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INTERVIEW WITH Lieutenant General Liu Yazhou OF THE AIR FORCE OF THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY Long but interesting read.

It is now time to assassinate Bush, Cheney and all members of the PNAC. You need to sign in to post messages. | Started by Arkel at 06:02pm Nov 3, 2004 BST Does what it says on the tin. Democracy has failed, the time must surely have come for a world patriot to perform this act for the good of humanity. ZL900 - 06:14pm Nov 3, 2004 BST (#3 of 83) Yes, kill them to death, until they're dead - then kill them some more ! ddtqm - 10:09am Nov 4, 2004 BST (#74 of 83) Jolie, the title of...

"Started by Arkel at 06:02pm Nov 3, 2004 BST" "Does what it says on the tin. Democracy has failed, the time must surely have come for a world patriot to perform this act for the good of humanity. " "You seem to be quite offended by this thread but don't seem to offer alternatives to mass murderers." Etc. . .

Baton Rouge, La. A renowned photojournalist and a decent man died this week. Eddie Adams's most famous image, of course, was the photograph he took on February 1, 1968, outside a Buddhist temple in Saigon, then the capital of the Republic of Vietnam. It showed the summary execution of a Vietcong "suspect" by a South Vietnamese officer. Adams, a legendary Associated Press photographer, subsequently won the Pulitzer Prize. The picture -- politicians, commentators, generals and historians have claimed -- "lost the war" for America. As with most photo icons, the real story is different from the mythology; unfortunately, the myth...

Interesting email exchange from a good friend. He is having trouble getting Unfit for Command from Barnes and Noble. My email: “It is very disturbing that the Kerry people (and Kerry himself) are suing to silence dissenting political speech. . .the very speech the First Amendment was designed to protect. ("This is how Kerry reacts under the pressure of attack -- by trying to take away his opponents' freedom.") Clearly, Kerry thinks only speech that supports him is to be free and speech that is critical of him is not. Imagine the hoopla if Bush jokingly suggested shutting down Moore's...

Reading Between the Lines • If presidential candidates were books, could we judge them by their covers? Well, why not, since we're torturing a metaphor anyway. Below are titles from a roundup of candidates' favorites, as culled last week by the American Booksellers Association. Try to correctly match 'em with your favorite Democratic presidential aspirant (or Republican incumbent). 1. Wesley Clark 2. Howard Dean 3. John Edwards 4. John Kerry 5. Dennis Kucinich 6. Joe Lieberman 7. Al Sharpton 8. George Bush A. "Undaunted Courage" (Stephen Ambrose) B. The Bible C. "The Great Santini" (Pat Conroy) D. "Moral Man and...

Minn. Shuts Down Controversial Police Database POSTED: 10:51 PM EST December 18, 2003 UPDATED: 1:18 AM EST December 19, 2003 ST. PAUL -- A massive state-run database of confidential police files was shut down Thursday out of concern it violated privacy laws, officials said. Through a password-protected Internet site, the system gave police access -- sometimes right from their squad cars -- to a deep mine of records that included the names of suspects, witnesses and those who have been arrested, convicted and sought gun permits. The network sometimes offered a physical description and also contained juvenile files. Some saw...

<p>The husband of Democratic activist Barbra Streisand, actor James Brolin, has been cast as Ronald Reagan in a four-hour CBS miniseries titled "The Reagans," set to air during the November sweeps period. The network hasn't asked Miss Streisand her opinion of the casting, "but we'll have to live with that," CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves joked Sunday in remarks to the Television Critics Association. Mr. Brolin, who starred in the TV series "Marcus Welby, M.D.," "Hotel" and Pensacola: Wings of Gold," will play Mr. Reagan as he moves from his film career to California governor to president. Australian actress Judy Davis will play Nancy Reagan. Asked about Mr. Brolin's casting, Mr. Moonves said he is relying on the track record of veteran producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, whose credits include the most-recent Oscar winner, "Chicago," and TV's "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows." "It took us a minute to digest it," Mr. Moonves said, but "they were convinced that he was the right guy for it, and we back them." oGreg Pierce can be reached at 202/636-3285 or gpierce@washingtontimes.com.</p>

"Whether you're choking the chicken, spanking the monkey, flogging the dolphin, double clicking the mouse, petting the beaver or stroking the kitty, have no fear - there is no harming of actual animals going on here. These are just a few funny terms we use to feel more comfortable talking about masturbation in a public or private setting. . ." (Snip)

http://www.democracynow.org/scemama.htm U.S. military warns foreign journalists in Iraq: “Don’t mess with my soldiers. Don’t mess with them because they are trained like dogs to kill. And they will kill you...” U.S. military detains, beats and threatens to kill four foreign journalists in Iraq. A Democracy Now! interview with Israeli reporter Dan Scemama DEMOCRACY NOW! APRIL 1, 2003 Amy Goodman: The international press watch group Reporters Without Borders has accused the US and British coalition forces in Iraq of displaying contempt for journalists covering the conflict who are not embedded with troops. The criticism comes after a group of four “unilateral...

[casi] MSNBC War Poll plus petition --------------------------------------------------------- From: "Anai Rhoads" Subject: [casi] MSNBC War Poll plus petition Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:01:14 -0500 --------------------------------------------------------- The MSNBC poll can be found at: http://www.msnbc.com/news/nw-front_front.asp And a petition I am sponsoring (please pass it on): http://www.thePetitionSite.com/takeaction/411151486 Cheers, Anai Rhoads - - - - Forgiveness breaks the chain of causality because he who forgives you -- out of love--takes upon himself the consequences of what you have done. Forgiveness, therefore, always entails a sacrifice. --

Female Combatants, Islam and the Multicultural-Feminist Divide “Faith is a thing to be respected, especially when it has no apparent supports but in the soul” G. K. Chesterton In the fall of 1995, a F-15E “Strike Eagle” squadron deployed to Saudi Arabia to enforce no-fly zone restrictions. This deployment was normal in every respect but one—it was the first time the United States sent a female fighter pilot to fly combat missions in a combat zone. This was risky beyond merely introducing a female combatant into a combat environment. It was risky because a western infidel female combatant was being...

[casi] Fw: Ramsey Clark to UN Security Council re: Iraq From: "Dirk Adriaensens" Subject: [casi] Fw: Ramsey Clark to UN Security Council re: Iraq Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 18:07:56 +0200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello all, the following letter by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark has been sent to all members of the UN Security Council, with copies to the UN General Assembly and Senator Biden of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Please circulate. International Action Center http://www.iacenter.org Founded by Ramsey Clark July 29, 2002 Dear Ambassador, Any remaining hope the peoples of the United Nations have to save succeeding...

Female Combatants, Islam and the Multicultural-Feminist Divide “Faith is a thing to be respected, especially when it has no apparent supports but in the soul” G. K. Chesterton In the fall of 1995, a F-15E “Strike Eagle” squadron deployed to Saudi Arabia to enforce no-fly zone restrictions. This deployment was the first time the United States sent a female fighter pilot to fly combat missions in a combat zone. Did you get that? A western infidel female combatant was going to defend the center of the Islamic faith. Because of possible negative Saudi Arabian reaction to this event, discussions were...

Here in Northern Virginia, I responded to an ad in the local paper. This ad was asking for volunteers to serve on the School Boards "Multicultural Advisory Committee." I responded and was appointed to the MAC. What an experience. A collection of the most un-democratic, un-patriotic and hostile people I have ever met--and all in the name of "tolerance." To get an idea of what I am talking about, below is the MAC statment of purpose. When I tried to suggest changes, to make the document less dogmatic and more inclusive (like letting people "celebrate" the American culture), I was...