Burn All the Oil NOW

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Thursday August 18, 2005 · 11:38 AM PDT

2005/08/18 · 11:38

Recently we've seen a spate of diaries talking about the anticipated horrors of the the end of cheap oil.

And we're all clear about the devastation visited on the planet by "the prize" in the form of wars, political corruption and environmental devastation. Clearly, the use of oil is BAD.

Or, maybe not. Read More

Justin Raimondo Flays Hitchens/Neocon Sheehan Attacks

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Wednesday August 17, 2005 · 3:58 PM PDT

2005/08/17 · 15:58

Another fantastic article by Justin Raimondo at antiwar.com skewers the drink-soaked Trotskyite popinjay Christopher Hitchens and the rest of the "usual suspects" sliming Cindy Sheehan:

What Hitchens and his fellow neocons hate is that Sheehan, no intellectual but an ordinary housewife and mother, names them for the evil swine they are: her accusing finger pointed in their direction rightly terrifies them. After so many years of operating in the dark, it is shocking to be pulled, suddenly, into the spotlight - and there are at least two prosecutors looking to shine yet more light on their subterranean activities. Until now, this has all been inside baseball for the delectation of the Beltway pundits, but these days ordinary Americans are beginning to realize who and what the "neocons" represent - and that can't be good for the War Party. No sirree!

Raimondo is quickly becoming required reading as the Republikudnik War of Lies continues to unravel.

Justice Department Considering Opening Rachel Corrie Investigation

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Wednesday August 17, 2005 · 10:37 AM PDT

2005/08/17 · 10:37

In a new interview, Cindy Corrie, mother of slain American peace activist Rachel Corrie, revealed that the Justice Department is considering finally opening an investigation into her daughter's alleged murder.

My husband Craig, my daughter Sarah and other members of our family continue to make trips to Washington, D.C. We have a contact in the Justice Department. We understand that they are still considering the possibility of a U.S. investigation. For a long time we had been led to believe this wasn't possible. But it is still being considered at this time.

More updates on the Corrie family's ongoing search for justice after the fold. Read More

Retiring Gen. Byrnes Fired Four Days After Retired Gen. Irvine Decries Torture

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Thursday August 11, 2005 · 9:54 PM PDT

2005/08/11 · 21:54

Think I've got it, folks. The unprecedented dismissal on August 8 of 4-Star Gen. Kevin P. Byrnes for alleged "sexual misconduct" is about the White House's need to block anti-torture legislation on detainees currently holding up the $442 billion defense bill and threatening a bruising Republican meltdown after the recess.

Retiring General Discredited for Political Reasons?

In a letter signed by Retired Brig. Gen. David Irvine and 10 other former high-ranking military officers -- and waved around by Senator John McCain on the Senate floor as documentation of DoD support for his bill-- :

[Irvine], who spent 18 years teaching interrogators how to question prisoners of war, is among 11 former high-ranking officers calling on Congress to tighten laws against abusing prisoners.

"What has gone on over the past few years is completely off the book," the Salt Lake City resident told The Salt Lake Tribune.

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Intelligent Design? Support the Flying Spaghetti Monster!

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Wednesday August 10, 2005 · 11:02 AM PDT

2005/08/10 · 11:02

Legal action is being threatened against the Kansas School Board if it does not give equal time to --along with the theory of intelligent design and the theory of evolution-- the theory of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The reason?

What ... people don't understand is that He built the world to make us think the earth is older than it really is. For example, a scientist may perform a carbon-dating process on an artifact. He finds that approximately 75% of the Carbon-14 has decayed by electron emission to Nitrogen-14, and infers that this artifact is approximately 10,000 years old, as the half-life of Carbon-14 appears to be 5,730 years. But what our scientist does not realize is that every time he makes a measurement, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is there changing the results with His Noodly Appendage. We have numerous texts that describe in detail how this can be possible and the reasons why He does this. He is of course invisible and can pass through normal matter with ease.

Clearly a compelling theory that would explain observable reality at least as well as ID or evolution! Blessed be His Noodly Appendage!

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