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Obama Warns Russia
Ukraine
Obama Warns Russia
by Stephen Lendman
The damn fool in the White House risks a potentially serious East/West confrontation.
He bears full responsibility for toppling Ukraine's democratically elected government. He's criminally in league with fascist coup plotters.
He outrageously warned Russia, saying:
"We are now deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by the Russian Federation inside of Ukraine."
"The United States will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in Ukraine."
"(A)ny violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity would be "deeply destabilizing..."
John Kerry aims to exceed the worst of his predecessors. He's well on his way to becoming Washington worst ever Secretary of State.
He shames the office he holds. He added his own remarks, saying:
"The United States totally supports the Ukraine's territorial integrity and (its) sovereignty, and we expect other nations to do the same."
Washington deplores independent sovereign nations. It goes all-out to eliminate them. It ravages and destroys one after another.
Samantha Power is Obama's UN ambassador from hell. She's one of many neocons infesting his administration. She calls genocidal war humanitarian intervention.
"The United States stands with the Ukrainian people in determining their own destiny," she said.
"The United States calls upon Russia to pull back the military forces that are being built up in the region, to stand down, and to allow the Ukrainian people the opportunity to pursue their own government, create their own destiny and to do so freely without intimidation or fear."
She urged "peace dialogue (to prevent) further violence." Obama bears full responsibility for stoking it.
His grand scheme calls for destabilizing, weakening and isolating Russia. He wants it balkanized into multiple mini-states. He wants new NATO bases bordering its territory.
He wants Ukraine raped and pillaged. It wants its crown jewels plundered. They're largely in Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine.
He wants its people exploited. He wants onerous IMF debt bondage.
In return, it demands huge social benefits cuts. Predatory Western capitalism wants favored monied interests alone benefitting.
Obama wants Russia eliminated as a major US rival. He wants control over its territory. He wants its vast resources exploited. His grand scheme risks WW III.
On March 1, Voice of Russia (VOR) headlined "Unidentified armed people try to seize Crimean Interior Ministry - Russian FM."
According to Moscow's Foreign Ministry, unidentified gunmen from Kiev were involved. Injuries were reported. Crimean "self-defense units" acted decisively. The scheme failed.
"Russia is gravely concerned about the latest development in Crimea," its Foreign Ministry said. Further escalation is irresponsible, it added.
Western-linked Kiev fascists want Crimea destabilized. They want total control. More details to follow when known.
Crimea's new Russian Unity party Prime Minister, Sergei Aksyonov, took control of area security forces. He appealed to Putin for help. He issued a statement, saying:
"Considering my responsibility for the life and security of people, I am turning to Russian President Vladimir Putin to request assistance to preserve peace and calm on the territory of the Autonomous Crimean Republic."
Voice of Russia (VOR) said his request won't be "disregard(ed)." Areas around eastern and southern parts of the Crimean Council of Ministers were cordoned off.
No one gets closer than 300 meters. Police and Road Traffic Police keep vehicles and pedestrians out. Simferopol streets are half-empty.
Crimean authorities planned holding an autonomy referendum on May 25. On March 1, Prime Minister Aksyonov said:
"The situation has prompted us to...set March 30" instead. Crimeans will vote on whether to assert independence.
Odds strongly favor them doing so. Expect a typical Western reaction in response.
Mark Ames is a one-time ex-pat US journalist. He spent time in Moscow. He's back home.
On February 28, he headlined "Pierre Omidyar co-funded Ukraine revolution groups with US government, documents show."
USAID was involved, said Ames. It played a major role in funding putschists. Considerable funding came from billionaire Pierre Omidyar.
He "previously worked closely with US government agencies to further his own business interests," said Ames.
He partnered with Washington's regime change scheme. He funded, founded and publishes Glenn Greenwald's The Intercept blog. His deep pockets are a force to be reckoned with.
So are Washington linked NGOs. George Soros is a new world order confidence man.
His Open Society Foundations masquerade as liberal. Their claimed mission is to "work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens."
Soros is a notorious global predator. He profits at the expense of others. He deplores democratic values.
He promotes marketplace sovereignty. He wants government enterprises privatized at fire sale prices.
