Comments for Politics in the Zeros http://polizeros.com Politics, populism, the economy, cleantech Fri, 17 May 2013 15:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Republican Benghazi meme. Ambassador killed for Syria gunrunning by Bob Morris http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForPoliticsInTheZeros/~3/F2OkapKBBqQ/ Bob Morris Fri, 17 May 2013 15:39:00 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=53527#comment-203652 Business Insider:

“Weapons from Benghazi to Syria

Also in October we reported the connection between Ambassador Christopher Stevens, who died in the attack, and a reported September shipment of SA-7 surface-to-air anti-craft missiles (i.e. MANPADS) and rocket-propelled grenades from Benghazi to Syria through southern Turkey.

That 400-ton shipment — “the largest consignment of weapons” yet for Syrian rebels — was organized by Abdelhakim Belhadj, who was the newly-appointed head of the Tripoli Military Council.”

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-secret-cia-mission-in-benghazi-2013-5#ixzz2TZ4eK5OT

]]> http://polizeros.com/2013/05/16/republican-benghazi-meme-ambassador-killed-for-syria-gunrunning/#comment-203652 Comment on Republican Benghazi meme. Ambassador killed for Syria gunrunning by Tom Sea http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForPoliticsInTheZeros/~3/Ui6ftCH7S_8/ Tom Sea Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:00 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=53527#comment-203651 Nobody died at watergate, it’s stupid to say people being killed is not worse than Watergate.

]]> http://polizeros.com/2013/05/16/republican-benghazi-meme-ambassador-killed-for-syria-gunrunning/#comment-203651 Comment on EU-China solar photovoltaic trade war by DJ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForPoliticsInTheZeros/~3/zQVXcESOyVY/ DJ Thu, 16 May 2013 16:54:00 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=53417#comment-203650 I have 6 BP solar panels on my roof. They are six years old, and dead as a doornail. As I write this, my installer is taking then down. He says he’s had to de-install several other BP installations this year. Sure, they have a 25-year warranty, but meanwhile my system is producing nothing. Thankfully, I’m not completely off-grid, or I’d be in trouble. No wonder US & EU manufacturers need protection!

]]> http://polizeros.com/2013/05/15/eu-china-solar-photovoltaic-trade-war/#comment-203650 Comment on IRS targeted groups ‘educating on the Constitution’ and “reform’ by Bob Morris http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForPoliticsInTheZeros/~3/kfudsDRnthU/ Bob Morris Mon, 13 May 2013 18:44:00 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=53432#comment-203644 Hmm, yes, quite a list indeed. Audits are a big deal but not getting nonprofit status could also be huge too.

]]> http://polizeros.com/2013/05/11/irs-targeted-groups-educating-on-the-constitution-and-reform/#comment-203644 Comment on Foraging for edible wild plants in Texas by ratbagradio http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForPoliticsInTheZeros/~3/AB64uZrzAtI/ ratbagradio Sun, 12 May 2013 23:08:00 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=53332#comment-203642 Called ‘Prickly Pear’ here it is a popular here among Italian migrants as it grows wild is Sicily. Some shops sell the fruit. While still used in landscaping, esp for that Spanish look, it is delegated as a noxious plant having colonised most of Australia.

Prickly Pear spread in Australia

]]> http://polizeros.com/2013/05/12/foraging-for-edible-wild-plants-in-texas/#comment-203642 Comment on IRS targeted groups ‘educating on the Constitution’ and “reform’ by Pat H http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForPoliticsInTheZeros/~3/ra65LfLmp5g/ Pat H Sun, 12 May 2013 21:12:00 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=53432#comment-203641 It’s never happened before, except in the past.

Greenpeace in 2004 (apparently because Exxon Mobile wanted it)
http://www.democracynow.org/2006/3/24/irs_audited_greenpeace_at_request_of

NAACP, same year (someone criticized the Bush administration, if you can imagine that)
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2004-10-29/news/0410290318_1_tax-exempt-organizations-audit-naacp

All Saints Episcopal Church in 2005 (what would Jesus say?)
http://articles.latimes.com/2005/nov/07/local/me-allsaints7
http://articles.latimes.com/2006/sep/22/local/me-allsaints22
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/sep/24/local/me-allsaints24

Note that these groups were audited, not just targeted like the current crop (none of which appear to have been actually investigated). Perhaps our in-house IRS expert can explain the difference, but to me, an lengthy audit seems like a much bigger deal.

And remember the scandal about those US Attorneys who were fired for not investigating political opponents and/or bothering political supporters? Brought down the Bush Presidency, didn’t it?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/26/opinion/26mon4.html

Sources: Zandar at Balloon Juice; David Waldman tweets

]]> http://polizeros.com/2013/05/11/irs-targeted-groups-educating-on-the-constitution-and-reform/#comment-203641 Comment on Drug cartels are in thousands of US cities. How can this be? Hmm by Bob Morris http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForPoliticsInTheZeros/~3/RPzeHWA8Ebc/ Bob Morris Mon, 06 May 2013 23:57:00 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=53236#comment-203633 Brits, I’ll wager. Never did trust them. :)

]]> http://polizeros.com/2013/05/04/drug-cartels-are-in-thousands-of-us-cities-how-can-this-be/#comment-203633 Comment on Drug cartels are in thousands of US cities. How can this be? Hmm by DJ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForPoliticsInTheZeros/~3/e7GkMfWJo2c/ DJ Mon, 06 May 2013 16:18:00 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=53236#comment-203632 A number of high-tech pot farms have been busted here in rural southern Utah. They have been operated, according to authorities, by “interests from outside the U.S.” I think we can translate that into post-modern English.

]]> http://polizeros.com/2013/05/04/drug-cartels-are-in-thousands-of-us-cities-how-can-this-be/#comment-203632 Comment on “Wholesale, violent revolution” may be what destroys the euro by Bob Morris http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForPoliticsInTheZeros/~3/2u_lYcrj-04/ Bob Morris Sun, 05 May 2013 22:36:00 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=53194#comment-203631 Thx!

]]> http://polizeros.com/2013/05/01/wholesale-violent-revolution-may-be-what-destroys-the-euro/#comment-203631 Comment on “Wholesale, violent revolution” may be what destroys the euro by tiradefaction http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForPoliticsInTheZeros/~3/0Zg7NIuRDo8/ tiradefaction Sat, 04 May 2013 00:23:00 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=53194#comment-203629 Just a slight correction, Farage is an MEP, not an MP.

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