Daily Dreamtime - January 28th, 2005

The rapidly collapsing US dollar is hard evidence that the world sees the US as bankrupt.

From a gentleman with impeccable conservative credentials. A selected bio:

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts- Council for National Policy 1984, 1988, 1996; formerly with Cato Institute; member of Mont Pelerin Society; President and John M. Olin Fellow at the Institute for Political Economy in Washington, D.C., and on Board of Advisors and Research Fellow at The Independent Institute in Oakland, California. He is co-author of the Independent Institute book, The Capitalist Revolution in Latin America (Oxford University Press); former editor and columnist at the Wall Street Journal; was assistant secretary of the Treasury for economic policy during 1981-82. He holds the William E. Simon chair in political economy at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, which has such as Henry Kissinger; senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University; columnist for Conservative Chronicle, others include, Tony Snow, Phyllis Schlafly, William F. Buckley.; Contributor to Town Hall.]

http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article.cfm?itemID=7056&sectionID=76

ZNet | Politics

End-Timers & Neo-Cons
The End of Conservatives

by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts; January 19, 2005

I remember when friends would excitedly telephone to report that Rush Limbaugh or G. Gordon Liddy had just read one of my syndicated columns over the air. That was before I became a critic of the US invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration, and the neoconservative ideologues who have seized control of the US government.</script>

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Because of the triumph of delusional "new conservatives" and the demise of the liberal media, this war is different from the Vietnam war. As more Americans are killed and maimed in the pointless carnage, more Americans have a powerful emotional stake that the war not be lost and not be in vain. Trapped in violence and unable to admit mistake, a reckless administration will escalate.

The rapidly collapsing US dollar is hard evidence that the world sees the US as bankrupt. Flight from the dollar as the reserve currency will adversely impact American living standards, which are already falling as a result of job outsourcing and offshore production. The US cannot afford a costly and interminable war.

Falling living standards and inability to impose our will on the Middle East will result in great frustrations that will diminish our country.

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Chat on AOL IM yesterday between Washington DC and Baghdad:

Session Start (huggeejim2:Lorna Tychostup): Thu Jan 27 13:08:54 2005
HuggeeJim2: Good evening Lorna
Lorna Tychostup: good evening!
HuggeeJim2: How ya doing?
HuggeeJim2: Deadline?
Lorna Tychostup: I am doing really well! I have been having quite an
interestingly good time. Been out and about everyday wearing my abaya and
hijab. EVERYONE thinks I am Iraqi. It is so funny! Even the American
soldiers AFTER they have heard me speak! The atmosphere here is getting
excited...as if something special is about to happen. The extra security in
terms of police is highly visible, and I see folks all over the place
pasting up candidates posters and other election stuff. and the press people
here are all cowering( Read more... )
Once Iraq is officially stamped a democracy and American soldiers
withdraw to a series of permanent bases or behind the walls of the largest
and most fortified US embassy in the world, the Strauss-cons will have
achieved their objective occupation in democracy's clothing.

Although whether they will be allowed to get away with this giant con
is an entirely different matter.

Linda S. Heard is a specialist writer on Middle East affairs. She can
be contacted at lheard@gulfnews.com

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you risk getting a bag over the head and a trip to Abu

From Riverbend http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/ :

My favorite question during the interview was when the reporter asked him
(Ghazi, the alleged Iraqi President) what he thought of Chalabi possibly
being arrested. Ghazi looked flustered and a little bit unsure (apparently
he hasn't been watching CNN while abroad). He actually told her that the
person who claimed Chalabi was wanted was probably speaking his own
"personal" opinion and that it wasn't representative of the 'government'-
never mind the person in question was the Minister of Defense. To be
perfectly fair, he didn't mention which government he was referring to- I
couldn't tell if he was talking about the US, the UK or the current group of
Puppets. He claimed that for Chalabi to be arrested there needed to be
'proof' he had actually done something wrong... the Interpol wanting him
really wasn't enough.( Read more... )

There's an almost palpable anxiety in the air these last couple of weeks and
it's beginning to wear on people- fuel shortages, water shortages and a lack
of electricity. It's like the first days of the war all over again.

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would die in jail before they betray La Cosa Nostra and their oath to omertà.

January 28, 2005
'Last Don' Reported to Be First One to Betray Mob
By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM

n a remarkable turn in the long, sometimes colorful history of law enforcement's fight against organized crime, the imprisoned boss of the Bonanno crime family has begun cooperating with federal authorities and has told them about another top Mafia member's proposal to kill a prosecutor, law enforcement officials said yesterday.

The cooperation of one of the official bosses of New York's five Mafia clans is all the more extraordinary because it involves Joseph C. Massino, 62, who was known as the last don, an Old World stalwart who clung to the fading values of honor and omertà, the Mafia's code of silence.
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Benjamin Brafman, a lawyer who has represented Mr. Basciano in the past, said he was not handling the case unsealed yesterday or another pending case against him. Mr. Basciano has not yet been arraigned on the new charges and a lawyer for him could not be located yesterday.