He wants social spending eliminated. He wages no-holds-barred class war.
Oleksandr Yefremov is former ruling Party of Regions deputy head.
In April 2011, RT.com headlined "Leading party says Soros prepares 'Libyan scenario' for Ukraine."
RT.com quoted Yefremov, saying:
"I have information that Soros has allocated certain funds in order to prepare a certain group of young boys here in Ukraine who could launch any existing projects based on the North Africa examples."
His rogue investing is notorious. In 1992, he made a billion dollars sabotaging European monetary policy.
He attacked the European Rate Mechanism (ERM). He did so through a highly leveraged speculative assault on the British pound. He forced its devaluation and ERM breakup.
He's been fined for insider trading. When asked once about the turmoil he causes, he dismissively responded:
"As a market participant, I don't need to be concerned with the consequences of my actions."
He profits handsomely from imperial wars. He operates quietly. He wants his activities little noticed.
He was involved in Soviet Russia's dissolution. He funded dissident groups in its former republics. He did so in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
He takes credit for "Americanizing Eastern Europe." He funded anti-Milosevic elements in Yugoslavia.
His Pax Americana strategy differs only from Washington's in subtlety. It matches its viciousness.
He's involved in Obama's plan to topple Assad in Syria. He once said "(w)e need a global sheriff." Perhaps he has himself in mind.
He sees ripe pickings in Ukraine. He wants a piece of its plundered resources. He's mindless of the harm he causes.
On February 28, RIA Novosti headlined "Russian Lawmakers Push to Simplify Annexing New Territories," saying:
On Friday, legislation was introduced. Moscow "may be planning to gain control over Ukraine's mainly ethnic Russian-populated region of Crimea."
Legislative language calls for doing so through referendum authority.
"There have been cases in international practice when a part of a state joined another state without an international treaty being signed," Russian lawmakers said.
"Moreover, international law does not require the conclusion of such a treaty with a foreign state."
Lawmakers said Moscow is obligated to Ukraine under its treaty of friendship, cooperation and partnership between the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
Its agreed on provisions include:
"Article 1
High contracting parties as the friendly, equal in rights and sovereign states base the relations on mutual respect and trust, strategic partnership and cooperation.
Article 2
High contracting parties according to provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and obligations under the Final act of Meeting on safety and cooperation in Europe respect territorial integrity of each other and confirm inviolability of borders existing between them.
Article 3
High contracting parties build the relations with each other on the basis of principles of mutual respect, sovereign equality, territorial integrity, inviolability of borders, peaceful settlement of disputes, the nonuse of force or threat by force, including economic and different ways of pressure, the rights of the people freely to dispose of the destiny, non-interference to internal affairs, observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, cooperation between the states, fair accomplishment of the taken international obligations, and also other universally recognized norms of international law."
A so-called 1994 Budapest Memorandum affirms a US/Russia/UK/Northern Ireland commitment "to respect the Independence and Sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine."
These nations "reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine..."
They'll "refrain from economic coercion" to benefit at its expense.
They'll assist Ukraine "should it become a victim of an act of aggression..."
Interim president/parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchynov is fascist Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party first deputy chairman.
He warned that "any movements of troops, especially with troops outside that territory will be considered military aggression."
On February 28, his special Crimean representative, Sergei Kunitsyn said:
"Thirteen Russian aircraft landed at the airport of Gvardeyskoye (near Simferopol) with 150 people in each one." He described what he called an "armed invasion."
A previous article called Ukraine a potential flashpoint for global war. A possible East/West confrontation is very much up for grabs.
Ukraine may be Putin's red line. He once called Soviet Russia's dissolution modern history's greatest tragedy.
He's most concerned about Ukraine. It's the most important former Soviet republic. It was part of Russia's heartland.
It's been its breadbasket and gateway to the West. Crimea is home to its Black Sea Fleet. It's too strategically important to lose.
If Crimea declares independence, expect Putin to support it. He'll try doing so diplomatically.
He calls sovereign independence inviolable. He's been mostly quiet so far. He's too outspoken to remains so for long.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen [at] sbcglobal.net.
His new book is titled "Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity."
http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanII.html
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.
Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.
It airs Fridays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.
http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/the-progressive-news-hour
by Stephen Lendman
The damn fool in the White House risks a potentially serious East/West confrontation.
He bears full responsibility for toppling Ukraine's democratically elected government. He's criminally in league with fascist coup plotters.
He outrageously warned Russia, saying:
"We are now deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by the Russian Federation inside of Ukraine."
"The United States will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in Ukraine."
"(A)ny violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity would be "deeply destabilizing..."
John Kerry aims to exceed the worst of his predecessors. He's well on his way to becoming Washington worst ever Secretary of State.
He shames the office he holds. He added his own remarks, saying:
"The United States totally supports the Ukraine's territorial integrity and (its) sovereignty, and we expect other nations to do the same."
Washington deplores independent sovereign nations. It goes all-out to eliminate them. It ravages and destroys one after another.
Samantha Power is Obama's UN ambassador from hell. She's one of many neocons infesting his administration. She calls genocidal war humanitarian intervention.
"The United States stands with the Ukrainian people in determining their own destiny," she said.
"The United States calls upon Russia to pull back the military forces that are being built up in the region, to stand down, and to allow the Ukrainian people the opportunity to pursue their own government, create their own destiny and to do so freely without intimidation or fear."
She urged "peace dialogue (to prevent) further violence." Obama bears full responsibility for stoking it.
His grand scheme calls for destabilizing, weakening and isolating Russia. He wants it balkanized into multiple mini-states. He wants new NATO bases bordering its territory.
He wants Ukraine raped and pillaged. It wants its crown jewels plundered. They're largely in Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine.
He wants its people exploited. He wants onerous IMF debt bondage.
In return, it demands huge social benefits cuts. Predatory Western capitalism wants favored monied interests alone benefitting.
Obama wants Russia eliminated as a major US rival. He wants control over its territory. He wants its vast resources exploited. His grand scheme risks WW III.
On March 1, Voice of Russia (VOR) headlined "Unidentified armed people try to seize Crimean Interior Ministry - Russian FM."
According to Moscow's Foreign Ministry, unidentified gunmen from Kiev were involved. Injuries were reported. Crimean "self-defense units" acted decisively. The scheme failed.
"Russia is gravely concerned about the latest development in Crimea," its Foreign Ministry said. Further escalation is irresponsible, it added.
Western-linked Kiev fascists want Crimea destabilized. They want total control. More details to follow when known.
Crimea's new Russian Unity party Prime Minister, Sergei Aksyonov, took control of area security forces. He appealed to Putin for help. He issued a statement, saying:
"Considering my responsibility for the life and security of people, I am turning to Russian President Vladimir Putin to request assistance to preserve peace and calm on the territory of the Autonomous Crimean Republic."
Voice of Russia (VOR) said his request won't be "disregard(ed)." Areas around eastern and southern parts of the Crimean Council of Ministers were cordoned off.
No one gets closer than 300 meters. Police and Road Traffic Police keep vehicles and pedestrians out. Simferopol streets are half-empty.
Crimean authorities planned holding an autonomy referendum on May 25. On March 1, Prime Minister Aksyonov said:
"The situation has prompted us to...set March 30" instead. Crimeans will vote on whether to assert independence.
Odds strongly favor them doing so. Expect a typical Western reaction in response.
Mark Ames is a one-time ex-pat US journalist. He spent time in Moscow. He's back home.
On February 28, he headlined "Pierre Omidyar co-funded Ukraine revolution groups with US government, documents show."
USAID was involved, said Ames. It played a major role in funding putschists. Considerable funding came from billionaire Pierre Omidyar.
He "previously worked closely with US government agencies to further his own business interests," said Ames.
He partnered with Washington's regime change scheme. He funded, founded and publishes Glenn Greenwald's The Intercept blog. His deep pockets are a force to be reckoned with.
So are Washington linked NGOs. George Soros is a new world order confidence man.
His Open Society Foundations masquerade as liberal. Their claimed mission is to "work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens."
Soros is a notorious global predator. He profits at the expense of others. He deplores democratic values.
He promotes marketplace sovereignty. He wants government enterprises privatized at fire sale prices.
