved a six-point peace plan. Late that night Georgian President Saakashvili agreed to the text. Sarkozy's plan originally had just the first four points. Russia added the fifth and sixth points. Georgia asked for the additions in parentheses, but Russia rejected them, and Sarkozy convinced Georgia to agree to the unchanged text.

1. No recourse to the use of force.

2. Definitive cessation of hostilities.

3. Free access to humanitarian aid (addition rejected: and to allow the return of refugees).

4. Georgian military forces must withdraw to their normal bases of encampment.

5. Russian military forces must withdraw to the lines prior to the start of hostilities. While awaiting an international mechanism, Russian peacekeeping forces will implement additional security measures (addition rejected: six months).

6. Opening of international discussions on the modalities of lasting security in Abkhazia and South Ossetia (addition rejected: based on the decisions of the U.N. and the O.S.C.E.).

According to RIA Novosti (Someone here at Party Builder ragged on me that this is a biased site since it's Russian...LOL. Anyway, Novosti...), "Sarkozy told a briefing after talks with his Georgian counterpart that the deal also includes some changes requested by Georgia... 'we have removed the issue of South Ossetia's status from the document'" But the New York Times, citing a Georgian negotiator, reported that Sarkozy convinced Georgia to accept the Russian version unchanged.
On August 14, Medvedev met with South Ossetia President Eduard Kokoity and Abkhazia President Sergei Bagapsh, where they signed the six principles.

Always refute war and terror.

LET'S PLAY - - REMEMBER WHEN

Letitrip — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:59:51 EDT

I'll start first, remember when

President George W. Bush was giving a speech in Tbilisi's Freedom Square, a live hand grenade meant for Saakashvili and Bush landed in the crowd about 65 feet (20m) from the podium after hitting a girl, but failed to detonate? Well, Vladimir Arutyunian was arrested in July of that year, but before his capture he managed to kill one law enforcement agent. He was convicted of the attempted assassinations of Saakashvili and Bush and the murder of the agent, and given a life sentence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikheil_Saakashvili

Remember the year? it was 200...(guess)
tease.....

uh.....

Heather Ryan Continues to Impress

RDillon — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:16:44 EDT

Here in Kentucky's First Congressional District, our candidate Heather Ryan is really beginning to turn some heads. It all started at the Ruby Laffoon Dinner a couple of months ago, and has been building through to Fancy Farm weekend, where she fired up Democrats at the breakfast, and then took it to Republicans in the heat of Fancy Farm.

Planned Killings

Letitrip — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:38:31 EDT

He accused Saakashvili of ordering killings: Okruashvili said he was personally ordered by the president to liquidate Badri Patarkatsishvili, a business tycoon and co-owner of Imedi. According to Okruashvili, the president had "a concrete plan," and wanted to get rid of Patarkatsishvili "the same way" as Rafiq Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister, who was killed in a car-bomb attack." http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078803.html

Irakli Okruashvili also spoke about Saakashvili's "inability" to reclaim Georgia's lost territories, and his protective and corrupt policies toward his family members. He said that at one point, he had "almost returned one of [Georgia's] lost territories [to Georgia]," but because of "Saakashvili's incapability," he had to "back off."

In 2004, Okruashvili launched an abortive attack in Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia. Okruashvili also said he assumes responsibility for knowing all this and keeping silent -- until now, that is. He said he wanted to "unite Georgia" and this is why he did not voice his concerns. Reactions Follow Party Lines Members of the administration and the ruling party dismissed and ridiculed Okruashvili's statements. Nodar Grigalashvili, a deputy from the ruling National Movement party, said Okruashvili's claims were not even worth investigating.

"Now, let's imagine that suddenly you say that I am planning to dig a tunnel from Mumbai to London -- or that I have already done so," he said. "What are you going to investigate? I have not done this tunnel, there's nothing to investigate here." But other politicians believe there should be an independent investigation. "If anyone suspects that Saakashvili was planning an attack on Patarkatsishvili, or that he killed Zhvania -- this will be proved true if the government refuses to launch an independent investigation," Kakha Kukava, an opposition deputy, said. There has not yet been a response from Saakashvili, who is currently in New York at the UN General Assembly.

