swishnicholson wrote:
I think "carpet bombing" is meant to be a code word for "bombing people who make carpets."

The Geneva negotiations, if they happen properly, would not be face-to-face between the regime and its opponents. Instead they are "proximity talks" where go-betweens shuttle between the different participants.

They are part of an ambitious plan launched in Vienna in November by a raft of key actors including Russia, the United States, Gulf states, Iran and Turkey that foresees elections within 18 months.

Despite Western pressure, the HNC umbrella group has been refusing to show up in Switzerland before an agreement is reached on aid reaching hundreds of thousands of people stuck in besieged towns.

The US State Department said Thursday these demands were "legitimate" but called on the opposition to take part in what it called "an historic opportunity."

pacino wrote:updates from Flint


water filters DO NOT CUT IT, as lead levels are still too high after the filters are used. but keep using them and bottled water!

while state officials said nothing was wrong with the water, they were sending filtered, clean water to state workers in Flint

also, lead is everywhere, not just Flint

Doll Is Mine wrote:

pacino wrote:updates from Flint


water filters DO NOT CUT IT, as lead levels are still too high after the filters are used. but keep using them and bottled water!

while state officials said nothing was wrong with the water, they were sending filtered, clean water to state workers in Flint

also, lead is everywhere, not just Flint

I don't see how this ends without that incompetent piece of #$!&@ governor resigns. This is Katrina-level incompetence and neglect, only it's man-made and Rick Snyder is responsible.

SK790 wrote:Clinton staffers pushing people on the fence to Mike OMalley.

http://gawker.com/clinton-campaigners-b ... 1756227988