ThinkFast: April 28, 2008
ThinkFast: April 28, 2008
An audit from Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen reveals that “of 47,321 reconstruction projects worth billions of dollars found that at least 855 contracts were terminated by U.S. officials before their completion, primarily because of unforeseen factors such as violence and excessive costs.” But “many reconstruction projects were being described as complete” when they were not.
U.S. and Iraqi security forces in Baghdad “have been targeted with 251 improvised bombs this month — nearly double the monthly average — as fighting in and around Sadr City intensified.” U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mike Milano said that “[s]ome of the attacks involved deadly armor-piercing bombs that the U.S. military has linked to Iran.”
In a letter issued Friday to Time Warner Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Bewkes, Congressional Hispanic Caucus chairmen Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) contended that CNN “is skewed in favor of anti-immigration efforts.” Many of CNN’s news programs have adopted “the language Lou Dobbs uses,” Menendez said, referring to Dobbs’ heavy anti-illegal immigration rhetoric.
Across the country, “lawyers who represent suspects in terrorism-related investigations complain that their ability to do their jobs is being hindered by the suspicion that the government is listening in, using the eavesdropping authority it obtained — or granted itself — after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.” The Justice Department “does not deny” that such monitoring has taken place.
With Americans facing record levels of credit card debt, “financial institutions have sharply raised rates for credit card customers — even those who pay on time — as they grapple with losses from other bad consumer loans.” Banks are also imposing higher fees for late payments and ATM withdrawals to boost profits.
“As the Federal Reserve completes work on rules to root out abuses” by mortgage lenders, the mortgage industry “has begun an intensive campaign to fight back.” “[T]he industry’s criticism has already prompted the Fed to consider narrowing the scope of the plan so it applies to fewer loans.”
Afghan President Hamid Karzai “escaped unhurt” yesterday from an assassination attempt by suspected Taliban insurgents at the Afghan national day military parade in central Kabul. “The ability of the attackers to get so close” to Karzai has turned the failed assassination attempt “into a moment of national embarrassment” for the Afghan government.
Oil prices “hit an all-time high near $120 a barrel” today after a refinery strike closed a British pipeline system. At the same time, U.S. retail gas prices “also hit a record for the 13th straight time” with the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded costing $3.603, according to AAA. Gas prices are up four-tenths of a cent from yesterday.
The Air Force will call this week “for the world’s top scientists to come together in a 21st-century Apollo-style programme to develop greener fuels and tackle global warming.” The project aims “to calculate the overall carbon footprint of the world’s energy sources, rather than merely measure their direct emissions.”
And finally: At his final White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday, President Bush poked fun at his potential successors. Explaining why none had attended the dinner, Bush said Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) “probably wanted to distance himself from me,” adding that “Hillary Clinton couldn’t get in because of sniper fire and Senator Obama’s at church.”
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Nancy Pelosi MUST Be Removed from Congress
Help Support Cindy Sheehan Unseat Bush’s Top Enabler
from Cindy Sheehan (edited):
On May 1st, 2006, Nancy Pelosi made the pronouncement that gave BushCo carte blanche to commit their high crimes and misdemeanors and crimes against humanity by taking Impeachment “off the table”. Moreover, it was in 2002, as reported by the Washington Post, that Ms. Pelosi was briefed on torture and did not object to the inhumane and ineffectual path that our nation was stepping off on.
There are probably many “day jobs” that Nancy Pelosi qualifies for, but representing the people of San Francisco is not one of them. She opposes universal, single-payer health care and has promoted and voted for “free” trade agreements that are the major contributing factors to environmental degradation, job loss, or job insufficiency, and to the food riots happening all over the globe today: coming next to a community near you.
Please support Cindy’s Run For Congress at:
April 28th, 2008 at 9:00 amhttp://www.CindyforCongress.org
Global Food Crisis Hits U.S.
Restaurants stockpile to guard against soaring costs.
New York and Caracas – The global food crisis reached the United States yesterday as big retailers began to ration sales of rice in response to bulk purchases by customers alarmed by rocketing prices of staples.
“What you’re seeing is people who buy in larger quantities, who have a restaurant or a corner store, stocking up because of media reports that prices could go higher,” said Dave Heylen, a spokesman for the California Grocers Association.
Information from:
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042408N.shtml
** The price of staple foods has been rising due to a “perfect storm” of issues including massive increases in crops grown specifically for bio-fuels, tens of millions of new meat-eaters in countries like China and India, destructive “free-trade” policies, increased crude-oil prices, underperforming Genetically Modified Crops, financial speculation and climate change.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:01 amHere is a great and uplifting story about a medical breakthrough!! (Happy News)
The blind man who was given the gift of sight by gene therapy
A pioneering gene therapy trial has helped a blind man to see in a breakthrough that brings hope to millions affected by eye diseases. British scientists have claimed a world first for the revolutionary treatment, which involved a single injection into the retina at the back of the eye.
Steven Howarth, 18, from Bolton, who has a rare inherited eye disorder which has left him with extremely poor vision and completely unable to see in the dark, improved sufficiently after the treatment to be able to navigate a “maze” in conditions similar to street lighting at night.
Experts hailed the research, supported by £1m from the Department of Health, as a major advance in the treatment of blindness and predicted it would lead to new developments in gene therapy for other conditions.
Dawn Primarolo, the Public Health minister, said: “This is a major achievement for British science and the NHS and shows we truly are at the forefront of innovation.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-blind-man-who-was-given-the-gift-of-sight-by-gene-therapy-816629.html
April 28th, 2008 at 9:02 amDemocrats Registering In Record Numbers
1 Million New Voters For Last 7 Primaries
RALEIGH, N.C. — They lined up shoulder to shoulder inside the gray high-rise downtown, their politics as diverse as their backgrounds. An ex-felon who needs health insurance, followed by a high school student seeking empowerment, followed by a Marine Corps veteran who wants to prevent his country from crumbling.
Like hundreds of others, their quests led them to the Wake County voter services office this month to register as Democrats for the first time. The line of newcomers that snaked across the checkered tile floor was emblematic of those that have formed across the country this year: black voters, young voters, lifelong Republicans switching parties — all registering in record numbers, and all aligning as Democrats.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/27/AR2008042702272.html?hpid=topnews
They have finally seen the light… For me this story ranks right up there with new gene technology. If we can get the Republicans out of the White House; we could start some ground breaking work with stem cells.
