Militants in Iraq have have created a video expressing the ID cards of tow missing soldiers. US TV networks showed pictures that came from a video made by an Islamic State of Iraq, a group which say has the two men. The two soldiers were captured in an ambush back in mid May. There were no video footage's of the two soldiers on the video, only pictures. One Pentagon spokesmen commented by saying they are not able to clarify the authenticity of the video, but said they were able to identify that the ID cards shown were genuine.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Militants in Iraq Create Video on Missing Soliders...
Militants in Iraq have have created a video expressing the ID cards of tow missing soldiers. US TV networks showed pictures that came from a video made by an Islamic State of Iraq, a group which say has the two men. The two soldiers were captured in an ambush back in mid May. There were no video footage's of the two soldiers on the video, only pictures. One Pentagon spokesmen commented by saying they are not able to clarify the authenticity of the video, but said they were able to identify that the ID cards shown were genuine.
Bush Plan is "Amnesty"
The Bush Plan is being referred to as his immigration plan. Rep. Peter King stated that the current bill before Congress amounts to amnesty and that it was worst then current law. Bush took on his critics and accused them of using scare tactics to boost opposition to an immigration bill that he supports.
"If you want to scare the American people, what you say is [that] the bill is an amnesty bill," the president said last week in Georgia. "It's not an amnesty bill. That's empty political rhetoric, trying to frighten our fellow citizens."
The language made many of those who helped President Bush in his last 2 campaigns who have supported him throughout his entire presidency. When asked if he was trying to frighten the people, Mr. King said no. "I have great regard for President Bush," he said, "but I disagree with him on this."
"If you want to scare the American people, what you say is [that] the bill is an amnesty bill," the president said last week in Georgia. "It's not an amnesty bill. That's empty political rhetoric, trying to frighten our fellow citizens."
The language made many of those who helped President Bush in his last 2 campaigns who have supported him throughout his entire presidency. When asked if he was trying to frighten the people, Mr. King said no. "I have great regard for President Bush," he said, "but I disagree with him on this."
Ruffini Wants Out
Patrick Ruffini, who was running Rudy Giuliani's Internet procedure, has quit the campaign. Mr. Ruffini says he still supports Mr. Giuliani for president.While it seems Mr. Ruffini left on fine terms, it's probably worth noting that so far the Giuliani Internet operation hasn't been any great shakes. Ruffini said the decision to cut ties with the former mayor was his own and "was done amicably." He had said he was starting up a consulting firm, and believed all his focus and attention should be there. Once asked whether or not he still supports Giuliani's campaign he didn't reply for any other comments.
Another Actor in Politics?
Former US Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) and Law & Order Star has said he will make his official notice for President over the July 4th Weekend. According to Advisors Thompson has already made millions so far for his Presidential Run. Also according to Thompson Advisors he is being supported by insiders from the past three Republican Administrations. Fred Thompson is considered by many the only Real Conservative Choice for President in 2008. A Recent Poll showed that Mitt Romney was not effected in any way by Thompson joining the race. McCain decreased 5-10 points and Giuliani dropped by 1-2. The rest went to 0 or closer to it. So it seems that McCain will suffer the most during Thompson's run, Romney will have a better shot and Giuliani will have to explain more on his social views. However there is still much time to figure out.
