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3.25 & 3.28.05 Wall St. Journal
As the demonstrators broke through the fence surrounding the government building, they faced the army.
Calm down, sister! Gen. Abdigul Chotbayev, commander of the garrison told a protester who asked him to resign from the military. Several minutes later, the soldiers retreated in the face of an unruly crowd that pushed its way to the main entrance and threw rocks at the windows.
We have enough bullets here to kill thousands, said Evgenii Razinkin, a (…)

VALUES
DeLay Exposed
Majority Leader Tom DeLay began the month of March besieged by charges of corruption and ethics violations. In the past, the Hammer had weathered such storms by scurrying back into the tool shed ? avoiding press coverage and public appearances, and using surrogates to deflect accusations. Not this time. Instead, DeLay sought out media attention, assuming a highly visible leading role as Congress politicized the tragic case of Terri Schiavo and intervened in the (…)

After victories in the 2004 election, the Republican party — in control of the presidency, Congress and a good part of the judiciary branch of government — has become increasingly bold in pursuing its conservative agenda. In a string of controversial moves, President Bush has nominated John Bolton to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz to move from the Pentagon to head the World Bank. This comes as the White House makes threats against (…)

by Larry Sakin
One of the great things about writing a column is you get to hear from a number of people on both sides of the political spectrum. One of the frequent comments I get is about how this column has been unbalanced in favor of progressivism, and that I’ve strayed from the concepts espoused in my first piece (Polarity, June 1, 2004) for this magazine. These writer are correct, I do tend to be more critical of the right. But it’s mostly because of the marvelous irony in (…)

by Pat Denino
Disclaimers don’t often preface something that I hope people will read, but this is an exception. I know there are many fine, intelligent, loving, courageous Christians. Perhaps most are. I also know there are some people who call themselves Christians with about as much thoughtfulness as they call themselves New York Yankee fans. They like the kick-ass camaraderie. Herd creatures. These are the ones I’m talking about. I’d like to give them another name besides Christians (…)

During Gulf War 1 more than 300 tons of depleted Uranium were discharged.
During Gulf War 2 more than 1000 tons of depleted Uranium were discharged.
Norman Schwarzkopf asked Rokke to oversee the environmental clean up and medical care of soldiers injured in friendly fire incidents involving DU weapons. Rokke later wrote the DU safety rules adopted by the Army, but was relieved of subsequent duties after he criticized commanders for not following those rules and not treating exposed (…)

Soaring Deficits Put US At Risk Bill Gallagher March 29, 2005 Detroit - What is the greatest threat America faces? Why, of course, it’s international terrorism. That "truth" dominates our national life. George W. Bush, our Lord High Protector, often reminds us — with the assurance of Moses reading from the tablets of the Ten Commandants, the words wrought with God’s own hand — he knows his anointed mission is to protect us from this pervasive "evil." Everything - from obscene tax cuts (…)

Report On The current situation in the city of Fallujah
Presented to the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights For the period of 1ST January to 25th March 2005
Studies Center of Human Rights and Democracy - BRussells Tribunal
03/28/05 "ICH" - - The city of Fallujah was subjected to a genocide war by the American forces. The military machinery destroyed almost 70 per cent of the city, from civilian houses to medical center and general services facilities (…)

The Bush administration is desperately trying to keep the full story from emerging. But there is no longer any doubt that prisoners seized by the U.S. in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere have been killed, tortured, sexually humiliated and otherwise grotesquely abused.
These atrocities have been carried out in an atmosphere in which administration officials have routinely behaved as though they were above the law, and thus accountable to no one. People have been rounded up, stripped, (…)

Fayetteville Ripples Spread Across America
Bring Them Home Now!
The more than 3000 veterans, military family members and supporters from around the South and around the country who marched in Fayetteville, North Carolina, last weekend had one simple message: Bring Them Home Now! Now they are taking the message from this inspiring demonstration back home with them. Below are some of the voices who are carrying that message.
First, the truthout website has posted a live news report from (…)