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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Councillor Integrity
In my opinion Mr. Fillmore’s recent insightful letter in the Lisbon Reporter gives irrefutable evidence that Councillor Pomelo has a serious integrity problem.
I feel that all Councillors should obey all the laws of the town they govern.
How can we have any confidence in a councillor who willfully selects certain laws to obey and rejects others. Willful disregard for law speaks directly to the character of a person.
This also clarifies the councillors recent obsession with silencing the public at town Council Meetings. A resident can’t bring councillors indiscretions to light when they aren’t allowed to speak.
Our Lisbon Police department should enforce all laws equally. When the Police refuse to enforce laws equally they are perceived as the enforcement arm for the few and become someone to be feared instead of respected.
I know we have a number of fine Officers that take great pride in their jobs. Its time that they realize what selective enforcement is doing to their own reputations.
Now that this matter has been brought to the attention of our Police, I hope they will take their oath seriously and treat all residents equally regardless of the offenders political standing.
Joe Hill
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
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Censorship Lisbon Style
CENSORSHIP LISBON STYLE
Eldridge and his staff have sunk to a new low lately and no one was the wiser. The staff prepares the minutes to the Town Council meetings and workshops. These minutes are supposed to be an accurate reflection of what was discussed and took place during the meeting/workshop. These minutes become “Public Records” once they are approved by the Town Council.
However, if you review the videos of the August 2, 2011 meeting and the minutes on the town of Lisbon web site, you will see there are many items missing from the minutes. I personally brought out during the meeting on August 2, 2011, the $32,500 misappropriated from the Economic Community Development Department. Eldridge claimed the transaction was a legal transaction and the Town of Lisbon was going after the funds through a civil suit. This conversation never took place according to the minutes. A prime example of censorship; if it is not part of the Public Record then it never took place.
Also during the August 2, 2011 meeting, I went into detail why the proposed amendment to the Council Working Rules was impossible to comply with because the wording was so screwed up. This was an embarrassment to the author of the change, Vice Chairman Councilor Pomelow. We do not want this council to look stupid or show how inept they truly are so we do not put this conversation into the minutes of the meeting. Again, censorship by Eldridge and his staff; if it is not in the Public Record then it does not exist even through it is on the video.
When you want something to go away, you simply do not publish it. This is the case of the minutes to the July 19th, 2011 Town Council meeting. There are no minutes for July 19th’s minute posted to the Town of Lisbon web site. Now this is truly censorship, just don’t publish it and everyone will forget about it.
The Town Council Workshop held on July 26, 2011 is mind boggling. I attended this workshop and listened to the entire debate on Charter Amendments. The discussion was never videotaped and I can understand why after reading the minutes of the workshop. I am amazed by these councilors and the town manager. I understood at the end of the discussion there was more work to be done on the Charter Amendments by the town attorney. This is reflected in the minutes. However, there are eight (8) Charter Amendments outlined in the minutes and another to be considered. The Municipal Budget Question for Ballot prepared by Councilor Cote was not included. Instead the minutes reflect “By general consent, the Council decided to place this item on the next agenda and to have Roger Therriault prepare the language changes for the Charters for Council review.” The next TWO agendas have come and gone along with a workshop and this item was NEVER on the agendas. Again, this is a clear demonstration of censorship by Eldridge and his staff.
Also, in the minutes of this workshop is a statement which reads “The Council discussed each of the following charter amendments and by general consent asked that the Town Manager place them on the warrant for the November 8 Election.” I do not believe this statement is accurate because the town attorney had to do additional work on some of the items and the question of the Municipal Budget was never resolved so how can they authorized the town manager to put these changes on the warrant for the November 8 Election. At the workshop, Roger Therriault stated the list of changes need to be narrowed down because the residents will not read all of the changes if there are too many on the ballot. The minutes reflect more work was to be done before the amendments would be ready and yet according to the minutes the council authorized the town manager to place the changes on the warrant for the November ballot. It is truly amazing how Eldridge and his staff manipulate the minutes of the Town Council meeting/workshops to meet their needs.
