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"There's a lot of blowhards
in the political process...
in the political process...
...you know, a lot of
hot air artists.”
Washington DC 05.17.07
hot air artists.”
Washington DC 05.17.07
The world’s oceans are losing
their natural capacity to absorb
atmospheric carbon dioxide,
removing an important
environmental barrier to the
buildup of greenhouse gases,
according to a report released last
week by the British Antarctic
Survey. Researchers found that
the Southern Ocean around
Antarctica was essentially
saturated with carbon, and
evidence shows that it has been
since the 1980’s. The report
concludes that the phenomenon
will result in higher
concentrations of carbon dioxide
in the atmosphere, as well as
increased acidification of the
oceans.
The effect observed by the
researchers had been predicted by
climate scientists, but their
models had the saturation
occurring in the late 21st
Century. Half of the carbon
dioxide released into the
atmosphere is absorbed into two
natural carbon “sinks”, the oceans
and the biosphere. The Southern
Ocean has typically accounted for
15 percent of the total global
carbon sink, according to the
report. The results of the
investigation were published in
the journal Science.
Increasing temperatures and
changing wind patterns have
disturbed deep-water carbon
deposits, raising levels of carbonic
acid in the ocean, and reducing its
capacity to absorb carbon dioxide.
The report notes that the
depletion of the ozone layer has
also affected conditions in the
Southern Ocean. it's all true
their natural capacity to absorb
atmospheric carbon dioxide,
removing an important
environmental barrier to the
buildup of greenhouse gases,
according to a report released last
week by the British Antarctic
Survey. Researchers found that
the Southern Ocean around
Antarctica was essentially
saturated with carbon, and
evidence shows that it has been
since the 1980’s. The report
concludes that the phenomenon
will result in higher
concentrations of carbon dioxide
in the atmosphere, as well as
increased acidification of the
oceans.
The effect observed by the
researchers had been predicted by
climate scientists, but their
models had the saturation
occurring in the late 21st
Century. Half of the carbon
dioxide released into the
atmosphere is absorbed into two
natural carbon “sinks”, the oceans
and the biosphere. The Southern
Ocean has typically accounted for
15 percent of the total global
carbon sink, according to the
report. The results of the
investigation were published in
the journal Science.
Increasing temperatures and
changing wind patterns have
disturbed deep-water carbon
deposits, raising levels of carbonic
acid in the ocean, and reducing its
capacity to absorb carbon dioxide.
The report notes that the
depletion of the ozone layer has
also affected conditions in the
Southern Ocean. it's all true
The Bush administration is promoting
the expansion of random drug testing of
high school students involved in
extracurricular activities through a grant
initiative that provides federal funds to
school districts that implement or
extend drug testing programs. According
to White House officials, more than
1000 high schools and middle schools
nationwide conduct some form of
testing, with about half receiving federal
funding in fiscal 2006. Critics of the
programs say the testing is a violation of
students’ privacy rights, and that the
results are notoriously unreliable.
Speaking before an audience of local
school administrators last month, White
House Office of National Drug Control
Policy deputy director Bertha Madras
encouraged school districts to adopt
pilot drug testing programs using federal
the expansion of random drug testing of
high school students involved in
extracurricular activities through a grant
initiative that provides federal funds to
school districts that implement or
extend drug testing programs. According
to White House officials, more than
1000 high schools and middle schools
nationwide conduct some form of
testing, with about half receiving federal
funding in fiscal 2006. Critics of the
programs say the testing is a violation of
students’ privacy rights, and that the
results are notoriously unreliable.
Speaking before an audience of local
school administrators last month, White
House Office of National Drug Control
Policy deputy director Bertha Madras
encouraged school districts to adopt
pilot drug testing programs using federal
grants, saying, “We want schools to
decide for themselves whether or not
they think this will be effective.”
Government funding for school drug
testing has grown by more than 550
percent since a 2002 Supreme Court
decision allowing random tests for
students involved in voluntary
extracurricular activities.
Opponents of drug testing in schools
argue that the programs conduct
searches without warrants or evidence
of wrongdoing. They also cite the high
incidence of inconclusive or false results,
and the lack of uniform standards for
implementation of the tests and the
disposition of the data obtained. Some
education groups say that drug testing
programs may have an undesirable
chilling effect on participation in
extracurricular activities. it's all true
decide for themselves whether or not
they think this will be effective.”