PROTESTs IN GEORGIA

Letitrip — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:05:03 EDT

T blisi Riot

2 November 2007 protests
On 2 November 2007, tens of thousands of Georgians protested outside the parliament in the capital, Tbilisi, urging President Mikhail Saakashvili to step down. The crowd also called for early parliamentary elections. They accused Saakashvili of heading a corrupt, authoritarian government and wanted him to be ousted democratically.

SAINT SAAKASHVILI

Lil B loves this guy - two peas in a pod. War mongers!

The 2007 Georgian demonstrations were a SERIES of anti-government protests in Georgia. The demonstrations peaked on November 2, 2007, when 50,000 rallied in downtown Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. People protested against the allegedly corrupt government of president Mikheil Saakashvili.

Shortly afterwards, Mikheil Saakashvili declared a state of emergency Georgia-wide to last for 15 days. As a result, news programs at all the private television stations will be shut down for 15 days. The publicly-funded Georgian Public Broadcasting (GPB) remained the only station allowed to provide news coverage.

On November 8, 2007, President Saakashvili announced a compromise

Frozen Conflict Get's De-Iced By Mickey & Minnie Mouse

Letitrip — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:25:40 EDT

What will Russia Do? The media keeps asking, stupid question. Russia's not there on a military confrontation, a take over or to rob anyone of oil, but rather a peace keeping mission and they came at the request of South Ossetia when they came under fire from Georgians.

ANSWER:
Russia will be there for 3 days. There are reports today that Russia advanced into the city of Senaki. Why? oH no! Is this a take over?
No. It's where the Georgian military installation is. Russia first swept the area for mines and explosives and now they're securing risks at the military base.

"The Russians aren't leaving Gori," Temur Iakobashvili, Georgia's minister for reintegration issues, said by phone. "They're planting bombs in buildings and blowing up infrastructure." (These people are lame...they never offer a link or film with it dated properly.)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the U.S. of ignoring Georgia's aggression in attacking South Ossetia, describing Georgia's leadership as "a special project of the United States."
He told reporters that Russian forces Wednesday had NOT targeted Georgian ships in Poti, and that military actions within the country were aimed at eliminating large troves of ammunition and supplies left behind by fleeing Georgian troops.

THE SIGNED AGREEMENT REVEALS: tease

Just What the Doctor Ordered

Letitrip — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:01:14 EDT

The Very Thing Georgia Didn't Want to Do Was Grow This Thing - or DID They?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/09/russia.georgia1
Hundreds, possibly thousands, of volunteer fighters from Russia were mobilizing to enter the war in Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia last night.
Units of armed Cossacks from across the North Caucasus region which borders Georgia were poised to join the battle for the separatists' capital, Tskhinvali. Georgia shelled Tskhinvali.

In North Ossetia, the region of Russia which shares cultural links and a border with South Ossetia, lists of men willing to fight against Georgian forces were drawn up. Vitaly Khubayev, 35, from the capital, Vladikavkaz, told the Guardian: "There are already two busloads of fighters leaving for Tskhinvali every day. They give you a uniform on the way and you get issued with weapons once you arrive. If I didn't have three children I'd have gone."
The two Ossetias are historically inseparable and residents of the northern republic were furious yesterday at what they described as the "Georgian fascist attack" on their neighbors.

Many said they were willing to take up arms and travel to defend their relatives across the border in South Ossetia. Valentin Tekhti, 67, a teacher, said: "Our Ossetian brothers are

North Ossetia Suffers Gas Sabotage in 2006

Letitrip — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:48:20 EDT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Ossetia_sabotages

North Ossetia sabotages were two explosions which occurred on the main branch and a reserve branch of the Mozdok-Tbilisi pipeline in the Russian border region of North Ossetia at around 03:00 local time (24:00 GMT) on January 22, 2006.

The electricity transmission line in Russia's southern region of Karachayevo-Cherkessiya - also near the Georgian border - was brought down by an explosion just hours later. The explosions suspended gas supply to Georgia and Armenia, at a time when the weather conditions were particularly severe.

