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Sunday, August 06, 2006

Antiwar Sentiment Grows

War Supporters are going to lose in November!
Democrats and Republicans alike around the country are watching closely, attempting to gauge the depth and voter-motivating effect of antiwar sentiment and any possibly dangerous nexus with a mood to "throw them all out."

The Lieberman-Lamont contest is an ideological battle, especially regarding Lieberman's unabashed support for the war and its prosecution by the Bush administration.
See more at this Daily Kos post.

The War is an unmitigated disaster and everybody knows it and those who still feign support for it will be rightfully punished for it at the polls.

That goes equally for Repubs and Dems.

That's the new "bipartisan spirit".

Monday, July 31, 2006

This is how it's done!

Huge demonstration and encampment against fraud / Enorme marcha y campamento contra el fraude


(Mexico City, photos / DF, fotos)

Thousands of people have taken over the center of Mexico city to protest a very fishy and hotly contested election. (There a lot of fishy elections, I guess)

Except for a hardcore few, Americans are generally not even aware this stuff happens, whether in America, or in some other part of the world. Too busy working 2 jobs or wealthy and complacent and not giving a shit.

Washington DC needs to look like this for "awhile".

Things are just wildly out of control now and something needs to be done.

Cindy and Company will be in the Washington DC mall Starting September 5th.








Link to Yahoo Story with photos as well.

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

United We Stand....... My Ass !!

Happy Fourth of July 2006


United We Stand, My Ass!!
3 years on into this ugly blunder, I still see numerous cars festooned with their stupid ribbons and that hijacked flag. The one that rasps me the most is the flag with "United We Stand" on it.

Every time I see one of those I grit my teeth.

It symbolizes my powerlessness to do anything about Team Bush and the Hijacking of America. It symbolizes what Team Bush and the GOP have done to America.

It tells me about the power of media control and the power of propaganda. it reminds me how slack and disgraceful the Press, the so-called "Mainstream Media" has become as American Democracy has been suffocated and systematically replaced with a fascist nationalism that the MSM has gleefully participated in. And it reminds me of the sheer power of the television in what passes for "America Culture".

So get a clue, America. We are NOT in any remote sense of the term "United". Those who believe this are off in a daze of corporate and political propaganda.

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

May 18th 2006 Washington DC!

Cindy Sheehan and Ray McGovern are "Camping" in DC May 18th!

And marching to Rumsfeld's house!

STAY TIL THE NIGHTMARE IS OVER!

Saturday, March 25, 2006

500,000 In LA


500,000 people filled the streets of downtown Los Angeles to protest the passage of proposed immigration reform bill HR 4437:

This is what Washington DC needs to look like for a few days.

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Why do cops have to lie all the time?

NYPD RNC Mass-Arrests Challenged

The Associated Press | New York Times | Wednesday 22 March 2006



New York - A civil liberties group accused police Wednesday of lying about the circumstances surrounding the arrests of hundreds of protesters during the Republican National Convention.

In a letter to police and prosecutors, the New York Civil Liberties Union demanded a review of cases brought against protesters arrested on Aug. 31, 2004, at demonstrations near the World Trade Center site and Union Square.

"We are concerned that false police statements may have tainted hundreds of cases of people arrested at the two largest mass arrests during the convention," wrote the group's attorney, Christopher Dunn.

City law officials have said the arrests were justified.

[zombienote: Of course they said that. Why would they ever say anything else?]

The accusations stem from a tense standoff in 2004 between police and the tens of thousands of demonstrators at the GOP convention, where President Bush accepted his party's nomination for a second term.

[zombienote: "Tens of thousands, my ass. Hundreds of thousands. Check the pics below]



While demonstrations were mostly peaceful, sporadic clashes between police and protesters resulted in more than 1,800 arrests, mostly on misdemeanor charges like obstructing governmental administration.

Up to 10,000 officers were deployed at the four-day event - a show of force the civil liberties group called overkill and a threat to free speech. Two pending federal lawsuits claim most of the arrests were illegal.



The group's letter cited sworn statements by officers who said they were told by a supervisor, Deputy Inspector James Essig, that the protesters near Union Square had been warned to stop blocking traffic and disperse before the arrests began. About 400 people ended up in custody, including some rounded up with a mesh net.

