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 8 Nov 2002 @ 23:59, by ming. Politics
The first U.S. congressional candidate with a weblog, Tara Sue Grubb in North Carolina, ended up with 11.19% of the votes, despite next to no funding, and no traditional campaigning. She ran her campaign directly to the Internet through her weblog. Heheh, I notice that I provided 0.85% of her total funding, by sending her $30 through PayPal, and I'm not even in her state. Ed Cone has some commentary. More >
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6 Nov 2002 @ 10:22, by craiglang. Politics
I was rather dismayed, to say the least, with the election returns last night and today. In front of my eyes (at least when I could bear to look) I saw the vote count piling up in support of the Bush Brothers, etc. I saw the senatorial candidate (Norm Coleman) who opposed the late Sen. Wellstone win - apparently with the support of the same energy companies that have gotten us into this mess.
But in a democracy, the peoples' voice is final. Having heard nothing yet to the contrary, I assume (perhaps nievely) that the election was clean. So I must conclude that the results do portray the will of the people - at least to some extent. Yet, the direction this decision takes the western world - and perhaps humanity - seems to be directly into the abyss. So what gives?
My only conclusion can be that a whole lot of people don't get it. The aggregate field consciousness of the US public seems to still be wishing for a convenient, materialistic, comfortable, don't-rock-the-boat world view. There seems to be an aggregate willingness to overlook the impending war. And it is more comfortable to ignore the coming environmental collapse. The blindfold fits well, and is very comfy to wear.
It is indeed difficult to change course. A western democracy has a very wide turning radius. And if our course is heading for oblivion, then to some it seems easier to cover one's eyes than to struggle to turn the steering wheel and avoid the collapse.
So, the (apparent) wishes of the people have been expressed. As the saying goes "be careful what you wish for, you might recieve it". And I suspect that recieve it we shall...
Thanx,
-Craig More >
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9 Oct 2002 @ 10:55, by rishi. Politics
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002
From: Alexander Winchester
Subject: Preventing World War 3
Dear Earth Citizen,
I forward this short article to you, out of the spiritual and social
need
of humanity.
After reading it I'm sure you'll agree that it needs to be forwarded to
as
many people as possible, and in the shortest period of time. The truth
it
contains is rarely spoken, for it takes courage to do so in the face of
tyranny. But I've chosen you to do this, because of the concern you
have
evidenced in the betterment of humanity.
Let this new United Nations resolution be posted on every street
corner, in
every city of the world...
Yours truly,
A concerned global citizen
****
Regime Change: What the United Nations Must Do
Rather than adopting the suggested regime change in Iraq through
military
force, the United Natioins must instead consider an entirely different
course of action. This new course is based upon the facts alone, rather
than political pressure. A regime change is indeed necessary, but not
in
Iraq. The primary regime which needs to be changed, is the one found in
Washington DC. The greatest tyrant and true threat to world peace who
needs
to be ousted, is George W. Bush. The facts which clearly show the need
for
such a resolution against the U.S. are self evident...they demonstrate
a
"clear and present danger" to the world community. America is clearly a
nation which aspires to global domination, through the use of the most
expensive and high tech military the world has ever known.
In
demonstration of the above assertions, let us be very clear about
Americas"
300+ billion dollar a year expense, for weapons of mass destruction.
These
include
1) Atomic and hydrogen bombs.
2) The "Star Wars" weaponry of space satellites, and laser devices.
3) A host of biological weapons including anthrax, which it has used on
its
own citizenry and manufactured in its own laboratories.
4) Guided missile cruisers, Stealth bombers and aircraft carriers
conveying
the most advanced air-based offensives, ever to be used in the history
of
mankind.
5) Depleted uranium munitions, used repeatedly upon countries such as
Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq, causing birth defects and lingering
mutilation of civilian populations.
6) The use of spies, covert CIA operatives and other agents, as well as
a
barrage of propaganda, which seeks to weaken, overthrow and exploit the
sovereign nations of the world, primarily for the sake of installing
pro-U.S.-corporate puppets who will do Washingtons' bidding. [The fact
that
it has staged countless internal rebellions and coups within dozens of
countries in the last five decades, is well documented and known. The
U.S.
constantly interferes with, and attempts to coerce, the mandates of
foreign
governments for the sake of its own special interests, and in the name
of
"democracy". The real reason for this behavior is, of course, unfair
economic advantage and bottomless greed.]
