http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Parenti/GoodThings_Venezuela.html
the site above here's a happy checklist of wonderful things Hugo has done, all on the surface, seemingly beneficial.....lest we forget the protection provided by the mafiosi....

did not chavez takes control of television and radio stations??? to HELLO?? Shut down opposition, yeah he's a really great guy, and fuck socialism for the 20th century......
(http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/05/25/hugo_chavez_tv/)



love when a university professor in a tunnel, tells the world how great assholes are.......

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article2976631.ece
here's 100,000 folks who ain't buyin' stock in Chavez as supreme ruler.....

Also recommend reading this Times Online report on Google's future:
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article2688404.ece?print=yes&randnum=1192951921156

The 911 operator has already traced the location of the caller if I have to believe several websites on calling 911 and location (some mention the system is not yet implemented throughout the US? What's the latest news on this?). When the caller uses a mobile phone the location is a lot less accurate, since the wireless provider pinpoints the caller's location to the nearest signal tower. In that case the operator will probably immediately ask about the location of the caller.

The operator has to make sure as well that the call is not a prank.

Law in the UK on the use of violence against intruders:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article509370.ece

Thanks Gluonium, I should have done a wiki and posted a link in my synopsis in the first place. Impatience got the better of me. However, I still think the sunspot/cosmic ray correlation presented in the documentary holds promise, even if parts of the film are very much debatable...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1363818.ece

Ah, yes! Pull out the oscars - the judge is going to TV! (Well, his wife sais he should, anyways - and the Times makes a big fuzz about it..)

Theo, in the World Trade Center bombing (February 26, 1993) a car bomb was detonated by Arab Islamist terrorists in the underground parking garage below Tower One of the World Trade Center in New York City. The 1,500-lb (680Kg) urea nitrate-fuel oil device killed six and injured 1,042 people. It was intended to devastate the foundation of the North Tower, causing it to collapse onto its twin.

I don't remember going to War to Afghanistan (which prolly should have happened at least to capture Bin Laden), or war on terror or even to Iraq based off this attack.

Before 9/11 there was long term knowledge of attack, that amounts to criminal negligence, given the previous attacks in 1993, the Oklahoma City bombing and other terrorist acts the fact that this information was not acted on is shocking to say the least. The events of 9/11 created the perfect opportunity for the US to secure long-term oil and gas supplies from Central Asia and the Middle East. If you think that's conspiracy I think you should read US Military force deployments from http://www.globalsecurity.com.

Read about the 17 FOBs in Iraq, the fact that the Pentagon is building a permanent military communications system in Iraq, in a you know sovereign nation that is 'not' going though civil war. What about the largest buttoned down military facility for an US embassy, the size of the Vatican?
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article712424.ece

But you know back in 2002, the American people got fooled into going to War in Iraq. Which had nothing to do with 9/11, yet was easily sold to the American public due to the fear created post 9/11. Questioning the war back them was unpatriotic, yet look at events now. Is the US goverment directly implicated? Probably NOT. Did they use the situation post 9/11 to implement their own imperialistic polices. DEFINITELY.

Am sorry I studied too much history to suddenly think that the most highly trained and specialized intelligence community in the world would fail due to sheer negligence and confusion as stated by the documentary, to defend it's country against threats foreign and domestic.

There is nothing George Bush or any person can tell me, to make me believe that Al Qadea is somehow better trained then the KGB. That's just stupidity.

"Jordanian intelligence (the GID) makes a communications intercept deemed so important that King Abdullah's men relay it to Washington. The message states that a major attack, code named “The Big Wedding,” is planned inside the US and that aircraft will be used. [International Herald Tribune, 5/21/02; Christian Science Monitor, 5/23/02]"
http://www.americanhiroshima.info/911warnings.htm

Believe it or not, suffering, poverty, and the occupation are not the main motivators in palestinians committing terrorist attacks. Its martydom.

Here's an excerpt of an article written by Nasra Hassan, a Pakistani Muslim:
SINCE 1982, I have been an international relief worker. In 1996 I was posted to the Gaza Strip during one of the most vicious cycles of suicide bombings. To understand why certain young men voluntarily blow themselves up in the name of Islam, I began, without official sponsorship, to research their backgrounds and the beliefs that had led them to such extreme tactics.

From 1996 to 1999, I interviewed nearly 250 people involved in the most militant camps of the Palestinian cause: volunteers who, like S, had been unable to complete their suicide missions, the families of dead bombers, and the men who trained them.

None of the suicide bombers — they ranged in age from 18 to 38 — conformed to the typical profile of the suicidal personality. None of them was uneducated, desperately poor, simple-minded, or depressed. Many were middle-class and held paying jobs. Two were the sons of millionaires. They all seemed entirely normal members of their families. They were polite and serious, and in their communities were considered to be model youths. Most were bearded. All were deeply religious.

The bomber’s family and the sponsoring organisation celebrate his martyrdom with festivities, as if it were a wedding. Hundreds of guests congregate at the house to offer congratulations. The hosts serve the juices and sweets that the young man specified in his will. Often, the mother will ululate in joy over the honour that Allah has bestowed upon her family.

Read the full article here http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-1692606,00.html

I'm pretty sure this one is real unlike the snopes President IQ urban legend. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2350564.html

Bush’s IQ range between 111.1 and 138.5, with a mean of 120, Clinton’s IQ ranged between 135.6 and 159, and Ronald Reagan’s between 118 and 141.9. John Quincy Adams, president from 1825-9, was the cleverest with a range of 165 to 175, well into genius territory.

The Onion had it exactly right in in their January 1st, 2001 headline:

"Bush: Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over"

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28784

"My fellow Americans," Bush said, "at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us."

Bush swore to do "everything in [his] power" to undo the damage wrought by Clinton's two terms in office, including selling off the national parks to developers, going into massive debt to develop expensive and impractical weapons technologies, and passing sweeping budget cuts that drive the mentally ill out of hospitals and onto the street.

During the 40-minute speech, Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years.

I've been trying to find the article, but Spy magazine had a list of "101 Reasons Not To Vote For George H. W. Bush". Reason #1, on the front cover was "He Cheats On His Wife" and named the woman he took with him on his trips to China (not Barbara). Men in power attract women. American's are so hypocritical about sex. From all appearances, George W Bush doesn't cheat on his wife...I'm not sure how many lives that is worth.

Edit: I found a reference to Bush Senior's mistress, Jennifer Ann Isobel Patteson-Knight Fitzgerald, in the Times of London. That this might be the first time you've ever heard of this belies the whole idea that the press has some sort of "liberal bias".

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-1268535,00.html

THough this video is disturbing.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7193024010983572797
This video compares the similarities to WTC and London bombing.

Now sure, people's nature is to find patterns in nature, etc. etc.
But same creepy 'training exercises' and the same day. The security and bomb sniffing dogs were removed from both places the weekend before, etc. Both attacks led to 'Patriot Act' type legislation.

Now you throw the Mumbai bombing into the mix, and it gets very scary.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2266068,00.html

Also in the Sunday edition of the UK times, although its a passing mention.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2103-2147613,00.html