tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post5086274574523412107..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: The Islamic comma.Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-92009207125297912292007-03-27T02:26:00.000-04:002007-03-27T02:26:00.000-04:00Sam, good link. I have run out of words to describ...Sam, good link. I have run out of words to describe these sick-sons-of -Islamic-whores.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50993796262209944902007-03-27T01:46:00.000-04:002007-03-27T01:46:00.000-04:00Iraqi Police apprehended a suicide truck bomber an...<I>Iraqi Police apprehended a suicide truck bomber and captured his vehicle, containing a large quantity of chlorine and explosives, when it failed to detonate in Ramadi March 23. <BR/><BR/>At approximately 1:30 p.m., a white cargo truck came to a halt near the entrance to the Jezeera police station, located about 150 meters from a water treatment plant.<BR/><BR/>The police approached the truck for further investigation and detained the driver when they discovered the truck was rigged with explosives and the driver was attempting to detonate the vehicle. <BR/><BR/>Upon further investigation, the truck contained an unknown number of 55-gallon drums, which were used to camouflage five 1000-gallon barrels filled with chlorine and more than two tons of explosives.<BR/><BR/>The driver is being held for further questioning and all explosives were removed from the truck and destroyed by demolition experts.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.centcom.mil/sites/uscentcom2/Lists/Current%20Press%20Releases/DispForm.aspx?ID=4682&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecentcom%2Emil%2Fsites%2Fuscentcom2%2FLists%2FPress%2520Releases%2FCurrent%2520Releases%2Easpx" REL="nofollow">Captured in Ramadi</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08208259520563205356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-22566502682422366532007-03-27T00:19:00.000-04:002007-03-27T00:19:00.000-04:00Trish: Does it benefit us? That view has been expr...Trish: <I>Does it benefit us? That view has been expressed. The trick is to keep it from moving beyond the backyard. Europe is, unfortunately, the backyard.</I><BR/><BR/>One or two more terrorist attacks in the US and we will resort to turning away anyone whose passport is stamped with a visa from a Muslim country, even if they were just passing through Turkey on the way from Israel to New York.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-17387584434698443602007-03-26T23:57:00.000-04:002007-03-26T23:57:00.000-04:00The more things change, the more they stay the sam...The more things change, the more they stay the same. Or so it seems<BR/><BR/>elijah,<BR/>The US operated quite well with an embargo on Iraqi oil, in the Saddam years, Marc Rich not withstanding. Since Iraqi oil production has not changed, it has not added to world production levels since the "liberation".<BR/><BR/>We could still do fine without it.<BR/>The idea that is the US's responsibility to protect Chinese or Japanese oil supplies is misplaced. Neither are paying for the protection.<BR/><BR/>If the US was going to take the oil fields in question, the time to do it was Fall '03 to Spring '04, as some of US advocated for. <BR/>Instead the US stopped and started Nation Building, before the War was won. Now the window is closed.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61776685609823350522007-03-26T23:40:00.000-04:002007-03-26T23:40:00.000-04:00"At least FDR left Mr Truman in a position to win ..."At least FDR left Mr Truman in a position to win WWII"<BR/><BR/>Well it seems that FDR did in fact die with Truman as his VP who then under our Constitution became President. But Truman was not FDR's pick at the 1944 Democratic Convention. Kinda leaves you shaking your head, don't it. Let's take a short look and then a reference page for the big read.<BR/><BR/>"It was a cabal of machine politicians (Interior Secretary Harold Ickes called them "corrupt city bosses"), led by Edward J. Flynn, boss of the Bronx Democratic machine, who bumped the Vice President off the Democratic ticket. The others were Frank Walker, postmaster general and chairman of the Democratic National Committee; Ed Pauley, DNC treasurer and a wealthy West Coast oil magnate; George E. Allen, DNC secretary and a well-known Washington lobbyist; Robert E. Hannegan, commissioner of Interanl Revenue, who was approinted DNC chairman to succeed Walker. (The notorious Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City and Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly joined the plotters at the convention itself) There is nothing to indicate that they were principally concerned that Wallace was too pro-Soviet and pro-Stalin. The Democratic higher-ups simply regarded him as an electoral liability, someone who might cause FDR to lose his bid for a fourth term. They all knew about the "Dear Guru" correspondence and were probably fearful of what else might come up during the campaign. After all, FDR's popular-vote percentage in 1940 had been only 52.8 per cent, the lowest in any of his four presidential races."