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Saturday, 07 November 2009

  • International Xanga Friend Day


    Meg aka TheCheshireGrins has declared the International Xanga Friend Day for everyone from all around the world to submit any Xangan they like for upcoming contest to promote international friendship throughout Xanga.

    You can find out more information and participate by going to this page.


  • AIDSBUSTERS INC!!!


    Entry by: KonFefCount


    AIDSBUSTERS INC!!! (also at http://gotzhotmoney.nutang.com/comment_90342/Aidsbusters_INC/ )

     OK, I did Forwarn of this in the Previous post

    And you seee where My blogs have hinted at it for a while, some examples which were revisited in the previous post..

    Now..... I'm coming after AIDS, and i'm going to expose it for the apparently very treatable and even possibly curable POS that it really is...

    Now Everywhere you turn around or look, people keep saying and doing  that same song and dance about HIV and AIDS... and you know what they inform the masses?

    On wikipedia.com:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS_virus

    Eventually most HIV-infected individuals develop AIDS. These individuals mostly die from opportunistic infections or malignancies associated with the progressive failure of the immune system.[5] Without treatment, about 9 out of every 10 persons with HIV will progress to AIDS after 10–15 years. Many progress much sooner.[6] Treatment with anti-retrovirals increases the life expectancy of people infected with HIV. Even after HIV has progressed to diagnosable AIDS, the average survival time with antiretroviral therapy (as of 2005) is estimated to be more than 5 years.[7] Without antiretroviral therapy, death normally occurs within a year.[8]

    on http://aids.gov/treatment/index.html:

    Treatment and Care

    Cupped Hands Held Up in Front of the SunWhile there is currently no cure or vaccine for HIV/AIDS, people living with HIV disease can benefit from an array of antiretroviral therapies and other services that have proven effective against it. HIV is now managed as a chronic, long-term disease for many Americans.

    Federal efforts are underway to investigate even more effective drug regimens, develop vaccines, and design prevention strategies that can help people from becoming infected. Most are under the auspices of the National Institutes of Health, within HHS.


    And yea basically every other site, same ol BS... sayin it can't be cure.. but treated... blah blah blah yackety smackety....


    Well, as far as i'm concerned.. there are WAY too many claiming that this disease is ALREADY BEATABLE for it to be just simply labeled as incurable... and i'm gonna shed sum light on things that may just make you 100% Aids Free!

    And i'm gonna try to do this without goin on forever, i'm gonna actually try to promote this post to the masses, which is hard to do with a "D" rating.. but still.............

    Well for starters, as was stated in a video on a previous post... there is actually a Patent for the aids cure...
    Just look up U.S. Patent #5676977
     Go ahead... google it.. .i'll wait...


    What? to lazy to do it? Well I'll post a nice abstract from something that explains this method.. which is
    Method of curing AIDS with tetrasilver tetroxide molecular crystal devices


    The diamagnetic semiconducting molecular crystal tetrasilver tetroxide (Ag4 O4) is utilized for destroying the AIDS virus, destroying AIDS synergistic pathogens and immunity suppressing moieties (ISM) in humans.

    A single intravenous injection of the devices is all that is required for efficacy at levels of about 40 PPM of human blood. The device molecular crystal contains two mono and two trivalent silver ions capable of "firing" electrons capable of electrocuting the AIDS virus, pathogens and ISM. When administered into the bloodstream, the device electrons will be triggered by pathogens, a proliferating virus and ISM, and when fired will simultaneously trigger a redox chelation mechanism resulting in divalent silver moieties which chelate and bind active sites of the entities destroying them. The devices are completely non-toxic. However, they put stress on the liver causing hepatomegaly, but there is no loss of liver function.

    Just Look here and read some more on this, and also there's a link to a nice PDF as well

    What's next on the post list?
    Let's Jump back on this article...

    Doctors have found a cure for HIV/AIDs – Why isn’t the media talking about this?

