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 13 Feb 2003 @ 12:08
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02-13 Russian threat to block Bush Date
Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:37:36 -0500
Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens for Legitimate Government
February 13, 2003 [link]
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*Note: The CLG website is updated throughout the day, so check back often for latest news Russian threat to block Bush --Russia has threatened to use its veto to block Washington's plans for a United Nations-endorsed Iraq war, as China swung behind the European proposal to beef up weapons inspections and avoid military action. The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, told French journalists yesterday that Moscow was prepared to vote against a Security Council resolution that contained the threat of "an = unreasonable use of force".
Russia threatens to veto US war plan --For the first time, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council has warned that it might use its veto to deny the United States UN backing for a war on Iraq China may be trying to get off the fence --Is China about to join the Axis of Weasels? A telephone conversation on Tuesday night between French President Jacques Chirac and Chinese President Jiang Zemin has set off a flurry of speculation that Beijing is siding with a European = push to delay the looming American-led attack on Iraq.
Congress lashes out at 'old Europe' --US lawmakers are threatening to take retaliatory action against France, Belgium and Germany for their opposition to US policy towards Iraq. Anger with the French and German stand has led some US congressmen to call for a trade boycott of French products and the withdrawal of some US troops from Germany.
Bush Told Jordan's King he Wanted Iraq War in July --One account given at authoritative levels here is that King Abdullah decided to prepare for an American attack on Iraq last July, after a meeting at the White House with Dictator Bush. A Jordanian official familiar with that meeting said the king had asked Mr. Bush if there was any point in trying to persuade the American leader to abandon plans to topple Mr. Hussein. Mr. Bush, this official said, told King Abdullah that his mind was made up, prompting the king to shift his priorities to making preparations to cushion Jordan against the impact of a war.
US already knew of Bin Laden tape --The US knew about the latest Osama bin Laden tape five days before it was broadcast by the Qatar-based TV station al-Jazeera, according to a US intelligence source.
Group to file suit challenging Bush's authority to declare war = --Dictator Bush does not have the authority to launch a military invasion of Iraq without a congressional declaration of war, according to a lawsuit expected to be filed in federal court in Boston on Thursday.
U.S. eyes 'usable' nuclear bombs --Congressional support building for renewed testing --After narrowly failing last year, Republicans in Congress are poised to attempt the repeal of a law that prohibits the development of smaller, more "usable" nuclear bombs [?!?] --a decade-old cornerstone of America's cautious post- Cold War weapons policy.
Iraq missile systems struck --Warplanes from a US-British coalition have again attacked Iraqi surface-to-surface missile systems capable of striking US troops in Kuwait, the US military said..
Special Operations Units Already in Iraq --U.S. Special Operations troops are already operating in various parts of Iraq, U.S. defense officials and experts familiar with Pentagon planning said.
Israeli army chief predicts US strike on Iraq within two weeks --A = US-led offensive in Iraq is likely to be launched within the next two = weeks, Israel's chief of staff Moshe Yaalon said.
U.S. Dismisses Calls for Iraq Inspections --Senior Bush regime officials spoke dismissively Wednesday of European calls for more and better weapons inspections to disarm Iraq at the same time the Pentagon took = new steps toward war.
Tony Blair is a coward --by John Pilger "In my experience 'on his hands' applies especially to those modern political leaders who have had no personal experience of war, like George W Bush, who managed not to serve in Vietnam, and the effete Tony Blair. There is about them the essential cowardice of the man who causes death and suffering not by his own hand but through a chain of command that affirms his 'authority'.
Confronting Empire --by Arundhati Roy "Before September 11, 2001 America had a secret history. Secret especially from its own people. But now America's secrets are history, and its history is public knowledge. It's street talk... When George Bush says, 'you're either with us, or you are with the terrorists,' we can say 'No thank you.' We can let him know that the people of the world do not need to choose between a Malevolent Mickey Mouse and the Mad Mullahs. Our strategy should be not only to = confront empire, but to lay siege to it." [a must read]
Osama Rallies Muslims, Condemns Hussein --by William Rivers Pitt "Osama bin Laden rose from the dead yet again on Tuesday to prophesy doom and death for America. This is nothing new; he has been clawing his way out of various burial holes for seventeen months now, and always manages to strike fear into the American heart by way of the American media and the Bush administration at exactly the moment when incredibly important shifts in history are in the offing.”
