Signs Economic Commentary for September 25, 2006 Donald Hunt Signs of the Times September 25, 2006 The manipulated nature of the economy is becoming more obvious lately, with the U.S. election-related sharp drop in oil prices - a drop taking place amid swirling rumors of an imminent U.S. bombing attack on Iran, an attack that will surely interrupt Persian Gulf oil shipping. Interestingly, if letters to the editor and water cooler conversations are any guide, many people in the U.S. see the oil price drop as an election-season ploy by the Bush regime and its allies in Big Oil. And, since an illusionary improvement in the economy will not be enough to counteract the foreign policy disasters of the neocons in the public mind, rumors are swirling as well about an October Surprise. As the saying goes, that can't be good. ~ Read More ~

A Courageous Man Speaks Out - Hugo Chavez Was In Rare Form at the UN by Stephen Lendman Hugo Chavez chooses his authors, political and social thinkers well, and there's no one better than Noam Chomsky. In his dramatic and courageous speech yesterday to the 61st UN General Assembly, Chavez held up a copy of Chomsky's 2003 book Hegemony or Survival (which I've read and quoted from before). In the book, Chomsky cites the work of Ernst Mayr whom he describes as "one of the great figures of contemporary biology." Mayr noted that beetles and bacteria have been far more successful surviving than the human species is likely to be. He also observed that "the average life expectancy of a species is about 100,000 years" which is about how long ours has been around, and he went on to wonder if we might use our "alloted time" to destroy ourselves and much more with us. Chomsky then noted we certainly have the means to do it, and should it happen, which he says is very possible, we likely will become the only species ever to have made itself extinct. ~ Read More ~

President Ahmadinejad's News Conference CQ Transcripts Wire September 21, 2006 Speaker: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President Of Iran AHMADINEJAD (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): I thank God, the almighty God, for giving me an opportunity to meet with my friends once again, and to speak about the important world affairs we face today. At the outset, I'd like to seize the opportunity to thank the people of New York, the New York police and the security forces here for all their efforts. ~ Read More ~

The Five Pillars of the U.S. Military-Industrial Complex by Rodrigue Tremblay September 25, 2006 "Over-grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty." George Washington (1732-1799), 1st US President "[The] conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. ...In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), 34th US President, Farewell Address, Jan. 17, 1961 "It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear." General Douglas MacArthur, Speech, May 15, 1951 ~ Read More ~

Bush's America For Bush, War Anguish Expressed Privately Will The Next Election Be Hacked? Leaked intelligence report rocks Bush election stance U.S. spy agencies say Iraq War amplifies terror threat US spy agency CIA paid Pakistan for al-Qaeda suspects: Musharraf The legal status of fighters The ordeal of Mullah Zaeef UK suspects in new claims of torture at Guantanamo Attacks spark tougher Guantanamo jail Bush Gets His Way	America And Israel's War Of Terror Christian Fundamentalism And American Empire Western nations foil bid to declare Israel nuke 'threat' Sept. 11 inscriptions spark outrage Russia warns against Iraq-style 'proof' in Iran nuclear standoff Bush sends corporate team to Lebanon Hundreds of thousands show up for 'victory rally' President: Syria willing to make peace with Israel Musharraf's 'Stone Age' revelation shows weakness: analysts British commander in Afghanistan says Army sustaining higher casualties than official figures suggest U.S. to Relax Air Travel Restrictions	Israel - Destroyer Of Nations Jewish rabbi calls for extermination of all Palestinian males IDF kills five in two Gaza Strip incidents War crimes 'need to be redefined' We're back to zero, Abbas admits Persecuted Majority The Clenched Fist of the Phoenix Hamas will not recognise Israel, backs 10-year truce: adviser
Is Israel America, or Is America Israel? Meet the $1m-an-hour man Israeli man freed after taking photos of Baltimore Tunnel A Tribe of Candidates Leads Drive To Retake House for Democrats New Pro Israel Lobby will be created in Europe Jewish writer's answer to Israel's question	Bin Laden Dead? Duh! France Looks Into bin Laden Death Report Coalition, NATO troops in Afghanistan cannot confirm reported Laden's death Bin Laden Dead: The Threat to Musharraf Clinton: "At least I tried" to kill bin Laden	The Coming Storm Ukraine sells Kolchuga to Iran Arsonists torch Islamic school on 1st day of Ramadan Oil below $60 as supply grows, U.S. economy worries Two mosques vandalized in France Venezuelan Foreign Minister Illegally Detained at JFK Airport and Strip-Searched Unfriendly forces brewing in Latin America: US
Strange And Disturbing World Man stabs toddler, wife in La. traffic Police arrest 263 after clashes in Copenhagen Circumcision reduces HIV risk: study Mystery Surrounds Deaths of Coast Guard Divers Foreign prostitutes, 12, for sale in Scotland	The Natural World Strong earthquake shakes northwest Argentina, no injuries reported Severe weather kills 1 in Arkansas 170 dead in South Asia storms Is there anybody out there? How the men from the ministry hid the hunt for UFOs	Breeding Seeds In Space, Hate Speech, Fundie Speech and Priorities China's seed breeding satellite returns to earth Internet Hate-Speech Ban Called 'Chilling' Mel campaigns for new movie, against war in Iraq Pets orphaned by war in Lebanon to be airlifted to U.S. for adoption

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