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Posted by Xeno on September 3, 2011 Lawrence Wilkerson explains how the false information about mobile biological labs, an Iraqi nuclear program and WMDs in Iraq was presented by CIA director George Tenet and his team. The false information came from known bad sources and torture. The DCI (Director of Central Intelligence, George Tenet) told Powell that a high level Al Qaeda operative who was interrogated confirmed substantial contacts between Iraq and Baghdad and that Iraq was training Al Quada in the use of chemical and biological weapons. This caused Powell to leave in some of the information about the connection between Al Qaeda and Iraq, which he as about to throw out because he found it unreliable, when he gave his speech at the UN .
Cheney reveals continued approval of torture and war, predicts “exploding heads” « Xenophilia (True Strange Stuff)
National debt by U.S. presidential terms
The debt burden fell rapidly after the end of World War II, as the US and the rest of the world experienced a post-war economic expansion . However, growth rates in the western countries began to slow in the mid-1960's. Beginning in the mid-1970s and afterwards, U.S. government debt began to increase faster than GDP. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 1974 Congressional Budget Act reformed budget process in order to allow Congress to challenge the president's budget more easily and as a consequence deficit became increasingly difficult to control. [ 5 ] Debt held by the public as a share of GDP increased from its post-WWII low of 24,6% in 1974 to 26,2% in 1980. [ 6 ]
"The budget should be balanced; the treasury should be refilled; public debt should be reduced; and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled." -Cicero. 106-43 B.C. The purpose of this FAQ is to answer some of the questions which are asked by people visiting the U.S. National Debt Clock . If you have a question about the Debt Clock which isn't addressed here, please send me an e-mail and I'll do my best to answer it on this page.
U.S. National Debt Clock FAQ
Three generations from now, when our great-grandchildren are sitting barefoot in their shanties and wondering how in the hell America turned from the high-point of civilization to a third-world banana republic, they will shake their fists and mutter one name: George Effin’ Bush. Ironically, it won’t be for any of the things that liberals have been harping on the Bush Administration, either during or after his term in office. Sure, misguided tax cuts that destroyed the surplus, and lax regulations that doomed the economy, and two amazingly awful wars in deserts half a world away are all terrible, empire-sapping events.
Forget Anonymous: Evidence Suggests GOP Hacked, Stole 2004 Election « Xenophilia (True Strange Stuff)
What’s also important, but not evident, on this chart is that Obama’s major expenses were temporary — the stimulus is over now — while Bush’s were, effectively, recurring. The Bush tax cuts didn’t just lower revenue for 10 years. It’s clear now that they lowered it indefinitely, which means this chart is understating their true cost.
Obama’s and Bush’s effects on the deficit in one graph - Ezra Klein - The Washington Post
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'I had to psychologically dislocate a detainee': Former CIA agent reveals 'torture' methods and secret prison in memoir | Mail Online
Glenn Carle has written a shocking new tell-all memoir detailing his time with the agency in which he confessed that some people would call him a 'torturer'. Though the CIA has already redacted 40 per cent of his book in a two-year battle to get it published, Carle was still able to provide a vivid account of his journey to a CIA 'black site' or secret prison. There, he said, he spent 10 intense days psychologically manipulating a man who the agency believed could hand them Osama Bin Laden - but who Carle believed was innocent. He was told to 'do whatever is necessary' - subverting Geneva conventions in favour of the American flag. He said he was shocked at the order to use 'enhanced interrogation techniques', writing that he told his superiors: 'We don't do that sort of thing'. The reply was curt: 'We do now.'The girl I've been dating recently wanted to have sex. She saw my foreskin and changed her mind. Said it was gross. Do a lot of people feel this way? [NSFW]
10 Most Ridiculous Fox News Lies, Creative Edits, and Half-Truths - Spiteful Critic
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