Simply Appalling has Galloway's testimony:
"[Note: While many copies of Mr. Galloway's opening statement are available on the Web, this is the only complete transcript of which I am aware. Unfortunately, the United States Senate has declined to make the transcript of Mr. Galloway's testimony available. Several readers have asked the source of the transcription. Aside from the opening statement, this transcription was done the hard way--by listening repeatedly to Norm Coleman mumble.]"
...
"I told the world that Iraq, contrary to your claims did not have weapons of mass destruction.
"I told the world, contrary to your claims, that Iraq had no connection to al-Qaeda.
"I told the world, contrary to your claims, that Iraq had no connection to the atrocity on 9/11 2001.
"I told the world, contrary to your claims, that the Iraqi people would resist a British and American invasion of their country and that the fall of Baghdad would not be the beginning of the end, but merely the end of the beginning.
"Senator, in everything I said about Iraq, I turned out to be right and you turned out to be wrong and 100,000 people paid with their lives; 1600 of them American soldiers sent to their deaths on a pack of lies; 15,000 of them wounded, many of them disabled forever on a pack of lies."
Good for you Mr. Galloway!
Shame on you, Mr. Coleman!
Monday, May 23, 2005
Friday, May 13, 2005
Why tell W?
from the Louisville Courier-Journal
"When a small private plane entered restricted Washington airspace Wednesday, the ensuing evacuations at the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court were no drill."
. . .
"The President, who was exercising on his mountain bike in a Maryland wildlife park, was not briefed until well after the crisis had passed.
"Mr. Bush was not told of the incident until more than 50 minutes after two F-16 jets were scrambled to meet the intruder. He got the news more than 45 minutes after the evacuations began and the alert status was raised to red. In fact, he was clueless until after the small plane had landed."
. . .
"That is unacceptable. The President is in charge of the nation's security. If authorities believe the capital may be under attack, he must be told."
"When a small private plane entered restricted Washington airspace Wednesday, the ensuing evacuations at the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court were no drill."
. . .
"The President, who was exercising on his mountain bike in a Maryland wildlife park, was not briefed until well after the crisis had passed.
"Mr. Bush was not told of the incident until more than 50 minutes after two F-16 jets were scrambled to meet the intruder. He got the news more than 45 minutes after the evacuations began and the alert status was raised to red. In fact, he was clueless until after the small plane had landed."
. . .
"That is unacceptable. The President is in charge of the nation's security. If authorities believe the capital may be under attack, he must be told."
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Does anyone really need evidence that Bush is losing the war?
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Anti-US protests spread to Kabul
According to the BBC, college students "chanted "Death to America!" and carried banners stating "Those who insult the Koran should be brought to justice.""
Lest you think that college students are necessarily out of touch with the population, "Similar protests took place in other parts of the country. In the town of Mohammed Agha, 40 kms south of Kabul, protesters ransacked government offices and the compounds of two Western aid agencies. A mobile phone mast was toppled.
"The BBC's Andrew North in Kabul says that the authorities are concerned that the demonstrations are being orchestrated.
"Our correspondent says that what may be significant is that so far all they have all happened in the east or south.
"This is where US forces are concentrated in their battle against the Taleban and other militants."
Way to win those hearts and minds, W! :-(
According to the BBC, college students "chanted "Death to America!" and carried banners stating "Those who insult the Koran should be brought to justice.""
Lest you think that college students are necessarily out of touch with the population, "Similar protests took place in other parts of the country. In the town of Mohammed Agha, 40 kms south of Kabul, protesters ransacked government offices and the compounds of two Western aid agencies. A mobile phone mast was toppled.
"The BBC's Andrew North in Kabul says that the authorities are concerned that the demonstrations are being orchestrated.
"Our correspondent says that what may be significant is that so far all they have all happened in the east or south.
"This is where US forces are concentrated in their battle against the Taleban and other militants."
Way to win those hearts and minds, W! :-(
David Horowitz never stopped thinking like a Communist!
David Horowitz’s War on Rational Discourse
By Graham Larkin
" . . . L.A. tabloid editor David Horowitz, liar extraordinaire and author of the incomparable bullshitting manual The Art of Political War and Other Radical Pursuits (Spence Publishing, 2000). This book, much applauded by Karl Rove, promulgates a political endgame in which brute force triumphs over any notions of intelligence, truth or fair play. The author contends that “[y]ou cannot cripple an opponent by outwitting him in a political debate. You can only do it by following Lenin’s injunction: ‘In political conflicts, the goal is not to refute your opponent’s argument, but to wipe him from the face of the earth.’”
