A Good Day For Dolphins
Posted by Michelle Moquin on September 5th, 2009
Good Morning! I hope everyone is enjoying the 3-day holiday!
More than a few days ago I wrote about the documentary ‘The Cove’. Well…just a few days ago the dophin slaughter was suspended. This is good news. Not to say they won’t start up again, but at least this is a start. See…we canhave an affect onthe world. All it takes is a little dedication from a few people. Think what we can do in collective numbers. Inspiring yes?
Dolphin Slaughter in Taiji’s ‘Cove’ Suspended
Written by Bryan Nelson
Published on September 1st, 2009
Source: EcoWorldly
Ric O’Barry reports that the horrific annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji has been suspended due to publicity from the film, The Cove.
September 1st usually marks the first day of the year for the brutal killings, but for the first time the Japanese media has arrived in Taiji en masse, causing the local fishermen to pause while the world takes notice.
O’Barry has been trying to raise awareness in Japan about the secretive dolphin slaughter that takes place in the small fishing town of Taiji for years, but the Japanese media has refused to cover it. Until now.
“Today is September 1st, the first day of the dolphin slaughter season in Japan. But when I arrived today by bus from Kansai Airport with media representatives from all over the world, the notorious Cove from the movie was empty. There were no dolphin killers in sight. So today is a good day for dolphins!”, wrote O’Barry today in a report for the activist social network, TakePart.
He also said that when the Japanese police arrived, they merely shook his hand and told him they there were not there to support the “dolphin killing fishermen”, then left.
Despite all of his trials in the town, O’Barry believes strongly that Taiji can change its shameful image. He hopes to show the media around the town tomorrow, to encourage a more positive view of its people and potential. O’Barry sees an opportunity to turn the disgraced town into a place where dolphins are cherished rather than slaughtered. In time, he thinks Taiji could become a model for dolphin activism and education, raising awareness about dolphins much in the same way that Nantucket, once the center of the whaling industry in the U.S., has changed its image by stopping the killing and marketing to whale-watchers instead.
Even though the media is finally taking notice, keeping the movement alive over time will still take a great commitment from those who care about dolphins.. You can help by donating to the Save the Dolphins Coalition, which you can do at savejapandolphins.org.
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September 5th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Hafa Adai to Anna (sorry forgot the other day) and Lisa, Guam sounds like a place I would love – Singapore was hot wet and humid all the time so I can handle that (hair in a ponytail 24/7 takes care of that pretty good) – between the scuba diving and biking in the jungle, and the beach workout (love that) – the beauty of all that sounds outstanding…I am in! Mischa, when??? I can use an away…although I’m thinking of NYC in December, the holiday spirit in New York is unbeatable!
Donna, loved your article, yes we should all seek alternative meds i.e herbs, etc…I rarely even take Advil anymore, there’s lots of ways to feel better you just have to googy your ails and there are all kinds of answers available. Thank you for that, more people need to know this info.
Dnsr! – I find some humans quite edible myself – hahaha ; )
Howie and Al, Hi : )
I’m outta here now…will catch the reads, I hope, you never know I could get tied up (yeoowww!) – Luv, Zen Lill
September 5th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Zen Lill, happy to hear that you are going somewhere and doing something.
I will be checking in occassionally throughout the day. Someone must mind the store.
Have fun around people you like. It’s therapeutic.
HOWIE
September 5th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Dnsr!, both Zen Lill and I believe you are a phony. You are not a ‘Hybrid’ anything, but a teenager with a computer and an imagination. I have the means of finding out the truth for sure, but I will not even bother for you.
You sound like a fake, smell like a fake, and write like a fake. Even your blog name is not original. It means nothing.
Grow Up! Your choice of words show us what you are. A child trying to have some fun fooling real people. There are some who read this blog who would love to take a bite out of you. I would be very worried if I were you.
Give it up. School is starting this month. You need to study and do your homework so I hope you do not find the time to blog in.
HOWIE
September 5th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Howie
does it really matter if Dnsr is really a fake? I like his chatter. don’t be so rough on the commenters, we can’t all be writing in to be taken seriously. Sometimes it is fun to be someone, or something else.
Martha
September 5th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Q: I used to wear contact lenses from morning until bedtime, but now they feel uncomfortable by late afternoon. What can I do?
A: Contact lens discomfort usually is caused by dryness. Aging is a factor — tear production decreases with age… and the lubricating quality of tears may lessen due to changes in eyelid oil glands. Antihistamines, oral contraceptives and other drugs can dry the eyes. And the longer you keep using a particular pair of lenses, the more coated with irritating deposits they may become.
