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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. (…)

  • Latin Nations Call for Punishment of Pat Robertson
    29 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Source: La Jornada (Mexico)
    sent & translated by Luis Martin
    Foreign Ministers of the Latin American countries belonging to the
    Rio Group expressed confidence that U.S. authorities will set in
    motion the "appropiate legal processes" to punish the call of
    evangelical telepreacher Pat Robertson to assassinate Venezuelan
    president Hugo Chavez.
    The declaration, signed by diplomats of 19 Latin American and
    Caribbean nations meeting in Bariloche, Argentina states, in relevant
    part: (…)

  • 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 (…)

  • Exclusive: Downing Street reporter dissects pre-war Iraq intelligence
    29 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Michael Smith
    Details ’chill factor’ imposed around Iraq intelligence; Putting Downing Street docs in perspective
    LONDON — "The [U.S. WMD] Commission found no evidence of political pressure to influence the Intelligence Community’s pre-war assessment of Iraq’s weapons programs."
    That is only one of a number of strange conclusions by those charged with investigating the way flaky intelligence was used to justify the 2003 Iraq War.
    The most vociferous advocates of an attack on Iraq (…)

  • 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 (…)

  • Breakaway Union Leaders Outline Strategy
    29 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Unions that broke away from the AFL-CIO hope to rebuild the tattered labor movement by targeting workers in growing industries such as health care, waste management and security.
    ’’We want to identify jobs that can’t be shipped overseas,’’ Teamsters President James Hoffa said in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday.
    The targeted industries, which also include food service and businesses that cater to retirees, account for 30 million (…)

  • 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 (…)

  • Crawford Peace House takes donations meant for Cindy Sheehan and protesters and pays off mortgage
    28 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Does anyone else think this is a little selfish? How can they feel good about taking the donations and paying off their mortgage even before the protest is over? It sort of seems like the mentality of a repubican, to always think of themselves first.
    They could have instead used the protest money to rent more camping and parking space to enable the protest to grow. Instead they were sending folks away.
    "According to Ann Wright, camp coordinator, they are thrilled with the number of (…)