THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER TO THE PEOPLE, NOT BUSH

This posting is dedicated to my late grandmother who was a fire-breathing Texas Democrat, bless her memory, who passed a few months ago and to all the Texas Democrats who would have made her proud by standing up to the Republicans dirty tactics. KEEP "TANNING THEIR HIDE" Grandma would have said.
Thank you Texas Democrats.


So that you may see the clear and wide variation between what the superficial, domesticated pet journalists on CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox report versus what others sources are reporting about current events. This obvious chasm between what you see on TV and what you read should help clue you in about how TV media is feeding you what they want you to hear. In short, their credibility is zero and the substance of what they report is as shallow as a desert stream. Thus, I pass these valuable sources of information in an attempt to counter conservative, and narrowly dominated media viewpoints and in doing so, openly give the finger to those who wish to tightly control information. When you know more, you can make better decisions and the politicians can't pull the wool over your eyes as well. This simple act creates a devolution of power from the Federal government to the people to whom it serves. I am glad I could be of service to American Democracy by engaging in this openly subversive act to seize back power from the government and give it to the people who deserve it the most: those who built this country, the middle-class and the poor while the Al Capone's, J.P. Morgans, and A. Carnegie's, and other gangs of thugs robbed the people blind. Welcome to America and our citizen's Democracy.

Don't like what I am doing? Too damn bad; kiss off. This is my country as much as it is yours Mr. Bush or Bechtel or Halliburton: you are equal to me.
Any questions?


ALTERNATE SOURCES OF NEWS FOR YOU

My preferred 2004 Presidential Website:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/index.cfm

Other Presidential Websites

http://www.kucinich.us
http://www.grahamforpresident.com
http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/kerry.html
http://www.johnedwards2004.com



My Top Five Favorite Sites:
http://www.commondreams.org
http://www.counterpunch.com
http://www.alternet.org
http://www.antiwar.com
http://www.truthout.com


Humor Website
(The world is full of tragedy so take a moment to enjoy a good laugh now and then)
http://www.theonion.com


Radio and Television Programs in your Area:

http://www.radioleft.com
http://www.democracynow.org/stations.htm
http://www.democracynow.org/watch.htm
http://www.pacifica.org
http://www.anshellmedia.com/anshell_home.htm
http://www.sirius.com/
http://www.cableradionetwork.com/
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/index.shtml
http://www.pbs.org/now
http://www.jimhightower.com
http://www.buzzflash.com/
http://www.ieamericaradio.com
http://www.radiopower.org
http://www.freespeech.org


NEWS sites - Non-Partisan

http://news.bbc.co.uk
http://www.haaretzdaily.com
http://www.islamonline.net/english/index.shtml
http://english.aljazeera.net/topics/index.asp?cu_no=1&lng=0&template_id=1&te
http://www.hindustantimes.com
http://www.dailymirror.co.uk
http://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk
http://www.latimes.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.nytimes.com
http://www.timesonline.co.uk
http://www.independent.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk
http://www.reuters.com



NEWS-sites - Liberal Perspective

http://www.commondreams.org
http://www.salon.com
http://www.unemployedworkers.org
http://www.familiesusa.org/site/PageServer
http://www.alternet.org
http://www.silenceissedition.com
http://www.freepress.org
http://www.motherjones.com
http://www.thenation.com
http://www.workingforchange.org
http://www.tompaine.com
http://www.villagevoice.com
http://buffaloreport.com
http://www.interventionmag.com
http://www.truthout.com
http://www.dissentmagazine.org
http://www.lchr.org
http://www.drudgereport.com
http://www.progressive.org
http://www.utne.com
http://www.zmag.org
http://www.inthesetimes.com
http://www.fpif.org
http://www.presentdanger.org
http://www.counterpunch.com
http://www.movingideas.org
http://www.yellowtimes.org
http://www.progressivemajority.org
http://www.freespeech.org
http://www.indymedia.org
http://www.transnational.org




NEWS-sites - Conservative Perspective

http://www.anti-war.com
http://www.fff.org
http://www.drcnet.org/cops
http://www.lewrockwell.com
http://www.mises.org
http://www.lp.org
http://www.cato.org
http://www.reason.com
http://www.drugpolicy.org
http://www.stopthedrugwar.org
http://www.theamericancause.org
http://www.amconmag.com
http://www.fee.org/vnews.php?sec=iolmisc



