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Tuesday, February 28th 2006

Pizza, one of my favorite foods !
Sometimes I'm in the mood for just plain cheese, other times 'the works'.
When I saw this comic I giggled.
What toppings do I drool for ?
Ground Beef, Mushroom, Onion & Pineapple plus grated Asiago.
MMMMmmmmm.

Hey, next time don't forget to add the Silicone !
Or if you're into big words, 'Polydimethylsiloxane' CAS # 63148-62-9
"A silicone emulsifier (Dow Corning FG-10) is mixed with water to form a 0.05%
emulsifier solution. This solution is sprayed on the frozen cheese granules at a rate of
1.75 parts of solution per 100 parts by weight of cheese."
Patent #4894245
Awww, go on... start your research.

In order to preserve their frozen pizzas, Pizza Hut claims that their silicone emulsifier
is a necessary preservative and emulsifier.
Read Robert Cohen's Article HERE

You can check out the ingredients from their site HERE
Notice this 'chemical' is in their breadsticks & cinnamon sticks
The 't' and 'h' in 'methyl' is transposed.

Who else uses this on food ?
How many frozen retail / commercial cheese or (??) products contain this CHEMICAL ?
This stuff HEATED above 300 degrees starts to give off toxic vapors.
Vapors like Formaldehyde, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide & Silicon Dioxide.
What happens when a 'living organism' continually ingests a 'dead body's preservative' ?
Ohhhhh....ok. That explains the feeling that I'm walking among some zombies.

Oh, by the way... Beowulf makes a real kick-ass pizza,
and I stopped eating commercial pizza awhile ago.

Are you Suffering from Over-Use of the 'U' word ?

What You Say ? I'm talking about the constant use of these words lately -
"Un-believable & "Un-real"

Please, Stop talking yourself out of it. It is 'Believable'. This is 'Real'.

Bush said a $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ deal with the UAE Gov't
to oversee 6 US American ports is OK !??
...And pulls the 'discrimination card',
pulls the 'what's good for the goose is good for the gander card',
pulls the 'I don't even know what's going on card',
and then pulls the 'opposing it would be a threat to our national security' card.
But it will be the first legislation in 5 years Bush would veto if a rejection is legislated.
????????

The stories talk about 6 ports.
New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Miami & New Orleans.
Oh, and one more in Vancouver, Canada.
(which isn't making it in the stories, well - because it's not on US soil.)
You can visit P&O's port site HERE (you'll need flash, click on their 'Operations' tab.)
It's not just 1 port / 1 berth. They have a total of 33 berths listed.
(Philly's info is not available)

Port -
1. a harbor. 2. a city or town with a harbor where ships arrive and depart,
and load or unload cargoes. 3. a port of entry.

Berth -
1. enough space at sea; hence, 2. space for anchoring or tying up.  3. a ship's place of anchorage.

"I can understand why some in Congress have raised questions about whether or not our country will be less secure as a result of this transaction, but they need to know that our government has looked at this issue and looked at it carefully."

"It sends a terrible signal to friends around the world that it's OK for a company from one country to manage the port, but not a country that plays by the rules and has got a good track record from another part of the world."

"They ought to listen to what I have to say about this.
They'll look at the facts and understand the consequences of what they're going to do. But if they pass a law, I'll deal with it with a veto."
~ George W. Bush, Feb. 21st 2006 - AF1-
'Bush backs transfer of U.S. ports to Dubai firm'

The first story was, "GOP governors may block Arab control of ports"
It then changed to the second story , "Frist: Stop handover of U.S. ports to Arab firm"
The final story is what we have above, as linked, to the story as it is accessible today.

F L A S H B A C K >>>>>
" If you do business with terrorists, if you support or succor them,
you will not do business with the United States."
~ George W. Bush, September 2001

"He became aware of it over the last several days, "McClellan said.
Asked if Bush did not know about it until it was a done deal,
McClellan said, "That's correct."
~ Scott McClellan, Feb. 22nd 2006 - 'Bush Unaware of Ports Deal Before Approval'
which is now re-hashed as an appropriate news release,
'Bush Port Defiance Fuels Bipartisan Anger'

F L A S H B A C K >>>>>
"They know that if we do not confront these evil men abroad, we will have to face them one day in our own cities and streets, and they know that the safety and security of every American is at stake in this war, and they know we will prevail."
~ Bush Invokes Sept 11 to defend Iraq War, Sept. 20, 2005
(well then it's a good thing you've got the American people here
to help you when you need it.)

