Messenger Puppet

A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the American military occupation of Iraq indefinitely, regardless of the outcome of the US presidential election in November.

The terms of the impending deal, details of which have been leaked to The Independent, are likely to have an explosive political effect in Iraq. Iraqi officials fear that the accord, under which US troops would occupy permanent bases, conduct military operations, arrest Iraqis and enjoy immunity from Iraqi law, will destabilise Iraq’s position in the Middle East and lay the basis for unending conflict in their country.

But the accord also threatens to provoke a political crisis in the US. President Bush wants to push it through by the end of next month so he can declare a military victory and claim his 2003 invasion has been vindicated.

Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control – Middle East, World – The Independent

 Cox Communications – we suck, so you don’t have to.

Quoted Install of our transferred service  9.95

Actual price  50

• the original 10
• another 20 (10 each) for two cable cards, because "installer" called in a serial number.  We had to call Cox to get the install finished and all our channels activated.
• another 20 for the internet transfer – because he called in the modem number that Cox already had, and ASKED ME if it was working.

Also, we get cable cards instead of a box to make our Tivo work.  This is $2 each instead of $10 or whatever for a box.  Because they use two cards instead of one, we get to pay for 2 cable services (digital gateways) for one box, so the real charge is $8.

Cox Blows.