World-News

Candace Gorman's client in Guantanamo is seriously ill, but deprived of all medical care by the Americans. Gorman is fighting for him to be treated in Switzerland, but the Bush administration is trying to outrun and end-run justice. And, from The Independent UK, Nicola Boden and Chris Irvine report that one of three British residents released from Guantanamo yesterday and then re-arrested by UK authorities has been freed on bail, while two other former detainees await a court hearing.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/122007G.shtml

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

rudkla - 20. Dez, 22:24

Criticisms Don't Slow GOP Pork Projects

The Associated Press reports: "The demise of the bridge to nowhere notwithstanding, Sen. Ted Stevens and other Republicans remain the kings of pork-barrel spending, proving that GOP mastery of 'earmarks' can withstand public scorn, a president's rebuke and even a Democratic takeover of Congress."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/122007F.shtml

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ted+Stevens
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=GOP

rudkla - 20. Dez, 22:21

Iraqi Refugees Return, and Are Stranded

Cara Buckley, reporting for The New York Times, writes from Baghdad: "The widow Hashim crossed the border into Iraq from Syria at dusk last month, heading homeward as the sun set behind her and the sky ahead grew dark. Her dwindling savings had bought her family passage aboard a crowded bus, but there was no telling what awaited her at journey's end. The only sure thing was that she would have to look for a new home and a job in a city starved for work and crudely reshaped by war."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/122007D.shtml

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

rudkla - 20. Dez, 22:19

The Army's Other Crisis

From the December issue of Washington Monthly, Andrew Tilghman explores "why the best and brightest young officers are leaving." Meanwhile, Thom Shanker, from The New York Times, reports, "President Bush has approved what officials are describing as the most significant realignment of the Army since World War II, signing off on a plan that will keep more troops than previously envisioned in Europe and add large numbers of soldiers to bases in Colorado, Georgia and Texas, Army officials said Wednesday."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/122007C.shtml

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Andrew+Tilghman
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Thom+Shanker

rudkla - 20. Dez, 22:16

Bush, Maliki Break Iraqi Law

Raed Jarrar and Joshua Holland write for AlterNet, "On Tuesday, the Bush administration and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pushed a resolution through the U.N. Security Council extending the mandate that provides legal cover for foreign troops to operate in Iraq for another year."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/122007A.shtml

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=al-Maliki
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Raed+Jarrar
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Joshua+Holland

rudkla - 20. Dez, 22:13

On the Democratic Debate Debacle

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/20/5910/

Informant: John Calvert

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Gore+Vidal

rudkla - 20. Dez, 22:04

Just What We Need, Another House Un-American Activities Committee

There has been a tremendous amount of alarm expressed recently about H.R. 1955/S. 1959, the self-titled "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007", but which many have dubbed the "Thought Crimes Prevention Bill".

The language of the proposed bill is just an idle invitation to totalitarian mischief and must be rejected. Please submit the page below to send your real time messages to all your members of Congress, and a letter to the editor of your nearest daily local newspaper too if you like.

Regular Action Form: http://www.usalone.com/s1959.php

Facebook Version: http://apps.facebook.com/fb_voices/action.php?qnum=762 (for this one, you must be a member of www.facebook.com and logged in)

Like so many recent bills, whose official title is a dishonest representation of its true intent, H.R. 1955/S. 1959 includes enough vague and undefined language to be very grossly abused. At best, it is gratuitous, an election year stunt to try to fool us into thinking that Congress is actually doing something to protect us, while our real national security has never been lower. At worst, it has witch hunt written all over it.

Some very informed commentators have identified holes in the bill big enough to drive an armored Blackwater Humvee through, especially the use of the word "facilitate" which could mean just about anything. If Congress wants to engage in meaningless puffery, let them issue another honorary proclamation renaming a government building. But this bill is nothing more that an exaggerated problem in search of demagoguery.

Tell Kucinich You Support His Position On This Too

As one of only 6 members of the House to oppose the original bill that passed there, Dennis Kucinich again demonstrates his leadership and his insight into the real problems with this proposed legislation. Won't you make a donation to encourage him to keep standing strong on the issues? And if you make a donation of $100 or more right now through the special page below, he will send you a special commemorate edition of his pocket constitution, just like the one he protects and defends every day.

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Maxine & Ted - Don't Call Us If You Call Us Terrorists! by Linda Milazzo http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_linda_mi_071219_maxine__26_ted___don_t.htm

Oppose Congressional Legislation That Abridges Speech And The Exchange Of Information by William Carlotti http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_william__071218_oppose_congressional.htm

Congress Brings You... Thought Control on the Internet by Michael Collins http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__071218_congress_brings_you_.htm

Internet Thought Control Bill Under Fire by Michael Collins http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__071218_internet_thought_con.htm

Police State America - A Look Back and Ahead by Stephen Lendman http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_stephen__071217_police_state_america.htm

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rudkla - 20. Dez, 19:49

DHS Finalizing Spy Satellite Program To Watch Americans Without Congressional Oversight

http://www.infowars.net/articles/december2007/201207Satellite.htm

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Homeland+Security
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=spying
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=surveillance

rudkla - 20. Dez, 19:40

Record-Breaking Obstruction: How It Screwed You

http://ga3.org/ct/Wp20pgF1lEL7/

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

rudkla - 20. Dez, 18:09

Economic Blues

http://ga3.org/ct/W720pgF1lELI/

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Borosage

rudkla - 20. Dez, 18:06

Lasting genetic legacy of environment

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7151739.stm

Informant: Teresa Binstock

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

rudkla - 20. Dez, 17:09

After Military Suicides, Families Wait for Answers

The Associated Press reports: "It can take months -- even years -- for the families of troops who kill themselves in Iraq and Afghanistan to learn about the circumstances leading up to the death, including if their loved one left a suicide note. To obtain all investigative materials related to the deaths, the families are required to file one or more Freedom of Information Act requests."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/122007O.shtml

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

rudkla - 20. Dez, 17:05

Mukasey Limits Agency's Contacts With White House

Dan Eggen of The Washington Post reports, "Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey issued new restrictions yesterday on contacts between Justice Department and White House officials regarding ongoing criminal or civil investigations, implementing his first major policy revision since taking office on Nov. 9."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/122007N.shtml

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Mukasey
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Dan+Eggen

rudkla - 20. Dez, 17:03

House Approves $70 Billion in War Funding

Jonathan Weisman and Paul Kane report for The Washington Post, "The first Democratic-led Congress in a dozen years limped out of Washington last night with a lengthy list of accomplishments, from the first increase in fuel-efficiency standards in a generation to the first minimum-wage hike in a decade."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/122007K.shtml

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Iraq+funding
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Jonathan+Weisman
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Paul+Kane

rudkla - 20. Dez, 16:55

Mobile phone driving jail threat

Motorists in England and Wales caught driving dangerously while using a handheld mobile phone face jail under new guidelines.

