Guest guest Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 House Votes To Ban Assistance to Palestinian Authority On Capitol Hill, the House voted Tuesday to ban U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act would make it difficult for nongovernmental organizations, except those providing healthcare, to receive U.S. funds. The bill also denies U.S. visas to members of the Palestinian Authority, prohibits official U.S. contact with Palestinian officials, and cuts off U.S. funding of United Nations agencies that directly assist the Palestinian Authority. Bush Supports Israeli Plan To Annex Settlements Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is in the United States for his first official visit since winning national elections in March. On Tuesday, President Bush embraced Olmert’s proposal to unilaterally redraw Israel’s boundaries in the occupied West Bank. Olmert’s proposal would remove around 60,000 Israelis from isolated settlements but would annex to Israel larger settlements that house some 200,000 Israelis, excluding East Jerusalem. Meanwhile Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh repeated Hamas’ offer of a long-term ceasefire if Israel withdrew from all the land occupied in the 1967 war. Clashes Kill Dozens More in Afghanistan In Afghanistan, ongoing clashes have led to the deaths of dozens of people. The Afghan military says 60 insurgents and four troops were killed in fighting late Tuesday. The fighting reportedly involved airstrikes from US-led coalition forces. There was no word on the civilian toll. Karzai Calls For Inquiry Into US-Led Airstrikes Meanwhile, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered an investigation into Monday’s US-led airstrike that killed dozens of people. The dead included at least 16 civilians. In a statement, Karzai expressed concerned over what he called the US bombing of civilian areas. The U.S. military has denied reports of civilian casualties and claimed that all of the dead were Taliban members. Senate Intel. Committee Approves Hayden Nomination General Michael Hayden has moved a step closer to becoming the next head of the CIA. On Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to recommend Hayden’s confirmation. Four Democrats joined the committee’s Republican members in supporting Hayden’s nomination. During his confirmation hearing, Hayden staunchly defended the Bush administration’s domestic wiretap program he oversaw as director of the National Security Agency. In a statement, Democratic Senator Russ Feingold, one of the three Democrats to vote against, said: " General Hayden directed an illegal program that put Americans on American soil under surveillance without the legally required approval of a judge. " FCC Won’t Investigate NSA’s Access To Telephone Records The Federal Communications Commission says it won’t investigate whether the National Security Agency has obtained access to the telephone records of millions of US citizens. Calls for an investigation followed a USA Today report that three major telecom countries handed over customers’ phone data to the NSA. The FCC says it cannot investigate because of the classified nature of the NSA’s activities. Democratic Congressmember Ed Markey, one of several lawmakers who had requested the probe, said: " The FCC has abdicated its responsibility to protect Americans' privacy to the National Security Agency without even asking a single question about it. " National Guard Specialist Sentenced To Prison Over Afghanistan Objection A member of the US National Guard has been sentenced to military prison for refusing to serve in Afghanistan. Specialist Katherine Jashinski announced her conscientious objection last November. She was sentenced to 120 days in prison. She has already served 53 days. 800 Displaced By Burmese Government Raids In Burma, 800 ethnic Karen have been displaced in one of the government’s biggest military offensives in years. The Karen have been fighting for independence from the Burmese government, which has re-named its country Myanmar. Karen refugee Hay Ney Tha: " After leaving the village, my husband was seriously sick and he died two weeks later. It was very hard for me to go back or continue the journey but my friends took me to the camp with them. I'm still doubting my future. It will be difficult for me especially to deliver a new baby alone and also my three kids. It will be very difficult for me to continue my life. Nobody will take care of me. " Amnesty Compares US Stance on Torture to Rights Violators Amnesty International marked the release its annual report on human rights Tuesday by comparing US policies on torture to regimes well-known for human rights violations. Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA: " It remains the most painful of truths that its policies on torture make it possible to add the United States to a shameful list of governments that includes those once led by Augusto Pinochet and Hafez al-Assad. " In its report, Amnesty slammed the Bush administration for holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and at secret black sites across the globe. Amnesty echoed a call from a UN panel last week for the US to close its prison facility at Guantanamo. What's gonna happen when the buses don't run and what's gonna happen when the, winter comes what are you gonna do, what are you gonna do when the oil runs out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 Bad news. Jo , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: > > House Votes To Ban Assistance to Palestinian Authority > On Capitol Hill, the House voted Tuesday to ban U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act would make it difficult for nongovernmental