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Fw: THE GATHERING STORM? by Sherman H. Skolnick
I DON'T NORMALLY REPUBLISH SHERMAN'S STUFF BECAUSE HE IS ON THE EXTREME SIDE OF THINGS AND SLIGHTLY TINGED WITH, PERHAPS, A DESERVED PARANOIA, BUT I LIKED THIS ONE!!!! I TOO BELIEVE AN ECONOMIC STORM IS COMING, AS I HAVE REPORTED BEFORE.
----- Original Message -----
From: Sherman Skolnick
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 4:35 PM
Subject: THE GATHERING STORM? by Sherman H. Skolnick
THE GATHERING STORM?
by Sherman H. Skolnick
12/31/2003
Some who have clapped their ears (or hearing aids!) to the ground, contend they sense "a storm a'coming". If your hearing is good, maybe you already have heard the advance rumblings while standing upright. There certainly are possibilities to consider for the year 2004 and beyond, such as:
===the possibilities that there may not be, in 2004, a Presidential Election conducted, if at all, in the manner many Americans have come to expect. Our discussion of such a subject in 1999, on numerous radio talk shows, in advance of the year 2000 Election, was widely heckled and condemned.
Some continue to contend, however, that the year 2000 situation was simply stealing the White House by way of a 5-judge Military-Style Junta on the U.S. Supreme Court. That George W. Bush has been installed, not elected, as the occupant and resident of the White House by judicial fiat. And his opponent has been the actual elected U.S. President BUT NOT INAUGURATED. [As to the corruption of some of that 5-judge high court majority, in the litigation "Bush versus Gore", view our website story, with attached documents, "Coca-Cola, the CIA, and the Courts, parts 9 and 10.]
===As can be seen on our website, several years ago we raised the possibility that, because of financial and other dislocations, the U.S. Central government may be run by a special emergency panel of three, which we dubbed as a Troika, a take off on the Russian word for a wagon pulled by three horses. Late in 2003, a major network talk show, without referring to our story of three or more years ago, discussed the possibility of an emergency panel instead of a Presidency. [Yes, of course, we know that the U.S. Constitution does not provide for such an emergency panel. To understand the trend, study our website series, "The Overthrow of the American Republic".]
===the possibility in 2004 and beyond, that the U.S. Treasury will actually repudiate the bonded debt of the U.S., that is, default on the U.S. Treasury securities consisting of Treasury Bills, Treasury Notes, and Treasury Bonds, bought and sold in the secondary market. Throughout world history, nations sooner or later failed to make good on the bonded debt of their Central Government. A related possibility is that U.S. Treasury paper may collapse to as little as 75 cents on the dollar, and the yield thus may skyrocket to as much as 16-1/2 per cent. Have you forgotten what happened similar to this in 1980-1981 as to U.S. Treasury paper? (Amateurs on finance mistakenly think I am referring to U.S. Treasury Savings Bonds, such as have been series E, H, and such up to this date.)
===With the possibilities of actual interest rates shooting up like a missile, there has to be considered what some assert is an on-coming real estate collapse. After all, the residential real estate market is the only free market, not a monopoly , in the U.S. Some senior citizens remember even their elders referring to the mortgage company as the "devil". "We have to work day and night and pay-off the mortgage. We have to get 'the devil' out of this house", a warning apparently not up-dated for more current generations.
Since when are the mortgage sharks the friend of ordinary people? Where is all that mortgage money coming from, with some of it from off-shore? Is it possibly criminal loot laundered into loans? The monopoly press never tells us. Does anyone remember what an upside down mortgage is? That is, where the market value of the house falls BELOW the mortgage? In past business cycles, this led to the widespread abandonment of heaviliy mortgaged residences. Some left notes, "Hey, Good Bye Mortgage Company. Here is the key. Nice knowing you." (Under an assumed name, some bought, for cash, a similar residence nearby at twenty per cent or less of their current mortgage.)
So you think Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae, are securities guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury? See our website series on "Sucker Traps". Some radio pundits, who we prefer to call "fakers", like Bob Brinker, seem to lead the listeners to falsely believe that such securities, although originally set up as private enterprises encouraged by the federal government, are actually underwritten against loss by the supposed "Full Faith and Credit" of the U.S. Treasury.
The bulk of the newspapers have heavy Sunday real estate sections, with highly profitable advertisements and loaded with filler, being puff pieces and pictures hyping real estate.
The only accurate news about residential real estate, unfortunately is detailed in small type in newspapers, of rather limited circulation, catering to lawyers, such as the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Some in and out of the law trade read the current page after page of foreclosure notices and refer to them sarcastically as the "Property Casualty List", dead and dying single family dwellings and many foolishly-purchased "condominiums". Cynics call buying a unit in an apartment building instead of renting, as buying your landlord's troubles and paying a prosperity era price.
===Is there a stock market collapse coming upon us soon? Currently, Establishment shills and media con-men, are claiming the market is headed for the sky. Really?
===more than merely a possibility, that the government figures on unemployment are a bitter fraud, masking widespread hardships of commonfolk.
===and a possibility that some States, bankrupt and getting no help from the Central Government, may become the Breakaway States of America. [Scroll way down our website for an article on this posted several years ago.]
To those who may find interest in our website stories, we wish a Happy and Healthy New Year. Being realists, we have suspended wishing others a "prosperous" New Year which may have to be postponed for a decade or so, since business cycles have NOT been cancelled.
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Mr. Skolnick's articles on judicial corruption, political murders, and crimes of the banks and such, are on the website www.skolnicksreport.com His articles are also posted and archived, through the MAIN PAGE, left-hand side of the same, CLICK on COLUMNISTS "Sherman Skolnick" on the popular website www.rense.com
Mr. Skolnick is a regular participant on a three-hour weekly program "TALK RADIO FOR SPIES!", on a blowtorch maximum power station, broadcast from Toronto and can be heard ON-LINE, live and archived through www.cloakanddagger.ca Thursday evenings (except if pre-empted by sports), starting at 11 p.m., Eastern Time; 10 p.m., Central; 9 p.m., Mountain; and 8 p.m., Pacific Time.
A recently published book is "Ahead of the Parade" by Sherman H. Skolnick, a Who's Who of Treason & High Crimes---Exclusive Details of Fraud & Corruption of the Monopoly Press, the Banks, the Bench and the Bar, & the Secret Political Police. Can be ordered U.S./Canada 1-800-861-7899.
Also, the book can also supposedly be ordered through Amazon.com HOWEVER, in recent times, amazon.com blockaded their own sales and marketing of this controversial book by DEMANDING twice the listed price.
Happy New Year
States try using new forms of punishment
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Fox News
"States across the country are doing away with mandatory
minimum sentences, relaxing parole rules and diverting
drug offenders to less costly treatment programs. In
states like California, officials say some of those
measures are going to help better rehabilitate low-risk
offenders while also saving hundreds of millions of
dollars." (12/31/03)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/747779902.html
U.S. military ending Halliburton Iraq oil deal
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Forbes
"A U.S. military energy unit announced on Tuesday that it
was taking over the task of providing fuel for Iraq,
ending a Pentagon deal with Vice President Dick Cheney's
former company Halliburton amid allegations of price
gouging by the Texas-based energy services giant."
