truthdig.com - 12/19/2008
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It’s far-fetched to think Hillary Clinton’s performance as secretary of state would be influenced by foreign donations to her husband’s charitable foundation. But it is naive to think that the newly revealed list of donors won’t provoke suspicion and give rise to ...
Words And Their Meanings
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 2/19/2009 — E.D. Kain takes issue with my use of the term "Christianists" to describe Mormons. While I do think it rightly applies to many in the politically active fundamentalist, evangelical movement, and certain factions within the Catholic Church, ...
SIGN THE BIG LIST
blogs.news.com.au 12/16/2008 — “I think the deniers should put their names on a big list to be handed to future generations,” writes Smiths . “These are the people that screwed the planet.”
Very well, “Smiths”. The big list begins .
Pondering the Chicago sit-in...
angryblackbitch.blogspot.com 12/8/2008 — A bitch saw a news report on the worker sit-in at Republic Windows and Doors and…well, wow! The story is getting a lot of play and this bitch thinks this worker action is an example of the reality many workers face in these fubaristic economic times. ...
GM Pondering Brand Cuts
businessweek.com 11/30/2008 — The Detroit Free Press reported today that General Motors, in its attempt to put forth a workable restructuring plan to keep it from going bankrupt, is at least looking at killing off three brands—Pontiac, Saab and Hummer. Everyone knows...
Pakistani Taliban vows to battle India
longwarjournal.org 12/23/2008 —
Baitullah Mehsud from a recent Taliban video.
The Pakistani Taliban has vowed to back the government in the event of war with India, the leader of the group said yesterday.
In an interview with The News , Baitullah Mehsud said ...
Clinton's list : Clinton Foundation Donors List Revealed
clintonfoundation.org 12/18/2008 — Several news organizations unearthed foreign-government donors, and in 2001, Bill Clinton gave a list of 150 top foundation donors to a House committee investigating his pardon of fugitive businessman Marc Rich, whose ex-wife, Denise Rich, gave the ...
The Pakistan Shift
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 12/26/2008 — Rising tensions with India are prompting Pakistan to shift forces away from fighting the Taliban near the Afghan border and toward preparations for a subcontinental standoff. And of course they are — Pakistan has no choice but to make its situation vis-a-vis India its primary security ...
5,000 Terrorist Targets = War with Pakistan
fistfulofeuros.net 12/29/2008 — Very, very worrying news from India and Pakistan. I especially don’t like all the stuff about school textbooks.
On Friday, India warned its citizens to stay away from Pakistan, claiming that they were in danger from agencies “that operate ...
Mumbai - The Case Against Pakistan Strengthens
newshoggers.com 12/12/2008 — By Cernig
This is the post where I willingly eat some crow,which will no doubt please some critics of my earlier posts on the recent terror attacks in Mumbai.
Right from the first , India blamed the Lashkar e-Taiba, a primarily ...
Rice warns Hamas against violence —
First Read 12/19/2008
From NBC’s Libby Leist At a press conference with the Mexican Foreign Minister this morning, Secretary Rice warned Hamas against resuming violence after ending its six-month truce with Israel. Rice said more violence would not help the ...