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Jessica C.	January 02, 2009 2:52 PM Voters For Peace: The Power to End the War and Prevent Future Wars of Aggression US Politics & Gov't (tags: obama, war, ethics, violence, misuse of military force, anti-war movement, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, United States ) Kelli - 6 hours ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org Please sign on to the letter below which will be sent to President Barack Obama on Inauguration Day. The deadline for signing is Friday, January 16, 2009. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	January 02, 2009 2:48 PM Take Off Those Yellow Ribbons - They're a Fraud US Politics & Gov't (tags: WAR, lie, Bush, Clinton, Obama, Iraq, afghanistan, killing, injury, death, suffering, NWO, banks, money, greed, power, TRUTH, love, compassion ) Gregory - 18 hours ago - brasschecktv.com VIDEO:If you're going to put a ribbon on your car, how about a black one to show that you mourn those killed and injured, you oppose the war, and you oppose having our military hijacked by a gang of treasonous thieves. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	October 21, 2008 11:32 AM Troy Davis Still Needs Us! Society & Culture (tags: death penalty, wrongful death, Troy Davis ) Clever - 8 hours ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed on October 27 at 7pm for the murder of Police Officer Mark MacPhail in Georgia. The Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal, despite a credible claim of innocence. 7 out of 9 witnesses have recanted stories... [ send green star]
Jessica C.	October 20, 2008 8:04 AM "War Is a Rackeet," By Major General Smedley Darlington Butler Society & Culture (tags: WAR, butler, medals, propaganda, banks, greed, abuse, corporate, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, Entrepreneurs, humans, lies, news, world, politics, death, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!' ) Gregory - 1 day ago - iamthewitness.com How to Smash this racket?You can't end it by disarmament conferences. You can't eliminate it by peace parleys at Geneva. Well-meaning but impractical groups can't wipe it out by resolutions. It can be smashed effectively only by taking the profit out [ send green star]
Jessica C.	October 07, 2008 2:27 PM FCC Seeks Info From Military TV Analysts US Politics & Gov't (tags: war, media ethics, psychological warfare, propaganda, corporate media ) Jessica - 19 minutes ago - broadcastingcable.com An FCC spokesman confirmed Monday that the commission has asked for information from TV military analysts concerning their possible role in a Department of Defense program to recruit ex-military officers to express support for the Iraq war and other Bush [ send green star]
Jessica C.	October 07, 2008 1:19 PM On Anniversary Of Bombing Afghanistan, We Need A Surge In Diplomacy World (tags: Afghanistan, invasion, failed mission, war, peace, diplomacy ) Jessica - 31 seconds ago - huffingtonpost.com Tonight, as our presidential candidates debate, it is time we start demanding bold new leadership on the disaster that is the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan. It seems too simple a sound bite for the candidates to offer more troops as a solution. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	September 13, 2008 12:37 PM Sign Petition for a Global Expansion of Educational Youth Exchange Programs World (tags: ) Hans - 1 day ago - exchanges4peace.org sign the petition drive to help create a new generation of global citizens! PEACE IS POSSIBLE! [ send green star]
Jessica C.	September 12, 2008 2:09 PM Palin's Dangerous Saber Rattling on Russia US Politics & Gov't (tags: 2008 election, McCain, Palin, sabre-rattling, war-mongering, Iran, Georgia, Russia ) Jessica - 51 seconds ago - huffingtonpost.com From joking about bombing Iran, to talking about invading Iraq, Iran and Syria weeks after 9/11 to the misguided "we are all Georgians now," the McCain campaign is sending all kinds of horrifying signals to the world about the types of wars... [ send green star]
Jessica C.	September 12, 2008 1:41 PM Bush's Nuclear Deal With India Is a Disaster for World Safety and the Environment US Politics & Gov't (tags: ) June - 12 minutes ago - alternet.org A bitter closure is finally at hand for the long international debate over the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal. In a controversial statement issued in Vienna on Saturday, the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group, which [ send green star]
