German Chancellor Angela Merkel told President George W. Bush on Saturday she would be willing to support a third round of U.N. sanctions against Iran if Tehran continues to resist demands to halt sensitive nuclear work.
Merkel, in a visit to Bush's ranch in Crawford, also said she would consider possible cuts in her country's brisk trade flows with Iran should other efforts fail to secure Tehran's cooperation over its nuclear program.
Bush agreed with Merkel that diplomacy was the best way to resolve the standoff with Iran.
"We were at one in saying that the threat posed through the nuclear program of Iran is indeed a serious one," Merkel said at a joint news conference with Bush.
"We both share this view, but we also were of the opinion that we think that this issue can be solved through diplomatic means; that the next step, then, obviously, would be a resolution," she said through a translator.
An unusual coalition of interest groups from left and right is launching a drive today to head off an American military attack on Iran by pushing America into high-level negotiations with Tehran.
The Campaign for a New American Policy on Iran, which bills itself as "transpartisan," consists of more than three dozen organizations, most of them left-leaning, such as the American Friends Service Committee, the Institute for Policy Studies, and the Open Society Policy Center, which is backed by George Soros.
However, the campaign also has the backing of a smattering of right-of-center groups, including the American Conservative Defense Alliance, the Libertarian Party, and the American Cause, which is headed by Patrick Buchanan.
"The current rumor here in Washington is that Bush will attack after the November elections so it won't hurt the Republican nominee politically. Many around him say he feels he has to do something before he leaves office," a campaign organizer, Carah Ong of the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, said. "Part of this is to raise the fact that a military attack is likely and it needs to be prevented."
A new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) released today concludes with “high confidence” that “in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program.” From the report’s findings:We assess with moderate confidence Tehran had not restarted its nuclear weapons program as of mid-2007, but we do not know whether it currently intends to develop nuclear weapons.
We continue to assess with moderate-to-high confidence that Iran does not currently have a nuclear weapon.
Tehran’s decision to halt its nuclear weapons program suggests it is less determined to develop nuclear weapons than we have been judging since 2005.
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See that? Chaos!
And now I'm sitting here talking to myself...
Dr. Ian Malcolm, Juraissic Park
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Morning 'veeta! :coffee:
I for one don't plan to wait until the Dems decide to act. I've decided to start a movement to file a massive class action lawsuit against the Bush Administration. If the people running this country either refuse or are too chickenshit to go after him as a criminal, perhaps a more civil route is needed so to speak.
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I am here Tri... Just trying to get around the internets to spread the word for 4F.
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Oh lordy, I missed this show! Many of my co-workers have been glancing at me hunched over my desk snickering to myself...
TriSec's back, folks.... :party:
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Would the Republicans do well to remember the (likely apocryphal) words of Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto on the morning of 7 December 1941?
"I fear all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve..."
I was a babe of 2 years in that seminal year 1968.....but maybe something is happening here.
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I didn't eat Top Ramon - don't like soup.
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Would the Republicans do well to remember the (likely apocryphal) words of Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto on the morning of 7 December 1941?
"I fear all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve..."
I was a babe of 2 years in that seminal year 1968.....but maybe something is happening here.
What it is ain't exactly clear...![]()
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This is 2008, right?!?!?!
Bush to Iran: 'All options' are open over nukes
President urges diplomacy over uranium enrichment during European visit
"Both the chancellor and my first choice of course is to solve this diplomatically," Bush told a joint news conference with Merkel.
But he added: "All options are on the table," a reference to the threat of military action to stop Iran's nuclear program, which the West fears is aimed at making atomic bombs. "The message to the Iranian government is very clear," Bush said.
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:rofl:Nice one Shane-O!!!
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Would the Republicans do well to remember the (likely apocryphal) words of Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto on the morning of 7 December 1941?
"I fear all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve..."
I was a babe of 2 years in that seminal year 1968.....but maybe something is happening here.
What it is ain't exactly clear...![]()
There's a man with a gun over there....