He wants social spending eliminated. He wages no-holds-barred class war.
Oleksandr Yefremov is former ruling Party of Regions deputy head.
In April 2011, RT.com headlined "Leading party says Soros prepares 'Libyan scenario' for Ukraine."
RT.com quoted Yefremov, saying:
"I have information that Soros has allocated certain funds in order to prepare a certain group of young boys here in Ukraine who could launch any existing projects based on the North Africa examples."
His rogue investing is notorious. In 1992, he made a billion dollars sabotaging European monetary policy.
He attacked the European Rate Mechanism (ERM). He did so through a highly leveraged speculative assault on the British pound. He forced its devaluation and ERM breakup.
He's been fined for insider trading. When asked once about the turmoil he causes, he dismissively responded:
"As a market participant, I don't need to be concerned with the consequences of my actions."
He profits handsomely from imperial wars. He operates quietly. He wants his activities little noticed.
He was involved in Soviet Russia's dissolution. He funded dissident groups in its former republics. He did so in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
He takes credit for "Americanizing Eastern Europe." He funded anti-Milosevic elements in Yugoslavia.
His Pax Americana strategy differs only from Washington's in subtlety. It matches its viciousness.
He's involved in Obama's plan to topple Assad in Syria. He once said "(w)e need a global sheriff." Perhaps he has himself in mind.
He sees ripe pickings in Ukraine. He wants a piece of its plundered resources. He's mindless of the harm he causes.
On February 28, RIA Novosti headlined "Russian Lawmakers Push to Simplify Annexing New Territories," saying:
On Friday, legislation was introduced. Moscow "may be planning to gain control over Ukraine's mainly ethnic Russian-populated region of Crimea."
Legislative language calls for doing so through referendum authority.
"There have been cases in international practice when a part of a state joined another state without an international treaty being signed," Russian lawmakers said.
"Moreover, international law does not require the conclusion of such a treaty with a foreign state."
Lawmakers said Moscow is obligated to Ukraine under its treaty of friendship, cooperation and partnership between the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
Its agreed on provisions include:
"Article 1
High contracting parties as the friendly, equal in rights and sovereign states base the relations on mutual respect and trust, strategic partnership and cooperation.
Article 2
High contracting parties according to provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and obligations under the Final act of Meeting on safety and cooperation in Europe respect territorial integrity of each other and confirm inviolability of borders existing between them.
Article 3
High contracting parties build the relations with each other on the basis of principles of mutual respect, sovereign equality, territorial integrity, inviolability of borders, peaceful settlement of disputes, the nonuse of force or threat by force, including economic and different ways of pressure, the rights of the people freely to dispose of the destiny, non-interference to internal affairs, observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, cooperation between the states, fair accomplishment of the taken international obligations, and also other universally recognized norms of international law."
A so-called 1994 Budapest Memorandum affirms a US/Russia/UK/Northern Ireland commitment "to respect the Independence and Sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine."
These nations "reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine..."
They'll "refrain from economic coercion" to benefit at its expense.
They'll assist Ukraine "should it become a victim of an act of aggression..."
Interim president/parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchynov is fascist Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party first deputy chairman.
He warned that "any movements of troops, especially with troops outside that territory will be considered military aggression."
On February 28, his special Crimean representative, Sergei Kunitsyn said:
"Thirteen Russian aircraft landed at the airport of Gvardeyskoye (near Simferopol) with 150 people in each one." He described what he called an "armed invasion."
A previous article called Ukraine a potential flashpoint for global war. A possible East/West confrontation is very much up for grabs.
Ukraine may be Putin's red line. He once called Soviet Russia's dissolution modern history's greatest tragedy.
He's most concerned about Ukraine. It's the most important former Soviet republic. It was part of Russia's heartland.
It's been its breadbasket and gateway to the West. Crimea is home to its Black Sea Fleet. It's too strategically important to lose.
If Crimea declares independence, expect Putin to support it. He'll try doing so diplomatically.
He calls sovereign independence inviolable. He's been mostly quiet so far. He's too outspoken to remains so for long.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen [at] sbcglobal.net.