(12/31/03)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/691202716.html
Vietnam jails online journalist
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BBC
"A former Vietnamese journalist who used the internet to
criticise the government has been jailed for seven
years, court officials said. Nguyen Vu Binh, 35, was
found guilty on espionage charges in a trial that lasted
less than three hours." (12/31/03)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/715444039.html
Ex-spy's book seized in Russia
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BBC
"Copies of a book linking Russia's FSB security service to
apartment blasts in 1999 have been seized by the Russian
police, the book's sellers say. Over 4,000 issues of FSB
Blows Up Russia were confiscated in western Russia on
Sunday, Alexander Podrabinek of the Prima news agency
said. Mr Podrabinek said 'the books were seized as
anti-government propaganda.'" (12/30/03)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/723986174.html
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Fox News
"States across the country are doing away with mandatory
minimum sentences, relaxing parole rules and diverting
drug offenders to less costly treatment programs. In
states like California, officials say some of those
measures are going to help better rehabilitate low-risk
offenders while also saving hundreds of millions of
dollars." (12/31/03)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/747779902.html
U.S. military ending Halliburton Iraq oil deal
----------
Forbes
"A U.S. military energy unit announced on Tuesday that it
was taking over the task of providing fuel for Iraq,
ending a Pentagon deal with Vice President Dick Cheney's
former company Halliburton amid allegations of price
gouging by the Texas-based energy services giant."
(12/31/03)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/691202716.html
Vietnam jails online journalist
----------
BBC
"A former Vietnamese journalist who used the internet to
criticise the government has been jailed for seven
years, court officials said. Nguyen Vu Binh, 35, was
found guilty on espionage charges in a trial that lasted
less than three hours." (12/31/03)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/715444039.html
Ex-spy's book seized in Russia
----------
BBC
"Copies of a book linking Russia's FSB security service to
apartment blasts in 1999 have been seized by the Russian
police, the book's sellers say. Over 4,000 issues of FSB
Blows Up Russia were confiscated in western Russia on
Sunday, Alexander Podrabinek of the Prima news agency
said. Mr Podrabinek said 'the books were seized as
anti-government propaganda.'" (12/30/03)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/723986174.html
Sheldon (Shelly) Waxman, Writer/Lawyer
"The Black Messiah Murders," Sam Cohen #1
"Piranhas On the Loose," Sam Cohen #2
"In the Teeth of the Wind,"
"All Anybody Needs to Know About Independent Contracting"
PURCHASE AT MY WEBSITE: http://thelawyer.info/ OR Call Iuniverse toll free 1-877-823-9235
"The Black Messiah Murders," Sam Cohen #1
"Piranhas On the Loose," Sam Cohen #2
"In the Teeth of the Wind,"
"All Anybody Needs to Know About Independent Contracting"
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Tuesday, December 30, 2003
For All You Collectors
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/30/nyregion/30MESS.html?8hpib
A Bronx man trapped for two days under an avalanche of newspapers,
magazines and books was rescued by firefighters and neighbors yesterday in
a small urban drama that recalled the macabre 1947 tale of the Collyer
brothers.
The victim, Patrice Moore, 43, of 1991 Morris Avenue, near Tremont Avenue,
was found shortly after 1 p.m. in a 10-by-10-foot room crammed with paper
and other detritus that completely filled it, except for a small corner
where he slept, neighbors and city officials said.
A reclusive man who lived alone and had been saving magazines, newspapers,
books, catalogs and junk mail for a decade - and had apparently thrown none
of it out - Mr. Moore was buried standing up under the collapse on
Saturday, according to neighbors, who heard him moaning and mumbling
through the door, which had been blocked by all the paper.
The landlord broke in with a crowbar and neighbors began digging into the
entombing piles of publications, communications and advertisements. Calls
to the city brought the police, three companies of firefighters, health and
buildings officials, and officials from the Office of Emergency Management.
It took more than an hour to extricate Mr. Moore - 50 garbage bags of his
paper had to be hauled out just to reach him - and he was taken to St.
Barnabas Hospital with leg injuries, apparently the result of the weight
that fell on him and the fluid that accumulated in his legs during his
captivity. He was reported in stable condition last night, a hospital
spokesman said.
Deon Baitmon, 35, a next-door neighbor who was one of a few people who knew
Mr. Moore had been living in a room filled with paper, said she had tried
to persuade him to get rid of some of it, without success. "I told him,
`You've got to be able to get in and out,' " she said, "but he didn't
really want to hear about that."
While it was hardly comparable, the episode echoed the strange cautionary
tale of Langley and Homer Collyer, who lived for years barricaded in a
12-room mansion at Fifth Avenue and 128th Street in East Harlem with their
legendary collection of stuff - tons of newspapers, magazines and books; 14
grand pianos, chandeliers, mirrors, bottles, rotting groceries and an
automobile chassis.
On March 21, 1947, alerted by a mysterious phone call, the police broke in
and found the body of Homer, who had been blind and bedridden. After
lengthy searching, they found Langley's body under piles of junk. He had
apparently died of a heart attack weeks earlier after triggering one of
many booby traps set for burglars, and Homer had died of starvation several
days later.
While people who hoard obsessively are generally regarded as troubled,
there is no agreement among experts on the causes of the phenomenon, which
dates back thousands of years. Cases are uncovered from time to time, often
after the death of a recluse discloses hidden wealth or troves of
possessions behind an otherwise unremarkable facade.
After getting a glimpse into Mr. Moore's room yesterday, some neighbors
recalled that almost every day for the past decade he had received a heavy
load of mail: newspapers, magazines, books that he ordered with a variety
of names and never paid for, and tons of unsolicited advertising and other
mail.
A cursory examination of the stacks turned up numerous copies of Sports
Illustrated, Nascar racing publications, Vibe, Scuba Diving, Essence,
skiing magazines, Savoy, Sound and Vision, Fitness magazine and copies of
the Harvard Business Review.
"He got everything," said John Thomas, a neighbor. "You name it - he got it
- except Playboy."
Bennie Jones, 62, the owner of the three-story brownstone, said: "I knew he
was getting a whole lot of magazines, but I had no idea there were so many
inside. I can't see how he had any space to move in there. It's crazy. He
had the place stacked up with magazines, and they fell on him."
Mr. Moore, who was unemployed and paid his $250-a-month rent from the
public assistance money he received, lived the quiet life of a hermit, his
neighbors said, rarely going out and never allowing visitors into his
windowless room on the parlor floor, halfway down a dark, narrow corridor.
"His room is his private room," Ms. Baitmon said. He opened the door to get
his mail, which was addressed to people named Joe Smith, Pamela Cruise and
other fictitious names, but bore his apartment number, 1-B. Occasionally,
she said, she heard his radio or his voice, singing or mumbling to himself.
Over the weekend, she heard his voice from time to time, but there were no
cries for help, nothing very coherent. "He was just talking through the
door a bit," she said, and noted that she had not been alarmed.
The discovery of Mr. Moore's plight was almost an accident. It happened
that he had asked his landlord last week for a small loan, and Mr. Jones
went to his door with a couple of dollars yesterday. He knocked on Mr.
Moore's door. There was no answer at first, but then he heard a voice
inside. It sounded strange.
It occurred to Mr. Jones that Mr. Moore might need help. The door was
locked, but Mr. Jones got a crowbar and pried it open. Stacks of magazines
and books had fallen against the door, and he had to get a couple of
neighbors to force it open.
They were astonished by what they found inside. The room was stuffed from
wall to wall and floor to ceiling with stacks of paper. They also heard
moaning from a corner, behind the stacks. "He was trapped in a little
corner," said Mr. Thomas. "We had to take books out just to get to him."
