Bush Can Order Killing of"Terror" 'Suspects'

To the Bush Administration, a president who acts in the name of national security has extreme powers.

From an article by Mark Hosenball in the Feb. 13, 2006 issue of Newsweek:

Move Left: ", a Justice Department official suggested that in certain circumstances, the president might have the power to order the killing of terrorist suspects inside the United States.

Steven Bradbury, acting head of the department's Office of Legal Counsel, went to a closed-door Senate intelligence committee meeting last week to defend President George W. Bush's surveillance program. During the briefing, said administration and Capitol Hill officials (who declined to be identified because the session was private), California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein asked Bradbury questions about the extent of presidential powers to fight Al Qaeda; could Bush, for instance, order the killing of a Qaeda suspect known to be on U.S. soil? Bradbury replied that he believed Bush could indeed do this, at least in certain circumstances."
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The Bush Administration has taken the authorization-for-war-in-Afghanistan and the Commander-in-Chief clause of the Constitution to nullify practically any limit n presidential power.

The problem is that it wasn't the intent of Congress to give Bush the powers of a dictator when it authorized war, nor was it the intent of the Framers to give the president dictatorial powers.

The Constitution gives Congress the power "To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water."

Amanda Marcotte writes of the Bush Administration position, "I do believe the phrase is 'judge, jury and executioner.' Nothing more American than that."

If officials suspect a man in the US is a member of Al Qaeda and about to attack, officials should proceed with an arrest and a trial. Not by murdering the suspect

Action Alert

What are the certain circumstances under which Bush official Steven Bradbury thinks Bush can order people in the US killed?

He should have to answer that question to Congress.

Please contact your Rep. and Senators and request that Jutice Department official Steven Bradbury be ordered to testify.

You can contact the offices of your representatives and leave a message by entering his or her last name on the top-left of www.vote-smart.org.

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Bush laughs as he signs a bill to hurt injured people and protect corporations, the so-called "Class Action Fairness Act."

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ABC plays the FAUX News game

But ABC last night called George W. Bush's goals "America's Agenda:"

Despite President Bush's approval ratings hovering in the low 40s...ABC posted onscreen text reading "America's Agenda" beneath an image of Bush while anchor Elizabeth Vargas introduced ABC correspondent George Stephanopoulos's preview of the 2006 State of the Union address on the January 31 edition of World News Tonight.

Bush's agenda isn't "America's Agenda."

It sure as hell isn't mine. I want more low-cost housing. A federal budget surplus. An end to indecency fines for radio broadcasts. Accountability in Iraq. For the rich to pay more into Social Security. Limits on outsourcing. Less compensation for Fortune 500 CEOs. And many other things the Bush Administration isn't striving for.

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http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-00Fall-2005/Readings/index.htm

1	Introduction
Reason To Believe: Does God Exist?
2	Existence of God: Ontological Argument	Feinberg, Joel, and Russ Shafer-Landau. "Part I: Introduction." (RR: 2) Anselm, St. "The Ontological Argument." From Proslogium. (RR: 6) Gaunilo of Marmoutiers. "On Behalf of the Fool." (RR: 8) Rowe, Wm. "The Ontological Argument." (RR: 11)
3	Problem of Evil I	Dostoevsky, Fyodor. "Rebellion." From The Brothers Karamazov. (RR: 79) Johnson, B. C. "God and the Problem of Evil." (RR: 85) Swinburne, Richard. "God and the Problem of Evil." (RR: 89)
4	Problem of Evil II	Russell, Bruce. "The Problem of Evil: Too Much Suffering." In Introduction to Philosophy. Edited by Louis P. Pojman. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN: 0195171500.
5	Pascal's Wager	Pascal, Blaise. "The Wager." (RR: 114) Blackburn, Simon. "Miracles and Testimony." (RR: 118)

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http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-00Fall-2005/LectureNotes/index.htm

