The Zelikow Memo and the Z-Moment and More for Thursday, May 14, 2009

Waterboard-Gate (Affair)

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/05/waterboard-gate-affair-or-scandal.html

Zelikow Memo

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/05/zelikow-memo.html

The Z-Moment

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/05/z-moment.html

Zelcupatory or Zelli non culpa

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/05/zelcupatory-or-zelli-non-culpa.html

Exculpatory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exculpatory

Rachel

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30741658/

Philip D. Zellikow on Rachel Regarding Torture Memo and Testimony of May 13, 2009

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#30732947

Zelikow advocates independent investigation into torture policies

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/12/zelikow_advocates_independent_investigation_into_torture_policies

Senate testimony sheds light on alleged torture

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/14/MNU217JS8R.DTL

Philip D. Zelikow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_D._Zelikow

Ex-FBI agent criticizes harsh terrorism tactics

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre54c6c1-us-usa-security-interrogation/

Former FBI Agent: Enhanced Interrogations 'Ineffective, Harmful'

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=7577631&page=1

FBI WHISTLEBLOWER TESTIMONY: Gonzales Imposed Brutal Interrogation Tactics

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7560666&page=1

Alberto Gonzales

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Gonzales

Ali Soufan (Wikipedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Soufan

Malcolm Nance on Rachel Regarding Ineffectiveness of Torture

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#30733090

Sheldon Whitehouse on Countdown Regarding Senate Hearings on Interrogation/Torture

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#30732468

Sheldon Whitehouse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Whitehouse

Richard Wolffe Commentary on Countdown Regarding Interrogation/Torture Hearings/Proceedings

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#30732491

Obama defends abuse photos U-turn

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8048774.stm

References: Exculpatory, Rachel (Maddow), Philip D. Zellikow on Rachel Regarding Torture Memo and Testimony of May 13, 2009, Zelikow Memo, The Z-Moment, Zelikow advocates independent investigation into torture policies, Senate testimony sheds light on alleged torture, Philip D. Zelikow, Ex-FBI agent criticizes harsh terrorism tactics, Former FBI Agent: Enhanced Interrogations 'Ineffective, Harmful', FBI WHISTLEBLOWER TESTIMONY: Gonzales Imposed Brutal Interrogation Tactics, Alberto Gonzales, Ali Soufan (Wikipedia), Malcolm Nance on Rachel Regarding Ineffectiveness of Torture, Sheldon Whitehouse on Countdown Regarding Senate Hearings on Interrogation/Torture, Sheldon Whitehouse, Richard Wolffe Commentary on Countdown Regarding Interrogation/Torture Hearings/Proceedings, waterboarding , torture, zelcupatory, zelli non culpa, and Obama defends abuse photos U-turn

Our Passions to Radio Shack, Passions About US Economy and More Public Passions for Wednesday, April 29, 2009

"7345 - Moscow - Bolotnaya Proshad - Children are the victims of adults' vices - Poverty " image licensed under Creative Commons by thisisbossi

OK, we've decreased our content, but our passions for our country and other issues seem to be growing. But, we want to say that we view these as our passions and not our grievances, complaints, woes and so on. We are trying to stay positive about the course of this nation and its inhabitants.

The falling economy, the pandemic, the killings in Mexico, waterboarding, torture do continue to be our passions and we are hoping that these things can be reversed. And soon, but it doesn't seem too likely. Some of these things are, of course, irreversible. Like the horrific loss of life in Mexico and the Narcowar. We are hoping that the killings can be slowed - if not stopped altogether. Mexico has enough problems with the influenza outbreak, poverty, the recent earthquake and the like. We share our passion for Mexico for one of our friends who has recently come to stay here in the USA. He has grandparents and other loved ones in Mexico - and we share his passions and concerns for them. If you are reading this, and you also have loved ones in Mexico, we share your passions and concerns for them also. If you have any reason to contact us regarding this, please feel free to do so.

We are very passionate about the political move by the enigmatic Senator Arlen Specter of yesterday. We fully realize that there are multiple political calculations (we call them specterlations) on all sides of this move. What we don't understand was the headlining of the link Obama welcomes Specter to Democratic Party and not the original story Veteran GOP Sen. Specter switches parties on MSNBC.com. Why is MSNBC (or NBC) so conspicuous at using the speculative (?) device Reductio ad Obamum? Do all roads lead to President Obama - has he truly become the Alpha and the Omega in the eyes of MSNBC/NBC? Or, have they become truly desperate?

Witness the desperate challenge by Keith Olbermann to Sean Hannity? We like Keith and Sean, but why press the waterboarding argument to such extremes? It is immoral and unethical for both to even consider using the technique of waterboarding on the other, even if its to demonstrate the fact that it is a form of torture - or not. We quote Wikipedia "Waterboarding is a form of torture...". Therefore, it is not only immoral and unethical to suggest the practice of it for this purpose, it is also illegal. We ask that Mr. Olbermann and Mr. Hannity cease and desist from this ridiculous distraction, even though we recognize their passion for it. We have ceased and desisted from watching their programs out of our passion for the abandonment of such a topic.