Mr. Jones called 911, and by the time the firefighters of Engine Company 42
arrived, the neighbors had hauled away enough material to create a path and
to unpaper Mr. Moore nearly down to his waist. Another obstacle remained. A
bookcase, apparently the only piece of furniture in the room, had also
fallen, wedging Mr. Moore tightly in an almost upright position.
The firefighters raised the bookcase, hauled away more loads of paper and
eventually freed Mr. Moore, who was carried out on a stretcher.
"He couldn't say much," Mr. Thomas recalled. "He was in pain."
Even as Mr. Moore driven away, the neighbors said, a postman was arriving
with another delivery of newspapers, magazines and junk mail for him. "He
never threw anything away," Mr. Thomas said.
Check This Out--It Is Really Beautiful
Monday, December 29, 2003
Misc.
More states allow felons to regain vote
Washington Times
"A growing number of states, nine in the past several years, are
allowing convicted felons to regain their voting rights. Since 1996,
nine states, including Maryland and Virginia, have eliminated some
voting barriers for people with felony convictions, according to a
report by the Sentencing Project, a think tank that advocates
alternatives to imprisonment. Three states -- Utah, Massachusetts and
Kansas -- have toughened voting policies for felons in that same
seven-year period, researchers for the report found. Kansas has
limited voting to felons on probation; Massachusetts and Utah have
disenfranchised felons in prison." (12/28/03)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20031227-102836-6814r.htm
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11) Shooting of activist spurs Israeli scrutiny
Christian Science Monitor
"With more than 2,200 Palestinians killed in the West Bank and Gaza
and a great many more injured by army gunfire during three years of
fighting, the wounding of a young man during a demonstration would
not be expected to make headlines in Israel. But Sunday, hardly a
newscast went by without mention of the man's condition, and his
shooting ignited calls for an independent inquiry. This time, the
soldiers had shot an Israeli, a kibbutznik who himself was wearing an
army uniform until a few weeks ago. Human rights groups argue that
the shooting of Gil Naamati Friday ... confirms what they have been
charging for three years: that the army regularly shoots, and often
kills Palestinians, when soldiers' lives are not endangered."
(12/29/03)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1229/p06s03-wome.html
Worried pain doctors decry prosecutions
Washington Post
"In recent years, similar charges of illegally prescribing
prescription narcotics, criminal conspiracy, racketeering and even
murder have been brought in dozens of states against scores of
doctors who treat chronic pain with prescription narcotics. At least
two have been imprisoned, one committed suicide, several are awaiting
sentencing, many are preparing for trial, and more have lost their
licenses to practice medicine and accumulated huge legal bills."
(12/29/03)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37015-2003Dec28.html
Pot supporter unfazed by Canadian Supreme Court ruling
MAPINC
"A Supreme Court of Canada decision upholding a federal law
prohibiting possession of small amounts of marijuana doesn't faze
Victor (Randy) Caine, the former South Surrey resident whose arrest
10 years ago in White Rock went all the way to the highest court in
the land. 'I'm not surprised by it, or disturbed by it,' Caine said
of the 6-3 ruling Dec. 23 that the federal law does not violate the
Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Canada's top judges ruled it's up to
Parliament to change that law. Caine takes comfort from the fact
three judges agreed the ban violates Canadian rights. ... 'I'm not
waiting for any government or any judge to tell me that I'm free. If
I'm waiting for that, I will remain a slave to them forever.'"
(12/26/03)
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1995/a09.html
Pot supporter unfazed by Canadian Supreme Court ruling
MAPINC
"A Supreme Court of Canada decision upholding a federal law
prohibiting possession of small amounts of marijuana doesn't faze
Victor (Randy) Caine, the former South Surrey resident whose arrest
10 years ago in White Rock went all the way to the highest court in
the land. 'I'm not surprised by it, or disturbed by it,' Caine said
of the 6-3 ruling Dec. 23 that the federal law does not violate the
Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Canada's top judges ruled it's up to
Parliament to change that law. Caine takes comfort from the fact
three judges agreed the ban violates Canadian rights. ... 'I'm not
waiting for any government or any judge to tell me that I'm free. If
I'm waiting for that, I will remain a slave to them forever.'"
(12/26/03)
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1995/a09.html
Straining the system
Daily Home
"Although drug abuse puts a strain on virtually every aspect of civil
society, it probably places no greater burden anywhere than on the
justice system. And, according to local prosecutors, at least one of
the major factors in creating this strain is a lack of resources to
punish those who break drug laws. [Talladega County, AL, District
Attorney] Steve Giddens estimates that about half of the criminal
cases set to go to trial every month are pure drug cases, either
possession of marijuana or other controlled substances, distribution,
trafficking, manufacturing and others." (12/27/03)
http://www.dailyhome.com/news/2003/dh-localnews-1227-cnorwood-3l26o3614.htm
TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/2mfdc
Washington Times
"A growing number of states, nine in the past several years, are
allowing convicted felons to regain their voting rights. Since 1996,
nine states, including Maryland and Virginia, have eliminated some
voting barriers for people with felony convictions, according to a
report by the Sentencing Project, a think tank that advocates
alternatives to imprisonment. Three states -- Utah, Massachusetts and
Kansas -- have toughened voting policies for felons in that same
seven-year period, researchers for the report found. Kansas has
limited voting to felons on probation; Massachusetts and Utah have
disenfranchised felons in prison." (12/28/03)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20031227-102836-6814r.htm
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11) Shooting of activist spurs Israeli scrutiny
Christian Science Monitor
"With more than 2,200 Palestinians killed in the West Bank and Gaza
and a great many more injured by army gunfire during three years of
fighting, the wounding of a young man during a demonstration would
not be expected to make headlines in Israel. But Sunday, hardly a
newscast went by without mention of the man's condition, and his
shooting ignited calls for an independent inquiry. This time, the
soldiers had shot an Israeli, a kibbutznik who himself was wearing an
army uniform until a few weeks ago. Human rights groups argue that
the shooting of Gil Naamati Friday ... confirms what they have been
charging for three years: that the army regularly shoots, and often
kills Palestinians, when soldiers' lives are not endangered."
(12/29/03)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1229/p06s03-wome.html
Worried pain doctors decry prosecutions
Washington Post
"In recent years, similar charges of illegally prescribing
prescription narcotics, criminal conspiracy, racketeering and even
murder have been brought in dozens of states against scores of
doctors who treat chronic pain with prescription narcotics. At least
two have been imprisoned, one committed suicide, several are awaiting
sentencing, many are preparing for trial, and more have lost their
licenses to practice medicine and accumulated huge legal bills."
(12/29/03)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37015-2003Dec28.html
Pot supporter unfazed by Canadian Supreme Court ruling
MAPINC
"A Supreme Court of Canada decision upholding a federal law
prohibiting possession of small amounts of marijuana doesn't faze
Victor (Randy) Caine, the former South Surrey resident whose arrest
10 years ago in White Rock went all the way to the highest court in
the land. 'I'm not surprised by it, or disturbed by it,' Caine said
of the 6-3 ruling Dec. 23 that the federal law does not violate the
Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Canada's top judges ruled it's up to
Parliament to change that law. Caine takes comfort from the fact
three judges agreed the ban violates Canadian rights. ... 'I'm not
waiting for any government or any judge to tell me that I'm free. If
I'm waiting for that, I will remain a slave to them forever.'"
