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 Muted Victory for Ehren Watada posted by Laura Flanders via rialator, 2007-11-13 20:05:58
Nov 12 --This country sets aside two days to honor military service. On Veterans Day we celebrate the living; on Memorial Day we remember the dead. I'd like to propose a third national holiday: Active Duty day. A day to celebrate those who refuse to leave their conscience at home. A day to cherish those who elevate this nation's morals by refusing to participate in illegal acts. (full story)
injustice/law / international
  Australian racism and victimisation exposed YET AGAIN! posted by barra, 2007-11-11 09:42:23
The Straussian (see link) political ploy of managing entire populations with divisive, contractive, fearful, alarmist strategies is failing in exactly the same way as a previous scurrilous attempt made infamous by one Joseph McCarthy. The ‘new’ conservatives seem to have short memories or extremely inept research departments, either that or their arrogance has blinded them to the (known) consequences of their actions.
http://cleaves.zapto.org/news/story-302.html (full story)
injustice/law / international
A Market Without Parachutes posted by Mike Whitney via rialator, 2007-11-08 20:47:02
America is finished, washed up, kaput. Foreign investors and central banks around the world have lost confidence in US markets and are headed for the exits. The dollar is sinking, the country is insolvent, and its leaders are barking mad. That’s bad for business. Investors are voting with their feet. They’ve had enough. Capital is flowing to China and the Far East in a torrent. It’s "sayonara" Manhattan and “Hello” Tiananmen Square. (full story)
social/political / international
7 Countries Considering Abandoning the US Dollar posted by Jessica Hupp via rialator, 2007-11-07 22:30:07
It’s no secret that the dollar is on a downward spiral. Its value is dropping, and the Fed isn’t doing a whole lot to change that. As a result, a number of countries are considering a shift away from the dollar to preserve their assets. These are seven of the countries currently considering a move from the dollar, and how they’ll have an effect on its value and the US economy. (full story)
social/political / international
'Amazing Grace' posted by Charles Sullivan via rialator, 2007-11-06 10:43:11
It seems inexplicable that so many of the American people can be so dazed and confused, while moral degenerates ransack our nation, piss and defecate upon the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and brazenly loot the public domain, making a mockery of the rule of law and societal norms; whatever they may be. (full story)
social/political / international
The Presidency is now a Criminal Conspiracy posted by Keith Olbermann via rialator, 2007-11-06 10:31:26
SPECIAL COMMENT
By Keith Olbermann
Anchor, 'Countdown'
updated 6:42 p.m. PT, Mon., Nov. 5, 2007
It is a fact startling in its cynical simplicity and it requires cynical and simple words to be properly expressed: The presidency of George W. Bush has now devolved into a criminal conspiracy to cover the ass of George W. Bush. (full story)
injustice/law / international
Impeaching VP Cheney, for high crimes and misdemeanors posted by US Congress H. RES. 333 via reed, 2007-11-06 09:52:04
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 333
Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 24, 2007
Mr. KUCINICH submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
[For status of bill:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr110-333&page-command=print] (full story and 1 comments)
injustice/law / international
The Great Debate of 2008 posted by Jerry W. Sanders via reed, 2007-11-03 22:49:50
If ever the time was right for a Great Debate on America's purpose and place in the world, that time is now. But if early auditions leading up to primary season are any indication, the top contenders are either not up to the task or unwilling to take on the challenge of correcting the current course of failure in US foreign policy. Despite America's dire standing in the world and the President's record low approval ratings at home, leading Republican candidates have made it clear that they will deviate little from the geopolitics of fear and fantasy that have marked the Bush years. And while Democratic front-runners are quick to denounce the folly of the war in Iraq--at least in its execution--they appear reluctant to take on the worldview and logic from which it was manufactured and continues to be sold in anticipation of yet new adventures. So far, in shades too reminiscent of 2004, Democrats act as if the White House is theirs for the taking if only they can avoid missteps and duck charges of "weakness." (full story)
imperialism / international
 Dunlavey: Guantanamo Mission Came Straight From Bush, Rumsfeld posted by Lisa Thompson via rialator, 2007-11-03 22:31:02
When military investigators questioned Erie County Judge Michael E. Dunlavey about reported prisoner abuse during his tenure at the Guantanamo Bay camp for suspected terrorists, Dunlavey told them he got his “marching orders” from President Bush, according to a new book about U.S. policies regarding torture. (full story)
injustice/law / international
The sun sets early on the American Century posted by Philip S Golub via reed, 2007-11-03 12:47:53
The ‘American Century’ only began 60 years ago. But it seems already to be over, with the disaster of Iraq forcing some of the United States’ ruling elites to realise that its hegemony has been severely weakened. But nobody seems to know what to do next, or even how to behave. (full story)
imperialism / international
 Chaser's poo-stain Jesus 'a disgusting parody' posted by Phil Han via fish, 2007-10-31 09:36:02
['Show me your God and I will expose your psychopathology.' More power to the irreverent Chasers crew for exposing the inanity and absolute imbecility of ALL RELIGION. What a difference a 'slave' makes!
