Month: May 2007
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Tortoise Kicks a Cat's Ass
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$854 Millions in Katrina Aid Turned Down
WaPo reports on the millions of dollars of aid from other countries that was offered in the wake of Katrina: Allies offered $854 million in cash and in oil that was to be sold for cash. But only $40 million has been used so far for disaster victims or reconstruction, according to U.S. officials and […]
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2,176 Secret Warrants Issued in 2006 – 1 Rejected
But don’t worry – the one that got rejected still got through: In all, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court signed off on 2,176 warrants targeting people in the United States believed to be linked to international terror organizations or spies. The record number is more than twice as many as were issued in 2000, the […]
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5 Days to Submit Comments on RealID National Identity Card System
From Reddit; The draft regulations to implement the REAL ID Act are open for comment until 5 p.m. EST on May 8, 2007. To take action and submit comments against the fundamentally flawed national identification scheme, under Docket No. 2006-0030-0001. Online: Through the public submission portal at: http://www.regulations.gov … The new requirements dictate state collection […]
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George Tenet Digest
Much ado about Tenet on 60 Minutes. Here’s some scrapings: He repeated “We do not torture” five times within the space of one paragraph. And then, if you bluster and bully and say, “Now, listen to me. Now, you’re not hearing me,” that people will take you more seriously. This is ridiculous. Of course, they […]
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Dick Durbin Knew Iraq Intel Was Faulty And Didn't Say Anything
Well this sucks on so many levels: The second highest ranking Democrat in the Senate, Majority whip Richard Durbin of Illinois, has admitted that he knew in 2003 that the American public was being misled into the Iraq war but remained silent. Durbin said last week “I was angry about it. [But] frankly, I couldn’t […]