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Daphne Eviatar, senior associate, Human Rights First's Law and Security Program.
The Senate is set to vote this week on a Pentagon spending bill that could usher in a radical expansion of indefinite detention under the U.S. government. A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act would authorize the military to jail anyone it considers a terrorism suspect—anywhere in the world—without charge or trial. The measure would effectively extend the definition of what is considered the military's "battlefield" to anywhere in the world, even within the United States. Its authors, Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan and Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, have been campaigning for its passage in a bipartisan effort. But the White House has issued a veto threat, with backing from top officials including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and FBI Director Robert Mueller. "This would be the first time since the McCarthy era that the United States Congress has tried to do this," says our guest, Daphne Eviatar of Human Rights First, which has gathered signatures from 26 retired military leaders urging the Senate to vote against the measure, as well as against a separate provision that would repeal the executive order banning torture. "In this case, we've seen the administration very eagerly hold people without trial for 10-plus years in military detention, so there's no reason to believe they wouldn't continue to do that here. So we're talking about indefinite military detention of U.S. citizens, of lawful U.S. residents, as well as of people abroad." [includes rush transcript]
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AMY GOODMAN: The Senate could vote as early as Wednesday on a Pentagon spending bill that could usher in a radical expansion of indefinite detention under the U.S. government. A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act would authorize the military to jail anyone it considers a terrorism suspect, anywhere in the world, without charge or trial. The measure would effectively extend the definition of what's considered the U.S. military's battlefield to anywhere in the world, even the United States.
The measure's authors, Democratic Senator Carl Levin of Michigan and Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona, have been campaigning for its passage in a bipartisan effort. But the White House has issued a veto threat with backing from top officials including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, an FBI Director Robert Mueller. The measure was inserted into the full military spending bill after the Armed Services Committee quietly approved it without a single public hearing. Now, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has set Wednesday as a procedural vote day to advance the legislation.
For more, we're joined by Daphne Eviatar, a senior associate with the Law and Security Program at Human Rights First. On Monday, Human Rights First released a letter from 26 retired military leaders urging the Senate to vote against the measure, as well as against a separate provision that would repeal the executive order banning torture. Daphne Eviatar joins us in the studio today.
Hi. Welcome to Democracy Now! Explain exactly what this legislation is about.
DAPHNE EVIATAR: OK. I mean, first of all, the legislation is 680 pages long, and so one reason this has been able to get through so quietly is that the controversial provisions are just three or four provisions within this huge package. The ones that we're particularly concerned about are for—specifically the one you mentioned, about creating a system of indefinite military detention within the United States by statute. This is—this would be the first time since the McCarthy era that the United States Congress has tried to do this. And in the '50s, that was actually repealed before it was ever used. In this case, we've seen the administration very eagerly hold people without trial for 10-plus years in military detention, so there's no reason to believe they wouldn't do it—they wouldn't continue to do that here. So we're talking about indefinite military detention of U.S. citizens, of lawful U.S. residents, as well as of people abroad.
AMY GOODMAN: Here in this country.
DAPHNE EVIATAR: Here in this country.
AMY GOODMAN: U.S. citizens abroad, as well as others abroad.
DAPHNE EVIATAR: Right.
AMY GOODMAN: And others abroad in this country, as well as U.S. citizens.
DAPHNE EVIATAR: Yes.
AMY GOODMAN: So you're picked up off the street, and you have no trial, no—
AMY GOODMAN: Right. And it could be for things you've done here in this country. If you've communicated with al-Qaeda, you're suspected of being even a supporter of al-Qaeda in some way, or of al-Qaeda's associated forces. And the U.S. gets to decide who they think is associated with al-Qaeda, and that list grows longer almost every day.
AMY GOODMAN: Now, again, suspected.
DAPHNE EVIATAR: Suspected.
AMY GOODMAN: This is not that you've been convicted.
DAPHNE EVIATAR: Suspected. And this is military custody without trial. So, this is, for example, what we have in Guantánamo Bay and at Bagram, only you're now expanding the battlefield, as you said, to the United States. And explicitly, some members of Congress have said recently, "Yes, the battlefield now is the United States, as well, and the U.S. military ought to be able to operate here, as well."
And one other point, another very controversial provision in the bill and what the administration has particularly objected to, is the mandatory military custody provision, which would say that anyone suspected of terrorism in any way connected to al-Qaeda would have to be put into military custody. So, the government wouldn't even have the option. So all these FBI investigations that are thwarting terrorist attacks, or even local police investigations, immediately that would have to be turned over to the U.S. military, and that would be a—it would become a military action here in the United States on U.S. soil.
AMY GOODMAN: How is this constitutional?
DAPHNE EVIATAR: It's a good question. I mean, it could be challenged constitutionally, but by the time something like this gets to the Supreme Court and we get a decision, it could be years.
AMY GOODMAN: Now, this is a bipartisan bill. You've got McCain, Arizona. You've got Michigan's Carl Levin. What are their motivations in this?
DAPHNE EVIATAR: You know, it's very hard to know. McCain generally is always very interested in getting the military in—he's obviously very pro-military, he has a military background. But it's odd to me, because so many people within the military have said this is a terrible idea. So, it makes him look very tough on terrorism, and I think there's a lot of politics here about looking tough on terrorism. Levin was able to soften the bill in various ways, and that was—so, they cut this deal, again, behind closed doors, as you mentioned earlier. But they haven't softened it in any substantive way. It still allows for this indefinite military detention.
AMY GOODMAN: What about the Udall amendment?
DAPHNE EVIATAR: The Udall amendment would basically table this. It would say, OK, let's let the NDAA, which is the defense authorization, the spending bill, go forward. We can—
AMY GOODMAN: I mean, this is a spending bill.
DAPHNE EVIATAR: Yeah.
AMY GOODMAN: It's supposed to be about spending.
DAPHNE EVIATAR: Yeah, yeah. It's about what the government—what Congress authorizes the government to spend for the military. So, it's everything. You know, it's weapon systems. It's everything. Let that go forward, and something like creating a whole new system of indefinite detention without trial, let's stop and think about that more. Let's have hearings. Let's really study what the implications are before we pass it. That's what Udall's amendment would do.
AMY GOODMAN: Who are the military leaders who have signed on to the letter that you released this week?
DAPHNE EVIATAR: Those are retired generals and admirals, very senior people. Many of them are the same people who stood behind President Obama when he signed an executive order on his second day in office banning the use of torture and closing the CIA's secret prisons. So, many of those same people are saying, "You know what? This is not a good idea. This would disrupt ongoing criminal investigations of terrorism. We shouldn't have mandatory military custody."
AMY GOODMAN: If this bill passes, does a person who's been detained have any recourse?
DAPHNE EVIATAR: Again, you know, it's not clear. I mean, there's still the right of habeas corpus. But what we've seen is, in the courts, the D.C. Circuit has really gutted that right. They've essentially said in their most recent cases—and this is the court right below the Supreme Court—has said you have to presume that the government's evidence in these cases involving secret intelligence is true. You basically have to give the government the presumption that their evidence is true, which means the government can get away with almost anything, because you can't test secret intelligence information. So, that whole right of habeas corpus, which is also not the equivalent of a criminal trial—it's a civil proceeding—really has become gutted.
AMY GOODMAN: Has—will President Obama veto this, if it is incorporated into the bill?
DAPHNE EVIATAR: He has said he will. Whether he will is a difficult question, because politically, it's difficult to veto a defense spending bill that's 680 pages long and includes authorization to spend on a whole range of military programs. We hope he will. He has said he will. He very strongly opposes it. But we'll see.
AMY GOODMAN: And how are you organizing against it? How is Human Rights First organizing against it?
DAPHNE EVIATAR: We're working a lot with members of the Senate and in Congress, urging them to vote against it. Some senators, even, who have in the—who in the past suggested that they would support this bill, are starting to waver and saying that maybe they won't support it. They're starting to understand. We're really working with these retired military leaders to go out there and explain to people in the Senate, look, this is a bad idea, and here's why.
AMY GOODMAN: What does this mean for Guantánamo?
DAPHNE EVIATAR: Means—the third provision, which I didn't have a chance to talk about, is just that it extends the transfer restrictions. It means you can't transfer anyone out of Guantánamo. And the worst thing, and this is also something that very few people have realized, but Secretary Panetta mentioned this recently, is it would prevent the transfer of detainees out of Bagram in Afghanistan. So we have about 3,000 detainees being detained indefinitely in Afghanistan at the Bagram Air Base. Now, the U.S. wants to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. This would make it almost impossible to do that, because you wouldn't be able to transfer these detainees to Afghanistan, because Afghanistan could never meet the conditions that are set out in the bill to accept detainees from the United States.