Apply lens rewetting drops up to four times a day. For lens storage, switch from a multipurpose disinfecting solution to an unpreserved hydrogen peroxide system — this eliminates preservatives that can cause inflammation. Discard disposable lenses according to the manufacturer’s suggested time frame or sooner if they start to feel uncomfortable. If you take medication, ask your doctor if there are alternatives less likely to dry eyes.
If these measures don’t help, see your optometrist. She/he may fit you with a newer type of contact lens made from material that better maintains hydration. Daily disposable lenses are another option. Your eye doctor also can recommend a dry-eye medication, such as cyclosporine (Restasis)… or punctal plugs, tiny devices inserted in tear ducts to block drainage.
September 5th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
My sister got scammed by an Oprah sweepstake offer. I checked with Scam Busters and learned this.
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The celebrity scam relies on the simple fact that many of us
are prepared to believe almost anything that has a star’s name
attached to it.
From phony product endorsements and celebrity impersonations
to fake shows and non-existent prizes, these scams are rife
both online and in the real world. And some are little-known
– but can cause you grief.
While celebrities are genuinely involved in many of the events
and promos we discuss in this issue, it makes sense to be wary
and check them out first.
Celebrity Scam Tricks That Lurk Behind the Names of the Rich
and Famous
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The celebrity scam, which uses the names of famous people from
the worlds of entertainment, sports and politics, is a common
way of trying to hoodwink the public.
Mostly, names are used to make the scams seem more believable.
If a star’s name is attached to a story or product, it must be
genuine, mustn’t it? Or so the thinking goes…
Many of these tricks also fall into other well known scam
categories, like supposed lottery wins, with the tricksters
hoping use of a star’s name will lower your natural
skepticism. Others are less well known.
Here are 10 of the most common celebrity scams you might
encounter:
1. Product endorsement. Marketing experts know that if a
celebrity is seen wearing or using a particular item, people
will be more inclined to buy it. So it’s a short step from
this for a con artist to tag a product with a famous name
without their permission.
In the US and many other countries, the power of the law is
usually enough to make these crooks “cease and desist” (which
is the legal term for making them stop). But, the Internet
puts some of these scammers out of reach of the law — so be
wary of endorsements you see online.
2. Posing as a celebrity. OK, you’re not likely to fall for a
scam where someone claims to be Britney Spears. But there are
plenty of lower-ranking celebrities, particularly sporting
figures, who can be impersonated by someone with just a
resemblance.
This trick has been used by scammers trying to borrow money.
They claim they’ve been locked out of their car, hoping you’ll
believe them if they’re known to have plenty of money.
Some con artists are real cheeky, though. Earlier this year, a
promoter in South America organized a concert supposedly
featuring singer Toni Braxton. Instead, he used a lookalike
stand-in. The fans, though, were not easily misled and booed
her offstage.
3. The bogus event. This brings us to another concert-related
celebrity scam — the bogus event. People buy tickets for a
show or an event like a sports camp that simply doesn’t happen.
The promoter either disappears or makes some lame excuse about
why the event won’t now take place, then you have a battle
trying to get your money back.
4. Celebrity lottery scams. A recent scam using the name of
the world’s number one chat show host, Oprah Winfrey,
illustrates this celebrity scam.
Victims receive letters or emails saying they have won a prize
in the “Oprah Summer Show Sweepstakes.” The message carries a
photo of the star, but it hasn’t really come from her.
It’s a con in which victims are then asked to pay a handling
fee for their prize.
Similar scams based on other well known TV shows are often
accompanied by a picture of a well known celebrity connected
with the show.
5. Nigerian celebrity scam. The Nigerian celebrity scam
exploits the name of a well known person and tries to get you
to pay the scammer. Sometimes it’s even a bogus message
supposedly from the President of Nigeria wanting to give you
some cash, if you’ll just pay an upfront fee.
Or how about this latest, sneaky version: You get a message
purportedly from Ruth Madoff, wife of the disgraced Ponzi
crook Bernard Madoff, inviting you to help her hide some of
her husband’s supposed hidden millions. All untrue of course.
6. Website name hijacking. You visit a website that’s named
for a well known person and, understandably, assume it’s
theirs. Well it ain’t necessarily so.
Celebrities who weren’t so quick off the mark in the early
days of the Internet sometimes find a website with their name
has already been registered by someone else.
