Ralphie Boy Backs Habib



Bus Drivers Unite! Teamsters Give Iranian Brothers a Big Hoo-Haa
-World Wide Day of Support Given to Battered Drivers
-Iranian People Show Stirrings Against Mullahs
-First Step of Possible Uprising
-America Ponies Up Some Coinage for Help With Internal Rev-o-lu-shawn

Bus Driver's unions from countries including France, Britain, Germany, Japan and the United States have called for the release of imprisoned Iranian bus drivers. The strike which began Christmas last saw the strikers and union leaders beaten and thrown in jail. The struggle of the Iranian workers has the potential of a gathering storm in the fight for social justice and democracy. American leaders of late have ponied up some geedas ($75 m) to help the Iranian people in their internal fight for democracy.

This Is the Real Leader of America - Remember This Face

Who Is Michael Ledeen and Why Is He Running Our Country?
-Iran and Syria In the Crosshairs
-One down (sort of) and Two to Go

"Violent change is the essence of human history"...Iron Mike
"Creative destruction is our (USA) middle name"...Big Mike
"It is time once again to export the democratic revolution"...Bad Ass Mike in 2002

Michael Ledeen is a very smart guy. He
-is a fellow at American Enterprise Institute,
-is a contributing editor for National Review Magazine,
-has worked for the Pentagon, State Dept., and the National Security Council
-was involved in the transfer of arms to Iran during the Iran-Contra affair
-has written many books his latest being The War Against the Terror Masters
-is the force behind America's (Cheney, Rumsfeld and Bush) policy in the Middle East and
-he wants to blow the holy shit out of Iran and Syria

Michael Ledeen quote in 2002...

"He (speaking of National Security Advisor Brent Scocroft) fears that if we attack Iraq there would be an explosion in the Middle East. It would turn the whole region into a cauldron and destroy the War on Terror. One can only hope that we turn the region into a cauldron, and faster, please. If ever there were a region that richly deserved being cauldronized, it is the Middle East today. If we wage the war effectively, we will bring down the terror regimes in Iraq, Iran, and Syria,* and either bring down the Saudi monarchy or force it to abandon its global assembly line to indoctrinate young terrorists. That's our mission in the war against terror."
These words are not from your everyday" America Love It or Leave It -Charlton Heston is my President-Big Ass Truck Drivin'-Light Leavin' On" conservative but from the guy who is really influencing our America's world policies. George W. reads this mans books everynight before he unplugs.

So if anyone thinks that the plan to invade Iraq was just to take down the bad guy who had nukes hidden in every pot and who was in bed with Al-Qaeda, may want to read a little of Prince Ledeen's writings. After all it might be nice to know who was really responsible for blowing up the world.

PS. Ledeen was also linked with the forged "yellow cake uranium" documents. Remember? (see MouseKnuckles Oct 10, 2005)

Boo!!


Uncle Shoots Nephew Trying to Scare Away Hiccups
Distraut Man Turns Gun on Himself After Shooting Relative

Bogota, Colombia --

An afternoon cocktail party went downhill when a man took out his pistola to scare the hiccups away from his nephew. The shooter was a security guard and said he would use the "home" remedy for hiccups by frightening his nephew. The gun accidently went off, the nephew was hit in the neck and then genius uncle shot himself. Both men are dead. There are at least two or three morals to this story.

Safer Cures for Hiccups:

By-pass the herbs (anise, fennel) and acupuncture treatments (unless of course you have these products in the cupboard). Swallow a teaspoon of white sugar with an air chaser. If you are at a partee or a cocktail lounge ask the barkeep for a slice of lemon/lime with some bitters to suck on.

"Are they asleep yet?"




Russian Scientist Markets Scrotum Zapper
Electric Current Passed Through Ballsack Puts the "Slo-Moeski" on Sperm
No Pain, Just a Little Tickle

Professor Sava Bojovich has found a way to put sperm to sleep for a week or two. The inability of the little critters to motate up stream would be a revolutionary method of male birth control. The idea that heat lowers the mobility of frenzied sperm is not new. Tests by Comrade Purfessor Bojovich to calculate the power of the electric discharge were most important. The right amount of spark had to be found so it wouldn't "destroy" (ouch) the man's repoductive function. By holding a wire to each testicle (where would the ground wire go?) an electrical current passes through the "berry bag" and puts the little whip-tailed flaggelants night night.