His new book is titled "Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity."
http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanII.html
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.
Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.
It airs Fridays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.
http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/the-progressive-news-hour
For more information:
http://sjlendman.blogspot.com
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Here is more on the Svoboda friends of Democrat Pres. Obama, a CIA agent from Day One, from a CIA family. PEOPLE ARE KNOWN BY THE COMPANY THEY KEEP.
On Oleksandr Sych, from:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/28/1281071/-Sych-a-liberation-hero
Oleksandr Sych, 49, was appointed deputy prime minister. This Svoboda Party member from Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast had a swift rise since his party made it to parliament. He has made some highly controversial moves in parliament since his election.
One of his legal initiatives was an attempt to ban all abortions, even for pregnancies that occurred during rape, an idea that caused a massive outcry among human rights groups. He also famously recommended women to “lead the kind of lifestyle to avoid the risk of rape, including one from drinking alcohol and being in controversial company.” It's not clear what area of the economy he will supervise as deputy prime minister.
Andriy Parubiy was named Secretary of War.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Parubiy
In 1991 he founded the neo-Nazi[5] Social-National Party of Ukraine together with Oleh Tyahnybok.[2] Parubiy co-led the Orange Revolution in 2004.[2][6] In the 2007 parliamentary elections he was elected into the Ukrainian parliament on an Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc ticket.[2] He then became a member of the deputy group that would later become For Ukraine!.[2] Parubiy stayed with Our Ukraine and became a member of its Political Council.[7]
In February 2010 Parubiy had asked the European Parliament to reconsider its negative reaction to former Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko's decision to award Stepan Bandera, the leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, the title of Hero of Ukraine.[8]
Early February 2012 Parubiy left Our Ukraine because their "views diverged".[9] In 2012 he was re-elected into parliament on the party list of "Fatherland".[10]
In 2013–14 Parubiy was a commandant of the Euromaidan.[11] He was coordinator of the volunteer security corps for the mainstream protesters.[12]
Here is Der Spiegel’s description of Svoboda:
From: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/ukraine-sliding-towards-civil-war-in-wake-of-tough-new-laws-a-945742.html
In a 2012 debate over the Ukrainian-born American actress Mila Kunis, he said that she wasn't Ukrainian, rather she was a "Jewess." Indeed, anti-Semitism is part of the extremist party's platform; until 2004, they called themselves the Social-National Party of Ukraine in an intentional reference to Adolf Hitler's National Socialist party. Just last summer, a prominent leader of party youth was distributing texts from Nazi propaganda head Joseph Goebbels translated into Ukrainian. Without the nationalists' tight organization, the revolt on Maidan Square would long since have collapsed.
* * * * * *
IN OTHER WORDS, without US tax dollars funding this phony revolt, it would have ended long ago. This is a classic CIA operation. See:
“Ukraine was a playbook CIA coup d'état” – Prof Francis Boyle, 2/28/14
http://voiceofrussia.com/2014_02_28/Ukraine-was-a-playbook-CIA-coup-d-tat-Prof-Francis-Boyle-6845/
reprinted at
http://www.globalresearch.ca/ukraine-was-a-playbook-cia-coup-detat/5371296
Oleh Makhnitsky, a Svoboda member, was named prosecutor general.
Svoboda has 6 major cabinet offices. AGAIN, Svoboda is the FASCIST, ANTI-SEMITIC, ANTI-RUSSIAN friend of Democrat Obama.
The anti-Semitism is so bad that even the Zionist Anti-Defamation League is worried.
From: “In Ukraine, New Government Must Reassure Jewish Community,” by Abraham Foxman, 2/28/14.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abraham-h-foxman/in-ukraine-new-government_b_4875833.html
“While Svoboda's leaders have refrained recently from making anti-Semitic statements, it is troubling that Oleksandr Sych, Svoboda's chief ideologue, was named vice prime minister. Sych's speeches over the years have focused on promoting Ukrainian nationalism, which he says is exemplified by Stepan Bandera, a leader of the Ukrainian nationalist movement of the 1930s and 1940s. Bandera was at times aligned with the Nazis during World War II and was complicit in mass killings of Jews and Poles by Ukrainian partisans.”