It is the responsibility and duty of the town manager to ensure all administrative matters pertaining to the operation of the Town of Lisbon are accurate and reflect the truth. It would appear once again Eldridge has no clue as to what the truth is and how to perform his administrative duties. Eldridge slips these minutes right under the noses of the Council because they believe him to be the best thing since the invention of peanut butter. The truth of the matter is Eldridge has the council wrapped right around his finger and they never read or question anything Eldridge presents to them.
WAKE UP COUNCILORS AND SMELL THE COFFEE. YOU ARE BEING MANIPULATED BY ELDRIDGE AND YOU DO NOT EVEN REALIZE IT.
Larry A. Fillmore
Concerned Citizen
Friday, August 26, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Joke of the day
The best answer to the question asked in an interview, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years' time?" . . .
"In the mirror as always . . "
Monday, August 22, 2011
Joke of the day
Creation Order Joke
God made man before woman so the man would have time to think of an answer for the woman's first question.
The Lisbon Reporter: Are Lisbon Councilors Rigging Their Job Security?
The Lisbon Reporter: Are Lisbon Councilors Rigging Their Job Security?: Guaranteeing Job Security
Twice in the last two years Lisbon residents have
voted to recall a Councilor. In both instances t...
Twice in the last two years Lisbon residents have
voted to recall a Councilor. In both instances t...
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Joke of the Day
A 2006 study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year.
Another study found that Americans drink an average of 22 gallons of beer a year.
That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles per gallon.
Another study found that Americans drink an average of 22 gallons of beer a year.
That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles per gallon.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Who will police the "Lisbon Seven ?"
Over the last few years it has become obvious our councilors are either unable or unwilling to police their own.
There has been example after example of questionable behavior with no end in site.
We have seen Councilor Pomelow
apparently breaking the traffic laws by using our residential streets as a parking lot for large tractor trailers, sometimes loaded in excess of 60,000 lbs .We have also seen the Pomelow's use their residence as a business without the proper municipal licenses.
Councilor Pomelow isn't the only councilor with problems.
We have also seen Councilor Bowie vote time and time again on council items when he had a conflict.
1. He voted on the Police Budget when part of his family income is derived from the Police Department.
2. Last Fall he voted on a matter directly related to his own recall.
It is my understanding, (from town source) the town manager, most of the councilors and the town lawyer all recognised this conflict but decided to let his deciding vote stand even though it was an obvious egregious conflict of interest.
If we cant rely on the council to police its own and we are unable to recall councilors, due to the newly passed recall rules that almost guaranteed a recall free term ,what can we do?
I think we owe our councilors a chance to do the right thing and clean up this mess. No one knows what needs to be done and how to do it more than our councilors.
It is our job to make sure they get the encouragement needed to make the necessary changes.
Call your councilors and let them know you aren't stupid, you see what is happening and you have had enough. Tell them the law is for EVERYONE.
Joe Hill
There has been example after example of questionable behavior with no end in site.
We have seen Councilor Pomelow
apparently breaking the traffic laws by using our residential streets as a parking lot for large tractor trailers, sometimes loaded in excess of 60,000 lbs .We have also seen the Pomelow's use their residence as a business without the proper municipal licenses.
Councilor Pomelow isn't the only councilor with problems.
We have also seen Councilor Bowie vote time and time again on council items when he had a conflict.
1. He voted on the Police Budget when part of his family income is derived from the Police Department.
2. Last Fall he voted on a matter directly related to his own recall.
It is my understanding, (from town source) the town manager, most of the councilors and the town lawyer all recognised this conflict but decided to let his deciding vote stand even though it was an obvious egregious conflict of interest.
If we cant rely on the council to police its own and we are unable to recall councilors, due to the newly passed recall rules that almost guaranteed a recall free term ,what can we do?
I think we owe our councilors a chance to do the right thing and clean up this mess. No one knows what needs to be done and how to do it more than our councilors.
It is our job to make sure they get the encouragement needed to make the necessary changes.
Call your councilors and let them know you aren't stupid, you see what is happening and you have had enough. Tell them the law is for EVERYONE.
Joe Hill
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Massive conflict of interest
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Councilor Bowie's wife working as an administration assistant with the Police Department poses a massive conflict of interest for Mr. Bowie.
Mr Bowie should recuse himself not only on pay issues affecting his wife but on ALL Police Department business.
