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Making it personal
Boston.com, MA - 4-28-04
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Karen Hughes, one of the president's closest advisers, was on
CNN on Sunday portraying Kerry as an unprincipled pretender of a protester.
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Karen Hughes' high-octane gall
Joe Conason Salon (Subscription) 4-28-04
With amazing chutzpah,
the Bush flack says reporters should ask more questions about John Kerry's
military history. What they really ought to explore is her role in covering
up Bush's spotty National Guard record. |
Who's French Now, Karen?
CounterBias.com - 4-28-04
... Karen Hughes, one of George W. Bush’s chief
propagandists, was herself born in France... |
Bush is bringing back his big
guns with the return of Karen "Thugalina" Hughes.
"What does Al-Jazeera mean in
English? Fox TV." Elayne Boosler
Bush, Cheney, Kerry During Vietnam War
Guardian, UK - 4-28-04
By The Associated
Press. Bush joined the Texas Air National Guard in 1968 after graduating from
Yale University. During his first ...
Oil-Slick Jim Moves In
Excerpt from The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
—By Greg Palast, Utne.com
Available In Stores Monday April 26, 2004
I avoid The New York Times but lately, it's become a compulsion, though only for
the new daily column titled, "Names of the Dead." Today's listing: "DERVISHI,
Ervin, 21, Pfc, Army. Fort Worth."
I'm not one of those cynical people who thought Bush sent us into to Iraq for
the oil....
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The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam
News
Marines, Sunni insurgents battle in Fallujah
Boston
Globe, MA - 4-28-04
By Jason
Keyser, Associated Press, 4/28/2004 07:28. FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) A series of
explosions and gunfire rocked Fallujah Wednesday ...
U.S. Forces Renew Strikes in Falluja
Reuters -
4-28-04
U.S. Marines
launched a fresh air and ground assault in the besieged Iraqi city of
Falluja Wednesday, local residents said.
Kimmitt: Cease-fire
still on in Fallujah
WTVO, IL - 4-28-04
Baghdad,
Iraq-AP -- Coalition troops have not begun an all-out offensive in
Fallujah, Iraq. That's according to Brigadier General ...
US
forces have to hit religious sites
Newsday, NY - 4-28-04
BY
ROBERT STEWART. In early 1944, Allied forces in World War II faced a
decision that is now disturbingly common in Iraq: What to ...
US kills
64 rebels in intense Najaf fight
Fort
Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 4-28-04
US
forces killed 64 Iraqis on Monday and Tuesday in battles with militiamen
outside the Shiite holy city of Najaf, Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt said. ... |
Questions surround attack in Damascus near UN building
Seattle Times, WA - 4-28-04
By Los
Angeles Times and The Washington Post. DAMASCUS, Syria — Explosions and
gunfire roared through this city's diplomatic quarter ...
Al-Qaida
warning by Saudi Arabia's most wanted man
Guardian, UK - 4-28-04
A
statement attributed to an al-Qaida leader who is Saudi Arabia's most wanted
man yesterday warned that the terrorist group intended to launch "fierce
...
AP: Iraqis Grumble
About Sovereignty
Washington Post, DC - 4-28-04
...
US officials suggest that sovereignty will be full, but that Iraqis should
accept limits on power that simply reflect the reality in Iraq. ...
Tanks
Sought to Protect Soldiers in Iraq
Guardian, UK - 4-28-04
U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq
AP -
Tue Apr
27, 9:42 PM ET
As of
Tuesday, April 27, 719 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of
military operations in Iraq last year, according to the Department of
Defense. Of those, 518 died as a result of hostile action and 201 died of
non-hostile causes.
Soldier's sisters won't return to combat
San
Jose Mercury News, CA -4-28-04
By
Monica Davey. At the urging of their military commanders, two sisters of a
soldier killed in Baghdad this month have chosen not ...
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"I think a lot of veterans
are going to be very angry at a president who can't account for his own service
in the National Guard and a vice president who got every deferment in the world
and decided they had better things to do, criticizing somebody who fought for
their country and served." John Kerry
In Memory of the
Spirit 03 Crew of the Spectre Gunship in Gulf War 1
click here to
read about Spirit 03
This is the
same type of gunship that is being used in Fallujah during the current cease
fire.
Special operator: The AC-130U
has sophisticated weapons control
The AC-130 Spectre gunship was designed for close support of ground forces.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Close air
support, air interdiction and force protection
Builder: Lockheed/Boeing
Corp.
Power Plant: Four Allison
T56-A-15 turboprop engines
Thrust: 4,910 shaft
horsepower each engine
Length: 97 feet, 9 inches
(29.8 meters)
Height: 38 feet, 6 inches
(11.7 meters)
Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches
(40.4 meters)
Speed: 300 mph (Mach .4) (at
sea level)
Range: Approximately 1,300
nautical miles; unlimited with air refueling.
