Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 rob Opednews May 31, 2006 please click here to see the web page version http://www.opednews.com/flyer/news_20060531_1.html Newest Articles By Diane M. Grassi Why America's Pastime Is Losing Its Identity Major League Baseball must be held accountable, regardless of myriad cultural reasons attributed to children's lack of interest in baseball, predominantly in the inner-city neighborhoods, for its lack of investment in them. By Steve Osborn This Is A Test, It Is Only A Test Opposition to the Pentagon's latest scheme to launch ICBM's armed with conventional warheads at perceived miscreants around the world. By Allen L Roland BUSH IS NO TRUMAN Contrary to Bush's self-perceptions ~ he is likely to be remembered as the worst and most oblivious President of all time who not only refined Nixon's rationalized dishonesty but propelled executive branch abuse of power to new and uncharted heights. By Robert Parry Bush's My Lai Haditha Massacre likely to follow the course of other Iraq war-crimes cases, such as the prisoner abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib – some low- or mid-level soldiers will be court-martialed and marched off to prison. By Mark Lloyd Corn-- Ethanol Or Oil - The Great Debate - NOT!! Many many people in the world have a choice of feeding their kids or " everything else " . What would you choose? By JGideon 'Daily Voting News' For May 29 And 30, 2006 a run-down of the days elections/voting news from across the country and overseas. By Jason Miller American Capitalism And The Moral Poverty Of Nations From cradle to grave, Americans are battered with a virtually constant barrage of how wonderful Capitalism is...not all of us believe the fairy tale... By Michele Gregory, Wife Of Stephen Heller Stephen Heller Benefit Performance Of " Straight Up With A Twist " Coming Soon! We are about 1/3 sold, and would LOVE to sell it out, as 100% of ticket sales go to the Heller Legal Defense Fund. (He was the Diebold whistleblower who is now facing three felony counts for leaking documents about Diebold's intentions to defraud the California voters.) By Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers Full Text Of " What's Important: The Seven Pillars Of Misrule " There are tectonic social and political shifts happening deep underground that may not affect us for years. Here are 7 vitally important things happening right now that we can do something about. By Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers What's Important: The Seven Pillars Of Misrule Tectonic social-shifting is taking place deep underground. But here are 7 things happening right now on the political surface that are vitally important, since that's where we all meet the world. By Randolph T. Holhut IRAQ: THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST PLACE FOR JOURNALISTS Seventy-one journalists have been killed in action so far in the Iraq war, making it the deadliest conflict ever for journalists. By Larry Sakin The Culture Of Influence When President Bush abrogates the rights of the people, Congress sleeps. But when Bush investigates Congress, its a whole other story. Enough! The time has come to clean house and get rid of every last one of them from the President of the United States to the Congressional Sergeant-At-Arms. By Mark S. Tucker Remember Vote Fraud: A Review - Part 2 The elections are nigh, Vote Fraud is a dead certainty, and citizens need to mobilize massively in their localities. Here in California's 36th District, we suddenly have a blazingly new populist, Marcy Winograd. Read about her, Jane Harman, and the last leg of a summary of the Vote Fraud scandal....then VOTE, dammit! By Richard Mathis Will Bill O'Reilly Ever Face Media Matters? Bill O'Reilly continues to make allegations about Media Matters but refuses them time to address his allegations. By Vi Ransel Immigration Masque a poem By Hamish Agree That War Is Good For Business Cindy By Robert D. Daily (Driftwood) Proud To Be American At this time of year you pause to think back about the Great Country and what it has beome.. By Joshua Frank Al Gore The Environmental Titan? Al Gore may be making environmental waves these days, but what does his own enviro record really look like? By Fritz Rudi Vitameatavegemin " Medicine " Out Of Hand ? Given the huge range of toxics commonly found in the environment and in human tissues, it might be judicious to exercise more restraint in considering the effect of personal care products—for example, the hypersupplementation craze—on both personal physiology and of their excreta on the natural environment. please click here to see the