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I didn't eat Top Ramon - don't like soup.
Soup shmoup.. drain most of the water off & make a sauce with the little bit that's left!
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*snort*
Ah, I see Scoop and WP would have trouble in my kitchen...
"What's This????"
"There's nothing in it you don't like; just eat it!!"
"I like things better when they have names...."
Oh, wait...that's a normal dinnertime conversation with Mrs. TriSec. My apologies..
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Not a fan of sauces either - I'm a very picky eater.
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*snort*
Ah, I see Scoop and WP would have trouble in my kitchen...
"What's This????"
"There's nothing in it you don't like; just eat it!!"
"I like things better when they have names...."
Oh, wait...that's a normal dinnertime conversation with Mrs. TriSec. My apologies..
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Not a fan of sauces either - I'm a very picky eater.
I like things that are saucy!
including food. :P
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do terrorists have knuckle bumps? secrat handshakes?![]()
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What in the hell....
I swear this is a result of fallout from Chernobyl or some shit. Between the reborn Hindu gods in India and this I'm just at a loss for any other explanation.
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Larry Johnson (the spy guy) was one of those people saying they were going to put out the video that they are talking about.
"No, but that's not too important. What's important is the casualties in Iraq."
"I am Truly not that concerned with Him"
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Retirement? What's that?![]()
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Hmm...all the news about flooding going on right now.
Southern-tier bloggers?
How's the drought situation in a ) Georgia and b ) Palm Beach County, as both were desperately dry last year....
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A lot of CEO's don't seem to know how to use computers either.
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:thud:
President Putin???
I thought he stepped down in Germany and the new German prez is Ahmandinejad.
:rofl:
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So the government should not fund art that blasphemes the CATHOLIC church? Buddy step off when it comes to censoring art.![]()
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From HuffPo:
McCain Admits He Doesn't Know How to Use a Computer
This video appears to be from at least six weeks ago, but no one has really commented on it. Do we want a commander-in-chief who can't use a computer without assistance?
(video at the link.)
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This is serious to me. We live in an electronic age. If he can't use a computer, then we really are doomed.
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iPod question:
Anyone else run into a situation where you are "missing" artists when you search by ARTIST but, they are still in your iPod under ALBUM?
It's extremely annoying.
I noticed it first with Maria Callas. . . . if I look under Artist, she's not there. But, under Album, she is.
Same with Abba ( gee, wonder why I was looking for that ) A-Ha, AC-DC, then right to Adam Ant. No Abba. Yet, I am listening to their album 'GOLD' right now.
Anybody?
Anybody?
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iPod question:
Anyone else run into a situation where you are "missing" artists when you search by ARTIST but, they are still in your iPod under ALBUM?
It's extremely annoying.
I noticed it first with Maria Callas. . . . if I look under Artist, she's not there. But, under Album, she is.
Same with Abba ( gee, wonder why I was looking for that ) A-Ha, AC-DC, then right to Adam Ant. No Abba. Yet, I am listening to their album 'GOLD' right now.
Anybody?
Anybody?
Ummm Joe Biden
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So, you've had that problem too Mondo?
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Without gov't funding, there would be little to almost NO art anywhere in this country. Even the ultra rich private collectors tend to horde some art pieces and lock them away, using them as their own private heirlooms.
The Gov't should not be in the business of worrying about what offends religion, when it comes to art.
Otherwise we'd be over-run with really *bad* art, you know, like Thomas Kinkade and Romero Britto!
:shudder: UG.
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Without gov't funding, there would be little to almost NO art anywhere in this country. Even the ultra rich private collectors tend to horde some art pieces and lock them away, using them as their own private heirlooms.
The Gov't should not be in the business of worrying about what offends religion, when it comes to art.
Otherwise we'd be over-run with really *bad* art, you know, like Thomas Kinkade and Romero Britto!
:shudder: UG.
Back from the bark park. Kizzy's first trip there. we got her a new leash and dog bowls too. Fancy! The heat wiped me out.
