экономические успехи

Интервью с пресс-секретарем правительства, 15 февраля 2009:



SCHIEFFER: Somehave said that unemployment may actually get to 10
percent. With this stimulus now passed, do you believe that we will not
get to 10 percent unemployment?


GIBBS: You know, the economic team believes that this bill will help us
stay away from those double-digit economic unemployment numbers. So
we're certainly hopeful of that. Again you've seen, in just the last
few months, the unemployment rate jump a lot each month. So we're
certainly going to watch that as time goes on, to see and chart the
progress of this economic recovery plan.

But I think the American people can feel good that Congress acted quickly.


Hope! Change! Quickly!

Progress of this plan:



Upd:

Нидаль Малик Хасан

Нидаль Малик Хасан из форта Hood:

A recent classmate said Hasan once gave a jarring presentation to students in which he argued the war on terrorism was a war against Islam, and "made himself a lightning rod for things" when he felt his religious beliefs were challenged.
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He said that at a class presentation by public health students, at which topics like dry cleaning chemicals and house mold were discussed, Hasan talked about U.S. military actions as a war on Islam. Hasan made clear he was a "vociferous opponent" of U.S. wars in Muslim countries, Finnell said.
...
"He said maybe Muslims should stand up and fight against the aggressor," retired Col. Terry Lee told Fox News. "At first we thought he meant help the armed forces, but apparently that wasn't the case. Other times he would make comments we shouldn't be in the war in the first place."
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On a form filled out by those seeking spouses through a program at the mosque, Hasan listed his birthplace as Arlington, Va., but his nationality as Palestinian.
"I don't know why he listed Palestinian," Khan said, "He was not born in Palestine."
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His fellow students complained to the faculty about Hasan's "anti-American propaganda," but said a fear of appearing discriminatory against a Muslim student kept officers from filing a formal written complaint.
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Hasan, the sole suspect in the massacre of 13 fellow US soldiers in Texas, attended the controversial Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great Falls, Virginia, in 2001 at the same time as two of the September 11 terrorists, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt. His mother's funeral was held there in May that year.
The preacher at the time was Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born Yemeni scholar who was banned from addressing a meeting in London by video link in August because he is accused of supporting attacks on British troops and backing terrorist organisations.
Hasan's eyes "lit up" when he mentioned his deep respect for al-Awlaki's teachings, according to a fellow Muslim officer at the Fort Hood base in Texas, the scene of Thursday's horrific shooting spree.
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Soldiers reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" — an Arabic phrase for "God is great!" — before opening fire Thursday, said Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, the post commander.

Интересные личности служат в американской армии...
Тем временем BBC докладывает, кто на самом деле является жертвой: Shooting raises fears for Muslims in US army

книжный порядок

Большинство не-художественных книг можно легко читать с любого места, т.к. они, как правило, не имеют сквозного нарратива, а разбиты на отдельные кусочки. А журналы - тем более.
И все же я обычно читаю их подряд, а если нет - испытываю непонятное чувство вины, вроде как сжульничал.