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ReginosPalëpë: 2 dalis (ReginosPalepe: Part 2)

Kur buvau dingus? (Where have I been?)

Namo praradimo pavojai ið arèiau (Losing your House)

Kas yra patriotas? (What is a patriot?)

Kaip veikia prezidento rinkimø mechanizmas? (Electing a President)

 

 

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Nëra imigraciniø naujienø (No Action on Immigration)

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Birþelio (June) 21, 2006

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Keliauti á Japonijà (Traveling to Japan)

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Paskutinës imigracinës þinios (Immigration Update) 

Balandis (Apr) 13, 2006

Velykinës mintys (Easter Thoughts)

Emigrantø keliu (Emmigrant Road)

Lina Macaitienë

Jau pavasaris (It's Spring)

Balandis (Apr) 10, 2006 

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Kovas (Mar) 30, 2006

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Kaip atsiimti nesumokëtà algà (Unpaid Wages Complaint)

  Poezijos tinklapis (Poetry Website)

Vasaris (Feb) 23, 2006 

Neramus laikas Buðui (Troubles for Bush)

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Vasaris (Feb) 16, 2006

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Laiðkai ið  Norviliðkiø pilies Lietuvoje (Letters from Norviliskiu Castle)

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Skyrybos ir mokesèiai (Divorce and Taxes)

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Mokslinis màstymas – 1 dalis (Scientific Thinking – Part 1)

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Pagalba naujagimiui JAV (Public Aid for Baby)

10 metø viza (10 Year Visa) 

Imigracinë viza anûkui (Immigrant Visa for Grandson)

Sausis (Jan) 26, 2006

Gydymas ar iliuzija? (Healing or Delusion)

Vaizduotës galia (The Power of Imagination) 

Imigracinës vizos (Immigration Visas)

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Sausis (Jan) 19, 2006

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Vitaminas D ir vëþinës ligos (Vitamin D and Cancer)

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Seksualinis priekabiavimas (Sexual Harassment)

Vairavimas Virginia valstijoje (Driving in Virginia)

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Reginos laiðkai (Regina's Letters)

Þalia arbata ir svorio metimas (Green Tea and Weight Loss)

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 Kalëdø kilmë (The Origins of Christmas)

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Ar tai mokslas? (Is It Science?)

Smurtas namuose (Domestic Violence)

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Kaip atsiimti pinigus  (How to get Money Back)

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Geri dalykai Lietuvoje (Positive Things in Lithuania)

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Gruodis (Dec) 7, 2005

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Paukðèiø gripo baimë (Catching Bird Flu)

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Senoviniai klaipëdietiðki patiekalai (Ancient Lithuanian Dishes)

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Poet and Musician (Poetas ir Muzikantas)

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“Lietuvos kulinarijos enciklopedija” (Encyclopedia of Lithuanian Cuisine)

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Viskas apie kalakutà (All About Turkey)

Lapkritis (Nov) 10, 2005 

Kà reiðkia Padëkos ðventë  (What Thanksgiving Means)

Pasirengimas Padëkos Dienos pietums (Pot Luck Thanksgiving)

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Reginos Palëpë Home Page Vasaris ( Feb) 23, 2006

Troubles for Bush

  Len Nuttall

The last year has seen a dramatic decline in the standing of American president George Bush, and the past couple of weeks may be the most troublesome yet.  Bush has denied knowing disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who has recently pled guilty to charges of corruption and has agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors.  Now a photo has surfaced showing Bush and his top advisor, Karl Rove meeting with Abramoff.  The White House has said it does not know how Abramoff got into the meeting or what was discussed there.

 

 

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Neramus laikas Buðui

 

Len Nuttall

 

Praëjusieji metai parodë, jog gerai galvojanèiø apie Amerikos Prezidentà Bush gretos dramatiðkai retëja, o paskutinës dvi savaitës jam buvo gal paèios neramiausios. Bush neigë paþinæs paniekintàjá lobistà Jack Abramoff, kuris prisipaþino kaltu, priëmë jam mestus kaltinimus korupcija ir sutiko bendradarbiauti su kaltintojais. Dabar neseniai buvo pavieðinta fotografija, uþfiksavusi Bush’o ir jo aukðèiausio lygio patarëjo  Karl Rove susitikimà su Abramoff. Baltieji Rûmai sako neþinantys kaip Abramoff pateko á susitikimà ir kas ten buvo aptarinëjama.

