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In the run up to the War on Iraq, President G. W. Bush and his administration claimed that Iraq was developing nuclear weapons of mass destruction. As evidence at that time the President told the public that Uranium yellowcake from Niger was transported to Iraq for refinement to use in weapons. There were even a series of forged Nigerian documents that were "leaked" to the press. But when Ambassador Joe Wilson spoke up saying that there was no evidence "yellowcake pipeline" or of any such weapons of mass destruction, his wife was attacked by the Bush administration. New York columnist Robert Novak, while writing on the choice of Wilson for the Niger mission, disclosed that Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, worked for the CIA. This disclosure of classified information was a clear breach of our national security Outing Plame as an operative was disastrous to U.S. National Security, driving the network of African informants underground, and drying up sources of infor

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On September 30, 2006, the Congress modified the Insurrection Act as part of the 2007 Defense Authorization Bill. Section 1076 of the new law changes Sec. 333 of the "Insurrection Act," and widens the President's ability to deploy troops within the United States to enforce the laws. Under this act, the President may also deploy troops as a police force during a natural disaster, epidemic, serious public health emergency, terrorist attack, or other condition, when the President determines that the authorities of the state are incapable of maintaining public order. The bill also modified Sec. 334 of the Insurrection Act, giving the President authority to order the dispersal of either insurgents or "those obstructing the enforcement of the laws." The new law changed the name of the chapter from "Insurrection" to "Enforcement of the Laws to Restore Public Order." There will come a day, when the next major "terrorist event" happens, that

This weekend this award winning PBS program examines the pre-war build up of skewed information about Iraq. Watch the video (22:06) , and read the complete documentation as the links supply. Artificial Intelligence? Producer: Bryan Myers Editor: Judith Wolff On the third anniversary of former Secretary of State Colin Powell's landmark speech to the United Nations laying out the Bush Administration’s case for the Iraq war, a high-level insider who helped write the address makes a startling claim. Powell’s then Chief of Staff Lawrence Wilkerson says that what he later found out shocked him: that much of Powell’s speech was false. "I participated in a hoax on the American people, the international community, and the United Nations Security Council," he says. NOW reports on the serious doubts that existed about the key evidence being used by the American government at the very time Powell's speech was being planned and delivered.

You hired them, now tell them what you want them to do! All you have to do is type in your ZIP code. Save their phone number so you can reach them quickly. ZIP Code 92109 splits legislative districts (represented by *). Please enter your full 9-digit ZIP code (ZIP+4) below. President & Congress: President   • George Bush (R) Senators   • Dianne Feinstein (D)   • Barbara Boxer (D) Representatives*   • Brian Bilbray (R-50)   • Susan Davis (D-53) Get their e-mail address, there telephone numbers, and their mailing address. Then contact them directly each week. Demand the repeal of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 , because it violates the Bill of Rights. The Democrats have a majority in both houses of congress (for now). Demand they investigate the current administration, the war on Iraq, and No-Bid Contracting. Stop out-sourcing US national security.

We have one chance to survive the George W. Bush Administration, we must elect competent leaders in 2008. The mess they'll need to clean up, the massive debt they'll have to deal with, the world they will inherit will be ugly. Having said that view these images: In my opinion these are the two most capable people to do the job of leading this USA. One of them should be the next President of the U.S., the other should be Vice President. Click on their pictures and explore their web sites. Then register to vote.

I have seen so many movies about the brave men who fight and die to protect our freedoms. These guys resemble none of them. American hero$ - these guys are very brave (until the turkys start shooting back). US Blackwater Contractors on duty in Najaf, Iraq, 2004. How to murder civilian fishermen for $200,000 per year. - Now will somebody tell me why doesn't them guys on the ground shoot the glass helecopter? Who left the prison door open. - Mom would be soooo proud. We raise them, we train them, we send them over there, and hope they don't come back.

Robert Greenwald is a hero, he uses his talent for good, but that is my opinion. Figure it out for yourself. Robert Greenwald speaks truth to power Greenwald on MSNBC How the IRAQ FOR SALE documentary was financed. Robert Greenwald on ABC News Why make a documentary on Walmart? 1 , 2 , 3 . Interview with Ricks, author of FISACO

