Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Sun, 2 Apr 2006 21:32:15 -0400 (EDT) OpEdNews; Black November? rob OpedNews. Com please click here to see the web page version http://www.opednews.com/flyer/news_20060402_1.html I woke up around 5:45 AM this morning-- a dream woke me up. I wrestled with it for most of the day before finalizing my article, Black November, below. In a slip of the tongue, UK's Jack Straw told a truth-- Condi Rice is Bush's protector. He called her Condom. Well, we've known what a dick George is. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=FXL0VGSXBDTWNQFIQMGCFF4AVC\ BQUIV0?view=BLOGDETAIL & grid=P30 & blog=diplomatic & xml=/news/2006/04/01/bldiplomati\ c01.xml It's a new month. Wow, did March come in like a lion and out like a lamb. We're having gorgeous weather here in southeastern PA. But yesterday, we didn't get one single new contribution. Can YOU get us off to a better start for the month? Please send a donation in. Thanks, Rob Kall PS We're having problems with our COMMENTS system. Rather than fixing it, we're replacing it with an upgrade. it will take another week or two. After comments, we add blogging, with diaries, recommendations, polls... only the best for our readers, our community. Newest Articles By Rob Kall Black November; A Terrible Day In American History, Or An American Terrorist Group? Will the Ken Blackwells and Katherine Harrisses of the corrupt right wing steal more elections this fall, now that HAVA has forced even more voting districts to go electronic? And will the criminals Blackwell and Harris get their due as murderers of Democracy? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_rob_kall_060402_black_november_3b_a_te.h\ tm By Kent Welton Protectionism V. Exposure-ism-- The Realities Of " Free Trade " In An Undemocratic World On the idiocy and irresponsibility of " free " trade as we know it, on Capital's coup over trade policy and the " unintended " consequences of forced globalization. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_kent_wel_060402_protectionism_v__exp.htm By Ron Fullwood Bush's Inconceivable Interest In Iran The U.S. push to develop more nuclear weapons, and Bush's abrogation of the NPT treaty makes all of this action against Iran, demanded by the U.S., bizzare and self-serving. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_ron_full_060402_bush_s_inconceivable.htm By Gregg Jocoy America's Lawyers To Bush & Co: Please Abide By The Constitution The American Bar Association called on President Bush to end his program of warrantless domestic spying on February 13th. Why is the media ignoring this call? Why isn't the legal profession pushing the issue harder? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_gregg_jo_060401_america_s_lawyers_to.htm By Greg Moses Walkout In Red, White, And Green For the past year, people have been hitting immigrants over the head with red, white, and blue. So when the children of immigrants hit the streets to express themselves, is it any mystery why they carry the red, white, and green? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_greg_mos_060402_walkout_in_red_2c_whit.h\ tm By Maryscott OConnor The Republicans Are TRAITORS In this execrable display of mindless partisanship, the Republicans in Congress neither uphold nor defend that Constitution. It is patently clear that the Republicans hold partisanship above all else -- above truth, above country, above the Constitution. They are traitors. They are GUILTY OF TREASON AGAINST THEIR COUNTRY http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_maryscot_060402_the_republicans_are_.htm By Joel Wendland Detroit Says Free The Cuban Five Human rights lawyer Leonard Weinglass speaks in Detroit, Michigan about the case of the " Cuban Five. " http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_joel_wen_060402_detroit_says_free_th.htm By Allen L Roland THE BIG BANG AND ASYMPTOTIC FREEDOM The one constant of the universe is no longer light at 186,000 miles per second for even light particles ( photons ) are subject to Asymptotic freedom or the force field of love ~ this driving urge to unite which exists not only beyond time and space but also deepest within ourselves . http://www.opednews.com/articles/life_a_allen_l__060402_the_big_bang_and_asy.htm By Johnette Hickman The Heart What's wrong with Christians. http://www.opednews.com/articles/not_sh_johnette_060402_the_heart.htm By Mark S. Tucker American Rhetoric 101A: Part 8 Man is a social animal, but everything sentient goes through its growth patterns and often in much longer periods than a single lifespan. Herewith, a short theory of group evolution ending in irony. Its import is political. Its time is now. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mark_s___060402_american_rhetoric_10.htm By Rev. Bill McGinnis The Final Speech Of Martin Luther King, Followed By His Assassination, Happened Thirty-Eight Years Ago This Week Lessons of the " Mountaintop Speech " can guide us all today. You can read and hear this speech, as delivered by Dr. King, from links in this article. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_rev__bil_060402_the_final_speech_of_.htm By David Sirota The Taboo Subject At The Heart Of The Immigration Debate Amid all the buzzword phrases being thrown around in the immigration debate, one phrase has barely been mentioned: " free trade. " . How does " free trade " fit into immigration? It's pretty simple: had America actually had a trade policy that lifted up the economic conditions for ordinary workers both at home and in other countries, there would likely be far less demand by desperate workers for illegal entry into our country. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_david_si_060402_the_taboo_subject_at.htm By Kathy Dopp, UtahCountVotes.org Update On Bruce Funk's Ouster As County Clerk/election Official From Utah I'm shocked that a representative from in the Attorney General's office and the Lt. Governor's office have conspired with the Emery County Attorney and Emery County Commissioners to oust Bruce rather than get mad at the fraudster Diebold who has sold Utah used, rejected voting equipment from other states and billed for new equipment. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_kathy_do_060402_update_on_bruce_funk.htm By JGideon 'Daily Voting News' For April 02, 2006 a run-down of the days elections/voting news from across the country and overseas. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_jgideon_060402__daily_voting_news__.htm By Jesse Richard 9/11 Truth Calling Oprah! The corporate media has refused to present a single shred of evidence unearthed by the 9/11 Truth community that refutes the validity of the 'official' version of events. TVNL has the solution! http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_editor_2c__060401_9_2f11_truth_calling_o\ ..htm By Press Release Casey Fails To Win Dem Party Endorsement In 3rd PA County Out of 60+ counties in PA, there are about a dozen that actually hold endorsement votes for candidates running in primaries. Chuck Pennacchio, a progressive candidate running against http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_press_re_060401_casey_fails_to_win_d.htm By Carol Wolman FAQ'S ABOUT IMPEACHMENT Let's elect an impeaching Congress in November. We can do it! http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_carol_wo_060401_faq_s_about_impeachm.htm By Barbara Tutor Workers Get Up And Walkout The groundswell against racism, poverty, and oppression shook the streets across the United States last week when Latino workers, along with supporters from labor unions and communities, walked out into the spring air and shook their fists at fundamentalist politicians rushing to defend white supremacy. United in struggle, these stalwart masses stood together against elitist tyranny. They were in step and right on time. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_barbara__060401_workers_get_up_and_w.htm By Missy Comley Beattie George Bush--Lethal And Inappropriate We are led by a man who attempts stand-up comedy while wreaking pain on our lives. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_missy_co_060401_george_bush__lethal_.htm By Mark A. Goldman On Rice's Blackburn Lecture http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mark_a___060401_on_rice_s_blackburn_.htm By Jason Miller Your Huddled Masses Are Now My Wretched Refuse: Many citizens of a predatory, avaricious, and self-absorbed nation of immigrants are now concerned about the " invasion " from Latin America. Hand wringing Americans concerned about preserving our cultural heritage seem to have forgotten that diversity is allegedly a cornerstone of our nation and that the United States has brought its immigration woes upon itself.... http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_jason_mi_060401_your_huddled_masses_.htm By Veronica L. Castro, Texas Coalition For Voting Integrity Texas Counties At Mercy Of ES & S The elections drama that unfolded this week in Jefferson County, TX is an example of what can happen when an extraordinary amount of power is placed in the hands of a few. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_veronica_060401_texas_counties_at_me.htm By Cindy Sheehan Casey Austin Sheehan May 29, 1979 - April 4, 2004 How many families has BushCo sent on this spiral of never-ending grief and pain? Tens of thousands of people here in America have been debilitated by their policies and another country and its people lie in ruins for lies and deceit. How many families around the world have black holes in their lives that can't be filled by any light, but suck the light and life from the marrow of the fabric of those families? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_cindy_sh_060401_casey_austin_sheehan.htm By JGideon 'Daily Voting News' For April 01, 2006 a run-down of the days elections/voting news from across the country and overseas. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_jgideon_060401__daily_voting_news__.htm Best News Links from the Web http://www.opednews.com By Thais Face Further Political Turmoil After Poll Boycott · Opposition hope tactics will force Thaksin to quit · Many abstentions likely despite high turnout claim By Chávez Seeks To Peg Oil At $50 A Barrel · Price could see Venezuela producing for 200 years · Country's reserves may exceed Saudi Arabia's [And so, the US is not playing nice with them under Neocon rule -- Neocon existence, success or failure, is predicated on oil money --OPEC meets Central & South America, who did know they had that much until megacorporations descended upon them, and exploited their oil rights out from under them... Free Trade, my... By Iran Calls Test Of New Missile Successful - Na Na NANA Na Unfortunately, Iran appears to want this new war as much as the Neocons do. Since US national debt is approx $9 trillion, is Iran now richer than the US? How much of Iran is owned by China and Japan? They own 53% of the US debt... By Bush Handlers Have Little Left To Lose - Offer " Joe " Call it the let-Bush-be-Bush strategy. The result is a looser president, less serious at times, even at times when humor might seem out of place. Aides used to dread such settings, worried about gaffes or the way Bush might come across in spontaneous exchanges. But with his poll numbers somewhere south of the border, they concluded that Bush handles back-and-forth better than he once did -- and that they have little left to lose. By The Only Hope For The World The world has gotten itself into a real jam. I mean a humdinger of a jam! As in John Paul Sartre's existential drama, No Exit, which so nicely portrays the inescapability of self-chosen evil, the inevitability of a self-made Hell, there seems to be no way out for the world; no way for the inhabitants of planet Earth to escape what appears to be the inevitability of a hell of its own making... World War III! By Rice Heading Home After 'public Relations Nightmare' Tour Abroad Anti- Iraq protests again dogged Rice and her host, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, throughout her two-day trip to his constituency of Blackburn, a dreary former mill town of 100,000 people best known as a footnote in a Beatles song. By Katherine Harris Campaign Loses Core Staff Katherine Harris' U.S. Senate campaign lost what was left of its core team when a top adviser, campaign manager and communications director resigned this weekend. By Pentagon's War On The Web While the US remains committed to hunting down al-Qaeda operatives, it is now taking the battle to new fronts. Deep within the Pentagon, technologies are being deployed to wage the war on terror on the internet, in newspapers and even through mobile phones. Investigations editor Neil Mackay reports By Shiite Leaders In Iraq Turn Against The U.S. Religious leaders castigate the American occupiers during Friday mosque services. By Insurgents Blow Up Small Shiite Mosque As Sectarian War Escalates - 3 US Dead Insurgents blew up a small Shiite mosque northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, while police reported the discovery of nearly 40 bodies in several neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital. The U.S. military reported the death of three American soldiers. By US And UK Forces Establish 'enduring Bases' In Iraq Despite talk of withdrawal 'when the job is done', there are signs that coalition troops will be there for the long term By Frist Decides To Run For Prez And Becomes A Dodo? So What's New At The GOP? His moves—like last week's ludicrous attempt to hijack the Senate's immigration debate and move it in a punitive, populist direction—have been so clunky that he has lost the respect of his colleagues, especially Republicans. (The Democrats are thrilled by his ineptitude.) By Gorbachev: " America Is Intoxicated By Its Position As The World's Only Superpower. " Intoxicated leader intoxicates country -- his sickness kills a lot of people and gets America's ass kicked good. By Rice, Straw Urge Iraqis To Quickly Form Government Diplomats Make Unannounced Visit to Iraq By At Least 50 Killed In Iraq Attacks U.S. military reported the deaths of six soldiers and airmen on Sunday, including two who were killed when their helicopter apparently was shot down southwest of Baghdad late Saturday. By U.S. Experts Warn Of Iranian Intelligence Terror Squads If/when US Attacks As tensions increase between the United States and Iran, U.S. intelligence and terrorism experts say they believe Iran would respond to U.S. military strikes on its nuclear sites by deploying its intelligence operatives and Hezbollah teams to carry out terrorist attacks worldwide. Iran would mount attacks against U.S. targets inside Iraq, where Iranian intelligence agents are already plentiful, predicted these experts. There is also a growing consensus that Iran's agents would target civilians in the United States, Europe and elsewhere, they said. By UK Government In Secret Talks About Strike Against Iran A high-level meeting will take place in the Ministry of Defence at which senior defence chiefs and government officials will consider the consequences of an attack on Iran. It is believed that an American-led attack is " inevitable " if Teheran's leaders fail to comply with United Nations demands to freeze their uranium enrichment programme. By Libby Says Prosecutor Trying To Keep Post Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald is narrowing the description of his powers in