Guess who is winning?
It ain't Bush !
They never listen. They didn't listen to the United Nations and the world when it spoke before the Iraq invasion. The Commander and Chief and his ego inflated commanders (of which Bush and Cheney listen to - we are reminded of that repeatedly) actually believe they are succeeding?
You have got to be joking !!!
The best thing that can happen to the region is to have a DE-ESCALATION of the war. A ceasation of the killing by occupying forces and a return to the legitimacy of the governments of the region. The nations of the Middle East have to solve their own problems. There is no military solution for ANY of this.
There just isn't !
The reason, as David Broder points out, the American people are being ignored by their Commander and Chief is because he has a 'strategy.' That's all. All Bush and Cheney need is a strategy.
...It is a high-risk policy with no guarantee of success. But it is a clear strategy....
The people of Iraq don't need a 'high-risk' strategy. They don't need to be in the middle of the Bush/Cheney illegal war. They need to be left to their Holy Men and nation's leaders to find a way to heal. When the occupation of Iraq stops, so will the killing.
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Back in the day...there was an assessment of an Iraq War BEFORE the invasion regarding Human Rights. Imagine that.
Well.
Guess what?
The longer the USA occupies Iraq, the more destabilized the region will become and the more human suffering that will occur.
May 5, 2007
A detailed report published last month by the Brussels-based think tank, the International Crisis Group (ICG), pointed out that ethnic tensions brewing in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk could rapidly become politically explosive. If Kurdish leaders overrode the objections of other communities and pressed ahead with a referendum this year on the town’s status, the ICG warned, "the civil war [in Iraq] is very likely to spread to Kirkuk and the Kurdish region, until now Iraq’s only area of quiet and progress".
Does anyone in their right mind actually believe that 'The Surge' to secure Baghdad is going to do a darn bit of good to secure the region? Do you? Then you are believing in the incompetency of the USA Commander and Chief while the region is extrapolated by more extremism due to the fact the people are being attacked and turning on their governments to resolve issues themselves.
Remember these guys? The real enemy. They are getting away with murder.
When is the war against al Qaeda going to begin? When is the electorate in the USA going to receive accurate information regarding the illegal war in Iraq. The link above is OUR military concentrating on some lame al Qaeda 'unit' in Iraq while Afghanistan slips through the fingers of the USA.
When is the USA going to come to grips with the real dangers of al Qaeda and realize their enemy STILL needs to be defeated. Bush is AGAIN diverting the 'real war' into a war in Iraq and THIS time it isn't Powell that is doing the diverting but the USA military itself !
A top US commander predicted Friday intensifying fighting and more casualties as US and Iraqi forces move into sanctuaries used by Al-Qaeda to mount major terror bombings in Baghdad.
"As we have surged, we find the enemy surging as well," said Major General Rick Lynch, who commands an area in central Iraq that wraps around southern Baghdad.
"We are taking the fight to the enemy to counter his capabilities, but over time, especially as we continue to put our forces in areas where they have never operated we can expect to take continued casualties," he said.
Thirteen US soldiers under Lynch's command were killed and 39 wounded last month, mainly as a result of roadside bombs, according to the general, who said the number of attacks in his area has increased.
"As we have surged, we find the enemy surging as well," said Major General Rick Lynch, who commands an area in central Iraq that wraps around southern Baghdad.
"We are taking the fight to the enemy to counter his capabilities, but over time, especially as we continue to put our forces in areas where they have never operated we can expect to take continued casualties," he said.
Thirteen US soldiers under Lynch's command were killed and 39 wounded last month, mainly as a result of roadside bombs, according to the general, who said the number of attacks in his area has increased.
Really?
Does Major General Rick Lynch ever stop to realize he is fighting the wrong war. Does he ever stop to realize there are people in Iraq capable of defending themselves and since their 'death sqauds' are being overrun they are joining stronger forces to oppose the USA military. Does he ever stop to realize when he 'surges' the 'surge' back is because he is in that country illegally? Nah. He only sees a purpose to killing. Right. Or. Wrong. Killing the enemy is all he understands. Amazing.
While Admiral William Fallon enhances the glory of war by touting improvements in An Albar Province, the USA is AGAIN killing innocent people ...
...only this time in Afghanistan. Gross incompetence under the Commander and Chief that STILL enjoys writing with a Republican poison pen.
We know that when innocent people die in these nations, that it is viewed as an incompetency of government and not the invasion military and the citizens turn against their government. We are losing the people of Afghanistan to the Taliban.
And by the way, An Albar is hardly a sole accomplishment of the USA military. It began to come into 'it's own' when there was a provisional authority established with an amendment of the Iraqi Constitution. The Sunnis of An Albar began to organize seeking their own income from oil found there. The burgeoning military in An Albar is simply the 'next step' to an autonomous provice for Sunni Arabs in Iraq and I congratulate them. If one recalls, while they are perfecting military prowess they are also exiting the Unity Government.
