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Posted by BooMan | Jun 21, 2008 | 19 |

Martha Stewart can’t get a visa to visit the U.K. because of her criminal record? I guess those Brits can breathe easier knowing the security state is protecting them.

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Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.

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KNUCKLEHEAD on June 21, 2008 at 6:15 pm

Today is National Aboriginal Day in Canada.
It celebrates the rebirth of Mother Earth, on this, the longest day of the year. It especially celebrates the First Nation, the Inuit, & the Metis.
I take this opportunity to embrace all of you in this day of happiness, & enjoin you to do likewise with everyone you can.
This can be a day to regroup & to take stock of things with a view of the big picture.
Enjoy this long day. They only get shorter from now on.
dada on June 21, 2008 at 6:29 pm

chimpy got a pass though…guess that …“not conducive to the public good”…part only refers to minor felons.

bah
- KNUCKLEHEAD on June 21, 2008 at 6:37 pm
  
  It`ll be a bummer for him soon though. He`ll be having to turn down all those requests for appearances in many countries around the world ready to give him those silver bracelets of appreciation for his legacy
  - dada on June 21, 2008 at 6:56 pm
    
    they pretty much invented them, over there, eh.
    
    l must say, l like the forged look…very neoCON
Second Nature on June 21, 2008 at 6:31 pm

Protecting the Brits from seashell soap dishes and jack o’ lantern cookies….
- BooMan on June 21, 2008 at 6:34 pm
  
  anything can explode. Think about it.
refinish69 on June 21, 2008 at 6:40 pm

I don’t know if this has been announced since I have not been around much but Man EEgee won a scholarship to Netroots Nations!!! I am so happy for him!!!

While no scholarships were awarded to anyone from Texas, A very good friend transfered their registration to me so I will be attending also. I can hardly wait to meet Manny!!!! and many of the other bloggers I have read and chatted with on line.
- KNUCKLEHEAD on June 21, 2008 at 6:43 pm
  
  Hey I looked all over for you.
  I didn`t see you, but in the end you`re going.
  Great for you.
  I sent congrats to Manny the other day when looking for you.
  - refinish69 on June 21, 2008 at 6:44 pm
    
    Thank you!!!! and thank you for your vote on DFA
KNUCKLEHEAD on June 21, 2008 at 6:41 pm

YUP.
This whale just did.
- refinish69 on June 21, 2008 at 6:44 pm
  
  Now this is just gross. LOL
- supersoling on June 21, 2008 at 6:48 pm
  
  Hey! Wasabi :op
  - supersoling on June 21, 2008 at 6:50 pm
    
    Long time no sea! lol
    - KNUCKLEHEAD on June 21, 2008 at 8:00 pm
      
      http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4096586/
      The story behind the KA BOOMed whale
  - dada on June 21, 2008 at 7:03 pm
    - KNUCKLEHEAD on June 21, 2008 at 8:07 pm
      
      Oregon
      In 1970 a beached whale was blown up on purpose, to eliminate the horrible stench. They figured a 1000 lbs. of dynamite should do. oops.
      Serves thousands.
      http://www.perp.com/whale/
Mattes on June 21, 2008 at 8:49 pm

DEBKAfile’s Western military sources do not believe that if Israel does attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, it will resort to the old-fashioned aerial blitz tactic employed in 1981 for bombing Iraq’s Osirak reactor. They therefore challenge the US officials’ conclusion that Israel’s aerial exercise in conjunction with the Greek Air Force over Crete in early June was in fact a rehearsal for Iran.

What was demonstrated with the Israeli Air Force’s capability for deploying a large aerial force of more than 100 warplanes and helicopters for long-distance operations. The distance from Israel to Crete was indeed roughly equal to the distance to Iran’s uranium enrichment plant at Natanz.

Israel has already displayed its ability to strike a nuclear site in the attack on the Syrian-North Korean plutonium reactor in northern Syria on September 6, 2007.

But these military sources argue it would be sheer recklessness for Israel to send so large a part of its air fleet for a repeat of the Israeli attack on Iran without first demolishing Iran’s air defenses.

In the attack on Syria, Israel was able to disarm by electronic means the Russian-made air defense batteries guarding its reactor. The same systems protect Iran’s nuclear sites. It must be assumed, however, that Iran and the Russian manufacturers learned a lesson or two from the way Israel silenced the batteries in Syria, although Israel too will have added new gadgetry too.

http://www.politicalfleshfeast.com/newDiary.do
Omir the Storyteller on June 21, 2008 at 9:35 pm
After all the sturm und drang over here the past few days, I figured you folks could use a bit of a chuckle. This showed up in my mailbox yesterday. I swear, you can’t make this stuff up.
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:31:03 +0200 From: "fbi.gov1 Gazeta.pl" <fbi.gov1@gazeta.pl> Subject: From Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI Honolulu) United States Of America MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
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*Federal Bureau of Investigation
*<http://www.fbi.gov/libref/executives/director.htm>
**
*ROOM 4-230, KALANIANAOLE FOB
300 ALA MOANA BOULEVARD HONOLULU, HAWAII 96850-0053*
* EMAIL*
*fbi.gov@[redacted]*<[URL redacted]>
*http://www.fbi.gov*

*
Attn: Honorable Beneficiary.

We the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI Honolulu) United States Of
America have discovered through our intelligent monitoring network that you
have a transaction going on as either inheritance payment,Lottery or
contract payment of $1.2 Millions of United States Dollars which have been
approved but have not been settled.

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /
inheritance file ater close monitoring and found out why you have not
received your payment,both on your part and on the part of your debtors.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the non
officials in the bank who are attempting to secure the release of your fund
to you. We wish to advise you that this is illegal and you should stop
further communication with them forthwith because such an illegal act like
this can lead to cancellation of your fund.*
**
*We have been having so many complains from people who have been scammed
arround the world hence,after concluding in a meeting with members of
the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), we came to a conclusion that every payment will be made
through the ADB in the Republic Of Benin . We also concluded on the use of
ELECTRONIC ATM PAYMENT SYSTEM as the only direct means to pay all
beneficiaries.

By this method,your funds will be loaded in two batches into an ATM card,
and sent to you, from this card you can withdraw a maximum of us$15,000 per
day from any ATM machine worldwide,BUT from the financial houses there is no
limit. *

*So if you would like to receive your funds in this way please send your
following information to the paying bank.

1. Full name...........................*
*
2. Full address.............................
* *3.Your balance payment........**....................*
*

Your age, sex and current occupation- ..............
Your Country..............................................

6.Your Phone Number....................................

Below are the contact details of the PAYING BANK(ADB) in the Republic Of
Benin to whom you will send your information for the processing of the ATM
card as soon as possible:

CONTACT PERSON REV DR PASCAL JAMES
HEAD OF OPERATIONS,ATM CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM
DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION,
WEST AFRICAN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC
370 CHURCH STREET,PRETORIA,
E144QJ REPUBLIC OF BENIN
EMAIL: [redacted]
**,**
DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER: +229-[redacted] .

The DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION has been mandated to issue out your payments
for this fiscal year 2008. Also for your information, you have to stop any
further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) who claim that
to be established agents using it to defraud innocent people worldwide.This
is to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

THANKS FOR LISTENING TO OUR ADVISE*
*
Faithfully Yours,
MR .ROBERT S. MUELLER, III
FOR COROPORATE AFFAIRS
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI Honolulu))
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA*
moreaxe on June 23, 2008 at 6:08 pm

Can’t America citizens just show up with a passport to most European countries?

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