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  • Venezuela’s President Chavez is to be commended for being the truth-teller!
    29 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Mary MacElveen
    In light of Pat Robertson calling for the assassination of President Hugo Chavez then apologizing for it, what I have witnessed is the sounds of silence coming from all of our elected leaders, be they Democrat or Republican, chiming in unison that this was wrong.
    Then again, it goes hand in hand with the culture of death we are living with in this country.
    Yes, you heard me correctly ... this is a culture of death where the benefactors are the rich and the powerful (…)

  • Al Sharpton joins interfaith service
    29 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Representatives of a dozen faith-based communities and beliefs gathered this morning for an interfaith prayer service. Each took a moment to express in their own words why this war must end. "We should not declare God to be on our side, but we should be on God’s side," said one clergy member. Rev.
    Al Sharpton closed the service with a moving call to take history into our own hands. Maybe folks didn’t have the courage to do what Cindy did, but the least we can do now is stand with her now, (…)

  • Two thousand gather for anti-war Texas hoe down and BBQ
    29 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Over two thousand people made their way to Camp Casey yesterday for a huge hoe down deep in the heart of Texas. Full buses of supporters from Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin unload and loaded throughout the day. The day included a massive volunteer mobilization to serve up a full "Texas-style BBQ," and to support all of the camp visitors in the 100+ heat. After Cindy Sheehan welcomed many of the buses, the main tent stage featured a day of music by artists from across Texas. (…)

  • The Peaceful Occupation of Crawford (Day 21)
    29 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Cindy Sheehan, Crawford, Texas
    A photographer friend of mine went down to Crawford to the Pro-War, Anti-Peace rally today. There were about 1500 people there he said. He also said that it was the most "third reich" spectacle that he had ever seen in America.
    My friend said that the speakers were whipping up the crowd into a frenzy of hatred for me (like they already didn’t hate me?) and for the peace movement. My friend said that the entire theme of the rally was: "Cindy is killing (…)

  • September 11, 2001 : ANYONE LISTENING?
    29 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By William Fisher
    On September 11, 2001, a New York City police helicopter hovered above the World Trade Center.
    Two minutes earlier, the first of the twin towers had collapsed. It would be twenty-one minutes before the second tower was to collapse.
    “About 15 floors down from the top, it looks like it’s glowing red,” the pilot of one helicopter radioed. “It’s inevitable.”
    Seconds later a second pilot radioed, “I don’t think (the second tower) has too much longer to go. I would (…)

  • Galloway to go on anti-war tour of US with Jane Fonda
    29 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Andrew Buncombe
    George Galloway, the anti-war MP for Bethnal Green and Bow who rocked the US Senate earlier this year, is to be accompanied on a speaking tour of America by the actress and activist Jane Fonda.
    Few things are more likely to antagonise US conservatives than the combination of Mr Galloway and Ms Fonda - still hated by the right because of her outspoken opposition to the war in Vietnam - joining to condemn the American presence in Iraq. But Mr Galloway can expect a (…)

  • Democrats, take a stand
    28 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Helen Thomas
    WASHINGTON - It’s time for the Democratic Party to take a courageous stand and call for the withdrawal of troops from the senseless war in Iraq.
    Its human cost and the billion-dollar a week tab in Iraq should give all Americans pause.
    Would the Republicans have hesitated to challenge the Democrats if the shoe was on the other foot? Did the opposition party give former President Bill Clinton any slack while he was in office?
    What is the logic of Sens. Hillary Clinton, (…)

  • The Peaceful Occupation of Crawford: Exhaustion
    27 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Cindy Sheehan
    I finally figured out George Bush’s NEW reason for staying in Iraq. This reason has also been co-opted by the Move America Forward (forward to what: Fascism?) and the poor mothers who would be honored if their sons were killed in George Bush’s war for greed and power.
    Since the Freedom and Democracy thing is not going so well and the Iraqi parliament is having such a hard time writing their constitution, since violence is mounting against Iraqis and Americans, and since (…)

  • BLOGGER COMMENTS ON BUSH LEADERSHIP
    27 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Peter Fredson
    Conservative rage was apparent in blog comments on criticism of George Bush and his failure as a president in both peace and war. The anti-war movement, which is barely mentioned in the media, is gaining momentum. Some commentators wondered if public acceptance of Bush’s reasons for going to war would lead to his impeachment. A number of blogs mention that the Iraq quagmire is fast approaching that of Vietnam. Most blogs show a certain vehemence and very strong unwavering (…)

  • Radioactive Wounds of War
    27 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Tests on returning troops suggest serious health consequences of depleted uranium use in Iraq
    By Dave Lindorff
    Gerard Matthew thought he was lucky. He returned from his Iraq tour a year and a half ago alive and in one piece. But after the New York State National Guardsman got home, he learned that a bunkmate, Sgt. Ray Ramos, and a group of N.Y. Guard members from another unit had accepted an offer by the New York Daily News and reporter Juan Gonzalez to be tested for depleted uranium (…)