...The extremists were toppled from power in 2001 by the coalition and are waging a campaign of violence and propaganda that tries to portray the international forces as "infidel" invaders and the government as a stooge of the West. "
Incidents causing civilian casualties will no doubt distance people from the international troops and their own government. It's dangerous," Nadery said. "It will also provide an easy tool for the Taliban to use against the progress achieved over the past five years," warned the rights activist.
Bush Job Approval Ratings Unchanged
The USA needs a new Executive Branch and now. There are some crazy estimates that include an analogy with Bush disapproval ratings and gas prices (click here). The price of gas is simply just another one of Bush's blunders while the Republicans pillage the USA and it's treasury.
There is a lot of dissatisfaction with this administration and while Democrats don't want to push their luck with upcoming elections in 2008, in my opinion they have nothing to lose and everything to gain by defending the Constitution and putting the blame where it belongs. How far as Americans do we allow the Republican Party to disgrace our Constitution? How far?
Bush and Cheney invaded Iraq illegally. There is mass death in that country to innocent people as a result of a civil war and a refugee issue that besets all the neighboring nation. Bush and Cheney have made their 'central war on terror' a complete tragedy for the people of the region. The war goes on because the occupation goes on. We need to impeach the men that deceived the world and remove them from office. We need to find a diplomatic end to the occupation of Iraq. There is no military solution.
McCain criticizes Clinton's move to repeal Iraq war authorization
The Republicans are attempting to ridicule the Democrats, while they are grappling with an illegal war and an unreasonable Executive Branch, to build momentum to end the Democratic renaissance and continue an illegal war that does nothing but supply their cronies with monies to continue to fund wars. There is no respect for the Consitution in anything the Republicans are doing. There is no respect for human life. There is no respect for the majority of the USA that voted in 2006 to end the war. The American people did NOT just want to give Bush a 'rough ride' for the next two years they wanted action on the redeployment of the troops out of the Middle East. The presence of the USA has done NOTHING to protect Israel. As a matter of fact it 'emboldened' the Shia even further and caused conflict in Southern Lebanon.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Thursday that she's joining forces with one of the Senate's most skilled parliamentary infighters to try to rescind President Bush's authority to wage war.
Clinton, a New York Democrat seeking her party's presidential nomination, and Sen. Robert Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat who is the Senate's longest-serving member, said they will seek a vote to rescind the authority Congress granted Bush to use force in Iraq in October 2002. If approved, the measure would require congressional reauthorization for troops to remain in Iraq, Clinton said.
Clinton, a New York Democrat seeking her party's presidential nomination, and Sen. Robert Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat who is the Senate's longest-serving member, said they will seek a vote to rescind the authority Congress granted Bush to use force in Iraq in October 2002. If approved, the measure would require congressional reauthorization for troops to remain in Iraq, Clinton said.
RENO, Nev. Republican Senator John McCain criticized Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's move to repeal congressional authorization for the Iraq war, saying it's "the worst possible idea that anybody could have."Speaking to reporters after a town hall meeting today in Reno, McCain says the new war strategy announced by President Bush in January is beginning to show "some success" and should be given a chance to succeed.
His criticism came two days after the Democratic front-runner joined legislation that would require Bush to seek new authority from Congress to extend the conflict beyond October eleventh, 2007.
McCain says he respects Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, but strongly disagrees with his assessment that the Iraq war is lost.
The Arizona senator's hourlong meeting was dominated by questions about Iraq and immigration.
McCain was greeted by about a dozen anti-war protesters and six counter-demonstrators.
How desperate does the electorate become? The Democrats were elected to remove troops from Iraq. I don't see a compromise.
While Gravel indicated that impeachment "will come, in due course," Dodd told RAW STORY that having "been down that road" before with former President Clinton, he believes that "[i]t sucks all of the oxygen out of the air.”
The Bush/Cheney Administration have been inept in their ability to lead this nation. While cronies have skyrocketing profits and huge liquid assets to start the 'next' war the USA Constitution awaits a 'champion. The Constitution of the United States should never have to wait for anyone to defend it.
This is serious business and if anyone that loves the USA thinks for one minute that the Republicans are taking their defeat lying down, they are in profound denial or simply out of touch. Less than two weeks ago, Representative Duncan Hunter called for the resignation of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Hunter isn't even a member of the Senate !
Rep. Hunter Calls On Harry Reid To Resign (click here)
The Bush/Cheney Administration have been inept in their ability to lead this nation. While cronies have skyrocketing profits and huge liquid assets to start the 'next' war the USA Constitution awaits a 'champion. The Constitution of the United States should never have to wait for anyone to defend it.
This is serious business and if anyone that loves the USA thinks for one minute that the Republicans are taking their defeat lying down, they are in profound denial or simply out of touch. Less than two weeks ago, Representative Duncan Hunter called for the resignation of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Hunter isn't even a member of the Senate !
Rep. Hunter Calls On Harry Reid To Resign (click here)
...Hunter, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, is the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee....
There is no respect for the majority Democratic leadership. I can only imagine the disrespect Freshmen Senators and House members are facing by the Republicans. The Republicans don't get along with anyone except each other. This country needs reform in a very big way and with this type of dissension among an elected and govern bodies the USA won't make progress on any front. The Executive Branch will do nothing but veto every measure these people were elected to resolve. THAT is serving this country? I don't think so.
