Rotting corpses found in Iraqi school

21 decomposing bodies, some identified as being kidnapped 2 years ago are dug up at a school under construction in Adala neighborhood of central Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province west of Baghdad.

The area is part of "The Awakening" that the U.S. backed groups called Awakening Councils have spread across the colony.

US doesn't want to use Cluster Bombs-But they work so damn good

It's hard to admit but we are addicted to these little bad boys.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military will continue to use cluster bombs but will try to reduce the number of civilian casualties by redesigning them so there are fewer ordnances that detonate long after the weapon is fired, officials said Wednesday.

The problem is they are extremely effective not only and mass murder, but also for chewing up runways and roads and houses and school etc.

Not only do they kill really well but they leave a big mess, and when people see the mess they get really scared another Cluster Bomb is coming. They should be scared more are on the way.

A cluster bomb, when dropped from an aircraft or missile, releases
hundreds of smaller explosives each the size of a grenade. When the
bomblets detonate, they send shrapnel over an area about the size of a
football field.

The best part is they are the gift that keeps on giving. Like a bad habit they linger on and on.

The U.N. said that 100,000 deadly bomblets dropped in 2006 were still
lying unexploded across areas of southern Lebanon, where they are
maiming and killing people.

More often than not they take out kids, but sometimes the kids are standing next to Terrorists when the little suckers go BAM.

US policy is to destroy any 'in inventory' cluster bombs that don't meet the 99 percent requirement, but you have to actually blow them up before you know what % of the bomblets will go off.

The DoD has said it will begin disposing of excess Cluster Bombs in inventory "as soon as possible", at this point, more than likely on Iran.

While the UK is considering signing a treaty to get rid of most of there Cluster Bombs sometime in the distant future, lets face facts, treaties are cool but Cluster Bombs are cooler.

Two Detained over Terroiet attack in Turkey

Two men have been detained over alleged links to the attack on an American consulate in Turkey's capital Istanbul, Turkish television has reported.

Both men, arrested just an hour after the attack are said to be Turks.

while the US ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson called the attacks and "obvious act of terrorism." Sean McCormack, a state
department spokesman, said on Wednesday: "I can't say either way. I
can't refute them. I can't support them at this point. In terms of our
view, it's too early to tell in the investigation." in regards to claims al-Qaeda was involved.

Hoda Abdel-Hamid, Al
Jazeera's correspondent in Istanbul, said the attackers jumped out of
a white Renault car as it pulled close to the US consulate and opened
fire.

They were killed when police returned the fire.

The driver of the car fled after the gunfight which lasted seven minutes.

Abdel-Hamid said: "There are several [local news] reports that say
that three of the attackers were Turkish nationals and ... have been to
Afghanistan at some point. One of them [may be from] south east Turkey.

"The fourth attacker managed to flee the scene in his car ... From what we understand the car has been located in a neighbourhood about seven to eight kilometres away from where the US consulate is located. However, this also has not been confirmed."

"Three policemen were martyred and three attackers were killed," Muammer Guler, Istanbul's governor, told reporters at the scene.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Lakeland rivial moves 10 miles

Forced to leave because the people of Lakeland are really "scared of the voodoo" the Lakeland Revival will be shifting to Auburndale Life Church about 10 miles away starting April 24th.

As increasing numbers of worshipers and the curious flock into Lakeland, the mostly Pagan township is beginning to lose it's cool.

"Who stole the tattoo gun," an unidentified source close to someone who knows the mayor said under conditions of anonymity. "They've got to the piercing guns too, we're pretty sure.

According to someone else, there is a lot of concern that more people will come. "It's been four weeks and they just keep coming, and we're running out of jewelery."

"It's like some kind of awakening or something," a young man said near a tent. "As if I was asleep and then I woke up."

Profound words to be sure, but perhaps the most amazing aspect of this event is the shear scale of foreclosure healers who have brought hope to many people who have been feeling like, "mortgages just got to scary so God moved out of town."

