I am Saying George Bush is Unpatiotic

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Saturday November 04, 2006 · 11:37 AM PST

2006/11/04 · 11:37

One part of the President's stump speech that you keep hearing over and over these days is how he does not consider opponents of the war to be "unpatiotic", but that they are wrong. Of course, all the other GOP advertising and rhetoric directly contradicts this statement. OK, here is a reply that I'm not going to hide behind surrogates. I am saying that President George W. Bush is unpatriotic.

A patriot must respect the potential sacrifices of those in our armed services and ask them to make the ultimate commitment to war only after all other measures have been completely exhausted. A patriot does not enable the looting of US Treasury by war profiteers and the military industrial complex. A patriot would not blow off a Presidential Daily Briefing stating that Osama bin Laden was determined to strike in the US, with a cynical brush off of "You've covered your ass". A patriot does not hide behind a shrinking body of sychophants, but welcomes the views of the entire American and world public. Read More

Allowing Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Cities Initiative Shuttered

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Sunday September 24, 2006 · 10:56 AM PDT

2006/09/24 · 10:56

NPR reports the US and Russia are allowing the Nuclear Cities Initiative to expire. This is a program designed to secure Russian nuclear weapons and help nuclear scientists transition to other jobs. This calls into question just how much commitment there is to stopping the spread of WMD's.

http://www.npr.org/...

There were approximately 35,000 scientists in the program. A recent survey of biological & chemical weapons scientists revealed a disturbing willingness to sell their expertise to rogue states. The survey also noted that the mean monthly income for scientist in these programs was $110. Read More

Siegel: Genius is Pain

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Sunday September 03, 2006 · 8:16 PM PDT

2006/09/03 · 20:16

I know this has been commented on and this I risk a penalty for piling on at this point. But since he is exposed and need not hide behind a fictitious nom de plume anymore, I expect that we will be hearing from Mr. Siegel shortly, and it might sound something like this. It is simply so apropos.

Hat tip to the National Lampoon Radio Dinner album from way back when (early 70's?) for the brutally funny parody "Magical Misery Tour" and rest in peace John Lennon. http://www.everything2.com/...

[Look, you bastards, I'm a genius! Like Shakespeare and Beethoven and Van Gogh. Don't you DARE criticize my work!
"Don't Worry Kyoko" is one of the fucking BEST rock and roll records ever made! I'm a fucking artist! I'm sensitive as shit! I throw up before I go on stage!
I could make a guitar SPEAK! If I could be a fisherman, I would, But I CAN'T because I'm a FUCKING GENIUS!]

If you could use a laugh, you can listen at http://wfmu.org/...

You're Less Likely to Die in Iraq than at Home in the US

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Saturday August 26, 2006 · 3:17 PM PDT

2006/08/26 · 15:17

Glenn Reynolds seems to be saying things really aren't so bad as far as US military deaths go in Iraq.

[HOW LIKELY ARE YOU TO DIE WHILE SERVING IN IRAQ? About half as likely as Americans back home, reports the Washington Post. Yeah, there are some caveats -- read the whole thing -- but it's hard to look at these numbers and see the catastrophe that the "527 media" are proclaiming. The Belmont Club has much more discussion.] http://instapundit.com/...

Of course, the comparison Reynolds is pointing to is the deaths per thousand for military personnel in Iraq (.00392) and the general US population (.00842), which includes elderly and sick. Our forces are healthy young individuals who if kept out of harms way, would have a much lower death rate. The Post really should be ashamed of itself for presenting that comparison as "meaningful". http://www.washingtonpost.com/... Read More

Iranian Exiles: Iran has Secret Nuclear Enrichment Sites

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Thursday August 24, 2006 · 1:00 PM PDT

2006/08/24 · 13:00

"According to the information obtained by the Iranian Resistance at least 15 P2 centrifuges have been assembled so far and are being tested", Mohammad Mohaddessin, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, told a Paris press conference.

http://www.iranfocus.com/...

At the same time, the New York Times reports that some GOP lawmakers and Bush administration officials are saying that US Intelligence agencies are "playing down Iran's role in Hezbollah's recent attacks against Israel and overestimating the time it would take for Iran to build a nuclear weapon." http://www.nytimes.com/...

Forgive my cynicism, I don't like the thought of a nuclear Iran, but hasn't this record been played before?
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Being President is Hard Work

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Monday August 21, 2006 · 3:06 PM PDT

2006/08/21 · 15:06

MSNBC: "President Bush is back in Washington today with a just-added 10:00 am press conference on his schedule. He also has an interesting itinerary of campaign-trail events tomorrow and Wednesday before heading to Kennebunkport on Thursday for a long weekend." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/...

For crying out loud, he just got back from vacation. Furthermore, Bush vacations seem to attract ominous events like trailer parks attract tornadoes. For instance, the President managed to blow off the CIA's warnings about Bin Laden's desire to strike the US in August 2001, he managed to be on vacation when Katrina wrecked the Gulf Coast, and he was on vacation again when the latest UK terror story broke.

