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U.S. invades, bombs, occupies, interferes in the internal affairs of other countri...
It's hardly news that the U.S., like many countries, espouses standards that it routinely violates, but still, even in light of such routine hypocrisy, wouldn't you think that this, from Condoleezza Rice today, on an airplane to U.S. reporters while traveling to a NATO meeting, would be too brazen to utter:
Russia is a state that is unfortunately using the one tool that it has always used whenever it wishes to deliver a message and that's its military power. That's not the way to deal in the 21st century.
Whatever one's views are on the justifiability of each isolated instance, it's simply a fact that the U.S. invades, bombs, occupies, and interferes in the internal affairs of other countries far more than any other country on the planet. It's not even a close competition. It's hardly news that the U.S., like many countries, espouses standards that it routinely violates, but still, even in light of s... more -
Rice in Baghdad, says troops deal close
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Thursday and said the United States and Iraq are close to a deal on the presence of U.S. troops beyond this year.
Rice denied reports that the deal on the U.S. troop presence has already been reached, but said it was close and she was hoping to learn from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki if there were any more tricky issues to resolve. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Thursday and said the United Stat... more -
Condoleezza Rice visits Georgia over South Ossetia conflict
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, arrived in Tbilisi today to bolster Georgia's position after it was routed by Russia in the conflict over South Ossetia.
She told reporters travelling with her that the immediate goal was to get Russian combat troops out of Georgia leaving more difficult questions to be addressed later.
But she said she would never ask Georgia to agree to something that was not in its best interests.
Washington has already warned that the fighting could set back Moscow's relations with the west for years, but has ruled out engaging militarily in the region.
Rice's visit came after the US sent military transport planes with humanitarian and medical supplies to Georgia, coupled with a warning from George Bush to Russia not to obstruct the aid effort.
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, was also meeting the Russian president, Dimitry Medvedev, at the Black Sea resort of Sochi today as international efforts continued to reduce tensions.
Poland's agreement last night to station interceptor rockets at missile silos as part of a US missile defence shield in the Baltic region was today leading to even more frosty relations between Washington and Moscow.
The US says the shield is aimed at Iran, but Russia's Nato ambassador, Dmitry Rogozin, told Reuters news agency that "the fact that this was signed in a period of very difficult crisis in the relations between Russia and the United States over the situation in Georgia shows that of course the missile defence system will be deployed not against Iran but the strategic potential of Russia."
Despite a draft French-brokered ceasefire that required Russian and Georgian forces to return to preconflict positions, Moscow's forces today remained deep in what was Georgian-controlled territory, well outside the disputed regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Georgia has still not formally signed the ceasefire agreement, which allows Russian peacekeepers to remain in South Ossetia.
Russian troops were today still blocking the entrance to Gori, which sits on Georgia's main east-west road, although they allowed in some humanitarian supplies.
Georgia's president, Mikheil Saakashvili, warned that "Russia's invasion of Georgia strikes at the heart of western values". In an article for the Washington Post newspaper reprinted in today's Guardian, he said: "If the international community allows Russia to crush our democratic independent state, it will be giving carte blanche to authoritarian governments everywhere."
But the Kremlin has dismissed western insistence that Georgia's territorial integrity forms the basis of any settlement of the conflict, fuelling fears that it is bent on annexing South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
The international organisation Human Rights Watch said today it had collected evidence of Russian warplanes using cluster bombs against civilian areas in Georgia, saying military aircraft killed at least 11 civilians and injured dozens of others in Gori and the village of Ruisi on Tuesday.
This was denied by the Russian general staff. Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, arrived in Tbilisi today to bolster Georgia's position after it was routed by Russia... more -
A University in New Zealand offers a $5000 reward to arrest Condeleeza Rice
If there are any bounty hunters out there, Auckland Unversity Student Union is offering a $5000 reward to anyone who can make a successful citizens arrest of Condeleeza Rice when she visits Auckland this weekend.