(12/26/03)
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1995/a09.html
Pot supporter unfazed by Canadian Supreme Court ruling
MAPINC
"A Supreme Court of Canada decision upholding a federal law
prohibiting possession of small amounts of marijuana doesn't faze
Victor (Randy) Caine, the former South Surrey resident whose arrest
10 years ago in White Rock went all the way to the highest court in
the land. 'I'm not surprised by it, or disturbed by it,' Caine said
of the 6-3 ruling Dec. 23 that the federal law does not violate the
Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Canada's top judges ruled it's up to
Parliament to change that law. Caine takes comfort from the fact
three judges agreed the ban violates Canadian rights. ... 'I'm not
waiting for any government or any judge to tell me that I'm free. If
I'm waiting for that, I will remain a slave to them forever.'"
(12/26/03)
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1995/a09.html
Straining the system
Daily Home
"Although drug abuse puts a strain on virtually every aspect of civil
society, it probably places no greater burden anywhere than on the
justice system. And, according to local prosecutors, at least one of
the major factors in creating this strain is a lack of resources to
punish those who break drug laws. [Talladega County, AL, District
Attorney] Steve Giddens estimates that about half of the criminal
cases set to go to trial every month are pure drug cases, either
possession of marijuana or other controlled substances, distribution,
trafficking, manufacturing and others." (12/27/03)
http://www.dailyhome.com/news/2003/dh-localnews-1227-cnorwood-3l26o3614.htm
TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/2mfdc
Sheldon (Shelly) Waxman, Writer/Lawyer
"The Black Messiah Murders," Sam Cohen #1
"Piranhas On the Loose," Sam Cohen #2
"In the Teeth of the Wind,"
"All Anybody Needs to Know About Independent Contracting"
PURCHASE AT MY WEBSITE: http://thelawyer.info/ OR Call Iuniverse toll free 1-877-823-9235
"The Black Messiah Murders," Sam Cohen #1
"Piranhas On the Loose," Sam Cohen #2
"In the Teeth of the Wind,"
"All Anybody Needs to Know About Independent Contracting"
PURCHASE AT MY WEBSITE: http://thelawyer.info/ OR Call Iuniverse toll free 1-877-823-9235
Friday, December 26, 2003
The Mark of the Beast
An article in Friday's Detroit Free Press reports that, "Michigan
residents will be forced next year to give their Social Security numbers
when applying for or renewing their drivers' license, raising fears it
will open up new avenues for identity theft, the nation's fastest-growing
crime." According to the article, "Ending a long dispute with the federal
government, the Michigan Secretary of State's Office will begin collecting
the numbers some time next year."
(Detroit Free Press)
http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw90169_20031226.htm
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An article in Friday's Grand Rapids Press reports on a new Michigan law
that will go into effect on January 1, 2004, which "makes it a felony to
throw objects -- bricks, bowling balls, even snowballs -- at moving cars
if it leads to injury."
(Grand Rapids Press)
http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/base/news-12
residents will be forced next year to give their Social Security numbers
when applying for or renewing their drivers' license, raising fears it
will open up new avenues for identity theft, the nation's fastest-growing
crime." According to the article, "Ending a long dispute with the federal
government, the Michigan Secretary of State's Office will begin collecting
the numbers some time next year."
(Detroit Free Press)
http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw90169_20031226.htm
---
An article in Friday's Grand Rapids Press reports on a new Michigan law
that will go into effect on January 1, 2004, which "makes it a felony to
throw objects -- bricks, bowling balls, even snowballs -- at moving cars
if it leads to injury."
(Grand Rapids Press)
http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/base/news-12
Sheldon (Shelly) Waxman, Writer/Lawyer
"The Black Messiah Murders," Sam Cohen #1
"Piranhas On the Loose," Sam Cohen #2
"In the Teeth of the Wind,"
"All Anybody Needs to Know About Independent Contracting"
PURCHASE AT MY WEBSITE: http://thelawyer.info/ OR Call Iuniverse toll free 1-877-823-9235
"The Black Messiah Murders," Sam Cohen #1
"Piranhas On the Loose," Sam Cohen #2
"In the Teeth of the Wind,"
"All Anybody Needs to Know About Independent Contracting"
PURCHASE AT MY WEBSITE: http://thelawyer.info/ OR Call Iuniverse toll free 1-877-823-9235
Thursday, December 25, 2003
Resistance
Marijuana activist runs for U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/new_jersey/7562510.htm
Marijuana activist uses act of defiance to launch campaign
Newly off probation, Ed Forchion of Browns Mills announced a bid for the
U.S. House, then lit up.
By Sam Wood
Inquirer Staff Writer
Call it a joint announcement.
A South Jersey advocate for the liberalization of marijuana laws declared
his candidacy for the U.S. House at Independence National Historical Park
by - how else? - lighting up a marijuana cigarette.
Not that he got a chance to smoke it.
After just a few tokes Saturday afternoon, a phalanx of 17 park rangers
surrounded Ed Forchion, also known as NJ Weedman.
The rangers confiscated the candidate's joint, and Forchion, 44, was issued
a $150 ticket for possession of a controlled substance.
Minutes before, while standing between Independence Hall and the Liberty
Bell Pavilion, Forchion said he intended to run as the U.S. Marijuana
Party's candidate for the seat held by Republican Jim Saxton in New
Jersey's Third Congressional District.
The district extends across Burlington and Ocean Counties and includes a
few neighborhoods in Camden County.
Also cited shortly after 4:20 p.m. was Pat Duff, 27, who said he intended
to run as the Marijuana Party's candidate for Philadelphia City Council in
2007. The self-described "renegade car salesman" said he would run on a
platform encouraging the opening of cannabis cafes across the city.
About 50 supporters, many with video cameras and shivering against the
wind, had gathered to watch Forchion and Duff ceremoniously light up.
The time and setting had been chosen with Karl Rove-ian precision.
"Four-20" is stoner slang for smoking marijuana. The park had the benefit
of being federal property, outside the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia
Police Department.
"We're peaceful, patriotic potheads," the soft-spoken Forchion said. "We
had meant to do this on Dec. 6, but it snowed and ruined what we'd thought
was going to be a big turnout."
On Dec. 3, Forchion completed 20 months of probation in Camden County for
pleading guilty to possessing five pounds of marijuana with the intent to
distribute.
"I'm happy," he said of putting probation behind him, "I can run for office
again."
Forchion, of Browns Mills, has run for Burlington County freeholder and for
the First District seat in the U.S. House on the Legalize Marijuana ticket.
A Rastafarian, Forchion has said he smoked marijuana for religious reasons,
to relieve back pain, and to help him deal with chronic depression. The
former cross-country truck driver has been an advocate of legalizing
marijuana since the mid-1990s.
His high jinks have been celebrated in what is left of the counterculture.
Among his stunts: lighting up in the New Jersey Assembly while wearing a
black-and-white-striped prisoner's costume.
Saturday's announcement was intended to make a more sober point, he said,
adding that he intended to challenge the rangers' citations in court.
"This is all about a First Amendment issue," Forchion said. "Freedom of
religion allows for the religious use of marijuana on federal property. I'm
just exercising that right."
Contact staff writer Sam Wood at 856-779-3838 or samwood@phillynews.com.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/new_jersey/7562510.htm
Marijuana activist uses act of defiance to launch campaign
Newly off probation, Ed Forchion of Browns Mills announced a bid for the
U.S. House, then lit up.
By Sam Wood
Inquirer Staff Writer
Call it a joint announcement.
A South Jersey advocate for the liberalization of marijuana laws declared
his candidacy for the U.S. House at Independence National Historical Park
by - how else? - lighting up a marijuana cigarette.
