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by Patrick Wood

Our only remaining question at this point is why it takes someone like a Dr. Jerome Corsi to dig this out instead of any number of the tens of thousands of investigative journalists and researchers employed by news services, newspapers, TV networks, etc., around the globe.....

http://www.newswithviews.com/Wood/patrick21.htm

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PROTECT THE PETITION PROCESS - VOTE YES ON AMENDMENT 38 [CREDIT TO: Dennis Polhill and Douglas Campbell and PRA2006] (The right to petition is our greatest bulwark against tyranny and corrupt Politics, etc...) Please go to http://www.pra2006.com .


Electra

My Flag

Amy Branham writes: "These days, the flag carries an entirely different meaning for me. My flag was my son's last blanket. It covered his wooden coffin, to signify that he died in the service of his country. My flag carries on it tears of sorrow and mourning for the loss of the son that I will never see again. I followed the colors of my flag in the funeral procession to my son's last resting place."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102706B.shtml

William Rivers Pitt writes: "In the summer of 2005, my friend Andy Stephenson passed away due to pancreatic cancer. Andy had devoted years of his life to sounding an alarm over the unbelievable flaws in the new electronic voting machines that had been foisted on the American public by the Help America Vote Act ... Andy Stephenson lived and died trying to warn us about these things. The good news, for Andy and for us all, is that these news reports are drawing much-needed attention to the problem. The bad news, simply, is that the problems still exist, and may come to determine who holds power in America after January."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102706A.shtml

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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/525713158?ltl=1161514962

A message from NANCY and Elena

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/313811002


A message from NANCY

Bernard Weiner writes that "even though America stands as the lone superpower colossus in the world, it is somewhat musclebound and its influence and respect are fast-waning. Changing administrations in Washington might help bring back some of that honor and influence, but it's equally likely that the "old days" are over and that more intelligent US administrations will have to learn how to use America's economic and political power more creatively and less aggressively."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102706P.shtml

Fiasco Then, Fiasco Now

"Are we now officially out of our minds?" asks Tom Engelhardt. "On Wednesday, at his surprise news conference, the president managed once again not to repudiate the permanent basing of American forces in Iraq. As of now, whatever tactics are changing, whatever supposedly strategic decisions may be made after the elections, the top officials of the Bush administration have by no means made up their minds to leave Iraq."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102706N.shtml

A protege of White House political guru Karl Rove produced the controversial Republican National Committee ad, which some have called racist, that targets Tennessee Democratic Senate candidate Representative Harold Ford Jr.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102706M.shtml

Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald took on the first witness in the CIA leak case Thursday, dissecting an expert witness until she acknowledged errors and misstatements in her research.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102706K.shtml



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Jason Leopold writes: "On the campaign trail, Bush administration officials often boast that Republicans are more savvy than their Democratic colleagues when it comes to issues like taxes and the economy in general. But behind the scenes, dozens of cabinet members and agency officials are living in the lap of luxury at taxpayers' expense."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102706J.shtml

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Damage Control
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We Arm The World
http://ga3.org/ct/i120pgF13XEf/

Washington Free Press
by Todd Huffman

10/06

The fifth anniversary of September 11 has tapped us on the shoulder. It has warned of another year of war that waits raving and eager along that same terrible path down which this country's grief over that day has been misled for more than three years. Throughout history, leaders have glorified wars and given them justification. History is filled with such figures, and with nations that-to their sorrow-put their faith in them. Just such a figure is George Bush...

http://tinyurl.com/y6ejcc


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

Christian Science Monitor
by Thomas Raleigh

10/26/06

Iraq and Iran are not separate issues. The United States cannot address the morass in Iraq without seeing it in a regional context and recognizing the painful truth that the strategic winner in the Iraq war is Iran. Yet by its unwillingness to hold earnest talks with Tehran -- discussions that might yield positive mutual understanding and help defuse regional tensions - the US stumbles toward the disaster that would result from attacking Iran and dooms the dim prospect it has to stabilize Iraq. There aren't enough troops in Iraq to defeat the insurgency, disarm the militias, and establish a secure environment that will promote national reconciliation and political reform. Simultaneously fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, US ground forces are overextended and exhausted. This is not defeatism -- this is reality...

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1026/p09s02-coop.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

CounterPunch
by Mike Whitney

10/26/06

There are three things wrong with the current policy in Iraq. Occupation, occupation and occupation. Foreign occupation is the reason why over 90% of Iraqis want the Americans to leave their country. It is the reason why nearly 50% of Iraqis believe that it is justifiable to shoot American troops and why nearly 70% of attacks are on occupation forces. Representative John Murtha was correct when he said, 'We are inciting the problem;' our presence is a lightening rod for violence...

http://www.counterpunch.org/whitney10262006.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Liberty For All
by Ed Lewis

10/26/06

The writer has heard this phrase during most of his life. He wonders who in the devil came up with this seemingly stupid thought, as it appears that violence has always been the answer, at least for wannabe tyrannical governments. Much of mankind's history is that of corrupt governments and others using violence to take over the control of people, denying them self-will and self-determination...

http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=286


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

Independent [UK]

10/27/06

Amnesty International is launching a campaign on behalf of a whole new category of prisoners of conscience -- internet bloggers and chatroom visitors arrested by repressive governments for expressing unwelcome views or disseminating sensitive information online. In an appeal issued today, the human rights watchdog is urging webmasters around the world to stand up for their imprisoned fellow bloggers -- in countries such as Iran, Tunisia, Vietnam and China -- and denouncing major internet service providers, including Yahoo! and Microsoft, for providing foreign governments with the information they need to purge the web of dissenting voices... [editor's note: Don't forget to put the US on that list -- you've read right here about Bryan DuBois, Elsebeth Baumgartner, Josh Wolf et al ... - TLK]

http://tinyurl.com/vys22


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

CNN

10/26/06

Gin or vodka? Ford or BMW? Perrier or Fiji water? Does the car you buy or what's in your fridge say anything about how you'll vote? Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign thinks so. Employing technology honed in President Bush's 2004 victory, the Republican governor's re-election team has created a vast computer storehouse of data on personal buying habits and voter records to identify likely supporters. Campaign officials say the operation is the largest of its kind in any state, at any time...

http://tinyurl.com/ymas5u


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Schwarzenegger

USA Today

10/26/06

The prospect of combat in Iraq for at least another four years is prompting the Army to realign its forces to prevent a small slice of soldiers who are shouldering much of the fighting from wearing out. Pentagon records show one-fifth of the Army's active-duty troops have served multiple tours of war duty while more than 40% haven't been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. That disparity is behind the Army's plans to shift some soldiers to high-demand wartime specialties that could ease the burden on combat forces. The Army announced this month that it plans to maintain its current force level in Iraq through 2010. There are about 105,000 soldiers in Iraq, 15,000 in Kuwait and 16,000 in Afghanistan...

http://tinyurl.com/wwjhs


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

Houston Chronicle

10/26/06

A federal judge suspended Ohio's new voter identification law Thursday as it applies to absentee voting, saying the state's 88 counties are inconsistently applying the rule in the voting, which is already under way. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley granted the temporary restraining order on behalf of labor and poverty groups who sued Tuesday. The ruling is in effect until Wednesday, when the judge will consider arguments from the same groups seeking to block application of the identification law for voters who go to the polls Nov. 7...

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4291436.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Six years after the emergence of the now infamous "hanging chad" in the 2000 presidential elections, monitoring groups warn that technological glitches and hackers could throw next month's mid-term elections into chaos.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102706Z.shtml

by Joanne C. Mueller (10-27-06):

Finally -- "in a medical doctor's (Dr. Gerald Goldberg/Internist -- author of Would You Put Your Head in a Microwave -- ) own words....."

Confirmation that "common sense" does apply to my grandsons' boys' situations -- rare immune deficiencies when sleeping near electric meters + significant increases in overall IGG's after moving beds (and other improvement) = treatment = DIAGNOSIS.......!!!!

Two sets of two pet guinea pigs sleeping near electric meter + severe immune decline + death of two within 30 days + improved levels of neutrophils and lymphocytes (white blood cells) in two survivors = treatment = DIAGNOSIS.....!!!

CONCLUSION: Based on Dr. Gerald Goldberg's explanation re accepted medical practice of evaluating effects of various nervous system stimuli, combined with the fact that immune function is controlled by one's nervous system, it is obvious that sleeping close to an electric meter is very hazardous and at the same time, also obvious that moving away from a wall opposite an electric meter yields significant improvement in health.

DIAGNOSIS: - EMF/EMR-related toxicity (ICDM Code to be assigned)

RECOMMENDATIONS: Public service announcements via airways and newspapers are needed as well as printed information for distribution by clinics, hospitals and schools warning the public that no one should sleep adjacent to a wall opposite an electric meter, or have an electric appliance/device close to one's bed. Other action as needed re continuing education for those in medical profession

Institution of codes and other action is necessary to eventually assure that all electric meters and gas meters are located in residences and other facilities so as to avoid close, chronic, prolonged contact with humans and animals.


Take care everyone!!! Joanne

Joanne C. Mueller Guinea Pigs R Us
731 - 123rd Avenue N.W. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55448-2127 USA Phone: 763-755-6114 Email: jcmpelican@aol.com (10-27-06)


"No substance is a poison by itself. It is the dose that makes a substance a poison..." Paracelsus (1493-1541)

"The time is always right to do what is right." --Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


Forwarded Message:
Subj: Re: Fwd: report in omega on Als
Date: 10/27/2006 2:06:56 AM Central Standard Time
From: olle.johansson
To: JCMPelican@aol.com
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Indeed an important point, dear Joanne and Gerald!

Best regards

Yours Olle
(Olle Johansson, assoc. prof. The Experimental Dermatology Unit Department of Neuroscience Karolinska Institute
171 77 Stockholm Sweden)


In a message dated 10/26/2006 11:46:28 AM Central Standard Time,
(Dr. Gerald Goldberg) writes:

Hello, Hi Joanne, the point I made was that often treatment tends to point towards the diagnosis of what is causing an illness. Treatment is often used to eliminate a cause. This is a common approach to elimination diets etc. The treatment tends to unmask the underlying cause or irritant and is often used commonly in clinical practice.

The issue with emf and electrical fields is that they tend to shut down the nervous system and thus basically shut off the organism. No magic, pretty straight forward. The issue can be a straight forward shut down of the nervous system as well as shutting off critical blood flow to certain tissues in the body. Check out the site on Raytheon they are already selling devices to be used for crowd control.