Read More...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7153070.stm

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Drivers who use mobile phones face jail
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/20/nmobile120.xml

rudkla - 20. Dez, 16:20

Reisefreiheit verknüpft mit Datenerfassung von Millionen Menschen

20. Dezember 2007 Sascha Wagener

Zum Wegfall der Kontrollen an den deutschen Außengrenzen erklärt das Mitglied des Parteivorstandes Sascha Wagener:

In wenigen Stunden werden im Rahmen des Schengener Abkommens die Kontrollen an den Grenzen neun weiterer Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union wegfallen. Damit wird Deutschland erstmals in seiner Geschichte offene Grenzen in fast alle Richtungen haben. Ich sehe dies mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge. Es ist gut, dass jahrhundertelang umkämpfte Grenzen nun frei passierbar sind und das Sterben von Flüchtlingen an der Oder-Neiße-Grenze hoffentlich für immer der Vergangenheit angehört. Doch die Reisefreiheit geht mit einer Verschärfung der Einreisebedingungen an den Außengrenzen zu Drittstaaten einher. Dies hat für die Menschen in den Nachbarstaaten oft schlimme Folgen, da sie ein Visum für die Schengen-Staaten nur sehr schwer erhalten. Gleichzeitig werden Polizei- und Zollkontrollen im Innern der Europäischen Union zunehmen. Nicht zuletzt bedeutet eine der Voraussetzungen für den Wegfall der Grenzkontrollen, das Schengener Informationssystem zur Erfassung von Millionen Menschen in einer Datenbank, einen schweren Eingriff in die Persönlichkeitsrechte jeder Bürgerin und jedes Bürgers.

http://www.die-linke.de/presse/presseerklaerungen/detail/artikel/reisefreiheit-verknuepft-mit-datenerfassung-von-millionen-menschen/

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Schengen
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Datenerfassung

rudkla - 20. Dez, 16:12

Folgen der unprofessionellen Gesetzgebung nicht auf dem Rücken der Betroffenen austragen

20. Dezember 2007

Zum heutigen Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes zur Rechtswidrigkeit der Mischverwaltung bei Hartz IV erklärt die stellvertretende Parteivorsitzende Katja Kipping:

Die derzeitige Zusammenlegung der Aufgaben von Kommunen und Bundesagentur für Arbeit ist verfassungswidrig. Dieses Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts ist eine schallende Ohrfeige für die Hartz-IV-Parteien SPD, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, CDU/CSU und FDP. Es weist einmal mehr auf die unprofessionelle Hartz-IV-Gesetzgebung hin. Die Folgen dieses Urteils dürfen jetzt nicht auf dem Rücken der Menschen ohne Erwerbsarbeit bzw. mit geringem Einkommen ausgetragen werden. Dem ungeachtet müssen sofort Maßnahmen zur Verbesserung der Dienstleistungen für die Grundsicherungsbeziehenden ergriffen werden. Dazu gehören:

die unbefristete Einstellung einer ausreichenden Anzahl von Personal bei
den Trägern der Grundsicherungsleistungen,

die Qualifizierung der Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen zur Verbesserung
der Beratungsqualität,

die umfassende Beratung über die sozialen Rechte der Betroffenen als
gleichwertige Zielsetzung der Träger.

Insbesondere ist die finanzielle Unterstützung unabhängiger Beratungsstellen für Erwerbslose und Menschen mit geringem Einkommen durch Bund, Land und Kommunen sicherzustellen. DIE LINKE bleibt dabei: Hartz IV ist Armut und Ausgrenzung per Gesetz. Deswegen fordern wir eine bedarfsorientierte repressionsfreie Grundsicherung, einen gesetzlichen Mindestlohn und öffentlich geförderte Beschäftigung.

http://www.die-linke.de/presse/presseerklaerungen/detail/artikel/folgen-der-unprofessionellen-gesetzgebung-nicht-auf-dem-ruecken-der-betroffenen-austragen/

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

rudkla - 20. Dez, 16:09

Declaring forever war

The American Conservative
by Michael C. Desch

The Giuliani campaign was slow to articulate a detailed foreign policy. Through the summer of 2007, it was content to offer platitudes among the mayor’s ‘Twelve Commitments’ such as, ‘I will keep America on the offense in the Terrorists’ War on Us.’ But by the fall, the candidate published a major piece in Foreign Affairs that outlined his agenda. Explicitly rejecting realism, he instead sounded the tocsin: ‘Civilization itself, and the international system, had come under attack by a ruthless and radical Islamist enemy.’ Giuliani warned, ‘the terrorists’ war on us was encouraged by unrealistic and inconsistent actions taken in response to terrorist attacks in the past. A realistic peace can only be achieved through strength.’ Had I been more attentive over the years, I might have been less surprised by the mayor’s hard-line neoconservative stance...(for publication 01/14/08)

http://www.amconmag.com/2008/2008_01_14/cover.html

From Information Clearing House

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Giuliani
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=neocons

rudkla - 20. Dez, 13:46

Hillary Clinton can’t be trusted on Iraq

AlterNet
by Stephen Zunes

12/19/07

Public opinion polls have consistently shown that the majority of Americans — and even a larger majority of Democrats — believe that Iraq is the most important issue of the day, that it was wrong for the United States to have invaded that country, and the United States should completely withdraw its forces in short order. Despite this, the clear front-runner for the Democratic Party nomination for president is Senator Hillary Clinton, a strident backer of the invasion who only recently and opportunistically began to criticize the war and call for a partial withdrawal of American forces. As a result, it is important to review Senator Clinton’s past and current positions regarding the Iraq War. Indeed, despite her efforts in response to public opinion polls to come across as an opponent of the war, Hillary Clinton has proven to be one of the most hard-line Democratic senators in support of a military response to the challenges posed by Iraq. She has also been less than honest in justifying her militaristic policies, raising concerns that she might support military interventions elsewhere...

