Tag: bush
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9/11 truth gets grammy nomination
the new ministry track, ‘lies, lies, lies,’ which features clips from ‘loose change’ has been nominated for a grammy in the ‘best metal category.’ … from 9/11 blogger/hip video promo: … The album peaks with ‘Lies, Lies, Lies’ , a remarkably candid statement of disbelief in the official line on the Iraq War and the…
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bush ‘developing illegal bioterror weapons’ for offensive use
from truthout: In violation of the US Code and international law, the Bush administration is spending more money (in inflation-adjusted dollars) to develop illegal, offensive germ warfare than the $2 billion spent in World War II on the Manhattan Project to make the atomic bomb. So says Francis Boyle, the professor of international law who…
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bush can’t kick the habit
from truthdig: Here we go again: A new secretary of defense and yet another call for ending the war in Iraq by escalating it. What are they smoking in the Bush White House? Even as government statistics now show marijuana is America’s No. 1 cash crop, it is important to remember that militarism is the…
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‘don’t worry, it’s not as bad as it looks’
from raw story: “Don’t worry, it’s not as bad as it looks,” President Bush reportedly told a friend depressed by the ongoing “unpopular” war and GOP woes, according to an article in Sunday’s Washington Post. “For a man who presides over an unpopular war, just lost Congress and faces a final two years with constrained…
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tancredo: bush wants north american union
from thinkprogress: Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), one of the leading voices on immigration for the right, claims President George W. Bush is plotting to merge the U.S. with Mexico and Canada. An excerpt from WorldNetDaily: Tancredo lashed out at the White House’s lack of action in securing U.S. borders, and said efforts to merge the…
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white house staffer robbed, beaten
from hawaii channel: The acting director of the White House Travel Office was robbed and beaten in Waikiki early on Tuesday morning outside a nightclub, according to Honolulu police. “He was knocked down, punched, kicked — his wallet and ID were stolen,” Honolulu Police Department Capt. Frank Fujii said. Gregg Pitts’ passport and international phone…
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indonesians protest ahead of bush visit
from ap/yahoo: Warmly greeted by world leaders in Vietnam, President Bush drew a different reaction Sunday at his upcoming stop in Indonesia, where thousands angrily protested America’s policy in the Middle East and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The White House said it was confident about security precautions for Bush’s visit Monday despite police warnings…
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poll: more americans blame bush for 9/11
from cnn: The percentage of Americans who blame the Bush administration for the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington has risen from almost a third to almost half over the past four years, a CNN poll released Monday found. Asked whether they blame the Bush administration for the attacks, 45 percent said…
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painful lessons of hurricane katrina
from propaganda matrix: One year after Hurricane Katrina and the lessons remain painfully clear – the event paved the way for the standard government response to a crisis – sabotage the rescue efforts, dominate and enslave the victims, then reap the windfall from the tragedy. Katrina was a trial balloon for widespread gun confiscation under…
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‘it’s just a goddamned piece of paper’
from capital hill blue: GOP leaders told Bush that his hardcore push to renew the more onerous provisions of the [Patriot] act could further alienate conservatives… “I don’t give a goddamn,” Bush retorted. “I’m the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way.” “Mr. President,” one aide in the meeting said. “There is a valid…
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this toilet earth
David Goldenberg of Gelf writes: “Yes, the note is real. And yes, the president really wrote it. “It was shot at a pretty good distance,” Wilking tells Gelf. “I had no idea what was on the paper.” Until, that is, the editors at Reuters enlarged it.