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According to Israeli sources (Arutz news), Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
stated that the Israeli court's decision to ask for rerouting segments
of the wall near Jerusalem "strengthens Israel's position ahead of the
expected verdict by the International Court of Justice in The Hague
which will be announcing its verdict regarding Israel's right to
construct the fence. " When taken with the attempts at distraction by
talk of future withdrawal from Gaza and combined with the court's
earlier ruling that Israel has a right to confiscate Palestinian lands
and create hardships for them as long as Israeli military commanders
indicate it is related to security, this statement from Sharon uggests
that Israel will proceed with its apartheid wall since it now has the
stamp of approval from both George Bush, John Kerry, and congress.
This monstrous project to impoverish and isolate the Palestinians in
several Ghettos is a war crime and a crime against humanity. All
people of conscience must protest and raise their voice. Pericles (430
B.C.) observed that "Just because you do not take an interest in
politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.
Recently I had the pleasure of attending a family reunion in a small town in the Northwest corner of Arkansas. Being in the Ozarks allows one to appreciate some of America’s natural beauty. We were in the retirement community of Bella Vista, just north of Bentonville. Never heard of it? Bentonville is the world headquarters of Wal-Mart. That’s right, I was in the belly of the beast.
One evening my vegan brother-in-law and my vegetarian wife decided it was time to purchase some food for our rented townhouse. We were told the only place to go would be the community market. Thinking a community market, like our very own in Clintonville, Ohio. As we pull in my wife quickly points out that it is in fact, a “Wal-Mart Community Market.”
After reluctantly entering and shopping, we went to the checkout line. The other two quickly said, “We’ll be outside.” Alone with the cashier, I was saddened and distraught by feeling forced to give money to Wal-Mart- not unlike the feeling of a progressive voting for John Kerry.
Talking with the cashier, I asked him if he liked his job, and he said he hopes to get over to the warehouse “better money.”
One evening my vegan brother-in-law and my vegetarian wife decided it was time to purchase some food for our rented townhouse. We were told the only place to go would be the community market. Thinking a community market, like our very own in Clintonville, Ohio. As we pull in my wife quickly points out that it is in fact, a “Wal-Mart Community Market.”
After reluctantly entering and shopping, we went to the checkout line. The other two quickly said, “We’ll be outside.” Alone with the cashier, I was saddened and distraught by feeling forced to give money to Wal-Mart- not unlike the feeling of a progressive voting for John Kerry.
Talking with the cashier, I asked him if he liked his job, and he said he hopes to get over to the warehouse “better money.”
AUSTIN, Texas -- Happy birthday, America! Ye Olde Fourth of July rolls around again and finds the Great Nation in, frankly, a somewhat pissy mood. Lots of blame game, name-slinging and general unpleasantness. But there's always an upside. The vice president reports that if you go ahead and let fly with the f-word, it makes you feel better. Anything to get that fun Dick Cheney back to his usual sunny self, I always say.
True, we seem to have had more halcyon national natal days, but if we ignore I--q for the day, we should be able to celebrate our national heritage without punching each other in the eye.
True, we seem to have had more halcyon national natal days, but if we ignore I--q for the day, we should be able to celebrate our national heritage without punching each other in the eye.
Fahrenheit 9-11 reminds me of Howard Dean. Both were wildly promoted by
the media in a manner not carefully thought through by media bigwigs, and
then both were savaged by the media just before opening day.
The size of the audiences seeing this movie was guaranteed by the media hype, and the notion that the audiences consist mainly of liberal activists is disproved by the size of them. More people have already seen this movie than subscribe to progressive magazines or participate in political primary MeetUps. The question is what will happen in the heads of people who had never heard any of this stuff before.
The size of the audiences seeing this movie was guaranteed by the media hype, and the notion that the audiences consist mainly of liberal activists is disproved by the size of them. More people have already seen this movie than subscribe to progressive magazines or participate in political primary MeetUps. The question is what will happen in the heads of people who had never heard any of this stuff before.
The Green Party of the United States recognizes that our greatest
contribution to peace in the Middle East will come through our impact
on U.S. policy in the region. Our commitments to ecological
wisdom, social justice, grass-roots democracy, and non-violence compel
us to oppose U.S. government support for "friendly" regimes, both in
Israel and in the Arab world, whenever those regimes violate human
rights, international law, and existing treaties. Those same values
compel us to support popular movements for peace and demilitarization,
especially those which reach across the lines of conflict to engage
both Palestinians and Israelis of good will.
Bush sent his soldiers solving the world's disorder,
organized by the top dog of big business domain,
absolving crimes they've done inside our border,
then created Homeland Security to brashly arraign
each traitorous fool who might dare complain.
George is brilliant say his powerful friends,
who bank-rolled the Bush election campaign,
and wait for gross tax cuts Bush blithely extends.
Our tax surplus, which Bush so militant spends
will finance a kingdom for Saddam's elite corps
while our Bill of rights, he blithely suspends.