Georgian authorities claimed the explosions were a deliberate act of sabotage, to force the nation into surrendering its pipelines to the Russian state owned monopoly Gazprom. Russia dismisses the accusations, claiming the charges were set by Chechen terrorists; the Chechen separatists rejected the accusation.

There seems to be a history of repeated attacks on Russia or Russians people. It's no wonder they are going to pound people back when they strike. And we are hypocrites.

BP Comes to the Rescue

Letitrip — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:32:28 EDT

BP Said Russian Jets Did NOT Attack Oil Pipeline in Georgia

Spokesman of British Petroleum has refuted the allegation of Georgia about Russia's air attacks on the oil pipeline.
According to Georgia, Russia's jets unsuccessfully attacked Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline Saturday. They fired 51 missiles and explosion craters are seen at the distance of a few dozen meters from the facilities.

The thorough check didn't reveal any traces of bombing in the pipeline area, said a representative of BP.
Proving Saakashvili is story telling, like claiming Russian's are moving deeper into the territory to rape, when he approved they sweep for mines and break down unexploded arsenals.
Saakashvili approved of this through the cease fire agreement yesterday, guess he's got early stages of Alzheimers, paranoia or master fibber.

Some employees of BP are still in Georgia but they will probably leave the country after the British Foreign Office urged all British residents to hasten out of it while the air traffic is available and the border is open.
http://kommersant.com/p-13078/r_500/Oil_pipeline_attack_/

HELP

Letitrip — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:43:49 EDT

Georgia WAS Bush's poster child for democracy. This was the picture he wanted to paint in the Middle East. He thought it would be 4 months and they would throw rose petals. Funny, every time Georgia has a rally, they thrust roses in the air and when Saakashvili was inaugurated they threw roses at his feet. They deserve each other.

These are South Ossetian's sending you a message.
These are people that suffered.
Do they sound like they want to take over?
This could happen to you.
Bless those that suffer.

http://cominf.org/english/

De Facto Independence

Letitrip — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:02:38 EDT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_South_Ossetia#Republic_of_South_Ossetia

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH OSSETIA

Government
President Eduard Kokoity
Prime Minister Yury Morozov

De facto independence from Georgia
Declared November 28, 1991
Recognition: NONEÂ (THIS IS where the problem LIES)

1989-2008
The tensions in the region began to rise amid the rising nationalism among both Georgians and Ossetians in 1989. Before this, the two communities of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast of Georgian SSR had been living in peace with each other except for the 1918-1920 events. Both ethnicities have had a high level of interaction and high rates of intermarriages.
The influential South Ossetian Popular Front (Ademon Nykhas) was created in 1988.

On 10 November 1989, the South Ossetian regional council asked the Georgian Supreme Soviet for the region to be upgraded to that of "autonomous republic".

Cero (0.0) In GEOPOLITICS

Percy H Florez — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:20:47 EDT

While the American media is bluffing about the “Invasion of Georgia” the Bush administration just receive a lap in his face as a consequence of his erroneous and horrendous mishandling of the situation in the Middle East; special remarks on his attitudes an action in the illegal war in Iraq.

Percy H Florez

Media - Can You Be Objective on What Russia Wants?

Letitrip — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:38:01 EDT

I keep hearing Anderson Cooper and other networks ask the question, "What will Russia do?"

Stupid question, they are not going into Georgia on a military confrontation, but rather a peace keeping mission! They don't want land, oil resources, or to harm anyone, or bomb pipelines or to interrupt food supplies from coming into the ports. They admitted to wanting to help refugees and admitted damaging military bases and stockpiles of arsenal, a road and airport (a couple other things I can't think of at the moment...relating to preventing Georgia from hurting more innocent people). Remember, these people (South Ossetians) have not been under the control of the

Russian Peace Keepers Were Murdered by Georgian's

Letitrip — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:12:58 EDT

12 Russian servicemen were killed and 2,000 civilians in South Ossetia (Russian village) have lost their lives. Around 30,000 refugees have flooded across the border into Russia to escape the violence since Friday morning (including some Georgians).

A senior Russian diplomat said on Saturday that the country may ask the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights to investigate war crimes committed by Georgian President Saakashvili.
(He needs to go down, the media is covering this tragedy wrongly. Putin is trying to help out the victims!)