7) Nerve gas, tear gas, blistering agents, neurotoxins and poisonous
compounds of all kinds.
8) "Smart" bombs", "Bunker Buster" bombs, "Daisy Cutter" bombs, mines
and
laser or satellite guided munitions.
9) Teams of special forces troops, whose missions are designed for
assassination, covert mass-murder and maximized destruction.
The United States possesses, and has openly discussed using, such
weapons
of mass destruction upon a great number of other nations. Among these
nations are those listed in George Bushs' so-called "axis of evil"
list, as
well as many others which it says, "harbor terrorists". The so-called
"War
on Terror" targets Libya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Iran, Iraq,
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Columbia, Nicaragua and many others.
Upon
these nations the U.S. has repeatedly issued a series of very
aggressive
and threatening statements to the effect of; "You are either with us or
against us", implying dire consequences of economic, diplomatic and
military measures in the case of non-compliance. It has openly
discussed
the possibility of a "first strike" use of conventional nuclear
warheads,
and "tactical nukes" on the battlefield. Its' military policy of, "win
no
matter what the cost of truth or human lives", as a surrogate for sane
foreign relations, has earned the wrath of the world. U.S. belligerency
has
been a major contributor to international hostilities, instability, war
and
the creation of reactionary terrorist groups, as well as the oppression
of
peoples worldwide. Its irrational posture threatens to catapult the
world
into another, and probably final, world war.
The United States has repeatedly shown its willingness to target
civilian
populations with weapons of mass destruction, especially via the
carpet-bombing of cities and infrastructures. It is the only nation to
have
ever used nuclear devices in war, and upon civilian targets. Among the
structures bombed have been desalinization plants, water treatment
facilities, police stations, electrical substations and generators,
radar
and communications stations, hospitals, highway, railway and other
transportation facilities, factories for the manufacture of metal,
plastic
and wood products, and numerous other civilian centers. Countless
examples
of this behavior have been witnessed in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The
result has been millions of Iraqi and Afghan children dying of
unnecessary
diseases and malnutrition, due to a severe lack of food and safe
drinking
water. U.S. allies such as Israel, (whose military it literally makes
possible) have also exhibited such behavior, as has Great Britain,
through
constant urging toward mindless, mutually accomplished war frenzies.
A primary export of the United States is weaponry of mass destruction,
including so-called "conventional" weapons such as guided missile
cruisers,
bombers, small arms, mortars, rockets, tactical advisors, self guided
missiles, attack helicopters, high tech surveilance and imaging
systems,
tanks, explosives and various other tools desigen primarily for the
sake of
destroying human life. Added to this list of exports are multi-lingual
propaganda, biological agents, tear and nerve gas, atomic weapons and
their
constituents, as well as technical advice regarding their construction,
maintenance and use. The U.S. has frequently urged countries to use
these
weapons against each other so long as it benefitted its political
interests, while simultaneously criticizing those who use them without
American sanction.
The U.S. has repeatedly told its own citizenry to expect involvement in
what amounts to a PERMANENT STATE OF WAR, due to the "War on Terror". A
large and increasing number of foreign nationals are being held in
American
prisons unlawfully, often without charges, legal due process or access
to
legal counsel. These persons are often subjected to psychological and
physical torture due to their nationality or religious beliefs. Its'
Afghan
prisoners of war in Cuba are treated without dignity, in violation of
the
Geneva Convention. At the same time, the U.S. has insisted that its
military personnel must be held exempt from war crimes charges by the
international community, regardless of their actions.
The United States repeatedly defies the resolutions and authority of
the
United Nations, making is clear that it views this body as merely a
tool
which can be occasionally used to achieve its special interests, rather
than those of humanity in general. America has also made it quite clear
that if its desires are not met by the international community/United
Nations, that it will act on its own regardless of their wishes, and in
whatever manner it sees fit. This includes pre-emptive military
invasion of
any country which dares to oppose its policies, and for whatever
flimsy,
baseless justification it gives to the world as an excuse for such
actions.
