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		<title>large scale awareness training</title>
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another sign-toting activist! Kent state sympathizer&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Thats why  we have government. because idiots like you and cody cant function  without authority&#8230;. 

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and crack dealers are all black. and the little mexicans overburden our  healthcare system&#44; and gays and lesbians want everyone to like  them&#8230;&#8230;. 

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<p>another sign-toting activist! Kent state sympathizer&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Thats why  we have government. because idiots like you and cody cant function  without authority&#8230;. </p>
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<p>and crack dealers are all black. and the little mexicans overburden our  healthcare system&#44; and gays and lesbians want everyone to like  them&#8230;&#8230;. </p>
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<p>In article &lt;25315-432D928E-1&#8230;@storefull-3358.bay.webtv.net&gt;&#44;  HotandHumid&#8230;@webtv.net (Randy Thomas) wrote:  &gt; another sign-toting activist! Kent state sympathizer&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Thats why  &gt; we have government. because idiots like you and cody cant function  &gt; without authority&#8230;. </p>
<p>Yes&#44; but you are now living in the &quot;land of the free&quot; where is it 20 states now&#44;  are now totally ruled by King George?  Me and Cody live in the European Union where our rights are protected by the  European Court of Human Rights.  And IMHO&#44; this King George is far worse than the last King George you had.  http://www.veloceraptor.free-online.co.uk/viking_kittens/viking_kitte&#8230;  Alan&#44; son of Nemesis.  Anyone who doubts that I am the son of Nemesis is obviously an infidel  lacking in faith whose soul is in peril of everlasting damnation.  &quot;We love your adherence to democratic principles.&quot;  &#8212; Vice President George Bush to Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos  http://www.veloceraptor.free-online.co.uk/protector.html  http://theoriginalfirebird.blogspot.com/  http://www.insurgent.org/~jhd/kookway.htm  Nemesis&#44; winged balancer of life&#44;  dark-faced Goddess&#44; daughter of Justice&#44;  You who restrain with adamantine bridles  the frivolous insolences of mortals&#44;  and spurning the destructive violence of mankind  drive out black envy!  Beneath Your unceasing&#44; traceless orbit  is spun the grey fortune of man  and unnoticed You walk in his tracks&#44;  you bend the neck that is proud.  Beneath Your arm You ever measure out life  and ever do You lower Your eye to Your bosom  as You control the scales in Your hand.  Be gracious&#44; blessed dealer of justice&#44;  Nemesis&#44; winged balancer of life.  Nemesis the deathless Goddess we sing&#44;  Victory with slender wings&#44; all-powerful  infallible&#44; and the assistant to Justice&#44;  You who in displeasure at the pride of men  carry it down into Tartarus. </p>
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<p>In article &lt;25315-432D92FD-1&#8230;@storefull-3358.bay.webtv.net&gt;&#44;  HotandHumid&#8230;@webtv.net (Randy Thomas) wrote:  &gt; and crack dealers are all black. and the little mexicans overburden our  &gt; healthcare system&#44; and gays and lesbians want everyone to like  &gt; them&#8230;&#8230;. </p>
<p>Immigrant Song  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ah&#44; ah&#44;  We come from the land of the ice and snow&#44;  &gt;from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. </p>
<p>The hammer of the gods  Will drive our ships to new lands&#44;  To fight the horde&#44; singing and crying:  Valhalla&#44; I am coming!  On we sweep with threshing oar&#44;  Our only goal will be the western shore.  Ah&#44; ah&#44;  We come from the land of the ice and snow&#44;  &gt;from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. </p>
<p>How soft your fields so green&#44;  Can whisper tales of gore&#44;  Of how we calmed the tides of war.  We are your overlords.  On we sweep with threshing oar&#44;  Our only goal will be the western shore.  So now you</p>
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		<title>OT: SECRET AND STRICTLY PERSONAL &#8211; UK EYES ONLY</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2005 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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- Hide quoted text &#8212; Show quoted text &#8211;  This is interesting&#8230;but it *assumes* the UK will participate.   What I&#8217;m trying to understand is&#44; why?   Is is taken for granted that the UK will participate whenever so   requested by the US?   Is this reciprocal? I would [...]]]></description>
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<p>- Hide quoted text &#8212; Show quoted text &#8211;  This is interesting&#8230;but it *assumes* the UK will participate.   What I&#8217;m trying to understand is&#44; why?   Is is taken for granted that the UK will participate whenever so   requested by the US?   Is this reciprocal? I would imagine not; in the unlikely situation of   the UK going to war&#44; I think the US would evaluate the situation in   terms of its own interests.   Rupa   Umm&#8230;Thatch had to rely on General Pinochet and Chile to get any help   with the Falklands if I remember.   Do you reckon Ronny Ray-Gunn would have lent her some manpower if it   had escalated to a British invasion of the Argentine mainland? I   doubt&#44; even with the &quot;special relationship&quot;.   Robin   This article from the May 20th Opinion page of the Atlanta Journal   Constitution   begs to be published here:   British memo casts a harsh light   &nbsp; The frame of reference </p>
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		<title>Global Warming: Expect More &quot;Monster Storms&quot;</title>
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Posted on Fri&#44; Sep. 03&#44; 2004  Monster storms increase since &#8216;95  Knight Ridder Newspapers  HURRICANE FRANCES  WASHINGTON 
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<p>Posted on Fri&#44; Sep. 03&#44; 2004  Monster storms increase since &#8216;95  Knight Ridder Newspapers  HURRICANE FRANCES  WASHINGTON </p>
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		<title>Nature feels force of climate change; say goodbye to oak and beech trees(UK)</title>
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NO ONE CARES ABOUT BRITISH TREES OR YOU. &#160;DOWN WITH THE RAINFOREST AND  ALL THE STUPID ANIMALS INSIDE. &#160;I HOPE ALL YOUR TREES DIE OF  &#34;POLLUTION.&#34; 

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&#34;Traditional British trees&#44; such as oak and beech&#44; are at risk of  extinction because rapid shifts in weather conditions will play havoc  with their natural [...]]]></description>
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<p>NO ONE CARES ABOUT BRITISH TREES OR YOU. &nbsp;DOWN WITH THE RAINFOREST AND  ALL THE STUPID ANIMALS INSIDE. &nbsp;I HOPE ALL YOUR TREES DIE OF  &quot;POLLUTION.&quot; </p>
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<p>&quot;Traditional British trees&#44; such as oak and beech&#44; are at risk of  extinction because rapid shifts in weather conditions will play havoc  with their natural growing seasons.  &quot;In 60 years&#8217; time&#44; London&#8217;s parks will be unrecognisable as trees  from the south of France replace our own varieties. It is very hard  for them&#44; as one minute we have a heatwave&#44; then they are  waterlogged.&quot;  = = = =  Nature feels force of climate change  By Mark Prigg And Elizabeth Hopkirk&#44; Evening Standard  1 September 2004  It has been a confusing summer to say the least.  First we were caught out in our winter suits by an early hot spell.  Then August was a washout and&#44; just when we had packed away our summer  gear&#44; the forecasters tell us this month will be sunshine all the way.  But&#44; if we feel we have been climatically challenged&#44; spare a thought  for Mother Nature.  Experts today warned that climate change is already affecting our  trees&#44; plants and insects &#8211; with dramatic effects. They predict that:  # Traditional British trees&#44; such as oak and beech&#44; are at risk of  extinction because rapid shifts in weather conditions will play havoc  with their natural growing seasons.  # Even more garden spiders than usual will be seen spinning their webs  this autumn.  # Strawberries and apples have benefited from the warm &#8211; if not dry &#8211;  weather and farmers have predicted an extended growing season.  # The wasps that have plagued Britain all summer will not be back next  year.  The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has warned that traditional  British trees are under threat from erratic weather conditions.  