Things that make people nervous, or at least they should;
- A (P)Resident that says God tells him to go to war.
- A (P)Resident that is willing to give billions of your tax dollars to that God.
Well it may have not gone that far yet but, give it awhile, and God will have his own cabinet position. Read on>>>
WAshTimes
A day before returning to the ravaged Gulf Coast region, President Bush created an office for faith-based initiatives within the Department of Homeland Security to improve disaster recovery efforts. But the new office also will have some old business -- reimbursing groups that spent millions on recovery efforts
I am sure that God wants to be known as the God that failed to help his children after one of his creations went haywire.
The new office is suppose to allow religious organizations to compete for money. (Hey maybe God will beat Halliburton on some contracts.)
"Part of this new office will be to undertake the necessary steps to address any outstanding issues relating to the reimbursement of past hurricane relief efforts," Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke said. "These groups were essential and will continue to play a substantial role in the hurricane relief effort."
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff yesterday said the Bush directive calls for the department to establish a center for faith-based and community initiatives to advance the administration's "overall mission and strengthen the department's preparedness efforts."
Ok, God will be put in charge of "Parting the Sea of Red Tape", now it all makes sense. (WTF?)
Meanwhile, several groups reportedly have experienced bureaucratic roadblocks in their efforts to be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Although Homeland Security could not offer specific numbers, some groups such as the American Red Cross are waiting on a reported $265 million in housing reimbursement fees.
"A faith-based office will make progress in eliminating the red-tape barriers which have plagued FEMA's efforts to coordinate with faith-based groups," said Family Research Council President Tony Perkins.
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Iran May Have The Technology by the End of The Year
Breakout the led underwear, the Brits say that by the end of the year the Iranian government could have the technology to build a nuclear bomb. They also say that it could be several years before they develop one though.
According to the Guardian.
A senior Foreign Office official said that while it could take Iran several years to build a serviceable nuclear weapon, it might gain the technical know how within months. "By the end of the year is a ... realistic period," said the official. "It would be really damaging to regional security if Iran even acquired the technology to enable it to develop a nuclear weapon."
Wait a second, The US and the EU feel that it will be ok to attack if the only have the know how. That sure makes me feel secure.(Not!) Oh I almost forgot they did it to Iraq on lies of the technology. So this would be par for course.
You know what forget our children, because it is almost a forgone conclusion that they won't see peace again in their life time, what about our grandchildren? The powers that be are making sure that there will be a conflict going on well into the next century.
I guess the only thing we can pray for is that the oil runs out tomorrow and that water is not the next resource war.
Iran denies it is seeking nuclear weapons. The IAEA concluded this week that its assurances were insufficient.
Iran has 85 tons of uranium gas stockpiled for enrichment at its Isfahan facility, held under UN seals. American officials say this is enough for 10 bombs.
Now if anyone would know how much is needed to make 10 bombs, it would be the only country to drop a single device that leveled an entire city, and then some. The only country that is spending a large amount of it's budget on producing new and better ways to destroy the earth with a single device.
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The thing you have to really hate about the right-wing assholes in this country is that they will bitch and moan about spending a couple of billion dollars to help out the less fortunate of this country, but they will spend trillion of dollars on building WMDs, one of the last things still made in this country.
And no I am not just talking about the politicians, it is also the good ole boys. We all the ones I am talking about. They would rater see people die, than let their taxes go for healthcare. They are the ones that would gladly Elect a madman because he said, "If elected I will give you a six hundred dollar check. While in the fine print it said, while running up a greater debt than all of the Presidents that came before me totaled. I will give you this, while waging a war that I will lie to get us into, and killing your loved ones. Also I will destroy all diplomatic relations with countries that were made allies by those before me. Not only will you get those aforementioned items, but I will bring the world to the brink of a nuclear war, and if allowed to continue my rein I will bring on the Rapture, as it is my fathers wish. Right God?
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