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this makes me sad for my country. /no emo http://faddat.blogspot.com/2007/04/action-on-joliet-cop-beats-snot-out-of.html That is the most descriptive story on the event that I could find. Here's the gist of it: Iraq I Veteran Mr. Kuldip Singh Nag mercilessly beaten by a Joilet police officer in front of his own home because he had a van in his driveway with expired tags. After pepper-spraying Mr. Nag, the police officer is quoted as saying, "You f****** Arab! You f***** immigrant, go back to you f****** country before I kill you!" Joliet man alleges police bruality, use of racial slurs http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&i…
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is that possible? from ron paul: "For those who thought a Democratic congress would end the war in Iraq, think again: their new budget proposes supplemental funds totaling about $150 billion in 2008 and $50 billion in 2009 for Iraq. This is in addition to the ordinary Department of Defense budget of more than $500 billion, which the Democrats propose increasing each year just like the Republicans."
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if you don't believe in the NWO, you are certainly blind by your own accord. Widespread DNA testing planned for shoplifters Shoplifters, people whose dogs foul the pavement, litter droppers, speeding drivers and those caught not wearing a seat belt could be fingerprinted or forced to give DNA under new Home Office proposals. Further suggestions, aimed at easing the burden on police, include locking up drunks and vandals in short-term cell blocks in shopping centres and high streets. The Home Office hopes a network of hundreds of new mini detention facilities could save frontline officers hours they currently spend escorting 'minor' offenders to poli…
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World Graffiti Network (Graffiti artists united) is now open on ning.com http://www.graffiti.ning.com i will be very happy to see you ppeople there :).... I want 2 unite every1...
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The title was more of an advertising scheme than anything, but really lets chat - Because I'm feeling the idea of blowing up some Iranians. I think the current situation of Iran taking these British troops would lead to war if we weren't over there fighting for no reason. I don't like war, and I do sympathize with Iran basically saying they are a real country capable of the same rights and technologies the west is. IN FACT, recall the US grabbed a few Iranian citizens under the (you know its could not be what it seems) guise that they were supporting Iraqi terrorists. But honestly, I am feeling more and more my tax money going toward bombing that little troll leader and t…
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http://www.wtcfamiliesforproperburial.com/ sign the petition In order to alert the public to a gross indignity being committed against those killed on September 11, 2001, our advocacy group "WTC Families for Proper Burial Inc." has been established. The group includes 9/11 family members, friends, and concerned citizens from across the United States and abroad. We seek to inform the general public of the injustice of leaving the ashen remains of those killed at the WTC in a garbage dump, the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island. The City of New York has taken…
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this iran/britain drama is getting pretty fucking awesome. the security council has 'grave concern' according to cnn. the brits have their knickers completely sucked into their ass cracks and iran is publishing faye turney's letters about how the brits should get out of iraq, all while oil prices are lining the iranians pockets nicely. take your bets... 1-shit chills in a week or two 2-tony 'lapdog' blair gets ruffneck with iran 3-bush sticks his nose into it making it a 3-way hard dick-rubbing contest
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IT WAS YOU NIGGA. TELL THE TRUTH NIGGA.
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This article from the times is rather long, but it explains perfectly why the current system doesn't work and universal coverage is necessary. March 26, 2007 Aged, Frail and Denied Care by Their Insurers By CHARLES DUHIGG CONRAD, Mont. — Mary Rose Derks was a 65-year-old widow in 1990, when she began preparing for the day she could no longer care for herself. Every month, out of her grocery fund, she scrimped together about $100 for an insurance policy that promised to pay eventually for a room in an assisted living home. On a May afternoon in 2002, after bouts of hypertension and diabetes had hospitalized her dozens of times, Mrs. Derks reluctantl…
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from cbs11tv.com - March 8 2007 Grapevine Police Department said they have identified seven Grapevine High School students responsible for the $40,000 worth of vandalism at the school. Early Wednesday morning, surveillance video cameras captured seven hooded people marking up hallways with paint guns and smashing windows and trophy cases. Officials report the seven have been questioned and arrest warrants will be issued shortly. Authorities said the alleged vandals could face felony charges. All of the suspects are 17 or 18 and many are seniors, police said. Sgt. R. W. Murphy, Public Information officer with the Grapevine Police Department, said i…
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Lawyers: Grand jury indicts at least 3 officers POSTED: 4:00 p.m. EDT, March 16, 2007 NEW YORK (AP) -- A grand jury Friday indicted at least three of the five police officers whose 50-shot barrage killed an unarmed man on his wedding day, lawyers for the officers said. It was not immediately disclosed if the other officers were also charged. Attorney Paul Martin said he did not know what offense his client, officer Marc Cooper, was charged with. "He has been indicted. He has been asked to surrender on Monday," Martin said. News of the decision came after three days of deliberations that included the emergence of a last-minute witness who testifi…
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Im trying to find a book to read more about the things that happened between the us and nicaragua during the reagan era. Tryed looking on amazon, but would rather have one recommended.I doubt half the people on this site even read books, but if you know of any, hook it up ,,,.Thanks for any advice..mo
