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Washington's Gift to Bomb Makers
New York Times, NY -- 8-6-04
There is no bigger and more
urgent threat to the security of every American than the possibility of
nuclear bomb materials falling into the wrong hands. That is why it is
astonishing, and frightening, that the Bush administration is now pushing to
strip the teeth from a proposed new treaty aimed at expanding the current
international bans on the production of weapons-grade uranium and
plutonium... |
NUCLEAR WATCH
Santa Fe New Mexican, NM -- 8-6-04
LOS ALAMOS — In a rare opportunity, a handful
of people from Santa Fe and Albuquerque took a free flight Thursday to see
the buildings, tunnels and waste ... |
Hiroshima mayor blasts US nuclear policy
Fort Frances Times, Canada -- 8-6-04
The mayor of Hiroshima marked the anniversary of the world’s
first atomic bomb attack today by lashing out at the United States for its
pursuit of next ... |
I don't trust Bush with a
football, baseball or pretzel.
"Do you
know what happened on this day 4 years ago? Well, whatever it was, the
Department of Homeland Security just found out today."
-- Jay Leno
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Dave Casey
The
Large Editor - AllHatNoCattle.net
AHNC
responds to terror alert
In
response to the elevated terror alert announced recently by the Department of
Homeland Security, the staff of All Hat No Cattle has duct-taped all the gaps
between the bamboo-stalk walls of its Central American Bureau.
AHNC
personnel also are wearing beekeeper hats and mosquito net shrouds because of
unconfirmed reports that Al-Qaeda operatives in Costa Rica may be planning
suicide insect attacks. You can never be too prepared.
The
past three weeks spent in the “Switzerland of the Americas” have been highly
educational for AHNC staffers.
In
Costa Rica, citizens and resident foreigners are not deemed unpatriotic or
treasonous for expressing disagreement with government policy. Hearty political
debate is encouraged.
When
the current administration of Costa Rica endorsed the U.S. decision to invade
Iraq last year, 60,000 people marched in protest in the capital of San Jose. But
there was no violence or mass arrests, no extensive surveillance by the nation’s
security apparatus, no branding of the anti-war demonstrators as terrorist
sympathizers or liberal scum. The reaction by the government of the third-oldest
democracy in the Western Hemisphere reflected a greater respect for freedom of
speech than in the hemisphere’s first democracy, the United States.
In
Costa Rica, the national slogan and a common salutation to others is “Pura Vida”
–- pure life. You don’t hear expressions like “If you’re not with us, you’re
against us” or “My country, right or wrong.”
In
Costa Rica, a deeply religious Christian culture, most men and women see little
or no conflict between their belief in God and their appreciation for
sensuality. Nudity is commonplace in art, and the nation’s top prosecutor
doesn’t find it necessary to drape coverings over the bare breasts of female
statuary. (But then, the Costa Rican equivalent of the U.S. attorney general
doesn’t speak in tongues, either.)
As in
many Western nations, semi-nudity is not uncommon in Costa Rican surf-and-sun
settings. A teenage girl was walking around topless at a local hotel swimming
pool yesterday morning, in fact, prompting the AHNC Large Editor to prolong his
breakfast while observing the local customs.
And
in Costa Rica –- after 45 years of universal public education and health care –-
the population benefits from a much higher literacy rate (95 percent), a longer
average life expectancy and a lower infant mortality rate than in the United
States. Last but not least, the rate of major violent crimes also is much lower
than in the States.
The
Switzerland of the Americas obviously is doing something right. Maybe the United
States can learn something from its tiny neighbor and ally.
Pura
Vida.
(Next
week, AHNC reluctantly shifts operations back to Dubya’s USA: Unbelievably
Stupid Administration.)
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
Seen on
Altercation
A
little told tale is the percentage of the troops fighting in Iraq that are
National Guard and Reservists. It was 25% during "major combat operations."
Currently it is 39%.
However on July 7, the Director of Operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt.
Gen. Norton Schwartz, told Congress that in 2005 he expects non-regular military
to reach 43% of all troops in Iraq. (Source:
AP)
Almost half of the
boots on the ground will be weekend warriors!!! As John Kerry said at the
convention, it's a backdoor draft.
Disturbing News
E-Mail
Hi, Lisa
Just a thought regarding the recent slam-ad about the "swift boat veterans"
countering John Kerry's account of his actions in Viet Nam: Why is it so much
easier to find guys who purport to have known Kerry in Viet Nam in hostile
actions, but Bush's campaign machine cannot find credible folks to vouch for
Bush's service in Texas or Alabama?
I also did a Google search about the book "Unfit for Command," within which this
group is referenced. When I first heard about the book, I thought to myself,
"It's probably published by Regnery Publishing." Sure enough, it is. Another
bit of tripe to be sold to the gullible.
Have a great day, and keep up the good work.
Regards,
Bruce H.
Hi Bruce.
Bingo. The right wing scream machine strikes again.
These are probably the same bunch of yo-yos who trashed John McCain's POW days.
Who would you rather be in a foxhole with -- Kerry and his band of brothers or
the yo-yos?
Republican Shenanigans
"President Bush tripped
again ... this time over his English." -- Jay Leno
Good News
An Australian billboard
promoting sun block.
"Baseball has come out
with these John Kerry and George W. Bush bobble head dolls. They're pretty
realistic. The John Kerry bobble head is huge and the Bush bobble head is
empty." -- Jay Leno
Biz/Tech
News
http://gokerrystopbush.com/
Bumper stickers are only $1.50
FYI
I received this e-mail today
Dear user of allhatnocattle.net, administration of allhatnocattle.net
would like to let you know that:
Your e-mail account has been used to send a large amount of unsolicited
e-mail during this week.
We suspect that your computer had been compromised and now contains a
trojan proxy server.
We recommend that you follow instructions in the attached file in order
to keep your computer safe.
Best wishes,
The allhatnocattle.net team.
There was a virus attached. I will
never send out an attachment unless requested, and I would never send a virus.
Duh.
Those Republicans are up to their usual
shenanigans.
Bush-Prison-Torture News
Here's your
weekly dose of antiwar satire:
BamToon
http://unclebam.homestead.com/BamToon.html
Go-F***-Yourself News
Bush opposes 'legacy' admissions
MSNBC - 8-6-04
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, who followed his father and grandfather to Yale
University despite an undistinguished academic record, said Friday that colleges
...
Kerry/Edwards News
"All of you are
soldiers in the army of compassion. And one of the reasons I'm seeking the
office for four more years is to call upon our citizens to love your neighbor
just like you'd like to be loved yourself."
-- The Rev. George W. Bush
Odd News
"The
Republicans are now getting ready for their big convention in New York City.
Apparently they have a plan for going into New York, but they don't have a plan
for getting out." -- Jay Leno
When
this famous Caracas statue of an ancient goddess cracked in half this summer,
Venezuelans asked themselves if it was coincidence or a divine message.
Followers of the cult deity Maria Lionza speculated she had sacrificed herself
to wake Venezuelans up to the dangers of the nation's bitter political rift over
the government of President Hugo Chavez, who faces a recall referendum this
month. (Ho-Richard Alvarado/Courtesy of Alejandro Colina Foundation)
Peace.