organizations, except those providing healthcare, to receive U.S. funds. The bill also denies U.S. visas to members of the Palestinian Authority, prohibits official U.S. contact with Palestinian officials, and cuts off U.S. funding of United Nations agencies that directly assist the Palestinian Authority. > > Bush Supports Israeli Plan To Annex Settlements > Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is in the United States for his first official visit since winning national elections in March. On Tuesday, President Bush embraced Olmert’s proposal to unilaterally redraw Israel’s boundaries in the occupied West Bank. Olmert’s proposal would remove around 60,000 Israelis from isolated settlements but would annex to Israel larger settlements that house some 200,000 Israelis, excluding East Jerusalem. Meanwhile Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh repeated Hamas’ offer of a long-term ceasefire if Israel withdrew from all the land occupied in the 1967 war. > > Clashes Kill Dozens More in Afghanistan > In Afghanistan, ongoing clashes have led to the deaths of dozens of people. The Afghan military says 60 insurgents and four troops were killed in fighting late Tuesday. The fighting reportedly involved airstrikes from US-led coalition forces. There was no word on the civilian toll. > > Karzai Calls For Inquiry Into US-Led Airstrikes > Meanwhile, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered an investigation into Monday’s US-led airstrike that killed dozens of people. The dead included at least 16 civilians. In a statement, Karzai expressed concerned over what he called the US bombing of civilian areas. The U.S. military has denied reports of civilian casualties and claimed that all of the dead were Taliban members. > > Senate Intel. Committee Approves Hayden Nomination > General Michael Hayden has moved a step closer to becoming the next head of the CIA. On Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to recommend Hayden’s confirmation. Four Democrats joined the committee’s Republican members in supporting Hayden’s nomination. During his confirmation hearing, Hayden staunchly defended the Bush administration’s domestic wiretap program he oversaw as director of the National Security Agency. In a statement, Democratic Senator Russ Feingold, one of the three Democrats to vote against, said: " General Hayden directed an illegal program that put Americans on American soil under surveillance without the legally required approval of a judge. " > > FCC Won’t Investigate NSA’s Access To Telephone Records > The Federal Communications Commission says it won’t investigate whether the National Security Agency has obtained access to the telephone records of millions of US citizens. Calls for an investigation followed a USA Today report that three major telecom countries handed over customers’ phone data to the NSA. The FCC says it cannot investigate because of the classified nature of the NSA’s activities. Democratic Congressmember Ed Markey, one of several lawmakers who had requested the probe, said: " The FCC has abdicated its responsibility to protect Americans' privacy to the National Security Agency without even asking a single question about it. " > > > National Guard Specialist Sentenced To Prison Over Afghanistan Objection > A member of the US National Guard has been sentenced to military prison for refusing to serve in Afghanistan. Specialist Katherine Jashinski announced her conscientious objection last November. She was sentenced to 120 days in prison. She has already served 53 days. > > 800 Displaced By Burmese Government Raids > In Burma, 800 ethnic Karen have been displaced in one of the government’s biggest military offensives in years. The Karen have been fighting for independence from the Burmese government, which has re-named its country Myanmar. > Karen refugee Hay Ney Tha: " After leaving the village, my husband was seriously sick and he died two weeks later. It was very hard for me to go back or continue the journey but my friends took me to the camp with them. I'm still doubting my future. It will be difficult for me especially to deliver a new baby alone and also my three kids. It will be very difficult for me to continue my life. Nobody will take care of me. " > Amnesty Compares US Stance on Torture to Rights Violators > > Amnesty International marked the release its annual report on human rights Tuesday by comparing US policies on torture to regimes well- known for human rights violations. > > Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA: " It remains the most painful of truths that its policies on torture make it possible to add the United States to a shameful list of governments that includes those once led by Augusto Pinochet and Hafez al-Assad. " > In its report, Amnesty slammed the Bush administration for holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and at secret black sites across the globe. Amnesty echoed a call from a UN panel last week for the US to close its prison facility at Guantanamo. > > What's gonna happen when the buses don't run > and what's gonna happen when the, winter comes > what are you gonna do, > what are you gonna do > when the oil runs out? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 day in and day out and that was the EDITED version.. i cut some stuff out, and didn't give the full ones bleh >heartwerk <jo.heartwork >May 24, 2006 11:34 PM > > Re: back under the bed..safe..leave me be... > >Bad news. > >Jo What's gonna happen when the buses don't run and what's gonna happen when the, winter comes what are you gonna do, what are you gonna do when the oil runs out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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