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I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby gets heckled as he departs sentencing (short video)
"You should go right to jail, Libby... a bunch of criminals in the whole damn administration, got us into this war... Big Liar, Go to jail, go to jail, that's where you belong... |
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on Jun 8, 2007 at 6:45 am by Just Askin\', a resident of Stanford |
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The Security State is a Good Thing
The recent neutralzing of the of the Islamist planned attack on JFK airport in NYC is only one of several foiled attacks on the U.S. in recent years (pre- and post- 9/11).
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Jim |
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on Jun 7, 2007 at 9:15 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Declassified documents emerge: Was Israel's 1967 surprise attack on Egypt really necessary?
Web Link
Little-noticed details in declassified U.S. documents indicate that Israel's Six-Day War may not h... |
Oh Oh |
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on Jun 6, 2007 at 1:52 pm by Sarlat, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Bush and Russia's Putin
Condi Rice is an old Soviet expert, so here is a foreign policy situation where advice from the highest places has a solid foundation. The specific issue at hand is the idea ... |
A Boomer |
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on Jun 6, 2007 at 12:01 pm by Yay Stanford!, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Iraq: Best-Case, Most Likely, and Worst-Case
Over the next few days, I'll post a few expert opinions offered to Tim Dickinson (Rolling Stone, 3/22/07) regarding the range of scenarios for Iraq, from best to worst. Let's... |
SkepticAl |
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on Jun 5, 2007 at 9:37 pm by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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British professors approve plan to boycott Israeli academics, Israeli universities
More than 120,000 college-level educators, voted May 30 to pass a resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli academics and universities, as well as a moratorium on European U... |
Tally Ho |
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on Jun 4, 2007 at 9:36 pm by Tally Ho, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Arrest Robert McNamara
I propose that 91 year old Robert McNamara be arrested. No, I'm not suggesting he be tried for his role in planning the fire bombings of Japanese cities during World War II, o... |
The Cohen Brother |
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on Jun 4, 2007 at 5:10 pm by Gerald, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Top retired general says, "USA can forget about winning the war in Iraq."
"I am absolutely convinced that America has a crisis in leadership at this time," Sanchez told AFP after a recent speech in San Antonio, Texas."
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It\'s Over |
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on Jun 4, 2007 at 2:40 pm by It\'s Over, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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EPA officials, youth applaud state's Romic order
Everyone from the mayor to a group of young anti-pollution protestors are applauding the state's ordering Romic Environmental Technologies Corp. to immediately begin shutting ... |
Editor |
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on Jun 3, 2007 at 7:32 pm by Michael, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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It was 40 yrs ago today, Sgt. Pepper's Band began to play.....
It was 40 years ago today that Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band was released. I have so many Beatle related memories that are intertwined with my life. It may be nos... |
50s baby |
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on Jun 3, 2007 at 4:49 pm by Parent of teens, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Double happiness
Palo Alto family tries to adopt one child, gets two
It's not a situation most couples are prepared to face: an overseas adoption attempt that garners not one but t... |
Editor |
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on Jun 3, 2007 at 3:57 pm by Theresa, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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"Pop" Gittleson
August 10, 1950, "Pop" Gittleson was the first man in my unit killed in our first fire fight, along the Naktong river. Pop was a veteran of WWII. He was 27 when he died. |
Walter_E_Wallis |
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on Jun 3, 2007 at 6:12 am by anon., a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Bright idea or dim bulb?
Compact fluorescent light bulbs are a revolution in lighting technology.
Read the full story here Web Link |
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on Jun 3, 2007 at 12:13 am by An Observer, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Impeachment Not Appeasement
Opposition to the current regime has steadily grown over the years, as one scandal after another has exposed serious assaults upon our Constitution and Bill of Rights, as well... |
Carol Brouillet |
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on Jun 1, 2007 at 11:12 am by R Wray, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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U.S. gov't fights to prevent testing of all slaughtered cattle for mad cow.
Agriculture Department argues that widespread testing could lead to a false positive that would harm the meat industry.
Web Link... |
Not The Onion |
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on Jun 1, 2007 at 10:13 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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New Dollar Coins - Will we use them
We now have another attempt at getting us to use $ coins instead of bills. Will we do it. I doubt it unless we are forced to.
I remember in Britain when the first Pound coi... |
Interested |
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on May 31, 2007 at 5:36 pm by bruce, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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State clamps down on Romic in East Palo Alto
State environmental regulators today ordered that Romic Environmental Technologies Corp.'s East Palo Alto facility on Bay Road shut down its hazardous waste treatment operatio... |
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on May 31, 2007 at 11:20 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Race lawsuit, resignations rock Menlo Park PD
The Menlo Park Police Department is short-handed, and now there's an explanation why: Four officers have resigned over the past several weeks, and two of those cops are suing ... |
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on May 30, 2007 at 11:53 pm by Treshelle, a resident of another community |
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Pre-war intelligence on Iraq after the invasion largely correct, but ignored
Part II of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report found that the Intelligence community fairly accurately predicted the instability, exploitation of situation by A... |
Anonymous |
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on May 30, 2007 at 2:53 pm by A Boomer, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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You're gonna love the guy Bush just nominated for World Bank president.
Robert Zoellick is a big-time PNACer, a former Enron advisor, a former Counselor to Secretary James Baker, former Deputy Secretary of State (2005-2006), a current Goldman Sach... |
Talk About Credentials |
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on May 30, 2007 at 1:11 pm by sarlat, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Podheretz believes attack on Iran possible
Mr. Podhoretz, in your article you say there, in fact, is no other alternative solution for the Iranian nuclear threat other than an American military strike. Have you told Pr... |
Guardian of Zion |
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on May 30, 2007 at 8:02 am by anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Al-Qaeda on the run in Iraq?
I didn't notice this on the front page of the papers, so I am posting it for an FYI. Encouraging.
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Draw the Line |
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on May 30, 2007 at 7:18 am by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
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How to End Islamophobia - a link
I know most people don't get the Wall Street Journal, so here is a link to a beautifully written opinion piece in it today. Obviously, I completely agree with it. It is by a v... |
Draw the Line |
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on May 29, 2007 at 3:00 am by Mike, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Thomas Friedman supported Iraq invasion TV interview
"We needed to go over there, basically, um, and um, uh, take out a very big state right in the heart of that world and burst that bubble, and there was only one way to do it.
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Well.Suck.On.This. |
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on May 28, 2007 at 9:44 pm by Well.Suck.On.This., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Crime pays big time!
Who said crime doesn’t pay? The London Guardian recently reported $12 billion that has essentially vanished into thin air. Shortly after the start of the war in Iraq, a huge c... |
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on May 26, 2007 at 8:21 am by Disgusted, a resident of another community |
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