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News Account wrote an interesting post today on
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I tell you! You wouldn’t know there are actually things going on in the world if you only watch CNN, FNC, or ABC! Wait, even ABC World News did a better job with reporting on something other then Hillary and Michelle! God Save US! Maranatha.
PS, a daily routine of checking Debka.com for news in the AM would be a good habit to get into!

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mijadedios wrote an interesting post today on
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Dual Citizenship — Loyal to Whom? by Dan Eden
In case you missed it:

Someone wrote and asked me, “Why are there Israeli- but not Mexican-American Dual Nationals?”
Well, here’s my take on this. I’d also like your views and opinions.
Unless we are Native American Indians, all Americans have their origins in some other country. Both of my parents were from England. They were proud to be “British” but they were most proud of achieving their American citizenship. Sure, we had pictures of the Queen and nick-nacks with the Union Jack on them. My mother even celebrated the traditional 4 o’clock tea time and was good at making Yorkshire Pudding. In the late 60’s my older brother served in the US Army and did his tour in Viet Nam. When it came down to “allegiance,” we were all patriotic Americans. Period.
The word “allegiance” means that we promise loyalty. It also carries with it […]

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michael wrote an interesting post today on
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Back 25 years or so I was hired by the Psychologists for Social Responsibility in New York to write a piece about how the US and the USSR were at each other’s throats. I wound up writing a 50-minute teleplay called “The Armageddon Ritual.” It wasn’t what they thought they were getting so it didn’t go anywhere. Perhaps they didn’t think there would be an audience for five people trapped in an elevator arguing over the Cold War.
The essential issue was that we were two very different societies - Mother Russia, Uncle Sam; the bear, the eagle; encirclement, containment. This was several years before Gorbachev, whose arrival changed everything. The Berlin Wall came down, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics broke up.
We - the US, Europe, and Japan - might have helped the new (Russian) government, but instead we made life a bit more difficult. Our failure to participate, […]

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unknown wrote an interesting post today on
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The Dog’s Favorite Actor is Richard Gere. She’s obsessed with him. Unhealthy. The kind of obsession she has for Richard Gere. Very very unhealthy. She’s not too crazy about Pretty Woman. I think she’s jealous of Julia Roberts. But she loves him in Autumn in New York. She demands that I put it on for her while I go to work. I’m like, haven’t you watched this enough? We have other Richard Gere movies. She doesn’t care. She’s made her decision. Autumn in New York it is.
Sometimes it makes me think on my way to work. Is it Richard Gere she’s obsessed with or Autumn in New York? Guess it’s time to plan a trip.
What if we went to New York next month and saw Richard Gere? In person. Autumn in New York with Richard Gere staring us in the face. Would she explode? The dog. I mean, I just […]

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Mister Oshcosh wrote an interesting post today on
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I like how straight guys think gay guys are fucking sick. Yet, we insist on taking the most homo erotic pics with each other. “Wait, wait, get one of me acting like I’m slobin the shit out of your dick.” “Oh, fuck. let’s act like I’m ramming you in the ass. Let’s be so fucking gay that even we’re not certain when it comes to our true sexuality.” It would be like a group of KKK members painting their faces black and then having a grand ole photo shoot together. “Dude, put some gold teeth on and let’s fuckin thug life our asses off.” Just doesn’t make sense.
And now some maintenance guy in my building thinks I hate him. Because that’s all I need is the guy who fixes shit up to conveniently forget to stop by when my refrigerator starts pissing on the floor. Or the air conditioner just […]

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Live-Blogging Day-Two of the 2008 DNC: The Hillary Kerfuffle

Comments On Michelle Obama’s Speech Last Night: So That’s What Brave Looks Like….

A reader wrote to Andrew Sullivan at The Atlantic Magazine:

“I am a 36 year old African American woman. I have two girls ages 10 and 8. The country does not get the full import of this moment. My daughters and I sat together along with my husband to watch Michelle Obama tonight. Mr. Sullivan, we were all in tears. This is a day that cannot be fully described. This country has systematically oppressed Black women for centuries. My ancestors were slaves and my great, great, great, grandmothers raped and treated as property. My daughters have very few Black women to look up to in popular culture as role models. They do not feel seen, they […]

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Live-Blogging Day Two of the 2008 DNC: The Kerfuffle

Comments On Michelle Obama’s Speech Last Night: So That’s What Brave Looks Like…

A reader wrote in to Andres Sullivan at The Atlantic Magazine:

“I am a 36 year old African American woman. I have two girls ages 10 and 8. The country does not get the full import of this moment. My daughters and I sat together along with my husband to watch Michelle Obama tonight. Mr. Sullivan, we were all in tears. This is a day that cannot be fully described. This country has systematically oppressed Black women for centuries. My ancestors were slaves and my great, great, great, grandmothers raped and treated as property. My daughters have very few Black women to look up to in popular culture as role models. They do not feel seen, they are not held up as […]

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unknown wrote an interesting post today on
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«È inaccettabile trasformare delle vittime in concorrenti nella responsabilità di un delitto gravissimo. È una forma di cinismo che non mi sarei aspettato dal sindaco della Capitale». Marco Minniti, ministro dell´Interno nel governo ombra del Pd, è esterrefatto per le parole del sindaco Alemanno. «È come se avesse detto a quei due poveracci - attacca - che è anche colpa loro».Onorevole Minniti. Quasi non sembra di sentir parlare lo stesso Gianni Alemanno che dopo l´omicidio Reggiani e la violenza sessuale ai danni della studentessa africana incentrò una furiosa campagna elettorale sul tema della sicurezza. «Per questo il ragionamento del sindaco mi ha lasciato senza parole. Ma questo dimostra un certo approccio della destra ai temi della sicurezza: quando si è all´opposizione si cavalcano gli eventi creando un clima terribile nel paese attraverso una strumentalizzazione politica al limite dello sciacallaggio, quando si governa si continua con la politica degli annunci senza […]

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A Russian army officer accused of spying for Georgia has been arrested in the Stavropol region. The news comes one a week after Russian intelligence announced it had uncovered a Georgian spy network that was allegedly planning terrorist attacks in Russia.
Army officer Mikhail Khachidze, an ethnic Georgian, is being investigated for state treason, Russian news agencies reported, citing a statement from the Federal Security Service (FSB). Details regarding his apprehension were not disclosed.
According to the FSB, Khachidze began working for Georgian intelligence on Georgian territory in 2007. Then, while stationed in a Russian Army unit in the North Caucasus region Khachidze allegedly “gathered secret information about Russian armed forces, the military capabilities of Russian units, and his fellow servicemen.”
He is being charged under Article 275 of the Criminal Code (state treason), which is punishable by between 12 and 20 years in prison.
The announcement came just days after FSB Chief Alexander […]

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pbtt wrote an interesting post today on
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At a time when experts are debating whether NATO is suited to deal with the global “war on terror”, new research suggests that the alliance’s own secret history has links to terrorism.
The following report written by Daniele Ganser is based on excerpts from his newly released book, “NATO’s Secret Armies. Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe”, released this week by Frank Cass in London. Report was published today by Macedonia Online website.
The book describes NATO’s clandestine operations during the Cold War. The research was prompted by a story that made world headlines in 1990 but quickly disappeared, ensuring that even today, NATO’s secret armies remain just that - secret.
Until now, a full investigation of NATO’s secret armies had not been carried out - a task that Ganser has taken on single-handedly and quite successfully.
In Italy, on 3 August 1990, then-prime minister Giulio Andreotti confirmed the existence of a secret […]

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