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  • We Won’t Forget Rachel Corrie. Uprising on the Anniversary of a Death
    17 March 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    By ALISON WEIR
    There is a quiet battle going on for the memory of a young woman who could have been my daughter, or perhaps yours.
    On one side are those who would like to erase her from history her actions, her beliefs, her murder. If they are unsuccessful at that, they will settle for posthumous slurs on her character, falsifications of her death.
    On the other side are those who feel her shining principles should be praised, her courage honored, her death grieved. On this side are (…)

  • WANTED: 250,000 Americans to Fight Fake News & Government Propaganda
    17 March 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The Center for Media and Democracy is working with Free Press to gather a quarter million signatures on our petition mobilizing the American public to fight fake news and government propaganda. On Sunday, the New York Times reported that at least 20 federal agencies have made and distributed pre-packaged, ready-to-serve television news segments to promote President Bush’s policies and initiatives. Congress’ Government Accountability Office determined that these "video news releases" were (…)

  • Karl Rove Seen At Homosexual Orgies In Washington
    17 March 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Karl Rove Seen At Homosexual Orgies In Washington Tom Flocco - Conspiracy Planet Introduction - March 16, 2005
    They say that there is no smoke without fire and stories linking senior members of the Bush administration with homosexual circles continue to circulate. Coupled with the Gannon/Guckert affair and the ’Desperate Wives’ interview with Kay Griggs it is symptomatic of a much deeper malaise. Widespread and profligate homosexuality seems to be a characteristic of cultures in terminal (…)

  • Out-of-control Spending in Iraq is an insult to US taxpayers: 162 dems vote to give Bush $82B more
    17 March 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    WASHINGTON - Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), a leader in the House of Representatives against the war in Iraq, issued the following statement today on the $82 billion Supplemental Appropriations Bill:
    "Before we issue another $82 billion for operations in Iraq, to continue a failed policy in Iraq, we must address the greater picture: The Administration has been morally corrupt in its handling of every aspect of the Iraq war, from the very beginning to the present.
    "Moreover, it (…)

  • Remembering Rachel Corrie- Still Searching For Justice
    16 March 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Rachel’s parents file lawsuits against Caterpillar and Israel
    The. Family of Rachel Corrie Charges Bulldozer Manufacturer Knowingly Sold Machines Used to Violate Human Rights
    March 15, 2005, New York, NY partnering law firms today filed a Federal lawsuit against Illinois-based Caterpillar, Inc. on behalf of the parents of Rachel Corrie, the 23-year-old American peace activist and student who was run over and killed by a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer on March 16, 2003.
    The suit, filed in the (…)

  • Conyers’ Gannon Resolution: "When will we say enough is enough?"
    16 March 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Conyers’ Gannon Resolution: ’When will we say enough is enough?’
    Tomorrow’s Statement Tonight from the Second-Longest Serving Member of the U.S. House
    Tomorrow morning at 10am ET, the honorable John Conyers will issue a Resolution of Inquiry in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee forcing both Republicans and Democrats to go on the...
    Tomorrow morning at 10am ET, the honorable John Conyers will issue a Resolution of Inquiry in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee forcing both Republicans (…)

  • "The Military," He Said, "Is A Bunch Of Lies."
    16 March 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    AWOL and desertion are chronic problems; all any Army can hope for is to keep them at manageable levels, not to lose soldiers needlessly. The Army admits that youth, lack of a high-school diploma, coming from "broken homes," and having early scrapes with the law make a soldier only "relatively more likely" to go AWOL or to desert. In fact, the Army is careful to note, "the vast majority of soldiers who fit this profile are not going to desert."
    Yet the Army used that very same profile to (…)

  • Congressman Charles Rangel at Saint Luke’s African Methodist Episcopal Church, NYC 3/12/05
    16 March 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    A transcription of the first twenty-five minutes of the Congressman’s speech given on Saturday March 12, 2005, 2:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s AME Church, located on 1872 Amsterdam Ave., NYC.
    Mr. Rangel is a gifted orator. The audience was receptive and engaged. During the question and answer phase, there were no questions regarding the West Side Stadium for which the Congressman is now on record as supporting.
    Vin -
    (audience applause)
    Thank you pastor. I don’t normally get this close to (…)

  • KBR spent 27.5 million getting $82,100 worth of fuel into Iraq
    16 March 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Shipping was extra - a lot extra
    WASHINGTON - Iraq needed fuel. Halliburton Co. was ordered to get it there - quick. So the Houston-based contractor charged the Pentagon $27.5 million to ship $82,100 worth of cooking and heating fuel.
    In the latest revelation about the company’s oft-criticized performance in Iraq, a Pentagon audit report disclosed Monday showed Halliburton subsidiary KBR spent $82,100 to buy liquefied petroleum gas, better-known as LPG, in Kuwait and then 335 times that (…)

  • US Response Has Worsened Terror Risk: CSIS Official
    16 March 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    US Response Has Worsened Terror Risk: CSIS Official Canadian Press March 14, 2005 Toronto - The U.S.-led war on terrorism has made al-Qaeda an even more dangerous organization, a senior Canadian intelligence official said Monday. The blunt assessment of the group’s increased “lethal effectiveness” came during a bail hearing for an Egyptian national detained as a threat to Canada’s national security.
    U.S. action in Afghanistan that followed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks “significantly (…)