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Actions of the Day for Progressive Armchair Activists

Actions of the Day for Progressive Armchair Activists

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We come in peace (shoot to kill): Some actions for my fellow armchair activists. Click on the links for more information and to take action. Don’t Give Alberto Gonzales the Power to Speed Up Executions. You’ve got to read this just to believe they are even considering it. Demand the immediate release of renowned Iranian-American scholar Dr. Haleh Esfandiari, who is imprisoned for the 100th day in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, a location infamous for the torture and detention of…

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Boston Legal Tackles Guantanamo

Boston Legal Tackles Guantanamo

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To my chagrin, I have never seen an episode of Boston Legal. If only it aired an hour (or two) earlier. It looks like a show to which I could easily have become addicted. Here’s ten minutes on Guantanamo. What’s not to love? Never mind the cast (wow. the cast.) – this is a succinct overview of the views of the left and the right. Based on the real situation, naming names too. Democrats would love it except that they…

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Impeachment and Bush Record Workshops in Atlanta

Impeachment and Bush Record Workshops in Atlanta

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Impeachment Workshop, June 28th This workshop will focus on Bush’s impeachable offenses and bring out the full array of crimes committed by the Bush administration. Speakers will also address the need to build a movement across the country on the grounds of impeachment as the vehicle to force the Bush administration from office. Thursday, June 28, 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Inman Park United Methodist ChurchDOT-ADA Community RoomMarta Stop- Inman Park1 block from the station on Edgewood Dr. Speakers: Dennis…

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So Impeach Gonzales

So Impeach Gonzales

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President Bush won’t fire his long-time friend U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales… he has too much to lose. He’s used to being able to say – “Here’s how I want it to be – you figure out the legal stuff.” On Monday President Bush once again expressed his support: “I stand by Al Gonzales.” He accused Senators involved in the push for a no-confidence vote against Gonzales as engaging in “pure political theater,” despite the fact that many Republicans as…

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Sadistic Foster Mom a Devout Jehovah’s Witness

Sadistic Foster Mom a Devout Jehovah’s Witness

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I had intended to do a summary of recent stories on Jehovah’s Witnesses in the news, but I can’t put this in as a story among others. It illustrates the extreme of a general tendency fostered by Jehovah’s Witnesses, however they may try to deny it. Twice-divorced foster mom Eunice Spry, of Tewkesbury, Glos, has been found guilty at Bristol crown court of 26 charges of cruelty and assault. This Jehovah’s Witness has shown no sympathy for her victims, nor…

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Thoughts on where we are in America

Thoughts on where we are in America

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Where are we, America? March 20th will be the four-year anniversary of the Iraq invasion and subsequent occupation. We’ve succeeded in making a bad situation worse for the people of Iraq. We’ve killed and been killed. We’ve drained our financial resources for the foreseeable future, and handed out contracts to such ilk as Halliburton. The oil profits are still being debated, but does anyone believe that the Iraqi people will benefit? A majority of the soldiers themselves thought they should…

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