As long as Mrs. Bowie works for the PD, the department has indirect if not direct leverage on one of the council votes. If Mr. Bowie doesn't push the PD agenda the department has the ability to affect the quality of life in the Bowie household.
It could even effect their income. The threat of job loss is always there. A department head can always find a legitimate reason to fire an employee.
State and Federal lawmakers are never allowed to pass legislation that directly affects their own business ventures .Why shouldn't we hold our local politicians to the same standard. Mr Bowie shouldn't be allowed to vote on matters that could potentially affect his family income.
I am surprised this obvious conflict has been overlooked for so long.
Mr. Larochelle has often talked about the council policing itself .This conflict is a good place to start.
Joe
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Councilor Bowie's wife working as an administration assistant with the Police Department poses a massive conflict of interest for Mr. Bowie.
Mr Bowie should recuse himself not only on pay issues affecting his wife but on ALL Police Department business.
As long as Mrs. Bowie works for the PD, the department has indirect if not direct leverage on one of the council votes. If Mr. Bowie doesn't push the PD agenda the department has the ability to affect the quality of life in the Bowie household.
It could even effect their income. The threat of job loss is always there. A department head can always find a legitimate reason to fire an employee.
State and Federal lawmakers are never allowed to pass legislation that directly affects their own business ventures .Why shouldn't we hold our local politicians to the same standard. Mr Bowie shouldn't be allowed to vote on matters that could potentially affect his family income.
I am surprised this obvious conflict has been overlooked for so long.
Mr. Larochelle has often talked about the council policing itself .This conflict is a good place to start.
Joe
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Joke of the Day
Dear Dad,
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Love,
Your $on
The Reply:
Dear Son,
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Love,
Dad
$chool i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying very hard. With all my $tuff, I $imply can`t think of anything I need. $o if you would like, you can ju$t $end me a card, a$ I would love to hear from you.
Love,
Your $on
The Reply:
Dear Son,
I kNOw that astroNOmy, ecoNOmics, and oceaNOgraphy are eNOugh to keep even an hoNOr student busy. Do NOt forget that the pursuit of kNOwledge is a NOble task, and you can never study eNOugh.
Love,
Dad
Monday, August 15, 2011
6 reasons we can't stop the economic meltdown
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — What a year. Rage in London, Egypt, Athens, Damascus. All real. Just a metaphor in the new “Planet of the Apes” film? No, much more. Warning: More rage is dead ahead. Across our planet a new generation is filled with rage. High unemployment. Raging inflation. Dreams lost. Hope gone. While the super -rich get richer and richer.
http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2011/08/16/market-watch-tax-superrich-riots-rage-2012-59981/
http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2011/08/16/market-watch-tax-superrich-riots-rage-2012-59981/
San Francisco Subway Shuts Cell Service to Foil Protest; Legal Debate Ignites
http://12160.info/page/2649739:Page:571537Posting
It has been brought to our attention that posts cycle off the front page of the blog so fast people have to search the blog to find a recent post.
In the future any editorial will be left on the top of the main page for at least 3 days and the main blog page will be been increased to 30 posts.
There is always a trade off between fast page loading and the amount of content on the page.
Thank you for you comments.
Joe, Doc and Barney
In the future any editorial will be left on the top of the main page for at least 3 days and the main blog page will be been increased to 30 posts.
There is always a trade off between fast page loading and the amount of content on the page.
Thank you for you comments.
Joe, Doc and Barney
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Joke of the day
A woman in her eighties made the evening news because she was getting married for the fourth time. The following day she was being interviewed by a local TV station, and the commentator asked about what it felt to be married again at that age and would she share part of her previous experiences, since it seem quite unique the fact that her new husband was a ‘funeral director.’ After a short time to think, a smile came to her face and she proudly explained that she had first married a banker when she was in her twenties, in her forties she married a circus ring master, and in her sixties she married a pastor and now in her eighties, a funeral director.
The amazed commentator asked her why she had married men with such diverse carriers. With a smile on her face she explained, ‘I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.’
The amazed commentator asked her why she had married men with such diverse carriers. With a smile on her face she explained, ‘I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.’
