Pelosi and Ellison to visit Syria

Leading a group of lawmakers on a 9 day Mideast tour is Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.

The White House criticised the group's planned stop in Syria, a country the US government accuses of sponsoring terrorism.
'That's a really bad idea,' White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.

Also in the group is Keith Ellison, Muslim congressman and Nation of Islam supporter from Minnesotastan.

They plan to visit Syria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia during the tour, Ellison's office said. Details were being kept secret for security reasons, it said.
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Security reasons? Are they afraid that the military defunding they just attempted to impose will make them more vulnerable in the mideast? Seems to be a stand-off between the Dems who loaded an emergency funding bill for the military with pork and an arbitrary deadline for withdrawal, and GWB, who says he will veto it.
So Pelosi and friends decide to face down GWB all the way from Syria, a state sponsor of terrorism? How appropriate. Maybe they would like to volunteer to go to Iran where they would be hailed as western heroes. Maybe even stay for a while, visit and have tea with the British Navy prisoners who are now in Day 8 of the newest Iranian hostage crisis?

The Dem Pork machine abandons our troops

President Bush warns Dems to stop making political statements with the emergency military spending bill and to support the troops.
"...too much pork, too many conditions, and an arbitrary timetable for withdrawal."



"If congress fails to support our troops on the front lines, the American people will know who to hold accountable."
GWB 3/28/07

United Nations sanctions on Iran

IAEA Cuts Iran Aid Projects by Half
"The United Nations nuclear agency has suspended nearly half of its technical aid projects to Iran.
A review disclosed Friday by the International Atomic Energy Agency found that almost half of its 55 projects with Iran would be affected. The agency is trying to comply with U.N. sanctions placed on Tehran, because of its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment..."





Why only Half? UN sanctions are regularly ignored by some of the member countries. When the UN can't get its own agencies to fully comply with sanctions, it shows the mounting irrelevance of the United Nations. Mad Maumoud is smiling. And still building his little mushroom cloud jihad.

Trusting a mad man

THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP AND JAMES BAKER - TRUSTING A MAD MAN

Democrat Corruption, B-2 Iran Peace Flights

Culture of Corruption is a theme that the Dems want to use so badly, but they keep tripping over it across the aisle. A five term Democrat from Illinois will keep the light of day on where the real culture of corruption calls home. This is a no brainer, Dems. You can't win with this. It's harder to throw around when you are covered in the stinky mess.

WASHINGTON - Illinois congressman Danny Davis and an aide took a trip to Sri Lanka last year that was paid for by the Tamil Tigers, a group that the U.S. government has designated as a terrorist organization for its use of suicide bombers and child soldiers, law enforcement sources said...read more

B-2 Flights Over Tehran for "Peaceful Purposes"

Plame Out: The ridiculous end to the scandal that distracted Washington.

Mad Ahmadinejad

Not A Time To Run From Danger -- by Steve Darnell
"...Warfare has become a politically correct popularity contest, where the rules of engagement are written by the New York Times and public opinion, not the armies involved in the war. Of course, if Hezbollah, Hamas or other terrorist organizations are killing civilians, the rules of engagement are thrown out the window and public opinion is somehow on their side. Israel was taught this lesson during its war with Hezbollah.
Liberals and the mainstream media try to convince Americans on a daily basis that President Bush’s sinking popularity at home and around the world has somehow diminished his effectiveness. Their propaganda seems to be working. Many Americans now question the president’s direction in the war on terror, and his poll numbers are down.
President Bush should not be concerned with his popularity, and he never has been. It is a simple fact of life that the most productive person in the room is normally the most unpopular. Hard-chargers, like the president, who step on toes while getting tasks accomplished are not usually very popular people, but they get the job done. Winston Churchill is a prime example..."
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Solar Activity, Methane and Mahmoud

Mankind cannot be blamed for global warming, or cooling. The sun and the earth itself are the major causes of changes in climate. What we do is insignificant in the grand scheme of historical climatology.

Some recent examples of such natural phenomenon include:

MOUNT ST. HELENS -- "A magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook Mount St. Helens July 18, 2006, one of the largest earthquakes recorded during the ongoing eruption, the U.S. Geological Survey said."
The May 18, 1980, eruption, killed 57 people and blasted about 1,300 feet off the 9,677-foot peak.

Speaking of volcanos, terrorist leader Mahmoud "Monkey" Ahmadinejad made some comparisons with current events.
Some excerpts from an address given by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which aired on the Iranian News Channel on July 18, 2006.
They should know that the volcano of rage of the peoples of the region is boiling.
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I'm telling you… If this volcano erupts - and we are on the brink of eruption... and if this ocean rages, its waves will not be limited to the region.

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Larry Elder says that Civilization is at stake. He is right.
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Solar Activity is thought to cause climate changes so vast that man barely registers a blip.
"In light of these real-world-based observations, plus the multitude of studies that indicate most climate changes of the past were clearly associated with changes in solar activity (see Solar Effects in our Subject Index), the case for anthropogenic CO2 emissions playing anything more than a minor role in contemporary global warming would appear to be fading fast."
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July 23, 2006
Gas escaping from ocean floor may drive global warming
Researchers from the University of California Santa Barbara observe methane blast from ocean floor...

I was all set to believe AlGore's story of how civilization is the cause of all bad karma, but I think a lot more research is in order first.

Iran Madman Warning

Part 2 of the Axis of Evil...
Iran prepares for war with US.

A speech by Ahmadinejad early this month went on and on with "Death to Israel. Death to America" "Death to ALL the infidels!" ...allah, yada, yada...
Does this REALLY sound like someone who is only seeking civilian power from his nuclear enrichment program? China and Russia will not be of any help in this one either, both have strong economic reasons to sell out the rest of the world.

Ahmadinejad wants Germany and Austria to host Israel. Yeah, right...

That could mean Germany will be a whole lot more likely to support the U.S. and Israel with sanctions or more.

Chavez to sell U.S. planes to Iran? General Alberto Muller, a Venezuela chief of staff, advised the sale of 21 F-16s, "There is a feasibility of negotiating with Iran for the sale of the planes."
Sure... Like our Navy will allow that shipment to even get into deep water.... I don't think those planes will likely leave Venezuelan airspace anytime soon, and this is simply Chavez throwing a fit about the U.S. imposed arms ban to his regime. He had previously threatened to sell the aircraft to Cuba. Now he's in Libya calling for the world to unite againt America.