"When Politicians fail us we turn to God and let the chips fall where they may." said a wise old lady, also near a tent.

I guess as long as God is handling everything we there is nothing to worry about.

Tom DeLay campaign finance investigation ongoing

Just so we are all clear on who this brutal thug calling for the murder of more people in the name of world peace, is suggesting we do it before Obama is elected.

I present for your approval a history in brief of the Honorable Tom Delay

Congress flushes constitution down the toilet

With the passage of the Surveillance Bill is the Fourth Amendment now defunct. Aside from the immunity to telecom companies, the real problem is how much impact this will have on Constitutional law.

While one can argue Congress under Article Three has the right to set up secret courts, does it have the right to entitle those courts to conduct unwarranted wiretapping? Does this leave The Bill of Rights gasping on the dock like a dying fish?

UK and US in Globalization meltdown

After making huge gains and in a sky rocketing economy, reaping the benefits of globalization for 15 years, with housing prices sky high the famously open economy booming from free flow of capital and services globally, housing and financial markets are in a headlong race to oblivion.

Sounds like the familiar tail of the U.S.A. and it could well be, but this is the tail of Great Britain, who like it's American ally has plunged headlong into global markets and the new financial world order, and it's a complete melt down.

While Asia and India are economies based on the natural resource of cheap labor. Russia and the middle east have the oil, and the UK and USA have there bankers and mounting debt.

UK turning into a globalization loser: James Saft | Special Coverage | Reuters

Pamela Paugh accused Mike Kane of cover-up in Ramsey case

In a three way interview with Dan Abrams on tonight on MSNBC Pasty Ramsey's sister accused the former prosecutor in the case Mike Kane of a cover-up on national TV.

She quoted a letter he had wrote in regards to suppressing evidence. I charge he immediately denied.

Is it time for head's to roll?

This was a bold and long considered accusation not something she just blurted out.

In Contrast to Pamela's angry recriminations of the handling of this case, John Ramsey was as cool and calm as he has remained throughout this tragedy. Clearly vindicated, John is asking for improved DNA recording of felony convictions so these types of situations can be resolved better int he future.

FDA ah it might be peppers

With cases of Salmonella now numbering over 1000 the FDA is now suggesting it might be peppers.

While they maintain that tomatoes are the chief suspect the FDA now is offering up raw jalapeno peppers as a possible suspect.

According to the CDC the other joke authority here they can link the peppers to two clusters of sick people, they just have no idea where they came from.

They go on to suggest it might me anything in salsa.

It's looking like at best they are morons and it's more than one food causing the problem.

Maybe they should start investigating the trucks and the warehouses these foods where kept in instead of talking out of there asses.

It might be cilantro too, but they are pretty sure some people got sick on salsa, that's really not very helpful thanks guys.

"The outbreak could actually be tens of thousands of people rather than 1,000 people," according to Caroline Smith DeWall of the consumer advocay Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Can our government institutions fail any harder, this is almost laughable.

I'm not worried about war with Iran I am worried about eating food.

Risk of a war in the Strait of Hormuz

This is the infamous choke point in the Persian Gulf where on july 3, 1988 290 people were killed when an Iran Air Airbus A300 passenger jet was shot down over the strait by the United States Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes. There is still lingering controversy about the event, considered among the most controversial tragedies in aviation history.

While no one doubts the US forces could both swiftly cripple the Iranian military but also any significant attempt they made at shutting down the Strait of Hormuz. There is still a major threat to shipping from the gulf and that is the 2,440 km of the Iranian gulf coastline.

We clearly saw how a small craft could do tremendous damage to USS Cole

With such vast amounts of money tided to each shipment should just one like blast on an oil tanker occur it could have a tremendous ripple effect.

When this is combined with what would clearly be a shutdown in Iranian oil exports regardless of how quick any war ends it would likely force oil and therefore gas prices into a tailspin.