Unaccounted votes in Iowa straw poll
218 unaccounted for votes in the Iowa straw poll, are we seeing vote fraud to block Ron Paul from winning first place?
http://www.federaljack.com/?p=96347
http://www.federaljack.com/?p=96347
Patriot Act secret legal interpretation
Two Senators have been warning for months that the government has a secret legal interpretation of the Patriot Act so broad that it amounts to an entirely different law — one that gives the feds massive domestic surveillance powers, and keeps the rest of us in the dark about the snooping.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/08/senate-panel-keeps-secret-patriot-act-under-wraps/
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/08/senate-panel-keeps-secret-patriot-act-under-wraps/
Bachmann wind Paul close second
Michele Bachmann Wins Aimes Iowa Straw Poll As Ron Paul Places Second Despite Widespread Corporate Media Sabotage
http://theintelhub.com/2011/08/13/michele-bachmann-wins-aimes-iowa-straw-poll-as-ron-paul-places-second-despite-widespread-corporate-media-sabotage/
http://theintelhub.com/2011/08/13/michele-bachmann-wins-aimes-iowa-straw-poll-as-ron-paul-places-second-despite-widespread-corporate-media-sabotage/
Friday, August 12, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
U.S. in drug business
U.S. federal agents allegedly cut a deal with the Sinaloa drug cartel that allowed it to traffic tons of narcotics across the border, in exchange for information about rival cartels, according to documents filed in federal court.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/08/05/americas-third-wardid-us-cut-deal-with-sinaloa-cartel/?cmpid=cmty_email_Gigya_America's_Third_War%3A_The_U.S._Cut_a_Deal_With_the_Sinaloa_Cartel%2C_Say_Court_Documents
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/08/05/americas-third-wardid-us-cut-deal-with-sinaloa-cartel/?cmpid=cmty_email_Gigya_America's_Third_War%3A_The_U.S._Cut_a_Deal_With_the_Sinaloa_Cartel%2C_Say_Court_Documents
The Riots in England Tells Us Never Surrender Our Firearms to the State
The United Kingdom has become a police state on steroids. The bankers have looted the nation with no more opportunity for young people and just getting by with very little. What also has happened is over 10 years ago is the people of the UK lost their right to keep and bear arms. These riots are out of frustration because of economic frustration and political corruption. There are many contributing factors for this happening. Most of the rioters are thugs out to create mayhem. Many good people are defenseless like sitting ducks.
http://lonestarwatchdog.blogspot.com/2011/08/riots-in-england-tells-us-never.html
http://lonestarwatchdog.blogspot.com/2011/08/riots-in-england-tells-us-never.html
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Market rigging?????
Reason to suspect rigging of today's market
Webmaster's Commentary:
The stick graph at the very bottom shows trading volume during the day, which starts high shoving the stock market up, then as the market hits a plateau the volume drops off! Right at the Fed Announcement volume picks up briefly as the sell orders hit, then note that volume jumps back up again just ahead of the second rise in the market prices! These new buy orders, almost matching the volume the day started with, are driving the DOW increase. The stock market is being rigged using supply-demand market forces, rather than earnings and dividends. "Someone" with access to unlimited financial resources is gaming the system
Joke of the Day
A man is at work one day when he notices that his co-worker is wearing an earring. This man knows his co-worker to be a normally, conservative fellow, and is curious about his sudden change in “fashion sense.”
The man walks up to him and says, “I didn’t know you were into earring.” “Don’t make a big deal, it’s only an earring,” he replies sheepishly.
His friend falls silent for a few minutes, but then his curiosity prods him to say, “So, how long have you been wearing one?”
“Ever since my wife found it in my truck.”
The man walks up to him and says, “I didn’t know you were into earring.” “Don’t make a big deal, it’s only an earring,” he replies sheepishly.
His friend falls silent for a few minutes, but then his curiosity prods him to say, “So, how long have you been wearing one?”
“Ever since my wife found it in my truck.”