Not that he got a chance to smoke it.
After just a few tokes Saturday afternoon, a phalanx of 17 park rangers
surrounded Ed Forchion, also known as NJ Weedman.
The rangers confiscated the candidate's joint, and Forchion, 44, was issued
a $150 ticket for possession of a controlled substance.
Minutes before, while standing between Independence Hall and the Liberty
Bell Pavilion, Forchion said he intended to run as the U.S. Marijuana
Party's candidate for the seat held by Republican Jim Saxton in New
Jersey's Third Congressional District.
The district extends across Burlington and Ocean Counties and includes a
few neighborhoods in Camden County.
Also cited shortly after 4:20 p.m. was Pat Duff, 27, who said he intended
to run as the Marijuana Party's candidate for Philadelphia City Council in
2007. The self-described "renegade car salesman" said he would run on a
platform encouraging the opening of cannabis cafes across the city.
About 50 supporters, many with video cameras and shivering against the
wind, had gathered to watch Forchion and Duff ceremoniously light up.
The time and setting had been chosen with Karl Rove-ian precision.
"Four-20" is stoner slang for smoking marijuana. The park had the benefit
of being federal property, outside the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia
Police Department.
"We're peaceful, patriotic potheads," the soft-spoken Forchion said. "We
had meant to do this on Dec. 6, but it snowed and ruined what we'd thought
was going to be a big turnout."
On Dec. 3, Forchion completed 20 months of probation in Camden County for
pleading guilty to possessing five pounds of marijuana with the intent to
distribute.
"I'm happy," he said of putting probation behind him, "I can run for office
again."
Forchion, of Browns Mills, has run for Burlington County freeholder and for
the First District seat in the U.S. House on the Legalize Marijuana ticket.
A Rastafarian, Forchion has said he smoked marijuana for religious reasons,
to relieve back pain, and to help him deal with chronic depression. The
former cross-country truck driver has been an advocate of legalizing
marijuana since the mid-1990s.
His high jinks have been celebrated in what is left of the counterculture.
Among his stunts: lighting up in the New Jersey Assembly while wearing a
black-and-white-striped prisoner's costume.
Saturday's announcement was intended to make a more sober point, he said,
adding that he intended to challenge the rangers' citations in court.
"This is all about a First Amendment issue," Forchion said. "Freedom of
religion allows for the religious use of marijuana on federal property. I'm
just exercising that right."
Contact staff writer Sam Wood at 856-779-3838 or samwood@phillynews.com.
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Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Misc.
Lenny Bruce granted posthumous pardon
CNN
"Comedian Lenny Bruce was granted a posthumous pardon by Gov. George
Pataki Tuesday for a nearly 40-year-old obscenity conviction prompted
by a foul-mouthed political commentary. Pataki called his decision,
the first posthumous pardon in New York state history, 'a declaration
of New York's commitment to upholding the First Amendment.'"
(12/23/03)
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/12/23/bruce.pardon.ap/
-----
Gun crimes on increase in Australia
ABC News [Australia]
"Drive by shootings, revenge killings, and armed hold-ups. Gun crime
has become an almost daily occurrence in Australia. Yesterday a 17-
year-old girl was shot in the shoulder during a security robbery in
Sydney. As police and state governments try to curb the escalating
violence, anti-gun groups want to know why there appear to be more
guns than ever in Australia just seven years after the Port Arthur
massacre. The Federal Government's gun buy back scheme cost $500
million and yielded more than 600,000 long arm guns, yet gun control
groups estimate there are more than 300,000 hand guns among
Australians, most of them illegal." (12/23/03)
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2003/s1015505.htm
CNN
"Comedian Lenny Bruce was granted a posthumous pardon by Gov. George
Pataki Tuesday for a nearly 40-year-old obscenity conviction prompted
by a foul-mouthed political commentary. Pataki called his decision,
the first posthumous pardon in New York state history, 'a declaration
of New York's commitment to upholding the First Amendment.'"
(12/23/03)
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/12/23/bruce.pardon.ap/
-----
Gun crimes on increase in Australia
ABC News [Australia]
"Drive by shootings, revenge killings, and armed hold-ups. Gun crime
has become an almost daily occurrence in Australia. Yesterday a 17-
year-old girl was shot in the shoulder during a security robbery in
Sydney. As police and state governments try to curb the escalating
violence, anti-gun groups want to know why there appear to be more
guns than ever in Australia just seven years after the Port Arthur
massacre. The Federal Government's gun buy back scheme cost $500
million and yielded more than 600,000 long arm guns, yet gun control
groups estimate there are more than 300,000 hand guns among
Australians, most of them illegal." (12/23/03)
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2003/s1015505.htm
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Monday, December 22, 2003
Remote Control Cars
> Police call for remote button to stop cars
> Motorists face new 'Big Brother' technology
> Juliette Jowit, transport editor Sunday December 21, 2003 The Observer
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1111211,00.html
>
> After speed cameras, road humps and mobile phone bans, there could be more
> bad news for Britain's motorists. Police are urging Ministers to give them
> the power to stop vehicles by remote control.
>
> In what will be seen as yet another example of the in-creasing power of
Big
> Brother, drivers face the prospect of their cars being halted by somebody
> pushing a button.
>
> The police lobby is being led by Superintendent Jim Hammond of Sussex
> police, who chairs an Association of Chief Police Officers technology
> working group which is examining the idea.
>
> 'Providing an effective means to remotely stop a vehicle is fast becoming
a
> priority,' Hammond told a European conference. 'The development of a safe
> and controlled system to enable remote stopping has the potential to
> directly save lives.'
>
> However, Bert Morris, deputy director of the AA Motoring Trust said:
> 'People don't like the idea of Big Brother taking over their driving. In
> years to come that might be acceptable, but it's very, very important that
> there's a step-by-step approach.'
>
> Cars could be stopped by the gradual reduction of engine power so it
slowly
> comes to a stop, or by making sure when drivers come to a halt they can
not
> move again.
>
> Stopping cars remotely sounds futuristic, but the basic technology is
> already available and used in lorries to limit the top speed to 56mph and
> in new systems to immobilise stolen cars.
>
> The key is the electronics box in most new cars which, when the driver
> presses the accelerator or brake, sends a message to the engine to speed
up
> or slow down. It can be programmed to limit the speed generally or
> according to the position of the car, established via a GPS satellite. For
> remote operation, a modem, which works like a mobile phone, can be used
> tell the car to slow down or stop.
>
> Similar radio telemetry was used by Formula One pit crews to adjust the
> engines of racing cars at up to 200mph - until it was banned this year.
>
> 'The technology exists and will become more refined as time goes on,' said
> Nick Rendell, managing director of the Siemens business developing this
> technology in the UK.
>
> A senior police officer - assumed to be the chief constable or deputy -
can
> already give the order to stop a car remotely, but that power has rarely
if
> ever been used, said Morris. To use any new powers more widely, police
must
> first overcome some practical problems to reassure Ministers that vehicles
> would be stopped safety. Ministers will also want reassurances that
drivers
> would not be mistakenly stopped.
>
> ACPO insists that it would only introduce the technology when it was safe.
> It is calling on the Government to introduce the legislation which it says
> will be vital to stop vehicles when - as expected - manufacturers develop
> tyres that run when they are flat. This will make 'stingers' - the spiked
> strips thrown in front of speeding cars - useless to stop stolen and
> get-away cars or dangerous drivers.