During his press conference, you could see that Bush is passionate about his beliefs. That he gets worked up over bringing freedom and democracy to the middle east. He was trying to show that he cares, but when it comes to his vacation time, he doesn't care that much.

AWOL Again

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Thursday August 10, 2006 · 8:39 PM PDT

2006/08/10 · 20:39

I was just listening to NPR and heard that the President had been appraised of the plot against the airways and was monitoring the situation from his ranch in Crawford. Since the British deemed the threat serious enough to ban liquids and carry on luggage from UK flights and seriously mess up travel, I think it prudent to hear more information before passing judgement on the extent of the threat.

However, after getting being caught on vacation at his ranch when the Presidential Daily Briefing was presented that indicated Osama Bin Laden was determined to attack in the US (and blowing off the warning according to the book the "One Percent Doctrine"), after sitting stupified in front of a room of school children on 9-11, and after playing guitar at a shindig when Katrina was about to innundate the Gulf Coast, how could the President possibly stay on vacation in the face of another serious threat?

Modern communication makes it possible to be on top of a situation anywhere in the world, but when my country is threatened and if I had the responsibility, I would be in DC. Furthermore, I would be looking for a feint.

Was Abu Zubaydah an Al Qaeda Leader or Gopher?

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Friday June 30, 2006 · 1:29 PM PDT

2006/06/30 · 13:29

Abu Zubaydah was wounded and rounded up in Afghanistan. He was cited as a high official in Al Qaeda and in Gerald Posner's book "Why America Slept", gave evidence of connections between the terrorist organization and members of the Saudi royal family and intelligence. link: http://www.time.com/...

However, in Ron Suskind's new book, "The One Percent Doctrine", the claim is made that, "Abu Zubaydah, his captors discovered, turned out to be mentally ill and nothing like the pivotal figure they supposed him to be. CIA and FBI analysts, poring over a diary he kept for more than a decade, found entries "in the voice of three people: Hani 1, Hani 2, and Hani 3" -- a boy, a young man and a middle-aged alter ego. All three recorded in numbing detail "what people ate, or wore, or trifling things they said." Dan Coleman, then the FBI's top al-Qaeda analyst, told a senior bureau official, "This guy is insane, certifiable, split personality."" http://www.washingtonpost.com/... Read More

Greg Palast: Bush Blocked Terror Funding Probe

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Wednesday June 28, 2006 · 3:19 PM PDT

2006/06/28 · 15:19

Greg Palast points out that the outrage over the New York Times article on tracking money trails is a lot of baloney compared to some of the things the Bush administration has done that have harmed our national security.

Link: http://www.buzzflash.com/... and the key graf:

"Yes, let's talk treason. How about this: Before the 9/11 attack, George Bush's intelligence chieftains BLOCKED the CIA's investigation of the funding of al-Qaeda and terror." Read More

Why Didn't They Capture Al Zarqawi?

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Thursday June 08, 2006 · 4:01 PM PDT

2006/06/08 · 16:01

No tears for the demise of Al Zarqawi, but I have to wonder why US and Iraqi forces didn't try to capture him? If he is such a central figure in the insurgency, he would have infomation on hideouts, weapons and other assets, suppliers, sources of funding, and accomplices that would be invaluable in the quest for Iraqi security.

Granted a capture would be risky, there could be a firefight, there could be booby traps, and the targets could somehow escape, but those are risks the patrols face every day. Furthermore, dropping large bombs on the hideout would destroy valuable information such as notes, maps, and possibly computers. It doesn't make sense to me unless the US was more desparate for a high profile kill than actually progress in Iraqi security. Read More

Osama Bush Laden

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Friday May 26, 2006 · 12:25 PM PDT

2006/05/26 · 12:25

Osama Bush Laden took out his checklist. His numbers were looking worse and worse every day, but soon, it wouldn't make any difference.

Checklist:

1. Bring US economy to its knees by burying people in debt. Check

USA Today: "Taxpayers owe more than a half-million dollars per household for financial promises made by government, mostly to cover the cost of retirement benefits for baby boomers, a USA TODAY analysis shows." link http://news.yahoo.com/...

2. Degrade military capability of the US. Check.

BBC: The US military has become dangerously overstretched because of the scale of its operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, two reports have warned. link http://news.bbc.co.uk/... Read More

close to victory abroad, closer to concession at home.

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Friday March 10, 2006 · 1:53 PM PST

2006/03/10 · 13:53

Victor Davis Hanson obviously smokes the good stuff at NRO.

Link:

http://www.nationalreview.com/...

Hanson takes conservative pundits such as George Will, Francis Fukuyama, and William F. Buckley to task for questioning whether the war in Iraq is going well or is even winnable.

"Despite conventional wisdom, the verdict is still out on the extent of his connection with terrorists in general and al Qaeda in particular. "

Take the blinders off Vic, read the 9-11 commission report. Even Bush dummy has acknowledged the lack of a connection.
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