Apparently, there’s a thin line between whining and terrorizing. Singer Morrissey, who has in the past made no secret of his distaste for the British Royal Family, Tony Blair and George W. Bush, reports that he has been worked over by government officials:
The FBI and the Special Branch have investigated me and I’ve been [...]

Mr. President, read ‘em and weep:
Just 17 percent of Americans believe Dubai Ports World should be allowed to purchase operating rights to several U.S. ports. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 64 percent disagree and believe the sale should not be allowed…
From a political perspective, President Bush’s national security credentials have clearly been tarnished [...]

China Frees Man Jailed During 1989 Protest
BEIJING – A man who was jailed for throwing paint on Mao Zedong’s portrait in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square during pro-democracy protests in 1989 has been released after nearly 17 years in prison, his family said Thursday. We’ll wager he won’t do that again.
London Mayor Suspended Over Nazi Remark
LONDON [...]

Fear factor: It seems that the Bush adminstration’s constant repetition of the “terrer” mantra appears to be working, according to a recent Harris poll:
About two-thirds of respondents said they thought it was likely there would be a terrorist attack in the next year, an increase of more than 10 points since a June 2005 poll. [...]

The Age:
The main thoroughfare leading into Onitsha was covered in bodies of Muslim Hausas who had tried to flee rampaging bands of youths, witnesses said. Many appeared to have been beaten to death; most had been doused with petrol and burned.
Dozens of charred, smouldering bodies littered the streets of this bustling commercial centre after three [...]

Murray Waas reports Sen. Jay Rockefeller, the vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to John Negroponte, the head of the new National Intelligence agency, complaining about leaks coming from top officials in the Bush Administration, including providing classified information to Bob Woodward:
In his 2002 book Bush at War, Bob Woodward described almost [...]

Here is some very interesting strategic thinking that was sent to us from reader B.A.:
Voting by absentee ballot leaves a paper trail that makes it harder for Republicans to steal elections.
I don’t know about the rest of the “progressive Democrat” world, but I for one am sick and tired of losing these “fixed” elections [...]

I’ve heard it all now. CNN:
…the second in command at the Pentagon…said Thursday that people who publicly oppose allowing a Middle Eastern company to take over management of some U.S. ports could be threatening national security.
Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England told the Senate Armed Services Committee that blocking the deal could ostracize one of the [...]

“Same old pattern: a stupid and counterproductive national security decision is made in secret, blowing off checks and balances, and the president’s out of the loop.”
– Maureen Dowd, on the Dubai ports deal

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