By Graham Larkin
" . . . L.A. tabloid editor David Horowitz, liar extraordinaire and author of the incomparable bullshitting manual The Art of Political War and Other Radical Pursuits (Spence Publishing, 2000). This book, much applauded by Karl Rove, promulgates a political endgame in which brute force triumphs over any notions of intelligence, truth or fair play. The author contends that “[y]ou cannot cripple an opponent by outwitting him in a political debate. You can only do it by following Lenin’s injunction: ‘In political conflicts, the goal is not to refute your opponent’s argument, but to wipe him from the face of the earth.’”
Al Qaeda's 'No. 3': The big catch that wasn't? | csmonitor.com
Al Qaeda's 'No. 3': The big catch that wasn't? | csmonitor.com
"The Sunday Times of London cites European intelligence experts as saying that Libbi "was not the terrorists' third in command, as claimed, but a middle-ranker derided by one source as 'among the flotsam and jetsam' of the organisation.""
How many number 3's have been caught by now?
"The Sunday Times of London cites European intelligence experts as saying that Libbi "was not the terrorists' third in command, as claimed, but a middle-ranker derided by one source as 'among the flotsam and jetsam' of the organisation.""
How many number 3's have been caught by now?
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Col. David. H. Hackworth, 1930-2005
Soldiers for the Truth:
"Washington, D.C., May 5, 2005 – Col. David H. Hackworth, the United States Army's legendary, highly decorated guerrilla fighter and lifelong champion of the doughboy and dogface, ground-pounder and grunt, died Wednesday in Mexico. He was 74 years old. The cause of death was a form of cancer now appearing with increasing frequency among Vietnam veterans exposed to the defoliants called Agents Orange and Blue."
"Washington, D.C., May 5, 2005 – Col. David H. Hackworth, the United States Army's legendary, highly decorated guerrilla fighter and lifelong champion of the doughboy and dogface, ground-pounder and grunt, died Wednesday in Mexico. He was 74 years old. The cause of death was a form of cancer now appearing with increasing frequency among Vietnam veterans exposed to the defoliants called Agents Orange and Blue."
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
World Terror Attacks Tripled in 2004 by U.S. Count
World Terror Attacks Tripled in 2004 by U.S. Count:
"'What it effectively means is that the Bush administration and the CIA haven't been putting the staff resources necessary and have missed 80 percent of the world's terrorist incidents' in past years, said a Democratic congressional aide. 'How can you have an effective counterterrorism policy from that?'"
Who said the United States, under Bush, had an effective anti-terrorism policy? :-(
"'What it effectively means is that the Bush administration and the CIA haven't been putting the staff resources necessary and have missed 80 percent of the world's terrorist incidents' in past years, said a Democratic congressional aide. 'How can you have an effective counterterrorism policy from that?'"
Who said the United States, under Bush, had an effective anti-terrorism policy? :-(
I just have to love Juan Cole
Informed Comment: "Matthew Haughey says he won't read our blogs if we use the term 'mainstream media' (a.k.a. MSM).
"A news flash for Matt: We don't care.
"We don't care if you read our web logs.
"The difference, Matt, is that we are independent actors, not part of a small set of multi-billion dollar corporations. The difference is that we are not under the constraints of making a 15% profit. The difference is that we are a distributed information system, whereas MSM is like a set of stand-alone mainframes. The difference is that we can say what we damn well please.
"If we were the mainstream media (perhaps better thought of as corporate media), we would care if you threatened to stop reading us. Because although we might be professional news people, we would have the misfortune to be working for corporations that are mainly be about making money."
"A news flash for Matt: We don't care.
"We don't care if you read our web logs.
"The difference, Matt, is that we are independent actors, not part of a small set of multi-billion dollar corporations. The difference is that we are not under the constraints of making a 15% profit. The difference is that we are a distributed information system, whereas MSM is like a set of stand-alone mainframes. The difference is that we can say what we damn well please.
"If we were the mainstream media (perhaps better thought of as corporate media), we would care if you threatened to stop reading us. Because although we might be professional news people, we would have the misfortune to be working for corporations that are mainly be about making money."