 

Dar vienas: Michael Brown, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)- Federalinës greitos pagalbos organizavimo agentûros- galva, jau kelis kartus kritikuotas uþ elgesá stichinës nelaimës uragano “Katrinos metu, Senato komitetui paliudijo, jog laiku informavo baltuosius Rûmus; padarë tai tuoj pat, kai pylimai praëjusià vasarà New Orleans pradëjo griûti. Bush savo paaiðkinime kodël federalinës vyriausybës reakcija buvo tokia lëta, prieð tai yra pareiðkæs, kad jis neþinojo, jog tie pylimai sugriauti. Brown taip pat skundësi, kad jo tiesioginis virðininkas, Michael Chertoff, ðalies saugumo tarnybø direktorius (Director of Homeland Security), buvo taip uþsiëmæs terorizmu, kad nesugebëjo atkreipti tinkamo dëmesio á minëtà gamtos nelaimæ praëjusià vasarà. 

 

Grupë respublikonø kongresmenø (paties Bush partijos) vykdë tyrimà, aiðkindamiesi kokios klaidos padarytos uragano “Katrina” metu. Jø praneðime, paskelbtame praëjusià savaitæ, baisiai kritkuojama Bush administracija (Bush Administration’s) uþ tai, kaip veikë tos krizës metu. Pavyzdþiui, praëjusá spalá, duodamas interviu milijonus þiûroviø turinèio televizijos kanalo ABC Naujienos (ABC News) þurnalistei  Diane Sawyer, prezidentas Bush kalbëjo, kad niekas neturëjo net minties, jog pylimai gali sugriûti ir kad prireiks masinës gelbëtojø pagalbos. Taèiau komiteto narys atstovas Rep. Chris Shays, R-Conn., sakë: "Prezidentas aiðkiausiai pateikë blogà informacijà. Mes prieð tai esame atlikæ teoretinius pratimus (uragano atveju) ir jie parodë, kad 4 lygio uragano tie pylimai neatlaikys, turës sugriûti.”

 

Praneðime tæsiama: "Jeigu tai, kas atsitiko, ávyko mums turint iðankstiná praneðimà, tai vien drebulio kreèiami tegalime ásivaizduoti pasekmes to, kas mus iðtiks kai jo (iðankstinio praneðimo- R.N.) neturësime", kalbaama apie galimà terorizmo atakà.  "Praëjus keturiems su puse metø po rugsëjo 11, Amerika iki ðiol dar yra tam nepasirengusi.”

 

Ir dar daugiau. Greit pasirodysinèiame þurnalo Foreign Affairs numeryje, Paul Pillar, kuris buvo CIA’s karininkas (National Intelligence Officer- renka visokio pobûdþio informacijà, tame tarpe ðnipinëjimo) – Artimiesiems Rytams ir Pietryèiø Azijai 2000 – 2005 metais, paraðë straipsná, parodantá kaip neteisingai buvo naudojama informacija, stengiantis pateisinti Irako puolimà ir uþgrobimà. Bush kartodavo, kad yra ryðys tarp  Al Qaeda ir Saddam Hussein, Bush Administracija  prisiekinëjo, kad buvo toks ryðys, kai tuo tarpu jokia informacijos analizë negalëjo paremti tokiø iðvadø.  Tokie kaltinimai nëra nauji, bet faktas, kad ðá kartà jie pareikðti toká aukðtà postà uþimanèio asmens, kuris tikëtina turëjo priëjimà prie tos paèios informacijos kaip ir Bush, padaro juos ypaè svarbiais.

 

Lewis Libby, kuriam teko stoti prieð teismà uþ tai, kad pagarsino CIA slapto agento vardà, dabar tvirtina, kad padarë tai  vykdydamas savo super vadovø valià. Jis nemini vardø, bet tais “super” kaip tik ir yra  Dick Cheney ir George Bush.

 

Kad dalykai pasidarytø dar blogesni, Vice-Presidentas Dick Cheney praëjusià savaitæ medþioklës metu atsitiktinai paðovë vienà ið savo kompanionø ir naujiena nebuvo skelbiama iðtisas 24 valandas. Ir netgi ðiuo atveju ne Baltieji Rûmai pagarsino istorijà, bet ranèos, kurioje atsitikimas ávyko, savininkë. Tokio pobûdþio elgesys ðiai administracijai pasidarë áprastas, nes ji nemëgsta matyti negatyvios informacijos apie save spaudoje ir stengiasi pasakyti kaip galima maþiau.  Taèiau Amerikos þmonës ir naujienø media jau pavargo nuo tokiø þaidimø “paslëpk faktus” ir galvoja, kad atëjo laikas uþduoti kelis nelengvus klausimus. 

 

Daugybë kaltinimø jau buvo vieðai paskelbta ir nors jie nëra ið pirðto lauþti, dar daug kas neárodyta. Kai kurie þmonës stebisi kaip JAV “leidþia” tokius dalykus spausdinti. Atsakymas paprastas. Tai vienintelis demokratijos veikimo bûdas. Jeigu ðalies þmonës niekada nereikalaus atsakymø á savo klausimus, tai niekada jø ir nesulauks. Ir nors yra tokiø momentø, kai vyriausybës pareigûnai gali ir turi veikti slapta, jie privalo tam tikru metu visuomenei atsiskaityti, parodyti, kad jø veiksmai teisingi. Jeigu vyriausybës veiksmai taip ir liktø paslaptyje ir visuomenë negalëtø pareikalauti uþ juos atsiskaityti, tuomet neiðvengiamai bûtø sugriauta, sunaikinta ðalies laisvë. Netgi karo metu vyriausybës pareigûnai privalo þinoti, kad tai, kà jie daro neiðvengiamai bus pavieðinta ir jie privalës atsakyti uþ savo veiksmus.