According to the P&O Press Releases, this deal has been in the works since late 2005.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, comprised of officials from 12 government departments and agencies, including the National Security Council and the Department of Homeland Security, approved the deal unanimously on January 17.

DP World Executive Nominated For Prestigious US Gov't Position
Dubai, 24 January 2006: - Global ports operator DP World today welcomed news that one of its senior executives, Dave Sanborn, has been nominated by US President George W. Bush to serve as Maritime Administrator a key transportation appointment reporting directly to Norman Mineta the Secretary of Transportation and Cabinet Member.

Some speculate this deal has been in the works much longer.

Dobbs: President Bush's family and members of the Bush administration have long- standing business connections with the United Arab Emirates, and those connections are raising new concerns and questions tonight in some quarters about why the president is defying his very own party leadership and his party in defending the Dubai port deal.

Christine Romans: The oil-rich United Arab Emirates is a major investor in
The Carlyle Group, the private equity investment firm where President Bush's father once served as senior adviser and is a who's who of former high-level government officials. Just last year, Dubai International Capital, a government-backed buyout firm, invested in an $8 billion Carlyle fund.

Another family connection, the president's brother, Neil Bush, has reportedly received funding for his educational software company from the UAE investors. A call to his company was not returned.

Then there is the cabinet connection. Treasury Secretary John Snow was chairman of railroad company CSX. After he left the company for the White House, CSX sold its international port operations to Dubai Ports World for more than a billion dollars. Snow told reporters he had no knowledge
of the CSX sale.

Ok boys & girls, can anyone say, "Conflict Of Interest" ?
Go Now and Watch Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11

Bush on Thursday questioned whether a double standard was being applied to a Middle East company, saying, "It's OK for a British company to manage ports, but not OK for a company that's also a valuable partner" in the war on terror.

Dobbs: President Bush has put forth a challenge tonight that I simply can't ignore. The president yesterday said he wanted those who are critical and questioning of this port deal to "step up and explain why all of a sudden a Middle Eastern company is held to a different standard than a Great British company."

Well, first of all, Mr. President, to equate any country to your principal partner in the coalition ignores that special relationship this country's enjoyed with the United Kingdom for decades and decades. This also is not just a British company and an Arab company, as I think you well know.

Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation is a British privately owned company. Dubai Ports World is a UAE government controlled and owned company. You see the difference, of course.

And furthermore, the money used to fund the 9/11 attacks, most of it, in fact, was sent to the hijackers through the UAE banking system. In fact, two of the hijackers were originally from the UAE.

The UAE stonewalled U.S. efforts to track al Qaeda bank accounts after 9/11. In addition, the Emirates does not recognize Israel as a sovereign state. And the UAE was a transfer point for shipments of nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya.

And if those aren't good enough reasons, I would just suggest I'm at a complete loss to offer what might be considered good reasons.
~ Transcript from Lou Dobbs Tonight, CNN - Feb. 22, 2006

Just a few more notes to mention about this 'deal' so far:

As part of the $6.8 billion purchase, the administration did not require Dubai Ports to keep copies of business records on U.S. soil, where they would be subject to court orders. It also did not require to designate an American citizen to accommodate U.S. government requests. Outside legal experts said such obligations are routinely attached to U.S. approvals of foreign sales in other industries.
~ Arab Co., White House Had Secret Agreement - Feb. 22, 2006

The Homeland Security Department objected at first to a UAE company's taking over
significant operations at six U.S. ports. It was the lone protest among members of the
government committee that eventually approved the deal without dissent.
President Bush, Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and even Treasury Secretary John Snow, who oversees the government committee that approved the deal, all say they did not know about the purchase until after it was finalized. The work was done mostly by assistant secretaries.
~ Homeland Security Protested Ports Deal - Feb. 26, 2006