End of Weekly Poll and Month of May
The Weekly Situation Poll ended today with Constitution Candidate Roy Moore as the winner. Here were the results:
SITUATION POLL:
Roy Moore-20
Mitt Romney-14
John Edwards-4
Steve Kubby-4
Orion Daley-4
Winona LaDuke-1
TOTAL Votes-47
And Here are the Month of May Poll Results
RUN-OFF POLL:
Steve Adams-173
Bob Hargis-148
TOTAL Votes-321
POLITICAL IDEALOGY POLL:
Conservative-97
Liberal-18
Moderate-33
TOTAL Votes-148
REPUBLICAN PARTY POLL:
Ron Paul-55
Fred Thompson-26
Mike Huckabee-14
Chuck Hagel-8
Alan Keyes-8
Sam Brownback-5
Duncan Hunter-5
Michael Savage-5
Mike Pence-3
Jim Gilmore-3
Newt Gingrich-3
Mitt Romney-2
Tom Tancredo-2
John McCain-1
Tommy Thompson-0
TOTAL Votes-140
MINOR REPUBLICAN POLL:
Richard Smith-62
Hugh Cort-22
Walter Donnie Kennedy-14
John Cox-11
Mark Klein-9
Michael Smith-4
Millie Howard-3
Robert Baines-1
TOTAL Votes-126
DEMOCRATIC POLL:
Wesley Clark-30
Mike Gravel-24
Barack Obama-17
Bill Richardson-16
John Edwards-10
Dennis Kucinich-10
Chris Dodd-4
Al Gore-4
Al Sharpton-3
Joe Biden-1
Hillary Clinton-1
John Kerry-1
TOTAL Votes-121
MINOR DEMOCRATIC POLL:
James Prattas-23
Karl Krueger-10
John Kennedy-10
Dan Francis-5
Ole Savior-3
Randy Crow-2
Michael Forrester-2
TOTAL Votes-55
CONSTITUTION POLL:
Bryan Malatesta-22
Don Grundman-15
Jerome Corsi-12
Mary Starrett-8
Roy Moore-6
Chuck Baldwin-5
Dale Thompson-3
Joe Bannister-2
Jim Headings-2
Jim Clymer-1
TOTAL Votes-76
LIBERTARIAN POLL:
Mike Jingozian-23
George Phillies-11
Barry Hess-9
Steve Kubby-8
Wayne Allyn Root-8
Gary Nolan-7
Ed Thompson-6
Daniel Imperato-5
Jim Burns-4
Bob Jackson-3
Christine Smith-3
Kip Lee-1
Alden Link-1
Mary Ruwart-1
David Hollist-0
Robert Milnes-0
TOTAL Votes-90
GREEN POLL:
Pat LaMarche-12
Rebecca Rotzler-12
Alan Auguston-9
Matt Gonzalez-6
Winona LaDuke-4
Kent Mesplay-4
Medea Banjamin-3
Elaine Brown-3
Cynthia McKinney-3
Kat Swift-2
Rich Whitney-2
Robert Milnes-0
TOTAL Votes-60
INDEPENDENT POLL:
Mark Graham-18
John Bootie-14
Jon Greenspon-12
Ralph Nader-11
Frank McEnulty-8
David Masters-7
Steve Kissing-4
David Koch-4
Joe Schriner-4
Michael Elder-1
Ben Thompson-1
Celesta Baier-0
Don Cordell-0
Davy Crocket-0
Ruth White-0
Rick Williams-0
TOTAL Votes-84
VARIOUS PARTY POLL:
John Taylor Bowles-41
Orion Karl Daley-39
Gail Parker-10
Lankila Washington-4
Cris Erickson-2
Jonathon Sharkey-1
Gene Amondson-0
TOTAL Votes-97
SITUATION POLL:
Roy Moore-20
Mitt Romney-14
John Edwards-4
Steve Kubby-4
Orion Daley-4
Winona LaDuke-1
TOTAL Votes-47
And Here are the Month of May Poll Results
RUN-OFF POLL:
Steve Adams-173
Bob Hargis-148
TOTAL Votes-321
POLITICAL IDEALOGY POLL:
Conservative-97
Liberal-18
Moderate-33
TOTAL Votes-148
REPUBLICAN PARTY POLL:
Ron Paul-55
Fred Thompson-26
Mike Huckabee-14
Chuck Hagel-8
Alan Keyes-8
Sam Brownback-5
Duncan Hunter-5
Michael Savage-5
Mike Pence-3
Jim Gilmore-3
Newt Gingrich-3
Mitt Romney-2
Tom Tancredo-2