AMY GOODMAN: Daphne Eviatar, thank you very much for being with us, senior associate, Human Rights First's Law and Security Program.
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Let's not deny it's our right to own them. And let's not pretend they're for anything other than taking life.
I first learned to shoot a gun when I was about ten years old. My father, a Marine and a Vietnam War veteran, took me up to the rolling mountains near the New York-Pennsylvania border to practice. Before, during, and after the lesson, he seriously and eloquently explained why: He and many others had fought for the American way of life, including the right to bear arms. As I was about to embark on adolescence and transition into manhood, it was time, he said, I learned how to be an American.
I remember the recoil of the 9mm pistol hurting my little boy hands; I much preferred the .22 rifle, resting comfortably in my tiny shoulder and making a hissing pop each time I gently squeezed the trigger. The initial experience was not exhilarating, and it wasn't awesomely powerful.
This is likely why gun fetishists—not enthusiasts, fetishists—disturb me greatly.
Up there near Bloomsburg, Pa., 20 years ago, my dad taught me that violence was a last resort: There was nothing fun about it, and it wasn't something to be joked about. Violence and death are scary, disturbing things. Good guys prevent it, bad guys spread it, and it's up to responsible Americans to keep the bad guys in check, he'd say.
As my father had hoped, it was disturbing to me. I received his transmission loud and clear: Guns aren't cool and they aren't just a hobby. They're a tool with one primary purpose: to kill or maim another living thing.
"If you point a gun at someone," my dad solemnly told me, "you've indicated you're willing to kill them. So, unless you are ready to end someone's life, do not point a gun at them, ever." He taught me this in addition to a lot of other standard gun safety protocols: No matter what, if someone gives you a gun, drop the magazine and check the chamber, for instance. "It doesn't matter if they say it's not loaded," he explained, "It is your responsibility to check for yourself."
Above all else, he said, respect the awesome power contained in these little machines. They are for killing and, by extension, preventing killing by threatening killing.
Freedoms are worthless unless they're regularly, and sometimes provocatively, exercised. One of the strongest freedoms that exists in the United States is the right to bear arms. Guaranteed under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the right to bear arms has expanded from just the "well-regulated militia" in the original text to include private handgun ownership, too.
Interestingly enough, I heard nothing about "liberal activist judges" when the Supreme Court expanded Second Amendment rights last decade; I guess we only complain about "judicial fiats" when they work against conservative sensibilities. Anyway, gun rights have always been here and have recently expanded and been reasserted. More to the point: Contrary to the sentiments of my liberal friends against gun rights, the Second Amendment is as American as apple pie or Judge Judy. Short of a constitutional amendment, there's literally nothing anyone can do to infringe on private gun ownership.
Nor should they, either.
It's my right to own a Glock. If you disagree with this, fine: Amend the Constitution. If you don't think you can do that, then maybe you should figure out ways to mitigate gun deaths like, you know, magazine limits or actual enforcement of gun laws and rigorous background checks.
On the other side of the debate, organizations like the NRA previously focused on gun safety but are now apparently one big gun industry advertorial, scream about rights being curtailed disingenuously. This irritates the fuck out of most responsibly-armed Americans, who, by and large, and this should say something, despise the NRA.
The U.S. government has no power whatsoever to take away your guns outside of a total collapse of the U.S. system or constitutional amendment. Anyone today who believes that the "gubment" is about to confiscate their guns by disregarding the Constitution is being ignorant—willfully or otherwise—to the way laws are made. Sorry, Tea Partiers: If you're determined to see yourselves as Patrick Henry, you really need to stop acting like Elmer Fudd. Because guess what: Those who tell you the government can or will take away your guns are liars with lies coming out of their lying mouths. They're ignoring the gun rights expansion under Washington DC v. Heller, decided last decade by those "activist judges" on the Roberts Court.
Those who aren't lunatics or felons have a right to own guns. Curiously, some people think even lunatics and felons should own guns. To those people, I say: You're likely a lunatic or a felon. And, the Supreme Court has ruled prior to Heller that the government does in fact have a right to curtail access to guns with background checks, limits on frequency of purchase, and other similar measures.
Outside of these measures, though? Nope.
It is no coincidence that the right of American citizens to own guns comes immediately following the First Amendment. While gun ownership is certainly not more important than speech or assembly, it's obviously important enough to emphasize even before the right to a fair trial.
Then again, the founders weren't exactly ready to think about spree shootings with old time-y muskets.
And they weren't necessarily prepared for an entire generation of people who fetishize, instead of fear, violence.
These are the facts: Where there are more guns, there are more gun deaths. In states with "stand your ground" laws like the one George Zimmerman hid behind like the little racist pussy he is, gun deaths and injuries increase. Where there is more access to guns, and where guns are sold-prolifically, there is more pain, death, and misery.
These things are not matters of opinion. They are not in dispute. They are facts.
The question before us is how much American pain, misery, and death are we willing to tolerate so that Elmer Fudd can feel better about, I don't know, not being able to sexually please his wife. Where is the line between personal freedom and public safety? This is the debate we must have. This is the discussion we must have.
The NRA and like-minded shills don't speak for me, and polls show they don't speak for the silent majority of responsible gun owners who feel no need to openly carry an AK-47 into Chipotle. Rational, compassionate, empathetic, freedom-loving Americans are not threatened by trigger locks, magazine limits or background checks. We are not threatened by sensible gun measures, and we so desperately want an end to this carnage we see every day with each new tragedy befalling the nation.
Until some people, and I mean gun rights fetishists, calm the fuck down, we're going to keep screaming at each other and losing sight of the facts. And we're going to endure more pain, death, and misery as a result.
Don't let them confuse the debate. It's about fucking time the adults had an adult discussion and let the cartoonish, gun-toting morons sit at the kiddy table while we sort this shit out.
"thank you. I don't own a gun nor would I ever. I also don't want to take all your guns away but I do want to be safe. We need more gun owners taking the frontlines in the fight for gun violence prevention. These fights include all the reasonable regulations you mentioned and have nothing to do with wanting to take away all your guns."
"Hey bud, knives, blunt objects and hands kill way more people each year than guns do. Maybe think about that before you try to erase any portion of the bill of rights. I'd suggest getting rid of the 16th amendment, rather than the 2nd amendment."
"And the "facts" you speak of are not cited in your article, regarding higher rates of violence, "where there are more guns". DC and NYC for example have quite a bit of gun violence, yet low rates of gun ownership as it is extremely difficult to possess a firearm "legally" in DC and NYC. Nor are the lives that are saved by "guns" ever mentioned by guys like you.
"The problem with your statement that confiscation is not a goal and will never happen in the US is that it has already happened, in California. It has also been threatened in NY state, Conn, and repeatedly by Feinstein.
So arguments like yours come with a serious built in credibility problem."
"You have some serious factual issues with your article, and the several good points you make are eclipsed by your blind devotion to some of the lies floating about there.
"The U.S. government has no power whatsoever to take away your guns outside of a total collapse of the U.S. system or constitutional amendment."
This can and has happened in California, Louisiana, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City.
"Where there are more guns, there are more gun deaths."
This is actually true, but only because the majority of gun deaths are suicides and tt's simply ready accessibility to a tool. Violent crime on the other hand is reduced when there are more legal guns.
"In states with "stand your ground" laws like the one George Zimmerman hid behind"
Firstly more states have these statues than do not. Second, SYG had exactly zero to do with the Zimmerman case. There is no opportunity to retreat when you are on your back and having your head pounded into the pavement."
""Where is the line between personal freedom and public safety? This is the debate we must have. This is the discussion we must have."
The founding fathers seemed to believe that it was necessary to the security of a free state, and evidence has so far borne this out. What is the point of laws like 1 gun per month or magazine limits when nobody can show exactly how this benefits public safety? At what point are symbolic feel-good laws more important than our consitutional rights?"
"Any gun control is too much. This is something libtards can not understand. "Shall not be infringed" means just that. The militia is composed up of all citizens of the United States. There is a difference between the militia and the military. Get some real common sense not the "common sense" democraps want to pass off as the norm."
"And you don't speak for me and millions of others.
Guns, in fact, ARE cool. Entirely cool. Individually-empowering cool. Constitutionally protected cool.
And YOU are NOT."
""Guns Do, In Fact, Kill People"
Do matches, in fact, commit arson?
Do pencils, in fact, misspell words?
Do spoons/forks, in fact, make people eat?
Do cars, in fact, drive drunk or speed?