The international community must seriously ask itself, "Who's next?" in
this series of American invasions of sovereign lands. "Who will die
next...by the thousands, tens of thousands or millions..." at the
bloody
hands of American imperialism?
FOR THESE REASONS and others, it is hereby proposed that a United
Nations
resolution be created for the purpose of dis-arming and otherwise
rendering
harmless, the major threat to world peace which the United States has
become. Toward this end the necessity of ousting its current dictator,
George W. Bush, and the legislative bodies of that government which
currently parrot him without serious debate, is self evident.
The functional means necessary to achieve this goal are hereby
suggested.
They include;
1) Economic sanctions and trade tarriffs, aimed at undermining the U.S.
economy, thereby depriving its monstrous military apparatus of the
necessary life blood to function.
2) The insistence of a complete withdrawal of all U.S. military forces
from
wherever they may be stationed around the world. This includes U.S.
occupation forces already in conquered countries, (such as
Afghanistan).
3) The elimination of world petroleum exports to the United States, as
well
as the necessary raw materials which make it's industrial-military
apparatus possible.
4) The withdrawal of foreign investment in U.S. companies, and their
various enterprises. This includes the canceling of existing contracts
with
U.S. companies, especially those involved with the extraction of
petroleum,
the mining of precious metals, deforestation, sweat shop industries of
clothing, plastics, electronics and other manufacture, as well as other
vital resources from lands not within their territorial domain.
5) That U.S. military and civil leaders, especially George W. Bush and
his
entire cabinet, be brought to justice for their heinous participations
in
war crimes and crimes against humanity the world over, by the
international
courts. World leaders must understand that no one country can both make
the
rules and break them, when it comes to international justice.
6) The use of joint military force if necessary, to curb, restrict and
otherwise prevent the American advance toward world domination. America
must be deprived of what it most desires, which are the resources of
others
to fuel an extravagant lifestyle, and the support of bribed or bullied
foreign leaders to accomplish a singularly selfish, unilateral agenda.
In effect, the United States must feel the full pressure of
international
sovereignty, as it expresses its supreme dissatisfaction with the US
imperialism around the globe.
The United States must also understand that its anti-humanitarian,
corporate-minded, industrial-military schemes for global dominance are
nothing short of those employed by Hitler, and other fascist dictators
and
governments, throughout the course of history. [Constantly declaring
war
and occupying one country after the next demonstrates this.] The
international community, and indeed the peoples of the entire world,
find
this American attitude and behavior unacceptable. They will no longer
be
coerced or made to feel insecure in their own places of residence and
worship, at the behest of American whims.
Signed,
People of the free world
Forward this to your governments, United Nations representatives and
friends worldwide. Encourage others to do the same. More >
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3 Oct 2002 @ 04:42, by scotty. Politics
Continuing Controversy Over NJ Poet Laureate
Should New Jersey's poet laureate Amiri Baraka be forced to resign for writing a poem implying Israeli's knew about the nine-eleven terrorist attack before it happened?
( [link] )
Poem: "Somebody Blew Up America"
Here is the entire poem, "Somebody Blew Up America," written by Amiri Baraka.
They say its some terrorist,
some barbaric
A Rab,
in Afghanistan
It wasn't our American terrorists
It wasn't the Klan or the Skin heads
Or the them that blows up nigger
Churches, or reincarnates us on Death Row It wasn't Trent Lott
Or David Duke or Giuliani
Or Schundler, Helms retiring
It wasn't
The gonorrhea in costume
The white sheet diseases
That have murdered black people
Terrorized reason and sanity
Most of humanity, as they pleases
They say (who say?)
Who do the saying
Who is them paying
Who tell the lies
Who in disguise
Who had the slaves
Who got the bux out the Bucks
Who got fat from plantations
Who genocided Indians
Tried to waste the Black nation
Who live on Wall Street
The first plantation
Who cut your nuts off
Who rape your ma
Who lynched your pa
Who got the tar, who got the feathers
Who had the match, who set the fires
Who killed and hired
Who say they God & still be the Devil
Who the biggest only
Who the most goodest
Who do Jesus resemble
Who created everything
Who the smartest
Who the greatest
Who the richest
Who say you ugly and they the
goodlookingest
Who define art
Who define science
Who made the bombs
Who made the guns
Who bought the slaves, who sold them
Who called you them names
Who say Dahmer wasn't insane
Who? Who? Who?
