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Entries from November 2007

US/Iran: Strange Bedfellows

November 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Thank the gods that Iran has not excecuted Makvan Mouloodzadeh. He, however might need to be refugeed to a safer country after this case (accused of sodomy that happened when he was 13 years old).
As I read the article “Iranian spared from excecution” on MSNBC.COM, the following jumped out at me that I wasn’t […]

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CAN to AWOL soldiers: No hiding place up here

November 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Well joining the military, specifically the US military, is in fact NOT a play thing and is not just a thing to be a part of if it’s primarily to pay for college or get focused in life. And it isn’t the place to go if you’re truly concerned about being sent on “immoral […]

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Heroin Drug [Pushers] target Middle School Students

November 12th, 2007 · No Comments

How can we think it through?
There’s an interesting article about a heroin drug-craze at the middle school level in some US cities. I expect it’s the canary in the mine shaft scenario–something that has been going on for a few years at the high school level–which went on for a few years at the […]

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Georgia: The Bloom Is Off the Rose

November 9th, 2007 · No Comments

The “colored revolutions” sponsored by the US, and hailed by Washington’s amen corner in the media as the vanguard of “democracy” and “civil society,” were and are nothing but cynical manipulations designed to advance US geo-strategic interests. The idea is to encircle Putin, cut off routes for Russian oil to flow freely to energy-starved Europe, […]

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Nov 12th - Veterans For Peace Day?

November 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Is it time for “Veterans For Peace Day”? Seems that the presence of Veterans for Peace is in itself “inappropriate protest” according to the Denver United Veterans Council. They wanted to ban Veterans For Peace from this year’s parade. However, the Denver City Council (See how important it is to vote in […]

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To Waterboard or Not to Waterboard

November 9th, 2007 · No Comments

I guess you have to hear it from a waterboarding scientist to understand.
“In my case, the technique was so fast and professional that I didn’t know what was happening until the water entered my nose and throat,” Nance testified yesterday at a House oversight hearing on torture and enhanced interrogation techniques. “It then pushes down […]

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Stealing Ohio 2004 – The Case Heats Up

November 8th, 2007 · No Comments

There was a federal court order for counties in the US state of Ohio to retain and return some or all of the 2004 presidential ballots that they were ordered to retain indefinitely. Unfortunately, that court order didn’t go through till September 6, 2006 (does someone have something against to month of […]

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