Do hammers, in fact, build homes?
NEVER forget that it is ALWAYS the person holding the tool who is ultimately responsible for how that tool is used."
"So guns are NEVER used solely as a deterrent? And they are NEVER used for sporting purposes? And they are NEVER used to non-lethally incapacitate?
Hmmm if guns are only used for taking life, then that makes them the least efficient technology ever devised by human beings. 300 million civilian guns in American...99.9999% of which will never be used to kill someone. What a crappy invention...unless of course you're just grasping at straws."
"My guns must be defective. I've owned them my whole life and all they've ever done is shot up paper targets, bottles, cans, and sometimes old appliances. When should I expect them to start killing on their own?"
""Scatterbrained" would be the polite way to describe this article, I suppose. One thing I must correct you on though: the Constitution does not give us our rights. It guarantees these rights, but only in so far as men obey it. Clearly, we have,of late, a problem with men obeying it. The second thing to correct you on is that gun confiscation is in fact happening in some states as others have pointed out. Quit implying that people who understand these facts are paranoid. It's a ridiculous argument. It's like saying that the Jews who feared the Holocaust were paranoid. No they were not. No we are not. We simply understand the facts."
"When someone uses the term "gun violence" they are attempting to mis-lead the conversation. Violence using a gun as a tool can be good (e.g preventing a murder) or bad (e.g. murder). We need to always remember that gun violence or threat of gun violence is used many more times to prevent violent crime and used by criminals. We should always use the term "Criminal Violence" when we actually care about saving lives. Killed by a gun is no different than being killed by a knife, you are dead in either case."
"If places that have high accessibility to guns have high injury and death counts. Why do places like 1) Chicago 2) Detroit 3) Washington DC and finally 4) New Orleans. Have the highest Brady Campaign ratings, and have the toughest gun laws in the US of A, but yet they account for over 90% of all homicides that include firearm use?
Your logic and method of thinking is seriously flawed if you think a chuck of metal and polymer can kill, on it's own accord."
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"Move Left" recent articles
Norm Coleman's "Celebrity Jeopardy"
DeWine center of debate to end filibuster -- says he has already
Anyone go to the Rally at the Columbus Statehouse
Do you think the good ole boy network is putting pressure on KBH?
Anti-Gay Texas Marriage Amendment Passes Senate
Coming to Door County this August
Nice to see the bushitler face off the page!
Do you ever just want to sing
CTV Network gets reprimanded by CBSC
I OWE Ralph Nader, the Democratic Party and John Kerry an apology:
Protesting Army Recruiters in Times Square
Don't forget: MTP on NBC
fixing a problem with a URL in previous posting about a cyberthreat
What do people suggest I do about a cyber threat?
JUST 4 FUN, WHAT IS THE CHEESIEST TUNE ON YOUR iPOD? (Mp3 player)
Sunday talk shows
if there is an "official" investigation of Saddam's underwear ...
Loyalty to the bottom line trumps loyalty to the country or the people.
What do people suggest I do about a cyber threat?
Leftist IT TECHS for AMERICA
So long as any institution does what they are told by the powerful, they
Congrats to Skinner and all the rest for another successful drive!
I know what will bring down the Republicans.
What do you think a fair sentence is for a Chief of Police that
It's All Newsweek's Fault
The wizard of oz of politics
You know who's crazy?
For some time I wondered about what a sorry ass country we have become.
Eishenhower quote on Soc. Sec.
Is the new Cultural Center at Ground Zero about Culture or Politics
Someone Admits the TRUTH: "Our policy is to make Iraq a colony" !!
Howard Dean is in the house! (MtP)
Saw Bill Maher last night
Should universities refuse to credit creationist "science" courses?
To Sgt. Benderman and Monica
Two more days to Rubberstamp Day.
"The Boss" Bruce Springsteen
Please allow me to paraphrase Jerry Falwell.
Ack I had a horrible thought
Barbara Ferguson...laying it down on CNN
Is there anyone who can help me with Windows Media?
How do I go about making a formal complaint to the FCC?
things are about to get much worse than we ever dreamed
should Osama send his FOUR wives to Appease the Western World?
Porn-again Christian
Why private investing for Social Security is a very bad idea.
Pope honours Maguire Seven gran
Bush* doesn't think Saddam pics will induce violence, but Newsweek did?
Hey, you know who is a really bad president?
Renaming the G.O.P.
Unnamed sources who lie should be OUTED!!!!
I think it would be cool if
Time's Richard Smith and his latest apology
Time Magazine: Newsweek "helped set off an anti-U.S. firestorm"
Feith Wins Arrogant-Prick-Without-A-Clue Award, Pats Himself on Back
neat as heck news heading
Why aren't pharmaceutical co's fighting for stem cell research?
Liberia - The Answer to all of our questions
U.S. fugitive sought in Toronto - Stay alert Canadian DUers
Are the Iraqis or 'insurgents' holding any US military prisoners of war?
MSNBC front page headlines
Clark debating Pearle on CNN soon, per Wolfie. nt
Muslim world turned into a tinderbox
The Limbaugh Rumors...
U.S. blames Afghan poppies on Karzai and Brits
How do they REALLY feel?
Bush sees no need to respond to Conyers letter
Lindsey Graham just said one of the eight judicial nominees would lose
FLASH: Fat Timmy has a research dept - Howie does Timmy
NYT Magazine Does Puff Piece on Man-on-Dog Santorum
Do freepers think torture is funny?
The scandal that won't go away
NEOCONS are the cancer that will kill the Republican party
Devlopments in EU: end of a union that could have balanced US hegemony?
Surely it wasn't Laura's idea ?
Sat Night Live last night.......
Star Wars Episode III is just fine. Better than last 2, not as good as
Creation Museum Opening in Kentucky - hopes to draw 60,000 people
Evolution of our Middle East Policy.
Evangelicals on NYT pg1 today, Santorum on mag cover -- reader revolt?
Social Security question....
I don't think the sheeple will wake up to the evil of this administration
Democrats use wrong tactic again ! We are strategy deficient !
Anyone care to offer some thoughts on a argumentative thesis?
Happy 47th anniversary, Club 47/Passim!
CNN's "Reliable Sources" is going after the Newsweek story
Oh good - the Kuwaitis think the cost of the war in Iraq is worth it
Question for Condi Rice
Bob McChesney (MediaMatters) streaming now (Sun 2pm EDT)
Pew Internet Blogs Report.
HS Teachers: can you talk about the filibuster/nuclear option in class?
does anyone think Bu$h hoped to get Pickles martyred for higher ratings ?
70,009 Registered Users At DU!
Bush probes Saddam's Pants (actual headline)
My letter to Governor Romney of Mass concerning death penalty radio adds
Two looks at empire starting at 1pm EST on C-SPAN2
It's up to the Republicans.
Dean tells truth...most voted for war based on LIES.
Unveiling the New Media - The Peerless Project
The Islamic world will defeat the Neocons if they resist the inflammation
Audio Link
"Patriot Pastors" to Consolidate Republican Power
OooooOOoooooOOoooo...it just dawned on me what is happening
Disgusting freeper propaganda video
Oil Storm - this FX movie has me feeling sick to my stomach
Why can't we sue these folks?
W's America: Regular gas for $3.09 in Needles, Calif. (photo)
I'm ready to fight the Right, are you?
Kraft foods and the Gay Games
What fake issues could the Left gin up to hurt Republicans?
Opus - Must read today - "Going to Hell"
NH Police Chief arrest illegal aliens for tresspassing. Racism?
I'm with Superman, I fight for truth, justice, and the American way.
"Reporting from Iraq" on CSpan 1 NOW......this is pretty
Man all I did was read two threads in GD this AM and this is what I saw
TEST YOUR MERCURY LEVELS NOW! Order a test kit thru Greenpeace.
Good letter in Stars and Stripes: A Repeat of Vietnam
I cant stand it ANY LONGER..
The Downing Street Memo would bring down this administration if
Anybody see Dean on Russert today? missed it
Libraries find many books urine-stained
I believe that Bush's plan is to create as much chaos, civil wars,
What is your favorite "Quote of the Week"?
Taking Luck Seriously
Told today in the Gungeon that if I don't like America, I should leave
Dear Leader's Daily Thought
More words from George Galloway
No Respect for the President
"The day I began to think on the Job."
60 Minutes tonight (Gov't's multi-million $ anti-condom campaign)
Bush probes Saddam's pants - Bush Vows: I will get to the bottom of it ;-)
Just watched a little of Peter Paul & Mary on PBS, now I'm depressed.
Help get Galloway's statement in the Congressional Record
Faded Glory?
