my name is luka. yes i walked into a war again.

* murdock headline: "To survive, Israel will have to strike nuclear Iran" scary article too. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10786630%5E7583,00.html

* scarily prescient article from the onion apparently jan01 "Mere days from assuming the presidency and closing the door on eight years of Bill Clinton, president-elect George W. Bush assured the nation in a televised address Tuesday that "our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over."'

* this from the onion last week "Bush Campaign More Thought Out Than Iraq War
WASHINGTON, DC—Military and political strategists agreed Monday that President Bush's re-election campaign has been executed with greater precision than the war in Iraq. "Judging from the initial misrepresentation of intelligence data and the ongoing crisis in Najaf, I assumed the president didn't know his ass from his elbow," said Col. Dale Henderson, a military advisor during the Reagan Administration. "But on the campaign trail, he's proven himself a master of long-term planning and unflinching determination. How else can you explain his strength in the polls given this economy?" Henderson said he regrets having characterized Bush's handling of the war as "incompetent," now that he knows the president's mind was simply otherwise occupied." which is kinda similar to wot ive been saying for ever - their media control, or the layers of insurance for stealing elections, is so good that the iraq debacle was actually intentional. http://www.theonion.com/index.php?issue=4036

* "Robert Strong, who was one of three people interviewed by "60 Minutes," said he was shown copies of the documents by CBS anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes on Sept. 5, three days before the broadcast." cbs had been working on this story for months, and then the memos turn up just days b4 going to air, so they dont have sufficient time to verify them? rove is sweet. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A24635-2004Sep15?language=printer

* msdowd does the rove/cbs thing

* heres why nader was rushed onto the ballots in florida for a few days. these people are good. "Last night, the state was again involved in suits and countersuits over a presidential election in Florida. Ms. Hood's role has been a disturbing one. Instead of waiting as an impartial bystander for the court's direction, she seems to be trying to thwart any ruling that would take Mr. Nader off the ballot. At one point, while the court ruling eliminating Mr. Nader was under appeal, Ms. Hood's office hurriedly directed every county to add Mr. Nader's name to the ballots that will soon be sent to overseas voters." http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/16/opinion/16thu2.html?ex=1096335916&ei=1&en=6cc2bfeb75c01ba9

* "Matt Lauer's opening one-on-one with Kitty Kelley on the "Today" show this week was an example of a new genre of TV journalism: the interview as Hells Angels initiation ceremony. After being smacked around, stomped on and having her leathers urinated on from a great height by Lauer, Kelley was then welcomed back for two consecutive mornings to plug her new doorstopper... The head of NBC News, Neal Shapiro, had gamely resisted pressure from the White House to drop Kelley from the show. " http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24853-2004Sep15.html?referrer=emailarticle

* "Most senior US military officers now believe the war on Iraq has turned into a disaster on an unprecedented scale
General Odom said: "This is far graver than Vietnam. There wasn't as much at stake strategically, though in both cases we mindlessly went ahead with the war that was not constructive for US aims. But now we're in a region far more volatile, and we're in much worse shape with our allies.
General Hoare believes from the information he has received that "a decision has been made" to attack Fallujah "after the first Tuesday in November. That's the cynical part of it - after the election. The signs are all there." http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1305360,00.html

* meanwhile - a murdoch title for a similar story is "Confidence in Iraq project fades" which is pure art. i love it. 'project' is beautiful http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10789949%255E2703,00.html


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