During a deposition earlier this month, Essig testified that "at no time did he give an order to disperse nor did anyone else give such an order to disperse," Dunn wrote.

The group contends the contradictory statements are grounds to dismiss cases and discipline police officers.

A spokeswoman for Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said prosecutors "have been reviewing these arrests as the situations merit, and of course we'll continue to do that."

NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said police acted properly.

[zombienote: Of course he did.Those evil civil liberties groups just have so much money to pay for trial lawyers and file frivolous suits.Unless, of course, it was them getting the jackboot and spy treatment. Then instead of liars, they become liberal whiners."
"That's Big Brother watching you," the demonstrator, Walter Liddy, said in a deposition.

Mr. Liddy's complaint about police tactics, while hardly novel from a big-city protester, stands out because of his job: He is a New York City police officer. The rallies he attended were organized in the summer of 2004 by his union, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, to protest the pace of contract talks with the city.

Now the officers, through their union, are suing the city, charging that the police procedures at their demonstrations — many of them routinely used at war protests, antipoverty marches and mass bike rides — were so heavy-handed and intimidating that their First Amendment rights were violated.

A lawyer for the city said the police union members were treated no differently than hundreds of thousands of people at other gatherings, with public safety and free speech both protected. The department observes all constitutional requirements, the city maintains
I wonder if they learned anything.... ]

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Widespread March Protests Target War, Media

500+ Anti-War Actions Planned Across the US
t r u t h o u t | Press Release | 3.14.06
Marking three years since the US-led bombing and invasion of Iraq began, peace groups across the United States are holding anti-war actions March 15-22. United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ), the nation's largest anti-war coalition, is coordinating the local events as part of a nationwide week of action to end the Iraq war.

With more than 500 events planned in all 50 states, the anti-war movement will take to the streets to send a clear message to Congress and the White House: After three years of a failed policy, the Iraq war must end. It's time to bring all the troops home.

According to a CBS poll released Monday (3/13/06), 67% of the US public thinks the Iraq war has not made the US safer, and 59% wants to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq. The White House continues to ignore the majority opposition to the war, which has already cost the lives of more than 2,300 US troops and tens of thousands of Iraqis. After three years of war, Iraq is wracked by violence and threatened with the prospect of civil war, Iraqi civilians are suffering from a lack of basic services, including electricity and clean water, and women's rights are being eroded.


Anti-War Movement Targets Media Coverage of the War with Protests at Media Companies and News Outlets
common dreams | Press Release | 3.14.06
NEW YORK - March 14 - To kick off a week of activities and protests marking the third anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, the anti-war coalition United For Peace and Justice, joined by top media reform organizations, are protesting at media outlets throughout the county including the headquarters of TV networks and outlets in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.

“Many media outlets aided and abetted the war, not only in its run-up but for the past three years, by selective coverage and un-critical reporting,” says former network producer (ABC, CNN) and MediaChannel.org Editor Danny Schechter, author of two books and an independent film (WMD) on the subject. “Just as media companies aspire to hold the government accountable, the media itself has to be held account for jingoism posing as journalism.”

Here are the plans:

NYC Media March planned for March 15th - Noon - 2pm
We will take a tour to the headquarters of major media outlets with signs calling upon them to "Tell the Truth About the War!" There will be a silent vigil later that evening during the evening newscasts.

The March: At noon we will assemble at CBS (51 West 52nd) and then walk down 6th Avenue to NBC HQ (1230 Rock plaza), cross the street in front of CNN and TIME, walk downtown to Fox (48th and 6th), make a right on West 45th with a quick stop at Bertelsmann Headquarters, make a left down Broadway in front of ABC News, cross over to the Military Recruiters in the center of Times Square and then across 7th Avenue to Reuters (43 and 7th), make a left down 43rd Street to the NY Times, and then, return to Broadway and end at MTV/Viacom Headquarters (1515 Broadway).

At each stop, speakers will appeal to the public and the media executives inside.

At 6pm we will have groups hold silent vigils during evening newscasts at CNN (West 58th St), CBS Broadcast Center (West 57th and l0th), NBC (outside where the Today Show broadcasts) and Fox (48th and 6th).

* Planned meetings with media executives were cancelled when no network agreed to hear from delegations of anti-war activists.