http://www.alternet.org/audits/70416/

From Information Clearing House

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

rudkla - 20. Dez, 13:41

Against a national broadband policy

Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Tim Swanson

12/19/07

The hype surrounding broadband socialism has grown over the past year. New political alliances have begun to promote regulations that will allow the federal government to use its seemingly idle hands to touch private pies. Not only do presidential candidates such as Barack Obama seek to subsidize technological rollouts at the expense of coerced taxpayers, but, along with Representative Ed Markey, they want to regulate what network property owners do with their own infrastructure. All of this is done under the guise of the new populistic policy called network neutrality. And while the political rhetoric will almost certainly pick up pace throughout the election year in 2008, the joke is once again on statolatrists: it has already been tried numerous times...

http://www.mises.org/story/2806

From Information Clearing House

rudkla - 20. Dez, 13:37

Bush’s new McSpinmeister

Asia Times
by William Fisher

12/19/07

With the resignation of the top US government spin doctor, President George W Bush had to go looking for a second opinionist. Enter James Glassman, a former syndicated columnist and a cast-iron neo-con now tasked with improving the US’s ugly image abroad. As America’s new idealogue, many are saying Glassman is less than ideal. He’s already under attack for a number of ethical gaffes, including touting for McDonald’s...

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IL20Ak03.html

From Information Clearing House

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=neocons
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=William+Fisher

rudkla - 20. Dez, 13:33

US House official threatens to subpoena CIA officials

Los Angeles Times

12/20/07

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, chafing at the Justice Department’s handling of a probe into missing CIA interrogation tapes, threatened Wednesday to subpoena two top CIA officials to jump-start the panel’s own investigation. The department, which is conducting a criminal inquiry with the CIA inspector general into revelations that a CIA official destroyed videotapes of two terrorism suspects being interrogated in 2005, asked the panel last week to defer its inquiry. Committee Chairman Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) has called a hearing for Jan. 16. He said he expected testimony from both acting CIA general counsel John Rizzo and Jose A. Rodriguez Jr., the former head of the agency’s operations branch, who authorized destroying the tapes...

http://tinyurl.com/39z375

From Information Clearing House

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=videotapes
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=subpoena
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Silvestre+Reyes

rudkla - 20. Dez, 13:25

Gewaltbereite Politik und der G8-Gipfel

Kriminalisierung der G8-Proteste und Grundrechte

Gewaltbereite Politik und der G8-Gipfel - Demonstrationsbeobachtungen des Komitee für Grundrechte und Demokratie

„In Heiligendamm an der Ostsee trafen sich im Juni 2007 acht Politiker und Politikerinnen in einer weiträumig abgesperrten und eingezäunten Hotelburg. Gegen die Politik dieser Repräsentanten der reichen und mächtigen Staaten protestierten zehntausende Bürger und Bürgerinnen vom 2. bis 8. Juni 2007. Das Komitee für Grundrechte und Demokratie schildert seine Erfahrungen aus den Demonstrationsbeobachtungen auf der Grundlage der Vorgeschichte. Sicherheit galt ausschließlich dem Gipfel, „terroristische“ Gefahren wurden imaginiert und konstruiert. Die Bürger und Bürgerinnen wurden zu verdächtigen Personen. Sie wurden nur noch als Sicherheitsrisiko wahrgenommen. Das Grundrecht auf Versammlungsfreiheit, eines der zentralen Grundrechte im repräsentativen Absolutismus, wurde bis zur Unkenntlichkeit eingeschränkt. In einer Chronologie des demonstrativen Geschehens wird die Geschichte der Protesttage erzählt: Von den Auseinandersetzungen am Rande der Großdemonstration am Samstag in Rostock bis zu den Blockaden am Zaun rund um Heiligendamm während des G8-Gipfels.“ Das Buch "Gewaltbereite Politik und der G8-Gipfel" ist kürzlich erschienen. Das Komitee für Grundrechte und Demokratie berichtet über die Demonstrationsbeobachtungen vom 2. - 8. Juni 2007 rund um Heiligendamm (ISBN 978-3-88906-125-6; 192 Seiten, 10 Euro). Siehe dazu:

Infos und Bestellformular beim Komitee für Grundrechte und Demokratie http://www.grundrechtekomitee.de/ub_showarticle.php?articleID=259

Exkusiv im LabourNet Germany:

Demonstration(en) – Der anhaltende Kampf um Deutungen

Auszug aus Einleitung: Notstände, Teil 2 (S. 16 ff) http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/wipo/seattle/g8-07/komitee1.html

Deeskalation als arglistige Täuschung durch staatliche Institutionen – Eine erste Zusammenfassung

Auszug aus „Vorgeschichte: Wie ein Künstenstrich an der Ostsee zur Szene gewaltbereiter Politik werden konnte“ (Kap I.5., S. 47ff) http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/wipo/seattle/g8-07/komitee2.html

Der demokratische Stellenwert von Demonstrationen

Auszug aus Jähe Grenzen aller „Macht von unten“ (Kap. V. 2.1., S. 169ff) http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/wipo/seattle/g8-07/komitee3.html

Dieser Beitrag wird gespiegelt unter Diskussion > Grundrechte > Demonstrationsrecht http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/grundrechte/demorecht.html

G-8-Gipfel im Sommer 2007 in Heiligendamm

Tribute to Legal Team

Feindbild Demonstrant. Polizeigewalt, Militäreinsatz, Medienmanipulation. Der G8-Gipfel aus Sicht des Anwaltlichen Notdienstes

Das ebenfalls gerade erschienene und vom Republikanischen Anwältinnen- und Anwälteverein / Legal Team herausgegebene Buch (ISBN 978-3-935936-68-2, 176 S., 10 Euro, 19 CHF) ist beim Verlag Assoziation A erhältlich. In diesem Buch zieht der Anwaltliche Notdienst eine erste Bilanz der Gipfeltage und ihrer rechtlichen Konsequenzen. Siehe dazu:

Infos zum Buch, Inhaltsverzeichnis und Bestellmöglichkeit beim Verlag Assoziation A http://www.assoziation-a.de/neu/Feindbild_Demonstrant.htm

»Gewaltsam, ziellos, einschüchternd«. Polizeiliche Festnahmeeinheiten bei den G8-Protesten

„Die Bilder der tanzenden, singenden DemonstrantInnen – euphorisiert vom Erfolg ihrer Mobilisierung gegen den G8 – gingen um die Welt. Mitten unter den Tausenden AktivistInnen der globalisierungskritischen Bewegung, die sich selbst und die Dynamik ihres Protests feiern, befindet sich eine Festnahmeeinheit der Berliner Polizei. Etwa zehn Beamte – zwei Gruppen mit jeweils fünf PolizistInnen des 1.Zugs der 24. Einsatzhundertschaft – bahnen sich bewaffnet mit Helmen, Ganzkörperpanzerung und Schlagstöcken einen Weg durch die dichte Menge. Sie schlendern zwischen den Tanzenden. Ob sie einen Sinn in diesem Einsatz erkennen, bleibt unklar…“ Artikel von Alain Mundt (S. 73-78) exklusiv im LabourNet Germany http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/wipo/seattle/g8-07/mundt.html

Auch dieser Beitrag wird gespiegelt unter Diskussion > Grundrechte > Demonstrationsrecht http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/grundrechte/demorecht.html

Carl-von-Ossietzky-Medaille an das „Legal-Team/Anwaltsnotdienst“

Aus Anlass des Tages der Menschenrechte, dem 10. Dezember, verlieh die Internationale Liga für Menschenrechte in Berlin die Carl-von-Ossietzky-Medaille an das „Legal-Team/Anwaltsnotdienst“. Die Liga würdigt damit eine Gruppe, deren Mitglieder im Kampf für die Verteidigung der Bürger- und Menschenrechte während der Proteste gegen den G-8-Gipfel in und um Heiligendamm Vorbildliches geleistet haben. Siehe dazu:

Alle Infos bei ILMR http://www.ilmr.de/?p=86#more-86

Die Reden der Verleihung der Carl-von Ossietzky-Medaille 2007: http://www.ilmr.de/?cat=6

und hier v.a.

Laudatio von Bernhard Docke für das “Legal-Team/Anwaltlicher Notdienst (pdf) http://www.ilmr.de/wp-content/CvO/reden/1_Docke-Pfaff-Laudationes.pdf

Antwortrede des Ermittlungsausschusses im Legal-Team (pdf) http://www.ilmr.de/wp-content/CvO/reden/4_EA-Rede-PresseSF.pdf

Aus: LabourNet, 20. Dezember 2007

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=G8-Protest
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Heiligendamm
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=globalisierungskritisch
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Kriminalisierung
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Militäreinsatz
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Polizeigewalt
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Deeskalation
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Legal-Team

rudkla - 20. Dez, 12:59

Ron Paul's Three Biggest Enemies

by Devvy Kidd

Enemy number one: Ron Paul is a target of the compromised "mainstream media" and that includes cable network propaganda machines like FAUX (FOX) News, MSNBC and CNN. This is a fact....Enemy number two: Ron Paul supporters. What? Yes, and let me give you one example that came up last night on Glen Beck's show. Glen Beck: "My life has been threatened. I`ve had to wear a vest and have securities...Enemy number three: Electronic voting machines. If you have an agenda and you want it to go forward, you make sure the lawmakers and policy makers, both county, state and federal, are put in office and stay in office........

http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd330.htm

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Big+Media
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ron+Paul
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=voting+machine
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=com/Devvy

rudkla - 20. Dez, 12:52

Boxer Says California EPA Waiver May Be Political Casualty

David Whitney of McClatchy Newspapers reports: "The decision hasn't been issued yet, but key Democratic lawmakers are preparing for the Environmental Protection Agency to rule against California's application for a Clean Air Act waiver permitting it to proceed with tough reductions in car and truck emissions."

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/121907EA.shtml

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EPA's decision to deny California's waiver request is an outrage

Send an Email: Waiver Denial is an Outrage
http://action.environmentaldefense.org/campaign/EPA_decwaiver/

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EPA Says 17 States Can't Set Emission Rules for Cars

John M. Broder and Felicity Barringer report for The New York Times, "The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday denied California and 16 other states the right to set their own standards for carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/122007L.shtml

Lead or Get Out of the Way

Kelpie Wilson reports on the EPA's refusal to let California pursue its program of reducing carbon dioxide in auto emissions using the excuse of the weak energy bill Bush just signed into law. Comparing climate obstructionism at home to the US intransigence in Bali, she says: "Back home, 'lead or get out of the way' is a message the lame-duck Bush administration and some of its legislative dinosaurs are likely to be hearing more frequently as the clock ticks forward to 2009."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/122007S.shtml

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Tell EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson to grant California's waiver
http://ga6.org/campaign/epa_waiver

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EPA Chief Is Said to Have Ignored Staff

Janet Wilson, The Los Angeles Times: "The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency ignored his staff's written findings in denying California's request for a waiver to implement its landmark law to slash greenhouse gases from vehicles, sources inside and outside the agency told The Times on Thursday."

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/122107EA.shtml

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Barbara+Boxer
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Clean+Air+Act
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Environmental+Protection+Agency
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Stephen+Johnson
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=David+Whitney
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=John+M.+Broder
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Felicity+Barringer
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Kelpie+Wilson
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Janet+Wilson

rudkla - 20. Dez, 09:38

Crisis in Capitalism?

