Bush could sell his followers
the Brooklyn bridge.
"In his book, Woodward said
that the Saudis knew we were going to war with Iraq before Colin Powell did.
Hey, big deal, the Saudis knew about 9/11 before we did." Jay Leno
Kerry to Bush: Talk OPEC Into Lower Oil Prices Now
Reuters - 4-23-04
... Prince Bandar bin Sultan assured Kerry on Wednesday that
there was ... Bob Woodward, author of a new book on Bush's preparations for the
Iraq war -- "Plan of Attack" ...
The World
Is A Safer Place Without Saddam
NEWS
U.S. Moves to Rehire Some From Baath Party, Military
washingtonpost.com -
Thu Apr 22, 8:47 AM ET
The United
States is moving to rehire former members of Iraq's ruling Baath Party and
senior Iraqi military officers fired after the ouster of Saddam Hussein, in
an effort to undo the damage of its two most controversial policies in Iraq,
according to U.S.
officials.
Shi'ite Rebels Fight Foreign Troops in South Iraq
Reuters - 4-23-04
U.S.-led
forces clashed with Shi'ite militiamen in the shrine city of Kerbala on
Friday and U.S. Marines said they were poised for a fresh offensive against
guerrillas in the Sunni flashpoint town of Falluja.
Anti-American rage is boiling in Mideast
Oakland
Tribune, CA - 4-23-04
...
The trigger was Bush's meeting with Ariel Sharon last week, after which the
... Iraq is another ... says his hatred built up over the years as
Washington killed one UN ...
Shiite Cleric Threatens Suicide Attacks
AP - 4-23-04
A Shiite
Muslim cleric threatened on Friday to launch suicide attacks if U.S. troops
attack him and his forces in the holy city of Najaf.
Bashir Says U.S. Is an Enemy of Muslims
AP - 4-23-04
The alleged
spiritual leader of the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terror network has
accused Washington of pressuring Indonesia to keep him in prison to stop his
campaign to establish Islamic law in the world's most populous Muslim
nation.
Polish Troops Clash With Shiite Militia
AP - 4-23-04
Shiite Muslim
militiamen clashed with Polish-led coalition troops in the holy city of
Karbala on Friday, the latest skirmish between followers of a radical cleric
and coalition forces in the south.
McCain Says U.S. Needs 10,000 More Troops in Iraq
Reuters -
Thu
Apr 22, 6:59 PM ET
The United
States needs at least 10,000 more troops in Iraq and must curb domestic
spending to pay for the war, John McCain, a Republican senator and former
rival of President Bush, said on Thursday.
U.S. Aimed for Hussein as War Began
washingtonpost.com -
Thu Apr 22,10:15 AM ET
This is the
last of five articles adapted from "Plan of Attack," a book by Bob Woodward
that is a behind-the-scenes account of how and why President Bush decided to
go to war against Iraq. Simon & Schuster. © 2004.
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Pentagon Deleted Rumsfeld Comment
washingtonpost.com -
Wed Apr 21, 7:52 AM ET
The Pentagon
deleted from a public transcript a statement Defense Secretary Donald H.
Rumsfeld made to author Bob Woodward suggesting that the administration gave
Saudi Arabia a two-month heads-up that President Bush had decided to invade
Iraq.
U.S. Says Iraq Coalition Is Not Crumbling
Reuters -
Wed
Apr 21, 6:35 PM ET
The White
House insisted on Wednesday the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq was strong
despite comments from staunch ally Poland that it may join three other
nations in withdrawing troops.
Disturbing News
Photos of coffins draw US crackdown
Baltimore Sun, MD - 4-23-04
...
pictures and documents released dozens of photographs of coffins ... him
more than 350 pictures of Iraq war dead ... on the Internet caught the
Pentagon by surprise ...
Pentagon mistakenly releases casket photos
Contra
Costa Times, CA - 4-23-04
...
briefly relaxed Thursday, as hundreds of photographs of flag ... any
pictures of caskets arriving from Iraq at the ... The Pentagon on Thursday
labeled the decision to ...
Pentagon angered by Air Force decision to release photos
of ...
Atlanta
Journal Constitution, GA - 4-23-04
...
the stringency with which the Pentagon and the Bush administration have ...
of the military honor guard receiving caskets of soldiers killed in Iraq as
they are ...
Soldier Back From Iraq War Allegedly Drowns Wife In Tub
NBC4.TV, CA - 4-23-04
...
My son called and said, 'I just killed my wife.' ... He's not my son
anymore. I feel my son is still in Iraq. You can thank George W. Bush for
this.". ...
Lawmakers seek more details on Bush's Iraq plan
Tacoma
News Tribune, WA - 4-23-04
...
1. But the version Bush proposed had no money for US operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan. ... On a day when nearly 70 people were killed by suicide
bombers in ...
Ex-Football Star Killed in Afghanistan - Official
Reuters - 4-23-04
...
star Pat Tillman, who gave up a $3.6 million sports contract to join the
military's elite special forces, has been killed in a firefight in
Afghanistan, a US ...