Crusaders for God or Oil, wage virtuous war,
but worse than wars fought for that God or greed
are wars engineered just for Bush reelection need.
organized by the top dog of big business domain,
absolving crimes they've done inside our border,
then created Homeland Security to brashly arraign
each traitorous fool who might dare complain.
George is brilliant say his powerful friends,
who bank-rolled the Bush election campaign,
and wait for gross tax cuts Bush blithely extends.
Our tax surplus, which Bush so militant spends
will finance a kingdom for Saddam's elite corps
while our Bill of rights, he blithely suspends.
Crusaders for God or Oil, wage virtuous war,
but worse than wars fought for that God or greed
are wars engineered just for Bush reelection need.
Michigan State University received national notoriety as a result of a
1966 Ramparts magazine cover article that described it as a "University on
the Make." The Ramparts cover depicted the wife of South Vietnam's
dictator/President Diem, as an MSU cheerleader, with green garb and white
pompoms.
When MSU invited Iraqi war strategist Condoleeza Rice to deliver its commencement address on May 7, the cheerleader image was resurrected. The cover of Lansing's popular alternative weekly City Pulse featured Condi Rice as a giddy MSU cheerleader on May 5th.
Throughout the past half century, MSU has continued the work of empire, in a manner as profound and arrogant as ever. Between 1955-62 MSU provided academic cover to CIA agents and provided police training and weapons to Diem's regime. Until a few months ago, the MSU president, who once was a minion to those pressing the Iran-Contra affair in the Reagan White House, was directly helping to run an imperial war in Iraq.
When MSU invited Iraqi war strategist Condoleeza Rice to deliver its commencement address on May 7, the cheerleader image was resurrected. The cover of Lansing's popular alternative weekly City Pulse featured Condi Rice as a giddy MSU cheerleader on May 5th.
Throughout the past half century, MSU has continued the work of empire, in a manner as profound and arrogant as ever. Between 1955-62 MSU provided academic cover to CIA agents and provided police training and weapons to Diem's regime. Until a few months ago, the MSU president, who once was a minion to those pressing the Iran-Contra affair in the Reagan White House, was directly helping to run an imperial war in Iraq.
Dear Harvey and Bob (if I may),
Thank you for the HONEST article on the "alleged" Ohio Mall attack. It's
too bad the major corrupt media in this country refuses to tell the whole
truth.
Every time there's real news about the Bush Administration's lies and
deceit, "Asscroft" or some other crony comes out with a "major" discovery
regarding terrorist activity. Man that "Asscroft" is really on top of things.
How dare these bastards call themselves Christians. I can only hope God
strikes them down for what they have done to the innocent and this country.
What a bunch of hypocrites!!! Unfortunately, there are many, many more in
this country to deal with. The likes of Rush "Limpballs" and Bill
"O'Really?" to name a couple.
I hope and pray they are all seated side by side in Hell some day soon.
Thank you both for your honest and forward thinking journalism. Maybe one
day you will represent the mainstream media in this country. If not, God
help us all.
Perry Stigall
Dallas, TX.
It's funny. I'd seen all this stuff before--I mean it isn't as if there
was anything really new here for anyone who's been paying attention for
the past few years. And yet, I cried. Maybe it's the deprogramming of
having at least some of what we've seen replayed with any decent focus for
One Brief Shining Moment, beyond the self-imposed straitjacket of a docile
and dangerously inept US press. Maybe it's just the oxygen given to all
those impulses so many of us have kept in check, all those shoots of
anger, sadness and embarrassment blossoming into full blown consciousness.
My own thought process in response to Michael Moore's new film reminded me of one of those dessicated sponges you put in water-a few hours later and voila: your tiny piece of foam has bloated into a full blown fish, or frog, or palm tree ten times its original size. Or maybe like opening an archive, unzipping a million saved files at once. My brain fairly exploded with repressed anger going back to the Florida recount disaster: things I had known in much more detail before Moore scratched the surface again and brought it all flooding back..
My own thought process in response to Michael Moore's new film reminded me of one of those dessicated sponges you put in water-a few hours later and voila: your tiny piece of foam has bloated into a full blown fish, or frog, or palm tree ten times its original size. Or maybe like opening an archive, unzipping a million saved files at once. My brain fairly exploded with repressed anger going back to the Florida recount disaster: things I had known in much more detail before Moore scratched the surface again and brought it all flooding back..
AUSTIN, Texas -- When it comes to religion, I've always believed it's more important to walk the walk than to talk the talk. I come from a tradition (Episcopal) that considers it rather in bad taste to wear your religion on your sleeve, presumably from Matthew, Chapter 6, Verses 5 and 6:
"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
"But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."
Of course, I also had some Baptist input and so am fond of making a joyful noise unto the Lord. Texans even like to sing hymns around campfires while drinking beer -- I'm not sure if that counts.
"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
"But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."
Of course, I also had some Baptist input and so am fond of making a joyful noise unto the Lord. Texans even like to sing hymns around campfires while drinking beer -- I'm not sure if that counts.