"US plans to 'fight the net' revealed"
A newly declassified document gives a fascinating glimpse into the US military's plans for "information operations" - from psychological operations, to attacks on hostile computer networks.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
US plans to 'fight the net' revealed
Exxon
as Exxon makes record breaking earnings for last year...and as soldiers die to make sure that Exxon continues to flourish...
a flash animation movie from Exxpose Exxon, entitled "Toast the Earth"
and some information from Greenpeace may be interesting to view...
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/hot-year-for-exxon-and-earth
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Monday, January 30, 2006
State of the Union 2006--Bush Impression
Watch this hilarious take on the State of the Union, with James Adomian doing a great impression of President George W. Bush!
Added on January 26, 2006, 11:10 PM by mildewmaximilian
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Sunday, January 29, 2006
Cindy Sheehan calls Bush a 'terrorist'
" 'By his own definition, he is a terrorist,' said Sheehan, the mother of a US soldier killed in Iraq, who gained notoriety for setting up a protest camp outside the US president's Texas ranch last year.
'George W. Bush is responsible for killing tens of thousands of innocent people and his definition of a terrorist is someone who kills innocent women, men and children,' she told other invited guests at the live broadcast of President Hugo Chavez's weekly program.
Sheehan called for the impeachment of Bush whom she accused of 'war crimes.' "
'George W. Bush is responsible for killing tens of thousands of innocent people and his definition of a terrorist is someone who kills innocent women, men and children,' she told other invited guests at the live broadcast of President Hugo Chavez's weekly program.
Sheehan called for the impeachment of Bush whom she accused of 'war crimes.' "
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Will Bloggers Save or Destroy the Democratic Party?
John Kerry's appearance on Daily Kos frames a debate about the direction of the Democratic Party and the influence of blogs on the political process.
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Saturday, January 28, 2006
Most Americans want Bush to reveal lobbyist ties: poll
Politics News Article Reuters.com:
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three in four Americans want President George W. Bush to disclose his aides' links with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a demand the White House has rejected so far, according to a poll published on Saturday.
The Washington Post said the demand was supported by clear majorities of both Republicans and Democrats in the Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted between January 23 and January 26.
Abramoff pleaded guilty to fraud charges this month and agreed to help U.S. prosecutors in a corruption probe that has sparked calls for reform of the Washington practice of lobbying lawmakers with donations and favors to influence legislation.
At a White House news conference on Thursday, Bush said he did not know Abramoff and would not release photographs in which the two appeared together.
He said the release of the photographs would be used for 'pure political purposes' by Democrats.
The Washington Post said 76 percent of those surveyed said Bush should release lists of all meetings between his aides and Abramoff. Eighteen percent disagreed.
'Two in three Republicans joined with eight in 10 Democrats and political independents in favoring disclosure,' the paper said.
It said 1,002 people were interviewed and the poll's margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three in four Americans want President George W. Bush to disclose his aides' links with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a demand the White House has rejected so far, according to a poll published on Saturday.
The Washington Post said the demand was supported by clear majorities of both Republicans and Democrats in the Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted between January 23 and January 26.
Abramoff pleaded guilty to fraud charges this month and agreed to help U.S. prosecutors in a corruption probe that has sparked calls for reform of the Washington practice of lobbying lawmakers with donations and favors to influence legislation.
At a White House news conference on Thursday, Bush said he did not know Abramoff and would not release photographs in which the two appeared together.
He said the release of the photographs would be used for 'pure political purposes' by Democrats.
The Washington Post said 76 percent of those surveyed said Bush should release lists of all meetings between his aides and Abramoff. Eighteen percent disagreed.
'Two in three Republicans joined with eight in 10 Democrats and political independents in favoring disclosure,' the paper said.
It said 1,002 people were interviewed and the poll's margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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Are smarter people better at ignoring things?
An interesting scientifically test shows that smarter people actually remember less details. They tend to focus on what's essential. Interesting...
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wow...i must be a genius?
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wow...i must be a genius?
Tell the Supreme Court To Protect Victim Rights
Tell the Supreme Court To Protect Victim Rights
This spring, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that will have profound implications on the prosecution of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, elder abuse, child abuse and child sexual assault cases. Hammon v. Indiana focuses on admitting victim comments into evidence when the victim is not actually in court to testify or be cross-examined. Stop Family Violence needs your stories for a legal brief that will help the Supreme Court understand why victims of violence may not want to testify against their abuser in criminal court.