This Friday on PBS, "Bill Moyers interviews author Benjamin Barber about how capitalism isn't living up to its potential to serve society."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121907U.shtml

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=capitalism
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Moyers

rudkla - 20. Dez, 09:36

Senators Dangle CIA Case Over Nominee

Lara Jakes Jordan of The Associated Press says, "Senators voiced frustration Wednesday about being denied details of the CIA's destruction of videotaped terror interrogations, urging the Bush administration's nominee for deputy attorney general to cooperate with Congressional inquiries."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121907T.shtml

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=videotapes
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Lara+Jakes+Jordan

rudkla - 20. Dez, 09:34

DOJ Shuns Hearing on Halliburton/KBR Rape Cases

Maddy Sauer, ABC News, reports: "The Department of Justice refused to send a representative to answer questions from Congress today on the investigations into allegations of rape and sexual assault on female American contractors."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121907R.shtml

Cheney: No Justice for Jamie Jones

Stephanie Mencimer, writing for Mother Jones, reports: "On Wednesday, Jamie Leigh Jones told a House Judiciary Committee her now-famous story about having been allegedly drugged and gang-raped two years ago by several coworkers shortly after arriving in Iraq as a contractor for KBR, an engineering and construction firm contracted with the military to provide logistical support to the troops. Jones' story has prompted widespread outrage, partly because the Justice Department and the military failed to prosecute her attackers, but also because it appears that Jones can't sue KBR for placing her in harm's way."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/122107D.shtml

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=DOJ
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Halliburton
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=KBR
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Cheney
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=contractors
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Maddy+Sauer
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Stephanie+Mencimer

rudkla - 20. Dez, 09:18

We have very little time left to save Lucy

http://groups.google.de/group/freepage-news/t/20761ae5ca36593b?hl=en

rudkla - 20. Dez, 09:09

Rep. Wexler's Quarter Million Person Challenge

http://groups.google.de/group/freepage-news/t/4df89075a9be9ec5?hl=en

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Gathering signatures in cyberspace lawmaker sets out to impeach Cheney

McClatchy

12/26/07

Rep. Robert Wexler is taking on the Bush administration — in cyberspace.The Florida Democrat has launched a Web site — http://www.wexlerwantshearings.com — and is gathering signatures calling for impeachment hearings against Vice President Dick Cheney.’ Our constitution mandates that the House of Representatives hold presidents and vice presidents accountable when they commit high crimes,” Wexler says in a video on the site, which suggests, among other things, that Cheney manipulated intelligence to boost the case for war against Iraq and was involved in the revealing of CIA agent Valerie Plame’s identity.On Tuesday, the site said it had nearly 133,500 signatures. Wexler’s goal is 250,000...

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Wexler
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Valerie+Plame
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Cheney
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=impeach
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=impeach

rudkla - 20. Dez, 08:51

War Is the Enemy of Civilization

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthScience/The_mother_of_all_civilisations/articleshow/2625053.cms

Informant: Lew Rockwell

rudkla - 20. Dez, 08:44

The Long Tail and Long Reach of Ron Paul

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig7/fedako7.html

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ron+Paul

rudkla - 20. Dez, 08:41

A Christian Christmas in Iran

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig8/weden2.html

http://freepage.twoday.net/topics/Is+Iran+next/

rudkla - 20. Dez, 08:37

Stop Polar Bear Trophy Hunting!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/432024587

From Mast Sanity/Mast Network

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Save the Polar Bear
http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/polar_bear

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=polar+bears
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=trophy+hunting

rudkla - 20. Dez, 00:34

Ex-CIA man predicts U.S. war with Iran

McGovern alleged that a joint U.S. and Israeli war on the Arab nation would likely come despite a recent National Intelligence Estimate suggesting that Iran has not had a functioning nuclear weapons program since 2003.

http://snipurl.com/1vk4a

Putin hopes U.S. had no hidden agenda in Iran nuclear report

Putin said it is theoretically possible that the report was published to "divert Iran's attention from preparations for military action," which would be a "grave mistake."

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20071219/93214792.html

Bush's bid to punish Iranian banks stalls

The Bush administration's new policy of penalizing Iranian banks is facing a critical challenge as financial institutions in Russia, China and much of the Middle East decline to cut ties, analysts and diplomats say.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/18/africa/sanctions.php

From Information Clearing House

http://freepage.twoday.net/topics/Is+Iran+next/
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=McGovern

rudkla - 20. Dez, 00:03

Mittwoch, 19. Dezember 2007

US Warrantless Wiretapping Predates 9/11

By John Leyden

Fresh evidence has emerged that the US government's warrantless wiretapping program predates the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Secret surveillance operations that enabled the National Security Agency (NSA) to access telecommunications traffic data have been in place since the 1990s.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18928.htm

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=warrantless
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=wiretapping
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=surveillance
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=telecoms
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=National+Security+Agency

rudkla - 19. Dez, 23:55

Putin Agonistes: Missile Defense Will Not Be Deployed

By Mike Whitney

The American people have no idea of the reckless policy that is being carried out in their name. The gravity of the proposed Missile Defense system has been virtually ignored by the media and Russia's protests have been dismissed as trivial.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18926.htm

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=missile+defense
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Mike+Whitney

rudkla - 19. Dez, 23:53

Mirage Of Improvement In Iraq

By Dahr Jamail

People in the US are willing to believe the establishment media telling them that refugees are returning to their homes in Baghdad in an environment of improved security and new hope.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18925.htm

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=refugees
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Dahr+Jamail

rudkla - 19. Dez, 23:51

Wexler Petition Nears 100,000 But 14 Judiciary Dems Remain Silent

http://groups.google.de/group/freepage-news/t/af31eab3e0cf6bbe?hl=en

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

rudkla - 19. Dez, 23:47

Next-up news n°416

http://groups.google.com/group/mobilfunk_newsletter/t/e9121f6e0c5abcd8

rudkla - 19. Dez, 23:05

The Great HPV Vaccination Hoax Exposed

HPV Vaccines Based on "Scientific Fraud" Says Consumer Advocate
http://www.newstarget.com/022405.html

The Great HPV Vaccination Hoax Exposed

http://www.newstarget.com/Report_HPV_Vaccine_0.html
http://www.newstarget.com/podcasts/HRR015_HPV_48.MP3

Informant: Dorothee Krien

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

rudkla - 19. Dez, 22:53

Vaccines Exposed: A Hidden Crime Against Our Children

"The greatest lie ever told is that vaccines are safe and effective," said Dr. Len Horowitz. I am a father, and in the course, I have spent a reasonable amount of time researching vaccines in order to determine the most sensible cause of...