I need some Iced coffee... should perk me up a little bit. Kizzy has now taken her spot in the chair, and is promplty preparing for an afternoon nap.
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Without gov't funding, there would be little to almost NO art anywhere in this country. Even the ultra rich private collectors tend to horde some art pieces and lock them away, using them as their own private heirlooms.
The Gov't should not be in the business of worrying about what offends religion, when it comes to art.
Otherwise we'd be over-run with really *bad* art, you know, like Thomas Kinkade and Romero Britto!
:shudder: UG.
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Random feels ignored...
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Without gov't funding, there would be little to almost NO art anywhere in this country. Even the ultra rich private collectors tend to horde some art pieces and lock them away, using them as their own private heirlooms.
The Gov't should not be in the business of worrying about what offends religion, when it comes to art.
Otherwise we'd be over-run with really *bad* art, you know, like Thomas Kinkade and Romero Britto!
:shudder: UG.
Back from the bark park. Kizzy's first trip there. we got her a new leash and dog bowls too. Fancy! The heat wiped me out.
I need some Iced coffee... should perk me up a little bit. Kizzy has now taken her spot in the chair, and is promplty preparing for an afternoon nap.
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Ha...that explains it.
Remember a few days ago, McCain said he was vetting his VP's through Google?
He was trying to make himself look hip and with it on the technology front.
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iPod question:
Anyone else run into a situation where you are "missing" artists when you search by ARTIST but, they are still in your iPod under ALBUM?
It's extremely annoying.
I noticed it first with Maria Callas. . . . if I look under Artist, she's not there. But, under Album, she is.
Same with Abba ( gee, wonder why I was looking for that ) A-Ha, AC-DC, then right to Adam Ant. No Abba. Yet, I am listening to their album 'GOLD' right now.
Anybody?
Anybody?
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Could it be a weird case-sensitivity thing? Did you go through all of the "A"s to make sure that the iPod isn't sorting them strangely?
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Ha...that explains it.
Remember a few days ago, McCain said he was vetting his VP's through Google?
He was trying to make himself look hip and with it on the technology front.
Hmmm.... since he can't use a computer, that means
HE LIED
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To be fair, he said that a few months ago.
he could be pandering, and trying to sound younger, or "hip".
I'm going with that, cause really..Google? It's like if he had said Wikipedia. Both are not real answers.
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To be fair, he said that a few months ago.
he could be pandering, and trying to sound younger, or "hip".
I'm going with that, cause really..Google? It's like if he had said Wikipedia. Both are not real answers.
Fair?
Why would I want to be fair?
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Because it's the right thing to do.
Besides that, he probably hasn't since learned to use a computer. He was just pandering to people, trying to look like he knows what he's doing by saying "google"
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which means he's lying.
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because i'm too lazy to take the pic and save it...Obama lights up
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because i'm too lazy to take the pic and save it...Obama lights up
I can't believe she ran that old photo of him smoking.
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Oh c'mon people you don't know who owned Bandit? : feels really let down by the contestants on Jeopardy:
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Keerist only one of the contestants got the right answer in final Jeopardy. Who doesn't know that the grossly over rated James Dean only made three movies. :eyeroll:
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Oh c'mon people you don't know who owned Bandit? : feels really let down by the contestants on Jeopardy:
...I have no idea what you're going on about...What the hell is Bandit?
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Oh c'mon people you don't know who owned Bandit? : feels really let down by the contestants on Jeopardy:
...I have no idea what you're going on about...What the hell is Bandit?
Johnny Quest. Read and learn young Padawan.
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Oh c'mon people you don't know who owned Bandit? : feels really let down by the contestants on Jeopardy:
...I have no idea what you're going on about...What the hell is Bandit?
Johnny Quest. Read and learn young Padawan.
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Keerist only one of the contestants got the right answer in final Jeopardy. Who doesn't know that the grossly over rated James Dean only made three movies. :eyeroll:
Mondo...You care way too much.
