OpEdNews - Diary: Joint Chiefs Chairman Sees NO EVIDENCE of Meddling by Iran's Regime

Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday that he has no information indicating Iran's government is directing the supply of lethal weapons to Shiite insurgent groups in Iraq.

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DIANE'S NEWS CLIPS begins here :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Excerpted from: http://www.truthout.org Joint Chiefs Chairman Sees NO EVIDENCE of Meddling by Iran's Regime http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021307C.shtml

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Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday that he has no information indicating Iran's government is directing the supply of lethal weapons to Shiite insurgent groups in Iraq. --- Chris Floyd | The Anglo-American Dirty War in Iraq http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021307J.shtml Chris Floyd writes, "With the Anglo-American coalition so deeply embedded in dirty war infiltrating terrorist groups, 'stimulating' them into action, protecting 'crown jewel' double-agents no matter what the cost, 'riding with the bad boys,' greenlighting the 'Salvador Option' it is simply impossible to determine the genuine origin of almost any particular terrorist outrage or death squad atrocity in Iraq." --- Ex-Agent Ties Firing to CIA Pressure on WMD http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021307N.shtml A federal judge has ruled that a CIA agent identified only as "Doe," who was allegedly fired after he gathered prewar intelligence showing that Iraq was not developing weapons of mass destruction, can proceed with his lawsuit against the CIA. --- The New York Times | Iran and the Nameless Briefers http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021307L.shtml "Before things get any more out of hand, President Bush needs to make his intentions toward Iran clear. And Congress needs to make it clear that this time it will be neither tricked nor bullied into supporting another disastrous war," writes the New York Times. --- Ray McGovern | Bush and Cheney Playing Role of Kevorkian for Israel http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021307M.shtml Ray McGovern writes: "President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are unwittingly playing Dr. Jack Kevorkian in helping the state of Israel commit suicide. For this is the inevitable consequence of the planned air and missile attack on Iran. The pockmarked, littered landscape in Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan, and the endless applicant queues at al-Qaeda and other terrorist recruiting stations, testify eloquently to the unintended consequences of myopic policymakers in Washington and Tel Aviv." --- Five Ousted US Attorneys Received Positive Job Evaluations http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021307O.shtml Although the Bush administration has said that six US attorneys were fired recently in part because of 'performance related' issues, at least five of them received positive job evaluations before they were ordered to step down. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, using authority he gained in March from a little-noticed provision of the Patriot Act, has appointed interim US attorneys from the Bush administration's inner circle. The firings and appointments have raised concerns that Gonzales is politicizing the process. --- Seth Sandronsky | California Crime and Punishment http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021307P.shtml "Heard of California's '10-20-life' law? It mandates a life sentence penalty for shooting a victim while committing a felony crime. A current proponent of this law is Mike Villines, a Republican who represents Clovis and leads the party in the state assembly. In his view, the '10-20-life' law decreases violent crime and increases public safety. However, this law may not be as effective as he claims. Consider the homicide rate in Sacramento last year," writes Seth Sandronsky. --- Colonel Ann Wright (Retired) | An Appeal to Conscience to Those Who Would Bomb Iran http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021307B.shtml Colonel Ann Wright (retired) writes: "I appeal to the conscience of US Air Force and US Navy pilots and military personnel who command cruise missiles and pilot bombers and those who plan the missions for the pilots and missile commanders. I ask that they refuse what I believe will be unlawful orders to attack Iran." --- Tenet Fires Back at Rice in New Book http://snipurl.com/1a3nv --- Brecher and Smith | Will Watada Mistrial Spark an End to the War? http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021307F.shtml Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith write: "Watada's reasoning provides a pivot for redirecting America's understanding of what has happened to us and what we must do about it. He challenges us to confront a chain of implications that starts with the truth about the criminality of the Iraq War, moves through the principles of the Constitution and US and international law, and ends with our personal responsibility." --- Barbara Cassin | The New World According to Google http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021307G.shtml Philosopher Barbara Cassin questions the mission the American search engine has set for itself: to "organize all the information in the world." --- Former CIA Official, Contractor Indicted http://snipurl.com/1a3o5 --- Jason Leopold | US Energy Secretary Opposes Caps, Profits From Emissions http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/021307EB.shtml --- Martha Burk | Nightmare on Alms Street http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/021307LA.shtml "God, it's like Freddy Krueger, the monster from 'Nightmare on Elm Street.' George W. Bush's proposal to privatize Social Security is b-a-a-a-c-k again, refusing to die. Ever delusional and ever loyal to Wall Street, George W. proposes diverting some payroll taxes to private accounts. Give the man credit for stubborn. He must have slept through the debate in 2005, when his plan was soundly trounced in the court of public opinion and even his own party. OK, George, let's go through this one more time," says Martha Burk. _________________________________