 

Naujienø media turi teisæ, tiksliau pareigà, aktyviai ieðkoti klausimø, verèianèiø vyriausybæ pasijausti nepatogiai. Savimi itin patenkinta vyriausybë, ásitikinusi, kad viskas, kà ji daro yra teisinga nëra tinkama vyriausybë laisviems þmonëms. Rinkimai nesukuria demokratijos. Laisvos ðalies þmonës turi tai daryti (kurti demokratijà) savo paèiø naudai, kiekvienà dienà reikalaudami ið savo vadovø bûti atvirai atsakingais uþ visus veiksmus. 

 

 


(Lithuanian Text)

Troubles for Bush

 

The last year has seen a dramatic decline in the standing of American president George Bush, and the past couple of weeks may be the most troublesome yet.  Bush has denied knowing disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who has recently pled guilty to charges of corruption and has agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors.  Now a photo has surfaced showing Bush and his top advisor, Karl Rove meeting with Abramoff.  The White House has said it does not know how Abramoff got into the meeting or what was discussed there.

 

Next Michael Brown, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), who had been severely criticized about his handling of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, testified to a Senate committee that he had informed the White House as soon as levies started to fail in New Orleans last summer.  Bush, in explaining why the federal government had been so slow to react, had previously stated that he was not aware of the breaches until days after they occurred.  Brown also complained that his immediate boss, Michael Chertoff, Director of Homeland Security had been so focused on terrorism that he failed to pay attention to the natural disasters of last summer.

 

A group of Republican Congressmen (Bush’s own party) has been conducting an investigation into what went wrong with the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.  Their report, which was issued last week, was highly critical of the Bush Administration’s handling of the crisis.  For example, president Bush, in an interview with Diane Sawyer of ABC News last September said that nobody had any idea the levees would break, and that a massive rescue effort would be needed.  But committee member Rep. Chris Shays, R-Conn., said: "The president was clearly misinformed. We had a tabletop exercise — Hurricane Pam — that predicted at a level 4 [hurricane], the dam was going to be breached."

 

The report continued, "If this is what happens when we have advance warning, we shudder to imagine the consequences when we do not", referring to a possible terror attack. "Four-and-a-half years after 9/11, America is still not ready for prime time.”

 

There is more.  In the upcoming issue of Foreign Affairs magazine, Paul Pillar, who was the CIA’s National Intelligence Officer for the Middle East and Southeast Asia from 2000 to 2005, has written an article stating that the Bush Administration misused intelligence in trying to justify the invasion of Iraq.  Bush repeatedly said that there was a connection between Al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein, even though there was not a single intelligence analysis that came to this conclusion.  These charges are not new, but the fact that they come from such a highly placed individual who very likely had access to all the intelligence data that Bush himself did is very significant.

 

Lewis Libby, who has been indicted for his role in revealing the identity of a CIA undercover operative, has now stated that he had authorization from his superiors to do what he did.  He did not name names, but his superiors would appear to be Dick Cheney and George Bush.

 

To make matters even worse, Vice-President Dick Cheney shot one of his companions in a hunting accident last weekend, and the news was not released for over 24 hours.  Even then it was not the White House that released the story, it was the owner of the ranch where the accident occurred.  It has become normal procedure for this administration, which never likes to see any negative information about itself in the press, to say as little as possible.  But the American people and news media are getting tired of this game of “hide the facts” and are at long last asking some difficult questions.

 

There are a lot of charges being made public now and although it seems that there is considerable substance to some or all of them, there is a lot that has not yet been proved.  Some people wonder why the US “allows” such things to be printed.  The answer is simple.  This is the only way a real democracy can work.  Unless the people of a country actively demand answers to their questions, they will surely never get them.  Although there are times when government officials need to operate in secrecy, if they are not publicly called upon at some point in time to prove that their actions were correct, this secrecy will inevitably grow until it has consumed the freedom of the country.  Even during wartime, government officials need to know that what they do will eventually be made public and they will have to answer for their actions.  The news media has the right, even the duty, to seek out questions that make the government uncomfortable.  A government that is too satisfied with itself, too sure that everything it does is right, is not the government of a free people.  Elections do not create democracy.  The people of a free country need to do that for themselves every day by demanding that their leaders be openly responsible for their actions.

 

 

 

 

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