Monday, September 10, 2007
Where were you on 9/11/2001? Ironically, it turned out the one person I did know was someone I'd briefly worked with in San Francisco. Not a close friend, but one of those people who you only need to know a little to know what a great person they are. Not surprisingly, he was one of the heroes of Flight 93. To this day, I'm still amazed I didn't know others. My brother lost 3 colleagues, who went to help in the rescue. He himself might've been one of them, had an adament supervisor not rebuffed his repeated attempts to go to the scene himself.
Rev. Yearwood Arrested at Petreaus hearing Rev. Lennox Yearwood was in line with many others today waiting to get into the Petreaus hearing before the House Armed Services Committee. When the line started moving shortly before the scheduled hearing time of 12:30 pm, Capitol Police stopped him from entering while let others in behind him. They told him they were only letting 7 "peace people" in and that there was no more room for him. Understandably and correctly, Rev. Yearwood argued with the Capitol Police that he had as much right to be in the hearing room as any of the others in line. They refused to let him enter, and began moving him away from the hearing room door.
Iraqis Say Surge Has Failed More Iraqis say security in their local area has gotten worse in the last six months than say it's gotten better, 31 percent to 24 percent, with the rest reporting no change. Far more, six in 10, say security in the country overall has worsened since the surge began, while just one in 10 sees improvement. More directly assessing the surge itself -- a measure that necessarily includes views of the United States, which are highly negative -- 65 to 70 percent of Iraqis say it's worsened rather than improved security, political stability and the pace of redevelopment alike. There are some improvements, but they're sparse and inconsistent. Thirty-eight percent in Anbar province, a focal point of the surge, now rate local security positively; none did so six months ago. In Baghdad fewer now describe themselves as feeling completely unsafe in their own neighborhoods -- 58 percent, down from 84 percent. Yet other assessments of security in these locales have not improved, nor has the view nationally.
Rev. Yearwood Arrested at Petreaus hearing Rev. Lennox Yearwood was in line with many others today waiting to get into the Petreaus hearing before the House Armed Services Committee. When the line started moving shortly before the scheduled hearing time of 12:30 pm, Capitol Police stopped him from entering while let others in behind him. They told him they were only letting 7 "peace people" in and that there was no more room for him. Understandably and correctly, Rev. Yearwood argued with the Capitol Police that he had as much right to be in the hearing room as any of the others in line. They refused to let him enter, and began moving him away from the hearing room door.
Iraqis Say Surge Has Failed More Iraqis say security in their local area has gotten worse in the last six months than say it's gotten better, 31 percent to 24 percent, with the rest reporting no change. Far more, six in 10, say security in the country overall has worsened since the surge began, while just one in 10 sees improvement. More directly assessing the surge itself -- a measure that necessarily includes views of the United States, which are highly negative -- 65 to 70 percent of Iraqis say it's worsened rather than improved security, political stability and the pace of redevelopment alike. There are some improvements, but they're sparse and inconsistent. Thirty-eight percent in Anbar province, a focal point of the surge, now rate local security positively; none did so six months ago. In Baghdad fewer now describe themselves as feeling completely unsafe in their own neighborhoods -- 58 percent, down from 84 percent. Yet other assessments of security in these locales have not improved, nor has the view nationally.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
The Apparitions: God Monkey Robot
Friday, August 31, 2007
Top Stories: 8-5-07
Whitehouse budget item flagged by GAO
Volunteer Staff Needed
Want to better inform the public? Want to fight the mainstream media? Want to bring back independent, objective journalism? Now is your chance. The Muckraker wants to provide relivant information for people to analyze and digest. Please contact The Muckraker at TheMuckrakerNews@gmail.com to become a contibutor, and begin posting articles today.
Subscribe to Posts [Atom]