1. -- JR. Bush's War On Iraq :
One US rule for Israel, another for Saddam -The Observer
For 30 years, America has acted hypocritically in
wielding its UN veto
Message 18586904
(See Post 6129)
*****[ Resolution 1441]*****
"It seems likely that the US-UK strategy will rely on the threat in
a paragraph at the end of 1441: 'The council has repeatedly
warned Iraq that it will face serious consequences as a result of
its continued violation of its obligations.' All members of the
council have already voted in favour of this."
"But for 35 years ISRAEL DEFIES US RESOLUTION 442
November 1967 - the famous resolution 242, which underlines
that Israel must return territory acquired in war."
(See SI Post 6129 for story
Message 18586904
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---Bush Sr warning over unilateral Action -----
"Mr Bush Sr even came close to conceding that opponents of his son's case against President Saddam Hussein, who he himself is on record as loathing, have legitimate cause for concern.
He said that the key question of how many weapons of mass destruction Iraq held "could be debated". The
case against Saddam was "less clear" than in 1991," London Times
See: Message 18683602
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-----Iraq's population: 50% is under the age 15.-----
See comments by Senator Robert Byrd:
Message 18596276
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----World on path to disaster, bomb pioneer warns-----
Message 18420696
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----US has planned "Shock and Awe Attack on Iraq"
Message 18617034
Message 18617291
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--Bush planned Iraq 'regime change' before becoming President
A SECRET blueprint for US global domination reveals that President Bush and his
cabinet were planning a premeditated attack on Iraq to secure 'regime change' even
before he took power in January 2001.
See: Message 18014270
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---SADDAM's Aug. 2, 1990 Invasion of Kuwait
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--- How a War Became a Crusade-----
"Like the strategists' faith in smart bombs, faith in Providence frees one from having to consider the role of chance in armed conflict, the least predictable of human affairs. Between divine will and American know-how, we have everything under control. So the White House and its backers can safely predict that the unpleasantness will be over in a few weeks, with low casualties on both sides.
Combat veterans, from Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf down, reject these scenarios.
We can be sure that the soldiers in the Persian Gulf region do, too.
Message 18694317
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---- From Old Europe: The French Lesson ----
"In 1965, one of its old champions, de Gaulle, loyally warned his American friends
that their B-52's would not be able to do anything against Vietnamese nationalism - and that to devastate a country is not the same as winning hearts and minds. Europe no longer takes its civilization for civilization itself, no doubt because it is better acquainted with foreign cultures, notably Islam. Our suburbs, after all, pray to Allah."
Europe has learned modesty -- RIGIS DeBRAY, NYTimes nytimes.com, Copyright 2003 The New York Times Company
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----Senators Urge Better Troop Protection----
`We are concerned that, as thousands of active duty and reserve troops are deployed to the Persian Gulf region each week, training and preparedness for confronting the harrowing threat of chemical and biological warfare lags behind the pace of deployment,'' the senators said in the letter.Suzanne Gamboa
Message 18694298
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****2. George W. Bush's Economic and Social WAR on AMERICANS ***
---The War on Schools----
Message 18667939
Example: Oregon
Message 18667901
---" Senator Ted Kennedy Delivers""Response on Bush's Broken Promise to America's Schools"" We cannot remain silent when the President now fails to fund his own education bill. It was a wonderful promise -- but it has become a hollow promise.
in fact, his budget proposal actually cuts funds for public school reform, while
providing 4 billion dollars to private schools -- and 600 billion dollars in new tax
breaks for the wealthy.
With the President's cuts in education, 18,000 fewer teachers will be trained
next year."
Message 17320038
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---The War on Medicare and Mediaid ----
Medi "Don't" Care; Medi "Can't Get Paid"
"The administration is justifying tax cuts by slicing federal services across the board and placing the burden upon the states."
Message 18653486
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And what of Medicare, that hard-to-control monster? A new study by two Urban Institute
researchers shows that over three decades, the government ogre has done as well - even better - than the supposedly lean-and-limber insurers at controlling spending. cocco@newsday.com
Message 18699594
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Study Raises Estimate of the Nation's Uninsured" ----
" nearly a third of the American population younger than 65 were without health insurance at some time during the last two years
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--- The War on Children, Students and other people who aren't rich!----
We can thank our children for tax cut
Message 18486434
When you can't afford to eat-Molly Ivins
Message 18379606
Still No Equal Justice for Poor
Message 18709369
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---The War on Veterans:
There were no representatives of the 160,000 veterans suffering from "gulf war syndrome."
-At State of Union Speech
Blinded by belligerence
Message 18530606
Bush fee proposals raise eyebrows
" Some military veterans expressed frustration that the
president has proposed a new $250 fee for some of
them to enroll in government health-care plans."
Message 18541424
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---- Bush's War on the Environment----
"Almost weekly, the Bush administration issues another deregulatory regulation.