JG

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ALS an epidemic?
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/2822717/

Jörg Rogall kämpft wegen illegaler Vergabe von Ein-Euro-Jobs im Landkreis Aurich

„Seit den DGB-Demonstrationen - am Samstag -befindet sich Jörg Rogall im Hungerstreik. Er prangert Betrug und Veruntreuung von 1-Euro-Jobbern im Landkreis Aurich an und fordert Ermittlungen durch die Staatsanwaltschaft…“ Meldung des Erwerbslosen Forum Deutschland vom 25.10.2006 http://www.erwerbslosenforum.de/nachrichten/hungerstreik_fur_hartz_iv-opfer.htm

Aus dem Text: „…Das Erwerbslosen Forum Deutschland begrüßt die Aktion von Jörg Rogall…“ Die Redaktion des LabourNet Germany sieht diese Aktion mit sehr gemischten Gefühlen, siehe dazu „Hungern gegen Hunger?“ unter „Debatte über Protestformen“ http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/arbeit/aktionen/protestformen.html


Aus: LabourNet, 27. Oktober 2006

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Hungerstreik von Rüdiger S. gegen 1-Euro-Job und Leistungskürzung

Verhandlungsgrundlage in Sachen Rüdiger S.

Forderungen von Rüdiger S. zur Beendigung seines Hungerstreiks vom
27.12.06 (pdf) http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/arbeit/aktionen/ruediger.pdf


Aus: LabourNet, 4. Januar 2007

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Hungern gegen Hunger? Debatte um den Hungerstreik als Protestform

Ausweitung der Kampfzone? Zum Hungerstreik einiger Arbeitsloser

Artikel von Antonín Dick in junge Welt vom 24.01.2007 http://www.jungewelt.de/2007/01-24/025.php

Aus dem Text: „…Und die Pointe für die Bourgeoisie? »Was? Jahrelanges freiwilliges Hungern von Arbeitslosen? Das ist ein verdammt nützliches Experiment, das uns helfen wird, endlich präzise zu bestimmen, wie wir die Kosten für die Speisung der Millionen Arbeitslosen veranschlagen müssen!«“


Aus: LabourNet, 25. Januar 2007



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117. Montagsdemo: Sklavenmarkt

Auch eine Art von Reality-Show

„…am letzten Montag. Da fand der erste Geraer-Sklavenmarkt statt, mitten auf dem Vorplatz der Geraer Arcaden. Die Sklaven wurden frisch aus den Gängen der ARGE gelockt und zur Schau gestellt sowie zur Versteigerung freigegeben. Ehemalige Professoren, Ingenieure und Künstler bewarben sich nun als Bierholer, Dönervorkoster, Halbkreisingenieure oder Männerbeglücker. Besonders letzteres fand als Angebot großes Interesse. Es scheint ein Beruf der Zukunft zu sein. Ein zynischer Auktionator brachte die lebenden Arbeitsmaterialien – Menschen sagt man ja nicht mehr – unter den Hammer und stachelte die sich schnell einfindenden Arbeitgeber an, sich in den Geboten für das biologische Instrumentarium hart zu überbieten….“ Bericht mit Bildern von und bei Initiative für soziale Gerechtigkeit Gera vom 25.10.2006 http://www.bj-89.de/isg/index.php?action=aktionen


Aus: LabourNet, 27. Oktober 2006

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Hannover: Polizei behindert Montagsdemo

Am 22. Januar 2007 wurde in Hannover von einer Polizeistreife eine genehmigte Kundgebung mit "offenem Mikrofon" gestört, das eingesetzte Mikrofon von einem Polizisten beschlagnahmt. Der Polizeibeamte wollte auch einen Fotoapparat beschlagnahmen, mit dem dieser in der Öffentlichkeit stattfindende Übergriff dokumentiert wurde. Siehe dazu:

"Augenzeugenschilderung " zum Polizeieinsatz in Hannover 22. Jan. 07 bei der Projektgruppe "Agenda 2010 kippen" Hannover (pdf) http://www.gegen-sozialabbau.de/downloads/hergang.pdf

"Protest-Erklärung" zum Polizeieinsatz in Hannover 22. Jan. 07 bei der Projektgruppe "Agenda 2010 kippen" Hannover (pdf) http://www.gegen-sozialabbau.de/downloads/erkl_pol.pdf


Aus: LabourNet, 25. Januar 2007

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Hannover: Polizei behindert Montagsdemo

Kriminalisierung der Montagsdemo gesteigert

Wie einer Presseerklärung der Unabhängigen Erwerbsloseninitiative Hannover vom 20. März 2007 zu entnehmen ist, sind am 16.03.2007 schriftliche Vorladungen des „Zentralen Kriminaldienstes Hannover 4.2 K“ an die bisher wg. Verstoß gegen das Versammlungsgesetz Beschuldigten ergangen. Darin wird allen Beschuldigten der Vorwurf des „Widerstands gegen Vollstreckungsbeamte“ gemacht, in drei Fällen sogar der Vorwurf des „Landfriedensbruchs“. Des Weiteren läuft in diesem Zusammenhang ein Verfahren wegen Beamtenbeleidigung.


Handbuch Online-Aktivismus: go.to/online-demo

Aus dem Vorwort: „Als am 1. Juli 2005 unser Aktivist Andreas Thomas Vogel wegen Nötigung vom Amtsgericht Frankfurt/Main verurteilt wurde, war das noch nicht das letzte Wort in Sachen Onlinedemo gegen die Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Am 22. Mai 2006 hob der 1. Senat des Oberlandesgerichts Frankfurt/Main dieses Urteil auf. Das Fazit des Gerichts war deutlich. Onlinedemos seien keine Gewalt und keine Nötigung, sondern zielten sinngemäß auf die Meinungsbildung der Öffentlichkeit. Damit endete nach fünf Jahren die Auseinandersetzung genau dort, wo sie Libertad! von Anfang an sah: Das Internet ist ein Ort für Proteste und Demonstrationen – „online protest is not a crime“. Die Onlinedemo gegen die Lufthansa war die erste in ihrer Art in Deutschland. Da versteht sich eine ausführliche Dokumentation fast von selbst. Mit dem vorliegenden Handbuch publizieren wir eine umfassende Auswahl an Texten zu Hintergrund und Durchführung der Aktion. Es handelt sich um Unterlagen, die in unserem Diskussionsprozess wichtig waren und um Aufrufe, Veranstaltungsbeiträge und Stellungnahmen zur Aktion selbst. Weiterhin gibt es eine Darstellung der Repression, des Umgangs damit, und der Solidarität mit Libertad!...“ Siehe dazu:


Alle Infos zum Handbuch Online-Aktivismus (5,00 Euro plus Porto) bei Libertad! http://libertad.de/inhalt/projekte/depclass/reader/index.shtml

Siehe im LabourNet Germany die Sonderseite „Lufthansa: Internet-Demo gegen das Abschiebegeschäft am 20. Juni 2001“ http://www.labournet.de/branchen/dienstleistung/tw/lhab/internetdemo.html


Aus: LabourNet, 22. März 2007



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Mehr Leiharbeit wagen. Wolfgang Clement in neuer Mission: Der flächendeckend gescheiterte Ex-Minister wird zum Lobbyisten der ganz besonderen Art

Artikel von Berthold Paetz in Freitag vom 27.10.06 http://www.freitag.de/2006/43/06430503.php

Aus dem Text: „… Nach langem Suchen hat endlich auch Wolfgang Clement, der Inbegriff sozialdemokratischer Integrität, einen Platz gefunden, um seine wegweisenden Reformen zu festigen. Wir brauchen mehr Leiharbeit - das hat er schon als Minister gesagt. Und deshalb wird er - in dieser Woche offiziell verkündet - dem "Adecco-Institut zur Erforschung der Arbeit" als Vorsitzender dienen. (…) Vom Mehrbedarf profitieren überproportional die großen Leiharbeitskonzerne, die ihre finanziellen Reserven für eine Konzentration des Geschäfts einsetzen. Clements neuer Arbeitgeber Adecco, 1996 als Fusion der schweizerischen Adia und der französischen Ecco entstanden, gab im Januar 2005 die Übernahme der ebenfalls französischen Altedia bekannt. Ein Jahr später schluckte man die bis dahin weitgehend auf den deutschen Markt konzentrierte DIS, deren Börsenkurs sich seit Merkels Amtsantritt fast verdoppelte. Der niederländische Konzern Ranstadt zog nach, kaufte vor sechs Jahren Time Power und ließ die Verleihfirmen Teccon und Bindan folgen. Nimmt man die in Europa stark vertretene US-amerikanische Manpower-Gruppe hinzu, ergeben sich auf dem deutschen Markt vielfach kartellähnliche Verhältnisse. Aus Sicht dieser "fetten Katzen" wirkt der neue Mindestlohntarifvertrag wie eine Flurbereinigung gegenüber kleineren Wettbewerbern….“


Aus: LabourNet, 27. Oktober 2006

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Leiharbeit allgemein und im Betrieb

Boom von Zeitarbeit

Sie sind günstig und flexibel einsetzbar: Die Zahl der Zeitarbeiter hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren verdreifacht. Die Leidtragenden des Zeitarbeit-Booms sind die Stammbeschäftigten. Artikel von Dagmar Deckstein in Süddeutsche Zeitung vom 17.12.06 http://www.sueddeutsche.de/jobkarriere/erfolggeld/artikel/378/95283/

Leiharbeit und Gewerkschaften

... und übermorgen arbeitslos. Die IG Metall will sich im kommenden Jahr mehr auf Zeit- und Leiharbeit konzentrieren

„Die IG Metall gilt noch immer als Gewerkschaft alten Typs, die für vergleichsweise gut gestellte Beschäftigte mit sicheren Jobs eintritt. Doch haben sich auch in ihrer Branche mehr und mehr ungesicherte Beschäftigungsverhältnisse breit gemacht. Diesem Phänomen will sich die Gewerkschaft 2007 stärker zuwenden…“ Artikel von Haidy Damm in ND vom
29.12.06 http://www.nd-online.de/artikel.asp?AID=102653&IDC=42

Siehe dazu auch:

Zeitarbeit - Ein neues Handlungsfeld für die IG Metall

Folienvortrag von Bodo Grzonka beim Kongress des Projektes "Gute Arbeit" der IG Metall (pdf) http://www.igmetall-zoom.de/06/Kongress/PDF/Bodo_Grzonska_Forum_Zeitarbeit.pdf

Menschen in Zeitarbeit – Sonderseite der IG Metall Berlin-Brandenburg-Sachsen http://www.igmetall-bbs.de/Menschen_in_Zeitarbeit.233.0.html


Aus: LabourNet, 4. Januar 2007

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Kann der Sklavenhändler-Tarifvertrag etwa ein Fehler gewesen sein?