Your story can help the court understand the needs and concerns of victims and the crucial role of evidence-based victimless prosecution. (you can tell your story anonymously)
Stop Family Violence will publish your story on our website and will submit it for inclusion in a legal brief that will be sent to the Supreme Court for consideration in the Hammon v. Indiana case. Stop Family Violence thanks the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project, the National Network to End Domestic Violence and Legal Momentum for co-authoring the legal brief. We reserve the right to edit or remove comments from our website or the brief that will be submitted to the Supreme Court.
Please click here to add your story.
ACLU Calls For Special Counsel: Add Your Voice
ACLU Calls For Special Counsel: Add Your Voice
When President Bush secretly authorized the National Security Agency to spy on Americans, he violated the law, the Constitution and his oath of office.
When President Bush secretly authorized the National Security Agency to spy on Americans, he violated the law, the Constitution and his oath of office.
No American is beneath the law's protection. And no one -- not even a U.S. president -- is above the law's limits.
Our system of checks and balances must be maintained if American democracy is to be preserved. Take action below, or read more.
Click on this link to send an email to your senators telling them to insist that the Department of Justice appoint a special counsel to investigate and prosecute any and all crimes committed. For extra impact you can also call the Senate directly at (202) 224-3121.
Stand Up For Your Freedom
The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty. We work daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Our job is to conserve America's original civic values - the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The American system of government is founded on two counterbalancing principles: that the majority of the people governs, through democratically elected representatives; and that the power even of a democratic majority must be limited, to ensure individual rights. But rights don't protect themselves. Every action counts.
Visit the ACLU Action Network website to find out how you can become
active in preserving freedom
Urge Congress to Renew and Restore the Voting Rights Act
Urge Congress to Renew and Restore the Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act, passed over 40 years ago in 1965, is most successful piece of civil rights legislation in history. Unfortunately, unless Congress votes to renew several key sections of the law, they will expire by 2007.
Congress began hearings on renewal legislation on October 18, so we need your help now to make sure that all of the expiring provisions are renewed and restored and to prevent opponents of the VRA from sabotaging the reauthorization.
Fill out the form to urge your elected officials to support the renewal of the expiring sections of the Voting Rights Act.
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The Voting Rights Act, passed over 40 years ago in 1965, is most successful piece of civil rights legislation in history. Unfortunately, unless Congress votes to renew several key sections of the law, they will expire by 2007.
Congress began hearings on renewal legislation on October 18, so we need your help now to make sure that all of the expiring provisions are renewed and restored and to prevent opponents of the VRA from sabotaging the reauthorization.
Fill out the form to urge your elected officials to support the renewal of the expiring sections of the Voting Rights Act.
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Friday, January 27, 2006
GOP sets up showdown over Alito
GOP sets up showdown over Alito
Massachusetts senators try 'uphill' filibuster push
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate's top Republican decided Thursday to force a showdown on Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito early next week, with the Democratic senators from Massachusetts pushing to block the vote.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist filed a motion to cut off debate on the Alito nomination after his Democratic counterpart, Minority Leader Harry Reid, objected to a move by GOP leaders to schedule a final vote on his confirmation Monday afternoon.
Massachusetts senators try 'uphill' filibuster push
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate's top Republican decided Thursday to force a showdown on Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito early next week, with the Democratic senators from Massachusetts pushing to block the vote.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist filed a motion to cut off debate on the Alito nomination after his Democratic counterpart, Minority Leader Harry Reid, objected to a move by GOP leaders to schedule a final vote on his confirmation Monday afternoon.
Bush Admin knows spying program illegal
Georgetown University audience members protest Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's speech on domestic spying January 24, 2006. Photo: Charles Dharapak / AP. Larger image at bottom of page.Bush Admin knows spying program illegal, 25 Jan 06
William Rivers Pitt
TruthOut.org
January 25, 2006
Bush and the boys have taken to the road this week to defend the indefensible. To wit: spying on American citizens without a warrant is fine and dandy, because the President can do whatever he wants, because laws are meaningless in the main, because Osama may be under your bed sharpening his cutlass. The road trip started in Kansas and will wend its way hither and yon, spreading bad information and flat-out lies at every whistle-stop.
Bush Crimes Inquiry to Release Findings, 26 Jan 06
Commission of inquiry into Bush war crimes and crimes against humanity
to release preliminary findings.