>
> It is also linked to pressure to make cars 'pointless to steal' because of
> growing concern about more violent car crime as vehicles become harder to
> take. The RAC Foundation recently found there were as many as 1,200 car
> jackings in Britain last year.
>
> Another link is to technology which would stop cars going above certain
> speed limits - either a fixed maximum such as 70mph, or varying according
> to the local limit.
>
> The system could even be programmed to reduce speeds below the limit in
bad
> weather or when school children were expected to be about, said Robert
> Gifford, director of the Parliamentary Advisory Committee on Transport
> Safety, which believes the technology could cut the 3,420 deaths a year on
> Britain's roads by 59 per cent.
>
> Experts now believe the technology could start to be used voluntarily by
> the end of the decade and ultimately could be made mandatory.
>
>
> More on policing
> 02.06.2002: David Rose: Short straw for law
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/crimedebate/story/0,12079,726381,00.html
> 17.03.2002: Andrew Rawnsley: Boys in blue will test Blair's bottle
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,668783,00.html
> 09.12.2001: Cristina Odone: Why do we knock the boys in blue?
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,615709,00.html
> 31.03.2002: 'Clean-up' police branded corrupt
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/crimedebate/story/0,12079,742432,00.html
> 02.12.2001: I'll tackle our failing police, says Blunkett
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/crimedebate/story/0,12079,742437,00.html
> 02.12.2001: Blunkett on the police: the Observer interview in full
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/crimedebate/story/0,12079,742442,00.html
> 02.12.2001: Revealed: the country's worst police
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/crimedebate/story/0,12079,742443,00.html
>
> Observer prisons debate
> 08.08.2002: Thinktank review: Solid convictions
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/crimedebate/story/0,12079,771435,00.html
> 04.08.2002: Mary Riddell: An abuse of human rights
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/crimedebate/story/0,12079,768971,00.html
> 11.08.2002: Paul Donovan: What happens when victims of injustice are
freed?
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/crimedebate/story/0,12079,771367,00.html
> 28.07.2002: Michael Naughton: the scale of wrongful convictions
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/crimedebate/story/0,12079,764137,00.html
> 28.07.2002: Sarah Spencer: We are all part of the war against crime
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/crimedebate/story/0,12079,764668,00.html
> 10.02.2002: Mark Leech: Why part-time porridge won't
> workhttp://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,647678,00.html
> 10.02.2002: Unlocking the prisons debate: responses to Blunkett
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,648091,00.html
> 03.02.2002: Mary Riddell: Prison doesn't work ...
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,644040,00.html
> 03.02.2002: David Blunkett: ...but rehabilitation and reform could
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,643990,00.html
> 03.02.2002: 'Soft touch' plan to end jails crisis
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/politics/story/0,6903,644055,00.html
> Observer Comment
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/0,6903,156041,00.html
>
> More from Guardian Unlimited
> Special report: crime
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/Guardian/crime/0,2759,339240,00.html
> Special report: prisons
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/Guardian/prisons/0,7368,464445,00.html
> Politics: more on home affairs
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/Politics/homeaffairs/0,11026,584184,00.html
>
Sunday, December 21, 2003
Make Up Your Own Mind
The fundamentalist Muslims are the source of 98% of the world????????s conflicts!
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 | Answering-islam.org A Christian but a very comprehensive sites on the web. There is a wealth of material on Islam and Quran. |
| | Answering-islam.org.uk This is the mirror site of Answering Islam in UK. |
| | Secularizing Islam by Ibn Warraq One of the best sites for liberal views on Islam. (highly recommended) |
| | Islamic Sharia Law |
| | Muhammad and his personal enemies |
| | Muhammad's letter to the Julanda Brothers of Oman |
| | Muhammad and Idolatry |
| | The Historical Debate |
| | Treaties |
| | Muslim tradition on Heraclius' response to Muhammad's invitation |
| | About the death of Muhammad |
| | The Satanic Verses |
| | Muhammad's Suicide Attempts |
| | God's Last Messenger (?) |
| | Homa.org The Dr. Homa Darabi Foundation. |
| | About.com Critiques of Islamic religious theology - including the hajj, jihad, apostates, hell and other concepts. |
| | Sword of Truth Excellent Hindu website; good material on the writings of the great Anwar Shaikh, and Islam in India |
| | Anwar Shaikh A Hindu site devoted to Anwar Shaikh????????s highly original and very critical articles on Islam, Islamic Imperialism, Islamic violence and sex. |
| | Documenting the Persecution of Christians in the Islamic World It links the persecution to Quran and teachings of Islam. |
| | danielpipes.org An authoritative commentator on Middle East |
| | Resource Links |
| | Save Kashmir Movement.org |
| | Freethoughtmecca A satirical site on Islam. |
| | hraic.org Committed to combat Human Right abused in Islamic Countries |
| | Satyameva Jayate Good articles about the Prophet, women, terrorism, hell and other Islamic concepts. |
| | The Islamic Monitor This site warns the west of Islamic expansionism and the threat that it represents for freedom of speech and Western values. |
| | New Horizons Iranian outreach program in Southern California. New Horizons aims to promote the ideals of secularism, democracy, and rational inquiry to people of Iranian |
| | Religious Tolerance This site aims to promote religious diversity covering a dozen of religions, explaining controversial topics and both positive and negative aspects of religions. |
| | Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion A site, posted by a University of Georgia professor, which is "intended to be of use for students and teachers at all levels, as well for members of the general public who wish to get a non-polemical view of Islam (including Sunni Islam, Shi'ism, and Sufism) and to a lesser extent of Judaism and Christianity." |
| | The Internet Islamic History Sourcebook A wide-ranging collection of links pertaining to the Koran and Islamic history. |
| | Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| | The Treatment of Jews in Arab/Islamic Countries By Mitchell Bard |
| | Atheist Evangelist 666 A place to learn about freethinking and humanism. |
| | Reform Islam Various informative articles about Islam |
| | Islamaniacs Covers subjects like Islamic history, terrorism, totalitarianism, taboos, women and science |
| | Denis Giron Giron is a freethinker and writes very well. His articles include science and Islam, Muhmmad's idea of hell, etc. |
| | Taslima Nasrin's page Another apostate carrying a death sentence for standing for women's rights in her homeland Bangladesh. |
| | Koran: Testimony of Antichrist a Christian site |
| | New Secularism in the Arab World by Ghassan F. Abdullah It is wrongly assumed that there are few secular minded people within the Islamic world. Abdullah's article mentions many people and writings who dared to challenge Islam. |
| | What is the Koran?" by Toby Lester Researchers with a variety of academic and theological interests are proposing controversial theories about the Koran and Islamic history, and are striving to reinterpret Islam for the modern world. This is, as one scholar puts it, a "sensitive business." |
| | Jihad and Civilization - Part 1 (The Battle of Badr) Anwar Shaikh, an ex-Muslim, discusses the true meaning of Jihad (Jehad). Shaikh cites the battle of Badr between Muhammad's followers, and an army of Arab warriors there to protect a commercial caravan. For related material, see Shaik's book |
| | Jehad By Anwar Shaikh |
| | Negationism and the Muslim Conquests" by Francois Gautier Gautier discusses negationism, which he defines as "the denial of historical crimes against humanity", in Muslim-Hindu conflict. The article classifies the Muslim invasion of India as a Holocaust inflicted on the Hindu "infidels". |
| | World Changer's Resource Page |
| | The Challenge of Islam |
| | Lamentations of a Muslims wife |
| | The Islamic revolution's impact on the legal and social status of Iranian women |
| | A Declaration of Women's Rights in Islamic Societies (1997) |
