Better… 5 February 2011
Posted by marisacat in Inconvenient Voice of the Voter.trackback
A sparrow feeds on an offering placed in the mouth of the idol of Lord Garud in Kathmandu, Nepal [Reuters]
Better the sparrow than the stone idol.
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Not a great piece by Chomsky in the Guardian, but there is this at the end:
[U]nmentioned is what the population thinks – easily discovered. According to polls released by the Brookings Institution in August, some Arabs agree with Washington and western commentators that Iran is a threat: 10%. In contrast, they regard the US and Israel as the major threats (77%; 88%).
Arab opinion is so hostile to Washington’s policies that a majority (57%) think regional security would be enhanced if Iran had nuclear weapons. Still, “there is nothing wrong, everything is under control” (as Muasher describes the prevailing fantasy). The dictators support us. Their subjects can be ignored – unless they break their chains, and then policy must be adjusted.
Other leaks also appear to lend support to the enthusiastic judgments about Washington’s nobility. In July 2009, Hugo Llorens, U.S. ambassador to Honduras, informed Washington of an embassy investigation of “legal and constitutional issues surrounding the 28 June forced removal of President Manuel ‘Mel’ Zelaya.”
The embassy concluded that “there is no doubt that the military, supreme court and national congress conspired on 28 June in what constituted an illegal and unconstitutional coup against the executive branch”. Very admirable, except that President Obama proceeded to break with almost all of Latin America and Europe by supporting the coup regime and dismissing subsequent atrocities.
Perhaps the most remarkable WikiLeaks revelations have to do with Pakistan, reviewed by foreign policy analyst Fred Branfman in Truthdig.
The cables reveal that the US embassy is well aware that Washington’s war in Afghanistan and Pakistan not only intensifies rampant anti-Americanism but also “risks destabilising the Pakistani state” and even raises a threat of the ultimate nightmare: that nuclear weapons might fall into the hands of Islamic terrorists.
Again, the revelations “should create a comforting feeling … that officials are not asleep at the switch” (Heilbrunn’s words) – while Washington marches stalwartly toward disaster.
hmm Cockburn in Counterpunch…. later on he quotes the same poll numbers Chomsky does.
omigod. I think this crests thru some very weird thoughts… and images.
Plus, you know, WHY?
I get horrible images of il Papa telling some young boy … “And I am an organ donor!!”.
have to say, first thing came to my mind, is that creepy is promising not to sodomize unwilling vitims anymore ………..
oops, victim …..
Seems Ganswein released the info.
gah.
of course he did… That’s the way they roll
Now not getting al jazeer on roku. Surprise.
Wisner and Peres coming out in support for Mubarak. Wisner says it his personal opinion. Surprise. The zionists are getting their talking points down after shakey start.
AlJ just reported Egypt bought Narus to monitor web and phones:
http://www.freespeechzoneblog.com/diary/7165/narus-by-mattes
…not the company…the technology…
hmm think catnippers was asking where Mis Hilary was, is.
She’s at the Bayerischer Hof in Munich. Sounds like she clucked and wheezed with the Euros.
And so on.
do you mean, for example, Hillary, like the “RepubORat” (yes do read that to encompass “Democrats”), “Public Servants” (oops, sorry I meant obscenely paid gigolos and prostitutes) in the “United States” giving the finger to those who voted for them?
Huge pie fight at L’Orange this eve with the Obama Defender Squad finding itself in the precarious position of having to justify Obamalama keeping the Egyptian Torturer in power. Winning the future!
yum yum
Snick, snick, snick, snicker snacks!
at least better than swallowing your spit and goin to bed.
I hope he, Cheney and Kissinger take a joint trip to Spain someday and rot in the same cell together.
oh I hope so………
hmm Franco is still dead, Mu still pretzel of Eqypt and Tunisia still in revolt.
Speaking of better, I finally kicked this stupid flu bug. Gettin my shot next year. You betcha.
oh that is so good. I hope you feel even better soon…
I only had [stomach] flu once, and it left me weak for a long time. A couple of weeks til felt I was back to normal.
how long did you have it?
Glad you’re over it!
Came down with it last saturday. First three days with 102-103 temperature. Temperature faded but then it went into my chest and head. Still coughing a little.
Daughter and wife got progressively milder versions, but my wife doesn’t like hers any more than I did. No way to stop that. One person gets sick we all get sick.
how awful! Everybody in sick bay….
I hope your wife and duaghter recover soon, too…
The chest congestion/coughing, and weakness was what I’ve noticed, no sore throat or achiness/pain, barely had any temp’ature, just getting rid of it now after almost two weeks, think I picked mine up in a hospital.
Again, glad you’re over it, and hope your wife and daughter kick it real soon!
I’ve been getting flu shots for years without a problem. Glad to hear you’re finally over it.
Wisner, meet the underside of the bus:
Not to worry though. He’s still a savvy businessman.
via BI:
There was an announcement last night that US charters evacuated 2,300 last week, but that with the restoration of commercial flights, those charters were not happening anymore.
Looks like we found the Marines a littoral, after years inland in Iraq and Pakistan… and whereever else…
Read more: Link to BI
New GOP Bill Would Allow Hospitals To Let Women Die Instead Of Having An Abortion
Of course, buried in the story:
why do I think it was always The Plan.
a natural extnesion of the ever more broad conscience clauses that allow some fucked fundie to NOT refer a person on, much less even find someone at the same facility (i.e., a pharmacy) to help… nor even to offer information.
Because seome fucked fundie’s ego (this has nothing to do with “soul”) is more important than a woman’s entirety.
Winter is icumen in
i know less than zilch about team sports, stadium sports… but I have on the start (well… pre start!) of SB whatver number it is.