U.S. seaports handle 2 billion tonnes of freight each year. Only about 5 percent of containers are examined on arrival and since September 11, 2001, security experts in New York have been particularly concerned about ports' vulnerability to attack.
~ Congressmen worry about ports deal with Dubai firm - Feb. 21, 2006
(story scrubbed...now it's 'Congressmen try to block ports deal')

Bush, talking to reporters at the conclusion of a Cabinet meeting earlier Thursday,
said that "people don't need to worry about security."
"The more people learn about the transaction that has been scrutinized and approved by
my government, the more they'll be comforted that our ports will be secure."
~ Port deal stirs a storm in the Senate - Feb. 23, 2006

F L A S H B A C K >>>>>
The federal government received failing and mediocre grades
yesterday from the former Sept. 11 commission, whose members said in a final report that the Bush administration and Congress have balked at enacting numerous changes that could save American lives and prevent another terrorist attack on US soil.
~ 9/11 panel issues failing security grades

Bush also emphasized that "port security will be run by U.S. customs and the U.S. Coast Guard." ~ President tries to calm uproar over planned UAE takeover - Feb. 23, 2006
(M. Moore's story linked to original CNN story that was scrubbed with new
'Ports company will delay takeover')

"The Coast Guard oversees security, and they have the authority to inspect containers if they want and they can look at manifests, but they are really dependent on facility operators to carry out security issues."
~ UAE terminal takeover extends to 21 ports - Feb. 24, 2006

Citing broad gaps in U.S. intelligence, the Coast Guard cautioned the Bush administration that it was unable to determine whether a United Arab Emirates-owned company might support terrorist operations, a Senate panel said Monday.
"Anytime there's a new operator in a port our concern would be that the operator has complied with the (International Ship and Port Facility Security) ISPS code overseas and we just want to take a look at their track record, "Cmdr. Jeff Carter, Coast Guard spokesman. ~ Paper: Coast Guard Has Port Co. Intel Gaps - Feb. 27, 2006

F L A S H B A C K >>>>>
Urgent Global Security Alert Set By Interpol For Escapees
The convicts escaped via a 140-yard long tunnel "dug by the prisoners and co-conspirators outside", Interpol said. At least 13 of the 23 escapees were convicted Al-Qaida fighters.

Interpol's urgent global security alert, known as "orange notice",
was issued "because the escape and unknown whereabouts of Al-Qaida terrorists constituted a clear and present danger to all countries."

How much does "free" trade have to do with this ? How about a lot.
The Bush administration is in the middle of a two-year push to ink a corporate-backed
"free" trade accord with the UAE.
~ The Dirty Little Secret behind the UAE Port Security Scandal - Feb. 23, 2006

F L A S H B A C K >>>>>
Imagine this: your state government puts a transportation corridor in your neighborhood. It's nearly a quarter-mile wide. It will serve vehicles and trains and incorporate oil, gas, electric, and water lines. Try to fight it and you'll not only face the combined might of your local, state, and federal governments, but foreign interests as well.
~ The Internationalization of U.S. Roads has begun. - June 10, 2005

A sheik from the UAE contributed at least $1 million to the Bush Library Foundation, which established the George Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M University in College Station. ~ UAE gave $1 million to Bush library - Feb. 23, 2006

The Berries Don't Fall Too Far From The Bush

What does 'Trading with The Enemy' Mean ?
The Trading With The Enemy Act

Bush continually says that his administration is capable of doing
more than one thing at a time. Yep, I'm definitely convinced.
Convinced that whenever Bush & Co.'s lips are moving, they are lying.
Definitely not capable of multi-tasking.
The beautiful thing about being a successful multi-tasker,
is that you actually achieve your goals to completion.
Oh, but that's the kicker....what are those goals ? Their Goals ?
If you were to ask Bush & Co. if they're achieving their goals..
"...We're Making Progress."