Jessica C.	September 02, 2008 4:46 PM Dutch Intelligence Believes US Attack on Iran Is Imminent World (tags: Iran, US, the Netherlands, Dutch intelligence, war, attack, aggression ) Cate - 23 hours ago - presstv.ir Dutch espionage agents, in the process of infiltrating the Iranian weapons organizations in a top secret operation, have been recalled by their government because of its belief that the US is planning an attack. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	September 02, 2008 4:43 PM JUST SOME GUY FROM A SMALL TOWN IN ALABAMA Society & Culture (tags: news, alabama, south, war, iraq, soldier, soldiers, small town, usa, americans ) John - 41 minutes ago - oreaddaily.blogspot.com If a young soldier from small southern town dies in war amid army screw ups, does anyone notice? IN THE STREETS AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION/ WHAT YOU ARE NOT SEEING ON TV US Politics & Gov't (tags: news, Republican National Convention, protests, minnesota, St. Paul, convetnion protests, arrests, cops, republicans, usa ) John - 2 hours ago - oreaddaily.blogspot.com Yesterday, anti-war protesters rallied at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, and marched to the Xcel Center, where the GOP was meeting. Protest organizers estimate 30,000 joined the rally and march. At least, 268 were arrested on Monday alone. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	September 02, 2008 4:16 PM March Against War in St. Paul US Politics & Gov't (tags: abuse, americans, bush, bushadministration, candidates, cheney, cia, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, freedoms, government, Govtfearmongering, housing, healthcare, iraq, lies, media, military, ob ) Kathleen - 30 minutes ago - truthout.org "The father of a Boston Marine killed in Iraq led thousands of antiwar protesters today in a boisterous but largely peaceful demonstration outside the Republican National Convention, while riot police and National Guardsmen clashed separately with..... [ send green star]
Jessica C.	September 01, 2008 11:36 AM Blackwater Preps for Hurricane Gustav US Politics & Gov't (tags: Hurricane Gustav, New Orleans, Blackwater, private military contractors, police state, outsourcing of real military ) Jessica - 42 seconds ago - blog.wired.com ...the most startling call for forces comes from Blackwater... The firm -- which famously patrolled New Orleans after Katrina -- is "compiling a list of qualified security personnel for possible deployment into areas affected by Hurricane Gustav," [ send green star]
Jessica C.	August 28, 2008 1:31 PM Is McCain Overplaying the POW Card? US Politics & Gov't (tags: John McCain, double talk, corruption, lobbyists, Keating 5, dishonesty, Arizona, Republicans, campaign 2008 ) Blue - 2 hours ago - time.com When he first ran for Congress in Arizona nearly three decades ago, John McCain had one clear liability: He wasn't from the state, and he could count the number of years he had lived there on a couple of fingers. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	August 28, 2008 1:30 PM Defense Contractor Accused of Human Trafficking World (tags: corruption, freedoms, crime, death, ethics, humanrights, middle-east, terrorism, violence, war ) Gwen - 2 hours ago - news.yahoo.com LOS ANGELES - Defense contractor KBR Inc. and a Jordanian subcontractor are accused of human trafficking in a federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	August 16, 2008 2:55 PM Gorbachev: Georgia Started Conflict in S. Ossetia World (tags: Russia, Georgia, United States, attack, Gorbachev, Democracy?, democracy, violence, politics, spin, Larry King Live, freedoms, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', society, cold war ) Gregory - 2 hours ago - cnn.com VIDEOCNN)-- Georgian leaders may be blaming Russia for the conflict raging in South Ossetia, but former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said Thursday "there is no doubt" that Georgia provoked the clash. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	August 14, 2008 4:29 PM Tibetans Are Dying for Freedom World (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', china, Tibet, Tibet-Chinese-Oppression, Olympics 2008 protests ) Ladyhawk - 35 minutes ago - freetibet2008.org Yesterday, eight more Tibet activists took action in Beijing to speak out for Tibetan freedom and human rights. Five activists blockaded the front entrance of the Chinese Ethnic Culture Park, which prominently features an exhibit of Tibetan culture, [ send green star]
Jessica C.	August 14, 2008 4:14 PM Georgia War a Neocon Election Ploy? World (tags: Georgia, Russia, Randy Scheunemann, John McCain, war, October Surprise, 2008 election, dirty politics ) Jessica - 1 minute ago - truthdig.com Before you dismiss that possibility, consider the role of one Randy Scheunemann, for four years a paid lobbyist for the Georgian government who ended his official lobbying connection only in March, months after he became Republican presidential candidate [ send green star]