The contradiction, tragedy, and irony of it.
Why would losing in Iraq be different than in Vietnam? Or is it?
so the liberal media is denouncing Star Wars 3 as being anti-* propaganda.
OpTruth Benefit last night was awesome - a crudely recorded sample
Did bush mock a woman on death row?
Galloway clip, Robert Parry (who broke Iran-Contra) coming up
Clark vs. Perle on Wolf Blitzer
"Protesters Mob Laura Bush in Israel"...the sunshine is working
The Power of Nightmares - Free Download at Internet Archives
Right wing talking points
First Lady Besiged by Protest in Jeruselum
Repost from LBN: RSS on US terror list
A brief review of ("majority") voting in the Senate.
LOL - Jack Cafferty on CNN
A Dispatch from Dahr Jamail-Displaced Iraqis Simmering with Anger in Amman
Judge Owen receives "poor" rating from peers
The chronological erosion of our rights right now today in the US
Perle: War In Iraq® Was a Clerical Error - WHAT THE FUCK???????
How we can stop the neocons and *
This is the Way Democracy Ends
Check in if you are from a different country. Just curious how many
Laura Bush just looks more and more like "The Joker"
George Galloway is my hero. "Pack of Lies" speech is priceless.
Dan Rather on with Tina Brown (CNBC at 8pm EDT)
Is it true? Pickles was booed at a couple of sites on her "tour?"
DOD Website jokes of Christian crusade against Muslims?
Finally, Palestinians and Israelis agree on something: Laura Bush
Is your FOX audio lagged by about 15-20 seconds??
May 21 Protest at Calvin College
Let's Not Forget Galloway's Rhetorical KO of Wormtongue Hitchens
Galloway to visit US Universities?
So tell me Laura with the plastered plastic smile You Philistine! What is
Iraqs Ayatullah Sistani met with the Iranian Foreign Minister this week
Anyone watching Howard Dean on MTP?
Ok DU, explain to me why Dean was silent on the Downing Street Memo!
Best Alternative to the IPOD?
Now I know why Bush talked about 9/11 a lot at the RNC
Gee, Pickles looks a little upset
Listening to Laura Flanders
Is Bush trying to get Laura martyred?
Afghanistan slipping into civil war...5,500 troups to be rushed in...
Neocons: Sith or Vogons?
Tangipahoa sheriff alleges devil worship in child rape, animal sex case
What lasts longer news or art? Why Bushco can't win forever...
On Air America Laura Flanders Eyewitness toKorans "Routine Desecration"
Jesus plays soccer?
Did Bush set Laura up?
God bless Harry Reid
What is OUR "nuclear option"?
Just seen "The Corporation" WOW
PHOTOS: Pickle's Excellent Springtime of Hope Tour!
To me the very act of not calling our wars in Iraq or Vietnam aggressions
X-post: request for info on finding Repub donors
RANT ON: Do We Need Proof the Freepers are Depraved!?!?!
Will there come such a time when copyright laws get so extreme,
What was on Laura's note?
Palestinians to Laura Bush : "HOW DARE YOU COME IN HERE!"
Frist's Attempt To Trash Constitution,Install Dictatorship
BayOil and the dirty work behind Galloway's "smokescreen"
Could we get some international help to fight the nuclear option?
Know the Enemy
Galloway Senate testimony PDF goes AWOL
No, that's Karl Rove in drag.
Tim Russert was an absolute JERK towards Howard Dean today
Media Alert: Shreveport local station
Massacre in Fallujah and mass graves?
A recruiter has allegedly kidnapped a Salvadoran immigrant
Saw a funny bumper sticker today
3 First Amendment Project videos airing on Sundance Channel tonight
So much for any more good X-Men movies.
Matt PUDGE Is Worried about "Rounding them up"
Moveon.org petition campaign or
Is the FBI Spying on You? (ACLU has evidence that it is)
Just wondering
Dean MTP replay on MSNBC now (10:00 EST)
Is there support for a Republican forum?
I hunt with Scalia
May 22nd-The Cost of the War In Iraq-$171,460,104,117
Police Officer Shoots & Kills Suspect after Taser probes removed.
Re: Cloture Vote And Filibuster Imbroglio... Which Day This Week ???
Check in when you've signed Move-On's petition against the Nuclear Option
If a Dem Senator called for a march on Washington, would you come?
I need help from a Free Thinking Christian who knows the Bible
With "Nuclear Tuesday" coming up, and far-right cretins poised to rule --
death penalty authoritarianism psychiatry = social control
How many senators make a quorum?
OMG! Are you watching 60 Minutes?
Fascist LTTE! Incredible! Read this (newsweek story)
Psychiatrists May Push for Gay marriage OK
LIVE, ONLINE hearings on the corporate raid on pensions.
The Downing St Memo, Red Meat, and Howard Dean
The Fundies preach abstinence only. Did you have sex before marriage?
Emergency MoveOn petition against Nuclear Option
Ever wonder who runs CSPAN?
Great Bill Maher clip
Stop the War of Lies NOW!
Cheney's coup d'etat: Why Nuclear option is much worse than you thought
What the hell has * started? Protests all over the world now!
Should Democrats do a 'Contract To Restore America' before midterms?
A U.S. Soldier came into my dad's store today.
"Number one Democrat" Warren Beatty, kicked Musclehead Arnold in the ass!!
More evidence of doubts on Iraq emerges
I just heard Whoppi Goldberg on Politically Direct.
Howard Dean punk smacked fat-ass Russert ten ways to Sunday
NPR's Daniel Schorr comments on Downing Street Memo
Property Taxes Questioned As Prices Zoom
Master Yoda: Only The Sith Deal In Absolutes...
Learned scholar & economic guru Laura Bush misspells "commit"
When will the fundies finally realize...
But, of course...
Run, Laura, run! What kind of husband would put his wife in this situation
I am sorry if I went over the top on that gun thread. Applegrove.
It's nearly June, and Iowa is cold....
Pickles hits the Mosque!
Is sexual abuse endemic in the RW Christian community?
We have returned to 1775. Our enemy is the Bu$h neoconster regime.
Homeland Security Greatest Cash Cow EVER, but we're no safer
I need help with this. Please help me. (rw co-worker & my pending reply)
Those Who Support Wars Should Fight Them!
Why are there 25% more abortions under Bush than under Clinton?
If the nuclear option passes, can it be taken to the Supreme Court?
"Never did I dream we'd get the TRIFECTA" - GWB June 14, 2002 ---> MP3
Now NEWSWEEK says Korans were abused by the PRISONERS!
VIDEO EVIDENCE; Intolerable privacy invasion by military assets.
CSPAN Schedule Monday May 23
Why is violent crime in the USA so high compared to the rest of the world?
If Cheney declares the Filibuster unconstitutional, how should
Republican Total Power Trip is like the Stanford Prison Experiment >
The Bad Doctor Dems. Enemy No 1
Story by Dean on MTP re woman who thinks she is pro-life but who we would
it's a shame that so many people think bushco orchestrated 9-11
do you know any "Ex-gays"?
How to win the South (In a Young Dem's Opinion)
Where are they?
Lib Dem's poll 'disappointment' (BBC News)
Reasons to be cheerful.
Protestors reportedly beaten by police in India
Afghan president pressed on opium
U.S. Memo Faults Afghan Leader on Heroin Fight (NYT)
Posada's extradition focus of Venezuelan protests
LAT: Two Border Towns That Are Feeling Each Other's Pain
Farmers find allies in fight against U.S.-Cuba policy
Posada Questioned
Director general of Iraqi Trade Ministry and his driver killed by gunmen
Galloway ally sells US arms kit to Iraq
Romanians Freed in Iraq After Two MonthsRomanian Journalists and Iraqi-Ame
Laura Bush Heckled at Islamic Holy Shrine
Oil prices to top $60 by autumn, analysts warn
I Wish Howard Dean would Slug Tim Russert.
