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POPSWar Protesters Denied Free Speech: Hundreds Arrested 1,000 people marching in the streets. Thousands on the day before. Over 500 arrested in the week. Raids on homes before the convention. Another FBI informant agent provocateur turning in his room after encouraging his actions for months. Bad...bad, bad protesters, refusing to stay in the 'protester cattle pens," trying to walk down the street to get within a mile of the RNC convention center. Or...maybe bad...bad government that now prohibits legal protest that are, actually, allowed to line up across the street from any hotel or business, wave signs, chant , try to have their voices heard while for 8 years the media pretends they don't exist and the government wants to fence them in cattle pens.
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POPS$700 billion defense policy bill passes Passed yesterday. Almost no mention of it. All efforts to halt or limit the war deleted. News report confusing. The leaders of the Democratic Party appear to believe, as others have suggested, that there best way to win the most in the 2008 elections is to NOT do anything to oppose the war -- because that might backfire against them. Yet, take advantage of the fact there IS strong anti-war feelings that will hurt the Republican Party. (With an assumption that the anti-war "lefties & liberals," have no choice but to vote for them anyhow; since there is no way the "lefties & liberals" would vote Republican. This COULD BE very astute, and the way candidate/Senator Hillary Clinton would like the most, she being a "centralist," and not wanting to be labeled "lefty or liberal." Those who die between now and then are dying for politics 2008. Also in today's news: Obama was a drug dealer.
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POPSBush puppet video: More War or Less Jobs
At least Bush is providing a lot of stimulus for the creative arts. This threat to suspend without pay over a hundred thousand civilian worker unless he get's his next dose of war funding is true. How pathetic. Like a poor loser on the playground who threatens to take his ball and go home. Of course the fact that the "limits" on the war that Bush is objecting to is another Democrat charade, with "more holes than Swiss cheese," that would allow the war to continue and continue and continue puts many of us in a quandry: Advocate the pretense and charade of the Democrat bill or just sit back and watch Bush veto it (if it ever passes). Decisions. Decisions. The key deceit is this "anti-war," resolution, HR 4156 allows troops to stay to "protect American assets." These "assets," include the 14 or 15 permanent military bases being built for a long-term occupation; part of the war plans from the beginning. Humm...maybe Obama would do the least damage.? (hope the video works)
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POPSUS Army desertion rates up 80% since 2003 The real facts of this illegitimate war in Iraq -- like these latest desertion stastics -- are cruel and horrible. I guess it will all spill out eventually. It has also been unfair to these soldiers. The National Guard has never been the main forces used for a foreign war before. They had always previously been a 'national' guard, a 'home' guard and now they have been thrown on the front lines of a war, again and again.
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POPSWar Bills From Both Parties Fail in Senate_Nov07 At least the politicians and press are no longer saying they need 60 votes to pass a bill -- they only need 51 votes, a simple majority -- to not only pass any legislation BUT they could also change their 60-vote 'cut off debate,' current procedure...change it with the vote of a simple majority. So, if they wanted to get serious, #1, change the procedure which currently requires 60 votes to prevent a filibuster; change this with a 51% vote. OR #2 Have the filibuster. Force the Republicans to stand up and talk for 24-hours a day. Outlast them. Fight them. But no, not this week. Time to go home for Thanksgiving. You sort of wish they'd all get stripped searched at the airport but one thing is clear (and good)...the Republican counter-offer, the $70 billion with no anti-war strings attached also did not get passed so, clearly, this battle has been postponed. Time will tell. Tune after Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving, BTW, is a very nice holiday. Almost everyone but AIM would prob
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POPSStop half-the-war bill passes House. "There's no way to get there from here," someone once said. One big step forward, at least, is that it has a name and number so when trying to talk about it you don't have to say things like: "The 2nd Amendment to Fall Supplemental Funding" This bill is called the Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, HR 2957. One good idea is a clear policy against torture. There also appears to be a clear requirement that the government must start a withdrawal of troops. This article clipped here, though, distorts several provisions of the actual bill. If interested in comparing this ONE sample of distortion and propaganda spin, the actual text of the legislation can be found here, at: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.02956 which does NOT ask for a Full Withdrawal of troops by Dec. 2008 but a Limited Withdrawal by April 2008. Gosh...Bush could bring one soldier home by and meet the requirement. At least we're getting another Holocaust Muse
