Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 Wed, 17 May 2006 03:24:54 -0400 (EDT) OpEdNews New Face...Let Us Know What You Think rob click to read articles http://www.opednews.com/flyer/news_20060517_1.html Newest Articles By Todd Huffman, M.D. Of Congress And Camels As Congress is set to pass more billions in tax cuts for the wealthy, the author wonders how the faith of Jesus came to be pro-rich and pro-business. By Allen L Roland BUSH'S WORLD OF PERCEPTIONS The world of Cheney/Rumsfeld,Rice and Bush is a world of perceptions ~ versus reality By Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers " Shallow Throat " On GOP Meltdown: Turn Up The Heat! The GOP mole " Shallow Throat " assesses the moral and political rot in the White House these days -- the stench is atrocious -- and urges concerted action to take Bush & Co. down in November. By JGideon 'Daily Voting News' For May 16, 2006 a run-down of the days elections/voting news from across the country and overseas. By Allen L Roland OPEN LETTER CONDEMNING CONDI RICE This is what its going to take to change the direction of our country. Young men and women who are willing to risk their livelihood to make a stand for honor and integrity ~ values that are sorely missing among the top leaders of the Cheney/Bush administration. By Mike Whitney Starting Over When Bush Is Gone At 29% Bush's popularity is now somewhere below Nixon's and just above venereal disease...The inescapable force of public contempt has fallen on the White House like a darkening storm-cloud. The neocon master-plan is unraveling like a spool of yarn skittering across the kitchen floor. The Bush Reich is moving ever-closer to doomsday. By Charles Sullivan Remembering The Haymarket Martyrs Every now and then events transpire that cut through the rhetoric, the carefully contrived images purveyed in the press and historical texts, and reveal a nation's dark soul in grim detail. Such an event occurred in the streets of Chicago on May 4, 1886. It was an event for which four innocent men were hanged. Out of the chaos and mayhem arose the first labor unions and the eight hour work day. By Stephen Lendman Solidarity Street Demonstrations To Demand US Keep Hands Off Venezuela And Cuba National and worldwide street demonstrations on May 20 to demand US keep its imperial hands off Venezuela and Cuba By Sam Vaknin The Psychology Of Torture There is one place in which one's privacy, intimacy, integrity and inviolability are guaranteed – one's body, a unique temple and a familiar territory of sensa and personal history. The torturer invades, defiles and desecrates this shrine. By Richard Mathis Why All The Fury Over The Da Vinci Code? Dan Brown's novel has struck a chord with the masses while striking a nerve with Christendom. By Mark S. Tucker Weekly Music Reviews: May 15 - 21 JP Jones may well be the best modern folk musician in the country, a man who in the past attracted the ears of giants yet today remains a virtual unknown. With his 12th CD on the way this summer, it's well past time the light shone on such riveting talent. By Dan DeWalt Small State, Big Issue As more small towns across the nation call for impeachment, some question their right to do so. Its not only their right, it is their obligation. By Ron Fullwood Bush Is In Trouble. Take Cover. Bush is in it deep. That means we will have to bear whatever dodge he uses in his attempt to escape accountability. By Stephen Soldz Paranoia, Depression, Or A World Of Hope: We live in a nation dominated by fear. That fear arises from the economic insecurity that permeates our society and from the disowned destructiveness of American society, instead ascribed to our " enemies. " We can either continue to fear, be immobilized in self-attack and hopelessness, or acknowledge our destructiveness, accept the world's uncertainty, and transform it into a constructive force for creating a better society. By Mark A. Goldman Nancy Pelosi Forfeits The Constitution With House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi telling us that Democrats will not try to impeach Bush now or later, we have an admission that the rule of law is now dead in America. At least it's dead with Nancy Pelosi. She wants to appease us with legislative perks. Her strategy: It doesn't matter that we've lost the Constitution, we'll make it up to you with a better drug prescription plan. By Jane Stillwater More Bloody Than Carrie: Bush's Revenge On The National Guard Like the plot of that old horror movie, Bush was humiliated by the National Guard and now he is getting his revenge. He's already desimated them by deploying them to Iraq without adequate body armor. And now he wants what's left of them to trudge along our borders in 140-degree heat. What's next after that? By Jane Stillwater The Dollar's Evil Twin: Exploring The Bush Bureaucracy's Private Monetary System The American economy is in really really big trouble. Dire straits. But why hasn't it crashed? Because there is a flow of underground money that keeps it