Tag: bush
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ultrasecret nsa has conspicuous role in new cybercenter
from newsweek: Congress and civil libertarians have always been twitchy about involving the ultrasecretive National Security Agency—masters of electronic spying—more deeply in domestic security matters. Revelations that George W. Bush authorized the NSA (Motto: Never Say Anything) in the wake of 9/11 to expand warrantless electronic eavesdropping on Americans caused heartburn for both intelligence officials…
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obamessiah updates: polls, plans, games & the grid
obama already ties bush on golf games played while in office* white house issues obama family photo, taken by annie leibovitz*obama sees worst poll rating drop in 50yrs* 1st daughters not vaccinated against h1n1*obama every bit as bad as bush/cheney on patriot act* why is dick cheney helping obama?*video: olbermann & maddow defend meeting with…
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obamessiah updates: cronies, phonies, strains & studies
poppy bush shares texas stage with obama* poppy bush & obama celebrate volunteerism*video: poppy says ‘you may have gotten my ass email’* video: george w bush to be motivational speaker*video: powell warned of ‘terror-industrial complex’ in 2007*video: kerry says it would ‘irresponsible’ for obama to commit more troops to afghanistan right now* artist admits using…
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fall of the republic: the presidency of barack h obama
from paul joseph watson: While the criminals who have hijacked the world financial system continue to pose as saviors and swallow up more power in the name of fixing the very problems that they created, Alex Jones latest documentary blockbuster Fall Of The Republic exposes the real agenda of the financial terrorists who have bankrupted…
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feds to issue new medical marijuana policy
from ap: Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department. Under the policy spelled out in a three-page legal memo, federal prosecutors are being told it is not a good…
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Geopolitiks: Shoe Throwing, Missile Shields & Sanctions
Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush is released from prison // Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush is released from prison // Freed Iraqi shoe-thrower: I was tortured // Flashback: shoes thrown at Bush in protest of final visit to Iraq
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Change: Obama Pushes Renewal of Warrantless Spying On Americans
President Barack Obama has once again betrayed his promise to restore liberties eviscerated by the Bush regime by pushing Congress to renew Patriot Act provisions that allow for warrantless spying on American citizens, even in cases where there is no link to terrorism whatsoever.
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a day late & a dollar short: another ‘new message’ from ‘osama’
‘osama’ reportedly calls obama ‘powerless’ as cia-linked ‘intel center’ releases another highly suspicious bin laden tapefrom ap: In a tape released Sunday by al-Qaida’s media wing, terrorist leader Osama bin Laden said President Barack Obama is “powerless” to stop the war in Afghanistan. SITE Intelligence Group, a terrorist-monitoring firm that translated the address, said bin…
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Change: Obama Extends Bush 9/11 National Emergency
Consistent with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared on September 14, 2001, in Proclamation 7463, with respect to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on the United States.
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ashcroft can be sued over jailing ‘witnesses’
from sfgate: Former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be sued for damages for ordering Muslims jailed as material witnesses in criminal cases, allegedly as a pretext to investigate their possible links to terrorism, a federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Friday.The 2-1 decision by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the first of…
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bill would give president emergency control of internet
from antifascist calling: You have to hand it to congressional Democrats. Mendacious grifters whose national security agenda is virtually indistinguishable from Bushist Republicans, when it comes to rearranging proverbial deck chairs on the Titanic, the party of “change” is second to none in the “all terrorism all the time” department. While promising to restore the…
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obamessiah updates: debts up, polls down & a mass vacation
obama raises 2010 deficit outlook 19% to $1.5t* obama vacations as poll numbers keep fallingfrom washington times: President Obama set out for a weeklong family vacation Sunday facing the first stiff headwind of his presidency, with public polls showing his popularity has dipped as he has attempted an overhaul of the nation’s ailing health care…
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obama authorizes ‘elite interrogation team’ for terrorism
actually “distancing his administration” from bush’s policies would mean ending the war of terror based on the lies of 9/11, prosecuting the previous puppet’s crimes & not inflating our debt… this is more ‘change’ we can’t believe in. from ap: President Barack Obama has approved creation of a new, special terrorism-era interrogation unit to be…
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blackwater founder implicated in murder
video: scahill says blackwater christian crusade ‘a plus’ for bush from raw replay: The Nation’s Jeremy Scahill comments on allegations made about Blackwater Worldwide from two former employees who claim the company was used to murder, smuggle weapons, destroy evidence and for wholesale corruption. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast Aug. 4, 2009.
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‘legendary’ newsman walter cronkite, 92, dies at home
…now walter cronkite can truly be “glad to sit on the right hand of satan”… from dpa: Iconic news anchor Walter Cronkite, whose journalism shaped US views and policies from World War II to the Vietnam War died Friday at the age of 92, his family said. Cronkite, who was born in St Joseph, Missouri,…