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Bush Administration Pronounced Guilty of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity

Bush Administration Pronounced Guilty of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity

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The Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration released its final verdict on Wednesday, September 13, 2006. Guilty. 11:00 AM, Press Conference, Camp Democracy (Constitution & 14) 12:00 Noon, Delivery of Verdict to the White House Full text of the verdict in PDF. An unprecedented Commission of Inquiry has found the President of the United States and his administration guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The five-member panel of jurists unanimously found the…

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11 Worst Places to Vote – and Why

11 Worst Places to Vote – and Why

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11 Worst Places to Try to Vote = places where it is all the more important that you DO vote! In some places voters still fill in paper ballots or pull the levers of vintage machines; elsewhere, they touch screens or tap keys, with or without paper trails. Some states encourage voter registration; others go out of their way to limit it. Some allow prisoners to vote; others permanently bar ex-felons, no matter how long they’ve stayed clean. Who can…

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Support American Values

Support American Values

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Defend the Constitution The “religious right” claims that they represent mainstream American values. They couldn’t be more wrong. Support what is truly right in America — a society based on reason, personal freedom, the rule of law and the freedom to worship according to one’s faith and beliefs. Sign on to DefCon’s pledge to defend the Constitution and real American values. (DefCon – Campaign To Defend the Constitution) Give Peace a Vote September 11, 2006 not only marked the fifth…

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Support Fair Student Loan Payment

Support Fair Student Loan Payment

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The U.S. Department of Education is officially seeking ideas for improving its rules and regulations on student loans. The Project on Student Debt has developed a Five-Point Plan for Fair Loan Payments that fits the bill. It will help reduce the burdens of student debt by: Limiting student loan payments to a reasonable percentage of income. Recognizing that borrowers with children have less income available for student loan payments. Protecting borrowers from high interest charges when they face hardship situations….

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Microwaving Unruly Crowds?

Microwaving Unruly Crowds?

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Normally I would be pleased to see the Air Force express concern for world opinion, but somehow the thought of microwaved protesters does not appeal to me. Nonlethal weapons such as high-power microwave devices should be used on American citizens in crowd-control situations before they are used on the battlefield, the Air Force secretary said Tuesday. Domestic use would make it easier to avoid questions in the international community over any possible safety concerns, said Secretary Michael Wynne. “If we’re…

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No Immunity for Torture, No Legal Whitewash

No Immunity for Torture, No Legal Whitewash

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So this is the new America. President Bush has now defended the cruel and humiliating treatment of detainees on national television. Instead of accepting constitutional role of the judgment of the Supreme Court, he has proposed legislation that would retroactively legalize the sham military commissions that the Supreme Court has repudiated. Bush wants legislation passed that would grant immunity from prosecution to administration officials who sanctioned (and possibly encouraged, codified, ordered) the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman and…

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