If I gave you $11 million dollars would you love me?

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Saturday June 03, 2006 · 3:21 PM PDT

2006/06/03 · 15:21

A little food for thought -

According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in 2003, the year the Iraq war started, the average household income in Iraq was around US$255 (366,000 Dinars)

The CIA World Factbook says the population of Iraq is 26,783,383.

A UNDP Survey found there were 6.4 people per household in Iraq.

So Iraq has around 4,184,903 households. In 2003 they made an average of US$255/yr each.

The Iraq war has currently cost more than US$286,000,000,000.

Or around US$68,340 for every Iraqi household. Read More

Iran "months away" from a nuke!!! Or is it? Drudge lies again.

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Monday December 05, 2005 · 8:02 AM PST

2005/12/05 · 08:02

This is slightly covered in Cedwyn's diary on Iran and 9/11, but I believe is important enough to be focused on alone. At the moment on Drudge is a scary headline "Iran months away from a nuke". What is particularly scary about this is that it's not so long ago that Iran's leader threatened to destroy Israel and Former Israeli prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu has threated to attack Iran if he is become Prime Minister again.

So when, according to Drudge and the Jerusalem post, the IAEA chairman Muhammad ElBaradei confirms that Iran is "months" away from having a nuke ... well, hold on to your hats guys, it's going to get messy.

But is that what ElBaradei said? Read More

20 people you know are millionaires - are you? (poll)

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Friday October 14, 2005 · 5:57 AM PDT

2005/10/14 · 05:57

I'm doing some research on wealth, and I've discovered some interesting statistics.

According to a recent survey by TNS Financial Services there are now 8.9 million millionaire households in the United States, an increase of 8% over 2004.

A millionaire household is one that has a net worth of more than US$1million excluding the primary residence. Read More

Bin Laden Dead?

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Thursday October 13, 2005 · 5:44 AM PDT

2005/10/13 · 05:44

Expressen, a newspaper here in Sweden, is reporting today confirmation that Bin Ladin was crushed to death in his cave in last week's earthquake.

bin Ladin krossades till döds i skalvet
Usama bin Ladins gömställe i norra Pakistan drabbades hårt av jordbävningen. Han överlevde inte.
al-Qaidas ledare krossades till döds, enligt uppgifter i natt från flera underrättelsekällor.

translation -

Bin Ladin crushed to death in earthquake
Usame Bin Ladin's hideout in northern Pakistan was hit hard by the earthquake. He didn't survive.
Al-Qaida's leader was crushed to death according to information tonight from a number of intelligence sources.

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Wednesday October 05, 2005 · 3:45 PM PDT

2005/10/05 · 15:45

An issue that has been raised a few times is that the progressive left needs a news source similiar to the Drudge Report. I'd venture to say that virtually all Kossacks, myself included, check out Drudge a number of times a day. We don't want to, but he does get the news out quick and in an quick and easy way to view.

more .... Read More

BREAKING: Terrorists strike Bali again

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Saturday October 01, 2005 · 9:27 AM PDT

2005/10/01 · 09:27

At least four bombs have detonated in separate tourist areas of the Indonesian island of Bali. There are at least 23 dead and dozens injured. Witnesses said they saw body parts, including a severed head and a leg, and hospitals filled with injured.

sources:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16788455-2,00.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/deadly-blasts-rip-through-bali-again/2005/10/01/1127804697690.html

Looks like the work of Jemaah Islamiah, a radical Islamist terrorist group.

As an Australian abroad, my thoughts are very much with the Indonesians and many tourists in the area. Let's hope it doesn't reach the 200+ dead the last time these bastards did this.

Maintain the rage: Spread these videos

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Sunday September 04, 2005 · 11:46 AM PDT

2005/09/04 · 11:46

Streaming

Windows Media

Download

Update [2005-9-9 8:50:25 by icerat]:
Another great montage to music now available.

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Saturday September 03, 2005 · 5:19 PM PDT

2005/09/03 · 17:19

[Update] I'm reformatting and will repost this diary with updates tomorrow. Update [2005-9-4 12:23:52 by icerat]: hyperbolic pants explosion has produced an incredibly powerful video. I've managed to get it on my servers, if you have windows you can stream it here or download it in MOV format here
Update [2005-9-4 9:42:10 by icerat]:This is quite time consuming, I'll be catching up to current date shortly. There are many many sources for these photos, and unfortunately I haven't correctly given attribution for them all. My apologies to the copyright owners, hopefully you will understand! If you have additional pics you'd recommend in the timeline, post them in the comments and I'll add them as I can.
Thursday, August 25, 2005.
Katrina gathers her strength off the coast of Miami

while Soldiers bring supplies into a Miami refuge

Meanwhile, George goes for a ride

and Dick goes fishing

continued ..... Read More

US, Australia, China, India, S. Korea sign Climate Pact!

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Tuesday July 26, 2005 · 3:11 PM PDT

2005/07/26 · 15:11

News Corp papers in Australia are reporting today that

AUSTRALIA has joined the US, China, India and South Korea in a secret regional pact on greenhouse emissions to replace the controversial Kyoto climate protocol.
The alliance, which is yet to be announced, will bring together nations that together account for more than 40 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.

more below .... Read More

Real Tsunami Photos

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Monday January 03, 2005 · 10:53 AM PST

2005/01/03 · 10:53

I read on some other diary's that US networks aren't really covering the greatest natural disaster in recorded history. The official death toll is now over *150000*, but the true total will never be known. It is likely over 200000. There is almost no news out of Myanmar (Burma), which is likely to have been hit badly. In total there where Tsunami-related deaths in *13 countries* Here's some real pictures of some of the Tsunami waves and their result. Please give to the charity of your choice. Read More

USA: Rogue Nation - a view from abroad

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Saturday December 18, 2004 · 5:36 AM PST

2004/12/18 · 05:36

Read this -

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/041217/w121766.html

and this -

http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/12/10/1102625517830.html

and anything on Abu Gharib and wonder why the Bush Administration wants nothing to do with the International Criminal Court?

The leader of the free world?

It attacks others based on trumped up evidence
Arrests and detains its own and others citizens indefinitely without any need for justification
Ignores the overwhelming evidence of problems like Climate Change
Runs elections that don't even meet basic international standards
Ignores international treaties on Nuclear Proliferation
Sentences juveniles to death

and more and more and more ....

If we are either With You or Against You then there's really not much choice is there?

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.
Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)

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If I gave you $11 million dollars would you love me?

Iran "months away" from a nuke!!! Or is it? Drudge lies again.

20 people you know are millionaires - are you? (poll)

Bin Laden Dead?

Urgently Needed: The DKos Report (with Poll)

BREAKING: Terrorists strike Bali again

Maintain the rage: Spread these videos

[Update] A Pictorial Timeline - A work in progress

US, Australia, China, India, S. Korea sign Climate Pact!

Real Tsunami Photos

USA: Rogue Nation - a view from abroad