Such sites might just be used as an advertising page for other
websites or they may contain malicious code.
In the US, stars can now claim the sites back for themselves,
as one guy who registered the name TheJayLenoShow.com recently
found out. He was ordered to give the domain to the late-show
host.
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=8JUKO&m=1c7LVLS6ZGtWfo&b=QBvP0FS7zxx5ZKSzQmDw4A
7. Bogus news alerts. As we reported recently in Issue #347,
celebrity names are often used in emails either concerning
their deaths, or saying they’re dead when they’re still very
much alive, or making some other sensational claim about them.
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=8JUKO&m=1c7LVLS6ZGtWfo&b=6MtcYzuCJnNE1_MbAMgJ_Q
The idea is to arouse your curiosity so that you either click
on a link that leads to a virus-infected website or open an
attachment that installs a virus on your computer.
8. “Meet the star.” In this celebrity scam, you are led to
believe you’ll get the chance to meet a famous person, perform
with them (if you’re a budding entertainer) or otherwise
audition with them.
Victims have paid small fortunes by responding to emails that
may say they’ve won the chance to have a meal with a star, or
join a celebrity on stage, or to an ad for training with their
sports hero.
They’re asked to send money to cover air tickets and hotel
costs, or a fee to participate in a nonexistent event like a
celebrity sports camp (see item #3 above).
9. Outrageous messages on Twitter. Recently, the Twitter
accounts of celebrities like Britney Spears have been hijacked
and used to publish sensational or even obscene messages.
This, presumably, is just some hacker’s idea of fun, but in
other cases, the messages contain links to malicious websites.
10. Fake biographies. This is another hacking trick, again
usually someone’s idea of a joke. Most often it involves
biographies of well known celebrities on the collaborative
Wikipedia site.
Although anyone can contribute to and edit Wikipedia articles,
the organization does have security controls in place but
these may not stop a seasoned hacker.
What to Do…
The purpose of highlighting all the celebrity scams in this
issue is to put you on your guard against accepting the use of
celebrity names as some sort of token of credibility.
It’s understandably easy to be excited and perhaps to feel in
awe when you encounter the name of a famous person, and
especially if it involves a sensational story or a current or
potential future meeting with them.
And, of course, many celebrity-linked events and promotions
are genuine.
Just make sure you check them out in detail, especially before
parting with money. And never click on those email links.
Let’s not forget, either, that some stars are great scammers
themselves. There’s no shortage of marriage, divorce and
break-up stories or other dramas in the celebrity world that
turn out to be just clever publicity stunts.
Unlike the others in our list, though, they are usually
harmless. However, we want to make sure you’re aware of all of
these celebrity scam tricks.
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Hope this prevents the gullible like my sister from getting scammed.
Judd
September 5th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Do even islanders know that there were only about 22,000 Chamorros on Guam in 1945. We have always outnumbered the natives. Since guamanians are americans now. Sure I’m white but I have as much right to be here as they do. This island is the property of the United States of America. No amount of writing as if it is a special place outside of the USA will change that.
They have no right to complain about the mix. I did some research and this is what I found.
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s Aug. 31, 1945 — 64 years ago — Guam’s total population was 223,556, of which 65,095 were Army troops, 77,911 were Navy personnel, 58,712 Marines, and 21,838 Chamorros. The military forces occupied three-fourths of the island. More than 160 installations, both large and small, were strewn throughout the island.
s Aug. 19, 1961 — 48 years ago — Paul Lindsey, acting officer-in-charge of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in Guam, predicted that by 1964 there will no longer be a need for any alien contract workers in Guam — both in the military establishment and in private enterprise — except in very few specialized fields.
s Aug. 23, 1962 — 47 years ago — President John F. Kennedy lifted the Naval Security Clearance requirement for people requesting entry into Guam. The clearance requirement was imposed in 1941 as a war-time measure, and was not lifted until 18 years after the war ended.
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Guam is just another place we americans can call home.
Gloria
September 5th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
I hear you loud and clear Gloria. They should be proud to be americans. We could have left them savages. This is another problem caused by that fucking nigger in the White House or as we God fearing whites call it now the coon house. He has the minorities in this country thinking they are white.
I read an article that said that Vice President Cheney is going to run for President against that nigger in 2012. I pray to God that he does. We need a real man, white man in the White House. I read this comment about the Vice President’s chances.