John McCain-1
Tommy Thompson-0
TOTAL Votes-140
MINOR REPUBLICAN POLL:
Richard Smith-62
Hugh Cort-22
Walter Donnie Kennedy-14
John Cox-11
Mark Klein-9
Michael Smith-4
Millie Howard-3
Robert Baines-1
TOTAL Votes-126
DEMOCRATIC POLL:
Wesley Clark-30
Mike Gravel-24
Barack Obama-17
Bill Richardson-16
John Edwards-10
Dennis Kucinich-10
Chris Dodd-4
Al Gore-4
Al Sharpton-3
Joe Biden-1
Hillary Clinton-1
John Kerry-1
TOTAL Votes-121
MINOR DEMOCRATIC POLL:
James Prattas-23
Karl Krueger-10
John Kennedy-10
Dan Francis-5
Ole Savior-3
Randy Crow-2
Michael Forrester-2
TOTAL Votes-55
CONSTITUTION POLL:
Bryan Malatesta-22
Don Grundman-15
Jerome Corsi-12
Mary Starrett-8
Roy Moore-6
Chuck Baldwin-5
Dale Thompson-3
Joe Bannister-2
Jim Headings-2
Jim Clymer-1
TOTAL Votes-76
LIBERTARIAN POLL:
Mike Jingozian-23
George Phillies-11
Barry Hess-9
Steve Kubby-8
Wayne Allyn Root-8
Gary Nolan-7
Ed Thompson-6
Daniel Imperato-5
Jim Burns-4
Bob Jackson-3
Christine Smith-3
Kip Lee-1
Alden Link-1
Mary Ruwart-1
David Hollist-0
Robert Milnes-0
TOTAL Votes-90
GREEN POLL:
Pat LaMarche-12
Rebecca Rotzler-12
Alan Auguston-9
Matt Gonzalez-6
Winona LaDuke-4
Kent Mesplay-4
Medea Banjamin-3
Elaine Brown-3
Cynthia McKinney-3
Kat Swift-2
Rich Whitney-2
Robert Milnes-0
TOTAL Votes-60
INDEPENDENT POLL:
Mark Graham-18
John Bootie-14
Jon Greenspon-12
Ralph Nader-11
Frank McEnulty-8
David Masters-7
Steve Kissing-4
David Koch-4
Joe Schriner-4
Michael Elder-1
Ben Thompson-1
Celesta Baier-0
Don Cordell-0
Davy Crocket-0
Ruth White-0
Rick Williams-0
TOTAL Votes-84
VARIOUS PARTY POLL:
John Taylor Bowles-41
Orion Karl Daley-39
Gail Parker-10
Lankila Washington-4
Cris Erickson-2
Jonathon Sharkey-1
Gene Amondson-0
TOTAL Votes-97
Senate Intelligence Committe Criticizes Bush
The Senate Intelligence Committee criticized the entire Bush Administration for there interrogation methods. The Committee said that the CIA’s detention and interrogation program has produced "damage ... to the image of the United States abroad" and this cost must be evaluated against any "demonstrated value" provided by the program. Those are some big words that i personally cant agree with. I understand he is making mistakes but as for right now he is out president and there's nothing we can do to change that. I'm a firm believer in sticking by your leader, to not show any weakness for other countries to notice. One his presidency comes to an end, you can go ahead and criticize all you want.
$5 Billion Dollars to IED's
Congressional leaders pushed through an "emergency" spending plan last week that did not consist of a timeline for retaining troops from Iraq but did contain importnat funding to counter the effect of improvised explosive devices (IED). President Bush signed the bill on Friday. Most of the Senate voted yes (80-14), with Presidential hopefuls Sen. Clinton (D-NY), Sen. Dodd (D-CT) and Sen. Obama (D-IL) voting "no."