Bank run
The Guardian reports that while Western media has been silent on the issue Greece is in an absolute state of panic facing a Great Depression style run on the banks as people race to withdrawal their cash.
http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2011/08/02/greece-panic-masses-race-pull-cash-banks-causing-great-depression-style-bankrun-48201/Down Down Down
BARACKALYPSE: World Financial Markets, Economy on the Brink; Obama Says Good News Is That It’s Solvable; Collapse Chart
http://theintelhub.com/2011/08/08/barackalypse-world-financial-markets-economy-on-the-brink-obama-says-good-news-is-that-it%e2%80%99s-solvable-collapse-chart/London may soon be under Martial Law
London Set To Be Under Martial Law In Next 24 Hours – Troops To Deploy Against ‘Teenage’ Population
http://theintelhub.com/2011/08/08/london-to-be-under-martial-law-in-next-24-hours-troops-to-deploy-against-population-in-london/
Monday, August 8, 2011
Watch the bloodbath tomorrow
Poll shows Dutch voters 2-1 against aid for Italy
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/08/08/business-eu-netherlands-financial-crisis_8607725.htmlGermany says eurozone can't save Italy
Advisors in the German government think the eurozone's bailout fund won't be enough to save Italy from its current crisis, according to a media report.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Joke of the day
Amish Humor
Sign behind an Amish carriage:
"Energy efficient vehicle. Runs on grass and oats.CAUTION: Avoid exhaust!"
U.S. prepares for worst case scenario with Pakistani nukes
As US-Pakistani relations spiral downward, the specter of a showdown between the increasingly antagonistic allies is garnering more attention, including the worst-case scenario of the US attempting to “snatch” Pakistan’s 100-plus nuclear weapons if it feared they were about to fall into the wrong hands
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\08\07\story_7-8-2011_pg7_6
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\08\07\story_7-8-2011_pg7_6
Postal Service in danger of default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service posted a net loss of $3.1 billion in its third quarter and warned again it would default on payments to the federal government if Congress did not step in.
http://news.yahoo.com/usps-posts-3-1-billion-loss-q3-warns-145707721.html
http://news.yahoo.com/usps-posts-3-1-billion-loss-q3-warns-145707721.html
Hackers take 1 Billion and blame clients
Valiena Allison got a call from her bank on a busy morning two years ago about a wire transfer from her company’s account. She told the managers she hadn’t approved the transfer. The problem was, her computer had.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-04/hackers-take-1-billion-a-year-from-company-accounts-banks-won-t-indemnify.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-04/hackers-take-1-billion-a-year-from-company-accounts-banks-won-t-indemnify.html
Saudi stock market first to plunge on S and P downgrade
Saudi Arabia's stock market dropped 5.46pc on Saturday as it became the first exchange to react to the historic US credit downgrade
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8686045/Saudi-stock-market-first-to-plunge-on-SandP-downgrade.htmlSaturday, August 6, 2011
Joke of the day
A man will pay $10 for a $5 item he needs.
A woman will pay $5 for a $10 item that she doesn't need, because it's on sale.
Helicopter attack kills 31 troops
Taliban helicopter attack kills 31 US special forces troops
A Nato Chinook helicopter has been shot down by Taliban insurgents, killing 31 American special forces soldiers in one of the worst single incidents in Afghanistan.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8685756/Taliban-helicopter-attack-kills-31-US-special-forces-troops.htmlEmergency G7 summit
Emergency g7 summit called as markets continue to fallhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8685548/Emergency-G7-summit-called-as-markets-continue-to-fall.html
Friday, August 5, 2011
The Lisbon Reporter: Council Collusion and Cronyism Lisbon Style
The Lisbon Reporter: Council Collusion and Cronyism Lisbon Style: " COLLUSION During the Town Council meeting on August 2, 2011, I believe we witnessed an outrageous act of collusion. During the ..."
US lost AAA rating friday
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A trader stands outside the New York Stock Exchange following the end of the trading …- Article: Instant view: U.S. loses AAA credit rating from S&P Reuters - 5 mins ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States lost its top-notch AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's on Friday in an unprecedented reversal of fortune for the world's largest economy.