Chris Prior&#44; head of horticultural sciences at the RHS&#44; said: &quot;I think  we will see some dramatic changes in the future.  &quot;In 60 years&#8217; time&#44; London&#8217;s parks will be unrecognisable as trees  from the south of France replace our own varieties. It is very hard  for them&#44; as one minute we have a heatwave&#44; then they are  waterlogged.&quot;  He added: &quot;In the South-East in particular&#44; beech is really  struggling&#44; and I think we will need to switch to a variety from the  south of France. Oak could also need a new variety.  &quot;We&#8217;ll also see a lot more new trees never before seen in Britain.  &quot;Already a variety of oak called Holm is starting to take over &#8211; it  could mean the end for a lot of British species.&quot;  Insect life is also being affected by the changing climate. While  Britain has been plagued by a record number of wasps&#44; hoverflies and  mosquitoes over the past three months&#44; next summer will be far better.  This&#44; according to the Natural History Museum&#44; is because many wasps  and bees were drowned in the August downpours. And any queens that  emerged from their nests looking for sites to mate and hibernate may  have been battered to death by the heavy rain.  &quot;I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if fewer queens make it to hibernation&#44; let  alone make it through the winter&#44;&quot; said Stuart Hine of the Natural  History Museum.  &quot;If we have a cold&#44; wet May when they start to emerge next year&#44; it  could kill off even more.&quot;  The summer&#8217;s wasp plague was good news for garden spiders. As a  result&#44; October may see even more of the distinctive arachnids.  And global warming is also influencing traditional fruit growing  seasons.  The National Farmers&#8217; Union says the warm weather means a bumper crop  of strawberries and apples well into the autumn. Apples are also  ripening up to 10 days earlier than normal  http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/12901420?source=Evening%2&#8230;  DON&#8217;T MOURN&#44; ACT! WEBSITES FOR ACTION:  http://www.earthshare.org/get_involved/involved.html  http://www.gristmagazine.com/dogood/climate.asp  http://www.greenhousenet.org/  http://www.solarcatalyst.com/  Overview and local actions you can take: http://www.PostCarbon.org  = = = =  STILL FEELING LIKE THE MAINSTREAM U.S. CORPORATE MEDIA  IS GIVING A FULL HONEST PICTURE OF WHAT&#8217;S GOING ON?  = = = =  Daily online radio show&#44; news reporting: www.DemocracyNow.org  = = = =  Sorry&#44; we cannot read/reply to most usenet posts but welcome email  For more information: http://EconomicDemocracy.org/wtc/ (peace)  And http://EconomicDemocracy.org/ (general)  ** ANTI-SPAM EMAIL NOTE: For email &quot;info&quot; and &quot;map&quot; don&#8217;t work. Email  instead  ** to m-a-i-l-m-a-i-l (without the dashes) at economicdemocracy.org </p>
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		<title>Climate change shocker: 1 degree increase in *one* year (arctic), scientists find</title>
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Major Temperature Rise recorded in Arctic this year: German scientists  PARIS (AFP) &#8211; German scientists probing global warming said they had  detected a major temperature rise this year in the Arctic Ocean and  linked this to a progressive shrinking of the region&#8217;s sea ice.  Temperatures recorded this year in the upper [...]]]></description>
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<p>Major Temperature Rise recorded in Arctic this year: German scientists  PARIS (AFP) &#8211; German scientists probing global warming said they had  detected a major temperature rise this year in the Arctic Ocean and  linked this to a progressive shrinking of the region&#8217;s sea ice.  Temperatures recorded this year in the upper 500 metres (1&#44;625 feet)  of sea in the Fram Strait &#8212; the gap between Greenland and the  Norwegian island of Spitsbergen &#8212; were up to 0.6 C (1.08 F) higher  than in 2003&#44; they said in a press release received here.  The rise was detectable to a water depth of 2&#44;000 metres (6&#44;500 feet)&#44;  &quot;representing an exceptionally strong signal by ocean standards&#44;&quot; it  said.  The experts&#44; from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine  Research in Bremerhaven&#44; have been recording temperatures aboard a  specialised vessel&#44; Polarstern (Pole Star)&#44; for the past six weeks.  The sampling has been taking place in the West Spitsbergen Current&#44;  which carries warm water from the Atlantic into the Arctic Ocean.  The institute said water in the Fram Strait has been warming steadily  since 1990 and over the past three years&#44; satellite images had  documented &quot;a clear recession&quot; of sea ice edges&#44; both in the strait  and the Barents Sea.  The latest data &quot;point towards a further warming tendency&#44;&quot; the  institute said.  [Editor's note: the main news of this story is above;  this dramatic huge change in just one year in temperature. Below  the article gives recent but not quite as new information&#44; from June&#44;  but also quite alarming-ED]  In June&#44; a UN organisation announced that American scientists had  detected an &quot;alarmingly rapid growth&quot; this year in airborne  concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2)&#44; the fossil-fuel pollutant  blamed for global warming.  CO2 levels recorded in March 2004 at Hawaii measured 379 parts per  million (ppm)&#44; an increase of three ppm over the previous year.  By comparison&#44; there had been an annual increase of only 1.8 ppm over  the past decade. Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 before the  Industrial Revolution were 280 ppm.  The June announcement was made at a conference on renewable energies  in Bonn by Joke Waller-Hunter&#44; executive secretary of the UN Framework  Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) &#8212; the United Nations (news &#8211;  web sites)&#8217; paramount environment accord.  CO2 is the most important of the six &quot;greenhouse&quot; gases blamed for  driving changes to the world&#8217;s delicate climate system.  These gases hang like an invisible shroud in the atmosphere&#44; trapping  the Sun&#8217;s heat and inflicting what many scientists predict will be  serious changes to icecaps&#44; glaciers and weather patterns.  In the Earth&#8217;s distant past&#44; climate change has occurred naturally&#44; by  emissions of CO2 disgorged by volcanoes and other phenomena.  But the overwhelming majority of climate experts say CO2 levels are  rising fast today because of the unbridled burning of oil&#44; gas and  coal.  Opinions differ&#44; though&#44; as to how fast the effects will occur and how  bad they will be.  http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&#038;cid=15  40&amp;ncid=1540&amp;e=2&amp;u=/afp/20040  828/sc_afp/climate_arctic  DON&#8217;T MOURN&#44; ACT! WEBSITES FOR ACTION:  http://www.earthshare.org/get_involved/involved.html  http://www.gristmagazine.com/dogood/climate.asp  http://www.greenhousenet.org/  http://www.solarcatalyst.com/  Overview and local actions you can take: http://www.PostCarbon.org  = = = =  STILL FEELING LIKE THE MAINSTREAM U.S. CORPORATE MEDIA  IS GIVING A FULL HONEST PICTURE OF WHAT&#8217;S GOING ON?  = = = =  Daily online radio show&#44; news reporting: www.DemocracyNow.org  = = = =  Sorry&#44; we cannot read/reply to most usenet posts but welcome email  For more information: http://EconomicDemocracy.org/wtc/ (peace)  And http://EconomicDemocracy.org/ (general)  ** ANTI-SPAM EMAIL NOTE: For email &quot;info&quot; and &quot;map&quot; don&#8217;t work. Email to  ** m-a-i-l-m-a-i-l (without the dashes) at economicdemocracy.org instead </p>
