[LAAMN] Benetech/UN report, Navi Pillay and the defenders of the Assad regime

2013-01-04 Thread Cort Greene
Some thoughts and highlights *There has been a tremendous howl by the defenders and apologists of murder and the horrendous crimes by the Assad regime in the last few days over the UN report of over 60,000 deaths in Syria.* * * *There have been attacks against both Navi Pillay and Benetech, here

[LAAMN] Naomi Klein: Superstorm Sandy-a People's Shock?

2013-01-04 Thread Ed Pearl
http://www.thenation.com/article/171131/superstorm-sandy-peoples-shock Superstorm Sandy-a People's Shock? Naomi Klein The Nation: In the November 26 edition Less than three days after Sandy made landfall on the East Coast of the United States, Iain Murray of the Competitive Enterprise

[LAAMN] CIA still claiming torture led to Osama bin Laden

2013-01-04 Thread Michael Novick
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/us/senators-say-cia-misled-filmmakers.html?partner=rssemc=rss Lawmakers are accusing the C.I.A. of misleading the makers of the movie about the raid on Osama bin Laden, “Zero Dark Thirty,” by telling them that waterboarding and similar techniques helped track

[LAAMN] This Sunday Jan 6: Freedom Hike Potluck Fundraiser For The CHILDREN OF GAZA

2013-01-04 Thread Zahi Damuni
In addition to Al-Awda San Diego, Organizational Endorsers/Co-Sponsors include in the order received: Muslim Student Association (MSA) at Palomar Community College, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at California State University at San Marcos, SJP at San Diego State University,

[LAAMN] Re: This New Year is more properly written as: 20EUCLID

2013-01-04 Thread part2001
Technically, you are Bat Mitzvah at 12, I believe, as girls mature earlier than boys. How about 2000-PICO (As in Pio Pico, last Afro-Mexicano governor of California before it was conquered and annexed by the US, for whom what would be 13th Street in L.A. is named)? --- In

[LAAMN] Re: This New Year is more properly written as: 2013

2013-01-04 Thread -Jim DeMaegt
And/or we could petition both Santa Monica and Los Angeles to change the name of 13th Street back to 13th and celebrate 13 as the new lucky number and 2013 as a Lucky year. And my wife's birthday this year (well now last year) was 12/12/12. Soo will anyone's birthday

Re: [LAAMN] Re: This New Year is more properly written as: 2013

2013-01-04 Thread scotpeden
Yes, petition that the 13th be a lucky day. Let's hear those who are superstitious fight that one. Scott And/or we could petition both Santa Monica and Los Angeles to change the name of 13th Street back to 13th and celebrate 13 as the new lucky number and 2013 as a Lucky year.

[LAAMN] ACTION: Change Links Editor awaiting Surgery

2013-01-04 Thread Uncle Don B Fanning
ACTION: Change Links Editor awaiting Surgery Change Links Editor John Johnson is in LA's/Van Nuys' Valley Presbyterian Hospital. John needs a heart valve replaced and two arteries cleared. The procedures should be performed Sunday or Monday so far as I know at this point. If you wish to

[LAAMN] RE: This New Year is more properly written as: 5777

2013-01-04 Thread -Jim DeMaegt
Cool Michael. So in the year 5813 we just might have some people with birthdays on 13/13/13. But how do we figure out if that year has a leap month?? I think I will try to research that. And please stay around until at least that date Michael so we can celebrate the

[LAAMN] Chuckle-A-Duck

2013-01-04 Thread scotpeden
A bit tongue in cheek, or is it? Scott http://chuckleaduck.com/comic/goes-wy-back/ -- Chuckle-A-Duck /// Goes wy back Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:01 AM PST