- The planned "British FBI" could lead to political interference in policing, the Police Federation has warned. Going by the US model, I thought that was the idea.
- Fancy working for British Intelligence? Crack the code, be recruited, says their web site.
- Democrats finally ask for answers on armor fiasco, after months of being told the facts. Durbin says it's not a matter of logistics, it's a matter of leadership.
- Discuss: The Democratic Leadership Council's addiction to contributions from Philip Morris, Texaco, and Merck is proof enough that its "centrism" is really a naked corporate agenda.
- An Army study shows that about one in six soldiers in Iraq report symptoms of major depression, serious anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder. Sing together now! "And its one two three, what are we fighting for?"
- This one is guaranteed to make some people squirm. A new book says Abe Lincoln was gay.
- The poreous Southern border of Fortress America is essential to the US economy.
- Karl Rove admits that the Bush presidency will be based on the precepts of Thatcherism. I don't want to say I told you so, but I told you so.
- Rumsfield proves what a compassionate conservative he is, stops using a signing machine for condolence letters.
- Governments from around the world yesterday narrowly succeeded in keeping the international bid to combat catastrophic global warming alive, in the face of determined attempts by the re-elected Bush administration to kill it off.
- Yup, it must be Thatcherism - US homelessness is rising sharply. Welcome to the downside of the "ownership society", those who cannot afford to own anything.
- an American company is recruiting former police and military officials in Columbia as mercenaries protecting pipelines and industry personnel in Iraq.
- Prized Yukos oil asset Yugansk goes for $9bn to a little-known Russian firm at a forced auction in Moscow.
- The sincerest form of flattery: private equity firms follow in Carlyle Group's footsteps with military insiders and investments rife.
Quote of the Day:
Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too.
Marcus Aurelius
1 comment:
You know what?
I don't care two hoots whether Abe Lincoln was gay or left-handed or albino or whether he could curl his tongue,or whether he could wiggle his ears, or whether he dressed to the left or the right,or whether he liked apple sauce or gravy on his roast pork.
From what I hear about Lincoln he was a good man, or a man who tried to do good, or a good man who occasionally did bad,and that's all that matters.
And when people stop focusing on whether dead people who are not here to defend themselves did this or did that I will be happy.
shadows
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