<BR/><BR/>and the full story...which is very interesting about the Dear Guru episode...<BR/><A HREF="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-15674708.html" REL="nofollow">1944 Democratic Convention</A><BR/><BR/>and then this...<BR/><BR/>Editorial Reviews<BR/><BR/>From Publishers Weekly<BR/>Unlike President Franklin Roosevelt himself, Democratic Party leaders were intensely anxious about choosing a running mate in the 1944 convention, aware that, given FDR's failing health, the Vice President would probably become chief executive. In this pungent examination of one of the century's great political stories, Ferrell analyzes the crucial meeting of July 11, 1944, in which Roosevelt and his lieutenants rejected both the sitting Vice President Henry Wallace and adviser James Byrnes in favor of a relatively unknown senator from Missouri. The author maintains that Harry S. Truman was surprisingly reluctant to accept the party's bid. One reason: his wife Bess and sister Mary Jane were on his Senate-office payroll, though neither performed clearly defined services. This revelation, notes Ferrell ( Dear Bess: The Letters from Harry to Bess Truman, 1910-1959 ), "does not accord with Truman's historical image as a man honest in all his dealings." The author's account of the Democratic national convention in Chicago includes a vivid description of the attempt by Wallace supporters to stampede the convention, yet Truman won the vice-presidential nomination by a landslide.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Choosing-Truman-Democratic-Convention-1944/dp/0826209483" REL="nofollow">Choosing Truman</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>Interesting about having relatives on the Federal payroll who didn't do anything ... but that was HST.Habuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883037170077821624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10891291459738167712007-03-26T23:34:00.000-04:002007-03-26T23:34:00.000-04:00shhh...<A HREF="http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1888.shtml" REL="nofollow">shhh...</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08208259520563205356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-40336026421538011762007-03-26T23:13:00.000-04:002007-03-26T23:13:00.000-04:00"we should get out of their way, ASAP"Well, that i..."we should get out of their way, ASAP"<BR/><BR/>Well, that is the paradox.<BR/><BR/>Attempting to employ a chaos strategy (dividing the enemy), while at the same time, striving to prevent interruption of global hydrocarbon flow which feeds U.S. global interests (and that of all other powers - China, India, Russia, Japan, the EU, Sunni states, etc.) is extremely complex.<BR/><BR/>Powers are currently in an obvious phase of financial warfare (as characterized by Liang and Xiangsui in Unrestricted warfare) with Iran.<BR/><BR/>- From today at American Future<BR/> <BR/>...An article ("Iran Feels Pinch As Major Banks Curtail Business") in today's Washington Post indicates that Iran is experiencing a credit collapse as more than 40 major international banks and financial institutions have either cut off or cut back business with the Iranian government or private sector as a result of a quiet campaign launched last September by the U.S.Treasury and State departments.<BR/><BR/>Says Stuart Levey, the Treasury's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence:<BR/><BR/>All the banks we've talked to are reducing significantly their exposure to Iranian business. It's been a universal response. They all recognize the risks—some because of what we've told them and some on their own. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to see the dangers.<BR/><BR/>The financial institutions cutting back business ties are mainly in Europe and Asia, U.S. officials say. UBS last year said it was cutting off all dealings with Iran. London-based HSBC (which has 5,000 offices in 79 countries) and Standard Chartered (with 1,400 branches in 50 countries) as well as Commerzbank of Germany have indicated they are limiting their exposure to Iranian business, Levey said. The rest have asked the United States not to publicize their names.