Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

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Obama Obsessed Fans Go Into Withdrawal

 In the aftermath of Obama's victory, thousands of supporters have realized their lives are completely empty, or so says this satiric news report by The Onion. They have nothing to talk about, some have lost the ability to process non-Obama related information and others don't understand the election is over. "Clearly they have no friends, nothing to live for" says one reporter as a news teaser stating "Police Luring Supporters Out of Roads with Broadcasts of Talking Points Memo videos" grazes the bottom.

Watch Video Here: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081208/onion_video

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Number of juveniles held at Guantanamo almost twice official Pentagon figure

Canadian national Omar Khadr is still being held at Guantanamo Bay. Accused of murder, Khadr was captured in Afghanistan in 2002 when he was 15.

On Sunday, the Pentagon admitted that 12 juveniles -- those under the age of 18 at the time their alleged crimes took place -- have been held at Guantanamo Bay (as opposed to the figure of eight that was submitted to the UN in May). But a RAW STORY count, drawn from the Pentagon's own records, reveals that the total number of juveniles held at Guantanamo is at least 22 -- nearly double the official Pentagon figure.

Read More Here:http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Number_of_juveniles_held_at_Guantanamo_1121.html

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Military sets date for first execution since 1961

Former Army cook, convicted of multiple rapes, murders, set to die Dec. 10

 TOPEKA, Kan. - A former Army cook convicted of multiple rapes and murders is set to die next month in what would be the U.S. military's first execution in nearly 50 years.

The military said Thursday that former North Carolina soldier Ronald A. Gray is to be executed Dec. 10 at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind.

Gray was arrested in connection with four slayings and eight rapes in the Fayetteville, N.C., area between April 1986 and January 1987, while he was stationed at Fort Bragg. He was convicted of murdering two women.

Read More Here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27828874/

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More U.S. soldiers seek substance abuse help

 FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — The number of soldiers seeking help for substance abuse has climbed 25% in the past five years, but the Army's counseling program has remained significantly understaffed and struggling to meet the demand, according to Army records.

About 13,500 soldiers sought drug counseling this year and 7,200 soldiers were diagnosed with an abuse or dependency issue and enrolled in counseling, Army data show. That compares with 11,170 soldiers reporting to drug counseling in 2003, when 5,727 enrolled.

 UNDERSTAFFED: Missouri Army drug abuse counseling program cited

 Army records show 2.38% of all soldiers had positive results on routine drug urinalysis screening, a 10-year record. In 2004, when combat troops returned from Iraq in large numbers, 1.72% had positive results.

The Army requires one drug counselor for every 2,000 soldiers, yet is currently operating with one for 3,100 soldiers, a chronic shortage exacerbated by the increase in substance abuse cases.

Read More Here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2008-11-20-drug-help_N.htm

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Remember Blackwater's diplomatic immunity in Iraq? It's just been revoked!

Agreement Would Have Limitations for DOD Contractors

By EMMA SCHWARTZ

They've largely escaped legal scrutiny. But U.S. contractors could soon be subject to Iraqi law under the Status of Forces Agreement being considered by the Iraqi parliament this week.

The proposed agreement does away with the immunity Defense Department contractors received under the 2003 Coalition Provisional Authority order. But it would only give Iraqis authority to charge DOD contractors committing crimes off base and outside their official duties -- a narrow definition that would likely limit much real impact.

"It's a positive gesture because it's a move to recognize the sovereignty of Iraq," said Haider Hamoudi, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. "But I don't think it's as practical as it is symbolic."

Read More Here: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6298077&page=1

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Cheney, Gonzales Trial Prosecutor Yells At Judge

 RAYMONDVILLE, Texas — A county prosecutor who brought indictments this week against Vice President Dick Cheney and others pounded his fist and shouted at the judge Friday during a routine hearing. Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra asked Presiding Judge Manuel Banales to recuse himself from the case, which alleges abuse at federally run prisons.

