About Andy Hailey
Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, kid of a WWII WASP, Vet for Peace, universist, web admin, blogger - helping to expose America’s growing Authoritarianism.
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In this tenth survey of the web, the WAWG Index group average was up by 14.1 percent from June 2006. Of the fourteen items tracked, 1 was down, 13 were up, and 0 were unchanged. The cumulative change for the … Continue reading →
NPR ran a series on Torture this last June. The following are excerpts from this series that went from legalize it to it’s not very useful. Click on the related link to hear and read more. Alan Dershowitz, author, lawyer … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5451760" target="_blank" title="Pentagon officials have reportedly decided to omit a Geneva Convention rule against humiliating and degrading treatment of detainees from a new army manual.">Army Omits 'Humiliating and Degrading' Rule</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5498114" target="_blank" title="He also reveals that al-Qaida was planning an attack on the New York City subway system.">Inside the War on Terror: 'The One Percent Doctrine'</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4271214" target="_blank" title="Did American doctors participate in the torture of enemy combatant detainees in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay?">Report Alleges Doctors Aided Torture of Terror Detainees</a>
Posted in Human Rights Abuse
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The United States consumed almost 284 billion gallons of finished petroleum products in 2005. About half, 49 percent, went to power our autos, pickups, hybrids, and SUVs. Another 22 percent, distillate fuel oil (diesel and fuel oils), went to space … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.ethanolrfa.org/industry/statistics/#A" target="_blank" title="Historic U.S. Fuel Ethanol Production">Ethanol Industry Statistics</a>, <a href="http://hubbert.mines.edu/news/Pimentel_98-2.pdf" target="_blank" title="Ethanol maker's public debut draws interest, but analysts say
ENERGY AND DOLLAR COSTS OF ETHANOL PRODUCTION WITH CORN">ENERGY AND DOLLAR COSTS OF ETHANOL PRODUCTION WITH CORN</a>, <a href="http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/?detectflash=false" target="_blank" title="A quietly shocking indictment of our gas-gussling auto companies and the petro-politicians who love them.">Who Killed the Electric Car?</a>
Posted in Energy
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On June 13, 2006, during a surprise visit to the troops in Iraq, The Decider, President Bush, stated, “We will stay on the offensive against the terrorists, fighting them abroad so we do not have to face them here at … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5514022" target="_blank" title="And so as long as you can call it stand-up-stand-down, you don't have to call it cut-and-run.">Issue Shorthand: A Case of Name It and Flame It</a>
Posted in Obsession with National Security
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Driving your car, air-conditioning your home, eating, traveling by commercial air and recycling all affect the amount of CO2 released into our atmosphere. Take The Carbon Quiz to see what your CO2 contirbution is. Then, if your concerned, visit one … Continue reading →
Posted in Environment
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In this ninth survey of the web, the WAWG index group average was up by 15.6 percent from May 2006. This made up for a little over half May’s drop of 26 percent. Of the fourteen items tracked, 12 were … Continue reading →
Near the beginning of the Iraq war, Tom Delay made this statement, “Nothing is more important in the face of war than cutting taxes.” In May of 2003, Bob Burnett of Alternet provided some context for the statement (bold added): … Continue reading →
In a previous article based on a 1996 study by Pew Research, I stated, “In conclusion, the white evangelical Protestants get little return from the party they support. Money may not be what they are looking for, but mixing religion … Continue reading →
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.ctj.org/html/gwb0602.htm" target="_blank" title="A new study released today by Citizens for Tax Justice and the Children’s Defense Fund">Year-by-Year Analysis of the Bush Tax Cuts Shows Growing Tilt to the Very Rich</a>, <a href="http://www.cbpp.org/9-27-06tax.htm" target="_blank" title="We address some of the myths heard most frequently in recent tax-cut debates">TAX CUTS: MYTHS AND REALITIES</a>
Posted in Church/State Unification, Rampant Cronyism/Corruption
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Tagged Mega Rich RWA
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After pleading guilty to avoid trial and get a lesser sentence, Tom Noe is now facing 24 to 30 months in prison and a hefty fine. He has gone from leading the Bush reelection effort in NW Ohio and becoming … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4984210" target="_blank" title="Gov. Bob Taft has pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor ethics charges.">Scandals Damage GOP Candidates in Ohio</a>
Posted in Election Fraud, Rampant Cronyism/Corruption
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On March 17, 2006, “The Decider” (President Bush II) signed a $70,000,000,000 (billion) tax cut passed by “The Follower” (Congress), which is trying to find another $23 billion for us – well some of us anyway. The table below, which … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/05/17/PM200605176.html" target="_blank" title="Robert Reich, Commentator and former Labor Secretary, wonders why we keep cutting taxes when we're spending so much money">Marketplace: <i>Another</i> tax cut for the rich? </a>
Posted in Church/State Unification
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Tagged Christianist, Mega Rich RWA
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