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<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;Interesting. Did they bother to check Sun activity? Or strength of  Magnetic field in that area?  Cosmic Rays Linked To Global Warming.  Right now the main (dipole) (Earth magnetic) field is getting weaker  at a rate of about 7% per century.  &nbsp;http://istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/earthmag/magnQ&#038;A1.htm#q6  No one knows when the next field reversal will occur: in the past&#44;  they have occurred on the average about once in 700&#44;000 years. The  change&#44; whenever it occurs&#44; will be gradual and the field will not  drop to zero in between&#8211;doing so would mean that the magnetic energy  of the Earth was somehow converted or dissipated&#44; and all processes we  know for this tend to run on scales of thousands of year&#44; if not more.  Right now the main (dipole) field is getting weaker at a rate of about  7% per century&#44; and if you draw a straight line through the points you  find it reversing between 1000 and 2000 years from now. It might  happen&#44; although the trend may well change. The energy of the field&#44;  however&#44; has hardly changed. What seems to have happened is that the  more complicated parts of the field (equivalent to several magnets in  different directions) have got stronger while the main two-pole  (&quot;dipole&quot;) field lost strength. The complex field is somewhat weaker  (it drops off faster with distance from the source&#44; which is the core  of the Earth)&#44; but we should not expect the field to be ever greatly  weakened.  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/07/020731080631.htm  Cosmic Rays Linked To Global Warming  &quot;Researchers studying global warming have often been confounded by the  differences between observed increases in surface-level temperatures  and unchanging low-atmosphere temperatures. &quot;  &quot;In addition&#44; recent satellite data have revealed a correlation  between cosmic ray intensity and the fraction of the Earth covered by  low clouds. Yu proposes that the amount and charge of cosmic  ray-generated ions can contribute to the formation of dense clouds by  stimulating the production rate of low-atmosphere particles that make  the clouds more opaque. In addition&#44; natural and man-made differences  in atmospheric chemistry&#44; like greenhouse gas concentrations&#44; can also  affect the cosmic rays&#8217; influence on clouds&#44; according to Yu. Such  height-dependent atmospheric differences can increase the quantity of  ambient particles in the lower troposphere and decrease the particles  in the upper air&#44; thus affecting the type of cloud cover. &quot;  http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20020812/cosmicray.html  &quot;Aug. 12 </p>
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		<title>Extreme Sudden Change: Earth Warned on &#039;Tipping Points&#039;</title>
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<p>It&#8217;s good to know that others are taking an interest in climate change  issues. We have started a blog at http://climate-today.blogspot.com/.  You are very welcome to visit&#44; leave your comments and/or participate  in discussions.  Weather man  and  Weather girl  &#8211; Hide quoted text &#8212; Show quoted text &#8211;  Have chosen to focus on the Arctic and North Atlantic current and cut   parts not directly related in that respect.    Earth warned on &#8216;tipping points&#8217;    By Alex Kirby    BBC News Online environment correspondent    The world has barely begun to recognise the danger of setting off    rapid and irreversible changes in some crucial natural systems&#44; a    scientist says.    High stakes    He was speaking at the EuroScience Forum in Stockholm&#44; at a briefing    by the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme entitled Beyond    Global Warming: Where On Earth Are We Going?    * * *    &quot;If we can afford to gaze up at the sky looking for asteroids&#44; we    should be able to watch our own planet with as much care:-Professor    John Schellnhuber    * * *    Professor Schellnhuber said 12 &quot;hotspots&quot; had been identified so far&#44;    areas which acted like massive regulators of the Earth&#8217;s environment.    If these critical regions were subjected to stress&#44; they could trigger    large-scale&#44; rapid changes across the entire planet. But not enough    was known about them to be able to predict when the limits of    tolerance were reached.    &quot;We have so far completely underestimated the importance of these    locations&#44;&quot; he said.    &quot;What we do know is that going beyond critical thresholds in these    regions could have dramatic consequences for humans and other life    forms.&quot;    One example of a hotspot was the North Atlantic current&#44; the ocean    circulation pattern responsible for bringing warmer air to northern    Europe&#44; the collapse of which could lead to a very large regional    climate shift.    &quot;We should have a much better understanding of these tipping points&#44;    and we have to do everything we can to stop short of triggering these    instabilities.    Unforeseen speed    &quot;That means we have to know where they are&#44; and they&#8217;ve been off the    radar screen for far too long.    &quot;Scientists have begun to realise that change could be sudden&#44; not    gradual &#8211; in some cases it could happen within a few decades.&quot;    Professor Schellnhuber urged a coordinated global effort to improve    understanding and monitoring of Earth&#8217;s &quot;Achilles&#8217; heels&quot;.    He said: &quot;Such an effort is every bit as important as Nasa&#8217;s valuable    asteroid-spotting programme designed to protect the planet from    collisions.    &quot;If we can afford to gaze up at the sky looking for asteroids&#44; we    should be able to watch our own planet with as much care.&quot;    http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/3597584.stm   One factor that could make the North Atlantic current flip is   freshwater&#44; cut from   http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/occi/currenttopics/abruptclimate_mcman&#8230;   :   &quot;Rate of Ocean Circulation Directly Linked to Abrupt Climate Change in   North Atlantic Region.   A new study strengthens evidence that the oceans and climate are   linked in an intricate dance&#44; and that rapid climate change may be   related to how vigorously ocean currents transport heat from low to   high latitudes.   A new study&#44; reported April 22 in the journal Nature&#44; suggests that   when the rate of the Atlantic Ocean&#8217;s north-south overturning   circulation slowed dramatically following an iceberg outburst during   the last deglaciation&#44; the climate in the North Atlantic region became   colder. When the rate of the ocean&#8217;s overturning circulation   subsequently accelerated&#44; the climate warmed abruptly.   Study author Jerry McManus and colleagues Roger Francois&#44; Jeanne   Gherardi&#44; Lloyd Keigwin and Susan Brown-Leger at the Woods Hole   Oceanographic Institution and in France report that the coldest   interval of the last 20&#44;000 years occurred when the overturning   circulation collapsed following the discharge of icebergs into the   North Atlantic 17&#44;500 years ago. This regional climatic extreme began   suddenly and lasted for two thousand years. Another cold snap 12&#44;700   years ago lasting more than a thousand years and accompanied another   slowdown of overturning circulation. Each of these two cold intervals   was followed by a rapid acceleration of the overturning circulation   and dramatically warmer climates over Northern Europe and the North   Atlantic region.&quot;   The biggest potential sources of freshwater to the North Atlantic are   Greenland and increased precipitation&#44; the one with the largest   potential of rapid release&#44; is the Beaufort Gyre.   The Beufort Gyre is a clockwise swirl north of Canada/Alaska   containing 45&#44;000 km^3 freshwater&#44; more than twice the amount   contained in Arctic sea ice. Clockwise swirls in the Arctic collects   sea ice and fresh surface water because of the coriolis   effect(http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~dvandom/Edu/newcor.html )   More on the Beaufort Gyre:   Text&#44; http://www.whoi.edu/beaufortgyre/   Illustradet&#44; http://seis.natsci.csulb.edu/rmorris/seaice/drift.htm   What makes this gyre dangerous is that if climate change and melting   sea ice flips the current wind regime in the Beaufort sea from   anticyclonic(clockwise) to cyclonic(low pressure)&#44; westerly winds   blowing on a relative ice free Arctic could blow a lot of the   freshwater locked up in the gyre into the Transpolar drift and then   the N.Atlantic.  </p>
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<p>Have chosen to focus on the Arctic and North Atlantic current and cut  parts not directly related in that respect.  &#8211; Hide quoted text &#8212; Show quoted text &#8211;  Earth warned on &#8216;tipping points&#8217;   By Alex Kirby   BBC News Online environment correspondent   The world has barely begun to recognise the danger of setting off   rapid and irreversible changes in some crucial natural systems&#44; a   scientist says.   High stakes   He was speaking at the EuroScience Forum in Stockholm&#44; at a briefing   by the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme entitled Beyond   Global Warming: Where On Earth Are We Going?   * * *   &quot;If we can afford to gaze up at the sky looking for asteroids&#44; we   should be able to watch our own planet with as much care:-Professor   John Schellnhuber   * * *   Professor Schellnhuber said 12 &quot;hotspots&quot; had been identified so far&#44;   areas which acted like massive regulators of the Earth&#8217;s environment.   If these critical regions were subjected to stress&#44; they could trigger   large-scale&#44; rapid changes across the entire planet. But not enough   was known about them to be able to predict when the limits of   tolerance were reached.   &quot;We have so far completely underestimated the importance of these   locations&#44;&quot; he said.   &quot;What we do know is that going beyond critical thresholds in these   regions could have dramatic consequences for humans and other life   forms.&quot;   One example of a hotspot was the North Atlantic current&#44; the ocean   circulation pattern responsible for bringing warmer air to northern   Europe&#44; the collapse of which could lead to a very large regional   climate shift.   &quot;We should have a much better understanding of these tipping points&#44;   and we have to do everything we can to stop short of triggering these   instabilities.   Unforeseen speed   &quot;That means we have to know where they are&#44; and they&#8217;ve been off the   radar screen for far too long.   &quot;Scientists have begun to realise that change could be sudden&#44; not   gradual &#8211; in some cases it could happen within a few decades.&quot;   Professor Schellnhuber urged a coordinated global effort to improve   understanding and monitoring of Earth&#8217;s &quot;Achilles&#8217; heels&quot;.   He said: &quot;Such an effort is every bit as important as Nasa&#8217;s valuable   asteroid-spotting programme designed to protect the planet from   collisions.   &quot;If we can afford to gaze up at the sky looking for asteroids&#44; we   should be able to watch our own planet with as much care.&quot;   http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/3597584.stm </p>