We are still holding out our hopes that the flu Pandemic just won't become such. If it truly were a Pandemic, we expected to have a thousand fatalities by today. Ten thousand next week. And a million or more after that. It just doesn't seem to be going to such extremes. But, we keep making fervent, frightened prayers that it doesn't go that way. As we mentioned previously, our senior editor lost an aunt (actually, she was a great-grandaunt) in the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Speaking of our senior editor, he too has been crushed by this economy. He has lost his passion for his own recovery from his own economic strife and has just about lost all hope. But, we are passionate for his recovery - even though he his stricken ill, grown weak and trodden under bone-crushing poverty, living well below the suggested $ 21,200/limit for a family of 4 suggested by those in authority. Which leads to our passion about the Radio Shack employee assaulting a customer. Our editors would never assault a customer, yet Radio Shack finds us unfit for employment. We are very passionate about the hiring of non-violent personnel. We urge you to contact them in the hope we can get them to hire more prudently.

U.S. economy tumbles in first quarter

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53s3nk-us-usa-economy/

WHO warns swine flu outbreak is moving closer to pandemic

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1064821

Swine flu outbreak tracked with Twitter

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30454631/

Fire Strongly Influences Global Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090423142332.htm

New York City-sized ice collapses off Antarctica

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53r27v-us-antarctica-ice/

Satellite Imagery Shows Fragile Wilkins Ice Shelf Destabilized

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090428154833.htm

Wilkins Sound

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkins_Sound

Radio Shack Employee Punches Customer

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/29/ap/strange/main4976998.shtml?tag=main_home_storiesBySection

Please see the attached link about a Radio Shack employee assaulting a customer over a return item: "Radio Shack Employee Punches Customer"

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/29/ap/strange/main4976998.shtml?tag=main_home_storiesBySection

We have many issues re. this assault:

1) Since when is it policy for Radio Shack to assault customers over a return?
2) WE have never assaulted a customer over a return, yet we can't even get a return phone call from Radio Shack for our job application. Why is this?
3) Why would Radio Shack prefer to hire violent offenders over non-violent personnel? We can't understand this.
4) Please do respond to these inquiries as we will be posting them on the internet.
Thank You.

US does about-face on Camp Lejeune's tap water

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090429/ap_on_go_ot/us_toxic_tapwater;_ylt=Aih06Uc_G9iv1f1R7Rc7xK8DW7oF

Olbermann pressing on Hannity's waterboard offer

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090429/ap_en_ot/us_tv_hannity_s_torture;_ylt=AgbdgM7jVeghXh8QHk1NZYQDW7oF

Report: Citigroup wants to pay bonuses

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30469527/

7 Mexican cops shot dead in 60-minute span

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30475867/

Veteran GOP Sen. Specter switches parties

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30456741/

Obama welcomes Specter to Democratic Party

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30472372/

For Thursday, January 15, 2009

Ukraine rejects Russia's latest gas request

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_re_eu/eu_ukraine_russia_gas;_ylt=AkWqU4Z3zgj_pLoDoJfAPWgPLBIF

Obama: "Capture Or Kill" Bin Laden

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/14/eveningnews/main4722185.shtml

U.N. Blasts Israel For Aid Compound Attack

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/15/world/main4723308.shtml

U.N. mission in Gaza damaged by Israeli shells

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28651944/

Video: 'Outrage' after HQ is hit by missiles

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Gaza war sparks debate on deaths of civilians


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28670149/

Israel claims Hamas security chief dead in attack

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians;_ylt=Aqr8Jly1ryTv6G1lVQZiVpOs0NUE

Gaza pounded amid push for truce

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7829912.stm

Eyewitness: Tanks surround us

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7830253.stm

Israelis 'shot at fleeing Gazans'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7828536.stm

Gaza's medical crisis

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7830302.stm

UN Gaza HQ comes under fire

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7830501.stm

Diplomacy starts to bear fruit

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7830333.stm

Iran president: 'Not feasible' for Israel to live

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_re_mi_ea/mideast_diplomacy;_ylt=AhtZXiv_BP_XyqQvDtgHqyGs0NUE

Pakistan: 124 held over Mumbai

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28670867/

U.K. official criticizes 'war on terror'

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28668002/

Poll: Solid support for Obama's economic plan

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28657844/

Newsweek: Lessons from France's economy

http://www.newsweek.com/id/178822


Waterboarding is torture, Holder tells Senate hearings

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28672011/

Holder promises to investigate market fraud

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_go_co/holder_confirmation_market_fraud;_ylt=AiMkpa_4XEHXNa9OfVAlIOWs0NUE

Tightest-ever security net wraps D.C.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28670829/

House to seek $825 billion in economic stimulus

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50e4p0-us-usa-economy-stimulus/

