Diary: WHITE HOUSE REFUSES to Take Action Against Global Warming

DIANE'S NEWS CLIPS begins here :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Excerpted from: http://www.truthout.org Focus | WHITE HOUSE REFUSES to Take Action Against Global Warming http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020307Y.shtml Despite a strongly worded global warming report from the world's top climate scientists, the Bush administration expressed continued opposition Friday to mandatory reductions in heat trapping "greenhouse" gases. --- FOCUS | Bush Seeks $250 Billion to Continue Fighting Iraq War http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020307Z.shtml Keeping troops in Iraq for another year and a half will cost nearly a quarter-trillion dollars - about $800 for every man, woman and child in the US - under the budget President Bush will submit to Congress Monday. --- Justifications for Attacking Iran on Shaky Ground http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020307E.shtml The Bush administration is stepping up its confrontation with Iran, accusing the Islamic regime in Tehran of supplying arms to Shiite Muslim militias in Iraq for attacks on US forces. But the White House's failure to document its case, its acute credibility deficit, and a new US intelligence finding that outside meddling is "not likely" a major cause of the bloodshed are raising questions about President Bush's intentions. --- Libby: Don't Release Grand Jury Tapes http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020307F.shtml Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is fighting to keep his grand jury testimony about the leak of a CIA operative's name from being released and broadcast. Libby's grand jury testimony - the sworn statements he gave investigators about his conversations with Vice President Dick Cheney and journalists - is at the heart of his perjury trial. Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald plans to play hours of recordings of that testimony in court next week to bolster his case that Libby lied and obstructed the investigation. --- Tim Luckhurst | Blair's Watergate? http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020307G.shtml Tim Luckhurst writes: "Last Friday, for the second time in three months, [Tony] Blair was interrogated at 10 Downing Street by police investigating a scandal that is fast growing to resemble Watergate. The controversy began last March when healthcare entrepreneur Chai Patel was denied a seat in Britain's unelected upper house of Parliament, the House of Lords." --- Dissent of an Officer http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020307A.shtml Carolyn Ho was at her apartment that overlooks Kaneohe Bay on the windward side of Oahu, on another enviable evening of silk-shirt temperatures, when the phone rang. It was New Year's Day 2006. Her son, Ehren, was calling from Fort Lewis, near Tacoma, Washington, where he was stationed as an artillery officer in the US Army. She assumed he was calling to wish her a happy New Year. He had something else on his mind. He told her he was opposed to the war in Iraq and was going to refuse to deploy there. --- Chris Floyd | Bush Backers Offer Payoffs to Undercut Global Warming http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020307C.shtml --- Pentagon Alters Casualty Figures http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020307D.shtml _________________________________ Excerpted from: http://onlinejournal.com Rigging the presidential race with "rock stars" and "front-runners" By Jack Balkwill | Online Journal Contributing Writer Those who run the country are hard at work selecting the next president. No, I don't mean the Bush regime -- higher up. No, not Exxon-Mobil or General Dynamics -- higher up than that. That's right, the big transnational investors who rent our elections with their euphemistic "campaign financing" bribes, often through their corporations, then get the money back for campaign ads on the TV networks they control. They are currently working on a three-option plan to decide who our next president will be. http://snipurl.com/19ai5 ----- Brave new world war ... By Gilad Atzmon | Online Journal Guest Writer The draft resolution proposed by the US "condemns without any reservation any denial of the Holocaust," yet, it doesn't single out any specific country for criticism. It doesn't take a genius to realise that it is Iran's Ahmadinejad who the Americans are after. Clearly, the new American initiative at the UN, which is aiming at transforming the world into a 'Holocaust Denial Free Zone' has very little to do with genuine truth-seeking or an authentic interest in historical research. http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1686.shtml ----- A response to Senator Webb: What America really needs to hear By Joshua Frank | Online Journal Contributing Writer Shortly after President Bush's State of the Union address last week, Jim Webb, the freshman senator from Virginia, delivered the Democrats' televised response to Bush's annual speech. Many antiwar progressives were pleased to hear a Democrat confront the Bush rhetoric head-on. Media critic Jeff Cohen went even further and argued that Webb's riposte was not only aimed at the Bush administration, but also at Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. http://snipurl.com/19aid _________________________________ Carole JEAN Editor, http://bigpictureworld@yahoo.com 'Why are Canada and NATO in Afghanistan?' /Monday Feb. 5 http://www.TheNewAmericanEmpire.com/tremblay=1056 _________________________________ http://eddiestinson@gmail.com Unexploded Ordnance Left by Israel: WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY? "In the summer war Israel dropped an estimated 1.2 to 4 million cluster "bomblets" on Lebanon from rockets, artillery, and airplanes. The UN estimates that Israel fired 90 percent of those munitions in the last 72 hours of the conflict, when Israel knew that a ceasefire (UN Security Council Resolution 1701) was imminent." .....................snip..................... WHY WON'T ISRAEL GIVE UP THE BOMBING SITE COORDINATES to the UN? The UN has been "screaming" for information on where Israel fired cluster bombs. Israel is reluctant to give up battlefield information that would provide the dates and coordinates, because this would leave them open to international and humanitarian scrutiny on its use of cluster bombs in civilian areas. http://snipurl.com/198td | http://www.atfl.org/cbombreport/ -----

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One of Molly's best columns on the ugliness of silence >> Let's call the Israel lobby the Israel lobby ... Molly Ivins - Creators Syndicate 04.25.06 - AUSTIN, Texas -- One of the consistent deformities in American policy debate has been challenged by a couple of professors, and the reaction proves their point so neatly it's almost funny. [snip] http://snipurl.com/18kdt _________________________________ .ron corvuswire@verizon.net Michael Ware: 6 videos - CNN Baghdad correspondent 6 videos - CNN Baghdad correspondent explains Baghdad and the situation on the ground in Iraq better than anyone. Michael Ware explains Baghdad and the situation on the ground in Iraq better than anyone. Ware explains that the Iraqi government is really no more than a collection of militias. Ware's eye-opening realistic take on the free-for-all known as the Iraq War is essential in understanding just how much harm our so-called leaders have placed our beloved troops. I cannot imagine how anyone could watch these videos and conclude anything other than we need to get the hell out of Iraq yesterday! My opinion is, George W. Bush's true legacy will be, "The President who gave Iraq to Iran." There's no stopping it. It started the day Bush dropped "Shock & Awe" on Iraq. The U.S. government AND Iran enjoys no birthright to own or control Iraq, nor do they possess authority to militarily occupy Iraq. It is inevitable Iraq will self-divide according to sectarian lines. The bottom line is, it's too dangerous for U.S. soldiers to play local cops. It's inevitable the multiplicity of militias will fight till they "cleanse" their neighborhoods. The U.S. has already lost the War In Iraq. There's nothing we can do about it, except bring our troops home out of harm's way. When Bush deposed Saddam he effectively signed Iraq over to Iran. I can only hope America will eventually learn the lessons of this Godforsaken war. http://www.corvuswire.com/iraqtruth.htm .ron _________________________________ http://jablankfort@earthlink.net : EU plans far-reaching 'genocide denial' law By Bruno Waterfield | The Daily Telegraph | 2.2.07 [ What can Europeans say about this? Nothing, because they might get thrown in jail. JB] People who question the official history of recent conflicts in Africa and the Balkans could be jailed for up to three years for "genocide denial", under proposed EU legislation. .................snip.................. Included in the draft EU directive are plans to outlaw Holocaust denial, creating an offence that does not exist in British law. But the proposals, seen by The Daily Telegraph, go much further and would criminalize those who question the extent of war crimes that have taken place in the past 20 years. The legislation will trigger a major row across Europe over free speech and academic freedom. Deborah Lipstadt, the professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies at Emory University, Atlanta, believes the German proposals are misplaced. "I adhere to that pesky little thing called free speech and I am very concerned when governments restrict it," she said yesterday. "How will we determine precisely what is denial? Will history be decided by historians or in a courtroom?" More: http://snipurl.com/18kfm ----- Chicago Jury acquits men of funneling money to Hamas! This is an important victory and setback for not only the Bush administration, but also for Israel and the Ziocon Fifth Columnists, who have been endeavoring, successfully, in most cases, to undermine US political and legal processes. In this case, Israeli government agents, (Mossad,) were allowed by the court to testify anonymously against the two Palestinian-Americans accused of supporting terrorism from within the US. Maybe the jury had a chance to read or hear Jimmy Carter. JB >> http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/16604725.htm ----- Proposed ban on lawmakers' lobbyist-funded trips has exceptions By DANIEL FRIEDMAN "And both the House and Senate measures would still permit travel funded by non-profits affiliated with lobbying organizations. That means that groups such as the American Israel Education Foundation, an offshoot of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), can continue paying for lawmakers' trips to Israel. AIPAC, along with other groups, has long paid for legislators to travel to Israel on 'educational' trips intended to increase support for Israeli policies." http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=2515747 ZOG marches on! Is anyone