IRAQ WAR
We need to know the truth. Hold Bush accountable for Iraqi war.
You can sign the petition on the net at:
democrats.org
SI Reference: Message 19152165
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" Oops. There are no weapons of mass destruction after all. That's the emerging consensus of the second team
of weapons sleuths commanded by the U.S. in Iraq, as reported last week in the Los Angeles Times. The
1,400-member Iraq Survey Group found what the first wave of U.S. military experts and the United Nations
inspectors before them discovered - nada ." Robert Scheer. LA TIMES
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----Spoils of War---- BOB HERBERT NYTIMES
"Think of the divergence of interests, for example, between the grunts who are actually fighting this war, who have been eating sand and spilling their blood in the desert, and the power brokers who fought like crazy to make the war happen and are profiting from it every step of the way.
There aren't a lot of rich kids in that desert. The U.S. military
is largely working-class. The power brokers homing in on $100 billion worth of postwar
reconstruction contracts are not.
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---Ultimate Insiders--- BOB HERBERT NYTIMES
"In December 1983"." The primary goal of Mr. Rumsfeld's visit to Baghdad
was to improve relations with Iraq.
But another matter was also quietly discussed. The powerful
Bechtel Group in San Francisco...
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--- Postwar Profiteers---
"A select group of U.S. construction firms now bidding on a lucrative government contract to rebuild a postwar Iraq contributed a combined $2.8 million -- 68 percent to Republicans -- over the past two election cycles."
Message 18731021
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--- Corporate America Divvies Up The Post-Saddam Spoils---
"So bombs away! The more destruction the better -- at least for the lucky few in the rebuilding business. www.ariannaonline.com
Message 18735746
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---Halliburton Makes a Killing on Iraq War Cheney's Former Company Profits
from Supporting Troops
Message 18731097
Halliburton's Deals Greater Than Thought
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---**** Bush Pals Get Rich Off Iraq ****---
Message 18733533
" Most of the US companies contracted or bidding to open up those free markets happen to
enjoy direct or indirect connections to members of the Bush
administration." Ed Vulliamy and Faisal Islam report - The Observer
Message 19070392
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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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"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." BOB HERBERT, New York Times
Message 18597771
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Economy Loses Jobs
Since President Bush assumed office on Jan. 20, 2001, the United States has lost more than 2.5
million manufacturing jobs. The Capital Times
Message 19273122
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Despair of the Jobless
"This alleged economic upturn is not just a jobless recovery, it's a job loss recovery.
The hemorrhaging of jobs in the aftermath of the recent "mild" recession is like nothing the U.S. has seen in more than half a century. Millions continue to look desperately for work, and millions more have given up in despair." BOB HERBERT, NYTimes
Message 19189816
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Bush attacks Headstart Program for children
Message 19175832
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. George W. Bush's Economic and Social WAR on AMERICANS
---The WAR ON SCHOOLS----
Message 18667939
Example: Oregon
Message 18667901
--Health care, education for Iraq, not us
"the president's ambitious postwar plan earmarks $100 million to ensure that Iraq's 25,000 schools have all the supplies and support necessary to "function at a standard level of quality" -- including books and supplies for 4.1 million Iraqi schoolchildren. I'm sure those schools in Oregon that are being forced to shut down a month early due to inadequate funding, or the low-income students in California who are suing the state in a desperate effort to obtain adequate textbooks and qualified teachers of their own, would love to see the same kind of "tangible evidence" of President Bush's support.
Message 18735746
Message 18807694
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---THE WAR ON SCIENCE---
Bush Misuses Science Data, Report Says
The Bush administration persistently manipulates scientific data to serve its ideology and protect the interests of its political supporters, a report by the minority staff of the House Committee on Government Reform says.
Message 19221913
--THE WAR ON THE HOMELAND--
--Bush will not protect the homeland
Message 18785681
---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."
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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:
"As the war began, members of the House of Representatives
gave speech after speech praising our soldiers, and passed
a resolution declaring their support for the troops. Then
they voted to slash veterans' benefits." PAUL KRUGMAN NYTIMES
Message 18846115
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---- Bush's War on the Environment----
"The White House has removed damaging references to global warming from a major US government report on the environment"
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Message 18688023;
Huge new loophole erodes Clean Air Act
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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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United States Infrastructure Decays
--- Report Blasts American Infrastructure---
America's infrastructure is full of cracks, leaks and
holes and is getting worse, according to an analysis by civil engineers that concludes the nation's transportation, water and energy systems have shown little improvement since they were given an overall grade of D-plus in 2001.
Message 19273113
**********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
--- 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
"both the study by Americans for Gun Safety and a second study
last month by a group at Syracuse University concluded that the authorities
have paid scant attention to illegal gun dealers, black market dealers and others. ERIC LICHTBLAU
The New York Times
Message 19033013
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Budget Deficit Seen Soaring Above $400 Billion
Message 19024245
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--- W: The Big Spender
[Bush's $674 Economic Stimulus Plan ]
Message 18417587
Message 16986565
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.*******. War on Afghanistan***********
Afghanistan's Future, Lost in the Shuffle
"Why are the Americans helping President Hamid Karzai
and helping his enemies, the warlords, too?"
Message 19094215
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White House agreed to whisk Saudis away after 9/11
Message 19273030
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(THE SMOKING GUN)
---US released al-Qaeda terrorists to Pakistan
Message 18617802
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5.........................................THE PATRIOT ACT ..........................
****Reflect carefully on Ashcroft's power****
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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
--- "The highlights of Ashcroft's new methods to spy on you," by Molly Ivins
(see: Message 16781455 )
6.. 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 Michael 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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Political Forums
democrats.org
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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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