Politics & Government - 13 July 2006

2006-07-13 05:38:30 · 11 answers · asked by MORTEZA .D 1 in Military

Woman soldier faced repeated sexual abuse in Iraq
“Mom, I just can’t go back”

By Evan Kornfeld | July 14, 2006 | Page 2

POLICE IN Eugene, Ore., arrested Suzanne Nichole Swift June 11 and charged her with desertion for the “crime” of refusing to return to Iraq.

Swift, a 21-year-old specialist serving with the 54th Military Police Company, explained her decision by citing not only her opposition to the illegal and immoral war in Iraq, but also repeated sexual harassment and abuse suffered at the hands of her commanders and other soldiers.

In January, Swift was ordered to return to Iraq with her unit, but she did not report for duty.

When she joined the Army in spring 2003, recruiters told Swift that if she signed up as a military police specialist for a five- instead of a four-year stint, she would not be sent to Iraq. When she arrived at basic training, she was told immediately that she would be sent to Iraq. read the full article -
http://www.socialistworker.org/2006-2/595/595_02_

2006-07-13 05:36:26 · 9 answers · asked by kuezpallin.com 2 in Immigration

Someone is suing my company just for money and we need the 911 record for proof that we are innocent. We called the phone companies but they do not keep such records. The 911 call was made by us.

2006-07-13 05:36:06 · 4 answers · asked by pingtinggege 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

No-one like a bully

This is what the Israeli's have been up to, ever since 1955:-

http://www.action-for-un-renewal.org.uk/pages/isreal_un_resolutions.htm

2006-07-13 05:35:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

i thought you guys were fiscally conservative?

2006-07-13 05:33:16 · 16 answers · asked by david c 4 in Politics

2006-07-13 05:32:20 · 2 answers · asked by thepaxilman 2 in Government

2006-07-13 05:32:13 · 6 answers · asked by Rocketman 2 in Politics

After all, he did operate an illegal wiretapping program on the country without a warrant. He broke the law, right? Therefore, he should be impeached, right?

2006-07-13 05:30:31 · 30 answers · asked by ilmaas44 3 in Politics

I'm curious as to which administration created and supported the "War on Drugs" and which political party, if any, had this on their platform. I would also like any related details such as who and when the 'War" was kicked off and any important milestones.

2006-07-13 05:29:01 · 5 answers · asked by JeffP... 1 in Government

the war crimes committed by the U.S. occupiers. In the months since, revelations of U.S. soldiers committing mass killings, torture in Abu Ghraib and other detention facilities, and now rape have only become more pronounced in their brutality.
The latest atrocity to come to light took place March 12 in the town of Al-Mahmudiyah. According to reports, then-Private Steven Green and at least two other soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division allegedly stalked 15-year-old Abeer Kasim Hamza for a week.

Green and other soldiers then raped and murdered Abeer--after first killing her mother Fakhriya Taha Muhsen, father Kasim Hamza Rasheed and 5-year-old sister Hadel. In an attempt to cover up the crime, the soldiers then burned the lower half of Abeer’s body and set the famiily’s farmhouse on fire.
http://www.socialistworker.org/2006-2/595/595_03_WarCrimes.shtml

2006-07-13 05:27:44 · 15 answers · asked by kuezpallin.com 2 in Immigration

2006-07-13 05:27:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

and conservatives who blame illegal immigrants for all their problems?

2006-07-13 05:27:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

2006-07-13 05:27:01 · 19 answers · asked by Mr.Truth 1 in Government

Look at them they are 500 years behind, sleep with their relatives, the woman smell like salmon, and 45% of them have no teeth, and 80% of them are uneducated.

2006-07-13 05:25:24 · 10 answers · asked by Mr.Truth 1 in Politics

Doesn't this man have a few unanswered questions from 9/11?

2006-07-13 05:24:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

Our President has a penchant for giving out nicknames. Not even those close to him are spared as "Turd Blossom" (Karl Rove) would testify. I think George W. Bush, a man who, love him or hate him, stirs up such strong emotion in people is deserving of a much more descriptive nickname than Dubya.