http://www.newstarget.com/022400.html

Informant: Dorothee Krien

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Len+Horowitz

rudkla - 19. Dez, 22:49

Deforestation hits nutrient cycle

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/7148278.stm

Informant: Teresa Binstock

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

rudkla - 19. Dez, 22:44

Blackwater Accused of Another Civilian Killing in New Lawsuit

http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/1219-12.htm

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

rudkla - 19. Dez, 22:39

Surviving a CIA 'Black Site'

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/19/5896/

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=black+site
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Amy+Goodman

rudkla - 19. Dez, 22:37

New Year, No Resolutions on Climate Change

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/19/5892/

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Yifat+Susskind

rudkla - 19. Dez, 22:34

No Vice President Is Above the Law

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/19/5900/

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Cheney
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Elizabeth+Holtzman

rudkla - 19. Dez, 22:32

Bush Still Spinning Nukes in Iran

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/19/5889/

http://freepage.twoday.net/topics/Is+Iran+next/
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Marjorie+Cohn

rudkla - 19. Dez, 22:30

Senate Approves $70 Billion To Continue Wars

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/19/5908/

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Senate Hands Bush Another Blank Check for Iraq

Truthout's Maya Schenwar reports, "The Senate approved $70 billion to continue funding the occupation of Iraq on Tuesday night, backtracking on earlier promises made by Democratic leaders to set a timetable for withdrawal from the region before giving the White House another blank check."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121907A.shtml

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Iraq+funding
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Iraq+withdrawal
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Maya+Schenwar

rudkla - 19. Dez, 22:27

Slave Labour That Shames America

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/19/5907/

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

rudkla - 19. Dez, 22:25

Climate Sanctions Sought Against US

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/19/5897/

rudkla - 19. Dez, 22:24

Former Campaign Operative: How to Rig an Election GOP Style

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/19/5904/

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=rig+election
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ohio
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=GOP
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Greg+Gordon

rudkla - 19. Dez, 22:20

Von der heimlichen Onlinedurchsuchung zur heimlichen Hausdurchsuchung

Am Abbau rechtsstaatlicher Schutzvorschriften wird nicht nur an der virtuellen Front gearbeitet.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/26/26871/1.html

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Online-Durchsuchung

rudkla - 19. Dez, 22:17

Secured by real estate

http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/235.html

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=real+estate

rudkla - 19. Dez, 18:54

Harvey Wasserman: “The 2004 Election Was Stolen"

Harvey Wasserman on New Ohio Voting Report: “The 2004 Election Was Stolen… Finally We Have Irrefutable Confirmation”.

http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/17/harvey_wasserman_on_new_ohio_voting

Informant: sasha karlik

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

rudkla - 19. Dez, 18:48

Robert Greenwald and Naomi Klein call for action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl1Mj5JlHF0&sdig=1

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Greenwald
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Naomi+Klein

rudkla - 19. Dez, 18:19

Say NO to shark fin products

https://community.hsus.org/campaign/hsi_ind_shark_fin_pledge

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

rudkla - 19. Dez, 18:07

Congress Passes Bill to Strengthen Freedom of Information Act

Laurie Kellman reports for The Associated Press, "Congress on Tuesday struck back at the Bush administration's trend toward secrecy since the 2001 terrorist attacks, passing legislation to toughen the Freedom of Information Act and increasing penalties on agencies that don't comply."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121907L.shtml

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Laurie+Kellman

rudkla - 19. Dez, 17:01

Chertoff Concealed Role in Tape Destruction

Truthout's Jason Leopold reports: "Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff advised the CIA between 2002 and 2003 that its agents had the legal authority to use techniques that included waterboarding on one of the agency's so-called 'high level detainees,' according to a little-known report published in January 2005. That interrogation was videotaped and the tape later was destroyed."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121907J.shtml

Bush Lawyers Discussed Fate of CIA Tapes

Mark Mazzetti and Scott Shane report for The New York Times, "At least four top White House lawyers took part in discussions with the Central Intelligence Agency between 2003 and 2005 about whether to destroy videotapes showing the secret interrogations of two operatives from Al Qaeda, according to current and former administration and intelligence officials."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121907K.shtml

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Top Lawyers for Bush, Cheney Disussed CIA Tapes
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/19/5894/

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Motion Picture Association censors out US torture

Denial of US torture is everywhere, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) had decided that the US public will not be allowed to see posters for the documentary Taxi to the Dark Side because a hooded prionser suggests torture.

http://snipurl.com/1vk4e

Timeline On The Destruction of CIA Interrogation Tapes

Late 2001-Mid-March 2002: CIA Looks to Brutal Torture Techniques of Egyptians, Saudis, and Soviets in Setting Up Its Interrogation Program.

http://snipurl.com/1vk4f

From Information Clearing House

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=videotapes
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=interrogation
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Chertoff
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Homeland+Security
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=waterboarding
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=detainees
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=interrogation
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Jason+Leopold
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Mark+Mazzett
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Scott+Shane

rudkla - 19. Dez, 16:54

Protesters Put Impeachment on Pelosi's Lunch Table

http://impeachforpeace.org/impeach_bush_blog/?p=4243

Pressure Minneapolis City Council to Impeach
http://impeachforpeace.org/impeach_bush_blog/?cat=6

Informant: John Stroebel

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

rudkla - 19. Dez, 11:18

Getting the Word Out in the Media

I think one good way to get the word out is to post comments like I am doing at SFGate:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/contribute/sn/persona?plckPersonaPage=PersonaComments&plckUserId=purplemonster&User=purplemonster

Comment on: Wi-Fi, the death of us all / You are going to die. Wireless gizmos are devouring your brain, right now. Very sorry at 12/15/2007 8:20 PM PST

While the article was very well written, this trivilization of a very serious problem seems like the SF Chronicle's attempt to make up for its media blackout of a problem that has been around since at least the early 80s if not earlier. Research has connected the rising rates of cancers, CFS, ADHD, Autism, MS, diabetes, insomnia, depression, suicides, behavior problems, etc. to the extreme rise in ambient EMR (electromagnetic radiation) that we are all being exposed to. Brain tumors are now the leading cause of death in children under the age of 16; a recent British newspaper put the rate of Autism now at 1 in 40 (in the US estimates are now in the 1 in 100 range); a recent survey by the CDC put CFIDS at 1 in 40; 40 million Americans now suffer from Insomnia (up 60% from 2000) while 60% have sleep disturbances. Poking fun at the problem is not going to solve it. People, reporters, and politicians need to seriously start taking action - stop being beholden to the cell phone industry.