The evil bitch and the coke dealer call time out

Sick of hearing about how fucked up Christey Brinkley's failed marriage is? Looks like the couple is sick of everyone hearing about it.

But before taking a break from airing out there dirty laundry in a very public fashion Brinkley's lawyers just wanted to make sure everyone knew the ex-husband was a drug dealer, not just a sex maniac.

Looks like they are moving to make a private settlement. This move might have been better done before they made a joke of their lives and dragged there children through this insanity.

Barack Obama talking down to black people

CNN is now running video of Rev. Jackson saying in a hushed whisper. "Barack Obama talking down to black people, I want to cut his nuts off."

A spokesman for Obama saying on the same show, The Reverend isn't as "socially relevant anymore." and continuing, "if this was Rev. Sharpton it might be an issue."

While maintaining the Reverend miss spoke, he continued to discount is influence as effectively null and void.

There is no miss speaking here Jackson was clearly angry about Obama's comments.

This division is going to get deeper.

3 Million to be foreclosed

Estimates range from 2.5-3 million foreclosures this year. These numbers up from the 1.5 million Americans under foreclosure in 2007.

With only 28 working days left till the end of the year, our overburdened senate seems incapable of helping out it's constituents in a mess it's largely responsible for.

Instead choosing to pass a bill rendering the constitution void.

It seems the bill now has been so diluted at best it would help 500,000 Americans, but after 3 months it's still being delayed, this time to attach an 800 million dollar renewable energy program onto it.

Everyone wants a renewable energy plan but this has nothing to do with helping out people in dire need.

Tom Delay calls for Blockade of Iran

Ex Senate majority Leader Tom DeLay thinks we should Blockade Iran and if push comes to shove the US should conduct Military strike instead of Israel. "We can do it better."

In an Interview with Chris Mathews on MSNBC's Hardball goes on to suggest that we should attack Iran before an administration siting concerns that Obama "wont do it."

LSD and Pot for Texas Police

Christian Philips has all but secured himself a spot on this years most stupid criminals lists. The 18 year old North Texas native is accused of giving cookies laced with LSD and marijuana to Blue Mound County Police.

According to Dallas Morning News the cookies smelled strongly of chocolate and budds.

"It reeked of it," said Lt. Thomas Cain, a Blue Mound police spokesman. "It wasn't hard to tell. Anyone that's been around marijuana before would have known."

According to reports when police arrested Philips they found a list of 25 other law enforcement agencies and presume the intend was to get these guys high as well.

Jesse Jackson apologizes for insulting Obama

While the Rev. Jesse Jackson issued an apology to Barack Obama today for remarks made while he didn't know he was being recorded.

Jackson claims only a portion of his comments were quoted and taken out of context.

"This is a sound bite in a broader conversation about urban policy and racial disparities. I feel very distressed because I'm supportive of this campaign and with the senator, what he has done and is doing," he said. "I said he comes down as speaking down to black people. The moral message must be a much broader message. What we need really is racial justice and urban policy and jobs and health care. That's a range of issues on the menu.

"Then I said something I regret was crude. It was very private. And very much a sound bite," he also said. -arrording to CNN

The debate can be seen on the streets of LA, stop at your local corner van selling Obama T-Shirts, the debate is just begining.


For some the question is by telling African Americans men to stand up is Obama attacking them?

"They have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys
instead of men. And the foundations of our families are weaker because
of it," Obama said in a Chicago speech on Father's Day that criticized some men for failing in their duties as parents.

"You and I know how true this is in the African-American community.
We know that more than half of all black children live in single-parent
households, a number that has doubled — doubled — since we were
children. We know the statistics: that children who grow up without a
father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime,
nine times more likely to drop out of schools and twenty times more
likely to end up in prison," he also said.

This has been a hot button issue since Bill Cosby spoke up on it and it will no doubt come back again before the end of this race.

Bush selling nuclear fuel to India

A controversial plan to sell US nuclear fuel and technology to India is good for both countries, George Bush, the US president, has told India's prime minister.