10 million join world protest rallies --From Africa to Antarctica, people prepare to march for peace --Up to 10 million people on five continents are expected to demonstrate against the probable war in Iraq on Saturday, in some of the largest peace marches ever known.
War protests echo at town hall meeting --Northern Virginia residents last night turned a town hall meeting in Alexandria with U.S. military representatives into a forum to vent opposition to a possible war in Iraq. The crowd was overwhelmingly against a war with Iraq and heckled Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke and Maj. Gen. Kevin Kuklok as they attempted to explain the imminent threat Iraq poses to the United States
Council to Consider Proclamation Opposing War With Iraq --Following Chicago, Detroit and dozens of other cities across the country, a coalition of six Los Angeles City Council members introduced a measure = Friday urging their colleagues to officially oppose a war against Iraq.
Sean Penn: Iraq Stance Cost Me Role --Actor Sean Penn says his opposition to a war in Iraq cost him a lucrative movie role. The feud over "Why Men Shouldn't Marry" erupted yesterday amid dueling lawsuits in Los Angeles. Penn accuses Steve Bing of "borrowing a page from the dark era of Hollywood blacklisting" by denying him a promised role in the movie, which Bing wrote and was supposed to direct.
Danny Glover bashes Bush in Brazil --Add actor Danny Glover to the growing list of celeb Bush bashers. The "Lethal Weapon" star was in Brazil recently, where he called George W. a "racist" and blasted many = of the dictator's policies.
An Average American's Point of View --by George J. Zellers "...we are going to War. No evidence of WMD, no link to 9/11, no real threat to the US. Just lots of OIL and Daddy's unfinished WAR. Well Georgie Boy, you can't still blame Clinton." [link]
Greenspan Says Threat of War Hurts Economy, Questions Need for Stimulus Plan --Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Tuesday that uncertainties over a possible war with Iraq posed "formidable barriers" to business spending and made it tough to gauge the U.S. economy's health.
State Department Does it Again (cartoon) --by Erik P Sorensen Nuclear stand-off may go to UN --With United States support, the United Nations' top atomic energy monitoring group appears set to try to increase pressure on North Korea's nuclear program by sending the issue = to the Security Council.
CIA warns of new nuclear arms race --The world is being confronted by a new nuclear arms race that threatens to dismantle more than three decades of non-proliferation efforts, CIA director George Tenet has warned
Afghans say 17 civilians killed in US-led raids --Provincial Afghan authorities said on Wednesday at least 17 civilians had been killed in bombing raids by U.S.-led forces aimed at rooting out remnants of the Taliban
Film exposing Pentagon war crimes premieres in US --A powerful film exposing the US role in the massacre of thousands of unarmed prisoners of war in Afghanistan was shown for the first time in the United States February 6... Irish documentary filmmaker Jamie Doran said that the = evidence he has gathered, and which he will use in his upcoming sequel to Afghan Massacre, indicates that the responsibility for the war crimes in Afghanistan goes "as high as [US Defense Secretary Donald] Rumsfeld's office."
Looming Cuts in Aid to EA As Bush Embraces Sudan --Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have all been scheduled for sharp cuts in US development aid while southern Sudanese rebels stand to receive a huge increase in such = assistance.
Troops shun anthrax jab (UK) More than half the armed forces personnel deploying to the Gulf have refused to be vaccinated against anthrax, the Ministry of Defence has disclosed.
Anthrax jabs mutiny widens amid fears of cancer, sterility (AU) The anthrax rebellion in the armed forces has widened, with another eight sailors en route to or already in the Persian Gulf refusing inoculations - bringing the total to 11. The protests have been prompted by fears of serious health problems despite assurances from the Federal Government.
Australian Sailors Refuse Anthrax Jab, Leave Gulf --Eleven Australian sailors serving on a warship in the Gulf have been sent home after refusing to have an anthrax vaccination ahead of possible military action against Iraq, officials said Wednesday.
Industries warned to protect against possible terror attack --Critical industries and key infrastructure should take steps to guard against potential terrorist attacks, including checking for possible infiltrators among employees [LOL! Forcing the TIPS program again, I see], according to a new government warning.
