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To: NOW who wrote (48911)3/29/2006 10:39:11 PM
From: CalculatedRisk  Respond to of 116555
 
I'd like to take credit, but that post was by Kash Mansori, Ph.D., Princeton University (Economics), Economics Professor at Colby College.

The True Fiscal Nightmare
angrybear.blogspot.com



To: NOW who wrote (48911)3/29/2006 10:59:02 PM
From: mishedlo  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 116555
 
British Memo — Bush, Blair Agreed to Invade In Late Jan. 2003...
British Memo — Bush Had Made Up His In July 2002...
Bush Suggested War Against Iraq Nine Days After 9/11...
Rumsfeld Suggested War Against Iraq on 9/11...
Former Bush Treasury Secretary Said Bush Wanted To Go To War...
Gen. Tommy Franks — Military and Equipment Moved to Iraq In Feb. 2002...

thinkprogress.org



To: NOW who wrote (48911)3/29/2006 11:03:06 PM
From: mishedlo  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 116555
 
Howard Kallogian, a Republican candidate in the CA-50 special election, posts this picture, which he claims he took in Bahgdad:

He argues the picture is proof that Iraq is 'calm' and 'stable' contrary to press reports.

2. AnthonyLA casts doubt on the picture, noting that, well, women are wearing western clothing, couples are holding hands, signs are in roman script, etc.

3. Commenter jem6x digs up this picture of the very same neighborhood:

Location? The Istanbul suburb of Bakirkoy. And for those taking score at home, that's not in Iraq. It's in Turkey.

see pictures here:
dailykos.com



To: NOW who wrote (48911)3/29/2006 11:13:51 PM
From: mishedlo  Respond to of 116555
 
Homeland Security to Fingerprint Sailors

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to collect digital fingerprints of merchant sailors arriving at American ports, believing that will improve security and allow more seafarers to visit the United States, a department official said.

Robert A. Mocny, deputy director of the department's visitor technology program, said Tuesday that immigration inspectors at major cargo terminals would be given hand-held scanners that photograph a sailor and capture his fingerprints.

The data then would be checked against the 1.5 million names on U.S. lists of terror suspects, criminal fugitives and immigration violators.

Low-wage laborers granted visas and work permits in the Emirates must submit iris scans as part of their registration process. New entrants are checked against a database of those arrested and expelled from the country to ensure that deportees do not re-enter under false identities.

....
news.yahoo.com

What a waste of money
As if any wanted criminal will be attemoting to enter the US this way.

Are any more packages scanned under this act?
No.
will it do a damn bit of good.
No.
Will it get people used to being searched, interrogated and their movements monitored?
Yes.
Welcome to the police state.



To: NOW who wrote (48911)3/29/2006 11:16:06 PM
From: mishedlo  Respond to of 116555
 
How about a trip to Tahiti instead?

msnbc.msn.com

Under the bill expected to pass by a wide margin, senators would no longer be able to accept gifts or meals from lobbyists and lobbyists would be required to reveal more information about their contacts with lawmakers.

But the bill, to the chagrin of many pushing for more fundamental change, does not ban privately funded travel.