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  • THE GAME IS NOT LIFE
    30 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Monica Benderman
    It’s been two and a half years. There are almost 2000 soldiers deaths officially accounted for. How many family members does that come to? Is there a number?
    The war has cost billions. Where did it all go? Is there an accurate number?
    There are thousands of Iraqi causalties. Does anyone know their names? Has anyone counted?
    In the wars before, history tells of the great loss of life the monetary cost. Are there numbers we can trust?
    Hundreds of thousands (…)

  • US Coalition-restored Afghan opium & 0.4 million global drug deaths
    30 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Since 2001 there have been about 0.4 million global drug deaths linked to US Coalition re-establishment of globally-dominant Afghan opium production (almost completely destroyed by the Taliban in 2000-2001 but 76% and 86% of global production in 2002 and 2004, respectively, after US Coalition invasion and conquest).
    Of these 0.4 million post-2001, US Coalition-complicit, opioid-related deaths 1,200 have been Scots, 2,000 Australian, 3,000 Canadian, 3,200 British and 50,000 American.
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  • Hundreds of Howard U. Students Greet Laura Bush With Protest Threatened With Arrest, Students Refuse to Back Down
    30 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    On Thursday, October 27, hundreds of Howard University students greeted Laura Bush with a militant protest against the war in Iraq, the criminally negligent and racist conduct of the federal government in response to Hurricane Katrina and cuts in education.
    Holding signs that read, "2000 Dead, End Occupation: Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti..., Money for Education Not War," the students began their demonstration at 11am in protest of Laura Bush’s presence on the Howard University (…)

  • Retired Air Force Col: They lied to us about the war and about 9/11 itself
    29 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Ben Frank
    A few weeks ago I posted the audio and video from Part 1 of Retired Air Force Col. Robert Bowman’s Speech to Patriotic Americans, here’s Part 2.
    To Download, rt-click -> save as [the video] and/or 6.6mb Audio mp3 with cool backing music... here’s the transcript (but you really must listen, he’s that good ;-)
    Col. Robert Bowman:
    As other speakers have said, they knew the American people wouldn’t stand for it, and they said so in their documents, and they said, unless (…)

  • From Chaos to Conscience to Peace
    28 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Monica Benderman
    Please visit Sgt. Benderman’s website, www.BendermanTimeline.com for a chronology of events, complete with documentation, leading to his court martial, along with a continuous discussion about Conscientious Objection and veterans’ issues.
    On July 27, 2005, Sgt. Kevin Benderman was found guilty of Missing Movement and sentenced to 15 months confinement, loss of pay and dishonorable discharge. In actuality, Sgt. Benderman’s crime was daring to tell the truth, and daring (…)

  • Welcome To KROVE Radio...
    28 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    ...and I’m your un-friendly host, Karl "The Brain" Rove, and I can dial up an election faster than you can say "federal prosecutor." A lot faster, thanks to our good friends and sponsors, Diebold and Sequoia, and last but not least, E-S and S. Holy computer bits, Turdblossom! Quick, Libby the disk wipe!
    And on that note, it’s time to turn up the corporate media volume before the GAO can talk. Or Fitzi, for that matter! Have you heard the real news? Scari Harri has withdrawn her name from (…)

  • Resolution of Inquiry to demand information on White House Iraq Group(WHIG) to be voted on by Nov 9
    28 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Expose the WHIG
    Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) has introduced a Resolution of Inquiry to demand the White House turn over all white papers, minutes, notes, emails or other communications kept by the White House Iraq Group (WHIG).
    "This group, comprised of the President and Vice President’s top aides, was critical in selling the Administration’s case for war," Kucinich said. "We now know that the Administration hyped intelligence and misled the American public and Congress in their effort (…)

  • Why I’m Getting Arrested at the White House Today
    27 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By David Swanson, October 26, 2005
    The first reason I’m going to lie down, refuse to move, and wait to be arrested outside the White House today is my belief that massive civil disobedience is needed if we are going to end the war and forestall the next war. The power of nonviolent sacrifice has been tried and tested. It may not work this time, but nothing else seems remotely likely to do the job, not even my most extravagant hopes for indictments. I’m being as practical as I know how to (…)

  • Protests mark 2,000th US fatality in Iraq
    27 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Protesters across the United States have taken part in hundreds of vigils and rallies to mark the 2,000th US military death in Iraq.
    Anti-war activists say their movement is rapidly growing in strength and now speaks for a majority of Americans who believe President George W Bush’s decision to invade Iraq was a mistake.
    The death last weekend of a soldier, wounded in combat in the southern Iraqi city of Samarra earlier this month, pushed the toll to 2,000.
    "We’re seeing rapid (…)

  • Kerry Lays Out Draw Down Plan
    26 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Senator Kerry is scheduled to deliver a searing speech on Bush’s Iraq policy while laying out a decisive path for the future of the Iraqi people, our troops and our country. His bold plan calls for the beginning of troop withdrawal, with 20,000 coming home over the holidays and complete disengagement within 12-15 months. “No more shell games, no more false reports of progress, but specific and measurable goals.”
    Kerry doesn’t only target Bush for criticism, he is also clear that the truths (…)