Erkenntnis der Woche

„…Damals sind die Gewerkschaften davon ausgegangen, dass die ehemalige Schmuddelbranche mit einem Tarifvertrag eine bessere, geordnete Entwicklung nehmen würde. Das hat sich als Fehleinschätzung erwiesen. Trotz Tarif bringt die Zeitarbeit Lohnkonkurrenz in die Betriebe. Und der DGB-Zeitarbeitstarif selbst steht auch auf wackligen Füßen…“

NRW-Bezirksleiter Detlef Wetzel im Interview von Thorsten Knuf, "Kraftakt für die IG Metall", in Berliner Zeitung vom 02.01.2007 http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-zeitung/archiv/.bin/dump.fcgi/2007/0102/wirtschaft/0013/index.html?group=berliner-zeitung;sgroup=;day=today;suchen=1;keywords=Wetzel;search_in=archive;match=strict;author=;ressort=;von=1.4.2006;bis=;mark=wetzel

Siehe dazu:

Kritik von den Gewerkschaften. Boom der Zeitarbeit sorgt für Streit

„Der jüngste Aufschwung am Arbeitsmarkt geht mit kräftigen Zuwächsen bei der Zeitarbeit einher. Doch statt Beifall zu ernten, sieht sich die Branche zunehmend mit Vorwürfen konfrontiert, sie trage zur Verdrängung regulärer Arbeitsplätze bei. Das wollen die Unternehmen nicht auf sich sitzen lassen. (…) Sie reagierten damit auf Aussagen des nordrhein-westfälischen IG-Metall-Chefs Detlef Wetzel. Dieser hatte in der „Berliner Zeitung“ beklagt, Stammpersonal werde in den Betrieben immer häufiger durch „billige Zeitarbeiter“ ersetzt oder verdrängt. „Diese Entwicklung bedroht Jobs und untergräbt alle Tarifstandards“, so Wetzel. Mit derselben Begründung wehrt sich die IG Bau dagegen, das für den Bausektor nach wie vor bestehende Verbot der Zeitarbeit aufzuheben. (…) Der Ärger der IG Metall hat indes damit zu tun, dass die Bezahlung der Zeitarbeiter oftmals unter dem vergleichsweise hohen Lohnniveau der Metallindustrie liegt. Nach der rot-grünen Reform müssen Zeitarbeiter zwar im Grundsatz so bezahlt werden wie vergleichbare Stammarbeitskräfte – aber nur wenn für sie kein separater Zeitarbeitstarif gilt. Tatsächlich ist auch der DGB einen Zeitarbeitstarif eingegangen, der diesen Grundsatz nun durchkreuzt.“ Artikel von Dieetrich Creutzburg im Handelsblatt vom 3. Januar 2007 http://www.handelsblatt.com/news/Politik/Deutschland/_pv/_p/200050/_t/ft/_b/1199241/default.aspx/boom-der-zeitarbeit-sorgt-fuer-streit.html

CGB kritisiert: IG-Metall geht auf Distanz zur Zeitarbeit. Absetzbewegung in der Zeitarbeit

„Der stellvertretende Vorsitzende der Tarifgemeinschaft Zeitarbeit und PSA (CGZP) des Christlichen Gewerkschaftsbundes, Detlef Lutz, kritisiert die deutlichen Absetzbewegungen der IG-Metall zum Thema Zeitarbeit in Deutschland und in NRW. Lutz sagte dazu in Duisburg: „Nachdem es der IG-Metall nicht gelungen ist, ihre deutlichen Mitgliederverluste durch zunächst verstärktes Engagement in der Zeitarbeitsbranche aufzufangen, setzt sie sich nunmehr öffentlich von der Zeitarbeit ab. Anders kann man die Äußerungen des Chefs der IG-Metall in NRW, Wetzel, nicht bewerten…“ CGB-Meldung vom 04. Januar 2007 http://www.net-tribune.de/article/r040107-05.php

Schön wärs....


Aus: LabourNet, 9. Januar 2007

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Arbeitsbedingungen in der Leiharbeit/PSA

Arbeiter zweiter Klasse. Wieso Leiharbeiter gefährlich leben

„2007 ist noch jung, auch wenn die Probleme die alten sind. Herzlich Willkommen zur ersten Sendung von REPORT MAINZ im neuen Jahr! Zarter Schimmer der Hoffnung am Horizont. Mit der Konjunktur geht es bergauf, und selbst der deutsche Arbeitsmarkt kommt in Bewegung. Vor allem eine Branche boomt, die der Leiharbeit. Oder sollte man lieber Zeitarbeit sagen, weil das nicht so nach Söldner- oder Sklaventum klingt?...“ Text der Sendung Report Mainz vom 8.1.07 http://www.swr.de/report/-/id=233454/nid=233454/did=1801322/ea1ohu/index.html

Aus dem Text: „…O-Ton, Bernd Grimm, Zeitarbeiter: »Ich fühle mich als Mensch zweiter Klasse. Ein Kollege hat das mal mit einem Satz formuliert: Wir sind die Sklaven der Nation und kriegen noch nicht mal Mindestlohn. Also so fühle ich mich da. Als Sklave.«“


Aus: LabourNet, 11. Januar 2007

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Kann der Sklavenhändler-Tarifvertrag etwa ein Fehler gewesen sein?

"Zwei-Klassen-Gesellschaft in Betrieben". DGB-Experte Reinhard Dombre über den Boom der Zeitarbeit und die Folgen für das Lohnniveau Interview von Thorsten Knuf in der Berliner Zeitung vom 13.01.2007 http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-zeitung/print/wirtschaft/619894.html
Aus dem Text: „Herr Dombre, Sie haben 2003 federführend für die DGB-Gewerkschaften die ersten flächendeckenden Zeitarbeits-Tarifverträge ausgehandelt. Heute brummt die Branche, nach Angaben der Bundesagentur für Arbeit entstehen hier mehr als die Hälfte aller neuen Jobs. Freut oder beunruhigt Sie das? Dombre: Die Entwicklung ist zum Teil Besorgnis erregend. Wir sehen, dass billige Zeitarbeiter in den Unternehmen immer häufiger Stammkräfte verdrängen. Auf Dauer wird dies das gesamte Tarifgefüge in Industrie, Handwerk und Dienstleistungen kaputt machen. In vielen Betrieben gibt es längst eine Zwei-Klassen-Gesellschaft: Hier die Kernbelegschaft, die den Branchentarifverträgen unterliegt und zum Beispiel Zugang zur Qualifizierung hat. Und da die wachsende Zahl derer, die im Dienste von Zeitarbeitsfirmen stehen, deutlich weniger verdienen und von denen sich die Entleihbetriebe jederzeit geräuschlos trennen können. Knuf: War diese Entwicklung absehbar? Dombre: Selbst mit viel Fantasie haben wir das nicht vorhersehen können….“

Ob so wenig Fantasie entdeckt der DGB jetzt erst ein „neues“ Arbeitsfeld:

Zeitarbeitsbeschäftigte durch Betriebsräte der Einsatzbetriebe stärker begleiten

„Die aktuelle Entwicklung am Arbeitsmarkt zeigt, dass etwa die Hälfte der neu geschaffenen Arbeitsplätze im Bereich der Zeitarbeit entstanden ist. Zeitarbeit darf sich jedoch nicht zur Billigkonkurrenz in den Einsatzbetrieben entwickeln. Deshalb muss die betriebliche Interessenvertretung darauf Einfluss nehmen, in welchem Umfang Zeitarbeitsbeschäftigte eingesetzt werden und welche Tarifverträge für die Zeitarbeitsbeschäftigten zur Anwendung kommen sollen…“ Handlungsmöglichkeiten des Betriebsrates des Einsatzbetriebes als Flugblatt des DGB Bundesvorstands, Bereich Tarifpolitik, vom Januar 2007 (pdf) http://www.dgb.de/themen/tarifpolitik/zeitarbeit/zeitarbeitsbeschaeftigte.pdf


Aus: LabourNet, 15. Januar 2007

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Leiharbeit und Gewerkschaften: Kann der Sklavenhändler-Tarifvertrag etwa ein Fehler gewesen sein?

Verdrängungseffekte

Der zunehmende Einsatz von Leiharbeitern spaltet die Belegschaften und schwächt die Durchsetzungsfähigkeit der Gewerkschaften. BMW in Leipzig als Vorreiter. Artikel von Daniel Behruzi in der jungen Welt vom 22.01.2007 http://www.jungewelt.de/2007/01-22/025.php


»Leiharbeit setzt die Tarife unter Druck«

IG Metall will Beschäftigte in Zeitarbeitsfirmen verstärkt ansprechen. Ein Gespräch mit Bodo Grzonka, zuständiger Tarifsekretär für das Zeitarbeitsprojekt des IG-Metall-Bezirks Berlin-Brandenburg-Sachsen, von Daniel Behruzi in der jungen Welt vom 22.01.2007 http://www.jungewelt.de/2007/01-22/027.php


Private Vermittler interessieren sich auch für schwere Fälle

„Ihren Boom verdanken die Personaldienstleister bisher vor allem dem Geschäft mit hochqualifizierten Fachkräften. Jetzt entdecken Zeitarbeitsfirmen und Vermittler eine ganz neue Kundengruppe: Schwervermittelbare Langzeitarbeitslose. (…) Das geht allerdings nur, wenn die öffentlichen Auftraggeber den Aufwand, der nötig ist, um schlecht qualifizierte Langzeitarbeitslose auf ein geregeltes Arbeitsleben vorzubereiten, auch entsprechend bezahlen. Aufwandspauschalen um die 500 Euro, wie sie oft von Arbeitsagenturen gezahlt werden, reichten dafür nicht aus…“ Artikel von Max Borowski (Hamburg) in der FTD vom 20.01.2007 http://www.ftd.de/unternehmen/handel_dienstleister/151687.html


Aus: LabourNet, 23. Januar 2007

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Arbeitsbedingungen in der Leiharbeit/PSA

Letzer Ausweg Leiharbeit? Die prekäre Wirklichkeit einer flexiblen Beschäftigungsform

Broschüre von Manfred Koch in der Schriftenreihe "fair statt prekär", herausgegeben von der Kooperationsstelle Wissenschaft – Arbeitswelt der Sozialforschungsstelle Dortmund (pdf) http://www.werkstadt-dortmund.de/werkstadt/fair/doc/Letzter_Ausweg.pdf


Aus: LabourNet, 7. Februar 2007



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Zeitarbeit
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Leiharbeit
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Clement
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Clement
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Sklavenhändler
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Prekarisierung

Die Vollendung des Binnenmarkts: Chaos für alle?

