Posted on October 31st, 2007 by bosskitty
Pakistan’s Bhutto Cancels Trip to Dubai Amid Rumors Musharraf Will Impose State of Emergency
KARACHI, Pakistan — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto abruptly canceled plans to travel abroad Wednesday, saying she had heard rumors the government could impose a state of emergency during her absence.
She said at a hastily arranged news conference that senior party [...]
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Filed under: 1984, Bhutto, Bush, Cheney, Dillusion, Election, God, Human Rights, Musharraf, Orwellian, Pakistan, Taliban, Tehran, disinformation, state of emergency
Posted on October 31st, 2007 by nytexan
Considering Hillary Clinton’s a hawk, it’s not surprising that Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop-Grumman, General Dynamics and Raytheon are donating to Clinton more than any candidate in either party. It only makes sense that the military complex sees huge page checks and more contracts if Hillary is in the White House. Obviously the weapons industry sees [...]
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Filed under: Clinton, Contractors, Politics, War, War Contractors, military
Posted on October 31st, 2007 by nytexan
Well another debate where the moderators focusing their attention on Hillary, the elephant in the room. I appeared to me that Tim Russert was so focused on Clinton that he forgot to bring enough questions for everyone else. For all the anticipation and hype about Obama being more aggressive with Clinton, he seemed to miss [...]
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Filed under: Biden, Clinton, Democratic Debate, Dodd, Edwards, Election, Kucinich, MSNBC, Obama, Op-Ed, Politics, Richardson, debate
Posted on October 31st, 2007 by nytexan
Posted on October 30th, 2007 by nytexan
You really have to wonder who’s in charge of the asylum this week. Condi who insists she can’t get rid of Blackwater because she needs them. Condi assigns a State Department team to investigate Blackwater screw ups and low and behold the same people who work for Condi have given her pet boys immunity. So [...]
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Filed under: Blackwater, Condoleezza Rice, FBI, Iraq, Politics, State Department, criminal, military
Posted on October 30th, 2007 by nytexan
Kucinich has voiced what many of us have said for years about the mental health or mental capacity of Bush.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) suggested today that President Bush’s comment about a nuclear Iran precipitating “World War III” is a sign of mental instability.
“I seriously believe we have to start asking questions about his mental health,” [...]
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Filed under: Bush, Kucinich, mental health
Posted on October 30th, 2007 by nytexan
This round-up of election news and endorsement posts is brought to you by the Texas Progressive Alliance in anticipation of the November 6 general election. Some of the blogs and sites included in this round-up are not member sites of the Texas Progressive Alliance, but are included in the hopes of giving voters a wider [...]
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Filed under: Election, Texas, Texas Blogs, Texas Constitution, Texas Politics, Texas Progressive Alliance
Posted on October 29th, 2007 by bosskitty
U.S. Promises on Darfur Don’t Match Actions
Bush Expresses Passion for Issue, but Policies Have Been Inconsistent
By Michael Abramowitz Washington Post Staff Writer
In April 2006, a small group of Darfur activists — including evangelical Christians, the representative of a Jewish group and a former Sudanese slave — was ushered into the Roosevelt [...]
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Filed under: Accountability, Armageddon, Bush, Cheney, Corporate Corruption, Darfur, Democide, Geneva Convention, Promises, arrogance, bunkers, genocide
Posted on October 29th, 2007 by bosskitty
Israel recalls ambassador to Belarus
Belarusian Presidentv Aleksander Lukashenk
Israel’s ambassador to Belarus returns home after The Belarus President calls a once predominantly-Jewish city in his country “a pigpen.”
According to DPA, Israeli Ambassador Zeev Ben- Ari returned less than a week after October 12 remarks by Aleksander Lukashenko to Russian reporters in Minsk.
“Have you ever [...]
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Filed under: Aleksander Lukashenko, Belarus, Bush, Cheney, Israel, Jews, Putin, Russia, anti-semitism, survivors
Posted on October 29th, 2007 by nytexan
In recent weeks, John Edwards announced that he will take public money in his campaign. Pundits, self appointed experts and the MSM have stated that this move signals Edwards can not raise the funds he needs. My response to them is you are full of crap.
John Edwards who continues to stand up to corporate corruption [...]
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Filed under: Clinton, Democracy, Edwards, Election, Op-Ed, Politics, Public campaign funds, Vote