America gripped by fear of 'dirty bomb' attack --From the anti-aircraft missiles around Washington to government recommendations that families prepare bunkers in their homes against biological, chemical, radiological weapons, America is suffering its most acute bout of terror jitters since the attacks of 11 September.
Daschle says Americans need more than duct tape --U.S. Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle said on Wednesday the Bush regime must do more to protect Americans against a suspected increased risk of terrorist attacks than urge them to seal a designated room with duct tape and plastic sheets.
DoD Press Release Warns of Computer Hacking Disguised as Political Activism --"Increased tensions between America and her allies and Iraq could lead to an increase in 'global hacking activities,' the government body
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emancipator serve his apprenticeship as a crank.
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"Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught in
falsehoods school. And the one man that dares to tell the truth is called
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10 Feb 2003 @ 13:24
Dear WMS members,
Later on today or tomorrow, I’ll be sending out a collection of responses to my recent, “Rise and Fall of the New Age” article, which should prove interesting to most. Given the considerable response to this item, I doubt I’ll be able to personally answer most letters…but thanks to everyone who has responded.
Next, I’m forwarding to you a very excellent and quality compilation, regarding a number of important world issues by the C.L.G. group. This comprehensive powerhouse of articles and links, places the current “showdown” with Iraq as it is commonly referred to in the meat-hungry American media, in its proper context. Also contained below is the ever widening gulf between UN and NATO members over the quite-insane, bellicose, U.S. imperial war stance, in Iraq and elsewhere. This is a particularly interesting development given that France, Germany and now Belgium, are joining together to coordinate ways to prevent, or at least stall, the American oil-takeover. Congratulations and a hearty “well done” to these courageous countries, (regardless of any hidden agendas they may or may not have)!
Various analysis of statements made by Donald, “Death Skull” Rumsfeld, Colin “Sell Out” Powell and George “Dictator” Bush abound, much to their chagrin I’m sure. It’s good to see these guys getting appropriately spanked.
Military Reservists are refusing to report in for the slaughter, demonstrating the true meaning of patriotism and courage.
New “Patriot” Act revisions are in the works……
[Taking this opportunity to comment on Powell’s, “presentation of irrefutable evidence of Iraq’s guilt”, I’d like to ask Bush apologists a simple question. Powell showed slides, (satellite photos) of places where, “weapons of mass destruction” are supposedly being hidden or manufactured. If in fact United States “intelligence”, (a contradiction in terms) knows so much about Iraqi doings from satellite photos, on the ground spies, informants and defectors, constant over flights and an army of inspectors who pull surprise visits at random, then why didn’t they simply send those same inspectors to these sites already, to dig up their so-called “smoking gun”? Obviously there’s nothing to really find at these locations, or they would have done exactly that. It’s truly amazing the general lack of simple and straightforward logic, used in evaluating such media propaganda. Some people take such nonsense as good coin, and happily wave their flags in the breeze.]
Your revolutionary in service,
Matthew Webb visionquest@eoni.com
The World Mind Society [link]
Suggested follow-up reading in our Library; “Confessions of an American Ex-Patriot” and other “social commentary” articles.
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Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens for Legitimate Government
February 10, 2003
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Michael Rectenwald responds to a CLG visitor who observes that we are "incredibly self dilluted" --Michael Rectenwald notes, "This war is for more than oil--it is for military contractors to get paid off, for control of the region, for control of the water, and for oil. But it is NOT about WMDs--99.9% of the weapons of mass destruction in the region are those of the US and the UK. The weapons are perched around Iraq, like the evidence in search of a crime." [http://www.legitgov.org/mike_replyto_we_are_self_dilluted_021003.html]
US puts screws to Germany over Iraq --Washington is tightening the economic screws on Berlin over a looming conflict with Iraq, threatening to clamp down against both the government and private companies in staunchly anti-war Germany, according to press reports. The US has decided to freeze all but the bare minimum of its planned multi-million investments in its German military bases "because of the political situation," the weekly Welt am Sonntag will report on today.
