Rumsfeld should resign because of the prison abuse, and Bush/Cheney should resign because of the medal abuse.

"George W. Bush DOES have a military record.
It's 'The Ballad of the Green Berets' by Barry Sadler."
-- Steve, All Hat No Cattle Viewer

Clintons, John McCain Visit Iceland

AP -- Tue Aug 24,11:54 PM ET

U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain visited Iceland on Tuesday to study its use of alternative energies, but they were upstaged by former President Bill Clinton, whose separate 11-hour visit captivated the local media.

The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News

• Top Cleric Looks to Broker Deal in Najaf  AP

• U.S. Strikes Insurgent Positions in Iraq  AP

• A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq  AP

• North Korea's insults at Bush seen underscoring flawed U.S. proposal Channel News Asia, Singapore

• 5 Bodyguards Die in Attacks in Baghdad New York Times, NY 

• What we've really lost in this indefensible war Newsday, NY- Jimmy Breslin- Columnist

• Bush's Father Foresaw Costs of Iraq War  AP

Graphic by Paul Micarelli

Locusts invade "Passion of Christ" town

Reuters, 8-25-04

Millions of locusts swarmed into the ancient stone city, scaring tourists off outdoor patios and evoking some playful comparisons to Old Testament plagues

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Senator Max Cleland

Cleland Tries to Deliver Letter to Bush
ABC News - 8-25-04
CRAWFORD, Texas Aug. 25, 2004 — Former Democratic Sen. Max Cleland tried to deliver a letter protesting ads challenging John Kerry's ...

So Bush is on vacation and wouldn't meet with Max Cleland.  Isn't that dishonoring a war hero?  Sounds like Bush wants the medal abuse to continue.

California Blogger denied medical service because of political views

Disturbing News

• Putin Orders Investigation of Simultaneous Plane Crashes Voice of America, DC

• Gunmen Attack Senior Palestinian Officer  AP

• White House Puts the West on Fast Track for Oil, Gas Drilling  Los Angeles Times

• EPA: U.S. Waterways Contain Polluted Fish  AP

• Alaska Could Sway Control of U.S. Senate  AP

Republican Shenanigans

• Swift Boats and the Texas Nexus New York Times, NY

• 9/11 SLAP AT APPLE New York Post, NY 

• GOP Platform Plan Seeks Gay Marriage Ban ABC News 

• Indiana congressman gets suspended sentence Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA 

• Bush to unveil second term agenda during convention  AFP

• Republicans Head to New York, Good Choice or Not  Reuters

Good News

• Dublin cheers Ireland's favorite ex-president, Bill Clinton  Canadian Press

• Liberal group unveils slew of anti-Bush ads USA Today 

• Selma's First Black Mayor Re-Elected  AP

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Subject: Smart women

 Barbara Walters of 20/20 did a story on gender roles in Kabul several years before the Afghan conflict. She noted that women customarily walked about 5 paces behind their husbands.

 She returned to Kabul recently and observed that women still walk behind their husbands, but now seem to walk even further back and are happy with the old custom.

 Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, "Why do you now seem happy with the old custom that you used to try and change?"

 "Land mines," said the woman

MORAL: BEHIND EVERY MAN IS A SMART WOMAN.

(unsigned)

Hahaha

 I walk behind my husband so he won't step on my toes.

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Report links Rumsfeld to `brutal' prison abuse Toronto Star, Canada

• Volatile Iraqi abuse report due out today Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA 

• Senior Officers May Be Charged Washington Post, DC

• Long vigil takes father to Guantanamo NEWS.com.au, Australia

• `Animal House' at Abu Ghraib Toronto Star, Canada 

Kerry should be calling for Bush and Cheney to resign, considering there are now three dots connecting the Bush campaign and the Swift Boat Veterans.

• Bush-Cheney Campaign Distributed Swift Boat Vets Anti-Kerry ... Capitol Hill Blue, VA 

• Bush adviser quits after appearing in swift boat ad Collective Bellaciao, France

• Lawyer Advising Vets Quits Bush Campaign  AP

 "You'd be amazed at the number of people who want to introduce themselves to you in the men's room," he said. "It's the most bizarre part of this entire thing." –- John Kerry commenting on his presidential run on the Daily Show

Editorial: Dole's ugly partisanship
The Capital Times, WI -- 8-25-04
When Bob Dole sought the presidency in 1980, 1988 and 1996, he and his supporters reminded voters that he was a decorated World War II veteran. ...

Go-F*** -Yourself News

• Cheney swings, misses at softball pitch Quad City Times, IA

• Cheney's Gay Marriage Comments Criticized  AP

• Cheney opposes ban on gay marriage Guardian, UK

• Cheney: Kerry weak on terror DetNews.com, MI

Kerry/Edwards News

• Kerry-Edwards Releases Bush-Cheney Ad Fact Check U.S. Newswire (press release), DC

• Kerry and ketchup on 'The Daily Show' CNN International 

• Kerry Says 'I Stood Up' Against Vietnam War  Reuters

• Kerry Wins Backing from Nobel Economics Laureates  Reuters

 “You could not have picked a better time to be in New York City. We have the protesters, we have the closed streets, gridlock, we have the bomb alerts, heightened security. Where are you going next, Najaf?”  -- David Letterman

Odd News

• Margaret Thatcher's Son Arrested on E. Guinea Coup Plot Charges Bloomberg

• Company Won't Share Siegfried & Roy Video  AP

• Blueberry Compound Fights Cholesterol, Study Finds  Reuters

• Humpback Whale Trapped at Power Plant  AP

• Man Completes 3,000-Mile Wheelchair Trip  AP

• Police find truck driver who went missing after theft of 50,000 cans of beer  Canadian Press

• Taiwan premier's plane forced to land in Japan  AFP

• Hong Kong chokes in its neighbor's toxic soup  AFP

• Demands unmet, Swedish militants decapitate fiberglass cow  AFP

• Air Force Officer in Trouble Over Cap  AP

• Parrot Visits New Jersey Turnpike Offices  AP

A simulation of the Beagle 2 on Mars. The British scientist who masterminded the ill-fated Beagle 2 probe, which vanished while attempting to land on Mars, said he wanted to try again and has asked NASA for a ride to the Red Planet. (Beagle 2)

Peace.