TVNL Editor's Comments: MASH's Frank Burns Said it All

TV Show Mash, Season 3, Episode 6: While trying to describe how the Korean War was responsible for bringing Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan and him together, Frank Burns uttered the ultimate metaphor for war: “Never have so many suffered so much so so few could be so happy!” So who are those few these days? Think about it! Jesse Richard – Editor, TvNewsLIES.org

PERSONAL NOTE: As I have written about earlier, I have not published my newsletter on a daily basis recently due to personal reasons, explained in a previous newsletter. However I intended to resume daily publication by now however a little obstacle entered the scene: neck spasms. I am currently suffering from torticollis, which I can pretty safely say has been the most painful prolonged experience in my life. That includes a 10 month bout of sciatica caused by a broken disk in my spine. The pain is similar to having sciatica all up and down your neck.

Anyway, thanks to a variety of health care professionals, from my Doctor, to my new chiropractor/acupuncturist, to my new masseuse, to my friend who is a chiropractor and acupressure professional, to the emergency room crew (where I found myself yesterday while I was dealing with crippling pain), I seem to have found some relief. I have tried to keep up with updates to the news page but as I feel better I will publish more daily newsletters. Please accept my apologies for the drop off in commentaries and daily mailings. As you can see now...I had a pretty good reason for slacking off:-)

By the way...I did notice something funny at the hospital yesterday...they were building a brand new wing of the emergency room dedicated solely to people who go hunting with Dick Cheney;-)

Thank you for understanding,
Jesse

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WAR : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#war

Putin: U.S. Should Set Iraq Pullout Date - President Vladimir Putin said the United States should set a firm date for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, otherwise the Iraqi leadership will do little to reorganize its armed forces, according to a Kremlin statement Thursday.

Guards’ Shots Not Provoked, Iraq Concludes - In the first comprehensive account of the day’s events, the ministry said that security guards for Blackwater USA, a company that guards all senior American diplomats here, fired on Iraqis in their cars in midday traffic.

Gates: 'I Don't Know' If Iraq War Worth It - When Asked Whether Iraq War Was Right Thing to Do, Defense Secretary Said, 'I Don't Know'

For those still wondering why President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney sent our young men and women into Iraq, the secret is now “largely” out. - “I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil.”

POLITICS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news#politics

Olbermann to Bush: ‘Your hypocrisy is so vast’ - A reaction to Thursday’s press conference: the president was the one who interjected Gen. Petraeus into the political dialogue in the first place

8 Things to Know about Acting Attorney General Keisler - 8 things you need to know about Peter Keisler:

Bush Calls for Expansion of Spy Law - President Bush said Wednesday he wants Congress to expand and make permanent a law that temporarily gives the government more power to eavesdrop without warrants on suspected foreign terrorists.

Bush cabinet secretary to jump ship in effort to fill critic's shoes - President Bush will announce at 9:30 AM ET that his Agriculture Secretary, Mike Johanns, will resign his cabinet post and run for the Senate seat being vacated by vehement anti-war critic Chuck Hagel (R-NE).

State Department Inspector General Accused of Multiple Cover-Ups - The State Department's inspector general has allegedly interfered with and blocked numerous investigations into contracting fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as probes related to domestic issues, according to several whistleblowers who provided detailed accounts of the widespread malfeasance to a Democratic congressman.

Republicans pushed 'bogus' terror threat to expand FISA, lawmaker says - Republicans and the Bush administration used a 'bogus' terror threat that raised specific fears of an attack on the Capitol to scare lawmakers into adopting a dramatic temporary expansion of the government's spy powers last month, a former top intelligence committee Democrat said Wednesday.

Albright: Bush ‘must think we’re all idiots.’ - She added, “I don’t think I have ever seen the world in such a mess.”

ECONOMY : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#economy

CBO: Bush Plans For Iraq Will Cost Trillions - A new Congressional study finds that President Bush's plans for the U.S. in Iraq over the next several decades will reach the trillions of dollars, on top of the approximately $567 billion the war has already cost. That accounting assumes a significant troop draw-down -- and still tallies a daunting expense for the United States.

Failed Lender Makes Grab for Employee Funds - Bankrupt American Home Mortgage is attempting to seize as much as $27 million that former employees set aside from paychecks for retirement, according to an attorney representing them.

Dollar's retreat raises fear of collapse - Finance ministers and central bankers have long fretted that at some point, the rest of the world would lose its willingness to finance the United States' proclivity to consume far more than it produces - and that a potentially disastrous free-fall in the dollar's value would result.

9/11 News : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#911

U.S. Spy Chief: 9/11 'Could Have Been Prevented' - Six years after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, the head of U.S. spy operations admitted to lawmakers that "9/11 should have and could have been prevented."
TVNL Comment: Sure, they could have arrested Cheney when he first stole the election!

Castro says US lied about 9/11 attacks - Fidel Castro today joined the band of September 11 conspiracy theorists by accusing the US of spreading disinformation about the attacks that took place six years ago.