I’m also glad to hear that lifelong Republicans are finally switching parties. It only took them losing their jobs and homes to figure out that the Republicans are not going to be there when they are down and out.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:04 amExplaining why none had attended the dinner, Bush said Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) “probably wanted to distance himself from me,”…
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No, Dubya — McCain only wants to distance himself from you on even days. On odd days, he embraces everything you’ve done, defends your record, and promises more of the same.
He’s trying to have it both ways in an attempt to grab as many votes as he can. Unfortunately, the only votes he’s going to get are from the terminally stupid.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:05 amAn audit from Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen reveals that “of 47,321 reconstruction projects worth billions of dollars found that at least 855 contracts were terminated by U.S. officials before their completion
This is so disastrous, a childrens hospital only 35% complete. One in every six dollars is unaccountable to the tune of $10 billion dollars. With that kind of money, we could all have had free Health Care and a real stimulus package to boost our sagging economy. Instead, our government has dumped our money into Iraq reconstruction were we have contractors that stop work before projects are completed, contractors have been killed and projects are completed obliterated by the bombings.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:06 amBush said Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) “probably wanted to distance himself from me,” adding that “Hillary Clinton couldn’t get in because of sniper fire and Senator Obama’s at church.”
That’s our Prez, always the Frat Boy smartass who thinks making fun of others is his destiny.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:06 amW-Boy Bush
H.W.-Father Bush
McCain-Grandpa Bush
News the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report
Poisoning Our Water
PA Administrator Stephen Johnson has proposed further weakening America’s drinking water protections, in ways that would most severely impact the country’s poorest communities. Under direct pressure from the White House and acting against the advice of EPA’s own scientific advisers, the EPA has cut funding for water infrastructure, opposed strong health standards for rocket fuel and other chemicals in our water supply, and decided to derail regulation of the growing levels of pharmaceuticals and chemicals from personal care products in America’s drinking water.
Katrina Refugees
Nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina, roughly 40,000 families are still living in mobile homes and trailers throughout the Gulf Coast, many erected in their driveways next to destroyed homes. The government issue “temporary” shelters are known to be contaminated with toxic formaldehyde fumes. The urgency for action is escalating with hurricane season less than 2 months away.
Killing Buffalo
The federal government and Montana state officials have slaughtered nearly one third of Yellowstone’s buffalo herd so far this year, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. NRDC has called for a moratorium on the unnecessary killing and hazing of buffalo that venture out of the western boundary of the park during the annual migration into the herd’s traditional calving grounds on the Horse Butte peninsula. The purported aim of the slaughter is to keep Horse Butte’s private cattle herds safe from potential disease transmission. The problem with this explanation is that there are no cattle in the Horse Butte area and local residents support the wild migration. Furthermore, NRDC reveals that “there are no documented cases of cattle contracting brucellosis from Yellowstone buffalo, and cattle in the vicinity have been vaccinated against the disease.”
April 28th, 2008 at 9:08 am#1 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda Says:
Nancy Pelosi MUST Be Removed from Congress
Help Support Cindy Sheehan Unseat Bush’s Top Enabler
from Cindy Sheehan (edited):
Great Story I read that this weekend. I hope she gives Nancy a run for her money.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:11 amFreedom Rebel Says
April 28th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Democrats Registering In Record Numbers
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I just spend a good part of my weekend doorbelling for Obama in Raleigh. One of the things our canvassing team was informing our audience was the importance of early voting. The number of Democratic voter registrations has skyrocketed here, and we expect all polling places to be mobbed on May 6 (and, as has happened in other states, there may be a real possibility of there not being enough Democratic ballots).
Here in NC, one can vote early between April 17 and May 3. AND can register to vote at the same time (that can’t be done on May 6). By getting as many Democrats as possible to vote in the early voting, we hope to mitigate possible problems caused by chaos on Election Day.
By the way — all these new Democrats might be just enough to turn this red state blue in November.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:14 amFreedom Rebel Says:
Democrats Registering In Record Numbers
1 Million New Voters For Last 7 Primaries
They have finally seen the light… For me this story ranks right up there with new gene technology. If we can get the Republicans out of the White House; we could start some ground breaking work with stem cells.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:04 am
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We need BETTER Democrats AND more Democrats. We have hundreds of Democrats in Congress not worth squat. We need Progressives with Integrity.
#10 misshusseinmolly Says:
Here in NC, one can vote early between April 17 and May 3. AND can register to vote at the same time (that can’t be done on May 6). By getting as many Democrats as possible to vote in the early voting, we hope to mitigate possible problems caused by chaos on Election Day.
By the way — all these new Democrats might be just enough to turn this red state blue in November.
I figured you had probably read this, but I wasn’t sure so I posted it just for you since it came out of NC. It was such great news to hear. I agree, I think NC will probably go blue in November; the younger generation is very involved with this campaign. That will help significantly.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:22 amWith Americans facing record levels of credit card debt, “financial institutions have sharply raised rates for credit card customers — even those who pay on time — as they grapple with losses from other bad consumer loans.” Banks are also imposing higher fees for late payments and ATM withdrawals to boost profits.
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I suspect that what will eventually happen is people will get fed up with banks. The fees will dwarf whatever piddling interest one gets. So where will people invest their money? Some will still play the stock market, but not those who aren’t into risk. Some might invest in real estate. Many will invest in gold or other commodities that basically take their money out of circulation (or they’ll use it to stuff their mattress — same thing).
Financial greedheads can probably see the train wreck ahead, but instead of trying to fix potential long-term problems, they are going to try to grab all they can before the sh!t hits the fan.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:22 am“As the Federal Reserve completes work on rules to root out abuses” by mortgage lenders, the mortgage industry “has begun an intensive campaign to fight back.”
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Mortgage industry: “Hey! Leave our abuses alone! We have the right to abuse!”
April 28th, 2008 at 9:26 am#12 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda Says:
They have finally seen the light… For me this story ranks right up there with new gene technology. If we can get the Republicans out of the White House; we could start some ground breaking work with stem cells.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:04 am
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We need BETTER Democrats AND more Democrats. We have hundreds of Democrats in Congress not worth squat. We need Progressives with Integrity.
