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  • The Clinton Syndrome
    10 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Real-life events of the more or less recent past, could read like a super-hyped fiction book. The problem? Big-time book publishers are not inclined to tell the factual truth about the murder of JFK and a lot of other happenings.
    Why? Simple.. The publishing cartel, made up of just a few handfuls of mega-corporations, like the rest of the oil-soaked, spy-riddled monopoly press, is not inclined to disturb the well-planted fairy tales of our era.
    This non-fiction story could begin at the (…)

  • The Dean Decision
    9 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Wayne Besen
    I haven’t written much about the Democratic Party since Election Day, because I never aspired to be an obituary writer. But up from the Democratic dead floats the political poltergeist Howard Dean, who has risen to the helm of the graveyard known as the Democratic National Committee.
    As one of the foremost critics of Howard Dean during his ill-fated presidential campaign, it might surprise some people to know I applaud his resurrection as good for Democrats, gay people and (…)

  • Fixing America’s Broken Elections
    9 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Rep. John Conyers
    The election debacles in Florida’s 2000 presidential election and Ohio’s 2004 election clearly demonstrate that our nation still has a long way to go in the continuing fight for electoral justice. Our nation cannot withstand deficiencies in machines and procedures that foster legitimate questions about the validity of the election outcome. Our democracy is at risk, and the time is now to move forward with election reform legislation.
    Because of unprecedented (…)

  • Examples of How Innocent Iraqis are Killed
    8 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by : Dionne Searcey, Newsday, MOSUL
    The shootings rarely make news outside the towns where they occur. The military does not make a practice of publicizing cases of "collateral damage" unless by chance reporters are embedded with units and write about the events they witness. And no one at the Pentagon nor at the U.S. Central Command keeps a comprehensive tally of the incidents, according to senior officials in both locations, who say that all operations in general are periodically (…)

  • In Solidarity with Giuliana Sgrena
    7 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Omar and other friends in HAWCA
    The illegal and unlawful arrest and kidnapping of all people, no matter Muslim or Christian, Hindu or Jew, is an act of inhumanity, barbaric demonstration of obscurantism and using illogical means for achieving objectives which maybe justified as right or wrong.
    While we condemn all kind of kidnappings in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries of the world, hereby we deeply and whole heartedly are concerned about the fate of the Italian journalist, (…)

  • Giuliana Sgrena, true defender of Iraqi and Afghan people must be release soon!
    7 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    From Rawa
    It was painful news for us to know about kidnapping of our best friend Giuliana Sgrena in Iraq. She has been a wonderful voice for people of Iraq and Afghanistan and has tried hard in the past years to inform others about the plight of Iraqis and Afghans under the so-called "war on terror" camping launched by the US government.
    Giuliana was in Iraq to witness the plight of innocent Iraqi people and show to the world that the invasion of Iraq by US forces has brought nothing (…)

  • Conscientious Objector Launches Web Site
    7 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    WINTHROP, Maine - A 22-year-old veteran from Peaks Island, Maine who was granted conscientious objector status from the Army last November is taking to the Internet to share what he learned with others. Perry O’Brien, who served a tour in Afghanistan as an airborne medic before he was honorably discharged, on Saturday launched his online guide - http://www.peace-out.com - at a Winthrop Area People for Peace breakfast at the Winthrop Congregational Church.
    "The Army doesn’t make this (…)

  • New Non-Lethal Weapon Lets Troops Microwave Hostile Crowds
    5 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The United States has developed a non-lethal microwave weapon for use in Iraq.
    Officials said the vehicle, termed Sheriff, would contain the Active Denial System. The system uses millimeter-wave electromagnetic energy that can be directed at targets at a range of 1 kilometer.
    The ADS system would be downgraded for Iraqi deployment in urban areas, officials said. The ADS causes the skin to burn, causing the people to run away.
    The Pentagon plans to install the non-lethal, high-powered (…)

  • Social Security Crisis: The Trust Fund is Already Empty
    5 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    WINTER HAVEN, Fla.
    Economist and author Allen W. Smith, Ph.D., argues that the biggest obstacle to getting clear debate on the Social Security problem is the misinformation that continues to be spread by the AARP and others who argue that the trust fund holds real assets. "It is amazing how many people, including some Social Security experts, still just don’t get it!" Smith said. "Weisbrot and Baker continue to spread the myth that, ’The Social Security trust fund will have more than $3.7 (…)

  • New York Times killed the Bulge story that could have changed the election
    4 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The Emperor’s New Hump
    The New York Times killed a story that could have changed the election-because it could have changed the election
    By Dave Lindorff
    In the weeks leading up to the November 2 election, the New York Times was abuzz with excitement. Besides the election itself, the paper’s reporters were hard at work on two hot investigative projects, each of which could have a major impact on the outcome of the tight presidential race.
    One week before Election Day, the Times (…)