Tim Griffin Resigns
President Bush appointed Griffin as US Attorney at the age of 34 for the Eastern District of Arkansas after the Administration had language inserted in the Patriot Act Reauthorization Bill that removed Senatorial confirmation of replacement US Attorneys. Griffin had served as Karl Rove's "director of opposition research," and news reports suggest Rove and Harriet Miers wanted Griffin in Arkansas.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Head-to-Head Debate
The war in Iraq has divided the presidential candidates for the Democratic party in their most recent live TV debate. The debate held repeated calls of US withdrawal. Not only were they bumping head there, but also in the case of whether or not President Bush had made the US safer from terrorism since 9/11. Obama made it a clear point that both Mr. Edwards and Sen. Clinton had voted in Oct. 2002 in favour of the US-led invasion. The following it up with the fact he oppossed this war from the start. Edwards commented with "He was right, I was wrong." Yet Se. Clinton refused to admitt that her vote for the invasion at the time was wrong. Whether or not she believed it was wrong at the time or not, she stated all the blame should be on President Bush and we should withdrawour US forces. Should be nice to see how the next debate plays out this coming Tuesday.
US-India Nuclear Deal
The nuclear landmark negotiation in Delhi, India has failed. Under this deal, India would have had access to US civilian nuclear technology, if and only if it was open its facilities to inspection. A lot of critics have said that this would only encourage India to develop its nuclear arsenal. Critics have also mentioned that by doing so, this would send the wrong message to countries like Iran, whose nuclear plans and ideas Washington is against. They haven't given up completely on the ideas; there are just a few gaps left that need to be filled in.
Bush on US Compassion
This week President Bush will leave to Europe to meet with the leaders of the worlds industrialized nations. Unlike previous meetings which were dominantly on Iraq, this year the group will discuss international problems. Bush will be stressing the more compassionate side of US foreign poliicy. For example, the US plans on tightening existing econmic sanctions against Sudan, and giving the government additional ones to stop the maddness in Darfur. His next topic he wants to cover was global warming. The idea Bush has is to bring in countries like India and China and other fast growing countries to negotiate and set goals on energy security, reducing air pollution, and cut down greenhouse gases for the next 10-20 years.
New Cold War?
It is known that Iran and the US have been having trouble to on finding common ground with the US in Iraq. Now as of recent, some are beginning to foreshadow the fact that the US and Iran are in the mix of slowly building up their tensions to create Cold War. The US has been claiming that Iran has been trying to destabilise their military presence in Iraq; while Iran has been claim the Bush administration trying to format a "velvet" revolution" in Iran.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
This is was it becoming into...
Its been like this for some time now. People have been making a joke of the entire situation. There are still a lare percentage of people who are living in their own little bubble not wanting to take the situation at hand seriously. The fact that the Bush administration set out a goal to find Osama Bin Laden, and the fact they haven't accomplished that goal yet, the good amount of Americans are out to make a mockery of him and his administration. I still find it really strange how they have been able to find anyone they've ever set the heart on to find, yet they can't seem to find the one man who makes them believe they have access and authority into any country? A little strange if you ask me.
Freedom of Religion?
It seems in recent days that the presidential candidates having been spending and extra amount of their time and effort in explaining into detail where exactly they "say" they stand on their religious beliefs. You can only believe so much of what you hear. I personally believe it shouldn't matter, to a certain extent obviously, what our presidents religious view point is. Now if he were to be an atheist, I would worry because would this person worry about some decisions he could make that could ruin the so called "dynasty" we have come to build.
Democrats in general are targeting Roman Catholics, mainline Protestants, and even Evangelicals. Obama has even gone to the extent of holding a weekly conference call to spread his message to religious leaders and opinion makers and report their concerns to the campaign. Some are even given a hard time, for example former mass. governor Mitt Romney has been getting questioned for his Mormon faith.
Democrats in general are targeting Roman Catholics, mainline Protestants, and even Evangelicals. Obama has even gone to the extent of holding a weekly conference call to spread his message to religious leaders and opinion makers and report their concerns to the campaign. Some are even given a hard time, for example former mass. governor Mitt Romney has been getting questioned for his Mormon faith.