I so agree, I have been saying that for a long time. A bad voting Democrat does our party absolutely no good. We need more with a spine that will stand up for what is right and clean up the corruption.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:27 amof 47,321 reconstruction projects worth billions of dollars found that at least 855 contracts were terminated by U.S. officials before their completion
In all fairness – it’s a desert, who needs a roof? And the chamberpots work just fine.
At his final White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday, President Bush poked fun at his potential successors.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:27 amWhile working Americans are having their lives upturned thanks to his admin’s total lack of oversight in mortgage lending and his personal endorsement of said Ponzi scheme, America sits at the brink of insolvency thanks to insane fiscal policy, and hundreds of thousands lie dead at his behest. Sociopathic pinhead.
Voice_of_Reason Says:
Cindy Sheehan vs. Nanci Pelosi. I wonder which one Operation Chaos will support? Probably Sheehan since she is the underdog.
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Anyone else notice that almost every day for the past couple weeks the corporate media has presented glorious stories of Nancy Pelosi doing battle with Republicans?
Bush and Cheney would be sitting in a jail cell right now if not for Pelosi throwing a wrench into the machinery of Congress.
Heck, she’s more vital for the survival and success of the neo-cons than virtually anyone I can think of.
And it seems the corporate media is going to bat for her to ensure she stays in place.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:29 amJust as a humorous sidepoint, I noticed two charges of $1.50 each on my bank statement from withdrawing money from a bank other than my own. Why two charges? Why, I had the audacity to actually inquire what my balance was…so they dinged me for that…then they dinged me for a withdrawal, and the bank I took the money from dinged me $3.00 also for the privilege. So…if everyone starts getting dinged $4.50 to $6.00 for each transaction…doesn’t that add up to A LOT of dough???
April 28th, 2008 at 9:32 amThis month, Washington Mutual (WM) told some credit card customers that it was raising their rates by as much as 100%. Discover (DFS) is lifting its penalty rate to 31%, effective May 1, and may apply that maximum to consumers who exceed their credit limit twice in a rolling 12 months.
How can you raise interest by as much as 100%? I guess we can consider this legal loan sharking. It doesn’t matter whether you pay your bills on time; all of us have to pay for the poor decisions made by the lending institutions issuing sub-prime mortgages.
Bail out the mortgage companies, while we the people get shafted once again.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:32 ammisshusseinmolly Says:
I suspect that what will eventually happen is people will get fed up with banks. The fees will dwarf whatever piddling interest one gets.
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HAH! I’m down to about 2.5% on my money market account, and credit cards are trying to boost rates up into the mid-to-high 20s on folks… who SREN’T even late? (Fortunately I DON’T carry debt on CCs…)
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Financial greed heads can probably see the train wreck ahead, but instead of trying to fix potential long-term problems, they are going to try to grab all they can before the sh!t hits the fan.
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I suspect that a lot of what we’re seeing right now is that EXACTLY. In effect, the greed heads are trying to wring every last bit out of the the rest of us as fast as they can, because they’re afraid of new rules and regs once Botch&Co pack up and leave Jan 09.
We’re watching one of the great “smash-and-grab” moments in the history of this country right now.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:32 amAnd finally: At his final White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday, President Bush poked fun at his potential successors. Explaining why none had attended the dinner, Bush said Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) “probably wanted to distance himself from me,” adding that “Hillary Clinton couldn’t get in because of sniper fire and Senator Obama’s at church.”
He’s hilarious, isn’t he? Standing on a pile of skulls & still cracking wise. Dancing too, leading the band. What a funny, funny guy! As funny as Cheney the stand up comic & MC Rove w/David Gregory dancing in the chorus.
Twilight Zone reject script…
April 28th, 2008 at 9:32 amOh…and Nancy Pelosi is a stooge.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:32 amWhy are these correspondents and the political ‘elite’ getting together anyway? I think the whole idea of them having dinner together is terrible. The media is supposed to watch over them, not eat sushi with them.
Yeah, Bush is a real funny guy. Started with the WMDs under his Oval Office desk, and the yuks haven’t stopped!!!
April 28th, 2008 at 9:35 amI’m all for ‘pulling Pelosi’, but Sheehan?
Really?
I’m not sure I can buy into that, but then again, I’m not voting for any Calif. Rep’s.
I admire and respect Cindy’s passion & stance on the illegal invasion, but in my opinion, she’d be way over her head in the Washington jungle.
That said, just the fact Pelosi is getting some sunlight pumped up hers is a good thing.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:37 am…here’s a bank failure I can live with
IMF’s Dwindling Fortunes
Thanks to disasters of its own making, the agency is losing money and influence.
Yoday’s IMF is not what it once was. These days, the world’s most famous deficit police force is running a whopping small-country-size $400-million annual deficit of its own and is being forced into some of the same kinds of “structural adjustments” it used to impose on indebted Third World nations. In just the last four years, the IMF’s total loan portfolio has shrunk from $105 billion to less than $10 billion. To cut costs, the agency is reducing staff and closing offices.
The Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s was a tipping point. The IMF and the U.S. Treasury helped cause the crisis by pushing for the removal of important regulations on foreign capital flows. Jeffrey Sachs — now head of Columbia University’s Earth Institute — says that “the IMF has become the Typhoid Mary of emerging markets, spreading recessions in country after country.”
Full unedited piece:
April 28th, 2008 at 9:38 amhttp://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/04/27/8550/
It looks like the U.S. is striking back hard, as 38 Shiite militiamen / “criminals” were reported killed by U.S. forces in and around Sadr City yesterday.
Now they’re “criminals?” I guess all the emotional bang has gone out of “islamofascists,” eh?
April 28th, 2008 at 9:39 amcavjam Says:
Sociopathic pinhead.
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But he sings… he dances… he tells jokes… he’s a multi-talented threat.
Hopefully he’ll be able to take his one man show all the way to the Hague!
April 28th, 2008 at 9:39 amI agree, Zimzone.
Sheehan would be in over her head.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:40 ambarfly Says:
Now they’re “criminals?” I guess all the emotional bang has gone out of “islamofascists,” eh?
