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John Negroponte, William Brwonfield and Death Squads Inc.
Hands Off Venezuela...
Posted: Fri, Mar 4, 2005 11:50am PST
The Enough-for-All Campaign
The neoliberal policy is international and supposedly without alternative. However policy is man-made and therefore can be changed.. Every person has a right to share in the social wealth....
Posted: Fri, Mar 4, 2005 10:57am PST
VA kidbusters, girlhood vs. boyhood, Diamond Daggers, etc
+ Castro nude-in, hobbit brain, Dandelion Dancetheater, Queer "Playground" party, SexWorkFest, ethical sluttery, SF Gay Area events circa March 4 - 26...
Posted: Fri, Mar 4, 2005 10:24am PST
'I just want to survive and go home with all my body parts'
Fears of soldiers on patrol in Mosul as US military death toll in Iraq tops 1,500...
Posted: Fri, Mar 4, 2005 6:23am PST
AARP Members: Urge AARP to Stand Up to Smear Attacks
As an AARP member, your letter of support can have a special impact on the
organization's decision about whether to publish its medical marijuana
article. Let AARP know its members think medical marijuana is an important
issue that deserves discussion!...
Posted: Thu, Mar 3, 2005 7:32pm PST
HRC SENDS LETTER TO NFL, NHL, MLB REGARDING PERSONALIZED JERSEYS
The Human Rights Campaign sent the following letter today
to commissioners of the National Football League, the National Hockey
Association and Major League Baseball regarding the online sale of the
leagues' personalized jerseys and the rejection of certain words deemed
"inappropriate, derogatory, or profane."...
Posted: Thu, Mar 3, 2005 4:48pm PST
Next Supreme Court Chief Justice Antonin Scalia: All institutions in America come from God
Justice Scalia, who is tipped to be the next chief justice and who is probably the most conservative judge, said most Americans would support the display of the Commandments even though most of them could not recite more than one or two.
"The Ten Commandments is not a secular message," he said. "I think the message sent by the display of the Commandments is that our institutions come from God. And if you don't think it conveys that message, I just think you're kidding yourse...
Posted: Thu, Mar 3, 2005 10:33am PST
protest "warriors" or protest losers?
You've seen their website. They look organized and well funded. Their images are strong and the messages are mixed. When they crash an event people don't know what to do. Are they protest "warriors" or protest losers?...
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 3:31pm PST
3/7-9:
National Capitol Hill Day for Horses & News Conference
National Capitol Hill Day for Horses & News Conference the Most Important Week for Horses since 1970! March 7-9...
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 11:01am PST
Generals and Admirals Call for Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Generals and Admirals Call for Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'...
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 11:00am PST
Border Security Subcommittee Hearing Focused on the Immigration Enforcement Resources Auth
Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Hearing Focused on the Immigration Enforcement Resources Authorized in Last Year's 9/11 CommissionLegislation...
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 10:59am PST
Green and Black Urban Gathering this June in Philly
We are calling for anti-authoritarian, eco-positive radicals and allies to gather during the anti-biotech mobilization and share our vision of struggle for liberation and harmony among all living communities....
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 10:16am PST
Bush's Judicial Nominees: You Can't "Make The Judiciary An Arm Of The Republican Party"
As the battle over President Bush's judicial nominees reopens in the Senate, we speak with Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. We also talk to him about restoring ties to the Indonesian military and 48 towns in Vermont that voted yesterday against war, calling for the Vermont National Guard be brought home....
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 9:52am PST
48 Vermont Towns Vote Against Iraq War, Call for State's National Guard to Come Home
In Vermont, 48 town meetings voted last night to condemn the war in Iraq and to call on political leaders to bring home the state's National Guard. We speak with an organizer with the Iraq Resolution Campaign that coordinated the town meetings....
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 9:38am PST
Arab Bashing Reaches Low With Thomas Slur By Coulter
WASHINGTON, 2 March 2005 — Arab bashing reached a new low in Washington last week when Ann Coulter, a loudmouthed, mean-spirited, pro-Bush columnist, decided to defend the White House press pass controversy over faux-reporter James Guckert (a.k.a. Jeff Gannon) by writing in her syndicated column: “Press passes can’t be that hard to come by if the White House allows that old Arab Helen Thomas to sit within yards of the president.”...
Posted: Tue, Mar 1, 2005 4:47pm PST
Siskiyou Wild Rivers Threatened Video (video/quicktime 16.9MB)
The campaign to stop the largest logging project in modern history is entering a critical new phase. This fun and yet very serious video documents a creative rally held Feb. 5th on the T.J. Howell BOTANICAL Drive, passionate speakers, and most importantly a call to action....
Posted: Tue, Mar 1, 2005 12:57pm PST
Why I'm Running for the Work Less Party
Again and again the pro-growth politicians have tried to explain away the failure of growth to create eitehr prosperity or full employment.. Growth is a make-believe solution that was never intended to succeed. The Work Less Party of Vancouver, B.C. needs sisters and brothers.www.worklessparty.org...
Posted: Tue, Mar 1, 2005 11:32am PST
$9 Billion lost, Halliburton Looting, and Bush wants $82 Billion more?
The whistleblowers have provided evidence of massive, systematic (ie intentional)
fraud at Halliburton. The US Inspector General just reported $9 billion is missing,
the CPA lost it - no trace of it whatsoever - yet Bush and his lapdog Congress
want our children to pay
$82 billion more for this illegal and immoral war...
Posted: Mon, Feb 28, 2005 10:25pm PST
Call for Direct Actions A16
Come to DC for a week of Direct Action and prevention of "Business as Usual" and the Spring World Bank and IMF meetings....
Posted: Mon, Feb 28, 2005 9:58pm PST
Padilla Decision Sends Clear Message that Bush Administration is Not Beyond the Law
Amnesty International USA: Padilla Decision Sends Clear Message that Bush Administration is Not Beyond the Law...
Posted: Mon, Feb 28, 2005 9:53pm PST