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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (464255)	9/24/2003 4:13:58 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 769670

At worst it is an intelligence failure...not a lie.....

To: American Spirit who wrote (464255)	9/24/2003 4:15:11 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	Respond to of 769670

More tens of billions for Israel and the wars in its behalf while American VA hospitals, drugs for the elderly, and the jobless go without. US Homelessness And Poverty Rates Skyrocket While Billions Are Spent On Overseas Occupation, By Jay Shaft, Coalition For Free Thought In Media (Coastal Post), September 2003 "As I watch far-away images of body bags being filled, I see much closer images of bodies. I went by a local park the other day and it looked like a concentration camp crossed with a mass murder scene. There were people in rags and covered with filth lying scattered all over the place. At least twenty people were on crutches, had parts bandaged, or with open wounds not even covered. They were all hungry and a large majority were sick. All around this city I live in, and nation-wide, the level of homelessness and poverty is growing alarmingly. From the last counts and estimates nation-wide, there has been at least a 35-45% increase in homelessness and poverty. The increases have come over the last two years with the biggest increases being in 2002 and especially in the first six months of 2003. Add to that the barely subsisting or borderline homeless/poor, and we start to see a very alarming trend that shows no sign of going away. Over 30% of Americans are on the borderline of poverty. A lot just do not quite make the cut to receive food stamps or some kind of benefits and live on a razor edge of desperation and starvation. I have talked to people that run food banks, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters. Places like Day Star, Catholic Charities, St., Vincent De Paul, and many other major support agencies. They all tell me they have seen a vast increase in people that would starve or be without clothes if not for their services. The most shocking sight to see is homeless and starving children, living right near some of the richest neighborhoods! Right here in "humanitarian" America, home of the world's largest "humanitarian" and "liberating" force (or is it FARCE?). This country is putting more and more of our citizens on the brink of homelessness and desperate poverty. In addition, it seems that we have pushed countless others over the brink and into the bottomless pit of despair and need. All you have to do is look around, open your eyes, and you will see the vast sea of hungry and destitute. I have seen more and more children and families out on the street or in feeding centers and at food handouts. To think that the world's richest country allows this to happen is sickening! To think that we turn a blind eye to starving children because it is easier to tolerate than do something about it! We cannot afford to hire teachers, build new schools, or even maintain the ones we have. Our children slip farther into the void of illiteracy and neglect. We are the lowest among the industrialized "first" world nations in literacy scores! Many "third" world countries now have higher literacy rates than the US. We are setting ourselves up to turn the world's richest country into a third world quagmire."

To: American Spirit who wrote (464255)	9/24/2003 4:19:45 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

...Clinton, Kerry, Gore, France, Germany, and thousands of others did too.

To: American Spirit who wrote (464255)	9/24/2003 4:21:11 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

spookie, LOL,, I don't care within the bound of civility what you say or call anyone. The opinion of an idiot has no meaning. And if you don't know what spookie means then it's just one more idiot identification event cue. At this time there is no reason for anyone to admit they made an error. And I have no doubt that had I seen all the information they had seen, and considering my extensive work experience that could have possibly made me a more qualified and objective analyst, I would have concluded exactly what they concluded. I would have said exactly what they said. I would have kicked saddam's ass just like they did. LOL and you don't have a clue why I call you spookie. duuuhhhhh....