Jessica C.	August 08, 2008 4:32 PM Incredible Injustice for Indigenous Women Society & Culture (tags: women, violence, usa, indigenous, Human Rights ) Natasha - 14 hours ago - go.care2.com 1 in 3 Native American women will be raped in her lifetime. "It is a staggering legacy for women to 'fully expect to be raped,' as one elder stated in the report, because they are Indian." Peaceful Protesters Become Terrorists in a Federal Database Society & Culture (tags: society, government ) Michael - 2 hours ago - naturalnews.com Undercover state troopers in Maryland infiltrated at least three groups peacefully protesting the death penalty and advocating peace. These troopers illegally sent reports of the activities of these groups to U.S. intelligence and military agencies. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	July 24, 2008 3:59 PM ACLU Client Khaled El-Masri - Victim of C.I.A. Rendition visit site Society & Culture (tags: rendition, civil, liberties, rights, war on terror, cia, torture, germany, top secret, Afgahanistan, detention ) Gregory - 2 hours ago - youtube.com CIA kidnap victim Khaled El-Masri and attorneys speak outside a Virginia federal court after a hearing in the ACLU's challenge to 'extraordinary rendition.' El-Masri was abducted, detained and flown to a secret torture facility by CIA operatives, [ send green star]
Jessica C.	July 24, 2008 3:56 PM Anti-War Movement Successfully Pushes Back Against Military Confrontation With Iran World (tags: GoodNews, government, iran, middle-east, war, anti-war movement ) Tim - 22 hours ago - alternet.org For something that's not supposed to exist, the anti-war movement sure was effective in fighting a recent resolution to blockade Iran. [ send green star]
Laura H.	Friends request from the people of Iran July 15, 2008 8:28 PM Message of Peace and Friendship to the People of United States of America: Request for the Congress and President of USA We are a group of independent Iranian civil society representatives... We extend our warm greetings to the people of America and wish peace, friendship and prosperity for all. We hope logic, reason and justice will prevail and remove the dark clouds... [ send green star] [ accepted]
Jessica C.	July 13, 2008 5:37 PM Believe Me, It's Torture US Politics & Gov't (tags: waterboarding, torture, "war on terror, " ) Jessica - 3 minutes ago - vanityfair.com What more can be added to the debate over U.S. interrogation methods, and whether waterboarding is torture? Try firsthand experience. The author [war supporter Christopher Hitchens] undergoes the controversial drowning technique... [ send green star]
Jessica C.	July 06, 2008 1:56 PM Criminalizing Peace (Video) US Politics & Gov't (tags: police state, PATRIOT Act, peace groups, infiltrators ) Mark - 1 hour ago - brasschecktv.com Has your lawful dissent group been infiltrated by police officers getting double overtime for keeping an eye on you? Don't be too sure it hasn't. [ send green star]
Laura H.	July 04, 2008 4:33 PM Iranian Environmental Group Plants Trees Community members gather in an effort to restore the ecosystem near a local creek. Great photos. G.Ho.St Between Ramallah and Modiin Israelis and Palestinians overcome the barriers erected by fear. "It's the first time I met Palestinians of my generation face-to-face," Rothman said of her work with G.ho.st. "It shows how on the people-to-people level you can really get things done." [ send green star] [ accepted]
Jessica C.	July 03, 2008 2:36 PM The Non-Proliferation Treaty Turns Forty World (tags: nuclear weapons, disarmament, proliferation ) Jessica - 2 minutes ago - wagingpeace.org The failures and signs of hope in the 40 years since the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was opened for signatures. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	July 02, 2008 12:37 PM A Look Inside Northwest Winter Soldier US Politics & Gov't (tags: war, usa, iraq ) Michael - 1 day ago - socialistworker.org Eight hundred people turned out May 31 in Seattle for the Northwest Regional Winter Soldier hearing, sponsored by Iraq Veterans Against the War. The event at Seattle's Town Hall featured hours of testimony by IVAW members [ send green star]
Jessica C.	June 28, 2008 4:36 PM Congress Rushes to Encourage Iran Attack US Politics & Gov't (tags: cheney, bush, corruption, crime, lies, politics, war ) Melva - 16 minutes ago - smirkingchimp.com On October 11, 2002, the Senate passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution. It did so influenced by what anyone paying attention now knows was a campaign of fear-mongering lies organized by the neocons surrounding Vice Pres [ send green star]
