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Dear Joelle,
On Saturday, April 8, thousands of people from cities up and down the East Coast and Midwest will travel by bus and car caravan to march on the White House. This demonstration comes at a critical time as the Bush administration is moving aggressively to overthrow the democratically elected government of Venezuela, while it initiates new provocations against the people of Cuba.
The ANSWER Coalition has joined with many other organizations to form the April 8: Hands Off (…)

Have the US and Britain have committed war crimes in Iraq?
Selection Votes
Absolutely not. 5% 34
Most definitely yes. 93% 582
I can’t make up my mind. 2% 10
626 votes total
go here to vote http://malakandsky.blogspot.com/

Climate change: On the edge Greenland ice cap breaking up at twice the rate it was five years ago, says scientist Bush tried to gag by: Jim Hansen on: 17th Feb, 06 A satellite study of the Greenland ice cap shows that it is melting far faster than scientists had feared - twice as much ice is going into the sea as it was five years ago. The implications for rising sea levels - and climate change - could be dramatic. Yet, a few weeks ago, when I - a Nasa climate scientist - tried to talk to (…)

by Stephen Brown
Porto Alegre, Brazil (ENI). Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has appealed to a global gathering of church leaders to support his country’s efforts to construct a more egalitarian society.
"Religious organizations have played an irreplaceable role in transforming Brazil," Lula da Silva told delegates at the World Council of Churches ninth assembly on 17 February, referring to a wide-ranging programme of social reform he introduced after being elected (…)

By Jason SzepTue
President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind education policy has in some cases benefited white middle-class children over blacks and other minorities in poorer regions, a Harvard University study showed on Tuesday.
Political compromises forged between some states and the federal government have allowed schools in some predominantly white districts to dodge penalties faced by regions with larger ethnic minority populations, the study said.
Bush’s 2001 No Child Left (…)

By Margaret Kimberley
Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of their country and become unapologetically paranoid. Paranoia should now be the normal state of mind for thinking people. Sneers and dismissive remarks about "conspiracy theorists" must be ignored. We don’t want to end up like the proverbial frog who boils to death because the heat was turned up slowly.
The Bush administration is becoming ever more brazen in its effort to snoop on the American people. The (…)

Henry Rollins, “nominated as a possible threat” for reading a book about militant Islam (Jihad: The Rise Of Militant Islam In Central Asia) on a recent flight from Auckland, had the right idea when he told the government of Australia and the National Security office to “go f... themselves.” As well, he would do good to never visit Australia again and urge his family, friends, and fans of his music and stand-up comedy routine to do likewise. If more people did this, the fascist state of (…)

· 1,325 images of suspected detainee abuse · 93 video files of suspected detainee abuse · 660 images of adult pornography · 546 images of suspected dead Iraqi detainees · 29 images of soldiers in simulated sexual acts
Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington Friday February 17, 2006 The Guardian
Nearly two years after the first pictures of naked and humiliated Iraqi detainees emerged from Abu Ghraib prison, the full extent of the abuse became known for the first time yesterday with a leaked (…)

By Randy Hall CNSNews.com Staff Writer/Editor February 17, 2006
(CNSNews.com) - Richard Dreyfuss, the actor who starred in movies ranging from "Jaws" to "Mr. Holland’s Opus," told an audience in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that "there are causes worth fighting for," and one of those is the impeachment of President George W. Bush.
"There are causes worth fighting for even if you know that you will lose," Dreyfuss said during a speech at the National Press Club. "Unless you are willing (…)

NEWS: Army advises US military to steer clear of Turkish anti-American film Written by Fran Lucientes Thursday, 09 February 2006
A newly released Turkish film entitled "Valley of the Wolves: Iraq," portrays U.S. soldiers in a bad light, and American military serving in Europe have been warned to stay away from cinemas showing it and not to discuss it "with anybody they do not know," NTV MSNBC reported Wednesday.[1] — (The movie is a film adaptation of Turkey’s most popular (…)