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Saaaay… whatever happened to “The War On Terror”??? I miss that li’l feller. Has he been retired too? Too bad Botch & the GOOP didn’t treat the folks behind 9/11 as criminals in the first place. They might have caught them and wouldn’t have needed to invade and occupy Iraq in the process.
“Criminals” now? Looks like another attempt on the part of Botch&Co to distance themselves from the disastrous mess they’ve made as they get ready to hand it off to the suck… whoever follows them.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:44 amI agree, Zimzone.
Sheehan would be in over her head.
She wouldn’t be taking a leadership role, as a freshman. I think she would do OK as a congressperson. And she would be a powerful voice to stop the dems from electing another Pelosi as leader in the House.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:47 amZimzone Says:
I’m all for ‘pulling Pelosi’, but Sheehan?
Really?
I’m not sure I can buy into that, but then again, I’m not voting for any Calif. Rep’s.
I admire and respect Cindy’s passion & stance on the illegal invasion, but in my opinion, she’d be way over her head in the Washington jungle.
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I’ve been reading Cindy’s articles at Buzzflash and Commondreams for many years (where she often participates in the discussions). She has a deep understanding of the issues (all of them, not just Iraq), is a tenacious fighter (unquestionable), and will not be intimidated or corrupted.
What more is necessary?
While she is “unrefined” in her delivery (she doesn’t have a great speaking voice) I don’t see her as any less qualified than the other members of Congress.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:47 amNorth Pole Could Be Ice Free in 2008
By CATHERINE BRAHIC
April 27, 2008 You know when climate change is biting hard when instead of a vast expanse of snow the North Pole is a vast expanse of water. This year, for the first time, Arctic scientists are preparing for that possibility.
A polar bear roams on the remote Svalbard archipelago between Norway’s northern tip and the North Pole, Sept. 1, 1998. The thousands of polar bears that prowl the archipelago are one of the main reason visitors venture to the frozen islands, which are as far north as one can go on a regularly scheduled airline. The huge and aggressive animals rarely come into Longyearbyen, the capital of the Svalbards, but local authorities recommend that visitors who head out of town take along high-powered rifles,which can be rented at local stores.
“The set-up for this summer is disturbing,” says Mark Serreze, of the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). A number of factors have this year led to most of the Arctic ice being thin and vulnerable as it enters its summer melting season.
In September 2007, Arctic sea ice reached a record low, opening up the fabled North-West passage that runs from Greenland to Alaska.
The ice expanded again over the winter and in March 2008 covered a greater area than it had in March 2007. Although this was billed as good news in many media sources, the trend since 1978 is on the decline.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4728737&page=1
I thought this was originally predicted to happen by 2020…can’t remember.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:49 amHere’s a little except form “Bottom Boy’s” shot at Gore. He prolly didn’t, or couldn’t read that far.
“Biofuel advocates say they are being made a bogeyman for a food crisis that has much more to do with record oil prices, surging demand in the developing world, and unusual weather patterns. “The people who seek to solely blame ethanol for the food crisis and the rising price of food that we see across the globe are taking a terribly simplistic look at this very complex issue,” Matthew Hartwig of the Renewable Fuels Association said.
Mr. Hartwig said oil companies and food manufacturers are behind the attempt to undercut ethanol. “There is a concerted misinformation campaign being put out there by those people who are threatened by ethanol’s growing prominence in the marketplace,” he said.”
Of course, there’s always a chance that good old-fashioned GREED is playing in a part in some of this too… ya know, market manipulation, ala Enron.
You know… the smartest guys in the room… ***cough…***
April 28th, 2008 at 9:50 amBeen watching Rev. Wright on C-Span; a speech, followed by Q&A. The man has been maligned falsely. I am not a believer in religion, but this man has my respect as a man who recognizes injustice and works to educate and improve.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:00 amWhile she is “unrefined” in her delivery (she doesn’t have a great speaking voice) I don’t see her as any less qualified than the other members of Congress.
Good point, 2mil.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:00 amI have not read any of Cindy’s writing, so you’re certainly more informed than me in regard to her understanding of issues. In fact, ‘less qualified’ may be what we need…
so, what did y’all thing about the OBAMA interview on fox?
or the REV. WRIGHT interview with bill moyers on pbs?
or, how ’bout the latest wright pick-n-twist from his NAACP speech…
April 28th, 2008 at 10:01 am“mocking JFK”, i heard andrea say this morning… more out of context bullshit…
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Unearthed: News that the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report
Corporate Spies
A private security firm employed former Secret Service and CIA agents to spy on Greenpeace, U.S. PIRG, Environmental Media Services and other environmental organizations on behalf of corporate clients including Monsanto, Halliburton, Wal-Mart and Allied Waste. Documents obtained by Mother Jones, which broke this explosive story, reveal the spying lasted from the late 1990s at least through 2000. The company paid private spies to collect phone records and other private information on prominent activists, to root through dumpsters and infiltrate the staffs of environmental organizations.
Record Oil Profits
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that Saudi Arabia and other OPEC member nations are poised to collect $1 trillion from oil exports this year, with the largest chunk of the cash flowing from the world’s biggest oil consumer, the United States. The U.S. imported 5.8 million barrels per day of OPEC oil in January, the highest level for any month since July 1977. U.S. oil demand is expected to average 20.6 million barrels a day this year.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:02 amMiserable Media
One of the reasons you many not have heard these news items in the mainstream media — after years of dramatic cuts that have eliminated all investigative reporters and foreign news bureaus at the major networks — CBS has now announced additional deep cuts across its editorial, technical operations and news bureau desks. The total cuts amount to 1 percent of the meager remaining network’s news staff.
katy Says:
more out of context bullshit…
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It’s all they’ve got left, katy.
If these monsters had to debate their own performances or the issues, they’d sink faster that the 1/2 Hr News Hr did. If they can’t smear and distort, they’re done for completely. How and why would anyone aware of the facts for the status quo in this country???
Oh look… Britney forgot to wear her panties… again…
Oh, that little minx… now, where was I?
April 28th, 2008 at 10:07 amAnd the beat goes on Says:
North Pole Could Be Ice Free in 2008
By CATHERINE BRAHIC
April 27, 2008 You know when climate change is biting hard when instead of a vast expanse of snow the North Pole is a vast expanse of water. This year, for the first time, Arctic scientists are preparing for that possibility.
