CBS News | Lying In The National Interest | January 28, 2006�12:34:26: "Lying In The National Interest
Jan. 28, 2006
Has President Bush been covering up his intentions with Iran? (CBS)
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“No president should ever take a military option off the table.”
Vice President Dick Cheney
(Christian Science Monitor) This column was written by Daniel Schorr.One of the inherent powers of the president, apparently, is the right to lie in the perceived national interest.
In 1960, President Eisenhower had the State Department announce that a plane shot down over the Soviet Union was on a weather mission. He was left red-faced when the Russians produced the U-2 spy plane and its CIA pilot.
In 1962 President Kennedy cut short a trip to the West Coast and flew back to Washington from Chicago, suffering, it was announced, from an upper respiratory infection. The real reason for his hasty return was newly acquired photographic evidence that the Russians were putting nuclear missiles in Cuba – prompting the Cuban missile crisis.
In 1981, the Reagan White House condemned Israel for bombing the Osirak nuclear facility outside Baghdad saying, “The unprecedented attack would add to the tense situation in the Middle East.” Left unsaid was that the CIA director, William Casey, had visited Israel and agreed to cooperate in the attack, using American-made planes and American reconnaissance satellites to pinpoint the target.
So now, 25 years later, once again we face the introduction to the nuclear waltz and the question of how far the administration will go in keeping Americans posted on the gathering storm. What we have heard so far leaves a lot to the imagination. "
It's a shame lying has come to be expected from every administration for the last half-century. The lies of the current administration are far beyond the pale of anything we have seen before. Our expectations should be higher & we should vote our conscience!
29 January 2006
Public Parks - Rabbit Mountain
Public Parks - Rabbit Mountain
Rabbit Mountain hike, 28Jan2006, Glenn, Jim & Scott. After the traditional fast breaking at the NBC, we drove northerly on US-36 up to Lyons & Rabbit Mountain. It was a beautiful Colorado spring day in the middle of winter. We began our hike at 5500' above sea level at about 11:30. The temp was in the upper 50's even the mid-60's at times. The sky was blue & cloudless until about 1p when a cloud bank began to build up just east of the Flatirons & by 3p had obscured the sun, plunging the temp down to the lowest of 50's.
We took turns helping Jim carry far more than his fair share of the conversation burden. The pace was generally rapid, though rabid would not have been wise on Rabbit.
The view is from the farthest north we could see from the top of Mt. Sanitas, a few weeks ago. The Boulder Valley is huge from the perspective of Lyons, 20? mi to the north of the city of Boulder. At the top of Rabbit Mountain, the views of Long's Peak & Mt. Meeker are astounding. The north face of Mt. Audobon is visible belying the western view of a smooth sloping mount with a rocky and broken profile.
We hiked for almost 4 hours, reaching a peak of about 6180' above sea level. The trail seemed much rockier than the Mt. Sanitas trail. That perception could have just been a function of brand new orthotics, as my ankles were very tired by the end of the hike. Nevertheless, it was a great hike: good conversation, good weather, good exercise, good whiskey: great friends!
Rabbit Mountain hike, 28Jan2006, Glenn, Jim & Scott. After the traditional fast breaking at the NBC, we drove northerly on US-36 up to Lyons & Rabbit Mountain. It was a beautiful Colorado spring day in the middle of winter. We began our hike at 5500' above sea level at about 11:30. The temp was in the upper 50's even the mid-60's at times. The sky was blue & cloudless until about 1p when a cloud bank began to build up just east of the Flatirons & by 3p had obscured the sun, plunging the temp down to the lowest of 50's.
We took turns helping Jim carry far more than his fair share of the conversation burden. The pace was generally rapid, though rabid would not have been wise on Rabbit.
The view is from the farthest north we could see from the top of Mt. Sanitas, a few weeks ago. The Boulder Valley is huge from the perspective of Lyons, 20? mi to the north of the city of Boulder. At the top of Rabbit Mountain, the views of Long's Peak & Mt. Meeker are astounding. The north face of Mt. Audobon is visible belying the western view of a smooth sloping mount with a rocky and broken profile.
We hiked for almost 4 hours, reaching a peak of about 6180' above sea level. The trail seemed much rockier than the Mt. Sanitas trail. That perception could have just been a function of brand new orthotics, as my ankles were very tired by the end of the hike. Nevertheless, it was a great hike: good conversation, good weather, good exercise, good whiskey: great friends!
09 January 2006
Pentagon Study Links Fatalities to Body Armor - New York Times
Pentagon Study Links Fatalities to Body Armor - New York Times: "The Army, which has the largest force in Iraq, is still deciding what to purchase, according to Army procurement officials. They said the Army was deciding among various sizes of plates to give its 130,000 soldiers, adding that they hoped to issue contracts this month."
They HOPED to issue contracts this month?????
One could only fondly imagine the drill sargeant from Full Metal Jacket reading that "military official" the riot act with enough f-bombs to melt the idiot's brass right through his skin!
Three years in theatre & they are hoping to issue contracts for armor? I guess if you're comfy in the pentagon, there's few worries, eh?
Can we bring 'em home yet?
They HOPED to issue contracts this month?????
One could only fondly imagine the drill sargeant from Full Metal Jacket reading that "military official" the riot act with enough f-bombs to melt the idiot's brass right through his skin!
Three years in theatre & they are hoping to issue contracts for armor? I guess if you're comfy in the pentagon, there's few worries, eh?
Can we bring 'em home yet?
02 January 2006
AlterNet: 2005 Media Follies!
AlterNet: 2005 Media Follies!
In spite of the accused left-wing liberal bias of the "press" it seems that once again, they have focused on the inane, trivial and distracting whilst allowing the important stories to languish in the backwater reporting of the internet. Thank god for the internet!
In spite of the accused left-wing liberal bias of the "press" it seems that once again, they have focused on the inane, trivial and distracting whilst allowing the important stories to languish in the backwater reporting of the internet. Thank god for the internet!
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