tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126075362011-08-16T20:08:26.672-07:00<li><a href="http://www.millionvetmarch2006.com/">OPEN HERE FOR: **THE MARCH for MILLIONS of VETERANS-2006.com: "Operation Firing For effect"**</a></li> "Never Again Will One Generation Of Veterans Abandon Another" (Vietnam Veterans of America) <li><a href="http://www.frappr.com/veteransmarchinwashingtondcapril2006">**Submit a Personal Photo Here - "Showing Them Who's Coming!"**</a></li>Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.comBlogger2981100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1137785299146692212006-01-20T11:28:00.000-08:002006-01-22T23:31:11.373-08:00

Below my brief comment is, “KIA In Alabama” by Stan Goff. As you read it ask yourself: How many more? How many more veterans of combat will come back to a VA they have to fight with trying to get the help they need? How many more will we allow to end up dead like Douglas Barber because this nation views its troops as disposable as yesterday’s unwanted garbage?One week before Douglas checked out

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The following article by Ron Kovic stands on its own. Ron needs no words form me as he says it all. Ron Kovic, you truely are an amazing man; an honorable man. You are an inspiration to us all. -- JackThe Forgotten Wounded of IraqA Dig led by Ron Kovichttp://www.truthdig.com/Thirty-eight years ago, on Jan. 20, 1968, I was shot and paralyzed from my mid-chest down during my second tour of duty in

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"Shallow Throat": Do Dems Have a Death Wish?By Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers"Shallow Throat" joined me at a mostly-deserted park in Virginia, red-faced and shaking with anger. I didn't even have to ask a question before the rage exploded out:"I can't believe your Democrat friends are blowing it once again! The Bushies are imploding in one scandal after another, it's dictator-time, the GOP in

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Below my brief comments, is Jay Shaft’s article on and about Douglas Barber and his tragic death on Monday, January 16, 2006. Please read it carefully.I had only been talking with Douglas Barber for a little over a month; two or three times a week. Like a lot of veterans of combat tours, Douglas had a myriad emotions running thru him at the same time. Emotions that are extremely difficult to

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We had all best to pay more heed to just exactly what is at stake in the "New World Order" being set in place by the neo-con/neo-liberals in whose death girp the nation is currently in. This goes way past just Bush. -- Jack..............................................LEGAL COMMENTARY: Terrorism And Human RightsTHE CASE FOR A FAIR BALANCE BETWEEN GLOBAL SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS:By: FindLaw

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The following article by Paul Craig Roberts should be required reading for every man, woman and child in this nation. He correctly defines the crisis we in this nation are faced with, why and by whom. He correctly states exactly what the “neo-con/neo-liberal” cabal around Bush/Cheney is after—permanent dictator rule and the law and Constitution be damned in the process. They are out to create an

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Just call me a “disrupter” I guess. And so many in this nation still think we are not up to our eye-balls in the re-creation of this nation into something else—think “Brave New World, 1984, It Can’t Happen Here, and The 15% Solution”. Only we the people can stop this. “Together the Ants Devour the Elephant” -- Jack................................Bush to criminalize protesters under Patriot Act as

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While King George and Company are busy trying to convince us the “Unitary Executive” theory is Constitutional (just think Imperial Presidency with zero accountability or oversight), Don Rumsfeld and his Department of War are hiding what is being done thru “Special Access Programs—SAP’s—which allows all to be hidden from congress, the courts and especially us, “We the People”. Welcome to Democracy

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Jennifer Van Bergen, writing for “FindLaw’s Writ” gives an excellent analysis and commentary on “The Unitary Executive” theory being articulated by the Bush camp. John Yoo, Alberto Gonzales, Samuel Alito are all in agreement with the theory of unlimited power for the White House. What Bush/Cheney, Yoo, Gonzales, Alito and the other White House/Bush lawyers/judges are telling us is simply that

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Veteran’s Advocates March on DC in April 2006 FIREBASENETWORK.NET--(http://www.firebase.net/ ) By Staff Writer: Rick Townsend (mailto:firebaseadrian@tc3net.com) January 16, 2006May of 1931 - A band of unemployed, disabled, frustrated veterans, led by a former cannery worker by the name of, Walter W. Walters, arrived in Washington, DC.This group of former U.S. military personnel numbering

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There are two essays/reports by Leuren Moret on Depleted Uranium in this post. Both are as important reading as anything I have come across. The use of, and continued use of depleted uranium weapons—bombs, missiles and bullets—is nuclear war in no uncertain of terms. And those within our government and Department of War know this, also in no uncertain of terms. In 1964 this government and War

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“Discharged and dishonored: Shortchanging America's veterans”Just recently, “Mr.” James Mueller, national head of the Veterans of Foreign Wars announced that veterans would be happy to take a cut in their benefits to help resolve the screwed up economic disaster Bush/Cheney & Co., Inc. have created. He went on to further state that we wouldn’t mind a “little less on our plates” to help out.

