Blue Herald » 2006 » September

Senator Levin (D-Mich.) is holding up nomination of Department of Defense Inspector General. Levin questions the nominees independence from the administration.

29 Sep

NO WORK. NO SCHOOL. PROTEST IN THE STREETS.
FROM WORLD CAN’T WAIT:
On October 5th people everywhere will walk out of school, take off work, and come to the downtowns & townsquares and set out from there, going through the streets and calling on many more to join us — making a powerful statement:
NO! THIS REGIME [...]

29 Sep

CONGRESS VOTES FOR BLOCK ON PERMANENT U.S. BASES IN IRAQ

QuestionGirl 8:34 pm (Bush, Iraq, Military)

Congress on Friday passed a record $447 billion Military Funding bill. Part of the bill blocks the Bush administration from building permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.

29 Sep

BAGHDAD ON LOCKDOWN TIL SUNDAY MORNING

QuestionGirl 8:12 pm (Iraq)

UPDATE: Apparently this isn’t the first coup attempt.
The Iraqi military was planning a coup. I believe this is the reason for the shutdown. Things are going great there, eh?
By Peter Graff
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq’s government shut down the capital with a one-day curfew on Saturday, ordering all cars and pedestrians off the streets, [...]

29 Sep

REP FOLEY aka Maf54

Mirth 7:20 pm (Congress, Corruption)

Florida Rep. Mark Foley[/tag]’s resignation came just hours after ABC News questioned the congressman about a series of sexually explicit instant messages involving congressional pages, young men who are under 18 years of age….
…But, according to several former congressional pages, the congressman used the Internet to engage in sexually explicit exchanges.
They say he [...]

29 Sep

FOLEY’S HOUSE OF REP PAGE ALREADY REMOVED!

QuestionGirl 6:04 pm (Congress)

I just went back to Foley’s House of Representatives page to see exactly where his district is, and guess what…….G O N E!!!! Didn’t take em long to do that!!
here’s what you get

29 Sep

HEINZ/HENRY ALFRED KISSINGER

Mirth 4:54 pm (Afghanistan, Bush, CIA, Corruption, Dick Cheney, Genocide, Human Rights, Iraq, Pentagon, Terrorism, Torture)

Henry Kissinger has been advising President Bush and Vice President Cheney about Iraq, telling them that “victory is the only meaningful exit strategy,” author and journalist Bob Woodward said.
The Washington Post editor’s third book on the Bush administration, “State of Denial,” comes out next week.
In an interview airing Sunday night on CBS-TV’s “60 Minutes,” [...]