[NEWSDISSECTOR] Bad: Their Bombs, Not Our Bombs http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2007/02/13/their-bombs-and-not-our-bombs/ _________________________________ Excerpted from : http://www.bradblog.com MORE LIBBY FALLOUT: Has the White House Scrubbed References to Guckert/Gannon From Their Website? Margie Burns 'Jeff Gannon'/James Guckert References Get Hard to Find at the White House Website As Previously Revealed by BRAD BLOG, Scrubbing Even of Helpful "Journalists'" Questions from Website Would be in Violation of Presidential Records Act... *** Special to The BRAD BLOG *** by Libby/CIA Leak Trial Correspondent Margie Burns Just prior to the 2004 elections, The BRAD BLOG revealed a number of embarrassing White House moments that had been scrubbed --- in violation of the Presidential Records Act of 1978 --- from their website. Eventually, in the weeks just prior to the election, and after WaPo, AFP and other wire services picked up the story which broke here, they were forced to restore all of that information to the website. (Highlights from that series of reports here.) Now it looks like they may be at it again. [snip] Continued: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4138 _________________________________ Israel ready 'to confront Iran alone' | From correspondents in Jerusalem | 2.13.07 ISRAEL alone will have to confront the perceived nuclear threat from arch enemy Iran, the country's ultra-rightwing Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman said today. [snip] Read here: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21222461-5005961,00.html _________________________________ .ron corvuswire@verizon.net This is the b@$^#!d who SNUCK, SNEAKED, SLIPPED a provision into the 2005 Patriot Act renewal permitting the White House to place its own appointees in U.S. attorney offices nationwide. Bush-Gonzalez fired Attorney Generals nationwide, replacing them with Bush's buddies "selection" of attorneys for the purpose of disrupting and ending important ongoing criminal investigations into crooked U.S. government officials. Those fired attorneys general have NOT had their jobs back, nor will the Bush administration give them their jobs back. This guy was Arlen Spector's "aide," rewarded for his conduct by being appointed to serve as Chief Counsel for the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. Email this guy and let him know how you feel about him. Michael E. O'Neill, Associate Professor of Law B.A. Brigham Young University; J.D., Yale University

Contact: Phone: 703-993-8035 | Room: 414 | Send an Email http://moneill3@gmu.edu Subject(s) Taught: Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Cybercrime, Evidence ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW MICHAEL E. O'NEILL is currently taking a leave of absence to serve as Chief Counsel for the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. [snip] Return To Directory: http://www.law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory.php http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/02/09/united_states_attorneys/index.html Alberto Gonzalez's coup d'etat The Constitution be damned, the attorney general has seized control of U.S. attorney appointments for partisan purposes. By Joe Conason Under any circumstances, the Bush administration's sudden, explicitly political dismissal and replacement of United States attorneys in judicial districts across the country would be very troubling - both as a violation of American law enforcement traditions and as a triumph of patronage over competence. But as the story behind these strange decisions unfolds, a familiar theme is emerging. Again, the White House and the Justice Department have been exposed in a secretive attempt to expand executive power for partisan purposes. And again, their scheming is tainted with a nasty whiff of authoritarianism. [snip] Continued: http://snipurl.com/1a3qk ----- [From Houston on Michael Meiring (Jewish) who was planting bombs in the Phillipines to be blamed on Arabs]: IS A BOMBING SUSPECT LIVING IN HOUSTON? By Mark Greenblatt / 11 News | Click here to watch video: http://snipurl.com/1a3r9 For more than two years, Philippine officials say they've wanted to arrest Michael Meiring. The problem? They couldn't find him, but then the 11 News Defenders took a look. Michael Meiring is a man at the center of a mystery, a fugitive from justice, a man who may be closer than you think. And it began in 2002 in Spring and half a world a way in the Philippines where Davao City was fighting its own war with terrorism and losing. First there was an explosion at the local airport, then another bomb at the city's wharf. In all, 37 people died and 170 were injured. For Mayor Rodrigo Duterte it was already too much. He asked, "How can this thing happen?" [snip] http://tinyurl.com/yvgkw4 _________________________________ Does Putin Not Have a Point? by Patrick J. Buchanan > http://snipurl.com/1a3tq _________________________________