<p>One factor that could make the North Atlantic current flip is  freshwater&#44; cut from  http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/occi/currenttopics/abruptclimate_mcman&#8230;  :  &quot;Rate of Ocean Circulation Directly Linked to Abrupt Climate Change in  North Atlantic Region.  A new study strengthens evidence that the oceans and climate are  linked in an intricate dance&#44; and that rapid climate change may be  related to how vigorously ocean currents transport heat from low to  high latitudes.  A new study&#44; reported April 22 in the journal Nature&#44; suggests that  when the rate of the Atlantic Ocean&#8217;s north-south overturning  circulation slowed dramatically following an iceberg outburst during  the last deglaciation&#44; the climate in the North Atlantic region became  colder. When the rate of the ocean&#8217;s overturning circulation  subsequently accelerated&#44; the climate warmed abruptly.  Study author Jerry McManus and colleagues Roger Francois&#44; Jeanne  Gherardi&#44; Lloyd Keigwin and Susan Brown-Leger at the Woods Hole  Oceanographic Institution and in France report that the coldest  interval of the last 20&#44;000 years occurred when the overturning  circulation collapsed following the discharge of icebergs into the  North Atlantic 17&#44;500 years ago. This regional climatic extreme began  suddenly and lasted for two thousand years. Another cold snap 12&#44;700  years ago lasting more than a thousand years and accompanied another  slowdown of overturning circulation. Each of these two cold intervals  was followed by a rapid acceleration of the overturning circulation  and dramatically warmer climates over Northern Europe and the North  Atlantic region.&quot;  The biggest potential sources of freshwater to the North Atlantic are  Greenland and increased precipitation&#44; the one with the largest  potential of rapid release&#44; is the Beaufort Gyre.  The Beufort Gyre is a clockwise swirl north of Canada/Alaska  containing 45&#44;000 km^3 freshwater&#44; more than twice the amount  contained in Arctic sea ice. Clockwise swirls in the Arctic collects  sea ice and fresh surface water because of the coriolis  effect(http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~dvandom/Edu/newcor.html )  More on the Beaufort Gyre:  Text&#44; http://www.whoi.edu/beaufortgyre/  Illustradet&#44; http://seis.natsci.csulb.edu/rmorris/seaice/drift.htm  What makes this gyre dangerous is that if climate change and melting  sea ice flips the current wind regime in the Beaufort sea from  anticyclonic(clockwise) to cyclonic(low pressure)&#44; westerly winds  blowing on a relative ice free Arctic could blow a lot of the  freshwater locked up in the gyre into the Transpolar drift and then  the N.Atlantic. </p>
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<p>Earth warned on &#8216;tipping points&#8217;  By Alex Kirby  BBC News Online environment correspondent  The world has barely begun to recognise the danger of setting off  rapid and irreversible changes in some crucial natural systems&#44; a  scientist says.  Professor John Schellnhuber says the most important environmental  issues for humans are among the least understood.  He told a briefing in Sweden that the Asian monsoon was one of the  &quot;tipping points&quot; that could change very quickly.  He said a better understanding of the risks was as important as the  programme to prevent collisions with asteroids.  Professor Schellnhuber is research director of the UK&#8217;s Tyndall Centre  for Climate Change Research.  High stakes  He was speaking at the EuroScience Forum in Stockholm&#44; at a briefing  by the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme entitled Beyond  Global Warming: Where On Earth Are We Going?  * * *  &quot;If we can afford to gaze up at the sky looking for asteroids&#44; we  should be able to watch our own planet with as much care:-Professor  John Schellnhuber  * * *  Professor Schellnhuber said 12 &quot;hotspots&quot; had been identified so far&#44;  areas which acted like massive regulators of the Earth&#8217;s environment.  If these critical regions were subjected to stress&#44; they could trigger  large-scale&#44; rapid changes across the entire planet. But not enough  was known about them to be able to predict when the limits of  tolerance were reached.  &quot;We have so far completely underestimated the importance of these  locations&#44;&quot; he said.  &quot;What we do know is that going beyond critical thresholds in these  regions could have dramatic consequences for humans and other life  forms.&quot;  One example of a hotspot was the North Atlantic current&#44; the ocean  circulation pattern responsible for bringing warmer air to northern  Europe&#44; the collapse of which could lead to a very large regional  climate shift.  Faltering monsoon  Others were the West Antarctic ice sheet&#44; the Sahara desert&#44; and the  forests of the Amazon basin. Yet another hotspot&#44; Professor  Schellnhuber said&#44; was the Asian monsoon system.  He told BBC News Online: &quot;Modelling has shown that if air pollution  and land use change&#44; this could alter the albedo&#44; the reflectivity&#44; of  the land.  &quot;This in turn could weaken or even suppress the monsoon&#44; and there is  evidence that several times in the last few years it has in fact been  weaker.  &quot;We&#8217;re investing too much in things like improving the accuracy of our  weather forecasts&#44; while the really vital elements in the Earth&#8217;s  system are the unstable phenomena like the monsoon.  &quot;We should have a much better understanding of these tipping points&#44;  and we have to do everything we can to stop short of triggering these  instabilities.  Unforeseen speed  &quot;That means we have to know where they are&#44; and they&#8217;ve been off the  radar screen for far too long.  &quot;Scientists have begun to realise that change could be sudden&#44; not  gradual &#8211; in some cases it could happen within a few decades.&quot;  Professor Schellnhuber urged a coordinated global effort to improve  understanding and monitoring of Earth&#8217;s &quot;Achilles&#8217; heels&quot;.  He said: &quot;Such an effort is every bit as important as Nasa&#8217;s valuable  asteroid-spotting programme designed to protect the planet from  collisions.  &quot;If we can afford to gaze up at the sky looking for asteroids&#44; we  should be able to watch our own planet with as much care.&quot;  http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/3597584.stm  = = = =  STILL FEELING LIKE THE MAINSTREAM U.S. CORPORATE MEDIA  IS GIVING A FULL HONEST PICTURE OF WHAT&#8217;S GOING ON?  = = = =  Daily online radio show&#44; news reporting: www.DemocracyNow.org  = = = =  Sorry&#44; we cannot read/reply to most usenet posts but welcome email  For more information: http://EconomicDemocracy.org/wtc/ (peace)  And http://EconomicDemocracy.org/ (general)  ** ANTI-SPAM EMAIL NOTE: For email &quot;info&quot; and &quot;map&quot; don&#8217;t work. Email  to  ** m-a-i-l-m-a-i-l (without the dashes) at economicdemocracy.org  instead </p>
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		<title>Shame! Elderly Black Voters in Florida Questioned by *Armed* *Troopers*</title>
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<p>  &#8211; Hide quoted text &#8212; Show quoted text &#8211;    Elderly Black Voters in Florida Questioned by Armed Troopers     Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida     Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers into     the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to question them     about an investigation into election fraud.    So are you trying to tell us that the Florida trooper shouldn&#8217;t question    elderly black folks if they are conducting an investigation where they  may    have information?   I guess Katherin Harris was indisposed. </p>
