Thats what was predicted, Dave
Oh, and by the way Sandra Day OConnor, you know,
one of the Supremes that selected Bush?
Now she warns of a dictatorship here, saw that on Raw Story, is she having a guilty consience?

off topic I just recieved an email from bradblog containing three phots as attachments. Are these for real and safe to open?
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DO NOT OPEN THEM - DELETE RIGHT AWAY

I have been recieving them also at my home address - the one posted with my name. Some one is either inadvertently or intentionaly send out a virus.

Haliburton - What a suprise! Not!

I see the Repugs are up to their old tactics with More Disinformation for the campaign!

Is this a conspiracy theory? The Bush administration wanted Halliburton's subsidiary to manage the ports all along. But afraid of the backlash, they arranged for Dubai Ports to take over the British company, knowing it would cause a firestorm. Once Dubai pulled out, Halliburton became the "second choice," a domestic company pledged to American ideals.

Actually, Halliburton is pledged to nothing but obscene profits, but why quibble over language?

RLM

You are a Prophet!

Not a theory at all!

He's even still playing it up - Here

RLM

BTW aren't obscene profits the "American Ideal" per the Bush administration?

The Whole Dubai thing has Karl Rove all over it. Start to finish, including congressional republican "outrage".

Politics as usual for the sheeple to vote this year. Repuglincons keep us safer you know. (sarcasm)

RLM, my thoughts exactly. I could never get past the "thou doth protest too much" veto threat that Bush immediately made - too quickly on the heels of "not having been aware" and the head-scratching unlikelyness of the Republicans in Congress being caught off guard - i.e., they hadn't had a chance to invest yet Yeah, Bush was begging for confrontation on that one.

Still, the deal DID go through as planned. Didn't it?

I think it's entirely possible in this administration that now DPW has to make a big deal out of not losing any money. And then they will lose money. Because some Bush-Cheney affiliation will buy the operation cheap. And then they will raise oil prices to compensate. And then we only have ourselves to blame, right? I wouldn't be surprised, but let's hope not.

BTW, in listening to the hearings and learning that Dubai is controlled by UAI and as such requires boycott of Israel - I wondered why that fact didn't become more public at the time? Oh, and there are no jewish members on their board.

OT Alert*

And while I'm here I might as well say that it IS possible to impeach Bush with a Republican-controlled Congress. With Bush popularity SO low, they'd be digging their own graves not to support such a move prior to the midterms in November. But only if we can make it happen prior to November...

As long as Halliburton can prove to me that they are a truly American company, it is ok with me.

But since this is very sensitive (an American port), I will hold them to the beyond a reasonable doubt standard.

I mean these incompetents can not function under clear and convincing or the lowly preponderance of the evidence standards.

They need beyond a reasonable doubt because they are so incompetent ... in terms of American values.

If we were talking the values of most any fascist state, they could perform adequately. But here we have a higher standard.

So far, I am unconvinced that this regime is truly American, and I am skeptical that Halliburton is truly American.

So, until shown otherwise, I object and reject.

In the paper citing the reasons for approving the sale to Dubai Ports World, it said that no American company could do the job. Ergo, Halliburton can't do it, unless they were just saying that just so they could give the UAE a sweetheart deal. And they would never do that.

I just wonder why a company who supposedly just ran off with hundreds of millions in overcharges to the Army (which is being paid anyway) is now getting more gub'ment deals..

Though, Cheney is still getting money for all the stuff Halliburton does.. wonder how many more dozens of millions he's gonna get off this..

Miss Persistent #9, #10

Hi dear.

How can you maintain that the republican congress is performing under a ruse ... agreed to by the regime and then, at the same time think they would impeach the regime?

That is inconsistent my persistent.

The impeachment and serious accountability will come only after the democrats are granted the majority.

In the November elections.

Then and only then will impeachment be swift, sure, and far reaching.

to join dredd and miss persistent in this OT topic --- i think it is unlikely that republicans will vote to investigate the Bushies, much less to launch impeachment proceedings, as long as they are in power across all branches of the government at all levels. there is far more hegemony, and probably far more fear of retaliation and personal ruination, for those who step out of line.

IMHO, they will stick with the one who brung 'em to the dance. the personal and professional costs are too high for those entrenched in power. i don't think i've ever seen a rebuplican sacrifice his or her political career to uphold a broader truth, or demand justice. past behavior is no guarantee of future results, but repbublicans have never been known for their non-conformity.

MEANWHILE... Halliburton is once again the beneficiary of our tax dollars. my, my, my.... how consistent.

Dredd - I also object and reject. Standards, what standards? here This is not an American company as far as I am concerned. (Standards are what makes an American, don't you think? Of course you do!)

Arry #16

Of course I do!

Our American standards, in the main, are to love other nations. Love them by being decent Americans that are no threat to them. At all.

But instead, to be there for them.

So long as those nations do not use power to persecute their people, torture their people, or other wise deprive their people of goodness.

Hell, I am a progressive, liberal, conservative, republican, democrat, green, libertarian, or anything else ... so long as ...

what I do helps the communities of the earth to help their people to:

-have enough food, clothing, money, love, care, concern, and well being ...

cause all humans are equal ... to the earth ... to the sun ... to the universe ... to all things human ... and therefore ... we have an equal obligation to take care of our home, the earth, and each other.

