Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Another losing entry to the caption contest

New Yorker





Wow kid, you really do grant wishes. But that's not what I meant by a big sexy new model.


Scroll down for more losers.

Bush says US wont pull out of Iraq

Breitbart


In my Cadillac. Good car to drive...during a war

We're gonna spread democracy whether anyone likes it or not.

Gingrich says US must reexamine free speech

Union Leader



Announces Contract with the Constitution. I hope Rush never goes intellectual. What's the problem? CIA fantasies exploded too quickly by internet debunkers?

Iraq Study Group does damage control and coverup

Global Research

The Carlyle Study Group.

NATO debates War and Peace behind closed doors

Iran vows to help Iraq with security

Washington Times



Probably mistranslated "securities."

Women talk three times as much as men

Daily Mail UK



Given the study on intelligence posted below (hit that key that says "Page Down" repeatedly), it probably takes them that long to say something.

NBC calls Iraq conflict a civil war

Yahoo! News



At last the corporate news makes news out of its own news. As you can see below, the civil war was declared by a US general months ago. Draft alert.

Britain may start pulling troops out of Iraq

My Way News



"Britain said Monday it expects to withdraw thousands of its 7,000 military personnel from Iraq by the end of next year, while Poland and Italy announced the impending withdrawal of their remaining troops."

When it's "maybe" they get uncharacteristically specific about numbers and locations. In any case it amounts to a statement that they shall not withdraw any troops before 2008.

"'We have said that we and the Iraqis hope they will be ready to take over Maysan in January,' Browne said. 'We have said - and the foreign secretary reiterated last week - that we hope they will be ready to take over Basra in the spring. If both of these go to plan, we will be able to start drawing down our forces.'"

Go to hopes, he means.

"Browne said that handing over security would not mean a complete British withdrawal. 'I do not believe it is right to give precise numbers, nor to assume what the next 12 months will hold. But I can tell you that by the end of next year I expect numbers of British forces in Iraq to be significantly lower - by a matter of thousands. The planning for this has been going on for some months.'"

A little early then to plan the parties? A lot more US troops would allow for a redeployment to Afghanistan. Draft alert.

French vigilance plea on falling dollar

Existing home prices post biggest drop on record

CNN



Another superlative for the Bush era.

Biggest drop in durable orders in over 6 years

CNN

Another superlative for the Bush era.

Wall Street has worst day in months

CNNMoney



Another superlative for the Bush era.

Iran military plane crashes

Reuters



Satellite laser?

Tranquil hurricane season wafts away

Tampa Tribune



The longer the windup, the harder the pitch.

Berlusconi sent to hospital with heart complaint

Reuters


Lay away plan

I think you need the Wizard of Oz for that. "Psst, stop smiling!"

Chavez vows to beat the devil

Reuters



Now all we need is an al Ciada training camp on the Colombian border.

Afghan drug war will take a generation to win

Hagel says US should pull out of mismanaged Iraq

CNN



He cites other options, however. Republican to the rescue.

Worst mining disaster in modern Polish history

WSWS

Another superlative for the Bush era.

What the New York Times has learned from Iraq

WSWS

"From where is this 'much larger force' to come? It is only a matter of time before the Times joins with those politicians, most notably Democratic Congressman Charles Rangel, in demanding the reinstatement of the military draft."

Draft alert.

200 dead in Baghdads deadliest day

WSWS

Another superlative for the Bush era.

Chertoff's chilling vision of the future

Consortiumnews.com

Where the US observes the Geneva Conventions.

Holes in fence and a single padlock on Congo nuclear plant

Guardian Unlimited



Wow. Even worse than Los Alamos article below.



So don't blame us if something radioactive falls into the wrong hands.

Securty expert says Bush cannot attack Iran



"He added that the same source, from the Democratic Party, said, 'If there isn't a change in Iraq within six months, I'm told, people will take to the streets like in Vietnam.'"

Whoever told the anonymous Democrat should let us in on our own demonstration schedule.

Iraq oil profits reportedly used to back militants

Khaleej Times

Finally, an attempt from Dubai, lame though it is, to explain who's buying the bullets.

AWB knew Iraq plans a year before

AAP

Big deal. I knew in 1997.

Friday, November 24, 2006

Bird flu hard to detect before fatal

Reuters

"Last week, a team at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the CDC reported they had developed an inexpensive and quick "gene chip" test that might identify flu viruses, including H5N1. Fauci said that test would have helped in Turkey and Indonesia."

Despite its Evangelical population, CO is not leaving bird flu to intelligent design. Or don't you need Darwin to understand genetics?

Police road test hand held fingerprinters

Breitbart



Police state on the fast track.

Wireless technology made me sick

This is London



Or (judging by comments) pre-emptive industry planted frivolous lawsuit.

