War crimes trial opens with grisly video

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Monday January 07, 2008 · 7:53 PM PST

2008/01/07 · 19:53

By MIKE CORDER, Associated Press Writer ~~Mon~~ Tue Jan 7, 2014, 3:10 PM ET

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The war crimes trial of ~~Charles Taylor, Liberia's~~ George W. Bush, the United States' former president, heard its first testimony Monday and saw video of victims telling of being sexually assaulted or dismembered, rendered to countries for torture, use of chemical and biological weapons against the people of Iraq, by ~~rebels who plundered West African diamond fields~~ military personnel under his command as the civilian Commander in Chief.

Go ahead, take a leap.

PBnJ

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Friday September 28, 2007 · 5:59 PM PDT

2007/09/28 · 17:59

A good friend in Singapore emailed me this mornign with a fair amount of anxiety and desparation in wanting to do something.

He's risking much to go with others Saturday morning to place lotus flowers at the Burmese embassy there. Without a permit, he could be arrested. In Singapore, the embassy is at 5 St. Martin's Road if you want to join them.

But there's something so easy that you, too can do to help this situation.

Yes, you do have the power to influence what happens in Burma, good or bad:

PBnJ

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Monday September 24, 2007 · 3:33 PM PDT

2007/09/24 · 15:33

Leave it to the another Rethug to whine about the fact he cannot live on his $168,000 salary. Boo-freakin'-hoo

I'll leave this short because it's really just an FYI and speaks for itself:

PBnJ

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Monday September 10, 2007 · 4:31 PM PDT

2007/09/10 · 16:31

Texas oilman Oscar Wyatt -- a Democrat, the AP tells us -- is being investigated by the US Attorney for illegal dealings with Iraq under sanctions.

If we're looking at Wyatt, then let's look more closely at others who also broke that law; otherwise it's simply a witch hunt perpetrated by the all-too partisan Department of Justice.

PBnJ

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Sunday September 09, 2007 · 2:53 PM PDT

2007/09/09 · 14:53

"Congress May Not Like What Petraeus Has to Say" from a CNN headline just now. (no link)

What exactly is there not to like? What answers or reporting could come from Petraeus or Crocker that would be good news for anyone who opposes this illegal occupation?

There are only two scenarios possible (with varying degrees of either):

Things are good (or getting better)
Things are bad (or getting worse/better)

Yet there's only one outcome:

More troops, more time, more deaths

Why is that the only outcome? It's how how the question was posed:

PBnJ

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Thursday July 05, 2007 · 12:10 PM PDT

2007/07/05 · 12:10

Forgive the brevity. I'm at work and have limited availablity.

Buried in an article article (bashing the Clinton's response to the pardon is a very likable quote:

Snow said the White House view was this: "You treat it as if he has already served the 30 months, and probation kicks in. Obviously, the sentencing judge will figure out precisely how that works."

As Quagmire says, "I like where this is going."

PBnJ

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Wednesday March 07, 2007 · 7:36 PM PST

2007/03/07 · 19:36

I learned nine and a half years ago, through observation, that the worst offense to a Greek, at least in Greece, is to imply comparisons to the Turks.

I learned much earlier that words can hurt. And while I'm not always perfect in my delivery, I am immediate in apologizing in instances I've mis-spoken or am mis-taken.

I learned that you do not compare Greek cab drivers to Turkish cab drivers without intent to insult. Do not ask for Turkish coffee in a Greek restaurant, not even in authentic restaurants state-side.

And I know from personal experience that faggot anywhere, any time, from anyone -- including from one -- can hurt. It's either intentional or it's a mistake but smart people don't make mistakes like that; it's like mistakenly using the N-word.

PBnJ

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Tuesday November 21, 2006 · 7:43 PM PST

2006/11/21 · 19:43

Forbes just released its list of wealthiest fictional characters. OK, at leasst I didn't say "BREAKING."

But follow me here, and understand the methodical financial analysis provided by the brainiancs at conservative Forbes magazine which suggests that Daddy Warbucks, because of the So-Called War on Terror (SCWOT©)has ammased a fortune of US$36.2 billion dollars.

PBnJ

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Wednesday May 17, 2006 · 3:40 PM PDT

2006/05/17 · 15:40

From the AP via Yahoo News

Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., a member of the Intelligence Committee's select NSA panel, said the legal counsel concluded that basic information, such as phone numbers dialed, is not protected under the Constitution's Fourth Amendment.
"For as long that I know of, the government has always had an opportunity to look at business records without a court order," he said. "Business records are not personal property."

Really? More after the reveal.
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Everything you eat. Hundreds of warnings on food labels could vanish

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Thursday March 02, 2006 · 3:44 PM PST

2006/03/02 · 15:44

The bill would stop states from adding warnings that are different from federal rules.

Well, let's look at this a bit closer:

"States currently add hundreds of extra warnings, indicating the presence of arsenic in water, mercury in fish, alcohol in candy, pesticides in vegetables and more."

That's pretty good, I guess. But -- Read More

TSA Rules Change good for Bush Approval?

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Friday December 02, 2005 · 9:31 AM PST

2005/12/02 · 09:31

We've all seen it in the recent past -- and many of us have commented snarkily on it: As Bush's ratings continue to plunge new reports of chatter, terror cells, and homeland targets suspiciously surface, leading to.... nothing.

So why is TSA relaxing the rules now for the possession of sharp objects in carry-ons on planes? A little bit more after the jump.
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GOP Fascism Tactics

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Wednesday November 02, 2005 · 4:00 PM PST

2005/11/02 · 16:00

Imagine this: there's a flu pandemic and you're told you have to stay put. No leaving the state, the county, or the city. You -- even though not infected -- are under quarantine by federal order. In fact you are also under potential death sentence if you're one of the 1.9 million Americans who could potentially die of such a pandemic.

Travel restrictions in the face of a flu pandemic, ordered by the US federal government. So who gets to travel? How far? Who cannot travel?

I understand the history of travel restrictions; the monarchies of Europe restricted travel to keep serfs in there place, only allowing the landed to travel with papers (the origination of the modern-day passport).

Communist states disallow free travel.

Dictatorships disallow free travel.

I also understand, in times of need, for a quarantine (which is what this is) but we're talking about an unchecked federally-mandated travel blackout for everyone in a yet-to-be-determined area.

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