9 July 2008
News and Comments - 07/09/08
Posted by Roy Bischoff under: What's News .
If a pig looses its voice, is it disgruntled?
11 Comments so far...
Jesse Says:
9 July 2008 at 1:08 am.
Iran test fires long and medium range missiles
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has test fired nine long- and medium-range missiles, including one which it has previously said could reach Israel and U.S. bases in the region, state media reported on Wednesday.
The tests occurred at a time of increased tension between Iran and Israel over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, which the West fears is aimed at making bombs. Iran says its nuclear program is only for power generation.
State Press TV said the missiles tested by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards included a “new” Shahab 3 missile, which officials have said could reach targets 1,250 miles away.
On Tuesday, an aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader was quoted as saying the Islamic Republic would hit Tel Aviv, U.S. shipping in the Gulf and U.S. interests around the world if it was attacked over its nuclear activities.
The comments intensified a war of words that has raised fears of military confrontation and helped boost world oil prices to record highs in the past few weeks.
Leaders of the Group of Eight rich countries expressed serious concern at the proliferation risks posed by Iran’s nuclear program.
In a statement issued after G8 leaders met in Hokkaido, northern Japan, the grouping urged Tehran to suspend all uranium enrichment related activities.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080709/ts_nm/iran_missiles_test_dc
Jesse Says:
9 July 2008 at 1:09 am.
Cute pig
Cameron Says:
9 July 2008 at 5:45 am.
U.S. welcomes Sudan election law as step forward
Tue Jul 8, 10:27 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday hailed Sudan’s new election law, which paves the way for the first free ballot in 23 years in Africa’s biggest state.
Sudan’s parliament on Monday approved the measure, which will allow preparations for an election under terms of a 2005 peace deal which ended a north-south civil war and changed the way wealth and power are shared.
“The United States welcomes the passage of the National Electoral Law by Sudan’s National Assembly. This is an important step in paving the way toward credible and peaceful nationwide elections in 2009,” State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in a statement.
“We recognize the efforts of all sides to forge a consensus and welcome a similar spirit of partnership as elections preparations move forward in earnest,” McCormack said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080709/wl_nm/usa_sudan_elections_dc;_ylt=AnYhW5TK6nnkBcQSH95yUj9vaA8F
Cameron Says:
9 July 2008 at 9:13 am.
Nothing has really changed about McCain’s positions. He doesn’t get more conservative, just more liberal. Securing the borders is just a token compromise while he plans to help bring in the North American Union. This man is a dedicated globalist who will betray the sovereignty of our country the same as Obama.
McCain tells Hispanic group of his commitment to immigration reform
WASHINGTON: Senator John McCain told a major Hispanic group here Tuesday that he remained committed to passing the kind of immigration legislation that angered many Republican voters last year, but he underscored that he intended to first secure U.S. borders.
Speaking to the convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens, McCain noted his efforts to pass comprehensive immigration legislation, which was supported by President George W. Bush and such Democrats as Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts but which fell apart last year after an angry grass-roots movement that viewed it as tantamount to amnesty rose up to oppose its passage.
“I and many other colleagues twice attempted to pass comprehensive immigration legislation to fix our broken borders, ensure respect for the laws of this country, recognize the important economic necessity of immigrant laborers, apprehend those who came here illegally to commit crimes and deal practically and humanely with those who came here, as my distant ancestors did, to build a better, safer life for their families,” McCain said, “without excusing the fact they came here illegally or granting them privileges before those who have been waiting their turn outside the country.”
He added: “Many Americans, with good cause, didn’t believe us when we said we would secure our borders, and so we failed in our efforts. We must prove to them that we can and will secure our borders first, while respecting the dignity and rights of citizens and legal residents of the United States of America. But we must not make the mistake of thinking that our responsibility to meet this challenge will end with that accomplishment. We have economic and humanitarian responsibilities as well, and they require no less dedication from us in meeting them.”
McCain’s support of the failed immigration bill, which many Republican primary voters vigorously opposed, threatened to doom his candidacy last year. He was regularly attacked on the issue by Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and Republican contender, who spoke of it as the McCain-Kennedy bill. Voters opposed to the bill often brought it up to him in town hall-style meetings in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Then, during the primaries, McCain shifted his emphasis and began speaking of first securing the borders before trying to pass other components of the legislation, like its provision for a guest worker program, and he was able to win the nomination in a crowded field.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/08/america/09immig.php
Benjamin Says:
9 July 2008 at 9:55 am.
The pertinent point for those who want the NAU is to get immigration reform passed. Once those laws are in place then the illegal immigrants have it made and we are screwed. The part about securing the border isn’t as important because the president can always fiddle with that and there are ways around it. McCain is smart enough to at least understand that.