Government funding for school drug
testing has grown by more than 550
percent since a 2002 Supreme Court
decision allowing random tests for
students involved in voluntary
extracurricular activities.
Opponents of drug testing in schools
argue that the programs conduct
searches without warrants or evidence
of wrongdoing. They also cite the high
incidence of inconclusive or false results,
and the lack of uniform standards for
implementation of the tests and the
disposition of the data obtained. Some
education groups say that drug testing
programs may have an undesirable
chilling effect on participation in
extracurricular activities. it's all true
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In dramatic testimony before the Senate
Judiciary Committee last week, former
Deputy Attorney General James B.
Comey revealed new details about the
confrontation between the White House
and the Justice Department over the
legality of a domestic surveillance
program operated by the National
Security Agency. Comey described
efforts by then-White House counsel
Alberto Gonzales to have ailing Attorney
General John Ashcroft authorize the
program from his bed in an intensive
care unit at a Washington hospital. After
Ashcroft refused, the program continued
without Justice Department approval for
weeks, prompting several senior law
enforcement officials to consider
resigning en masse. The hearings
concluded with renewed calls from
Senators of both parties for Gonzales,
now the Attorney General, to step
down.
Comey told the panel that as he was
being driven home on the evening of
March 10, 2004, he was notified that
Gonzales and then-White House Chief
of Staff Andrew Card were on their way
to see Ashcroft. As acting Attorney
General while Ashcroft underwent
surgery, Comey had declined to
reauthorize the NSA wiretapping
program because of concerns that it
Judiciary Committee last week, former
Deputy Attorney General James B.
Comey revealed new details about the
confrontation between the White House
and the Justice Department over the
legality of a domestic surveillance
program operated by the National
Security Agency. Comey described
efforts by then-White House counsel
Alberto Gonzales to have ailing Attorney
General John Ashcroft authorize the
program from his bed in an intensive
care unit at a Washington hospital. After
Ashcroft refused, the program continued
without Justice Department approval for
weeks, prompting several senior law
enforcement officials to consider
resigning en masse. The hearings
concluded with renewed calls from
Senators of both parties for Gonzales,
now the Attorney General, to step
down.
Comey told the panel that as he was
being driven home on the evening of
March 10, 2004, he was notified that
Gonzales and then-White House Chief
of Staff Andrew Card were on their way
to see Ashcroft. As acting Attorney
General while Ashcroft underwent
surgery, Comey had declined to
reauthorize the NSA wiretapping
program because of concerns that it
violated the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act. Realizing that Gonzales
and Card were seeking to circumvent his
decision by appealing directly to
Ashcroft, Comey sped to the hospital,
phoning FBI Director Robert Mueller on
the way. Mueller agreed to join Comey
and contacted Ashcroft’s security detail,
ordering them not to let Gonzales and
Card have Comey removed from the
room.
According to the testimony, Ashcroft
rebuffed Gonzales, restating Justice
Department objections to the
warrantless surveillance program and
reaffirming Comey’s status as acting
Attorney General. Gonzales and Card
left the room without ever
acknowledging Comey’s presence. When
the wiretapping program continued to
operate without Justice Department
clearance, Ashcroft, Mueller, Comey and
other top officials discussed resigning in
protest, but soon the administration
made changes to the program to address
DoJ concerns.
The program, which was secret at the
time, was publicly disclosed in 2005.
Early this year the program was scrapped
entirely, but the White House has
reserved the right to start it again at any
time, without notice. it's all true
Surveillance Act. Realizing that Gonzales
and Card were seeking to circumvent his
decision by appealing directly to
Ashcroft, Comey sped to the hospital,
phoning FBI Director Robert Mueller on
the way. Mueller agreed to join Comey
and contacted Ashcroft’s security detail,
ordering them not to let Gonzales and
Card have Comey removed from the
room.
According to the testimony, Ashcroft
rebuffed Gonzales, restating Justice
Department objections to the
warrantless surveillance program and
reaffirming Comey’s status as acting
Attorney General. Gonzales and Card
left the room without ever
acknowledging Comey’s presence. When
the wiretapping program continued to
operate without Justice Department
clearance, Ashcroft, Mueller, Comey and
other top officials discussed resigning in
protest, but soon the administration
made changes to the program to address
DoJ concerns.