WHERE:
National Press Club, Washington, DC
WHEN:
February 2 at Noon
National Press Club, Washington, DC
WHEN:
February 2 at Noon
The International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration met in New York City the weekend of January 20th through the 22nd to work towards fulfilling its mandate: 'When the possibility of far-reaching war crimes and crimes against humanity exists, people of conscience have a solemn responsibility to inquire into the nature and scope of these acts, and to determine if they do in fact rise to the level of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Where's Jill?
The last time that Jill Carroll was seen publicly was her appeal on al-Jazeera (al Jazeera/AFP/Getty Images)
The US military today released five women prisoners from detention facilities in Baghdad, but denied that the move was a response to demands by the kidnappers of an American woman journalist.
A Peaceful Bush?
I wonder if anyone knows who Hamas is? Including Mr. Bush. I bet he knows now...
"Peace is never dead, Bush said at a news conference when asked if he ruled out ever dealing with Hamas.
But he added that if your platform is the destruction of Israel, it means you're not a partner in peace, and we're interested in peace."
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
New Not In Our Name Statement of Conscience
New Not In Our Name Statement of Conscience:
A statement of conscience against war and repression
Not In Our Name
Statement of Conscience
website > www.nion.us
A statement of conscience against war and repression
Not In Our Name
Statement of Conscience
website > www.nion.us
Read, sign, and contribe to this new statement
'No election, whether fair or fraudulent, can legitimize criminal wars on foreign countries, torture, the wholesale violation of human rights, and the end of science and reason.'
Not In Our Name
Statement of Conscience
Updated January 18, 2005
'No election, whether fair or fraudulent, can legitimize criminal wars on foreign countries, torture, the wholesale violation of human rights, and the end of science and reason.'
Not In Our Name
Statement of Conscience
Updated January 18, 2005
As George W. Bush is inaugurated for a second term, let it not be said that people in the United States silently acquiesced in the face of this shameful coronation of war, greed, and intolerance. He does not speak for us. He does not represent us. He does not act in our name.
No election, whether fair or fraudulent, can legitimize criminal wars on foreign countries, torture, the wholesale violation of human rights, and the end of science and reason.
In our name, the Bush government justifies the invasion and occupation of Iraq on false pretenses, raining down destruction, horror, and misery, bringing death to more than 100,000 Iraqis. It sends our youth to destroy entire cities for the sake of so-called democratic elections, while intimidating and disenfranchising thousands of African American and other voters at home.
In our name, the Bush government holds in contempt international law and world opinion. It carries out torture and detentions without trial around the world and proposes new assaults on our rights of privacy, speech and assembly at home. It strips the rights of Arabs, Muslims and South Asians in the U.S., denies them legal counsel, stigmatizes and holds them without cause.
No election, whether fair or fraudulent, can legitimize criminal wars on foreign countries, torture, the wholesale violation of human rights, and the end of science and reason.
In our name, the Bush government justifies the invasion and occupation of Iraq on false pretenses, raining down destruction, horror, and misery, bringing death to more than 100,000 Iraqis. It sends our youth to destroy entire cities for the sake of so-called democratic elections, while intimidating and disenfranchising thousands of African American and other voters at home.
In our name, the Bush government holds in contempt international law and world opinion. It carries out torture and detentions without trial around the world and proposes new assaults on our rights of privacy, speech and assembly at home. It strips the rights of Arabs, Muslims and South Asians in the U.S., denies them legal counsel, stigmatizes and holds them without cause.
U.S. 'Outsourced' Torture
By JAN SLIVA,
Associated Press Writer
STRASBOURG, France - The head of a European investigation into alleged CIA secret prisons in Europe said Tuesday that evidence pointed to the existence of a system of "outsourcing" of torture by the United States, and that it was highly likely European governments were aware of it.
Friday, January 20, 2006
Denounce Torture
We all need to stand up and declare our opposition to torture and ill-treatment, to hold military officers and civilian leaders accountable for the mistreatment and torture of detainees who are currently being held as part of the "war on terror", and to press the U.S. government to end the practice of extraordinary rendition (or outsourcing of torture).
Visit Amnesty International USA's web site and find out what you can do to get more involved in this effort.
Follow This Link to visit the website.
Way to go Google!
