tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40787892009-12-19T11:13:45.493-08:00karmalised...if you are going to find out the facts of a thing, what's the sense in guessing out what ain't the facts and wasting ammunition? I didn't lose no sleep.
- Tom Sawyer, DetectiveDiane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comBlogger222125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1087572471525814032004-06-18T08:27:00.000-07:002008-10-29T19:56:18.673-07:00karmalised has movedThe new URL is: karmalised.com.Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1057323882011525822003-07-04T06:04:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:58:24.213-07:00Moving On
Well the new site is set-up as best as a non-techie could hope for so I'm 'officially' an ex-Blogspotter....
MT is terrific. So much faster than Blogger and the system has several nice features I am really going to enjoy learning about.
If you link to me and would like to change the addy here's the new one..
www.karmalised.com
PeaceDiane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1057209547747559842003-07-02T22:19:00.000-07:002003-07-02T22:19:07.746-07:00The Great Blogspot Revolt
Last weekend I followed a link from ReachMHigh to Dean's World and eagerly accepted Dean's offer to set people up with MT on Verve. After signing on with the service Dean did the rest and I now have a new home.
Thing is it isn't ready for visitors. As soon as I can figure out how to add the essentials I'll post a link.
It could take a while. I've already had to Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1057078142565603792003-07-01T09:49:00.000-07:002004-06-15T03:23:30.766-07:00Strange Timing, Ralph
On May 27 the WP ran an article suggesting the Green Party might consider backing a Democrat.
Kucinich seemed to have the most support.
Then came an announcement that Nader and Kucinich would be appearing at a Democracy Rising event at John Hopkins University on June 26...
Can't seem to find the speeches or any mention of the event in cyberspace.
Did find a couple of Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056897904847887612003-06-29T07:45:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:38:44.873-07:00Democrats plan separate review of Iraq spy data
Partisan bickering over intelligence that President Bush used to justify the war on Iraq escalated yesterday as minority Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee announced they would conduct their own investigation.
The panel's senior Democrat, Carl Levin of Michigan, said the Democrats had decided to undertake their own review because theDiane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056897507372729682003-06-29T07:38:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:56:46.353-07:00Row Between BBC And British Govt. Going Strong
The unprecedented row between the Government and the BBC took a dramatic twist last night when Andrew Gilligan, the reporter at the centre of claims that Number 10 deliberately 'sexed up' evidence against Saddam Hussein, announced he was ready to sue a serving Minister.
Gilligan, the defence correspondent for Radio 4's Today programme, said that Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056895897761224042003-06-29T07:11:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:56:15.753-07:00U.S. Begins Bid to Crush Iraq Insurgents
The operation, dubbed "Desert Sidewinder," is taking place in a huge swath of central Iraq (news - web sites) stretching from the Iranian border to the areas north of Baghdad, and is expected to last for several days, military officials said.
Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056894551601892172003-06-29T06:49:00.000-07:002003-06-29T07:02:36.123-07:00Election Activism for 2004
Cowboy Kahlil linked to this call for action from Dennis Kucinich.
If you think the 2004 vote should be monitored go read.Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056892513081682302003-06-29T06:15:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:42:02.353-07:00Is Any Of This Stuff Made In The U.S.A.?
Israel cuts off ties with BBC
Israel declared over the weekend that it is cutting off ties with the BBC to protest a repeat broadcast on non-conventional weapons said to be in Israel.
The program was broadcast for the first time in March in Britain, and was rerun Saturday on a BBC channel that is aired all over the world.
Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056891049941361382003-06-29T05:50:00.000-07:002003-06-29T05:57:21.000-07:00The MoveOn Vote
My problems with the MoveOn vote are they went almost immediately from asking members to vote for a top three tier to the actual 'vote'. And Zack Exley should have recused himself from the entire process.
Why was there no debate period between asking members to vote for a top three tier and the actual voting? The letters were fine but no substitute for debate on the issuesDiane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056814410143558262003-06-28T08:33:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:42:59.830-07:00Who Will Lose Overtime Pay?
The deadline for submitting comments to the Department of Labor opposing President Bush's overtime cuts is just days away. All public comments must be submitted to the Labor Department before the end of the day this coming Monday, June 30. Act now before it is too late. You, your friends or members of your family could be among the more than 8 million workers who Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056810104633168022003-06-28T07:21:00.000-07:002003-06-28T07:27:12.216-07:00Report al-Qaeda No. 2, And bin Laden Son In Custody In Iran
You might think FOX News [origin of the linked article] is slow on the draw since Iran freely admitted some time ago it's holding al-Qaeda operatives.
But if you read this post over at Body and Soul you might come to a different conclusion.
They have a history of retreading old information. Could it be to provide that 'slant' Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056806953366055312003-06-28T06:29:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:44:19.060-07:00Bush Wants Regime-Change In 3 African Nations
Eleven days before an African tour, Bush addressed the war-ravaged states of Liberia and Congo and warned democracy was under assault in Zimbabwe, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
...