THINKING Says:
9 July 2008 at 3:09 pm.
FYI
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.” Henry Kissinger
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton (Lord Acton)
“What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” Patrick Henry - March 23, 1775
The true cause of the sky-high oil prices you see today has nothing to do with speculators. It has nothing to do with peak oil. It has nothing to do with banks exploiting the Enron loophole. It has nothing to do with OPEC, the declining dollar, the failure to build new refineries, the failure to exploit domestic oil resources, elitist-financed environmentalist obstruction, sabotage of nuclear power plants or suppression of technology for the more efficient use of gasoline or for greener types of energy. These are mere contributing factors which are an outgrowth of the primal cause. All the foregoing factors are just symptoms of a deadly disease. And that disease is the lust for power and control that infects all levels of the Illuminist machine. The lust for power and control is their mantra. In the minds and collective thinking of the Illuminati, the lust for power and control is their central reason for being. All other considerations are secondary, save their own personal survival.
Bob Chapman
Jesse Says:
9 July 2008 at 3:16 pm.
Great quotes. How do we combat something as insidious as greed and power? I don’t think anything short of following God can help that situation.
Concerned American Says:
9 July 2008 at 3:21 pm.
Why This Housing Bust Is Worst Ever: The American Dream Ends
The current housing downturn isn’t over and is “much much worse” than past downturns, says Barbara Corcoran, who built The Corcoran Group into a multi-billion firm during the real estate busts of the mid-1970s, 1980s and early 1990s.
This downturn is “grossly different” than those past cycles because homeowners are much more willing to “walk away” from homes, says Corcoran, who sold her namesake firm in 2001 for a reported $66 million and is now an author and widely cited real estate guru.
Just a few foreclosures - which Treasury Secretary Paulson says are unavoidable - can “put a pall on an entire neighborhood” by putting downward pressure on all local prices, she says.
The good news is that there’s a “Macy’s Day sale” in housing right now and buyers are starting to step in. But there aren’t enough “brave souls” to stem the decline which Corcoran says will take prices down another 5%-to-10% nationally and end next Spring - in a best case scenario.
Joy Bischoff Says:
9 July 2008 at 3:39 pm.
My friend Myrna sent this me and I thought it was funny:
An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was getting
time the boy should give some thought to choosing a
profession. Like many young men his age, the boy didn’t really
know what he wanted to do, and he didn’t seem too concerned
about it. One day, while the boy was away at school, his
father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy’s
room and placed on his study table four objects.
1. A bible.
2. A silver dollar.
3. A bottle of whisky.
4. And a Playboy magazine.
‘I’ll just hide behind the door,’ the old preacher said to
himself. ‘When he comes home from school today, I’ll see
which object he picks up.
If it’s the bible, he’s going to be a preacher like me, and
what a blessing that would be! If he picks up the dollar, he’s
going to be a business man, and that would be okay, too. But
if he picks up the bottle, he’s going to be a no-good drunken
bum, and Lord, what a shame that would be. And worst of all if
he picks up that magazine he’s going to be a skirt-chasing
womanizer.’
The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son’s foot-
steps as he entered the house whistling and headed for his
room.
The boy tossed his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave
the room he spotted the objects on the table. With curiosity
in his eye, he walked over to inspect them.
Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm.
He picked up the silver dollar and dropped into his pocket.
He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink, while he admired
this month’s centerfold.
‘Lord have mercy,’ the old preacher disgustedly whispered.
‘He’s gonna run for Congress.
Sharon Anderson Says:
9 July 2008 at 3:48 pm.
Gonna run for Congress. LOL. Many a truth is spoken in jest.
It doesn’t just take bravery to buy a house. For most people it takes a loan and those are becoming increasingly difficult to get. Some banks are so short on cash that you have to wait a couple of days if you want to withdraw more than $10,000.
Cameron Says:
9 July 2008 at 4:39 pm.
This is getting touchy. We don’t want to look like wimps on one hand but we don’t want to escalate things on the other hand. A fine line to walk.
Rice: Russia should back off regional threats
TBILISI, Georgia - Russia should back off its threats and intimidation of countries once under the Soviet clamp, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday as Cold War-tinged rhetoric escalated between Russia and the United States.
Rice all but dared Moscow to critique her visit to this former Soviet republic locked in a shoving match with Russia that has seen Russia close its border with Georgia and impose trade and other restrictions.
“I’m going to visit a friend and I don’t expect much comment about the United States going to visit a friend,” Rice said with an edge in her voice.
Rice dined privately with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, a Russian nemesis, a day after Russia warned that it might resort to military means to counter a U.S. plan to base anti-missile defenses in the Czech Republic. Rice called the Russian response sad but predictable.
The system would place radar interceptors in the Czech Republic, a former Soviet satellite, and missiles in Poland. Russia says that’s uncomfortably close, no matter the U.S. assurances that the planned shield is a hedge against Iran. Russia says the shield is unnecessary.
Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles on Wednesday during war games that officials say are in response to U.S. and Israeli threats, state television reported.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/rice
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