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  • FORGIVE MY CYNICISM
    19 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    FORGIVE MY CYNICISM
    By Peter Fredson
    November 19, 2005
    I was not always cynical of American politics, civics, and public service. Indeed, I thought highly of “American Values” such as patriotism, honor, honesty, keep one’s sworn word, doing one’s duty to country, and serving honorably. Although I knew that the words “Liberty” and “Democracy” had multiple meanings for philosophers and linguists, to me they were fairly straight-forward. Indeed they were master symbols of Americanism (…)

  • WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BUSH
    19 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    WHAT MANY PEOPLE DON’T KNOW
    By Peter Fredson
    November 18, 2005
    It is on the record that many of the GOP war hawks, that still insist war on Iraq was necessary, were draft dodgers. They sought deferments from military service until danger of losing blood or limb was over, or they joined a National Guard unit which rarely forced them to quit a job. So, with this vast military experience, most of the GOP Senators pontificate at length about war strategy, casualties, preemption, Shock and (…)

  • The Big Lie Technique
    18 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Robert Scheer
    At a time when approximately 57 percent of Americans polled believe that President Bush deceived them on the reasons for the war in Iraq, it does seem a bit redundant to deconstruct the President’s recent speeches on that subject. Yet, to fail to do so would be to passively accept the Big Lie technique—which is how we as a nation got into this horrible mess in the first place.
    The basic claim of the President’s desperate and strident attack on the war’s critics this past (…)

  • REASONS TO HATE BUSH 2
    18 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    REASONED HATRED 2
    By Peter Fredson
    November 18, 2005
    Several weeks ago a fellow blogger remarked that I showed “unreasoning hatred” of George Bush. I then wrote an essay showing how I used reason to identify my hatred of Bush and specified his intolerable religious chauvinism.
    Now I will give additional reasons why I think George Bush is the very worst President the U.S. has ever had, and that this country is in enormous danger of becoming a variant of fascist theocracy.
    First and (…)

  • US senators demand oil execs re-testify, under oath
    18 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats demanded that oil company executives who testified last week about skyrocketing energy prices reappear before lawmakers and testify under oath, after news reports raised questions about the truthfulness of their testimony.
    Leading oil company executives long have denied taking part in a secretive energy task force run in 2001 by Vice President Dick Cheney .../... (AFP)
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051116/pl_afp/usoilenergypolitics

  • Pentagon Reverses Position and Admits U.S. Troops Used White Phosphorous Against Iraqis in Fallujah
    18 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The U.S. government has now admitted its troops used white phosphorous as an incendiary weapon against Iraqis during the assault on Fallujah a year ago. Chemical weapons experts say such attacks are in violation of international law banning the use of chemical weapons. We speak with columnist George Monbiot and the news director of RAI TV, the Italian TV network that produced the film "Fallujah: The Hidden Massacre." [includes rush transcript] The U.S. government has now admitted its troops (…)

  • Bush’s Supreme Court upholds Florida Jim Crow Ban
    17 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    How are we ever going to undo all that these people are doing to OUR country? This is BUSH & CO’s Supreme Court. They care nothing for the people of America. As this article from TomPaine shows, this is a law that is historically based in racial rhetoric which has not place in our society today!! Read on and weep for us................... But we must NEVER give up!!!! Supreme Court stabs another GOP knife into US democracy by upholding ex-felon vote ban by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey (…)

  • BOBCATS IN A BRAVE, NEW WORLD
    17 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Sheila Samples
    "Preserving liberty may require the rule of a single leader — a dictator — willing to use those dreaded ’extraordinary measures,’ which few know how, or are willing to employ." — Michael Ledeen
    Goodness gracious! Henny Penny! Since defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld and vice president Dick Cheney teamed up to lead the charge to create a New World Order, the whole universe has become untidy. Very untidy. My friend Bernie says Dick and Rummy’s big plan to take over the (…)

  • Bush’s breakdown
    17 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    In recent months, Planetary has received a lengthy and continuous stream of alarming reports concerning the mental health of President George Walker Bush, the 43rd President of the United States of America.
    According to reports now swirling through the political community in Washington, President George Bush is suffering through a painful nervous breakdown that was triggered by an acute and recurring outbreak of alcoholism that struck him at the time of Hurricane Katrina.
    Informed (…)

  • Kucinich Calls for Accountability and Exit Plan "Things are getting worse in Iraq"
    17 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Iraq Is Bush’s War Buck Stops At His Desk And He Cannot Duck Responsibility Or Accountability The President Cannot Claim He Was Misled As He Continues To Mislead
    WASHINGTON - November 14 - Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) issued the following statement today on the Bush Administration’s attacks on critics of his Iraq policy:
    "Let there be no mistake about it, Iraq is Bush’s war. The buck stops at his desk and he cannot duck responsibility or accountability for the failure of his war (…)