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Orwellian ramifications begin to unfold in Syria | Intrepid Report.com

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There is a horrible speculation that the insurgents in Syria may have seized hold of chemical weapons.

Apart from the catastrophically unthinkable havoc the rebels can wreak in Syria and in the region with the WMD, the rhetorical question which remains is how these weapons of mass destruction have fallen into the hands of the insurgents who are chiefly composed of Wahhabi al-Qaeda mercenaries of different nationalities including Afghans, Iraqis, Turkish, Yemenis, Jordanians, Pakistanis, and Saudis.

The situation in Syria is assuming Orwellian ramifications and the possibility to clearly understand or dissect the situation in the country is not an easy task.

In addition to the active role the Saudi-backed Wahabis, CIA and some Western intelligence organizations are playing in Syria, there is one entity, namely Israel which is stealthily espying every single development in Syria.

For the first time, an Israeli spy official clearly stated that Israel supports regime change in Syria and that it really demands an end to the government of President Bashar Assad.

“I hope it will happen, even though I don’t know when or how,” Intelligence Agencies Minister Dan Meridor said on August 7.

The top spy chief said why Assad should go and how it would damage the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Near Death Experiences - A BBC Documentary

Red State Randy - Do you support VOTER ID laws?

http://redstaterandy.multiply.com/journal/item/391/Do-you-support-VOTER-ID-laws
If you would be so kind, please visit my site and vote in my poll.

Thank You!

RSR

Obama to Stick with Palin....OOOOPS..Joe Biden I mean....

Is there any difference between the Republican and Democratic Party?

Not Really - Minor policy differences

 

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Yes - The Two Parties are very much apart on major issues

 

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Other

 

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WON'T BREAK THE CHAIN:
STICKING WITH JOE!

Rolling Stone Editor Defends Biden: Everyone Knows He's an Idiot

By: Libby Sternberg | August 16, 2012 | 19:39

On Wednesday, August 15, MSNBC’s noon show, “NOW With Alex Wagner,” featured a brief but revealing segment on Vice President Joseph Biden’s recent gaffe. This was the one where Biden addressed a crowd, mostly of African-Americans, and, using what sounded like a Southern accent, said of the Romney/Ryan team: “They’re going to put ya’ll back in chains,” supposedly with deregulation of Wall Street.

The “NOW” panel was urged to address this by host Alex Wagner, but from a specific standpoint – “How do we get past this and get to the big issues?”

Sharpton Says Biden's 'Chains' Remark Possibly 'Over the Top' - Then Reverts to Apologist

By: Jack Coleman | August 16, 2012 | 19:45

For a hot minute, it looked like Joe Biden might have lost Al Sharpton. And just as quickly, Sharpton returned to the fold.

Biden has another possible entry to Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, along with his open-mic boast to President Obama in 2010 that passage of Obamacare was "a big f***ing deal." (audio clip after page break)

Gaffe Alert Level Three: Joe Biden Press Shop Literally Trying to Edit Media Reports

By: Matthew Sheffield | August 16, 2012 | 21:03

The controversy surrounding Vice President Joe Biden’s offensive claim that Republicans want to enslave black Americans has become such a concern to the Obama White House that the veep’s staff have resorted to trying to directly censor the news coverage about him.

In what is widely believed to be an unprecedented move, the Biden press shop has severely restricted access to vice president and begun telling journalists what they should write about his activities as they write them up.

CNN's O'Brien Continues Challenging Attempt to Spin Away 'Chains' Controversy

By: Randy Hall | August 16, 2012 | 20:16

Cable News Network host Soledad O'Brien has clashed often with conservative guests on her program, but on Thursday, she pressed the liberal chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus when he tried to dismiss Vice President Joe Biden's comment that Republicans wanted to "put y’all back in chains."

During that morning's edition of the Starting Point program, O'Brien showed a clip of Biden's remarks, from his campaign stop in Danville, Virginia, then asked Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) what he thought about his fellow Democrat's comments. The scandal-plagued congressman responded succinctly: “Absolutely nothing.”

Jack Madrid Clears the Air On the Multiply.com Announcement – The New Media

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They have stolen 2 years of blogging and communicating from us, letting agonize the social platform. We didn't get new members, many went away, there was no maintenance, no invention. They had the profit of inheriting many yahoo and msn members and made nothing from it except trying to make money from our intellectual property. May they rot in hell!

Saudi Arabia creating women-only cities...

Coming to Saudi Arabia: The world's first women-only city

The super-patriarchal Gulf kingdom is creating a female-only city to finally allow a huge percentage of its educated population to work freely

POSTED ON AUGUST 15, 2012, AT 8:03 AM

Women wearing abayas in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Persian capital may soon be home to female-only zones that will allow women to work within Islamic guidelines. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa/Corbis

Saudi Arabia has a problem: The Persian Gulf kingdom has an increasingly educated, increasingly unemployed female population and ultraconservative laws and customs that forbid women from mingling, much less working, with men. The Saudis are fashioning an unusual solution, building an industrial city that will allow only women. The female-only zone is scheduled to open in the Eastern Province city of Hofuf next year, with more ladies-only areas to come in Riyadh, the capital. How do these cities-inside-a-city work, and are they good for women? Here's a guide to the first-ever city of women:

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An Atheist's Creed

I guess this has nothing to do with politics etc, but it is worth reminding ourselves once in a while how deeply intertwined organised religion is with the actual physical world that grown-ups live in. I found this and wanted to share it. I don't need a tooth fairy to tell me right from wrong.

