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Archive for February 7th, 2007

07 Feb

Club Blue

QuestionGirl 10:30 pm (Club Blue)

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Robin Trower
Too Rolling Stoned

07 Feb

Pot Calling The Kettle Black

Buck 6:42 pm (Hypocrisy, Lunacy, More Dumb Shit)

This man wants these two women fired for being bigots? You’ve got to be kidding! The biggest bigots around are tied to the church. Why don’t we call for Bill Donohue’s ousting? But, instead of bothering John Edwards with this, I say we consult Mr. Two-By-Four.

Catholic group calls on Edwards to fire ‘bigots’ on staff
WASHINGTON [...]

07 Feb

Military Bling-Bling

Buck 2:46 pm (CRIME, Corruption, Iraq)

Who says the US Military doesn’t pay?

Officials indict 5 in Iraq contract scam
WASHINGTON - Three Army Reserve officers and a U.S. contractor were indicted Wednesday as part of a bid-rigging scam that steered millions of dollars of Iraq reconstruction projects to a contractor in exchange for cash, luxury cars, jewelry and other pricey goods.
The husband [...]

07 Feb

Ku Klux Klan: Enrollment Up

Buck 9:12 am (Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Immigration, Just Plain Wrong)

Hate begets more hate.

“Today’s Klansmen may be as likely to gather at white power music concerts or socialize at so-called ‘unity rallies’ with other white supremacists, as to participate in ritualistic cross burnings in the rural wilderness.”

Ku Klux Klan Rebounds With New Focus On Immigration, ADL Reports
New York, NY, February 6, 2007 - The Ku [...]

07 Feb

Baghdad Security Operation Underway

QuestionGirl 8:50 am (Military)

long awaited by who?

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The long-awaited Baghdad security operation has begun, the top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq said Wednesday.
The Iraqi general who is leading the security drive took over the operation headquarters on Monday, but there had been no announcement until Wednesday that the sweep, the third attempt to crush [...]

07 Feb

Military Wants More Civilians to Help in Iraq

QuestionGirl 8:43 am (Military)

What’s wrong with the Iraqi citizens?

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 - Senior military officers, including members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have told President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates that the new Iraq strategy could fail unless more civilian agencies step forward quickly to carry out plans for reconstruction and political development.
The [...]

07 Feb

Pallets of Cash

QuestionGirl 8:02 am (Congressional Hearings)

I watched some of this hearing yesterday. Nothing will come of this, IMO. Just more blah blah blah blah. So they did it…..so it was really really stupid…..so 8.8 Billion is missing. As usual with this inept administration, there will be no consequences other than having to testify to a committee. Next [...]

07 Feb

Reports of Chinook Transport Helicopter Down in Iraq

QuestionGirl 7:54 am (Iraq)

Update 11:08am: CAIRO, Egypt (AP) Al-Qaida-linked Sunni insurgents have claimed responsibility for the downing of a U.S. military helicopter northwest of Baghdad.
GET US OUT!!!! Looks like Iraqis have figured out pretty well how to take a helicopter down. No doubt, it will be Iran’s fault.

- The U.S. military said it was checking reports [...]

07 Feb

Froomkin: How the Press Can Prevent Another Iraq

Batocchio 5:28 am (Froomkin, Iran, Iraq, Media Reform)

(crossposted at Vagabond Scholar)

Over at Nieman Watchdog, where he is Deputy Editor, Dan Froomkin (also of The Washington Post) has a fantastic list of guidelines for the press. Frankly, this list shouldn’t be necessary, but it undeniably is. If only all of the press took them to heart! However, bloggers certainly can [...]

07 Feb

Fallows on War with Iran

Batocchio 5:20 am (Bush, Iran, Iraq, Neocons)

(crossposted at Vagabond Scholar)

(Americans can rest easy that wise leaders are at the wheel of their foreign policy.)
Atlantic Monthly editor and writer James Fallows penned a series of articles on Iraq often described as “prescient.” Starting with “The Fifty-First State?” in November 2002, his five feature articles are collected in Blind Into Baghdad: America’s [...]