Recently, energy companies were given a stronger hand in deciding how to clean
up the air pollution they produce...Last week, the administration handed the chemical and pesticide industries a
similar victory -- proposing to weaken the way in which toxic substances are
screened for their cancer risk. Feel better yet? On Monday, the administration
reportedly will publish regulations exempting the oil and gas industry from having to
obtain pollution discharge permits at construction sites." LA TIMES - John Balzar:
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"The pressure on President Bush to abandon his irresponsibly passive approach to global warming was ratcheted up this week. On Thursday the attorneys general of seven Northeastern states announced their intention
to sue the administration - in the person of Christie Whitman, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - for its failure to regulate power plant emissions of carbon dioxide, the main global warming
gas, as required by the Clean Air Act.-NYTIMES
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Environmentalists say the Republicans' leadership choices will aid business and end the party's tradition of conservation
"Rep. Richard W. Pombo (R-Tracy) and Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) walk the corridors of the U.S. Capitol in cowboy boots. Both also rail against environmental regulations they consider scientifically dubious
and overly burdensome to business.
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--- Groups Challenge EPA On Rules for Farm Runoff---
"Melanie Shepherdson of the Natural Resources Defense
Council, a plaintiff, said large farms were handed
"essentially a self-permitting scheme" that limits public
review and will not prevent pollution."
siliconinvestor.com
**********JOHN ASHCROFT: A PROBLEM*********************************
WHY IS U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft acting
like an armed criminal's best friend? BA gun policy to help crooks
Message 18653383
--- "The highlights of Ashcroft's new methods to spy on you," by Molly Ivins
(see: Message 16781455 )
--- Justice Dept. Bars Use of Gun Checks in Terror Inquiry,
See: Message 16757949
opinion:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16842000
Justice Dept. Withholds Papers Access: Ashcroft's gun sales proposal is the latest battleground between Congress and the administration. The Los Angeles Times See: Message 17344827
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3..**** George W. Bush's Compassion is not directed to the poor and Middle Class***
Only the rich need apply--Mephisto
Bob Herbert , NY Times:
"Everywhere you turn, support programs for the poor, the ill, the disabled and the
elderly are under attack. Children's services are being battered. As Mr. Bush smiles
and talks about compassion, funding for programs large and small is being squeezed,
cut back, eliminated."
Message 18597771
--- Bush blocks deal allowing cheap drugs for world's poor
Message 18617811
---[W] Shooting the Messenger: Report on Layoffs Killed
Message 18400176
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4 Bush Spends the Surplus. BUSH Drives us into DEBT!
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--- Wallowing in Deficit
--- U.S. 2002 Deficit Hit Record $435.2B
Message 18609222
--- President Feelgood Bush's tax cuts are a political gamble
"The US Tax Policy Centre says that people earning over
$316,895 will get $13,243 on average while those on $21,350 will
receive $47. This is morally bad, economically silly (since the
rich will save rather than spend their bounty)."
siliconinvestor.com
Opinion: LA TIMES Message 17341436
--- W: The Big Spender
[Bush's $674 Economic Stimulus Plan ]
Message 18417587
Message 16986565
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5.*******. War on Afghanistan***********
(THE SMOKING GUN)
---US released al-Qaeda terrorists to Pakistan
Message 18617802
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6........................................THE PATRIOT ACT ..........................
Village Voice Discusses the Patriot Act See:
Message 16859019
house.gov
Acrobat viewer needed.
eff.org HTML the Act
eff.org
EFF Analysis (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
EFF Analysis Of The Provisions Of The USA PATRIOT Act
That Relate To Online Activities (Oct 31, 2001)
(SI excerpt see:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=16806023)
On October 26, 2001, President BUSH signed the USA Patriot Act (USAPA) into law".
The bill is 342 pages long and makes changes, some large and some small, to over 15 different
statutes.The civil liberties of ordinary Americans have taken a tremendous blow with this law, especially
the right to privacy in our online communications and activities. Yet there is no evidence that our
previous civil liberties posed a barrier to the effective tracking or prosecution of terrorists."
(See EFF SIite for a continuation of the analysis. You may be surprised to learn that the Bush Administration may spy on your Google or other internet searches)
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Patriot Act sequel/sp/worse than original
Message 18612784
7. BACKGROUND READING ON THE BUSHIES AND THEIR ADMINISTRATIONS .
--- Made in Texas : George W. Bush and the Southern
Takeover of American Politics by Michael Lind. Published by Basic Books. (Hardcover)
Copyright 2003 by Michael Lind.
---The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder by Mark Crispin Miller ( paperback edition)
Copyright: 2002, 2001 by Mark Crispin Miller, Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
(many excerpts from W or W, in his own words--Mephisto)
--- Stupid White Men by Roger Moore, copyright 2001 by Roger Moore, Reagan Books
(Don't miss Chapter 2, the letter to George W--Mephisto)
--- Dubya's Dream Message 16981618
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Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe said:
"We now know why the Bush Social Security Commission met in secret: because it
plans to cut Social Security benefits and raise the retirement age. (12/11/2001)
democrats.org
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