„Am 23.10. hat der Binnenmarktausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments die EU-Dienstleistungsrichtlinie, bekannt unter Bolkestein, verabschiedet. Ob das Plenum den vorliegenden, im Juli von EU-Kommission und Ministerrat verfassten Textvorschlag bei der 2. Lesung Mitte November durchwinken wird, bleibt abzuwarten. Denn viele der Änderungen, auf die sich die Mehrheit der ParlamentarierInnen im Februar geeinigt hatten, haben Kommission und Rat gestrichen. So liegt jetzt eine Dienstleistungsrichtlinie vor, die viele Rechtsunsicherheiten birgt, was auch vom DGB heftig kritisiert wird. Angesichts harscher Gewerkschaftskritik an der Richtlinie, die in den Stellungnahmen zur Bolkestein-Anhörung im Wirtschaftsausschuss des Bundestags am 16.10. geübt wurde, ist es unbegreiflich, dass das Thema Bolkestein auf den großen Demonstrationen am 21.10. kaum vorkam…“ Artikel von Annette Groth vom 25. Oktober 2006 http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/eu/sopo/bolkestein_groth.html

Siehe dazu auch:

Europa streitet um Arbeitnehmerschutz

„Im Konflikt um die Entsenderichtline geht das Europaparlament auf Konfrontationskurs zur Kommission. Die befürchtet Protektionismus der jeweiligen Länder, die Abgeordneten hingegen die Aushöhlung von Sozialstandards..“ Artikel von Daniele Weingärtner in der taz vom
27.10.2006 http://www.taz.de/pt/2006/10/27/a0107.1/text


Aus: LabourNet, 27. Oktober 2006

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Bolkestein-Richtlinie: Grundinformationen

EU gegen Sozialstaat

„Bei der laufenden Auseinandersetzung um die EU-Dienstleistungsrichtlinien sollte nicht übersehen werden, dass bestimmte Aspekte des geplanten Angriffs auf den Sozialstaat bereits realisiert und sogar rechtlich festgeschrieben wurden. Dank des bestimmenden Einflusses der Unternehmenslobby in Brüssel, können sich bereits jetzt deutsche Unternehmer völlig ihrer Pflicht zur Zahlung von Sozialbeiträgen entziehen. Was bei Arbeitslosen in strafrechtliche Bereiche gerückt wird, ist für Unternehmer „legal“. Dies entschied zumindest am 24.10.2006 der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH 1 StR 44/06)…“ Artikel von Armin Kammrad vom 29.10.2006 http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/eu/sopo/bolke_ak.html


Aus: LabourNet, 30. Oktober 2006



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Handy-Verbot an Schulen
http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/1677088/

http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2006/10/19/mexico_rejects_biotech_corn_planting/


Informant: Mitchel Cohen

From ufpj-news

Mary Beth Maxwell discusses a recent flood of ads appearing nationally that are meant to dismantle labor unions. "So the next time you come across a slick television, radio or newspaper ad pedaling anti-union propaganda, ask yourself who benefits when workers are prevented from joining together to represent themselves. Question what's at stake when democratic rights are limited in the workplace," writes Maxwell.

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/102606LB.shtml

The Exxon Mobil Corporation reported today that it earned $10.49 billion in the third quarter, the second largest quarterly profit ever posted by a publicly traded American company.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102606R.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Exxon

http://www.antiwar.com/orig/elkus.php?articleid=9924


Informant: Kev Hall

http://www.emfacts.com/weblog/index.php?p=574
http://www.emfacts.com/weblog/index.php?p=576

Globalization is striking back. The United States has promoted the worldwide exchange of commodities like no other nation, and the result is that their local industry has begun to be eroded.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,439766,00.html


From Information Clearing House

Obtaining the e-mails of Peace Action Maine and Veterans for Peace is a waste of FBI resources, and it has a chilling effect on people who want to speak out against government policies, said Shenna Bellows, executive director of the MCLU.

http://news.bostonherald.com/national/view.bg?articleid=164116


From Information Clearing House

"We know more about Tom and Katie than we do about global warming," Kennedy Jr. said. "We're the most entertained, least informed people in the world."

http://tinyurl.com/yd3mbe


From Information Clearing House

According to a secret report, the CIA offered to let Germany see one of its citizens, an al-Qaeda suspect being held in a Moroccan cell. But US secret agents demanded that in return, Berlin should co-operate and "avert pressure from EU" over Morocco's human rights.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/10/26/1161749254496.html


From Information Clearing House

Imposing economic and political sanctions against Iran and North Korea will help democratic forces in those countries as Washington pursues its “ultimate objective” of regime change, John Bolton, the US ambassador to the United Nations, said on Tuesday.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c44c38f2-63a1-11db-bc82-0000779e2340.html


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Bolton

While Canadians agonize over the quagmire in Afghanistan, few people are looking at what the Harper government will do if George Bush finds a rationale for military action against Iran.

http://www.rabble.ca/politics.shtml?x=53614


From Information Clearing House

What is our moral responsibility as it becomes clear that our bungled occupation has sunk Iraq into chaos - and that the country is approaching all-out civil war?

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/15853341.htm


From Information Clearing House

The only real strength of the Iraqi government is the US army. In theory, it has 264,000 soldiers and police under its command. In practice they obey the orders of their communal leaders in so far as they obey anybody.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15417.htm

By Paul Craig Roberts

When people no longer understand that civil liberties are more important than political agendas, they have lost sight of the belief system that protects them.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15410.htm

By Saad Sayeed

"What I write causes extreme anger for the very simple reason that I use the U.S. government's official definition of terrorism from the official U.S. code of laws. If you use that definition, it follows very quickly that the U.S. is the leading terrorist state and a major sponsor of terrorism and since that conclusion is unacceptable, it arouses furious anger."

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15416.htm

'Stability First': Newspeak for rape of Iraq

By Pepe Escobar

Iraq is not simply a US electoral issue. It's a human tragedy of biblical proportions. Hence the urge at this point to situate the tragedy in a historical context.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15414.htm

Join Anti-War West Pointers in New Organization
http://www.commondreams.org/news2006/1026-10.htm



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http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1026-31.htm

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The Torture Election

The Congressional campaign of 2006 slouches toward election day through a grotesque landscape of torture and excuses for torture, scabrous messages from a Congressman to young boys, a Congressional cover-up of the same, murder and countermurder every day in Iraq (a heart-stopping 655,000 Iraqis have died since the invasion, according to a Johns Hopkins study), and nuclear fallout from North Korea.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20061113/schell



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http://www.rutherford.org/articles_db/commentary.asp?record_id=430

[jcm notes 10 26 06......suggestion to use on US citizens re crowd control before military use.....9 06 ]

DOMINIC CHESSUM

27 October 2006 08:54

Families fighting controversial plans for a mobile phone mast near their homes today appeared to have won their battle before it had even begun.

Mobile phone company 02 had sparked fury among people living near to land off Ivy Road, in Earlham, by asking owner the Nelm Development Trust if it would allow a 22-metre mast on the site.

If accepted, the mobile company would then submit a formal application to Norwich City Council.

However, David Ralph, executive director of Nelm, said today he would recommend the proposal be refused at its next board meeting on November 6.

He said: “This was an unsolicited approach to us. It is for a former school site which we took over from the council three or four years and we are currently consulting with the community. There is an overwhelming number of residents not in favour. The recommendation I will be making is that we do not accept this proposal.”

The news has been welcomed by the Earlham Mast Fight Campaign, which is still urging people to sign an online petition.

John Clayton, a campaign organiser from Ivy Road, said: “We feel we still need to make residents and businesses aware, and their views known to the Nelm Trust.

“At the next meeting of the Nelm board, we would like them to consider implementing a policy of rejecting solicitations from telecommunication developers.

“We also feel the Nelm Development trust needs to consult much more with its residents on matters of importance. Telecommunication companies and Norwich City Council should also make concerted efforts to inform local communities about phone mast proposals.”

Jemma Shutter, also from Ivy Road, said: “We are still hoping to get some momentum behind our campaign for the meeting. If people go to the meeting they can lobby and hear what's being discussed.”

Rupert Read, who represents the Wensum ward on the city council, said: “I think this has come about as a result of pressure from local residents and green councillors. We must keep up that pressure to make sure the right decision is made.

“O2 have now shifted attention to another site, the police station on the round about at Earlham Road. I would urge any residents who want to fight this to contact us.”

To sign the petition, log on to to http://www.gopetition.com/online/9916.html

Rupert Read can be contacted on 01603 219294 or by e-mail at r.read@cllr.norwich.gov.uk

The Nelm board meeting will be held on November 6 at 5.30pm at the Gurney Centre, Irstead Road, Norwich.

Are you fighting a mobile phone mast near you? Contact reporter Dominic Chessum on 01603 772428 or e-mail dominic.chessum@eveningnews.co.uk

Copyright © 2006 Archant Regional. All rights reserved.

http://tinyurl.com/thvul

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,923-2412302,00.html


Informant: Lew Rockwell

Should we start a Blue Revolution across the USA on Election Night to stop Republicans from stealing Election 2006?

When the polls close, we propose that citizens across the country gather outside their County Election Office for a candlelight vigil to Count Every Vote, all wearing the same color: Blue.

Imagine a Blue Revolution, every bit as joyous and historic as the Orange Revolution in Ukraine, the Cedar Revolution Lebanon, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, and the other democratic revolutions of recent years - right here in the United States of America.

Shall we make history on November 7?

More here: http://www.BlueRevolution.us


David Swanson

From ufpj-news

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Every poll points to a Democratic victory on November 7. Yet George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Karl Rove all insist Republicans will win.

Are they planning to steal another election?

Let's start a Blue Revolution across the USA on Election Night to stop Republicans from stealing Election 2006.

When the polls close, we propose that Democrats across the country gather outside their County Election Office for a candlelight vigil to Count Every Vote, all wearing the same color: Blue.

Imagine a Blue Revolution, every bit as joyous and historic as the Orange Revolution in Ukraine, the Cedar Revolution Lebanon, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, and the other democratic revolutions of recent years - right here in the United States of America.