I believe the Republican 'attitude' is so BAD that they will start talking about impeachment of Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi. Not that it will matter, but, they go through the motions, as they did in early administration simply to 'make a show' and win a constituency vote.
It's time the Democrats realized they HAVE TO defend the USA Constitution on principle alone. What are they waiting for?
Bristol conference: British Army to take upgraded Desert Hawk UAV to Iraq
Time has gone by and upgraded technology has improved the tactics of the British forces. They are exiting Iraq starting June-July of 2007. The number of troops left behind is mostly a diplomatic unit of 5500. When one does the 'math' (so long as you are No Child Left Behind) that comes to 137.5 military personnel on duty every 40 hour week. THAT is not a military presence or occupying force. It is a diplomatic unit to protect any diplomats, statespersons or to serve visiting pilgrams and business persons should there be any. A ready force of 137.5 persons on a 40 hour week rotation is hardly a force anyone can call an occupation force.
...In contrast to London, Washington is sending 21,500 more troops to Iraq as part of Bush's new strategy. There are currently more than 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq....
...Army Desert Hawk's are being progressively upgraded to Desert Hawk III configuration
The British Army is to field the Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk III UAV in Iraq from next month as part of a transition to the more advanced variant from existing Desert Hawk 1+ aircraft.
The service has also confirmed that it experienced a near-miss incident involving a Desert Hawk and one of its Boeing CH-47 helicopters on 9 November last year.
Designed for "close range, beyond-the-next hill, counter-terror missions," the Skylark can be operated by a single soldier, covering a range of seven miles day or night, said the company. According to the statement, the Skylark can be used for both military and homeland security applications. During last summer's war in Lebanon, Skylark mini-UAVs were operated by IDF units in reconnaissance missions in support of the ground forces....
MIDDLE EAST PEACE TRIP
Code Pink's DELEGATION to the Middle East met with a long awaited respect. Something they have never gotten in the USA. They went with respect for all those that welcomed them. It was returned.
There is something Muslims understand about fasting. Ramadan is the fourth pillar of Islam. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims conduct prayers, fasting, charity, and self-accountability. Fasting as a show of respect is understood in the Middle East. The Peace Movement was respected when it arrived. It was more than respected. It was welcome.
UPDATE: CODEPINK cofounders, Medea Benjamin, Gael Murphy and Diane Wilson continued from Jordan to Beirut where they worked with Lebanese activists and humanitarian aid groups to help those stranded without aid in South Lebanon. Saturday they will join a caravan to bring the aid. Click to read their blogs here.
After 28 days of fasting, anti-war hunger strikers received a breakthrough victory for their sacrifice: Leading members of the Iraqi Parliament invited fasters to join them to discuss their plans for peace in Iraq. On Wednesday, August 2, hunger strikers traveled to Amman, Jordan to meet with these Iraqi MPs and break their fast.
MIDDLE EAST PEACE DELEGATION: List of US Peace Delegates who traveled to Amman, Jordan to meet with Iraqi Parliamentarians (click here)
There is something Muslims understand about fasting. Ramadan is the fourth pillar of Islam. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims conduct prayers, fasting, charity, and self-accountability. Fasting as a show of respect is understood in the Middle East. The Peace Movement was respected when it arrived. It was more than respected. It was welcome.
UPDATE: CODEPINK cofounders, Medea Benjamin, Gael Murphy and Diane Wilson continued from Jordan to Beirut where they worked with Lebanese activists and humanitarian aid groups to help those stranded without aid in South Lebanon. Saturday they will join a caravan to bring the aid. Click to read their blogs here.
After 28 days of fasting, anti-war hunger strikers received a breakthrough victory for their sacrifice: Leading members of the Iraqi Parliament invited fasters to join them to discuss their plans for peace in Iraq. On Wednesday, August 2, hunger strikers traveled to Amman, Jordan to meet with these Iraqi MPs and break their fast.
MIDDLE EAST PEACE DELEGATION: List of US Peace Delegates who traveled to Amman, Jordan to meet with Iraqi Parliamentarians (click here)
"US politics playing with Iraqi blood" - The Middle East is looking to the Democrats to lead OUT of Iraq.
...How do frustrated Iraqis and Arabs make sense of "this" Democratic alternative?
Large majorities of Arabs want US troops to leave Iraq sooner rather than later. According to a recent survey conducted between late February and early March in five pro-US Arab countries, namely Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon, and released in Washington DC on March 28 by the Arab American Institute (AAI) and Zogby International, a polling firm, 68 per cent of Saudi respondents said they considered Washington's influence in Iraq as negative, 83 per cent in Egypt, 96 per cent in Jordan. Earlier two surveys in late November and early December conducted by Zogby International in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco found not only that Washington's standing in the Arab world had hit rock bottom, but also that Iran was the principal beneficiary.
