Song from another Star


Newly uploaded today! A new video Song from another Star written, filmed and edited by Craig.. You'll need QuickTime to view it, or you can listen to the mp3 by going here. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

All Out In The Open

Spend A Day At The American Enterprise Institute and read more about them here. Now, take the leap and consider PNAC, their statement of principles, their (pdf. file) plan, some would say , for world domination and consider that this plan was written in 1992, when George H.W. Bush was president, anticipating re-election.
Now that you have some background go read Liberal Oasis excellent summary It’s Not A Conspiracy If It’s All Out In The Open.

Now that we're beginning to understand the history, perhaps it's time to consider the threat:
The Euro Effect: The Real Reason for the War in Iraq
This lengthy essay will discuss the macroeconomics of the 'petro-dollar' and the unpublicized but real threat to U.S. economic hegemony from the euro as an alternative oil transaction currency.
posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Remembering Mister Rogers


"Of course, I get angry. Of course, I get sad. I have a full range of emotions. I also have a whole smorgasbord of ways of dealing with my feelings. That is what we should give children. Give them ... ways to express their rage without hurting themselves or somebody else. That's what the world needs."
Fred Rogers posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

U.S. Diplomat Resigns, Protesting 'Our Fervent Pursuit of War'


"Our fervent pursuit of war with Iraq is driving us to squander the international legitimacy that has been America's most potent weapon of both offense and defense since the days of Woodrow Wilson," John Brady Kiesling
his resignation letter posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Peperless Voting Machines Under Fire


Putting faith in systems that create no records outside cyberspace could lead to election fraud of unprecedented proportions -- and undermine democracy itself, paper trail proponents say.
For an excellent overview of potential abuses and dangers and for further reference bookmark this collection of links! compiled by Seeing the Forest posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Wars of domestic destruction

by Bill Berkowitz
Bush's homeland initiatives rolled out under cover of 'war against terrorism'
"Once the deficit reaches outrageous proportions there will no longer be any impetus within Congress to spend on anything other than military spending, which is currently eating up more than one billion dollars a day." posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

41st Ann Arbor Film Festival Schedule

March 11 - 16, 2003
Michigan Theater

Films with political/social themes in the main theater:

TUE 8pm
The Boy Who Rushed documentary, 52m. The story of a sister searching
for her brother, gone missing in the 1991 Croatian war.

WED 7pm
Teatro Roots documentary, 9m About the LA Latino theater group, El
Teatro Campesino.

WED 9:30pm
August: A Moment Before The Eruption documentary, 71.5m. Tel Aviv Arab
Israeli filmmmaker Avi Mograbi's personal view of the Israeli/Palestinian
conflict.

THU 9:30
An Injury To One experimental documentary, 53m. Michigan filmmaker
Travis Wilkerson's film about the long forgotten murder of union organized
Frank Little, in Butte, Montana becomes a diagram for how corporations
control people, towns, and the enviroment, showing how we got where we are
today.

THU 11pm
A String Of Pearls documentary, 57m. Black filmmmaker Camille Billops'
film, made over the course of ten years, examines the effects of violence
on four generations of the men of her family in LA.

FRI 7pm
In Order Not To Be Here experimental documentary, 33.5m. Filmmaker
Deborah Stratman examines surveillance, privacy, and the fear behind
contemporary urban design.
Nutria documentary, 13.5m. Serious and humorous look at an invasive,
non-native species that is devouring Louisiana.

FRI 9:30
The New Patriots documentary, 18m. Robert Richter's film of decorated
veterans and an ex-instructor of SOA exposing the brutality and hypocrisy
of the US gov.

FRI 11pm
Devouring Buddha experimental documentary, 15.5m. Follows the ghost of
a Cambodian girl as she returns to the prison where she and her family
were murdered by the Khermer Rouge.

SAT 7pm
Downpour Resurfacing experimental documentary, 28m. Frances Nkara's
film of Robert Hall's struggle to recover from childhood abuse. A powerful
and affecting film, intimate without being overly emotional.

