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Veterans Benefits: Lawmakers Open To Changes In Military Benefits
Post Date: 2011-10-22 12:21:29 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON -- The government's promise of lifetime health care for the military's men and women is suddenly a little less sacrosanct as Congress looks to slash trillion-dollar-plus deficits. Republicans and Democrats alike are signaling a willingness – unheard of at the height of two post-Sept. 11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan – to make military retirees pay more for coverage. It's a reflection of Washington's newfound embrace of fiscal austerity and the Pentagon's push to cut health care costs that have skyrocketed from $19 billion in 2001 to $53 billion. The numbers are daunting for a military focused on building and arming an all-volunteer force for war. ...
End In Sight, U.S. Veterans Ponder Pain Of Iraq War
Post Date: 2011-10-22 11:56:04 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – They remembered friends who died and brave Iraqis they had met, but news on Friday that the Iraq war was ending couldn’t erase questions among U.S. veterans about whether it has all been worth it. Sentiment about whether the nearly nine-year war was right or wrong was as divided among veterans as public opinion in general about a conflict that began with the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 and will end when 40,000 U.S. troops are pulled out by the year-end holidays. Over its course, about 4,400 U.S. military personnel died and another 32,000 were wounded. Tens of thousands of Iraqis were killed. While welcome news for families waiting for loved ones to ...
The Fleabaggers of the Pee Party are Protesting the Wrong 1%
Post Date: 2011-10-22 11:53:00 by jwpegler
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The "occupy" protest movement is thriving off the claim that the 99% are being exploited by the 1%, and there is truth in what they say. But they have the identities of the groups wrong. They imagine that it is the 1% of highest wealth holders who are the problem. In fact, that 1% includes some of the smartest, most innovative people in the country – the people who invent, market, and distribute material blessings to the whole population. They also own the capital that sustains productivity and growth. But there is another 1% out there, those who do live parasitically off the population and exploit the 99%. Moreover, there is a long intellectual tradition, dating back to the ...
The Revolutionary Communist Party's Little Yellow Book (Targeting Blacks)?
Post Date: 2011-10-22 08:51:15 by CZ82
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The Revolutionary Communist Party's Little Yellow Book By Peter Wilson Four days after the first occupiers arrived on Wall Street in September, the Harvard Crimson student newspaper offered editorial space to a Maoist fringe group called the Revolutionary Communist Party. The article by RCP spokesman Ray Lotta urged replacing the U.S. Constitution with the Constitution of the New Socialist Republic in North America, which has been published as a 91-page book with a yellow cover. The RCP is not an underground organization. RCP Chairman Bob Avakian, the author of the Constitution, is in exile in Paris, but the RCP openly operates Revolution Bookstores in sixteen American cities, ...
Koch brothers accidentally fund study that proves global warming
Post Date: 2011-10-22 08:18:46 by go65
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A new climate study shows that since the mid-1950s, global average temperatures over land have risen by 0.9 degrees Celsius (1.6 degrees Fahrenheit), confirming previous studies that have found a climate that has been warming – in fits and starts – since around 1900. Most climate scientists attribute warming since the mid-1950, at least to some degree, to carbon dioxide emissions from human activities – burning coal, oil, and to a lesser extent gas, and from land-use changes. The latest results mirror those from earlier, independent studies by scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, the Hadley Center for Climate Prediction and Research in ...
When Condi Met Gaddafi
Post Date: 2011-10-22 01:02:42 by A K A Stone
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In an exclusive excerpt from Condoleezza Rice’s new memoir, 'No Higher Honor,' the former secretary of state tells all about her meeting with the recently killed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi: his obsession with her, his WMD stockpile—and the infamous ‘tent.’ My last few months [in office] did not go quietly or without consequence. They even brought historic moments—none more so than my much anticipated visit to Libya to meet with Colonel Muammar Qaddafi. When the Libyans gave up their weapons of mass destruction in 2003, there was a clear diplomatic quid pro quo: in exchange, we’d help them to return to good standing in the international community. ...
Goldman Sachs Offered Libya Debt, Not Equity
Post Date: 2011-10-21 20:38:46 by A K A Stone
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Goldman Sachs did not really negotiate with Libya’s sovereign investment fund to sell it an equity stake in the Wall Street firm, according to a person familiar with the transactions. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Goldman offered Libya the chance to become a major shareholder in the firm after investments Libya made through Goldman lost more than a billion dollars in 2008. Goldman denies the report. Goldman [GS 102.09 1.23 (+1.22%) ] did, however, offer a number of restructuring options in an effort to repair the firm’s relationships with the sovereign fund, the person said. Among those options was a purchase of dividend-paying preferred stock issued by Goldman. ...
Occupy Toronto "This Man Was in my Tent Sniffing my Girlfriend’s Feet”
Post Date: 2011-10-21 08:40:03 by A K A Stone
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A man is arrested at Occupy Toronto after allegedly smelling a woman's feet and trying to get other protesters to drink urine.