The program, which was secret at the
time, was publicly disclosed in 2005.
Early this year the program was scrapped
entirely, but the White House has
reserved the right to start it again at any
time, without notice. it's all true
A government review of completed
reconstruction projects in occupied Iraq
reveals that a combination of private
contractor incompetence, vandalism and
poor maintenance has led to the rapid
deterioration of the vast majority of the
projects that were assessed.
The Office of the Special Inspector
General for Iraq examined a sampling of
US contracted projects, including some
facilities that have been held up as
successes by the Bush administration, to
find that misuse, theft, poor quality
work and improper maintenance have
led to some of the facilities being closed
down or abandoned.
The inspectors reviewed eight projects
that had been turned over to Iraqi
authorities over the past few years that
are located in several different regions.
reconstruction projects in occupied Iraq
reveals that a combination of private
contractor incompetence, vandalism and
poor maintenance has led to the rapid
deterioration of the vast majority of the
projects that were assessed.
The Office of the Special Inspector
General for Iraq examined a sampling of
US contracted projects, including some
facilities that have been held up as
successes by the Bush administration, to
find that misuse, theft, poor quality
work and improper maintenance have
led to some of the facilities being closed
down or abandoned.
The inspectors reviewed eight projects
that had been turned over to Iraqi
authorities over the past few years that
are located in several different regions.
The facilities audited included
reconstructed hospitals, military
installations, an airport and a power
station. The inspectors found that seven
of the eight projects reviewed were
plagued by problems that threaten to
render the facilities unusable. Inspector
General Stuart Bowen warned in the
report, “If these projects are typical of
the quality and effectiveness of
operations and maintenance
performance on transitioned projects,
the value of US investment in Iraq
reconstruction will be at risk.” The total
cost of the eight projects reviewed by
the auditors was $150 million and the
approximate total cost of all US
reconstruction projects in Iraq exceeds
$30 billion.
The inspectors reviewed a maternity
hospital where waste treatment and
reconstructed hospitals, military
installations, an airport and a power
station. The inspectors found that seven
of the eight projects reviewed were
plagued by problems that threaten to
render the facilities unusable. Inspector
General Stuart Bowen warned in the
report, “If these projects are typical of
the quality and effectiveness of
operations and maintenance
performance on transitioned projects,
the value of US investment in Iraq
reconstruction will be at risk.” The total
cost of the eight projects reviewed by
the auditors was $150 million and the
approximate total cost of all US
reconstruction projects in Iraq exceeds
$30 billion.
The inspectors reviewed a maternity
hospital where waste treatment and
water purification systems were in
disrepair and other physical plant
equipment had been vandalized.
Auditors also found that a medical
waste incinerator was padlocked and
an expensive oxygen delivery system
in disuse because no one in the
hospital had been trained to operate
them.
The Inspector General’s report said
that the State Department’s Iraq
Reconstruction Management office
hired private contractors who “failed
to identify construction deficiencies”
that have led to the deterioration of
some of the projects. Looting and
the “improper diversion” of
reconstruction monies were also said
by the inspectors to have contributed
to the deterioration of the facilities
that were audited. it's all true
disrepair and other physical plant
equipment had been vandalized.
Auditors also found that a medical
waste incinerator was padlocked and
an expensive oxygen delivery system
in disuse because no one in the
hospital had been trained to operate
them.
The Inspector General’s report said
that the State Department’s Iraq
Reconstruction Management office
hired private contractors who “failed
to identify construction deficiencies”
that have led to the deterioration of
some of the projects. Looting and
the “improper diversion” of
reconstruction monies were also said
by the inspectors to have contributed
to the deterioration of the facilities
that were audited. it's all true
George Bush has enacted an order that
allows the president to “coordinate” the
Congress and the judiciary in the event
of a “catastrophic emergency”. National
Security Presidential Directive 51
establishes continuity requirements for
“Federal Government structures” under
the authority of the president following
an incident that severely damages or
disrupts the “infrastructure,
environment, economy, or government
functions” of the US. The directive
plans for executive branch control of the
congress and the judiciary coordinated by
the President "as a matter of comity”
and “with proper respect for the
constitutional separation of powers
among the branches” of government.
allows the president to “coordinate” the
Congress and the judiciary in the event
of a “catastrophic emergency”. National
Security Presidential Directive 51
establishes continuity requirements for
“Federal Government structures” under
the authority of the president following
an incident that severely damages or
disrupts the “infrastructure,
environment, economy, or government
functions” of the US. The directive
plans for executive branch control of the
congress and the judiciary coordinated by
the President "as a matter of comity”
and “with proper respect for the
constitutional separation of powers
among the branches” of government.