<BR/><BR/>In a related effort, the Bush administration has warned "relevant companies and countries" about the risks of investing in Iran's oil and gas sector, R. Nicholas Burns, undersecretary of state for political affairs, said in congressional testimony Wednesday. Washington is generally trying to drive home to Tehran that its policies will lead to serious "financial hardship," he said.<BR/><BR/>Taking the Persian view of the hydrocarbon equation, Spengler writes at Asia Times -<BR/><BR/>...too little attention is paid to Iran's underlying motives. Within as little as a decade, Iran will produce too little oil to export, and its economy will collapse, as I warned in several locations, most recently on December 5 (Civil wars or proxy wars?). Within a generation Iran will have half as many soldiers and twice as many pensioners. Driving down the price of oil to crush the Iranian economy sooner rather than later is a favorite scenario of American strategists (or attenuating investment in Iran) - Victor Davis Hanson offers it up in his latest column - and the Iranians know better than Americans that the sand has nearly run through the hourglass. Iran's<BR/> <BR/>...imperial ambitions... <BR/><BR/>I maintain, express a unique solution to an otherwise insoluble problem, namely to grab the oil resources of southern Iraq, Azerbaijan, and perhaps even northern Saudi Arabia. <BR/><BR/>So some of you may now see that Ash's perspective on the topic of oil, is on target.<BR/><BR/>With that i bid you all goodnightElijahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180395617090150228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-22780246746962442962007-03-26T23:06:00.000-04:002007-03-26T23:06:00.000-04:00Let's start with Hamdan Decision, not Hamadan, my ...Let's start with Hamdan Decision, not Hamadan, my error.<BR/><BR/>The National Review had a long <A HREF="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZTYwOTYzMWY5NGZlNDM0MTg2MDc3ZjkxYmI4ZmY4NmU=" REL="nofollow">article regarding that decision</A>, part of it is:<BR/><BR/><I> the Court had to invoke (and distort) “Common Article 3” of the conventions, which applies only to civil wars taking place within the territory of a single country, as opposed to international conflicts. The Court argued, absurdly, that because al Qaeda is not a nation, it cannot be in an international conflict: so the global War on Terror is not “international,” ..."</I><BR/><BR/>The Congress reauthorized the Tribunals to comply with Art 3, and not to "Internationalize" the War.<BR/>Each of the conflicts are local and not inter-connected, by Law.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Mr Lewis is a respected scholar, habu. He is also more correct than not about the 21st and 15th century divergence.<BR/><BR/>He may also be correct about the meaning of Mohammedan, I would assume he is. But it offends the Mohammedans, which has always been the point of using it. Whether an accurate translation of the use of the word, or not.<BR/><BR/>Part of referencing Winston was to see the reaction. I do like pretzels.<BR/><BR/>FDR as War President referenced his faith in the NAA man that doug linked to, Dutch Kindleberger. Where FDR had the faith enough in US capacity to commit the US to a possibly reckless course, to achieve Victory. <BR/>Not a general endorsement of FDR as a Predident or a man.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-7664938160450670242007-03-26T22:56:00.000-04:002007-03-26T22:56:00.000-04:00Iran said Monday it was questioning 15 British sai...<I>Iran said Monday it was questioning 15 British sailors and marines to determine if their alleged entry into Iranian waters was "intentional or unintentional" before deciding what to do with them -- the first sign it could be seeking a way out of the standoff. There were worries Iran might seek to trade the prisoners for at least five Iranians detained by the United States in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>The Marine Corps is recalling 1,800 reservists to active duty, citing a shortage of volunteers to fill some jobs in Iraq. Members of the branch's Individual Ready Reserve will be notified this week.<BR/><BR/>From the 1,800 called, officials hope to get 1,200 Marines for the early 2008 rotation into Iraq.