The Protester who uploaded this video also left this comment on it claiming his girlfriend was groped by this man as well:
"He was also groping her but I failed to mention due to being a bit emotionally tied up. Evidently the cop and I cleared it up wish I could have reacted perfectly. If I didn`t get this evidence I feel those who were still in the tent would have discovered it."
Biography details Steve Jobs' anger over Android
Post Date: 2011-10-21 07:35:16 by A K A Stone
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A biography of Steve Jobs, set to go on sale Monday, goes into detail about his near obsession with Android. Walter Isaacson worked on the book for more than 2 years, interviewing Jobs multiple times, as well as numerous friends, family members, colleagues, and competitors of the visionary, and sometimes abrasive, Apple co-founder. According to an AP article on the book, it paints a picture of Jobs as a man dedicated to destroying Android. He described Android as, "a stolen product." Jobs recounted turning down an offer from Google's Eric Schmidt to settle an Android related lawsuit. He told Schmidt: I don't want your money. If you offer me $5 billion, I won't want ...
Nasdaq Hackers Spied on Company Boards
Post Date: 2011-10-21 07:07:34 by A K A Stone
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(Reuters) - Hackers who infiltrated the Nasdaq's computer systems last year installed malicious software that allowed them to spy on the directors of publicly held companies, according to two people familiar with an investigation into the matter. The new details showed the cyber attack was more serious than previously thought, as Nasdaq OMX Group had said in February that there was no evidence the hackers accessed customer information. It was not known what information the hackers might have stolen. The investigation into the attack, involving the FBI and National Security Agency, is ongoing. "God knows exactly what they have done. The long term impact of such attack is still ...
Buy A House, Get A US Visa (if crazy enough to do so)
Post Date: 2011-10-21 06:44:02 by A K A Stone
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Two U.S. Senators will introduce a bipartisan bill on Thursday that would bestow a residence visa to foreigners who spend $500,000 or more on a house in the U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) and Mike Lee (R., Utah) proposed the bill because they think it will lead to obtainment of more foreign investments, and make up for the lack of real-estate sales among Americans. The new visa would not allow the foreign homebuyer to work in the U.S. unless they hold a regular work visa, according to The Wall Street Journal. Buyers would be allowed to bring along their spouse and any children under the age of 18. If the property were ever sold then the visa would be deemed invalid. The Wall ...
Bank Of America Is Attempting To Rob America Blind With The Help Of The Federal Reserve
Post Date: 2011-10-20 22:34:51 by A K A Stone
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Bank of America Corp. (BAC) is in trouble and any other business which would just go under without any help; the corrupt banksters, with the help of the private Federal Reserve, are attempting to pass off their failures to the American people. Again. Only three years ago the American people had massive debts piled on our heads by being forced to bail out the biggest lenders in the United States. During this bailout, Bank of America received a whopping $45 billion and as of midyear had deposits numbering some $1.04 trillion. Now Bank of America is attempting to protect itself from its derivative exposure through its Merrill Lynch unit by moving derivatives to a subsidiary replete with ...
John McCain Praises Libyan Leader Gaddafi
Post Date: 2011-10-20 22:19:34 by A K A Stone
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Sen. John McCain, visiting Libya this past week, praised Muammar Gaddafi for his peacemaking efforts in Africa. In addition, McCain called for the U.S. Congress to expand ties with Gaddafi's government, according to Libya's state news agency. McCain had a face-to-face meeting with Gaddafi, which he detailed on his Twitter page with the following message: Late evening with Col. Qadhafi at his "ranch" in Libya -- interesting meeting with an interesting man. After once being designated a state sponsor of terrorism in the wake of the Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, Libya has seen its diplomatic ties fully restored under the Bush Administration in return for ...
Malik Shabazz to Obama on Ghadaffi
Post Date: 2011-10-20 21:43:20 by A K A Stone
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After Gadhafi's demise, biggest killers of Americans now are dead
Post Date: 2011-10-20 18:16:36 by go65
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Since May 1, U.S. intelligence and special operations forces, or foreign forces working with U.S. intelligence and special operations forces, have killed the leading terrorists who targeted and killed more Americans than any others in the past 25 years. Not only did the U.S. kill Osama Bin Laden on May 1, but also took out — "removed from the battlefield" — three of the jihadists they had identified as potential successors to bin Laden in the hours after the attack. Also, Somali forces loyal to the U.S. killed the mastermind of al-Qaida's East Africa embassy bombings. With 224 killed, 12 of them Americans, the attacks in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam were the ...
US Predator Strike Caused Gaddafi to Flee Convoy
Post Date: 2011-10-20 18:11:57 by go65
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The Biden Crime Wave (If we don't pass the Presidents boondoggle Jobs bill)...
Post Date: 2011-10-20 16:19:48 by CZ82
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The Biden Crime Wave Posted October 20, 2011 at 12:35 pm by David Harsanyi Don’t screw around with Joe or he will smother you in twaddle. Nothing says classy like vice president Joe Biden, a man who is on the campaign trail trying to scare parents, single women and others into believing that high crime rates will ravage the nation if Republicans do not pass President Barack Obama’s union bailout package. Sergeant Biden reporting for duty “It’s not temporary [the administration’s stimulus] when that 911 call comes in and a woman’s being raped, if a cop shows up in time to prevent the rape. It’s not temporary to that woman,” explained Biden. ...
