Further indirect evidence of the British government spinning against
Rumsfeld.: this morning the BBC correspondent in Washington built a report
around Rumsfeld's outburst against Syria and Iran, and had a clip of Bush
going off for the weekend. The commentary was that "he will hope that Mr
Rums
This morning the BBC confirms the probability of a Reuters report that the
advance on Baghdad is to be held up for 6-8 days. BBC reporter at HQ in
Qatar says that is very probable, to bring up supplies: the US Third
Division nerar Karbala is about where it should be but the progress of the
mari
Perle's Resignation Not a Cure, Group Says
Ethical Dealings of Advisory Boards Government-Wide at Issue, Watchdog
Says
By Christopher Lee
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, March 29, 2003; Page A02
The flap over defense adviser Richard Perle's business dealings is merely
an example of the e
A lurker asked if I would post this.
Articles of Impeachment
of
President George W. Bush
and
Vice
Some of them are nuclear. I just did not know if they had non-nukes.
Thanks.
On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 09:44:00PM -0600, k hanly wrote:
> No. They are conventional but with a lot of explosives.
>
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-53
No. They are conventional but with a lot of explosives.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/gbu-28.htm
Cheers, Ken Hanly
Guided Bomb Unit-28 (GBU-28)
BLU-113 Penetrator
The Guided Bomb Unit-28 (GBU-28) is a special weapon developed for
penetrating hardened Iraqi command centers located deep
WTO farm talks near deadlock
Charlotte Denny
Saturday March 29, 2003
The Guardian
The World Trade Organisation was last night facing the prospect of a
repeat of its disastrous Seattle meeting, after talks on agreeing a
framework for cutting farm subsidies ended in deadlock.
Stuart Harbinson, who
The US dropped a bunker buster. Are all of them nuclear?
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Barron's gives the war 4-8 weeks before we swing into a more serious
recession. Here's a snippet of what they emailed ALL their subscribers today:
"What's War Good For?
Already, the war is hurting the economy. If it drags on for more than 4-8
weeks, some economists say be prepared for a serious r
apart from the latest massacre by the invading forces, the main story on
the BBC on Friday evening was to amplify the growing questions in the USA
about the initial Pentagon strategy. This news story is probably being
helped on a little by UK government off the record briefings.
The tv showed s
I'm all for being cynical but it is important to be able to recognize a
fall. Yes Perle could still get the same salary on the board, but will he
get the same commission fees? Will he get the same television exposure? Why
within a week of what the FT called a victory celebration addressed by him
Title: RE: [PEN-L:36244] Re: Dixie Chick apologises
what she really said:
Statement from Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks
March 14, 2003
"As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush because my remark was disrespectful. I feel that whoever holds that office should be tr
Sudden thought: Assuming Natalie did write this, as is, why don't you
invite her for an interview on your radio show?
Joanna
At 06:30 PM 03/28/2003 -0500, you wrote:
Dan Scanlan wrote:
Apology from Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks
This is satire, right?
Doug
Title: RE: [PEN-L:36244] Re: Dixie Chick apologises
Yup. See http://thespeciousreport.com/2003_dixiechicks.html. Note the source.
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
stop the war now!
> -Original Message-
> From: Doug Henwoo
A bummmer. Hope not. I thought it was a real "apology."
Joanna
At 06:30 PM 03/28/2003 -0500, you wrote:
Dan Scanlan wrote:
Apology from Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks
This is satire, right?
Doug
Dan Scanlan wrote:
Apology from Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks
This is satire, right?
Doug
Title: RE: [PEN-L:36241] Dixie Chick apologises
Steve Earle is pretty good politically (and musically) but is with the general category of "country music."
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
stop the war now!
> -Original Messa
Catholic Teacher Quits Rather Than Remove Anti-War Button --A
teacher at a Catholic high school has quit rather than remove an
anti-war button the principal said violated the dress code.
[Principal Dr. Joseph S. Fusco's email address,
[EMAIL PROTECTED], of Bergen Catholic High School in
Oradel
Apology from Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks
As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush
because my remark was disrespectful. I now realize that whoever holds
that office should be treated with the utmost respect.
I hope everyone understands, I'm just a young girl who grew
Rumsfeld Calls on Syria to Stop Flow of Military Aid to Iraq
U.S. Forces Consolidate Positions Amid Wide Fighting
By Thomas W. Lippman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, March 28, 2003; 5:00 PM
(clip)
As U.S. warplanes pounded Iraqi defenders with bombs and missiles, several
Army and Marine uni
Title: US econ. stability
for one of my courses, I decided that it would be useful to calculate how the degree of macro-level automatic stabilization due to the Federal budget has changed over time. (That is, it used to be that if the US economy goes into recession, the deficit automatically w
If you go to the website of WABC radio (http://www.wabcradio.com/), the
station of Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage and a host of other rightwing
scumbags, you will find an invitation to display pro-war posters paid for
and distributed by the station. This station has millions of listeners.
Clear
Title: FW: useful web resources re Iraq
my friend Jennifer Olmstead sent me the following.
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
stop the war now!
Hi all,
As someone who has been studying the Middle East for quite some time, I
feel com
http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi/pubs/2003/reconirq/reconirq.htm
RECONSTRUCTING IRAQ:
INSIGHTS, CHALLENGES, AND MISSIONS
FOR MILITARY FORCES IN A POST-CONFLICT SCENARIO
Conrad C. Crane
W. Andrew Terrill
Strategic Studies Institute
February 2003
The views expressed in this report are those of the
...