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.startribune.com/722/story/1081349.html" REL="nofollow">Iraq Developments</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08208259520563205356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58080293928954264842007-03-26T22:47:00.000-04:002007-03-26T22:47:00.000-04:00Panama Yellow,Just trying to keep the record strai...Panama Yellow,<BR/><BR/>Just trying to keep the record straight about FDR and his administration. Perhaps the information on the Venona Papers was unknown to you. Had it been I'm sure you might have tempered your enthusiasm for the most Soviet penetrated administration we have ever had. And as I said earlier Harry Hopkins and FDR sold out much of Europe at Yalta, but thta's perhaps for you to research. If it pierced your facade in invicibility, well, ouch, take two aspirin and put a bandaid on it.<BR/><BR/>Same thing with the usage of the Mohammedan thing. Just wanted the bloggers to know the current thinking on that useage. You know, like an update type thing from 1950 bringing it up to 2007 scholarship level, with the most knowledgeable Islamic scholar on the planet.<BR/>Certainly you can have no objection to current thought by Dr. Bernard Lewis in 2007 verses Sir Winston Churchill in 1950.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>HabuHabuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883037170077821624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28427955771355622472007-03-26T22:27:00.000-04:002007-03-26T22:27:00.000-04:00and now supporting DR's view on a different topic"...and now supporting DR's view on a different topic<BR/><BR/>"At McConnell's instigation, Republican senators have been meeting for weeks to discuss... immigration reform." <BR/><BR/>...To survive the crisis of legitimacy of the state that lies at the heart of Fourth Generation war, a state needs two qualities: an open political system and a unitary culture. At present, America has a closed political system, dominated by an establishment that is in essence a single political party, and she is pursuing a policy of multiculturalism that enhances and exacerbates cultural frictions. While an open political system and a unitary culture are to some degree fungible—Japan’s unitary culture will probably allow the Japanese state to survive despite its closed political system, while Switzerland’s open political system preserves legitimacy despite three distinct cultures—any state that has neither is likely to experience a crisis of legitimacy. At the least, we cannot assume that the United States will not experience such a crisis, to the point where self-generated Fourth Generation war is not even a possibility. Police departments in some large American cities would be quick to note that they are already facing Fourth Generation opponents on the streets.<BR/><BR/>There are, of course, steps the American state could take to minimize the chance of Fourth Generation war developing here. The most urgent is to end the current de facto policy of open immigration. Because multiculturalism works against acculturation of immigrants, mass immigration from other cultures is a clear and present danger in a Fourth Generation world. When large numbers of immigrants retain a primary loyalty to their own cultures rather than to the American state, they provide an ideal base for Fourth Generation war.<BR/><BR/>More broadly, if America is to avoid Fourth Generation war on her own soil, she needs to address the two origins of the crisis of legitimacy of the state. That means opening up the political system and abandoning multiculturalism for a policy of encouraging what used to be called Americanization (and is in fact the adoption of Anglo-Saxon norms, at least in the public square). Americanization means actions such as restoring America’s public schools as primary centers of acculturation, a role they played effectively a century ago, and making English the only legal language in public business. Opening the political system means actions such as giving third parties a real chance against the two major parties, term limits, putting “none of the above” on the ballots, reducing the power of money in politics (what American politicians call “campaign contributions” are recognized in the rest of the world as bribes), making much more use of ballot initiatives and referenda, and restraining the judiciary from legislating.<BR/>- William S. LindElijahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180395617090150228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44940859372666455352007-03-26T22:22:00.001-04:002007-03-26T22:22:00.001-04:00When even the Iraqis are confuused about the Brits...<I>When even the Iraqis are confuused about the Brits location that day..</I><BR/><BR/>The Iraqis, confused? LOL. They were part of the Iranian setup!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12482732511606589322007-03-26T22:22:00.000-04:002007-03-26T22:22:00.000-04:00I agree with you, elijah. The Wars are all connect...I agree with you, elijah. The Wars are all connected, but the Supremes, in Hamadan, disagreed.