<p>Perhaps the law enforcement authorities suspected others? </p>
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<p>   BIG LIE: &nbsp;At it again are you. &nbsp;If the Democrats had stolen the election&#44;  WE   WOULD NOT BE IN THIS FUCKING DISASTER WE ARE IN! </p>
<p>You mean 9/11 wouldn&#8217;t have happened if Gore were elected? Please  elaborate&#8230; </p>
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<p>   So I take it that none of you could bother to have READ the article. The   investigation that they are CLAIMING to have been involved in was CLOSED. </p>
<p>And that determination was by who?   AND why are they using investigators&#44; who are investigating election  fraud&#44;   that have to wear guns? </p>
<p>Becase they are sworn peace officers required to carry sidearms as part of  their duties?   NO not all investigators wear guns and they did NOT   have to remove their jackets to display their guns to the elderly woman  and   others. &nbsp;Since it has only been printed that blacks were being question </p>
<p>&quot;Only printed&quot;&#44; meaning you can&#8217;t confirm that&#8230; right? </p>
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<p>  BIG LIE: &nbsp;At it again are you. &nbsp;If the Democrats had stolen the election&#44;  WE   WOULD NOT BE IN THIS FUCKING DISASTER WE ARE IN!  You mean 9/11 wouldn&#8217;t have happened if Gore were elected? Please  elaborate&#8230; </p>
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<p> &#8211; Hide quoted text &#8212; Show quoted text &#8211;   So I take it that none of you could bother to have READ the article. The    investigation that they are CLAIMING to have been involved in was  CLOSED.   And that determination was by who?    AND why are they using investigators&#44; who are investigating election   fraud&#44;    that have to wear guns?   Becase they are sworn peace officers required to carry sidearms as part of   their duties?    NO not all investigators wear guns and they did NOT    have to remove their jackets to display their guns to the elderly woman   and    others. &nbsp;Since it has only been printed that blacks were being question   &quot;Only printed&quot;&#44; meaning you can&#8217;t confirm that&#8230; right?  </p>
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<p> &#8211; Hide quoted text &#8212; Show quoted text &#8211;     Elderly Black Voters in Florida Questioned by Armed Troopers      Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida      Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers  into      the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to question   them      about an investigation into election fraud.     So are you trying to tell us that the Florida trooper shouldn&#8217;t   question     elderly black folks if they are conducting an investigation where  they   may     have information?      &nbsp;The Florida Voters League      reported the investigation has sent chilling messages to      African-American voters to stay away from the polls in November.     The Florida Voters League and the rest of the left-wing wack-nuts are    trying     to flog the same tired old rumors to promote distrust and hysteria   among     their constituency&#8230;    Do you have any EVIDENCE&#44; DATA&#44; FACT to contradict these statements?  You    simply stating what you want everyone to believe is NADA. &nbsp;The   investigation    was closed. &nbsp;There is no justification for the Police to be going ONLY  to    homes of blacks&#44; displaying their guns to people&#44; etc. PERIOD. &nbsp;I don&#8217;t   care    if they came into the homes and said NOTHING. &nbsp;It is an act of   intimidation    if it is without cause and there was NO cause.    Police officers on duty are always armed. Do you have a problem with    that? Do you have a problem with police officers being used to do law    enforcement work&#44; i.e.&#44; conducting an investigation? Do you think that    16 year old high school girls should be conducting investigations that    involve getting information from &quot;elderly&quot; blacks? Have you considered    getting a window put &nbsp;in your abdomen?   Precisely </p>
<p>So I take it that none of you could bother to have READ the article. The  investigation that they are CLAIMING to have been involved in was CLOSED.  AND why are they using investigators&#44; who are investigating election fraud&#44;  that have to wear guns? &nbsp;NO not all investigators wear guns and they did NOT  have to remove their jackets to display their guns to the elderly woman and  others. &nbsp;Since it has only been printed that blacks were being question the  burden of proof is to you to find that white republicans were also being  questioned. </p>
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<p>  &#8211; Hide quoted text &#8212; Show quoted text &#8211;      Elderly Black Voters in Florida Questioned by Armed Troopers       Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida       Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers   into       the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to  question    them       about an investigation into election fraud.      So are you trying to tell us that the Florida trooper shouldn&#8217;t    question      elderly black folks if they are conducting an investigation where   they    may      have information?       &nbsp;The Florida Voters League       reported the investigation has sent chilling messages to       African-American voters to stay away from the polls in November.      The Florida Voters League and the rest of the left-wing wack-nuts  are     trying      to flog the same tired old rumors to promote distrust and hysteria    among      their constituency&#8230;     Do you have any EVIDENCE&#44; DATA&#44; FACT to contradict these statements?   You     simply stating what you want everyone to believe is NADA. &nbsp;The    investigation     was closed. &nbsp;There is no justification for the Police to be going  ONLY   to     homes of blacks&#44; displaying their guns to people&#44; etc. PERIOD. &nbsp;I  don&#8217;t    care     if they came into the homes and said NOTHING. &nbsp;It is an act of    intimidation     if it is without cause and there was NO cause.     Police officers on duty are always armed. Do you have a problem with     that? Do you have a problem with police officers being used to do law     enforcement work&#44; i.e.&#44; conducting an investigation? Do you think  that     16 year old high school girls should be conducting investigations  that     involve getting information from &quot;elderly&quot; blacks? Have you  considered     getting a window put &nbsp;in your abdomen?    Precisely   So I take it that none of you could bother to have READ the article.   Take what ever you like &#8212; it&#8217;s your party.   The investigation that they are CLAIMING to have been involved in was  CLOSED.   AND why are they using investigators&#44; who are investigating election  fraud&#44;   that have to wear guns?   If they were police officers or officers of the FDLE they always wear   guns. It&#8217;s a toll of the trade &#8212; See how that works&#44; boy.   NO not all investigators wear guns and they did NOT have to remove their   jackets to display their guns to the elderly woman and others.   Get damn hot in Florida in mid-August.    Since it has only been printed that blacks were being question the   burden of proof is to you to find that white republicans were also being   questioned.   That you see black helicopters hovering about puts no &quot;burden of   proof&quot; on me&#44; boy.  </p>
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<p>Yep&#44; the dems are obviously getting an early start in their future attempt  to steal another election!  jt </p>
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<p>   Elderly Black Voters in Florida Questioned by Armed Troopers    Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida    Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers into    the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to question them    about an investigation into election fraud.   So are you trying to tell us that the Florida trooper shouldn&#8217;t question   elderly black folks if they are conducting an investigation where they may   have information? </p>
<p>I guess Katherin Harris was indisposed. </p>
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<p>BIG LIE: &nbsp;At it again are you. &nbsp;If the Democrats had stolen the election&#44; WE  WOULD NOT BE IN THIS FUCKING DISASTER WE ARE IN!  Freaking bozos&#8230;&#8230; </p>
<p> &#8211; Hide quoted text &#8212; Show quoted text &#8211; Yep&#44; the dems are obviously getting an early start in their future attempt   to steal another election!   jt  </p>