Islamic call to prayer stirs tension
Chicago Tribune -
Wed Apr 21, 9:40 AM ET
Immigrant
Muslims in a traditionally Polish town in Michigan run into opposition from
their Christian neighbors
Pakistan to Give Amnesty to Tribesmen
AP - 4-23-04
Pakistan has agreed to an amnesty for five renegade tribesmen
accused of sheltering al-Qaida fugitives in return for their promise not to
work against Pakistan's interests, a lawmaker said Friday.
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"We have some good news. Major
U.S. exports way up this year. The bad news, our number one export -- jobs."
Jay Leno
Republican
Shenanigans
Republican committee race draws accusations of intimidation
Newsday, NY - 4-23-04
...
John G. Rowland's to the Republican National Committee has drawn accusations of
intimidation, The Hartford Courant reported in editions prepared for Friday. ...
Senate Republicans call on Gorelick to testify
CNN - 4-23-04
...
fired off a letter Thursday to the 9/11 commission demanding ... as "silly" and
praised Gorelick's work on the panel. ... The Bush administration was the focus
of some ...
Calif. Candidate's Team Fined for Fraud
Guardian, UK - 4-23-04
WASHINGTON (AP) - The campaign
manager and fund-raising committee for a California Republican have agreed to
pay $84,000 in civil penalties for sending out letters pretending to be
Democrats during a 1998 congressional campaign, the Federal Election Commission
said...
"With the situation in Iraq
growing ever more dangerous, the 34-member Coalition of The Willing are, one by
one, dropping out to join the other coalition known as Most of The Rest of The
World." Jon Stewart
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Business News
Ex-Enron CEO Broke Terms of Release -Prosecutors
Reuters -
Wed
Apr 21, 8:52 PM ET
Prosecutors
charged on Wednesday that former Enron chief executive Jeff Skilling broke
the terms of his $5 million bond during a bizarre alcohol-fueled fracas in
New York earlier this month.
Snow dismisses worries on US deficit
FT.com -
Thu
Apr 22, 6:50 PM ET
John Snow, US
Treasury secretary, has dismissed concerns that the US budget deficit poses
a threat to global economic growth as "misguided".
Everybody Wants a Bite Of Google
Washington
Post - 4-23-04
Friday, April 23, 2004; 9:54 AM. Wall Street's appetite for. Google. 's
anticipated stock offering promises to spark a feeding frenzy ...
|
Tech News
Web site
publishes photos of war coffins
International
Herald Tribune, France - 4-23-04
...
the stringency with which the Pentagon and the Bush administration have ...
of the military honor guard receiving caskets of soldiers killed in Iraq as
they are ...
Justice Dept. Cracks
Down on Net Piracy
San Jose
Mercury News, CA - 4-23-04
...
The initiative, dubbed "Operation Fastlink," is the largest of its kind
undertaken by the Justice Department against piracy of intellectual property
over the ...
Report: Google May Announce IPO Plan Soon
Reuters -
4-23-04
Within days,
Internet search firm Google Inc. is expected to announce it will carry out
an initial public share offering, the Wall Street Journal reported on
Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
AOL and Its Cable Sibling to Cross-Promote
washingtonpost.com -
4-23-04
More than two years after the AOL-Time Warner merger, America
Online Inc. and Time Warner Cable yesterday took a small first step toward
promoting each other's high-speed Internet services.
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"Why should we hear about body
bags and deaths and how many, what day it's going to happen, and how many this
or what do you suppose? Oh, I mean, it's, not relevant. So why should I waste my
beautiful mind on something like that?" - Former first lady, Barbara
Pierce Bush.
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Lisa-
Some might not consider comparing Moses our Teacher to George Bush.
Moses lead us out of slavery, in the holiday time we just celebrated. George
seems to do just the opposite.
Also, soldiers are not guilty for the idiocy of their C-i-C.
Try to be a shade more accurate with your comparisons...
there's MORE than enough to laugh at with George, and more than enough to
deride.
Seth S. Johnston, M.D.
When I
first did that toon I thought it was inaccurate to say the last time folks
followed a Bush (because the last time was Kuwait, Panama, Iran Contra
...then...Moses. Then I said to myself "What the heck -- it's funny."
Hi Lisa, Hope it was ok to use your cartoon today. I like them all, but I think
everyone needs to see the Desert Wandering one, it's funny and extremely
accurate, lol.
Take care, Larry
www.buckfush.com
I am
honored that you used my toon! I hope a lot of people visit your wonderful
site today!
Hastert and
Pelosi beaten by deputies fundraising
The
Hill, DC - Apr 21, 2004
... Majority
PAC, after being fined by the agency for improperly running two PACs. Meanwhile,
Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) the third-ranking House Republican, ...
Bush
Cheney 2004 This time well win!
