Travus T. Hipp - Cabale News Services[June 15 2006] Travus T. Hipp Morning News & Commentary: The New Semantic: If This Is The Best That We Can Do... Both Houses Debate A Resolution On 'Winning The War On Terror'
(June 15, 2006)
"All The News You Never Knew You Needed To Know ...Until Now."
In The News: Segment 1 - 7 AM PDT: Senate votes right about now to approve Supplemental Spending Bill to pay for Iraq/Afghanistan wars and Hurricane Katrina. It's a "pork barrel" @ 94.5 billion dollars
Circle Jerk, pick your drug of choice and tune in on a Capitol hill 10 hour debate about how the U.S. will prevail in the "War on Terror".
40 days left in the current Congressional session
Democrats reveal "New Direction" election campaign strategy, the campaign planks have NO reference to the Iraq war.
Afghanistan: 10,000 US/Nato/Coalition troop sweep through South & Eastern areas, Pashtun country, trying to force Taliban insurgents into Pakistan and Waziristan, 298 coaliton troops killed so far in the Afghan theater of operations.
Iraq: 452 raids in Baghdad and the surrounding area due to information from discs acquired in al-Zarqawi aftermath, 700 detained. PM Maliki is not willing to call everyone who takes potshots at coalition forces terrorists, releases 500 prisoners released immediately, total of 2500 to be released.
Segment 2 - 9 AM PDT: Recap: Supplemental Spending Bill Passes, FCC Obscentiy rules
Recap: 10 hour debate on the "War on Terror"
Recap: Democrats "New Direction" campaign... No mention of Iraq
Recap: Afghan offensive
Recap: Iraqi PM decides that 3000 Iraqi citizens are patriots, not "terrorists". 500 released, 2500 to follow.