"I do not rule out that the Hague and Strasbourg courts and institutions in other cities will be involved in investigating these crimes, and this inhumane drama that has been played out," Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin told news agencies in an interview broadcast on the Vesti-24 TV channel.

Russian peacekeepers "were killed by their own

Building Alliances and Voting for Change in 2008

Stephen Crockett — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:39:22 EDT

The American nation has an excellent opportunity to change the nature of politics in our country this year. We have a real chance to build lasting alliances that will re-define the political landscape at every level of government and permit us to take back our government by the average citizen.

For decades, the political power of the largest international corporations and the wealthiest of the Super Wealthy have been tightening their grasp on governments in America. They have effectively bought their way to power by giving billions in campaign donations and buying up the media.

The effect has been passage of laws that undermine the power of average citizens to control their own economic futures, have an effective voice in government policies and to hear opposing political viewpoints. It is no accident that most Americans think that their children will not have as high a standard of living as they currently experience. It was economic policy on the national and international levels that forced tens of millions of families to have both parents working to maintain a decent standard of living.

Your rights to sue corporations when they abuse you as a worker, investor or consumer are being stripped away by Republican politicians like George W. Bush, John McCain, Dick Cheney and your allegedly “moderate Republican” member of Congress. The same bunch of Republican politicians are and have been for decades falling all over themselves to pass legislation that ships high-paying jobs with healthcare benefits to Third World nations where the high pay and employer provided healthcare vanishes while corporate profits explode! Yes, Bush, McCain and Cheney love NAFTA, the WTO, CAFTA and the rest of these deals. They have been a goldmine of campaign cash for the Republican Right and the alleged “Republican moderates” in Congress.

By appointing corporate thinking federal judges and government regulators, American workers have seen their rights to form labor unions effectively undermined and often destroyed. The public fiction of “free elections” in the workplace is there for these deceitful Republicans to “defend.” However, in most workplaces, the reality is that these giant corporations make real free elections impossible by intentionally breaking the law (the penalties are a joke), firing pro-union workers, preventing union organizers from talking to workers or distributing material, issuing threats and the like. The reality of these “free unionization elections” is that they are no more free and fair than the “free elections” in the former Soviet Union, communist China or Nazi Germany! Still, the Republicans vehemently oppose passage of the Employee Free Choice Act which would return effective workplace democracy when it comes to unionization votes.

The decline of labor unions has meant the decline of the American Middle Class both economically and politically and corporate forces know it! An effective labor movement has meant real economic opportunity for tens of millions of working class and poor Americans. Labor unions have been the vehicle for millions of racial and ethnic minorities to join the mainstream, Middle Class majority in experiencing the American Dream.

Corporate controlled politicians like Bush and McCain are simply killing that Dream. Will we let them?

The wealthiest of the Super Wealthy control our mainstream media but not our votes.

We all should know that racism has an economic purpose. It is the tool most often used in America to get the working class whites and Middle Class majority to put in power politicians who vote against the economic interests of working class and Middle Class whites. Racism is the tool used to divide the non-economic elite majority so that all working class and Middle Class Americans do not demand government policies that provide real economic opportunity for the vast majority. Racism is a sucker bet for all poor, working class and Middle Class Americans!

Wake Me UP! George Bush

SPIRITED DONA — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:53:28 EDT

George Bush looks like he's on the Ed Sullivan show.

Celebrity Democrat; Edtion 3, Christie Brinkley, All American!

SPIRITED DONA — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:59:10 EDT

Just like my career, poster girl, great Democrat, and all around great American girl! Christie Brinkley! For those of you naysayers, I might be a poster girl, if fellow blogger, young Dine, has his dad take a poll in Iraq, that the troops need a poster girl, with a slight less snazz than Christie. We don't want to over occupy the thoughts of our troops!

The Stats

Christie has been to Democratic fundraisers, hosted them, too!

Is the mother of a music prodigy, Alexa Ray Joel, and horse lovers, son Jack, and daughter, Sailor!

A softie who won the Tough Cookie Award this year!

I think she is my latest girl crush!