Comment on: SAN RAFAEL / Tower dressed as tree receives planners' OK at 12/15/2007 7:27 PM PST

While the term 'wily' is very accurate to describe these cell phone executives: 'clever at getting what you want, and willing to trick people,' I find it a bit perplexing - or not - why the SF Chronicle isn't covering the above mentioned stories (the BioInitiative, the German Government Warns Against WiFi and Cell Phone Usage, the Australian Democrats Connect Wireless Technology with Disease States - unless of course it is to belittle people's concerns. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that Motorola's ads appear on these webpages about every 10 seconds or so.

Comment on: SAN RAFAEL / Tower dressed as tree receives planners' OK at 12/15/2007 6:56 PM PST

'Prolonged exposure to radiofrequency and microwave radiation from cell phones, cordless phones, cell towers, WI-FI and other wireless technologies have been linked to physical symptoms including headache, fatigue, sleeplessness, dizziness, changes in brainwave activity, and impairment of concentration and memory.' In Sept. 2007, the German government warned its citizenry not to use mobile phones (only in emergencies) and WiFi. In Italy, children are now banned from bringing cell phones to schools. In Dec. 2007, an Australian Democrats commissioned discussion paper found microwave radiation from cell phone towers to very likely be behind the drastic rise in disease sates like cancer, diabetes, asthma, allergies and Alzheime's disease.

Comment on: SAN RAFAEL / Tower dressed as tree receives planners' OK at 12/15/2007 6:54 PM PST

There is a complete unawareness of the dangers posed by microwave radiation among Americans. Brain tumors are the leading cause of death in children under the age of 16; a survey by the CDC has shown that 1 in 40 Americans now suffer from CFIDS (which btw started in 1984 with the 1st commercial 1G cell phone system); a recent article in the British newspaper put the rate of Autism also at 1 in 40 (estimates in the US are about 1 in 100); 40 million Americans take sleeping pills for insomnia (up 60% from 2000) while 60% suffer from sleep disturbances. In Aug. 2007, a report - issued by an international group of renowned scientists, researchers, doctors, and public health experts - entitled the BioInitiative ( http://www.bioinitiative.org ) warns "Wireless technologies that rely on microwave radiation to send emails and voice communication are thousands of times stronger than levels reported to cause some health impacts...."

Comment on: Google a victim of EarthLink woes with cancellation of S.F. Wi-Fi at 9/20/2007 5:18 AM PDT

I find it a bit perplexing why there is no mention of the dangers posed by WiFi. But then again if one thinks about the money and power the cell phone industry possesses, then it is possible to also imagine the cause of this media blackout. Having said that, the German government has recently warned its populace against using WiFi - and that of cell phones only in emergencies. In Austria, the Vienna Physician's Association has issued similar warnings. A recent report - called the BioInitiative - issued by a group of internationally renowned scientists, researchers, and public health professionals has clearly stated that present levels of ambient radiation are dangerous and 1000 times what they should be. The European Environmental Agency has also highlighted the risk on its website. Over forty million Americans take sleep medication for insomnia . A recent British report has stated one in forty children now suffer from Autism. Brain tumors are now the number cause of death in children.

Paul Raymond Doyon
MAT (TESOL), MA Advanced Japanese Studies, BA Psychology

"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing"

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Wi-Fi
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Wi-Fi

rudkla - 19. Dez, 10:43

Dead Certain: the presidency of George W. Bush

The ghost following Bush

Boston Globe
by H.D.S. Greenway

On an Autumn night 300 years ago, Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell, hero of the British Navy, was approached on his quarterdeck by a sailor with a warning. According to the sailor’s calculations, the fleet was headed straight for disaster. But Sir Clowdisley was a bold leader unburdened by doubt. He was dead certain he was headed in the right direction. ‘Such subversive navigation by an inferior was forbidden in the Royal Navy,’ according to Dava Sobel in her brilliant book Longitude, and so ‘Admiral Shovell had the man hanged for mutiny on the spot.’ The 57-year-old Sir Clowdisley stayed the course, oblivious in his ignorance and upright in his optimism, until, one by one, his ships wrecked in the Scilly Isles with great loss of life, including his own. Sir Clowdisley kept coming to mind as I was reading Robert Draper’s Dead Certain, the presidency of George W. Bush...

http://tinyurl.com/2q3ktt

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=staying+the+course
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=H.D.S.+Greenway

rudkla - 19. Dez, 10:35

Bush’s torture policy is a cancer

Consortium News
by Brent Budowsky

In unprecedented congressional testimony, Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann recently refused to say it would be illegal for American POWs to be tortured through waterboarding by our enemies. He couldn’t because a policy claimed to be legal when committed by our government would be equally legal when committed by our enemies against our troops and POWs. … Torture is a cancer that metastasizes to everything it touches. Our international credibility collapses. Our POWs are exposed to grave new dangers. The destruction of evidence becomes inevitable. The obstruction of justice becomes a reality and the inevitably failed cover-up is exposed...

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/121807a.html

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=waterboarding
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Brent+Budowsky

rudkla - 19. Dez, 10:29

Hey, where were you?

Unknown News
by Kathy Fisher

12/18/07

The recession has been here for years. Again most people are willing to still believe the garbage, the spin and lies the newspapers and sorry to say their government is selling them. It still makes them feel good and at ease, allowing themselves to be fooled again and again. They were just playing games with money they didn’t have. Equity loans. Second and third mortgages. Fooling people who had no real income into believing they could afford a house. Real estate agencies twisting their ARMs (no pun intended). Even allowing them to lie about how much money they made...

http://www.unknownnews.org/071222-sd18-KF.html

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=recession
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=mortgage

rudkla - 19. Dez, 10:24

MAKE DOG KILLING ILLEGAL IN INDIA

Here are two more petitions.