Jessica C.	June 28, 2008 3:07 PM The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America US Politics & Gov't (tags: corruption, dishonesty, government, ethics, politics ) Scarlett - 16 hours ago - alternet.org The huge "defense" spending going on in our name is irrational and costly, but there are powerful vested interests that want to keep it that way. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	June 24, 2008 2:36 PM Iraq Story Buried By US Networks World (tags: Iraq occupation, civilian and military deaths, refugees, lapdog corporate media ) Jessica - 1 minute ago - therealnews.com The three major US networks spend on average 2 minutes per week covering the Iraq war, this according to the New York Times. The networks aren't telling the public about the deaths of Iraqi civilians since the invasion...or about the displaced Iraqis [ send green star]
Jessica C.	June 20, 2008 2:01 PM Stand With Kucinich on Impeachment - Petition US Politics & Gov't (tags: impeachment, justice, Kucinich, Bush, war crimes, crimes against democracy ) Jessica - 1 minute ago - impeachment.kucinich.us Americans who cherish our Democracy and the Constitutional principles upon which it was founded can stand up, speak out, and take action by signing the one official petition that carries the full and unqualified support of...Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich [ send green star]
Jessica C.	June 20, 2008 2:00 PM Leaked U.S. Military Manual: How to Train Death Squads & Quash Revolutions From San Salvador to Iraq US Politics & Gov't (tags: war crimes, death squads, U.S. special forces, cia, thugs ) David - 8 hours ago - informationclearinghouse.info Leaked 219 page U.S. counterinsurgency training manual offers helpful advice on how to run death squads, censor the press, ban unions, conceal breaches of the Geneva Convention, and other war crime activities. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	June 20, 2008 1:57 PM Blackwater USA Requests Sharia in US Courtroom! US Politics & Gov't (tags: mercenaries, Blackwater, corruption, abuse ) Mark - 9 hours ago - dailykos.com For the first time ever, there has been a request for Islamic (Sharia) law to govern a U.S. courtroom. But it didn't come from the Moslems, mosques, or jihadis that the right wing fears -- it came from their very own Blackwater mercenaries. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	June 20, 2008 1:56 PM Peruvian Government Attacks Violently Civilian Protestors in Southern Peru World (tags: Peru, workers, corporations, civilians bombed ) Mark - 4 hours ago - peruanista.blogspot.com Peru bombed striking miners on behalf of an American/Mexican owned mining corporation. You may have to scroll down a bit on the site to read the story and see the accompanying videos. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	June 20, 2008 1:53 PM Blackwater Is Still in Charge, Deadly, Above the Law and Out of Control US Politics & Gov't (tags: mercenaries, Blackwater, Iraq, usa, war ) Mark - 18 hours ago - alternet.org Jeremy Scahill: "It took Congressman Waxman three years just to find out who the Blackwater contractors were working for when they were attacked in Falluja...the private army, the corporate army, is now bigger than the U.S. military presence in Iraq." [ send green star]
Jessica C.	June 17, 2008 12:01 PM Tell Congress Not to Bury Articles of Impeachment!! US Politics & Gov't (tags: Bush, articles of impeachment, action alert ) Jessica - 1 minute ago - secure2.convio.net Last week, the House voted 251-166 to send the 35 Articles of Impeachment against Bush to the Judiciary Committee. Experts agree that this is simply an attempt to bury justice. Tell your rep to pressure the Committee to act on the Articles immediately. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	June 17, 2008 11:59 AM Kahentinetha Horn, Publisher of Mohawk Nation News, Beaten and Hospitalized at Border World (tags: canada, mohawk, death squads, opp, Harper, american indian ) David - 2 hours ago - bsnorrell.blogspot.com OPP death squad attack Kahentinetha and capture Elder and Grandmother Katenies of Akwesasne, who was beaten and "dissapeared" to an undisclosed location in new crimes while Harper apologies for past crimes. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	June 16, 2008 12:57 PM You Can Help Stop the Violence in Zimbabwe! Society & Culture (tags: elections, Zimbabwe, usa, relief ) Mark - 33 seconds ago - madmark.myfastforum.org Electoral Assistance for Zimbabwe (EAZ) is an unincorporated advocacy group and we do no fundraising. All of our relief work is done with volunteers. Here is an easy action you can take to help Zimbabwe and help America at the same time. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	June 09, 2008 5:19 PM Activists Tackle Bulldozer Maker, US Aid to Israel World (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', violence, world, israel ) Carol - 5 hours ago - commondreams.org Caterpillar equipment and bulldozers are used as military weapons by Israel. Urge CAT's Board of Directors to Support the Foreign Military Sales Resolution [ send green star]