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I don’t want to say that Climate Change is already unstoppable. But it probably is. Now many scientists are saying we have only a 3 to 5 year window to make the necessary changes in our behavior. We should pray that they’re correct. Nevertheless, this would call for a complete, sudden, life-changing way in which we lead our lives. However, there’s absolutely no indication, we’re going to do what’s necessary to hand our grandchildren a survivable planet.
I wonder if, in all of the universe, there’s another species that destroyed a 4.5 billion year old planet in under 100 years?
April 28th, 2008 at 10:10 amVoice_of_Reason Says:
I guess it makes sense assuming that the government of Iraq has made the insurgent activities a crime.
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Now, if only Botch&Co had treated 9/11 as a criminal matter, we wouldn’t have had to invade and occupy Iraq, huh? I mean, the Iraqis had nothing to do w/ 9/11.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:10 amThe Voice of Treason shouting the good news about all the insurgents killed. How about praising alSadr for his repeated call for the Madhi army to keep the ceasefire? Oh, and if I’m not mistaken, I read somewhere this morning that the green zone is being renamed Dien Bihn Phu…
April 28th, 2008 at 10:12 amit’s miley cyrus now, tros…
even billo is all excited… i hear…
April 28th, 2008 at 10:12 am2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda Says:
I wonder if, in all of the universe, there’s another species that destroyed a 4.5 billion year old planet in under 100 years?
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Prolly, at least once. The universe is a big place. It does seem that, as a genetic experiment, humans aren’t working out as well as hoped for.
Better luck next time, huh?
April 28th, 2008 at 10:13 amSee, katy? I don’t own a television… I guess I’m just missing out.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:13 amkaty Says:
so, what did y’all thing about the OBAMA interview on fox?
or the REV. WRIGHT interview with bill moyers on pbs?
or, how ’bout the latest wright pick-n-twist from his NAACP speech…
“mocking JFK”, i heard andrea say this morning… more out of context bullshit…
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For me, I don’t see any story at all here. I heard what Rev. Wright said, and it was mostly accurate. So I moved on to other issues of greater importance. I refuse to let the corporate media “frame” important issues to me and tell me what I should be discussing or thinking about.
Rev. Wright was a one-day story worthy of a few minutes of my time.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:15 am“Criminals” appears to be the word of choice in news releases from the military/DOD/MNF and it is catching on in the MSM.
And ironically, it fails to accurately describe the various factions, as badly as the “islaomfascist” and “deadenders” misnomers. It’s announcing after five years that you’re no more educated about your enemies than you were going in.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:16 ambarfly Says:
Now they’re “criminals?” I guess all the emotional bang has gone out of “islamofascists,” eh?
kinda shoots darth’s statement of the other day:
“One great lesson of 9/11 is that we have to stop treating terrorist attacks as a law enforcement problem”
back to the drawing board…
April 28th, 2008 at 10:17 am2 million says:
Rev. Wright was a one-day story worthy of a few minutes of my time.
if only the rest of the citizens thought like you…
April 28th, 2008 at 10:19 amFreedom Rebel – the short snippets of stories you’ve posted sound very interesting. Could you please also post the links; I’d like to read the entire articles.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:23 amAnd what business has the US army in going after “criminals?”
If we are fighting the criminals over there, what about the criminals over here? Is the US army now going to police our borders, so no more “criminals” enter our country?
April 28th, 2008 at 10:23 amWhy is there not more coverage of the attack on Karzai which killed an Afghan MP? The footage is horrifically reminiscent of the assassination of Anwar Sadat, though they say this was small arms fire.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7369540.stm
April 28th, 2008 at 10:24 amThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda Says:
I wonder if, in all of the universe, there’s another species that destroyed a 4.5 billion year old planet in under 100 years?
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Prolly, at least once. The universe is a big place. It does seem that, as a genetic experiment, humans aren’t working out as well as hoped for.
Better luck next time, huh?
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The dinosaurs, with their walut-sized brains, managed to survive 150 million years. They’d still probably be alive if not for the asteroid that demolished them and the planet.
Humans (homo sapiens), with their large and highly developed brain, may only manage to last 250,000 years.
Tell me, who is smarter?
April 28th, 2008 at 10:25 amcontracts were terminated by U.S. officials before their completion, primarily because of unforeseen factors such as violence and excessive costs
Anyone want to bet that these contractors did not give back the money they were paid for work they had not completed? Nice little deal they had there. They are paid millions to build something, but then it gets kind of dangerous so they bail and keep the money.
Hopefully Obama will launch a full-scale investigation into the no-bid cost plus contracts in Iraq and prosecute the people who ripped off the taxpayer in addition to making them pay back they money they stole.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:26 amThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
We’re watching one of the great “smash-and-grab” moments in the history of this country right now.
You’re not worthy of recognition as a responsible account to these banks, TRoS. They’re taking a good look at your balances right now and salivating, “This one’s a cash cow.”
Ever heard of that “personal responsibility?” That means you take whatever is dished out to you, no matter how corrupt the intent, and you refuse to file a lawsuit (or be complicit in having your ability to file one diminished), and you don’t write your congressman/woman.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:26 amU.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mike Milano said that “[s]ome of the attacks involved deadly armor-piercing bombs that the U.S. military has linked to Iran.”
And how have they linked them to Iran. Where’s the proof? So far all we have is the Bushie’s accusations but no proof. If they had proof, they would be waving it in our faces.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:28 amThe Justice Department “does not deny” that such monitoring has taken place.
So, another right that has gone out the window in the name of fear is the right to confidentiality between attorney and client. Nice. God, we need to get a Democrat in office while we still have any remaining rights.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:30 am#53 impeachcheneythenbush Says:
Freedom Rebel – the short snippets of stories you’ve posted sound very interesting. Could you please also post the links; I’d like to read the entire articles.
That was all there was on those stories. Robert Kennedy Jr and Brendan did an article with all the things the Media Does Not Report…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-and-brendan-demelle/unearthed-news-of-the-wee_b_98717.html
April 28th, 2008 at 10:32 amMarie Says:
Been watching Rev. Wright on C-Span; a speech, followed by Q&A. The man has been maligned falsely. I am not a believer in religion, but this man has my respect as a man who recognizes injustice and works to educate and improve.