See: Huevos Heater

Lassie becomes despondent after realizing Jeff has cancer instead of Porky.

California Foundation Trains Canine Cancer Sniffers
Labrador Retrievers and Portuguese Water Dogs Can Smell Cancer on People's Breath

Hopes for early detection of lung and breast cancer has scampered forward with the announcement of dogs being trained to smell cancer on people's breath. The research is being conducted at the Pine Street Foundation in San Anselmo, CA. Apparently cancer cells release molecules that are different from those of healthy cells. Dogs with their highly tuned sense of smell are able to differentiate the different types of cells. "The dogs have learned to sit or lie down in front of cancer patient samples and to ignore control samples through the method of food reward," a spokesman said.

Chinee Flivver (A Car that Americans can afford)
GM Buick below (A hot item in China)

Chinese Will Export Cars To U.S. in 2008; General Motors Sells Half Million Cars in China Last Year??
Chinese Can Now Afford Cadillacs; Americans Reduced to Driving Chinee Flivver

A small Chinese auto-maker,"Geely" ,will start exporting cars to the United States in 2008. The five passenger automobile will sell for under $10,000 and is looking to serve low and middle-income Americans. Apparently the Buicks and Cadillacs that are being sold to the Chinese are being price-reduced to keep GM in pace with the Asian market. Cars being made in America are now being sold to the middle-income Chinese because middle-income Americans can't afford the sticker price. Now those same middle-income Americans will start buying cars they can afford that are made in China and exported to the U.S. Notwithstanding the large, gaping, gargantuan, really, really big trade deficit that already exists between the U.S. and China, this sounds like a real A-Hole move.

An Angry God

Pat Robertson Sez God Is Sending Ariel Sharon A Message
Claims God Is Pissed(Enmity) at Israeli Leader for Giving Away Holy Land

The spiritual leader of the 700 Club and the religious right, Pat "no comprendo" Robertson has made an ass out of himself once again. He has advised the faithful that God struck down Ariel Sharon because of his policies of peace making with Palestine especially the withdrawl from the Gaza Strip. In recent weeks Mr. Robertson has called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, heavily supported the nomination of Harriet Miers and now is espousing the idea that God is gunning for Ariel Sharon. Pat better tread lightly or he just might queer the Sea of Galilee theme park deal that the Israeli Tourism Board and a consortium of Christian rightists are putting together.

Dutch Soldiers Pissed at Not Being Allowed to Get Pissed
Spanish and English Troops Party On in Pakistan

Dutch soldiers on a relief mission for earthquake survivors in Pakistan have a case of the red ass. Spanish and English troops are enjoying a nightly barrage of beverages while the Dutch boys are being held to the "no alcohol rule" which is standard policy in Muslim countries. The Spanish troops are riding around in cars filled with Heineken (brewed in Holland) and the Brits are showing up shit-faced at the evening campfires giving the Dutch the old razoo.
theaustralian

American Unemployed During the Grand Depression

You Say Insourcing and I Say Outsourcing -- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
US Based Company Importing Foreign Laborers
Global Horizons Hires Vietnamese Workers To Pick Macadamia In Hawaii

Los Angeles based Global Horizons has just contracted ten Vietnamese citizens to live and work in the United States. The workers will be paid $9.75 per hour and expected to labor a 60 hour work week.
"Recruiting quality workers from diverse places like Thailand, India, Nepal, Israel, as well as Eastern and Western Europe, Global Horizons brings those workers to any economy where domestic labor is in short supply because of the "economic evolution" occurring in that particular country. This, of course, includes the United States of America."...Global Horizons

Chavez Makes Good On Promise of Cheap Oil For Poor Americans
Boston and Brooklyn Targeted For First Shipment of Cheap Heating Fuel

Venezuelan owned CITGO oil will start delivery of twelve million gallons of heating oil to poor communities around Boston and Brooklyn next week. The price tag is reportedly ten million dollars below current market prices. Chavez has been very outspoken about his dislike for the Bush Administration but has always maintained his like for "the American people." The President of Venezuela has close ties to Fidel Castro and was instumental in the organized protests two weeks ago in Argentina against President Bush and the "Summit of Americas" confab...Chet eluniversal

"It may be easier to fund demobilization and re-integration"...Center for International Policy in Washington