"They have crossed a point where they are in open defiance of the international community. The United States will actively confront the policies of this Iranian regime, and at the same time we are going to work to support the aspirations of the Iranian people for freedom in their own country."
~ Rice Asks for $75 Million to Increase Pressure on Iran - Feb. 16, 2006

"You see, a non-transparent society that is the world's premier state sponsor of terror cannot be allowed to possess the world's most dangerous weapons.
To support the Iranian people's efforts to win their own freedom,
my administration is requesting $75 million in emergency funds
to support democracy in Iran."
~ George W. Bush - Feb. 24, 2006 - Address to American Legion
(Every time we turn around, there's a 'New' Premier state sponsor of terror.
Too Moody for me !)

Bush Selling Off Public Lands
Bush's proposed 2007 budget includes a legislative request to allow the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to sell off land in national forests, grasslands and scenic areas to fund the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. The budget proposes phase out the rural assistance act by 2012.
Once this land falls into the hands of developers, it can never be reclaimed.
The sale would produce enough revenue to make up a deficit from federal timber sales for six years. But the administration is phasing out the rural-school program, not saving it.
~ Endangered lands - Feb. 26, 2006

Senate Panel Decides Against Eavesdropping Inquiry, for Now - Feb. 16, 2006
The Senate Intelligence Committee decided today not to investigate President Bush's domestic surveillance program, at least for the time being.

"I believe that such an investigation is currently unwarranted and would be detrimental to this highly classified program."
~ Senator Pat Roberts, (R) Kansas

"Those who have been intoxicated with power..
can never willingly abandon it."
~ Edmund Burke

This is not about black, white, yellow, green, red, blue, or purple.
Democratic, Republic, Green, Independent, Liberal, Alien or whatever.
This is about a 'Hostile Corporate Takeover'
America is Under Siege.
The fleecing of America -- these are PERSONAL DEALS. THEIR DEALS.

The PINK ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM IS BURSTING OUT OF THE HOUSE !

What I'd like to know is Why so many Americans are still defending these criminals ?
Why ?
Because you have a lifestyle you've become accustomed to ?
Why ?
Because you don't want to believe that some boys and girls in the administration
would ever do harm to other people, let alone their own people,
for their own selfish, greedy reasons ?
Why ?
Because you don't have the time or inclination to think beyond your own daily problems ?
Why ?
Because we're all guilty, at some point, of taking our Freedoms for granted ?
Why ?
Because you haven't even done any research to prove the administration right,
so you'll attack anyone that has done their research to prove the administration wrong ?
Why ?
Because you're indifferent at the moment and waiting for the draft.
Why ?
Because...well hey, you're ok with this illegal war, strife, lying,
killing and supporting those very ideals.
AND...Are making tons of money in the age of 'Screw-You Economics'.

"Naturally the common people don't want War:
Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany.
That is understood.
But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is
always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy,
or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship ...
Voice or No Voice,
the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy.
All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked,
and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism
and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."
~ General Herman Goering, President of German Reichstag and Nazi Party

Evil has found a willing servant.

February 25-26, 2006 -- White House "finds" missing Cheney e-mails. The White House turned over to CIA Leakgate Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald some 250 pages of e-mails from 2003 that it originally claimed were somehow deleted or lost. The e-mails reportedly demonstrate that Vice President Dick Cheney and his staff were squarely behind and coordinated efforts to discredit Ambassador Joseph Wilson and reveal the identity of his covert CIA agent wife, Valerie Plame Wilson, to the media. The e-mails are said to implicate Cheney and his key staffers in potential criminal wrongdoing involving the disclosure of Mrs. Wilson's identity and those of her Brewster Jennings & Associates covert colleagues.

February 17, 2006 - A Capitol staffer noticed that the Senate was in session at 10 a.m.
Friday and that it was flying an upside down US flag - The Universal Symbol of Distress.

'If it smells like a Duck, talks like a Duck, and walks like a Duck..
well, then it must be a Duck !"

See Dick. See Dick Shoot First, Avoid Questions Later

It's Duck Season !

"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than
the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace.
We ask not your counsels or your arms.
Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you.
May your chains set lightly upon you,
and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
~ Samuel Adams

Question Everything.
~ Rayvn

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