Friday, May 4, 2007

Prison Pups
Inmate Edward Parent, who is serving a ten-year sentence for a DUI death resulting in a conviction, sits with Chuck, a black Labrador he is training to be a service dog as part of NEADS' Prison Pup program, at the John J Moran medium security prison in Cranston, Rhode Island, in this April 24, 2007 file photo. Dozens of dogs are being trained by prison inmates in a fast-growing program that provides "service dogs" to help U.S. veterans who have lost arms and legs or suffered brain injuries in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.......ahnc
Prison Pups
Joan Baez Banned By Army
Legendary folk singer and antiwar activist Joan Baez has been denied permission to sing at a concert for wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. John Mellencamp had asked her to perform with him last Friday and that she accepted his invitation. But then the Army subsequently refused to let her take part. Mellencamp told RollingStone.com that when they asked why, the reply they got was, "She can't fit here."
Interview With Amy Goodman........here

Thursday, May 3, 2007

The Hague
Home To The International Criminal Court
Established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression, although it cannot currently exercise its jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. The court can only prosecute crimes committed on or after July 1, 2002, the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, entered into force. As of May 2007, 104 states are members of the Court, and a further 41 countries have signed but not ratified the Rome Statute. However, a number of states, including the United States, China and India, continue to oppose it......Wikipedia
With All The Talk Of Impeachment, I Like This Idea Better, Just A Thought

We The People

Ava Lowery - Mission Accomplished - 4 Years Later

I'm The Commander Guy

"The question is, who ought to make that decision? The Congress or the commanders? And as you know, my position is clear—I'm the commander guy.".....GW Bush

I Guess The Decider Didn't Go Over To Well. A New One For Who's Listening.

LAPD Rampage

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

"This is a government that can't find a 6-foot-4 terrorist. How is it going to find 12 million people?"........Howard Dean
Robert Derga's Pen
Bush signed the veto with a pen given to him by Robert Derga, the father of Marine Corps Reserve Cpl. Dustin Derga, who was killed in Iraq on May 8, 2005. The elder Derga spoke with Bush two weeks ago at a meeting the president had with military families at the White House. Derga asked Bush to promise to use the pen in his veto. On Tuesday, Derga contacted the White House to remind Bush to use the pen, and so he did........more
"The battle is not over, It's a war on terrorism. The terrorists are still there. If we don't stay, they will be back again. They're not going to give up. We shouldn't either.".........Robert Derga
Satan's Minions Misbehavin' On Dale Mabry Highway



more............here

Howard Dean calls leading immigration proposal 'insane'