Nearly three out of every four respondents in Egypt and Jordan said they favoured an immediate withdrawal of US troops, while large pluralities in the other three countries favoured that option over withdrawal only after Iraq's unity and stability are assured, maintaining current US troop strength, or increasing it, as the Bush administration is currently doing. Indeed, support for the latter two options was less than 10 per cent in every country except Saudi Arabia. In addition, 47 per cent of Jordanian and 38 per cent of Egyptian respondents said they worried more about the prospect of a permanent US occupation of Iraq than about its partition, the spread of its civil war, or about the strengthening of Iran.
Similarly, 57 per cent of Americans support a withdrawal from Iraq according to a recent Newsweek poll. The findings from the Pew Research Center earlier this week said 59 per cent of Americans supported a withdrawal deadline. The Democrats rode to power last November on the public's discontent with the war in Iraq.
The growing public opposition in the United States to the war, the Democrats' electoral victory on an exit platform, which led them to the control of the Congress, and the American debate on the deadlines for exiting Iraq are all indeed public knowledge in Iraq as well as in Arab countries. However the Democratic "alternative" has yet to make its impact felt in a way that could improve the US image among Arabs and potentially this "alternative" will blacken that image further if and when it receives more scrutiny....
Large majorities of Arabs want US troops to leave Iraq sooner rather than later. According to a recent survey conducted between late February and early March in five pro-US Arab countries, namely Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon, and released in Washington DC on March 28 by the Arab American Institute (AAI) and Zogby International, a polling firm, 68 per cent of Saudi respondents said they considered Washington's influence in Iraq as negative, 83 per cent in Egypt, 96 per cent in Jordan. Earlier two surveys in late November and early December conducted by Zogby International in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco found not only that Washington's standing in the Arab world had hit rock bottom, but also that Iran was the principal beneficiary.
Nearly three out of every four respondents in Egypt and Jordan said they favoured an immediate withdrawal of US troops, while large pluralities in the other three countries favoured that option over withdrawal only after Iraq's unity and stability are assured, maintaining current US troop strength, or increasing it, as the Bush administration is currently doing. Indeed, support for the latter two options was less than 10 per cent in every country except Saudi Arabia. In addition, 47 per cent of Jordanian and 38 per cent of Egyptian respondents said they worried more about the prospect of a permanent US occupation of Iraq than about its partition, the spread of its civil war, or about the strengthening of Iran.
Similarly, 57 per cent of Americans support a withdrawal from Iraq according to a recent Newsweek poll. The findings from the Pew Research Center earlier this week said 59 per cent of Americans supported a withdrawal deadline. The Democrats rode to power last November on the public's discontent with the war in Iraq.
The growing public opposition in the United States to the war, the Democrats' electoral victory on an exit platform, which led them to the control of the Congress, and the American debate on the deadlines for exiting Iraq are all indeed public knowledge in Iraq as well as in Arab countries. However the Democratic "alternative" has yet to make its impact felt in a way that could improve the US image among Arabs and potentially this "alternative" will blacken that image further if and when it receives more scrutiny....
In the Year 2525 by Zager and Evans
A highlight of Dalton’s career came in 1968-69 while recording with former Eccentrics, Rick Evans, Denny Zager & Dave Trupp. They ventured to “west Texas” to record “In the Year 2525, Exordium & Terminus”, released locally on Truth Records. It was a huge regional hit in Lincoln and Omaha, selling around 14000 copies in Nebraska alone. The single was noticed and picked up by RCA around a year after it was originally recorded, and under “Zager & Evans” it sold millions of records worldwide reaching #1 on Billboard and other trade magazines. An album, with Dalton on bass was recorded in Chicago including “In the Year 2525”.
Reached #1 07-12-69 on the Billboard Charts
In the year 2525
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They may find........
In the year 3535
Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies
Everything you think, do, or say
Is in the pill you took today
In the year 4545
Ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes
You won't find a thing to chew
Nobody's gonna look at you
In the year 5555
Your arms are hanging limp at your sides
Your legs got nothing to do
Some machine, doing that for you
In the year 6565
Ain't gonna need no husband, won't need no wife
You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too
From the bottom of a long glass tube
In the year 7510
If God's a comin' he ought to make it by then
Maybe he'll look around himself and say
``Guess it's time for the Judgement day''
In the year 8510
God's gonna shake his mighty head
He'll either say ``I'm pleased where man has been''
Or tear it down and start again
In the year 9595
I'm kinda wondering if man's gonna be alive
He's taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain't put back nothing...
Now it's been 10,000 years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what he never knew
Now man's reign is through
But through the eternal night
The twinkling of starlight
So very far away
Maybe it's only yesterday...
In the year 2525
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They may find.......
Reached #1 07-12-69 on the Billboard Charts
In the year 2525
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They may find........
In the year 3535
Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies
Everything you think, do, or say
Is in the pill you took today
In the year 4545
Ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes
You won't find a thing to chew
Nobody's gonna look at you
In the year 5555
Your arms are hanging limp at your sides
Your legs got nothing to do
Some machine, doing that for you
In the year 6565
Ain't gonna need no husband, won't need no wife
You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too
From the bottom of a long glass tube
In the year 7510
If God's a comin' he ought to make it by then
Maybe he'll look around himself and say
``Guess it's time for the Judgement day''
In the year 8510
God's gonna shake his mighty head
He'll either say ``I'm pleased where man has been''
Or tear it down and start again
In the year 9595
I'm kinda wondering if man's gonna be alive
He's taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain't put back nothing...
