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Worst president, my butt

More lies, lies, lies from freepress. Who cares  if a bunch of Marxist historians and professors think Dubya is a horrible president? They're wrong.  George W. Bush did not steal the 2000 election, and he won't steal the 2004 election, either. As more and more people realize what a pathetic candidate John Kerry is, they will re-elect George W. Bush. And he richly deserves to be re-elected.

[Ed. note: "Richly" is an interesting choice of words.]

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Iraqi children under occupation

“Whereas the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care…..”

“Whereas mankind owes the child the best it has to give” Declaration of the Rights of the Child, 1959

It is a tragedy for the children of Iraq that the United Nations gave the power of occupation of their country to the only nation in the world (apart from the stateless Somalia) not to have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child. We should not be surprised that in the past year the children of Iraq have been subjected to every breach of human rights imaginable and that the United States aided and abetted by Britain have shredded the most fundamental tenets of our common humanity.

To enter Iraq one year after occupation is like visiting another world. I remember an April day in Baghdad two years ago, watching some young girls playing happily and safely in the street outside their home, and praying that the US would never invade this beautiful city. I don’t know where those children are now, whether they are alive or dead, but even my fearful imaginings of that time could not grasp the terrible reality that was to come.

Harvey Wasserman's 'Bush the torturer must leave office'

I had meant to respond to Harvey Wasserman's May 5, 2004 "Put George W. Bush in Prison!!!" column that day, but I would have just made most of the same comments that follow with possibly a few other observations thrown in for lagniappe.  We will, IMNSHO, soon decide as a nation whether we the people are to continue the noble experiment in freedom and liberty as our founders foresaw, at least as they foresaw it for us white guys, whether this government will hereinafter be of, by, and for the people, or whether this once-Republic will drift into a corporatist, theological, totalitarian police state.  Going forward we the people will get the government we so richly deserve unless we the people vote so overwhelmingly against this regime, this cabal, in November for the election to again be stolen (of course it's possible, if not likely, than an election will not take place). Should there be an election, GWB will likely receive more than 40% of the vote no matter should all the highly suspected high crimes and misdemeanors, all the suspected unconstitutional and illegal acts, including an aggressive

Bush's false negative ads

In George W. Bushes latest attack ad, he accuses John Kerry of “Playing politics with national security”.  Bush’s negative advertisement falsely states that Kerry wishes to repeal the use of wiretaps, subpoenas and surveillance against terrorists.

This could not be less true. Kerry has never called for the repeal of the acts expanded use of wiretaps and other surveillance tools in terrorism investigations. Rather, he has called for a larger level of judicial oversight on such surveillance in order to prevent overzealous law enforcement officials invading the privacy and violating the civil rights of citizens guaranteed under the constitution.  One such example of abuses under the current administration was when Attorney General John Ashcroft attempted to use the Patriot Act to use wiretaps in order to shut down a Nevada Strip Club.  It is abuses of power such as these that John Kerry is worried about and wants to keep the Patriot Act focused on terrorism, not morality.  John Kerry seeks to fight terrorism in effective ways that preserve the constitution rather than constantly violating it.

Bush this and Bush that

I notice that you, like just about so many these days, keep on ranting about Bush is to blame for this and Bush is to blame for that. Bush is to blame for just about everything, as if this dumbshit bastard was some kind of wizard with the capability of doing much more more than to eat, bark and shit, like any  other dog around.

You have had plutocracy rather than democracy prevailing in the US of A for generations. The President elected, whether Democrat or Republican, is the candidate supported by the "big money" in America, and is their man, running the show during his period, the way they want it run. This is a fact, not needing any further discussion but to be put on record here. It is evidently not clearly seen by the majority of the brainwashed American population, but for anyone observing the election process and show from outside, there is no doubt. Period. It is a fact.

The US war in Vietnam

Dear sir,

Re.: On the anniversary of defeat in Vietnam, it's once again about an empire getting its butt kicked by Harvey Wasserman

I visited Vietnam a couple of months after the reunification, as a member of a Norwegian Delegation offering financial aid to Vietnam in the off-shore sector. We got hold of the seismic done by the American Oil Companies at the cost of the US tax payer and hundreds of thousands of dead and wounded. We could see the clear signs of enormous oil and gas deposits off the coast of South Vietnam. We even got the maps showing the off shore drilling and operations rights assigned to Exxon, Bp, Shell and the rest of the "sisters". (Hence no wonder why the Norwegian oil company Statoil struck as huge a well as Exxon out there). You do of course also know this to be a fact. You know darn well that the US of A did not perform some kind of heroic act out  in Vietnam, like trying to save someone from communism !. America never lost any war, but America lost the total control over the oil out there. There never was, nor ever will there be, a war fought for any other reason than profit and power.

White America's redacted memory

Not long ago, I received a letter from a prestigious university, requesting that I serve as an extramural or outsider reader to review the promotion file of another scholar seeking advancement to the level of distinguished professor. In academe, the work of all faculty is subjected regularly to evaluation and review. To move forward professionally one must submit a file, which documents the full scope of one’s publications, teaching evaluations, and entire service record to one’s professional association and to the university. That file, once complete, is sent around to others for their review and written assessment.

U.S. Army General Joins the ACLU in Opposing Provisions of the Patriot Act; Calls Current Law a Subversion of Americans' Basic Rights

NEW YORK - U.S. Army Brig. Gen. (ret.) Evelyn "Pat" Foote today joined with the American Civil Liberties Union and civil libertarians across the political spectrum in opposing current draconian measures contained within the Patriot Act.

Brig. Gen. Foote also called on members of Congress to support the SAFE Act, a measure that will bolster civil liberties protections while enhancing law enforcement's effectiveness.

"Even in our darkest hours we can deal with enemies and safeguard our shores without subverting the basic rights of Americans," said Foote, a Vietnam War veteran.

Brig. Gen. Foote served on the American Battle Monuments Commission from 1994-2001 and will be participating with President Bush in the commemoration of the World War II Memorial in Washington this Memorial Day weekend.

"Military veterans, reservists and active duty service members understand the importance of protecting America while fighting for our freedom," said ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero.  "The ACLU honors our country's sacrifices and commitment this Memorial Day by fighting for the SAFE Act,

Depressing as divorce

AUSTIN, Texas -- Too bad for anyone who tuned in to President Bush's speech Monday night hoping to hear something that would cheer us up -- like a plan. That was as depressing as divorce. There he was, still peddling the phony idea that Saddam Hussein was connected to 9-11 -- I guess that one will never get too old or too disproved.

            In case you think no one in public life is capable of intelligent thought about Iraq, I recommend a speech made by Gen. Anthony Zinni (well, OK, so he's slightly retired) May 12 to the Center for Defense Information. In it, Zinni lists the 10 mistakes he believes were responsible for getting us into this fine mess.

            My own modest contribution to this task began the day we announced we would be using Saddam's main palace as our headquarters in Iraq. "No, no, no," I moaned. "We're Americans. We don't do palaces." We should have announced that all Saddam's palaces would be converted into universities.

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