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As you so begrudgingly stated, Dick Cheney is being considered as a viable candidate for the Presidency in 3+ years – by respected Republican strategists and pollsters. This is a man who has served this nation for four decades and whenever he speaks – I listen. Question: who gives you a greater sense of securing regarding the threats that face this nation when you hear either of them speak – Dick Cheney or Barack Obama?
Dick Cheney is a lion. He means what he says and says what he means – having said that, I don’t think he is electable because of the undeserved baggage he carries. For myself, I’d vote for him in a minute.
Many Americans are just fed up with this young President’s game of Russian Roulette he continues to play with their lives. They aren’t going to take it much longer!
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My addition to the comment is that I know that he could win. White people will come together behind a real leader. If he could add Sarah Palin as his Vice President, we as a white nation could come together to take back our country.
White and proud of it
Alice
September 5th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Dear Lt. Natasha,
Thank you for your two recent letters from the tropical Isle of Guam. We are happy to get your new address.
Your first duty assignment, finance officer at Andersen AFB will eventually become a cherished memory. For sure this has been an exciting year for you: graduation from the Air Force Academy, driving your family back home to Fullerton, Calif., and touring Europe by yourself. That I call stepping out for a twenty-something year-old-young woman! You make me proud.
Your description of your new home the beautiful Island of Guam intrigues me. My own memories are less rosy. The inscription over the entryway to Base Ops back forty years ago which read “Guam is Good, but Hell is Better” summed up how I felt about the place! Glad to hear that there have been improvements.
You see, I spent portions of the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969 on temporary duty at your new home. I was a tanker crew dog flying KC-135s and Andersen AFB was totally a bomber base. I remember counting 99 of the Big Ugly Fellows, all B-52Ds, sitting parked on the ramp getting repaired, refueled and bombed up for unending trips to Vietnam. Bomber crews and staff weren’t exactly enamored with tankers and we felt like they treated us like dirt.
Then, too, the magic line that we had to cross to be eligible for combat pay, an extra $100 a month I think it was, lay west of Guam. We were assigned the boring duty of sitting in our aircraft whenever the bombers were scheduled to return from bombing missions over Vietnam.
The plan was to be ready to launch and provide emergency refueling if a Buff was short on fuel returning home from their 12-hour missions. Never happened while I was there. I just remember hours of boredom punctuated by watching B-52 pilots trying to solve the problem of landing on the downhill portion of the runway before it hit the lowest elevation and started back up again. Some of those bounces were simply amazing!
SAC was careful to schedule us to sit on Guam until after the new month rolled around before we deployed west into the combat (remember higher pay) zone. On our trip back home they launched us early to again avoid another month of coveted combat pay.
Our Guam was punctuated by hot tropical sun and a dank-smelling atmosphere unless a nice sea breeze wafted across the island. A few poverty stricken villages existed near the base. The only agriculture evident was small gardens that the natives maintained. The capital, Agana, was in the center of the island and the big Navy bases were located clear on the other side. Definitely not a tourist destination at that time.
For flight crews about the only recreation available was out the back gate down a steep hill to Tarague Beach. Before descending from high ground we would pause to look across the ocean to catch a glimpse of the World War II sister base on Saipan. It was appropriate, too, to breathe a prayer in memory of the American lives sacrificed to take this hallowed ground hastening the end of World War II.
Tarague was beautiful place. The blue ocean background framed a brilliant white sand beach fringed by tall coconut palms. In from the shore about one hundred yards one came to abrupt limestone cliffs about 500 feet high. Where the cliff wasn’t covered with jungle vegetation we could see caves leading back into the soft stone.
Tarague was one of the sites where our military forces landed on July 14, 1944, battling to wrest control back from the Japanese. Those caves were then populated by Japanese machine gun nests. Those not knocked out by artillery had to be taken one by one with flame thrower-equipped combat teams. It was a brutal fight and thousands on both sides died during the invasion. We didn’t explore, but “the word” was that bones and equipment could still be found in some of the caves. In fact, after we had passed through, one of the last holdout Japanese Army survivors was finally captured near Andersen AFB.
I carried my snorkeling gear with me and found the ocean floor just beyond the beach littered with battle debris, cartridge cases, many unfired, wire and steel cable of all description strewn about. Most objects there had been overgrown by coral yet the terrible evidence of that huge battle was everywhere evident. While I swam, the waters were mute, populated only with brilliant coral fish and about 21 varieties of sea snakes.
Pandanis palms intrigued me. I assumed that the pineapple-looking fruit of the pandanis just had to be the bread-fruit of Mutiny on the Bounty fame. Not true; different plant. Bread-fruit, though, does grow on Guam, along with huge snails and coconut crabs by the thousands.