web page version http://www.opednews.com/flyer/news_20060531_1.html Best News Links from the Web By Stem Cells Discovered In The Heart researchers have discovered stem cells in the heart, leading them to believe that the heart can regenerate itself. " The finding raises the possibility that these cardiac stem cells could one day be manipulated to rebuild tissues damaged by heart disease - still the leading cause of death in the US and UK. By Gore: Bush Is 'renegade Rightwing Extremist' the former vice-president calls himself a " recovering politician " , Denying that his politics have shifted to the left since he lost the court battle for the 2000 election, Mr Gore says: " If you have a renegade band of rightwing extremists who get hold of power, the whole thing goes to the right. " By Insurgents Gone!! Now, They Are Sunni Arab Rebels To Include Al Qaeda?? Some 1,500 more U.S. troops have arrived in Iraq to help with the war against Sunni Arab rebels, including al Qaeda Islamist militants, in the western desert province of Anbar, the military said on Tuesday. What happened to the damned 'War on Terror'? Maybe it was 'Tara'? By Al Qaeda And Taliban Taking It To Next Level -- Raising An Army Michael Scheuer, the ex-CIA man who wrote " Imperial Hubris " under the name Anonymous, reports that the recent Taliban attack on a town in southern Afghanistan is an attempt to add conventional frontal attacks to its repertoire. By Critics Say Court Ruling Leaves Whistleblowers In Fear In today's ruling, the high court determined that First Amendment protections do not apply to public employees who report government misconduct to their supervisors. The ruling does not, however, prevent them from reporting such incidents to the media. By Krugman: Block The Vote The important point to realize is that these abuses aren't aberrations. They're the inevitable result of a Republican Party culture in which dirty tricks that distort the vote are rewarded, not punished. It's a culture that will persist until voters - whose will still does count, if expressed strongly enough - hold that party accountable. By CIA OFFERS FRIENDS & FAMILY EAVESDROPPING PLAN - Satire Promises Fewer Dropped Calls in Exchange For 24-hour Surveillance By FL Editorial: Nothing To Worry About? " If I can get a receipt when I drive through an ATM to fill up my car with gas, there's no reason I shouldn't be able to get one when I vote, " argued Sen. Rod Smith, D-Gainesville, who also happens to be running for governor. By The Diebold E-Voting Threat To Democracy The Computer Scientists and Election Integrity Advocates have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that Diebold voting machines, both optical scan and touch-screen, are hackable and unsecure. They have also been federally certified despite violating federally created standards for certification. They should be decertified immediately at the federal level on that basis alone. By Debating The Bugs Of High-Tech Voting: Washington Post " There's a broader philosophical question that's been worrying me more and more lately, " Shamos said. " What are these companies really doing? They don't seem to have embraced the seriousness with which people in this country take their elections. It's been kind of an adversarial thing where companies want to make profits, and they just haven't spent enough time and energy designing secure systems. " By Venezuela:THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED One look at Chavez outside the Bush/Rice propaganda machine. VIDEO By CIA On Ground In Venezuela To Topple Democratically Elected Pres. Chavez? Riots led by the delinquent student leader, United States CIA and " opposition " stooge Nixon Moreno, break out in southwestern Merida: Chavez' Revolution in immediate and serious danger ... challenging times for Latin America: for Venezuela, Bolivia and Peru... By US Diplomat Critical Of Bush's Aid To Somali Warlords Moved A U.S. Somalia diplomat, Michael Zorick, has been transferred after criticizing payments to warlords that are said to be fuelling some of Mogadishu's worst-ever fighting. He really decided to take up the battle. He realized very well what he was doing,'' a Western diplomat who is close to Zorick and asked not to be identified, told Reuters. By Conservatives Questions Wisdom Of Bush's Democracy Policy Bush has likened the " war on terrorism " to the cold war against communism. After the mess his democratization policies have made in the Middle East, they think he's full of crap too. By Rejecting The YOYOs The way the polls tell the story, American politics may be closing in on a tipping point. Even among traditional