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  • Time To Say No
    21 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    By David Bacon
    It’s time to say no.
    Every new Republican proposal for immigration reform in Congress makes the prospect for winning legal status for the nation’s 12 million undocumented residents more remote. At the same time, Congress appears ready to pass measures that will increase border deaths, lead to wholesale violations of workers’ rights, and give the country’s largest corporations a huge new bracero program.
    Supporters of immigrant and workers’ rights face a moment of truth. (…)

  • Bush Is Consistent
    21 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    G.W.B’s Consistency
    By Peter Fredson
    December 21, 2005
    Say what you will about George W. Bush, he is remarkably consistent. Of course he is remarkably wrong, but that does not affect his dogmatism. His indoctrination into dogma by American fundamentalists probably is responsible for his determination to “stick to a course” even if it is wrong.
    He has a simplistic view of reality, confined to dull and hazy black and white tones, good vs. evil mentality imparted to him by people who (…)

  • Democracy: Hacked Votes, Torture, Internal Spying and Corruption.
    21 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Jason Galde
    We need to ask ourselves one essential question. Are we really living in a Democracy that is deserving of that noble title?
    When machines are devised by corporations and used by our government that can be purposefully hacked without a trace to alter the Democratic process, are we living in a true Democracy? The Diebold Corporation doesn’t make mistakes like that by accident. Let us not forget that they are the ones who make the ATM machines that you get your pocket (…)

  • (Lists) CIA Planes, Europe Joint Ventures/Agreements: Shows Europe Complicit
    21 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    CLIP AND SAVE THE LIST OF PLANES, BELOW. It will make following the news (lawsuits, prosecutions, investigations) a lot easier.
    At a meeting in Athens, Greece, on January 22, 2003, the European Union states gave the United States permission to kidnap Muslims off the street (renditions) and use European airports and airspace.
    The minutes of the meeting are at the above link. That’s all the proof you need. Here is the relevant part of the linked file:
    "Both sides [EU, US] agreed on (…)

  • The Making of the Enemy [Part Two]
    21 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    PART I : The Making of the Enemy [ Part One of Two]
    The Myth of the Superhuman Enemy
    There is purpose behind having enemies, for their existence is the backbone of the corporatists. Indeed, there is a method behind their madness. Having enemies means having control both of fear and hatred of the people, as well as having control of the masses along with their animalistic emotions. Psychology can be manipulated at the push of a few buttons; an entire nation can be mobilized toward war in (…)

  • Our Daily Dose of Hypocrisy
    21 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    Regarding Kosovo and President Bill Clinton, 1999: "No goal, no objective, not until we have those things and a compelling case is made, then I say back out of it because innocent people are going to die for nothing. That’s why I’m against it." Sean Hannity, fox news 4/5/99 "American foreign policy is now one huge big mystery. Simply put, the administration is trying to lead the world with a feel-good foreign policy." Representative Tom Delay (R-TX) "If we are going to commit American (…)

  • Our Dirty President
    20 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Peter Fredson
    December 20, 2005
    As we come to the end of 2005, I looked back at the G.W.Bush record to see if it reflected glory or shame. I am forced to the conclusion that he is a dirty President. I don’t mean anything connected necessarily with soap and water, but with morals, ethics, “clean” politics, upstanding behavior, model citizenship, fair play, upholding the laws and respecting the Constitution.
    I find his conduct to be less than meritorious. GWB prefers to shroud his (…)

  • The Wreck of St. Patrick Fitzgerald : CIA LEAK COVERUP
    20 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    He’s been called Elliot Ness. He certainly has treated the Bush administration as if they were untouchable. The CIA Leak Case is no more. It’s the wreck of St. Patrick Fitzgerald .
    Questions for Mr. Fitzgerald
    1) Judge Tatel was presented hard evidence that the Bush administration had engaged in a national security crime that constituted a "breach in the public trust". Why has the Office of Special Counsel refused to perform it’s solemn duty to prosecute these crimes ?
    2) Is (…)

  • New York Rising, and Going Back to Bed
    20 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    WOID #17 -
    Strike one for the working guy.
    If the Masters of the Universe (New York’s mayor, New York State, the bosses, Wall Street and the lumpenbobos thought this was going to be "1980 Transit Strike, II" they’ve been disappointed.
    Nineteen-eighty : good little New Yorkers crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, Job über Alles, with the Mayor playing Right-to-Work Guiding the people, not much in the titty department, though.
    This time : nothing. Deserted streets. My post office closed. (…)

  • A Bush Spy Hearing in Congress?
    20 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    A Bush Spy Hearing in Congress? by Rep Louise Slaughter Mon Dec 19, 2005 at 04:57:07 PM PDT
    First, please only recommend this diary if you think others should see the information I’m posting.
    I wanted to share with you an email I sent out to my supporters all across the country tonight. Just like all of you here I am outraged about the reports of President Bush’s authorization of eavesdropping on American citizens. Unfortunately, we are all too numb to an Administration — which has (…)