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POPSDon't work all the time.You'll live to regret it. "Because while we think we're planning for the future by being pragmatic, we forget we also want our lives to include lovely, dazzling moments of fun and not just the daily cubicle grind. "When you view your life from a broader lens," Kivetz says, "there's a focus on feeling you'll miss out on the pleasures of life." Kivetz isn't suggesting you stop acting like a reasonable adult. But the next time you're wavering over whether to call in sick and join your friends on their impulsive three-day jaunt to Iceland, try this mind hack: Imagine yourself 10 years from now, looking back on your decision. What choice will make you feel happy then?" Iceland huh? :-) (Do they need an experiment to reach that conclusion? :-p )
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POPSMoved by Madonna They would argue: How many of the rich politicians in Malawi, the activists in Malawi, the rich in Malawi -- how many of them adopt children? They simply don't. They don't see rich Malawians adopting or supporting orphans, and we have 560,000 of them. So Malawians have tended to love Madonna and want her to have as many children as possible, because she's the only one so far who has shown interest in adopting these children. Only about 30 international adoptions a year are approved here.
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POPSYNet: "War in Georgia: The Israeli connection"
Georgian minister: Israel should be proud "The Israelis should be proud of themselves for the Israeli training and education received by the Georgian soldiers," Georgian Minister Temur Yakobashvili said Saturday. Yakobashvili is a Jew and is fluent in Hebrew. "We are now in a fight against the great Russia," he said, "and our hope is to receive assistance from the White House, because Georgia cannot survive on its own. "It's important that the entire world understands that what is happening in Georgia now will affect the entire world order. It's not just Georgia's business, but the entire world's business." One of the Georgian parliament members did not settle Saturday for the call for American aid, urging Israel to help stop the Russian offensive as well: "We need help from the UN and from our friends, headed by the United States and Israel. Today Georgia is in danger – tomorrow all the democratic countries in the region and in the entire world will be in dang
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POPSDiplomat: Iran Not a Threat, U.S. is Playing Against Russia This senior Russian official refutes the "Iran is a threat" rhetoric and says the U.S. is using the Iran issue for justification to expand military operations around Russia. (Methinks this is a secondary but true motive). The facts seem consistent with his assertion. The neocons had pushed reviving a Cold War with Russia (e.g. NATO missile placement agreements, Georgia-S. Ossettia conflict), which appears still in progress under Obama (despite Hillary pushing the "reset" button--stupid). A dangerous Iran-Russia alliance could be unintentionally forced as a consequence of the U.S.-Israeli propaganda and threats against Iran and maneuvering against Russia, which could set a scenario for major world or regional war, beyond just the middle east. This of course would be blamed on Iran and Russia instead of U.S. provocatory actions and policy.
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POPS"universal jurisdiction" over the world's most serious crimes In April 2000 the UN Security Council admitted responsibility for failing to stop the Rwandan genocide. The Canadian Foreign Minister, Bill Graham, said that 10 years after the genocide the international community had still not learned how to stop such killings from happening again. "We lack the political will to achieve the necessary agreement on how to put in place the type of measures that will prevent a future Rwanda from happening," he said. The head of the small UN peacekeeping force in Rwanda at the time, Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire, said that no-one was interested in saving Rwandans and the bulk of his force was ordered to leave. He suggested that attitudes now had not changed.
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POPS Saying "No" And Meaning It Abbas has ruled out restarting those talks until Netanyahu, whose right-leaning government took office on March 31, commits to a two-state solution and halts settlement expansion. Netanyahu has so far balked at committing to entering negotiations with the Palestinians on territorial issues. A senior Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Netanyahu's government hoped to sidestep U.S. pressure by committing to uproot smaller hilltop outposts built without official authorisation, a step also set by the road map. "Moving on outposts is relatively easy" compared to freezing growth of larger settlements, which Israel wants to keep as part of any future peace deal, the Israeli official said. Last week, Israel flattened a small outpost near the West Bank city of Ramallah, but residents returned to rebuild.
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POPSFacility1391: The Zionist Guantanamo "on the moon" 
It is also the only detention facility that the state prevents the International Red Cross from visiting. Nor, as far as can be ascertained, have Knesset members ever visited the place, and many of the politicians who have been asked about it in the past few weeks said they had never heard of it - including some who have held senior positions in the government, such as Prof. David Libai, who was justice minister in the government of Yitzhak Rabin and a member of the ministerial committee that deals with the secret services: "I will not say a single word about the subject, for the simple reason that I am not familiar with it. This is the first time I have ever heard about such a thing." If a former justice minister doesn't know about it, a disturbing question arises: who does? Dan Meridor, another former justice minister and chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, is aware of the facility's existence: "I'm not sure there's anything wrong here," he says. "I reme
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POPSRumsfeld: Mixing God with Intelligence and Bush???!!!! OMG One of the images was from March 31, 2003, showing a US tank roaring through the desert about 10 days after the US invaded Iraq to topple the regime of Saddam Hussein. Over the image was printed a verse from Ephesians: "Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand." The report by Robert Draper, who wrote a well-received book about Bush called "Dead Certain," also detailed the frustration and occasional fury of former officials who said Rumsfeld constantly undermined the president's goals. Draper said: "Rumsfeld impaired administration performance on a host of matters extending well beyond Iraq to impact America's relations with other nations, the safety of our troops, and the response to Hurricane Katrina."
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POPSSaberi was a U.S. spy.
Revealed today, according to her own defense lawyers, is what she had done -- copy top secret government document. You may have heard news reports about this having to do with her buying a bottle of wine -- all lies. You may have hear news reports about her overstaying her visa -- all lies. You may get the impression that our country (the USA) doesn't have spies -- a rather naive idea. But it's good she got home. She deserves a medal. But we (the USA) should stop acting like pious hypocrites, which we do all the time, as if we, d'uh, don't have spies, d'uh, are not invading foreign countries, d'uh, we don't torture, d'uh, d'uh,d'uh. -- We got a lot of cleaning up to do and a lot of 'getting real,' in our own heads and stop warmongering like some dumb Disneyland Baby Huey. Daniel Pearl, btw, was probably also a spy. Being a 'journalist,' is a good spy cover story. I guess he should get a medal too. Even is not official spies, they were foreigners poking around secret stuf
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POPSThe Apartheid State Israeli Solution Like in the Gaza Strip now Israel would control all income and cash into the Apartheid State and prohibit or restrict critical social needs like petrol, concrete, full and free medical care, "luxury goods," like cigarettes and chocolate, etc. The newly released "Master Plan," for the removal of Arabs from East Jerusalem -- http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&Do=&ID=37582 -- continues the evictions and destruction of Palestine under the charade of building "green zones" and "preserving historic buildings." It looks like the pretense of a 'two-state solution,' will be a U.S. funded Club Med & Military Camp next to a Palestinian outhouse -- at best. If I was Palestinian, political action and legal court action at the UN, World Court, ICC, etc. for war crimes and policies of genocide might bear some fruit. Plus, lobby to get all Palestinians declared political refugees would help escape. Raise cash Gotta start bribing(lobbying) US & EU politicians like A
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POPSThe Coalition of the Unwilling, the Bullied and the Bribed The Bush League of Nations is an essential guide for progressives and other patriots seeking to undo the damage caused by America's worst president and worst political party ever. Debatable as it,s subjective from authors view point but the free downloadof entire book is full off information for those of us interested in politics the left , undecided,center or right wing, check it out~ ~This book is dedicated to the Dixie Chicks: Natalie Maines Martre Maguire and Emily Robison. "Six Strong Hands on the Steering Wheel".
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