US fury at European peace plan --Transatlantic tensions burst into public slanging match as French and Germans call for more time --The Bush dictatorship reacted with rage last night to a Franco-German initiative to extend arms inspections in Iraq, portraying the plan as a thinly disguised attempt to derail the US timetable for war.
US scorns new moves to stop the war on Iraq --Powell rejects Franco-German plan; Inspectors see signs of 'progress' --America poured scorn on a new plan for Iraq proposed by France and Germany as a way of averting war last night, deepening the rift with its reluctant European allies. Plagiarist Colin Powell, the lying US Secretary of State, dismissed proposals for tripling the number of inspectors, backed by armed UN peace-keepers, as a "distraction, not a solution".
'We will defy Paris and Berlin. They will be judged by their people' --Donald Rumsfeld --Plans by France, Germany and Belgium to block the transfer of Nato equipment intended for the protection of Turkey were “breathtaking”, Donald Rumsfeld, the US Defence Secretary, told The Times. “They (the three countries) will be judged by their own people and they’ll be judged by other Nato countries,” he said.
France, Germany and Belgium Block NATO War Efforts --France, Germany and Belgium on Monday blocked NATO efforts to begin planning for possible Iraqi attacks against Turkey, deepening divisions in the alliance over the U.S.-led push to oust Saddam Hussein. Turkey immediately requested emergency consultations under NATO’s mutual defense treaty, or Article 4, the first time a nation has done so in the alliance’s 53-year history.
Belgium says will use NATO veto to block US in Iraq --Belgium will use its veto power in NATO to block a US request for the military alliance to support a US-led military strike on Iraq, Foreign Minister Louis Michel said on Sunday. Speaking on Belgian television, Michel added that he expected France and Germany also to block the US request.
Germany in bid to block war on Iraq --Germany was trying last night to build a coalition to prevent America and Britain from going to war with Iraq, threatening one of the biggest transatlantic rifts for decades.
Chancellor Schroeder to present Franco-German peace initiative to parliament --German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will present the details of French and German proposals to disarm Iraq to the Bundestag lower house of parliament on Thursday. The proposals, confirmed on Sunday by German Defence Minister Peter Struck, have been presented as an alternative to military action against Iraq.
US furious over reported Franco-German plan on Iraq --US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld headed back to Washington from a brief European tour Sunday as US officials lambasted France and Germany for allegedly leaving them out of the loop [LOLOLOL!!!] on a joint plan to disarm Iraq. Senior officials made it clear that they were deeply unhappy at being told of the reported plan only hours before Rumsfeld was due to fly out of Munich, where he had been attending a high-level security conference.
Ashamed that Rumsfeld is one of the family --The Rumsfelds of Weyhe-Sudweyhe, a suburb of Bremen, were once proud of their long-lost cousin, America's Secretary of Defence. No longer. "We think it is dreadful that Donald Rumsfeld is out there pushing for a war against Iraq," Karin Cecere [nee Rumsfeld], 59, said from her home last week. "We are embarrassed to be related to him." [Poor Rumsfelds of Germany, their long-lost cousin is neo-Nazi war-hawk whose skull looks like death itself. They're rightly embarrassed to be related to him. Well, we're embarrassed that he is our Secretary of Military Imperialism.]
Poll: Germans Believe U.S. a Nation of Warmongers --A majority of Germans believe the United States is a nation of warmongers and only six percent think Dictator Bush is interested in keeping the peace, according to a survey published Monday.
Canada Backs Turkey in NATO Dispute Over Iraq --Canada said on Monday it backed Ankara in a dispute over whether the NATO alliance should help Turkey strengthen its defenses in case of a U.S-led assault on Iraq.
Washington and London Isolated --by Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey "The United States of America and the United Kingdom have managed to isolate themselves from the main decision-making centres of international diplomacy and simultaneously, put on stand-by a process of forming a New World Order, based upon the UNO, discussion, diplomacy and a multi-lateral, equalitarian approach to crisis management."
US Plans for Use of Gas in Iraq --Top US military planners are preparing for the US to use incapacitating biochemical weapons in an invasion of Iraq. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, revealed the plans in February 5th testimony before the US House Armed Services Committee.