Who stole Puerto Rico
Who stole the Indies, the Philipines,
Manhattan
Australia & The Hebrides
Who forced opium on the Chinese
Who own them buildings
Who got the money
Who think you funny
Who locked you up
Who own the papers
Who owned the slave ship
Who run the army
Who the fake president
Who the ruler
Who the banker
Who? Who? Who?
Who own the mine
Who twist your mind
Who got bread
Who need peace
Who you think need war
Who own the oil
Who do no toil
Who own the soil
Who is not a nigger
Who is so great ain't nobody bigger
Who own this city
Who own the air
Who own the water
Who own your crib
Who rob and steal and cheat and murder
and make lies the truth
Who call you uncouth
Who live in the biggest house
Who do the biggest crime
Who go on vacation anytime
Who killed the most niggers
Who killed the most Jews
Who killed the most Italians
Who killed the most Irish
Who killed the most Africans
Who killed the most Japanese
Who killed the most Latinos
Who? Who? Who?
Who own the ocean
Who own the airplanes
Who own the malls
Who own television
Who own radio
Who own what ain't even known to be owned
Who own the owners that ain't the real owners
Who own the suburbs
Who suck the cities
Who make the laws
Who made Bush president
Who believe the confederate flag need to be flying
Who talk about democracy and be lying
Who the Beast in Revelations
Who 666
Who know who decide
Jesus get crucified
Who the Devil on the real side
Who got rich from Armenian genocide
Who the biggest terrorist
Who change the bible
Who killed the most people
Who do the most evil
Who don't worry about survival
Who have the colonies
Who stole the most land
Who rule the world
Who say they good but only do evil
Who the biggest executioner
Who? Who? Who?
Who own the oil
Who want more oil
Who told you what you think that later
you find out a lie
Who? Who? Who?
Who found Bin Laden, maybe they Satan
Who pay the CIA,
Who knew the bomb was gonna blow
Who know why the terrorists
Learned to fly in Florida, San Diego
Who know why Five Israelis was filming the explosion
And cracking they sides at the notion
Who need fossil fuel when the sun ain't goin' nowhere
Who make the credit cards
Who get the biggest tax cut
Who walked out of the Conference
Against Racism
Who killed Malcolm, Kennedy & his Brother
Who killed Dr King, Who would want such a thing?
Are they linked to the murder of Lincoln?
Who invaded Grenada
Who made money from apartheid
Who keep the Irish a colony
Who overthrow Chile and Nicaragua later
Who killed David Sibeko, Chris Hani,
the same ones who killed Biko, Cabral,
Neruda, Allende, Che Guevara, Sandino,
Who killed Kabila, the ones who wasted Lumumba, Mondlane,
Betty Shabazz, Die, Princess Di, Ralph Featherstone, Little Bobby
Who locked up Mandela, Dhoruba, Geronimo,
Assata, Mumia, Garvey, Dashiell Hammett, Alphaeus Hutton
Who killed Huey Newton, Fred Hampton,
Medgar Evers, Mikey Smith, Walter Rodney,
Was it the ones who tried to poison Fidel
Who tried to keep the Vietnamese Oppressed
Who put a price on Lenin's head
Who put the Jews in ovens,
and who helped them do it
Who said "America First"
and ok'd the yellow stars
Who killed Rosa Luxembourg, Liebneckt
Who murdered the Rosenbergs
And all the good people iced,
tortured, assassinated, vanished
Who got rich from Algeria, Libya, Haiti,
Iran, Iraq, Saudi, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine,
Who cut off peoples hands in the Congo
Who invented Aids
Who put the germs
In the Indians' blankets
Who thought up "The Trail of Tears"
Who blew up the Maine
& started the Spanish American War
Who got Sharon back in Power
Who backed Batista, Hitler, Bilbo,
Chiang kai Chek
Who decided Affirmative Action had to go
Reconstruction, The New Deal,
The New Frontier, The Great Society,
Who do Tom Ass Clarence Work for
Who doo doo come out the Colon's mouth
Who know what kind of Skeeza is a Condoleeza
Who pay Connelly to be a wooden negro
Who give Genius Awards to Homo Locus Subsidere
Who overthrew Nkrumah, Bishop,
Who poison Robeson,
who try to put DuBois in Jail
Who frame Rap Jamil al Amin, Who frame the Rosenbergs, Garvey,
The Scottsboro Boys,
The Hollywood Ten
Who set the Reichstag Fire
Who knew the World Trade Center was gonna get bombed
Who told 4000 Israeli workers at the Twin Towers
To stay home that day
Why did Sharon stay away?