Help us organize a vigil in your county - just login to Democrats.com and click "Local." If you don't see an Election Night Vigil in your county, create a new Forum Topic coded "Blue Revolution," select "County," post the location of your County Election Office, and spread the word to your friends.

More here:
http://www.BlueRevolution.us

You can also join Cindy Sheehan for a Blue Revolution rally at the White House on November 7. She'll be there from the 6th through the 9th (at 10 a.m. on the 9th we'll deliver the www.dontattackiran.org petition). More info: http://www.gsfp.org

Make sure your voter registration has not been purged - "google" your registration at MyDem.com. Prepare for other election-stealing strategies at ProtectYourVote.org.


Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld to Be Prosecuted

by Ed Asner

The evidence that Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld lied us into a war is overwhelming but also dry and dense. It's compiled here:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/keydocuments

But imagine seeing this evidence presented coherently and systematically in a dramatic performance full of humor and emotion. That is the gift that playwrite Craig Barnes has given us in "A Nation Deceived." The script is available now at http://www.anationdeceived.org

Barnes encourages you to take it to your local organizations and perform it. Beginning November 1st, you will be able to go to the same website and purchase a video on DVD of the play being performed by a group of actors with Ed Asner in the lead role. (If you're in Los Angeles on November 6, you can catch a live performance with Asner.)

To give you a taste of what this play is about, here's an interview with the author:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/anationdeceived


Santa Barbara Citizens Speak for Impeachment at City Council Meeting

Try This In Your Town!

From John Calvert, SBIC member:
We have just posted video of public comment at the Santa Barbara city council meeting. About 11 people from the coalition spoke, plus a surprise guest at the very end - not to be missed. The city council has not yet placed the resolution on their agenda, but we are keeping up the pressure. You can find the video on our website, http://www.justiceforbush.com


Forward this message to everyone you know!

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The Blue Revolution Begins on Election Night
http://tinyurl.com/yf3g58

"Blue Revolution" Vigils in 22 Counties
http://tinyurl.com/ye2jrh



http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=impeach
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Garrison Keillor laments, "... the federal government is extending the frontiers of terror with the Military Commissions Act of 2006, legalizing torture and suspending habeas corpus and constructing a loose web of law by which you and I could be hung by our ankles in a meat locker for as long as somebody deems necessary."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102606P.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Military+Commissions+Act
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=habeas+corpus

Part I:

If voting by computer is inherently untrustworthy and in practice poorly crafted, overpriced, prone to breakdowns and wide open to subversion, basically less accurate than counting by hand, then perhaps we should pull the plug on e-voting.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102606L.shtml



Part II:

The degree of independent hand-auditing of paper ballot records sufficient to verify the corresponding computerized vote tallies is comparable to the effort required to more accurately count all the ballots by hand in the first place, dispensing with the machines.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102706O.shtml

William Fisher writes: "Most politicians agree that when they make a mistake, the most reliable way to restore their credibility is to fess up - and the least reliable way is to cover up. The Bush administration has forgotten this principle for six years."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102606K.shtml

A message from NANCY

Original Message Anita S.

Greece: 1,500 ANIMALS BURNED ALIVE - PET "WARE HOUSE"
Wednesday, 3:59 PM

From CriticalPetsRescue

URGENT! - KINDLY CROSS POST to the MOON and BACK!

Dear Friends: I have not cajoled and urged you to support any of my actions in Greece in a very, very long time. You all have enough on your plates. I saw the TV coverage of this horror on Greek TV just moments ago. I felt I got a glimpse of hell, and I am shaking with sorrow and rage. Please do not let the animals in this God forsaken country down.

I am now begging you to copy and paste this letter - copy and past the addresses in the e-mail block, and blast the press and officials in Greece and copy me: twinkieperkyebby@msn.com (@msn.com).

It will take you less than two minutes. Please offer that up for the Animals of Greece.

Love,

Marijo


Dear Sir/Madame:

The tarnished image of Greece around the world and its practice of brutality towards its companion and farmed animals is one which should conjure up shame in the hearts of every compassionate Greek.

The suspicious, illegal pet ware house fire of October 24th that burned alive over 1500 animals (companion animals, monkeys and all types of exotics) in Vari, near Athens is clearly an indication of the apathy, absolute stupidity and the aberrant direction of state veterinarian Chryssa Dile of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry's inability and lack of desire to function on behalf of the animals under its jurisdiction. To compound the criminally negligent activities or lack of activities of the Ministry of Agriculture, government officials condone and support the rantings and destructive actions of a small group pf people led by Popi Baka and Ioanna Garagouni who are hell bent on destroying any semblance of animal welfare in Greece.

We plead with the press to address animal related issues with unbiased, intelligent reportage and a modicum of compassion. Carry the torch for these innocent victims who are unable to speak or control their destinies. This disheartening incident is yet more proof that the animals in Greece exist in a virtual hell. All of the above should be recorded for history as just another of Greece's failings.

Sincerely


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By East Lothian Newsroom

Thursday October 26, 2006

PROTESTERS have collected almost 1,000 signatures opposing a plan to install a mobile phone transmitter inside Haddington West Church.

Members of the newly-formed action group NO 2 O2 staged silent protests outside the church prior to the start of services on Sunday.

Mobile phone operator O2 hopes to install a ‘base station’ inside the church tower and a planning application is under consideration by East Lothian Council.

Church officials, however, have yet to make their final decision, irrespective of whether planning consent is granted.

One of the leading lights in the campaign to stop the base station from going ahead is Desiree Dunkinson of Victoria Road.

The mother of a 10-year-old child, she is concerned about the possibility of harmful radiation emitting from the base station.

She said she was encouraged by the support of those who had signed the petition – and the 30-strong protest on Sunday.

“Mobile phone mast emissions heighten the risk of leukaemia, especially childhood leukaemia,” claimed Mrs Dunkinson.

“Having seen two cousins go through that disease, I just would not like to see anybody else going through that process.

“I think you could lessen the chance by putting masts up a safe distance from people, especially kids”

She added: “There are many more health effects, but the leukaemia one is the one that grabs me personally the most.

“The thought that somebody else could go through that disease just because of an unsafe siting of a mobile phone mast is just not on.”

She stressed that she had nothing against the West Church – pointing out that it played a pivotal role in the community – but claimed that independent research had shown that people living within 300 metres of such a mast could “suffer serious health effects”.

Church officials issued a fresh statement this week, revealing that discussions on the O2 plan were to continue.

“The (congregational) board intends to continue listening to the views of members of the congregation and of the wider community in addition to those of national agencies charged with regulating and assessing the safety of mobile phone masts,” said a spokesman.

“The board has noted that there are more than 35,000 mobile phone masts in the UK, a number of them in church buildings, some of which are in our area, and that this number is projected to increase.

“Also that the General Trustees of the Church of Scotland have expressed themselves ‘sufficiently satisfied regarding the health issue to continue entering these applications’ (for congregations), but have given an assurance that ‘the matter will be kept constantly under review’.”

The Presbytery of Lothian, added the spokesman, had given its permission for the mast’s erection should the church decide to proceed, and he said that all negotiations with O2 would be handled by the Church of Scotland.

“Members of the board are aware that installation of the mast would not be groundbreaking in national or local terms, but are also aware that local circumstances and views require to be given consideration,” he added.

It is understood that, if the church agrees to the mast’s installation and planning procedures are negotiated by O2, it would be between nine months and a year before the mast was erected – and a further year before the church would receive any financial benefit to help maintain the building.

Cash from allowing O2 to install the transmitter would help alleviate the church’s serious dry rot problem.

http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=1875&format=html

http://www.space.com/news/061026_gore_space.html


Informant: NHNE

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/26/us/politics/26googlebomb.html


Informant: NHNE

HLV INFO 110/AT

26-10-2006

Info Frau Reuter

Kinzigtal-Nachrichten 26-10-06

SCHLÜCHTERN (KN) Zu einer Informationsveranstaltung lädt der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz (BUND) für Freitag, 27. Oktober, um 20 Uhr in die Schlüchterner Stadthalle ein. Die Veranstaltung wird organisiert von der Bürgerinitiative für mobilfunksenderfreie Wohngebiete Schlüchtern (ImoWoS). Referent ist Baubiologe Friedbert Lohner.

Es geht um die Demontage von 17 Sendeanlagen auf dem Gebäude der Kreissparkasse in Schlüchtern und das Mitten im Wohngebiet!.

Mehr ... in der Originalausgabe vom 26-10-06



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http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/10/25/generals/index_np.html


Informant: ranger116

Horror at the bloodshed accompanying the US effort to bring democracy to Iraq has accomplished what human rights activists, analysts and others say Syrian president Bashar al-Assad had been unable to do by himself: silence public demands for democratic reforms here.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102606I.shtml

No Let-Up

Antoine de Gaudemar preaches no let-up in the campaign to regulate the global conventional arms trade, which knows no let-up its own growth and by-passing of what few regulations exist as it feeds itself on unregulated globalization, wars, terrorism, and crime.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102606H.shtml

Contracting companies the for the new 592-million-dollar US embassy in Baghdad, equal in size to Vatican City, have broken every US labor Law. Workers, recruited on the global labor market from the Philippines, India, Pakistan and other poor South Asian countries, earn as little as 10 to 30 dollars a day and are physically assaulted and beaten, while suffering squalid living conditions and medical malpractice. Construction companies hold onto employee passports to stop workers from leaving Iraq or taking better jobs with other contractors.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102606G.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Halliburton

A consensus now exists - buttressed by polls - that disaffection with a war grown costly and difficult to manage is the gravest threat to continued Republican rule. Iraq is not only a potent issue in its own right, but is also a resonant metaphor for doubts about the competence and accountability of the Republican Party.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102606F.shtml

Andy Ostroy interviews Mark Crispin Miller about what voters can do to prevent another stolen election.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102606D.shtml

A report released yesterday by the Inspector General's office overseeing Iraq spending found that at least 55 percent, or $163 million, of $296 million in total costs rung up by Halliburton unit KBR went to expenses such as back-office support, transportation and security. That percentage was significantly higher than it was on work by other firms in Iraq, and experts said it is far above what is typically found on a government contract.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102606C.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Halliburton

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102606B.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=650%2C000

A message from Pilvi

Friends! I signed, would you sign it too?

Thank you!

Hugs-pilvi-


Original Message

Dear friends, winter is coming please remember

"NO FUR" they need it more then we do*
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/furfreepledge

Say NO to cruel fashion! Take the Fur Free Pledge and take a stand against the fur industry.