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<p>   Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida   Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers into   the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to question them   about an investigation into election fraud. The Florida Voters League   reported the investigation has sent chilling messages to   African-American voters to stay away from the polls in November.   So what is your objection? &nbsp;That state troopers are armed&#44; or that   they are investigating fraud claims? </p>
<p>Why liberals are pissed off about Florida &#8211; THEN and NOW:  THEN &#8211; &nbsp;Law Enforcement won&#8217;t investigate alleged voter fraud.  NOW &#8211; &nbsp;Law Enforcement is actually investigating alleged voter fraud. </p>
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<p>  &#8211; Hide quoted text &#8212; Show quoted text &#8211;    Elderly Black Voters in Florida Questioned by Armed Troopers     Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida     Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers into     the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to question  them     about an investigation into election fraud.    So are you trying to tell us that the Florida trooper shouldn&#8217;t  question    elderly black folks if they are conducting an investigation where they  may    have information?     &nbsp;The Florida Voters League     reported the investigation has sent chilling messages to     African-American voters to stay away from the polls in November.    The Florida Voters League and the rest of the left-wing wack-nuts are   trying    to flog the same tired old rumors to promote distrust and hysteria  among    their constituency&#8230;   Do you have any EVIDENCE&#44; DATA&#44; FACT to contradict these statements? &nbsp;You   simply stating what you want everyone to believe is NADA. &nbsp;The  investigation   was closed. &nbsp;There is no justification for the Police to be going ONLY to   homes of blacks&#44; displaying their guns to people&#44; etc. PERIOD. &nbsp;I don&#8217;t  care   if they came into the homes and said NOTHING. &nbsp;It is an act of  intimidation   if it is without cause and there was NO cause.   Police officers on duty are always armed. Do you have a problem with   that? Do you have a problem with police officers being used to do law   enforcement work&#44; i.e.&#44; conducting an investigation? Do you think that   16 year old high school girls should be conducting investigations that   involve getting information from &quot;elderly&quot; blacks? Have you considered   getting a window put &nbsp;in your abdomen? </p>
<p>Precisely </p>
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<p>  &#8211; Hide quoted text &#8212; Show quoted text &#8211;    Elderly Black Voters in Florida Questioned by Armed Troopers     Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida     Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers into     the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to question them     about an investigation into election fraud.    So are you trying to tell us that the Florida trooper shouldn&#8217;t question    elderly black folks if they are conducting an investigation where they  may    have information?     &nbsp;The Florida Voters League     reported the investigation has sent chilling messages to     African-American voters to stay away from the polls in November.    The Florida Voters League and the rest of the left-wing wack-nuts are   trying    to flog the same tired old rumors to promote distrust and hysteria among    their constituency&#8230;   Do you have any EVIDENCE&#44; DATA&#44; FACT to contradict these statements? </p>
<p>I&#8217;m merely asking a question and offering my opinion. What part of that do  you not get?   You   simply stating what you want everyone to believe is NADA. </p>
<p>I&#8217;m stating that I would like to see some objective facts and evidence&#44; as  opposed to another op-ed by a periodical with an anti-Bush agenda&#8230;   The investigation   was closed. &nbsp;There is no justification for the Police to be going ONLY to   homes of blacks&#44; </p>
<p>Do you have proof that they only went to the homes of blacks?   displaying their guns to people&#44; etc. </p>
<p>How did they &quot;display their guns to people&quot;?   PERIOD. &nbsp;I don&#8217;t care   if they came into the homes and said NOTHING. </p>
<p>I&#8217;m sure you wouldn&#8217;t care whatever the facts of the situation are &#8211; you&#8217;re  obviously more interesting in buying into and propagating hysteria than  dealing with any semblance of facts and logic.   It is an act of intimidation </p>
<p>WHAT is an &quot;act of intimidation&quot;? Again&#44; any credible sources that only  blacks were investigated?   if it is without cause and there was NO cause. </p>
<p>So what you&#8217;re trying to tell us is&#44; that despite all the Left&#8217;s overblown  hysteria of &quot;voter fraud&quot;&#44; law enforcement agencies should not investigate  it? </p>
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<p>Elderly Black Voters in Florida Questioned by Armed Troopers  Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida  Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers into  the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to question them  about an investigation into election fraud. The Florida Voters League  reported the investigation has sent chilling messages to  African-American voters to stay away from the polls in November.  Headlines from www.DemocracyNow.org  = = = =  STILL FEELING LIKE THE MAINSTREAM U.S. CORPORATE MEDIA  IS GIVING A FULL HONEST PICTURE OF WHAT&#8217;S GOING ON?  = = = =  Daily online radio show&#44; news reporting: www.DemocracyNow.org  = = = =  Sorry&#44; we cannot read/reply to most usenet posts but welcome email  For more information: http://EconomicDemocracy.org/wtc/ (peace)  And http://EconomicDemocracy.org/ (general)  ** ANTI-SPAM EMAIL NOTE: For email &quot;info&quot; and &quot;map&quot; don&#8217;t work. Email  to  ** m-a-i-l-m-a-i-l (without the dashes) at economicdemocracy.org  instead </p>
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<p>  Elderly Black Voters in Florida Questioned by Armed Troopers   Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida   Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers into   the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to question them   about an investigation into election fraud. The Florida Voters League   reported the investigation has sent chilling messages to   African-American voters to stay away from the polls in November. </p>
<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;(a) State troopers&#44; like all cops&#44; are always* armed&#44; no  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;matter what official business they&#8217;re engaged in.  &nbsp; &nbsp;(b) Florida state troopers are the &quot;state police&quot; and  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;not just limited to issuing traffic tickets. If the  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;FDLE needs cops to check-out something&#44; they send  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;the troopers.  &nbsp; &nbsp;(c) Election fraud is serious business (as the Dems keep  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;telling us) so it&#8217;s only appropriate to vigorously  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;investigate alleged cheating. Some cheaters are going  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;to be &quot;black&quot;. I take it that you feel fraud is OK so  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;long as the cheaters were planning to cheat on Kerrys  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;behalf &#8230; ? </p>
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<p>- Hide quoted text &#8212; Show quoted text &#8211;   Elderly Black Voters in Florida Questioned by Armed Troopers    Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida    Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers into    the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to question them    about an investigation into election fraud.   So are you trying to tell us that the Florida trooper shouldn&#8217;t question   elderly black folks if they are conducting an investigation where they may   have information?    &nbsp;The Florida Voters League    reported the investigation has sent chilling messages to    African-American voters to stay away from the polls in November.   The Florida Voters League and the rest of the left-wing wack-nuts are  trying   to flog the same tired old rumors to promote distrust and hysteria among   their constituency&#8230;  Do you have any EVIDENCE&#44; DATA&#44; FACT to contradict these statements? &nbsp;You  simply stating what you want everyone to believe is NADA. &nbsp;The investigation  was closed. &nbsp;There is no justification for the Police to be going ONLY to  homes of blacks&#44; displaying their guns to people&#44; etc. PERIOD. </p>
