US-supplied "documents" from a laptop acquired in 2004 indicating a secret Iranian weapons program were probably forgeries.
As the Bush administration comes to a close, one overarching question is this: how were the transgressions and abuses of the last eight years allowed to be unleashed with so little backlash and resistance? Just consider -- with no hyperbole -- what our Government, our countr …
It's easy to be cynical, especially about politics. I suggest that there are several causes:
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The always-thorough folks at FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting) have compiled the "Top Troubling Tropes of Campaign '08," a handy (if alarming) roundup of eleven misleading, factually bankrupt themes that have dominated election coverage.
One unintended consequence of the current global financial crisis is that it will reveal what some have known for a long time, namely that a new economics is already emerging.
Just reported on CNN Headline News: The Supreme Court decides not to give Troy Anthony Davis's appeal a full hearing. This essentially terminates the stay of execution granted on Sept 23, putting his life back in the hands of Georgia.
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In case you missed it over the weekend, a minister who gave the invocation at a McCain rally in Iowa couched his prayer in terms I've never heard before: God's own reputation is at stake in this election, he said, because so many Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists around the world are …
This was a routine year, another year of the occupation of which no end is in sight. From Rosh Hashana 5768 to Rosh Hashana 5769 our forces killed 584 Palestinians, 95 of them minors. Many fewer than in 2002, when 989 were killed; many more than in 2005, with 190 killed.
The private company planning to take wealthy tourists to the edge of the atmosphere starting in late 2009 or early 2010 has refused a million-dollar proposal to film a sex video while the participants are floating gravity free, the company's president said.
Sarah Palin et al like to call us "Joe Six-Pack," and they think we like it too. They think it sounds folksy and homey and cute.
This was the ignoble prize winning research this year.
Q: How will you fix the economy?
In applying the technology, Keith offers that: "A company could, in principle, contract with an oilsands plant near Fort McMurray to remove CO2 from the air and could build its air capture plant wherever it's cheapest -- China, for example -- and the same amount of CO2 would …
Capitalism is a structure built by and for corporations, no one should suppose "democracy" stands in the way of this.
There has been plenty of commentary about what Governor Sarah Palin's hotness factor brings to the McCain-Palin ticket, but thus far the RNC has kept the dialogue on a professional level. Until it was discovered yesterday that the McCain campaign owns voteforthemilf.com.
The ultimate political power can be defined as the power to define - the ability to wield such hegemony over the technologies of representation that one can determine the meanings words have for others.
The following are excerpts from the Newsweek's "FactChecking Debate No.
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Bush's decision to refuse to offer any support for a strike on Iran appeared to be based on two factors, the sources said.
I tend to look at everything in terms of probabilities. So, you could ask the question, what's the probability that we would have a general collapse in the financial sector? If you asked me a year ago, I would have said that probability is as close to zero as you can get.
This development shouldn't surprise anyone. The charges were so flimsy and frivolous that it's doubtful the authorities ever intended to pursue them in court. The arrests were clearly a tactic of diversion and intimidation to keep journalists from doing their jobs.
What this means is that the system is broken. Right now this figure (20% overall and only 5.9% of industry studies) means that the trials system is giving incorrect results, and billions of dollars are being wasted in the service of industry greed.
If you don't know who Troy Anthony Davis is, or why he is scheduled to die on Tuesday, or why you should care, the first thing you should do is go to troyanthonydavis.org, down to the middle of the page, and watch the Le Monde interview of Troy's little sister.
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"The theory of invasion is an invention. This invention is necessary because of a gratuitous assumption that the Indo-Germanic people are the purest of the modern representation of the original Aryan race. The theory is a perversion of scientific investigation.
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Palin has announced that her staff won't comply with subpoenas: Yes indeed, friends, dramatic proof that Sarah Palin will be Ready On Day One. It took months for Dick Cheney to start ignoring subpoenas.
Two years ago I was seeding stories about the housing bubble and how it was powered by insanely leveraged credit instruments, and I was not by any means the only one.
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dear djehuty,
i would like to have you add my name, and my voice to your list (petition). i would consider it an honor to join all of the good people on it, and you, in making vineland into the place it started out being. please, if you will, i would be grateful.
luv,
ron
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thank you for accepting my friend request. I am going to read some more of your articles. Please feel free to read and comment on mine
bye
— vjln
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What Tamh said ....
and:
When Djehuty speaks, I slow down to listen.— chill
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I LOVE Djehuty. How can you not? He is the most awesome naughty good boy I know. ;)
— lauhal
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Every sentiment that pervades through his comments on Newsvine mirrors Djehuty. And every word that he has on his Bio does likewise. It is rare to find an individual who says what he is and demonstrates it in every way. In cyber space as well as in real life. Get to know Djehuty - I never cease to be amazed at what I discover.
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It is fitting that I should choose to find out a little more about Djehuty after having only just met him in the flesh and spent a few hours in the company of his kin. And what a delight! Every sentiment that pervades through his comments on Newsvine discussions mirrors the person. And every word that he has on his Bio does likewise.
It is rare to find an individual in life that says what he is and demonstrates it in every way he gets an opportunity. In cyber space as well as in real life. Get to know him - you will never cease to be amazed at what you uncover every step of the way.
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My favourite Martian.
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We disagree on a lot of things and you disagree on large fronts of many things I say, but you continually do two things.
1.) you find a positive side to most anything you disagree with
2.) as much as my temper and pride want to make me poke at you... I still respect the hell out of you for how you conduct yourself and cannot bring myself to do anything other than be amicable in light of our differences
I hate you for that, in a loving and respectful way :) ... I alwasy welcome a challenge and learn from things you say. Thanks.
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Djehuty manages to combine original writing and passionate convictions with an amazing level of respect and chivalry towards others. He is a shining example to all of Newsvine.
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"We are all in this together" - Never has a truer sentence been written! Thank you for this vine, I am quite new to this but your vine has set the standard! Thank you Djehuty, I will be coming back!
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I've loved your column. Now I want to know more about you. You've been tagged to provide 8 things we don't know about you.
— Angel_C
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It's been too many months since I last publically appreciated Djehuty. He's a Tasmanian Angel.
— Oluseye
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Capturing the essence of the human experience is Djehuty's gift. Thank you for bringing your empathy and your insight to my newsvine experience. Your presence on the vine keeps me coming back for more. You've got a fan here ;-)
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I always find a good place to read at the end of the day when perusing Djehuty's column. Djehuty is one of the columnists I associate with the proud feeling I get when I hang around the vine.
— indecent
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I thought I was pretty idealistic until this Djehuty guy raised the bar.
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Your bio is the absolute best I have ever read. You should write a book. Or have you already? I was hooked at the into and then it just got better and better. I am glad to have met you here, you are one of my favorite allies. Thanks for being here.
— rwarner
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Djehuty is calm waters. He has a certain serenity that I find peaceful. He can reason and argue with the best of them, but he always does it with dignity and tact.
— lauhal
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Compassion, reason and intellect are words I associate with Djehuty. He is unassuming and you can imagine this uber-calm font of reason who seeks better from good. If Djehuty's early on to your thread, it's going to be a good discussion.
— Oluseye
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Thanks for introducing Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara.
— Beauty
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Djehuty brings a good heart, and a well-reasoned approach to any matter that comes before him. His comments are insightful but kind, his articles and seeds eye-opening. He is one of the people that keeps me coming 'round the vine. Thanks for all you contribute.