View a picture of what Rumsfeld blithely calls "Collateral Damage." (.pdf, requires Acrobat Reader) [http://www.legitgov.org/basra_iraq_victim_020903.pdf]
Powell's 'proof' is all smoke and mirrors --by Eric Margolis "[Colin] Powell's philipic [philippic] encouraged those favouring war. Skeptics dismissed it as a farrago of dubious claims. A good defence attorney would have had most of Powell's charges thrown out of court. France, Germany, Russia and China concluded Powell's indictment showed the need for stronger, continued inspections rather than war... Note: America's two most recent major wars - Vietnam and the Gulf - began with release of faked 'intelligence' information: the non-existent Gulf of Tonkin attack in 1964, and doctored photos of a non-existent Iraqi invasion buildup on the Saudi border in 1990."
Lying Us Into War: Exposing Bush and His "Techniques of Deceit" --by Dennis Hans "President [sic] George W. Bush and his foreign-policy team have systematically and knowingly deceived the American people in order to gain support for an unprovoked attack on Iraq... It is not one single lie that has an effect on the public. It is the cumulative effect of dozens of lies, big and small, reiterated daily and challenged rarely. That is the effect that has brought us to where we are today."
Level with us, Mr. President --by Edward Kennedy "The administration has released no casualty estimates [of war with Iraq], and they could be extremely high. Many military experts have predicted urban guerrilla warfare - a scenario which retired General Joseph Hoar, who had responsibility for Iraq before the Gulf War, says could look ''like the last 15 minutes of 'Saving Private Ryan.'''
Iraq OKs use of spy planes --Iraq sent a letter to U.N. weapons inspectors Monday approving the use of U.S.-made U-2 surveillance planes and pledged to pass legislation next week outlawing the use of weapons of mass destruction, Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations said.
We sense a change of heart in Baghdad, says Blix --The top UN weapons inspectors, Hans Blix and Mohamed el-Baradei, sounded unusually optimistic last night as they emerged from talks with Iraqi officials, saying that they had perceived "the beginning of a change of heart" by Iraq.
'Dr Germ' claims Saddam never planned to use his deadly toxins --Iraq's leading germ warfare scientist, Rihab Taha, known as "Dr Germ," justified her country's biological programme last night as purely defensive and denied that deadly agents had ever been designed for use in weapons.
One in five reservists is resisting call-up for war (UK) One in five of the military reservists called up in preparation for a possible war in Iraq has asked to be excused from duty or simply ignored the order.
Madonna Plans Video To Protest War, Bush (Drudge) Madonna is hoping to cause maximum controversy with a new video from her forthcoming CD, AMERICAN LIFE. Editing is in progress on a musical video concept which insiders say may be the most shocking anti-war, anti-Bush statement yet to come from the showbusiness industry.
Secret pact to oust Arafat reported --Israel and Washington have reached a secret agreement on conditions for ousting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after the U.S. topples Saddam Hussein in Iraq, a leading Israeli newspaper reported Sunday.
Iran Says Its Working on Enriched Uranium Plant --The head of Iran's atomic energy program Monday said preliminary work had begun on a plant to produce enriched uranium, although the facility was a long way from completion. [Next on the Idiot Usurping Lying Weasel's Agenda?]
Saudi Arabia plans for a future without US troops --Saudi Arabia's leaders are making preparations for an era of military disengagement from the United States. They have also decided to enact what Saudi officials call the first significant democratic reforms at home, and to rein in the conservative clergy that has shared power in the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia Denies Plan to Seek U.S. Troop Pullout --Saudi Arabia's leaders will ask U.S. forces to leave the country after any war with Iraq, according to a New York Times report on Sunday that Saudi and U.S. officials called speculative and hypothetical.
News Industry Plans for War and Worries About Lost Ads [?!?] Network executives are also weighing the possibility that the harsh reality of war might diminish the astounding popularity of reality television. [?!?] The question was first raised and then dismissed after Sept. 11, but scenes of American troops fighting on the ground may be another matter.
Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 "Patriot Act II" unreleased proposed legislation [CLG made a webpage with a copy of the bill for your convenience. Consider it *released.*] [http://www.legitgov.org/patriot_act_II_021003.html]
Ashcroft proposes vast new surveillance powers --A sweeping new anti-terrorism bill drafted by the Justice Department would dramatically increase government electronic surveillance and data collection abilities, and impose the first-ever federal criminal penalties for using encryption in the U.S.
