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Reports That Led to Terror Alert Were Years
Old, Officials Say
By DOUGLAS JEHL and DAVID JOHNSTON
Published: August 3, 2004 - New York Times
WASHINGTON -- Much of the information that led the authorities to raise the
terror alert at several large financial institutions in the New York City
and Washington areas was three or four years old, intelligence and law
enforcement officials said on Monday. They reported that they had not yet
found concrete evidence that a terrorist plot or preparatory surveillance
operations were still under way…
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A Battle Over Blame
Rumsfeld may be rebuked by his own commission investigating prison abuse
By Michael Hirsh and John Barry - MSNBC
… NEWSWEEK has learned
the Schlesinger panel is leaning toward the view that failures of command
and control at the Pentagon... |
Rocco
Martino: 'I am the Source of the False Niger/Iraq Uranium ...
Collective Bellaciao, France -- 8-3-04
... recently that conservative attacks on the credibility of Ambassador
Joseph Wilson |
Bush isn't looking very well
these days.
"The
Daily Show with Jon Stewart":
"Now, on
the subject of the convention, most observers agreed last week it brought a
newly energized Democratic party, one focused on a common goal. With the party
now in the spotlight, many people are wondering ...
(Stewart
handed a piece of paper)
Oh.
Terror warning. Guess I'll have to stop talking about the Democrats."
Hearing begins for
Army reservist England
CNN -- 8-3-04
By Susan Candiotti and James Polk. FORT BRAGG, North Carolina --
Army Pfc. Lynndie England, almost seven months' pregnant and ...
The Lynndie
England Defense Fund
Antiwar.com Blog, CA -- Jul 28,
2004
I'm trying to imagine who might donate to the Lynndie England
Defense Fund. Rush "Blowing Off Steam" Limbaugh? FReepers? Republican neocons?
...
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
E-mail
Lisa,
On
Monday you posed the question, "Which
poll do you believe?"
I just want you to know I don't believe any of them.
I took
a post-graduate course in mass communication at the University of Oklahoma back
in the '80s, and public opinion polling was a major part of the curriculum. I
learned then that fewer than 50% of those asked to participate actually agree.
Yesterday, on "Hollywood Squares" of all places, I learned that in the
21st Century, more than 60% of those asked to participate in the Gallup Poll
refuse.
That
leaves me with the conclusion that only the bored and socially challenged among
us makes up the core of people whose "opinions" are related to the public.
I
refused to believe in the '80s that fewer that 1,500 people could accurately
reflect the opinion of the masses, and I believe it even less today, knowing
what I know now. On the contrary, I am convinced that a significant number of
Americans base their opinions on what they are told by opinion polls. The polls
create opinion, rather than measure it.
Roy I.
Adams,
SMSgt, USAF, Ret.
Tyler,
TX
“And
you know, [Kerry] started off his speech by saying, ‘I'm John Kerry, and I'm
reporting for duty.’ And today, President Bush said, ‘Great, send him to Iraq.’
” -- Jay Leno
Disturbing News
"The president
announced a new position for one man to be in charge of all terrorism-related
decisions. Don't we have this? Isn't this called the president?" -- Craig
Kilborn
Republican Shenanigans
A regular antidote to the mainstream media
www.tomdispatch.com
Good News
"Bush and Cheney have a
new campaign theme: 'Heart and Soul.' I think that sounds better than their
first choice, 'Oil and Gas.' " -- Jay Leno
TBH Politoons
Bush-Prison-Torture News
E-mail:
Subject: Thanx for the comic relief
I
shouldn't be on your site I suppose, as I hail from Sweden not from the US at
all...
Nevertheless I debate US conservatives on a Death Penalty board, being an anti
myself, and I find the US politics quite fascinating.
I read Ann Coulter today, and my eyebrows disappeared into my hairline (which
really is receding to my neck :D ).
I can hardly credit people taking her seriously - such utter and total mix of
bigotry, hate, religious zeal, childishness, lack of empathy and plain old BS.
I had to google her name to see what people are saying about her - and so
I stumbled on your site.
I had a good laugh and please keep it up.
Thanks for making my surf session ;D
Marcus
Thanks for writing.
Swedes and all other people are welcome here at AHNC.
I think if Ann Coulter ate food she might have a better attitude. Hunger makes
some people mean.
Mission Accomplished: You enjoyed my site.
www.liberalcartoons.com
Go-F***
-Yourself News
"Bush spent all morning
reading the latest security briefing even though it took time away from ignoring
the middle class." -- Craig Kilborn
Biz/Tech
News
Kerry/Edwards News
Daily News Haiku
(August 3)
"Our economy Is on the right track," says Don.
Let's try the left track.
"They hate our freedoms."
"Extend the Patriot Act."
Who
hates our freedoms?
More are here:
http://www.madkane.com/notable01_04b.html#08_03_04
Odd News
“I was
watching all the pundits and all the critics today, and they said it was very
smart of John Kerry to portray himself as an old soldier reporting for duty.
They thought that was very clever. Of course, President Bush can do that. He can
portray himself as an old soldier. Although in Bush's case, the reporting for
duty thing might be new.”
Jay Leno
In this picture made
available by Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo, an embryo elephant is seen during an
ultrasound examination of Tamar, a twenty-year-old pregnant Asian elephant at
the zoo, on July 31. Tamar underwent an ultrasound examination by a team of
German specialists, who found her in good shape in her fifth month of a 22-month
gestation period.
Peace.
