[PEN-L] 800 dollars for each American and counting

So there are cuts in taxes for the rich and cuts in entitlements for the poor. All is well in Amerika. Cheers, Ken Hanly Bush Budget Hikes War Funding By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer Friday, February 2, 2007 Printable Version Email This Article (02-02) 19:14 PST WASHINGTON,

[PEN-L] it's getting hot in here

SLATE's Joshua Kucera: The LA [TIMES] had the climate change report yesterday, but with the official release we get to hear official reaction. The White House welcomed the report, but apparently its interest in unilateral action does not extend to reducing greenhouse gases. We are a small

Re: [PEN-L] Surge cost is three times estimate

On 2/2/07, ken hanly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am surprised that the cost of the war so far does not seem to be hurting the US economy. It must be increasing the debt considerably. If foreign dollar holders such as China and Saudi Arabia become alarmed I just wonder if there won't be big

[PEN-L] Ethics? Ethics! We Don't Need No Stinkin' Ethics!

Econ Professors Alert! These kids spent at least ...a few hours... under your tutelage. Watch your wallet, and make them check their PalmPCs at the door. From 101 Dumbest Moments in Business http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/101dumbest/2007/ MBA candidates (future bosses) You have

[PEN-L] NACLA, Michael Coppedge and “political risk” in Venezuela

For the first time in many months, I took a look at the latest issue of NACLA–a journal on Latin American politics that was launched by 60s radicals but today is anything but. Despite the presence of contributions by some decent people, like William Robinson who used to write for the radical

[PEN-L] U.S. Citizens As Economic Insurgents

You've heard of the pledge of ambivalence: http://www.leighm.net/sounds/archive/mp3/pldgofambiv.m3u The pledge to resist: http://www.leighm.net/sounds/archive/mp3/pledge_swilliams_djspooky.m3u Here is the 'Pledge to Abstain': http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InsurgentAmerican/~3/85942616/ (from

[PEN-L] Active-duty Service Members: An Appeal for Redress from the War in Iraq

An Appeal for Redress from the War in Iraq http://www.appealforredress.org/ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6874417 Military Personnel Present Iraq Petition at Capitol Listen to this story... by David Welna All Things Considered, January 16, 2007 Active-duty members of the

Re: [PEN-L] NACLA, Michael Coppedge and “political risk” in Venezuela

At 13:51 03/02/2007, Louis wrote: As is so often the case with these sorts of scholarly pieces, it is difficult to figure out where the author is coming from ideologically. A check of Professor Coppedge's CV at the Notre Dame website provides some background. I'll say! Louis, you are

[PEN-L] Bernard Rougier: The Sunni-Shia Rivalry

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/opinion/?id=19195=19195format=0 2007-01-16 The Sunni-Shia Rivalry Political and, of course, religious discord between Sunnis and Shias complicate the Middle East picture. In the past year, support for Hizbullah during its war with Israel last summer was

[PEN-L] U.S. Backing for Fatah Stirs New Conflict

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=36416 U.S. Backing for Fatah Stirs New Conflict Jon Elmer and Nora Barrows-Friedman GAZA CITY, Feb 2 (IPS) - Explosions, fierce gunfights and ambulance sirens ripped through the Gaza strip again Thursday, only two days after a ceasefire ended a bloody week of

[PEN-L] Brzezinski

WSWS : News Analysis : North America A political bombshell from Zbigniew Brzezinski Ex-national security adviser warns that Bush is seeking a pretext to attack Iran By Barry Grey in Washington DC 2 February 2007 Use this version to print | Send this link by email | Email the author Testifying

[PEN-L] Al-Manar's Coverage of Iraq

http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2007/02/al-manars-coverage-of-iraq.html Saturday, February 03, 2007 Al-Manar's coverage of Iraq. So you watch Al-Manar's coverage of Iraq, and it is bizarre. There are references to the occupation forces, and then there are references to the Iraqi puppet government:

[PEN-L] Puzzled

Ken Hanly questioned why the huge budget deficits for the war have had so little negative effect on the American economy. I can understand why the war expenditures can have had a military-Keyensian effect stimulating the economy but what I can't fathom is why the collapse of the housing bubble

Re: [PEN-L] Puzzled

On 2/3/07, paul phillips [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . At what point does interest on the public debt begin to crowd out demestic program spending? And more to the point, at what point does consumer debt payments begin to undermine consumption and produce a 'crisis of

Re: [PEN-L] Puzzled

paul phillips wrote: In short, how long can the American economy expand on a rising tide of debt? . As long as we believe it can, and as long as other countries keep trading with us out of fear of global economic collapse or fear of our military. I have no numbers to back that up. Just a

[PEN-L] really inconvenient

Counterpunch - Feb 2, 2007 http://www.counterpunch.org/cohen02022007.html Listen, Gore: Some Inconvenient Truths About the Politics of Environmental Crisis By MITCHEL COHEN Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, raises the issue of global warming in a way that scares the bejeezus out of

Re: [PEN-L] Puzzled

Paul, I was going to write the same post this morning myself. Auto sales are low and dropping, housing investment is low. We can't all work taking care of each other's portfolios. I'm puzzled. The newspapers keep remarking about the tight labor markets but I don't see it. A

Re: [PEN-L] really inconvenient

On 2/3/07, Dan Scanlan [EMAIL PROTECTED] forwarded: Counterpunch - Feb 2, 2007 http://www.counterpunch.org/cohen02022007.html Listen, Gore: Some Inconvenient Truths About the Politics of Environmental Crisis By MITCHEL COHEN betrayal. In the film, Gore references the Kyoto Accords and states

[PEN-L] Fwd: Original letter from AEI re. IPCC report

Subject: Original letter from AEI re. IPCC report X-Mailer: dtmail 1.3.0 @(#)CDE Version 1.6.2 SunOS 5.10 sun4u sparc Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:53:51 -0800 (PST) X-Spam-Level: Spam-Level X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on antibody1.sfu.ca Reply-To: Lou Hafer [EMAIL

[PEN-L] deep thoughts: explaining the war

Some people are critical of our current policy. They just do not understand. Let us turn to President Bush's own words, which will clarify everything. INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER January 16, 2007 MR. LEHRER: Let me ask you a bottom-line question, Mr.

Re: [PEN-L] deep thoughts: explaining the war

Michael Perelman wrote: Some people are critical of our current policy. They just do not understand. Let us turn to President Bush's own words, which will clarify everything. . Geeorge Bush is the 'decider', definitely not the 'clarifier'. He also has the speech pattern of someone who