S&P cut the long-term U.S. credit rating by one notch to AA-plus on concerns about the government's budget deficits and rising debt burden. The move is likely to raise borrowing costs eventually for the American government, companies and consumers.
http://news.yahoo.com/p-reconsidering-u-downgrade-cnbc-001207261.html
http://news.yahoo.com/p-reconsidering-u-downgrade-cnbc-001207261.html
Lone Star Watchdog: Gun Control and the Well-Regulated Militia
Lone Star Watchdog: Gun Control and the Well-Regulated Militia: "Secession cannot work without a militia. by Russell D. Longcore DumpDC.com Gun control is today’s subject. The issue has thankfully drop..."
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Lone Star Watchdog: Texas, I Rather We Secede Than Be Ruled by a Super...
Lone Star Watchdog: Texas, I Rather We Secede Than Be Ruled by a Super...: " Hearing about the new Super Congress being imposed on us sounds like the Supreme Soviet under the communist syste..."
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Judge allows American to sue Rumsfeld over torture
- Associated Press
WASHINGTON --
A federal judge has ruled that former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld can be sued personally for damages by a former U.S. military contractor who says he was tortured during a nine-month imprisonment in Iraq.
http://12160.info/profiles/blogs/2649739:BlogPost:538251
Bill to kill Internet Privacy
The Legislation That Could Kill Internet Privacy for Good
The Atlantic
Conor Friedersdorf
An overzealous bill that claims to be about stopping child pornography turns every Web user into a person to monitor
Every right-thinking person abhors child pornography. To combat it, legislators have brought through committee a poorly conceived, over-broad Congressional bill, The Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011. It is arguably the biggest threat to civil liberties now under consideration in the United States. The potential victims: everyone who uses the Internet.
http://weeklyintercept.blogspot.com/2011/08/legislation-that-could-kill-internet.html
Conor Friedersdorf
An overzealous bill that claims to be about stopping child pornography turns every Web user into a person to monitor
http://weeklyintercept.blogspot.com/2011/08/legislation-that-could-kill-internet.html
Pakistan Nukes
US prepares for worst-case scenario with Pakistan nukes
By Robert Windrem
NBC News Investigative Producer for Special Projects
As U.S.-Pakistani relations spiral downward, the specter of a showdown between the increasingly antagonistic allies is garnering more attention, including the worst-case scenario of the U.S. attempting to “snatch” Pakistan’s 100-plus nuclear weapons if it feared they were about to fall into the wrong hands.http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/28/7189919-us-prepares-for-worst-case-scenario-with-pakistan-nukes
NBC News Investigative Producer for Special Projects
As U.S.-Pakistani relations spiral downward, the specter of a showdown between the increasingly antagonistic allies is garnering more attention, including the worst-case scenario of the U.S. attempting to “snatch” Pakistan’s 100-plus nuclear weapons if it feared they were about to fall into the wrong hands.http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/28/7189919-us-prepares-for-worst-case-scenario-with-pakistan-nukes
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
This puts our own troops in danger of torture
U.S. 'black hole' prison's activities kept a secret
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There is a festering Obama war crime very unlikely to be mentioned during next year's skewering debates and character assassinations. On July 16, 2009 ("Mr. President: We Are Still Torturing?" cato.org), I reported:
"In a continuation of the Bush-Cheney practice of deliberately keeping certain groups of suspects far away from our courts and our laws, as well as hidden from monitoring by international human rights groups, the Obama administration has told a federal court our prisoners at Bagram (Air Field in Afghanistan), many held for more than six years without charges, have no rights under our laws."
http://whatreallyhappened.com/category/torturewar-crimes
"In a continuation of the Bush-Cheney practice of deliberately keeping certain groups of suspects far away from our courts and our laws, as well as hidden from monitoring by international human rights groups, the Obama administration has told a federal court our prisoners at Bagram (Air Field in Afghanistan), many held for more than six years without charges, have no rights under our laws."
http://whatreallyhappened.com/category/torturewar-crimes
Secret Law
White House Stonewalls Senators on Use of “Secret Law” to Spy on Americans
During last spring’s run-up to the reauthorization of three expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) charged that the administration and the FBI were relying on a “secret” interpretation of law to vacuum-up exabytes of data, including cell phone location records and internet data mining that target Americans.
