Sorrow for the persons killed in the Ft. Hood tragedy and their loved ones. And for the Muslims in the country who will experience more negative reaction and hatred.
I wasn't going to comment on the elections but can't withhold. So you may just want to skip the rest of this paragraph. I'm very concerned about the future in Virginia. Cuts will be made in many programs for the vulnerable and less fortunate. It has already happened in mental health services and will happen in services to seniors, homeless, and others. Will we go the way of California which went from one of the best educational systems in the country to something like the 40th. It will all be based on only short-term benefits without concern of passing on the problems to the next generation i.e. transportation, healthcare, services. e.g. selling state liquor stores for the short-term funds but ignoring that advertising will increase, access will increase, more people will choose alcohol as their drug of choice, and the least able to pay will pay to get some 'satisfaction' from life. An indirect means of wealth transfer from the bottom to the top - again. Privatizing toll roads and other infrastructure to decrease short-term costs but prevent long-term gain/control.
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Good story - Israeli physicists provide electricity to Palestinians in remote area - no government help ---
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And Israeli Rabbis standing with the Palestinians in their olive harvest against illegal settlers ---
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State says Israel is not a tolerant society - huh ---
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AIPAC wins again - Goldstone's balanced report is called biased by Congress ---
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Garrison Keillor on society - life ---
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Justice? - partial - Turkmen vs. Ashcroft - post 9/11 illegal roundups of Muslims - Center for Constitutional Rights - continues the fight ---
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But another roadblock to justice in a rendition case - Jeppensen - by Obama's lawyers - Brits say suppression of evidence by US ---
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Justice - Italy v-a-v US - Glen Greenwald's take reflects miine ---
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Commentary/excerpts from two lectures by Noam Chomsky on US Foreign Policy - interesting ---
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Nick Turse in a TomDispatch piece on the military buildup in Afghanistan - spending billions on military infrastructure while a few million are spent on civilian development. Using South and SouthEast Asians for military construction doesn't do much for the Afghan employment or economy. Would be nice to spend those sort of funds for our domestic deteriorating infrastructure. And of course oversight is loose for military construction so waste is endemic and huge - but then - what else is new? - business as usual - after 9 years - it is obvious we'll be in Afghanistan for many more years ---
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Ellen Goodman gives detail on how Afghan women are not helped - the pitcher ---
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But then women already know that ---
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Why do people believe false information even when confronted with the truth? - people still believe Saddam was involved in 9/11 - similarly with the 'death panels' in healthcare - their emotional state - and it includes fear - isn't this what has been happening so much? - fear mongering as a means to political ends - interesting ---
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And Joe again ---
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30s/50s - crisp - sunny - nice - tomorrow will be even better - enjoy the weekend
