Saturday, June 06, 2009

Full text of Barack Obama's Cairo address

Skeptics Warn of Backlash to ‘Great Expectations'

Hezbollah: Islamic world doesn't need sermons from Obama

Obama does not recognize Israel land claims, security needs

Yesha Council: Obama 'more Hussein than Barak'

Turkey's Gul says Cairo speech shows Obama "constructive"

Obama: Two-state solution only answer for Mideast

Obama says plight of Palestinians 'intolerable'

Arab World Saw Obama's Speech As Historic

U.N. Praises Obama's Overtures To Muslim World

PA source: Obama to put pressure on Israel
News: (Video) Senior Palestinian official tells Ynet that US president plans to impose track towards two-state solution by the end of 2009.


And I'm not even going into the ooshy-gooshy fawning of our press, including supposed 'conservatives'. If you're not obeying Commandment Numero Uno, you're gonna be sucked in eventually.


Ace of Spades- Tom Brokaw: What Can the Jews Learn from the Holocaust About Their Treatment of the Palestinians?
After I saw this I lost my appetite for the rest of the day. We are in deep, DEEP trouble, people, Pray like your life is on the line, 'cause it is.


American Thinker: Obama, Iran, and Israel


Settlers build 'Oz Yehonatan' outpost
At the outpost, named Oz Yehonatan, the settlers built a wooden structure they mockingly called the "Obama Hut," saying it was a sign of appreciation for the US president for his actions that had led to a dramatic rise in the number of outposts.

Barack Hussein Obama, gun salesman extraordinaire, and poster boy for Israeli settlements.
Wheeeeee!!!



DE SENO: Obama’s Christian-Muslim Double Standard: Our First Dhimmi President
He's right about the double standard. But first? My ass. Bush, Clinton, Bush... all of 'em. And don't even get me started on Dhimmi Carter.


Iran nuclear leaks 'linked to Israel'
WASHINGTON - A report on Iran's nuclear program issued by the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee last month generated news stories publicizing an incendiary charge that US intelligence is underestimating Iran's progress in designing a "nuclear warhead" before the halt in nuclear weapons-related research in 2003.


Iran 'has atomic bomb capability'
A report by the UN's nuclear watchdog says Iran now has enough uranium to make an atomic bomb.

I'd say that Israeli intelligence is right.


Supreme Leader of Iran: Muslim Nations 'Hate America'
Americans: "La-la, la-la, we can't hear you!"


Iran marks Ayatollah Khomeini anniversary
Iran hold events marking 20 years since the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.


US military aid at stake in Lebanon elections
Even these guys are admitting it won't be cut off. Me, I seriously doubt it'll be reduced.

Obama taps Raytheon exec as envoy to Saudi Arabia
*headdesk*


Saudi freezes accounts tied to Gosaibi group-bankers



Total sees UAE nuclear project awarded in H2

The nuclear export race
The United Arab Emirates has released their short list of candidates to build the country’s first nuclear power plant. The teams include companies from the United States, France, Japan - and Korea.

UN: New uranium traces found in Syria

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Actual Yahoo! headline: Obama's Flip-Flops for the Public Good


Actual LA Times headline: For the 'funemployed,' unemployment is welcome



White House Set to Appoint a Pay Czar
The Obama administration plans to create a position to ensure that companies receiving federal-bailout funds are abiding by executive-pay guidelines.

Biden: Obama to Announce Plan Monday to Ramp Up 'Stimulus' Over Summer
Vice President Biden said he will join President Obama on Monday in seeking to ramp up the pace this summer of the massive economic stimulus effort that Congress approved earlier this year.

Because "funemployment" is up:

The May Unemployment Numbers are Here, and Worse Than Predicted « Innocent Bystanders
Check out the graphs.



EXCLUSIVE: Top secret clearances flawed at Pentagon
The Pentagon may have issued top-secret clearances last year to as many as one-in-four applicants who had "significant derogatory information" in their backgrounds, including a record of foreign influence or criminal conduct, a little- noticed government audit says.

Ex-State official, wife accused of spying for Cuba
A former State Department official and his wife have been arrested and charged with being spies for the Cuban government for the past 30 years.


Are you feeling safe yet? I know I am.



United Airlines aims to replace wide-body fleet
United Airlines' parent UAL, claiming the time is right, asks Boeing and Airbus for sales proposals as it starts to hunt for the best deal on a new fleet of wide-body jets.

Hmm. United is in trouble, like most of the major airlines. So ask yourself where they're gonna get the money for this.

General Dynamics Buys Axsys to Bulk Up Intelligence Offerings


Why bull may stick around
Because it's full of bull, that's why.
My guess: the Dow will be at or near 10k for the 'peace in our time' declaration.



U.S., Canadian groups gear up to halt oil sands development
Because we're swimming in oil and don't have any need for it, of course:

Rapid oil price rise could hurt

Goldman Raises Year-End Crude Forecast by 31% to $85


Bastion of capitalism defends communism
Yale isn't exactly a 'bastion of capitalsim'. Oy.
But it's telling that the US is moving toward communism while PRAVDA is warning us:


American capitalism gone with a whimper - Pravda.Ru
We are so doomed it's not even funny, but I can't help but laugh.


