September 29 2006
Thank You Sir, May I Have Another
Thanks to reddit.com for bringing the following to my attention. It’s a nice contrast in light of Congress’s decision yesterday to toss out the Constitution, the Magna Carta, and the last thousand years of western civilization in their blind devotion to lewinskying George Bush this election year. Lucky for them, now that they’ve repealed all laws regarding oversight, decency, responsibility, dignity, and human rights, nothing at all is an impeachable offense any more.
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States of America…
For Immediate Release Statement by the President United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture Today, on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the United States declares its strong solidarity with torture victims across the world. Torture anywhere is an affront to human dignity everywhere. We are committed to building a world where human rights are respected and protected by the rule of law. Freedom from torture is an inalienable human right. The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, ratified by the United States and more than 130 other countries since 1984, forbids governments from deliberately inflicting severe physical or mental pain or suffering on those within their custody or control. Yet torture continues to be practiced around the world by rogue regimes whose cruel methods match their determination to crush the human spirit. Beating, burning, rape, and electric shock are some of the grisly tools such regimes use to terrorize their own citizens. These despicable crimes cannot be tolerated by a world committed to justice. Notorious human rights abusers, including, among others, Burma, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, and Zimbabwe, have long sought to shield their abuses from the eyes of the world by staging elaborate deceptions and denying access to international human rights monitors. Until recently, Saddam Hussein used similar means to hide the crimes of his regime. With Iraq’s liberation, the world is only now learning the enormity of the dictator’s three decades of victimization of the Iraqi people. Across the country, evidence of Baathist atrocities is mounting, including scores of mass graves containing the remains of thousands of men, women, and children and torture chambers hidden inside palaces and ministries. The most compelling evidence of all lies in the stories told by torture survivors, who are recounting a vast array of sadistic acts perpetrated against the innocent. Their testimony reminds us of their great courage in outlasting one of history’s most brutal regimes, and it reminds us that similar cruelties are taking place behind the closed doors of other prison states. The United States is committed to the world-wide elimination of torture and we are leading this fight by example. I call on all governments to join with the United States and the community of law-abiding nations in prohibiting, investigating, and prosecuting all acts of torture and in undertaking to prevent other cruel and unusual punishment. I call on all nations to speak out against torture in all its forms and to make ending torture an essential part of their diplomacy. I further urge governments to join America and others in supporting torture victims’ treatment centers, contributing to the UN Fund for the Victims of Torture, and supporting the efforts of non-governmental organizations to end torture and assist its victims. No people, no matter where they reside, should have to live in fear of their own government. Nowhere should the midnight knock foreshadow a nightmare of state-commissioned crime. The suffering of torture victims must end, and the United States calls on all governments to assume this great mission. |
In short, “Do as I say, not as I do.”
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September 10 2006
Never Forget
I’m told 43% of respondents to a CNN poll say they still believe Saddam Hussein had something to do with 9/11. With that in mind, I would like to point them to these two quotes.
Friday, June 18 2004:
President Bush yesterday defended his assertions that there was a relationship between Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda, putting him at odds with this week’s finding of the bipartisan Sept. 11 commission.
“The reason I keep insisting that there was a relationship between Iraq and Saddam and al Qaeda: because there was a relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda,” Bush said after a Cabinet meeting. As evidence, he cited Iraqi intelligence officers’ meeting with bin Laden in Sudan. “There’s numerous contacts between the two,” Bush said.
—Washington Post
Saturday, September 9 2006:
The Senate intelligence committee Friday said it had found no evidence that Saddam Hussein had ties to Al-Qaida or provided safe harbor to one of its most notorious operatives, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi—conclusions contradicting claims by the Bush administration before it invaded Iraq.
In a long-awaited report, the committee determined that the former Iraqi dictator was wary of Al-Qaida, repeatedly rebuffed requests from its leader, Osama bin Laden, for assistance and sought to capture Zarqawi when the deadly terrorist turned up in Baghdad.
—Los Angeles Times
No need for a grand jury, no need for DNA evidence, no need for a stained dress. Your president lied to you. He has contnuously lied to us and has sent thousands to die for his made-up neo-con bullshit. He, and his vice president, shoud be impeached.
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September 8 2006
Mickey-Mousing with History
I had the chance to see an advance screener copy of ABC’s Path to 9/11 mini-series, which will be airing Sunday and Monday. The five-and-a-half movie is being assailed by liberals accusing the producers of taking liberties with the historical record. ABC defends the production by saying it is not a documentary but a dramatic retelling. I don’t know about that, but I have to say the movie was exceptionally well-written and well-acted. I was impressed with the nail-biting suspense and action—especially the way it ended. At the risk of spoiling it for people, I thought it was really cool how they show the president landing a helicopter on the wing of the American Airlines Flight 77, killing Mohamed Atta with his bare hands, and then pulling off Atta’s beard to reveal it’s really former President Bill Clinton! Unbelievable! And if that wasn’t cool enough, Bush kills all the other terrorists in the cockpit and then lands the plane safely on the roof of the World Trade Center! I have to tell you the special effects in this part were really exceptional and look as good as any Hollywood blockbuster.
It’s strange that I seem to recall our President sitting on his ass reading kiddie books the morning of September 11 2001, but I guess I’m wrong. I mean ABC says that the movie is based on the 9/11 Commission’s findings and there’s no reason for me to believe my TV would lie to me. I enjoyed the mini-series so much I can’t wait for a sequel. I’m sure ABC has to continue the story, like when Saddam Hussein set a timer so George Bush only had two minutes in which to deactivate that nuclear bomb strapped to Condoleezza Rice’s bikini. That would be awesome.
It’s thirteen:o’clock, baby. All hail our brave and glorious leader!
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September 3 2006
Photo of the Week
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Canton Sunset |
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September 2 2006
No-Synch Tech Tip
It was ticking me off that I couldn’t hook up my iPod to my laptop without losing all the podcasts I synch-up from my desktop. I found however that there is a way to keep iTunes ftom automatically synching to an iPod. I learned it from PCNX.com. They state that I have to “hold down CTRL+OPTION” “from the moment you plug your iPod in until it appears in iTunes”. This is great news for me, but in fact it’s wrong. I discovered, after once again getting all my podcasts wiped off my iPod, that it’s actually the ⌘+OPTION [COMMAND+OPTION] keys.
For Windows users, hold down the CTRL+SHIFT keys.
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