- “WASHINGTON: US military planners are preparing for a long stay in the region around Afghanistan, confirming fears about the Americans digging themselves in like in Saudi Arabia after the Gulf War. American warplanes will begin arriving at an air base being built in Kyrgyzstan as early as next week in what could be the first prolonged US military presence in the former Soviet Union, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday.
Ostensibly, the moves will allow US forces to keep looking for terrorists in Afghanistan. But the presence of US troops in the back yards of Russia and China for the long haul could cause worry to the regional countries. That the region offers the world’s largest oil and gas reserves after the Middle East gives credence to the conspiracy theories about larger US designs in the region.”
Bush Cronies Getting What They Paid For: The Rollback of Pollution Standards
Bush’s treasury secretary, Paul O’Neill, was the CEO of Alcoa, one of the worst abusers of pollution standards in Texas. This is really no surprise. What a bunch of dirty rats.
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“Environmental groups have been equally vehement in their support of the current regulations, saying that any relaxation would amount to the biggest rollback of the Clean Air Act since its passage 30 years ago. In addition, the attorneys general from some states in the Northeast, which often bear the brunt of pollution from industrial plants in the Midwest, plan to gather here on Tuesday to protest any changes in the regulations.”