YellowTimes.org shut down --Alternative news publication YellowTimes.org has been shut down by its hosting company. It recently published an article by Imad Khadduri, an Iraqi former nuclear scientist, who charged that recent allegations concerning the competence and progress of the Iraqi nuclear weapons program are baseless and untrue.
Storm brewing over remarks made early this week by U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, R-Nazi-6th, N.C. about Japanese internment during World War II --The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) demanded an apology from Coble. In a letter released Wednesday, the group also called on U.S. House of Representatives leadership to remove him immediately from the chairmanship of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. In an interview on WKZL-FM's "Murphy in the Morning" show Tuesday, Coble said he agreed with Franklin D. Roosevelt's decision to intern Japanese-Americans during World War II. ***Sign Petition to remove Nazi Coble as Homeland Judiciary Chair***
ABA May Oppose U.S. on Enemy Combatants --The nation's largest lawyers' group is set to condemn the government's refusal to give legal rights to American enemy combatants under the Bush dictatorship. The American Bar Association also is expected to press for more openness about government surveillance in the United States.
Two Marines charged with plotting to bomb base --Two U.S. Marines from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, are in custody after conspiring to use an explosive device at their base, police said.
'Bomb' Package Addressed to Ashcroft at Federal Building Is Pornography (PA) The briefcase-sized box, wrapped in what appeared to be a green garbage bag and left at the entrance of the William J. Nealon Federal Building in the 200 block of North Washington Avenue, was full of pornographic magazines and videos. A note on the package was addressed to U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. ...A bomb squad member shouted, "Fire in the hole!" and the package popped in the air, its glossy, pornographic contents scattering.
Lawmakers Propose Anti-Missile Systems --Two New York lawmakers on Sunday outlined legislation that would pay for missile protection technology to be installed on all commercial airplanes.
As Cities Move to Privatize Water, Atlanta Steps Back --Privatization has hit the water sector, which has remained mostly the bastion of public utilities. Over the last five years, hundreds of American communities, including Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Gary, Ind., have hired private companies to manage their waterworks, serving about one in 20 Americans. [Envision an Enron clone trying to boost its profits, managing our water sectors, and the ramifications of this insane scenario. With Bush/Cheney at the helm, removing all vestiges of corporate responsibility, there is no end to the economic terrorism that these corporations could carry out on an unsuspecting population vis a vis our water supplies.]
Bush to Seek to Boost His Image on Economic Policy [LOL!] Dictator Bush's intermittent [pathetic, Weasel-like] efforts to appear as concerned about jobs as he is about [fomenting] terrorism have never taken hold, and his aides say he will use the next two weeks to try to improve his footing on the economy before likely plunging into a[n insane] war with Iraq. [Bush is working to improve his image on fixing the economy, rather than fixing the economy *itself*. Regime change begins at home...]
Company collapse a blow to retirees (PA) Some of them went to work in the blast furnaces when they were just 18, then spent half a lifetime handling molten slag and inhaling steel dust in some of the most dangerous jobs on earth. But for the tens of thousands of Bethlehem Steel workers who stuck it out, retirement brought a rich reward: a hefty pension and a lifetime of almost free healthcare for themselves and their families. But, Bethlehem Steel on Friday announced it was seeking bankruptcy court approval to terminate health- and life-insurance benefits for 95,000 retired workers and their dependents on March 31.
US gasoline price up 11.24 cents in latest survey --U.S. average retail gasoline prices made their biggest jump in 11 months during the past two weeks, as crude prices hit 26-month highs on fears that Bush's war in Iraq could upset Middle East oil supplies, according to a nationwide survey on Sunday.
The George W Fight Song! *updated Feb. 5!
[http://www.legitgov.org/humor_george_w_fight_song_092802.html]
The Iraqi War Song --by Dr. Leonard Horowitz
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11 Jan 2003 @ 21:07
CBS REPORTS THAT 99% OF PRESIDENT'S BUSH'S TAX BREAK WILL GO TO THE WEALTHY!!!!!!