Speaking after talks with Manmohan Singh on Wednesday on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Japan, Bush said he wanted to develop "a new strategic relationship" with India.

"We talked about the India-US nuclear deal, and how important that is for our respective countries," Bush said.

The US president is eager to see progress on the nuclear deal before his term in office ends in January.

For his part, Sigh told reporters he wanted to see the US and India standing "shoulder-to-shoulder".

"India and the United States must stand tall, stand shoulder-to-shoulder and that's what is going to happen," Singh said.

The meeting on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido came a day after a bloc of
Indian left-wing parties quit Singh's coalition government in protest over the planned nuclear deal with the US.

If the deal is eventually ratified
by Washington and New Delhi, it would reverse three decades of US
policy by allowing the sale of nuclear fuel and technology to India,
which has not signed international non-proliferation accords but has
tested nuclear weapons.

UN failure in Darur continues as 7 peace keepers are killed

At least seven peacekeepers from the joint African Union-United Nations mission in the Sudanese region of Darfur has been killed in an attack blamed on Janjawid fighters, a UN official said.

Twenty-two others from the Unamid contingent were injured after the ambush on Tuesday in North Darfur state, southwest of the mission's headquarters in El Fasher, the official said.

Seven of the wounded soldiers were in a serious condition after the incident is Um Hakibah, about 100 kilometers from Shangil Tobayi.

Suna, Sudan's official news agency, reported that the attackers were travelling in a convoy of about 40 vehicles.

A senior UN official has cautioned that that the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force may fail in its mission to protect civilians in strife-storn Darfur without the required air mobility and firepower.

"For the early phase of 2008, we need to have a force that is able to meet the test because we believe that that mission will be tested in early 2008," Jean-Marie Guehenno, head of the UN department of peacekeeping operations, said at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday.

He said that if the predominantly African 26,000-strong hybrid force "is not able to meet that test in a credible manner, then it will be very bad for our efforts in Darfur".

End of combat in iraq 2009

Al Jazeera is running a story quoting retiring U.S. Lieutenant-General James Dubik as saying of American forces operations in Iraq, "The ground forces will mostly be done by the middle of next year."

However, he said that US forces might still be needed after that point for air support and training.

Dubik is further quoted as saying that Iraqi security forces stand at 566,000 personnel as of May 2008, up from 444,000 in june 2007.

Security gains in Iraq "are dramatic, but can be reversed and can be stymied", Dubik said.

"Some form of partnership and assistance ... in my opinion is still necessary."

While the Bush administration refuses to discuss a withdrawal timetable, Iraqi officials continue renewed calls as a pre-requisite for a SOFA.

"Negotiations are ongoing with the US side and the current attitude is to reach a memorandum of understanding either for immediate US forces withdrawal or timetable withdrawal," Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister.

"The goal is to end the presence [of foreign troops]," al-Maliki said.

Trans Atlantic Air travel at top of concerns for struggling airlines

As the EU moves to stomp out misleading airline advertising and Express Jet announces it will halt "branded commercial operations" as of Sept. 2 due to high fuel costs, Northwest Airlines Corp said on Wednesday it would cut its frontline
and management staff by 8 percent as part of a sweeping capacity
reduction aimed at offsetting the soaring cost of jet fuel.

Many are now looking at the proposed British Airways American Airlines trans-Atlantic deal as a must do.

Thirsty airlines are taking massive hits not only due to increased oil prices, but people are also flying less.

Ladened with extra costs related to post 9/11 security concerns this sector is in a lot of trouble. With regulators delaying anti-trust immunity the BA AA deal hinges on, pressure is on.

Racist Comic "Memin for President"

Wal-Mart pulls Memin from the shelves as a white woman and Quanell X leader of the New Black Panther Party in Houston scream racism.

If you've been living in So-Cal and you are aware of the multitude of popular cultures around you, you are probably familiar with Memin Pinguin. With a vast community of latino's this little guy has been on local shelves for a long time.