    Most interesting title, eh?

    Actually, you know what, nevermind... I can blab on and on about this proposed cure dealing with very high Vitiman C doses, that proposed cure using Gene (delta 32), this proposed way to be immune to aids, and that proposed way

    But Actually, I think that the reason why some of this stuff isn't exposed was summed up in the 1st comment on my xanga since April fools day That was left by CaKaLusa, why isn't this stuff out further in mainstream media?



    You really want to know what probably the biggest reason is?

    Visit CaKaLusa's Xanga Site!
    it's always about $
    Posted 10/18/2009 10:40 PM by CaKaLusa Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - delete - block user - reply

    Ah yes... isn't that the sad reality.... I mean if they do ever This Aids vaccine off the ground, it'll probably cost an arm, leg, first born, and a human head to recieve.. I mean, some aids drugs are going for like $25,000 already and that's just to treat it, not even to cure it.

    I mean Lets think about it, If sites like http://www.aliveandwell.org/ Hit the mainstream, could you imagine the impact that could have on the drug companies? All of this raising money for Aids research and prevention, is it actually rasing money to find the first cure and prevention for aids, or are we just trying to find the expensive cure and prevention for Aids that will make millions of dollars for the Drug companies?

    But you know, I didn't even get into my favorite link up about Aids Prevention, from DHERBS

    I mean..  The first paragraph of that Article:

    The facts show that A.I.D.S. (Acquired Immune Deficiency) is the biggest and greatest medical hoax there is and ever was. AIDS was created as modern day FEAR tactic to continue the control and domination over the American people via sex and fear, a powerful combination, and it has worked like a charm.

    Then it goes into talking about Azidothymidine, or "AZT" which apparently has a lot of controversy- with it

    It even goes on to say further along in the article

    so-called A.I.D.S is an umbrella term for about 30+ common diseases, or their symptoms, to be technical, that people already know about and suffer and die from daily.

    Among Many Many Many other things And even offers of some herbs and things... well Damn, go look at the article yourself, and see what it's all about. Even if you're completely Skeptical, I would say that it is definitely worth at least a read through.

    Then again, you may not want to know about that type of stuff, i mean after all,  most people in mainstream health don't wana know about things like 35% food grade Hydrogen Peroxide, and they sure as hell don't want you to know about this guy named Dr. Sebi or anything he has to say, they want to

    Cut money for Aids prevention.. even if it's gonna cost more money in the long run to do such, and Terminate Aids patients, as I mentoned about  Mr Schwarzenger doing earlier in the year, apparently. maybe i'm reading that wrong tho? you tell me. some feedback is definitely welcomed...

    It just bothers me greatly, that all of this information is out there, but it's like it's completely unknown.. I mean people like smichy420 could quite possibly have a chance to beat the disease altogether with some of this information, but with the lack of promotion of any of this information, it'll be pretty hard to know one way or the other

    Actaully, just to further make Aids look like the weak so called "terminal" diease it is.... here's a link to some videos about the subject (towards the bottom of the page), including one that refers to that Patent I mentioned earlier in this post.

    Actually, I don't think I even need to keep going with this post right now... I'm gonna stop right here, and do some promoting, and see if I can get..... at least 5 people to view this post, A feat that i haven't accomplished since... April fools day... and that i've only accomplished.. 3 times since the 3rd of January.

    But you Kno, i've come to realize that.. with my "D" rating.... A lot of people aren't gonna be able to see this post... that's why I mirrored a very similar version of this post on The Other version of this site...

    http://gotzhotmoney.nutang.com/

    Why? b/c ANYONE can comment on there, and there is no "D" rankings and mess of course, that version is going to have a lot more material in it probably, primarily because a lot of the xanga links won't be accessible to any non xangan, due to the verification system....

    Take the Xanga version, and the Nutang version.. and spread this information all around the web. Spread it like it was a virus! Hopefully Some of this info can be spreaded and expanded upon for everyone! Take care, and keep yourself informed people


    To comment/REC this post please click here!