Today, 06 January, 2003, CBS reports 99% of President Bush's tax break will go to the rich and wealthy. Here's the breakdown, as reported by Dan Rather on CBS NEWS:
74% goes to Amercians making one million dollars per year, or more;
25% goes to Americans making $100,000 dollars per year, or more;
1% goes to Americans making $25-99,999 dollars per year;
0% goes to Americans making anything under $25,000 per year.
THESE ARE THE FACTS, FOLKS!!! NOW, PLEASE DISSEMINATE THESE FACTS TO EVERYONE YOU CAN!!!!!!!
"Bush, himself the most intellectually backward American president [sic]
of my political lifetime, is surrounded by advisers whose bellicosity
is exceeded only by their political, military and diplomatic illiteracy."
-- Gerald Kaufman, Former British Labour Minister
Suppose you were an idiot.
Now suppose you were a member of Congress.
But I repeat myself.
-- Mark Twain
I have opinions of my own -- strong opinions -- but I don't always
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2 Nov 2002 @ 11:18
I highly recommend the following compilation. Although it offers no solutions, it does give a clear picture of the facts. You can subscribe and receive these newslestter for yourself, by emailing Jean Hudon.
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Hello everyone
After 2 days off the computer, here is (in part!) what got my
attention,
just 4 days before the US mid-term elections. Did you know that in the
last
mid-term elections, the level of participation from eligible voters was
only 38%?... Quite astounding for a country promoting democracy around
the
world. This time around, quite a lot once again hinges on those
disillusioned American voters.
Let us pray they'll make the best choices...
Jean Hudon
Earth Rainbow Network Coordinator
[link]
"Wherever Western man went and goes, slavery, robbery, lawlessness,
culture-wrecking, and the outright extermination of both wild beasts
and
tame men accompany him."
- Lewis Mumford, Myths of the Machine: The Pentagon of Power, 1970
"I really try to never do anything I don't believe in, so I don't want
to
change it now. I really don't."
-- The late Paul Wellstone in an interview with CNN on the eve of his
Senate vote against the Bush war resolution.
CONTENTS
1. Unprecedented - A new film documenting the rape of democracy
2. Did an electromagnetic device crash the plane of Wellstone?
3. The Election Results: Which News Story Would You Prefer to Read on
Nov. 6th?
4. In the 2002 Election, The Issue is Unchecked Power
5. INSIGHT: BUSH BETRAYS TAIWAN - WWIII SET UP
6. US Weapons Secrets Exposed
7. CHEMTRAIL HALL OF SHAME
8. Moral Dilemma More >
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20 Oct 2002 @ 15:05
From an ongoing discussion on Rishi's "Regime Change" Post...
I'd like to join in here, for a true debate....backing up statements with facts and truth. This is the true spirit of debate and one that is rarely seen. For those that believe we are involved with the rest of world for the highest benefit of all, for freedom and democracy and for the upholding of human rights...I give you the following link with evidence of some of the "terrorist" activities by our one and only...US Military.
A Chronology of U.S. Terrorism Operations
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(...) This list of nations represents literally millions of human beings all over the world who have been brutally murdered - directly by the United States military/government or by its obedient proxies. Huge though the list is, there is yet more to add. But it does at least contain most of the known campaigns of American state terrorism, genocide and subversion - all of which are in the historical record for the whole world to see. God only knows what evil the U.S. government and military have committed that remains hidden. And as long as the United States remains a military power, the list of state terror victims will keep growing. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS LISTED THERE... (And there is a LOT more!) 2001 - 2002 American State Terrorism of the Afghan Peoples Estimated civilian deaths: 4000-5000 people With total hypocrisy the United States military terrorized and mass-murdered thousands of innocent Afghan civilian people, supposedly in reprisal for the terror attacks of September 11. As they did in Yugoslavia and Iraq, heroic U.S. Air Force pilots murdered thousands of women and children by bombing hospitals and schools and private homes. They even bombed an Afghan wedding party. None of these innocent, civilian victims had anything whatsoever to do with the September 11 attacks. Obviously the so-called "war on terrorism" is a total sham. The real reason the U.S. is in Afghanistan is to get control of Caspian Sea oil. To get the oil out of the Caspian basin they have to run pipelines through Afghanistan. Most unfortunate for the hapless Afghan people. More >
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