Veterans / Peace Issues

http://www.veteransforpeace.org
http://www.vaiw.org
http://www.iraqbodycount.net
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org
http://www.vvaw.org
http://www.mfso.org
http://www.avnery-news.co.il/english
http://www.peacefultomorrows.org
http://www.antiwarnetwork.org
http://www.actagainstwar.org
http://www.debka.com
http://www.mwaw.org
http://www.iwpr.net
http://www.patriotsforpeace.org
http://www.ruralpeacemakers.org
http://www.addictedtowar.com
http://www.unitedforpeace.org
http://www.moveon.org
http://winwithoutwarus.org
http://www.peace-action.org
http://www.californiapeaceaction.org
http://www.warresisters.org
http://www.globalexchange.org
http://www.war-times.org
http://leb.net/IAC
http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw
http://www.objector.org
http://www.nonviolence.org
http://www.activism.net


Good Organizations to Join or Follow:

http://www.aclu.org
http://www.civilrights.org
http://www.bordc.org
http://www.fair.org
http://www.poclad.org
http://www.unequalprotection.com
http://www.democraticmedia.org
http://www.now.org
http://www.sierraclub.org
http://www.greenpeace.org/homepage
http://www.aflcio.org
http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org
http://www.hrc.org
http://www.gay.com
http://www.ngltf.org
http://www.pflag.org
http://www.glaad.org
http://www.sldn.org/templates/index.html
http://www.stopaids.org
http://www.hispaniconline.com
http://www.naacp.org
http://www.childrensdefense.org
http://www.aarp.com
http://www.plannedparenthood.com
http://www.responsiblewealth.org
http://www.bsr.org
http://www.tolerance.org
http://www.corpwatch.org
http://www.amnestyusa.org
http://www.hrw.org



Religion-Based Organizations to Join or Follow:

http://www.shalomctr.org
http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org
http://www.btvshalom.org
http://www.jewsagainsttheoccupation.org
http://www.paxchristiusa.org
http://www.ncccusa.org
http://www.afsc.org
http://www.csmonitor.com
http://www.tikkun.org
http://www.gush-shalom.org/english/index.html
http://www.seruv.org.il/defaulteng.asp
http://www.yesh-gvul.org/english
http://www.rhr.israel.net/intro.html
http://www.seekpeace.org
http://www.rebuildinghomes.org/start.htm
http://www.socialaction.com/index.phtml
http://traubman.igc.org/dg-prog.htm
http://www.junity.org
http://www.geocities.com/jewishpeacemakers
http://www.peacenow.org
http://www.btselem.org
http://www.ipcri.org/index1.html
http://www.pij.org


STOP THE DRUG WAR RESOURCES:

http://www.drcnet.org/cops/
http://www.ssdp.org/
http://www.november.org/
http://www.mpp.org/
http://www.dancesafe.org/
http://www.csdp.org/
http://www.drugpolicy.org/
http://www.harmreduction.org/
http://www.cjpf.org/
http://www.maps.org/
http://www.mapinc.org/
http://www.norml.org/
http://www.uudpr.org/
http://www.changetheclimate.org/
http://www.efficacy-online.org/
http://www.reconsider.org/
http://www.dpft.org/
http://www.dpfhi.org/
http://www.newmexicodrugpolicy.org/
http://www.dpfts.org/
http://www.vcl.org/general/Utility/index.htm
http://www.mamas.org/
http://www.alchemind.org/
http://www.dogwoodcenter.org/
http://www.familywatch.org/
http://www.prdi.org/
http://www.hr95.org/
http://www.nasen.org/
http://www.fear.org/
http://www.aclu.org/
http://www.methadone.org/
http://www.wola.org/


Eric E. Johansson
Ex-US Army Paratrooper and Infantryman
President, SF Bay Area Veterans for Peace, Chapter 69
San Francisco, CA
http://www.veteransforpeace.org
"There is no way to peace. Peace is the way." ---A.J. Muste

“Loyalty is the realization that America was born of revolt, flourished in dissent, became great through experimentation. Our tradition is one of protest and revolt, and it is stultifying to celebrate the rebels of the past while we silence the rebels of the present.”
---Henry Steele, Historian

"My pacifism is not based on any intellectual theory but on a deep antipathy to every form of cruelty and hatred." --Albert Einstein

"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official."
---Theodore Roosevelt, REPUBLICAN PARTY

"The world stands on three pillars: The truth, the justice and the peace. And these three are indeed one. When justice is served, truth is served, peace is served"
---Rabbi Shimon Ben-Gamliel, Talmudic sage

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