Thursday, August 28, 2008

I'm voting Republican III

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Meanwhile back in KABUL

UN Says Has Evidence Air
Strikes Killed 90
Afghans,
Including 60
Children

by Sayed Salahuddin

KABUL - The United Nations said on Tuesday
it had found convincing evidence that 90
Afghan civilians, most of them children,
were killed in air strikes by U.S.-led coalition
forces in western Afghanistan last week.

[An Afghan woman who lost family members weeps after air strikes on Friday in Azizabad district of Shindand August 23, 2008. An UN investigation suggested that 60 children were killed in the airstrike.(REUTERS/Mohammad Shoiab)]
An Afghan woman who lost family members
weeps
after air strikes on Friday in Azizabad
district of
Shindand August 23, 2008. An UN
investigation
suggested that 60 children were
killed in the
airstrike.
(REUTERS/
Mohammad Shoiab)

The issue of civilian casualties has driven a rift
between the Afghan government and its NATO
backers, with President Hamid Karzai saying
earlier this month that air strikes had achieved
nothing and had only succeeded in killing ordinary
Afghans."Investigat
ions by UNAMA (United Nations
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) found convincing
evidence, based on the testimony of eyewitnesses,
and others, that some 90 civilians were killed,
including 60 children, 15 women and 15 men," U.N.
Special Envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide said in a statement.


The U.S. military has launched an investigation into
the incident, after first saying it was unaware of any
civilian casualties in what it said was an air strike on
a known Taliban commander that killed 30 militants.

The Afghan government on Monday ordered the
review of operations by foreign forces amid mounting
discontent over civilian casualties nearly seven years
after U.S.-led forces toppled the Taliban, the presidential
spokesman said.
The order foresees a set of laws to
be drafted in consultation with foreign forces and then
approved by the Afghan parliament, Humayun Hamidzada
told a regular press briefing.

"STATUS OF FORCE AGREEMENT"
It says the presence of the international community
in Afghanistan must be reviewed through mutual
agreement and reiterates previous government
demands on banning air strikes on civilian targets,
un-coordinated house searches and the illegal
detention of Afghan civilians.


"The authorities and responsibilities of the
international forces in Afghanistan must be
regulated through a 'status of force agreement'
consistent with both international and Afghan
laws," the order says.


Hamidzada did not have a figure for civilian
killed in foreign military operations. But he said:
"The patience of the Afghan people has ran out.
We no longer can afford to see the killing of
our children."


UNAMA said it sent its human rights team to the
Shindand area to investigate the latest incident,
meeting local officials, elders and villagers.
Afghan
and foreign soldiers entered the village of
Nawabad in Shindand around midnight on August
21. Operations lasted several hours and air
strikes were called in, the villagers told UNAMA.

"The destruction from aerial bombardment
was clearly evident with some 7-8 houses having
been totally destroyed and serious damage to
many others," the U.N. statement said.

"Local residents were able to confirm the number
of casualties, including names, age and gender
of the victims.


"This is matter of grave concern to the United
Nations, I have repeatedly made clear that
the safety and welfare of civilians must be
considered above all else during the planning
and conduct of all military operations," Eide said.


Writing by Jon Hemming;
Editing by Alex Richardson


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The Pentagon spys on Americans

The Secret Police at work

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The Lobbyists' Party

in Denver

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Police Trap

Peaceful Protesters in Denver

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Monday, August 25, 2008

2108

Thursday, August 21, 2008

How many homes John...

You don't know?

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How many homes John?

Seven homes...

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How many homes John?

Thirteen homes...

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The Law of the land

One police officer recently was caught
on camera phone knocking a Critical
Mass cyclist off his bike, during a July
ride. The officer had sworn that the
cyclist ran into him and was disrupting
vehicular movement. Neither was the
case, as the citizen-held camera showed.




Citizens’ own surveillance of public protests
and activities “changes the dynamic” with
police, Siegel said. “No longer can the police
officer swear out a complaint that says A,
B and C and the video shows X, Y, Z.”


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If I Were A Terrorist ...

A James Pence Video!

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Republican Vietnam Veterans

Against John "Songbird" McCain

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John McCain

"Senator, GROW UP"
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Monday, August 11, 2008

Eisenhower's Speech...

Beware the...
Military/Industrial Complex


Eisenhower 's warning




Full Audio Transcript of Ike's speech.

Dwight David Eisenhower -
Military/Industrial Complex -
Part 1 of 2




Dwight David Eisenhower -
Military/Industrial Complex -
Part 2 of 2


A Nixon Republican

Julie Nixon Eisenhower
backs
Barack Obama


The Pennsylvania State University

Cilck on Julie's photo to read story.

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An Eisenhower Republican

Ike's Granddaughter Calls
Obama
'Future of America'



Susan Eisenhower (The Eisenhower Institute)

Cilck on Susan's photo to read story.

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Sunday, August 10, 2008

The Crusade goes on and on…

In the name of all of us and
cheaper gas at the pump...

Why don't we care,
where is our outrage?



CREDIT to one of my Camp Casey Alum...
Thanks to Clay Claiborne, Producer
Linux Beach
http://linuxbeach.org/

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Friday, August 08, 2008

The New and Improved NEOCONS

Still not thinking or planning
ahead...


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Thursday, August 07, 2008

I'm Voting Republican II

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

RED RUPERT III


George H. W. Bush, AKA #41 gives away

the secret link between the Bushies, the
FOX gang and Rush Limbaugh.

On Friday, August 1, 2008, #41, #43 &
Jeb called Rush on the air and here is
how #41 let the cat out of the bag...

You can listen to the entire call here.

Transcript:

"... RUSH: Well, thank you. I'm doing great.
And you? You're looking well, too.

BUSH 41: Well, yeah. I'm kind of on the
sidelines, but I can't do golf and all that stuff
anymore. But life is good. It's wonderful, and
it's great having the family up here in Maine,
and all is well. Do you see our man Ailes at all?

RUSH: Oh, yeah. I saw Roger at Tony Snow's
funeral.

BUSH 41: Oh, did you?

RUSH: And a couple of times earlier this summer.

BUSH 41: Are we on the radio, are we?

RUSH: (laughing)

BUSH 41: I didn't know that. I'll clean up my
act here. I'm glad they told me.

RUSH: Yeah, we're on the radio. ..."

As Bennie said on Thursday,
July 24, 2008 in RED RUPERT II

"Is Murdoch a misogynist? Why
are Rupert and Roger Ailes using
FOX to attack Michelle Obama?...
and all of us!"

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Tuesday, August 05, 2008

For Eli

Andrea Gibson - For Eli

Andrea Gibson is a poet/activist,
and winner of the first ever
Women
of the World Poetry Slam (2008).
She recited her
poem, "For Eli" at
the Peace Isn't Quiet Festival at

Hobart and William Smith College.



Andrea's CD is availible at:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/andreagibson3

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Summarily found Guilty of ...

...being black while reporting

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Monday, August 04, 2008

American? Living overseas?

Request your absentee...
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YOUR
ABSENTEE BALLOT



YOU CAN VOTE IN THE
NOVEMBER 4 ELECTION

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Friday, August 01, 2008

When it absolutly positivly has to be done tonight