Scientists hail human genome discovery

Independent UK

You don't need "intelligent design" to be different from chimps anymore.

Vatican view on condoms begins to shift

Guardian Unlimited



For priests at least I hope.

One of the deadliest attacks since invasion of Iraq

Times UK



Another superlative for the Bush era. It's funny that the London Times calls it a "US-led invasion." They also report that "Iraqi officials said [it] was an al-Qaeda attack." I don't remember any "officials said" on 7/7.

Poll: Need a police tower in your neighborhood?

NY1



Crawford TX.

Reopen RFK assassination

Global Research



Investigation they mean. Jr might get nervous. Poppy Doc Bush did it.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

NYPD installs sky watch in Harlem

NY1

Apple shares close at all-time high

MarketWatch



Another superlative for the Bush era.

US to require passports for nearly all

Breitbart



A near superlative for the Bush era.

Defense Authorization Act & 1807 Insurrection Act

Govt says no more 'hungry' Americans

Breitbart



"...to refer to them as people with 'very low food security.'"

Otherwise they'd have to count fashion models.

Obama calls for troop withdrawal in 6 months

Il Daily Herald



"...and that those soldiers should be moved to Afghanistan..."

Around Iran or through it?

Foreclosures spike in October

CNN

Don't talk about spikes so close to a bubble with volatility so high.

Officials concerned about global spread of XDR TB

Infectious Disease News

"Extra Drug Resistant"

Housing and jobs: Phoenix points the way

Real Estate Economy

Property was thus appalled
That the self was not the same;
Single nature's double name
Neither two nor one was called.

Shakespeare's Phoenix and the Turtle

Multi drug resistant bacteria increases in hospitals

Global hawk to fly 1st mission over US

Breitbart

Break out the bubbly. Many happy returns.

Snow reported in central FL

WFTV

The melting kind.

Global warming speeds species changes

WFTV



It's certainly evolving the vocabulary of corporate news.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Democrat congressman calls for reinstating the draft

WSWS

Draft alert. Obviously.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Top house Democrats to bar military draft

Reuters

"'We did not include that' in legislative plans for early next year..." is as close to a bar as it gets. Draft alert.

Dutch have warmest autumn in 3 centuries

Breitbart



Another superlative for the Bush era.

Pentagon sees short term buildup before Iraq exit

Washington Post

Through Iran? Draft alert.

CA firefighters faced 90 foot wall of flames

CNN



I wish he were president.

Cheney plotting more wars

EIR

Clear evidence 2006 congressional elections hacked

OpEdNews

"Results skewed nationwide in favor of Republicans by 4 percent, 3 million votes"

They claim it's the exit polls that are inherently biased against them.

BBC reopens Kelly case with new film

Times UK

Dr Kelly in the woods with the pen knife.

Senior Democrat renews call for military draft

Reuters

Draft alert.

McCain says more troops needed in Iraq

Breitbart



Draft alert.

Rangel will seek to reinstate draft

Washington Post

Draft alert.

Friday, November 17, 2006

More losing entries to the caption contest

New Yorker





The guy who sold it to me said they'll go back to Europe once they see we mean business.




It sure smells like a fish.




Now talk or it's back in the glass box with you!




I see it in your face, Wilbur. You're wondering "why the Wagner?"

Current H5N1 mutations were predicted in Feb

Government steps up repression in Oaxaca

Mutations found that adapt bird flu to humans

Climate talks struggle to agree tiny steps

Reuters

Agreement runs out with the Maya calendar in 2012.

Tamiflu linked to bizarre behavior

Seattle Post Intelligencer



Bizarre vaccine for a bizarre virus.

Arctic resists warming

Anchorage Daily News

Still possible for the human brain to register well being.

Rice concerned about rising China

Breitbart


Noodles are pretty nervous too.

Why are there four carriers in the Persian Gulf?

Rense









To carry home the troops?

US military spending and economic growth

Tikkun



Seems to run out with the Maya calendar in 2012.

Annan calls climate change serious as WMD

Yahoo! News

UN to invade Texas.

US plans last big push in Iraq

Guardian UK



Guess what. Draft alert.

Pollution could combat global warming

CNN



Nukular winter.

Breast cancer linked to red meat

Washington Post

See if you can find where the Washington Post suggests industry hormones.

Vatican calls trafficking worse than African slavery

CNN

They're not allowed to invest in it.

The Carlyle White House

truthout

Even truthout has this as a new development.

Google chief sees free cellphones for all

CNN

The Ear of Mauron

Lord of the Ringtones.

TV and movie industries are big polluters

KNBC

Says NBC. There's pollution and pollution.

Animal diseases affect millions of people a year

CBS News



The bird flu, and the mad cow, and the dish ran away with the spoon.

Chinese sub came close to US ships

CBS News



Hu tells US Wen to give a shit.