9/11 First Responder Heard WTC 7 Demolition Countdown - A 9/11 first responder has gone on the record to describe how he heard a demolition-style countdown precede the collapse of WTC 7, eyewitness testimony that dovetails with other EMT's and rescue personnel who were also told that Building 7 was going to be "brought down".

Pentagon censors 9/11 suspect's tape - The Pentagon has released a censored audiotape of suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — deleting a part officials said could be used to recruit future terrorists.

CONGRESS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#congress

In Search of a Congress - If you were one of the Americans waiting for Congress, under Democratic control, to show leadership on the war in Iraq, the message from the Senate is clear: “Nevermind.” The same goes for those waiting for lawmakers to fix the damage done to civil liberties by six years of President Bush and a rubber-stamp Republican Congress.

Defend Cong. Moran from AIPAC Media Attacks - It took tremendous courage for Congressman Jim Moran to tell Tikkun magazine of the power and influence of AIPAC and other sections of the Israel Lobby. AIPAC is often described in the media as the most powerful lobby in Washington, D.C., so it is no surprise that its friends and supporters are now mobilizing to vilify Congressman Moran's comments in the Sept/Oct issue of Tikkun.

Bush, Congress at record low ratings: Reuters poll - President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress registered record-low approval ratings in a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday, and a new monthly index measuring the mood of Americans dipped slightly on deepening worries about the economy.

Dems Eating Their Own to Defend AIPAC - Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) made a very big mistake, at least as far as the Democratic leadership in the House is concerned. He told the truth about AIPAC's unhealthy influence on American politics:

DOMESTIC : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#domestic

U.S. Airport Screeners Are Watching What You Read - International travelers concerned about being labeled a terrorist or drug runner by secret Homeland Security algorithms may want to be careful what books they read on the plane. Newly revealed records show the government is storing such information for years.

God Apparently Responds to Lawsuit - The response was one of at least two to a lawsuit filed against God last week by state Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha, the state's longest-serving lawmaker.

The Weird Russian Mind-Control Research Behind a DHS Contract - The future of U.S. anti-terrorism technology could lie near the end of a Moscow subway line in a circular dungeon-like room with a single door and no windows. Here, at the Psychotechnology Research Institute, human subjects submit to experiments aimed at manipulating their subconscious minds.

Wheelchair-Bound Woman Dies After Being Shocked With Taser 10 Times - The family of 56-year-old Emily Delafield said it would take the Green Cove Springs Police Department to court, according to a WJXT-TV report.

STUDENT TASERED FOR ASKING SEN KERRY ABOUT VOTER SUPPRESSION - Freedom

Big Brother is watching us all - The US and UK governments are developing increasingly sophisticated gadgets to keep individuals under their surveillance. When it comes to technology, the US is determined to stay ahead of the game.
TVNL Comment: How's that for freedom?

Purge of voter rolls could swing 2008 election - "Voting Section Chief John Tanner called for the purges in letters sent this spring under an arcane provision in the National Voter Registration Act, better known as the Motor Voter law, " says Rosenfeld, adding that the letters "notify states that 10 percent or more of their election jurisdictions have problematic voter rolls.

ENVIRONMENT : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#environment

Iceland phasing out fossil fuels for clean energy - For more than 50 years Iceland has been decreasing its dependence on fossil fuels by tapping the natural power all around this rainy, windswept rock of fire.

Climate change worse than feared: Australian expert -There's six billion of us on the planet, there will soon be nine billion, the atmosphere is tiny as a pollution receptacle, clearly that's going to be where the action is.

Bush aide says warming man-made - The US chief scientist has told the BBC that climate change is now a fact.

INTERNATIONAL : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#international

Iran and Israel face off over nuclear weapons - Iran called for UN inspectors to be dispatched to verify whether Israel has nuclear weapons, in a heated showdown with the Jewish state at a meeting of the UN atomic agency Friday.

Israel Sends Tanks Into Gaza Strip - The army said tanks crossed more than 250 yards into northern Gaza and responded with gunfire after they were shot at, including with RPGs.

MILITARY & VETERANS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#military

U.S. military cemetery running out of space - A Kansas military cemetery has run out of space after two burials in the last week, including that of an Iraq war casualty, officials said on Thursday.
TVNL Comment: Another Bush legacy.

U.S. Working to Reshape Iraqi Detainees - The U.S. military has introduced "religious enlightenment" and other education programs for Iraqi detainees, some of whom are as young as 11, Marine Maj. Gen. Douglas M. Stone, the commander of U.S. detention facilities in Iraq, said yesterday.

Air Force ordered to stand-down tomorrow: NORAD, NORTHCOM on alert for U.N. meetings - The stand-down Friday was ordered by Gen. Ronald Keys to conduct a command-wide review of operations, safety procedures and checklists after the Aug. 30 incident at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, according to the Air Force Times.

EDITORIAL : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#editorial

Bush Declares Mandela Dead: This is the Best Conservatives Can Do - "I heard somebody say, Where's Mandela?' Well, Mandela's dead because Saddam Hussein killed all the Mandelas," Bush, who has a reputation for verbal faux pas, said in a press conference in Washington on Thursday.

