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‘War is Hell’, Bush Tells Troops Voice Of God Revealed To Be Cheney On Intercom Reed: ‘I Was Duped By The Religious Right’ Brown and Root Awarded Torture Instrument Contract Bush Calls ‘Operation Alienate Pakistan’ a Success Cheny Hospitalized, Power Not Transferred to Bush Bush Files For Chapter 11 Moral Bankruptcy Protection Christian Fundamentalists Suspected of Terrorist Bombings Dick Cheney and Osama bin Laden Attack American Democracy

Fear-based religious blindness

Fear-based religious blindness

On this day in 1633: Because of his belief that the Earth revolves around the Sun, Galileo leaves his home of Florence, Italy, to face the Inquisition in Rome. And in 2006: American Christian fundamentalism has degenerated to an entity wishing a return to the Dark Ages, when religion actually controlled government, society and the minds of the masses. It is a movement dependent on the fears and ingrained hatreds of its followers, exploiting emotions and ignorance to further its…

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Pinter Spoke Difficult Truths

Pinter Spoke Difficult Truths

Shame, America – you are bloodguilty. You have allowed a great nation to begin its collapse. You bring dishonor on the memories of those who fought for your rights and freedoms. You dishonor yourselves. And in your silence, you will be a source of shame for your descendents. You have fallen into all the traps, you have allowed yourselves to be manipulated for the benefit of the very few. Underestimating its value, you have surrendered your birthright. Wake up. Open…

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Bush Protest January 31

Bush Protest January 31

The World Can’t Wait Nationwide demonstrations are set for January 31 – the night of Bush’s State of the Union address – to be followed by a massive demonstration in Washington, D.C. on February 4. The demand? BUSH STEP DOWN. The world can’t wait for there to be more Abu Ghraibs and Alitos. The world can’t wait, lest the controversy over Iran turn into another unjust war, perhaps even more horrendous than the one still raging in Iraq. It can’t…

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2 Groups to Sue on Eavesdropping

2 Groups to Sue on Eavesdropping

Two Groups Planning to Sue Over Federal Eavesdropping – New York Times The two lawsuits, which are being filed separately by the American Civil Liberties Union in Federal District Court in Detroit and the Center for Constitutional Rights in Federal District Court in Manhattan, are the first major court challenges to the eavesdropping program. Both groups are seeking to have the courts order an immediate end to the program, which the groups say is illegal and unconstitutional. The Bush administration…

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Cronkite Speaks to Changed America

Cronkite Speaks to Changed America

Cronkite: Time for U.S. to Pullout Former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite, whose 1968 conclusion that the Vietnam War was unwinnable keenly influenced public opinion then, said Sunday he’d say the same thing today about Iraq. “It’s my belief that we should get out now,” Cronkite said in a meeting with reporters. … The best time to have made a similar statement about Iraq came after Hurricane Katrina, he said. “We had an opportunity to say to the world and Iraqis…

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