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Woodstock for America's malcontents http://www.jewishworldreview.com -- The World Trade Organization's meeting in Seattle has become the Woodstock for America's malcontents. A throng of complainers has descended upon the Coffee City, bearing varied grievances with a common theme: They hate the march of time. One is struck less by the vigor of the protests than the utter futility. It is difficult to discern the causal connection between a college student's squatting on a street and the advancement of human dignity in China -- or the mechanism by which an assault on a Starbucks can lead to collective-bargaining rights in Burkina ...

Before I hold forth on the newest supposedly explosive book on a Clinton from a big-time writer, in this case Gail Sheehy's on Hillary entitled "Hillary's Choice," I should offer disclaimers.    Several months ago I got a call from Sheehy, famous for those "Passages" books about psychological changes as we venture through life's stages. She explained that she'd landed a book contract to expand her writing on Hillary for Vanity Fair, which began in 1992 when Hillary granted Sheehy what Sheehy called "knee-to-knee" access on Hillary's campaign plane. Sheehy wanted a recommendation on a solid Arkansas journalist whom she ...

(For all those who understand the value of hard work; to all those who grumble about the current system and are looking for a hero to ride in and change it) Said the little young red rooster: “Gosh all hemlock! Things are tough. Seems like worms are getting scarcer and I cannot find enough. What’s become of all the fat ones is a mystery to me. There were thousands through the rainy spell - but now where can they be?” The old black hen who heard him didn’t grumble or complain. She had gone through lots of dry spells; she ...

Former War Hero Pleads Guilty By Dennis Conrad Associated Press Writer Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999; 7:41 p.m. EST SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –– A war hero and former Illinois Army National Guard chief of staff admitted in federal court Tuesday to an attempted cover-up of adultery and sexual misconduct at his old post. James M. Burgess pleaded guilty to two counts of perjury in a deal under which prosecutors agree to dismiss eight other charges of bribery, witness tampering and making false statements. Prosecutors recommended the 52-year-old retired colonel get no more than an 18-month prison term, with credit for time ...

For nearly a year, they talked in code, discussing things like baking, sugar, cakes. They used countersurveillance techniques to avoid detection, even when going to the market. When one of them bought an assault rifle at a gun shop in Reno last month, they joked about the new "toy." And when one of them mentioned possible targets, terms like "twin sisters" or "the movie theater" were used. "They walked the walk, they talked the talk," one law enforcement official said of the two El Dorado County men arrested in an alleged plot to blow up a massive Suburban Propane plant ...

In the most uncertain years of the Cold War -- one American institution did not waver. It held fast all through all the years, all the decades of crisis and lull, of confrontation and collaboration. -- one segment of American society could be depended on to fight for freedom in international forums and behind the scenes, in cooperation with the CIA and freedom fighters everywhre - - - the American labor movement, and especially its underestimated, even patronized, leaders like George Meany and Lane Kirkland, both gone now, and both vindicated by events as surely as any leaders ever were. ...

sacbee Local News: Pair arrested in alleged terror plot: Sources say Elk Grove propane facility targeted ADVERTISEMENT Copyright © The Sacramento Bee Pair arrested in alleged terror plot: Sources say Elk Grove propane facility targeted By Sam Stanton and Gary Delsohn Bee Staff Writers (Published Dec. 4, 1999) © 1999, The Sacramento Bee In a highly secret operation, federal agents arrested two anti-government militia members Friday in connection with a planned bomb attack against a massive propane installation in Elk Grove. Sources said the arrests by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force came after a nearly year-long investigation into ...

For 20 years, Juan Prieto Reyes has crossed the border to work illegally in the United States. In 1992, he brought his wife and two sons. Their crossing was dangerous, but they eventually made a life in Austin -- for a time. Photo by Sung Park/AA-S JUVENTINO ROSAS, Guanajuato -- America's fingerprints are all over this city in Mexico's heartland. Native sons covered with tattoos speak Los Angeles barrio English. Teen-agers in Chicago Bulls tank tops zoom through dusty streets on bicycles, weaving between pickups with Texas and Iowa license plates. Buses in nearby Celaya run regularly to Dallas, ...

Gun lessons from the North By Dr. Michael S. Brown © 1999 WorldNetDaily.com Participants in the gun control debate often compare the United States with other countries. Some countries, like England and Japan have virtually no legal gun ownership, so comparisons are of limited value. Comparing Canada with the United States is much more useful. Most Americans know that Canada has a low crime rate and relatively strict gun control laws. What few people realize is that the number of guns per capita is roughly similar. Nobody really knows how many guns exist in either country, but one estimate for ...

CAN YOU NAME THIS COUNTRY: 709,000 regular (active duty) service personnel; > >293,000 reserve troops; > >Eight standing army divisions; > >20 air force and navy air wings with 2,000 combat aircraft; > >232 strategic bombers; > >13 strategic ballistic missile submarines with 3,114 nuclear warheads on 232 missiles; 500 ICBMs with 1,950 warheads; > >Four aircraft carriers, and; 121 surface combat ships and submarines, plus all the support bases, shipyards and logistical assets needed to sustain such a naval force. > >Is this country Russia? . . . No > >Red China ? . . . No > >Great ...