Excerpted from: http://mediamatters.org Kurtz suggested no Republican candidate has hired "outrageous" blogger -- what about McCain? On CNN, Howard Kurtz suggested that no Republican presidential candidate has hired "conservative bloggers who have said some outrageous things." In doing so, Kurtz overlooked Sen. John McCain's hiring of conservative blogger Patrick Hynes, who has made numerous inflammatory statements regarding religion and Democrats. Read more >> VIDEO: http://mediamatters.org/items/200702120009?src=other ----- Despite Boehner's baseless assertions, Roll Call depicted him as taking high road on Pelosi-jet issue Read more >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200702130009?src=other ----- Spinonymous: CNN granted Bush official anonymity to criticize Obama On the February 11 edition of CNN Newsroom, during a report on Australian Prime Minister John Howard's criticism of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Democrats concerning their statements on the Iraq war, CNN White House correspondent Ed Henry cited "one official," who he said "weighed in with support for the Australian," but CNN identified him on screen only as a "senior Bush administration official." Read more >> VIDEO: http://mediamatters.org/items/200702120001?src=other ----- Matthews claimed Gore is an "elitist from the Northeast" Read more >> VIDEO: http://mediamatters.org/items/200702120003?src=other ----- GMA's Cuomo echoed false Bush claim that Samarra bombing "touched off the sectarian bloodletting" in Iraq Read more >> VIDEO: http://mediamatters.org/items/200702130002?src=other ----- Russert failed to challenge Boehner's misleading claim on Pelosi jet Read more >> VIDEO: http://mediamatters.org/items/200702120010?src=other ----- Echoing GOP talking point, MSNBC's Morales claimed many would call Kucinich's Iraq plan "retreat and defeat" Read more >> VIDEO: http://snipurl.com/1a3wk _________________________________

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The History of Valentine's Day Happy Valentine's Day! Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays. And before you get the wrong idea, it's not because of the flowers and chocolates! I like Valentine's Day because of its history. You see, the real history behind the holiday is a bit of a mystery. But it is thought to date back to the Romans. At the History Channel's Web site, you can find out more about the history of Valentine's Day. You can also read about some of the greatest romances from history. There's also trivia and a couple of fun games to play. And, of course, you can send an e-card to your family or friends. TO VISIT TODAY'S COOL SITE, GO HERE: http://snipurl.com/1a1p1 Be sure to listen to me Monday through Friday. Use my map to find me near you http://www.komando.com/listen/index.aspx _________________________________ eHEALTHY NEWS Super-Sizing Larger Portions All in the Eye of the Beholder - Deceptive 'unit bias' may cause you to eat larger portions of food than you otherwise would. http://snipurl.com/1a1tl ----- Athletic Training in the Teen Years Builds Bones For a Lifetime - Exercising in your teen years is important for great bone health, as are these essential tips for keeping your bones strong. http://snipurl.com/1a1tr ----- Fast Food Restaurants Giving Up Healthier Choices For Good - Fast food restaurants seem to be going in the wrong direction. http://tinyurl.com/rdvwc _________________________________ (You're so lucky)-- A Valentine's Day Double: IMPRESSING THE LADIES 00:00:22 11/19/2004 - Some guy walks out on his deck and sees 3 or 4 women across in the apartment across the street. He shows off his dance moves and actually gets their attention and then he blows it. http://www.break.com/movies/theladies.html & ----- Enchanted ...... Germany | 9:07 | Christian Ditter A shy man finally gets close to the woman he is enamored with, thanks to two children and their supernatural playthings. http://www.atomfilms.com/af/content/atom_1215 _________________________________ NationalGeographic.com http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/ _________________________________ NASA Astronomy picture of the day http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html _________________________________ The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of. ~ Blaise Pascal, PensÃ©es, 1670 _________________________________ Link to: Diane's News Clips http://www.opednews.com/author/author2300.html?entry=diary