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The following article’s are by no means the only one’s that paint a picutre of the horrendous destruction of Iraq, the Iraqi people or Iraqi civil society. The Bush-Cheney-Rumsfled “Shock and Awe” bombing of Iraq, designed to terrorize Iraqi’s into submission, has had unentended consequences (a.k.a. – Blowback). Instead of being terrorized into submission they have risen in open defiance to the

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FYI - attached is a new piece in The Nation magazine about Newt Gingrich's latest efforts to rehabilitate his image, and scrub his record in preparation for the 2008 presidential campaign. The piece is in The Nation's upcoming edition, and on the web now. – David SirotaNewt's New ConBy David SirotaThe Nation - January 12, 2006 issueOf all the voices berating the Republican Party for its culture

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The following link is to a BBC interview with fellow writer and internet friend, Michael Carmichael. Michael clearly articulates the dangers of putting Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court. This is a much watch/listen video. – Jack.......................................................................BBC HARDtalk / Carmichael-Miranda debate Samuel Alitohttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/

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Please join with me in signing the Petition for the Pardon and release of Vietnam Veteran Iron Thunderhorse from the Texas prison that is killing him. This is not old news by any means. From what I have learned thru Chuck Wilson one of Iron’s strongest advocates, Iron’s condition has only worsened over the past few months. Not to mention the simple fact that how and why Iron is even in prison is

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The following essay by Jason Miller and the additional essays he has included are, in my opinion, absolute must reads. Jason has taken the time to take a look behind at the one man during the founding of this nation whose voice was arguably the most profound in the nation’s history: Thomas Paine. Jason brings the principles of Thomas Paine to the events in the nation today. Take the time to read

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America’s men and women in uniform are being sent to Iraq to kill or be killed and it has nothing to do with this nation’s security or anything else other than the continued plundering of Iraq; the continued murders of innocent Iraqi people by indiscriminate U.S. “stupid” bombs, and let us not forget the Salvadoran Option Rumsfeld announced was unleashed in Iraq in October 2004. With all their

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These first two months of 2006 promise to be action packed with budget and tax issues. Below are some short updates of current news and events:New Tax Cuts Quietly Go Into EffectJanuary 1 was not only the first day of the new year, but it was also the day in which two new tax cuts, called "PEP" and "Pease" went into effect. These tax cuts were originally tax increases enacted in the 1990's that

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The toll this Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld created invasion/occupation of Iraq is taking on the Iraqi people and our own "people" is growing by the hour; and the economic cost is growing faster than the death toll. The Bush team along with congress has led us the very edge of a abyss. We are headed into an Argentina type economic collaspe according to the head of the GAO, when he testified in congress

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This is worth a very careful reading. Along with a growing number of people I do believe Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld & Co are guilty of abuse of power and war crimes a mile long. See: Bush Crime Commission for information on and about their growing list of crimes against humanity. -- JackCommand Responsibility?By Jeremy Brecher and Brendan SmithA jury verdict in Memphis late last year caused little stir

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Join with me in joining the women of the world demanding an end to this war on Iraq. Us men have got to get a move-on as in the past few years women quite frankly have been leading the way so lets catch up with them and give ‘em a hand. – Jack********************Women's Call for Peace: An Urgent Appeal: Women World-Wide Say No To Warhttp://www.womensaynotowar.org/article.php?list=type&type=

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Gary Bass at OMB Watch explains the serious problem we face with the buying and selling of congress by powerful moneyed interests. My only point of possible disagreement is simply this: we can pass all the laws we want, all the “reforms” we want and quite frankly I do not think that will end the problem. What I do believe is a first step however is the elimination of the “Personhood” of

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Breaking News--Jerry Texiero to be released from the Marine CorpsBy: Jack DaltonWednesday, January 11, 2006, Camp Lejeune, N.C. – The Commanding General of the Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C. has order the immediate Administrative Discharge of Jerry Texiero. Jerry is being moved from the brig to Camp Lejeune’s Separation Barracks for processing out of the Marine Corps.While I am as happy as

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If you want to understand Samuel Alito’s judicial philosophy, you need look no further than the Federalist Society. An all powerful Imperial Executive branch of government is what they are after; they see democracy as something to be despised and we the people as an ignorant herd to be controlled. Also See: The Cult of Presidential Power. Sounds like the old Soviet Union style of government to me

