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Energy Bill 2007 - We Must Act Before It's Too Late
2007-10-26 14:57:00 If you care about America's environmental future and reducing our reliance on oil (and having the kind of energy security that would serve to avoid the kind of war we're seeing in Iraq today), then you need to ensure that the final Energy Bill that will soon be going to President Bush will include the Senate-passed 35 mile-per-gallon fuel economy standard along with the House-passed 15 percent More About: Late
Only Bible's OK in OK. Why? Christianity Never Killed Anyone.
2007-10-25 15:22:00 I don't have an end-all solution, but the answer to mitigating the gap dividing hearts and minds is not to return to the Crusades mentality. In 2003, Lt. General Jerry Boykin, then-undersecretary of defense for U.S. intelligence, said this about a Muslim fighter in Somalia who'd said on television the Americans would never "get him" because his God, Allah, would protect him: "I knew my God More About: Christianity , Killed
Heaven-Hating Hitchens Hails Islamofascism
2007-10-24 15:56:00 If anyone asks me why I take Christopher Hitchens' intellectualized-up [Iddybudspeak for dog-doodoo wrapped up in college-lined paper] defense of the ridiculous anti-intellectual term Islamofascism with a grain of salt, it's because I know - given the fact that Hitchens eschews religion [have you read his book?] - that it's a hell of a lot more simple for this intellectual to throw the totally More About: Heaven
Stand Warned - Giuliani Dumber Than Bush
2007-10-23 22:24:00 When he spoke in Syracuse, I heard the New Yorker's Sy Hersh say that he believed our nation's foreign policy was hijacked by a handful of neoconseratives at the beginning of this century. This cult of misguided ideologues has gotten us into an unnecessary war and still holds sway with our President. If there's one undeniable truth, it's that the consequence of this cult-hijacking of U.S. More About: Bush , Giuliani , Stand
Of Patriotism and the Army of a King
2007-10-23 19:17:00 Just imagine for a moment, if you will, being asked to honor the veterans of a King 's private and enriched army in your own country where the ones we've long honored have looked like these men and women. Photo by Jude Nagurney Camwell At Frameshop, Jeffrey Feldman speaks out about Blackwater and the telltale signs of President Bush setting up the kind of army that acts as if it is his own. More About: Patriotism , Army
stray
2007-10-23 02:38:00 The apartments where this cat strayed were torn down this summer. I would look for him each time I visited the Morningside apartments in Charlotte. I am haunted....not knowing what became of him. I wish someone would see this very photo of him, by some wild chance, and tell me he's okay...that he has a home. More About: Stray
Chris Trapper at the Redhouse, Syracuse
2007-10-23 02:13:00 Chris Trapper doing tricky things with his guitar strings Chris Trapper Redhouse, Syracuse N.Y. October 13, 2007 Chris belting out a pretty tune with the help of his white guitar More About: Chris
Hadley, Cheney, & God
2007-10-22 20:55:00 Scott Ritter Photo by Jude Nagurney Camwell, taken in Syracuse 9-29-07 What do National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, Vice President Dick Cheney , and God have in common? Find out by reading former U.N. Special Commission chief inspector Scott Ritter's opinion piece [available at Truthout]. Excerpt: The issue of Iran is a national problem which requires a collective debate, discussion
Edwards & Gore on Iraq at Current.com (Current comes to Converge South)
2007-10-22 16:46:00 Former VP Al Gore and 2008 presidential candidate John Edwards have made videos for Current .com where they've expressed their opinions about the Iraq War. Related: Current.com comes to Greensboro, N.C. Saskia Wilson Brown of Current.com Current's Brandon Gross (on right) with co-panelist Jason McHugh (CrapTV) Saskia Wilson-Brown and Brandon Gross of Current.com appeared at the 2007 More About: South
Iraq President Expects Reduction in U.S. Troops
2007-10-22 16:07:00 In an interview with French journalist Georges Malbrunot [le Figaro], Iraq 's President Jalal Talabani says he expects a 100,000 U.S. troop reduction in Iraq by next year. Excerpt: When will Iraq be ready to ensure its own security, in order to permit the US troops' departure? By the end of 2008, if we receive the weapons that we have requested from various countries, we will be able to More About: Troops , Reduction
Tipperary Hill Music Festival, Syracuse, N.Y.