going -- the dollar's evil twin. Does our wonderful country now only function because of an infusion of corruption, drug money, petro dollars, unbelievable debt and monopoly money from the Federal reserve? How sad. By John Kelley Big Brother Is Here By itself, the majority of America doesn't think Bush's spying on their phone calls is much, but what would they say if you put all of the administration's deeds in one question? By Harvey Wasserman Freaked-out Fundamentalists Fear DAVINCI For Its Fierce Feminism Was Jesus married to Mary Magdalene? Did they have a daughter? Questions about Christ's love life will dominate debate over the release of the DAVINCI CODE this weekend. The answers do matter. But what really counts is the story's pagan/feminist core, and its role in the Culture War. By NDRC Stop The Sale Of Our National Forest WE MUST STOP President Bush from selling off our national forest heritage for fast cash to cover budget shortfalls. I want to help NRDC block this disgraceful fire sale of our public estate by launching a campaign that will alert the media, educate the public through hard-hitting ads, mobilize opposition, and generate massive political pressure in Washington. By Jason Miller White And Might Make Right: As the American Empire and its fellow imperialist nations in Europe continue to exploit their " Neocolonies " , the indigenous people are rebelling and seeking a piece of their plundered wealth. Subduing them with military and economic power is immoral and ineffective...it is time to repay our moral and fiscal debts.... By JGideon 'Daily Voting News' For May 15, 2006 a run-down of the days elections/voting news from across the country and overseas. click to read articles http://www.opednews.com/flyer/news_20060517_1.html Best News Links from the Web BREAKING: HUNDREDS OF VOTING MACHINES BREAK DOWN IN PHILLY! More than 100 electronic voting machines are reported to be broken across the city... Apparently, the machines were broken when polls opened this morning -- they keep spitting out the paper tape that keeps the tally of the vote. It is the largest breakdown since we started using the new voting machines. FOREVER PREGNANT! New Fed Guidelines: All Women PRE-PREGNANT Office of Uterine Control Coming On-Line To A Government Agency Near You Or Up Your Kazoo!! US Election Fraud Scandal Looms? Now a New Zealand political activist has published suspicions, along with supporting evidence, that electronic voting in the US is being manipulated by right-wing politicians with the connivance of several voting machine manufacturers. The story revolves around some highly volatile conjectures and might be explosive, if fully investigated. America De-hypnotizes Itself And The GOP Runs Scared Bush is hanging on to majorities in only three of the so-called " Red " States. Clearly —the nation has turned against Bush and with him —the GOP. At least one article stated that people don't just dislike Bush —they hate him. Given the public's " wrong track, right track " responses, Bush has no where to do but ever downward. FBI Secret Probes: 3,501 Targets In The U.S. Bush will spend millions and catch no one...shades like Gitmo!! Pig-in-Chief! NSL letters> Patriot ACT? The letters require telephone companies to keep secret even the existence of the request for records. Heaven help BellSouth if they are caught in a lie. I know of no one who uses its services that are NOT apprehensive - red or blue. Pension Deficit, Now $500 Billion, May Clobber Corporate Bonds The $500 billion deficit in U.S. company retirement plans is about to bite corporate bond investors...Congress is debating a new law that would force them to start plugging the gaps in their pension plans. The rules may require companies to use cash or borrow to meet obligations to millions of pensioners. ABOUT DAMN TIME!! You promise, you pay! Conservative Women's Group Launches Grassroots Effort Targeting Schools That Accept Homosexuality Obviously unencumbered by attending the funerals of their dead soldier children in Iraq or Afghanistan -- since few of the Neocon Chickenhawk prodigy served -- these women are free to attack the public school system already assailed by the " Every Child Left as Road Kill " Act for an issue not related to academics. Killing The CIA - Sidney Blumenthal In Goss, Bush found the perfect hatchet man to take vengeance on a despised agency. Now Goss is gone, scandal looms -- and the CIA is ruined. Politics, Or Insanity? By Molly Ivins I hate to raise such an ugly possibility, but have you considered lunacy as an explanation? Craziness would make a certain amount of sense. I mean, you announce you are going to militarize the Mexican border, but you assure the president of Mexico you are not militarizing the border. You announce you are sending the National Guard, but then you assure everyone it's not very many soldiers and just for a little while. In Unscripted Moment, Gore Says He's A 'recovering Politician' Who Has To Worry About 'relapse' Al Gore may be a " recovering politician, " but " You always have to worry about a relapse, " Gore told Atlanta Progressive News. The in-person exchange with the former Vice President took place following a special screening of " An Inconvenient Truth, " here at Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta. Diebold Knew In Early 2004! Did Nothing To Fix Touch-screen Voting System Security Chasm Two-Year Old Public Report Reveals Diebold Was Warned of 'Newly Discovered' Vulnerability Allowing Software to be Overwritten Within Matter of Minutes Experts Suggest Decertification of System, Violations of Federal Standards, Describe Diebold's Failure to Act as 'Criminal' Bush Has Only A Barely Positive Approval Rating In Three States Surprised? NOT!! Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming - 52%, 51%, & 50% respectively...should ease up his travel schedule a bit. 'Nuke' Option Could Backfire On GOP Some conservatives are worried that a filibuster-crushing Senate rules change could backfire on their movement, ultimately robbing them of a powerful weapon they have used effectively to battle liberals and centrists in the past. Orwell Rolls In His Grave This chilling documentary film " Orwell Rolls in His Grave " examines the relationship between the media, corporate America, and government. In a country where the " top 1% control 90% of the wealth " , the film argues that the media system is nothing but a " subsidiary of corporate America. " VIDEO Run Time approx 2 hrs US Spells Out Plan To Bomb Iran US contingency plans for a non-nuclear strike to cripple Iran's atomic weapon program feature two options for pinpoint strikes using B2 bombers. The main plan calls for a rolling, five-day bombing campaign against 400 key targets in Iran, including 24 nuclear-related sites, 14 military airfields and radar installations, and Revolutionary Guard headquarters. Shock and awe...AGAIN BUT it's the oil bourse, stupid! Nancy Reagan Again Takes Lead On Stem Cells Against Bush With Nancy Reagan's blessing and in defiance of Bush's veto threat, Senate GOP leaders are making plans for a vote this summer on a bill to restore federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. White House Press Sec. Snow's Rough First Day Tony Snow is already covering up President Bush's mistakes...err uh...lies. Same deception, new face. DHS Chief Does About-Face In Backing Use Of Natl. Guard To Seal Border Michael Chertoff only five months ago when asked by O[Reilly about sending Natl. Guard to seal border stated " ...the National Guard is really, first of all, not trained for that mission. " What a reversal! Lips moving...Repugs lying. BellSouth Denies It Gave NSA Call Data A day after denying that it provided bulk customer calling data to the NSA, BellSouth Corp. said Tuesday it would never give any government agency such information without a subpoena or court order. Iraq's Resistance Evolves - Ever More Dangerous Iraq is simultaneously descending into both a civil war and a war of resistance against foreign occupation. The United States has been hoping to exploit the divide between Iraqi patriots and global jihadists, but the Sunni opposition is growing more structured and unified as it adapts to changing conditions, and may transcend those divisions. List Reveals Not One Notorious Terrorist Suspect At Gitmo After years of secrecy, the Pentagon has disclosed the names, ages and home countries of everyone held at the isolated Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in southeastern Cuba as a suspect in the U.S.-led war on terror. None of the most notorious terrorist suspects was included in the list, raising questions about their whereabouts. Bush's Half Measures Bush seeks to pacify a range of constituencies—from the conservative base threatened both economically and culturally, to the big businesses eager for a supply of cheap and exploitable labor, to a Latino electorate wary of a GOP party that looks willing to sell them out. As a result, the president's grab-bag of policy half-measures is likely to end up satisfying no one. Dept. Of Homeland Security Fails To Submit Strategic Border Security Plan DHS has not yet submitted a strategic plan to Congress on how it intends to improve border security and immigration enforcement, prompting House appropriators to cut funding in the department's fiscal 2007 budget. Lawmakers say Bush has not said how the money will be spent or how results will be measured. State Control Of Troops Essential, State Guard Leaders Say State Natl. Guard leaders will fight any attempts to place the state-run units under the president's control. Remember Bush tried to federalize troops during Katrina.