Monday, February 28, 2011

Iran threatens to boycott 2012 Olympics after it claims that logo spells out 'Zion'

Madoff to NY magazine: Government a Ponzi scheme

He's right about that:

Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff said in a magazine interview published Sunday that new regulatory reform enacted after the recent national financial crisis is laughable and that the federal government is a Ponzi scheme.

"The whole new regulatory reform is a joke," Madoff said during a telephone interview with New York magazine in which he discussed his disdain for the financial industry and for its regulators.

White House 'Pleased' With Funding Extension But Wants Longer-Term Deal

Christiane Amanpour in Tripoli: Gadhafi Doles Out Cash to the People

http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=13018265

- Ain't gonna help you, Muammar.

Video: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Tyler Perry's The Presiden't Speech

This is hysterical:

Sunday, February 27, 2011

African dictator's son orders luxury superyacht

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The son of Equatorial Guinea's dictator of 30 years commissioned plans to build a superyacht costing $380 million, nearly three times what the country spends on health and education each year, a corruption watchdog said Monday.

The statement from Global Witness said that German company Kusch Yachts has been asked to build the yacht, housing a cinema, restaurant, bar and swimming pool, though construction has not yet started.

Global Witness has been urging Washington to institute sanctions against Teodorin Obiang, whose extravagant lifestyle currently includes a $35 million-dollar mansion in Malibu, California, a $33 million jet and a fleet of luxury cars, while earning a salary of $6,799 a month as agriculture minister.

'This Week' Transcript (2-27-11): Saif al-Islam and Saadi Gadhafi

'This Week' Transcript: Saif al-Islam and Saadi Gadhafi - ABC News

Republican Party benefits from weakened unions

Republican Party benefits from weakened unions

Terrorists taunts may tell attack timing

Terrorists taunts may tell attack timing - USATODAY.com

Nationwide Rallies Against Wisconsin Anti-Union Bill

Nationwide Rallies Against Wisconsin Anti-Union Bill

Gingrich: If it comes to a shutdown, the GOP should stick to its principles

Gingrich: If it comes to a shutdown, the GOP should stick to its principles

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Video: Face The Nation (2-6-11)

Deputies: Florida man stabbed because he was Muslim

ST PETERSBURG — Authorities say a Florida man is accused of stabbing another man in the neck after learning he was Muslim during a discussion about religion.

According to an arrest affidavit, the man who was stabbed told 52-year-old Bradley Kent Strott that he was Muslim while the two talked on Saturday. Investigators say Strott then grabbed the man by his shirt and stabbed him with a pocket knife.

The man who was stabbed was treated for his wound, though details about his condition were not available.

Strott was charged with aggravated battery. He was released Saturday evening on $15,000 bond.

A message left at a telephone listing for Strott was not immediately returned.

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Egypt-American Protesters: Stop backing dictatorship

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Anti-Mubarak activists bruised, tired, hungry

Forum: The Struggle for Freedom in the Middle East - Jobrny's Rants

GOP Hypocrisy on Health Care

Republicans opposed health care reform but benefit from their government subsidized benefits.

Video: Egyptian Protesters Tell Army General, "We Won't Go"

The Struggle for Freedom in the Middle East - Jobrny's Rants

Crisis in Egypt Tests U.S. Ties With Israel

Crisis in Egypt Tests U.S. Ties With Israel

This article fully demonstrates how powerful the pro-Israel lobby's grip on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East is. American politicians, and media outlets, refuse to embrace a just cause in Egypt in favor of the murderous regime there. Obama is no different. He must get on his knees and beg for permission to support the struggle for freedom in an Arab country. Despite there being no evidence that jihadists would take control of Egypt if Mubarak falls, this paranoid scenario is repeated over and over again by the politicians and the press. How tragic that America should not be allowed to fully support people's yearning to be free. Isn't that what we're about?

Friday, February 4, 2011

Al-Jazeera office attacked in Egypt protests

http://m.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/feb/04/al-jazeera-office-attacked-egypt-pr...

- The Cairo office of al-Jazeera was ransacked by pro-government "thugs" today, as the Arabic language news channel also said its news website had come under attack by hackers.

Al-Jazeera said its office had been stormed by a "gang of thugs" who burned equipment, on a day of reports of escalating violence against journalists covering the Egyptian uprising.

Obama warned on Egypt: intelligence official

Obama warned on Egypt: intelligence official - Jobrny's Rants