Strange thing, I even have Hebrew Nationals in the house, I can fire up some dogs.
how very American!
well.. as for the game, even before it started it was American War Gang Bang, with George Laura, Camp Leatherneck…. Rockets Red Glare and a fly over from some bunch of AF planes.
Bombs Away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and now it’s halftime, so it’s time for the meaningless spectacle, with a little watered-down T&A mixed in.
Missed Half time! Fired up dogs… but! I caught the Steelers play. 😆 …
( 🙄 … As if i know anything.)
I tuned in too (FOX, I don’t have cable), and promptly turned it off after seeing a creepy “commercial” with Colin Powell doing the usual of wrapping up football with War, and brute, blind dedication to “country,” which is one reason why I generally can’t stand watching team sports …..ugggghh.
I’ll check back when the game starts at 6:30 EST. Like you I know nothing about stadium sports, but I usually watch at least a little when Pittsburgh is playing in a superbowl.
Say can you fire up a few of those dogs for me hon? Thanks!
the game is going!
I am watching on the local Fox affiliate too.
yeah, duh, I looked at the clock after I posted, and thought (not for the first time …what an ass you are diane) ….I had a real hard time with the reception, but I finally tweaked the antenna the best I could (those digital screen freezes are ghastly …folks look like ghouls) …got the remote at hand to click off any creepy asides and “commercials.”
What a coincidence. I, too, have one of those flashing light bulb outfits.
and a flashing touk?
You betcha!
which were those? I mssed them I guess!
The half-time show dancers. That’s the only thing I tuned in for.
I think the only commerical I liked (and I missed some, obviously) was early on, if no the first. The pug dog that charged across the lawn and demolished the door to get to the Cheetos or Natchos or whatever it was.
Go Tiger!
I admit, I am watching as I thought if the game got close it might turn tuf and nasty. (which may be breaking out any min!)
Plus Condi is there too, what is not to like!
Well,…I can only hope that whatever team that creepy, sweaty, pre-emptive, techno slaughter criminal, spectator …. and his Stanford wifie, were routing for, lost,………and be glad if obama and baby fat hunter were routing for rooney’s “boys” to “win” (which seems likely to me.),……. oh, and so glad I luckily missed that ronnie worhip.
(oh, and was I just not concentrating, or was the nanny, laura, missing?)
no Laura was there, right beside Geo. On the other side of George was Madden.
😆
Interesting, guess I was so concentrated, and gloating, on the fact that he appeared to be sweating (perhaps thinking of that close call in Europe), I totally missed laura…….
One Hundred Years of Reagantube: Remembering Reagan In Dumb Videos
Mark Foley ‘Reaching Out,’ ‘Touching’ Young Republicans
People who need people….
etc
The Sexorcist
So a range of people required application of the Holy Roman Penis in order to be “exorcised”… ????
😆
reminds me of the Exorcist, only this time the line is ‘your exorcists sucks cocks to keep you out of hell!’
And Benny is not, now, an organ donor.
(A very confused bunch, I think)
Looks like it’s our turn for another blizzard. Snow day!
well ………….
we drop 10 degrees tomorrow. to………. 56 or so. 😉
Can’t imagine what some of those “grass roots” journalists at Huffpo are thinking now that Mama has found a mate, Step Daddy, AOL. surprise kids! welcome to ‘adulthood,’……it really is only about the power and money for Mama, always was.
Aljazeera Live blog Feb. 07, 2011 -Egypt
(g’night/morning all)
(looks like the “PM” is a typo, as it’s morning in Cairo now)
A real College O’Cardinal’s over at the NYT this Sunday.
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Opinion »
Egypt
Rich: America’s media-fed isolation of the Middle East.
Friedman: In Jordan, measuring the shock waves.
Kristof: Egyptians’ 1776.
Brooks: Egypt’s potential.
Cohen: A republic called Tahrir
Well…From Rich’s chatty, buttizface, Bud Tugly at-the-Ball piece: “Wallflowers at the Revolution” — > “They had T.V. ya know. Even People from the U.S. try and reach them on the Internets now.”
SOoo lookin to dance, that Frank..
Thru another insufferable Friedman Unit to
Kristof’s tie with Cohen for Best-in-Show { hey, consider the show, and Kristof’s “tell” while you’re at it, as if his lede didn’t give it away} :
I Got it. Vote for the Democrat.
But More Kristof, sorry vodka fans:
A real History buff, Kristof’s ‘Hamdi’, there.
Anyways, you can save gas, skip the Brooks and arrive at NYT’s (Brit born, BTW :wink:) Cohen’s Neoliberalthalish El Baradei humping….
Note the truth in labeling of His offering, tho: “A Republic called Tahrir
All five of those Sunday Times pieces, just a running joke through and through. The full Ganschwein lookin for Papa, if ya didn’t know better. MORE LIKE, Five Jews walk into a bar, WHICH COINCIDENTALLY, is the ENTIRE SLATE of the Sunday’s New York Times Editorial offering on the Egyptian Revolution.
LOL. Ah well, a bit windy wherein the set-up IS the joke. But my bad. LOL. As There are “OTHERS”.
Sorry. ..a close quote after “…is that a crime?” will shorten the drool…
And I was too obtuse in referring to Kristof as a tie for Best in Show. I know Kristof isn’t Jewsih. He just was there on the Anthrax-scare beat and trots outs Armenian genocide any time Turkey needs an Israeli of Nato beat-down.
And Cohen, is the Intel Op preparing the NYT’ish palate for “A Republic of Tahrir”. Hard to keep the employees and helpful hands from the agents straight…
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