SAT 9:30pm
Faces In The Landscape experimental documentary, 11.5m. Contrasts
urban and rural spaces, exposing urban sprawl, and its effect on our
mental states.
A Change Of Faith experimental, 6.5m. LA filmmaker Angel Vasquez'
subtle, nuanced piece about the state of war and terrorism in the US
today.
Full Main Theater Schedule

Full Screening Room Schedule
including:
SAT 3pm
Documentary: The Weather Underground
Sam Green (San Francisco CA), 92:30, 2002.
The late 1960s and 70s were a time a civil unrest in America that saw the birth of the Weather Underground, a group of several hundred young men and women who tried to violently over throw the American government. The film chronicles the group as they battled police, bombed the US capital, broke Timothy Leary out of jail, and, for nearly a decade, evaded the FBI in one of the largest manhunts in US history. Fresh insights on the events and players combine with compelling archival film to produce a gripping account of the time and its aftermath, both personal and political. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

The Credibility Gap



found via Testify posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Ari Gets Laughed Out of the White House Press Briefing

See the video (scroll to last two minutes of video)
Read the transcript
Now you can laugh too! posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

"Is it unpatriotic to suppress dissent?"


Bob's Links and Rants has a poll up in answer to Tom Tomorrow's question Go take it, you might feel brighter. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

55 charged in raids on drug paraphernalia


Agents targeting Internet retailers
Organizations advocating the legalization of marijuana accused Ashcroft of grandstanding. ''At a time when the rest of the country is worried about terrorism, this attorney general is going after people who sell pipes,'' said Keith Stroup, the founder of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. ''Surely he has something better to do with his time.''
The government was obtaining court orders to shut down 11 Internet sites that peddle the paraphernalia, with visitors to those websites redirected to a DEA site that cites the law against sale of such items. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

DNA


democracy nears annihilation
dissent not allowed
digital neural acceptance
demonize native arabs
debase national assets
destroy north america
degradingly nominalise ahimsa

posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Bush Faces Increasingly Poor Image Overseas

Bush's blunt manner and frequent references to religion appear especially grating to European ears, these analysts and officials say. But much of it is rooted in substantive questions about the role of U.S. power in the world and whether Bush is properly using it in his battle with Hussein.
This week, the administration plans to begin a coordinated effort to draw attention to what one official called "the plight of the Iraqi people, with a focus on human rights and freedom and Saddam's brutality."
More on the Bush credibility problem by Paul Krugman here and another by P.M. Carpenter here posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Gergan Says: Bush May Be Religious Fanatic.


David Gergen is the about last person Washington looks to for outlandish, strident judgments about the political scene. Especially about the dim son of his old boss and great pal, George H. W. Bush.
But now, appearing on CNBC, Mr. Conventional Wisdom Gergen had described Dubya, with obvious shock and dismay, as a "radical" right-winger who may well be operating under fanatic religious delusions of grandeur.

GERGEN: One of the interesting questions that I don't think anybody knows the answer to is whether, to--to--to some extent, he believes that--that providence intervened in his life at an earlier stage and whether, somehow, providence is now on the side of America and that he somehow may be an instrument of providence that--par--part of what he's on [...] is a mission that has so--some sort of theological roots. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Artistic housewife feared she would be arrested


Lynn was told by a Kent police officer to remove the breast of the snow woman or face possible disorderly conduct charges ``He said that I should cut off her breasts, but I said no woman wants that,'' Lynn, 35, said. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Aldous Huxley: The Ultimate Revolution, March 20, 1962
Wow! What a treat!
Thanks to The HIVE posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Computer Made from DNA and Enzymes


Israeli scientists have devised a computer that can perform 330 trillion operations per second, more than 100,000 times the speed of the fastest PC. The secret: It runs on DNA. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

FindLaw Fixation


Government Hits $6.4 Trillion Debt Limit

U. of Mich. Filings Flood Supreme Court

Men Get Their Turn for Nude War Protest

Faith-based initiatives quietly lunge forward

Differences Emerge As Dems Target Bush
posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

A Marijuana Crusader Defends His Healing Mission

by Ed Rosenthal posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Wilderness


Anyone who has walked through a clean and quiet forest and slept alone in silence can thank Aldo Leopold, who went on to help found the Wilderness Society, the Gila Wilderness and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness inside the Gila National Forest , the starting point for the modern wilderness conservation movement that has carved out pieces of quiet throughout the nation.

The idea of wilderness has always been a part of the human psyche. To the ancients, the untamed landscape held terror,and for the eons that followed, wilderness was a place to be feared or conquered.