New US Embassy in Iraq
The plans for the new US embassy were just recently taken off by the same architects, for the simple fact it could possibly cause future danger with security. The State Department had tried to get them removed as quick as possible, but its never fast enough now of days. The plans and everything had already been posted and discussed about in some blogs. The Internet has grown and expanded so much since its early stages, that you should be aware of anything you post online, and anything you say on the streets for that matter. When completed, this US embassy will be known as one of the biggest/most expensive tightly guarded US embassies in the world. Ten pictures were put out giving an overall layout and some personally buildings.
Call me silly, but who in the right mind would authorize pictures like that to ever leak out. Didn't they learn anything from past experiences? For emaple in Afghanistan when the War on Terror first began, information endangering their safety leaked out from people emailing others back home, describing where they were with possible other classified information. Just recently, has the military put bigger sanctions on emailing and blogging on the soldiers and US officials.
Call me silly, but who in the right mind would authorize pictures like that to ever leak out. Didn't they learn anything from past experiences? For emaple in Afghanistan when the War on Terror first began, information endangering their safety leaked out from people emailing others back home, describing where they were with possible other classified information. Just recently, has the military put bigger sanctions on emailing and blogging on the soldiers and US officials.
Friday, June 1, 2007
Push for New Sancation in Iran
The UN has said to press for a complete new set of sanctions in Iran. This is all due to the simple fact that Iran has continued to suspend its uranium enrichment programme. It followed a UN nuclear watchdog warning that Tehran was increasing enrichment and obstructing inspections.Mr ElBaradei has suggested that Iran keep part of its programme, but this view clashes with the view the US has and some European governments as well. A few months back the UN Security Council imposed a second round of sanctions on Iran for failing to suspend uranium enrichment, making Tehran to limit its co-operation with the agency. However, IAEA, international atomic energy agency, inspectors still regularly visit Iran's atomic facilities under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Power of the Media
This is an attack ad which used the famous Apple commercial to portray Hilary Clinton as the "Big Brother" that must be stopped. Originally no one knew who came up with such a creative mindset video, and just like that it became Technorati's most popular video list. Everyone in the Obama campaign had denied any correlation with the video. Personally, i read somewhere someone said that in the video Hilary came off as a "caring and compassionate" and that the Clinton campaign members should almost look at it as "free advertising". Now that I've gone back to watch the video again i can see where how this person could think so, but it was only after it was pointed out and mentioned to me.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Nomination by Pres Bush
President George Bush has nominated former deputy secretary of state, Robert Zoellick, to be president of the World Bank. This nomination will first need to be considered by the 24 member board of governors. The President believe the former deputy is fit for the job because, "He has earnedthe trust and support of leaders from every region of the world" said the President.
Some have gone to say though that he doesn't haev enough significant experience in econmic development with poor countries. It is said to be known that the World Bank would be completing a dark chapter with the step down of current President of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, in late June. So I too don't believe it would be a smart move to put anyone in this position if there were any doubt what so ever. Only experience that has been shown has been former chief aide of Condoleezza Rice, and an es US trade representative. Right now he is currently executive at the investment bank, but still not the experience really suitable for this job in particular.
Some have gone to say though that he doesn't haev enough significant experience in econmic development with poor countries. It is said to be known that the World Bank would be completing a dark chapter with the step down of current President of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, in late June. So I too don't believe it would be a smart move to put anyone in this position if there were any doubt what so ever. Only experience that has been shown has been former chief aide of Condoleezza Rice, and an es US trade representative. Right now he is currently executive at the investment bank, but still not the experience really suitable for this job in particular.
Dereliction of Duty
The commander of US marines battalion, Lt Col Jeffrey R Chessani, is being charged for a bomb killing a US soldier and also known to have killed 24 Iraqi civilians in the village of Haditha. He can be charged with dereliction of duty which means to neglect part of his duty of failing to investigate the deaths. Three other officers are being charged with this dereliction of duty, and three marines are being charged with second degree murder which could lead to them spending life in prison.
