ANOTHER MONDAY
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THERE YOU GO AGAIN!!!
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POLITICS AND TERROR
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Keith Olbermann talks about the Politics of Terror. This is a four part series, today he gives us part 2.
THE WAR ON TERROR - MAKING WAR PROMOTERS RICH
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I saw this at a site called The Left Coaster that I visit daily.
In this age of outsourcing, 70 percent of the nation's estimated $48 billion intelligence budget goes straight into the pockets of private contactors-and an ample portion of the $58 billion earmarked for homeland security is also up for grabs.
For creepy little firms in the defense sector, the road to profitability is paved with government contracts. But landing those coveted deals is often dependent on having friends in those high places where procurement decisions are made.
Look at some of the players:
George Tenet - has joined the British military tech firm QinetiQ just one of the gigs that has helped Tenet earn 2.3 million since retiring in 2004. A skeptical UK government audit called QinetiQ's profits "excessive." So what's their point? Paul Bremer - who couldn't keep track of $9 billion in cash in Iraq has signed on at BlastGard. For his 100k shares of stock he has promised to "[get] this technology introduced to key decision makers." Richard Perele - It seems that Perle had carefully positioned himself to get rich (well, richer) off the same war he was busily promoting. His most notable shenanigan was a secret lunch to shake loose $100 million from Saudi investors for Trimere Partners, his defense industry venture capital fund. But Perle also had-and has-a post at Autonomy Corp, which designs eavesdropping and data mining software. The company has boasted about having more than 30 U.S. "intelligence-related and classified organizations" as customers. Louis Freeh - He now shills for L-1 Identity Solutions, makers of advanced facial recognition and retina scanning gadgetry. In their own words, L-1's consultants have their fingers in all sorts of pies, "from the situation rooms of Washington, D.C., to the back alleys of the Third World." Wayne Downing - Former Deputy National Security Advisor is now on the board of Metal Storm which makes a supergun that can shoot 1 million rounds a minute. James Woolsey - Works at Systems Laboratories and runs a Homeland Security Fund at Paladin Capital.You aren't surprised are you? IT'S ALL ABOUT ETHICS RIGHT
WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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PRETTY GOOD JOKES
IF I DIDN'T HAVE A DOG
I would not be on a first name basis with 6 veterinarians
I could leave the house without poop bags I could buy a couch without having to think of extra space needed for the dog. Words like, ball, walk, car, treat, could be spoken out loud instead of having to spell them. I would only have to vacuum once a week, not several times a day to collect drifting dog hair. I would not have to explain to non-pet people why I buy and wrap dog bones, treats, or toys to give my dog on his birthday. My furniture would not look like a pack of beavers lived in my home. I could walk barefoot in the grass without wondering when I'd step in a fresh dog turd. I could go out into public, without dog hair floating from my clothes. I could have a bowl of ice-cream and not feel forced to share each bite with a drooling dog I could take a vacation, and not have to phone the boarding kennel 10 times a day to see if the dog was happy. I would yearn for the unconditional love my dog gives me. I would cease to be a hero, in my dogs eyes How empty my arms and life would be, if I didn't have a dog.MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?