It was in New Mexico 79 years ago that the idea of wilderness took a dramatic turn -- it became a place to be treasured and preserved.
posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Citizen Moon

What is "News World Communications?" It's the same company that owns media outlets around the world, including the conservative Washington Times, which has become the alternative in D.C. to the Washington Post -- one of the country's most-distinguished papers, usually considered above reproach in its integrity, even if conservatives think otherwise. The Times - and now, UPI -- is owned by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the Korean leader of the cultish Unification Church, otherwise known as "Moonies." Moon considers himself the Messiah, the successor to Jesus Christ.
" In May 2000, the media arm of Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church bought itself electronic fingers. News World Communications, Moon's media company, purchased United Press International (UPI), a once venerable news wire service. UPI, which provided news for media worldwide, could offer a legitimizing platform for Moon's dogma -- if the new owners can revive the decrepit agency.

MediaChannel affiliates report on the sorry state of UPI (which once had 200 bureaus worldwide) and investigate Moon's growing empire. A virulently anticommunist, self-proclaimed messiah, Reverend Moon is also a prosperous businessman who can subsidize publications around the world. From The Washington Times to newspapers in Japan, Egypt and Latin America, Moon has made skillful media manipulation a key strategy in winning adherents to his vision of god and politics. As top Moon executive Bo Hi Pak declared in a 1991 documentary, "That is what the Third World War is all about -- the war of ideology." posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

When U.S. Foreign Policy Meets Biblical Prophecy

Academics do need to pay more attention to the role of religious belief in American public life, not only in the past, but also today. Without close attention to the prophetic scenario embraced by millions of American citizens, the current political climate in the United States cannot be fully understood.

Leaders have always invoked God's blessing on their wars, and, in this respect, the Bush administration is simply carrying on a familiar tradition. But when our born-again president describes the nation's foreign-policy objective in theological terms as a global struggle against "evildoers," and when, in his recent State of the Union address, he casts Saddam Hussein as a demonic, quasi-supernatural figure who could unleash "a day of horror like none we have ever known," he is not only playing upon our still-raw memories of 9/11. He is also invoking a powerful and ancient apocalyptic vocabulary that for millions of prophecy believers conveys a specific and thrilling message of an approaching end -- not just of Saddam, but of human history as we know it. more
I should kick Mike Golby's butt for linking to this, but more for his image and caption. I'm going to have nightmares. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Fallout


In the past few weeks, administration officials have made not-so-veiled threats that the United States might use nuclear weapons against Iraq

During the Gulf war--despite possessing overwhelming conventional power--military planners considered using nuclear weapons to incinerate Iraqi stockpiles of biological weapons; they eventually settled on high explosives. Indeed, the Gulf war experience convinced many hawkish military thinkers that tactical nuclear weapons had become obsolete. Under the Clinton administration, the preemptive use of nuclear weapons was not official policy. Yet some analysts remained attached to a few niche roles for battlefield nuclear bombs.

The Bush administration seems oblivious to the irony in using nuclear weapons to fight a war against nuclear proliferation. Certainly, the nuclear taboo is not a panacea--Kim Jong Il and Saddam care little about international norms--but it is still valuable. By needlessly claiming that we need nuclear weapons to fill military holes, we confirm all the worst international stereotypes about a trigger-happy Bush administration, undermine our argument that others should forego them, and weaken our coalitions. We weaken our coalitions by undermining global regimes, such as the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, that our allies strongly support.
via abuddhas memes posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

The Bush Tax



I think Cowboy Kahlil found this near his ranch. At least there's truth in this advertising. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Take Action Links


Thanks to Bob, and his links and rants, I've added some TAKE ACTION links at the top of my page from The Friends Committee on National Legislation,
The interface is simple, easy to access, and provides information, along with different options for contacting your representatives. Similar to MoveOn and TrueMajority but on a much wider scale.
Exceptional Resource! USE IT OFTEN! posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

The Lysistrata Project Worldwide Theatre Event for Peace



On Monday, March 3rd, 2003, the first-ever world-wide theatrical event for peace will happen in a city near you. Don't miss this unique opportunity to stand up for peace in your community, and provide a humorous entree into a healthy dialogue about current affairs. Attend or help plan a reading of Lysistrata.

Lysistrata, a comedy by Greek dramatist Aristophanes (c. 447 - c. 385 b.c.e.), tells the story of a group of women from opposing states who unite to end the Peloponnesian War.

After matronly stormtroopers take over the building where public funds are kept, the women rise to end the war by withholding sex from their mates -- Until, desperate for intimacy, the men finally agree to lay down their swords and see their way to achieving diplomatic peace.