Week in review: Google, the defiant one Tech News on ZDNet
Published on ZDNet News: January 20, 2006, 10:00 AM PT
Federal prosecutors defending a controversial
Published on ZDNet News: January 20, 2006, 10:00 AM PT
Federal prosecutors defending a controversial
Internet pornography law are trying to force Google to hand over
millions of search records--a request that the search giant is rejecting.
The Bush administration asked a federal judge to force Google to comply with a subpoena for the information, which would reveal the search terms of a broad swath of the search engine's visitors. Prosecutors are requesting a 'random sampling' of 1 million Internet addresses accessible through Google's popular search engine, and a random sampling of 1 million search queries submitted to Google over a one-week period.
The Bush administration asked a federal judge to force Google to comply with a subpoena for the information, which would reveal the search terms of a broad swath of the search engine's visitors. Prosecutors are requesting a 'random sampling' of 1 million Internet addresses accessible through Google's popular search engine, and a random sampling of 1 million search queries submitted to Google over a one-week period.
Denounce Torture: Stop It Now!
is a special year-long initiative to vigorously
declare our opposition to torture and ill-treatment,
to hold military officers and civilian leaders
accountable for the mistreatment and torture of detainees
who are currently being held as part of the "war on terror",
and to press the U.S. government to end the
practice of extraordinary rendition
(or outsourcing of torture).
YOUR help is needed in order to make this initiative a success!
Over the next year, Denounce Torture activists will be
helping to spread our collective anti-torture message
across the country and galvanize people
in America to take action.
By signing up, you will have to opportunity to:
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Host a teach-in on the use of torture and ill-treatment
in the context of the US led “war on terror”.
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Organize community forums to discuss
Amnesty International’s concerns.
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Lobby your members of Congress about our concerns.
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Take action online against torture around the world.
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Commit today to help
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Support marriage equality for all!
I believe that ALL Americans, including gay, lesbian, bisexual,
and transgender people, deserve the rights, responsibilities,
and privileges that come with marriage. And right now, we have
an unprecedented opportunity to make that dream a reality.
Please, join me in adding your voice to a million voices raised
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ANTIWAR ACTIVISTS ARRESTED AT THE WHITE HOUSE WILL CONTINUE THEIR TRIAL ON THURSDAY IN FEDERAL COURT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AfterDowningStreet.org
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Thu, 2006-01-19 12:35.
Nonviolent Resistance
By Max Obuszewski
Some twenty antiwar activists held a demonstration on a rainy Wednesday morning outside U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia at 3rd & Constitution Ave. The demonstration preceded the third trial resulting from more than 370 arrests at the White House on September 26, 2005, when activists gathered to seek a meeting to discuss an end to the war in Iraq.
The National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR] and United For Peace & Justice organized the largest mass action in U.S. Park Police history, and around thirty of the arrestees appeared January 18 in federal court. Several of them had their charges dismissed, three arrestees paid the fine and one defendant was granted a continuance.
Court observers who attended the first two trials sensed a different climate in Judge Deborah Robinson�s courtroom. In contrast to the other judges, she did not want to treat this case as a criminal matter and suggested that those arrested not be called defendants. Both Angela George, the prosecutor, and Mark Goldstone, the attorney advisor, opposed this concept. Mark was concerned that certain rights inherent in a criminal case would be lost. So we did witness the beginning of a criminal trial."
Submitted by davidswanson on
Thu, 2006-01-19 12:35.
Nonviolent Resistance
By Max Obuszewski
Some twenty antiwar activists held a demonstration on a rainy Wednesday morning outside U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia at 3rd & Constitution Ave. The demonstration preceded the third trial resulting from more than 370 arrests at the White House on September 26, 2005, when activists gathered to seek a meeting to discuss an end to the war in Iraq.
The National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR] and United For Peace & Justice organized the largest mass action in U.S. Park Police history, and around thirty of the arrestees appeared January 18 in federal court. Several of them had their charges dismissed, three arrestees paid the fine and one defendant was granted a continuance.
Court observers who attended the first two trials sensed a different climate in Judge Deborah Robinson�s courtroom. In contrast to the other judges, she did not want to treat this case as a criminal matter and suggested that those arrested not be called defendants. Both Angela George, the prosecutor, and Mark Goldstone, the attorney advisor, opposed this concept. Mark was concerned that certain rights inherent in a criminal case would be lost. So we did witness the beginning of a criminal trial."