Reason To Believe: Does God Exist?
2	Existence of God: Ontological Argument (PDF)
3	Problem of Evil I (PDF)
4	Problem of Evil II (PDF)
5	Pascal's Wager (PDF)
Rationality and Belief
6	Ethics of Belief: Evidentialism v. Pragmatism (PDF)
7	Racism and Belief (PDF)
8	Stereotypes and Belief (PDF)
9	Scientific Reason or Scientific Faith? (PDF)
10	More on Science and Faith (PDF)
Mind and Body
11	The Mind-Body Problem (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
12	Consciousness and Felt Experience
13	Materialist Options
14	Robots and Functionalism (PDF)
Freewill, Determinism, and Responsibility
15	Hard Determinism (PDF)
16	Compatibilism I (PDF)
17	Compatibilism II (PDF)
18	Libertarianism (PDF)
Morality and Right Conduct
19	Moral Variation Across Cultures (PDF)
20	Utilitarianism (PDF)
21	Ethical Egoism (PDF)
22	Famine (PDF)
23	Kantianism
24	Famine, Virtue and Duty
25	Moral Luck
26	Just War Theory
27	Final lecture

Atum [another GOD that created Himself]

Atum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Fundamentalism
"Atum (alternatively spelt Tem, Temu, Tum, and Atem) is an early deity in Egyptian mythology, whose cult centred on the Ennead of Heliopolis. Originally associated with the earth, Atum gradually became considered to be the sun, as it passes the horizon. The separateness of the two instances per day that this occurs, led to the aspect of Atum that was young, namely the rising sun, becoming considered a separate god, named Nefertum (literally meaning young Atum), and consequently Atum became mainly understood as the setting sun.

In the Ennead cosmogeny, he was considered to be the first god, having arisen by his own force himself, sitting on a mound (benben), from the primordial waters (Nu). Early myths state that Atum created the god Shu and goddess Tefnut from his semen by masturbation in the city of Annu (the Egyptian name for Heliopolis), a belief strongly associated with Atum's nature as an hermaphrodite (his name meaning completeness). Strictly, the myth states that Atum ejaculated his Semen into his mouth, impregnating himself, possibly indicating autofellatio, which has lead many to misinterpret (euphemistically) the myth as indicating creation from mucus.

Later belief held that Shu and Tefnut were created by Atum having sex with his shadow, which was referred to as Iusaaset (also spelt Juesaes, Ausaas, Iusas, and Jusas, and in Greek as Saosis), meaning (the) great (one who) comes forth. Consequently, Iusaaset was seen as the mother and grandmother of the gods. The strength, hardiness, medical properties, and edibility, lead the acacia tree to be considered the tree of life, and thus the oldest, which was situated close to, and north of, Heliopolis, was said to be the birthplace of the gods. Thus, as the mother, and grandmother, of the gods, Iusaaset was said to own this tree.

In art, Atum was always considered as a man, enthroned, or sometimes standing, and depicted wearing both the crown of Upper Egypt, and that of Lower Egypt. In his later form as the setting sun, as opposed to Nefertum, Atum was depicted in the same manner but as an aged man. However, it was sometimes said that Atum was originally a serpent, a form to which he was said to be destined to return when the world ends, only changing into a human during its existence.

In later years, the Ennead mythos, and an alternative mythos, that of the Ogdoad, merged, and since Ra, from the Ogdoad, was also the creator (in that system), and a solar deity, their two identities merged, into Atum-Ra. But as Ra was the whole sun, and Atum just the sun when it sets, it was Atum who was thought of as an aspect of Ra, and eventually subsumed into him. When this happened, his shadow, Iusaaset, was described as Rat, which is simply the feminine form of Ra. As both the cosmogeny associated with Ra and that of Atum said that the origin of each was the primordial waters, when, in later years, Neith came to embody these waters, Iusaaset became considered an aspect of Neith rather than Atum-Ra.

Paradox of Our Times [Moorehead]

Paradox: "The Paradox of our Time

I received this in my email in early January 2005. It was attributed to George Carlin. It is now March 2005 and I received an email that this was written by Dr. Bob Moorehead, former pastor of Seattle's Overlake Christian Church.

So here is the article I received in my email and here is a link " to the original sermon and some information about it.

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.

We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships.

These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes.

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.

It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.