Attorneys for the vice president and other defendants leapt to their feet in objection as Guerra pounded the table and accused Banales of giving the defendants special treatment.

"Now all of a sudden there is urgency!" Guerra shouted. "Eighteen months you kept me indicted through the election."

Guerra lost his bid for re-election in the March primary and will leave office in January. He had been indicted in last year on charges he extorted money from a bail bond company and used his office for personal business, but the charges were dismissed last month.

Read More Here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/21/cheney-gonzales-trial-pro_n_145550.html

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O’Reilly: Internet has a well-known liberal bias.

 Summoning the mythical boogeyman of the Fairness Doctrine — which would require broadcasters to provide a variety of political views on publicly-owned airwaves — Fox News host Bill O’Reilly warned last night that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “wants total control” over radio airwaves and would seek to reinstate the policy. He claimed that the media features far more liberal voices than conservative, citing newspapers, NPR, and…the Internet:

Watch Video and Read More Here: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/21/oreilly-internet-bias/

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Antiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet

By Paul Richter

 Activists note that most of the candidates for top security posts voted for the 2002 resolution authorizing President Bush to invade Iraq or otherwise supported launching the war By Paul Richter
Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish views on other important foreign policy issues.

The activists are uneasy not only about signs that both Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates could be in the Obama Cabinet, but at reports suggesting that several other short-list candidates for top security posts backed the decision to go to war.

Read More Here:http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-foreign-policy20-2008nov20,0,4430107.story

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Colbert: I say Obama won because 'racism is over'

David Edwards and Muriel Kane

Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert wants to proclaim that "Racism is Over," and he celebrated that victory on Thursday with a cascade of uniformly pale gray balloons.

"Obama's election is just the latest of many victories for a new generation of African-American leaders," Colbert explained, "like Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Alabama Congressman Artur Davis, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and Justice League President-Elect Black Lightning -- who beat Aqua-Man, after the failure of his slogan, 'Yes we clam.'"

Watch Video and Read More Here: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Colbert_celebrates_Obama_win_declares_racism_1121.html

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Court considers Janet Jackson's Superbowl 'wardrobe malfunction'

Bush administration desperate for one last hurrah, begs Supreme Court to punish CBS for showing Real Americans™ a boobie  

THE US government has asked the Supreme Court to reimpose a fine slapped on US television network CBS for a 2004 broadcast of live images of pop star Janet Jackson's breast.

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It is up to the Supreme Court to decide whether it will consider the request.

Prosecutors are asking the high court justices to weigh in on a case that raised eyebrows and stirred passions in the United States, where nudity on non-pay television is a no-no in advertising, while rare and limited to late-night hours in television series.

Jackson was performing live at the Superbowl when the attention-getting move took place, in a routine featuring her and fellow performer Justin Timberlake.

The performers shrugged off Jackson's exposure level as a "wardrobe malfunction", amid criticism from some quarters that it looked every bit as carefully choreographed as their routine, watched by 90 million TV viewers.

Read More Here: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24688914-23109,00.html

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How does a $0.00 electric bill sound?

 How nice would it be to open your electric bill every month and read that you own exactly ZERO dollars?

Click Here to Watch Video and Read More: http://crooksandliars.com/silentpatriot/how-does-000-electric-bill-sound

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Michael Jackson 'becomes a Muslim and changes name to Mikaeel

 Beleaguered pop star Michael Jackson has converted to Islam and changed his name to Mikaeel, it has been claimed today.

The 50-year-old singer, who has previously been photographed wearing a traditional Arab women's veil, reportedly became a Muslim in a ceremony at a friend's house in Los Angeles.

The singer, who was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, is said to have sat on the floor and worn a small hat while an imam officiated at the home of Steve Porcaro, who composed music on his Thriller album.

Read More Here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1088225/Michael-Jackson-Muslim-changes-Mikaeel.html

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