Mr. Massino's current lawyer, Ms. Edwards, in a letter sent Wednesday to the judge handling Mr. Massino's cases, said she sought to adjourn his sentencing date and complained she could not locate her client.

Mr. Massino had been moved to a prison in Manhattan, possibly because prosecutors had planned to unseal the indictment yesterday.

Diane Cardwell contributed reporting for this article.

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an outfit that included a miniskirt and thong underwear during interrogations of prisoners that incl

January 28, 2005
Ex-G.I. Writes About Use of Sex in Guantánamo Interrogations
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AN JUAN, P.R., Jan. 27 (AP) - Female interrogators tried to break male Muslim detainees at the United States prison camp in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by sexually touching them, by wearing miniskirts and thong underwear, and, in one case, by smearing a Saudi man's face with red ink, which he was led to believe was menstrual blood, according to part of a draft manuscript written by a former Army sergeant. ( Read more... )
Lt. Col. James Marshall, a spokesman for the United States Southern Command, said about 20 percent of the guards at Guantánamo were women. He would not say how many of the interrogators were women.

"U.S. forces treat all detainees and conduct all interrogations, wherever they may occur, humanely and consistent with U.S. legal obligations, and in particular with legal obligations prohibiting torture," Colonel Marshall said on Wednesday.

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Cream merged blues-rock and psychedelia, reaching back to Robert Johnson and taking off in long, fre

The Return of Cream

Cream, which disbanded in 1968, has announced a series of reunion shows. Eric Clapton on guitar, Jack Bruce on bass and Ginger Baker on drums will return on May 2, 3, 5 and 6 to the Royal Albert Hall in London, where they played their last full-length concerts together. From 1966 to 1968, Cream merged blues-rock and psychedelia, reaching back to Robert Johnson and taking off in long, frenetic jams. The group reunited in 1993 for a brief set when it was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. JON PARELES

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people as isolated, frightened, potentially violent creatures, whirling unsteadily in their solitary

When the Talk Is Terse, a Twitch Speaks Volumes
By STEPHEN HOLDEN

Grimly austere barely begins to describe the atmosphere of dread that seeps through "Fear X" like a toxic mist. The movie's ominous mood is deepened by Brian Eno and J. Peter Schwalm's ambient background score, which haunts the movie with faraway groans and rattles.

If "Fear X," the American filmmaking debut of the Swedish director Nicolas Winding Refn, promises far more drama than it finally delivers, its glumness never abates. Whether contemplating the shabby cottages in a snow-swept Wisconsin suburb or scanning the flatlands of Montana, the camera, which stealthily follows the protagonist's suspicious eyes wherever he looks, imagines danger crouching in every shadow. ( Read more... )

WITH: John Turturro (Harry), Deborah Kara Unger (Kate), James Remar (Peter), Stephen McIntyre (Phil), William Allen Young (Agent Lawrence) and Gene Davis (Ed).

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Turturro became fascinated by movies during childhood, and after graduating from college he won a sc

John Turturro

Actor : Born February 28, 1957 - Brooklyn, New York City, NY

From All Movie Guide: One of the top character actors of his era, John Turturro is a fixture of the contemporary American independent filmmaking landscape. Born February 28, 1957, in Brooklyn, NY, Turturro became fascinated by movies during childhood, and after graduating from college he won a scholarship to study at the prestigious Yale School of Drama. He first gained notice in regional theater and off-Broadway, earning an Obie Award for his starring role in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. He made his film debut in Martin Scorsese's 1980 masterpiece Raging Bull but did not reappear onscreen prior to 1984's The Exterminator 2. That same year, he debuted on Broadway in Death of a Salesman. ( Read more... )

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51-100 top 100 soundtrax

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Various Artists - Film Soundtracks 1970-74
Taking Off (1971) [Compilation]
52

Isaac Hayes
Shaft (1971) ( Read more... )

Air [FRA]
Original Motion Picture Score For The Virgin Suicides (2000)
"Sofia Coppola's feature debut , about a quirky troupe of sisters and their strange seduction was perfect for the Air sound. The true follow-up to Moon Safari and, with the beautiful 'Playground Love', a better single than anything off of their 1000 Hertz LP."
100

Mark Mothersbaugh
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

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Film Soundtracks 1930-59

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Various Artists - Film Soundtracks 1930-59
Stormy Weather (1943) [Compilation]
"From a groundbreaking Black movie that was based on the life story of dancer Bill "Mr. Bojangles" Robinson came the title song - which established Lena Horne as a world star - and Fats Waller's Ain't Misbehavin' which became as all-enveloping as Cab Calloway's suit."
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Various Artists - Film Soundtracks 1970-74
Performance (1970) [Compilation]

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