Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Welcome to the Good Life! (Omar)

National - Bush's account of Iran report challenged. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden on Tuesday said he can't believe President Bush hasn't known for months about a recent intelligence estimate that downplays the nuclear threat from Iran. Other Democratic candidates also slammed Bush for continuing to ratchet up the rhetoric against Tehran. Bush told reporters during a White House news conference that he was not told the details of the new assessment until last week and he said the new report, which found that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons work in 2003, will not change U.S. policy toward Iran.

Opinion - Well this is interesting. Either President George Bush has been spoon-feeding the American public false information for the past four years, or the Democratic candidate just wants backing from Bush haters. It's hard to believe considering the accuser and the accused. In my opinion, I do agree that Iran is just postponing their goals rather than completely halting them. Also, I don't see peace with Iran coming anytime soon.

International - China denies spying in UK claims. A news report claiming Chinese agencies were spying on British companies via the Internet was irresponsible and incorrect, China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
The Times of London reported Saturday that Jonathan Evans, who heads Britain's spy agency MI5, sent letters to 300 executives and security chiefs at banks, accountancies and legal firms warning them that "Chinese state organizations" were hacking into their systems through the Internet and stealing confidential information. On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang denied the report, saying China opposed computer hacking and that it was cooperating with British authorities.He also accused the British media of spreading inaccurate information."We express strong dissatisfaction. It is a very irresponsible act," Qin said of the British news report. The Times said the letter told its recipients how to identify Chinese "Trojans" -- e-mails carrying software designed to hack into a computer network and feed back confidential data.

Opinion - China is a crazy place. I for one would never ever want to live there. Especially being persecuted for being a Christian. thats not good for me. If these reports are true, then international relations are really starting to get heated and freaky. this is not looking good for the world. Hopefully this doesn't turn into anything serious other than just false accusations. hopefully.

National - Young man's suicide blamed on mother's cult. The suicide of a young man and the murder he committed before he killed himself are being blamed on a cult led by his mother. The sect's activities and history are detailed in a newly released book, "Jesus Freaks." The sect was founded in California in the 1960s by David Berg, who referred to himself as "Mo," short for Moses. Berg was a self-proclaimed prophet. Former members say Berg and Zerby wrote about their beliefs in papers distributed to members. It was Berg's how-to guide for raising sexual children. The Family International now says all "questionable publications were officially renounced and expunged between the late 1980s and early 1990s."

Opinion - Wow. this is crazy! what mother would first of all, run a cult, blaspheme against God, and have sex with her son? This is totally nuts! I wonder if she was dropped when she was a baby or something. it sure would be able to explain alot. I wonder if she feels bad for she led her son to do.

International - U.S. puts sanctions on Mugabe associates. The United States will impose travel and financial sanctions against 38 more people and two companies with ties to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, a senior State Department official said. Jendayi Frazer, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, warned in a speech Monday that the U.S. will expand the sanctions further if violence does not cease, saying "Mugabe's tyranny needs to end." She did not identify the individuals or the companies affected, but said they included nine state security officials and five adult children of Zimbabwean government officials studying in the United States. The United States had previously imposed travel and financial sanctions against 130 people with ties to Mugabe.

Opinion - Well i dont know too much about Zimbabwe but i do know the stories of their so called leader. He is a tyrant plain and simple. I can't possibly understand how so many people can be brainwashed into backing someone who cause more problems instead of solving them. This man claims that his country's inflaton rate is due to woes with the western world. Bull$*&%.

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