Pelosi: Democrats Stand By The IMF
Well, of course you do. So will the Republicans. Globalism for everybody! Speaking of, right here in the USA at good ol' Cleveland:


GLOBAL FORUM 2009 (June 2-5) - Business as an Agent of World Benefits, Case Western Reserve University

This week at the Global Forum for Business as an Agent of World Benefit, 600 leaders of design, sustainability, business, policy, and management are envisioning and designing ways to enhance their fields and meet today's pressing social and environmental needs.
Join them at the Virtual Forum, watch the event live, or explore this site for the latest developments.

The event is convened by Case Western Reserve University, the United Nations Global Compact, with its 4,000 corporations from around the world, and the Academy of Management, with its 19,000 business school professors from over 90 countries. Read what experts have to say about The B.A.W.B. Global Forum.

Ugh.



Azerbaijan Energy Min Urges New Investment In Caspian Oil

Georgian officials in US warn of Russian buildup

Russia's Putin visits town after protests
Putin Plays Sheriff for Cowboy Capitalists
Putin douses one labor fire, but what about the other hundred smoldering?

Putin humiliates ally to deflect anger
He might have done it just for the power, too.

Russian Navy protests at Ukraine police checking sailors' papers

Russia Accelerates Push to Join OECD and WTO
Russia sees good window of opportinuty for WTO deal

Russia not to join OPEC any time soon - LUKoil CEO

Turkey wants right to re-export Russian gas

Turkmenistan in energy talks with Europe to loosen Russian monopoly
Yeah, like that's gonna happen.

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US to sell Seoul bunker-buster bombs

Police flood Tiananmen Square ahead of anniversary
Tiananmen Square was flooded with police on Wednesday, as Beijing prepared for the 20th anniversary of the massacre of hundreds, if not thousands, of students by the Chinese army.

North Korea's Top Court to Try 2 U.S. Reporters

Rio Tinto reportedly rejects Chinalco deal

25 killed in bus blaze in Chengdu city

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Uzbek, Kyrgyz Border Guards Capture Each Other


Pentagon Quietly Sending 1,000 Special Operators to Afghanistan in Strategy Revamp

80 hurt in protests over women's deaths in Kashmir

U.S. experts: Pakistan on course to become Islamist state
No, really?

Gilani Says Pakistan Will Revive Swat as Army Overcomes Taliban

India Wants to ‘Reshape’ Pakistan Ties if it Tackles Militants

GM India: All Plans on Track

Areva Offers India Stakes in African Mines, Jain Says

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Nigeria: 150 Inmates Escape From Enugu Prison

Zimbabwe University runs out of funds

Zimbabwe constitution hearings to begin in 10 days: source

Zimbabwe: Army Units Deployed in Rural Areas Last Year, Are Still There

UN: Congo toddler died after rape by rebels

Ethiopia charges 46 with 'assassination plot'

Ethiopian rebels threaten foreign oil companies
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - An Ethiopian rebel group on Wednesday warned international oil companies against exploring in a region of the Horn of Africa nation where the rebels attacked a Chinese-run field in 2007 killing 74 people.

Ethiopia admits reconnaisance missions in Somalia

Royal Navy captures Somali pirates... and sets them free
*headdesk*

Sudan aircraft bomb settlement near Chad - rebels

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UK: Christians risk rejection and discrimination for their faith, a study claims
Hate to break it to them, but it's soon gonna be worse than not getting the job you wanted, and it's happening faster over there than over here. Look to Iraq and Africa and Indonesia and India to see the future.


Brazil Air Force Says Pallet Not From Air France Jet

Brazil approves Amazon hydro-power dam
The environmental agency Ibama granted a consortium including the French utilities giant Suez the license to build the Jirau dam on the Madeira River, an Ibama spokesman said.

Chavez Moves to Nationalize Venezuela Chemical Plants

Venezuela seizes Exterran gas plants, offices

And he's to the right of Comrade Obama!


Panama getting set to expand canal

Drug gangs kill 11 in Mexico, mutilate bodies

Mexico drug cartel's grenades from Guatemalan army

Democracy in Guatemala could be at risk, say unions

Guatemalan Peasants Block Roads to Demand Help from Government



FAO edges up 2009 cereals crops forecast
The global 2009 cereals crops forecast was raised slightly, but output will be lower than last year's record and prices may rise again driving food costs higher, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Thursday.




Magnitude 4.7 - WESTERN XIZANG

Magnitude 4.7 - CASPIAN SEA, OFFSHORE AZERBAIJAN

Magnitude 5.5 - VANUATU

Magnitude 1.4 - UTAH

Earthquake could render public safety building unusable
So much for public safety!

Magnitude 5.1 - VANUATU

Magnitude 6.0 - PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS REGION

Magnitude 5.0 - MOLUCCA SEA

Magnitude 4.7 - HONDURAS

Magnitude 6.3 - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Strong quake jolts northern Japan

Magnitude 4.9 - SOUTHEAST OF EASTER ISLAND

Magnitude 5.1 - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 2.9 - NEW YORK
Minor earthquake shakes village of Attica

MIT team solves longstanding volcanic mystery

Magnitude 5.1 - TIMOR REGION, INDONESIA

Magnitude 5.3 - VANUATU

Magnitude 5.2 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA

Magnitude 4.8 - WEST OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

Magnitude 4.7 - OFFSHORE HONDURAS

Magnitude 5.9 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Tokyo jolted by earthquake, no damage reported

Magnitude 4.6 - WESTERN XIZANG

Magnitude 5.2 - ALASKA PENINSULA
ExTREMEly rumbly, this area.

Magnitude 5.2 - SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE

canada: Earthquake tremors felt in Victoria area

Wales News - Earthquake hits Port Talbot

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