supporters, the Bush agenda is wearing thin. Sure, presidential approval ratings bounce around, but the depth and the persistence of Bush's negative trend suggest that this isn't just about the cost of a gallon of gas. A majority of the electorate may well be ready for a change. By Bush's Personal Aide, College Drop Out To Enroll At Harvard A college dropout who dated Bush twin and carries Bush's breath mints will enroll at Harvard Business School (HBS) as the school again drops its admission standards. Though it is rare for HBS—or any other professional or graduate school—to admit a student who does not have an undergraduate degree, admissions officers made an exception for Blake Gottesman. By Rove May Find `It's The Economy, Stupid' Won't Work For 2006, Rove is framing a strategy for Republicans to sell the U.S. economy. Political experts say it may be a tough sell: Voters don't feel optimistic, polls show, and growth rates are expected to slow as the housing market cools and gasoline prices remain near all-time highs. By Earthquake Death Toll Tops 5,400 In Indonesia; 200,000 Left Homeless The death toll from a weekend earthquake in Indonesia has topped 5,400. More than 20,000 people were injured in the disaster and as many as 200,000 people have been left homeless, many without shelter or food. By East Timor Declares State Of Emergency As Violence Spreads East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao assumed emergency powers earlier today in order to give him control over the army and police as violence escalates to a four-year high. By US DOLLAR: How Close Are We To 'Sudden Disorderly Adjustment'? America has been financing its annual deficit with the rest of the world – it borrows over $2 trillion a day - by simply making new money and spending it into circulation. They will not be able to do that if we no longer have to buy our oil in dollars. By Amnesty Intl Launches Campaign Against Internet Censorship Amnesty Intl accused the world's Internet firms - , Microsoft and Google - of colluding with repressive regimes to curtail online freedom. " The Internet has become a new frontier in the struggle for human rights. " By Bush's Con-Game Conservatism No conservative is a Bushevik. No Bushevik is a conservative. By Lendman's Soup Is Seasoned With Sincerity, Sanity As Well As Lots Of Hope... Living in the US for nearly 72 years, I've seen what ails our system, know how I want to heal it, and understand we'd better get about working for it or face a future no one will relish -- or maybe no future at all. I rail about this all the time because our way is flawed, corrupted and based on plunder and exploitation for profit to benefit the privileged few and no one else. By Chavez Says Bush Plotting Against Bolivia Chavez's comments during his weekly radio and television program Sunday were his latest response to Bush's remarks last week that he was " concerned about the erosion of democracy " in Bolivia and Venezuela. " When the U.S. president said a few days ago that he was worried because democracy is eroding in Bolivia it's because, you can be sure, he has a plan against Bolivia, " Chavez said. By Venezuela's Chavez To Make Oil Deal With Ecuador Ecuadorian officials said Monday Venezuela will provide technical advice to state-run oil company Petroecuador. Venezuela has also offered to refine Ecuadorian crude oil at a discount price. The value of Venezuela's assistance could be as much as $300 million per year. By George W. Bush And Kenneth Lay The Bush administration knew Enron was on a collision course two months before the high-flying energy company collapsed in a wave of accounting scandals that wiped out $60 billion in shareholder value and left thousands of company employees penniless. By Congress Wants To Steal In Peace Why can't the FBI leave Congress alone and let its members steal in peace? Now they have enraged House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and many other members of Congress. Many of them are now afraid to steal from us. The FBI may be just around the corner. By Dahr Jamail: Countless My Lai Massacres In Iraq Focus on US Marines slaughtering at least 20 civilians in Haditha last Nov is reminiscent of the media spasm around the " scandal " of Abu Ghraib. Yet just like Abu Ghraib, while the media spotlight shines squarely on the Haditha massacre, countless atrocities continue daily, conveniently out of the awareness of the general public. Torture did not stop... please click here to see the web page version http://www.opednews.com/flyer/news_20060531_1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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