[Good idea...Bush Neocons need to be reminded of 'posse comitatus'!] U.S. Reserves Nearly 'broken,' Says Chief The U.S. Army Reserve, tapped heavily to provide soldiers for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is " degenerating into a `broken' force " due to dysfunctional military policies, the Army Reserve's chief said in a memo made public Wednesday. " I do not wish to sound alarmist. I do wish to send a clear, distinctive signal of deepening concern. " -- Lt. Gen. James Helmly Heckuva Job, Dubya The real mission of the 6,000 National Guard troops he has called out is to quell the rebellion on the President's right flank, the flaring mutiny of his own conservative base. Indeed, if the President were being honest, the newly mobilized troops would be taken off the Federal payroll and moved onto the books of the 2006 national Republican campaign. Cheney's Oily Interests The vice-president and Kazakhstan's oil-rich autocratic leader have been " strategic partners " for quite some time. Displaced Gain Sway In New Orleans Vote This city's thousands of displaced residents, virtually ignored by the candidates since the primary election for mayor last month, nonetheless appear set to play a significant role in Saturday's runoff vote -- and one that could provide a boost for Mayor C. Ray Nagin. Election officials say that if current trends continue all week, the share of the vote by evacuees in the runoff will be larger than in last month's primary. Lesbian Can Seek Parental Rights The Supreme Court said Monday it would not block a lesbian from seeking parental rights to a child she helped raise with her longtime partner. The justices have never dealt with the rights of gays in child custody disputes, although state courts are handling a growing number of legal fights. NSA Whistleblower To Allege Unlawful Acts, Name Hayden NSA whistleblower Russ Tice says he will tell Congress Wednesday of " probable unlawful and unconstitutional acts " involving the agency's former director, Gen. Michael Hayden, President Bush's nominee to run the CIA. FBI Acknowledges: Journalists' Phone Records Are Fair Game Officials say a new provision of the Patriot Act which allows agents to seek information with what are called National Security Letters (NSL), a version of an administrative subpoena not signed by a judge. Under the law, a phone company receiving a NSL for phone records must provide them and may not divulge to the customer that the records have been given to the government. Federal Air Marshals' Bosses Accused Of Arrogance, Cover-Up A damning investigation of the Federal Air Marshal program is set to be released by Congress next week, staffers tell ABC News. " The attitude of this agency has stinks, " the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Jim Sensenbrenner adding that officials of the Air Marshal program " stonewalled " his staff and retaliated against air marshals who tried to reveal problems. Freedom Of The Press Under Attack: Government Begins Tracking Phone Calls Of Journalists ABC News reported on Monday that a senior federal law enforcement had revealed that the government is now tracking phone calls made by journalists from the New York Times, Washington Post and ABC News. We speak with Brian Ross, chief investigative reporter at ABC News who helped break the story and his being tapped himself. [includes rush transcript] More On Government Tracing Journalists' Calls ABC News' claim that the government is tracing reporters' calls, first reported yesterday on an ABC News blog, just got a little bit stronger. Former CIA counterterrorism chief Vincent Cannistraro told the New York Sun that " the FBI is monitoring calls of a number of news organizations as part of this leak investigation. It is going on. It is widespread and it may entail more than those three media outlets. " Bush's Lips Are Moving So We Know He's Lying - Patriot Act Used To Tap Reporters Patriot Act is being used for more -- much more -- than " tracking terrorists. " It is being thoroughly abused to track -- pardon, " backtrack " -- the phone records of everyday mainstream reporters. Not only is it being used to " track " phone records of reporters' but, too, more than 200 MILLION AMERICANS Egypt Finds Democracy Can Wait President Hosni Mubarak's enforcers have a particular way of dealing with female demonstrators: they sexually humiliate them. The case of journalist Abir al-Askari is but one example. When she arrived at Cairo's high court last week for a disciplinary hearing against two pro-democracy judges, she was grabbed by several men, beaten,... Scooter Libby In Even More Hot Water -after Warning, He Still Willingly Exposed Plame's CIA Front On the day columnist Robert Novak's column first disclosed Valerie Wilson's identity, a " CIA official discussed in Libby's presence the dangers posed by disclosure of the CIA affiliation of one of its employees as had occurred in the Novak column, " 10,000 US Troops To Be Sent To Mexican Border · Bush courts the right with immigration crackdown · Forces overstretched, say critics on both sides Bush Falls In Poll! Call Out Guards? His job-approval rating dipped to 29% in a new Harris Interactive poll, a 5-point drop since last month. click to read articles http://www.opednews.com/flyer/news_20060517_1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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