Check for an event in your city There are four in my immediate area. If you can't find one close to you, or want to organise your own, check here.

posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Virtual March on Washington Headquarters



Click image to march!
MoveOn.org posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Self Government


Remember civics and history class, where we learned about our constitution and our government, and how America is about democracy and "the people" and self-government? The fundamental concept underlying our country is that we are self-governed

America was the first country with true self government. Until then the underlying concept of western government was that government's powers existed because of God's authority. This was the "divine right of kings" -- you did what you were told because the king ruled with authority granted by God. According to St. Paul, "For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God."

Our "Founding Fathers" broke away from those essentially theocratic beliefs to form the United States. Their Declaration of Independence states that governments derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed." Our Constitution begins with the words, "We the People of the United States". Our country's fundamental founding concept is that our government derives its authority from the consent of the governed - WE THE PEOPLE make the decisions. read it all! Seeing the Forest posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Jack Lessenberry on Robert Byrd's speech


What kind of country?
"What may someday rank as one of the greatest speeches in the U.S. Senate was made last week by the longest-serving member in that body, old Robert Byrd of West Virginia. It was a speech that deserves some attention, and which was shamefully ignored by the media, which was devoting itself to the nonsense spewed by the fearmongers of the present administration." posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

US plan for new nuclear arsenal

Secret talks may lead to breaking treaties
"The Bush administration is planning a secret meeting in August to discuss the construction of a new generation of nuclear weapons, including "mini-nukes", "bunker-busters" and neutron bombs designed to destroy chemical or biological agents, according to a leaked Pentagon document."
The Los Alamos Study Group says The Study Group deserves no credit for unearthing this document. We didn’t dig it up, and it was not given to us with the idea that we would publish it. Quite the contrary. We have come to believe, however, that it is our responsibility to make it availability in its entirety, to do so rapidly (e.g. before any war in Iraq) -- and to do so from a position outside Washington, DC in order to enhance the vitality and diversity of debate about U.S. nuclear weapons."
Here is a summary of some of the important parts of the planning process. These meetings show, in a degree that is rare in publicly-available documents, the bold sweep of nuclear weapons planning in the Bush Administration. "Said Study Group director Mello, “These plans deserve outrage -- first in the United States, and throughout the world. It may or may not be obvious that if allowed to proceed further -- especially in the present jingoistic atmosphere now prevailing in Washington -- the process outlined here will be quite hard to stop.
An html copy of the full leaked strategy

How can something like this even be considered?? We know how, we HAVE to stop it!
posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Inboxer Rebellion

I've been wondering why there seemed to be a sudden interest in Dr.W. David Hager again recently. My logs are filled with Hager searches. It seems that an email is circulating and causing concerned women to question his motives and actions. It's too bad the interest is peaking at this late date because he has already been appointed.
The following link to the Urban Legends pages about
Hager the Horrible validates the concerns.
different for an urban legends page, eh? posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Bush talking more about religion


Messiah complex? or just a general lack of "appreciation for the vast pluralism of religion in this nation," ?
"Yet lately, Bush has gone beyond his usual broad remarks on the power of faith in general to use language and ideas specific to Christianity."
""This president is using general references and, beyond that, terminology and vocabulary that come straight out of a very particular religious tradition, which is evangelical Christianity," said the Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, a Louisiana pastor and executive director of the Interfaith Alliance Foundation, an umbrella interfaith group." posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Bert the Turtle Revisited


I'm a little behind the past couple days. This may be already widely seen but it's worth watching over and over! Bert the Turtle in Duct and Cover
found via Craig's booknotes posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Sex Under the Bush

Under the covers, beneath the phallus of wartalk, is a simmering, yet chilling, hoarding of the anima.

Visible with the appointments of Dr W. David Hager and repressive tax-supported programs like Rev Sun Myung Moon's Free Teens USA and the new house bill which includes up to $300 million per year for experiments promoting marriage, extends a $50 million program promoting abstinence from sex until marriage,and bans any discussion of contraception, it is clear another part of our culture is becoming as unbalanced as the budget.

Enjoyment, education and equality of sex is being ejaculated from the empire of Bush and Dick as quickly as condom information was changed on the CDC pages.

Safe, informed, satisfying sex, vanishing under the auspice of the abstinence adminstration, is hidden from our tender eyes just as the breast of the Spirit of Justice, was hidden by 'just another john' ashcroft as he was seduced by the whore of fascism.

I'm only a woman, what do I know? posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Inhumane Weapons

It was an amazing show of people-power yesterday. Beautiful, really. I fear it isn't enough. Bush and cronies are blinded by aggression. There are new toys to play with and they are by-damned going to play with them. He's in his room now, clutching his toys, covering his ears and saying, "I can't hear you!"