Oil and Betrayal in Iraq, By George Lakoff - George Lakoff of the The Rockridge Institute examines what Alan Greenspan's admission that "the Iraq war is largely about oil" means for America's troops and for the people of Iraq:

9-11-2007- WHAT'S GOING ON? - What is going on? One of my most anti-conspiracy friends says he believes it's a giant conspiracy. What do you think? and how can we nip it in the bud?

JOURNALISM & MEDIA : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#media

Media Ignores Story of Federal Prosecutor Nabbed Soliciting Sex from Five-Year-Old Girl - Despite the high profile of the alleged perp, the national media is ignoring the arrest of a longtime assistant U.S. attorney in Detroit on Sunday in a child-sex sting:

Maclean's cover featuring Bush dressed as Saddam causing flap in U.S. - The latest cover of Maclean's magazine featuring President George W. Bush dressed as Saddam Hussein is provoking a flap south of the border.

Rather: Government Influencing Newsrooms - "Somebody, sometime has got to take a stand and say democracy cannot survive, much less thrive with the level of big corporate and big government interference and intimidation in news," he said on CNN's "Larry King Live."

Greg Palast Offers Job to Tasered Journalism Student - Palast says he is offering the journalism student a job as a paid intern. Meyer had described Palast, in his question to Sen. John Kerry, asking why he conceded the 2004 Presidential Election so early, as "the top investigate journalist in America."

Rather Sues CBS, Saying It Made Him a ‘Scapegoat’ - By his own rendering, Mr. Rather was little more than a narrator of the disputed broadcast, which was shown on Sept. 8, 2004, on the midweek edition of “60 Minutes” and which purported to offer new evidence of preferential treatment given to Mr. Bush when he was a lieutenant in the Air National Guard.

Chicago Speaks Out - The FCC is holding its fifth official public hearing on media ownership issues in Chicago on Thursday, September 20th.

Fox censors Sally Field’s anti-war speech at Emmy’s. - But the Fox Emmycast cut off her sound and pointed the camera away from the stage, silencing the rest of her sentence:

On FOX News, It's OK For An Admiral To Call Petraeus An “Ass-Kissing Little Chickensh**” But When Clinton or MoveOn Criticizes Him, They Hate The Military - But Alan Colmes hilariously exposed the hypocrisy by posting a quote from Petraeus’ superior calling him “an ass-kissing little chickensh**” and demanding that the Republican guest condemn the admiral. With video.

News I bet you didn't know, straight from the MSM - Whatever its cause, this morning's Washington Post's reporting on the White House-Congressional deadlock over the Iraq war stands as a journalistic showcase of fashioning the news -- not reporting it.

HEALTH & SCIENCE : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#health

University of Hawaii imports deadly viruses - The University of Hawai'i has imported several potential bioterrorism agents, including three encephalitis-causing viruses.

Congo: Ebola suspected in second area - Medical officials in Congo suspect that an Ebola outbreak has spread from the spot where the disease was first identified to a neighboring province, officials said Friday.

Academics urge food agency to act tougher on additives - The government's Food Standards Agency today comes under fresh attack from two leading academics who have joined forces to urge the watchdog to act "more firmly and responsibly" on behalf of consumers over the dangers of chemical food additives.

How this 12inch miracle tube could halve heating bills - Amazing British invention creates MORE energy than you put into it - and could soon be warming your home

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#rights

The war on Gaza's children - An entire generation of Palestinians in Gaza is growing up stunted: physically and nutritionally stunted because they are not getting enough to eat; emotionally stunted because of the pressures of living in a virtual prison and facing the constant threat of destruction and displacement; intellectually and academically stunted because they cannot concentrate - or, even if they can, because they are trying to study and learn in circumstances that no child should have to endure.

Huge Crowds Turn Out to Hear Monks Condemn Junta - “We are marching for the relief of poverty and hardships of the people," said a monk in his afternoon speech. "Burma is backward in every aspect. The military regime is responsible for all of that.”

OF INTEREST : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#interest

Resigned Prime Minister Abe Suicide Attempt? - Abe resigned shortly after returning from the OPEC summit in Austria (Bush's definition of the 'APEC' summit in Australia) where he was apparently threatened by Bush.

Pope refuses to meet Rice: report - Rice "made it known to the Vatican that she absolutely had to meet the pope" to boost her diplomatic "credit" ahead of a trip to the Middle East, the Corriere della Sera daily reported without citing its sources.

Minot AFB Clandestine Nukes 'Oddities' - Since the Minot story broke a week ago about the missing nukeclandestine operation from Minot, we have the following (for those who are paying attention): 1. All six people listed below are from Minot Airforce base 2. All were directly involved as loaders or as pilots 3. All are now dead 4. All within the last 7 days in 'accidents' [Not all of them --LRP]

Former Mexico pres. calls Bush 'cockiest guy I've ever met' - Though he describes warm relations with Bush, Fox in the book also calls the president's Spanish skills "grade-school" level and says, "I can't honestly say that I had ever seen George W. Bush getting to the White House."