Marie nailed it. Even in the highest political contest in the land, this has been an unfair nitpick of Obama. And this media still issues the phony underscore, “this doesn’t look good for the Obama campaign.” No, media conglomerates, it doesn’t have to look good for the Obama campaign, you only want to it reflect poorly on the campaign.
Reporting on Obama’s good work on the campaign trail was just too boring for the media types. They had to spice things up by
April 28th, 2008 at 10:36 ammouthing off about his preacher and far-fetched theories about a Bill Ayers relationship.
#39 Katy
April 28th, 2008 at 10:36 amObama did quite well with the Fox interview — he was cool-headed thoughtful and non-controversial — something far better as what could have been with Wallace.
Wright on the Moyer’s program was outstanding. I had previously watched in full, the controversial sermons he gave and I came to the conclusion that the words were indeed out of context and mischaracterized. Seeing him on Moyer’s show for a full interview, and this morning on C-Span, I am firmly and fully in support of the man and what he stands for.
I certainly understand why he has 8000 members in his congregation.
Just so we can all start our day with a good chuckle:
McCain calls Obama insensitive to poor people
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/27/mccain-calls-obama-insens_n_98882.html
McCain made this absurd claim at a $2,300 a plate fund raiser dinner in the exclusive, very rich Coral Gables Florida.
Just when I think that McCain has said the most ridiculous thing possible, he has to go and prove me wrong.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:38 am2mil says:
April 28th, 2008 at 10:39 amI don’t want to say that Climate Change is already unstoppable. But it probably is. Now many scientists are saying we have only a 3 to 5 year window to make the necessary changes in our behavior. We should pray that they’re correct. Nevertheless, this would call for a complete, sudden, life-changing way in which we lead our lives. However, there’s absolutely no indication, we’re going to do what’s necessary to hand our grandchildren a survivable planet.————
You are right on target here. I was in college in the 70’s and remember talking about these issues and NOBODY DID A THING! Population control? Conservatives threatened to cut off foreign aid to countries who supported birth control and abortion. Clear cutting forested lands continued. So many other environmentally unfriendly practices still continue. I would even concede that if this is a “normal cycle” (which it isn’t) we need to be stewards of the earth and do all we can to prevent escalation of the destruction of our planet.
Pelosi and the House actually stopped telcomm immunity. As far as I can see, she’s the closest thing to a spine the Democrats have.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:39 amYou’re right Bilbo — this made me laugh out loud today.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:43 amMcCain is a foolish old man who should have bowed out when he was still respected.
#62, McWars,
April 28th, 2008 at 10:45 amJust to further prove your point – the media is nit-picking and fault-finding the Press appearance on C-Span by Wright — he was on point, witty, sharp and direct – something the media has trouble with.
katy Says:
so, what did y’all thing about the OBAMA interview on fox?
or the REV. WRIGHT interview with bill moyers on pbs?
or, how ’bout the latest wright pick-n-twist from his NAACP speech…
“mocking JFK”, i heard andrea say this morning… more out of context bullshit…
I’m still kind of conflicted about Obama going on Fox. He did a good job though and really didn’t leave them anything to use in a smear campaign.
But, the Hillary supporters are knocking Obama supporters because we criticized Hillary and her minions for cozying up to Fox. They say we are hypocrites because now Obama is cozying up to Fox. I disagree with their assessment. There’s a big difference between going on Fox for an interview and praising Fox News as “fair and balanced”. That’s what Hillary and her minions have done. One of her guys (I forget which one) went on Fox the day after the PA primary praising them to high heavens because they were the first to call the race for Hillary. He then went on to say that Fox is the only “fair and balanced” station and they are the only station that is treating Hillary fairly. What a crock. Fox is promoting Hillary not because they love her but because they hate her and want her to be the candidate so that they can energize their base to get out to vote.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:47 amHe’s made some great appearances Marie, and I believe the Obama campaign should embrace the full presence of Jeremiah Wright. We need America to get to know this man beyond sound-bytes. It will only serve as a boon to Obama’s campaign. He’s made important contributions. He’s earned every right to criticize this country so we can love it more by having its weaknesses pointed out and remedied.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:58 ambilbo -
wow… conflating an appearance for an interview on fox, with the schmoozing that hillary has been engaged in? that’s really desperate…
and this:
McCain made this absurd claim at a $2,300 a plate fund raiser dinner in the exclusive, very rich Coral Gables Florida.
reminded me of something i heard on sam’s show yesterday…
a poster on his blog, CharlieNine, has christened the corporate jet mcCRAZY “rents” from his wife as “TROLLUP 1″ … hilarious!
get that out there and let’s see how far and fast it goes…
April 28th, 2008 at 11:00 ammarie – thoughtful and insightful as usual… i agree, as usual…
April 28th, 2008 at 11:02 am:-)
I’d like to send a message to the FED ahead of their meeting this week: STOP LOWERING INTEREST RATES.
April 28th, 2008 at 11:07 amVoice_of_Reason Says:
“Criminals” appears to be the word of choice in news releases from the military/DOD/MNF and it is catching on in the MSM.
VOR appears to be working off of this memo:
“On the same day Lewis spoke, the Associated Press reported that the Extremist Messaging Branch at the National Counter Terrorism Center had prepared a memorandum in March titled “Words that Work and Words That Don’t: A Guide for Counterterrorism Communication” that set federal guidelines in describing terrorists and their organizations.”
Maybe it’s time to upgrade VOR from troll to propagandist.
April 28th, 2008 at 11:09 am“Biofuel advocates say they are being made a bogeyman for a food crisis that has much more to do with record oil prices, surging demand in the developing world, and unusual weather patterns. “The people who seek to solely blame ethanol for the food crisis and the rising price of food that we see across the globe are taking a terribly simplistic look at this very complex issue,” Matthew Hartwig of the Renewable Fuels Association said.
Republic of Stupidity – you are aware, I assume, that the Renewable Fuels Association is a trade organization that mostly is comprised of manufacturers that use corn as their feedstock, and is also aligned with the U.S. Dept. of Argriculture. The Ag Dept. is pretty much the representatives of big corporate farming. Yes, there’s greed involved here. And of course, ethanol made from food stocks is not the only cause of higher food costs (and shortages in developing countries), but it is ONE of the factors. In addition, it takes a gallon of oil/gas to produce one gallon of corn-based ethanol. What we should be doing is funding research and development of ethanol using plant waste, such as sugar cane stalks, corn stalks, wood waste, etc. But instead the subsidies and research dollars are weighted toward corn-based product.