Top Iraq trade official shot dead
LAT: In Baghdad, University Students and Professors Feel the Heat
9 Accused in Alleged Giant Ponzi Scheme
Iraq Releases Terminally Ill Saddam Aide
Whitehall panic over army dirty tricks
U.N. Condemns Alleged Abuse of Afghans
Lost horizons
Believe It: The Media's Credibility Headache Gets Worse
Peer calls for Phil Flynn bank probe
WP: Contracting Rush For Security Led To Waste, Abuse
MSNBC front page headlines
Senate panel takes aim at 'stealth tax'
Viet Nam, Russia co-operate in nuclear energy
BBC: Laura Bush heckled in Jerusalem
Gunmen kill trade ministry official in Baghdad (Sunday)
Daily Life in Baghdad, from Afar ("coming apart at the seams")
Director of Iraqi Trade Ministry Killed
LAT: Officers Plot Exit Strategy (Young officers leaving the military)
Commanders Plan Eventual Consolidation of U.S. Bases in Iraq
Suffolk police shoot, kill Wyandanch man
Protesters surround Laura Bush at Jerusalem mosque
Protesters Mob Laura Bush in Jerusalem
Concerns heighten on plan to shut bases
Explosions rock two cinema halls in Delhi
Iranian Kurds inspired by success in Iraq
Prewar Findings Worried Analysts
Sadr undertakes Sunni-Shiite mediation
Analysis: CIA Unit Has Negroponte's Ear ( who is the CIA going to kill now
Insurgents launch bloody attacks in Iraq
Bob Kerr: The picture that we seldom get to see (mayhem in Mosul)
The truth about military recruitment
Rats fed GM corn due for sale in Britain developed abnormalities in blood
N. Korea Says It's Watching U.S. Attitude
As Nuclear 'breakouts' Loom, Diplomats Are at Odds Over Action
2 bomb attacks target US military convoys in Baghdad
Negroponte Paying Attention to CIA's Clandestine Service
Iraqi ship allowed to sail home
Sadr undertakes Sunni-Shiite mediation
Bush probes Saddam's pants - Bush Vows: I will get to the bottom of it ;-)
RSS on US terror list
Pension Fund Scandal Biting Into City Services, Reputation of San Diego
Bomb Kills Single Dad Serving In Iraq
Dead recruit's father wages campaign against 'green card Marines'
Yahoo: U.S., Iraq Troops Launch Baghdad Offensive
Fear of civil war grows as Shia start to retaliate
Merit System Investigation: Hiring process put in spotlight
Zarqawi group claims to have executed US-Iraqi businessman
Teachers flee Michigan to find jobs (option #1: get a suitcase)
NATO set to make African debut
With Kurds' Success in Iraq, Some Iranian Kurds Itching to Resume Fight in
Escape tunnel discovered at U.S.-run prison camp in Iraq
In Hawijah, the sand flies, not insurgents, strike fear
Court sentences three Iraq rebels to death
Afghanistan: Canada's Iraq?
Excerpts From Testimony of Detainees at the U.S. Camp for Terrorist Suspec
Colombia might sacrifice justice in search of peace
US, Iraqi troops in fresh offensive
Amnesty International says U.S. war dodger would be prisoner of conscience
On Air America Laura Flanders Eyewitness toKorans "Routine Desecration"
First Lady emerges as Bush's secret weapon
Howard Dean reappears on national television
Venezuela's Chavez to Reconsider U.S. Ties
Bolivia faces pressures from protesters, provinces
Democracy protests in four Nepali cities
Race plays subtle role in Scrushy trial
U.N. Official Calls U.S. 'Ungainly Giant'
Police: Church sex abuse case may involve 24 children
Where are U.S. sanctions on Syria heading? Congressmn says Mil action near
N.Y. Audit: Sex Offenders Getting Viagra
U.N. Official Calls U.S. 'Ungainly Giant'
British Army Colonel Faces War Crimes Inquiry After Iraqi's Death
Leaving the Army not an easy decision, but it's an increasingly common one
(NY) State calls for clamp on Viagra supply to sex offenders
Germany Arrests Suspected al-Qaida Link (another #3?)
Vatican Says Mexican Priest Will Not Face Abuse Trial
In New Job, Diplomacy Displaces Saber-Rattling -WP (Crouch,/NKorea)
NYT: New Public Editor Looks at 'Downing Street Memo' Coverage
Qaeda in Iraq says kills U.S. pilot - Web statement (Reuters)
Blair Faces US Probe Over Secret Iraq Invasion Plan
WP - Tillman's Parents Are Critical Of Army
Union workers picket resort (HI)
1,500 Demand Media Freedom--Moscow Times
Protesters Mob Laura Bush in Jerusalem
U.S. soldier killed by car bomb in Iraq
LAT: Dozens Have Alleged Koran's Mishandling(dogs, urination, obscenities)
States Target Property Taxes as Home Prices Zoom
Analyst spells out flaws in Iraq plan
Soldier Pleads Guilty in Beating Death of Afghan Prisoner; Gets 3 months
AP: U.S. troops unaffected by Uzbek unrest
Missing Florida girl found buried alive in landfill
Arabia shows support for globalisation, says Albright
Schroeder Calls for Early Elections
Top bosses (CEOs) get 21% raise (in IA)
Link to Lobbyist Brings Scrutiny to G.O.P. Figure (Abramoff and Norquist)
Cannabis smokers 'at risk of brittle bone disease' (Independent)
An Iraqi Police Officer's Death, a Soldier's Varying Accounts (Must Read)
SPD abgewählt, CDU triumphiert
Psychiatric Association Calls for Gay Marriage Recognition
US keeps its head down as Europe agonizes over constitution.
US military to build four giant new bases in Iraq
Illegals bolster Social Security (Contribute $6.5 - 7 Billion a Year)
U.S. and Iraqi troops launch offensive in Abu Ghraib district
US Military to Build Four Giant Bases in Iraq (Redeployment)
U.S. Coalition, Afghans Kill 12 Insurgents
WP: Newsweek Curbs Unnamed Sources: Koran Story Led to Rule Change
Spectre of Extinction: India Vulture Population Crashes (Culprit Found)
Bush Keeps Role in Senate Fray Out of Sight, Not Mind ("driven from top")
Karzai Demands Justice for Prisoners Abused by Americans (Sun. shows)
Strike Brings BBC to Standstill
NYT: Trial for Governor's Seat Set to Start in Washington(Rossi, Gregoire)
Chavez to Reconsider Diplomatic Ties With US if Cuban Exile Is Not Extradi
Review sought in inmate's death (Another Taser Death)
Chavez: Venezuela interested in nuclear technology
Apparent murder-suicide leaves Fort Bragg soldier dead
Newsweek: A Troubled Hunt (Osama may never be caught)
Desertion huge problem for US in Iraq war
Laura Bush Faces Protesters in Jerusalem
Big bucks beckon Galloway
Beatty Won't Rule Out Run for Calif. Gov.
Vatican, China May Re-Establish Diplomatic Ties, IHT Says
A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq
WP: Putting the Brakes on Wal-Mart (Chicago, NY, LA -- now D.C.?)
Marine Corps recruitment sluggish
New York Comptroller: Sex Offenders Have Been Getting Viagra Paid by Medic
US congressmen: Israel first in US Mideast policy
Tillman's family critical of Army, 'lies'
Iran, Spain sign tourism cooperation deal
WHO report charts disturbing changes in avian flu virus, urges preparation
I'm cooking up myself a nice hamburger. Mmmm.
I apologize for my apology!
Capsule Review: Roger Vadim's Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1959)
"I...ain't got nobody..."
Do we have a DU crush thread?
Waxing the car is "Hard work"
So I drank six or seven beers on an empty stomach, then took a shot
Something spilled in my fridge, and smells. Should I:
Placebo I found a Pink shirt for you ;)
i need more votes.
When you're making out...or more
I'm drunk and in love.
Blog television.. some interesting videos
elshiva - are you still online?
I keep stumbling over this "nopity" smily. Please somebody
Tom Jones - green, green grass of home
Will Forte imitating Zell Miller on Saturday Night Live
two more votes, please
OK, now I know I'm drunk
Before and After Makeup
Last post tonite...thank you to all who voted
13 minutes may have been a touch too long.
Fate Poll. Tell me my future.
caption this photo
I just got back from seeing Star Wars Episode III, and...
Somebody's got gas!
Battle Of The Bonehead Hunks: Barbarino vs. Kelso!
Spoof video: Royal Dragoon Guards. (Too funny.)
Which has the lowest IQ?
What is your favorite comedy show starring Jennifer Anniston?
My son loves MXC. (Most Extreme Elimination Challenge) on SpikeTV
Tech question: Where can I find fast, anonymous proxies?
Celebrity peddlers of the past, so what did they peddle? Teehehehehehe...
Anti-War (a.k.a. Pro-Peace) slogans
Question about Episode III: ROTS (MAJOR SPOILER WARNING!!)
Ladies: How many colors of panties do you have?
Boom Shaka Laka Laka Boom Shaka Laka Laka
Good gracious--look what's on sale at Kohl's!!!
More annoying, Paul Giamatti or Chris Elliott?
I've always said you can buy anything on Ebay...