Wearing fur or fur trim is cruel and unnecessary. Whether caught in steel traps in the wild or anally electrocuted after life in a cage on a fur farm, these animals suffer immensely. When compassionate consumers like you take a stand against the fur industry by refusing to purchase its products, designers will stop using fur, retailers will stop selling it, and fashion writers will stop reporting on it as an acceptable trend. You have that power with every purchase you make.

Thank you to designers Stella McCartney, Marc Bouwer, Jay McCarroll and the Ralph Lauren, H&M, Zara and J.Crew companies for pledging not to use real animal fur in their collections! Let's encourage others to follow their humane example!

Please forward to all of your friends!

hugsxxxxxxxxxxx ella zj

Liebe Nachbarn, sehr geehrte Newsletterabonnenten,

wie Sie bestimmt schon aus der Presse erfahren haben, hat die Stadtverwaltung die vor zwei Jahren verhängten Veränderungssperren, für den Aufbau von Mobilfunksender im Stadtgebiet, um ein weiteres Jahr verlängert (hinsichtlich der Beendung des Bebauungsplanes). Damit hat die Stadt den gesetzlichen Rahmen voll ausgeschöpft. Wir begrüßen und loben ausdrücklich diese Initiative der Stadtverwaltung. Im Anhang finden Sie, repräsentativ, die amtliche Bekanntmachung über die Verlängerung der Veränderungssperre für das Gebiet Dachau-Süd.

http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/51_133_04_d.pdf

Von den Mitstreitern aus dem Ammertal, der BI "Strahlenfreier Ammergau" erreichte uns die Bitte um Bekanntmachung einer überregionalen Ärztetagung "Mobilfunk und Gesundheit". (siehe Flyer im Anhang)

Omega siehe unter "Murnauer Ärztetagung am 11.11.2006"
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/2831915/

Wir möchten hiermit nochmals auf das im Sommer neu erschienene Buch "Mobilfunk, Gesundheit und die Politik" (ISBN: 3896882880), mit unserem Beitrag "Beispiel Dachau: Zwischen Ohnmacht und Wut", hinweisen und bitten Sie auch um weitere Werbung.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Bürgervereinigung gegen die Mobilfunkanlage in Dachau-Süd
http://www.mobilfunk-dachau.de

I read the David Lawley report (October 17) on Tom Watson’s statement supporting the use of mobile phones in hospital and was quite frankly disgusted. Tom Watson purports to support the sensible siting of masts and has given our campaign group - http://www.w-a-r-t.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk - help in fighting these due to the proven adverse health effects that independent research has now proved exists at even low levels of EMR, despite the Government’s refusal to acknowledge the facts. Does he not realise that patients will take longer to recover and will be more likely to get serious infections as their immune systems will be compromised, thus resulting in longer stays in hospital.

They will also suffer from sleep disorders and a reduction in melatonin levels following the installation of roof masts that would inevitably be required to cope with the extra traffic.

What will it do to the health of the hospital staff who will be constantly exposed to phone and mast emissions during their working hours?

I can just imagine what it would be like with dozens of people, especially teenagers and younger children, playing games that constantly beep and screech, constantly texting and having to listen to the inane ringtones when they get replies.

Adults chatting away at every bedside reporting to their family on the condition of their loved ones who are unknowingly gently absorbing the microwave emissions that surround them.

What about those who need peace and quiet. Has he not considered them, or has he got a hidden agenda?

I think Tom Watson should read all of the independent research that is available before promoting such a dangerous cause.

He is a local MP in Sandwell and has publicly supported our campaigns against the sitting of masts in his constituency. Was this just a vote getter? If you make more calls you need more masts.

Maybe his time would be better spent in promoting the continued use of safe land lines in hospitals at cheaper rates.

Peter Mobley,
Woden Road East, Wednesbury.

© 2006 - all rights reserved

http://www.expressandstar.co.uk/2006/10/26/anger-over-mps-call/

http://www.cleanupwashington.org/sii/sii_tables.cfm?State=FL&step=2#OutOfState


Informant: Ben Noyes

http://www.thelastoutpost.com/site/1130/default.aspx


Informant: Ben Noyes

http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2006/2181


Informant: Ben Noyes

Cheney okays water boarding
http://theheretik.us/2006/10/25/slam-dunk-on-torture/

Cheney confirms that detainees were subjected to water-boarding
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/15847918.htm


Informant: Jennifer Van Bergen



Cheney confirms & defends US waterboarding
http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/5235/


Informant: jensenmk

From ufpj-news

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Cheney Confirms That Detainees Were Subjected to Water-Boarding
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1026-02.htm

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Cheney confirms U.S. uses torture

Cheney indicated that the Bush administration doesn't regard water-boarding as torture and allows the CIA to use it. "It's a no-brainer for me," Cheney said at one point in an interview.

http://tinyurl.com/ur9l9



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=water+boarding
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Cheney

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1931068,00.html


Informant: Teresa Binstock

The Choice Channel
by Roderick T. Beaman

10/22/06

The poor performance of America's schools is front and center on just about every politician's agenda. And whenever there are politicians involved, there is always demagoguery. The solution for almost all of them is throwing more government money at it. Of course, all money comes with strings attached and with government, you can be sure that the strings will result in accomplishing precisely the opposite of what it's supposed to...

http://www.isil.org/channels/archives/5098


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

http://www.fff.org/comment/com0610i.asp


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

Asia Times
by F William Engdahl

10/25/06

The US thought Russia had been safely neutralized and dismembered, but President Vladimir Putin has been working to turn Washington's dream into a nightmare. State energy company Gazprom's fast entry into the gas and oil market is at the heart of Russia's attempts to build new economic alliances across the Eurasian landmass for the coming showdown with the US...

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HJ26Ag01.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

Boston Globe

10/25/06

The US government is seeking to sharply restrict communication between defense lawyers and inmates at Guantanamo Bay prison, asserting that some lawyers have given inmates 'inflammatory' material such as reports of abuses at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison and news articles about terrorist attacks. The government is seeking judicial approval for new rules that would allow defense lawyers only four visits with their clients, rather than the unlimited number now permitted; control the topics that can be discussed in such meetings; and restrict the types of information that can be exchanged between lawyers and detainees through the mail. The government filed the new rules in August with the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., which is currently reviewing them in connection with the case of a Guantanamo detainee. If the court agrees to the limitations, they are expected to be applied to future cases...

http://tinyurl.com/vkva4


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Guantanamo

Casa Grande Dispatch

10/25/06

The House Republican campaign chairman, at odds with Speaker Dennis Hastert over when Hastert learned about ex-Rep. Mark Foley's come-ons to teenage male pages, was questioned today by an ethics panel. Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-N.Y., would not comment afterward on his repeated public assertions that he warned Hastert about Foley last spring. Hastert, R-Ill., says he first learned about Foley less than a month ago. Hastert, expected to testify this week, has said he doesn't recall the conversation...

http://tinyurl.com/y7wejn


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Hastert
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Foley

Guardian [UK]
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10/26/06

The CIA tried to persuade Germany to silence EU protests about the human rights record of one of America's key allies in its clandestine torture flights programme, the Guardian can reveal. According to a secret intelligence report, the CIA offered to let Germany have access to one of its citizens, an al-Qaida suspect being held in a Moroccan cell. But the US secret agents demanded that in return, Berlin should cooperate and 'avert pressure from EU' over human rights abuses in the north African country. The report describes Morocco as a 'valuable partner in the fight against terrorism...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1931693,00.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture+flight

Rockford Register Star

10/25/06

For a week and a half, 81-year-old Hamer Lacey hauled his broken back and clipboard to a Gloucester grocery store parking lot, looking for signatures of residents who shared his fervent opposition to the war in Iraq. His work over the summer put Gloucester among 139 Massachusetts communities where residents will vote next month on a nonbinding question that calls for an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. Voters in several cities in Wisconsin and Illinois will consider a similar question...

http://tinyurl.com/tz5sg


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

Despite signs of what some call a rebounding economy, the number of people lacking health insurance continues to expand. According to a report released last week by the Kaiser Family Foundation, in 2005 another 1.3 million Americans joined the ranks of the uninsured.

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/102506LC.shtml

President Bush hopes to revive an unpopular proposal to make changes in the national retirement program. In recent days, Bush has said Social Security remains one of the "big items" he wants to tackle next year. "I guess you could argue if it gets Iraq off the front page, it was probably a good thing at this point," said Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.), a top Republican strategist who opposed the president's Social Security plan.

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/102506LA.shtml

One Iowa farmer said he believes politicians should end subsidies to farmers who grow crops such as corn and soybeans in a way that robs the soil of nutrients and requires a lot of energy. "Our whole farming system really contributes a lot to global warming and it could be made to be much more sustainable," he said.

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/102506EB.shtml

Scientists warn that 60 percent of the world's coral reefs could die in less than 25 years. "Think of it as a high school chemistry class," said Billy Causey of NOAA. "You mix some chemicals together and nothing happens. You crank up the Bunsen burner and all of a sudden things start bubbling around. That's what's happening. That global Bunsen burner is cranking up."

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/102506EA.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Coral+Reef

Speaking in Baghdad just hours before President Bush gave a press conference in Washington, Iraq Prime Minister Maliki reassured the millions of Shiites who form his power base that he would not bend to pressure by the American government, or any other, over how to conduct Iraqi affairs. "I want to stress that this is a government of the people's will and no one has the right to set a timetable for it."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102506T.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Maliki

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says if Republican candidates want to succeed on Election Day, they should turn their focus away from the Iraq war. "The challenge is to get Americans to focus on pocketbook issues, and not on the Iraq and terror issue," Frist said in an interview with the Concord Monitor.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102506S.shtml


http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Bill+Frist

San Diego Republican Congressman Brian Bilbray is trapped in a spinning political and legal controversy over whether his prime residence is in California or Virginia. As his opponent Francine Busby said, "There are discrepancies suggesting that Mr. Bilbray may be subject to charges of perjury and fraud, and voters have a right to know the facts before the election."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102506R.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Cunningham

http://act.oxfamamerica.org/campaign/starbucks

Thank you for sending a fax to Starbucks to let them know that you want them to honor their commitments to coffee farmers in Ethiopia. So far, more than 27,000 of you have taken action! Can you take one more simple, but effective action to help coffee farmers in Ethiopia. If so, today we need you to call Starbucks directly. Your quick call will help keep the pressure on. Once you've called, click here and let us know. http://act.oxfamamerica.org/campaign/starbucks_phonecall/ To help you make this simple call, we've developed these easy steps to help make your voice heard.