Bush Administration To Give $20 Million to Former Columbian Terrorists
Money Used to Help Disarm and Demobilize Groups Listed On State Dept. Terror List
Extradition of Colombia Drug Czars Part of Deal
Hugo Chavez Has Past Link to Bad Guy Groups

Job training and education await those Colombian terrorists who are willing to become "former" Colombian terrorists. The decision to pony up the re-hab money follows a two year debate between the US State and Justice Depts. on whether the US would be providing "material support" to groups who are on the foreign terrorist organization watch list. Three groups are targeted for funds; the United Self-Defense Forces of Columbia (AUC), the Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN). The AUC is in the process of demobilizing. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been linked with the FARC and ELN from his early days as a Bolivian Liberation Forces bad-ass...Chet colombiatimes

God Bless Canada -- Our buddies from the North -- Prescription Drugs, Oil and Mike Meyers

Pipeline Reversal: Crude To Be Pumped from Canada to Texas, Oklahoma

Crude oil that used to run up hill from the great oil producing states of Oklahoma and Texas will now be sluicing down hill from Alberta, Canada. Also, two competing companies, one of which is Kinder Morgan, have plans to build 1200 km pipelines west to the Pacific Coast to fulfill the needs of China and Japan and reduce Americas reliance on oil from the Middle East. Enbridge, the Canadian company, is in the process of enlarging existing pipelines to pump the oilsand crude to Chicago and St. Louis. The Alberta oilsands have been a source of crude for over 40 years. The jump in oil prices and a renewed drive in Washington on energy security have turned the Canadian fields into the oil industry's hottest prospect .caracas

On the Road To Mandalay
Burmese Military Junta Heads for the Hills
Afraid of US Invasion

Burma's military government is relocating some of its key ministries to secret locations in the mountains around Mandalay in anticipation of a US invasion. "An outpost of tyranny" so dubbed by Washington because of its poor human rights record and repression of democracy, the military government has been in power since 1962. They ignored the results of a 1990 election in which it lost by a landslide. The US and EU has had imposed sanctions against the government for years. australian

-War Gone Bad
-PlameGate
-Looming Niger/Uranium/Forgeries Investigation
-Sagging Economy
-35% Approval Rating
-Republican Revolt
-NeoCon Backlash
-Rats leaving sinking ship
-Argentina Demonstrations

Have a great week-end...Chet

President Chavez and overweight drug-crazed ex-soccer player will sponsor protest


Argentina Readies For Bush/Chavez Showdown
Boycotts, Demonstrations Await beleaguered Bush at Summit of Americas

Hugo Chavez will not meet George Bush face to face this week-end at the Summit of the Americas at Mar Del Plata City, Argentina. Instead he will be leading an anti-Bush gathering along with world famous Argentine soccer player Diego Maradona. Maradona has been living in Cuba as a personal friend of Fidel. He suffered a heart attack after a cocaine overdose in 2004. In March of 2005 he underwent liposuction surgery. Protest groups have been organizing for weeks and now the Buenos Aires Metro Subway workers are threatening to strike. A major sticking point with Argentina and other member countries of the trade alliance is the United States' refusal to budge on agricultural subsidies. eluniversal

Venezuelan President Chavez Boots Florida Based Missionaries
New Tribes Evangelical Mission Linked to CIA Says Venezuelan Boss
Mormons Voluntarily Call Back Four Hundred Missionaries

The ongoing battle between imperialist-hating Hugo Chavez and the Bush Administration took another turn yesterday. Chavez accused the New Tribes Missionary Group of being linked with the CIA and ordered them out of the country. Although not having been asked to leave, yet, the Salt Lake City based LDS Church (Mormon) recalled their entire cadre of missionaries back to the United States. sltrib

Chavez has accused the United States of plotting to invade Venezuela to take over their oil supply. Recently the US has tried to stop the sale of Spanish planes to Venezuela because the planes have "American parts." worldnews

Australian Newspaper Political Cartoons

Anti-American Bashing Becoming "prejudice de jour" In Australia
Radical Anti-Americanism New Intellectual Pastime With Many Aussies
(exert from theaustralian)
This is not to say that US public policy should not be criticized or resisted. From New Orleans to Enron and from Abu Ghraib to the Florida vote count, the Washington political establishment has received justified criticism. However, the track record of one president and his college-buddy appointees should not be used to tar the 48 per cent of US voters who sought to oust him in 2004, by anyone pretending to judge people as individuals and not based on an ethnic, religious or any other such marker...Mal Bozic