Ceiling: 25,000 feet (7,576
meters
Maximum Takeoff Weight:
155,000 pounds (69,750 kilograms)
Armament: AC-130H/U:
40mm cannon and 105mm cannon; AC-130U: 25mm gun
Crew: AC-130U - Five officers
(pilot, co-pilot, navigator, fire control officer, electronic warfare officer)
and eight enlisted (flight engineer, TV operator, infrared detection set
operator, loadmaster, four aerial gunners)
Deployment Date: AC-130H,
1972; AC-130U, 1995
Unit Cost: AC-130H,
$132.4 million; AC-130U, $190
million (fiscal 2001 constant dollars)
Inventory:
Active duty: AC-130H, 8;
AC-130U, 13; Reserve, 0; ANG, 0
Click here
for a video from the US Air Force website on the capabilities of this powerful
gunship
The home of this mighty gunship is near my
home. Since the Iraq War began the skies here have been absent of these gunships.
In fact the skies here rarely have military aircraft fly overhead anymore.
Click here for a good I am a UNITER not a DIVIDER PHOTO
Republican Shenanigans
Supreme Court Weighs Cheney Secrecy Case
AP -
Tue Apr
27,11:10 PM ET
The Supreme
Court appeared troubled Tuesday by the prospect of letting the public have a
look into private White House policy meetings, a hopeful sign for the Bush
administration's aggressive defense of secrecy in the case of Vice President
Dick Cheney's energy task force.
Bush Admin. to Court: Cheney Papers Must Be Secret
Reuters -
Tue Apr
27, 2:30 PM ET
The Bush
administration argued at the Supreme Court on Tuesday that records of Vice
President Dick Cheney's energy task force should be kept secret to protect the
president's ability to get discreet advice when preparing legislation.
W.Va.
Republicans Cross Over for Primary
Guardian, UK - Apr
23, 2004
National Republican changes
tune on Parks' use of campaign funds
Arkansas
News, AR - 4-27-04
Arkansas
News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - A national Republican spokesman who last week
criticized a South Dakota Democrat for taking a salary from campaign ...
Lott giving
to candidates, not PACs
SunHerald.com, MS -4-28-04
WASHINGTON -
Sen. Trent Lott called himself a free agent Tuesday, indicating he has stopped
playing ball with central Republican fund-raising organizations. ...
Judge orders
radio talk show host back on GOP primary ballot
AL.com, AL - 4-28-04
MONTGOMERY,
Ala. (AP) -- A judge ordered the Alabama Republican Party to reinstate a
Christian radio talk show host on the June ...
"President Bush's campaign is
now attacking John Kerry for throwing away some of his medals to protest
the Vietnam War. Bush did not have any medals to throw away, but in his defense
he did have all his services records thrown out." Jay Leno
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Disturbing News
Afghanistan forced to admit secret execution
Independent, UK - 4-28-04
By
Justin Huggler Asia Correspondent. Afghanistan has carried out its first
execution since the overthrow of the Taliban, it emerged yesterday. ...
Peruvian
Officials Regain Control of After Mob Kills Mayor
Voice
of America, DC - 4-28-04
Peruvian
authorities have regained control of a southern town, where residents beat
their mayor to death and took three city officials hostage Monday. ...
9/11
panel session won't be recorded
Indianapolis Star, IN - 4-28-04
By Ken
Fireman. WASHINGTON -- There will be note-takers in the room but no official
record made when President Bush and Vice President ...
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Bush,
Cheney Prepare for 9/11 Questioning
Washington Post - 4-28-04
In
addition, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said, the White House
has decided not to allow a recording or transcription of the appearance, in
part ...
Congressional
Trip to India Riles Workers
Monterey County Herald, CA - 4-28-04
SAN
JOSE, Calif. - American technology workers riled by a congressional
delegation's $165,000 trip to India say it amounted to little more than a
junket ...
112
killed in Thai battle
Guardian, UK - 4-28-04
At least
112 people were killed in Thailand's Muslim-dominated south today in what
police claimed was an attempt by poorly armed teenage militants to steal
...
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Subject: Thugalina
This is just too much. Chickenhawk George has to hide behind Karen
Hughes while she attacks John Kerry over the difference between ribbons
and medals. Of course, how would they know? With the exception of
Colin Powell, no one in the administration has ever won anything. I am
SO glad that Kerry isn't going to take it. Have you seen the latest on
his web site?
Here's a link you might be interested in.
Click here
Karen Hughes should sit down and shut the hell up.
Keep up the good work,
Doug
Thanks Doug.
I wonder when Bush Inc. will stop talking about Kerry's "undeserved" medals and
start discussing issues we care about?