FBI protects Osama bin Laden's privacy
Keep pushing this:
out-law.com - legal news and business guides: "The FBI has used privacy protection measures to withhold personal information about Osama bin Laden, leader of the al Qaeda terrorist group, according to US anti-corruption group Judicial Watch."
It's too outrageous to believe.
p.s. JW is not an "anti-corruption group". It was set up by Richard Mellon Scaife to push impeachment of Clinton.
out-law.com - legal news and business guides: "The FBI has used privacy protection measures to withhold personal information about Osama bin Laden, leader of the al Qaeda terrorist group, according to US anti-corruption group Judicial Watch."
It's too outrageous to believe.
p.s. JW is not an "anti-corruption group". It was set up by Richard Mellon Scaife to push impeachment of Clinton.
Politics matter because life, death issues are invovled
The Ball State Daily News - SWIMMING IN BROKEN GLASS: Politics matter because life, death issues are invovled
"If Al Gore had been elected president, we would not have invaded Iraq. The neoconservative lust for Saddam Hussein would have had no influence in a Gore administration. It's that simple."
Heck if Al Gore had been elected there never would have been a 9/11. Even if there had, everyone would have been saying "Thank God we didn't elect that dummy W!"
"If Al Gore had been elected president, we would not have invaded Iraq. The neoconservative lust for Saddam Hussein would have had no influence in a Gore administration. It's that simple."
Heck if Al Gore had been elected there never would have been a 9/11. Even if there had, everyone would have been saying "Thank God we didn't elect that dummy W!"
20 Amazing Facts about Voting in the USA
20 Amazing Facts about Voting in the USA
" Did you know....
1. 80% of all votes in America are counted by only two companies: Diebold and ES&S."
and guess who they work for. :-(
" Did you know....
1. 80% of all votes in America are counted by only two companies: Diebold and ES&S."
and guess who they work for. :-(
Democracy: it was nice while it lasted
All the President's Votes?
"A Quiet Revolution is Taking Place in US Politics. By the Time It's Over, the Integrity of Elections Will be in the Unchallenged, Unscrutinized Control of a Few Large - and Pro-Republican - Corporations. Andrew Gumbel wonders if democracy in America can survive"
. . .
"John Zogby, arguably the most reliable pollster in the United States, who has freely admitted he "blew" last November's elections and does not exclude the possibility that foul play was one of the factors knocking his calculations off course."
"A Quiet Revolution is Taking Place in US Politics. By the Time It's Over, the Integrity of Elections Will be in the Unchallenged, Unscrutinized Control of a Few Large - and Pro-Republican - Corporations. Andrew Gumbel wonders if democracy in America can survive"
. . .
"John Zogby, arguably the most reliable pollster in the United States, who has freely admitted he "blew" last November's elections and does not exclude the possibility that foul play was one of the factors knocking his calculations off course."
Lies and the lying liars that tell them
Daily Kos :: Media Debating Whether To Ignore Frist's Lie
And as if that weren't bad enough. . .
Video on GOP filibuster of Supreme Court nominee shows how the Republicans, who now claim no one ever filibustered a judicial nominee in American history, themselves were mounting filibusters within the memories of most people alive today.
Do they think people are stupid, are they just stupid (or stoned?) themselves, or what?
And as if that weren't bad enough. . .
Video on GOP filibuster of Supreme Court nominee shows how the Republicans, who now claim no one ever filibustered a judicial nominee in American history, themselves were mounting filibusters within the memories of most people alive today.
Do they think people are stupid, are they just stupid (or stoned?) themselves, or what?
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Moussaoui: a window on terror trials
From the Christian Science Monitor (I love that newspaper):
Moussaoui: a window on terror trials | csmonitor.com: "For all the billions spent on investigations into the events of Sept. 11, one might reasonably have expected more results, says Mr. Hess. While Germany, and now Spain, have put accused terrorist logisticians and other figures in the dock for alleged crimes related to 9/11, the nation where they occurred has only Moussaoui to show for its efforts."
Where do I get the idea that Bush isn't interested in finding bin Ladin? Maybe it's because he's said he's not interested in finding bin Ladin. Did you know that presidents can be impeached for treason?
Moussaoui: a window on terror trials | csmonitor.com: "For all the billions spent on investigations into the events of Sept. 11, one might reasonably have expected more results, says Mr. Hess. While Germany, and now Spain, have put accused terrorist logisticians and other figures in the dock for alleged crimes related to 9/11, the nation where they occurred has only Moussaoui to show for its efforts."
