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WASHINGTON - When senators return to Washington this September, they will be set to consider new legislation that would commit America to ending tyranny the world over.
Tucked inside the House version of a bill that authorizes spending on foreign aid is the language of what is known as the ADVANCE Democracy Act. The act instructs American ambassadors and embassy staffs to draw up democracy transition plans for unfree regimes, with input from nonviolent opposition movements in the various (…)

By David May
Activists of the Hands Off Venezuela campaign, joining over 90 trade unionists, members of Chicago and Cincinnati Bolivarian Circles and Latin American Solidarity Center supporters, marched to demand suspension of AFL-CIO financial support for the NED during the first day of the trade union federation’s national convention in Chicago Sunday. The occasion also marked the introduction of the US Trade Union Appeal for the HOV campaign, which collected 73 signatures from trade (…)

Five anti-war activists demonstrating against a ban on unauthorised protests near Parliament have been arrested.
A ban on protests within half-a-mile of Westminster which have not been cleared by police came into force at midnight.
However, about 50 people wearing black gags to symbolise the "infringement" of their right to protest have gathered in Parliament Square in defiance. Ministers say planned protests can be held but the rights of protesters and workers in the area must be (…)

In what was the climax of Alex Jones’ lightning speed tour of London, a world famous public venue and a giant white megaphone were the only ingredients needed to provide Alex with what he described as one of the highlights of his life. The day started with a plan to take in as many landmarks and places of significance as possible. One of the first stops was Stockwell underground station, site of the brutal and unprovoked police murder of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes. On Thursday it (…)

WHY ALL THE SECRECY?
By Peter Fredson
August 2, 2005
We all know that secrecy is one of the hallmarks of the George W. Bush administration. We know that unusual steps are taken to prevent the public from finding out what decisions were made, how they were influenced, what actions were taken and who profited by them. We know that records are sealed so that inquiring minds cannot, for years, find out what stupidities have been perpetrated.
We suspect that this is done to prevent the (…)

FULL AND HONEST EXPLANATIONS NEEDED
By Peter Fredson
August 2, 2005
As I reviewed events of the past five years, it struck me that many still lacked full, honest, candid and open explanations. We have had several congressional investigation committee reports, but they are strangely lacking in forthright assessments of some basic problems. We have had hundreds of daily made-to-order White House “explanations” which somehow lack the crystalline ring of truth.
We have had several Press (…)

Iran Is Judged 10 Years From Nuclear Bomb U.S. Intelligence Review Contrasts With Administration Statements
By Dafna Linzer
A major U.S. intelligence review has projected that Iran is about a decade away from manufacturing the key ingredient for a nuclear weapon, roughly doubling the previous estimate of five years, according to government sources with firsthand knowledge of the new analysis.
The carefully hedged assessments, which represent consensus among U.S. intelligence agencies, (…)

While Senate Stalled on Bolton, Bush’s U.N. Plans Advanced
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
WASHINGTON - Now that he is finally going to the United Nations as ambassador, John R. Bolton is supposed to "provide clear American leadership for reform" there, President Bush said Monday. But American officials say much of their reform agenda at the United Nations has been accomplished during the months while Mr. Bolton’s nomination languished.
"Most of the reforms sought by the United States are well on (…)

Frist On Right Side Of Stem Cell Fault Line
by Wayne Besen
Embryonic stem cells show remarkable promise because they may be able to transform themselves into any human body part. Just last week, for example, they miraculously helped Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist grow a spine!
Frist surprised colleagues and his benefactors on the extreme right by announcing his support for a House bill that would ease restrictions on federal spending on studies of stem cell colonies or lines derived (…)

Every day hundreds of commentaries, articles, essays, and blogs are published on the internet debating Bush’s actions with respect to terrorism, Iraq, imperialistic US policies, etc. Opinions are pro this, con that, and the gray moral middle.
My "No Spin" bottom line is simple: George W. Bush is a murderer.
murder: n. The unlawful killing of one human by another ...
There may be other charges to add to the list, but there is no need to go any further. Every new lie Bush spews (…)