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Nigerian corruption trail leads to US, Paris
Mail & Guardian (subscription), South
Africa - 1-23-04
... In Paris, a French judge has reportedly warned
that United States Vice-President Dick Cheney could be charged over
allegations that his former company, Halliburton, paid $180-million in
bribes to build a Nigerian gas plant. Halliburton has called the accusations
untrue, and Cheney's spokespersons have refused to comment on the case...
French
Judge Probes Unit of Halliburton - Washington
Post
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Cheney claims
al Qaeda link to Hussein
San Francisco Chronicle, CA 1-23-04
...
of semi-trailers at this point which we believe were in fact part of (a
WMD ... Cheney is seen as among the most ardent hawks in the
Bush administration and the one ... |
Dems question Cheney, Scalia ties in letter to Rehnquist
USA Today - 1-23-04
Scalia went on a hunting trip to Louisiana with
Dick Cheney, a longtime friend, shortly after the court agreed to
review a lower court's decision that required ...
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Do I hear the sweet sound of
handcuffs closing?
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Drip,
drip, drip...
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Ex-CIA officials, pols want wider leak probe
Chicago Sun Times, IL 1-23-04
WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress and 10 ex-CIA officials are seeking
a broader inquiry into the leak of an undercover officer's name,
aiming to determine if...
Senator
Shelby a target of leak probe?
AL.com, AL – 1-23-04...
…reported
that Shelby's former press secretary, Andrea Andrews, had testified before a
grand jury. The investigation stems from a 2002 Cable News Network story
that intelligence officials had intercepted two messages the day before the
attacks signaling that something was to happen the next day, according to
the Post. The Arabic messages were not translated until Sept. 12…. |
Graphic by Oz
"In last year’s
State of The Union, Bush said there was no doubt that Iraq had weapons of mass
destruction. Last night, Bush said they had 'weapons of mass destruction related
program activities.' What’s he going to say next year - Iraq had weaponish
thing-a-ma-jig whatcha-ma-callits." —Jay Leno
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Strickland joins suit against DVA
Ironton Tribune, OH - 1-23-04
As far as U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland (D-6th) is
concerned, the Department of Veterans' Affairs has failed to take care of
many of the soldiers who have defended America.
The Congressman joined the Vietnam Veterans of America Thursday in filing a
lawsuit against the VA for failing to meet its congressionally mandated
outreach efforts. ...
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I think it's
the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it
deliberately.
George Carlin
Graphic by Oz
"President Bush said that our kids must
be taught how to read. He said if his aides never learned to read, they'd never
be able to tell him what's in the newspapers every day." —Jay Leno
ODD
NEWS
First Christian-themed nudist resort to open in Florida
Fumes from pot storage room force Israeli cops to
clear out of their offices
Tennis distractions in Baghdad: Bad bounces,
explosions and helicopters e.
Bush favors ribs over replies
EBAY Page auctioning Wesley Clark's argyle sweater
This is the new edited/updated
copy - please post this - if you have
the old copy please replace it with this . . .
Thanks,
GregPalast.com Team
Thanks for
writing. I am honored to post Mr. Palast's column. See below
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NO CHILD'S
BEHIND LEFT
The New Educational Eugenics in George Bush's State of the
Union
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
by Greg Palast
Go ahead, George, and lie to me. Lie to my dog. Lie to my
sister. But
don't you ever lie to my kids.
Deep into your State of the Siege lecture last night, long after sensible
adults had turned off the tube or kicked in the screen, you came after our
children. "By passing the No Child Left Behind Act," you said, "We are
regularly testing every child ... and making sure they have better options
when schools are not performing.".. |
Paper:
Prosecutors decline Rush Limbaugh's plea offer
Miami Herald, FL – 1-23-04
WEST
PALM BEACH, Fla. - Rush Limbaugh's attorney suggested a deal that
would have
seen the conservative radio commentator enter drug rehabilitation rather than
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The biases the media has are
much bigger than conservative or liberal. They're about getting ratings, about
making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.
Al Franken, "Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them", 2003
State of the Union:
Karl Rove Prepares Another
Batch of Lies Speech for the President
Shemp Hannity
gladly obliges!
www.fauxnewschannel.com
"My only concern was to get
home after a hard day's work."
-- Rosa Parks
Today
in History January 22
0638 Start of Islamic calendar
1492 "Pentateuch" (Jewish holy book) 1st
printed
1571 Queen Elizabeth I opens Royal Exchange
in London
1789 Georgetown, 1st US Catholic college,
founded
1812 7.8 earthquake shakes New Madrid,
Missouri
1870 173 Blackfoot Indians (140 women &
children) killed in Montana by US Army
1946 Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR,
becomes 1st director of CIA
1950 Israeli Knesset resolves that
Jerusalem is the capital of Israel
1961 Supreme Court rules cities & states
have right to censor films
1964 24th Amendment ratified, barring poll
tax in federal elections
1968 Spy ship USS Pueblo & 83-man crew
seized in Sea of Japan by N Korea
1973 President Nixon announces an accord
has been reach to end the Vietnam War
1998
Pope
John Paul II condemns US embargo against Cuba
If God dropped acid, would he
see people?
Steven Wright
Have
you visited www.gopsheeple.com lately?
Top Ten Ways I, Howard Dean, Can Turn Things
Around
10. "Switch to decaf"
9. "Unveil new slogan: 'Vote for Dean and get one dollar off you next purchase
at Blimpie'"
8. "Marry Rachel on final episode of 'Friends'"
7. "Don't change a thing -- it's going great"
6. "Show a little more skin"
5. "Go on 'American Idol' and give 'em a taste of these pipes"
4. "Start working out and speaking with Austrian accent"
3. "I can't give specifics yet, but it involves Ted Danson"
2. "Fire the staffer who suggested we do this lousy Top Ten list instead of
actually campaigning"
1. "Oh, I don't know -- maybe fewer crazy, redfaced rants"
Mars Orbiter Confirms Evidence of Water
ABC
News – 1-23-04
...
Of course, finding anything that has to do with water on Mars is a
sort of
holy grail. This is certainly better than anything we've had so far.". ...
Mars Rover Resumes Sending Data Back to Earth
Reuters, UK -1-23-04
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Mars rover Spirit
resumed sending some data to Earth
on Friday, allaying some fears it had failed after two days of garbled ...
“Now
we even have women over there in danger,
doing their part in this tradition
of going to War when our nation calls
us to do so. As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot. A short lull,
a little shade and a picture of loved ones in their helmets.” – in an
email and photo essay sent to me
Gas is $1.60 a gallon in my
neck of the woods. Aren't we occupying Iraq ?
This wider view
of Uranus reveals the planet's faint rings and several of its satellites. The
area outside Uranus was enhanced in brightness to reveal the faint rings and
satellites. The bright satellite on the upper left corner is Ariel, which has a
snowy white surface. Five small satellites with dark surfaces can be seen just
outside the rings. (NASA/Hubble?HO)
Peace.