http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-dinges/mccain-meets-a-bloody-dic_b_137422.html
John McCain, who has harshly criticized the idea of sitting down with dictators without pre-conditions, appears to have done just that. In 1985, McCain traveled to Chile for a friendly meeting with Chile's military ruler, General Augusto Pinochet, one of the world's most notorious violators of human rights credited with killing more than 3,000 civilians and jailing tens of thousands of others.
The private meeting between McCain and dictator Pinochet has gone previously un-reported anywhere.
According to a declassified U.S. Embassy cable secured by The Huffington Post, McCain described the meeting with Pinochet "as friendly and at times warm, but noted that Pinochet does seem obsessed with the threat of communism." McCain, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at the time, made no public or private statements critical of the dictatorship, nor did he meet with members of the democratic opposition in Chile, as far as could be determined from a thorough check of U.S. and Chilean newspaper records and interviews with top opposition leaders
John McCain, who has harshly criticized the idea of sitting down with dictators without pre-conditions, appears to have done just that. In 1985, McCain traveled to Chile for a friendly meeting with Chile's military ruler, General Augusto Pinochet, one of the world's most notorious violators of human rights credited with killing more than 3,000 civilians and jailing tens of thousands of others.
The private meeting between McCain and dictator Pinochet has gone previously un-reported anywhere.
According to a declassified U.S. Embassy cable secured by The Huffington Post, McCain described the meeting with Pinochet "as friendly and at times warm, but noted that Pinochet does seem obsessed with the threat of communism." McCain, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at the time, made no public or private statements critical of the dictatorship, nor did he meet with members of the democratic opposition in Chile, as far as could be determined from a thorough check of U.S. and Chilean newspaper records and interviews with top opposition leaders
had no idea...
So I'm watching the Bee Movie. A talking bee I can buy; a swarm of bees suspending a wide-body jet, sure; but a florist who can afford a penthouse on Central Park? That just makes no sense.
sorta creepy, but earnest.
unhappy trails
Deep Thought
Really shoulda gone with the 'O'...
-Atrios
Oh, and it occurs to me that the last time Republicans had a big emphasis on plumbers it had to do with breaking and entering and grand theft. - juan cole
timesline of endorsements.
first nate silver, now this.sabermetrics invades the body politic. moneyball for the masses. just dont tell anyone that billy beane has been as successful at capturing the crown as his two co-conspirators.
where does on buy URL's?
Taschen: Arts & Architecture, 1945-54: The Complete Reprint
goldwater family endorses disses mccain. and little scotty mcclellan which is not really a surprise. so hes got the goldwaters and the eisenhowers. the balls in your court, nancy reagan!
first episode of 30 rock posted a week before broadcast.
n00bs r funee
D recently got a Blackberry (thanks for thinking about my stock price there), and is doing the text thing. So I've been kinda doin teh leet thing in my responses.
Last night while watchin' the tube ... "What's 'eighteen are bye'?" "Wha?" "What's 'eighteen are bye'?" "Snork. Um. That's not a 'one', that's an 'L'." "Oh. What's 'elle eight are bye'?" "Say it faster."
l8r bai
D recently got a Blackberry (thanks for thinking about my stock price there), and is doing the text thing. So I've been kinda doin teh leet thing in my responses.
Last night while watchin' the tube ... "What's 'eighteen are bye'?" "Wha?" "What's 'eighteen are bye'?" "Snork. Um. That's not a 'one', that's an 'L'." "Oh. What's 'elle eight are bye'?" "Say it faster."
l8r bai
alley alley oxen free
photo fix fail -- almost 1 MB
Finally, the endorsement we've been waiting for--Al-Qaeda supports McCain.
"Al-Qaeda will have to support McCain in the coming election," said a commentary posted Monday on the extremist Web site al-Hesbah, which is closely linked to the terrorist group. It said the Arizona Republican would continue the "failing march of his predecessor..."
"Al-Qaeda will have to support McCain in the coming election," said a commentary posted Monday on the extremist Web site al-Hesbah, which is closely linked to the terrorist group. It said the Arizona Republican would continue the "failing march of his predecessor..."
Five times a day I'll still say to someone, "I don't know what I'm going to do if McCain wins." Of course, the reality is I'm probably not going to do anything. What can I do? I'm not going to kill myself. If I didn't kill myself when I became impotent for two months in 1979, I'm certainly not going to do it if McCain and Palin are elected, even if it's by nefarious means. If Obama loses, it would be easier to live with it if it's due to racism rather than if it's stolen. If it's racism, I can say, "Okay, we lost, but at least it's a democracy. Sure, it's a democracy inhabited by a majority of disgusting, reprehensible turds, but at least it's a democracy." If he loses because it's stolen, that will be much worse. Call me crazy, but I'd rather live in a democratic racist country than a non-democratic non-racist one. (It's not exactly a Hobson's choice, but it's close, and I think Hobson would compliment me on how close I've actually come to giving him no choice. He'd love that!)
from time out, more euro's coming to town
Danku The first U.S. location (and second worldwide) of this Holland-based, eco-conscious fast-food joint opens in midtown. The menu spans two continents with Dutch croquettes (flavors include mac and cheese) and Indonesian bites like basmati fried rice. 47 W 57th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves (212-888-3777)
Danku The first U.S. location (and second worldwide) of this Holland-based, eco-conscious fast-food joint opens in midtown. The menu spans two continents with Dutch croquettes (flavors include mac and cheese) and Indonesian bites like basmati fried rice. 47 W 57th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves (212-888-3777)
