Tag: written by wetkarma
Breaking the bank
wetkarma.
Posted to Business on Mon Sep 22, 2008 at 09:11:52 AM EST (promoted from Diaries by port1080). RSS.
I never want to see another story about how we can't afford the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Under the US bailout plan, the government proposes to buy the mortgage loans of virtually every under-performing 'sub-primze' mortgage in America.
Calculated cost? $700b. Its so expensive, that we will have raise our debt ceiling limit to pay for it.
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A whole lotta shaking going on... [Breaking News] [Updated]
pO157.
Posted to Etcetera on Mon May 12, 2008 at 01:51:21 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Today a powerful 7.9 earthquake hit southwestern China, killing thousands.
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Burma: hit by a cyclone, a 12-foot tidal wave and incompetent government
wetkarma.
Posted to Scoop on Tue May 06, 2008 at 06:37:54 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Cyclone Nargis has delivered a severe blow to the nation of Burma, with tens of thousands of people reported dead (most recent reports suggest up to 50,000 people have been killed) and over a million homeless and now without food as the category 3 cyclone pushed a massive tidal surge over the Irrawady delta sweeping away entire villages and leaving the coastal plain of Burma under water.
The city of Rangoon is without electricity or water with the military dictatorship seemingly unable to react in the face of mass devastation. Whether aid efforts can avert a further humanitarian disaster remains to be seen as Burma's relationship with the rest of the world is notoriously bad.
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All Bangers, No Mash? UK Rolls Out Biometric National ID Card
wetkarma.
Posted to Politics on Fri Mar 07, 2008 at 09:10:31 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
The plans have been announced, the decision made. First they'll single out the Jews, foreigners, academics, and those who want party jobs. And after all of this, what will you do when they come for you?
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Liberal Fascism [Book Review]
wetkarma.
Posted to Politics on Wed Jan 23, 2008 at 05:02:22 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
If you left out the parts about killing all the Jews and invading Poland, what specifically about the Nazi political platform do you disagree with?
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Torture Works - now what.
wetkarma.
Posted to Politics on Tue Dec 11, 2007 at 08:47:41 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Much has been written and discussed over the use of "harsh interrogation tactics"/torture for people the US government has in custody. People opposed to torture present their opposition based on two principles. The first is that torture does not work. A suspect will likely tell you whatever he believes you wish to know regardless of the truth of the situation. The second is that torture is morally wrong and that a society which sanctions the use of torture begins to become the monster it seeks to fight.
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Revisiting The Surge - Looking Back At Our New Way Forward
wetkarma.
Posted to Politics on Wed Nov 14, 2007 at 04:46:55 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
In January of 2007, President Bush announced a new approach to the war in Iraq based on the concept of "Clear, Hold and Build." Fundamental to the plan was an escalating in the number of troops deployed in Iraq and especially Baghdad - the escalation of boots on the ground was called The Surge. At the time, leading papers described the escalation as a further boondoggle while some TnT'ers came out on the record in support of the initiative.
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UK Under (Incompetent) Siege
wetkarma.
Posted to Politics on Sat Jun 30, 2007 at 04:34:18 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Approximately two years after muslim terrorists set explosives off in the London underground, the United Kingdom now faces new attacks. On Friday the morning of June 29th, Londoners woke to the news of police officers disabling an explosive device in a car reported to be packed with fuel, gas cylinders and nails. This was followed by the detection of another vehicle also packed with similar material which had been towed from nearby Trafalgar Square.
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