Jefe Chavez Offers American Indians Cheap Gas
Venezuelan-Owned CITGO Will Filler-up On the Rez


Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has offered to bring low cost gasoline to Americas poor, including American Indian Tribal communities. Venezuelan-owned CITGO has set aside 10% of its refined oil products to be sold directly to "organized" poor communities and institutions in the US without intermediaries. CITGO presently has eight refineries in the United States. Government spokesman believe this is just an attempt to embarrass the Bush administration of which Mr. Chavez has had so much pleasure taunting...Chet indiancountry

British Forces in Iraq Morale Low: "Soldiers Mood is Gloomy"
Military Cross Hero Abandons Military Rather Than Return to Fighting
Suicide of military police investigator seen as part of "melt down."

Members of the Princess of Wales Regiment In Happier Times
Military Cross Recipient Troy Samuels (Jamaica) is second from right

Former cabinet minister Clare Short has stated that "the Government is putting the armed forces in a impossible position. It is obviously affecting morale." Short, who resigned over the war, also said "the time has come to get a negotiated timetable for an end to the occupation." British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has commented that the increasing volatile conflict may take up to 10 more years before a full pull out can be achieved. British soldiers are serving six-month tours and many are not re-upping. Seventy soldiers from the Princess of Wales regiment have decided to bag the army rather than go back to Iraq. One unnamed NCO told the UK newspaper independent "Mr. Blair keeps on saying that everything is getting better here (Iraq). Perhaps he would care to come and see for himself."...Chet

Enjoy a good chuckle with these knee slapping cartoons.
Don't forget to start weatherizing your doors and windows. Also you may want to think about overpayment on your next few utility bills so you won't have to take out a loan in January and February. See you on Monday...Chet comics

The Boss Has It Figured Out

Bono's Beef: "US Politicians Using U2 Concerts For Fund-Raisers"
Much to the dismay of zealot lobbyist for "the worlds poor and AIDS-stricken", U2's Bono is miffed at Senate Republican Rick Santorum (PA) for using his concert as a fund raiser. Santorum's mouth piece, Bob Traynham stated today that Santorum has "the deepest respect and admiration for Bono and their work together to fight AIDS." Traynham also said that it's routine for elected officials to host fund-raisers at sporting and cultural events. Maybe Mr. Bono needs to follow in the Boss's footsteps and start selling his concert tickets at the window only. Come on U2, put your money where your advocacy is...Chet russia

Chinese Cultural Minister Jiazheng: "America and China Should Be Holding Hands"
One Cannot Lift the Basket If One is Sitting On It (ancient Chinese proverb) One Should Export More Than One Imports (ancient American proverb)

In an article from the peopledaily Minister Sun Jiazheng believes that America and China "for the sake of the children of the world shoulder our responsibilities and hold our hands tighter for the interests of China, the United States and world peace." Sun goes on to say that America is a great and strong country but is a little fragile psychologically. He believes our trade balance should not be judged only by figures but by equilibrium. Americas export door to China is wide open and the market is huge but when China suggests exporting a few more "socks and shoes" the American market starts screaming. One problem is not how much we export, but what we export. The Chinese and Americans both have a word for that. Lobbyist...Chet

What's On Hugo's Mind?




Chavez Seeks Nuclear Reactor From Argentina; Mouse Knuckles Wrong About Pat Robertson
Venezuelan President Really Is Going To Try To Blow Up US

The Buenos Aires newspaper clarin revealed that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez requested Argentina sell him a nuclear reactor last August. Apparently Chavez has also had dialogue with Iran about possible sales of nuclear know-how.

Argentine President Nestor Kirchner has a soft spot for Chavez since he bought millions in government bonds and provided much needed energy during Argentina's last economic crisis.

