Jul
31
A must-read. This sums it up.
Five Ways Bush’s Era of Repression Has Stolen Your Liberties Since 9/11 By Matthew Rothschild, The New Press. Posted July 24, 2007 at AlterNet.
From the new book You Have No Rights: Stories of America in an Age of Repression. Chilling stories of ordinary Americans whose everyday liberties have [...]
Sep
24
I don’t always agree with Bill Clinton, but he sure cheered me up today. I was starting to think he’d completely lost his mind, hanging about with the Bushes.
CLINTON: Now, I will answer all those things on the merits, but first I want to talk about the context in which this arises. I’m being asked [...]
Jun
07
Please sign this petition, which supports a call (from prominent experts, including scholars, scientists and former high-level military personnel) for release of basic 9/11 information.
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT,
On Behalf of the People of the United States of [...]
Jun
27
Dennis Rahkonen (’The Republican Wile E. Coyote‘, 6-27-05) thinks that Durbin’s apology was unwise. In his view, we should perhaps be making more actual historical comparisions between this administration and that of Hitler’s Germany. Here are some starter questions for eager researchers…
Did German motorists have “Support Our Troops” ribbons on their Volkswagens in 1943?
Did [...]
Mar
21
indymedia.us :: International Day of Protest on the second anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq
Some photos from all over the USA, and all over the World.
From signs:
Support the troops - bring them home
Dissent Protects Democracy
Who Would Jesus Bomb?
War is Terror
Drop Bush Not Bombs
It’s about Lives for Oil and Nothing about Freedom
Students Not Soliders
No To [...]
Nov
16
Abuse of the Patriot Act - Professor Tariq Ramadan
I am a member of the American Academy of Religion, and have been since at least 1990 (maybe earlier). The American Academy of Religion (AAR) is the major scholarly society and professional association of scholars and teachers in religion. With 10,000 members, the Academy fosters excellence in [...]