CIA 'preparing public for Iran war'
Thu, 01 May 2008

The CIA accuses Iran of 'facilitating the killing' of US troops in Iraq in
what is seen as another attempt to prepare the public for war.

In a Wednesday lecture at the Kansas State University, CIA Director Michael
Hayden claimed that slaying US military forces has become the political
strategy of Iran's highest governmental officials.

"It is my opinion, it is the policy of the Iranian government, approved to
highest level of that government, to facilitate the killing of Americans in
Iraq," maintained Hayden, just a day after the US steamed a second American
aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf.

"Just make sure there's clarity on that," the CIA director continued.

His comments come at a time when a recent CBS report indicates that the US
Defense Department had ordered military commanders to develop new war plans
against Tehran, a claim echoed by top American analysts.

"I believe George Bush and Dick Cheney plan to take care of Iran before they
leave office," former CIA analyst Ray McGovern said in an interview
published in the Charleston Gazette on Wednesday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0231080120080502?feedType=RSS&feedName...

[Zeppnote: gods, how Osama must have laughed when he read this one.
"Please Mr. Bush, don't throw me in that briar patch!"

Gates says U.S. could eye expanded Afghanistan role
Fri May 2, 2008 7:15pm EDT

By David Morgan

TEXARKANA, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said
on Friday the United States could consider taking over NATO's command
in southern Afghanistan, where some NATO allies have been reluctant to
provide combat forces.

But Gates said the Pentagon would consult closely with NATO allies,
particularly those countries with combat forces in the southern
region, before making any decision to alter its military role in the
country.

Southern Afghanistan, which has seen the worst of a rising tide of
Taliban violence, is now under NATO command. Britain, Canada, the
Netherlands and Australia all have forces in the region.

Well at least he wasn't molesting underage kids!
Congressman Arrested
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/content/article/2008/05/01/pm-fossella1.html...

Rep. Vito Fossella (R-NY) was arrested last night in Virginia and
charged with driving while intoxicated, the Washington Post reports.
--

What do you call a Republican with a conscience?

An ex-Republican.

http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=8827 (From Yang, AthD (h.c)

"Prosperity and peace are in the balance," -- Putsch, not admitting that he's against both

Putsch: leading America to asymetric warfare since 2001

4055 Dead wrote:

IS there some sort of point?

Treasury Outlines Toothless Hedge Fund Rules
By Kevin G. Hall
McClatchy Newspapers

Tuesday 15 April 2008

Washington - With an eye toward shoring up shaky financial markets, Treasury Department
officials unveiled a plan Tuesday to provide greater transparency and management of risk in
hedge funds.

However, the Bush administration's "best practices" proposal is voluntary, and less than
two dozen of the more than 8,000 registered hedge funds signed onto the plan.

Hedge funds are large pools of investment capital owned by the wealthy. They are largely
unregulated.

The plan, presented by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, doesn't introduce new regulation.
It depends instead on self-policing and good behavior by hedge fund managers - two qualities
missing in action in recent years as Wall Street excesses have led to what former Federal
Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan recently called the worst global financial crisis since World
War II.

A former CEO of investment bank Goldman Sachs & Co., Paulson didn't rule out the
possibility of future regulation.

25-54 Demographic:
Total day: FNC: 265 | CNN: 147 | MSNBC: 130 | HLN: 103
Prime: FNC: 496 | CNN: 189 | MSNBC: 307 | HLN: 169
5p: 6p: 7p: 8p: 9p: 10p: 11p:
FNC 160,000 237,000 290,000 694,000 461,000 334,000 414,000
CNN 140,000 125,000 180,000 151,000 158,000 258,000 198,000
MSNBC 169,000 244,000 280,000 452,000 218,000 250,000 137,000
HLN 82,000 89,000 181,000 171,000 150,000 204,000 201,000

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Bill O'Reilly... still kicking ass and taking leftist names.

Too fucking funny.

-C-

http://garlinggauge.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/mccain1.jpg

Coffee in a Jetta Warrior

Is it McPain The First supporting Mr. POTUS 29%%?

Or, is it Bush The Second supporting a comatose Sith Lord McCain?

What a bunch of Maroooons...

http://www.freewebs.com/spadecaller/mccain_bush-hug.jpg

http://mediamatters.org/items/200804300007?f=h_top

Wash. Post and NY Times published more than 12 times as many articles
mentioning Obama and Wright as they did mentioning McCain and Hagee

Summary: A Media Matters for America review found that since
February 27, the date that televangelist John Hagee endorsed Sen. John
McCain for president, The New York Times and The Washington Post
combined have published more than 12 times as many articles mentioning
Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. and Sen. Barack Obama as they have mentioning
Hagee and McCain.

A Media Matters for America Nexis search* found that since February
27, the date that televangelist John Hagee endorsed Sen. John McCain
for president, The New York Times and The Washington Post combined
have published more than 12 times as many articles mentioning Rev.
Jeremiah Wright Jr. and Sen. Barack Obama as they have mentioning
Hagee and McCain. The Post published 53 articles during that period
that mentioned Wright and Obama, compared with three articles
mentioning Hagee and McCain. The Times published 46 articles since
February 27 mentioning Wright and Obama, compared with five articles
mentioning Hagee and McCain.

On May 2, 3:04 pm, znuybv wrote:
...

What brain-dead, stupid morons (read: leftists) fail to understand is
that Conservative operatives were all too willing to let this crazyman
fade into the background... until a few weeks b4 the general
elections.

The fact that this incredibly stupid moron (Jerry Wright) decided to
spout his madness in April (instead of October) was a blessing-in-
disguise for Sen. Obama.

But... how much you wanna bet that more is being withheld about
Obama... until after he gets the nomination?

Fun