Friday, 16 October 2009

  • Interview with MyNameIsBlueSkye! Pt.1

    Everyone has been waiting for our King to grace Xanga with his present after the contest. Here is your first chance to revisit him once again as a winner of Xanga King 2009, MyNameIsBlueSkye!

    This man will show you what is he made of, his thoughtful opinion towards online world and many more in which we have to split this interview in two parts!

    Today we present you Part 1 of our interview with the crowned King about his part in Xanga King 2009 contest.

    P.S. Even though we had been having connection problems...but we still got this interview finished! Thanks for his patient ...really!


    Starrynite45:     Alright...let's get started then lol
    mynameisblueskye: Sure. YEAH!

    Starrynite45: First off with my traditional question: Please describe yourself in five words
    mynameisblueskye: The five words are really, introverted, honest, imaginative, helpful and curious.

    Starrynite45: Next, about Xanga King 2009. Congrats you on being crown again!  BTW, what inspired you to join in this contest at first place?
    mynameisblueskye: Like Sonychak, I originally did it for fun. I really didn't think I was going to win the contest, because I was kind of a small timer, despite the fact that i have been there for 5 years.
    I was also not much of a contest man, but I thought I'd jump in, have fun, and get to met more people through Xanga because of it.

    Starrynite45: However, you won many votes out of Xangans. What do you think made them give their votes to you?
    Both judges & the voters
    mynameisblueskye: I think it might have been the answers. Truthfully, I didn't know. I just gave it my best shot. For round 1, I think it was my answer to what made me king, which explains the difference between being king and prince.
    After all, I'm not as well-known as Sonychak, so I was convinced he was going to win.
    But I guess it was me putting my all, talent and all, that might have made them want to vote for me. And I thank them so much for that.

     As for the talent thing on singing and whatnot, I can't say I have the absolute talent for it, but I like writing songs. So, I guess I went and gave that my best shot, and hoped for the best. I was told I was good with words, so I went with that, when I sang I guess it is just a leap of faith. I mostly think my push over to the edge may have something to do with the music I have made either my writing songs with lyrics, or my the Polar Bear Recordings website on Bandcamp which his filled with 4 of my complete works of experimental electronic music. I had so much I can hand in with my talent.

    So, I can't quite say what it is that really made them vote for me. But I guess it is all in how I answered it. And also, it may have to do with the fact that in my second one, I kind of advertised Xanga with my hand-crafted crown and my letter to my past self. The self i was when I first had a xanga, simply because my then-girlfriend and her then-best friend talked me into it.

    Starrynite45: Haha...so you just wrote out to express yourself as much as you could, right? Then which round was the hardest for you?
    mynameisblueskye: I originally though that the hardest round for me was going to be number 2, when they asked me to create my own sash and crown. I can't say I was the craftiest of the bunch, but I did it with a towel that was kind of ripping anyway. That was the hardest part.
    And I'll go on and say number 3's question of what defines a blogger was the toughest question to answer, because everyone blogs in different ways. Some do it to share some information, and some do it to alert us with their news, with bonus bad spelling and grammar. Haha!

    Starrynite45: Yeah, yeah...bad grammar..ouch :P
    mynameisblueskye: But the hardest one for me was the second one. Because of the sash. It felt like Halloween. I don't know what to make my costume of, so I decided to be creative. Turns out I made some great stuff, when I wasn't trying to be so conservative about creating things like a sash or even a facial mask. hehe!

    Despite what that might say, you probably will never see me opening a fashion line.

    Starrynite45: And when you finally realized you won the contest...how did you feel, did you expect about the outcome?
    mynameisblueskye: When I won, i was actually surprised. Like I said, I expected Sonychak to win, especially since all of the people who weren't judges were rooting for either Sonychak or Mr_Faust. But when the judges liked me, I was surprised and grateful. I was going to share the award with Sonychak, because apparently, he is the people's Xangan. He is also the ladies' choice. I read all of those answers and votes.