The Imagine Campaign
"You may say I'm a dreamer,
But I'm not the only one.
I hope some day you'll join us,
And the world will live as one."
War Against War: Uncomfortably Numb
A slide video presentation made possible by a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by First Amendment advocate, Russ Kick, and made available on his web site www.thememoryhole.org.
A Pentagon ban, supported by the Bush Administration forbids the taking of pictures of dead soldiers -- the practice of which many believe changed America's course in Vietnam. To date, over 700 Americans have been killed in Iraq since George W. Bush declared war, but the practice of only counting Americans is perhaps the most troubling of all.
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Join Amnesty International
Tell the Truth about Torture
TellTheTruthAboutTorture.org - Tell the Truth about Torture:
Numerous allegations of torture committed by agents of the United States government have been reported since President Bush declared the 'war on terror' in 2001. It's time for the torture to end. Sign our petition and ask the President to tell the truth about our country's acts of torture at home and abroad when he gives his address this month.
Mr. President,
In what acts of torture and inhuman treatment have agents of the U.S. government engaged and where have they taken place?
How will you be sure that all individuals throughout the chain of command are held accountable for abuses that have occurred?
Will the United States renounce all future acts of torture so it never happens again?
Join Amnesty International as we stand for the truth about torture and fight to end it.
We insist that the United States investigate and prosecute past acts and stop future acts of torture committed in our names.
Please, join us.
Numerous allegations of torture committed by agents of the United States government have been reported since President Bush declared the 'war on terror' in 2001. It's time for the torture to end. Sign our petition and ask the President to tell the truth about our country's acts of torture at home and abroad when he gives his address this month.
Mr. President,
In what acts of torture and inhuman treatment have agents of the U.S. government engaged and where have they taken place?
How will you be sure that all individuals throughout the chain of command are held accountable for abuses that have occurred?
Will the United States renounce all future acts of torture so it never happens again?
Join Amnesty International as we stand for the truth about torture and fight to end it.
We insist that the United States investigate and prosecute past acts and stop future acts of torture committed in our names.
Please, join us.
ACLU Calls on Americans to Tell the White House to Stop Illegal Spying
(1/16/2006)
ACLU Calls for a Special Counsel: Add Your Voice
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today ran a full-page advertisement in the Washington Post criticizing the president for authorizing the National Security Agency to engage in illegal surveillance of Americans.
The ad invokes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights pioneer who was an innocent victim of illegal government wiretapping and draws the correlation between abuse of government power and illegal warrantless wiretapping authorized by President Bush.
'It has never been acceptable for the government to spy on Americans without having to go to court and present evidence as to why the individual is under suspicion. It was unacceptable when they spied on Martin Luther King and it is unacceptable today,' said ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero. "This fundamental tenet of American democracy has been blatantly violated by President Bush and he must be held accountable. No one, most importantly our elected leader, is above the law.”
ACLU Calls for a Special Counsel: Add Your Voice
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today ran a full-page advertisement in the Washington Post criticizing the president for authorizing the National Security Agency to engage in illegal surveillance of Americans.
The ad invokes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights pioneer who was an innocent victim of illegal government wiretapping and draws the correlation between abuse of government power and illegal warrantless wiretapping authorized by President Bush.
'It has never been acceptable for the government to spy on Americans without having to go to court and present evidence as to why the individual is under suspicion. It was unacceptable when they spied on Martin Luther King and it is unacceptable today,' said ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero. "This fundamental tenet of American democracy has been blatantly violated by President Bush and he must be held accountable. No one, most importantly our elected leader, is above the law.”
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
The Full Text Of Al Gore's Speech...
Congressman Barr and I have disagreed many times over the years, but we have joined together today with thousands of our fellow citizens—Democrats and Republicans alike—to express our shared concern that America’s Constitution is in grave danger.
In spite of our differences over ideology and politics, we are in strong agreement that the American values we hold most dear have been placed at serious risk by the unprecedented claims of the Administration to a truly breathtaking expansion of executive power.
As we begin this new year, the Executive Branch of our government has been caught eavesdropping on huge numbers of American citizens and has brazenly declared that it has the unilateral right to continue without regard to the established law enacted by Congress to prevent such abuses.
It is imperative that respect for the rule of law be restored.
So, many of us have come here to Constitution Hall to sound an alarm and call upon our fellow citizens to put aside partisan differences and join with us in demanding that our Constitution be defended and preserved.