<p>You have no evidence they went only into the homes of black people&#44;  whatever their age.  In fact&#44; except for Bob Herbert&#44; you have no evidence at all.  Not like the evidence that Kerry is a war criminal.  Regards&#44; Harold  &quot;I would have to say that&#44; yes&#44; yes&#44; I committed the  same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers  have committed in that I took part in shootings in  free fire zones. I conducted harassment and  interdiction fire. I used 50 calibre machine guns&#44;  which we were granted and ordered to use&#44; which were  our only weapon against people. I took part in search  and destroy missions&#44; in the burning of villages. All  of this is contrary to the laws of warfare&#44; all of  this is contrary to the Geneva Conventions&#8230;&quot;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&#8212;&#8211;John Kerry&#44;http://hnn.us/articles/3552.html </p>
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<p> Elderly Black Voters in Florida Questioned by Armed Troopers  Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida  Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers into  the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to question them  about an investigation into election fraud. The Florida Voters League  reported the investigation has sent chilling messages to  African-American voters to stay away from the polls in November. </p>
<p>That reminds me. &nbsp;Did you know that&#44; according to the Miami  newspapers&#44; one man voted four times&#44; each time for Dimocrats&#44; between  1992 and 1998.  He had been dead since 1990.  Regards&#44; Harold  &quot;I would have to say that&#44; yes&#44; yes&#44; I committed the  same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers  have committed in that I took part in shootings in  free fire zones. I conducted harassment and  interdiction fire. I used 50 calibre machine guns&#44;  which we were granted and ordered to use&#44; which were  our only weapon against people. I took part in search  and destroy missions&#44; in the burning of villages. All  of this is contrary to the laws of warfare&#44; all of  this is contrary to the Geneva Conventions&#8230;&quot;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&#8212;&#8211;John Kerry&#44;http://hnn.us/articles/3552.html </p>
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<p> Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida  Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers into  the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to question them  about an investigation into election fraud. The Florida Voters League  reported the investigation has sent chilling messages to  African-American voters to stay away from the polls in November. </p>
<p>So what is your objection? &nbsp;That state troopers are armed&#44; or that  they are investigating fraud claims?  William R. James </p>
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<p>   Elderly Black Voters in Florida Questioned by Armed Troopers   Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida   Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers into   the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to question them   about an investigation into election fraud. </p>
<p>So are you trying to tell us that the Florida trooper shouldn&#8217;t question  elderly black folks if they are conducting an investigation where they may  have information?   &nbsp;The Florida Voters League   reported the investigation has sent chilling messages to   African-American voters to stay away from the polls in November. </p>
<p>The Florida Voters League and the rest of the left-wing wack-nuts are trying  to flog the same tired old rumors to promote distrust and hysteria among  their constituency&#8230; </p>
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<p> &#8211; Hide quoted text &#8212; Show quoted text &#8211;   Elderly Black Voters in Florida Questioned by Armed Troopers    Bob Herbert of the New York Times is reporting that the Florida    Department of Law Enforcement recently sent armed state troopers into    the home of dozens of elderly African-American voters to question them    about an investigation into election fraud.   So are you trying to tell us that the Florida trooper shouldn&#8217;t question   elderly black folks if they are conducting an investigation where they may   have information?    &nbsp;The Florida Voters League    reported the investigation has sent chilling messages to    African-American voters to stay away from the polls in November.   The Florida Voters League and the rest of the left-wing wack-nuts are  trying   to flog the same tired old rumors to promote distrust and hysteria among   their constituency&#8230; </p>
<p>Do you have any EVIDENCE&#44; DATA&#44; FACT to contradict these statements? &nbsp;You  simply stating what you want everyone to believe is NADA. &nbsp;The investigation  was closed. &nbsp;There is no justification for the Police to be going ONLY to  homes of blacks&#44; displaying their guns to people&#44; etc. PERIOD. &nbsp;I don&#8217;t care  if they came into the homes and said NOTHING. &nbsp;It is an act of intimidation  if it is without cause and there was NO cause. </p>
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		<title>Saudi Prince Gives $127,000 in Gifts to Bush Family</title>
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The Knight Ridder news agency is reporting that Saudi Crown Prince  Abdullah gave $127&#44;000 in jewelry and other presents to the Bush  family and top presidential aides last year including a diamond and  sapphire jewelry set to Laura Bush. According to Knight Ridder&#44; no  foreign leader gave the Bush family more [...]]]></description>
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<p>The Knight Ridder news agency is reporting that Saudi Crown Prince  Abdullah gave $127&#44;000 in jewelry and other presents to the Bush  family and top presidential aides last year including a diamond and  sapphire jewelry set to Laura Bush. According to Knight Ridder&#44; no  foreign leader gave the Bush family more gifts last year.  http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/06/152227  &quot;What an impressive crowd: the haves&#44; and the have-mores. Some people  call you the elite&#44; I call you my base.&quot;  &nbsp; &#8211; George W. Bush&#44; at a black-tie fundraising dinner  What does Bush call the Saudis? &nbsp;His bedrock? </p>
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<p>Saudi Prince Gives $127&#44;000 in Gifts to Bush Family  The Knight Ridder news agency is reporting that Saudi Crown Prince  Abdullah gave $127&#44;000 in jewelry and other presents to the Bush  family and top presidential aides last year including a diamond and  sapphire jewelry set to Laura Bush. According to Knight Ridder&#44; no  foreign leader gave the Bush family more gifts last year.  Bush Oks $25 Billion More for Iraq &amp; Afghanistan  President Bush yesterday approved an additional $25 billion in  emergency funds to pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The  Bush administration had previously said it would not need more money  for the two wars until the new fiscal year begins October 1. Last  month a Congressional report found the Bush administration had  underestimated this year&#8217;s cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan operations  by $12 billion.  Bush: &quot;[Our enemies] Never Stop Thinking About New Ways to Harm Our  Country and Our People&#44; and Neither Do We.&quot;  Bush also held a public ceremony to sign a $417 billion military bill.  One of Bush&#8217;s comments took many reporters by surprise.  He said &quot;This bill meets our commitment to America&#8217;s Armed Forces by  preparing them to meet the threats of tomorrow. Our enemies are  innovative and resourceful&#44; and so are we. They never stop thinking  about new ways to harm our country and our people&#44; and neither do we.&quot;  That was President Bush yesterday at a public ceremony where he signed  a $417 billion military bill.  Headlines from www.DemocracyNow.org  STILL FEELING LIKE THE MAINSTREAM U.S. CORPORATE MEDIA  IS GIVING A FULL HONEST PICTURE OF WHAT&#8217;S GOING ON?  = = = =  Daily online radio show&#44; news reporting: www.DemocracyNow.org  = = = =  Sorry&#44; we cannot read/reply to most usenet posts but welcome email  For more information: http://EconomicDemocracy.org/wtc/ (peace)  And http://EconomicDemocracy.org/ (general)  ** ANTI-SPAM EMAIL NOTE: For email &quot;info&quot; and &quot;map&quot; don&#8217;t work. Email  to  ** m-a-i-l-m-a-i-l (without the dashes) at economicdemocracy.org  instead </p>
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		<title>How Extremist Judge OK&#039;d by Senate Describes his own positions</title>
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   Senate Oks Right-Wing Judge    Despite wide opposition from Democrats and groups like Planned    Parenthood&#8230;   I&#8217;d proudly put that at the top of my resume. 
Make sure your interviewing is with Demmies&#8230;..  Hahahahah!!!! 

