What seems to have escaped a great many people's attention is the fact that the two "kidnapped" Israeli soldiers were captured inside Lebanon, and not inside Israel, following which "kidnapping" Israel began to pound Lebanon, so Hezbollah began pounding back - therefore the carnage and destruction wreaked upon Lebanon by Israel doesn't even remotely constitute any kind of self-defense whatsoever. However, corporate media (largely owned by Zionists like Rupert Murdoch) has spun the story in such a way as to instill the false perception that Israel is the victim.
Also, I think that inexperienced Ehud Olmert, struggling in the giant shadow of Ariel Sharon, is desperately trying to appear even stronger and more hawkish than his predecessor.
Did you know that Hezbollah's website is hosted by a US defense subcontractor (Hejailan Projects / United Defense Industries, Inc. / BAE Systems Land and Armaments)? See http://cnw.com/~jasonst/hejailanprojects.html
Funny how fear-mongering Republican conspiracy crazies, back in 1993, were accusing the Clintons and the Democrats of the very sins and evil the Republicans have been committing unrestrainedly since gaining the majority in both Houses during the Clinton administration!
"From PrisonPlanet.tv - Former infantry soldier and Loose Change producer Corey Rowe discusses his experiences in Iraq, including mistaken civilian killings, staged CNN photo-ops where troops shot into thin air and blew up empty caves, later characterized as "border war footage" by the networks, and outright violations of the Geneva Convention."
On Wednesday in the Senate Commerce Committee I warned that those of us who believe in net neutrality will block legislation that doesn't get the job done.
It looks like that's the fight we're going to have.
The Commerce Committee voted on net neutrality and it failed on an 11-11 tie. This vote was a gift to cable and telephone companies, and a slap in the face of every Internet user and consumer.
It will not stand.
I voted against this lousy bill for two reasons: because net neutrality and internet build-out are crucial to building a more modern and fair Information Society, and both were pushed aside by the Republicans.
Everyone says they don't want the new world we're living in to be marked by the digital divide -- the term is so cliched it's turned to mush -- but yesterday was a test of who is willing to ask corporate America to do anything to fix it, and the Commerce Committee failed miserably. Why are United States Senators afraid to say that companies should be expected to foster growth by building out their broadband networks to increase access?
Free and open access to the internet is something all Americans should enjoy, regardless of what financial means they're born into or where they live. It is profoundly disappointing that the Senate is going let a handful of companies hold internet access hostage by legalizing the cherry-picking of cable service providers and new entrants. That is a dynamic that would leave some communities with inferior service, higher cable rates, and even the loss of service. Not to mention inadequate internet service -- in the age of the information.
This bill was passed in committee over our objections. Now we need to fight to either fix it or kill it in the full Senate. Senator Wyden has already drawn a line in the sand -- putting a "hold" on the bill, which prevents it from going forward for now. But there will be a day of reckoning on this legislation soon, make no mistake about it, and we need you to get engaged -- pressure your Senators, follow the issue, demand net neutrality and build-out.
Way to go, Senator! May most of your fellow Congressmen follow your example.
"On May 18, 2006 well over 100 anti-war activists marched from the White House to Donald Rumsfeld's house at 2206 Kalorama St. NW Washington DC to deliver a petition against Wars of aggression and torture.
"The spirited march ended in a rousing rally at his house, where 4 activists were ultimately arrested for Unlawful Entry.
Que dire
à mon sujet? Il n'est jamais facile de parler de soi-même. Succinctement,
j'approche la soixantaine, à mon grand étonnement car j'ai l'esprit plutôt
jeune. Artiste de nature et de tempérament, poète à mes moments, philosophe
souvent, un tantinet mystique, je suis musicienne bien que je ne puisse plus
pratiquer à cause d'une artrhose envahissante; artiste reléguée à l'image
de synthèse pour les mêmes raisons, photographe amateur depuis l'enfance,
et, par la force des choses et bien malgré moi, les évènements de ces dernières
années ont fait de moi une sorte de bête politique spécialiste des Etats
Unis.
Plurilingue, j'écrirai ici souvent en anglais, surtout concernant
la politique. Désolée pour ceux qui ne parlent pas l'anglais, mais c'est
comme-ça. Quant à la photo, c'est moi il y a une trentaine d'années. Je n'ai
pas beaucoup changé, à part beaucoup plus de kilos (hélas) et quelques cheveux
blancs par ci et par là.
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You may not use them or modify them in any manner nor use them for commercial
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Le Thé Chez Vierotchka (bis) est né! Vous pourrez, au gré du temps, y voir tout ce que vous ne pouvez pas (et tout ce que vous ne pouvez plus) voir ici. Il ressemble beaucoup à ce blog ci. Alors bienvenue au Thé Chez Vierotchka (bis)