    Starrynite45: How about afterward, what did you gain from joining the contest? And if anyone asked you should they join this kind of contest on Xanga...what will you suggest them?
    mynameisblueskye:  First, I'll answer what i gained...certainly some more friends. Hehe! But I guess i gained a bit of confidence. Like I said, I joined for fun. I wasn't really convinced I was going to win. But you can say , I definitely had some fun.

     If they were to join up, I'd say, "have a leap of faith". Let people use the contest as a way of getting to know you, not just to win. After all, the prize may have been the suspenders, but the real prize is being open enough to gain more friends through Xanga. I'm a pretty big introvert, so risking things was worth it, and it was also definitely a lot of fun.


    Oh, no...we're not done yet! Keep up with the next & final part of MyNameIsBluSkye interview soon!!

    Also...please help support all Xangan by suggesting great quality Xangan you like to see get interview here!!!


Saturday, 03 October 2009

  • The Archeologist in the 22nd Century (Scavenger No. 7)


    What will you find years from now, when you hook into this contraption known as the internet? When you scour through that great landfill of information. Stack upon stacks of servers of web pages found and lost. Tossed and forgotten.

    Will you find streams of conscious thought and quiet confessions? The raging debates, sweat on the keyboard, protection in the form of a monitor screen. Companies born on bubbles and killed in recessions, where under construction stays under construction. Trends and politics, videos and clips.

    What will you think of our culture? This vibrant blood that runs through these cords and circuits, spreading at an incredible rate while the distance grows. An improper history fit for tabloids.

    Will your heart grow heavy, as the sad weight of this world overwhelms you? Or will you be unable to contain your excitement watching championships won, speeches perfected, life overflowing. The humanity, oh it overwhelms, the hopes and the dreams, it mirrors well. A sheet of negatives for the life you have lived in color.

    How you far will you travel? Will you make it to these ruins of flakes and stone...
     

    Will you know what it means, will these words make you long for days past?

    The flower fell upon a forgotten wind, cast down, where the ground turned it to stone.

Thursday, 01 October 2009

  • Interview with SerenaDante Pt.1

    With all the beauty, influence, drama and friendship on Xanga in these past weeks. No one could deny the spotlight of the Xanga-stopper, keyboard-breaking, reality-check contest of all time, Miss XangAmerica at all cost! Even Catpooish! After itching to get a paw on someone to be featured in different way. Now it’s a perfect chance for Catpooish fans to experience a new sensation of talented blogger via their own chatting!



    Now, it's a time people has been waiting...interview with SerenaDante, a finalist in Miss XangAmerica 2009, and “Sexpert” blogger of her SerenaDante blog. Let’s see what she thinks about the contest and find out more about herself and her famous blog!


    Catpooish:     Firstly, please describe about yourself in 5 words.
    SerenaDante:      lol erm... i'm funny-ish, smart-ish, and cool-ish. :D (5 word sentence!)

    Catpooish:     Haha, true to your word. Now we'll talk about Miss XangAmerica Contest that just ended. Why did you decide to join in the contest? What inspired you?
    SerenaDante:      Nothing really inspired me at first, lol. I just decided to join for a bit of Xanga fun. But afterwards, all the cool ladies with their awesome posts and great pictures were very inspirational! 

    Catpooish:      And you made it to the Top 5.  How did you feel about it?
    SerenaDante:    SUPER good! I wrote a thank you note on Xanga a while back, and like I said there, I felt really supported by everyone... it was totally awesome.

    Catpooish:      Yeah. It seems like you have many fan base for you & your blog. Having someone to cast your vote is pretty tough sometimes, what did you think people like about you from this contest and eventually voted you? 
    SerenaDante:    I guess it was just that I was taking the entire thing a bit less seriously than some of the others, and trying to seem relaxed/funny. And the fact that people already know and like me (mostly), lol. Yay!

