Bush OWNED on the eve the State of the Union Address

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Monday January 30, 2006 · 11:40 AM PST

2006/01/30 · 11:40

Aljazeera just released a video of Dr. Ayman al Zawahiri, bin Laden's loyal sidekick, delivering a message taunting President Bush. Earlier this month, a CIA predator drone failed to assassinate al Zawahiri in a village near the Afghan-Pakistan border.

"My first message is to the butcher of Washington, Bush: You are not just defeated and lying about it, but you are, with God's help, a loser. You are bad luck to your people. You brought them disasters and catastrophes, and you will bring them even more disasters."
Source: In video, bin Laden aide says U.S. airstrike failed

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Sunday October 23, 2005 · 5:04 PM PDT

2005/10/23 · 17:04

The Reuters news agency reports on America's dirty little secret: We have more prisoners than China. Only the well informed would know this fact, and thankfully that includes most members of Daily Kos. What can the Democratic Party do about this major problem.

U.S. prison population continued to grow in 2004

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. prison population, already the largest in the world, grew by 1.9 percent in 2004, leaving federal jails at 40 percent over capacity, according to Justice Department figures released on Sunday.

Inmates in federal, state, local and other prisons totaled nearly 2.3 million at the end of last year, the government said.

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Wednesday October 19, 2005 · 9:27 PM PDT

2005/10/19 · 21:27

Bay Area Kossacks, here's your chance to hear Professor Juan Cole, an expert in Middle East issues, who blogs at Informed Comment.

In a recent post, Prof. Cole analyzed the Zawahiri Letter, which is now thought to be an alleged forgery (by some).

Anyway, hope to see you there. Read More

Can we stop using the word 'Breaking' for diary titles?

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Tuesday October 18, 2005 · 10:02 AM PDT

2005/10/18 · 10:02

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Prosecute John Negroponte?

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Friday October 14, 2005 · 3:02 PM PDT

2005/10/14 · 15:02

You might remember Bush's MAJOR SPEECH last week, when he talked about al-Qaeda's goal of re-establishing The Caliphate.

On Tuesday, The Office of the Director of National Intelligence published a letter that was allegedly written by Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri (Al-Qaeda #2) and addressed to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq). Keep in mind that the office of DNI is headed by none other than former Ambassador John Negroponte. You can get a copy of the letter in english or Arabic here: Letter from al-Zawahiri to al-Zarqawi.
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AIPAC and American National Security

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Sunday October 02, 2005 · 2:26 AM PDT

2005/10/02 · 02:26

I just read a fascinating post on Professor Juan Cole's blog, Informed Comment, about American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the Larry Franklin espionage case. Now I know some members of the Democratic party are ardent defenders of Israel, and everyone is entitled to their opinion but I'm sure many of you will agree that espionage against the U.S. by a foreign power on American soil is a serious breach of our national security. Read More

Bush Drops 'Diversity' Hint About Nominee

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Monday September 26, 2005 · 2:27 PM PDT

2005/09/26 · 14:27

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush hinted on Monday that his next nominee for the Supreme Court would be a woman or a minority, saying that ``diversity is one of the strengths of the country.

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America Looks in the Mirror, and Sees How Ugly it has Become

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Monday September 12, 2005 · 9:24 PM PDT

2005/09/12 · 21:24

America Looks in the Mirror, and Sees How Ugly it has Become:
Racism, Price Gouging, and Fear after Hurricane Katrina

FEAR

"So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself..."
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933.

Fear is a base human emotion that we've inherited from our ancestors, who needed it to survive in harsh environments teeming with large predators such as wolves, sabertooth tigers, and bears. Fast forward thousands of years later... most of humanity now lives in cities and no longer has to live in fear of the large predators that preyed upon our ancestors. Yet, with all that has changed in those thousands of years, humans still live in fear- we live in fear of ourselves.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, I have found that the lack of leadership, as well as the media, contributed to the spread of irrational fear that has gripped parts of this nation. What follows is my attempt to chronicle the fearful and racist responses of other Americans. Read More

Ex-Hostage: Rebels Wanted Bush Re-Elected

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Saturday December 25, 2004 · 10:18 AM PST

2004/12/25 · 10:18

Remember claims from the Bush campaign that Kerry would be "soft on terrorism" or ridiculous claims from right wing nuts that terrorists wanted Kerry to win.

Well check this article, `twas to be expected...

Ex-Hostage: Rebels Wanted Bush Re-Elected

One of the captors from the group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq said Bush's re-election would boost their cause, Malbrunot wrote in Friday's edition of Le Figaro, the French daily he works for.

"We want Bush because with him the American troops will stay in Iraq and that way we will be able to develop," Malbrunot cited the captor as saying.

1200

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Tuesday November 16, 2004 · 3:03 PM PST

2004/11/16 · 15:03

1200.

1200 US troops have died in an unnecessary war, which some corporations considered an exciting new business venture.

Halliburton, Bechtel, greasy oil pimps, the mercenaries, turkish truck drivers.

A coalition of the greedy. Read More

White House Purges CIA

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Saturday November 13, 2004 · 11:56 PM PST

2004/11/13 · 23:56

CIA plans to purge its agency

Sources say White House has ordered new chief to eliminate officers who were disloyal to Bush

BY KNUT ROYCE
WASHINGTON BUREAU

November 14, 2004

WASHINGTON -- The White House has ordered the new CIA director, Porter Goss, to purge the agency of officers believed to have been disloyal to President George W. Bush or of leaking damaging information to the media about the conduct of the Iraq war and the hunt for Osama bin Laden, according to knowledgeable sources.

"The agency is being purged on instructions from the White House," said a former senior CIA official who maintains close ties to both the agency and to the White House. "Goss was given instructions ... to get rid of those soft leakers and liberal Democrats. The CIA is looked on by the White House as a hotbed of liberals and people who have been obstructing the president's agenda."

Voting Machine Controversy

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Wednesday November 03, 2004 · 1:37 PM PST

2004/11/03 · 13:37

A flashback...remember this?

Published on Thursday, August 28, 2003 by the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Voting Machine Controversy
by Julie Carr Smyth

COLUMBUS - The head of a company vying to sell voting machines in Ohio told Republicans in a recent fund-raising letter that he is "committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year."

The Aug. 14 letter from Walden O'Dell, chief executive of Diebold Inc. - who has become active in the re-election effort of President Bush - prompted Democrats this week to question the propriety of allowing O'Dell's company to calculate votes in the 2004 presidential election.

O'Dell attended a strategy pow-wow with wealthy Bush benefactors - known as Rangers and Pioneers - at the president's Crawford, Texas, ranch earlier this month. The next week, he penned invitations to a $1,000-a-plate fund-raiser to benefit the Ohio Republican Party's federal campaign fund - partially benefiting Bush - at his mansion in the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington.
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