Iraq Counter-Insurgency Strategy. One strategy for dealing with 4GW global guerrillas is to deescalate the conflict (within the moral sphere). This isn't weakness, rather it is a method by which you turn a strength of your opponents into a weakness. A fundamental inconsistancy with the US position in Iraq is that we escalated to the… Continue reading Iraq Counter-Insurgency Strategy
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Price tag called high for Bush's proposals
Price tag called high for Bush's proposals. WASHINGTON — President Bush's spending and tax-cutting proposals would cost the federal government $3 trillion or more in the coming decade, and would probably have a deeper impact on the federal budget deficit than the plans offered by his Democratic opponent, Senator John F. Kerry, according to independent… Continue reading Price tag called high for Bush's proposals
Job Woes Plague High Tech
Job Woes Plague High Tech. Researchers say the industry bled 403,000 jobs between March 2001 and April 2004, and the high-tech market continues to shrink. [Wired News]
Agents knew case flimsy, Powell says
Agents knew case flimsy, Powell says. WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday that at the time he made the case to the United Nations for the invasion of Iraq some US intelligence officials already knew many of the claims about weapons and terrorist ties were suspect, but they had not informed… Continue reading Agents knew case flimsy, Powell says
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WP. An examination of state polls and interviews with strategists in the two campaigns and the parties suggests that, with less than two months before the election, the 10 most competitive states are, in order of electoral vote strength, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nevada, New Mexico, West Virginia and New Hampshire. [John Robb's… Continue reading WP
Squeezing the poor
Today, Continental Air Lines, following in wake of
a number of others, announced that it will now add fees for those who
books flights other than through its Web site. In other words, those
people who phone the airline or, even worse, actually walk up to a
counter to buy a ticket, will be assessed added fees. The fees won't
apply to high-mileage preferred customers.
So, if you are not
sufficiently plugged in and computer savvy (something upper-middle
class people do much more readily), you pay more, even though you
probably can't afford it as readily, Screw you, lower classes.
Also
today, TXU Corp., an electric utility in Texas, announced to its
customers that those with lower credit ratings will pay more for
electricity. Customers with bad credit may end up paying 10% more for
electricity than those with good records. In other words, the poor will
pay more for electricity.
While credit scores have been used in
the past to set initial deposits for utilities, this is a new
application. You can imagine the lower classes paying more for the most
basic services like water, heat, and telephone service. Drug comapnies
and hospitals charge higher rate sto the uninsured.
Of course,
banks have been using similar differential rates with credit card and
auto loan rates for a while..Bank accounts cost more for the less
well-off, an dteh fees for such matters as overdrafts are getting
higher. Insurers in many states deny coverage to bad risks
It's getting expensive to be poor. But big companies, with their seats at the regulator's table
So, if you are not sufficiently plugged in and computer savvy (something upper-middle class people do much more readily), you pay more, even though you probably can't afford it as readily, Screw you, lower classes.
Also today, TXU Corp., an electric utility in Texas, announced to its customers that those with lower credit ratings will pay more for electricity. Customers with bad credit may end up paying 10% more for electricity than those with good records. In other words, the poor will pay more for electricity.
While credit scores have been used in the past to set initial deposits for utilities, this is a new application. You can imagine the lower classes paying more for the most basic services like water, heat, and telephone service. Drug comapnies and hospitals charge higher rate sto the uninsured.
Of course, banks have been using similar differential rates with credit card and auto loan rates for a while..Bank accounts cost more for the less well-off, an dteh fees for such matters as overdrafts are getting higher. Insurers in many states deny coverage to bad risks
It's getting expensive to be poor. But big companies, with their seats at the regulator's table
Squeezing the poor Today, Continental Air Lines, following in wake of a number of others, announced that it will now add fees for those who books flights other than through its Web site. In other words, those people who phone the airline or, even worse, actually walk up to a counter to buy a ticket,… Continue reading
Squeezing the poor
a number of others, announced that it will now add fees for those who
books flights other than through its Web site. In other words, those
people who phone the airline or, even worse, actually walk up to a
counter to buy a ticket, will be assessed added fees. The fees won't
apply to high-mileage preferred customers.
So, if you are not
sufficiently plugged in and computer savvy (something upper-middle
class people do much more readily), you pay more, even though you
probably can't afford it as readily, Screw you, lower classes.
Also
today, TXU Corp., an electric utility in Texas, announced to its
customers that those with lower credit ratings will pay more for
electricity. Customers with bad credit may end up paying 10% more for
electricity than those with good records. In other words, the poor will
pay more for electricity.
While credit scores have been used in
the past to set initial deposits for utilities, this is a new
application. You can imagine the lower classes paying more for the most
basic services like water, heat, and telephone service. Drug comapnies
and hospitals charge higher rate sto the uninsured.
Of course,
banks have been using similar differential rates with credit card and
auto loan rates for a while..Bank accounts cost more for the less
well-off, an dteh fees for such matters as overdrafts are getting
higher. Insurers in many states deny coverage to bad risks
It's getting expensive to be poor. But big companies, with their seats at the regulator's table
Families Mark Moment of 2001 Attacks
Families Mark Moment of 2001 Attacks. Family members clutching roses and bearing photos of the relatives they lost on Sept. 11 fell silent early Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the World Trade Center attack. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [The New York Times > Home Page]
Afghanistan's Guerrilla War
Afghanistan's Guerrilla War. AT. Back to Afghanistan. Islamic guerrillas are gearing up an insurgency to put the US into a two front war. By the end of Bush's next administration, we should be up to our ears in two hot guerrilla wars. Remember, this is fourth generation warfare. It turns strength into weakness. There are… Continue reading Afghanistan's Guerrilla War
This is hilarious. I just saw a clip of Dick Cheney on TV claiming that if we elect Kerry in the fall, we will be attacked again. First, the claim is totally false. We will be attacked again regardless of who is in office. Second, Bush is the best thing that ever happened to al Qaeda. Bush's reelection is so important to al Qaeda that it is likely to hold off on its next big attack
This is hilarious. I just saw a clip of Dick Cheney on TV claiming that if we elect Kerry in the fall, we will be attacked again. First, the claim is totally false. We will be attacked again regardless of who is in office. Second, Bush is the best thing that ever happened to al… Continue reading This is hilarious. I just saw a clip of Dick Cheney on TV claiming that
if we elect Kerry in the fall, we will be attacked again. First, the
claim is totally false. We will be attacked again regardless of who is
in office. Second, Bush is the best thing that ever happened to al
Qaeda. Bush's reelection is so important to al Qaeda that it is likely
to hold off on its next big attack
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WP. “Experts” now negative on Iraq. Before the war, predictions by even the most skeptical Bush administration critics did not include scenarios of escalating violence this long after the invasion, or of the U.S. military issuing a news release such as the one it sent out Tuesday morning, headlined “Fighting Continues in Eastern Baghdad.” In… Continue reading WP