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In U.S., fear and distrust of Muslims runs deep By Bernd Debusmann, Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters)- When radio host Jerry Klein suggested that all Muslims in the United States should be identified with a crescent-shape tattoo or a distinctive arm band, the phone lines jammed instantly. The first caller to the station in Washington said that Klein must be "off his rocker." The second congratulated him and added: "Not only do you tattoo them in the middle of their forehead but you ship them out of this country ... they are here to kill us." Another said that tattoos, armbands and other identifying markers such as crescent marks on driver's license…
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delete this post, wrong section
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The whole story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17607199/ WASHINGTON - Embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Wednesday it is up to President Bush whether he remains in the administration and said he wants to stay and explain to Congress the circumstances surrounding the firings of eight U.S. attorneys. “I work for the American people and serve at the pleasure of the president,” Gonzales said. Defending himself amid an escalating political row over the replacement of a host of federal prosecutors, Gonzales said he had done a good job in the country’s top law enforcement position. ... The firestorm of criticism has erupted in the wake of the disclos…
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Saddam Hussein - The Trial You'll Never See Made for European television this film was never broadcast in North America. Barry Lando and Michel Despratx's documentary http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17053.htm a set of 7 short clips making up this documentary about saddam and the relations he had with the west and europe during his years of atrocities and real wmd's. worth a look, know your government hide things from you. peace
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As most of you who read the news have prolly seen, the nytimes came out with a story about this new group, who for the most part subscribe to the ideologies and methods of al qaeda. significantly however, they don't belong to a higher organizational framework, and instead rely on themselves for intelligence, facilitation etc etc. the article can be found at http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/16/news/lebanon.php this kind of reminds me of what happened after napster got shut down, and all these other, smaller programs sprang up that were impossible to control compared to napster. is this the transitioin of the War on Terror? Does this make America more defendible bec…
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http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-1022 'oh no, the democrats who took control of congress would NEVER think about trying to pass any gun control legislation! they are just trying to impeach bush!'
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NEW YORK — The president of the leading Southern Baptist seminary has incurred sharp attacks from both the left and right by suggesting that a biological basis for homosexuality may be proven, and that prenatal treatment to reverse gay orientation would be biblically justified. The Rev. R. Albert Mohler Jr., one of the country's pre-eminent evangelical leaders, acknowledged that he irked many fellow conservatives with an article earlier this month saying scientific research "points to some level of biological causation" for homosexuality. Proof of a biological basis would challenge the belief of many conservative Christians that homosexuality _ which they view …
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this is my first post in here. probably the last. wanna know where your taxes are going? click 'view the graph'
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anybody heard of this guy? i don't have cable but i happened to see some of this dude at a buddies place the other night and his politics are hilariously bad... then i see this: http://mediamatters.org/items/200703010005 it's awesome how dudes like this can get paid. god bless america.
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Its gonna be a cold winter.......... http://www.signs-of-the-times.org/articles/show/125455-The+Fed%E2%80%99s+role+in+the+Housing+Crash+of+%E2%80%9807 The biggest housing crash of 2007. Mike Whitney Atlantic Free Press Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:35 EST "This is the biggest housing slump in the last 4 or 5 decades: every housing indicator is in free fall, including now housing prices." Economist Roubini Nouriel, Dow Jones, 23 August 2006 "The Fed, in effect, has become a serial bubble blower." Stephen Roach, chief economist, Morgan Stanley The American people appear to be oblivious to the economic hurricane which is expected to touchd…
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The War On Waste LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29, 2002 (CBS) On Sept. 10, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld declared war. Not on foreign terrorists, "the adversary's closer to home. It's the Pentagon bureaucracy," he said. He said money wasted by the military poses a serious threat. "In fact, it could be said it's a matter of life and death," he said. Rumsfeld promised change but the next day – Sept. 11-- the world changed and in the rush to fund the war on terrorism, the war on waste seems to have been forgotten. Just last week President Bush announced, "my 2003 budget calls for more than $48 billion in new defense spending." More money…
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If we post as many pictures in here than casek has conspiricies we'll have a fat crossfire thread.....:p...And I know we can just go to brickslayers , but we all know eachother in here, so it's time to step up and post your handskills, mang. Productions, Peices, deadletters, fills, tags, whatever... let's see what you're workin' with. here's a few oldies, between 96 and 2000. I got some older, some newer. Get busy
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's top two law enforcement officials acknowledged Friday the FBI broke the law to secretly pry out personal information about Americans. They apologized and vowed to prevent further illegal intrusions. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales left open the possibility of pursuing criminal charges against FBI agents or lawyers who improperly used the USA Patriot Act in pursuit of suspected terrorists and spies. The FBI's transgressions were spelled out in a damning 126-page audit by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine. He found that agents sometimes demanded personal data on people without official authorization, and in other …
