Environmental Disaster in Lebanon and Eastern Mediterranean

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Saturday July 29, 2006 · 7:21 PM PDT

2006/07/29 · 19:21

The recent war between Israel and Hezbollah-Lebanon has claimed another casualty. This time the victim is not an innocent civilian, and Israeli soldier, or a Hezbollah fighter. It is the environment. This injury may bring the most wide-ranging and lasting price to be paid for this war. According to the New York Times,

Spilled and burning oil, along with forest fires, toxic waste flows and growing garbage heaps have gone from nuisances to threats to people and wildlife, they say, marring a country traditionally known for its clean air and scenic greenery. Many of Lebanon's once pristine beaches and much of its coastline have been coated with a thick sludge that threatens marine life.

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W.Va. County declared "a nation under God"

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Thursday July 14, 2005 · 8:50 PM PDT

2005/07/14 · 20:50

In light of the most recent SCOTUS ruling regarding the posting of the 10 Commandments at courthouses, the West Virginia chapter of the ACLU inquired as to the intentions of the Clay County (population approx. 10,000) Commission's intentions as to the 10 Commandments display at the Clay County Courthouse. In response, the Clay County Commission called for a special meeting at the local high school in order to guage public opinion on the matter. Needless to say, the public wanted to keep the Commandments, and the Commission voted unanimously to keep them. The most interesting part of this story is not the end result, but is the tone of the meeting which was quite scary.

The AP has a story on this, but in my mind, the Hur Herald has the best coverage.

Here are some good quotes:
Clay County Sheriff: "I don't have to go by man-made law."
Member of Clay Library Board: "The reason we don't want other religions is because they are false."
Several Speakers: The ACLU is an "arm of Satan."

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My Pet Goat ---- Part II

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Wednesday May 11, 2005 · 10:38 PM PDT

2005/05/11 · 22:38

I am sure everyone is familiar with the big scare that happened Wednesday afternoon in Washington. The "enemy aircraft" that was first reported to be on course for our nation's capital turned out to be a Cessna with an errant flight plan. But... even though this incident turned out to be nothing more than a fire drill, we can certainly look at the situation in an effort to learn a few things...

So what was our President doing when this emergency was going down? He was out riding his bike (insert training wheels joke here).

When was the President informed of the situation? According to an MSNBC article which quotes Scott McClellan, the President was informed approximately 50 minutes after the situation first developed.

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BBC: Coalition has killed more Iraqi civilians than insurgents

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Friday January 28, 2005 · 10:12 PM PST

2005/01/28 · 22:12

BBC obtains Iraq casualty figures
BBC One, Sunday, 30 January 2005 at 22:15 GMT

Coalition troops and Iraqi security forces may be responsible for up to 60% of conflict-related civilian deaths in Iraq - far more than are killed by insurgents, confidential records obtained by the BBC's Panorama programme reveal.

Official figures, compiled by Iraq's Ministry of Health, break down deaths according to insurgent and coalition activity. They are usually available only to Iraqi cabinet ministers.

The data covers the period 1 July 2004 to 1 January 2005, and relates to all conflict-related civilian deaths and injuries recorded by Iraqi public hospitals. The figures exclude, where known, the deaths of insurgents. Read More

Tony Snow: Fire the Generals not Rumsfeld

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Friday December 17, 2004 · 5:29 PM PST

2004/12/17 · 17:29

On the O'Reilly program, Fox News commentator and periodic Rush Limbaugh fill-in Tony Snow said (war) is a performance business, and if there have been any problems on the ground in Iraq don't blame Rumsfeld or Bush... "Fire the Generals!"

O'Reilly had been pushing Snow on the need for more troops in Iraq, and Snow conitnued pushing the adminstration line that the commanders on the ground had not asked for any more troops.

Tony Snow also claimed that almost all of the Humvees in Iraq are armored

Why does Tony Snow hate the troops?

Democratic Party --- Party of Immorality?

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Thursday December 16, 2004 · 12:32 PM PST

2004/12/16 · 12:32

Politics is often about perception and labels. The Democratic party is quickly becoming the party of immorality. While commentators won't openly declare the Democratic party as immoral, they have no problem declaring Bush voters as "values" voters. So simple logic leads to the conclusion... if Bush voters (Republicans) are moral then Democrats must be immoral.

The Democratic Party can not lose the battle over this word. Democrats must use the "m" and must use it often, but it must be defined on their own terms. Democrats must define morality as pro environment, pro civil rights, helping the poor etc.

This battle is huge, and it must be won. If not, the Democratic Party will be wearing a scarlet letter for a generation.

Limbaugh jumps on the Drudge "Rumsfeld Set up" story

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Thursday December 09, 2004 · 7:27 PM PST

2004/12/09 · 19:27

As much as it sickens me to listen to Rush Limbaugh or to visit his website (I say this as a former Republican), I feel that Democrats and liberals should do it on a daily basis. We need to know what we are up against. For those of you who can't stand it even for a minute, I will post some of the low lights from today's show that address the issue surrounding Secretary Don "Let them eat cake" Rumsfeld

First, the Website asserts: "Liberals
Lament lack of deaths in Iraq"

Later, he mocks the soldiers Q and A with Rumsfeld. He compares it to an employee bitch session in which employees complain that the office ice machine doesn't work

He says this soldier's question is just "another Dan Rather moment"

This is what we are dealing with...

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