Courting the Suburbs With Gun Control Thursday, December 2, 1999; Page A02 SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio, Dec. 1—Bill Bradley says he wants to register every pistol, just like every car. Vice President Gore's proposal restricting handguns would require potential purchasers to show a photo identification card proving they had passed a background check but would not affect weapons people already own. With different plans but a common desire to avoid going too far, the two rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination are giving the sensitive question of limiting gun ownership the most prominence it has received in national politics. Gore and ...

This is my first post and I don't know how to set up the link. See www.arizonarepublic.com/community/comcols/1201murphy.shtml

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. December 5, 1999 Rhea: Saturn's Second Largest Moon Credit: Voyager, NASA; Copyright: Calvin J. Hamilton Explanation: Rhea is the second largest moon of Saturn, behind Titan, and the largest without an atmosphere. It is composed mostly of water ice, but has a small rocky core. Rhea's rotation and orbit are locked together (just like Earth's Moon) so that one side always faces Saturn. A consequence of this is ...

Date: Sat, 04 Dec 1999 15:53:26 +0000 From: CALNRA calnra-owner@listbot.com Subject: NRA News 12/3/99 A service of the NRA Members' Council of North San Diego. For all the latest "gun" news visit www.calnra.org ====================================================================== NRA-ILA FAX ALERT Vol. 6, No. 47 12/3/99 "PROJECT EXILE" RECEIVE FUNDING As we reported last week, Congress has adjourned for the year, and no new gun restrictions were passed. Two items benefitting gun owners did pass -- funding was appropriated for the operation of the National Instant Check System (NICS), ensuring that no "gun tax" will be charged to law-abiding Gun purchasers for using the ...

ARLINGTON -- A small but enthusiastic crowd of Reform Party members cheered presidential candidate Patrick Buchanan yesterday when he bashed George W. Bush and spoke out against "globalism" at the party's state convention. As party members chanted, "Go Pat! Go," Buchanan repeated his campaign charge that domestic issues for American citizens are being ignored by a federal government too entrenched in international affairs. Buchanan pointed to the huge protests and mayhem in Seattle last week that contributed to the collapse of talks at a meeting of the World Trade Organization. The WTO "will never be the same again. It ...

Clinton the red-nosed liarHas a very bulbous noseAnd if you ever hear himYou can even watch it growAll of the president's victimsShout at him and call him namesThey don't believe Bill ClintonWhen he says he feels their painEven the president's familyDon't (sic) believe a word he saysThey know he is a liarAnd it's them that he betraysThen one bright December dayCongress said to BillClinton we've got kids to teachLying's wrong so you're impeachedThen all the president's victimsLaughed and shouted out with gleeClinton the red-nosed liarYour impeached for history !Copyright 1999 by Kristinn S. TaylorBased on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, by ...

A year after agreeing to be acquired by America Online and nearly two years after forming its open-source browser development group, Netscape Communications has yet to produce a new, feature-rich browser, and it doesn't expect to release a trial version for another two months. Since missing a summer deadline for Communicator 5.0, Netscape has seen its existing version 4.7 continue to lose market share to Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, whose trial version 5.5 is expected to be released today on its MSDN site. And studies show marked migrations to IE among corporate users. The difference between 4.7 and 5.5 may ...

Battle in Seattle: Top 10 Reasons to Oppose the World Trade Organization   1. The WTO only serves the interests of multinational corporations The WTO is not a democratic institution, and yet its policies impact all aspects of society and the planet. The WTO rules are written by and for corporations with inside access to the negotiations. For example, the US Trade Representative relies on its 17 "Industry Sector Advisory Committees" to provide input into trade negotiations. Citizen input by consumer, environmental, human rights and labor organizations is consistently ignored. Even requests for information are denied, and the proceedings ...

THE GOLDBERG FILE December 3, 1999 2:35PM DEBATE DIARIST Now just because the title of this column is "Debate Diarist," please don't think I actually got off the Couch to watch it. Anyway, the debate was surprisingly enjoyable last night. Brit Hume did a fantastic job compensating for the unbelievably ridiculous format. Clearly, Alan Keyes is the most intelligent, articulate, impressive guy to run for president in any party in years. But I just can't shake the notion that he'd bring back the guillotine. As a friend of mine put it, if you drew a venn diagram of crackpots and ...

Have you ever noticed that Alan Keyes and Marvin the Martian sound alike? Those stentorian, pear-shaped, apocalyptic declarations? Marvin is the little alien with the Roman helmet and big tennis shoes in Bugs Bunny cartoons who wants to blow up the earth, kaboom! Mr. Keyes warns of a "howling moral void." Mr. Martian warns of a void. "Brace yourself for immediate disintegration," the alien booms. The wily wabbit always foils Marvin by sneaking off with his Uranium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator. That makes the Martian "very angry, very angry indeed." Candidate Keyes is usually very angry as well, and also ...