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To: jlallen who wrote (68285)	12/3/2004 2:26:45 PM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

- Rampant Sexism The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy. <LINKS for these FACTUAL articles below> Bush refuses to sign U.N proposal on women's "sexual" rights Partial Birth Abortion Act of 2003 failed to provide any exception if a woman's health is at stake. Justice Dept. Demands Abortion Records W. David Hager chairman of the FDA's Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee does not prescribe contraceptives for single women, does not do abortions, will not prescribe RU-486 and will not insert IUDs. Hager believes that headaches, PMS and eating disorders can be cured by reading Scripture. Bush Administration to Extend Health Coverage to Fetuses but Not to Pregnant Women The State Department has awarded an explicitly anti-feminist U.S. group part of a US$10 million grant to train Iraqi women in political participation and democracy. Bush calls for constitutional ban on same-sex marriages oldamericancentury.org

To: jlallen who wrote (68285)	12/3/2004 2:28:17 PM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

- Controlled Mass Media Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common. <links for these FACTS below> Chain of TV and radio station donates $300,000 worth of airtime to GOP candidates for free last-minute political ads In bed with the republicans and banning antiwar songs: Clear channel The White House recently called the president of NBC News, to discourage that network from broadcasting interviews with author of book about the Bush family Anti-Kerry film to air in prime-time Nation's largest TV chain orders all 62 stations to show movie without commercials right before election US seizes webservers from independent media sites Fibbing It Up at Fox If it's allowed to stand, an FCC ruling will feed media merger mania Articles published by American outlets suppressed in their own country Reporters in chains: Under Homeland Security orders, journalists from England, Sweden, Holland and other friendly countries are being detained at U.S. airports, strip-searched and deported. Bush releases another fake news video See an excerpt from the Education Department fake news propaganda video here (realplayer) oldamericancentury.org