1. Call Starbucks' Retail Customer Relations line at (800) 235-2883 (between the hours of 8 am - 9 pm weekdays and 9 am - 6 pm weekends). All times are Eastern Standard Time.

2. Press "0" to talk to a customer relations representative. You don't have to wait for the whole menu of options.

3. Be friendly to any representatives on the phone. They are just employees of Starbucks; they don't actually set corporate policy.

4. Here are some talking points for your call but remember to use your own words:

* Hi, my name is [your name] and I'm calling from [your city, state]. I am a Starbucks customer.

* I am calling to ask Starbucks to sign the licensing agreement with the Ethiopian government to recognize Ethiopia's rightful ownership of its coffee names.

* This issue is very important to me. Thank you for listening to my concerns.

The Starbucks representative you speak with may respond with the official Starbucks position. Simply respond by reiterating that Starbucks should sign the licensing agreement with the Ethiopian government to recognize Ethiopia's rightful ownership of its coffee names.

We are making great strides to help coffee farmers in Ethiopia. Your voice will make a difference!

Please click here to tell us what they said.
http://act.oxfamamerica.org/campaign/starbucks_phonecall/

Sincerely,

Tim Fullerton
Oxfam America

Ban bottom trawling: tell the Canadian government to do the right thing
http://www.email.greenpeace.org/celena_omviait.html

Take Action >> Tell Canada to be an Ocean Defender, not an Ocean Destroyer!
http://usactions.greenpeace.org/action/start/130/

While rich nations tinker with policies that may shave their carbon dioxide emissions, low-lying South Pacific nations such as Kiribati are sinking beneath the waves.

http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article1927131.ece


From Information Clearing House

Two weeks before the midterm elections, at least 10 states, including Maryland, remain ripe for voting problems, according to a study released yesterday by a nonpartisan clearinghouse that tracks electoral reforms across the United States.

http://tinyurl.com/tf4np



Video the Vote 2006

Our goal is to protect the vote by being the eyes and ears where ballots are cast and counted on Election Day. We will document and report any irregularities that occur at polling places and boards of elections while they are happening, enabling the media and public to watch-dog the electoral process across our country.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaEECHjWptU


From Information Clearing House

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Severe Election Problems Seen in 10 States

A nonpartisan organization tracking election reform across the United States released a report Wednesday warning that 10 states are likely to experience severe problems on November 7 because of electronic voting machines and new voter identification laws that could call into question the results of some races.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/102606Z.shtml

Journalist and film-maker John Pilger spoke to Charlie Kimber about his new book and the global resistance to imperialism, war and neoliberalism.

http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=9989


From Information Clearing House

A former CIA operative wanted for trial for acts of terrorism against Cuba is stuck in legal limbo in a Texas jail. Luis Posada, 78, who has allegedly taken part in plots to assassinate Fidel Castro and bomb Havana hotels, is being described as a test case of the US government's commitment to fighting terrorism.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1930704,00.html


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Posada

THE US could defeat any enemy with overwhelming power but any new conflict would involve more brute force and civilian casualties than in Iraq, the top US general said today.

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20641712-5005962,00.html


From Information Clearing House

America's mission in Iraq has been manipulated at every turn to suit the US domestic political agenda. Each one was stage-managed to convince the public in America that progress was being made.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15406.htm

Chris Floyd

War profiteering by favored corporate cronies was one of the primary benefits envisaged by the Bush Regime as it drove so relentlessly and deceitfully toward the baseless and unprovoked attack.

http://tinyurl.com/yf4w48



Some contracts in Iraq spend over 50% on overhead

Halliburton unit cited in U.S. report on reconstruction
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/10/25/MNGBOLVFER1.DTL


From Information Clearing House



Halliburton turned a profit, so the results are very good
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15396.htm

Charnel House

Will we destroy the city to liberate it? How many doors will be kicked in? How many buildings will be reduced to rubble? How many innocent people will be dragged off to interrogation-centers and filthy prisons? How many tens of thousands of people will be killed?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15408.htm

By Mike Whitney

There are only two weapons in the imperial tool-chest; force and deception. I expect that the anticipated Democratic landslide will be preempted by massive voter fraud accompanied by some type of “searing event”; that way the fantastical outcome of a GOP victory can be neatly folded into a larger and all-pervasive “myth”.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15398.htm

By Phil Rockstroh

History reveals: What a nation inflicts upon the world -- its own people will, sooner or later, inflict upon each other. There is no need to warily scan the horizon line for its arrival, because we're already living in the midst of the angst and emptiness we have wrought. Ergo, when dreams mean nothing -- when words and images are rendered meaningless -- our lives reflect these dismal states.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15401.htm

By Tony Judt

The alacrity with which many of America’s most prominent liberals have censored themselves in the name of the War on Terror, the enthusiasm with which they have invented ideological and moral cover for war and war crimes and proffered that cover to their political enemies: all this is a bad sign.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15407.htm

http://ga0.org/campaign/hr6241

H.R. 6241 is a bill that would allow the killing of California sea lions ostensibly to save the endangered salmon population. However, the cause of salmon depletion is not sea lions feeding on their natural source of sustenance, but rather the incredibly destructive human interventions of overfishing, clear cutting and damming rivers. Please "Take Action" to tell your Representative to protect sea lions by voting against H.R. 6241 and to introduce a bill to save the salmon by making the fishing, logging and energy companies operate sustainably.

Tell me more
http://ga0.org/campaign/hr6241/explanation

http://tinyurl.com/yyn4jg



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Bertelsmann

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/350044783


A message from NANCY

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1025-20.htm



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ellsberg

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1025-05.htm



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ohio

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1025-04.htm

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Neutrality not OK, Zinn tells listeners

Zinn continued to advocate the importance of shattering the myth of American exceptionalism. Slavery and racial segregation, Zinn added, are just two examples of America’s imperfections.

http://badgerherald.com/news/2006/10/25/neutrality_not_ok_z.php


From Information Clearing House



Howard Zinn - You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

Video
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12987.htm



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Zinn

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1025-02.htm

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US Troops in Iraq Using Whistle Blower Protection Laws to Inform Congress of what is Really Happening in Iraq

Troops Revolting

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Soldiers_in_Revolt_218_activeduty_troops_1025.html
http://tinyurl.com/yde5cj


Informant: ranger116



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=duty

http://www.appealforredress.org/


Informant: Amy Sasser

From ufpj-news

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Congressman Dennis Kucinich Announces Support For "Appeal For Redress"; States, "No One Speaks With More Moral Authority" On Need For Troops To Come Home.

http://www.commondreams.org/news2006/1025-06.htm

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Grass-Roots Group of Troops Petitions Congress for Pullout From Iraq

More than 100 U.S. service members have signed a rare appeal urging Congress to support the "prompt withdrawal" of all American troops and bases from Iraq, organizers said yesterday.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/24/AR2006102401154_pf.html



US soldier to voice Iraq conflict opposition

Sergeant Liam Madden - who was against the war even before being sent to Iraq with his unit in late 2004 - is one of more than 100 soldiers on active duty who have organised the petition drive through a website called Appeal for Redress.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1931212,00.html


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=duty

http://www.impeachbush.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr007=pfr69zrpt3.app1b&page=NewsArticle&id=5153&security=1&news_iv_ctrl=1041

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Impeach the President: The Case Against Bush and Cheney
http://www.projectcensored.org/impeach.htm



http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=impeach
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=impeach

Please Forward Far and Wide because net neutrality is supported by all sides of the political spectrum since it is really support for grass roots democracy!

Thanks, Cheryl


Don't Let Ma Bell Monopolize the Internet by controlling what you do, where you go and what you see on the Internet!

TAKE ACTION NOW http://action.freepress.net/campaign/mabell

The Justice Department today rubber stamped the $78 billion merger of AT&T and BellSouth -- deserting its post as the public's shield against corporate monopolies.

The merger now goes to the Federal Communications Commission for final approval. The deal would effectively resurrect the Ma Bell monopoly that ruled our nation's communications industry for nearly a century.

The only ones standing in the path of a new AT&T monopoly are citizens like you. Tell the FCC:

Don't Let Ma Bell Monopolize the Internet

The merger of AT&T and BellSouth would create a network behemoth that controls nearly half of all telephone land lines in the United States. But the new AT&T presents a far greater threat.

TAKE ACTION NOW http://action.freepress.net/campaign/mabell

Under the rule of CEO Ed Whitacre, the company is leading the effort to gut Net Neutrality -- the longstanding principle that prevents phone companies from controlling what you do, where you go and what you see on the Internet.

Soon all digital media -- telephone, TV, radio and the Web -- will enter homes via a single broadband connection. Whitacre is trying to control this "pipe" -- and the billions of dollars at stake -- by erecting new Internet toll booths and discriminating against Web sites that can't afford their new fees.

If the FCC doesn't place any conditions on the mega-merger, nothing would prevent the new AT&T from taking away the free and open Internet that has fostered unprecedented economic innovation and democratic participation.

The good news is that we have some allies at the FCC. Two of the four commissioners who will vote on the merger have indicated that they will support Net Neutrality conditions as part of any merger. But they need strong public support to prevail.

TAKE ACTION NOW http://action.freepress.net/campaign/mabell

Island ist zum kommerziellen Walfang zurückgekehrt. Schon mussten zwei Wale ihr Leben lassen. Darunter ein geschützter Finnwal. Das blutige Geschehen entwickelt sich zur unerträglichen Farce: Der schon getötete Finnwal wurde, nachdem er an Land untersucht worden ist, für zu alt erklärt und sei für den Verzehr in Island ungeeignet. Dennoch geht das Töten weiter.

Wir müssen das unsinnige Sterben der friedlichen Meeresriesen stoppen! Setzen wir dort an, wo es am meisten weh tut: beim Geld. Teilen Sie dem isländischen Tourismusverband mit, dass Sie in Island solange nicht Ihren Urlaub verbringen werden, solange das Land Wale jagt. Genau wie mehr als 85.000 Menschen, die schon eine solche Absichtserklärungen abgegeben haben. Durch den Reiseverzicht entsteht der isländischen Wirtschaft ein Schaden von über 79 Millionen Euro. Dem steht ein Profit aus dem Walfang von rund 3 Millionen Euro gegenüber. Auf diesem Wege können wir das Leben der sanften Riesen retten!

