Finally waking up

The one-state solution: A breakthrough for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock

THE ONE-STATE SOLUTION
A breakthrough for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock
by Virginia Q Tilley
University of Michigan Press, July 2005
ISBN 0-472-11513-8


As Israel grapples with crisis after crisis - an endemic in proportion to its military might - it has inevitably slided to seeking refuge from the threats inherent in these.

This downward spiral has led to intense debates; on the one hand over historic romanticism with Zionism and on the other, more recent issues such as Occupation, Settlements and Borders.

Perhaps none have evoked such passion as the new emerging debate sparked by a reluctant acknowledgement of the failure of Israel as a Jewish State to provide security for Jews. This, according to the New York based editor of Time.com, Tony Karon, strikes at Zionism's basic premise: "The world was a dangerous place to be Jewish; our safety required a state of our own".

Re: "Did Bush steal the 2004 election?"

While I think you make a compelling case that Bush did steal the 2004 election, there's no doubt that Bush stole the 2000 election. Whie it looks like Kerry may have gotten the most votes in 2004, Al Gore in fact did get the most votes in 2000 both nationally and in Florida. I used to live in Florida so I know the disputed territory and the Florida election laws that were deliberately broken in 2000 like the back of my hand.

The Gore campaign's request for a hand count of the uncounted Florida votes was a routine request that I'd watched be carried out in close local elections in Florida many times. There's no doubt that Harris flat out refused to enforce Florida's clear election laws that required that the uncounted votes in 2000 be counted because she knew that counting all of the votes meant victory for Al Gore. For the record, it's Al Gore who belongs in the White House because it's clear that he was in fact the people's choice in 2000. Democracy in America clearly died in 2000.

Senator Boxer is clearly no hero because her action in 2004 clearly would've made a difference in 2000. Instead in

PBS, CPB, and Republican bias

AUSTIN -- I was watching the PBS science program "Nova" the other night and spotted the liberal bias right away. I knew it would be there because Ken Tomlinson, the Bush-appointed chairman of the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), says the network is riddled with leftist leanings. Sure enough, in a program on tsunamis and what causes them, the show blamed it on shifting tectonic plates in the earth's surface. Then the graphic shows these two tectonic plates grinding against each other -- suddenly, the one on the left sort of falls down, and the big, aggressive plate on the right jumps on top of it, causing a killer tsunami. See? Wouldn't have happened on Fox.

Messengers of Truth: Untangling a Knot of Lies

June 17 Speech by Kevin Zeese at Lafayette Park Downing Street Rally Who thinks that President Bush misled us - lied to us - bamboozled us into invading and occupying Iraq?

He told Americans there were unmanned Iraqi aircraft that could drop bombs over our cities. His own intelligence agencies told him this was inaccurate. He tied Saddam to Al Qaeda and Bin Laden - there was no evidence of that. He talked about Saddam being able to launch a strike on the United States in 45 minutes - there was no evidence for this. He talked about the potential of a mushroom cloud over the United States - a nuclear attack by Saddam - there was no evidence for this. He used fear mongering tactics to scare people into supporting an unnecessary war. President Bush did not lie to us once, he did not lie to us twice - he lied, and lied, and lied and lied - for month after month. Because he and his minions repeated the lies so often many in the Congress and the media were fooled by their drumbeat of war lies and as a result the American people were fooled - thousands of Americans were led to death or serious injury and more than 100,000 Iraqis were killed.

Terrorism threat and Press Freedom

Every year on the 3rd of May journalists all over the world celebrate World Press Freedom Day to reiterate their commitments to fundamental principles of press freedom and freedom of expression. As internal and cross-border conflict continues across the world, journalism remains a glamorous, yet one of the most risky professions. Altogether 78 journalists were killed in the year 2004 while covering violent conflicts. Twenty-three journalists were killed in Iraq alone.

Since the Philippines gained independence in 1986 some 56 journalists have been killed there including 12 in 2004. More than 300 journalists have been murdered in Latin America in the past 15 years; that is, at the rate of more than 20 journalists every year. Under Castro's Cuba, 30 journalists were slapped prison terms during a crackdown last year.

A World Press Freedom Day conference at the Frontline Club in London on Tuesday will provide a forum to discuss challenges being faced by the media personnel worldwide. The statistics are staggering: more than 500 journalists have been murdered in the past decade. In 8 cases out of 10, the killers walk free. The conference, organised by the

Did your vote count? Elections officials say answer is yes

This letter is a response to the following quote from the Secretary of State’s office in your Sunday June 12 article, “Did your vote count” by Kent Mallet in the Advocate.

Secretary of State's office spokesman James Lee said, "There's a reason we have a bipartisan election system... to ensure there's no monkey business going on."

There is a general presumption in America that the Republicans and Democrats do not like each other and do not work together. This may be true of partisan activists, but not the party leadership or candidates. This idea of competition between the two parties is often dramatized by the media because, let’s face it, story conflict is interesting.

In Licking County, and in most Ohio counties, there is no real competition between the two parties. The Republican and Democrat leadership usually agree on how to carve up the state between them: who will run where, and for which offices.

Violations of Civil Liberties are an American Tradition

President Bush is currently lobbying Congress to reauthorize portions of the Patriot Act that are scheduled to expire. While the Patriot Act contains provisions much needed in the war on terrorism, it also has elements that are in conflict with the civil liberties enshrined in the Constitution. Many of the provisions are violations of the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures.

The Patriot Act allows the government to search someone’s home or office without informing them. It allows the government to obtain an individual’s library records, medical history, and financial documents, among many other items, without any probable cause of a crime. It requires judges to approve of wiretaps without knowing whom the suspect is. Immigrants and non-citizens can be jailed for an indefinite period of time, without any requirement that the government demonstrate that they are a threat to national security.

It’s not surprising that the federal government is attempting to strip people of their fundamental rights and freedoms. During the last two centuries, this has been a common occurrence in America during a time of war.

Greens: States and cities should maintain access to medical marijuana, despite Supreme Court ruling

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Green Party leaders urged state and municipal governments to maintain access to medical marijuana, in accord with democratically enacted local laws, despite the Supreme Court's ruling on June 6 in favor of federal prosecution.

"Numerous cities have passed resolutions condemning the USA Patriot Act for violating basic constitutional rights and condemning the invasion of Iraq" said Maya O'Connor, co-chair of the Green Party of the United States, who noted that many of these resolutions were passed through the efforts of Green elected officials and lobbying efforts led by Greens. "We urge city and state legislatures to adopt similar resolutions defending locally enacted laws allowing medical marijuana."

A list of cities and city councils that have passed resolutions against the Iraq invasion can be found at .

For states and cities that have passed statements criticizing the USA Patriot Act and upholding the Constitution, visit .

How Much Proof Needed Before the Truth Comes Out?

Now Seven Leaked British Documents Raise Iraq War Questions

The Downing Street Memo - minutes of a meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair and his advisors that said the U.S. was "fixing" the intelligence to support the Iraq War - was not enough to get the mainstream U.S. media or members of Congress to take the issue seriously. Now there is Downing II, III, IV, V, VI and VII!

As the evidence mounts, the failure of the media to seriously investigate the issues is baffling. Why aren't they interviewing current and former U.S. military intelligence officials about these reports from highest levels of British government? Isn't the media supposed to investigate and get the truth for their readers and viewers?

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