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Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:38:15 GMT

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“The Age of the Warrior”

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:16:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Well colour me surprised, we're not winning. And we're part of the problem? Who knew??

Clip Source: www.informationclearinghouse.info

“The Age of the Warrior”

Afghanistan is back in the news

The British ambassador to Afghanistan has been quoted in a French newspaper as saying that the American military strategy in that country is “destined to fail.” Ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles’ critical comments about the NATO operation in Afghanistan were part of a leaked memo from a French diplomat. He also said: “The coalition presence–particularly the military presence–is part of the problem, not the solution.”

The British ambassador’s leaked statements were published just as the top US commander in Afghanistan called for 3 additional combat brigades, that is over 10,000 soldiers, to be immediately deployed to Kabul. General David McKiernan told reporters in Washington DC Wednesday that Americans were facing a ‘tough fight’ in Afghanistan that “might get worse before it gets better.”

Robert Fisk on the U.S. Elections, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Israel-Palestine

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Robbery, by a different name

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:49:29 GMT

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Clip Source: www.theweek.com

Robbery, by a different name

Tags: politics

Sarah Palin Winks at America

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:38:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Nice accompanying music.

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EARTH 2008-- A WORLD OF SLAVES (Part 1 of 6)

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:26:42 GMT

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clipper's remarks: History repeats except this is the final chapter of a plan of the New World Order..

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EARTH 2008-- A WORLD OF SLAVES (Part 1 of 6)

Could former Mossad agent be Israel's next PM?

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:16:41 GMT

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Clip Source: www.finalcall.com

Could former Mossad agent be Israel�s next PM?
By Ashahed M. Muhammad
Assistant Editor
Updated Sep 30, 2008, 10:34 am

What's your opinion on this article?

Israeli foreign minister Tzipora �Tzipi� Livni has cleared one hurdle in her effort to become only the second female Prime Minister in the nation�s history.

Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice meets with Tzipi Livini, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, at the U.S. State Department, February 14, 2008. Photo: US State Department

Final results in the Kadima party�s primary announced on Sept. 18 reported a narrow victory by Mrs. Livni of 431 votes over her opponent, Israeli transportation minister and long-time military man Shaul Mofaz. In conceding defeat, Mr. Mofaz also announced that he would be completely leaving political life and the Knesset which throws hopes of the establishment of an effective political ruling coalition into uncertainty.

Tags: israel, mossad, rzipi livini, female, prime minister

Can you say "Police State"

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:17:39 GMT

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Clip Source: tomdelay.townhall.com

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McCain Lies and Ditches Letterman-Goes to Curic instead.

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:31:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Bad form.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: letterman, mclame, bad, show, lies, stupid, waterloo, olbermann

McCain: Most Reprehensible of Keating Five

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:46:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This article is from 1989. The last time McCain was directly involved in a government bailout.

Clip Source: www.phoenixnewtimes.com

McCain: The Most Reprehensible of the Keating Five

And, of course, that's the way it is with the Keating Five. You are all battling to save your own hides. So you, McCain, leak to reporters about who did Keating's bidding in pressuring federal regulators to change the rules for Lincoln Savings and Loan.

The story of "the Keating Five" has become a scandal rivaling Teapot Dome and Watergate. The outcome will be decided, not in a courtroom, but probably on national television.

Those who survive will be the sociopaths who can tell a lie with the most sincere, straight face. You are especially adept at this.

The money was never really Keating's to give. But he never would have got his hands on it if you and the rest of the Keating Five didn't halt the government takeover for two long years while Keating's people continued their looting.

And now, the tab for the Savings and Loan heist must be paid from taxpayer pockets.

Tags: mccain, keating

Experts Don't Yahoo! Over Palin's E-Mail Practices

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:21:32 GMT

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Clip Source: abcnews.go.com

Palin's Email Habits Echo Worst Practices of Bush Administration Says Expert

It's not a great idea to run a government using Yahoo! e-mail accounts.

That's the word from experts, anyway, reacting to news that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's Yahoo! e-mail had been hacked earlier this week. McCain's vice-presidential pick reportedly used the accounts to communicate with key aides about government business.

The practice is dangerous, said experts, and can run counter to laws ensuring government is open and accountable -- a tough point for Palin, who has made "open government" a catchphrase of her political identity.