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After extensive conversations about Jerry with Elaine, she sent me the following press release. – Jack Dalton-PRESS RELEASE - January 10, 2006Jerry Texiero and the Marine Corps Willingness to Lie to “Convict” HimElaine SmithMarine Corps Base: Camp LejeuneJscksonville, NCJerry Texiero--Senior citizen, arrested August 12, 2005, is facing desertion charges pending from 1965. After 4 months of

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You won't see this on Fox News, or anywhere else in the country for that matter. -- Jack................US troops seize award-winning Iraqi journalistMonday January 9, 2006Guardianhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,16518,1682246,00.htmlAmerican troops in Baghdad yesterday blasted their way into the home of an Iraqi journalist working for the Guardian and Channel 4, firing bullets into

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Tuesday, January 3, 2005, one of the ladies with Veterans for Peace Ch 72, here in Portland was arrested by the Portland Police. Her crime? She was with the group of VFP counter-recruiters at the recruiting office and was standing in the curb lane. The Police wanted to give her a ticket for not standing on a sidewalk I guess. Either that or it is a crime to not want to see young people enlist to

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Everyone one of us need to get involved with this in no uncertain of terms. I’m as anti-war and anti Iraq invasion/occupation as any one Nam vet can be. At the same time, when it comes to veterans issues, I’ll stand with any and all vets in the fight for veterans rights. Besides, the pro war vets usually end up with us thru things like this. Been there, done that, seen that and will again if we

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The following article was sent to me by Tom Marshall at the Guerrilla Campaign blogspot and “The Guerrilla Campaign” webzine. The “advice” the author, Doug Soderstrom, gives, all would do well to heed. -- Jack*******************“…The people of Germany should have known better than to follow in the footsteps of a mad man. Surely we, as a people, have learned from the horrors of an earlier age.

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In the following essay, “Bombing Will Not Settle the Iranian Nuclear Issue” Michael Rozeff parrots my own sentiments, thoughts and feelings on this issue. Bush and Cheney have surrounded themselves with a group of “people” (or rather “megalomaniacs”) that really believe it is possible to have a so-called “limited” nuclear war that is winnable and survivable. In fact they have already unleashed a

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The nation has lost a true hero with the death of Vietnam veteran and Huey Pilot, Hugh Thompson. -- JackMy Lai Hero Hugh Thompson Jr. Dies at 62 By: JESSICA BUJOL, Associated Press Writer Fri Jan 6, 6:00 PM EThttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060106/ap_on_re_us/obit_thompson "There are so many people today walking around alive because of him, not only in Vietnam, but people who kept their units under

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"WHY THE PATRIOT ACT, REDUX: FASCISM IN THE HERE AND NOW, CONT." By: Steven Jonas, MD, MPH The Political Junkies.net Here, once again, is my short definition of fascism: “Fascism is a politico-economic system in which there is: total executive branch control of the government; no independent judiciary; no Constitution that embodies the Rule of Law standing above the people who run the government;

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RETURNED ABRAMOFF DONATIONS ERASE NATIONAL DEBT Lawmakers Scramble To Shed Trillions in Tainted Cash By: Andy BorowitzWinner of the First-ever National Press Club Award for Humor http://www.borowitzreport.com/Politicians in Washington hurried today to dump trillions of dollars worth of campaign donations from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, giving the money to the Treasury Department and all

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Jerry Texiero-Vietnam War Resister: Congressional Probe Demanded Behind Illegal Release of Information by LTC Annita Best to MediaBy: Jack DaltonIn its push to hold Jerry Texiero out as an example to those in today’s military (to dissuade them from walking away from another of this country’s unnecessary and created wars), the Marine Corps is breaking every law on the books.Case in point:

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This is an absolute must read. That the invasion and occupation of Iraq is a War Crime, for me, goes without saying. Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and the rest of that "marvelous mob of meglomaniacs" are responsible for the deaths, the slaughter of upwards of 130,000--150,000 mostly innocent Iraqi's--mostly women and children. The Bush Cabal is also guilty of "Nuclear War" on Iraq thru the use of

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There are a lot of things that bother me about Alito being considered for a seat on the Supreme Court, not the least of which is the fact he fully supports an “Imperial Presidency”. But then all the members of the Federalist Society, of which Alito is a member, promote that same thing; As well as the “Corporatization” of the nation’s government. The following article by Michael Carmichael is an

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If you are not familiar with the Pacific News Service I strongly urge you to check them out.--JackCHENEY-RUMSFELD SURVEILLANCE PLANS DATE BACK TO 1980s BY PETER DALE SCOTTPACIFIC NEWS SERVICE(link) EDITOR'S NOTE: Illegal eavesdropping and illegal detentions of U.S. citizens revives presidential powers curtailed since Watergate and may have grown out of a secret program in the 1980s that planned

