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tocqueville Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 05:34 PM
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White House said to bar hurricane report
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer
53 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration has blocked release of a report that suggests global warming is contributing to the frequency and strength of hurricanes, the journal Nature reported Tuesday. The possibility that warming conditions may cause storms to become stronger has generated debate among climate and weather experts, particularly in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

In the new case, Nature said weather experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — part of the Commerce Department — in February set up a seven-member panel to prepare a consensus report on the views of agency scientists about global warming and hurricanes.

According to Nature, a draft of the statement said that warming may be having an effect.

In May, when the report was expected to be released, panel chair Ants Leetmaa received an e-mail from a Commerce official saying the report needed to be made less technical and was not to be released, Nature reported.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060926/ap_on_sc/hurricane_report_3
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corkhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 05:36 PM
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1. releasing that info would only embolden the hurricanes
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 05:37 PM
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2. This is true.
These reports may contain secret messages to sleeper hurricanes currently residing in the U.S., and thus cannot be released to the public.
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IChing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 05:48 PM
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4. Very dangerous to say the least, might upset mother nature
The fact is she is on the enemies list.

February 22, 2003 America News,
Bush declares Mother Nature part of Axis of Evil


President Bush said he became suspicious when the big Snow Storm
Paralyzed Washington DC on February 17 President's day.
He said for a long time he did not trust Mother Nature.

He declared Mother Nature part of the Axis of Evil today.
He has fought against her at his own home in Texas as witnessed
when he defended himself against trees.

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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 05:57 PM
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6. We're fighting them over here
so we don't have to fight them over there.

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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 06:01 PM
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7. We can't let the hurricanes know our stratergy!
:evilgrin: We have to fight them hurricanes there, so we don't have to fight them here, or something like that. :silly:
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otohara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 05:37 PM
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3. Good Idea
keeping important global warming information from the public. God forbid the citizens in this country just might change their habits just a tad if they thought small change might make a difference.
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 05:56 PM
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5. where's that classic photo
of that witch of republican flak with her fingers in her ears?

That's the official republican pose... just don't wanna know
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 06:47 PM
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14. Here ya go
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 06:49 PM
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15. yeah !!! that's it !!! thx steve
doesn't that just say all that needs to be said about republicans.

whattabunchababies
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 06:01 PM
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8. NIE #3 - Hurricanes Determined to Strike Inside US!
Edited on Tue Sep-26-06 06:54 PM by Texas Explorer
A National Intelligence Estimate concludes that we are now safer from global warming and from being attacked by radical Atlantist Hurricanes.

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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 06:13 PM
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10. !
:spray: I love DUers!
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BlueEyedSon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 06:12 PM
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9. Can you waterboard a hurricaine?
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 06:19 PM
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13. I say we let bush try!
:evilgrin:
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Dem2theMax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 06:16 PM
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11. Welllllll,
if it's a report about a hurricane, there has to be a LEAK somewhere.
Hint hint hint to anyone reading this who has a copy of that report.
Just saying. :evilgrin:
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 06:51 PM
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16. !
:spray: Here's hoping for The USS bush to spring a leak! :evilgrin:
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Dem2theMax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 06:53 PM
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17. I'll toast to that one. LOL.
:toast:
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 06:57 PM
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18. Cheers!
:toast:
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originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 06:18 PM
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12. When it rains it pours doesn't it? First the new Iraq NIE, then Clinton...
and now this. Those Republicans are going to end up looking pretty bad, as they well should.
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