Has anyone else seen this email forward (possibly RW inspired)?
is God mean? get out the garlic
Can you do this?
What's your favourite kind of soda-pop currently on the market??
So whats for breakfast/brunch?
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Tourettes' Chef!
anyone want a rhyming quatrain? post a line and I'll run with it
Another idiotic prediction from "Wideload" Matthews.
I just came back from Church, and I'm SOOOO happy! Ask me anything!
Houdini babe takes toy initiative
My kids like the B*sh anamation on the top.
Bernie Ward is great!
Awake Person Check-in. 23:21 Pacific Time.
GREAT SHOW.. listen streaming now! BRADSHOW ...
That Sucks
Anybody here going to see Toto in NYC tonight?
Meniere's disease.... just learn to live with it???
Stargate fans: ever seen that overstock.com commercial?
Fourth Consecutive day Ive been up at 5
Pamela Anderson or the thing on the wing in Shatner's Twilight Zone
I'm green with jealously this morning.
China outlaws 'naked sushi' meals
"Only a Sith deals in absolutes"
just had a mini-panic attack re: Daddy the Cat
Damn that was some party last night!
How is William Rivers Pitt doing?
DU Group proposal: Democratic PNAC support group
Anybody Going To Be In DC Memorial Day Weekend?
Sean Penn is blowing me away in "The Assasination of Richard Nixon"
Republican lawyer/judge wannabe/cokehead
Who the hell is Greer Childers???? For some reason everytime
Whoa!!! My IPod just froze up for no reason. Anyone got a clue?
Jeremy Bentham's pickled head (the 2nd one between his legs)(big img file)
If you are more intelligent or compassionate than GWB say so here!
What is the difference between a political blog and DU?
Do you know what's the best thing about being a Liberal?
Ok, I just watched Episode 6, why the hell did Vader die?
Last night's logorrhea appears to have garnered little support.
Jokie Roberts spoke at a graduation i was at today
Man, it's hard to type with a cat on your lap
I went to a Roller Derby last night. Ask me anything!
Did anyone else try the government's diet pyramid?
Help! My favorite life-form is dying!
Anyone see the movie (documentary) "Dig!"
Whoopie Goldberg on AAR right now....
Is this a little pathetic, or am I a cynic?
Everybody into the pool!
The Emperor and Darth Vader
Everybody who has seen the show "Wonder Showzen", check into this thread.
I miss this Emperor...
rainwater comes into our basement from underground -- help
Do you go suntanning? If so, what method do you use?
I have a deep, dark confession to make.
Sox take 5-2 lead over Braves.
How far out of Portland, OR can one find cheap land for farming...I'd like
Royals lead Cards 8-2!
The Mets-Yanks Game was great from behind home plate!
Bumper sticker to go with the Jesus on trailer hitch
Puke! I reek of cheap, shitty cigarettes.
My new favorite song!
I just made dessert, would someone like to join me?
Anacondas have teeth.. and will use them.. (caution..to squeamish)
Why Do They Hate Laura Bush? Why Do They Hate Freedom?
I watched Godfather I and II this weekend. Coppola needs a new editor.
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays are kicking ass. eom
I bought the Star Wars DVD Trivial Pursuit
Highly recommend Trader Joe's Tempura Shrimp.
"Yes maaaaster"
Star Wars is set to make $158 million this weekend
I just got my Mandrake 10.1 beta to print to my Lexmark Z600 again,
If you are addicted to DU and need help, please check in.
Boy Rescued After Climbing in Toy Machine
Hillarious Parody Trailer: Star Wars Episode III: A Lost Hope
I'm watching the Hindenburg on the History Channel, and they had a musical
The Dubya Puppet:
JUST 4 FUN, WHAT IS THE CHEESIEST TUNE ON YOUR iPOD? (Mp3 player)
The FBI is here in my house!
Is it ethical to pay somebody else to do a dangerous job?
Seriously - it pays to complain
Is it ethical to kill Rabrrrrrr to end copycat threads?
96 Tears (? & The Mysterians)
Star Wars Allegory Question
I am developing a comic strip.
Is it ethical to kill yourself to avoid paying the worker guy?
Bowling is NOT boring...(pictures to prove it)
I'm developing a filmstrip.
Listening to Kate Bush. Don't ask me anything, want peace and quiet.
Before you get up to go to the loo, read this cool article!
What's your favorite old picture?
Bowling - Is it America's new hobby?
A silly Rant about "when I dye my pants"
It is 97 degrees outside, and my uncle is out watering his garden...
Princess Leia or her Mom?
Mary Kay Letourneau Wedding Skipped by Queen
Stuck at 245 lbs.
To be honest
Is it ethical to kill a worker guy to avoid paying him?
I'm stripping a comic and a developer
So I tried out this highly rated tanning creme...
Where's for dinner.
The best greeting cards ever devised...
Do you like my new sig pic?
What's the best thing a teacher ever did for you?
I just ran into a childhood friend I hadn't seen in ages.
I thought my cold unfeeling ass could never feel love...
OKAY! Who forgot to turn off the oven
Most asinine "Star Wars" merchandising you've seen so far?
Another Hypothetical Question:
It's nice and cool here in Wisconsin...
Awesome sand art!
Tonight's 60 Minutes: Mostly pop fluff, or criminal low life stories?
Are there ANY car commercials that aren't ridiculously stupid?
I'm craving the King Ranch casserole from Whole Foods.
Would Rabrrrrrr be the same if he were only Rabrrrr?
The Revolutionary People's Committee Against Imperialist
The Fat Budgie: by John Lennon
DAN RATHER on TOPIC A W/Tina BROWN
Laura Bush wants us to "committ" and reject "hatered". Sigh.
OK Starwars Fanatics: How Lightsabres Work:
What's for dinner?
Wow, Miranda July won Best Film by a First Time Director
I've only been on DU for a year
One-note guitar feedback solos
DAN RATHER on TAPIOCA W/Tina BROWN
Poltergeist is on right now the Sci-Fi channel .
Best Alternative to the IPOD?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE: HELP ME Find The Old DU Website and Archives
What is the nature of this smiley?
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Helen's 90th Birthday
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Made for lady who loves doing crossword puzzles, going on trips with church group, having coffee with friends at McDonalds, and playing pitch card game. Everything either modeled from fondant or gum paste. Crossword puzzle on front is on edible image sheet. I made up the puzzel from the names of her children and grandchildren.
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Need to work off…
A Westside man is homeless after early morning fire destroys his grandmother's home.
