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  • As Democrats, we must not fear in speaking of God
    3 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    As Democrats, we must not fear in speaking of God By Mary MacElveen November 3, 2006
    If we are to believe that we live in a country based upon Christian values in which Bush and those like him wear God on their sleeve, as evident with the war in Iraq, in which Bush and the Republicans have broken some of the Ten Commandments. We must face up to the fact; we have not been living up to our Christian values. The reason why I only mention Christianity is because most that have led this (…)

  • WELCOME TO ARMAGEDDON!..The World’s Greatest Threatss
    2 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Many of these stories, which are of vital concern to every soul on earth, are ignored, and not covered by the media.
    In no order, the most severe threats to the world and the existence of all.
    1. Depleted Uranium. Spread by Allied forces in Kosovo, and then in the Gulf War and now in Iraq,through tank shells, this deadly dust-embedded substance has caused thousands of still and deformed births, as well as thousands of cases of Leukemia in the general population and in troops returning (…)

  • Israeli Left-Right Divide Unmasked as Phony
    2 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    By Nicola Nasser*
    Avigdor Lieberman’s ascent to a strategic executive role in Israel has unmasked the artificial divide between left and right and revealed the mainstream ruling elite as still in consensus on the Zionist goals, a fact that rules out any credible peace process in the foreseeable future and dooms peace and left as wishful thinking as they have been ever since the creation of the Jewish state, until a forcible outside intervention could enforce a de-Zionization of (…)

  • Joe Lieberman’s record: Why would anyone in Connecticut vote for him?
    2 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Joe Lieberman’s record: Why would anyone in Connecticut vote for him? By Mary MacElveen November 2, 2006
    Living on the north shore of Long Island and if the weather if favorable, I can see the coast line of Connecticut. The only thing that separates us is a slim body of water known as the Long Island sound. If on Election Day the voters of Connecticut choose to re-elect, Joe Lieberman, we may as well be oceans apart.
    As I was reading this article in the Hartford Courant: Focus Stays (…)

  • Robert Redford Calls for Courage to Rise Up: Radical Videos to Pass Around
    2 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Redford To Democrats: Show More Courage
    WASHINGTON — The Sundance Kid gathered up the nerve to jump off a cliff with Butch Cassidy. Now, he wants Democrats to show similar backbone.
    "Democrats need to regain the courage that’s lost with political compromises over the last few years," actor and environmental activist Robert Redford said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press. "They’ve got to get it together. If they don’t, it will not only be a tragedy for them, but a tragedy (…)

  • The United Political Command of the Iraqi Resistance is born
    1 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    A momentous step on the anti-occupation consolidation and its national and democratic alternative
    Carlos Varea, Pedro Rojo and Houmad El Kadiri, 31 October, 2006
    Translated by Manuel Talens
    “The announcement of the creation of the UPCIR is an important step towards the practical unification of an anti-occupation social, political, and military base, bringing together individuals and organizations from the Nationalist and Islamic Patriotic Front as well as from the Iraqi National (…)

  • Kerry’s commments: A different take, and the perfect response to angry Reps!
    31 October 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    So the big controversy today (Tues,Halloween), is John Kerry’s urging of young men (and women) to get a solid educaton or they might wind up fighting in Iraq. On the surface it LOOKS like Kerry is dissing the US military (as I’ve read elsewhere). In my opinion: No way! He is just counceling those who might NOT choose to run off to any so-called "noble war" just because they have no alternative, because they need the money.
    John Kerry, although not my choice for president (didn’t fight (…)

  • Active Duty Troops Appeal for Redress up to 713: Corporate Media Desperate to Discredit
    31 October 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Several members of Congress have expressed interest in receiving the Appeal for Redress.
    Click here to send the Appeal to your elected representatives.
    It appears that the Corporate media is afraid of the growing movement to truly support the troops by bringing them home, so they are attempting to discredit the “appeal for redress” website and active duty troops on the growing list with their recent article “Activists can’t validate soldiers’ names”
    A group claiming earlier (…)

  • Corporate Mercenaries
    31 October 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The British government today comes under attack for its growing use of mercenaries in conflict zones while failing to introduce legislation to tackle their human rights abuses. A new report launched today by the charity War on Want reveals that no prosecutions have followed hundreds of accounts of personnel from private military and security firms committing abuses in Iraq. In one example, a website run by a former employee of the UK-based Aegis Defence Services showed security guards (…)

  • Through Bush’s failed ‘stay the course’ policy, this little girl lost her father
    31 October 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Through Bush’s failed ‘stay the course’ policy, this little girl lost her father
    By Mary MacElveen
    October 31, 2006
    Before I have a conversation with all of you, I want you to please take a look at the picture below and gaze upon this little girl’s face for a moment or two. She is deserving of your attention. She is the representation of all little girls who must now go on living life without her father. As many have focused in on the children of Iraq in this heinous war, we often (…)