Be assured, we atheists do not generally condemn those who wish to believe in x,y,z... whatever it may be. We might argue the science - and as far as I know, there is zero concrete evidence one way or the other. Personally, my opinion is that Theism -mono, poly, whichever - is ridiculous and I think where it interferes with things like politics, education and medicine, we can be standing on very shaky ground.

As well as this stance on 'god', by whichever you call him (or her), I would also put 'Humanist' or 'Humanitarian' high on my list of priorities. This is where I source my strong sense of injustice at the genocide and war for profit carried out around the world, often in the name of one or other religion.

Here, I could say "do a good deed for your fellow man (or woman) today? Love your neighbour."

But people tend to stick to their own little groups and mindsets. I won't hold my breath waiting for the olive branch across the religious divide. Or for that matter, the political one.

Same with Multiply, and how things will go in coming months - people flock together, and some will lose contact, form new bonds. Here's a shortlist of places I've heard this week, people intend to migrate to...

Blogger, Wordpress, Blogster, Facebook, G+, LJ, Twitter, Yuku, Xanga, Webs, Tribe, Diaspora, TypePad, Badoo and various self-made projects which will need to be paid for communally...

As with religious belief, then, or any divisive force like that, people squabble internally until what was once cohesive about their grouping, is no more.

As far as this group and its' ethos is concerned - I'll be happy to see less of the wing-nuts in the near future. Arguing with them is just not productive. I've learned this and that, but rarely seen it really go anywhere - in years.

A monopolar 'echo-chamber' we most certainly don't want. But I am not alone in feeling that the most aggressive and incessant of them, will not be missed.

For those of a like mind, there is a core group from here have already begun to contact me, asking where I'll be going, and hoping to stay in touch. This is a pleasure to see - is nice to know we made an impression.

I think I can speak even for Comandante Baglava, in that she and I intend to keep flying the SLG flag, united, somewhere...

My account may disappear this weekend. Be seeing you X

Romney Hood

Haiti Makes Bid For 2216 Olympics

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI—Emphasizing the country's warm tropical climate, vibrant culture, and long-term plans to cultivate farmland capable of sustaining actual crops, the Haitian Olympic Committee formally announced its bid Monday to host the 2216 Summer Games.

Organizers of the LXXXI Olympiad, which would be held in the capital city of Port- au-Prince, said the event will showcase the many attractions that are sure to be conceptualized, financed, and constructed over the next 207 years.

"These Olympics will be the greatest the world has ever seen, provided inflation doesn't render the Gourd worthless and we manage to stumble into some kind of lasting stability in the next 20 decades or so," declared committee president Jean-Edouard Baker, standing beside a stack of burning tire shavings where he believes the Olympic flame may one day be housed. "2216 is our time."

Haitian leaders believe Port-au-Prince to be the ideal location for the games due to a number of civic improvements that could, in theory, be made there.

According to Baker, the city will try to compensate for its lack of passable roads and safe bridges by building a high-speed rail system which, "with a little luck," might someday connect to an Olympic village.

"This is the place where we may be able to possibly erect an aquatics center," said Baker, gesturing to a partially submerged field piled high with rusted-out Jeeps. "We're hoping that within a century or two we'll be able to raise enough food to feed enough workers to move enough dirt to make a hole deep enough to contain an Olympic-size pool."

Added Baker, "We don't have much in the way of potable water, but that hole ought to fill on its own when the next hurricane strikes."

Representatives from the International Olympic Committee flew to Port-au-Prince Monday to survey the proposed site, landing on the country's longest of four paved runways. A brief and heavily armored tour of the city's marathon route gave planners the chance to show visiting delegates the many wonders that may eventually make up Haiti.

A banquet was held that afternoon in a dilapidated structure that local officials plan to tear down and rebuild as a multipurpose stadium. They said they hope to name the facility after a great leader who will rise to power at some point in the future—perhaps in the 22nd century—and bring peace and prosperity to the Haitian people.

Between bursts of automatic gunfire and the frantic screams of U.N. peacekeepers deployed in the area, Haiti made its case to the IOC.

"We want at some point to begin neutering the stray-animal population, so that elite runners from around the world will not have to leap over so many frail and lethargic dogs in order to cross the finish line," urban designer Antoinne Darbouze told IOC representatives. "And yes, once we can get our hands on enough asphalt, we'll have roads in places where they're absolutely necessary."

A local artisan also gave a presentation at the banquet, showing attendees how replicas of Olympic medals could be carved from indigenous fruits and then dyed colors that are similar to gold, silver, and bronze.

"By 2216, we hope that Haiti will be an inspirational place for the world's greatest athletes to compete," said René Préval, president of Haiti, a nation whose government has been repeatedly ranked as the most corrupt in the world. "And who knows, at that point our great-great-great-grandchildren may have eliminated the near-constant threat of protozoal diarrhea."

Despite the many challenges faced by the small island nation, the IOC remained confident that Haiti is, in the sense that it has not yet been officially eliminated from consideration, a real contender for the games.

"Haiti has a long way to go to meet our standards," said IOC president Jacques Rogge, pushing away a goat that had entered through a hole in the wall and was craning its neck to reach his plate. "They need to do a lot to build up their sporting facilities and hotel infrastructure, in addition to improving environmental conditions, developing a financial sector, and quelling civil unrest."

"We're not going to make any decisions for the next 200 years," Rogge continued. "Though after seeing Haiti firsthand, I can honestly say the country faces some stiff competition from Atlantis."