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<p>   Senate Oks Right-Wing Judge    Despite wide opposition from Democrats and groups like Planned    Parenthood&#8230;   I&#8217;d proudly put that at the top of my resume. </p>
<p>Make sure your interviewing is with Demmies&#8230;..  Hahahahah!!!! </p>
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<p>    Senate Oks Right-Wing Judge     Despite wide opposition from Democrats and groups like Planned     Parenthood&#8230;    I&#8217;d proudly put that at the top of my resume.   Make sure your interviewing is with Demmies&#8230;.. </p>
<p>As if.  Jim </p>
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<p>Senate Oks Right-Wing Judge  Despite wide opposition from Democrats and groups like Planned  Parenthood&#44; the Senate confirmed James Leon Holmes to the U.S.  District Court in Arkansas yesterday in a vote of 51 to 46. The vote  followed debate over Holmes&#8217; position on abortion&#44; women&#8217;s rights&#44;  race and separation of church and state. He has written that the role  of &quot;the wife is to subordinate herself to her husband&#44;&quot; compared  pro-choice activists to &quot;Nazis&#44;&quot; said that rape victims don&#8217;t often  get pregnant&#44; and compared abortion to slavery.  [Such statements would be considered extremist even in Rome in Italy!]  Headlines from http://www.DemocracyNow.org  = = = =  STILL FEELING LIKE THE MAINSTREAM U.S. CORPORATE MEDIA  IS GIVING A FULL HONEST PICTURE OF WHAT&#8217;S GOING ON?  = = = =  Daily online radio show&#44; news reporting: www.DemocracyNow.org  = = = =  Sorry&#44; we cannot read/reply to most usenet posts but welcome email  For more information: http://EconomicDemocracy.org/wtc/ (peace)  And http://EconomicDemocracy.org/ (general)  ** ANTI-SPAM EMAIL NOTE: For email &quot;info&quot; and &quot;map&quot; don&#8217;t work. Email  to  ** m-a-i-l-m-a-i-l (without the dashes) at economicdemocracy.org  instead </p>
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<p>   Senate Oks Right-Wing Judge </p>
<p>Excellent!!!  More to come!!!! </p>
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<p>  Senate Oks Right-Wing Judge   Despite wide opposition from Democrats and groups like Planned   Parenthood&#8230; </p>
<p>I&#8217;d proudly put that at the top of my resume.  Jim </p>
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<p> Senate Oks Right-Wing Judge  Despite wide opposition from Democrats and groups like Planned  Parenthood&#44; the Senate confirmed James Leon Holmes to the U.S.  District Court in Arkansas yesterday in a vote of 51 to 46. The vote  followed debate over Holmes&#8217; position on abortion&#44; women&#8217;s rights&#44;  race and separation of church and state. He has written that the role  of &quot;the wife is to subordinate herself to her husband&#44;&quot; compared  pro-choice activists to &quot;Nazis&#44;&quot; said that rape victims don&#8217;t often  get pregnant&#44; and compared abortion to slavery.  [Such statements would be considered extremist even in Rome in Italy!] </p>
<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;Hmmm &#8230; then I guess we can&#8217;t possibly tolerate a  &nbsp; &nbsp;self-professed anti-abortionist and catholic who  &nbsp; &nbsp;would feel obligated to suck-up to the ultra-  &nbsp; &nbsp;conservative HRCC &#8211; like John Kerry &#8211; as president  &nbsp; &nbsp;If Kerry can uphold the law&#44; regardless of his  &nbsp; &nbsp;personal opinions&#44; then so can judge Holmes. </p>
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 What? &#160;He joined not expecting that he might go to combat? &#8230; 
He joined to protect the USA&#44; not get killed in Bush&#8217;s illegal invasion  of a nation which had nothing to do with 9/11 and posed no threat. 

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<p> What? &nbsp;He joined not expecting that he might go to combat? &#8230; </p>
<p>He joined to protect the USA&#44; not get killed in Bush&#8217;s illegal invasion  of a nation which had nothing to do with 9/11 and posed no threat. </p>
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<p> McCafferey had joined the National Guard on the day after the Sept. 11  attacks with hopes of helping the country recover &#8211; he never expected  to serve in combat.   What? &nbsp;He joined not expecting that he might go to combat? &nbsp;(and spare the   Bush National Guard shit here) </p>
<p>The National Guard has traditionally been used domestically for crises  and disaster relief. &nbsp;Only the Emperor Bush has pressed it into  foreign adventurism.  &#8211;Jeff  &#8212;  Americans will always do the right thing  &#8211; after they have exhausted every other  possibility. &nbsp;&#8211;Winston Churchill  Loyalty to the country always&#44; loyalty  to the government when it deserves it.  &#8211;Mark Twain  Rain on a tin roof sounds like a drum.  We&#8217;re marching for freedom today-ay!  So turn on your headlights  and sound your horn&#44;  if people get in the way. &nbsp;&#8211;Neil Innes </p>
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<p> McCafferey had joined the National Guard on the day after the Sept. 11   attacks with hopes of helping the country recover &#8211; he never expected   to serve in combat. </p>
<p>What? &nbsp;He joined not expecting that he might go to combat? &nbsp;(and spare the  Bush National Guard shit here)  http://tinyurl.com/2csen </p>
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<p> Mother of GI shot to death in Iraq </p>
<p>Gee? &nbsp;What was she doing over there&#44; in the first place?  &#8212;  best regards&#44;  Ra  http://wwsd.biz </p>
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<p>Tuesday&#44; July 6th&#44; 2004  Nadia McCaffrey on Her Son&#8217;s Death in Iraq: &quot;We Cannot Ignore Anymore  What Is Going On In Iraq&#8230;I am Speaking as a Mother and as a Human  Being&quot;  Listen to: Segment || Show &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  Watch 128k stream &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Watch 256k stream  (URL at bottom for audio)  Two weeks after her son&#44; Patrick&#44; was shot dead in an ambush in Iraq&#44;  Nadia McCaffrey joins us to discuss her Patrick&#8217;s last days in Iraq&#44;  his disillusionment with the occupation and requesting the media  photograph his returning casket.  = = =  Two weeks ago today Army National Guard Special Patrick McCaffrey was  shot dead in an ambush in Iraq. He was 34 years old and the father of  two. His son is 9 years old. His daughter is 2 years old.  McCafferey had joined the National Guard on the day after the Sept. 11  attacks with hopes of helping the country recover &#8211; he never expected  to serve in combat.  But in March his National Guard unit was deployed to Iraq. On June 22  he was shot dead alongside National Guard Lt. Andre Tyson of  Riverside&#44; California.  His death received national attention last week when his mother Nadia  McCaffrey invited the press to Sacramento International Airport to  record images of his flag-draped coffin returning home. Since his body  was flown in on a commercial flight&#44; the Pentagon&#8217;s ban on photos of  coffins did not apply.  &nbsp; &nbsp; * Nadia McCaffrey&#44; her son Patrick died in Iraq two weeks ago  today.  click here for audio interview:  http://play.rbn.com/?url=demnow/demnow/demand/2004/july/audio/dn20040&#8230;  page w/links to both audio and video streams at the top:  http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/06/1426228  = = = =  STILL FEELING LIKE THE MAINSTREAM U.S. CORPORATE MEDIA  IS GIVING A FULL HONEST PICTURE OF WHAT&#8217;S GOING ON?  = = = =  Daily online radio show&#44; news reporting: www.DemocracyNow.org  = = = =  Sorry&#44; we cannot read/reply to most usenet posts but welcome email  For more information: http://EconomicDemocracy.org/wtc/ (peace)  And http://EconomicDemocracy.org/ (general)  ** ANTI-SPAM EMAIL NOTE: For email &quot;info&quot; and &quot;map&quot; don&#8217;t work. Email  to  ** m-a-i-l-m-a-i-l (without the dashes) at economicdemocracy.org  instead </p>
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