Now it's been 10,000 years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what he never knew
Now man's reign is through
But through the eternal night
The twinkling of starlight
So very far away
Maybe it's only yesterday...
In the year 2525
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They may find.......
Fairy Tales ain't for kids anymore !
The moral to the story is that we can all be victims or we can build a better America. The Three Little Pigs might be a fairy tale but it illustrates the very 'spirit' of our country in a round about way. It provides a perspective of those that are just a little smarter than the bad guys, either domestic or international. Noah said to build a boat. I say we build a smarter, 'bad guy proof' nation !
The Three Little Pigs
Once upon a time there was a mother pig who had three little pigs.
The three little pigs grew so big that their mother said to them, "You are too big to live here any longer. You must go and build houses for yourselves. But take care that the wolf does not catch you."
The three little pigs set off. "We will take care that the wolf does not catch us," they said.
Soon they met a man who was carrying some straw. "Please will you give me some straw?" asked the first little pig. "I want to build a house for myself."
"Yes," said the man and he gave the first little pig some straw.
Then the first little pig built himself a house of straw. He was very pleased with his house. He said, "Now the wolf won't catch me and eat me."
"I shall build a stronger house than yours," said the second little pig.
"I shall build a stronger house than yours, too," said the third little pig.
The second little pig and the third little pig went on along the road. Soon they met a man who was carrying some sticks.
"Please will you give me some sticks ?" asked the second little pig. "I want to build a house for myself."
"Yes," said the man and he gave the second little pig some sticks.
Then the second little pig built himself a house of sticks. It was stronger than the house of straw.
The second little pig was very pleased with his house. He said, "Now the wolf won't catch me and eat me."
"I shall build a stronger house than yours," said the third little pig.
The third little pig walked on, along the road, by himself. Soon he met a man carrying some bricks.
"Please will you give me some bricks?" asked the third little pig. "I want to build a house for myself."
"Yes," said the man and he gave the third little pig some bricks.
Then the third little pig built himself a house of bricks.
It took him a long time to build it, for it was a very strong house.
The third little pig was very pleased with his house. He said, "Now the wolf won't catch me and eat me."
The next day the wolf came along the road. He came to the house of straw which the first little pig had built.
When the first little pig saw the wolf coming, he ran inside his house and shut the door.
The wolf knocked on the door and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
"No, no," said the little pig. "By the hair of my chinny chin chin, I will not let you come in."
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in," said the wolf.
So he huffed and he puffed and he huffed and he puffed. The house of straw fell down and the wolf ate up the first little pig.
The next day the wolf walked further along the road. He came to the house of sticks which the second little pig had built.
When the second little pig saw the wolf coming, he ran inside his house and shut the door.
The wolf knocked on the door and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
"No, no," said the little pig. "By the hair of my chinny chin chin, I will not let you come in."
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in," said the wolf.
So he huffed and he puffed and he huffed and he puffed. The house of sticks fell down and the wolf ate up the second little pig.
The next day the wolf walked further along the road. He came to the house of bricks which the third little pig had built.
When the third little pig saw the wolf coming, he ran inside his house and shut the door.
The wolf knocked on the door and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
"No, no," said the little pig. "By the hair of my chinny chin chin, I will not let you come in."
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in," said the wolf.
So he huffed and he puffed and he huffed and he puffed. But the house of bricks did not fall down.
The wolf was very angry, but he pretended not to be. He thought, "This is a clever little pig. If I want to catch him I must pretend to be his friend."
So the wolf said, "Little pig, if you will be ready at six o'clock in the morning, I will take you to Farmer Smith's field. We shall find some nice turnips for dinner."
"Very well," said the little pig. But the third little pig was a clever little pig. He knew that the wolf just wanted to eat him.
So the next morning the third little pig set off for Farmer Smith's field at five o'clock. He filled his basket with turnips. Then he hurried home before it was six o'clock.
At six o'clock the wolf knocked on the little pig's door. "Are you ready, little pig ?" he said.
"Oh! I have been to Farmer Smith's field," said the little pig. "I filled my basket with turnips and they are now cooking for my dinner."
The wolf was very angry, but he pretended not to be.
Then the wolf said, "If you will be ready at five o'clock in the morning, I will take you to Farmer Brown's apple tree. We will pick some red apples."
"Very well," said the little pig.
Next morning, the little pig set off at four o'clock. He found the apple tree. He was up in the tree, picking apples, when the wolf came along.
The little pig was very frightened, but he pretended not to be. He said, "These are fine apples, Mr. Wolf. I'll throw you one."
He threw down an apple, but it rolled away down the road. The wolf ran after it.
Then the little pig jumped down from the tree. He ran all the way home and shut his door quickly.
The wolf was very angry, but he still pretended not to be.