Bush stopped short of demanding the resignation of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
Yet just three days ago;
US offers payment for overthrow of Mugabe
The United Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056805726751228312003-06-28T06:08:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:45:06.336-07:00Company fined $6,000 for answering customer's question "Is any of this stuff made in Israel?"
A Missouri company has been fined $6,000 for answering a customer's question and not reporting to the federal government that the question was asked. The question that's punished by law is: Are any of these products made in Israel, or made of Israeli materials?
The Kansas City Star reports:
Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056803534099462142003-06-28T05:32:00.000-07:002003-07-02T17:58:56.480-07:00Jeanne d'Arc at Body and Soul has an illuminating post about the Congo.
Go read.
I've also learned from Jeanne that Dennis Kucinich now has a blog. It's been added to my links.
Disappointing to read that Jeanne is leaning towards Dean though she hasn't decided yet. Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056729426202515262003-06-27T08:57:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:46:07.000-07:00Perfect Timing!
Bush wants to give Musharraf $4.5 billion and voile! Pakistan arrests an al-Qaeda operative who just happens to have a tape of OSB warning of attacks on the United States.
Scared? Shame on you.
Al-Qaida suspect arrested with video
Pakistani authorities arrested a suspected al-Qaida operative and seized a video cassette purportedly of Osama bin Laden warning of attacks Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056728702225944882003-06-27T08:45:00.000-07:002003-06-27T08:45:02.203-07:00Tired of Telemarketers?
Federal officials said consumers are now able to place their home and mobile telephone numbers on a free, national "do not call list" of households that do not want to receive telephone sales calls, by logging on to (http://donotcall.gov) or calling 1-888-382-1222.
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If you'd like to know why I think telephone companies escaped this restriction read this Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056728016459204022003-06-27T08:33:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:46:58.023-07:00When I posted about this 'find' the other day I thought the Bushies were really pushing it. I even wondered if finally the stupidest sheeple would get off their duffs and say 'enough is enough'.
But nah. The Bushies must thank de loid every second of the day for the sheer ignorance and willingness to submit of their followers. I can't think of any nation on earth that possesses subjects as Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056725060954374282003-06-27T07:44:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:47:41.066-07:00Does Bush Believe God Talks To Him?
Linked from Democrats.com
Abbas said that at Aqaba, Bush promised to speak with Sharon about the siege on Arafat. He said nobody can speak to or pressure Sharon except the Americans.
According to Abbas, immediately thereafter Bush said: "God told me to strike at al Qaida and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did, and now Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056723495864750972003-06-27T07:18:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:48:26.613-07:00If the news of Oregon's success hasn't sent Ashcroft into cardiac arrest this certainly should.
Vive le Canada!
Canada plans injection site for addicts
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canada will open North America's first legal safe-injection site for drug addicts later this year, a decision that drew swift criticism from White House drug czar John Walters.Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056722560594155642003-06-27T07:02:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:49:13.883-07:00Justice, Israeli style.
Don't let this be the end of it. Write your members of congress. Write George. Ask the almighty why he protects the rights of Iranian dissidents to protest but not American citizens.
Rachel Corrie deserves much more than this.
Israelis exonerated in activist's death
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military prosecutor has exonerated Israeli soldiers in the death of an Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056719873217812222003-06-27T06:17:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:50:32.886-07:00French to get harsher cigarette warnings
Larger labels with the simple message: "SMOKING KILLS."
Ha ha. Have you ever smoked a French cigarette? I've only tried one brand. Gauloises. For some reason the United States has forbidden access to their site.
I entered the site as a Greek and to my surprise it doesn't appear Gauloises come in non-filtered form these days, the brand I smoked.
Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056719088499287282003-06-27T06:04:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:51:00.093-07:00Wolfowitz To Choose Tribunal Commission
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Thursday delegated to his top deputy, Paul Wolfowitz, the final word on which terrorism suspects are to be tried by a military tribunal.
Wolfowitz also was given the authority to decide who will serve on the tribunals, which the Pentagon calls commissions.Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056717320447227282003-06-27T05:35:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:53:34.806-07:00Justice American Style--A Continuing Series
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia and the United States signed a bilateral accord Friday preventing the others' citizens from being extradited to the International Criminal Court.
No wonder the United States enthusiastically supported a U.N.-backed tribunal to try former Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide, an effort criticised by political and human Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078789.post-1056716460234717202003-06-27T05:21:00.000-07:002004-06-15T02:52:16.330-07:00The Israeli response to a concession is what it always is. Raid houses or assassinate someone in hope of stirring the violence.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli soldiers hunting a top Hamas bombmaker raided two homes Friday, killing three gunmen and a bystander in a firefight. The Hamas response was muted, suggesting that a deal between armed groups on suspending attacks against Diane Warthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760651392641280801noreply@blogger.com