http://dissidentvoice.org/2011/08/white-house-stonewalls-senators-on-use-of-secret-law-to-spy-on-americans/#more-35476
http://dissidentvoice.org/2011/08/white-house-stonewalls-senators-on-use-of-secret-law-to-spy-on-americans/#more-35476
Monday, August 1, 2011
Watch Goldman Sachs go under now
Lansdowne Partners sells entire $850m stake in Goldman Sachs
Lansdowne Partners, Europe's biggest hedge fund, has sold its entire $850m (£517m) position in Goldman Sachs in a move that underlines growing concerns about the prospects for the global banking sector.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/8673106/Lansdowne-Partners-sells-entire-850m-stake-in-Goldman-Sachs.htmlCongress to decide whether Super Congress could impose gun control
Monday, 01 August 2011 12:07
Both houses of Congress will be voting on a debt ceiling bill that establishes a legislative committee with TREMENDOUS powers. Fox News is calling this committee a SUPER CONGRESS, because its legislative proposals (which could include gun control provisions) CANNOT be filibustered or amended in the Senate or House.
To understand what a huge deal this is, consider that House Speaker John Boehner is able to keep a mountain of gun control bills from coming to the floor of the House. That’s the power of the Speaker.
http://gunowners.org/a08012011.htm
Lisbon Councilors unable to police their own
If Lisbon Councilors are unable to police their own ranks should they be allowed to pass regulations for the rest of us.
On my way to Sunday breakfast, I noticed a large truck parked on the street in front of a councilors home. This vehicle is well above the weight limit for the roads in the housing development and an obvious breach of traffic regulations.
This has been an ongoing problem for a number of years without any solution. It appears that this councilor is getting special privileges from the town Manager and Police Department. Is there a "quid pro quo?"
This very councilor votes on every police matter including the salary increases of the members of the police department. She also voted to renew the Town Managers contract.
This also reflects on the integrity of the other Council members
that allow this behavior.
If the Council is unable to police their own maybe its time to
find replacements with better character.
by Joe
On my way to Sunday breakfast, I noticed a large truck parked on the street in front of a councilors home. This vehicle is well above the weight limit for the roads in the housing development and an obvious breach of traffic regulations.
This has been an ongoing problem for a number of years without any solution. It appears that this councilor is getting special privileges from the town Manager and Police Department. Is there a "quid pro quo?"
This very councilor votes on every police matter including the salary increases of the members of the police department. She also voted to renew the Town Managers contract.
This also reflects on the integrity of the other Council members
that allow this behavior.
If the Council is unable to police their own maybe its time to
find replacements with better character.
by Joe
Government spying on your computer
Congress out to spy on your 'puter
If Congress had to name laws honestly, it would be called the "Forcing Your Internet Provider to Spy On You Just In Case You're a Criminal Act of 2011" -- a costly, invasive mandate that even the co-author of the Patriot Act, Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), says "runs roughshod over the rights of people who use the Internet."
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Possible nuclear sub accident
A nuclear submarine in the port of Dalian in northern China has suffered an accident and is leaking radiation, according to a former Japanese fighter pilot-turned-blogger.
“The area is strictly closed off by the Chinese military, and the situation is said to be very dangerous,” Mamoru Sato wrote in Japanese of the alleged July 29 incident.
Innocent Americans arrested for filming public servants
A disturbing trend: many innocent Americans arrested for legally filming on-duty public servants
By Madison Ruppert
Editor of End the Lie
In recent years an unsettling pattern in law enforcement interactions has emerged. American citizens, innocent of a crime, filming a public servant performing their duties in public, have been targeted and had their constitutionally protected rights destroyed.The cases continue to pile up, some more disturbing and egregious than others. One of the most shocking examples is the case of the Las Vegas man, Mitchell Crooks, who was brutally assaulted by an on-duty police officer for filming the officer from his own property.
More at:
http://EndtheLie.com/?p=17273
Best to think twice before criticising Israel
BEST TO THINK TWICE BEFORE CRITICISING ISRAEL
July 30, 2011 at 22:03 (Activism, Censorship, Free Speech, Israel, Oppression, Palestine,zionist harassment)
“Attempts to silence opposition to the illegal Israeli occupation and policies is un-American and amounts to political and academic censorship.”
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http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2011/07/30/best-to-think-twice-before-criticising-israel/
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