World markets drop amid mounting economic gloom

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/01/15/world-markets.html

NY probes hedge fund operator tied to Madoff

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_bi_ge/madoff_scandal_merkin;_ylt=AuDtzn7OTkPhY3SbFLvGBoSs0NUE

Annual Home Repossession Numbers Double

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/15/politics/main4722948.shtml

U.S. home foreclosures up 81% in 2008

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/01/15/usforeclosures.html

Nobel Prize Winner's Recession Solution

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6649449&page=1

Paul Krugman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Krugman

Going Out of Business Behind the Scenes

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6648761&page=1

China Now World's 3rd Largest Economy

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6643054

ECB cuts rates as global bank crisis deepens

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4b70me-us-financial/

Fed: Economy Weaker, Outlook Dim

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/14/business/main4721395.shtml

Jobless Numbers Jump While Prices Drop

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/15/business/main4723226.shtml

WATCH: 'Bulletproof Your Job'

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6649385

WATCH: Reinvent Your Career

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6649424

Jobless claims up more than expected

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28672490/

Google to cut 100 jobs, close engineering offices

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/google_layoffs;_ylt=AhRK84NvXPBkm04UwcyVTfWs0NUE

Many people find losing their job is a blessing in disguise

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1016103


Eurozone interest rates cut to 2%

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7830611.stm

Relief plan for Equitable victims

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7830938.stm

Judge hits White House with preservation order

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28658647/

Guide To Protect People From Theft Of Personally Identifiable Information

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090113174619.htm

'Green' Gasoline On The Horizon

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090113155902.htm

Kellogg Pulls Crackers From Store Shelves

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/14/health/main4722869.shtml

House Votes To Expand Health Care For Kids

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/14/health/main4721511.shtml

USDA unable to weed out unapproved modified foods

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50d5zd-us-usda-gmo-policies/

Eli Lilly to pay $1.42 billion to resolve Zyprexa probes

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50e2z0-us-elililly/

Olanzapine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zyprexa

UNICEF: Teen Pregnancies Deadly for Moms

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6652507

Soldier’s suicide spotlights troops’ mental care

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28661952/

Nations That Sow Food Crops For Biofuels May Reap Less Than Previously Thought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090114124115.htm

Great Lakes Levels Sensitive To Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090113101122.htm

North Atlantic Oscillations Linked To Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090113101200.htm

Government makes decision on gray wolf protection

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_re_us/gray_wolf_endangered;_ylt=AmPLXM3DWf8GW8EkBhf1SWCs0NUE

Alaska plans to sue over beluga whale protection

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_re_us/beluga_whales;_ylt=ApJIyMzGfMBUiJSAQee.Df4PLBIF

Thais 'leave boat people to die'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7830710.stm

For Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Humorous Cheney montage licensed under Creative Commons by sparrowsfall

EU leaders seek broad bank reform

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7669710.stm

CIA tactics endorsed in secret memos

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27192452/

The online battles for president

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7671626.stm

Gray voters no longer reliably red

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27190283/

NYT poll: Attacks by McCain turn off voters

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27188680/

Newsweek: Don't call it a 'comeback'

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/14/don-t-call-it-a-comeback.aspx

Ticker: Obama takes heat for Jackson comment

http://www.cnn.com/linkto/ticker.html

Campbell Brown: Give real answers on economy

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/campbell.brown.economy/index.html

Did Palin pick 'put the country at risk'?

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/10/15/ec.picking.palin.cnn

Experts warn of Nov. 4 voting meltdowns

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081015/pl_politico/14580;_ylt=Ah5IuTffRcyF8RCDcmHcQdis0NUE

Cheney's heart problem resurfaces

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27197318/

Did Pirates Create The Credit Crunch?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081015110751.htm

North Korean spy jailed in sex-for-secrets case

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27192149/

GM: Better off bankrupt

http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/14/news/companies/gmwoes_taylor.fortune/index.htmcnn=yes

Analysis: What went wrong with the markets?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27190063/

Retail sales see biggest decline in three years

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27194806/

What the Rescue Plan Will (and Won't) Do

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6034536&page=1

'Piggybacking' Your Way to Better Credit?

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=5998959&page=1

States ask baby product companies to avoid BPA

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081013/ap_on_he_me/baby_bottles_bpa;_ylt=AooOpIUqLcY0vkB0J84oQiqs0NUE

Memos tell wildlife officials to ignore global-warming impact

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20081014/sc_mcclatchy/3072395;_ylt=AofTzmufuXlv1ewy0yowdbEPLBIF

Japan pulls tainted Chinese beans from stores

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27197628/

Haider 'drunk' in fatal car crash

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7671885.stm

Canadians re-elect Conservatives

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7668738.stm

The editors would like to thank "Dan" for his humorous and inspired comments.

Watergate Redux?

Lawmakers seek probe of CIA tape destruction.

Why are so many White House scandals associated with "waterwords" like, Watergate Hotel, Whitewater and waterboarding? Has anyone else noticed a connection? Please comment.

Tricky Dick, we miss you.

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