Perhaps people should stop and read a book before they scream for it to be banned.

This is absolute insanity. This little guy has been around for 60 years and it's not the first time a white person has caused an issue about him, nor is it the first time an activist group has jumped on the band wagon.

While clearly some people find nothing funny, to bad. he's not going anywhere regardless of wal-marts actions.

Like it or not Memin is an expression of art and literature from a cultural perspective, he's a fixture here as much as he is in Mexico.

Clearly Memin isn't going to win any votes in the up coming presidential elections, but he's got his place in popular culture and this move is probably going to do more to increase his circulation than anything.

US Senate prepares to pass Eavesdropping Bill

In it's march to destroy the rights afforded to us under the Constitution and Bill of Rights the senate stands ready to pass a Bill that will largely leave a warrantless surveillance program in place and provide immunity for telecom companies beset by lawsuits after they provided the government with access to information for the program.

Instead of working the legalities of this out in a court of law, the senate has taken the issue to a bill which has passed 69 to 28 in favor.

Most disturbing of all, while the Senate has voted this program into law, most of it will remain secret not only to the public but to the Senators who voted it in.

According to ABC News the administration will now be required to place all international
surveillance activity under the authority of a secret court created to
consider the so-called FISA cases.

Secret courts and shadow armies, we already know where this leads. This is insanity.

Touch DNA clears Ramseys of JonBenét Murder

In a sweeping letter of apology to John and the now deceased Patsy Ramsey, the Boulder DA after 12 years has cleared the couple of any wrong doing in the rape and murder their 6 year old daughter with the help of "new" touch DNA.

While the DNA evidence used to vindicate has been around for 12 years it's mostly sat idle in police evidence for over a decade.

While Touch DNA is relatively new it has been used in court cases as early as 2006. Large credit has to be given to the current Boulder DA Mary Lacy in moving justice forward after not only law enforcement and several administrations, as well as private interests focused almost exclusively on the parents as the guilty part.

This investigation was botched from day one and while the Ramsey's share some of the blame of media spotlight on there perceived guilt in the days and weeks following the crime clearly they have been the victims of not only a brutal murder of there child but policy and administration run a muck.

They could have been cleared several years ago, and only now was the political will there to do this. It's unfortunate this couldn't have happened before Patsy Ramsey died.

The apologetic tones on behalf of the current DA hint towards how bad this has been for the Ramsey's.

Perhaps John Ramsey can find some piece now. One has to wonder how bad this would have gone for him if he did not have the financial means to defend himself as clearly many in power had made it their mission to destroy this family in the wake of there child's death.

Tough talk as Iran launches missles near Strait of Hormuz

Several extended range Shahab-3 missiles. While American Officials have tried to downplay recent escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, this latest round of tests including several missiles fired close to the Strait of Hormuz have sent renewed gitters through the region and the oil markets.

While western media and the Bush Administration put significant focus on the "new" range capabilities of this weapon, it's important to step back and lay down some google and a little wiki.

This is not a new missile, it's fairly old. While it originally got off to a shaky start, it's been capable of hitting Israel since at least 2006.

It's the Bush administrations assertion that Iran is much closer to nuclear capability than even the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate implies.

Key Judgments
A. We judge with high confidence that in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons
program1; we also assess with moderate-to-high confidence that Tehran at a minimum is
keeping open the option to develop nuclear weapons. We judge with high confidence
that the halt, and Tehran’s announcement of its decision to suspend its declared uranium
enrichment program and sign an Additional Protocol to its Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty Safeguards Agreement, was directed primarily in response to increasing
international scrutiny and pressure resulting from exposure of Iran’s previously
undeclared nuclear work.

While generally it's assumes American and British forces are having a difficult time in the middle east, this prolonged campaign in Iraq has been in many ways a turkey shoot.

We have or have use of Military Bases encircling Iran. It's frightening when one considers that fact much of this is now a privatized military. For many Americans this game is getting old.