Argentine politicos do not want to anger the Bush Administration but at the same time understand the popularity of Chavez and of standing up to George W. Argentina has sold nuke-tec to Algeria, Australia, Egypt and Peru with Americas blessing. Argentine foreign minister Rafael Bielsa stated that any nuclear sale to Venezuela would be "with great responsibility" and also follow the agreements set forward by the International Atomic Energy Commission. The Summit of the Americas is scheduled to take place in Argentina November 4-5 with all the hemispheres other presidents on the dance card including Brother Bush and Senor Chavez. Let's boogie!...Chet

Pat Robertson-- Again: "Hugo Is Going To Bomb Us"
Chavez Paid Off Osama for 9/11, Sneaking Nuclear Material from Iran, According to Christian Right Leader

Pat is at it again. The one-time candidate for President, leader of the ultra-conservative Christian Coalition and full time coo-coo claimed that Venezuelan Presidente Hugo Chavez paid a million two to Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks. He also contends that Chavez and his Marxist government are negotiating nuclear bomb makin's from Iran. Robertson, talking about his assassination foot in mouth statement last August said, "I apologized and I said I was going to pray for him(Chavez), but one day we will see nuclear weapons and it will not be hurricane Katrina against New Orleans, but an atomic attack from Venezuela."eluniversal

Niger Uranium Letter Linked to Italian Security Service (Sismi)
Larry Franklin, Michael Ledeen Possibly Involved In False Documents

A report today from the UK based independent has linked Pentagon official Larry Franklin and Michael Ledeen, scholar and contributing editor to the National Revue, to the false documents saying Iraq was trying to buy Niger uranium. Franklin recently pled guilty to passing on classified documents to Israel.

Timeline:

Mid 1980: Right wing Republicans release a story accusing Billy Carter of accepting $50,000 from the Libyan government. The accusation was never proven and Ronald Reagan won the '80 election handily. The source of the story was the Italian security service (Sismi) and an un-named associate of Michael Ledeen.

Jan 2001: Prior to George Bush taking office a break-in at the Niger embassy in Rome was reported. Nothing was apparently taken.

Oct 2001: A month after 9/11 a report from Sismi reached the CIA indicating Iraq was seeking to buy uranium from Niger. The CIA sent ambassador Joe Wilson to check out the story and Wilson publicly reported the information false. Wilson's wife Valerie Plume CIA identity was later leaked to the media.

Dec 2001: Michael Ledeen, a specialist on Italy with ties to Israel, flew to Rome in the company of an Iranian arms dealer, two Office of Special Plans officials and Larry Franklin. While in Rome the group met with Sismi.

Months later the "uranium documents" were bought and published by an Italian journalist. The seller was a Roman businessman linked to Sismi. Vincent Cannistraro, former CIA head of counter terrorism operations believes the documents were produced in the US and "funneled through the Italians."

When in Rome...Chet

Enjoy the Week-End With Some Funny Comics
Mouse Knuckles Returns on Monday...Chet

This Modern World

"Welcome to Switzerland Comrade Adamov"



Swiss Won't Give Russians Their Ex-Atomic Guy
USA Gets First Dibs

Former Russian atomic energy minister Yeugeny (pronounced U-Geenie) Adamov has been held in a Swiss slammer since early May. He was arrested by Swiss policia on a warrant issued by the United States for embezzling $9 million from funds that were earmarked to improve Russian nuclear (pronounced New-Clear) security. Russia issued its own warrant for Comrade Adamov two weeks after he was arrested hoping to get him back safe and sound to mother Russia. The Swiss government has said they will uphold the American warrant and ship Adamov westward to face charges probably in Pittsburgh. The Russian Foreign Ministry believes that the decision is unfair because Adamov may be forced to reveal classified nuclear info by blackmail or possibly torture.pravda Not to worry about the torture part. We don't do that anymore.nytimes Blackmail maybe...Chet

The Players

Lady Thatcher and Tom DeLay Linked In "flights for favor" Scandal

US Justice Department Probe Looks at Congressmen receiving Free Foreign Holidays From Lobby Groups

Pip, pip; cheerio and all that sort of rot. Department of Justice officials have asked the Metro (London) Police to question former PM Margaret Thatcher concerning a meeting she had with Republican Tom DeLay in 2000.

A leaked document says that the probe centers on Jack Abramoff, a high profile lobbyist and film producer? (two fine blockbusters, Red Scorpion and Red Scorpion 2). Questions on whether he was involved with arranging and underwriting trips to London and Scotland in exchange for legislative assistance from public officials including Republican Tom DeLay are being investigated.

Abramoff along with PR czar Michael Scanlon were under investigation during the summer of 2004 by Congress and five different federal agencies including the FBI and the IRS. The investigation focused on possible illegal payments from Indian gaming officials. Michael Scanlon was a former spokesman for Congressman DeLay...Chet times