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[23 Oct 2004|01:24am] |
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Heaven forbid the military take any responsibility for messing up something.
PENTAGON BLOCKING CLEAN-UP OF TOXIC WASTE
More than 125 military bases around the country are listed for
priority cleanup under the federal Superfund program, the result
of decades of careless fouling of soil and water with toxic
chemicals.
Some 29 million Americans live within 10 miles of the
contaminated bases. But, the Pentagon has stalled cleanup at
scores of bases, used political clout to brush aside new
regulations, and challenged the authority of state and federal
regulators to force the military to obey existing environmental
laws, according to an in-depth investigative story published by
USA Today on October 14.
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| Jon's Soapbox..... |
[23 Oct 2004|01:27am] |
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Wow, there really are some stupid people out there...
BUSH SUPPORTERS MISLED
A new study by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) shows that supporters of President Bush hold wildly inaccurate views about the world. For example, "a large majority [72 percent] of Bush supporters believe that before the war Iraq had weapons of mass destruction."[1] Most Bush supporters [57 percent] also believe that the recently released report by Charles Duelfer, the administration's hand-picked weapons inspector, concluded Iraq either had WMD or a major program for developing them.[2] In fact, the report concluded "Saddam Hussein did not produce or possess any weapons of mass destruction for more than a decade before the U.S.-led invasion" and the U.N. inspection regime had "curbed his ability to build or develop weapons."[3]
According to the study, 75 percent Bush supporters also believe "Iraq was providing substantial support to al Qaeda."[4] Most Bush supporters [55 percent] believe that was the conclusion of the 9/11 commission.[5] In fact, the 9/11 commission concluded there was no "collaborative relationship" between al-Qaeda and Iraq.[6]
Bush supporters also hold inaccurate views about world public opinion of the war in Iraq and a range of Bush's foreign policy positions.[7]
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