By using non-governmental email systems, "Your information is out there available, beyond the official mechanisms there to protect it,"

"When she's communicating about government programs, that information is not being protected with the typical precautions the government has put in place in its own risk management process," said Yoran.

Tags: palin, email, government, yahoo, security

"Bin Laden Not Behind 9/11" Is Now Official Party Line

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:12:43 GMT

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Clip Source: www.vetvoice.com

by: RockRichard

Wed Sep 10,

What happens when you can't catch the bad guy? You just decide he isn't the bad guy anymore, since you already caught the bad guy. Everybody wins!

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Question: [Helen Thomas maybe?] But Osama bin Laden is the one that - you keep talking about his lieutenants, and, yes, they are very important, but Osama bin Laden was the mastermind of 9/11 -
Dana Perino: No, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was the mastermind of 9/11, and he's sitting in jail right now.

The really depressing thing is at the best this will be ignored by the traditional media, and at worst it they will pick it up as truth and it will be written in history books.

How does Dana Perino sleep at night?

Tags: confused

Ten conservative myths about national security

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:42:42 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Here's the list; see them debunked at the link

Clip Source: www.alternet.org

1. "Islamofascism" is America's biggest national security threat.

2. We're fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here.

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3. Military solutions are the only effective national security solutions.

4. But -- what we're doing is working! After all, we haven't had another 9/11…

5. Everybody knows that "law enforcement" approaches to terrorism don't work.

6. We don't need allies: we can do this on our own. Besides, moral authority doesn't matter when you have superior firepower.

Clip Source: www.alternet.org

7. Negotiating with "irrational" dictators is pointless, and a sign of weakness.

8. Government spending on national security is different than pork-barrel spending on other programs.

9. Airport security is a critical part of our anti-terrorism effort.

Clip Source: www.alternet.org

10. It's always necessary to give up our civil liberties in a time of war.

The Declaration and the Constitution are the defining documents of our country

If we abandon those ideals, we will simply cease to be American

and

lose the chance of ever restoring America again

Tags: war on terror, constitution, conservative, security

Is a POW background good for a President?

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:01:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Fellow McCain POW Philip Butler says he knows from personal experience that a POW background is not desirable in a commander-in-chief

Clip Source: tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com

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TrooperGate official: Palin lied to ABC

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:19:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: He was fired for not re-opening investigation of Palin's enemy - having been summoned to her office for an interview with her husband!

Clip Source: tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com

Official at Center of Trooper Gate: Sarah Palin Lied to ABC

Former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan, whose firing is at the center of Trooper-Gate, says the Sarah Palin lied in her interview with ABC when she told Charlie Gibson that she dismissed Monegan based on poor job performance and said she "never pressured him to hire or fire anybody."

"She's not telling the truth when she told ABC neither she nor her husband pressured me to fire Trooper Wooten," Monegan told ABCNews.com, "And she's not telling the truth to the media about her reasons for firing me."

"I was called to her Anchorage formal Governor's office to talk with Todd Palin about an issue that was a private family matter," recounted Monegan. Todd became "upset," Monegan recalled, when told the allegations had already been investigated and the case would not be re-opened.

"When Sarah later called to tell me the same thing, I thought to myself, 'I may not be long for this job.'"

Tags: palin, lies, troopergate

Scary To See This Rapid Unraveling

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:32:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Rapid Unraveling of the very fabric of democratic America. I am German, and I learned well those chapters of extreme patriotism. No. 1, No. 1, USA, USA .

Clip Source: www.chycho.com

America, Wake-Up! Your government is crucifying your children, family and friends: Applying the Patriot Act in the USA

Prosecutors charge 8 alleged leaders of RNC WC with Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism: “In what appears to be the first use of criminal charges under the 2002 Minnesota version of the Federal Patriot Act, Ramsey County Prosecutors have formally charged 8 alleged leaders of the RNC Welcoming Committee with Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism. Monica Bicking, Eryn Trimmer, Luce Guillen Givins, Erik Oseland, Nathanael Secor, Robert Czernik, Garrett Fitzgerald, and Max Spector, face up to 7 1/2 years in prison under the terrorism enhancement charge which allows for a 50% increase in the maximum penalty.

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Evidence released to date does not corroborate these allegations

National Lawyers Guild is concerned that such police informants have incentives to lie

and exaggerate threats of violence

also act as provacateurs