2007-10-13 17:40:00 Play the video below for scenes from the very first Tipperary Hill Music Festival held at the Pass Arboretum in Syracuse, N.Y. on September 22nd. The unique culture and spirit of this Syracuse neighborhood is featured in each of the faces that you'll see in my photographs. More About: Music Festival
International Carnival of Pozitivities - Edition 16
2007-10-13 16:58:00 The 16th edition of the International Carnival of Pozitivities is now available at Ogre's Politics and Views at this link. This edition represents an attempt to reach out to a conservative political community about HIV/AIDS. It is our hope that our messages might encourage those who normally do not come in contact with the issues of HIV/AIDS to think about how to help us fight the pandemic. We More About: Edition
Gore Wins Nobel Prize - Bush Moves To Steal It!
2007-10-12 14:54:00 Moments after the Nobel Peace Prize committee turned its sights on the battle against global warming by bestowing the 2007 award upon former US vice president Al Gore , George W. Bush moved in to steal it. "I'm the disseminator," claimed Bush, followed by a weak, disbelieving laugh. In a shocking turn of events, Mr. Bush's legal team filed papers to dispute the Norwegian Nobel committee's More About: Steal , Wins , Moves
Onondaga Land Claim (NY State) Update
2007-10-12 13:54:00 Onondaga Land Claim Argued in Court By Michael Hill, Associated Press (EXCERPTS) ALBANY, N.Y. — A lawyer advocating the Onondaga Indians' claim to a massive swath of land running down the middle of New York assured a federal judge Thursday that the tribe does not intend to evict anyone, but wants to wipe away a historic stain. That contention was countered by Assistant Attorney General More About: Update , State
Syracuse: Soldiers Magnetize Thousands to Denounce Iraq War
2007-10-02 19:17:00 I want to take an opportunity to show you the faces of soldiers who have served our nation in Iraq and who do not agree with the Bush administration's policy on Iraq. Nothing phony about these men and women. Nope. They're the real deal. Their courage was a virtual magnet that drew thousands to a September 29th march in Syracuse, N.Y. where soldiers and citizens denounced the Iraq War . The More About: Soldiers
Anti-War Rally/March in Syracuse Tomorrow
2007-09-28 22:22:00 See this diary at Daily Kos for the details. There will also be a panel discussion at 7:30 pm Saturday evening at Hendricks Chapel on the Syracuse University campus titled "The Peoples’ Response to the Petreaus Report". Excerpt: “Soldiers and Civilians Speak Out in Syracuse, New York” BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW! New York State Regional Anti -War March & Rally Saturday, September 29, 2007 More About: Tomorrow
Haudenosaunee Roots of Peacekeeping at Onondaga Lake
2007-09-26 19:23:00 Chief Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, Onondaga Nation The Roots of Peacemaking An Afternoon of Lessons Held on the Shore of Onondaga Lake , the Birthplace of Western Democracy In the new ecology-based documentary “The 11th Hour”, Onondaga Nation Faithkeeper, Chief Oren Lyons, speaks words of warning to all humankind: "The Earth has all the time in the world. We don't." Chief
Elizabeth Edwards in Charlotte, N.C.
2007-09-25 21:41:00 Elizabeth Edwards recently spoke to an audience in Char lotte , N.C. about her book Saving Graces and about the people that are woven into the tapestry of our lives. You'll see a familiar face in the crowd - the blogger Anonymoses is the only male who appears in the audience in this video. It runs about 23 minutes. Tip of the hat to Carolina Girl for the video. More About: Elizabeth Edwards , Elizabeth
On Police/Security Personnel Tasering Students
2007-09-19 00:03:00 I want my readers to know about this post by Farhad Manjoo, and I warn you that the images and sounds can be very disturbing. More About: Security , Students , Police , Personnel , Erin
Heard and Seen At Harkin Steak Fry
2007-09-18 16:37:00 Benny (of Benny's World) attended the Harkin Steak Fry in Iowa and she has posted about it.