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POPSAnti-war what? These quote -- except the first one -- are from Democrats and concern a $50 billion bill that adds funds , today, for the war. It almost sounds like the Democrats are going to do something real. While the Republicans continue to play one of their final gambits: i.e. - We should support the war because we have to support the troops. This 50-billion dollar bill has nothing more than a pretense of war opposition....with a provision to "begin the redeployment of our brave men and women,"..requiring that President Bush initiate troop withdrawals within 30 days of its passage with the goal of bringing home most soldiers and Marines by Dec. 15, 2008 -- but this goal of "most" troops withdrawn is NOT a requirement, not real at all and -- even worse -- puts out the idea that "enough soldiers and Marines are to be left behind to fight terrorists, train Iraqi security forces and protect U.S. assets." Ah...."protect US assests,' Such as the 14 or permanent military bases that are appare
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POPSTrash the Status Quo! Kick out Warmongers! I have finally gotten to the point of clipping my own blog: These are desperate times indeed; (but I'm also putting my money where my mouth is) We need to kick the Status Quo in the ass. I'm sorry if my language has lost it's patience on this but I need to make it clear: We have gangsters in the White House and wimps, liers and warmongers in Congress. Thus, direct citizen action is the only thing that will actually DO something and the tools our Founding Fathers put in the Constitution are the bottom line, are the only tools we have left: initiative, referendum or recall. We need to Recall Republican governors in every state possible. Everything else is bull*shit. I' pledge to pay the cost for startup. PS - check out the blog. It's sweet and to the point. For more info got to: http://www.americancitizenstogether.org Note: citizenbfk is no stranger to politics. Has started a recall himself once (It achieved it's goal) and has nearly 20,000 hits on Google if you want mor
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POPSSheehan pledges to run again Pelosi if no impeachment. Our political system is a mess. In a parlimentary system you can kcik a leader out easier. Bush and Cheney would be gone. But what about where we are here and now? There is a madness in doing more to attack your friends more than your enemies, a madness which I think Sheehan and Code Pink are doing: The Republicans are the greater warmongers. Can't they find some way to hassle Republicans. But the problems is compounded when your "friends," (i.e. the Democrats) are sell-outs, too. When their idea of "peace," is introduced in the Senate today and it includes: permament bases, a permament presence of troops (now called: "trainers,) and the other idea of complete conquest starting to also slip in: 'dividing Iraq into three parts.' I think if we really ant to challenge the Status Quo we need to start recalling Republican governors: NOW. This will help weaken the Republican party: NOW and we can do it ourselves, without politicians agreeing. http://www.americancitizenstogether.or
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POPSTen More Years for the Surge to Work? This whole article is worth it, along with the 200 comments it's gotten in half a day. I believe a serious, legal, democratic challenge to the Status Quo needs to be made by the direct action of people: Start Recall Drives against Republican governors, since Republicans are the most warmongering party, since the White House contines to talk and act on expanding the wars in the Middle East and Iran, and since our politicians refuse to start impeachments (Cheney first!). I wish my state was one of the seven where this is possible, but it is not. For more details, check out: http;//www.americancitizenstogether.org
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POPSThings in Iraq are NOT getting better! A few days ago the first bomb went off right inside the Iraq Parliment building in the most secure Green Zone of USA occupation in Baghdad. This new today. More news tomorrow. And we're suppose to give this lying stinking president and his lying stinking corrupt officials any trust? any credit? for anything? Impeach both Bush and Cheney (Cheney first). Recall all Republican governors in those seven (7) states where possible. Work and vote for a Democrat for President in 2008. Vote against every Republican Senate or House candidate on the ballot. They we can look forward to a better country, without these warmongering draft-dodgers wrapping their corruption in our American flag and their phony claims of God on Their Side. We all should be as outraged as possible. We deserve tobe as outraged as possible. We need to do these things mentioned here, now, for ourselves and for our children. See our 'Patriot Plan,' details, at: http://www.americancitizenstogether.org/ACT/ind