<BR/><BR/>The Congress and Executive, in their response to Hamadan, agree with the Supremes, as well. <BR/><BR/>The wars are local and not connected, by Law, for US.<BR/>If the Congress or Mr Bush wanted them to be, Mr Bush could have made the case and Congress could have confirmed the were. Instead they took another route. Agreeing the Wars are local and unconnected.<BR/><BR/>If the idea of Mohammedan Civil War was or is the "Plan", we should get out of their way, ASAP.<BR/><BR/>sam,<BR/>sure <A HREF="http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54857" REL="nofollow">World Net Daily</A>, not the NYTimes.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91013086611102385092007-03-26T22:14:00.000-04:002007-03-26T22:14:00.000-04:00Mitch McDonnell, according to Fred Barnes, sometim...Mitch McDonnell, according to Fred Barnes, sometime you have to lose to be a winner.<BR/><BR/><I>At McConnell's instigation, Republican senators have been meeting for weeks to discuss immigration reform. The group includes Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Jon Kyl of Arizona, Mel Martinez of Florida, and Johnny Isakson of Georgia. Isakson is important because the Republican bill now taking shape is centered around his idea of staggering reform by doing border security first, then taking steps to deal with the illegal immigrants who are already here.<BR/><BR/>The latter steps would be pursued once the Department of Homeland Security certified that five measures necessary to border security had been undertaken. These include the hiring of 14,000 new Border Patrol agents, authorizing the construction of 370 more miles of fence along the border with Mexico, deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles, deployment of ground radar, and the creation of a biometric ID card so employers can verify whether an immigrant worker is legally in the country. </I><BR/><BR/>The only part that is offense is the biometric ID. Everyone will have to have one, not just those "little brown people", to prove they are regular residents.<BR/>Little "internal passports & work permits" if you're "regular" you won't mind, nor should you, they'll say.<BR/><BR/>McVeigh thought they put a chip up his ass, in the Army. Wonder how he'd feel about a biometric ID?<BR/><BR/>Then they can demand:<B> <BR/>"Your papers, please!"</B><BR/>and know it's you.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-38412682323145993022007-03-26T22:11:00.000-04:002007-03-26T22:11:00.000-04:00I studiously read everyone's missives in the time ...I studiously read everyone's missives in the time I am allowed.<BR/><BR/>"Since there are no Mohammedan Wars. Nor a War on Islam or even a War on Islamofascism, any more, on Mr Bush's watch."<BR/><BR/>In Terror's Mask: Insurgency Within Islam, Michael Vlahos argues that what we are seeing in the Islamic world today follows an age-old pattern. Purist elements arise that accuse existing Islamic governments of straying from Islam; that pure Islam cannot govern; attempting to make things work, they also become corrupt; and new purist elements gather to bring about their overthrow. This cycle could work to America’s advantage if she isolated herself from it, because it focuses Islamic energies inward. As Boyd would say it tends to...<BR/>fold Islam back on itself.<BR/>- William S. Lind<BR/><BR/>Is Islam currently folding on itself? <BR/><BR/>Who's watch is it currently? <BR/><BR/>Now...let's read the writings of those who may have completely different wordviews compared to Boyd and Lind, but also speak of Islam folding on itself. <BR/><BR/>Would these be considered Mohammedan Wars?<BR/><BR/>"This could become the Islamic equivalent of the Thirty Years War between Protestants and Catholics in Europe in the 1600s — a religious schism that blossoms into overt mayhem and murder and massacres and warfare. The various Iraqi factions will obtain the backing of other Middle Eastern states as they conduct their ideological and ethnic struggles. It will be a free-for-all that spreads beyond the anarchic zone of Iraq."<BR/>- Chas Freeman<BR/>Ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War; president of the Middle East Policy Council<BR/><BR/>...another perspective<BR/><BR/>"The Shiites in Iran will not tolerate the re-emergence of a Sunni government in Iraq. And the last thing the Saudis, Kuwaitis, Egyptians, Jordanians and the rest of the Sunni-dominated states will tolerate is letting the Shia control another oil-rich state in the Muslim heartland. So you’re going to see those states running guns and money to Sunni fighters in Iraq. For Jordan and Egypt, this is a golden opportunity to send their young firebrands to fight in Iraq as they did in Afghanistan. It’s kind of a pressure-release valve for Sunni dictatorships: People who would be out causing problems because their governments aren’t Islamic enough will be out in Iraq fighting the ultimate heretics, the Shia.