BEHIND THE BUSHES

BUSH REPORTED INCREASINGLY OUT OF CONTROL

DOUG THOMPSON, CAPITOL HILL BLUE - While President George W. Bush
travels around the country in a last-ditch effort to sell his Iraq war,
White House aides scramble frantically behind the scenes to hide the
dark mood of an increasingly angry leader who unleashes obscenity-filled
outbursts at anyone who dares disagree with him. "I'm not meeting with
that goddamned bitch," Bush screamed at aides who suggested he meet with
Cindy Sheehan, the war-protesting mother whose son died in Iraq. "She
can go to hell as far as I'm concerned!"

Bush, administration aides confide, frequently explodes into tirades
over those who protest the war, calling them "motherfucking traitors."
He reportedly was so upset over Veterans of Foreign Wars members who
wore "bullshit protectors" over their ears during his speech to their
annual convention that he told aides to "tell those VFW assholes that
I'll never speak to them again if they can't keep their members under
control."

White House insiders say Bush is growing increasingly bitter over
mounting opposition to his war in Iraq. . . "Who gives a flying fuck
what the polls say," he screamed at a recent strategy meeting. "I'm the
President and I'll do whatever I goddamned please. They don't know
shit.". . .

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/printer_7267.shtml

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BUSH REGIME UGES FEAR OF HOMELESS AS HIDDEN TERRORISTS

MARK SHERMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Asking for increased vigilance in the
wake of the London bombings, the government is warning that terrorists
may pose as vagrants to conduct surveillance of buildings and mass
transit stations to plot future attacks. "In light of the recent
bombings in London, it is crucial that police, fire and emergency
medical personnel take notice of their surroundings, and be aware of
'vagrants' who seem out of place or unfamiliar," said the message,
distributed via e-mail to some federal employees in Washington by the
U.S. Attorney's office. . .

The warning is similar to one issued by the FBI before July 4, 2004 that
said terrorists may attempt surveillance disguised as homeless people,
shoe shiners, street vendors or street sweepers. . .

Homeless people easily blend into urban landscapes, the message said.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/08/22/
terrosists_may_pose_as_homeless_for_surveillance_government_says/



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AGREE WITH BUSH OR THE TERRORISTS WIN

EDITOR & PUBLISHER - Meeting briefly with reporters Monday aboard Air
Force One, Trent Duffy, a White House spokesman subbing for Scott
McClellan, said that President Bush believes that those who want the
U.S. to begin to change course in Iraq do not want America to win the
overall "war on terror.". . .

Speaking to reporters, Duffy said that Bush "can understand that people
don't share his view that we must win the war on terror, and we cannot
retreat and cut and run from terrorists, but he just has a different
view. . .

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001019573


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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OFFICIALS BEAT BACK BUSH CAPO'S PLAN TO HURT
SYSTEM

FELICITY BARRINGER, NY TIMES - A high-ranking appointee at the Interior
Department proposed fundamentally changing the way national parks are
managed, putting more emphasis on recreational use and loosening
protections against overuse, noise and damage to the air, water,
wildlife or scenery. But a group of senior National Park Service
employees rejected the proposal at a meeting this month.

The 194 pages of revisions to the park service's basic policy document
suggested by Paul Hoffman, a deputy assistant secretary of the
department, could have opened up new opportunities for off-road use of
snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles throughout the park system,
including Yellowstone National Park, whose roads the Interior Department
has kept open to snowmobiles.

Mr. Hoffman's proposals often involved seemingly minor word changes but
their effect was nonetheless sweeping. Illegal uses, Mr. Hoffman
proposed, must "irreversibly" harm park resources, instead of just
harming them. Instead of obligating managers to eliminate impairments to
park resources, he proposed that they should "adequately mitigate or
eliminate" the problems. . .

The draft would also have added potential hurdles to the procedures for
designating new parks. And in its discussion of park service system
resources and educational programs, it would have eliminated virtually
every reference to the theory of evolution. . .

David Barna, a spokesman for the park service, said Thursday that 16
senior employees of the service met in Santa Fe, N.M., on Aug. 8 to
discuss the suggested changes and decided to scrap them in favor of a
more modest rewrite. "We did not take his document and try to rewrite
it," Mr. Barna said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/26/politics/26park.html

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NCAA GIVES IN TO SEMINOLES ON USE OF THEIR NAME

NY TIMES - The N.C.A.A. removed Florida State from the list of
universities banned from using what it called "hostile and abusive"
mascots and nicknames. There was never any doubt where the Seminole
Tribe of Florida stood on Florida State University's nickname. The tribe
helped university boosters create the costume for the Chief Osceola
mascot, approving the face paint, flaming spear and Appaloosa horse that
have no connection to Seminole history. . .

"The N.C.A.A. executive committee continues to believe the stereotyping
of Native Americans is wrong," Bernard Franklin, the association's
senior vice president for governance and membership, said in a
statement. "However, in its review of the particular circumstances
regarding Florida State, the staff review committee noted the unique
relationship between the university and the Seminole Tribe of Florida as
a significant factor."

"The N.C.A.A. recognizes the many different points of view on this
matter, particularly within the Native American community," Franklin
added. "The decision of a namesake sovereign tribe, regarding when and
how its name and imagery can be used, must be respected even when others
may not agree."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/24/sports/24mascot.html

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MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN WAR AGAINST GNOME TERRORISM

KIRSTY SCOTT, GUARDIAN - Police are trying to reunite numerous garden
gnomes with their owners after discovering an "Aladdin's cave" of
ornaments during a raid on a house in Alloa. Officers investigating
complaints that gnomes, plant pots and animal figures were disappearing
from gardens across central Scotland raided the house in
Clackmannanshire and found more than 40 ornaments, including rabbits,
hedgehogs, birds, frogs and a terrier. A total of 62 plant pots and 25
solar lights were also recovered, together with a decorative
wheelbarrow. Central Scotland police said there had been a spate of
reported thefts in Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk.

A spokeswoman for the force said the raid had been part of an 11-day
anti-crime operation involving CID officers, the tactical crime and
drugs unit and operational staff in Stirling area command. She added:
"We can confirm that two females have been charged in relation to the
discovery and a report has been sent to the procurator fiscal."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,2763,1555825,00.html

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JON STEWART - He keeps saying 'sacrifice' and the 'war on terror,' and
you turn around and he's in a field of poppies with Lance Armstrong.