The executive order further stipulates
that a group of executive appointed
agency directors will “provide guidance”
for “state, local, territorial, and tribal
governments and private sector
organizations” as the president
reconstitutes American constitutional
democracy during an emergency. The
agency directors identified in the decree
include Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Director of National Intelligence and
the Secretary of Defense.
The presidential order requires all
federal agencies to establish succession
orders, “pre-planned devolution of
authorities” and plans to train personnel
to be able to relocate to alternative
that a group of executive appointed
agency directors will “provide guidance”
for “state, local, territorial, and tribal
governments and private sector
organizations” as the president
reconstitutes American constitutional
democracy during an emergency. The
agency directors identified in the decree
include Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Director of National Intelligence and
the Secretary of Defense.
The presidential order requires all
federal agencies to establish succession
orders, “pre-planned devolution of
authorities” and plans to train personnel
to be able to relocate to alternative
facilities in the event of a national
catastrophe. The directive also
orders that all agencies incorporate
plans for the continuity of their
governmental functions in the event
of a national emergency into their
“daily operations”. The plan stresses
that because of the “asymmetrical
threat environment” that exists in
the world today, all government
continuity plans must be predicated
on the assumption that no “warning
will be received” before the plans
have to be set into action.
Directive 51 replaces Presidential
Decision Directive 67 of 1998 signed
by Bill Clinton. it's all true
catastrophe. The directive also
orders that all agencies incorporate
plans for the continuity of their
governmental functions in the event
of a national emergency into their
“daily operations”. The plan stresses
that because of the “asymmetrical
threat environment” that exists in
the world today, all government
continuity plans must be predicated
on the assumption that no “warning
will be received” before the plans
have to be set into action.
Directive 51 replaces Presidential
Decision Directive 67 of 1998 signed
by Bill Clinton. it's all true
A navy veteran has threatened to sue
the Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Iowa City after being aggressively
proselytized by Evangelical staff
members. David Miller, a former
naval petty officer, said that hospital
staff and administrator’s forceful
participation in proselytization
amounts to government sponsorship
of fundamentalist Christianity.
Miller is permanently disabled with a
chronic kidney condition that
requires him to visit the hospital
often. The veteran, who is Jewish,
said that the doctors and staff
operate on the principle that if one
does not accept Jesus Christ as their
personal savior, they are damned.
Miller said that staff is constantly
asking him questions such as “Is it just
Orthodox Jews who deny Jesus?”
and “How can you not believe in
Jesus; he’s the Messiah of the Jews
too.” One doctor told Miller that
because he is an Orthodox Jew he
should pray to make his pain go
away. A military spokesperson said
that it is standard practice to
conduct a spiritual assessment of
each patient admitted. it's all true
the Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Iowa City after being aggressively
proselytized by Evangelical staff
members. David Miller, a former
naval petty officer, said that hospital
staff and administrator’s forceful
participation in proselytization
amounts to government sponsorship
of fundamentalist Christianity.
Miller is permanently disabled with a
chronic kidney condition that
requires him to visit the hospital
often. The veteran, who is Jewish,
said that the doctors and staff
operate on the principle that if one
does not accept Jesus Christ as their
personal savior, they are damned.
Miller said that staff is constantly
asking him questions such as “Is it just
Orthodox Jews who deny Jesus?”
and “How can you not believe in
Jesus; he’s the Messiah of the Jews
too.” One doctor told Miller that
because he is an Orthodox Jew he
should pray to make his pain go
away. A military spokesperson said
that it is standard practice to
conduct a spiritual assessment of
each patient admitted. it's all true
Bush Demands Complete Command in Catastrophic Emergencies
Reconstruction Effort Provides Ample Opportunity For Future Reconstruction
Exhausted Ocean
An Ashcan For Man
An Ashcan For Man
Feds Promote No Child Left Alone Program
Emergency Surgery Performed on Constitution
Christians Intrude
In Veteran's Affairs
In Veteran's Affairs