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Did McCain lift POW story from Russian novelist?
Senator John McCain (R-AZ), in a Christmas-themed December ad for his presidential campaign, told the following story:
"One night, after being mistreated as a POW, a guard loosened the ropes binding me, easing my pain. On Christmas, that same guard approached me, and without saying a word, he drew a cross in the sand. We stood, wordlessly, looking at the cross, remembering the true light of Christmas. I'll never forget that no matter where you are, no matter how difficult the circumstances, there will always be someone who will pick you up."
"It just sounded so fake and so contrived, so I did a little research about it," said DailyKos contributor rickrocket. The research revealed a similar story by recently departed novelist and McCain favorite Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, recounting his experience in a Soviet gulag in The Gulag Archipelago, released in the United States in 1973. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), in a Christmas-themed December ad for his presidential campaign, told the following story: ... more -
An Important Campaign Announcement from Barack Obama
"Barack Obama talks about the decision to opt-out of the broken public financing system. "
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Woman remotely logs in to her stolen Mac to catch thieves
A woman whose apartment was burgled has caught the thieves by hacking into the laptop they'd stolen and taking pictures of them.
On Tuesday last week, one of the victims received a phone call from a friend asking her if she was online: she said no, and was told by the friend that his computer showed her as being logged onto the web. At that point, the victim signed onto another computer and used the "Back to My Mac" programme to deduce that her stolen Mac was online, and that someone was using it to shop on the internet. She then activated the stolen computer's camera, allowing her to "see" what was in front of the laptop.
At first she saw only an empty chair - but a little while later she was able to photograph a man sitting in front of her stolen laptop, and then his accomplice. The victim did not know either man but showed the photos to one of her roommates, who recognized them as having attended a get-together at the apartment a few weeks before the burglary.
The burglars, both men in their 20s, were arrested at their New York homes on Wednesday, after the woman handed the photographs in to the police. Around $5,000 (over £2,500) worth of electrical equipment was recovered. A woman whose apartment was burgled has caught the thieves by hacking into the laptop they'd stolen and taking pictures of them. ... more -
Mission Accomplished
On May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush addressed the United States from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, announcing the end of major combat operations in the Iraq War.
Clearly visible in the background was a banner stating "Mission Accomplished." Bush's assertion and the sign became controversial after guerilla warfare in Iraq increased during the Iraqi insurgency. On May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush addressed the United States from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, announ... more -
I Am A Liar
Ted Haggard admitted to paying Mike Jones for a massage and methamphetamine, proclaiming himself "a deceiver and a liar." The scandal led to a series of statements back and forth about homosexuality and religion. Ted Haggard admitted to paying Mike Jones for a massage and methamphetamine, proclaiming himself "a deceiver and a liar." Th... more
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Bush knew Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction
Surprise! This is a shocker, right?
On Sept. 18, 2002, CIA director George Tenet briefed President Bush in the Oval Office on top-secret intelligence that Saddam Hussein did not have weapons of mass destruction, according to two former senior CIA officers. Bush dismissed as worthless this information from the Iraqi foreign minister, a member of Saddam's inner circle, although it turned out to be accurate in every detail. Tenet never brought it up again.
Nor was the intelligence included in the National Intelligence Estimate of October 2002, which stated categorically that Iraq possessed WMD. No one in Congress was aware of the secret intelligence that Saddam had no WMD as the House of Representatives and the Senate voted, a week after the submission of the NIE, on the Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq. Surprise! This is a shocker, right? ... more -
BUSH DUI cover up
I was drunk but my friend was driving!
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