Jessica C.	June 08, 2008 2:27 PM The Unmaking of An American World (tags: government, death squads, Guatemala ) Just - 4 minutes ago - truthawaits.com The next thing I remember was awakening to loud noises, screams, and machine gun fire. I was too paralyzed with shock and fear to move, which may have been what saved my life. But there were holes in the floor of the loft, which appeared to have been... [ send green star]
Jessica C.	May 28, 2008 5:23 PM Code Pink Protestors Interrupt McCainSpeech US Politics & Gov't (tags: candidates, government, politics, u.s. ) Cal - 1 day ago - breitbart.tv Please Watch the Video! [ send green star]
Jessica C.	May 09, 2008 4:55 PM Army Yanks 'Voice-To-Skull Devices' Site US Politics & Gov't (tags: military, psychological warfare, police state?, website scrubbing ) Jessica - 1 minute ago - blog.wired.com The Army's very strange webpage on "Voice-to-Skull" weapons has been removed. It was strange it was there, and it's even stranger it's gone. If you Google it, you'll see the entry for "Voice-to-Skull device," but, if you click on the website, the link is [ send green star]
Jessica C.	March 27, 2008 7:11 PM Thanks, Mark! War's 4-Legged Victims - Marine Corps Community for USMC Veterans Who killed their owners? There is no such thing as a bomb that kills only humans and spares animals. When we bomb civilians, we kill their beloved pets along with them. Would dogs want to belong to people who killed their owners if they knew? [ send green star]
Jessica C.	March 21, 2008 4:01 PM CNN Trivializes Iraq and Hits a New Low On Wednesday, Wolf Blitzer and CNN 's "Best Political Team on Television" took their vapid approach to journalism to a new level when reporter Jeanne Moos satirized demonstrations against the war in Iraq. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	March 15, 2008 3:21 PM Thanks, Suzanne! KPFA Live Broadcast of Winter Soldier From March 14th to 16th, Pacifica Radio will suspend regular programming to broadcast the historic Winter Soldier gathering in Washington, DC. Hosted by KPFA's Aimee Allison and Aaron Glantz. [ send green star]
Laura H.	Thank you Doris March 14, 2008 10:53 AM Ceasefire NOW-Joint Israeli-Palestinian Call Doris This is not a conflict between two equal forces. The most powerful army in the Middle East, backed by the world's single remaining super-power, is daily using tanks, fighter planes, helicopters and gunships against the lightly-armed militias and overcrowded... Gush Shalom works for peace - they organize Israelis and Palestinians alike, together for peace - they are very active on the grassroots level. They have recently made a petition: Israelis and Palestinians are invited to sign / Others can sign the support petition - please, visit site (uppermost are links to the petitions)if you want to support fair peace in the Middle East now. This post was modified from its original form on 14 Mar, 10:54 [ send green star] [ accepted]
Dave C.	March 14, 2008 9:42 AM Israel’s Right To Terrorism (tags: Israeli-state-terrorism, Zionist-Gangster-Ideology, Talmudic-Tyrants ) Dave countercurrents.org "39 children and 10 women were murdered by the Israeli army in the last days of February 2008. Even babies as young as six-month-old are targeted by Israel’s terror. In addition, more than 370 children were injured. . ." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do Americans Believe Palestinians Have the Right to Exist? (tags: US-Zionist-Occupied-Government, Israel-Lobby, Zionist-Gangster-Ideology, Israeli-state-terrorism, Talmudic-Tyrants ) Dave sabbah.biz "Why does the United States continue to support the Israeli incursions into Gaza? There has been an official death toll of 120 Palestinian dead since the IDF made its incursions over the past few weeks. Nothing is said on the US Mainstream Press. . ." [ send green star] [ accepted]