Where do I get the idea that Bush isn't interested in finding bin Ladin? Maybe it's because he's said he's not interested in finding bin Ladin. Did you know that presidents can be impeached for treason?
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Bin Laden can still be found, Rice says
Bin Laden can still be found, Rice says:
"It is more than three-and-a-half years since the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, which made bin Laden the world's most hunted man.
"Speaking to a conference of American newspaper editors in Washington, Dr Rice said she is confident that he will be captured."
Also, the Chinese trade deficit check is in the mail, and W will still respect us in the morning.
"It is more than three-and-a-half years since the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, which made bin Laden the world's most hunted man.
"Speaking to a conference of American newspaper editors in Washington, Dr Rice said she is confident that he will be captured."
Also, the Chinese trade deficit check is in the mail, and W will still respect us in the morning.
Friday, April 15, 2005
Why stop John Bolton?
Who Is John Bolton? - Center for American Progress: "Perhaps the most apt critique of his nomination to this post was offered by Sen. Joseph Biden who said, 'I have always voted against nominees who oppose the avowed purpose of the position for which they have been nominated.'"
Bush's nominees, with the partial exception of Gonzales, seem to make a habit and a strategy out of lying in hearings, pretending for a few hours that they no longer believe the positions they took all their lives. What hypocrisy!
Bush's nominees, with the partial exception of Gonzales, seem to make a habit and a strategy out of lying in hearings, pretending for a few hours that they no longer believe the positions they took all their lives. What hypocrisy!
Fukuyama’s moment: a neocon schism opens
I'm sorry I only found this now. It's from last October, just before the election. It's the best analysis of Francis Fukuyama's split with mainstream neoconservatism I've seen.
The only thing that would surprise me about Francis is if he ever stopped surprising people. He has this wonderful intellectual honesty and he's never been afraid to change his mind about things. There are not too many conservatives I can say that about these days.
Does anyone reading this know a good, more recent source of information about his new magazine, The American Interest?
The only thing that would surprise me about Francis is if he ever stopped surprising people. He has this wonderful intellectual honesty and he's never been afraid to change his mind about things. There are not too many conservatives I can say that about these days.
Does anyone reading this know a good, more recent source of information about his new magazine, The American Interest?
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Christian terrorist's manifesto
USATODAY.com - Excerpts from Eric Rudolph's statement: "I ask these peaceful Christian law-abiding Pro-Life citizens, is there any point at which all of the legal remedies will not suffice and you would fight to end the massacre of children?"
"You so-called 'Pro-Life,' 'good Christian people' who point your plastic fingers at me saying that I am a 'murderer,' that 'two wrongs don't make a right,' that even though 'abortion is murder, those who would use force to stop the murder are morally the same,' I say to you that your lies are transparent."
Just to remind us that there are Christian terrorists, too. Suicide bombing was pioneered by Hindu terrorists on Sri Lanka, and sarin gas was put on the Tokyo subway by Buddhist terrorists.
The only thing different about Muslim terrorists is that they are better at it, and Bush can't (or won't) catch them.
"You so-called 'Pro-Life,' 'good Christian people' who point your plastic fingers at me saying that I am a 'murderer,' that 'two wrongs don't make a right,' that even though 'abortion is murder, those who would use force to stop the murder are morally the same,' I say to you that your lies are transparent."
Just to remind us that there are Christian terrorists, too. Suicide bombing was pioneered by Hindu terrorists on Sri Lanka, and sarin gas was put on the Tokyo subway by Buddhist terrorists.
The only thing different about Muslim terrorists is that they are better at it, and Bush can't (or won't) catch them.
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Should the US establish permanent military bases in Afghanistan?
CNN - Content
1. Yes
2. No
3. There is no such thing as "permanent". We should have them until they get bin Ladin.
1. Yes
2. No
3. There is no such thing as "permanent". We should have them until they get bin Ladin.
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Bin Laden Bribed Afghan Militias
Bin Laden Bribed Afghan Militias, German Officials Says: "Osama bin Laden had been able to elude capture after the American invasion of Afghanistan by paying bribes to the Afghan militias delegated the task of finding him."
And the US wouldn't (I would never say couldn't) put up more money? Shame on W!
And the US wouldn't (I would never say couldn't) put up more money? Shame on W!
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