2006-07-13 05:24:31 · 21 answers · asked by key2x4y 2 in Politics

With Japan talking about pre-emptive strikes against N. Korea, the U.S. in the Middle East and Israel attacking Lebanon, do you think another World War is about to begin? If so, are you scared?

2006-07-13 05:22:22 · 21 answers · asked by soulreflector 2 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-07-13 05:21:16 · 13 answers · asked by Gabriel M 4 in Politics

If yes, how...? and if not , what is the way out to join my spouse in US from India. I am really in dilemma....!!!! Can some one suggest me a solution.......

2006-07-13 05:18:55 · 3 answers · asked by jitu 1 in Embassies & Consulates

to discuss overpopulation ? The poorest people all over the world are humping their brains out when they cant support them. Why dont celebrities hand out condoms and do EVERYONE a big service to humanity ? The worlds population is increasing by 1,000,000 every 5 days !!! Absolutely unsustainable by any measure !

2006-07-13 05:18:53 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2006-07-13 05:18:06 · 16 answers · asked by Dio 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

The US and its cohorts rush to stamp out any possibility of any country gaining the means to war. Japan considers a pre-emptive strike on North Korea just because it's about to develop ICBM technology. Sure, these developments make the rest of us uneasy but is this action right?

It used to be we declared war when an act of war was perpetrated against us. Why now is it ok to invade or declare war when someone just gains the means? Isn't that sort of like laying an assault charge on someone for buying a weapon?

2006-07-13 05:17:57 · 8 answers · asked by scruffy 5 in Military

Why not send all the "death row" inmates, and give them a gun...
Hey....we have to pay for their housing anyway....

2006-07-13 05:17:02 · 8 answers · asked by Shawn C 1 in Military

2006-07-13 05:16:08 · 4 answers · asked by david c 4 in Politics

George W. Bush
The White House, USA

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

LAW ENFORCEMENT:
I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been "lost" and is not available.

MILITARY:
I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam.

COLLEGE:
I graduated from Yale University with a low C average.

PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:
I ran for U.S. Congress and lost. I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas, in 1975. I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas. The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock. I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money.
With the help of my father and our right-wing friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS:
I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union. During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America. I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money. I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history. With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida, and my father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President after losing by over 500,000 votes.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:
I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record. I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one billion dollars per week. I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury. I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history. I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any
12-month period. I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period. I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market. In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire," Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her. I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President.
I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations. My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends,
Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. History, Enron.
My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision. More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair
than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history. I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed. I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history. I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts. I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than any President in U.S. history. I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States government. I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history.
I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission. I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law. I refused to allow inspectors access to U.S. "prisoners of war" detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention. I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election
inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. election).
I set the record for fewest number of press conferences of any President since the advent of television. I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period. After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history.
I garnered the most sympathy for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history. I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously
protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind. I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked,
pre-emptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S. citizens, and the world community. I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty benefits for active duty troops and their families -- in war time. In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for attacking
Iraq, then blamed the lies on our British friends.
I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security.
I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster," a WMD.
I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden to justice.

RECORDS AND REFERENCES:
All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's library, sealed and unavailable for public view. All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view. All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President, attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review.

So... what do you think?

2006-07-13 05:16:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

2006-07-13 05:15:24 · 8 answers · asked by schenzy 3 in Military

certinly we would defend england from rocket attacks and open aggrestion so why only lip service for israel .WE support you but sorry we will not interfere .SHOULD WE of had this policy all along in every region of the middle-east instead of becoming involved in everyones affairs and becoming a target for terrorists ove r the years for destroying middle -eastern culture.

2006-07-13 05:13:51 · 13 answers · asked by playtoofast 6 in Politics

It does say that congress shall pass no law abridging the rights of citizens to practice their religion and that will not be a state religion (like the church of England) but when I read the constitution I never saw anything that said "separation of church and state” Did I miss it (this is not a sarcastic question I really could have missed something)

2006-07-13 05:13:36 · 6 answers · asked by Ethan M 5 in Politics

2006-07-13 05:12:54 · 31 answers · asked by gokie26 1 in Law & Ethics

2006-07-13 05:11:19 · 8 answers · asked by rahul mittal 1 in Politics