Pentagon could debut new weapons in Iraq
How many of these are considered Inhumane Weapons?
"Once you're engaged and you have a capability that's almost ready, you'll try it," said Clark Murdock, a former Air Force strategic planner now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "All kinds of things have been invented, particularly in the (classified) world, that will be used. If you use it and it works and no one knows, why talk about it?" posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

US plan to use illegal weapons

Calmatives
Donald Rumsfeld, revealed earlier this month that American forces are planning to use "non-lethal" biochemical weapons such as anti-riot gases and crowd control agents if they invade Iraq.
.."such weapons are illegal under the 1992 Chemical Weapons Convention and the 1928 Geneva Protocol, which ban the use of chemical agents against people in wartime" posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

The Cadence of Courage

The Whole World is Watching
by Cleveland Rep Dennis Kucinich
This can't be linked to often enough. We are on the march!
posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Greatest anti-war poem

Searching through some inspirational peace poetry, mfinley finds it, where it has been for decades. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

vonnegutted


.." a record of Kurt Vonnegut reading selections from his novel Cat's Cradle in the Swarthmore College library, including his quaint rasp spinging the 53rd Calypso of Bokonon:

oh a sleeping drunkard up in central park
a lion hunter in the jungle dark
and a chinese dentist and a british queen
all fit together in the same machine
nice nice very nice
nice nice very nice
nice nice very nice
so many different people in the same device.

I wondered if he was talking about the Internet. Bokonon seems to be addressing the global brain, of which the web is the most recent, most tangible manifestation. "

...When I saw surrendering Iraquis, I thought "these are my brothers." He recited a phrase that used to be as textbooked as "live free or die":

when some American soldiers had hit a Spanish passenger cruiser during the Spanish American war, they were cheering its feiery descent in the water. The caption of the vessel said "Don't cheer lads, those people are dying."

At the same time, the Army was one of the great highs of my life. Dark trucks moving in on a flashing front - hearing the sounds of war in the distance - steel helmet clangs against rifle - young, in with his trainee buddies - if only my wedding night had been that exciting.
more
Written in 1995 as if it were tomorrow posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Cannot find Weapons of Mass Destruction

Please try the following: posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

CIA 'sabotaged inspections and hid weapons details'

Telling it Like it is, Finally!

"Led by Senator Carl Levin, the Democrats accused the CIA of making an assessment that the inspections were unlikely to be a success and then ensuring they would not be. They have accused the CIA director of lying about what information on the suspected location of weapons of mass destruction had been passed on."

"Senator Levin, from Michigan, responded by saying the CIA director had not been telling the truth. Citing a number of classified letters he had obtained from the agency, he said it was clear the CIA had not shared information with the inspectors about a "large number of sites of significant value".

posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Democrats support U of M admissions policy

More than 100 House Democrats filed briefs Thursday with the Supreme Court in support of the University of Michigan's affirmative action admissions policy.

Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., a graduate of Michigan's law school, criticized President Bush for opposing the policy. "I believe we must continue to work toward greater inclusiveness in higher education and reject the backward-looking policies of the Bush administration that would deny our nation's compelling interest in ensuring diversity," he said.


. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Valentines Day History posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Red Alert ! Red Alert!


Cowboy Kahlil's assessment of the rumored red alert has also been on my mind for days now. We've already seen such escalation every time it behooves 'them' to invoke fear. Why not now, just in time for international protests? I have to agree with him, my own government invokes more fear in me than OBL or Hussein. A red alert is just another crayola in the box of lies. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Group To File Lawsuit Challenging War



Plaintiffs To Say War Requires Congressional Approval

President Bush does not have the authority to launch a military invasion of Iraq without a congressional declaration of war, according to a lawsuit expected to be filed in federal court in Boston on Thursday.

Six members of Congress, three U.S. servicemen and the parents of other U.S. military personnel said on Wednesday they would file the lawsuit that claims any U.S. invasion of Iraq without congressional authority would be unconstitutional.

The plaintiffs, led by U.S. Reps. John Conyers, D-Mich., and Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, claim that the congressional declaration on Iraq last October did not specifically declare war and unlawfully gave Bush the right to make that decision, attorney John Bonifaz said.

