Jeers
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Yahoo! News - Early anti-Bush demos fizzle in Canada
Yahoo! News - Early anti-Bush demos fizzle in Canada: "According to a quick head count by journalists, the protest attracted 39 demonstrators, 42 journalists and television crew members and three police officers."
Yahoo! News - Pentagon Disputes Red Cross Criticism
Yahoo! News - Pentagon Disputes Red Cross Criticism: "Red Cross inspectors who visited the site in June said interrogators used 'humiliating acts, solitary confinement, temperature extremes, use of forced positions' to break the will of prisoners, according to the article on the Times Web site. "
Oh how the US has declined in it's torture techniques. I mean, we used to at least hook up phone wires to the torturee's genitals and turn up the juice. I mean we could at least cut off a hand, or murder their family members and force them to watch. Maybe we could kidnap innocent people and just video tape them while we behead them if they don't meet our demands. Hmm. Maybe none of that would be considered torture since the Red Cross hasn't yet complained about it......
Wal-Mart's China inventory to hit US$18b this year
Wal-Mart's China inventory to hit US$18b this year: "The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, says its inventory of stock produced in China is expected to hit US$18 billion this year, keeping the annual growth rate of over 20 per cent consistent over two years.
The trend is expected to continue, company officials revealed.
'We expect our procurement stock from China to continue to grow at a similar rate in line with Wal-Mart's growth worldwide, if not faster,' said Lee Scott, the president and CEO (chief executive officer) of Wal-Mart."
I don't like seeing this trend. I know Nixon felt that opening trade up with China would improve the lives of the Chinese and that would eventually cause the people to demand a free society and the government would have to acquiesce, but I think that's been proven wrong. A large number did revolt but was obviously put down by force. China has allowed entrepreneurs to exist outside government control, but only to a point (that they define). A communist government is a government without limit, and freedom can never exist under an unlimited government.
Putin: No outside pressure
MOSCOW (AP) Interfax news agency quotes Russian President Putin as saying the crisis in Ukraine must be solved without foreign pressure.
Monday, November 29, 2004
How Kerry whistleblower suffered for truth
Printer Friendly: "How Kerry whistleblower suffered for truth: This is the story of a military veteran whistleblower. He spoke out against someone he thought was dangerous for the nation, talked to local newspapers, and appeared on talk shows. In return, he was vilified by reporters, threatened by a political operative, fired by his company, and now he's broke.
His name is Steve Gardner. He's also known as 'The 10th Brother,' as in Band of Brothers. He's one of two members of Sen. John Kerry's 12 Vietnam swift boat crew members who refused to stand with Kerry at the Democratic Convention. The other man remained silent.
'They said I had a political agenda. I had no and have no political agenda whatsoever. I saw John Kerry on television saying he was running for the Democratic nomination for president, and I knew I couldn't ever see him as commander in chief -- not after what I saw in Vietnam, not after the lies I heard him tell about what he says he did and what he says others did.'"
Ukraine President Endorses New Election
Ukraine President Endorses New Election
The Ukraine is being bounced back and forth like a ping pong ball. It seems this election will decide whether they move pro-west or pro-russian. They are so important because they have lots of nukes. I hope they move closer to the US for obvious reasons. I just can't imagine, though, having a new election here in the US for president. I just don't think it's going to improve the situation.
Paralyzed woman walks again after stem cell therapy
Paralyzed woman walks again after stem cell therapy: "A South Korean woman paralyzed for 20 years is walking again after scientists say they repaired her damaged spine using stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood.
Hwang Mi-Soon, 37, had been bedridden since damaging her back in an accident two decades ago.
Last week her eyes glistened with tears as she walked again with the help of a walking frame at a press conference where South Korea researchers went public for the first time with the results of their stem-cell therapy.
They said it was the world's first published case in which a patient with spinal cord injuries had been successfully treated with stem cells from umbilical cord blood.
Though they cautioned that more research was needed and verification from international experts was required, the South Korean researchers said Hwang's case could signal a leap forward in the treatment of spinal cord injuries.
The use of stem cells from cord blood could also point to a way to side-step the ethical dispute over the controversial use of embryos in embryonic stem-cell research.
'We have glimpsed at a silver lining over the horizon,' said Song Chang-Hoon, a member of the research team and a professor at Chosun University's medical school in the southwestern city of Kwangju.
'We were all surprised at the fast improvements in the patient.'
Under TV lights and flashing cameras, Hwang stood up from her wheelchair and shuffled forward and back a few paces with the help of the frame at the press conference here on Thursday.
'This is already a miracle for me,' she said. 'I never dreamed of getting to my feet again.'
Medical research has shown stem cells can develop into replacement cells for damaged organs or body parts. Unlocking that potential could see cures for diseases that are at present incurable, or even see the body generat"
The important thing to note here is where the stem cells came from (umbilical cord blood), not from the death of a human (also known by some as a fetus).
Supreme Court will not hear gay marriage challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to a law in Massachusetts that permits gay marriage.
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