It is appropriate that we make this appeal on the day our nation has set aside to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who challenged America to breathe new life into our oldest values by extending its promise to all our people.
In spite of our differences over ideology and politics, we are in strong agreement that the American values we hold most dear have been placed at serious risk by the unprecedented claims of the Administration to a truly breathtaking expansion of executive power.
As we begin this new year, the Executive Branch of our government has been caught eavesdropping on huge numbers of American citizens and has brazenly declared that it has the unilateral right to continue without regard to the established law enacted by Congress to prevent such abuses.
It is imperative that respect for the rule of law be restored.
So, many of us have come here to Constitution Hall to sound an alarm and call upon our fellow citizens to put aside partisan differences and join with us in demanding that our Constitution be defended and preserved.
It is appropriate that we make this appeal on the day our nation has set aside to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who challenged America to breathe new life into our oldest values by extending its promise to all our people.
Monday, January 16, 2006
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Quiz on Civil Rights
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civilrights.org: On 20th Anniversary of King Federal Holiday
On 20th Anniversary of King Federal Holiday,
Advocates Cite New Challenges to Civil Rights Leader's Social Justice Vision
January 13, 2006
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Saturday, January 14, 2006
Poll: Most See Significant Racial Progress
I think that if Dr. King was still alive he might feel that we haven't come far enough...
Teen Shot by Police Is Brain Dead - Yahoo! News
this is so very wrong...why are the cops treating emotionally disturbed children this way?
Friday, January 13, 2006
BBC NEWS | Americas | Spain defies US on Venezuela deal
Yesssssssssss...another country with some guts!!!
BBC NEWS | Americas | Spain defies US on Venezuela deal
BBC NEWS | Americas | Spain defies US on Venezuela deal
Last Liberal Standing
Boston.com - NECN Shows - News:
NECN's documentary 'Ted Kennedy:
Told by NECN political reporter Alison King
NECN's documentary 'Ted Kennedy:
Last Liberal Standing' focuses on Massachusetts Senator Kennedy's
legislative record, told through the prism of one day in the senator's life.
legislative record, told through the prism of one day in the senator's life.
Told by NECN political reporter Alison King
US bars Spain from selling planes to Venezuela...
What right do we have barring anyone for doing anything?
This is very messed up...
But, isn't everything?
US bars Spain from selling planes to Venezuela - Forbes.com
This is very messed up...
But, isn't everything?
US bars Spain from selling planes to Venezuela - Forbes.com
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
REUTERS Showcase
wow...can you even begin to imagine this happening to you? i honestly have to say i can't... photo #08
REUTERS Showcase
REUTERS Showcase
Monday, January 9, 2006
Another World Is Possible
Another World Is PossibleWhere is America headed? It's not hard to find pessimists. Author and former Nixon adviser Kevin Phillips believes the nation is dominated by a new, plutocracy, in which wealth reaches, beyond its own realm, to control government at all levels. The writer Robert Kaplan predicts that our society could soon, resemble the oligarchies of ancient Athens and Sparta. Sociologist Bertram Gross has predicted a friendly fascism. Imagine what another 9/11 would do. (cont...)
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Join Women's Global Call For Peace!
WomenSayNOtoWar.Org is your opportunity to unite with international women everywhere and contribute towards the end of the illegal war in Iraq.
Our call will be delivered to the White House on March 8, 2006. Please celebrate International Women's Day on this date by joining us and visiting the sign-up page for action/event ideas
Thank you for taking action!
Sunday, January 8, 2006
Why Care?
Please, before you click on any other link on my blog,
read this...
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Saturday, January 7, 2006
A Fisherman's Hook
"Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it."
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama-
Wanted For Mass Murder
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The Bush Regime
The World Can't Wait!
Drive Out The Bush Regime!
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Can You Impeach Someone Who Was Never Elected In The First Place?
I found this wonderful graphic on another site while on a very productive road-trip along the internet highway...
Seems like a really logical question...
Friday, January 6, 2006
The Charges Against Jack Abramoff
Democrats.org has a post called "The Charges Against Jack Abramoff" that's worth checking out...
United States of America v. Jack Abramoff (.pdf) Count One: Conspiracy Count Two: Honest Services Mail Fraud Count Three: Tax Evasion F. Defendant ABRAMOFF and others would offer and provide things of value to public officials, including trips, campaign contributions,...
