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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Islamists and “Christianists” are a minority in their respective religions and use their religion to promote a political ideology. Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5380568" target="_blank" title="Omar Berdouni plays hijacker Ahmed Al Haznawi in Paul Greengrass' movie United 93.">Playing a Despised Terrorist: 'United 93'</a>
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Posted in Church/State Unification, Obsession with Punishment, Rampant Sexism
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The institutional Jesus of the Republicans has no similarity to the Gospel figure. Neither will any institutional Jesus of the Democrats.
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According to THE BRAD BLOG “Republican extremist/hate-monger, Ann Coulter may be on the verge of being tossed from the Voter Rolls in Palm Beach County, Florida.” The Brad Blog also reported: Coulter, who appears to have committed a third-degree felony … Continue reading →
Probably very little. In searching the internet I have only found details on blogs. I couldn’t even find Ray McGovern in the recent NPR archives! Why is the media, like the AP, only covering the surface of this story? Why … Continue reading →
Every time the issue of oil profits makes the news or is part of a nearby conversation, I wonder why we only get upset with big oil? Why don’t we rant and rave about others who make fast growing profits … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5367096" target="_blank" title="With a gallon of gasoline costing $3 in much of America, many consumers wonder how the price is broken down, from oil fields, refineries, suppliers and the pump.">Fuming Over Gas: Where the Pennies Go</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5366660" target="_blank" title="On Tuesday, President Bush announced a four-point plan to lower the cost of a fill-up. Guests discuss how gas prices are determined.">Paying for it at the Pump: Deconstructing Gas Prices</a>
Posted in Energy
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The following came to me via email from the People For the American Way Foundation: I just got back from observing the polls for the mayoral election in New Orleans, and I’m fighting mad. Too many voters – mostly poor … Continue reading →
Posted in Election Fraud
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The following includes some suppositions. As you have read, heard or seen elsewhere and may have read in this blog, torture is now standard operating procedure (SOP) for our war on terror (WOT). The Geneva Convention has been trashed. We … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5330109" target="_blank" title="Michelle Kelemen reports on the official -- and unofficial -- issues that may have influenced that decision.">Bush Administration Won't Join Human Rights Council</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5304491" target="_blank" title="The person in charge of improving the U.S. image abroad is not expecting it to get much better soon.">Hughes: No Short-Term Fix for U.S. Image Abroad</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5011464" target="_blank" title="Treat them with humanity">Will Terrorism Rewrite the Laws of War?</a>
Posted in Human Rights Abuse
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In this seventh survey of the web, the WAWG index group average was up by 2.3 percent from March, 2006. Of the fourteen items tracked, 8 were down, 6 were up, and 0 were unchanged. The cumulative change for the … Continue reading →
Let me start off with a quote from Thomas Paine, “He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.” … Continue reading →
In previous articles concerning port security and the Dubai Ports deal, I have attempted to point out other facts that have not made it into the mainstream news and still haven’t. In this article, there is some news about, believe … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5255706" target="_blank" title="The report says drivers using phony documents, or having criminal records, have received passes to work at ports operated by the authority, compromising security.">Government Report Questions N.Y.-N.J. Ports</a>
Posted in Obsession with National Security
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