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speaking in tongues

Bush Tells Group He Sees a ‘Third Awakening’ President Bush said yesterday that he senses a "Third Awakening" of religious devotion in the United States that has coincided with the nation’s struggle with international terrorists, a war that he depicted as "a confrontation between good and evil." Bush told a group of conservative journalists that […]

thoughts for a gray day…

I woke up with a thought this morning and sat down at the computer to pursue it. Then thump! thump! thud! The power went out. Up here in the North Georgia Mountains, it rained all night and I guess it loosened up some thirsty trees that went powerline diving. Our wilderness experience in this little […]

truly remarkable…

I didn’t watch The Path to 911, either night, so all I’ve seen are Internet clips from the movie. But Rachel Sklar has one on The Huffington Post that’s really amazing. Remember when Condi Rice was being questioned about that memo the month before 911? The one she said didn’t matter, it was "historical?" And […]

a twice told tale…

The pieces [Keith Obermann’s Countdown and the New York Times Editorial] posted below both made me cry. This time last year, we were waiting to see if Patrick Fitzgerald was going to indict anyone at all. The MSM [Main Stream Media] was still only vaguely covering the sordid details of our Administration’s incompetence and skull-duggery. […]

read it, even if you’ve already read it…

President Bush’s Reality … Iraq had nothing to do with the war on terror until the Bush administration decided to invade it. The president now admits that Saddam Hussein was not responsible for 9/11 (although he claimed last night that the invasion was necessary because Iraq posed a “risk”). But he has failed to offer […]

watch it, even if you’ve already seen it…

( life andpolitics )

the Bill of Rights…

"and always let your conscience be your guide…" Thanks to Frank Dwyer for reminding me of a favorite childhood Disney character, Jimminy Cricket, Pinocchio’s little Emmisary of Truth. It doesn’t look like the Disney movie did much damage, even with Bush "popping-up" in the finale with his ‘not a political speech’. I didn’t watch it […]

the inner war…

ter·ror n. 1. Intense, overpowering fear. See Synonyms at fear. 2. One that instills intense fear: a rabid dog that became the terror of the neighborhood. 3. The ability to instill intense fear: the terror of jackboots pounding down the street. 4. Violence committed or threatened by a group to intimidate or coerce a population, […]

back to business…

emptywheel at The Next Hurrah has been the keeper of the grail about the C.I.A. leak case at a level of detail that’s been staggering to behold. In her most recent post, she reveals once again, however, that she’s more than just a fact-monger – she’s onto a much bigger picture: Why the NIE Claims […]

911…

( life )

Early memories are hard to piece together – more like snapshots than movies. I was four. People were outside, hitting pans. I was frightened. Mom said, "The war is over!" I remained scared. I didn’t know wars got over. I guess I just thought they just were. I was nine. The newsreel was about General […]