> Mr.Perle sounded angry. Asked
> whether he had resigned, he replied: 'Let me just
> tell you something. If I
> had, you'd be the last person in the world I'd want
> to talk to.' He then
> slammed down the phone."
>
It's ok, he understands the concept of collateral
damage.
Alan J
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=15&ItemID=3341
Aid Conundrum
by Phyllis Bennis; March 28, 2003
The UN Security Council is likely to vote tomorrow (28 March) on a
resolution outlining how emergency humanitarian aid will be provided to
Iraqis.
The U.S.-UK are pushing for
Can anyone suggest reliable and continuously updated sources for
military and civilian casualties on both sides --beyond iraqbodycount.net?
Thanks
E. Ahmet Tonak
Professor of Economics
Simon's Rock College of Bard
84 Alford Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Tel: 413 528 7488
Fax: 413 528 7365
www
Title: RE: [PEN-L:36226] Kathy Kelly report
The title is apt. I can imagine that for each Iraqi soldier killed by the US/poodle forces, there's an entire family of Iraqis that's angry, very angry. And then think of the families of civilians...
Jim
-Original Message-
From: Dan Scanl
From: joanna bujes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Say what? He just resigned his "chairmanship" -- lowering his profile,
increasing his ability to influence policy AND rake in the $$. That's all.
Alas.
Hold the "alas" please. Perle's not exactly chortling with glee at this
development. As the NY Times r
"We hold these truths to be self evident. That all men are created unequal, and that
the capitalist class is endowed with ceratin natural rights; that among these rights
are the right to hoard, exploit, and market life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, air,
water, food, clothing, shelter, and emp
Catholic Teacher Quits Rather Than Remove Anti-War Button --A teacher at a Catholic
high school has quit rather than remove an anti-war button the principal said violated
the dress code. [Principal Dr. Joseph S. Fusco's email address, [EMAIL PROTECTED], of
Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell,
Title: First Nations view
Here's one that's
been circulating among American Indian and Hawaiian
groups.
Dan
---
BUREAU OF
IRAQI AFFAIRS (BIA)
Dear People of Iraq,
Now that you have
been liberated from your tyrannical oppressors, we at the BIA look
for
Do you uphold the party line?
"When the party line changed, you changed and are you an agent of the Soviet Union? Are you a communist bent on destroying American democracy?"
These were questions from the 1950's and early 1960's that many in America faced who believe in fair play. The "party line
Title: Kathy Kelly report
Broadcast on Tuesday, March 25, 2003 by CommonDreams.org
Angry, Very Angry
by Kathy Kelly
BAGHDAD -- I'm surrounded by some of the most kindly and gentle
people in the world, coming from many walks of life. Members of our
Iraq Peace Team have 'checked in' on most day
Say what? He just resigned his "chairmanship" -- lowering his profile,
increasing his ability to influence policy AND rake in the $$. That's all.
Alas.
Joanna
At 08:23 AM 03/28/2003 +, you wrote:
The stated excuse for Perle's resignation as the guru of arrogant cynical
US unilateralism, is
Title: Perle before Swine
I read somewhere that Perle was an advisor to the late Senator from Boeing, Henry "Scoop" Jackson. There were a lot of the Cold War liberal/right-wing social democrat/Zionist contingent in Jackson's coterie. Was Perle one of them?
Jim Devine
I dont see how it removes a layer of political safety. Perle is a loose
cannon. He makes critics' case for them. The fifth estate on CBC had an
excellent documentary on the origins of the Iraq war and the basic policies
of the New American Century. Perle was interviewed and confirmed exactly
many p
>Franklin Graham, son of the Rev. Billy Graham and one of the nation's most >outspoken critics of Islam, said Wednesday he has relief workers "poised and >ready" to roll into Iraq to provide for the population's post-war physical and spiritual >needs. <
Here is another indication of why, no matte
Title: RE: [PEN-L:36217] Falling perles
I wouldn't rejoice. Rumsfeld allowed P to quit as chair of the committee, but P's still going to be on the cttee, advising the Pentagon. I doubt that this involves a major cut in pay.
Jim
-Original Message-
From: Chris Burford
To: [EMAIL PROT
On June 12, 2000 a drugged-out, pistol-brandishing 22 year-old
Afro-Brazilian named Sandro de Nascimiento hijacked a bus in Rio de
Janeiro and threatened the passengers with death unless a series of
incoherent demands were met. As SWAT teams laid siege to the bus, TV
crews transmitted images of
NY Times, Mar. 28, 2003
A FOOTHOLD
A Village Is Bloodied in a Stubborn Battle
By STEVEN LEE MYERS
KIFL, Iraq, March 27 — The concussive force of the tanks' rounds sucked
everything off the sidewalks and into the middle of this village's
narrow, dusty main road — "even people," the captain of a ta
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The stated excuse for Perle's resignation as the guru of arrogant cynical
US unilateralism, is likely merely to be a relatively face-saving formula
that allows him to cooperate in his resignation. What we have to see is how
far he loses in prestige.
Perle lost many televised debates in the UK p
There is so much evidence available in London this morning, that I can no
longer afford personally and professionally the time to detail it.
I have the advantage of more sceptical media in the UK, and a personal
interest in the minutiae of tactics, and meaning, which IMO allows me to
see behind t
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