“Over the past several weeks, two Jews in Kiev were violently attacked and Molotov cocktails were thrown at a synagogue in Zaporozhe. Some Jewish leaders have even raised the possibility of a mass exodus from Ukraine.”
This article has excellent photos of Ukraine fascists wearing fascist logos:
Ukraine and the “Politics of Anti-Semitism”: The West Upholds Neo-Nazi Repression of Ukraine’s Jewish Community” at
http://www.globalresearch.ca/ukraine-and-the-politics-of-anti-semitism-west-upholds-neo-nazi-repression-of-ukraines-jewish-community/5370790
THIS SHOULD NOT SURPRISE OBAMA SUPPORTERS as Democrats PROUDLY PROCLAIM they have NO DIFFERENCE on foreign policy.
THEY ALSO HAVE NO DIFFERENCE ON DOMESTIC POLICY, especially when it comes to the prison-industrial complex. We heard on Democracy Now, 2/28/14, that 8 or 9 prisoners in the 490 supermax solitary confinement for 22-24 hours a day hell at Florence, Colorado, built by Democrat Pres Clinton, are on a hunger strike and being force fed. See, listen and watch at:
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/2/28/headlines#2289
This was also in The Nation on 2/27/14 at
http://www.thenation.com/blog/178564/colorados-federal-supermax-prison-force-feeding-inmates-hunger-strike#
The photo of the horrifying, small, cement cell in which human beings are stored 22-24 hours a day usually for life at this nightmare prison which would make Hitler proud is at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_Florence
There is NO rehabilitation in solitary confinement; there is only the hate of the state, whose current leader is Democrat Obama.
You knew when you voted for Democrat Obama that his fellow Democrat Ed Rendell, was the district attorney who framed Mumia Abu-Jamal. Rendell later became National Chairperson of the Democratic Party in 2000.
You also knew that the Democrats in California allow an equally horrifying solitary confinement prison at Pelican Bay Prison, with 1,056 cells. For more on this concentration camp, built in 1989, see
http://prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.com/pelican-bay/305-2/
Democratic Govs Gray Davis and Jerry Brown allowed and continue to promote Pelican Bay Concentration Camp. Democrats have had a supermajority in the State Legislature since 2012, and a majority in the State Senate since 1956, and a majority in the State Assembly since 1996. Yet we still have the death penalty and we still have the prison-industrial complex, including the infamous solitary confinement at Pelican Bay prison. All solitary confinement should be abolished as should the death penalty, as they are both torture. Only rehabilitation for decent paying jobs within 5 years of conviction should be done with our tax dollars if under age 50, and for those over age 50, they should be given a lifelong pension and housed in group housing if they cannot live safely on their own. This society created all of the people in prison; our tax dollars must be used to rehabilitate everyone in every way possible.
When you vote for Democrats and Republicans, you are voting for war and fascism. As we can see from the Democrats’ support of prisons, the death penalty and fascism AROUND THE WORLD, when you vote for Democrats, you vote for FASCISM. The lie that voting for Democrats is fighting fascism is a VICIOUS SLAP IN THE FACE.
You can make amends by CHANGING YOUR PARTY REGISTRATION NOW to the only 2 parties opposed to WAR, FASCISM, AND PRISONS, namely Peace & Freedom Party and the Green Party. They need your registration now to stay on the ballot after 2014; voting for their candidates is not enough; you must register as a member of one of these parties. If you are one of the 3.6 million votes with No Party Preference or 7 million Democrats, now is the time for you to pick one of these excellent, peace, social justice, labor, environmental parties.
You can register online at:
https://rtv.sos.ca.gov/elections/register-to-vote/
For more information, see:
http://www.peaceandfreedom.org/home/
http://www.peaceandfreedom.org/home/campaign/june-2014
http://www.peaceandfreedom.org/home/about-us/platform/full-platform
http://www.cindy2014.org/second_place_wins_the_race (Cindy Sheehan for Governor Campaign)
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/
http://www.cagreens.org/elections/2014
http://www.cagreens.org/platform
http://www.gp.org/index.php
http://www.gp.org/index.php/what-we-believe/our-platform.html