Thanks everyone, Earle

-------Original Message-------

From: Thesmophoros
Date: 12/18/2007 10:12:26 PM
Subject: Petition: MAKE DOG KILLING ILLEGAL IN INDIA
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/StopDogKillingInIndia

Second Petition: You'll find the petition link just above the Google Search Bar. http://www.animalrescuekerala.org/index.htm

rudkla - 19. Dez, 10:03

We need 100,000 people to get Congress to reverse the FCC's rules right now

Millions of people stopped the FCC in 2003. Let's do it again!

Sign the Open Letter to Congress
http://action.freepress.net/campaign/sbmopenletter

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=FCC
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Big+Media

rudkla - 19. Dez, 09:58

NASCO: Ron Paul Is "Confused" About NAFTA Superhighway

http://infowars.net/articles/december2007/181207NASCO.htm

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ron+Paul
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=NAFTA
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Superhighway

rudkla - 19. Dez, 09:45

Senate postpones consideration of spy bill

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, facing stiff opposition, on Monday abruptly postponed until next month consideration of a measure to give immunity to telephone companies that participated in President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071218/pl_nm/usa_security_phones_dc

From Information Clearing House

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=spying
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=telecoms
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=warrantless
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Harry+Reid
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Dodd

rudkla - 19. Dez, 09:41

Pakistan learns the US nuclear way

If the United States can't secure its own nuclear complex, why expect Pakistan to do it any better?

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/IL19Df02.html

From Information Clearing House

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

rudkla - 19. Dez, 09:35

Call your senators TODAY to say no to Iraq war money

Your senators will vote on whether the U.S. should give the president another $70 billion to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, with no strings attached. Please call your senators right now and ask them to vote NO on more money for war.

http://support.afsc.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=6041.0&dlv_id=9421

From Information Clearing House

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Iraq+funding

rudkla - 19. Dez, 09:25

Cynthia McKinney Announces Bid For The Presidency

Video

Cynthia McKinney, a former six-term Congresswoman and an outspoken opponent of the war in Iraq, today officially launched her campaign as a Green Party candidate for President.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18915.htm

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Cynthia+McKinney

rudkla - 19. Dez, 09:18

Dick Cheney's Fondest Pipe Dream, Revisited

By Paul Rogat Loeb

Ever since Hillary Clinton supported the reckless Kyl-Lieberman Iran bill, her Democratic competitors have been blasting her for her stand, and rightly so. By defining Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps, a core branch of the Iranian military, as a foreign terrorist organization, the bill put the U.S. Senate on record as vindicating the Bush-Cheney line that Iranian proxies are part of a global conspiracy, linking Al Qaeda, Iraqi insurgents, Hamas, Hezbollah, and any other enemy the administration wants to conjure up.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18917.htm

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Hillary
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Lieberman
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Revolutionary+Guards
http://freepage.twoday.net/topics/Is+Iran+next/
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rudkla - 19. Dez, 09:15

Only Pawns in the Game

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18922.htm

The Corporation

This is an extraordinary film about the creation of the American corporation, its legal organizational model, its global economic dominance and its psychopathic tendencies, and its incredible ambition to influence every aspect of culture in its unrelenting pursuit of profit.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12998.htm

The US Middle Class Meets The Bloods And The Crips

By Paolo Caruso

In light of the coming economic hardships, workers will face drops in real pay, and other exploitative terms of their employers, to which they will be more compelled to agree. Conveniently so, the obedience of the middle class is assured, as the underclasses become more violent and pervasive.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18919.htm

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=+Stephen+Fleischman

rudkla - 19. Dez, 09:12

Another Milestone on the Road to Serfdom

By Scott Horton

The United States intelligence agencies in cahoots with major telecom providers are intercepting and reviewing your communications. This is occurring without warrants. And the legal community is in accord: it was criminal conduct. And that's why the Bush Administration is frantically pushing right now for immunity: to ensure that its collaborators face no adverse consequences from their criminal acts. What kind of society does this sound like?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18916.htm

Another Milestone On The Road To Serfdom

By Scott Horton

This weekend, the darkness continues to descend in Washington, the powers of the state continue to grow and the mechanisms of accountability rot away unused.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19515.htm

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Hurtling down the road to serfdom

John Stossel Blog
by John Stossel

02/10/10

Government is taking us a long way down the Road to Serfdom. That doesn’t just mean that more of us must work for the government. It means that we are changing from independent, self-responsible people into a submissive flock. The welfare state kills the creative spirit. F.A. Hayek, an Austrian economist living in Britain, wrote The Road to Serfdom in 1944 as a warning that central economic planning would extinguish freedom. The book was a hit. Reader’s Digest produced a condensed version that sold 5 million copies. Hayek meant that governments can’t plan economies without planning people’s lives. After all, an economy is just individuals engaging in exchanges. The scientific-sounding language of President Obama’s economic planning hides the fact that people must shelve their own plans in favor of government’s single plan...

http://tinyurl.com/ykcdqzv

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=serfdom
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=telecoms
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=warrants
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Scott+Horton
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rudkla - 19. Dez, 09:07

Guantanamo Detainee Near Suicide After Years Of Torture, Doctors Warn

By Robert Verkaik, Law Editor

A British resident being held in Guantanamo Bay may be close to suicide after five years of captivity and torture at the hands of the Americans, the Foreign Secretary David Miliband has been warned in a medical report sent to the Government this week.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18921.htm

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

rudkla - 19. Dez, 08:58

US Housing Crisis Reverberates Around the Globe

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse, says that "Few people knew at the start of 2007 the meaning of 'subprime' real estate loans or how they might affect the US and global economies."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121807T.shtml

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

rudkla - 19. Dez, 08:50

Ron Paul on "Morning Joe" 12-18-07

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/december2007/181207_b_Joe.htm

Informant: shane_digital

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ron+Paul

rudkla - 19. Dez, 08:43

FCC lifts bar to newspaper-broadcasting co-ownership in 20 big cities

http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/6930/

Informant: jensenmk

From ufpj-news

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FCC Votes to Ease Media Ownership Restrictions

Peter Kaplan of Reuters reports: "The Federal Communications Commission voted on Tuesday to loosen media ownership restrictions in the 20 biggest US cities, despite objections from consumer groups and a threat by some US senators to revoke the action."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121807R.shtml

http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=FCC
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=media

rudkla - 19. Dez, 08:36

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