Kill the Liers
Egypt proposed to make the Middle East a nuclear-free zone,
but that proposal was rejected by the United States because
it would interfere with Israel's weapons program.
ExxonMobil announced that it had a $36.1
billion profit in 2005, more than any company in any year
ever, then announced that its profits were actually
moderate.
The Bush Administration submitted a $2.77 trillion budget to
Congress calling for a 7 percent increase in Pentagon
spending and a $36 billion cut to the growth of Medicare
spending.
The Administration is expected to ask for an
additional $120 billion for the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan. (who's collective billions?)
A librarian in Newton, Massachusetts, was being
criticized for asking FBI agents to produce a warrant before
they impounded library computers. "Getting a warrant," said
U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan, "is very time-consuming."
In Detroit the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks
in the Super Bowl. The Department of Homeland Security
monitored the event. Before the game, Detroit
presented Steelers running back Jerome "The Bus" Bettis with
a key to the city; he is the first person to receive the key
since it was given to Saddam Hussein.
Israel bombed Lebanon. (funny were not hearing tons about this.)
Donald Rumsfeld gave a speech to the National
Press Club and said that "counter-surveillance" of U.S.
civilians is a "perfectly understandable thing." "In short,"
he explained, "it's no big deal." During the speech,
Rumsfeld was heckled by activist Heather Hurwitz. "You are
torturing people," yelled Hurwitz. "You are a war criminal."
"Well," said Rumsfeld, "we'll count her as undecided."
but that proposal was rejected by the United States because
it would interfere with Israel's weapons program.
ExxonMobil announced that it had a $36.1
billion profit in 2005, more than any company in any year
ever, then announced that its profits were actually
moderate.
The Bush Administration submitted a $2.77 trillion budget to
Congress calling for a 7 percent increase in Pentagon
spending and a $36 billion cut to the growth of Medicare
spending.
The Administration is expected to ask for an
additional $120 billion for the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan. (who's collective billions?)
A librarian in Newton, Massachusetts, was being
criticized for asking FBI agents to produce a warrant before
they impounded library computers. "Getting a warrant," said
U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan, "is very time-consuming."
In Detroit the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks
in the Super Bowl. The Department of Homeland Security
monitored the event. Before the game, Detroit
presented Steelers running back Jerome "The Bus" Bettis with
a key to the city; he is the first person to receive the key
since it was given to Saddam Hussein.
Israel bombed Lebanon. (funny were not hearing tons about this.)
Donald Rumsfeld gave a speech to the National
Press Club and said that "counter-surveillance" of U.S.
civilians is a "perfectly understandable thing." "In short,"
he explained, "it's no big deal." During the speech,
Rumsfeld was heckled by activist Heather Hurwitz. "You are
torturing people," yelled Hurwitz. "You are a war criminal."
"Well," said Rumsfeld, "we'll count her as undecided."