"What woman would blow up her
shoes?" If I wanted to blow up an airplane, I would put my shoes on a different
flight." Elayne Boosler
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Odd News
Wine, Cigars, Deer Head -- Charge It to Uncle Sam
Reuters - 4-28-04
Surgical
enhancements, a mounted deer head, designer briefcases and pricey wine are
among goods improperly charged to U.S. government credit cards by employees,
according to a report released on Wednesday.
U.S. army needs Nevada ski resorts' avalanche-control
howitzers for Iraq
Tue Apr
27, 8:29 PM ET
RENO, Nev.
(AP) - The U.S. military is demanding the return of five howitzers two
Sierra Nevada ski resorts use to prevent avalanches, saying it needs the
guns for the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
R.I. Post Office Drops Bogus Hero's Name
AP -
Tue Apr
27, 5:38 PM ET
The plaque
to name the Middletown, R.I., post office for hometown hero Bruce Cotta was
planned, but the ceremony to hang it was quietly canceled before the plaque
went up.
Newlywed
busted for writing bad checks
Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA -
4-28-04
...
wedding ceremony won't be enjoying his honeymoon quite yet. He first has to
deal with a warrant for writing bad checks in Montana. ...
Abuse
of Narcotic 'Perc-A-Pops' Reported
Guardian, UK -
4-28-04
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Dog
gets prosthetic legs in Michigan
MLive.com, MI -
4-28-04
...
Now he has prosthetic legs, thanks to an Ann Arbor prosthetist and orthorist
who tackled the project of creating legs for the dog. ...
Half of Germans too fat
Tue Apr
27,12:50 PM ET
Half of
Germany's 83 million population is overweight, according to the Federal
Statistics Office, citing results of a survey of 370,000 people.
US radio pranksters fined after fooling Fidel Castro on air
Tue Apr
27, 3:02 PM ET
Two Miami
radio journalists were fined 4,000 dollars for broadcasting a phone
conversation that fooled Cuban President Fidel Castro into believing he was
talking with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, they said.
Paterno
wins Republican congressional nomination
Penn
Live, PA -
4-28-04
BY BRETT
LIEBERMAN. The Paterno name has been linked with victory, and Scott Paterno
may have needed that name recognition to score a win last night. ...
Agency Moves to Make
Sure Applicants' Academic Degrees Are ...
Washington Post, DC - 4-28-04
By
Stephen Barr. In an effort to stop the use of bogus academic degrees to
obtain federal jobs and promotions, the Office of Personnel ...
Skating
Twins Break Arms on Same Day
Biloxi
Sun Herald, MS -
4-28-04 |
"(There's) controversy about
Democratic nominee John Kerry throwing away his military medals and ribbons. Not
to be outdone, today President Bush threw away his Alabama National Guard spotty
attendance ribbon." David Letterman
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Today in History – April 28
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0585
War between Lydia & Media ended by solar eclipse
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1635
Virginia Governor John Harvey accused of treason & removed from
office
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1805
The US Marines captured Derna, on the shores of Tripoli
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1848
Free last slaves in French colonies
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1910
1st night air flight (Claude Grahame-White, England)
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1919
1st jump with Army Air Corp (rip-cord type) parachute (Les
Irvin)
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1934
FDR signs Home Owners Loan Act
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1937
1st commercial flight across the Pacific, Pan Am
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1942
"WWII" titled so, as result of Gallup Poll
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1947
Thor Heyerdahl & "Kon-Tiki" sail from Peru to Polynesia
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1956
Last French troops leave Vietnam
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1965
US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966
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1974
- The last Americans were evacuated from Saigon.
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1977
Christopher Boyce convicted for selling US secrets to the
Russians
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1986
Chernobyl, USSR site of world's worst nuclear power plant
disaster
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1989
Iran protests sale of "Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie
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1994
Aldrich Ames, former CIA officer & wife Rosario plead guilty to
spying
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1996
- President Clinton gave a 4 1/2 hour videotaped testimony as a defense
witness in the criminal trial of his former Whitewater business partners.
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1997
- A worldwide treaty to ban chemical weapons took effect. Russia and other
countries such as Iraq and North Korea did not sign.
- One
Year Ago on All Hat No Cattle The Clinton
Military
Muammar Gaddafi
buys his bodyguards the uniforms from Janet Jackson's RHYTHM NATION video
An aerial photograph shows the
Mount Ruapehu Crater Lake in this March 22, 2004 handout. The acidic lake sits
atop New Zealand's most feared volcano, Mount Ruapehu, part of a trio of active
volcanoes including Mounts Ngauruhoe and Tongariro which form the southern tip
of the 'Rim of Fire', an arc of active volcanoes circling the Pacific Ocean.
Scientists warn that a life-threatening mudslide could break from the lake
sometime between November 2004 and March 2005. Picture taken March 22, 2004.
(Graham Hancox, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, New
Zealand/Handout)
Peace.