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This does NOT look good: Forget bouncers scrutinizing your age while looking at your ID. A new federal government plan to issue a national driver's license may have people questioning your ethnicity. A uniform ID card would replace all individual state drivers' licenses and non-driving IDs and has been pegged to go into effect by May 11, 2008, but states such as Maine are already kicking up a fuss about the ruling. Even though the plan for the IDs might work out eventually, the law will probably come under even more fire when budgets are put out in the summer months. The largest issue states have with the IDs is that of cost. With states already in syste…
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Coulter: I Would Talk About Edwards But “You Have To Go Into Rehab If You Use The Word ‘Faggot’” Speaking today at the Conservative Political Action Conference, right-wing pundit Ann Coulter said: “I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word ‘faggot,’ so I — so kind of an impasse, can’t really talk about Edwards.” Audience members said “ohhh” and then cheered. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/02/coulter-edwards/
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not cartoon network this time. Boston Police Blow Up Suspicious Looking Man Boston, MA – There were more tense moments today after Boston Police were forced to blow up a suspicious looking man near a lamp post. An alert city worker called in the man after noticing that he had been leaning against the lamp post for more than ten minutes. Officer Charlie O'Hara of the bomb squad said, "We got a report of a man loitering in a high-traffic area with a bulky coat and a backpack. We cleared the area, snuck up behind him, attached the explosives and detonated him." Police later learned the man, Evan Johnson, was waiting for his girlfriend, Cindy Col…
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this is awesome... oh wait...bush will pardon him when he leaves office. shit!
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So how are we feeling about the gigantic race for prez. this is going to be and historic race. A black man, and a WOman, and the normals. THis is the perfect time for the two minorities to cancel them selves out, it already seems like Obamama, and Shrillary are going to go neck to neck and basically drive folks to other candidates. which is kinda sad casue personally i think it would great to have a NON status quo pres, if only in the sense that it would shake things up a bit and maybe allow others and ourselve rethink our stances and opinions. However so far i have heard the most encouraging talk from John Edwards. LETS HAVE A LOOK: …
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im sure theres already been a thread on this but dammit, im too lzy to search and im honestly interested in the responses yall might have. DEATH PENELTY: FOR or AGAINST and WHY
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D.C. Madame
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Guess this should go here: http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0307/DC_Madame_to_Sell_10000_Phone_Records_of_HighEnd_Washington_Clients.html
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Well put together flick... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5188599301918606321&q=Ground+Truth
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this is sad. too bad ron paul isn't more well known http://www.yourfreepoll.com/xzwsmxqnsp.html
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From CNN BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Two men pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges they created panic by placing "bomblike" electronic light boards displaying a cartoon character with an upraised middle finger throughout Boston. Assistant Attorney General John Grossman called the light boards "bomblike" devices and said that if they had been explosive they could have damaged infrastructure and transportation in the city. Peter Berdovsky and Sean Stevens, will be released on $2,500 bail, said Mike Rich, their attorney. The next pre-trial hearing is scheduled for March 7. On Wednesday, authorities shut down bridges and a stretch of the Charles River.…
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I stumbled upon this book written by Joel Richardson that does an exhaustive comparison of the Christian beliefs about the antichrist and Muslims belief of their messiah called Al-Mahdi. The similarities are very close and the book offers a strong case that Islam is potentially the one world religion spoken of in Daniel & Revelations. I highly recommend that you read this book if you are at all interested in this type of subject matter (or even if you are not). You can read it for free online if you don't want to buy it at http://www.answering-islam.org/Authors/JR/Future/index.htm http://www.thewatchmanstime.com/images/Jesus%20hid%20this%20thing%20in%20a%20ma…
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An Inconvenient Truth 1 2 3 4 6
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Has everyone seen the trailer for it? http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount_classics/aninconvenienttruth/ http://www.climatecrisis.net/ I cant say it's news to me that the planet is going to shrug us off one day, but what's your reaction to Al Gore telling it to us? There must be a counter spin too... what are they saying?
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"Hail knocks hundreds of dinks in shuttle"
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time to start this discussion up again. I'm struck recently by how calous israel is...in public statements even. Usually when a state does somthing horrible they try to sugar coat things...not with israel it seems. Horrible things are happening, but when a palestinian suicide bomber strikes at civilians, its the act of a dedicated member of a terrorist organization. When israeli troops open fire on an ambulance killing the doctor and EMS guy, or launch rockets into densely populated civilian areas, it is the act of a state. There is no arguing that, and I think its a million times worse than when a lone person is responsible. Every citizen who voted for sharon should h…
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m friend has cancer of lik the lungs cus he smocked. an i was wonderin what can heal ths? help?:confused:
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