Hasta luego, Olivia's deli cheese, "I shall return"
by Herb Ruhs, MD
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 PERMANENT LINK
I am setting off on a three week plus trip in the morning. Usual things. Rescue my girls from various calamities. It is a biannual event featuring new themes. I am packing my iBook so maybe I'll have something for you. Maybe not. If anything really interesting happens I will file dispatches.
Herb Ruhs, MD
You're missed already, but do have a fantabulous time and a safe journey!
Helen & Harry
The only purpose
by Belching Barney
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 PERMANENT LINK
Excerpt: Poland and the United States on Wednesday signed a deal to deploy part of a US missile shield on Polish territory in the face of deep Russian anger.
"This will help us to deal with the new threats of the 21st century, of long-range missile threats from countries like Iran or from North Korea," US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said before she signed the accord with Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.
The signing comes amid heightened tensions between the United States and NATO, and Russia over the conflict with pro-Western Georgia."
I can't see what Russia has to be angry about. Surely the US would be ecstatic if Russia planted ten missiles in Ontario, to defend against the threat of incoming long-range missiles from Zimbawe. And make no mistake, Zimbabwe's long-range missiles are only slightly less imaginary than Iran's or North Korea's. Seriously, the danger of a missile attack from Iran, North Korea, or Zimbabwe cannot be underestimated, and the only purpose this serves is infuriating Russia and keeping the cash flowing to America's military-industrial complex.
Excerpt: Two off-duty New York police officers were charged with gang assault after being accused of kicking, punching and pistol-whipping a man whose open car door was blocking their lane of traffic.
God forbid NYC's finest should have their feathers ruffled.
Excerpt: Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them last year -- and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group.
Excerpt: "The New York Police Department violated core constitutional rights when it arrested a group of peaceful demonstrators who were lawfully protesting against the commencement of the Iraq war and those who stood to profit from it," said Sarah Netburn, a lawyer for the protesters.
New York City is looking more and more like a sh*t hole.
Marshall S.
Two million bucks seems like a lot to me, but New York City has a population of 8,000,000 so that's only about 25¢ per person -- nowhere near enough to make the city stop and think and start reigning in its savage police department.
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