I understand that your modern-day Guam is very different from my 40-year old memories. Several typhoons have come and gone, destroying many of the buildings that I knew. Those were replaced with newer and better. I also understand that Asian people, mostly from Japan, have developed Guam into a tourist destination, complete with myriad high rise resort hotels. After all, Guam is their closest U.S. territory and economical to reach for a western-style vacation. Possibly, you can frequent some of those posh places and find Korean people to keep your language skills proficient. As an Air Force officer, I always found those types of establishments welcoming and you may as well.
I had the advantage of flying over the island coming and going on missions and attained a bird’s eye view of the terrain. I’d recommend that you trundle down to the helicopter squadron, get acquainted and suggest that they take you, an attractive lady who works in finance, for a tour of the area. Most likely these crews are bored and would welcome the excuse to fly. Then, too, if you “hang out” around base ops you may well see aircrew friends from the Zoo coming and going to other exotic destinations.
As you know, Guam is a territory of the United States, one of our few. The Chamorro natives, just like our “Native Americans,” have been condemned with welfare payments. That never-ending money seems to have killed all incentive for the natives to better their lives through any kind of industry — spelled “work.” On my first trip to the island in 1958, we ate cabbage toss-salads because lettuce wasn’t available. All food came by slow freight and lettuce didn’t keep well, so cabbage it was. Now an enterprising native could have grown all the lettuce needed at the base in a few acres of garden but there was no need, they received enough welfare to scrape by.
In fact, our domestic help on the base was contract labor from the Philippines as Guamanians wouldn’t work. Hopefully that state of affairs has changed!
Thanks again for memories. I’ve been blessed with a wonderfully exciting professional life. It will be satisfying to watch you as yours unfurls and blooms into a truly wonderful career.
That is the way I saw it.
September 5th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Donna, I agree with Zen Lill, your article is something every one should read. I took Zen Lill’s advice and began looking up the ails that our family has.
My mother and father live down in Florida. They are constantly being plied with new drugs. I have to periodically go there to get them off the stuff or reduce the dosages. Those doctors are financial predators.
I too found an article that describes what my parents are being subject to.
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Addicted to addiction med
As much as I can’t stomach the Big Pharma marketing machine, I will say this: It’s brutally effective.
Who else could get doctors across the nation to prescribe a med for an off-label use, despite evidence that it’s completely ineffective — and then get the media to write a positive story about it?
Yet that’s exactly what you’ll find on the Web site of Time magazine, which recently featured a glowing report about a muscle spasm med, with some nasty side effects of its own, being used to treat alcoholics, smokers and drug addicts.
The article begins with several hundred words of uninterrupted praise before it gets to the kicker: There is no scientific evidence that this drug works for addicts.
No one can even say why people are taking this drug for addiction, beyond anecdotal evidence and a book someone wrote about how this drug helped him.
The closest they can come to real evidence is a study where smokers taking this drug were able to cut down from 20.5 cigarettes per day to 8, while the placebo group was only able to cut back to 12.
Call me unimpressed.
You don’t treat addiction with a pill or gimmick. You treat addiction by treating the addict, and the specific conditions in his or her body (or life) that have led to the addiction.
Sure, it can be hard — it wouldn’t be an addiction if you could break away from it easily. But addictions can be overcome naturally, safely and effectively, and doctors should work with their patients to make sure they do it right, not under the influence of a med with dangers of its own.
In fact, this drug has side effects that include drowsiness, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, headaches, nausea, constipation and impaired thinking.
Can you think of anything else that can cause those reactions?
And when people stop taking this drug, they face withdrawal symptoms including hallucinations and seizures.
In other words, this med is just about as bad as many of the substances that cause addiction.
Not only that, but this replacement addiction becomes a permanent one — the Time article suggests that addicts who have had success using this off-label med to control their cravings have to keep taking it, forever, or the urges return.
Let’s stop fooling around with this stuff. Big Pharma wants us to have a med for every condition, but replacing one addiction with another is not the right move.
Instead, treat yourself naturally and safely — and you’ll avoid a lifetime of addiction and a lifetime of meds, too.
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Helen
September 5th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
“CHENEY FOR PRESIDENT: When you’re tired of choosing the LESSER of two Evils!”
WTF are they smokin’?
