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To: Road Walker who wrote (280000)	3/14/2006 4:25:46 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574883

30 Iraqi Police, Civilians Killed Bloodshed continues a day after attacks on a Baghdad slum. A populist cleric blames officials for not putting a lid on the violence. By Louise Roug and Raheem Salman, Times Staff Writers March 14, 2006 BAGHDAD — Scattered attacks targeting police and civilians killed 30 Iraqis on Monday as populist cleric Muqtada Sadr lashed out at Iraqi politicians and U.S. officials for failing to stop the violence. The attacks followed a bloody Sunday in which 52 people were killed and close to 300 injured by bombs and mortars in Sadr City, a vast Shiite slum in northeastern Baghdad. "When things reach a certain point, then nobody can control the reins," said Abdulsattar Nasri, a 47-year-old lawyer who was among the many people gathered at a nearby hospital Monday to receive the bodies of their relatives. In what appeared to be retribution by locals for the previous night's attacks, four men were found Monday hanged near the Jolan athletic club in Sadr City, each with a note pinned to the chest spelling out "traitor," police said. Witnesses told authorities that two of the men had been captured wearing explosive belts and the other two had been caught firing mortar rounds against targets in Sadr City, police said. Eleven more bodies were found throughout the capital. Amid rising impatience at daily attacks, Sadr vowed to respond to attacks on Shiites "militarily, religiously and ideologically," during a speech in the holy city of Najaf south of the capital. "We're not weak," Sadr said. "But I don't want to be dragged into a civil war." Speaking to reporters, Sadr criticized the Bush administration for interfering in Iraqi affairs, and the Iraqi government for being weak and self-involved. The politicians "are busy. 'I want to be president, I want to be minister.' They forget the people and they are busy with their [own] interests," he said. In a retort to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's statement last week that the U.S. would rely on Iraqi forces in case of an all-out civil war, Sadr added: "Whether there is or isn't a civil war, we don't want you to interfere in Iraqi affairs whatsoever." continued........... latimes.com

To: Road Walker who wrote (280000)	3/14/2006 4:28:11 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574883

Bush expresses confidence in Iraq's future mercurynews.com

To: Road Walker who wrote (280000)	3/14/2006 4:31:06 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574883

Senators argue over proposed censure of Bush By The Washington Post and Reuters WASHINGTON — A Senate Democrat's move to censure President Bush for ordering domestic spying ignited heated debate among lawmakers Monday. "When the president of the United States breaks the law, he must be held accountable," Sen. Russell Feingold of Wisconsin said in a floor speech introducing his resolution. Bush, he said, "authorized an illegal program to spy on American citizens on American soil, and then misled Congress and the public about the existence and legality of that program." Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., labeled the resolution a "political ploy" and called for an immediate vote, hoping to put Feingold's colleagues in a tough spot. But Democrats invoked Senate rules to postpone action, and it was unclear Monday night whether Feingold's measure would face a roll call. Feingold is among the sharpest critics of Bush's decision to direct the National Security Agency, without obtaining court warrants, to monitor international phone calls and e-mails of Americans when one of the parties is considered a possible terrorist suspect. Many Democrats and some GOP lawmakers have said the move, disclosed in December, violates the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Democratic leaders reacted cautiously to Feingold's move. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., commended him "for bringing this to the attention of the American people. We need a full and complete debate on this NSA spying." Reid and Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., told reporters they wanted to examine the resolution before endorsing or rejecting it. Meanwhile, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday put Bush's approval rating at 36 percent, a new low for that poll but similar to his rating in other recent surveys. The poll, taken Friday and Saturday, showed Bush's approval rating dropped from 38 percent in late February-early March, while his disapproval rating remained steady at 60 percent. The poll of 1,001 adults had a margin of error of three percentage points. Copyright © 2006 The Seattle Times Company seattletimes.nwsource.com

To: Road Walker who wrote (280000)	3/14/2006 1:35:55 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574883

JF, I think it's time I explained my comment, because the meaning might have been lost in its confrontational tone. Most men support feminism because it also liberates them. They no longer have to be the sole breadwinner of the household if women bring in second incomes. They have even less of a reason to take precautions when having sex, because women are more "sexually liberated" than before. They can assume fewer responsibilities than before, because now they can hand some of them off to women these days. In fact, it is my belief that the "women's liberation" movement has done more to liberate men than women. Tenchusatsu