surprised? When will there be a movement to tell the truth about what is going on -- when it's too late? JB ----- A Plea from Al-Awda for Help Due to the extreme situation of Palestinians caught in the US war and occupation of Iraq, Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, is conducting an unprecedented emergency fund raising campaign to aid our sisters and brothers stranded in the refugee camps on the borders with Syria and Jordan. These camps are becoming overwhelmed with Palestinians, now twice made refugees as a result of the Zionist theft and occupation of Palestine beginning in 1948. The harm done to their persons, with threats of more to come if they do not leave Iraq, is creating an untenable situation which cannot wait while UN assisted aid becomes a political football. Border countries such as Syria and Jordan are already overburdened with the several million Iraqis fleeing the US war. [snip] http://www.al-awda.org/donate.html _________________________________ Excerpted from: http://mediamatters.org Blitzer asked if Levin was "giving aid and comfort to the enemy" Read more >> VIDEO: http://mediamatters.org/items/200702020006?src=other ----- Wash. Post headline, lede on Libby's alleged falsehoods: "Libby Left Out Some Facts" [snip]... However, it was not until much later in the article that the Post noted that Bond testified that Libby actually denied having leaked Plame's identity or having had any knowledge of Plame -- not that he simply "left out" or "did not acknowledge" that fact. Read more >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200702020014?src=other ----- USA Today hailed Giuliani as "hero of 9/11," omitted Kerik controversy A USA Today article referred to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as a "hero of 9/11." But, while mentioning a leaked memo in which Giuliani's campaign staff set out potential areas of vulnerability, the USA Today article did not note the memo's reference to a particular scandal relating to terrorism preparedness. Read more >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200702020007?src=other ----- CNN's McIntyre the latest to call McCain a "maverick" On the February 1 edition of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, CNN senior Pentagon correspondent Jamie McIntyre joined the ranks of MSNBC's Chris Matthews, National Journal's The Hotline editor in chief Chuck Todd, Washington Post staff writer Anne E. Kornblut, and Wall Street Journal national political editor John Harwood in baselessly calling Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) a "maverick." McIntyre was reporting on the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the ...[snip] Read more >> VIDEO: http://mediamatters.org/items/200702020016?src=other ----- NY Times reported only CBO's low-end estimates for troop increase cost, manpower needs Read more >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200702020018?src=other _________________________________

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Bears, Colts To Face Off In Historic Super Bowl AND >> A Baltimore, MD cake maker will build his biggest cake ever: a 5-ft. tall, 300-lb. football-field cake topped with benches, players, coaches, reporters and photographers, referees, helmets bearing team logos and a Lombardi Trophy. The Super Bowl cake will be served to some 4,000 guests at the National Football League's party in Miami, FL the night before the big game, reported Baltimore Sun. Full Story >> http://snipurl.com/19aij _________________________________ http://www.HayHouseRadio.com | http://www.visualthesaurus.com/ _________________________________ ************* Windows Vista *************** You can see some of Vista in action through Microsoft's Test Drive site. I mentioned it recently in my weekend newsletter. In case you missed it, here's the address: http://www.windowsvistatestdrive.com | Be sure to listen to me Monday through Friday. Use my map to find me near you http://www.komando.com/listen/index.aspx _________________________________ eHEALTHY NEWS Teen Obesity a Killer in Middle Age - If teenage girls are obese at 18, they are twice as likely to die between the ages of 36 and 56. http://snipurl.com/198xf ----- How to Imagine 10 Dimensions - An amazing animation that helps explain the complicated concept of multiple dimensions. http://snipurl.com/198xk ----- The Many Ways the Government Protects the Business of Bottled Water - Bottled water may not be all it is cracked up to be. http://snipurl.com/198xs _________________________________ Land of Many Uses | United States | 8:00 | Trey Stokes Land of Many Uses is much more than your typical film about crime, deception and mankind's unabashed greed. Sure, it does capture a crime that isn't all that it seems as well as some banter that could have been lifted from a Tarantino film but it has much more going for it. It was also a finalist in the third 48-Hour Film Festival. http://snipurl.com/198xz _________________________________ BOSTON TEASER: http://www.bangpictures.com/boston1.wmv _________________________________ NationalGeographic.com http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/ _________________________________ NASA Astronomy picture of the day http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html _________________________________ The trouble with referees is that they just don't care which side wins. ~ Tom Canterbury _________________________________ Link to: Diane's News Clips http://www.opednews.com/author/author2300.html?entry=diary