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Oh c'mon people you don't know who owned Bandit? : feels really let down by the contestants on Jeopardy:
...I have no idea what you're going on about...What the hell is Bandit?
Johnny Quest. Read and learn young Padawan.
Well, he is young enough to not even have seen the re-runs unless he watches them buried during the wee hours of the morning on Boomerang.
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Oh c'mon people you don't know who owned Bandit? : feels really let down by the contestants on Jeopardy:
...I have no idea what you're going on about...What the hell is Bandit?
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Although there were the Harvey Birdman episodes that had Dr. Quest and Race fighting over custody and then trying to get married. Gee, what were they trying to hint?![]()
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Oh c'mon people you don't know who owned Bandit? : feels really let down by the contestants on Jeopardy:
...I have no idea what you're going on about...What the hell is Bandit?
Mondo,
'Scuse me, but I always thought that Bandit was the doggie-friend of Johnny Quest and Hadji... Just my 60s TeeVee memory... Ah..."Johnny Quest" I remember watching it on Friday nights right before "The Addams Family." Guess I'm really, really old...(Right after "The Flintstones," I believe).
Cheers,
mfaye :heart:
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Christ Gretchen Carlson is retarded. Hardcore dictionaries? :thud:
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It's times like these where Random feels like a total idiot.
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It's times like these where Random feels like a total idiot.
Not idiot, just veddy veddy young - you, kid, you :D
Cheers, Random,
mfaye
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Christ Gretchen Carlson is retarded. Hardcore dictionaries? :thud:
Fixed Noise doesn't want 'em smart. They just want 'em obedient. That can be the only explanation for E.D. Hill being there so many years.
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Christ Gretchen Carlson is retarded. Hardcore dictionaries? :thud:
Fixed Noise doesn't want 'em smart. They just want 'em obedient. That can be the only explanation for E.D. Hill being there so many years.
Mondo & Liv,
I hear Gretchen has her dictionaries on her shelf right next to her Hardcore Porn... ha ha :airhump:
Cheers,
mfaye
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Christ Gretchen Carlson is retarded. Hardcore dictionaries? :thud:
Fixed Noise doesn't want 'em smart. They just want 'em obedient. That can be the only explanation for E.D. Hill being there so many years.
Mondo & Liv,
I hear Gretchen has her dictionaries on her shelf right next to her Hardcore Porn... ha ha :airhump:
Cheers,
mfaye
She uses the dictionary to prop her knees up when she's under the desk.
:skates to penalty box:
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Just watched Who Killed the Electric Car?
Woh.
Run. Don't Walk to your nearest video store and rent this movie!!!
Better yet, buy copy from
Plug in America.
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Just watched Who Killed the Electric Car?
Woh.
Run. Don't Walk to your nearest video store and rent this movie!!!
Better yet, buy copy from
Plug in America.
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Starling,
I saw that film about a year ago - at the groovy downtown renovated theater (Circle Cinema) and was completely discouraged when I saw the folks camped outside the fence watching their precious cars being carted away to be destroyedand I thought "the horrible waste of it all," not just the product but the knowledge of such an innovative way to get from Point A to Point B. Damn Corporate America :airhump:
Cheers,
mfaye
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Oh how wishful thinking gets us through our lives. Fantasy is truly a great replacment for the lack of having what we want. This is from my shrink i tend to agree with him. Chad Kroeger lead vocals and writer for his band Nickelback he is the perfect fantasy to get a girl through bad times.![]()
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Christ Gretchen Carlson is retarded. Hardcore dictionaries? :thud:
Fixed Noise doesn't want 'em smart. They just want 'em obedient. That can be the only explanation for E.D. Hill being there so many years.
Mondo & Liv,
I hear Gretchen has her dictionaries on her shelf right next to her Hardcore Porn... ha ha :airhump:
Cheers,
mfaye
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NOT SATIRE:
Faux news Refers to Michelle Obama as *Obama baby Mama*
For all the people screaming sexism, now is your chance to speak up... geraldine ferrarro? do you have anythng to say about this one? it is you network, you know.