Is Herman Cain Pro-Choice?
Post Date: 2011-10-20 12:30:36 by go65
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Cain reiterated his pro-life stance during his interview with Piers Morgan on CNN Wednesday night; but the takeaway was surprisingly revealing in that the one-time associate Baptist minister stated that it was the right of the individual to make personal decisions. “I believe that life begins at conception and abortion, under no circumstances,” Cain told Morgan. Pressed on if he would apply this same directive to his grandchildren, Cain candidly responded. “It comes down to, it’s not the government’s role or anybody’s role to make that decision. Secondly, if you look at the statistical incidents, you’re not talking about that number. What I’m saying ...
CHARTS: Here's What The Wall Street Protesters Are So Angry About...
Post Date: 2011-10-20 08:57:22 by go65
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The "Occupy Wall Street" protests are gaining momentum, having spread from a small park in New York to marches to other cities across the country.
So far, the protests seem fueled by a collective sense that things in our economy are not fair or right. But the protesters have not done a good job of focusing their complaints—and thus have been skewered as malcontents who don't know what they stand for or want.
(An early list of "grievances" included some legitimate beefs, but was otherwise just a vague attack on "corporations." Given that these are the same corporations that employ more than 100 million Americans and make the products we all use every day, this broadside did not ...
Diplomat Loses Top Secret Clearance for Link to WikiLeaks
Post Date: 2011-10-19 20:39:18 by A K A Stone
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A veteran U.S. State Department foreign service officer lost his security clearance and diplomatic passport this week while the department investigates him over linking to a WikiLeaks document on his blog and publishing a book critical of the government. Peter Van Buren, who has worked for the department for 23 years, had his Top Secret security clearance suspended indefinitely for what the department calls his unwillingness to comply with rules and regulations regarding “writing and speaking on matters of official concern.” This is according to a memo (pdf.) the State Department sent Van Buren. The move is purely vindictive, according to Van Buren. “I’m fairly ...
Liberal Alec Baldwin: 'I Think Capitalism is Worthwhile'
Post Date: 2011-10-19 19:42:25 by A K A Stone
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Liberal Alec Baldwin: 'I Think Capitalism is Worthwhile' By Michael W. Chapman October 19, 2011 Subscribe to Michael W. Chapman's posts
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Alec Baldwin (AP Photo) While mingling with protestors at the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in lower Manhattan, actor and outspoken liberal Alec Baldwin explained the importance to consumers of entrepreneur Steve Jobs and added, "I think capitalism is worthwhile."
At the event, Baldwin was approached by people with "Wearechange," who asked him about abolishing the Federal Reserve. Baldwin said he did not know whether that ...
Parasite Turns Wasps Into Outsider Zombie Queens
Post Date: 2011-10-19 19:39:11 by A K A Stone
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Even in a world where parasites routinely turn insects into zombies, radically altering their bodies and behavior to serve the parasites’ demands, the story of Polistes dominulus and Xenos vesparum stands out for its weirdness. Infected P. dominulus — better known as common European paper wasps — reject their genetically preordained roles, abandon their hives and embark on a long, macabre journey during which a few live for a time as queens, albeit murderous queens. “There are many examples of parasitoids that induce hosts to new behavior which is out of their normal life cycles. But in this case, the host is doing something that’s not appropriate for its ...
"Occupy" Figure Is Wanted Man In Bizarre, Oily Case
Post Date: 2011-10-19 19:29:23 by A K A Stone
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OCTOBER 19--A well-known “Occupy Wall Street” protester who was arrested last Friday for kneeling down in prayer and blocking traffic in lower Manhattan is wanted in Indiana for failing to appear in court in connection with criminal charges filed after cops found him naked, intoxicated, and covered in olive oil in a public park. The bizarre nature of the charges against Michael Donte Booth, 27, were the subject of a previous TSG story after police discovered Booth sunbathing in the altogether in a Mishawaka park on May 24. Cops found Booth laying face up on a blanket “with his entire genitals showing.” Nearby, officers found the book “Gay Power,” a ...
Do You Agree With Al Gore? If You Do You Are A Liberal
Post Date: 2011-10-19 19:23:48 by A K A Stone
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Brzezinski: Time to “Control” the “Rich and Shameless” (video)
Post Date: 2011-10-19 19:05:36 by A K A Stone
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Again, former National Security Advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski, addresses the decline of American power, real power. Though America’s military advantage is at an unprecedented level, real American influence around the world has almost disappeared. Brzezinski describes our fall from power as “abdication.”
The video below is on the “must see” list. This is not just because of what it says but because so many are being counted now. More and more “mainstream” voices are ready accept social disruption, even violence as the only solution to the covert economic war that has collapsed the world, the “magic act” that has ...
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