Many people argue that the War on Iraq is a product of the American need for cheap energy. They think that the real reason we choose to make war is to secure Iraq's oil, and potentially that of its neighbors. There is no debate that middle eastern oil is a very influential political force. Witness the Saudi Royal influence on the Bush family by the fact that the Bin laden Family were the only people allowed to fly private planes in the U.S. for the three days after 9/11/01. However, if oil wealth is influencing our foreign policy, it is only due to a lack of imagination on the part of the energy producers. A new book from the Rocky Mountain Institute, a an independent, entrepreneurial, nonprofit organization , claims that energy dependence is a choice, not a matter of fate. "The only rule, is there are no rules." - Avory Lovens - CEO Rocky Mountain Institute, http://www.rmi.org/ New Book: "The Oil End Game" http://www.oilendgame.com/ Written by Amory B. Lovins,

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FREE FILM SCREENING, Wednesday, December 20, 2006 IRAQ FOR SALE San Diego Screening Set For Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006 San Diego — Robert Greenwald’s much anticipated film Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers will have a San Diego screening Wednesday night, December 20, 2006. The documentary, Greenwald’s follow-up to his critically-acclaimed Uncovered: The War on Iraq, is a searing indictment of the war profiteering perpetrated by four companies – Blackwater, CACI, KBR/Halliburton, and Titan – operating in Iraq. The screening, on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, at 7:00 pm, will take place at Santa Clara Rec. Center, 1008 Santa Clara Pl., San Diego, CA, 92109 . It joins thousands of other Iraq for Sale grassroots screenings across the country. Please RSVP to attend. You can quickly RSVP online, Click Here. IRAQ FOR SALE takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. IRAQ FOR SA

A security analyst at the Brookings Institution, Singer raises disturbing new issues in this comprehensive analysis of a post-Cold War phenomenon: private companies offering specialized military services for hire.

Military Commissions Act of 2006 is ANTI-constitutional, and it destroys America, by creating a legal precedent which allows the U.S. government to imprison and torture U.S. Citizens without cause, warrant, or access to the courts. Watch these videos: Keith Obermann's original commentary The Day King George Was Crowned... the death of habeas corpus Keith Olbermann's Special Comment - Have You No Decency, Sir RIP HABEUS CORPUS 1215-2006

KEITH OBERMANN'S EXCELLENT TRANSCRIPT (worth reprinting here VIDEO AT LINK ):


For those that hadn't heard about this, Dryfuss appeared on Bill Maher's show this past Friday and he discussed a meeting that is to be held with the Martha's Vineyard school system concerning the need to bring the teaching of Civics back into the classroom. To that end, I wrote to the Martha's Vineyard newspaper to see if I could get anymore information about this meeting. Here is the response I received from them this morning. ------- Folks In case you are getting questions about the Richard Dryfuss Civics conference, it is being held at the Katherine Cornell Theater in Tisbury on December 6th from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. We are still working out all the details; however, it appears that Richard discussed the conference on national TV and we are getting calls. The idea is for Richard and a group of knowledgeable civics education folks to discuss the importance of teaching civics and come up with a list of follow-up ideas to get the topic back into the curriculum in a bigger

Movie: The SIEGE - 1998 Screen Play by Director Edward Zwick Writer Lawrence Wright Menno Meyjes Watch These Scenes: #16 A Plan of Attack Posse Comitatus - It is illegal to use US military troops against our own people (the law doesn't cover about Private Corporate Armies or "Security Consultants"). Habeas Corpus - A writ of habeas corpus is a court order addressed to a prison official (or other custodian) ordering that a prisoner be brought before the court for determination of whether that person is serving a lawful sentence and/or whether he or she should be released from custody. President Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus under marshal law in 1862, and arrested 13,000 peace activists. War Powers Act - The War Powers Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-148) limits the power of the President of the United States to wage war without the approval of Congress. The War Powers Act of 1973 is also referred to as the War Powers Resolution (Sec. 1). The Resolution is sometim

Frontline did a great job of exposing the level of this problem. Here you can watch the special report.

Please go to the link below and watch the video. Iraq For Sale Thank you. If you would like to see the entire film in San Diego Free Movie Screening

The word Liberal comes from the Latin "Lībertās" meaning Freedom. Yet, the ancient meaning was used to name the offspring of free men, their children were called "Libri". Therefore the implication that in creating children you are somehow creating more freedom, creating free men, not slaves. The thing about our children is that it is hard to deny their humanity, their person-hood, their fundamental identity with us. It would be difficult to demonize a child and alienate it from its parents. That is the meaning of children is it not? Continuation of the self. To accept that your child has the same existential life-force as yourself is an instinctual and necessary condition for the continuation of the species. But to grasp that sameness intellectually is only the beginning. What happens if your child is wedded your enemy and has your grand children, then by extension your grandchild is your equal, and it can be inferred that your enemy is too. As are your parents, sib