295 AT BLANDING. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ASHLEY A WESTSIDE MAN WHO SAYS HE DUNN HAVE A FLIES LIVE NOW AFTER AN AL-MORNING FIRE DESTROYED HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOME. IT STARTED AS A HOUSE AND WE HAVEN'T FOUND THIS IS BREAKING NEWS ALL MORNING, FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE MAN HAD BEEN USING A KEROSENE LANTERN AND THAT IS HOW THE FIRE STARTED. ELIZABETH CAMPBELL HAS BEEN ON THE SCENE ALL MORNING, WE TALKED TO THIS MAN AND SUCH A SAD STORY HE HAS NOWHERE TO GO NOW. SIT VERY SAD NICKU, HE SAYS HE HAS LOST EVERYTHING BECAUSE OF THIS FIRE AND LIKE YOU MENTIONED THIS IS HIS GRAND MOTHER'S HOME. HE SAYS HE WAS STAYING HERE, SHE PASSED AWAY ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND TRYING TO PHYSICAL THINGS UP AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME, YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE RED CROSS WORKERS WHO ARE HERE HELPING HIM OUT. SO ALTHOUGH HE'S NOT SURE WHAT HIS PERMANENT OPTION IS GOING TO BE AT LEAST TEMPORARILY, THE RED CROSS IS HELPING HIM WITHOUT A PLACE TO STAY AS WELL AS FOOD AND WATER. AS WELL AS CLOTHES AND UNFORTUNATELY, HE SAYS THAT HE AND HIS DOG ARE GOING HAVE TO FIND A PLACE TO STAY AND THIS FIRE, HE SAYS IS WHAT WOKE HIM UP AND HE'S FORTUNATE THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TO GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE. NOW FIREFIGHTERS TOLD ME AT THE SCENE EARLIER THIS MORNING THAT THIS HAPPENED AROUND 4:45 IN THE MORNING. AND LOOK IT WAS MENTIONED, THEY SAY THAT IT WAS STARTED BY A GAS LANTERN HE WAS USING FOR LIKE BECAUSE THIS WASN'T HIS PERMANENT HOME SO THEREFORE HE DID NOT HAVE POWER HERE. ALSO THE FIREFIGHTERS TELL ME WHEN THEY ARRIVED HERE THE FRONT PORCH WAS COMPLETELY IN FLAMES. THEY SAID IT TOOK THEM 30 MINUTES TO GET THE FIRE OUT AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS HOUSE IS DESTROYED. SO THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET ANYTHING OR SAVE ANYTHING FROM INSIDE. NOW I'VE SPOKE WITH A McDON'T'S MANAGER WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND THAT MANAGER TOLD ME THAT HER WORKER ACTUALLY SAW THE FLAMES EARLY THIS MORNING AND SPRINTED OVER HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WAS OKAY. I GOT CHILLS JUST BECAUSE HOW CLOSE THE FIRE IS TO MY JOB SO YOU KNOW WE WERE JUST PRAYING THAT EVERYBODY WAS OKAY AND THERE WAS NOBODY THE HOUSE. WE HAD 8 FIRE TRUCKS HERE, I THINK I SAW TWO AMBULANCESES THEY RESPONDED REALLY QUICK. SO EVERYBODY IN THIS AREA JUST FORTUNATE THAT THIS MAN IS AT LEAST OKAY AND THAT HIS DOG IS OKAY. AS YOU CAN SEE HE IS STILL OVER THERE WITH THESE WORKERS WHO ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY GIVE HIM FIVE NIGHTS IN A MOTEL AND LUC I MENTIONED MONEY FOR CLOTHES AND FOOD AND JUST A LITTLE NOTE THAT KIND OF SHOWS HOW THE COMMUNITY CAN STEP UP IN TIMES LIKE THIS WHEN I WAS SPEAKING WITH THE MANAGER OF McDONALDS A WOMAN SEEN THE STORY EARLIER AND SAID I WANT TO BUY A GIFT CARD FOR YOU TO TAKE HIM IN THE TIME OF NEED, GREAT THE POWER OF THE COMMUNITY. THE. SO SWEET TO SEE THESE PEOPLE STEPPING DISPUP HELPING, THANK
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Kellie Meiman Hock
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McLarty Associates
Graduate, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; certificate in Latin American Studies and course work, University of Costa Rica. Formerly, Director, Mercosur/Southern Cone, Office of the US Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President. Foreign Service Officer with the US Department of State, serving in Recife, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre, Brazil, as well as Bogota, Colombia. Since 2000, has led Brazil/Southern Cone and trade practices at McLarty Associates.


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"Let me be represented as one who trusts his senses, who thinks he knows the things he sees and feels, and entertains no doubts of their existence." -- Bishop Berkeley
Friday, June 05, 2009
Yes, the newspapers were right:
snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and, farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves. It was falling, too, upon every part of the lonely churchyard on the hill where Michael Furey lay buried. It lay thickly drifted on the crooked crosses and headstones, on the spears of the little gate, on the barren thorns. His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead.
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Gcircle/The Tempest Crusade
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The Tempest Crusade (it could also be called Judgement Day or Rise of Heroes) Edit
- Synopsis: Thanks to the help of bold heroes, the Naaru have retaken Tempest Keep, and the Burning Legion has been defeated once again, driven from both Azeroth and Outland. The time has come to defeat the demonic army before it can cause more damage to the universe. It's time for... the Tempest Crusade! Equipping an army of voluntered heroes, citizens and soldiers alike with state-of-the-art technology (combining Draenei crystal technology with blacksmithing and enginnering), a massive, nearly invincible host arrived: the Tempest Legion. Combining 10000 soldiers with powerful armor, weapons, and siege weaponry, lead by powerful heroes, the Tempest Legion set out to other worlds, saving those attacked by the Burning Legion and retaking those already conquered, in an attempt to locate the Legion's Capital: The Legion Stronghold. Despite superior firepower and defenses, the Tempest Legion is vastly outnumbered (1000000 to 1) and Kil'jaeden the Deceiver has been preparing a new invasion plan: in which the first step is the resurrection of Sargeras the Dark Titan. If Sargeras returns and takes command of the Burning Legion, the universe may be destroyed forever.
- Related Areas: Outer Space - worlds conquered or under attack by the Burning Legion (Argus, K'aresh and many others) and even new worlds to colonize; Tempest Keep as Neutral Capital in Outer Space
- Related Opposing Forces: Burning Legion
- Related Intelligent/Playable Forces: Ethereals, Red Dragonflight, perhaps new alien races in a new world
- Possible new Hero Classes: one for each race and Demon Hunter and/or Demon Knight for all races
- Possible new Professions: Runesmith.
- Possible new stuff: Level Cap raised to 100, profession skill bar raised to 600, and new mount (Tempest Crystal Dragon or Light-Blessed Drake with 500% flying speed and 300% ground speed)
Light VS DarknessEdit
Legion Stronghold could be a 40-man raid dungeon, where you face the Legion's champions, including Sargeras in his full power as the final boss! The battle would be obviosly the most important and tough challenge you would ever face!
Sargeras abilities could be something like this:
Sargeras hits for 25k on Plate Armor and has 50,000,000 Health and 1,000,000,000,000,000 Mana.
- Countdown to Doom: curses a random raid member that causes 100000 Shadow Damage for 30 seconds. Can be dispelled and resisted. Sargeras casts this ability every 45 seconds so dispellers should be on lookout for cursed members.
- Consume All: AoE drain from all raid members inside the appering black sphere, draining 2500 Health every second for 30 seconds. All players inside the AoE get their movement, attack and casting speed reduce in 90%.
- Shatter Hope: causes a massive AoE Fear to the entire raid that lasts 5 seconds. Damage does not break effect. Can be resisted.
- Immolate: Passive Ability. Causes 500 Fire Damage to everyone on melee range every second. Damage can be resisted.
- Shadowvolley: every 120 seconds Sargeras sends 5 volleys of Shadowbolts to 5 random raid members. Each Shadowbolt causes 5000 Shadow damage. Can be resisted.
- Consuming Shadows: each time Sargeras loses 10% Health he casts this spell. Summons 3 small Voids that cause 20000 Shadow Damage every second to players inside the void. Voids move around the zone so be careful. The voids subside after 30 seconds.
- Burn!: Summons small 3 Tornadoes that cause 20000 Fire Damage every second to players inside them. Tornadoes move around the area so be alert. Burn! is used at the same time as Consuming Shadows. Tornadoes subside after 30 seconds.
- Slam: Causes Weapon Damage to all melee range players in front of Sargeras. It has knockback effect and resets agroo.´
- Debris Throw: using psychic force, Sargeras levitates pieces of Legion Stronghold and throws them around. Players can dodge them if they are not in their way. Each debris cause 15k-17k Physical Damage. Debris last for 30 seconds or until they hit someone. Sargeras casts this spell every 60 seconds.
- Enrage: at 10% Sargeras enrages, increasing all damage caused by 50% for the rest of the match.´
- Armageddon: similar to the raid boss enrage effect; after 10 minutes Sargeras starts casting this spell. He stops attacking and gets surronded by a massive firestorm, causing 5000 Fire Damage every second to players near him. When he completes casting (after 30 seconds), giant meteors will crush you all (instant wipe) and destroy Azeroth.
- Heal: when Sargeras drops to 2%, he casts Heal. This will heal him all the way up to 100% and casting time is for 10 seconds. In this stage, THROW EVERYTHING YOU GOT LEFT as if he heals the enrage timer will certaintly go off after Heal and kills you all.
- Titan Resilience: passive ability, Sargeras is immune to all debuffs. This includes DoT's, Fears, Stuns, Dispels, Snares and Interrupts but does not include taunts nor channeling abilities like Drain Life.
- Lord of the Legion: passive ability, Sargeras is immune to all Shadow and Fire damage (and has 300 resistance to Arcane, 150 to Nature and 100 to Frost).
- Nether Gravity: passive ability, you and Sargeras float on the Nether above Azeroth. Moving is only possible by "swimming" on the Nether. But swimming speed would be equivalent to normal movement speed. A barrier appears, preventing you from escaping.
Working on it.
- When raid enters room before Nether Gravity: So you came all the way here just to fight me! You must have a death wish or something.
- When Nether Gravity is casted: I think this will be an interesting fight... How about we put it even interester? AHAHAHAH!
- Aggramar appears: Aggramar? YOU? HERE?! But why? Do you actually think you have a chance against me?! FOOL! Do not worry mortals. I'll take care of you once I take care of this fool. (fight starts)
- Aggramar dies: Idiot... Now to kill the patetic mortals.
- When casting Countdown to Doom: It's just a matter of time before you die.
