27 August 2008
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>> TRUTHDIG ORIGINAL REPORTS:
Robert Scheer on McCain's Lust for War
"Running for War President at Any Cost"-- Just great! Nuclear-armed Pakistan is falling apart, Iran's nuclearprogram is unchecked and congressional legislation on cooperation withthe Russians on controlling nuclear proliferation is now dead in thewater. Horrid news except for Sen. John McCain, who thrills to a repeatof the danger lines of the Cold War, and now stands a good chance ofbeing our next president.
Col. Ann Wright on Rape and Murder in the Military
"U.S. Military Keeping Secrets About Female Soldiers' 'Suicides'?"-- Since I posted on April 28 the article "Is There an Army Cover Up ofthe Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers," the deaths of two more U.S.Army women in Iraq and Afghanistan have been listed as suicides—theSept. 28, 2007, death of 30-year-old Spc. Ciara Durkin and the Feb. 22,2008, death of 25-year-old Spc. Keisha Morgan. Both "suicides" aredisputed by the families of the women.
Chris Hedges on the War in Afghanistan
"Pouring Gas on the Afghanistan Bonfire"-- Mounting bombing raids and widespread detentions of Afghans arerapidly turning Afghanistan into the mirror image of Iraq. But thesevery real events, which will have devastating consequences over thenext few months and years, are largely ignored by us.
>> ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN DENVER:
Bill Boyarsky Reports from the Democratic Convention
"Faith, Abortion and the Election"-- Although the Democratic National Convention officially startedMonday, a more significant event occurred 24 hours before at areligious service held several blocks away from the main conventionhall.
"Prescription for a Democratic Win"-- As Barack Obama moves into the Democratic National Convention, heshould speak out more clearly and forcefully on an issue that clearlydistinguishes him from his do-nothing opponent—national healthinsurance.
>> DON'T MISS THE BEST OF OUR SYNDICATED COLUMNISTS:
Marie Cocco on Hillary Clinton at the Democratic Convention
"Clinton's Lose-Lose Dilemma"-- If there is a political job more fraught with peril than running tobecome the next commander in chief, surely it is being cast ascheerleader in chief.
E.J. Dionne on Joe Biden
"The Happy Warrior"-- In selecting Joe Biden, Barack Obama has signaled clearly what thisweek's Democratic National Convention will be about: He intends to moveaggressively to ease the problems that have worried so many Democratsin recent weeks—problems, it turns out, that Obama is worried about,too.
William Pfaff on the Blame Game in Georgia
"The Cost of Saakashvili's Folly"-- The West's response to the situation in Georgia evadesacknowledgement of the damage Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvilihas done to the United States and NATO, and to Georgia itself, whichfor the foreseeable future will now be a nation of limited sovereignty,and an awkward embarrassment to its Western allies.
Eugene Robinson on Calming Democratic Worries
"Fretting All the Way to the White House"-- If they want to win in November, Democrats have one task toaccomplish this week: Snap out of it. Somehow, tentativeness andinsecurity have infected a party that ought to be full of confidentswagger.
>> ON THE LIGHTER SIDE:
Andy Borowitz on China's "Gold" Medals"Don't Lick the Medals" -- All that glitters is not gold, this tongue-in-cheek dispatch from the Beijing Olympics warns.
25 August 2008
THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY!
We Must Stop This Immediately !
Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper . Groceries are heavier. And, everything is farther away! Yesterday I walked to the corner andI was dumbfounded to discover how long our street had become!
And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the youngones. They speak in whispers all the time! If you ask them to speak upthey just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silentmessage until they're red in the face! What do they think I am, a lipreader?
I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age. On theother hand, people my own age are so much older than I am. I ran intoan old friend the other day and she has aged so much that she didn'teven recognize me.
I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair thismorning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own reflection. Well, REALLYNOW - even mirrors are not made the way they used to be!
Another thing, everyone drives so fast these days! You're risking lifeand limb if you happen to pull onto the motorway in front of them. AllI can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I seethem screech and swerve in my rear view mirror.
Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days. Why else wouldthey suddenly start labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20? Dothey think no one notices? The people who make bathroom scales arepulling the same prank. Do they think I actually 'believe' the number Isee on that dial? HA! I would never let myself weigh that much! Justwho do these people think they're fooling?
I'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on --but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy too: they've printedthe phone books in such small type that no one could ever find a numberin there!
All I can do is pass along this warning: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!
Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon everyone will have to suffer these awful indignities.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET THIS CONSPIRACY STOPPED!
PS: I am sending this to you in a larger font size, because somethinghas happened to my computer's fonts - they are smaller than they oncewere.
Thanks Isabel - Maybe McCain, the new Shrub, can save US?
Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper . Groceries are heavier. And, everything is farther away! Yesterday I walked to the corner andI was dumbfounded to discover how long our street had become!
And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the youngones. They speak in whispers all the time! If you ask them to speak upthey just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silentmessage until they're red in the face! What do they think I am, a lipreader?
I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age. On theother hand, people my own age are so much older than I am. I ran intoan old friend the other day and she has aged so much that she didn'teven recognize me.
I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair thismorning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own reflection. Well, REALLYNOW - even mirrors are not made the way they used to be!
Another thing, everyone drives so fast these days! You're risking lifeand limb if you happen to pull onto the motorway in front of them. AllI can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I seethem screech and swerve in my rear view mirror.
Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days. Why else wouldthey suddenly start labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20? Dothey think no one notices? The people who make bathroom scales arepulling the same prank. Do they think I actually 'believe' the number Isee on that dial? HA! I would never let myself weigh that much! Justwho do these people think they're fooling?
I'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on --but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy too: they've printedthe phone books in such small type that no one could ever find a numberin there!
All I can do is pass along this warning: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!
Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon everyone will have to suffer these awful indignities.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET THIS CONSPIRACY STOPPED!
PS: I am sending this to you in a larger font size, because somethinghas happened to my computer's fonts - they are smaller than they oncewere.
Thanks Isabel - Maybe McCain, the new Shrub, can save US?
24 August 2008
The Gimli Glider
"Holy shit."
Inside the cockpit of the cruising airliner,Captain Bob Pearson was understandably alarmed at theout-of-the-ordinary beeps that were chiming from his flight computer.On the control panel, an amber low fuel pressure warning lamp lit up to punctuate the audio alarm.
FirstOfficer Maurice Quintal, copilot of Air Canada Flight 143, checked theindicator light to determine the cause of the computer's complaints."Something's wrong with the fuel pump," he reported.
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