Who? Who? Who?
Explosion of Owl the newspaper say The devil face cd be seen
Who make money from war
Who make dough from fear and lies
Who want the world like it is
Who want the world to be ruled by
imperialism and national
oppression and terror violence, and
hunger and poverty.
Who is the ruler of Hell?
Who is the most powerful
Who you know ever
Seen God?
But everybody seen
The Devil
Like an Owl exploding
In your life in your brain in your self
Like an Owl who know the devil
All night, all day if you listen, Like an Owl
Exploding in fire. We hear the questions rise
In terrible flame like the whistle of a crazy dog
Like the acid vomit of the fire of Hell
Who and Who and WHO who who Whoooo and Whooooooooooooooooooooo!
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 21 Aug 2002 @ 23:17, by quidnovi. Politics
JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT
26 August - 4 September 2002
Johannesburg, South Africa
Anyone remember that song from the Cadets?
"Meanwhile in the jungle: ...
When I woke up and my head started to clear
I had a strange feeling I was cooking gear
I smelled something cooking and I looked to see
That's when I found out they was cookin' me
Ooga booga, lemme outta here!"
"Meanwhile, back in the States:
Baby, baby, let's make romance
You know your old-time lover hasn't got a chance
He's stranded in the jungle sad as he can be
So come on pretty baby just you and me"
"Meanwhile back in the jungle:
So I jumped in the ocean and started to swim
My chance of surviving was gettin' slim..."
More >
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18 Mar 2002 @ 13:29, by jewel. Politics
My friend Palden Jenkins forwarded me the following article from the UK Observer, along with his comments on 2/20... but it is as timely as the increasingly serious political situation of the world continues to warrant! Palden is a very good metaphysical historian! More >
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27 Feb 2002 @ 01:32, by ming. Politics
Here's a funny parody about George Bush and his Office of Strategic Influence. ... Oh, and actually, the White House has felt a bit hurt about the many public jokes, so today they decided to close the office. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's comments are just as funny as the parody. More >
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 19 Feb 2002 @ 04:40, by ming. Politics
Noam Chomsky is one of the smartest and most eloquent critics of US Government foreign policies and social inequities of various kinds. Here's an interview at AlterNet where he talks about the current propaganda ploy of linking the drug "war" with the "war" on terror. More >
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 18 Feb 2002 @ 03:53, by ming. Politics
The always controversial U.S. "Nation of Islam" leader Louis Farrakhan had a few things to say about the U.S. "oil politics" and "shadow government", that few people in the U.S. right now could get away with getting into major media. He also calls for general racial and religious unity, though. More >
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29 Jan 2002 @ 12:59, by finny. Politics
"George W. in the Garden of Gethsemane"
An Open Letter to George W. Bush from Michael Moore
Dear George,
When it's all over in a couple months, and you're packing up your pretzels and Spot and heading back to Texas, what will be your biggest regret? Not getting out more often and seeing the sights around Rock Creek Park? Never once visiting the newly-renovated IKEA in Woodbridge, Virginia? Or buying your way to the White House with money from a company that committed the biggest corporate swindle in American history? I got a feeling you didn't miss much by not spending an entire Saturday afternoon assembling a Swedish bookcase -- but you should have known that there was no way you would ever finish your term by hopping into bed with Kenneth Lay. More >
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