September 5th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Alexander H. I was just wondering what you think about modern Racists who actually believe that white people are better “God Fearing” Americans the OTW’s. They are disgusted by the fact that a qualified Black man was elected by the majority of American Voters and is now President of these United States
Alice (#7 today) who is “White and Proud of It” is a Racist who cannot wait until 2012 so she can vote for Dick Cheney and Sarah Palin as Vice President simply because they are ‘White God Fearing Folk’ even though they haven’t got the qualifications and for Palin, the brains to be in office.
It makes me wonder if anyone has learned anything from history or the fact that they are bound to repeat it. You saw what a Civil War can make people do. It brings out the Animal in Humans who would feed old and non-productive slaves to the others. I was ill for a few days after learning that, yet there are many American Whites who would do it again in a second if given the opportunity. We are worst than the Nazis in WWII.
After all that you have witnessed first-hand, how can there be anyone left to keep the hatred for OTW’s going for this long a time period. Where did they learn this hatred from? Their Racist Parents and Grandparents? Where did they learn it from? Doesn’t anyone learn from History?
Do you not believe that it has gone far enough. Modern civilization should have learned from the mistakes of our past and grown from it instead of being stuck in a quagmire praying to do it all over again.
I would love to hear your Knowledgeable words on this subject because there are still people writing in to this blog yearning for another Civil War to win so they can control the Black man again. It is Psychopathic and Illogical.
What do you think about Racists in modern times.
HOWIE
September 5th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Whatever happened to Justice in America?
What happened to the Bill of Rights?
How come this man Cheney is walking free snarling and snearing at the world around him?
Why hasn’t he been tried for CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY?
Why has he and his ex boss Bush not been tried for HIGH CRIMES AND TREASON?
This man Cheney and his pals committed both types of crime. These guys and the administration people who supported there every move are FELONS! Treasonous Felons!
Anybody know the answer to this simple question?
Or has the nation just walked away from truth and justice for the rich and powerful?
I just wonder why President Obama has run away so hard from taking the required steps to put this criminal in jail and on trial? He doesn’t even need to put this before the courts in the U.S., send these monsters to stand trial before the World Courts in Europe. Obamas hands are then clean, the traitors are being tried and will be found guilty of at Least Crimes against Humanity and other forms of war crimes (Torture).
September 5th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
I can’t stop laughing because there are fools that actually vote for Cheney/Palin. I am still trying to digest how these fools voted for Palin. His entire life has been based on quitting….maybe they are quitters to. McCain and Cheney both need to go home and never be heard of again.
September 5th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
TORTURE is a WAR CRIME. Anyone authorizing it, doing it, or refusing to prosecute it is a WAR CRIMINAL.
To spell it out for the lizard brains:
Cheney is a WAR CRIMINAL.
September 5th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
How come I keep getting this when I try to get in?
Duplicate comment detected; it looks as though you’ve already said that!
Nora
September 5th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
If Sarah Palin is so pro-life, how is it she contemplated abortion AND SAID SO? If she’s so pro-life, how is it she’s going to China to speak, where abortions happen at a rate we in the USA can’t even imagine? How can she talk about “death panels” in THIS country, and pander to China investors? I really want to know the answer to that question.
The decent thing for her pregnant unwed daughter would have been to allow the daughter to seek her privacy if she so chose — it was obvious Palin did not, else she would not have forced Levi Johnston to come in from the bush where he was hunting, and fly with them to Minneapolis to the RNC convention. No, she attempted to “hide her pregnant unwed daughter” the FIRST time, in late 2007 to early 2008, where Bristol was not seen in public by anybody (not even public health officials, apparently, with the “story” being that Bristol had “mono” for 5 months. FIVE MONTHS!).
Sarah Palin “still stands strong”? She looked and sounded like she was in the midst of a nervous breakdown on July 3, 2009 when she gave her “I Quit Alaska” speech. And there IS that rumor in The Globe that she indeed was having a nervous breakdown. OK, maybe by now Murdoch and Malek have pasted and patched her back together. No wonder, though, that no media will be allowed at the China speech.
September 5th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Howie:
I see no difference between the past and the present when it comes to racism. I can only wonder whether the future will be different.
AH
September 5th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
dnsr! I have verified who you are. I am sorry for calling you a child — You are not, but you are acting like one on the blog.
Why not use your real name or a better handle — It doesn’t sound Alien.
I guess anyone can have a little fun. After all, you haven’t hurt anyone.
May You and your Wife enjoy you travels to Asia.
Zen Lill felt you were Asian. Not a bad guess for a Human.
HOWIE