Boehner Calls Supreme Sacrifice "Small Price"
2007-09-13 23:42:00 GOP House minority leader John Boehner thinks that over 4000 deaths of American troops (not to mention the hundreds of thousands of serious physical and psychological military casualties suffered in this war) are a "small price to pay" for his partisan brand of ghost-chasing. This is the kind of talk that Dante Zappala was telling us he's sick and tired of in my last blogpost. I wanted to More About: Calls , Small , Price , Sacrifice , Supreme
What Dante Zappala Wanted to Say on Hardball
2007-09-13 20:37:00 "I wanted to talk about the humanity of this war." Dante Zapp ala appeared on Hardball last night and said a lot, but there was even more that he wanted to tell us. Let Dante tell you in his own words... More About: Wanted , Zappa
The ONLY Way: Bush Must Change Course in Iraq
2007-09-13 20:13:00 Immediately following George W. Bush 's speech tonight, tune in to MSNBC. John Edwards has something to say that he thinks is so important for you to hear that his campaign has purchased air time on MSNBC to say it. From TPM Election Central: John Edwards isn't going to use the usual method — a dry press release, followed by speeches at campaign rallies the next day — to rebut President More About: Iraq , Change , The O , Chang
Two Soldier-NYT-OpEd-Authors Dead in Iraq
2007-09-12 18:07:00 It is being reported at the group blog Daily Kos that two of the seven soldiers who wrote the August 19, 2007 New York Times op-ed piece criticizing the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy have been killed in Iraq . Daily Kos writer Brandon Friedman reports: Yance T. Gray and Omar Mora died Monday in a vehicle accident in Baghdad. The AP has reported on Yance Gray here, and KHOU, a Houston-area More About: Authors , Dead , Soldier
MoveOn Ad Controversy=Right-Wing Diversion
2007-09-12 17:29:00 The question of the propriety of the "Petraeus or Betray Us" MoveOn.org ad is a red herring for the Republican attack machine in what seems to be these days a campaign against an enemy more dangerous to Republicans than al Qaeda - - the Democratic party. General Petraeus is a career military man who understands what he must say on behalf of the Commander in Chief, lest he lose his career. More About: Right Wing , Controversy , Wing , Moveon , Dive
NY25 Rep Walsh To Push For Troop Withdrawal
2007-09-11 23:05:00 "I think we need to let the president know that if he doesn't start taking troops out, then Congress will use the power of the purse to do it." - U.S. Congressman James Walsh (R-NY) Walsh says U.S. must cut troops in Iraq Posted by Mark Weiner September 10, 2007 11:01PM Syracuse.com/Syracuse Post Standard After months of wavering in his support for the war in Iraq, Rep. James Walsh said More About: Withdrawal , Push
Feingold: Why A Surge Focus is Bogus
2007-09-11 21:32:00 If there's any lesson to be learned from 9/11, this message (in the form of his questions and comments to Iraq ambassador Ryan Crocker and General David Petraeus) from Senator Russ Feingold should be it: More About: Focus , Surge , Urge
House Rep Talks of House Strategy to End War
2007-09-08 18:20:00 I asked Gen. Petraeus in Iraq whether he had made plans for withdrawal, and he said “No! There are no contingency plans for withdrawal.” He said: “I don’t know how to do it. It takes six months just to close down one military base, and you can’t do many simultaneously.” You can check on how many military bases we have all over Iraq. So basically they’re created a situation that they think More About: House , Strategy
Edwards' New Strategy Against Terrorism
2007-09-07 19:50:00 "We've got to throw away the failed George Bush policies of the past, and move in a bold new direction..." "Some politicians, like Rudolph Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and John McCain have responded to the shortcomings and backfires of the Administration's approach by essentially doubling-down. They have closed their eyes to the facts and asked us to accept, on faith, more of the Bush approach. More About: Terrorism , Strategy , Edwards
Krugman To Dems: Make Up Your Minds!
More articles from this author:2007-09-07 17:09:00 Paul Krugman breaks down the Iraq War issue regarding General Petraeus and the White House-written report he'll soon deliver: Mr. Krugman is making these points: No independent assessment has concluded that violence in Iraq is down. General Petraeus has a history of making wildly overoptimistic assessments of progress in Iraq that happen to be convenient for his political masters. Any plan More About: Make Up , Minds , Make , Make-up 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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