    Catpooish:    Oh, I heard there were some dramas going on. What do you think about it when the contest is supposed to be fun?
    SerenaDante:      Lol, there wasn't really that much drama. Or maybe I was just totally out of the loop, but I didn't really notice anything going on... I guess the biggest drama was when Mr_Jin posted some random thing comparing MXAmerica to MXAsia and called everyone in MXAmerica ugly, basically, lol. But it was all good. Stephanie, being the awesome lady that she is, got that all sorted out ^^ 

    Catpooish:      Anyway, with many contests going on in Xanga. In your opinion, what will bloggers who entered get from the contest on Xanga? Will it help to boost up their blogs as some may think? 
    SerenaDante:   Yeah, I think there was a boost in popularity ;) All the contestants added each other, it seemed, so that at least was a bit more.

    Catpooish:     Ahh, it seems like the contest is mostly for making new friend so it's a good activity on Xanga then.
    SerenaDante:   Definitely!


    Keep up with Pt.2 (solely about SerenaDante's blogging) which will be up soon! I assure you next part will be really useful for those who wanna boost up their blogs :D



Wednesday, 30 September 2009

  • Studying Literature: Dead or Alive?

    Post written by heidenkind

    julius caesar mouse

    I read an article recently by an English professor at Berkeley that states that the humanities (English, art history, history, etc.) are dying.  Why?  Well, obviously money plays a part.  The humanities are being fostered in private schools, which are far more expensive than public schools.  Ergo, the humanities are losing teaching jobs in many public universities; and meanwhile, people who study the humanities have to attend the more expensive schools.  But unlike doctors or lawyers, English majors don't tend to make enough money to pay off their student loans once they graduate.  It's a vicious cycle, one that doesn't exactly support a career in the humanities.

    Chace, the author the article, also suggests that student enrollment in humanities classes has dropped because of a lack of coherence in the disciplines and "near exhaustion as a scholarly pursuit."  He speaks of English Literature studies while my specialty is in art history; but I don't think the disciplines have run to exhaustion, although perhaps they're being taught as if they have.  If English has run itself into exhaustion, perhaps because it's because it's retreading traditional literature instead of branching out to new books?

    I have to admit that I never took an English class during the entire course of my college career.  I took AP English in high school that counted for the general requirement English courses.  That probably seems strange considering my obsession with enjoyment of books, but it was precisely because of that I didn't want to take English courses.  As I've said before, reading is an entirely personal experience, and I wanted to enjoy it, not analyze it and then write essays about it.

    *Pause for momentary realization of the irony of this statement*

    Anyway, I always thought art history was more analytical because what you see is what you get.  But the events in books take place in a person's mind, so... really I have no idea where I'm going with this post at this point.  Other than I am, very strangely, one of those people who have avoided English courses.  And if I don't want to take English classes, then you know something's wrong with the system.  Did you notice where Chace mentions one strategy English professors want to employ is to rekindle time and love for reading?  Yeah, unless you've got a time machine, the former isn't going to happen; and you can't force people to enjoy reading, so the latter's not going to work, either.

    Do you have any experience with humanities studies?  Do you think the study of art, history, and literature is as doomed as Chace predicts?

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

  • Interview with Sonychak!

    Catpooish is back with freshly report with yet another interesting Xangan which we started from winner & finalist of 3 contests and after some time zone difficulty, we managed to get a paw on this finalist of Xanga King 2009 who’s very funny and has so many insight thoughts toward blogging that another Xangan bloggers could use on their blogging too.

    Ladies & gentlemen please welcome, Sonychak, a finalist of Xanga King 2009!