| | Jeremiah McAuliffe & Abdul Saleeb- ( Muslim convert v.s. Caholic Convert) |
| | Collection of Hadithes Muslim/Christian debate |
| | http://www.thekoran.com/ Very good recourse on Islam |
| | The Debate Site Muslim/Christian debate |
| | Light of Life Investigate Islam from Christian point of view |
| | Islam: The Way, The Truth and The Light? Islamic studies in Christian Perspective |
| | The Tougher Answers |
| | Muhammadanism |
| | Truthnet: Islam |
| | The Quran.com |
| | Islam Review The Pen vs. the Sword |
| | Islam Examined |
| The Islamic Security Threat |
| | Thinker's World By Mughal |
| | The Kafir The Islam Threat and the Enemy within |
| | Christian Monitor Reporting on the persecution of Christians |
| | Stormoskenejtak.dk A Danish site on Islam |
| | The Peace Encyclopedia: A Jewish site on Islam |
| | www.mukto-mona.com A Bangladeshi site of freethinkers |
| | Dhimmi: The minorities in Islam |
| | Know Islam. By Anwar Sheikh |
| | Freedom Now World. An anti slavery site |
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Thursday, December 18, 2003
Well, There Goes A Market
Saudi Arabia bans dolls, stuffed animals
Fox News
"Saudi Arabia has banned the importation of female dolls and stuffed
animals, giving merchants three months to dispose of such stock, a
state-guided newspaper reported Wednesday. Interior Minister Prince
Nayef ordered the ban which was relayed around the country by the
national Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Al-Riyadh said. The daily
gave no reason for the ban, which could not be confirmed with
government officials Wednesday. Strict interpretations of Islamic law
ban representations of living beings and any exposure of the female
figure." (12/17/03)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,106040,00.html
Fox News
"Saudi Arabia has banned the importation of female dolls and stuffed
animals, giving merchants three months to dispose of such stock, a
state-guided newspaper reported Wednesday. Interior Minister Prince
Nayef ordered the ban which was relayed around the country by the
national Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Al-Riyadh said. The daily
gave no reason for the ban, which could not be confirmed with
government officials Wednesday. Strict interpretations of Islamic law
ban representations of living beings and any exposure of the female
figure." (12/17/03)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,106040,00.html
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Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Especially for JNP
http://www.theonion.com/3949/top_story.html
BAGHDAD, IRAQ?On almost every corner in Iraq's capital city, carolers are singing, trees are being trimmed, and shoppers are rushing home with their packages?all under the watchful eye of U.S. troops dedicated to bringing the magic of Christmas to Iraq by force.
"It's important that life in liberated Iraq get back to normal as soon as possible," said Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz at a press conference Monday. "That's why we're making sure that Iraqis have the best Christmas ever?something they certainly wouldn't have had under Saddam Hussein's regime."
To that end, 25,000 troops from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and 82nd Airborne Division have been deployed. Their missions include the distribution of cookies and eggnog at major Iraqi city centers, the conscription of bell-ringers from among the Iraqi citizenry, and the enforcement of a new policy in which every man, woman, and child in Baghdad pays at least one visit to 'Twas The Night... On Ice.
Immediately following the press conference, high-altitude bombers began to string Christmas lights throughout the greater-Baghdad area, and Wild Weasel electronic-warfare fighter jets initiated 24-hour air patrols to broadcast Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" over the nation. Armored columns struck out from all major allied firebases to erect a Christmas tree in the town square of every city, while foot soldiers placed fully lit, heavily guarded nativity scenes in front of every Iraqi mosque.
"Thus far, Operation Desert Santa has gone off without a hitch," said Gen. Stanley Kimmet, commander of U.S. armed reconnaissance-and-mistletoe operations in the volatile Tikrit region of central Iraq. "There has been sporadic house-to-house fighting during our door-to-door caroling, but that's to be expected in a Christmas season of this magnitude."
According to Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top American military commander in Iraq, every precaution is being taken to ensure the peaceful enforcement of the Christmas season in occupied Iraq.
"All American military personnel have been instructed that the observation of Christmas should be carried out efficiently and tastefully, with minimal emphasis on the season's commercial aspects," said Sanchez, who addressed reporters while a decorations division strung wreaths and garlands outside his headquarters. "We must keep in mind that the reason for the season-oriented campaign is for Iraq to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
An aide for Sanchez later explained that, in order to ensure a meaningful holiday season for all Iraqis, provisions were made for those Iraqis who elected to observe Hanukkah.
Like many U.S. operations in Iraq, Operation Desert Santa has met with some resistance. A convoy transporting fruitcake and gingerbread came under rocket attack Sunday night just outside Checkpoint No�l in Basra, and unidentified bands of Iraqis exchanged gunfire with Marines operating an armored Humvee simulated sleigh ride in a Baghdad suburb. In spite of these troubles, regional commanders report progress, with only eight U.S. casualties resulting from the operation.
Still, Iraqis report that they are unable to get into the Christmas spirit.
"Why am I supposed to feel joy for the world?" said 34-year-old Baghdad mechanic Hassan al-Ajili as he stood in line for his mandatory visit with Santa. "My country is still at war. I need an American identification card to get anywhere in my own city. Now, for some reason, men with machine guns have placed two rows of jingling antlered pigs on the roof of our house. This is insane."
Bush, speaking from his Crawford ranch, praised the brave men and women of Operation Desert Santa and asked for the understanding of all Americans.
"We must be patient with the Iraqis," said Bush, seated before a Christmas tree dotted with Scottish terrier ornaments. "The holidays can be a very stressful time, especially for people not yet used to the customs. I'm sure Iraq will enjoy the happiest of holiday seasons if we show resolve and commit to making sure that they do."
President Bush then called for 30,000 new troops to be deployed in the next week to ensure an effective and precise enforcement of Christmas throughout the region. Salvation and Eighth Army detachments will be stationed on every corner by Christmas Eve to make sure that every last Iraqi citizen spends the holiday at home, with family.
Sanchez said he is confident that he can meet that deadline.
"A merry Christmas in Iraq means peace in the Middle East has finally been achieved," Sanchez said. "God bless us, every one."
BAGHDAD, IRAQ?On almost every corner in Iraq's capital city, carolers are singing, trees are being trimmed, and shoppers are rushing home with their packages?all under the watchful eye of U.S. troops dedicated to bringing the magic of Christmas to Iraq by force.
"It's important that life in liberated Iraq get back to normal as soon as possible," said Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz at a press conference Monday. "That's why we're making sure that Iraqis have the best Christmas ever?something they certainly wouldn't have had under Saddam Hussein's regime."
To that end, 25,000 troops from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and 82nd Airborne Division have been deployed. Their missions include the distribution of cookies and eggnog at major Iraqi city centers, the conscription of bell-ringers from among the Iraqi citizenry, and the enforcement of a new policy in which every man, woman, and child in Baghdad pays at least one visit to 'Twas The Night... On Ice.
Immediately following the press conference, high-altitude bombers began to string Christmas lights throughout the greater-Baghdad area, and Wild Weasel electronic-warfare fighter jets initiated 24-hour air patrols to broadcast Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" over the nation. Armored columns struck out from all major allied firebases to erect a Christmas tree in the town square of every city, while foot soldiers placed fully lit, heavily guarded nativity scenes in front of every Iraqi mosque.