He went to the little pig's house and knocked on the door. "Little pig," he said, "if you will be ready at four o'clock this afternoon, I will take you to the fair. We will have some fun on the swings and roundabouts."
"Very well," said the little pig.
At two o'clock the little pig set off for the fair. He had great fun, riding on the swings and roundabouts.
Then he bought himself a butter churn. It looked like a big barrel.
As little pig was going home he saw the wolf coming up the hill. Little pig was very frightened, so he jumped inside his butter churn.
The butter churn began to roll over and over, down the hill. It rolled faster and faster. It knocked the wolf down.
The wolf did not know what had knocked him down. He was so frightened that he ran away as quickly as he could.
Little pig jumped out of his butter churn and carried it home.
The next day the wolf came and knocked on the little pig's door.
He said, "Little pig, I did not go to the fair yesterday. A great, big thing came rolling down the hill and knocked me over."
"Ha-ha!" said the little pig. "That was me, inside my butter churn!"
When the wolf heard this he was very, very, very angry indeed.
He said, "Little pig, I am going to eat you up. I am going to climb down your chimney to get you."
The little pig was very frightened, but he said nothing. He put a big pot of water on the fire, to boil.
The wolf climbed on the roof. Then he began to come down the chimney.
The little pig took off the lid from the pot. Into the pot fell the wolf, with a big splash. And that was the end of the wolf.
The third little pig was too clever for him.
- The End -
The three little pigs grew so big that their mother said to them, "You are too big to live here any longer. You must go and build houses for yourselves. But take care that the wolf does not catch you."
The three little pigs set off. "We will take care that the wolf does not catch us," they said.
Soon they met a man who was carrying some straw. "Please will you give me some straw?" asked the first little pig. "I want to build a house for myself."
"Yes," said the man and he gave the first little pig some straw.
Then the first little pig built himself a house of straw. He was very pleased with his house. He said, "Now the wolf won't catch me and eat me."
"I shall build a stronger house than yours," said the second little pig.
"I shall build a stronger house than yours, too," said the third little pig.
The second little pig and the third little pig went on along the road. Soon they met a man who was carrying some sticks.
"Please will you give me some sticks ?" asked the second little pig. "I want to build a house for myself."
"Yes," said the man and he gave the second little pig some sticks.
Then the second little pig built himself a house of sticks. It was stronger than the house of straw.
The second little pig was very pleased with his house. He said, "Now the wolf won't catch me and eat me."
"I shall build a stronger house than yours," said the third little pig.
The third little pig walked on, along the road, by himself. Soon he met a man carrying some bricks.
"Please will you give me some bricks?" asked the third little pig. "I want to build a house for myself."
"Yes," said the man and he gave the third little pig some bricks.
Then the third little pig built himself a house of bricks.
It took him a long time to build it, for it was a very strong house.
The third little pig was very pleased with his house. He said, "Now the wolf won't catch me and eat me."
The next day the wolf came along the road. He came to the house of straw which the first little pig had built.
When the first little pig saw the wolf coming, he ran inside his house and shut the door.
The wolf knocked on the door and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
"No, no," said the little pig. "By the hair of my chinny chin chin, I will not let you come in."
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in," said the wolf.
So he huffed and he puffed and he huffed and he puffed. The house of straw fell down and the wolf ate up the first little pig.
The next day the wolf walked further along the road. He came to the house of sticks which the second little pig had built.
When the second little pig saw the wolf coming, he ran inside his house and shut the door.
The wolf knocked on the door and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
"No, no," said the little pig. "By the hair of my chinny chin chin, I will not let you come in."
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in," said the wolf.
So he huffed and he puffed and he huffed and he puffed. The house of sticks fell down and the wolf ate up the second little pig.
The next day the wolf walked further along the road. He came to the house of bricks which the third little pig had built.
When the third little pig saw the wolf coming, he ran inside his house and shut the door.
The wolf knocked on the door and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
"No, no," said the little pig. "By the hair of my chinny chin chin, I will not let you come in."
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in," said the wolf.
So he huffed and he puffed and he huffed and he puffed. But the house of bricks did not fall down.
The wolf was very angry, but he pretended not to be. He thought, "This is a clever little pig. If I want to catch him I must pretend to be his friend."
So the wolf said, "Little pig, if you will be ready at six o'clock in the morning, I will take you to Farmer Smith's field. We shall find some nice turnips for dinner."
"Very well," said the little pig. But the third little pig was a clever little pig. He knew that the wolf just wanted to eat him.
So the next morning the third little pig set off for Farmer Smith's field at five o'clock. He filled his basket with turnips. Then he hurried home before it was six o'clock.
At six o'clock the wolf knocked on the little pig's door. "Are you ready, little pig ?" he said.
"Oh! I have been to Farmer Smith's field," said the little pig. "I filled my basket with turnips and they are now cooking for my dinner."
The wolf was very angry, but he pretended not to be.
Then the wolf said, "If you will be ready at five o'clock in the morning, I will take you to Farmer Brown's apple tree. We will pick some red apples."
"Very well," said the little pig.
