by Cindy Sheehan
The past week in DC found me in many offices of our elected officials: Senators, Congresspersons, pro-war, "anti-war," Democrat, Republican. With a few notable exceptions, all our employees toed party lines.
Thanks to those who met with me, because, except for Sen. Barbara Boxer, (D-Ca), I was not their constituent. And I believe the Republicans who met with me, whether they knew it or not, were breaking with their leader on this, since he was too cowardly to meet with (…)
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War-Hawk Republicans and Anti-War Democrats: What’s the Difference?
6 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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"They blinded me"
5 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
2 comments10/4/2005 12:46:00 PM GMT Deghayes said the soldiers tortured him using electric shocks
Hypocrisy and a disregard for basic human rights and international laws continue to mark the American President’s so-called “war on terror".
Bellow are details of one of the most horrific incidents that took place at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where American soldiers tortured and abused prisoners, whom they labeled enemy-combatants.
Omar Deghayes is a British resident who has (…) -
How the world was duped: the race to invade Iraq
5 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentHow the world was duped: the race to invade Iraq.
Exclusive extract from Robert Fisk’s new book (short version)
When Colin Powell made his notorious final pitch for war at the UN Security Council, Robert Fisk was there. In the latest extract from his explosive new book, he recalls a tragi-comic occasion
Published: 03 October 2005
Read more exclusive extracts this week in The Independent
The 5th of February 2003 was a snow-blasted day in New York, the steam whirling out of the road (…) -
Shocking the Two Party System
5 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentShocking the Two Party System October 4, 2005
A Political Opportunity for Cindy Sheehan and the Antiwar Movement
Shocking the Two Party System
By NIKOLAS KOZLOFF
In recent years, progressive third party efforts have hardly left a dent in the American political system. Recent polling data however suggest that the American electorate is restless and anxiously waiting for a change. The only thing which is missing is the spark and organizational vehicle. If progressives are smart, they (…) -
Where Fear Can’t Take Us
4 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
Tomgram: Ira Chernus on Where Fear Can’t Take Us
A world of fear: By the end of 1953, the United States had close to 1,000 A-bombs, H-bombs, and "tactical" nuclear weapons. I was 9 years old. The effects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had, by then, largely disappeared under a cloud of official secrecy, as had evidence of atomic dangers in the United States, where test blasts were already being set off with remarkable regularity. And yet in private dreams and popular culture, a lack of (…) -
Dems/Iraq = Bush/Vietnam = AWOL
4 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
Yesterday I thanked the 6 House Democrats—Lee, Conyers, Woolsey, Grijalva, McKinney & Waters—who joined 300,000 of us at the antiwar march/rally/concert last weekend. We do appreciate it.
Today I want to ask the obvious follow-up question, which several commenters also raised—where were the rest of the House & Senate Dems?
There are 202 House Democrats, plus 1 Independent, plus several nonvoting House Dems. Plus, there are 44 Senate Democrats, plus 1 Independent.
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Bill O’Reilly defames our WWII troops
4 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
7 commentsBill O’Reilly defames our WWII troops
In his debate last night with Wesley Clark, Bill said this to prove his point:
Clark: And let me explain something. You go all the way up the chain of command
O’Reilly: General! You need to look at the Malmedy massacre in World War Two, and the 82nd Airborne who did it! That is a flat out lie. (thanks to (Mccarthy.vg ) It was the Nazi soldiers that committed the massacre on US troops and not the 82nd Airborn on the Germans. Bill you just used false (…) -
The Bush administration’s Top 40 Lies about war and terrorism
4 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1) The administration was not bent on war with Iraq from 9/11 onward.
Throughout the year leading up to war, the White House publicly maintained that the U.S. took weapons inspections seriously, that diplomacy would get its chance, that Saddam had the opportunity to prevent a U.S. invasion. The most pungent and concise evidence to the contrary comes from the president’s own mouth. According to Time’s March 31 road-to-war story, Bush popped in on national security adviser Condi Rice one day (…) -
Top 10 Bad Reasons for "Staying the Course" in Iraq (and One Good One)
4 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentby Jeff Huber 03 October 2005
10. Democracy takes time. America needed 13 years to write its Constitution. The American Revolution analogy is ludicrous. Britain did not invade the American colonies in order to liberate us, and we did not ask them to stick around for more than a decade to help us form our government.
9. If we leave now, we’ll embolden the terrorists. They’re not exactly shrinking violets now. The longer we’ve stayed, the bolder they’ve become.
8. Withdrawing will show (…) -
Ignoble liars: Leo Strauss, George Bush, and the philosophy of mass deception
4 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
5 comments"There are different kinds of truths for different kinds of people. There are truths appropriate for children; truths that are appropriate for students; truths that are appropriate for educated adults; and truths that are appropriate for highly educated adults, and the notion that there should be one set of truths available to everyone is a modern democratic fallacy. It doesn’t work." Irving Kristol - Founder of American Neoconservatism Leo Strauss and Our Current Political Condition
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