The Quiet Death of Freedom
By John Pilger
01/05/06
"ICH" --
-- On Christmas Eve, I dropped in on Brian Haw, whose hunched, pacing figure was just visible through the freezing fog. For four and a half years, Brian has camped in Parliament Square with a graphic display of photographs that show the terror and suffering imposed on Iraqi children by British policies. The effectiveness of his action was demonstrated last April when the Blair government banned any expression of opposition within a kilometre of Parliament. The High Court subsequently ruled that, because his presence preceded the ban, Brian was an exception.
Day after day, night after night, season upon season, he remains a beacon, illuminating the great crime of Iraq and the cowardice of the House of Commons. As we talked, two women brought him a Christmas meal and mulled wine. They thanked him, shook his hand and hurried on. He had never seen them before. "That's typical of the public," he said. A man in a pin-striped suit and tie emerged from the fog, carrying a small wreath. ""I intend to place this at the Cenotaph and read out the names of the dead in Iraq," he said to Brian, who cautioned him: "You'll spend the night in cells, mate." We watched him stride off and lay his wreath. His head bowed, he appeared to be whispering. Thirty years ago, I watched dissidents do something similar outside the walls of the Kremlin.
As night had covered him, he was lucky. On 7 December, Maya Evans, a vegan chef aged 25, was convicted of breaching the new Serious Organised Crime and Police Act by reading aloud at the Cenotaph the names of 97 British soldiers killed in Iraq. So serious was her crime that it required 14 policemen in two vans to arrest her. She was fined and given a criminal record for the rest of her life.
Freedom is dying.
Eighty-year-old John Catt served with the RAF in the Second World War. Last September, he was stopped by police in Brighton for wearing an "offensive" T-shirt, which suggested that Bush and Blair be tried for war crimes. He was arrested under the Terrorism Act and handcuffed, with his arms held behind his back. The official record of the arrest says the "purpose" of searching him was "terrorism" and the "grounds for intervention" were "carrying placard and T-shirt with anti-Blair info" (sic).
He is awaiting trial.
Thursday, January 5, 2006
Comfortably Numb
After my prior post of the parody of this very meaningful song I thought I should make sure the original artists get credit for their masterpiece...
by
Pink Floyd
Hello.
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone home?
Come on, now.
I hear you’re feeling down.
Well I can ease your pain,
Get you on your feet again.
Relax.
I need some information first.
Just the basic facts:
Can you show me where it hurts?
There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship’s smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re sayin’.
When I was a child I had a fever.
My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I got that feeling once again.
I can’t explain, you would not understand.
This is not how I am.
I have become comfortably numb.
Ok.
Just a little pinprick. [ping]
There’ll be no more --aaaaaahhhhh!
But you may feel a little sick.
Can you stand up? I do believe it’s working. good.
That’ll keep you going for the show.
Come on it’s time to go.
There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship’s smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re sayin’.
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse,
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone.
I cannot put my finger on it now.
The child is grown, the dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb.
uncomfortably numb.
"Comfortably Numb" Based on the performance by Pink Floyd
"Uncomfortably Numb" Parody by T. Marie T....lots of AKA's
hello
i can't say that word right
been up nearly half the night
trying to feel my mouth again
what's that?
you say
you can't understand
me i had dental surgery
that was last week
i'm relaxed,
you want information first
oh you really want to know where it hurts?
there is no pain, there is no feeling
my mouth has had no problem heeling
i don't expect to have to pay
my lips move nobody knows what i say
how much anesthesia did i recieve then
my mouth's still all numb and tingling
will i ever be the same again
please explain
i do not understand i want to feel again
i.............i have become uncomfortably numb
i...........i have become uncomfortably numb
ok
i don't feel the pin prick
i wish i felt the ahhhhhhhhhhh
this really makes me sick
you don't know what the hell you are doing
you're not going to lunch
don't you even touch the door
there is no pain, there is no feeling
my mouth has had no problem heeling
i don't expect to have to pay
my lips move nobody knows what
i say
how much anesthesia did i receive back then
after 3 weeks my mouth is numb
and i can't eat, can't eat at al
li cannot feel my fingers on my lips
the pain is gone
but the feelings gone
i.............i have become uncomfortably numb
i...........i have become uncomfortably numb.