Do you think you're up to it? If there are any bounty hunters out there, Auckland Unversity Student Union is offering a $5000 reward to anyone who can make a succes... more -
Zimbabwe Un-Elections
The Zimbabwe elections are over but the political discourse seems to have just begun. The White House has joined many other countries around the world in voicing a negative response to the so-called democratic elections. The Zimbabwe elections are over but the political discourse seems to have just begun. The White House has joined many other countries ... more
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Make your voice heard - ask your representatives to co-sponsor Impeachment
Here's an easy way to make a difference. Go to the site, click on the 'send a letter' line, fill in your details as appropriate, modify the subject and the body of the letter to your liking and off it goes to your representative(s) to ask them to stand up for 'The People' and make this Executive Branch accountable by proceeding to Impeach. Here's an easy way to make a difference. Go to the site, click on the 'send a letter' line, fill in your details as ap... more
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Carter says secretary Rice not telling the truth
Jimmy Carter is accusing Sec. State Rice of being untruthful after she stated that she had advised him not to speak with Hamas on his recent visit to the middle east Jimmy Carter is accusing Sec. State Rice of being untruthful after she stated that she had advised him not to speak with Hamas on his ... more
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Torture and the Law
"This disclosure presents a nested series of legal implications. "I predict that there will be calls for top administration officials to be prosecuted in an international court for war crimes," said Erwin Chemerinsky, a civil liberties expert who teaches at Duke University Law School. "This meeting supports the involvement of top officials -- including the president -- in approving torture."
New pressure for top Bush administration officials to be prosecuted in an international court of war crimes. Hard to imagine the McCain campaign seriously considering Condoleezza Rice as a vice presidential candidate given this information. "This disclosure presents a nested series of legal implications. "I predict that there will be calls for top administration ... more -
Poll: McCain-Rice Would Beat Dems’ ‘Dream Ticket’ - America’s Election HQ
I call bullshit on this, plus there is no way McCain would want a woman as his running mate.
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More from Rev. Jeremiah Wright
"For every one Oprah, a billionaire, you've got five million blacks who are out of work," he said. "For every one Colin Powell, a millionaire, you've got 10 million blacks who cannot read. For every one Condoskeeza [sic] Rice, you've got one million in prison. For every one Tiger Woods, who needs to get beat, at the Masters, with his cap-blazing hips, playing on a course that discriminates against women. For every one Tiger Woods, we got 10,000 black kids who will never see a golf course."
Tiger Woods needs to get beat? Beat on the golf course, ha! not likely, the man is playing like a god among men and hopefully Rev. Wright isn't wishing Tiger to get beaten physically...plus I've never been on a golf course, is it cause I'm Spanish or poor, I'm thinking its cause I'm poor, which really sucks, oh well poor me. "For every one Oprah, a billionaire, you've got five million blacks who are out of work," he said. "For every one ... more -
Protesters still burning EU Flag every day
Following Kosovo's declaration of independence last week, and the subsequent violence at British and American Embassies, protesters in a northern 'ethnically-split' region of Kosovo, have reportedly continued to burn an EU flag every day since Kosovo' succession to Serbia.
The Serbs consider Kosovo as the heart of their ancient homeland as well as being a 'cradle of their Serbian Orthodox faith,' and claim Kosovo's declaration of independence is illegal, with protesters also burning a poster showing US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with Serbia's pro-Western president, Boris Tadic.
There are also splits in Serbian politics, with Tadic opposing the independence but not wanting any detriment to economic and political ties, whereas Serbian Prime Minister, Vojislav Kostunica, has proposed that all states who recognise Kosovo's independence, should be cut from any such ties.
What does the future hold for Serbia and Kosovo? Following Kosovo's declaration of independence last week, and the subsequent violence at British and American Embassies, proteste... more -
9/11 informer rewarded £2.5 million
A former flight instructer who gave information leading to the conviction of Zacarias Moussaoui has been rewarded £2.5 million ($5 miliion). Keeping his identity a secret he was awarded the reward at a private ceremony at the State Department - the pay out was reportedly authorised in secret last Autumn by Condeleeza Rice.
"To ensure the safety of the individuals involved and the viability of the program, we do not discuss the identities of those who cooperate with Rewards for Justice," said Gonzalo Gallegos, a State Department spokesman.
With rewards so high can the information used in the conviction be trusted? If you were offered $5 million to say something would you say it? What I also find interesting is that he has been rewarded seven years after the attack, and crucially the court case. If the jury had known that the informant was to recieve such a huge reward for his information would it have affected their decision?
Moussaoui attended flight training courses at Airman Flight School in Norman, Oklahoma but despite more than 50 hours of flying lessons, he failed and left without a Private Pilot License.
Your comments are welcome, so fire up those webcams. A former flight instructer who gave information leading to the conviction of Zacarias Moussaoui has been rewarded £2.5 million ($5 mil... more
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