Action: Help the US Conscientious Objectors in Canada

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Monday May 23, 2005 · 6:42 AM PDT

2005/05/23 · 06:42

If you are not familiar with the case of Jeremy Hinzman a US soldier who deserted to Canada when his unit was about to be deployed to Iraq.

His claim for refugee status was denied by Canada's Immigration & Refugee board and he has now appealed to Federal Court to stop his deportation back to the States.

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How did you first find dkos?

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Sunday May 22, 2005 · 4:41 PM PDT

2005/05/22 · 16:41

In the spirit of the many 'getting to know you' diaries as of late I thought I'd ask how you first found this community. Read More

Cult of Personality: the GOP

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Sunday May 22, 2005 · 3:22 PM PDT

2005/05/22 · 15:22

Or why we keep banging our heads against the wall.

The GOP has a monopoly on hero worship.

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Sy Hersh: "The unknown unknowns of the Abu Ghraib scandal"

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Saturday May 21, 2005 · 5:42 AM PDT

2005/05/21 · 05:42

Today's Guardian brings another reminder from Seymour Hersh that we are letting the Bush Administration off the hook on Abu Ghraib and it brings into stark relief the necessity of keeping this fight going. Yes, Gonzales has been confirmed, Bush re-elected, but it is still your America too. And we all have a right & obligation to keep the pressure on, demand justice for those "rendered" and incarcerated without due process or Geneva protections around the world.

It's been a year since Abu Ghraib and what do we know?

The abuse continues unabated. One Commanding Officer has been reprimanded & she claims she's the patsy. Many, many others have been let off the hook. Message heard loud and clear: Pentagon & WH doesn't care. Few bad apples and all that.

Hersh revisits Abu Ghraib and tells us that there are many things that we still don't know yet that he does.

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Where's the "Judicial Emergency" Scottie?

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Tuesday May 17, 2005 · 7:58 PM PDT

2005/05/17 · 19:58

Update [2005-5-17 22:58:12 by Armando]: From the diaries by Armando. Title changed and some edits with consent of author.

Q Well, let me ask two questions about what you just said. Where in the Constitution are judicial nominees guaranteed an up or down vote? And what about the impact of this whole so-called "nuclear option" on this idea of equal representation in the Senate?

MR. McCLELLAN: There are some judicial emergencies that we're talking about here, where people need to be put into these positions.

Where is the "judicial fire" Scottie?

Update [2005-5-17 23:8:51 by Armando]: On judicial emergencies, I mean other than Dobson yelling and screaming at Frist.

Update [2005-5-18 2:18:9 by Armando]: In an unintentionally hilarious post covering the same press gaggle, Hindrocket of Powerline whines about the mean questions the reporters were asking, and posts the questions on Frist's Nuclear Option, but NOT Scottie's answers! Hmmm, maybe Hindrocket ain't so dumb after all.

Taking an idea from SusanHu seriously, I decided to read through today's press conference.

And boy, while the hammering he took on the Newsweek story by someones who recently found their spines, the barrage of questions and follow ups on the unconstitutional nuclear option was unexpected, but oh so welcome.

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Novak compares Reid's offer to the holocaust

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Sunday May 15, 2005 · 8:13 AM PDT

2005/05/15 · 08:13

Yes folks, you read that right. Mr. "Douchebag of Liberty" compared Senator Reid's offer on letting 4 of the re-submitted judicial nominees go to the floor and the President withdrawing the others to the holocaust.

This was originally caught last night by Box 13 but as there was no transcript available people passed on by. Well, the updated transcript was posted at 3:30am after the diary had scrolled off the list, so I'm resurrecting the discussion... because it is important for all of us concerned with the rightwings dangerous hyperbole.

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An Axis of Energy: The World Unites

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Tuesday May 10, 2005 · 6:16 PM PDT

2005/05/10 · 18:16

I have been following the many deals being made around the world by oil & energy producing nations (with a focus on Venezuala & China) for the last few months with much interest. As we all know oil makes the world go 'round and sets the neo-con "hearts" a flutter.

For background on how Venezuala has been standing up to the US and forging deals with China see:

The Great Game part III & China Moves Closer to Latin America

I also peruse EnergyBulletin quite frequently as it is a great aggregate source for world energy news.

Yesterday, Al Jazeera reported on a conference of nations hosted by Brazil that not only went unreported in the American press, but one that must make the US policy makers (same people as the energy guys) quake in their boots.

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The Aga Khan's dream for the world: Canada

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Saturday May 07, 2005 · 1:54 PM PDT

2005/05/07 · 13:54

Cross posted at Booman Tribune

First, who is the Aga Khan?

Aga Khan (chief commander) is the title of the imam, or spiritual leader, of the sect of Moslems known as Nizari Ismailis. The title was granted in 1818 by the Shah of Persia.

The Ismailis are Shias, one of the two great sects of Islam. Unlike the Sunnis, the major group, the Shias believe that the imam must be a descendant of the prophet Mohammed through Hasan and Husain, the sons of his daughter Fatima. The Ismailis, who trace their origin to the 8th century, were formed around the followers of Ismail, a descendant of Husain. One branch, the Nizari Ismailis, established itself in Persia in a number of strong fortresses in the 11th century.

A minority within a minority, the 15 million Ismailis are spread over about two dozen nations in Central and South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, the Persian Gulf and, lately, Britain (20,000), the United States (50,000) and Canada (75,000).

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Yada Yada Yada... how to keep focused?

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Wednesday May 04, 2005 · 7:07 PM PDT

2005/05/04 · 19:07

Nothing witty or pithy or probably even intelligent to say here, I'm just plain ol' tuckered out.

So much to process, so much insanity going on with no respite how am I supposed to keep up?

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Messin' With Texas

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Sunday May 01, 2005 · 12:51 PM PDT

2005/05/01 · 12:51

Aka if you have no idea what you're talking about don't publish it in the Houston Chronicle.

Yesterday brought an interesting & ridiculous article in the Chronicle - What if Canada falls apart and no one hears about it?

Yes folks, according to the resident military & foreign policy "expert" at the Chronicle Canada could really fall apart and Alberta could join the U.S of A.

I call bullshit.
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How can you believe in Darwin's theories & be a liberal?

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Saturday April 30, 2005 · 2:12 PM PDT

2005/04/30 · 14:12

So this is a thought that I've had for quite a few years now... liberals are the first to make fun of religious folks for not believing in science or evolution (myself included), but then turn around and disregard one of Darwin's main tenets... Survival of the Fittest.

(I'm in a contrarian mood today so if I come across wrong please forgive, or troll rate... your choice)
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The forgotten victims of war: Girl Soldiers

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Sunday April 24, 2005 · 8:41 PM PDT

2005/04/24 · 20:41

A heart breaking report released today by Save the Children: "Forgotten Casualties of War", brings to horrific relief a real cause to rally people of good character behind on Justice Sunday.

The plight of child soldiers, specifically girls, in war torn & impoverished countries around the globe is vastly under-reported & acknowledged and yet the victims number in the hundreds of thousands. It is an epic tragedy and one that should be at the forefront of any calls for "Justice, Family & Moral Values".
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