Schreiben Sie dem isländischen Tourismusverband. Fordern Sie ihn auf, sich für ein schnelles Ende der Waljagd einzusetzen, um den wirtschaftlichen Schaden gering zu halten. Teilen Sie ihm Ihre Absicht mit, in einem Island ohne Walfang Ihren Urlaub verbringen zu wollen!

http://www.greenpeace.de/themen/meere/mitmach_aktionen/aktion/protest_e_mail/stoppen_sie_den_islaendischen_walfang/
http://newsletter.greenpeace.de/d/r/970

Herzlichen Dank!

Stefanie Werner
Meeresbiologin

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20061024&articleId=3593


From Our bill of rights

AS MOBILE phone companies search for new sites for their third generation phone masts, communities are being forced to fight battles to keep them at bay.

People living in the Parsonage Manorway area of Belvedere are gearing themselves up for a third battle to stop a mast going up near the Great Harry pub.

Orange is the latest company to try its luck in the area. continued...

It has applied to Bexley Council for permission to put a mast outside the pub on the corner of Eastry Road.

Last year, 500 residents and pub licensee Melanie Jones fought off attempts by phone company T-Mobile to site a mast next to the Great Harry.

When approaches to Mrs Jones to put the mast on the pub roof failed, the company applied to erect one on the pavement outside.

When Bexley Council turned down the plan, the company appealed.

However, residents renewed their efforts and the appeal was also turned down.

Within weeks of the appeal result, rival company Orange began canvassing the area for a mast just one road junction down from T-Mobile's proposed site.

Now residents are having to mobilise themselves again.

Their MP, John Austin, who is backing them all the way, said: "I have already outlined to Orange I can see no difference in this proposal from the one which was previously refused."

Residents have until October 30 to write to Bexley Council's planning department at Wyncham House, Longlands Road, Sidcup, to object to Orange's plans.

Orange is also behind plans to site a mobile phone base station in Woolwich Road, Belvedere.

This is near the site of Bexley's new state-of-the-art splash park.

The company says the 49ft high mast, with three equipment cabinets, is needed to maintain its network coverage in the face of the shutdown this year, of the controversial mast at Bedonwell Primary School, Bedonwell Road, Belvedere.

Orange is currently canvassing opinion in the area, before lodging a planning application.

However, ward councillor David Leaf says opposition to the mast is already growing into a campaign to stop it.

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http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.985337.0.determined_to_stop_mast_plan.php

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/80022

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Wahlausschuss in Cottbus ignoriert die Tatsachen

Der Wahlprüfungsausschuss von Cottbus hat in seiner heutigen Sitzung der Stadtverordnetenversammlung von Cottbus einstimmig empfohlen, den Einspruch [1] gegen die Oberbürgermeisterwahl vom 22. Oktober abzulehnen. Ein Cottbusser Wähler hatte gegen die Wahl Einspruch erhoben, weil die eingesetzten Wahlcomputer der Firma Nedap manipulierbar und nicht vertrauenswürdig sind. Die Forschungsergebnisse des Chaos Computer Club und der Initiative "Wir vertrauen Wahlcomputern nicht" (wijvertrouwenstemcomputersniet.nl) belegen diese Manipulierbarkeit der Computer.

Im Mittelpunkt des Einspruches stand der berechtigte Einwand des Wählers, dass das Wahlergebnis nicht mehr nachprüfbar ist. Die Öffentlichkeit kann die Auszählung der Stimmen in keiner Weise nachvollziehen. Zudem kann niemand sicher sagen, ob die Wahlcomputer manipuliert sind oder nicht. Diese grundlegenden Bedenken fanden im Ausschuss keinerlei Würdigung, es wurde einzig anhand von formalen Kriterien geurteilt. Eine inhaltliche Diskussion scheiterte an der Unkenntnis der Ausschussmitglieder über die Manipulationsmöglichkeiten an den Wahlcomputern. Offenkundig war diese inhaltliche Auseinandersetzung auch nicht gewünscht.

Die Argumentation der Wahlleiterin, Frau Hiekel, der sich der Wahlausschuss anschloss, beruhte auf der rein rechtlich gerade noch so gegebenen Zulassung der Wahlcomputer. Eine Betrachtung der jüngst veröffentlichten Erkenntnisse fand nicht statt. "Das gehört nicht auf unsere Ebene, das muss auf Bundes- oder Landesebene behandelt werden," war die einhellige Meinung der Ausschussmitglieder.

Jedwede technische Betrachtung der Einspruchsgrundlagen entfiel ebenso wie eine Berücksichtigung der jüngsten Äußerungen von PTB-Prüfungsleiter Dieter Richter. Richter hatte in Interviews [2] zugegeben, dass die PTB angesichts der neuen Erkenntnisse keine Empfehlung für eine Verwendungsgenehmigung mehr an das Innenministerium erteilen würde. "Wir können doch nicht auf Interviews reagieren," lautete die Aussage der Ausschussmitglieder. Die Realität in Cottbus ist offenbar schon traurig genug, so dass man sich nicht noch mit den Sicherheitsproblemen der Wahlcomputer auseinandersetzen wollte.

Einzelne Ausschussmitglieder äußerten, dass sie eine Manipulation aufgrund des "erheblichen Zeitaufwandes" für nicht möglich hielten und offenbarten damit massive Unkenntnis der technischen Realitäten. Eine Manipulation durch Austausch der Software oder durch ein trojanisches Stimmspeicher-Modul ist in wenigen Sekunden möglich. Das Angebot, die technischen Details von den anwesenden CCC-Mitgliedern vortragen zu lassen, wurde von der Ausschussvorsitzenden rundweg abgelehnt.

Weiterhin wurde in dem Einspruch der mehrfache Verstoß gegen die behauptete Aufbewahrung in "geschützten Umgebungen" und die nicht erfolgte Prüfung der Wahlcomputer in den Stimmlokalen bemängelt.

Die Wahlleiterin behauptete hierzu schlicht, dass die beobachteten Verstöße gegen die Aufbewahrungs- und Überprüfungsregeln nicht stattgefunden hätten. Dies habe ihr der Wahlvorstand bestätigt und "minutiös dokumentiert unterschrieben". Die Beobachtungen der CCC-Wahlbeobachtergruppe [3] wurden nicht zur Kenntnis genommen, aber auch die sich mit diesen Beobachtungen deckenden persönlichen Erlebnisse des Einspruchstellers wurden nicht ernsthaft in Betracht gezogen. Dass die Wahlvorstände in dem betreffenden Wahllokal 4105 natürlich kein Interesse daran haben, ihre eigenen Verfehlungen zuzugeben, fand dabei keine Berücksichtigung. Nach wenigen Minuten wurde die bereits vorformulierte Empfehlung an die Stadtverordnetenversammlung zur Abstimmung verlesen: keine Gegenstimmen, keine Enthaltungen, keine Zweifel - die Wahlcomputer sind sicher.

In Gesprächen mit einzelnen Stadtverordneten nach der Sitzung war immerhin die Bereitschaft zu erkennen, die anstehende Beschaffung der Nedap-Wahlcomputer nochmals zu überdenken. Der CCC ist gerne bereit, im Detail Auskunft zu den Risiken und Problemen zu geben.

[1] http://www.langensoft.de/OBWahl-CB/Wahleinspruch1.html
[2] http://www.ccc.de/updates/2006/ptb-bestaetigt-nichteignung
[3] http://www.ccc.de/updates/2006/bericht-ob-wahl-cottbus



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Wahlcomputer

http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3421


Informant: NHNE

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1930687,00.html


Informant: Lew Rockwell

http://mises.org/story/2356


Informant: Lew Rockwell

TELL THE DEMOCRATIC SAFE SEVENTY TO CONTRIBUTE AT PEACE TEAM DOT NET TO HELP THE PEACE TEAM CANDIDATES WHO ARE CALLING FOR OUR TROOPS TO START COMING HOME

With the polls breaking our way, there are at least seventy Democratic congressional incumbents who have NO serious competition for reelection. Twelve of them are holding campaign war chests in excess of a MILLION dollars. To see who of the Safe Seventy is from your state, please visit the link below:

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And yet there are so many other candidates, mostly non-incumbents who have a real shot in their districts, the first real shot in many elections, to take that seat back from a recidivist Bush rubber stamper. In particular, the brave candidates on the Peace Team who are running their election swinging Lie/Die TV spots are standing strong with the kind of courage that will get them elected if only they can get the word out to their constituents.

Without picking on anybody in particular. No, actually, let's definitely pick on somebody in particular. Marty Meehan in the 5th district is sitting on nearly five MILLION dollars right now. Others have called on him to step up to the plate and share the wealth with some of his currently underfinanced fellow candidates.

Yet his press secretary was quoted today as saying they had not received a single call. We KNOW that's not true, because WE CALLED HIS OFFICE OURSELVES TWO DAYS AGO, just when we first asked you to make such calls!! And you can call too, here's his campaign office phone number.

Marty Meehan (MA-05) 978-251-3151

TELL HIM TO CONTRIBUTE AT PEACE TEAM DOT NET

He gives great speeches about how we need to bring our troops home. That's good. But we need more than his ONE vote to turn this policy around. His press secretary says it would be "unfair" to his constituents for him to share his donations with other campaigns. What's unfair about having more votes on your side to WIN on the policy issues your constituents care about?!?!

Contrast this with Barney Frank, also from Massachusetts, who has donated a quarter of a million dollars to help the cause this month alone, much in excess of his "required" dues. We need more examples like Congressman Frank. And we need them in the next 24-48 hours, so we can get ALL the Safe Seventy to step up to the plate in time.

Especially if you are from the 5th District of MA, we need you to call Mr. Meehan's press secretary at the number above and tell them to say the next time somebody asks that people are calling, because YOU are calling. Then click on the link below to get their numbers, and make sure you contact all the incumbents in the Safe Seventy in your own state in the same way.

SAFE SEVENTY LOOKUP: http://www.peaceteam.net/safe_seventy.php

Tell them they weren't just elected to hold their own seat. Tell them they were elected to DELIVER policy change. Ask them how they expect to do that without having enough other members of Congress to vote WITH them. Tell them to be a team player. Tell them YOU have contributed to help the brave candidates at Peace Team dot net, and you don't have five million or even five hundred thousand dollars.

This election is absolute life and death. This is our last chance to take back our democracy. We must have the LARGEST possible vote margins so there can be no question about what the outcome will be. We must all join forces like never before. And we must take absolutely nothing for granted until the concession speeches start rolling in from the other side.

Please take action NOW, so we can win all victories that are supposed to be ours.

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