Archive for April, 2007
Ex-CIA analyst: Forged ‘yellowcake’ memo ‘leads right back to’ Cheney
The Raw Story | Ex-CIA analyst: Forged ‘yellowcake’ memo ‘leads right back to’ Cheney
There’s not much to be said, except that it comes full circle.
I’ve heard Ray McGovern talk in various formats and I’ve never once heard him make a claim that didn’t turn out to be true. He was the first to stand [...]
An Obvious Ruling
Supreme Court ruling makes "obvious" patents harder to defend
SCOTUS found KSR’s arguments convincing, ruling that the Federal Circuit had failed to apply the obviousness test. "The results of ordinary innovation are not the subject of exclusive rights under the patent laws," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the Court. "Were it otherwise, patents might stifle [...]
Wolfowitz wants $400k promise before he resigns from World Bank?
The Raw Story | Blog: Wolfowitz wants $400k promise before he resigns from World Bank
"Allegedly on June 1st, Wolfowitz becomes eligible for some large financial bonus — for performance and time on the job. One estimate puts this figure at about $400,000," writes Steve Clemons, who maintains the blog. "Wolfowitz wants to make sure [...]
AboutUs ?
When I heard the NSA was crawling the web, I figured I’d help out. I made a humorous phony “About (for trawlers)” page on my blog, in addition to the real “about” page. Not only did the AboutUs web trawler pick up the phony page, but it applied the info to a much more popular [...]
Read More..>>Deputy Secretary of State Resigns over Prostitution, Excessive Irony
The Daily Background » Blog Archive » Deputy Secretary of State revealed as Prostitution Service Customer; Resigns abruptly
I was shocked by this latest scandal, shocked. I couldn’t believe a top Republican would solicit sex from an adult of the opposite sex. I thought only Democrats did that. Isn’t that why they call it ‘congress?’
But then [...]
Impeachment Update
Later today (Saturday), Americans across the nation will go out and demand that Congress exercise, on our behalf, their constitutional authority to impeach this government. It is truly the only recourse we have as a nation for redress of our grievances.
There is an awful lot of spin and mal-attention (read: willful ignorance) coming from both [...]
Senate Sends War Timetable To Bush’s Desk for Veto
Senate Sends War Timetable To Bush’s Desk - washingtonpost.com
As usual, Congress shows its contempt for our brave men and women by giving them all the funding they need and planning for their safe return home. And all because some oh, so populist liberals voted for them to do just that.
The President at least [...]
Hacking Your Body’s Bacteria for Better Health
As we’ve previously mentioned here, your gut bacteria (which, btw, may outnumber your human body cells by at least 2:1) are critical for good, or in some cases, bad health. Changes in our diet and environment in recent years have lead to changes in those bacteria populations that are now known to cause or exacerbate [...]
Read More..>>Bill Moyers Journal: Buying the War
Bill Moyers Journal . Buying the War . Additional Interviews | PBS
If you have any interest in understanding just how and why this disastrous occupation of Iraq was sold to you, you must watch Bill Moyers’ latest special, which aired last night on PBS. It highlights the role of the media, the few who investigated [...]
How Dare You, Sir?
Crooks and Liars » Olbermann’s Special Comment on Giuliani’s Fearmongering: How Dare You, Sir?
Rudy Guiliani this week did the unthinkable. The man who’s claim to national fame was simply being there during 9/11 has claimed that if we elect democrats, we will surely die.
Republicans, he claims, are the only ones who can save us [...]