The plaintiffs also plan to file a motion for a preliminary injunction, which will seek an immediate hearing on their request that Bush be barred from declaring war without a congressional decision.

found by Mad Kane
posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Bert the Turtle


Duck and Cover
Oh..it isn't called duck tape?
via Military.com posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Reckless Administration May Reap Disastrous Consequences

by US Senator Robert Byrd from his Senate Floor Speech, Wednesday Feb 12.
"To engage in war is always to pick a wild card. And war must always be a last resort, not a first choice. I truly must question the judgment of any President who can say that a massive unprovoked military attack on a nation which is over 50% children is "in the highest moral traditions of our country". This war is not necessary at this time. Pressure appears to be having a good result in Iraq. Our mistake was to put ourselves in a corner so quickly. Our challenge is to now find a graceful way out of a box of our own making. Perhaps there is still a way if we allow more time."

if you need a lift, go read the whole text at Common Dreams. It was the best way to begin my day. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Who's Behind the Attack on Liberal Professors?


A must read! pointed to by Lisa
Incredibly well researched and well written.
I won't waste time, just go read! posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Ashcroft seeks new autopsy authority

I'm dizzy. It's never going to stop! posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

American Blogger in Baghdad

Bob a fellow Ann Arbor blogger found this MidEastLog. A guy who is part of the Iraq Peace Team blogging under the name of Sarin, he's committed to providing us with information for as long as it takes. An intro to his blog, which was started the first of this year:

This is a weblog of my everyday experiences as an American in Iraq and Palestine as a subtext.

I'm a 27 year old American and these are my experiences in Iraq and the Palestinian territories during this time of crisis. This is my fourth trip to the region, having been through Lebanon, Syria and having spent four months living in the West Bank and Gaza.

I will be posting whenever it is possible for me to do so, daily if possible, however my postings may be sporadic due the difficult nature of communications out of Iraq.

Thanks Bob! posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Greenspan Shoots Blanks


neither the Democrats nor the Federal Reserve's concerns can be heard in the trenches.
Greenspan expressed worry about the rising tide of national debt to gross domestic product, which grew in 2002 for the first time since 1996 and is on track to rise to 68% from 60% by 2008. Greenspan called such a debt increase sobering, given the demographic pressures posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Neal Pollack translates


"Osama bin Laden was back. I knew it! I knew he'd return! Al-Jazeera had obtained an audiotape. Well, actually Colin Powell had obtained it, but he'd loaned it to Al Jazeera, which I thought was strange. The Secretary of State's ways are mysterious, and should not be questioned."
more posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Why Does Powell Stay?

It's a question I've been asking myself a lot lately, because I, too, looked upon Powell as the only rational voice. I'm not sure I'm ready to believe LiberalOasis assessment, but I'm not far behind. If their assessment isn't correct, then the WHY just got louder. How can he sleep at night? posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

RuminateThis: TELLING IT LIKE IT IS - OLD EUROPEAN STYLE


I can't echo Lisa loud enough!
" Whodda thunk it? Freedom loving Americans, now under the thumb of a repressive Bush regime, are looking for the world to get us out of this mess." posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Bush is in Material Breach of the Constitution


Bush's War on the Soul of America

It is also important to point out that much of what is contained in Patriot II is not aimed at effectively defending the United States against terrorists, but at curtailing the freedoms of the American people. In fact, Bush has all but ignored Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, choosing instead to pathologically focus on Saddam Hussein.

In a direct violation of the Tenth Amendment, which states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people," Ashcroft and the FBI will also be able to terminate state laws prohibiting local police from gathering information about people and organizations. These laws were enacted in reaction to past abuses by so-called police "Red Squads" that later were reorganized to keep track of civil rights and anti-war groups. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Sex and Peace Poetry Contest

1st Place- Aria Williamson

Suppose

all the politicians were laid end to end
repeatedly
and each Senator learned tantra before war
the Kama Sutra was used to break filibusters
and honey dust covered the Floor

Tipper & Al would lead slow dances
executing kisses before each roll call
Good Vibrations would cater the Bushes
serving dildoes and rockets and balls

In this world without war without end
in this world full of feathers and lust
in a future with satin-covered gavels
the Al Qaeda boys would go bust.
read other winners
posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Laugh of the day!


indeed

I needed one. posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Rubber Soul Newsletter 2/11/03



New! Rubber Soul Newsletter 2/11/03
regardless of how you live your life or what kind of creepy music you love posted by Cyndy | link |    | |

Hey! Don't I know you?



posted by Cyndy | link |    | |