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Jerimiah Wright: Black Conservative

Posted by Damianmann

Black Conservatives essentially tell Blacks they can only rely on themselves to get ahead in America -- counting on White people to be moral or "do the right thing" is a waste of time.

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Institute for Policy Studies: Iraq War Entering Year Six: Multiple Crises Rising in Middle East

Posted by okami

Gaza is under murderous assault and the United States is escalating regional threats while pushing new sanctions against Iran.

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Nine WWI Vets Survive Worldwide

Posted by okami from Military

Following the death of the Italian-French war veteran Lazare Ponticelli, a total of nine men who served in their countries' armed forces during World War I are known to be still alive around the world.

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The Year in Hate

Posted by okami

The latest annual count of hate groups operating in the United States rose to 888 last year, capping a 48 percent increase since 2000.

(THESE are the terrorists Americans should be worrying about.)

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National security agencies have failed in Iraq, Afghanistan (3/10/08) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com

Posted by okami from GovExec

America's national security institutions have failed and the military has been left holding the bag in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, conducting nation-building tasks for which it is ill-suited, according to the final report of a House Armed Services Committee panel established in 2007 to examine military roles and missions.

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Rapid Pentagon Report on Saddam's Iraq Censored?

Posted by okami from Blogs.abcnews

ABC News' Jonathan Karl Reports: The Bush Administration apparently does not want a U.S. military study that found no direct connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda to get any attention.  This morning, the Pentagon cancelled plans to send out a press release announcing the report's release and will no longer make the report available online.

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The Internet Is Changing the Scientific Method | Wired Science from Wired.com

Posted by Newshogg from Blog.wired

A view that slightly contradicts the Newsweek piece on collaboration and user generated content - at least it gives a different view.

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