"Thus far, Operation Desert Santa has gone off without a hitch," said Gen. Stanley Kimmet, commander of U.S. armed reconnaissance-and-mistletoe operations in the volatile Tikrit region of central Iraq. "There has been sporadic house-to-house fighting during our door-to-door caroling, but that's to be expected in a Christmas season of this magnitude."
According to Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top American military commander in Iraq, every precaution is being taken to ensure the peaceful enforcement of the Christmas season in occupied Iraq.
"All American military personnel have been instructed that the observation of Christmas should be carried out efficiently and tastefully, with minimal emphasis on the season's commercial aspects," said Sanchez, who addressed reporters while a decorations division strung wreaths and garlands outside his headquarters. "We must keep in mind that the reason for the season-oriented campaign is for Iraq to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
An aide for Sanchez later explained that, in order to ensure a meaningful holiday season for all Iraqis, provisions were made for those Iraqis who elected to observe Hanukkah.
Like many U.S. operations in Iraq, Operation Desert Santa has met with some resistance. A convoy transporting fruitcake and gingerbread came under rocket attack Sunday night just outside Checkpoint No�l in Basra, and unidentified bands of Iraqis exchanged gunfire with Marines operating an armored Humvee simulated sleigh ride in a Baghdad suburb. In spite of these troubles, regional commanders report progress, with only eight U.S. casualties resulting from the operation.
Still, Iraqis report that they are unable to get into the Christmas spirit.
"Why am I supposed to feel joy for the world?" said 34-year-old Baghdad mechanic Hassan al-Ajili as he stood in line for his mandatory visit with Santa. "My country is still at war. I need an American identification card to get anywhere in my own city. Now, for some reason, men with machine guns have placed two rows of jingling antlered pigs on the roof of our house. This is insane."
Bush, speaking from his Crawford ranch, praised the brave men and women of Operation Desert Santa and asked for the understanding of all Americans.
"We must be patient with the Iraqis," said Bush, seated before a Christmas tree dotted with Scottish terrier ornaments. "The holidays can be a very stressful time, especially for people not yet used to the customs. I'm sure Iraq will enjoy the happiest of holiday seasons if we show resolve and commit to making sure that they do."
President Bush then called for 30,000 new troops to be deployed in the next week to ensure an effective and precise enforcement of Christmas throughout the region. Salvation and Eighth Army detachments will be stationed on every corner by Christmas Eve to make sure that every last Iraqi citizen spends the holiday at home, with family.
Sanchez said he is confident that he can meet that deadline.
"A merry Christmas in Iraq means peace in the Middle East has finally been achieved," Sanchez said. "God bless us, every one."
Whadya know!!
Court to drug thugs: Doctors can prescribe pot
Dodge City Daily Globe
"An appeals court ruled Tuesday that a federal law outlawing
marijuana does not apply to sick people who are allowed to smoke pot
with a doctor's recommendation. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals was a blow to the federal government in its fight
against medical marijuana. The Justice Department has argued that
state medical marijuana laws were trumped by federal drug laws."
(12/16/03)
http://ap.dodgeglobe.com/stories/20031216/1730114.shtml
Dodge City Daily Globe
"An appeals court ruled Tuesday that a federal law outlawing
marijuana does not apply to sick people who are allowed to smoke pot
with a doctor's recommendation. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals was a blow to the federal government in its fight
against medical marijuana. The Justice Department has argued that
state medical marijuana laws were trumped by federal drug laws."
(12/16/03)
http://ap.dodgeglobe.com/stories/20031216/1730114.shtml
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Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Libertarian--What's Libertarian???
"Customer" satisfaction with feds nears all-time high
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GovExec.com
"[T]he public's overall satisfaction with federal agencies is
edging closer to an all-time high reached two years ago, according
to statistics released ... by the University of Michigan. The
government received a score of 70.9 out of 100 possible points on
the 2003 American Customer Satisfaction Index ..." (12/15/03)
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Supreme Court: all subject to arrest in cars where drugs found
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Baltimore Sun
"The Supreme Court issued a traffic warning ...: Beware of whom
you ride with. If drugs are found in a vehicle, all occupants can
be arrested, the justices said in a unanimous decision. It was
a victory for Maryland and 20 other states that argued police
frequently find drugs in traffic stops but no one in the vehicle
claims them." (12/15/03)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/643466852.html
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GovExec.com
"[T]he public's overall satisfaction with federal agencies is
edging closer to an all-time high reached two years ago, according
to statistics released ... by the University of Michigan. The
government received a score of 70.9 out of 100 possible points on
the 2003 American Customer Satisfaction Index ..." (12/15/03)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/712730425.html
Supreme Court: all subject to arrest in cars where drugs found
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Baltimore Sun
"The Supreme Court issued a traffic warning ...: Beware of whom
you ride with. If drugs are found in a vehicle, all occupants can
be arrested, the justices said in a unanimous decision. It was
a victory for Maryland and 20 other states that argued police
frequently find drugs in traffic stops but no one in the vehicle
claims them." (12/15/03)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/643466852.html
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"Piranhas On the Loose," Sam Cohen #2
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Sunday, December 14, 2003
U.S. Suits Multiply, but Fewer Ever Get to Trial, Study Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/14/national/14TRIA.html?hp
On television and in the popular imagination, lawsuits and prosecutions end
in trials, in open court before a jury. In reality, according to a new
study, trials have become quite uncommon.
In 1962, the study says, 11.5 percent of all civil cases in federal court
went to trial. By last year, that number had dropped to 1.8 percent. And
even though there are five times as many lawsuits today, the raw number of
civil trials has dropped, too. They peaked in 1985 at 12,529. Last year,
4,569 civil cases were tried in federal court.
"What's documented here," William G. Young, the chief judge of the Federal
District Court in Boston, said in a telephone interview, "is nothing less
than the passing of the common law adversarial system that is uniquely
American."
The percentage of federal criminal prosecutions resolved by trials also
declined, to less than 5 percent last year from 15 percent in 1962. The
number of prosecutions more than doubled in the last four decades, but the
number of criminal trials fell, to 3,574 last year from 5,097 in 1962.
The study, based on data compiled by the federal court system, was prepared
by Marc Galanter, who teaches law at the University of Wisconsin and the
London School of Economics, for the American Bar Association.
"This is a cultural shift of enormous significance," said Arthur Miller, a
law professor at Harvard.
Opinions vary on whether the shift is a positive one. Negotiated
settlements may satisfy both sides in a way a win-or-lose trial cannot, and
pretrial dismissals of cases by judges may avoid needless trials of
frivolous claims. Both of these alternatives to trial are less cumbersome,
less expensive and more efficient.
On the other hand, some studies suggest that individuals suing companies
fare considerably better before juries than they do in settlements and
before judges, meaning that a decline in the number of trials may hurt
plaintiffs with valid claims.
Judges, scholars and lawyers gathered over the weekend in San Francisco for
a bar association symposium to discuss the study. Among the possible
explanations for what the meeting's organizers call "the vanishing trial"
is a growing antagonism to trials by lawyers and judges, who consider them
costly and risky. They prefer negotiated settlements and pretrial
determinations by judges based only on paper submissions.
"There is a striking philosophical, ideologically driven view that is
hostile to trials," said Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in New Orleans. He attributed the
view to those who prefer mediation to adjudication.
Others view the trend as progress.
"If a trial occurs," said Samuel R. Gross, a law professor at the
University of Michigan, "it usually means a whole lot of efforts by a whole
lot of people have failed."
Paul Butler, a law professor at George Washington University, disagreed. He
said the loss of this form of dispu