Freedom fever...catch it!
http://www.spazoutny.com/bush2004.htm
Odd News
Australian opposition leader 'stole' Clinton's words: Howard
AFP -
Wed Apr 21,11:44
PM ET
The Australian
government has accused opposition leader Mark Latham of stealing policy ideas
and plagiarising the words of former US president Bill Clinton during a
pre-election speech this week.
Louisiana May Ban Low-Slung Pants
4-23-04
People who wear low-slung pants
that expose skin or "intimate clothing" would face a fine of up to $500 and
possible jail time under a bill filed by a Jefferson Parish lawmaker.
Cat Lost in Fla. Is Found in California
Thu Apr 22, 7:38
PM ET
When workers at
San Francisco's Department of Animal Care and Control located the owner of a
newly arrived stray cat three weeks ago, they couldn't believe what they found:
the cat belonged to a woman in Bradenton, Fla. 3,000 miles away.
Dog feels below par after eating 28 golf balls
4-23-04
Vets cut open a German Shepherd
dog to find she had scoffed no fewer than 28 golf balls.
World champion shearer recruited to fleece shaggiest sheep
Thu Apr 22, 7:35
PM ET
A world champion
shearer has been rounded up to fleece New Zealand's shaggiest sheep, a merino
who had managed to hide from the clippers for six years, organisers said.
Govt forced to introduce legislation to help bury dozens of
people in N.S.
Wed Apr 21,12:42
PM ET
HALIFAX (CP) - The
old gangster line of not knowing where the bodies are buried has taken on a new
and grim meaning at the Nova Scotia legislature.
Rampant Rhino Gets Amorous with Car
Reuters -
Thu Apr 22, 9:51
AM ET
A rampant
rhinoceros gave a group of visitors a glimpse of nature in the raw at a British
safari park when he tried to have sex with their car.
"President Bush commented for
the first time on the Woodward book. Bush said he couldn't wait until the book
came out on tape so he can find out what all the fuss is about." Jay
Leno
Thanks to Ron C for the graphic
Email
Subject: As a Republican...
I can't understand how you
Democrats can say that George Bush and his honorable cabinet members haven't
learned anything after a year in Iraq. Just this week our top man in Iraq
announced that we need Saddam's old generals to get things back under control.
We are also considering reinstate Saddam in some capacity to help with the June
30th deadline. So I don't want to hear you liberals say that we Republicans
haven't learned anything. After all, we've spent less than 90 billion dollars on
the war to date, and most of that money came out of the Medicare and Social
Security slush funds, money that would have just been wasted on the sick, lame
and old anyway. You Democrats are just jealous because we've got Dick Cheney and
Donald Rumsfeld on our side.
Bob Miller
http://www.bobmillerwrites.com/eyeslips.htm
Hahaha...you
had me going! Thanks for the laugh.
Today in History April 23
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1014 King Brian Boru of Ireland beats Danes at
Battle of Clontarf
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1662 Connecticut chartered as an English colony
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1838 English steamship "Great Western" crossing
Atlantic docks in New York NY
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1867 Queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down
plans for a channel tunnel
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1900 1st known occurrence of word "hillbillie"
(New York Journal)
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1908 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt signed
an act creating the U.S. Army Reserve.
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1938 Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia demand
self government
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1942 Luftwaffe bombs Exeter
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1951 - The Associated Press began use of the
new service of teletype setting.
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1952 Oil pipeline from Kirkuk to Banias
completed
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1956 US Supreme court ends race segregation on
buses
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1962 1st US satellite to reach the moon
launched
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1968 United Methodist Church forms
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1969 Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for
killing Bobby Kennedy
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1972 Apollo 16 astronauts explore Moon surface
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1984 AIDS-virus identified (Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome)
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1985 Coca-Cola announced it is changing its
secret flavor formula
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1988 Federal smoking ban during domestic
airline flights of 2 hours or less
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1991 USSR grants republics right to secede
under certain conditions
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1994 Libertarian party nominates Howard Stern
for Governor of New York
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1999 - In Washington, DC, the heads of state
and government of the 19 NATO nations celebrated the organization's 50th
anniversary.
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2003 - U.S. President Bush signed legislation
that authorized the design change of the 5-cent coin (nickel) for release in
2004. It was the first change to the coin in 65 years. The change, to
commemorate the 200th annivesary of the Louisiana Purchase, was planned to run
for only two years before returning to the previous design.
EMAIL
I hope the fact that $87billion
will not be enough comes as no surprise to anyone. When "the war" expenses were
not included in the budget, until a
after the election, surely you knew.
Now we are hearing draft, not enough troops etc. I would hope all of voting age
get out and register and vote in November or they will be enjoying time at the
George Bush resorts in Iraq, Korea, Syria.
Bill C
Tampa, FL
I'm too old to
be drafted but my kids aren't.
http://www.spazoutny.com/bush2004.htm
This handout picture shows a
perfectly preserved head of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius unearthed by
Jordanian French archeologists in the ancient Nabatean city of Petra south of
Jordan.(HO)
Peace.