    Catpooish:   Start with my traditional question: Please describe yourself in five words
    Sonychak:     like in a sentence or like five different words like intelligent, funny, smart?
    Catpooish:   yeah different words
    Sonychak:   haha ok, hmm let me think...sarcastic, humble, approachable, funny, dangerous. haha i just wanted to say dangerous for fun

    Catpooish:   LOL
    Sonychak:   i thought it be a great way to finish it since dangerous doesn't go with any of the other 4 i said. =)

    Catpooish:   Haha, yeah. Funny but dangerous? Sounds like the Joker.
    Sonychak:     haha well i think it adds personality to the answer =P 

    Catpooish:   Haha, right.Then next question...let's get straight to Xanga King event
    Sonychak:   haha alright

    Catpooish:   What inspired you to join in this contest?
    Sonychak:     A bunch of different reasons really. I did for the excitement, the boredom, and mostly because I have never done anything like that competition before. I always saw competitions like this on Xanga, but never had the "balls" to enter. So when I saw the idea for this one I finally decided to "man up" and show Xanga what I got. It was entertaining while it lasted and I think thanks to that competition I gained many new readers. 

    Catpooish:     Yeah, I'm kinda your fan right now .
    Sonychak:     aww, thanks. haha see you are a perfect example. 

    Sonychak:   haha ready for the next question =)
    Catpooish:     Oh, alright. Then, have you ever thought that youself could go through to the final round? & how did you feel about it when you did?

    Sonychak:   I think after I saw how many people voted for me in the first round, I knew that I had ...Read the entire interview by clicking here!...

Sunday, 27 September 2009

  • Why Steffy Is Doing "Save The Tatas"


     


    Catpooish Admin's Note:

    I decided to post up "Save the Tatas" entries from Steffy(they_call_me_steffyjean) because she has the intention to raise the breast cancer awareness to people a lot more and of course, in her own way. I support her idea and I think it's also the example of the blog that can attract lots of attention by its presentation way.

    But I'm NOT saying I agree or disagree on posting nude/semi-nude photo of anyone. It is based solely on each person's point of view. But technically, posting breast pics with nipples is considered an explicit stuff (so that's why Playboy or MAXIM cover nipples up but that's still the D rate).

    Let's just say, I'll keep it neutral by NOT POSTING ANY EXPLICIT OR DISCRETION RATE CONTENT HERE. No matter what it is because I want every blogger from the youngest ones (13+) to the oldest one, and every point of view can enjoy this blog which our goal is to feature a lot of quality contents and trying to present you on how to blog and gain friends and traffic to the blog.

    But beware, sometimes we might feature links to the the explicit or discretion rate contents (just like we used to feature a snippet of erotic story here) in which we will rate that post CAUTION with the note of why it's rated C.

    Anyway, here is the entry from Steffy explained about why she does this and how to participated in


    LOOK MORE BOOBIES!!!!!Except these boobies are covered!

    For those of you that don't know what this is all about -- really, you'd have to be living under a rock if you don't -- I am asking women, breast cancer survivors or not, to send in pictures of their breasts in support of breast cancer awareness month.  These pictures do not have to show your face, nor do they have to show your nipples.  There are a few women who have used a tank top or scarf to cover their nipples.  Some even used their hands.  I am also asking for guest bloggers who's lives have been touched by breast cancer as a survivor or a caregiver.  If you are interested in participating you can e-mail your pictures and/or stories to lilmssteffyjean@yahoo.com .

    There are a few things I want to clear up about this whole "campaign".

    • I am not doing this because Dan is asking for pictures. As a matter of fact I sent in my picture last year to another user who was doing the same thing which is how I found out about the different click to give sites.
    • I am not doing this because I want to sexually exploit people's boobs.
    • I am not doing this because I am trying to disrespect breast cancer survivors.
    • I am not doing this because I want to drive traffic to my site.  I have no problem with traffic without posting pictures of boobs. I average about 1,000 footprints a day.

     

    • I am doing this because it's a fun way to create awareness.
    • I am doing this because people NEED to be educated.
    • I am doing this because breast cancer as touced my life.
    • I am doing this because there are HUNDREDS of women who can't afford to have a mamorgram.