<BR/>- Michael Scheuer<BR/>Former chief of the CIA’s Osama bin Laden unit; author of Imperial Hubris<BR/><BR/>Finally...<BR/><BR/>"Nope just a couple of unassociated local conflicts"<BR/><BR/>...The scope of Philip Bobbitt's The Shield of Achilles is breathtaking: the interplay, over the last six centuries, among war, jurisprudence, and the reshaping of countries<BR/><BR/>Bobbitt posits that certain wars should be deemed epochal-that is, seen as composed of many "smaller" wars. <BR/><BR/>The "Long War" as coined by both AQ and U.S. military strategists, is also such an epochal conflict, and not just a couple of unassociated local conflicts.Elijahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180395617090150228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47217430752209101042007-03-26T22:06:00.000-04:002007-03-26T22:06:00.000-04:00Guttierez/Canales/VenturaAre you for real?<I>Guttierez/Canales/Ventura</I><BR/><BR/>Are you for real?samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08208259520563205356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28599418391184091262007-03-26T21:56:00.000-04:002007-03-26T21:56:00.000-04:00Just show to go ya, it does not pay to be a rude r...Just show to go ya, it does not pay to be a rude rube.<BR/><BR/>The lack of smoke in the air gives the term "blow it out your ass" a whole new aromatic exposuredesert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25869709284477100992007-03-26T21:50:00.000-04:002007-03-26T21:50:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9817536492486996512007-03-26T21:48:00.001-04:002007-03-26T21:48:00.001-04:00GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — An Australian te...<I>GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — An Australian terror suspect pleaded guilty Monday to a war-crime charge of providing material support to terrorism.</I><BR/><BR/>And you are a winner! allen.<BR/>Mr Bush did promise Mr Howard that little David could serve his time in Oz.<BR/><BR/>Wonder what parole options will be open to him? <BR/><BR/>Wanna bet on if the Oz judges give him credit for time already served?<BR/><BR/><I>Hicks, a Muslim convert, is one of some 385 prisoners being held by the United States at Guantanamo. Officials have said they plan to prosecute as many as 80 Guantanamo prisoners, and some could face the death penalty.</I><BR/><BR/>So what do we do with the other 305 of those fellows, let 'em go, or hold them for the duration?desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57860189168181099632007-03-26T21:40:00.000-04:002007-03-26T21:40:00.000-04:00Mr Hitchens, bob, he's bit caustic now-a-days, too...Mr Hitchens, bob, he's bit caustic now-a-days, too.<BR/><BR/><I>" ... First, it gives one of the most acute and intimate portraits of<B> the Bush administration's catastrophic mismanagement of the intervention. ..."</I></B><BR/><BR/>But, Mr Hitchens, he was a Trotskyite, before he began supporting Mr Bush and the War in Iraq. <BR/>Wonder what the says about him, or Mr Bush? Is Mr Bush a Trotskyite in disquise?<BR/><BR/>Mr Bush definately is a one worlder, a supporter of both the UN and the North American Union.<BR/><BR/>Trotsky did die in Mexico, a conspiracy perhaps, did the Bush forebears meet with Trotsky, in Mexico?<BR/><BR/>Any way, pull US into Kurdistan and let the others factions fight it out. Mr Hitchens is against the idea, but makes the case for it, regardless.<BR/>Where have we heard that case before?<BR/><BR/>Do not see Mr Bush allowing that path to be taken. Since Mr Biden reccomended it, also.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, back to Trotskyism in the 21st Century and Mr Bush. His Commerce Department has been busy.<BR/><BR/><I>a State Department cable released to WND(WorldNetDaily) shows<B> Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez</B> pressing to implement major trilateral initiatives to help<B> "capture the vision of North American integration." </B><BR/>...<BR/>The State Department communiqué, dated May 20, 2005, documents a March 13, 2005, meeting between Gutierrez, Mexican Secretary of Economy Fernando Canales and Canadian Privy Council Assistant Secretary Phil Ventura. The meeting was held just prior to the announcement of SPP at the trilateral summit with the country's three leaders in Waco, Texas, March 23, 2005. <BR/><BR/>The cable notes Gutierrez opened the discussion by stressing that the July 23, 2005, "Report to Leaders" needed "to show results" that would be "enduring and create an on-going process." <BR/>...