Unfortunately, the Haditha incident obviously isn't the only case where this has happend. Even though they are not all being caught, it'ce nice to know that the US will continue to enforce these laws on situations when knowingly they know they can't catch them all. The question still remains... how much longer till the innocent civilians stop dying and our troops come home?
Monday, May 28, 2007
Makes you think...
Last thing we need is to have someone in charge with the same views that we've been dealing with for the past 8 years. This was a video I felt was needed to put up, not to make you go against Obama, but to overall in general to help you realize how important it is to take the time to really research the candidates and vote in the right person for the position of president.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Another day, and another bomb...
Once again another bomb exploded, this time it being a car bomb, near a market out in Baghdad. This one managed to kill twenty five people and wounded more then two handfuls. Many women and children, military and medical officials were the ones either wounded or killed. It was suspected to be constructed by Sunni insurgents while US forces were doing routine security procedures. One man claimed to end up in a truck filled with wounded people.
Lives are continuously getting ruined day by day, week by week with the traumatizing events that take place. Officials claim that the number of sectarian murders has gone down, but who’s to say they are being updated regularly. How much information is really being given to us? Situations like these scar people for life, and being to make them believe that no one can be trusted. People can’t and refuse to leave their own homes because of the danger it may consist of; if they even have a home anymore. Once the adults do this, their children will learn from first hand experience to live in fear, and never will they ever be able to live a normal life, if some even know what that may be.
Lives are continuously getting ruined day by day, week by week with the traumatizing events that take place. Officials claim that the number of sectarian murders has gone down, but who’s to say they are being updated regularly. How much information is really being given to us? Situations like these scar people for life, and being to make them believe that no one can be trusted. People can’t and refuse to leave their own homes because of the danger it may consist of; if they even have a home anymore. Once the adults do this, their children will learn from first hand experience to live in fear, and never will they ever be able to live a normal life, if some even know what that may be.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Mastermind Killed
An Iraqi mastermind of a guerrilla attack was killed by U.S. troops. His name was Azhar al-Dulaimi, and was believed to be behind the entire raid in which people were acting to be U.S. troops and suddenly attacking a military base in Karbala. One U.S. soldier was killed and four other were taken away to later be found dead. U.S. troops have been looking for Azhar since a January attack on a US-Iraqi military headquarter in Shia city. Even though this may not have any relevance to the topic at hand, but I still find it hard to believe that it's so easy, well not easy but eventually over time, for US troops to find someone like Azhar al-Dulaimi, but yet still no sign of Osama. What ever happend to him? Is everyone starting to forget about him because he's not in the news everyday anymore? Wasn't he one of the original reasons why we are out there? I know my opinion may not count for much, but i believe we have him locked up somewhere but not willing to reveal it yet; because once we do it's like the long "story" is finally over and that gives us that much less leeway into the countries our commander chief believes we need to go into.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
US Continues to Fund...
In an article posted on April 10th on CNN.com, the US has sent nearly 60 million US dollars over to Palestinians authority president Mahmoud Abbas in wishes of mostly helpping there non-lethal training and equipment for there security forces. Also to upgrade the crossing into northern Gaza. They are sending the money directly to Abbas in order to bypass a group called Hamas which is known by the US as a terrorist group. Last year, before Abbas, Hamas won teh Palestinian elections and took control over the parliament and prime minister post, but not presidency. So last year when the Hamas refused to end terrorist attacks the US and EU cut off complete funding to teh Palestinian government, and began helpping the Palestinians through NGO's. The stoppage of funding took a huge hit on the Palestinian government, which was already struggling through wide spread corruption. So this is the reason why teh US is funding directly to Abbas.
I personally feel the US is making another smart choice and great step into goal to defeat terrorism. They continue to help in ways of not only funding but protecting the Palestinains from harm.
I personally feel the US is making another smart choice and great step into goal to defeat terrorism. They continue to help in ways of not only funding but protecting the Palestinains from harm.
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