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POPSUS Senate votes 50-48 to keep Iraq War Withdrawal deadline I heard a special limo caravan was sent out for Dick Cheney to rush him over to Congress in case a tie-breaking vote was needed; like if just ONE Senator had shifted and the vote was 49-49; then Cheney could have made it 50-49. So, it was that close: It was One Vote close. (symptomatic of how Bush keeps acting in ways to DIVIDE the nation; but also symptomatic of the people's will in our recent last elections, and the new Democratic power in Congress to challenge Bush and expose his lies and corruption.) I heard that Cheney's motocade speed to the White House but it was a wasted trip-- there was no tie -- he (nor Bush) could do nothing about it. I would have loved to be in that motorcade as it somberly drove back to Cheney's White House office. Yea...the war is over. Realistically, it may take another year. Realistically all troop may never actually leave; just give up prime combat roles. Realistically plans for permanent bases are still there...but..4sure, the tide has ch
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POPSIran has the Audicity to protect it's coast and sealanes! Time for a Reality Check. Let's say I got on my private aircraft carrier and along with 5,000 friends I sailed over to, um...I sailed over to Puerto Rico. While I was hanging out around Puerto Rico this guy comes out on a jet ski and shouts: "What the heck you doing here!?" How dare he!?! Is he trying to provoke a way? Is this Jet Ski guy trying to threaten our national security? Is he smuggling rum! It's outrageous, it really is. England goes about 3,000 miles from home and we go a lot more and hang out on the edge of another country, screwing around, doing stuff they SUDDENLY!! These nasty Iranians! Look what they're doing noW! Hassling our ships floating around in peaceful international waters. Those savages. ...OMG....I can go on. Somebody needs a Reality Check, but I fear it may be too late. All the fluids been drained from our brains, obviously -- obviously if you think a guy on a jet ski drinking rum STARTED THE CONFRONTATION when he asked the Fifth Fleet w
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POPSLIBERAL IDIOTS! I'm so 'foaming at the mouth,' so 'frothing in indignation,' so bollixed, enraged, pulling out what's left of my hair, frenzied, frustrated, and down right upset at the absurd, idiotic, counter-productive, ridiculous TACTICS displayed here that I make these remarks on the verge of coronary thrombosis, feverishly appalled at the grim future such TACTICS abode. ANNOY YOUR ENEMIES, NOT YOUR FRIENDS! Could there be any TACTIC so simple to understand, so simple to try, so direct, so full of common sense, so admirable and praiseworthy: ANNOY YOUR ENEMIES, NOT YOUR FRIENDS. That's basically the gist of what I have to say, although an additional volcano of literary and TACTICAL ideas flew wildly out my spout, requiring expression. This additional one-page of critical information for the clueless has been posted, at: http://www.americancitizenstogether.org/ACT/tactics.html on the website of AmericanCitizensTogether.com A.C.T. is my website. These are my words. Clip. C
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POPS Putin Travels to the Mideast When you push people around eventually they will push back. I sincerely hope something can be done or I'm sure we're racing down the road towards WWIII (if we haven't already started). It's sickening really...all this constant talk of War, War, War & Terrorist, Terrorist Terrorist.....and to make it worse bin Laden still goes free!? Amazing. Lots of folks see the same facts. I think we have to IMPEACH CHENEY. Then we can IMPEACH BUSH next, if there's time. Then Rumfield and all the other neo-cons should go on trial. All thise folks are really traitors...
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POPSIran Countdown: What insanity...I sincerely hope something can be done or I'm sure we're racing down the road towards WWIII (if we haven't already started). It's sickening really...all this constant talk of War, War, War & Terrorist, Terrorist Terrorist.....and to make it worse bin Laden still goes free!? Amazing.
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POPSCongress Opposes Bush Big Time This is a good first step. If Bush and his neo-con criminal cabal believed in democracy they should believe in our USA democracy, the elections of last November and all the polls. Bush is truly delusional, out of touch with reality if not just a WMD, etc. liar. Worst President we've ever had
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