Jessica C.	March 13, 2008 5:31 PM Thanks, Lauren! Stop China's Sale of Arms to Sudan PETITION In the lead up to the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, Human Rights First has launched the "Made in China" campaign. With your help, we will pressure China to stop its arms sales to Sudan. Cluster Bomb Ban: Watch This Video Take Action The majority of those killed by cluster bombs are ordinary people, civilians walking down a road, farming, or playing where deadly unexploded submunitions have been left behind. But did you know that U.S. cluster bombs also kill U.S. soldiers? Abolish Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences in the USA In the USA many states are imposing sentences of life without parole on juveniles. Those most aggressively and disproportionately targeted are minority children. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	March 12, 2008 8:39 AM Thanks, Mark! "Supporting the Troops" = Supporting U.S. Imperialist War While not every member of the military is an individual murderer, they are all part of a system that commits war crimes, including aggressive wars, massacres, rape, and other crimes against humanity, all in the service of U.S. imperialism. Brain-Tweaking Chemical Caused Gulf War Syndrome, Says Study The controversial disorder known as Gulf War illness may have been caused by chemicals used in pesticides and anti-nerve gas pills...soldiers suffering from GWI had been exposed to AChEIs; the more they'd ingested...the worse their symptoms were likely to [ send green star]
Dave C.	March 10, 2008 9:31 AM John McCain - The Most Flawed Presidential Candidate in History (tags: John-McCain, Elections-2008, candidates ) Dave wcltam.com "It is now clear that what is left of the Republicon Party, after being fatally poisoned by the Bush administration, intends to commit suicide by nominating Senator John McCain (R-Hanoi) for the presidency. . ." [ send green star] [ accepted]
Jessica C.	March 08, 2008 2:46 PM Thanks, Melva! Annals of American History: The Water Cure: Many Americans were puzzled by the news, in 1902, that United States soldiers were torturing Filipinos with water. The United States, throughout its emergence as a world power, had spoken the language of liberation, rescue, and freedom. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	February 24, 2008 3:50 PM Thanks, Madalena! Release 11.000 Palestinians in Israeli Jails - Petition A serious crime and new political slap in the face for democracy is committed by the Zionist system against representatives of the Palestinian people by the abduction of the Palestinian ministers and MPs. The latest of which was the arrest of MP Ahmed al This post was modified from its original form on 24 Feb, 15:51 [ send green star]
Jessica C.	February 21, 2008 11:34 AM Thanks, Suzanne! More US Troops Seen in Iraq By Summer The United States will probably have more troops in Iraq this summer than it did before pouring in forces last year - even after a planned drawdown, a U.S. general said on Friday. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	February 16, 2008 1:49 PM Please note, watch the video, and spread the word! Thank You, Dennis Kucinich Because of the strong stands he has taken on the issues for us, Dennis is under attack by corporate special interests trying to force him out of Congress altogether. But you can help him fight back now. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	February 11, 2008 9:24 AM The Folly of Attacking Iran:Lessons From History Engaging video from JustForeignPolicy.org looks at the history of relations between the U.S. and Iran and the need for diplomacy. [ send green star]
Jessica C.	January 15, 2008 2:50 PM We Must Act Now to Stop a War on Iran A Message From Ramsey Clark We must resolve now to do all within our power to remove by impeachment, as the Constitution requires us to do, George W. Bush, Vice President Cheney and other civil officers who bear responsibility for the high crimes and misdemeanors of the Bush Adminis Thanks, Kathy! This post was modified from its original form on 15 Jan, 14:52 [ send green star]
Jessica C.	December 18, 2007 5:02 PM Facing Backlash, Blackwater Has a New Business Pitch: Peacekeeping Facing a growing backlash over its operations in Iraq, the private security firm Blackwater is formulating a new business pitch -- to expand into U.N.-style peacekeeping and humanitarian aid. [Blackwater, humanitarian? How Orwellian.] [ send green star]
Jessica C.	December 13, 2007 5:19 PM What Is Blackwater's Role in the 2008 Presidential Race? Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney cited Cofer Black [current Blackwater chair] as his advisor [sic] on issues involving prisoner interrogation during a recent presidential debate. YouTube video [ send green star]
Jessica C.	News to note December 12, 2007 2:20 PM The Military's Stealth Test School districts are beginning to keep the results of a dodgy student aptitude test out of the hands of military recruiters [ send green star]