The BROWNSHIRTS and the NAZI PARTY rose to power because the world let them!

Their vision of a One World Government exerting total dominion, manipulation and control over the people is no different that what the new Internationalists and Global Czars; Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Blair, and others are ushering in upon us. Their euphemistic terms are designed to conceal their true agenda of total world dominance beholden to no one and no thing, God, the people and you included. Neoconservative is a nondescript term for this movement and they know it. For the world to take notice their goal and agenda needs to be exposed and their movement labeled for what it is, total WORLD DOMINANCE at the expense of freedom and free choice.

He had his day. Now let's drag him out of sainthood and back into controversy and relevance.

Martin Luther King has more to give us in the 21st century than a three-day weekend. Just read the speeches that haven't been chiseled in stone yet.

"This I believe to be the privilege and the burden of all of us who deem ourselves bound by allegiances and loyalties which are broader and deeper than nationalism and which go beyond our nation's self-defined goals and positions. We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for victims of our nation and for those it calls enemy, for no document from human hands can make these humans any less our brothers."

The public accolades ladled upon this fallen leader embalm him in sentimentality, in some glass case in the pantheon of national heroes, next to Washington, Lincoln, Elvis, et al. Then once a year we cherry-pick a memorable phrase here or there ("I have a dream" comes to mind for some reason), as though the words are frozen in history, part of a time when there was struggle and disagreement and prejudice.

Dec. 1 was the 50th anniversary of Rosa Parks arrest whose courageous actions sparked an entire civil rights movement.   Columbus joined cities nationally speaking out against current events to commemorate Park's half century ago arrest. Over 5,000 people saw or heard the seed message of needing a new movement to turn the country around.  It's hoped the words bloom in the listener's life, producing a harvest of activism.

Three events took place..a two hour march downtown around lunchtime, a three hour rally at the statehouse from 3 to 6 pm, and a 7-9 pm candlelight vigil.  At the march, over 2,000 people actively listened and supported what was said, many stopping to listen or rolling down windows while at the  light. Some lingered, concurred, thanked us, or returned to the protest. Throughout the day, we received many car honks, thumbs up, and personal stories of hardships.

The eight speakers at the protest were told that they spoke with great passion, compassion, and knowledge. The local activists, who spoke their hearts and shared extensive research, incorporated a  great numbers of facts, quotes, topics, and
Convicted of 23 felonies for computer crimes, Jeffrey Dean was sent to prison for four years. Shortly after his release from incarceration, his company was awarded one of the largest ballot printing contracts in history.

In a 2003 deposition, Dean states that he was a scapegoat who was left holding the bag in a series of unapproved payments from Culp, Guterson & Grader, one of the most politically connected law firms in Washington state.

One of this firm's partners at the time was Egil "Bud" Krogh, who headed the White House "plumbers" unit under Richard Nixon. Krogh ordered the burglary of Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.

Dean claimed that other persons from the firm were involved in a scheme, and upon discovery of illicit payments (averaging $14,000/month) he was made to take the blame. Krogh was a partner at Culp Guterson & Grader during the time period that Dean was receiving illicit payments of approximately $15,000 per month.

Like Jeffrey Dean, Krogh did time in prison -- four months for Watergate-related crimes. He was disbarred, but after a fight
Dear Molly,

My 86 year old mother and I greatly appreciate your honesty and logic.  There was a recent congressional hearing on Halliburton's refusal for an entire year, to even minimally treat with chlorine, the contaminated Euphrates River water it was supplying to our troops in Iraq.  The water had been taken from the river a mile downstream from an untreated sewage outlet.  Two previous employees reported this gross negligence to higher-ups several times over the year, and were told to just keep silent about it.  The two repeatedly complained that the fecal bacteria was giving them and troops digestive and intestinal problems but their pleas were ignored.  I believe Halliburton's reaction should constitute treason, considering that such intentional negligence jeopardizes the very lives of our troops as well as their mission.  Don't our soldiers have enough with which to contend under this incompetent "Commander in Chief" and Administration without sleezy, no-bid, thieving contractors trying to poison them?

Sincerely,
Nancy Khoury
Recently (January 2006), an ex FAMU Board of Trustee member said, "When Jeb Bush, our Board of Trustees and Interim President is finished, FAMU will never be the same!" What does this really mean?

Word on the street it is that FAMU will be either one of two things, 1) The South Campus of FSU or 2) Tallahassee University of Four year Degrees (The combination of TCC and FAMU Curriculum and student body)! Why is Governor Bush so interested in this Land Grant Traditionally Black University? Nothing was ever so bazaar as to see Governor Bush back on FAMU’s campus (of all [laces) giving a speech on how he is increasing Minority enrollment in Florida's Universities. Consider the brief history of this relationship of the Governor with FAMU.

In 2000 the Governor was caught on TV saying to two Black FAMU graduates and Florida Legislators, "Get their Black a_ _ es out of his office."

· In 2000 the Governor was caught on TV saying to some FAMU students, who were demonstrating on the capital grounds against the G. W. presidential election, "Get their Black A_ _ es off the capital rounds"

A provision in the "Patriot Act" creates a new federal police force with power to violate the Bill of Rights. You might think that this cannot be true as you have not read about it in newspapers or heard it discussed by talking heads on TV.

Go to House Report 109-333 USA PATRIOT IMPROVEMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005 and check it out for yourself. Sec. 605 reads:

"There is hereby created and established a permanent police force, to be known as the ’United States Secret Service Uniformed Division’."

This new federal police force is "subject to the supervision of the Secretary of Homeland Security."

The new police are empowered to "make arrests without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony."…

The language conveys enormous discretionary and arbitrary powers. What is "an offense against the United States"? What are "reasonable grounds"?

Regarding her Jan. 20, 2006 column, Molly Ivins is right, er, correct.  As usual, she hit the nail right on the head. Time for Democrats in D.C. to show some backbone and leadership.  Thank you, Molly.

John DeRosier
Eau Claire, W
AUSTIN, Texas -- Several great minds were asked to help think up interview questions for George W. Bush. I liked, "Are you the worst president since James Buchanan, or have you never heard of him?"

Sorry about the snarkiness quotient, but is there anything these folks can't screw up -- and then refuse to own up to? Iraq is the most difficult to judge because it's so far away. I can find no indication -- from hours of electricity available to amount of oil being pumped to number of dead people -- that hints at any improvement.

On the other hand, even though I don't think it's my job, I can't prove that pulling out won't make things worse. Judging the good news-bad news volume from Iraq took such an exceptional lurch to ludicrous, it's now difficult to even try to judge it with a straight face.

This brilliant tour de force is testimony that film making can still have quality and value in this country. It is a mesmerizing docu-drama, superbly written and acted, with multiple messages for a nation now facing its worst civil liberties crisis ever.

Like Arthur Miller’s justly iconic Crucible, this film cuts to the heart of the McCarthy Era. The Crucible does double-duty, illuminating both the repression of the 1950s and the horrors of the Salem witch trials, which it depicts with stunning impact and accuracy.

Good Night, and Good Luck takes on McCarthy directly, but also demands an in-depth examination of the role of the modern electronic media, just in its birth. It does the job plainly and directly, with no punches pulled and no cutesy trucks, cutting right to the heart of this most serious of matters.

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