Monday edition - February 12, 2007
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Cheney may snub outspoken Japan Defense chief: report
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'NYT' Reporter Who Got Iraqi WMDs Wrong Now Highlights Iran Claims Editor&Publisher
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Novak Likely To Testify In Libby Trial |
Cheney snubs Japan? Well, at least he didn't shoot them.
“And
Barack Obama now trying to quick smoking. You see that? I guess Barack Obama
smokes a couple of packs a day. He’s trying to quit because he’s running for
president. He’s now chewing the nicotine gum. In fact, today, on the news, they
showed him chewing the gum while walking, to which President Bush said,
‘Show-off.’” - Jay Leno
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
Michigan man killed by US forces in Iraq Detroit Free Press, MI
Several Taliban, five policemen killed in Afghan clashes AFP
Pilot says troops' helicopter use rises
Iran calls Iraq arms charges 'all lies' CNN International
Ex-Pentagon official calls prewar intelligence review 'good ...USA Today
Kosovo's leaders call for calm after two die in protests Scotsman
Russia intensifies efforts to rebuild its military machine The Christian Science Monitor
War of Words
Prime Minister John
Howard said Obama's plan to withdraw troops by March 2008 would play into
terrorists' hands. "If I were running Al Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle
around March 2008 and be praying as many times as possible for a victory, not
only for Obama but also for the Democrats," Howard said.
Obama noted that Australia has only 1,400 troops in Iraq.
"If he's ginned up to fight the good fight in Iraq, I would suggest that he
calls up another 20,000 Australians and sends them to Iraq.
Otherwise it's just a bunch of empty rhetoric," Obama said.
Senators vote to let Bush fight his own war
Red Tractor USA
Washington DC – Congress today overwhelmingly voted to commit America’s Top
Soldier to the Iraq war. By a 100 to 5 vote, the Senate overwhelmingly voted
today to send George W. Bush to Iraq to let him fight his own war. As approved
by the Senate, this new measure calls for sending George Bush deep into
insurgent-controlled Baghdad where the most United States military casualties
have occurred. The House of Representatives also is expected to approve the
legislature.
Feith in the Situation Room: Three Lies - Juan Cole
Disturbing News
Her-say Evidence
...[Valerie] Plame was outed
in a July 2003 syndicated column. Three months later, [Andrea] Mitchell said in
a television interview that she had known Plame worked for the CIA before the
column.
"It was widely known among those of us who cover the intelligence community,"
Mitchell said.
Mitchell has since recanted those comments and has said she can't explain them.
Though the comments seem to bolster Libby's case, it's unclear whether his
attorneys will be allowed to play them for jurors.
Attorneys are not normally allowed to present hearsay evidence or call witnesses
simply to do so.
Everybody who wants Karl Rove's son to pick tomatoes and make beds in Vegas raise your hand. - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com
Republican Shenanigans
Brown on hot seat after quoting 'F' word at school appearance MetroWest Daily News, MA
Huckabee Says He's 1 Republican who Likes Arts, Music KAIT, AR
I think
the most amazing thing I've learned from the whole Anna Nichole thing is that
Zsa Zsa Gabor is still alive. -
Wonkette Blogger
Rock-The-Voter News
"Presidential candidate Barack Obama says he's going to quit smoking. Which is good news for Hillary Clinton. Now that he's breathing down her neck, she won't have to worry about second-hand smoke." --Jay Leno
PVC Tube Bombs
Senior U.S. military officials in Iraq yesterday sought to link Iran to
deadly armor-piercing explosives and other weapons that they said are being used
to kill U.S. and Iraqi troops with increasing regularity...The one such device
shown at the briefing was a cylinder of PVC pipe about 8 inches long and about 6
inches in diameter. The officials said the devices are deadly because the
explosion sends a slug of malleable metal, often copper, at velocities high
enough to penetrate the armor of tanks and humvees. Their components require
precision machining that
Iraq has shown no evidence of being able to perform, the officials said.
PVC tubes, aluminum tubes, internet tubes. What is it with Republicans and tubes? Is it a penis thing?- Wonkette blogger
"The Internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes." - Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska
Biz-Tech News
Oil prices fall on Saudi minister's comments Irish Times, Ireland
Bush-Prison-Torture News
Guantanamo guard rekindles friendship with former captive Belfast Telegraph, UK
Gates: Guantánamo scandals hurt US image Miami Herald, FL
Go-F***-Yourself News
Cheney will be vulnerable if he testifies for Libby International Herald Tribune, France
"The gun just went off," said Dick Cheney while visiting Scooter Libby's bedside....
I might be the father of Anna Nicole's baby. - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com
Scooter Libby hasn't donated.
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Odd News
Middle East countries are learning to trust Moscow Gulf Times
Florida eatery holds benefit for Nowak
Village's snowfall could be NY record Seattle Times
A typical scene at a local watering hole in Rio Seco, Costa Rica. The beer sign fell down last month due to the high winds and is now being used as a horse tether. Photo/Lisa Casey/AHNC
Peace.