ramblings

Things to postpone until after the election:

U.S. VOWS TO PUT WILDLIFE BEFORE OIL DRILLING
The Interior Department said Monday it will begin delaying some new oil and gas drilling projects on federal land until the effects on wildlife are studied more thoroughly.

ARMY TO PAY HALLIBURTON, FOR NOW
Only hours after deciding to withhold some payments to Halliburton Co. because of questions about billing for its work in Iraq, the Army reversed itself Tuesday and said it would give the giant contractor more time to justify its claims.

Officials Urge Care on U.S. Intelligence Reforms
Tuesday, August 17, 2004 4:28 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld urged the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to proceed with great caution on a proposed overhaul of U.S. intelligence and avoid putting barriers between military commanders and the agencies that gather information.

Rumsfeld Rejects 'Fortress America' Charge
Tuesday, August 17, 2004 4:35 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday rejected criticism of a plan to remove U.S. troops from Europe and Asia, saying the United States had no intention of abandoning allies to establish a "Fortress America."

other news
(this same strategy was used effectively in China, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Nazi Germany, Stalinist Russia, et. al. Subdue the mind and the body will comply.) Targeting the teachers of Darfur.
Violence began in Darfur about 18 months ago, when African groups rebelled against the government by attacking a military installation. The government responded by bombing areas of Darfur and by arming a marauding Arab militia called the Janjaweed, human rights and aid groups say.
Since then, the African residents of Darfur have been uprooted, beaten, raped and left hungry. But the educated among them — teachers, students and community leaders — say they are being particularly targeted. They have been singled out by the government, they say, accused of treason and support for the rebellion, and prevented from speaking out about the crisis.