Y are we there 2K

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. military death toll in Iraq reached 2,000, President George W. Bush said on Tuesday the war will require more time and sacrifice, and rejected calls for a U.S. pullout.

"Each loss of life is heartbreaking, and the best way to honor the sacrifice of our fallen troops is to complete the mission and lay the foundation of peace by spreading freedom," Bush said, his voice breaking with emotion as he spoke at a luncheon of military wives at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington.

His remarks came shortly before the Pentagon announced that Staff Sgt. George Alexander Jr., 34, of Killeen, Texas, died at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas on Saturday of injuries sustained October 17 in Samarra, Iraq, when a bomb planted by insurgents detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

This pushed the death toll in a war that began in March 2003 to 2,000. More than 15,000 U.S. troops have also been wounded in combat.

"This war will require more sacrifice, more time and more resolve," Bush said amid declining public support for the war. "The terrorists are as brutal an enemy as we have ever faced."

The U.S. Senate paused for a moment of silence after news that the death toll had reached 2,000.

But Army Lt. Col. Steven Boylan, a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, said the 2000th death was "not a milestone."

"It is an artificial mark on the wall set by individuals or groups with specific agendas and ulterior motives. In some cases, this could also be the creating of news where none really exists," Boylan said.

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Federal Bureau of Indictments

The FBI has conducted clandestine surveillance on some U.S. residents for as long as 18 months at a time without proper paperwork or oversight, according to previously classified documents to be released today.

Records turned over as part of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit also indicate that the FBI has investigated hundreds of potential violations related to its use of secret surveillance operations, which have been stepped up dramatically since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks but are largely hidden from public view.

In one case, FBI agents kept an unidentified target under surveillance for at least five years -- including more than 15 months without notifying Justice Department lawyers after the subject had moved from New York to Detroit. An FBI investigation concluded that the delay was a violation of Justice guidelines and prevented the department "from exercising its responsibility for oversight and approval of an ongoing foreign counterintelligence investigation of a U.S. person."

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Anyone else notice the resemblence?

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Idiotism

"Can we win? I don't think you can win it." George W. Bush - after being asked whether the war on terror was winnable, "Today" show interview, Aug. 30, 2004

SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 21, 2005 -- Comparing his determination to overcome terrorists to the resolve of Ronald Reagan to confront the Soviet Union, President Bush said Friday that Islamic radicalism is doomed to failure because he will not yield until it is defeated.

Editorial by me:Whew! Now I feel safe!

Speaking before several hundred guests at the opening of a new pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, Bush attempted to grasp the mantle of Reagan, who he said demonstrated that the key to victory is "the resolve to stay in the fight until the fight was won."

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Other notable idiots:

"We know where they are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat." –Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, when asked about weapons of mass destruction in an ABC News interview, March 30, 2003

"My belief is we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators." –Vice President Dick Cheney, "Meet the Press," March 16, 2003






"From a marketing point of view, you don't roll out new products in August." --White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, on why the Bush administration waited until after Labor Day to try to sell the American people on war against Iraq, "New York Times" interview, Sept. 7, 2002

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Crude Intentions

Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil and heating oil fell for a fourth straight day on expectations that U.S. inventories will jump as Hurricane Wilma heads away from the nation's oil fields.

The storm is expected to hit Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula early today and should reach Florida this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said. If Wilma follows the projected path it will miss oil fields and refineries that were hit by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. U.S. crude-oil and gasoline supplies surged last week as imports jumped and facilities were repaired.

"There is a fair amount of crude oil and products laying around, there are no shortages and the situation will only get better as refineries come back," said Justin Fohsz, a broker at Starsupply Petroleum Inc. in Englewood, New Jersey. "A price in the $65-to-$70 range no longer makes sense; something in the $50 range is more reasonable."

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Trial by Liar

Rizgar Mohammed Amin, the chief of the judges at the trial for Saddam Hussein, asked him his name.

Saddam replied: "You know me. You are an Iraqi and you know who I am. Who are you? I want to know who you are. I did not hire you. I will not answer to this so-called court, with all due respect. The occupation is illegitimate. I maintain my position as president of Iraq and I have the right to remain silent about my identity."

Editorial by me: "Does Saddam not realize that he gave up who he was in the first
half of that sentence?"

Amin said: "Mr Saddam, we ask you only now to prove your full name, title and profession. Then you will be given a chance to talk."

Saddam continued ranting for about 10 minutes. Finally, Amin read his name for him, and referred to him as the "former" president.

Saddam angrily replied: "I said I'm the president of the republic of Iraq. I did not say deposed."

Amin, a Kurd, replied calmly: "You say what you say."

Amin then read them their rights and the charges. He followed that by asking how they each plead, starting with Saddam: "Mr. Saddam, go ahead. Are you guilty or innocent?"

Saddam was holding his copy of the Quran he brought with him the court, and replied faintly: "I said what I said. I am not guilty," referring to his arguments earlier in the session.

Amin read out the plea, "Innocent."

After a few hours of legal dancing, the case was adjourned until November 28.

Ahhh, the power of beauracracy!

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Contradictions

"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." George W. Bush — Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001

"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." George W. Bush — Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002

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"See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." George W. Bush — Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003

"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed." George W. Bush — speaking underneath a "Mission Accomplished" banner aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003

Umm.....that's not counting the US right?

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"The really rich people figure out how to dodge taxes anyway." George W. Bush — explaining why high taxes on the rich are a failed strategy, Annandale, Va., Aug. 9, 2004

"Haven't we already given money to rich people? Why are we going to do it again?" George W. Bush — to economic advisers discussing a second round of tax cuts, as quoted by former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neil, Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2002

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"This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating." George W. Bush — as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002

"Do you have blacks, too?" George W. Bush — to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001

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"If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." George W. Bush — Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000

"I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." George W. Bush — as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War

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"I'm the master of low expectations." George W. Bush — aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

"I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things." George W. Bush — aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

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"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." George W. Bush — Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

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How odd...

William Gerry Myers, III - STILL PENDING IN THE U.S. SENATE
First nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on May 15, 2003. Former Solicitor of the Interior, Bill Myers of Idaho is a highly respected attorney who has extensive experience in the fields of natural resources, public lands, and environmental law. Currently in private practice, Mr. Myers enjoys widespread bipartisan support. Mr. Myers has been nominated to fill a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that has been designated a "judicial emergency" by the Judicial Conference of the United States.

This is over two years old and still pending? A judicial emergency? Talk about response time! This is off the White House website if ya don't believe me.

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Power Rangers

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So I don't know who came up with this, but props to them cause it had me rollin'!




Wha ha ha ha! No one can stop me and my precious hurricane!"