Attached is a table from the Renewable Fuels Association webpage that shows their refineries. Take at look at the feedstocks utilized.
http://www.ethanolrfa.org/industry/locations/
April 28th, 2008 at 11:10 amVoice_of_Reason
Hi Troll
Bye Troll
After you’re booted, use the spare time to take up some reading comprehension courses. Life is a little more than the soundbytes
April 28th, 2008 at 11:10 amthe corporates are feeding you.
2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda Says:
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G’Mornin all,Hey, 2 Mil, I couldn’t agree more with your 1st post today:
Nancy Pelosi MUST Be Removed from Congress
But the other day I posted a question regarding this candidate and never got a response from anyone:
http://www.shirley08.com/
I said since I’m on the other side of the country and neither Cindy nor Shirley are getting much press I asked for input on which one of these two candidates might have the best shot at unseating Pelosi. I’m guessing by your post, you’re behind Cindy? Any thoughts on on Shirley?
I’m asking because I’d like to help the one with the best chance.
April 28th, 2008 at 11:25 amTheRadicalRightisRadicallyWrong Says:
2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda Says:
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G’Mornin all,Hey, 2 Mil, I couldn’t agree more with your 1st post today:
Nancy Pelosi MUST Be Removed from Congress
But the other day I posted a question regarding this candidate and never got a response from anyone:
April 28th, 2008 at 11:32 amhttp://www.shirley08.com/
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Shirley is running as a Democrat, Cindy Sheehan is running as an Independent. I’ve only read one article on Shirley. I honestly don’t know much about her. I’d hate to endorse her and then find out she’s another centrist Democrat (Republican). When I know more then I’ll comment. In any case Pelosi has to go.
impeachcheneythenbush Say
And of course, ethanol made from food stocks is not the only cause of higher food costs (and shortages in developing countries), but it is ONE of the factors.
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In my kicker in post #2 I think I included every conceivable reason why food prices are rising. Here it is again:
One of the less talked about reasons is FINANCIAL SPECULATION. The traders are artifically running up the price of wheat, corn and soybeans etc. Very similar to the way that crude oil is being run up by speculation trading. I’m reading articles where farmers are now forced to engage in day-trading in the futures market to protect prices. Corn and wheat are being traded wildly like technology was in the late 1990’s. This has never happened before in these markets that used to be very stable and boring.
April 28th, 2008 at 11:38 amVoice_of_Reason Says:
I am simply pointing out that it has become the word of choice with the DOD and MNF
VOR, there is an important omission in your statement. Let me fix it for you:
“I am simply pointing out that it has become the word of choice with the DOD and MNF, according to an internal memo distributed to me by my handlers.
April 28th, 2008 at 11:39 amVOR,
A suggestion, if I might:
Stop using the acronym MNF. The so-called multinational force has always been window dressing. This fiction has become such a joke that even the supine and cowardly media has largely stopped using the term. Your repeated use of the term strongly suggests that you are working in some official capacity for the White House or DOD.
April 28th, 2008 at 11:43 am2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda Says:
I wonder if, in all of the universe, there’s another species that destroyed a 4.5 billion year old planet in under 100 years?
Nah don’t worry, the planet will still be around for millions of years. But us humans? If we don’t change… we won’t be around for more than a few thousand years. And we’ll probably take most of the remaining species with us.
April 28th, 2008 at 12:03 pm2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda Says:
One of the less talked about reasons is FINANCIAL SPECULATION. The traders are artifically running up the price of wheat, corn and soybeans etc. Very similar to the way that crude oil is being run up by speculation trading. I’m reading articles where farmers are now forced to engage in day-trading in the futures market to protect prices. Corn and wheat are being traded wildly like technology was in the late 1990’s. This has never happened before in these markets that used to be very stable and boring.
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Wanna bet that FINANCIAL SPECULATION turns out to be perhaps the biggest bad actor in the recent, sky-rocketing costs? I can understand all the other factors playing a part, but this rate of really rapid escalation?
Any chance hedge funds are doing any of this? Or that DEREGULATION of commodities markets is causing it?
April 28th, 2008 at 12:10 pm“many reconstruction projects were being described as complete”…. so that bush friends could complete their job of bankrupting the US treasury for their political idealogical purposes. This fits the neo-”con”-plan.
April 28th, 2008 at 12:16 pmI am sick of hearing the “news” people spout off about the amounts of rice that are being limited are 20 or 50 lb bags and that the average Joe isn’t affected (TDS did it, too, which really ticked me off. Jon, you are one of the only MSM sources out there, don’t play into this!) While you or I are not purchasing 50 lb bags, the restaurants are and that will in turn make eating out more and more expensive which will hurt more businesses. We are a chain and the weakest links break and it affects everyone!
Farmers (and mega conglomerates like ADM) get subsidies to grow corn for biofuels. That, along with what 2mil says are huge incentives (and reasons) for what we are seeing as a trend in farming.
If the government is to offer subsidies, offer it for food, too!
The IMF and WB have had negative impacts on countries since their inceptions. What we did to Haiti through our demands of free trade are now coming home to roost in that country where people are living off of mud biscuits (mud mixed with butter/oil and either salt or a dollop of sugar or sugar substitute) which are usually sold in bags of 100. In my latest read, the MUD is selling for $5 now. More here.
And I do not doubt that this will become common place in the US, too. There are many poor people here who are getting poorer and poorer.
April 28th, 2008 at 12:56 pmBTW, 2Mill…I love your posts! I cannot say thank you enough for them. I read some of the same sites as you but you always bring something new to me. And I appreciate it so much!
Freedom, I love yours, too, but you need to post links! Please include links in your posts. Many of us want to read the whole story or the source data.
I know I have cross posted info from all of the stories I get from many of you (with HT’s of course) but only if it’s sourced and I can read and discern the source.
So, thanks again one and all!