We lay down an open challenge to any religious leader to verify the existence of their man-made God and to prove the validity of their faith and the ‘divine’ origins of their culturally produced Scriptural text, you bunch of vacuum-headed, demented, idiot, slaves!
Here’s a little philosophical challenge for the slave masters: The One True 'God' is infinite; Infinity is ALL-INCLUSIVE therefore God is also represented buy shit skids in toilet bowls! Care to challenge self-evident TRUTH, you lying, sicko, aberrant HYPOCRITES? Ed.] (full story)
theology / international
Kosovo and the Westphalian Order posted by Ambassador James Bissett via rialator, 2007-10-29 20:41:56
The following is Ambassador Bissett’s keynote address at the symposium on Kosovo held at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C., on October 23, 2007.
The breakup of the Yugoslav federation was the first serious diplomatic challenge facing the Western democracies following the collapse of the Soviet Union. They made a mess of it. They are still making a mess of it; and if a decision is made in the coming months to grant independence to the Albanians in Kosovo—as the United States seems determined to do—then the decision will simply add to, and compound, the many errors and mistakes made by the US-led Western powers before, during, and after the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia. (full story)
social/political / international
 Freedom Writ Large posted by John Pilger via rialator, 2007-10-28 20:14:51
This is John Pilger's address to a London meeting, 'Freedom Writ Large', organized by PEN and the Writers Network of Burma, on October 25.
Thank you PEN for asking me to speak at this very important meeting tonight. I join you in paying tribute to Burma's writers, whose struggle is almost beyond our imagination. They remind us, once again, of the sheer power of words. I think of the poets Aung Than and Zeya Aung. I think of U Win Tin, a journalist, who makes ink out of brick powder on the walls of his prison cell and writes with a pen made from a bamboo mat – at the age of 77. These are the bravest of the brave. (full story)
social/political / international
 Thousands in US anti-war protests posted by staff report via rialator, 2007-10-27 20:01:11
Tens of thousands of people have taken part in demonstrations against the war in Iraq in cities across the US. Rallies took place in a dozen cities, with the biggest crowds gathering in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. (full story)
peace/war / international
Bush Regime Preaches Democracy, Proposes Tyranny posted by Paul Craig Roberts via rialator, 2007-10-24 21:12:06
[American citizens have finally realised that psychopaths, reprehensible criminals, amoral opportunists and inept fools rule their nation -- Australia and Britain take note! It is not enough that Bush and his neo-cons are made to answer for their many horrific crimes, so too must Blair, Howard and his senior ministers be brought to justice.
The continued failure of opposition parties to rein in openly exposed criminals is totally unacceptable -- the overwhelming majority of people demand that justice is served!
‘Religious’ leaders, criminal politicians, media moguls, consultants and advisers – everyone involved in the greatest crime of the century must be held accountable. The consequences of not reining in these criminals would be a source of bitter regret for many generations to come. Ed.] (full story)
social/political / international
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