But do not get me wrong ... I am not weak ... I love Brave Heart ... and I will put you down if you think you have the right to exalt yourself over the earth or the people of the earth.

Bush, Cheney, Hitler, Sadaam, bin Laden, or any other dumb fucking idiot, of which there are many, I will put you down.

So peace.

All these strange and different earth people can live in peace, joy, prosperity, and the smile language ... if I have my way.

Anyone in congress, or the SCOTUS, who is not willing to impeach the entire administration is an accessory to crimes starting to be too numerous to enumerate. If you are an American, you put them in jail. Doesn't matter if it is the lawmakers breaking the rule of law. It only requires The People handle it. If we could trust the ballot box, we wouldn't be in this mess, but we can't, and I say we hold a People's election, forget the states, WITH PAPER BALLOTS, right away.

Ooo-la-la Agent99...Accessories to crime...I like that! Is there such a thing as impeaching the lot of them?

Hi Dredd, yes it seems inconsistent, unless they all pray to the paper ballot called $$ above all else. Well, maybe it is just a dream...but a damn good one!

Back on topic: And why/how did they make the FDA, NIH, etc., shed all publicly traded stock investments that were related to their work --- and somehow politicians like Bush and Cheney et. al. get to keep theirs?

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Have to get my word in on the OT topic.

There is not a chance in hell Bush and cohorts will be impeached prior to 2007. Nevertheless, I think it is good to talk about impeachment up through the elections because it is not just a practical present Congressional matter but a public necessity --- and the public should be deeply involved.

The accessories to crime angle - more true than ever. Do you all realize what line has been crossed by the Republican congress? Bush acts in a blatantly illegal manner (domestic spying), in no way can explain subverting the Constitution (there is a system already in place that allows necessary domestic espionage) --- and the leadership of Congress not only lets him off (don't make me laugh about oversight) but says they will draw up laws to make his actions legal.

Do you see the line that has been crossed?

Hint: It's wider than an Interstate, and has three forks... prongs... skewers....

RML is right on! The whole scenario is right out of Rove's playbook...it solidifies the "independence" of the GOP to turn on its leader, and takes the heat off selecting Haliburton as a second choice.

Brilliant politics, but only you're a Republican.

6 billion people in the world. seems kind of sick.

I recon though.. it's important to let those 370 people have accumulated wealth that could feed/house/clothe a billion people.. those 370 are so much more "worth it" than a billion starving human beings, right?

And, here in the good ole U.S. of A., we want to give MORE of our "hard earned money" to millionare and billionares. SMART! Just make sure you keep it out of the hands of the starving women and children!

I do not care about wealth, or poverty, in the sense of its existence ....

I care about how a person uses the wealth or the poverty ...

if they use it to benefit others ... for real and not like the old west false fronts before all the towns ... remember?

A fascade, a false front, an illusion, a wall of "this is how it is", etc.

Ports Partner?

American ports are for Americans. Simple. Clean. Sovereign. Rational. American.

If you have other ideas, talk to the hand.

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Agent99 #18, Miss Persistent #19

I speculated here on BradBlog some months or a year ago that Justice O'Connor had somehow been compromised. Perhaps thru the spy on America program.

Now retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor indicates we are on the road to dictatorship, criticizing DeLay, and pointing out that republicans are severly damaging America when they damage the Judicial Branch of Government (link here).

We are under a massive frontal attack and I hope we can last until the elections and get relief by throwing out the republican dictatorship. I do not think congress will do any such thing while republicans dictate everything.

One they are out and the dictatorship is diffused, it will happen.

How is it that they expect Americans to believe that only Halliburton can take on the job of the ports? I agree with the possibility that Rove orchestrated this whole thing. The republicants needed to look strong again so the poll numbers would tick upwards and the theft they are planning wouldn't look so suspicious. And perhaps they even planned for Halliburton to get their grubby little hands on this whole thing because the UAE is giving them something we don't know about. Everything is speculation because they hide everything. I hate these guys.

#2
Did you ever shudder to think...

There's a good chance that even if we DID nail Bush in court, he could refuse to "accept" it because of a (contrived) national emergency, or for "national security reasons", or just challenge the findings-----by just not leaving office.

He controls the military--if they wouldn't remove him physically--but, instead, protect him----what would we do?

I honestly don't think we're too far from that scenario right now.

#10, I mean, not #2

Charlene
If Bush would get nailed in court (which will probably never happen) I doubt the military would back him. In fact, I'd bet they don't want him as much as we don't but they haven't got much of a choice. However, if he were to be impeached (keepeing my fingers crossed), it would give the military a perfect excuse NOT to back him. I doubt it will though. There's too many people with their slimy hands in the cookie jar ie. the republicans in Congress and some choice governors.

THIS IS HALIBURTON AT BIRTH

OR ANY OTHER CORPORATION

A corporation is the usage of paper and ink in an agreement to conduct business according to a state's corporate law.

It can do nothing on its own. Before it is written down on paper, or afterwards.

THIS IS THE REAL HALIBURTON

OR ANY OTHER CORPORATION

Bad people make bad corporations, and good people make good corporations. Quite simple really.

The military cannot log on to Al Frankin's site but can log on to Rush's site. Apparently some are complaining.
www.current.tv/google/GC01041

The propaganda machine is alive and well in the military. What a morale booster.

I also oneself something would want to find out on this theme. Very attentively I will read every post.