Next morning, the little pig set off at four o'clock. He found the apple tree. He was up in the tree, picking apples, when the wolf came along.
The little pig was very frightened, but he pretended not to be. He said, "These are fine apples, Mr. Wolf. I'll throw you one."
He threw down an apple, but it rolled away down the road. The wolf ran after it.
Then the little pig jumped down from the tree. He ran all the way home and shut his door quickly.
The wolf was very angry, but he still pretended not to be.
He went to the little pig's house and knocked on the door. "Little pig," he said, "if you will be ready at four o'clock this afternoon, I will take you to the fair. We will have some fun on the swings and roundabouts."
"Very well," said the little pig.
At two o'clock the little pig set off for the fair. He had great fun, riding on the swings and roundabouts.
Then he bought himself a butter churn. It looked like a big barrel.
As little pig was going home he saw the wolf coming up the hill. Little pig was very frightened, so he jumped inside his butter churn.
The butter churn began to roll over and over, down the hill. It rolled faster and faster. It knocked the wolf down.
The wolf did not know what had knocked him down. He was so frightened that he ran away as quickly as he could.
Little pig jumped out of his butter churn and carried it home.
The next day the wolf came and knocked on the little pig's door.
He said, "Little pig, I did not go to the fair yesterday. A great, big thing came rolling down the hill and knocked me over."
"Ha-ha!" said the little pig. "That was me, inside my butter churn!"
When the wolf heard this he was very, very, very angry indeed.
He said, "Little pig, I am going to eat you up. I am going to climb down your chimney to get you."
The little pig was very frightened, but he said nothing. He put a big pot of water on the fire, to boil.
The wolf climbed on the roof. Then he began to come down the chimney.
The little pig took off the lid from the pot. Into the pot fell the wolf, with a big splash. And that was the end of the wolf.
The third little pig was too clever for him.
- The End -
Pharmaceutical Safety - This is the kind of 'thing' the New York Times has always been best at...consumer safety, advocacy and tracing misdeeds.
A follow - up from previous note regarding Perscription Imports. Thank you.
...Last week, the United States Food and Drug Administration warned drug makers and suppliers in the United States “to be especially vigilant” in watching for diethylene glycol. The warning did not specifically mention China, and it said there was “no reason to believe” that glycerin in this country was tainted. Even so, the agency called for all glycerin shipments to be tested for diethylene glycol, and said it was “exploring how supplies of glycerin become contaminated.”...
The premise to safe food and medication requires an agency well funded and staffed.
Reducing the Cost of Prescription Drugs
...American consumers pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. It is no wonder that Americans turn to Canada to buy more affordable prescription drugs. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed what many Americans already know – the same brand name drugs cost 35–55 percent less in other countries than they do in the United States.
The Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act will allow American consumers, pharmacies and drug wholesalers to import FDA–approved prescription drugs at substantially lower prices available on the world market. The CBO estimates that this legislation will result in $50 billion in direct savings over the next decade, with $6.1 billion of that in savings to the federal government.
The legislation does more than just make drug importation legal — it makes it safe. The bill includes a range of safety features intended to guarantee that only safe, FDA–approved prescription drugs are imported.
The legislation has strong bipartisan support and has been endorsed by a number of consumer organizations including the AARP....
Either one has faith in government when well funded to provide the safest environment to live and raise families or one doesn't. That is a primary complaint from Neocons/Republicans. Somehow they believe they can take better care of themselves if everything was privatized. That's impossible. Any one entity and I don't care if it's the largest pharmaceutical manufacturer on the face of Earth, can provide the insight or clout that a populous needs to protect itself.
Prior to George Walker Bush and his Advisory Council the FDA did magnificent work. They had some of the toughest standards on Earth. People would complain their standards were too tough and caused a backlog of medications available in Europe and other parts of the world but not in the USA. People of the USA would complain at the extent and length that manufacturers need to go in order to approve a medication or food product for sale to consumers in the USA, so the 'Fast Track' system was developed especially with the advent of HIV/AIDS.
The FDA 'was' commanded by the people of the USA to protect them. They do and they do it well. They have resources available that more than likely include and should include intelligence gathering capacity. It's all part of a secure homeland. There just isn't the capacity of any one private entity to provide the combined efforts that can come from the USA Treasury. There isn't. No one manufacturer can dialogue openly with clout with any country. There just isn't that capacity. So, if the people of the USA want safe water, food and consumer products they have to believe in a certain amount of government, well staffed and funded to achieve that. It is why corruption in government needs tight ethics laws with vigilance over corruption. I don't believe I have to go here. I have to put long established principles on a blog to 'orient' people BACK to a reality that once existed. It's interesting to realize how demoralized the government of the USA has become under this Executive Branch.
The reason the FDA has become an issue for anyone in this country is because they are a direct threat to the Pharmaceutical industry and Bush/Cheney cronies. Vioxx whistleblower David Graham prompted the fastest suffle in history of federal authority.
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY
Food and Drug Administration whistleblower David Graham said Wednesday that he expects as soon as next week to be forced from his job in the Office of Drug Safety.