     

    Now, let me restate what I am asking for. 

    I want women to share pictures of their boobs.  Especially survivors of breast cancer! All participants must be 18 years or older! Sorry ladies, I am not sportin' child porn on my site.

    You may take the picture of just your chest area. You do not have to show your face. If you're brave enough include your username in your e-mail.

    I would also like for people to send an e-mail if they are interested in doing a guest blog about breast cancer.

    Please e-mail me at lilmssteffyjean@yahoo.com

Saturday, 26 September 2009

  • It's not at all because he's black...

    Post written by GodAintGood


    So threats against the life of the President have INCREASED 400% since Barack Obama was sworn into office. He faces on average 30 death threats a day, says the Secret Service.

    So you still think it's a good idea for morons to bring assault weapons to events where the President is speaking?

    You still think race plays no part in this?

    Some moron brought a sign that said "we didn't bring our guns, THIS TIME..." Another had one that said "Hitler made good speeches too..."

    Really? Obama=Hitler? Comparing Obama to someone that was responsible for the deaths of 8 MILLION INNOCENT PEOPLE?

    This is no longer the fringe of the conservative wing of the Republican Party. This is their base.

    You think I'm wrong? State your point. Recommend to your friends so they can too.


    Catpooish Admin's Note: This post maybe a bit short but I think the comments on there is also interesting to read so go and voice your opinion. BTW, I'm not American. LOL.



  • Gitmo, what are you waiting for Mr. PotUS?

    Post written by GodAintGood


    In January of 2009, President Obama signed an executive order to close the detainee camps at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In case you didn't already know, this is where we keep some of the "enemy combatants" from our wars being waged abroad. Holding people indefinitely, say that word again - INDEFINITELY, with disposition of their situation being determined at our government's leisure. To date, I believe that about 600 of the approximate 800 detainees have been disposed of in some way or another.

    That brings us to today, where absolutely nothing has been done to execute the President's order. Who is to blame for this? I think all parties involved deserve a share of it. Let's start with former President Bush and his administration, the ones who put this stain on human rights into motion. He and his Justice Department cronies twisted the words of the Geneva Conventions to justify those actions. Under his watch Amnesty International said the situation is "a human rights scandal" in many reports.

    guantanamo

    Detainees arrive in 2002 (wikipedia)

    Amongst both acclaim and criticism our current PotUS signed his executive order. Since then he has done nada in the follow up department (not publicly, at least). Did he magically expect the camps to close just because he said so. Technically, that's what an executive order implies, but the President has gotten lazy on this subject/been derailed with everything else that's going on.

    It doesn't help that the Senate isn't cooperating either. On May 20, 2009 they passed a measure via a 90-6 vote that blocked any funding to release prisoners being held at the camp, the argument being where are the prisoners to be held while awaiting disposition. That brings to mind one word:

    NIMBY (or Not In My Back Yard)

    Seems nobody want the detainees on mainland soil. "Where ya gonna keep 'em? Who's gonna pay for 'em?"

    Who do you think pays for them now?

    And as for where, have you ever heard of a SUPERMAX prison? No one gets out of those, not a damn soul. 

    Notable Inmates:

    Wadih el-Hage42393-054Conspirator in the 1998 United States embassy bombings
    Zacarias Moussaoui51427-054Conspirator in the September 11, 2001 attacks
    Ramzi Yousef03911-000Islamic terrorist, 1993 World Trade Center bombing
    Terry Nichols08157-031Oklahoma City bombing conspirator
    Jose Padilla20796-424Convicted of aiding terrorists

    (From Wikipedia)

    See? We already have terrorists imprisoned on American soil. How much of a stretch would it be to move the 200 or so detainees here and imprison them while the government figures out their fate? It's not a stretch at all.

    Guantanamo needs to be closed. What do you think?

    Recommend this, please. Or don't.

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