Gentle GenocideWednesday, January 4, 2006
Kanye West Slams Bush On NBC (Red Cross Relief Fundraiser)
::uncomfortably numb:::
Remember this story? Isn't it time for everyone to speak like Mr. Kanye West!
Kanye West Slams Bush On NBC (Red Cross Relief Fundraiser)
Remember this story? Isn't it time for everyone to speak like Mr. Kanye West!
Kanye West Slams Bush On NBC (Red Cross Relief Fundraiser)
Tuesday, January 3, 2006
CNN.com - Poll: Half believe Congress is dirty - Jan 3, 2006
CNN.com - Poll: Half believe Congress is dirty - Jan 3, 2006
Finally!!!! Some justice for the American People? I hope so. I wonder why everyone is schocked by this poll? It takes a billion disasters before anything happens, or maybe it's because Americans are so apathetic...
Me thinks it may be too late though...just watch the news for an hour...
i have a feeling we'll get all excited as long as it suits us and then we'll forget about it...only for it to just come and
bite us in the ass...
Peace, Wisdom and Kindness
The End of the World As We Know it and I Feel Fine
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
(Lyrics source: One of Stipe's concert lyric sheets)
That’s great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an aeroplane -Lenny Bruce is not afraid. Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn -world serves its own needs, don’t misserve your own needs. Feed it up a knock,speed, grunt no, strength no. Ladder structure clatter with fear of height,down height. Wire in a fire, represent the seven games in a government forhire and a combat site. Left her, wasn’t coming in a hurry with the furiesbreathing down your neck. Team by team reporters baffled, trump, tetheredcrop. Look at that low plane! Fine then. Uh oh, overflow, population,common group, but it’ll do. Save yourself, serve yourself. World serves itsown needs, listen to your heart bleed. Tell me with the rapture and thereverent in the right - right. You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, brightlight, feeling pretty psyched.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.It’s the end of the world as we know it.It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
Six o’clock - TV hour. Don’t get caught in foreign tower. Slash and burn,return, listen to yourself churn. Lock him in uniform and book burning,blood letting. Every motive escalate. Automotive incinerate. Light a candle,light a motive. Step down, step down. Watch a heel crush, crush. Uh oh,this means no fear - cavalier. Renegade and steer clear! A tournament,a tournament, a tournament of lies. Offer me solutions, offer me alternativesand I decline.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.It’s the end of the world as we know it.It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
The other night I tripped a nice continental drift divide. Mountains sit in a line.Leonard Bernstein. Leonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs.Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom! You symbiotic, patriotic,slam, but neck, right? Right.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.It’s the end of the world as we know it.It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine...fine...
(It’s time I had some time alone)
(Lyrics source: One of Stipe's concert lyric sheets)
That’s great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an aeroplane -Lenny Bruce is not afraid. Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn -world serves its own needs, don’t misserve your own needs. Feed it up a knock,speed, grunt no, strength no. Ladder structure clatter with fear of height,down height. Wire in a fire, represent the seven games in a government forhire and a combat site. Left her, wasn’t coming in a hurry with the furiesbreathing down your neck. Team by team reporters baffled, trump, tetheredcrop. Look at that low plane! Fine then. Uh oh, overflow, population,common group, but it’ll do. Save yourself, serve yourself. World serves itsown needs, listen to your heart bleed. Tell me with the rapture and thereverent in the right - right. You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, brightlight, feeling pretty psyched.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.It’s the end of the world as we know it.It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
Six o’clock - TV hour. Don’t get caught in foreign tower. Slash and burn,return, listen to yourself churn. Lock him in uniform and book burning,blood letting. Every motive escalate. Automotive incinerate. Light a candle,light a motive. Step down, step down. Watch a heel crush, crush. Uh oh,this means no fear - cavalier. Renegade and steer clear! A tournament,a tournament, a tournament of lies. Offer me solutions, offer me alternativesand I decline.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.It’s the end of the world as we know it.It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
The other night I tripped a nice continental drift divide. Mountains sit in a line.Leonard Bernstein. Leonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs.Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom! You symbiotic, patriotic,slam, but neck, right? Right.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.It’s the end of the world as we know it.It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine...fine...
(It’s time I had some time alone)
Samuel Beckett on Depression
Samuel Beckett on Depression:
"Can there be misery'(he yawns)'loftier than mine?"
Samuel Beckett (1906 - 1989)
Irish playwright, novelist, and poet
Monday, January 2, 2006
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