Food and Drug Administration whistleblower David Graham said Wednesday that he expects as soon as next week to be forced from his job in the Office of Drug Safety.
"I'm going to be transferred, and I don't want to go," said Graham, who told a Senate committee on Nov. 18 that the FDA is "virtually defenseless" against another "terrible tragedy and a profound regulatory failure" like Vioxx, an arthritis drug pulled off the market over concerns that it increased the risk of heart attack, stroke or sudden cardiac death.
When David Graham came forward Bush put forward an advisory council to the FDA that was to thwart it's ability to allow any regulation of the pharmaceutical business. In response to that advisory council the FDA set up a monitoring of the members and their participation to come to understand any 'conflict of interest' of the advisory council to the best interest of the American people. According to this unbiased study, the Bush FDA Advisory Council is a failure.
Who Responded? Advisory Committee Member characteristics (click on)
Finally, we asked some questions to let us know something about the advisory committee members who responded to our survey. The results showed:
This was the first advisory committee meeting for 13% of respondents; 33% had participated in 2 to 5 meetings, 35% had participated in 6 to 10 meetings, and 20% had participated in more than 10 meetings
15% had been recused by the FDA from serving at a particular advisory committee meeting due to conflict of interest. Of those who had been recused, 71% had been recused once, 21% had been recused twice, and the remaining 8% more than twice.
11% had recused themselves from serving at a particular advisory committee meeting due to a conflict of interest. Among those who had recused themselves, 90% had only done it once.
The FDA had limited the participation of 11% of the respondents during a particular advisory committee meeting. For 75% of those whose participation had been limited, this occurred only one time; it had occurred twice for 25% of the respondents.
Finally, we asked some questions to let us know something about the advisory committee members who responded to our survey. The results showed:
This was the first advisory committee meeting for 13% of respondents; 33% had participated in 2 to 5 meetings, 35% had participated in 6 to 10 meetings, and 20% had participated in more than 10 meetings
15% had been recused by the FDA from serving at a particular advisory committee meeting due to conflict of interest. Of those who had been recused, 71% had been recused once, 21% had been recused twice, and the remaining 8% more than twice.
11% had recused themselves from serving at a particular advisory committee meeting due to a conflict of interest. Among those who had recused themselves, 90% had only done it once.
The FDA had limited the participation of 11% of the respondents during a particular advisory committee meeting. For 75% of those whose participation had been limited, this occurred only one time; it had occurred twice for 25% of the respondents.
The FDA when empowered rather than demoralized can protect the people of this nation. It's time to put back all the safeguards we need in the USA. This IS Homeland Security. Whatever prompted the people of the USA to put Bush back in office? Maybe is was primarily corruption that could account for the mess. Go figure. Either you fund the protections of your own homeland or you fund the war.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning pharmaceutical manufacturers, suppliers, drug repackers, and health professionals who compound medications to be especially vigilant in assuring that glycerin, a sweetener commonly used worldwide in liquid over-the-counter and prescription drug products, is not contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG). DEG is a known poison used in antifreeze and as a solvent. Today, the agency is issuing guidance to industry recommending methods of testing glycerin and other controls to identify any contamination with DEG before use in the manufacture or preparation of pharmaceutical products.
The USA needs to return to a sanity it used to enjoy before September 11, 2001 while adding it's need for a tight National Security directive and review of it's military preparedness. This country has been completely demoralized by the Bush/Cheney White House. Please get over it people.
Local Coverage - click on - This is a supercell, not a tornado. It started far higher in the troposphere before he made itself known otherwise.
Tornado moves through central Kansas
...FATALITIES/INJURIES
*Nine people confirmed dead.
Fifty people have been taken to hospitals in Pratt and Dodge: -16 critical -17 stable -17 unstable
We're getting reports now that 28 residents of the Carriage House retirement home weathered the storm. All residents are said to be okay, but are relocating to Lakepoint facilities in Augusta, Rose Hill and Wichita. Relatives can call (316) 775-6333 for more information....
*Nine people confirmed dead.
Fifty people have been taken to hospitals in Pratt and Dodge: -16 critical -17 stable -17 unstable
We're getting reports now that 28 residents of the Carriage House retirement home weathered the storm. All residents are said to be okay, but are relocating to Lakepoint facilities in Augusta, Rose Hill and Wichita. Relatives can call (316) 775-6333 for more information....
There was no tornado activity this late in the year in 2006. There was however a significant tornado event over 2 days March 11 and March 12 (click here).
When early warning signals aren't enough.
May 5, 2007
0630 z
North and Western Hemisphere.
Doppler radar is not early enough for the vortices that are 'beginning' at a higher level altitude. These vortices are organizing about 9-10,000 feet up. By the time Doppler is picking this up, it's all over.
The 'white' cloud mass should be enough to start sounding 'watches.' Tornado watches, severe storm watches. The first inkling of 'white' clouds should be enough.
Some business to take care of first...
... and tonight we exam how the Democratic Party is the hope of the Middle East and how they need to get the lead out, including my drinking water with allows far more mercury then it should.
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