- When casting Burn! and Consuminng Shadows: Burn and Rot!
- When casting Debris Throw: May the walls of the Stronghold itself crush you!
- On 50% Health: But why? Why do you resist that much? Don't you understand that the universe is ill-conceived? Chaos is the only absolute power! The vision of the Titans is wrong! I, Sargeras, just want to correct those mistakes! Open your eyes, Azeroth! If the perfect society is to be forged, the unperfect one must be eliminated! This includes you!
- When Enrage is casted: That's it! I had enough of your foolishnees! Die!
- When cast Apocalypse: Azeroth!! The end has come for you!!
- When casting Heal: You won the first round, but I'll win the second on!
- On death: NO! I AM THE SUPREME BEING IN THE UNIVERSE! I CANNOT BE DEFEATED! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Winning-the-Game rewardEdit
One interesting possibility is that the Titan Champion, Aggramar, would join the battle in the beginning. It could be something like this: Aggramar keeps agroo on Sargeras like a tank does, however, Aggramar is killed as the is too strong to be healed, and Sargeras then proceds to the raid itself.
The battle could take place in the Nether, with Sargeras and you floating around with no gravity! And we Sargeras was killed the effect would burn off. A free-fall event would take place. You were falling towards Azeroth (the flying fel fortress was above Azeroth) and you need to fly throggh debris and falling demons to a stable falling platform to soften the fall damage. It could have something like a super-jump platform that you use in the last minute to prevent your death. Sargeras dead corpse would land after the last raid member landed. Then you could loot it. Landing site could be Blasted Lands or Tomb of Sargeras (see my Tomb of Sargeras idea).
One of the items could be his weapon, Gorribal. After you took up Taeshalach's shards from Aggramar (whose corpse also lands there) you could start a quest where you have to deliver to a blackmsith a lot of mats to reforge the legendary weapons (that splited during the battle). The result was picking between a list of weapons, each one the most powerful weapon of it's kind. The list varries accordingly to the player's class. There would be two options: a two-handed weapon called Gorshalach or choosing one of a list of Main-Hand weapons called Gorribal and one of a list of Off-Hand Weapons (or Shields) called Taeshalach. Both weapons are part of a Armor Set called Gorshalach. The 2H Gorshalach and the Gorshalach Set both give exactly the same bonuses to each class.


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MONACO'S 67 ALLOWS HIM TO MEDAL AT DIABLO GRANDE Kim and Yim shoot 1-under-par to top the Girls Division
DIABLO GRANDE, Calif. – With temperatures soaring over the 100 degree mark on Sunday, Ronnald Monaco of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., secured medalist honors in the Boys Division at the Srixon Qualifier. His low round of 5-under-par 67 separated him from the rest of the pack by three strokes. In the Girls Division, Jenny Kim of Los Angeles, and Eunice Yim of La Canada, Calif., earned their way into the PING Junior at Diablo Grande by shooting rounds of 1-under-par 71.
The Srixon Qualifier Series, conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, was held at the Diablo Grande. The tournament featured 83 boys and 17 girls — ages 12-18 — from nine states. The event was staged on the 6,919-yard, par-72 Legends West Course (Girls Division played at 5,858 yards).
Monaco put a good game together on Sunday. He made seven birdies on the day, including his final three holes. The 15-year-old knew what was needed to play his best.
"You needed to hit the ball in the right spot," said Monaco. "If you didn't, it was ugly. But luckily, I hit it well and gave myself a lot of opportunities."
Monaco will take advantage of the AJGA's Opt Out Policy. This allows him to add one tournament exemption to his AJGA performance based entry status, instead of playing in the PING Junior at Diablo Grande later this week.
Others who qualified and will play in the tournament this week include Aaron Smith of Westlake Village, Calif., Peter Singh of Hollister, Calif., Joseph Harrison of Boulder City, Nev., Heejoo Son of Torrance, Calif., Jeffrey Kang of Los Angeles, Brendan Thomas of Westlake Village, Calif., Jimmy Cacho of Fairfield, Calif., Christopher M. Lee of Los Angeles, Kent McDowell of Escondido, Calif., Kenny Roberts of Seal Beach, Calif., Jay Wood of Napa, Calif., Bryant Williams of Orinda, Calif., Scott Daley of Woodland, Calif., Jeffrey Hamm of Danville, Calif., Teddy Schrier of Merced, Calif., Ryan Hoskins of Scottsdale, Ariz., Daniel Watase of Thousand Oaks, Calif., Ross Hutchason of Apple Valley, Calif., Eric Pitcaithley of Pleasanton, Calif., Acer Chen of Walnut, Calif., Danny Cacho of Fairfield, Calif., Tim Lo of Los Angeles, and Max Bonk of Kamuela, Hawaii.
In the Girls Division, Kim echoed the sentiments of Monaco concerning the play on the course.
"Basically, you just need to put it in the fairway and on the green," stated the 15-year-old. "After that it was two putts and you were good to go."
Yim knew that the heat would play a part in her round today.
"Sometimes I couldn't even think straight anymore," said Yim. "I would be carrying my driver and think to myself, 'Just hit the ball.'"
The co-medalists this week will be joined by Taylor Lee of Lafayette, Calif., Nicole Ferrero of Lodi, Calif., and Ashley Johnson of Bellflower, Calif., all who qualified and will play in the tournament this week.
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As the spring semester rapidly approaches and finals just a few weeks away, I keep asking myself, where did the semester go? Time has blindsided me. How am I already on Thanksgiving break when Halloween was just the other day?
It seems like no more than a few weeks ago I moved into my apartment. And as for my classes, theres no way its already been three months since the first day. How can finals be right around the corner, when I still dont completely understand the preterite tense of Spanish?
This semester went by incredibly fast, and I wish it didnt end so soon. I need a month or two more; Im not ready for spring. Im trying desperately to hang onto my sophomore status.
I dont want to be a junior in college and I definitely dont want to turn 20 in a few months. This rapid progression of time only means Im one-step closer to graduating college and entering the real world, which is always a terrifying thought.
It also means Im going to have to get serious about adulthood. You know, like sending my resume out, applying for internships, joining more clubs and getting more involved on campus and buckling down on my schoolwork.
So now that Im closer to being a junior than a sophomore (which intimidates me more than Id care to admit), Ive been wondering. When is it time to stop partying and start becoming serious about your future career?
At what point do you need to turn into an adult or does it just happen on its own?
Your sophomore and freshmen years are a time when youre supposed to fool around a little bit. Go-out-to-that-party-even-though-you-have-a-test-the-next-morning kind of thing. Theres a lot of room for mistakes and its the time when youre allowed to make a few rash decisions.
Youre even allotted a few embarrassing moments that you may or may not regret but will most likely turn into a funny story 20 years from now.
Its during this time that youre supposed to get not all, but a lot of that craziness out of your semester before you have to face your junior and senior year. Because when youre an upperclassman things start to become conrete and being successful in your endeavors becomes a little more important.
I know this is cliché, but I really wish time would slow down, just for a little whilejust long enough to let me enjoy my last year of being a teenager without worrying too much about my future. I know Im mentally capable of being a junior. But, that doesnt mean Im necessarily ready. I want to prolong my college experience as long as possible because the idea of life after school is daunting and threatening.
So naturally, Im going to hold onto the last few weeks of this semester and try my hardest to extend it last as long as possible.


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Politics Counts
Foreign Policy
Must have been an incumbent! LOL
yeah I saw the rat .....and then something that looked like a rat scurried across in front of the Rose garden podium
Obama has his own Ratatouille as an advisor?
da astihbal
Cheney would have taken out a gun, shot it and a few bystanders, and had it grilled.
The rodent was likely Van Jones' replacement as green jobs czar.
It was a mole.
"The rodent is definitely a vole," said Paul Curtis, a wildlife biologist at Cornell University. "It has small ears hidden in fur, small eyes and a short tail. Given that the length of the tail is longer than the hind foot, I'm 99 percent certain it is a meadow vole."
Curtis reports voles are common in home gardens, where they scurry along tunnels and often nest in piles of mulch.
They also busily do what nature commands. "These animals have an extremely high reproductive rate -- six to eight young per litter, and four or more litters annually," Curtis said.
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Description:A farm pond or recreational pond can serve many purposes: a source of food, an aesthetic enhancement to property, a sportfishing opportunity, a swimming area, wildlife habitat, or a reservoir for livestock, irrigation and fire fighting needs. The intended purpose or purposes should be well thought out before construction and stocking. This publication reviews planning considerations and management recommendations relating to a number of potential uses for small ponds in Louisiana.
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