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inconvenient truths .....At a Stanford University discussion, Gen. John Abizaid (Ret.), the former CENTCOM Commander, said what we all know: "Of course it's about oil, we can't really deny that," Abizaid said of the Iraq campaign.
pork pirates .....Kerr's campaign talking points Christian Kerr writes: The Government’s tax policy is out – but why didn’t the tax cuts come sooner? The economy has been ticking along nicely for ages now.
mini miracles .....
darker & dirtier .....The latest revelations in the Bush Administration's long unfolding, ever growing illegal wiretapping scandal carry with them a multiple sting.
mouldy promises .....
The US secretary of state has said it is time for a Palestinian state to be founded, and that the US will put its full weight behind such efforts. Condoleezza Rice said reaching a two-state solution was a priority for her and US President George Bush.
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Planners' Hopes- Dirty Bomb Insider Trading?Did you hear the one about the AFP counterterrorism strategy founder who became the manager of a homeland security company that made a killing in the Australian share market? Sorry, it's not a joke. It happened years ago. Let's set the scene... "Planners hope that, the more they do it, the more the agencies and personnel will learn to work together, forming some semblance of organization before any occurrence of the real thing." Don't you find this to be bizarre language to hear on a nightly TV bulletin? Esoecially in a city about to host a fake terror attack? The way KOIN TV (love the name) would have it, it's gonna happen sometime or another.
The AEC can't be trusted - 140,000 kicked off the roll overnightThe AEC has revealed that overnight, it has removed 140,000 people from the electoral roll - right before the election was called. The coincidence is a little too big to be believed. Normally removals would occur progressively over many months. People would have time to be informed that they need to get back on. Now, there is basically not enough time. The AEC is doing Howard's dirty work. Be in no doubt. Denial stops here. Such a blatantly dodgy act will antagonise any incoming Labor Government. Why would impartial AEC officials risk their careers like that? I believe the AEC leadership are either convinced the Coalition will win, or want the Coalition to win. Given the Government's polling, the former implies the latter.
good germans .....Our moral trajectory over the Bush years could not be better dramatized than it was by a reunion of an elite group of two dozen World War II veterans in Washington this month. They were participants in a top-secret operation to interrogate some 4,000 Nazi prisoners of war. Until now, they have kept silent, but America’s recent record prompted them to talk to The Washington Post.
pots & kettles .....
pangea .....
fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice .....from Crikey ….. first fibs from Dear Leader Mungo MacCallum writes: Always start the way you intend to continue; so our Dear Leader began his official election campaign with a great big fib.
nobel war prize .....
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