<BR/>"This memo gives us an important 'behind the scenes' look at the trilateral bureaucratic process that gave rise to the "Report to Leaders". <BR/><BR/>The 2005 "Report to Leaders" on the SPP website, Phillips noted, resulted from a detailed process of trilateral bureaucratic meetings that led to cabinet-level discussions within the three governments. The end result, he said, was for the report to<B> "focus on the major SPP working group initiatives that could advance the goal of North American integration." </B></I><BR/><BR/>The Freedom of Information Act, what a wonder.<BR/><BR/>Onward Progressives onward!<BR/>Viva Basra and Success!desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-59926560846912210112007-03-26T21:36:00.000-04:002007-03-26T21:36:00.000-04:00Preferring to trash the US legal system rather tha...Preferring to trash the US legal system rather than actually explain its headline, an Australian rag (link at Drudge) is reporting a "guilty plea" by Muslim kangaroo skinner and would-be holy warrior, David Hicks. My guess, based on earlier reports: support of a terrorist organization. If true, Dave will be heading home soon.allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-26699487044379436292007-03-26T21:27:00.000-04:002007-03-26T21:27:00.000-04:00The Democratic-led House of Representatives has pa...<I>The Democratic-led House of Representatives has passed its own version of the legislation, with a provision requiring a troop pullout from Iraq by September first of next year.<BR/><BR/>It is unclear whether the troop withdrawal measure in the Senate bill will survive. The Senate earlier this month voted against Democratic-sponsored resolution to establish a timetable for a troop pullout from Iraq.<BR/><BR/>The legislation also includes $2 billion to improve mass transit and port security, and billions more for hurricane victims along the U.S. Gulf Coast.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://voanews.com/english/2007-03-27-voa1.cfm" REL="nofollow">Military Missions</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08208259520563205356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-17173867154240352582007-03-26T21:24:00.000-04:002007-03-26T21:24:00.000-04:00HitchensHitchensallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-42788870852211522442007-03-26T21:21:00.000-04:002007-03-26T21:21:00.000-04:00From Bobalharb’s link:“At present, it seems that s...From Bobalharb’s link:<BR/><BR/>“At present, it seems that some Democrats are interpreting public disillusionment with Iraq as a mandate for isolationism and for treating a country that occupies a keystone position between Iran and Saudi Arabia as if it were negligible or irritating or an obstacle to plans for universal health care or the arrest of global warming. That this is a huge historical mistake is the least offensive way of putting it.”<BR/><BR/>Bob, it is hard to go wrong with Hitchen’s, even when you disagree. Thanks for the link.allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-77792623207408989082007-03-26T21:10:00.001-04:002007-03-26T21:10:00.001-04:00At least FDR left Mr Truman in a position to win W...At least FDR left Mr Truman in a position to win WWII.<BR/><BR/>More than may be said of Mr Bush and the Mohammedan Wars, or not.<BR/><BR/>Since there are no Mohammedan Wars. Nor a War on Islam or even a War on Islamofascism, any more, on Mr Bush's watch. None of those expressions being multi culturally acceptable enough for the thought police.<BR/><BR/>Nope just a couple of unassociated local conflicts, at least one of which you, habu, have reported we are losing, in the sphere of realpolitck. <BR/><BR/>So, perhaps like FDR, Mr Bush will leave it to his successor to complete the Mission. I just hope he does not die in office, like FDR. That would be bad.<BR/><BR/>Any way, habu, thought you were refraining from reading my little missives. <BR/>As with your statements about Nantz and your further postings, what you say, is not what you mean. <BR/>Or maybe you just got tired of waiting and wanted to exercise your writers voice before your time on Earth runs out, while still waiting for Mr Bush or Mr Olmert to take those actions you foresaw, for last November '06.<BR/><BR/>Still waiting, aren't we.<BR/><BR/>Ah well, so it goes.<BR/>Viva Basra and further similar success in all of Iraq!desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.com