an effort to counter calls for dismissal of the criminal case he brought against Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, defense lawyers said Friday. By Kevin Phillips: How The GOP Became God's Own Party The Republican Party has become the first religious party in U.S. history. By The Emerging Outraged Majority American voters are in a nasty mood. Across the board, Americans feel betrayed by the process, elected officials, and the government. At the very heart of discontent are lies about the war, the lobbying of congress, the fiscal soundness of the nation, the state of " freedom " itself. A growing grass roots anti-war movement especially feels betrayed by Democrats whose only position vis a vis the GOP seems to be of the form " ...but we could have fought the war better than Bush! " That's cold comfort to those who believe the war was not only wrong but premised upon a pack of GOP lies. By War Against Iran, April 2006 Biological Threat and Executive Order 13292 By War In Iraq Enters 'Bloodier Phase' The war in Iraq has entered a bloodier phase, with the killings of Iraqi civilians rising tremendously in daily sectarian violence while American casualties have steadily declined, spurring tens of thousands of Iraqis to flee from mixed Shiite-Sunni areas. By Wanted: New Director Of FEMA ... No Thanks The calls went out across the nation, as Bush administration officials asked the country's most seasoned disaster response experts to consider the job of a lifetime: FEMA director. But again and again, the response over the past several months was the same: " No thanks. " By Top Conservative Says Bush Will Be Judged On Iraq War, Now A `Failure' Wm. F. Buckley Jr., the longtime conservative writer and leader, said George W. Bush's presidency will be judged entirely by the outcome of a war in Iraq that is now a failure. " Mr. Bush is in the hands of a fortune that will be unremitting on the point of Iraq, " Buckley said in an interview that will air on television this weekend. " If he'd invented the Bill of Rights it wouldn't get him out of his jam. " By ABC Suspends Producer Over Bush-Bashing E-Mail ABC News suspended the executive producer of the weekend edition of " Good Morning America " yesterday over a pair of leaked e-mails in which he used inflammatory language to slam President Bush and Madeleine Albright. By Iraq: Neighborhood Militias Add Another Armed Layer Sunni Arabs in Iraq are organizing fighters and storing guns in mosques. Some fear an escalation to all-out sectarian war. By We're Sorry - Iraqi Veterans Speak Out Former US soldiers on the personal cost of war in Iraq. By Analysis Of Executive Order 13292 Changes in Classification Policy Imposed By the Bush Administration Executive Order By Bush Pledges More Mayhem In The Middle East MORE WAR...Leaving aside the reigning political mythology, by what moral principle does Bush pledge other people's lives without their consent? By The Lobby Strikes Back Harvard study of Israeli lobby's influence costs the academic dean of the Kennedy School his job By Convoys Will Now Stand And Fight When Attacked In Iraq In a change to Army tactics, U.S. soldiers will stand and fight instead of shooting and pressing on when their convoys are attacked on Iraqi roads, according to Harvey Perritt, spokesman for the Army's Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe, Va. By Russian Official Contradicts West On Tehran Moments after the Western powers insisted to reporters that they were on the same page with Russia and China regarding the Iranian nuclear threat, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov contradicted them, saying he saw no evidence that Iran's program had a military component or that it posed a threat. By Iraq Conflict Grows Ever More Confusing Gunmen in police uniform kill and kidnap at electronics shops. A mosque raid draws government charges that U.S. troops run Iraqi forces beyond its control. Bodies turn up on streets as militia death squads roam freely. By Iraq: Sectarian Conflict Grows As Civil War Looms Over the past week in Iraq, the same pattern that we noted in our last Benchmarks column has held: Not many U.S. troops have been killed there but an awful lot keep getting wounded. By John Pilger Responds To Channel 4 News Report On Venezuela Last night (March 27), Channel 4 News broadcast a relatively long piece on Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela. On Channel 4's website you get a flavour: " He is in danger of joining a rogue's gallery of dictators and despots -- Washington's latest Latin nightmare. " This was a piece seemingly written by the US State Department, although Channel 4's Washington correspondent, Jonathan Rugman, appeared on screen. It was one of the worst, most distorted pieces of journalism I have ever seen, qualifying as crude propaganda [and paid for by the Pentagon's propaganda $$?]. I have been in Venezuela lately and almost nothing in Rugman's rant coincides with reality. Factories are like " Soviet collectives " ; a dictatorship is on the rise; Chavez is like Hitler (Rumsfeld); and the media is under government attack. 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