U.S. to Designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as Terrorists

August 15, 2007

Iran Revolutionary Guard

The United States has decided to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the country’s 125,000-strong military branch, as a “specially designated global terrorist,” according to U.S. officials, a move that allows Washington to target the group’s business operations and finances.

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Bush Administration Says Warrantless Eavesdropping Cannot Be Questioned

August 15, 2007

george bush with flag

The Bush administration said Monday the constitutionality of its warrantless electronic eavesdropping program cannot be challenged.

The government is taking that position in seeking the dismissal of federal court lawsuits against the government and AT&T over its alleged involvement in the once-secret surveillance program adopted after Sept. 11.

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CNN: Why do Fox News viewers distrust all other news sources?

August 15, 2007

Fox News

Pew research poll shows not only that Democrats have a much more favorable opinion than Republicans of network tv news and national newspapers but also that, even among Republicans, those who watch Fox News are more likely to have an unfavorable view of other news sources.

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Punitive Psychiatry Returns to Russia

August 15, 2007

The practice of “punitive psychiatry”, perfected by Nikita Khrushchev in the aftermath of Stalin’s Great Terror as a more palatable way of dealing with political dissidents, was once thought to have been buried with the Soviet Union. It’s back under Putin.

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The message being, do not question your Government. Please note that at some point this will be the stance of the Global Government.


In Case of Revolution Break Glass

August 15, 2007

In case of revolution

I m a big fan of V for Vendetta so I think this is ingenious.

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Can you spot the divide? (PICS)

August 15, 2007

The buildings on the left are called ranchos (ghetto shacks) and surround most parts of inner-city Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. The contrast is incredible.

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Palestine vs. Israel (pic)

August 15, 2007

Someone come up with one of these for Indian vs America.

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For those who are complete befuddled by the ongoing Israeli & Palestinian conflict I think this image goes some way into illustrating what the problems are.


“Arctic Ocean Getting Warm; Seals Vanish and Icebergs Melt.” -1922 Headline

August 15, 2007

A headline in the Nov. 2, 1922 edition of The Washington Post reads: “Arctic Ocean Getting Warm; Seals Vanish and Icebergs Melt.” This was one of several articles from this era about “global warming” discovered in the Library of Congress. Also noted – Four of the 10 hottest years in the U.S. were actually in the 1930s, with 1934 the hottest of all

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Top US government inspector says US shares traits of soon-to-fall Rome

August 15, 2007

The US comptroller general David Walker issued a report last week in Chicago in which he likened the present situation in the United States to the Roman Republic or an organization that fails to adapt and “may not survive.”

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Australia to Censor the Internet

August 15, 2007

I know there are a lot of Aussies on digg. What is your take on this? I hope the US never tries to do this.

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