Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 " t r u t h o u t " <messenger Matthew Rothschild | Guffaws for Bush's Immigration Speech Wed, 17 May 2006 13:09:16 -0700 Matthew Rothschild on watching Bush's painful speech; Howard Zinn: To fix what's wrong, there is no magical panacea, only persistence; Democracy Now! interview with Brian Ross about government tracking phone calls; concerns about serious security flaws in voting machines; millennial generation - in debt for life; US secretly backing warlords in Somalia; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org Update on the Rove Indictment Story http://forum.truthout.org/blog/story/2006/5/17/125248/099 Fundraiser Slow - Help Out Wednesday 17 May 2006 Sorry to keep after this folks, but the fundraising drive is running slow right now. We greatly thank those who have given already. For those who are considering pitching in, but aren't sure - DO IT! We thank you in advance. Just click this link for our secure donation form: https://secure.entango.com/donate/pkXd5Fr9GE4?mail Join fellow bloggers at the t r u t h o u t Town Meeting. Get perspective on today's important issues from TO's editorial team and prominent guest bloggers. Join the debate! http://forum.truthout.org/blog t r u t h o u t | 05.17 Matthew Rothschild | Guffaws for Bush's Immigration Speech http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051706A.shtml " It's painful to watch Bush give a speech, and his immigration address was no exception, " Matthew Rothschild writes. " Hell, it was hard not to break out into guffaws when he said, 'We have enough Guard forces to win the war on terror, to respond to natural disasters, and to help secure our borders.' " Howard Zinn on Fixing What's Wrong http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051706B.shtml In an interview conducted by Shelly R. Fredman, Howard Zinn remarks, " People think there must be some magical tactic, beyond the traditional ones - protests, demonstrations, vigils, civil disobedience - but there is no magical panacea, only persistence. " They Track Journalists, Don't They? http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051706C.shtml ABC reported that the government had amassed the call records of tens of millions of Americans. One of the people who helped break that story is Brian Ross, an investigative reporter for ABC News who also helped break the story of the US government's secret prisons in Romania and Poland. Ross recently found out that the government was tracking his phone calls as well. Amy Goodman from Democracy Now! interviews. More E-Voting Concerns Surface With State Primaries Under Way http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051706D.shtml From serious security flaws that could allow hackers easy access to electronic voting systems to routine computer malfunctions and undelivered software, state and local officials are one by one joining voter-access groups and computer scientists in questioning the reliability of the three major suppliers of electronic voting machines. Hey Millennials, Debt Becomes You http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051706E.shtml Educational debt is the most visible - but not the only - barrier to the well-being of the " millennial generation, " roughly defined as Americans born after 1978. Every gate on the way to middle-class life is now tougher to unlock. Mortgages, health insurance expenses, car maintenance, child care and tax loads for two-income families have all ballooned. US Secretly Backing Warlords in Somalia http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051706F.shtml More than a decade after US troops withdrew from Somalia following a disastrous military intervention, officials of Somalia's interim government and some US analysts of Africa policy say the United States has returned to the African country, secretly supporting secular warlords who have been waging fierce battles against Islamic groups for control of the capital, Mogadishu. George Monbiot | When Two Poor Countries Reclaim Oil Fields http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051706G.shtml The outcry over Bolivia's re-nationalization and the silence over Chad's betrays the hypocrisy of the critics. Testimony: Bulgarian Nurses Were Tortured in Libya http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051706H.shtml A former Libyan detainee asserts he witnessed the torture of five Bulgarian nurses accused of inoculating children with AIDS. The Scariest Predators in the Corporate Jungle http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051706I.shtml " The problems of corruption and the misallocation of public revenues have been endemic, " a United Nations study points out. " They undermine the rule of law, impede the pursuit of social objectives, and contribute to conflicts that frequently foster human rights abuse.... " VIDEO | Mother's Day Call for Peace A Report by Geoffrey Millard and Scott Galindez http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm Hundreds of mothers, some with their children while others were mourning the loss of theirs, spent this Mother's Day in Washington, DC, calling for an end to the war in Iraq. TruthOut's Geoffrey Millard and Scott Galindez were there. VIDEO | Silent March Honors the Fallen A Report by Scott Galindez http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm On Saturday, May 13, a silent march was held on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Family members of soldiers who have died in Iraq were joined by families of those currently serving as well as Iraq War veterans who now oppose the war. The event was held in conjunction with Eyes Wide Open, a traveling memorial which displays a pair of boots for every soldier who has died in Iraq. Eyes Wide Open is part of ongoing efforts by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) to end the war. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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