April 28th, 2008 at 1:06 pmMs_Joanne Says:
BTW, 2Mill…I love your posts! I cannot say thank you enough for them. I read some of the same sites as you but you always bring something new to me. And I appreciate it so much!
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I was away from my computer for a couple hours. You’re welcome.
I have a bit of an advantage. I had an advertising business for over a decade. I have a trained eye for the “saleable” point of a story. Then I know how to edit it into something easily readable and understandable. (Most of the time)
I no longer use my skills to sell vitamins, books and weight-loss plans. I promise to use my talents for good only.
April 28th, 2008 at 1:29 pm2Mil, I would very much like to talk with you. Email me.
Old but valid.
April 28th, 2008 at 1:33 pmThanks 2 Mil! I just want Pelosi gone don’t really care if Cindy or Shirley are running as “D”s just so one of them gets rid of Pelosi(R) Ca! ;)
April 28th, 2008 at 2:15 pmWhile I am not too keen on posting from Wikipedia, how much of a MNF is there? When one country has ONE or TWO troops, yeah, that’s seriously multinational.
While I don’t take the same amount of issue with what you originally wrote, I don’t agree with the MNF concept. It’s bogus.
Active troops Withdrawn troops Multinational Force Iraq units
• United States: 250,000 invasion—158,000 current (1/08)
• United Kingdom: 45,000 invasion—4,000 current (4/08)
• Poland: 194 invasion—2,500 peak—900 current (2/07)
• Australia: 2,000 invasion—~900 current (11/07)
TOTAL INVASION DEPLOYMENT
• ~297,000 troops
CURRENT DEPLOYMENT BY COUNTRY
• South Korea: 3,600 peak—933 current (12/07; deployed 5/03)
• Romania: 730 peak—397 current (11/07; deployed 7/03)
• El Salvador: 380 peak—280 current (12/07; deployed 8/03)
• Czech Republic: 300 peak—99 current (11/07)
• Azerbaijan: 250 peak—88 current (9/07)
• Georgia: 2,000 troops (12/07; deployed 8/03)
• Denmark: 545 peak—50 current (12/07, deployed 4/03)
• Mongolia: 180 peak—100 current (2/07; deployed 8/03)
• Albania: 120 peak—70 current(10/07; deployed 4/03)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: 37 troops (9/07; deployed 6/05)
• Ukraine: 1,650 peak-37 current (2/08; deployed 8/03)
• Estonia: 40 troops (12/07; deployed 6/05)
• Macedonia: 40 troops (7/07; deployed 7/03)
• Kazakhstan: 29 troops (12/07; deployed 9/03)
• Moldova: 24 peak—11 current (9/07; deployed 9/03)
• Bulgaria: 485 peak—155 current (2/08; deployed 5/03)
• Armenia: 46 troops(07/07; deployed 1/05)
• Latvia: 136 peak—3 current(10/07; deployed 4/04)
APPROXIMATE TOTAL DEPLOYMENT AS OF 2/08
• 166,000 troops (incl. ~10,200 non-U.S.)
APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS AS OF 2/08
• 161,000 contractors: 53% (~85,300) Iraqi, 17% (~27,400) American, 30% (~45,500) Other
o Including 20–30,000 mercenaries as of 12/07
NATO Training Mission – Iraq
Countries involved with the NATO training mission, NATO NTM-I
• Slovakia: 110 peak (deployed 8/03-withdrawn 12/07)
• Lithuania: 120 peak (deployed 6/03—withdrawn 08/07)
• Italy: 3,200 peak (deployed 7/03—withdrawn 11/06)
• Netherlands: 1,345 troops (deployed 7/03—withdrawn 3/05)
• Spain: 1,300 troops (deployed 4/03—withdrawn 4/04)
• Japan: 600 troops (deployed 1/04—withdrawn 7/06)
• Thailand: 423 troops (deployed 8/03—withdrawn 8/04)
• Honduras: 368 troops (deployed 8/03—withdrawn 5/04)
• Dominican Republic: 302 troops (withdrawn 5/04)
• Hungary: 300 troops (deployed 8/03—withdrawn 3/05)
• Nicaragua: 230 troops (deployed 9/03—withdrawn 2/04)
• Singapore: 192 troops (deployed 12/03—withdrawn 3/05)
• Norway: 150 troops (deployed 7/03—withdrawn 8/06)
• Portugal: 128 troops (deployed 11/03—withdrawn 2/05)
• New Zealand: 61 troops (deployed 9/03—withdrawn 9/04)
• Philippines: 51 troops (deployed 7/03—withdrawn 7/04)
• Tonga: 45 troops (deployed 7/04—withdrawn 12/04)
• Iceland: 2 troops (deployed 5/03—withdrawal date unknown)
April 28th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
misshusseinmolly Says:
I just spend a good part of my weekend doorbelling for Obama in Raleigh.
Miss Molly rocks :)
April 28th, 2008 at 2:24 pmBanks are also imposing higher fees for late payments and ATM withdrawals to boost profits.
When my bank starts charging me to use my ATM card I will go back to using cash. Screw’em.
April 28th, 2008 at 2:26 pmBTW, that would be 94% of American troops in Iraq.
Again, I ask…how Multinational is that?
April 28th, 2008 at 2:26 pmIMF’s Dwindling Fortunes
After being enlightened by Naomi Klein’s “The Shock Doctrine” I say fu(k the IMF…and the World Bank too.
April 28th, 2008 at 2:32 pmExit Stage Left Says – April 28th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
April 28th, 2008 at 2:43 pmAMEN, BRUDDAH!!
99. You jest, right?
Not because of whether the numbers include Iraqi forced or not but because you want to know if the numbers of the country we invaded are considered a part of the MNF’s?
Why is this not computing.
Anyone else see irony here? Maybe it’s just me.
You just changed my mind as far as whether you are a troll or not.
April 28th, 2008 at 3:19 pmFrom my email today:
April 28th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Ms_Joanne Says:
2Mil, I would very much like to talk with you. Email me.
Old but valid.
April 28th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
April 28th, 2008 at 5:35 pm——————————
Thank you. My GF swings a nasty frying pan. (Just kidding hon!)
Darlin’, it’s not personal, honest. Your GF has nothing to worry about (uhm, nor do you [grin], I don’t bite…hard).
But please do email me.
April 28th, 2008 at 8:33 pm