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For those of you who have not seen this article, “The Usurpers of Our Freedoms” by Law School Dean, Lawrence R. Velvel I strongly recommend a good reading of it (below my short comments). It is lengthy, but it is more than worth taking the time to read.I find it rather disconcerting that today, after learning of the extent of the internal spying on us authorized by Bush/Cheney (which is not only

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Truth Be Told by Sgt Kevin Benderman follows my brief comments:Sgt Kevin Benderman was betrayed by the very military he served. The Army betrayed Sgt Benderman when it demanded of him to follow illegal orders; it betrayed him when it, the Army, court-martialed Kevin for something he did not do; “missing a movement to avoid hazardous duty” as Kevin was never given orders to redeploy to Iraq in the

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“Shock and Awe: Achieving Rapid Dominance” - a key strategic document published in 1996 - aimed to understand how to destroy the "will to resist before, during and after battle"....An alternative was the "decay and default" model, whereby a nation's will to resist collapsed through the "imposition of social breakdown"...the American imperial strategists invested deeply in the belief that through

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"George W. Bush as the New Richard M. Nixon" and additional articles follow my brief comments. Pay particular attention to the article on the changes made in the line of succession at the Pentagon/DoD.For those who think the news about Bush authorizing the spying on U.S. citizens is new, got news for you, this has been going on for so long that it has only emboldened the Bush/Cheney cabal to take

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As we wrap up 2005, Global Exchange and CODEPINK Co-Founder Medea Benjamin reminds us in the article below that there were indeed some progressive victories this year! We hope you'll take some time to celebrate them, and then join us in 2006 as we continue to work together for peace and justice.Happy New Year,Global Exchange10 Good Things about Another Bad YearBy Medea Benjamint r u t h o u t

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1136058442246937562005-12-31T11:47:00.000-08:002005-12-31T12:06:08.913-08:00

May this new year of 2006 bring us a lot of good things, like an end to war in Iraq for one; and among those other “good things” I hope for is that Rep Steve Buyer, Jim Nicholson and David Chu quit, retire, get fired—whatever, just go away and stop your betrayal of this nation’s veterans! The more they attempt to privatize the V.A. the worse it becomes for veterans seeking services. And our

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1136055805031870352005-12-31T11:03:00.000-08:002005-12-31T11:04:28.780-08:00

Iraq and the Laws of WarBy FRANCIS A. BOYLEProfessor of Law, University of IllinoisAny violation of the laws of war, international humanitarian law, and human rights committed by its puppet Interim Government of Iraq are legally imputable to the United States government. As the belligerent occupant of Iraq, both the United States government itself as well as its concerned civilian officials and

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1135894238234569722005-12-29T14:04:00.000-08:002006-10-31T16:59:56.063-08:00

War Resister Jerry Texiero, the Marine Corps and Who Betrayed Whom?By: Jack Dalton“Military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.” Henry Kissinger as quoted in the book “Kiss the Boys GoodbyeJust when was it we in this nation lost our ability to choose if and when we would be willing to kill another human being, or be killed ourselves? When was it that following

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1135792429406003712005-12-28T09:53:00.000-08:002005-12-29T15:17:13.763-08:00

The following articles lay out very nicely what we are facing under the "New World Order" brought to us by Bush/Cheney & Co., Inc. It not only "can" happen here, "It" has happened here to a very large degree. Bush/Cheney & Co., Inc. have, along with a dysfunctional congress are driving this nation into a complete "police state" as much to hide their criminality behind the veil of "secrecy" as

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1135674853594927492005-12-27T01:14:00.000-08:002005-12-28T14:37:55.170-08:00

Internet CensorshipSpies, spies, spies everywhere; Pentagon spying on everyone; NAS spying on the Pentagon spying on everyone else; and all the internet servers and providers are right there to help spy, stifle information, remove people from the net, shut down web sites and other wise be helpful in creating “The New World Order” being crammed down our throats. A couple of days ago I was notified

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1135629101017628212005-12-26T12:31:00.000-08:002005-12-26T14:20:00.220-08:00

There are two must read articles in this post: The first is on the growing scandal over the use of Depleted Uranium weapons as the reason Anthony Principi stepped down as head of the Veterans Administration. The second is “Iraq: Depleted Uranium aka “Baghdad Boils?!” Both are absolute must reads.The U.S. used over 20 million gallons of Agent Orange (among other Agent “colors”) in Vietnam. The U.S

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1135625304022078772005-12-26T11:28:00.000-08:002005-12-28T14:33:23.250-08:00

For years if not decades, I have been asking the same question over and over: "What Price Progress"? Wendell Berry, in the following essay, answers that question in part. “Fear” that great beast that keeps people from stepping outside the box; fear that keeps people from going past the headlines and 30 second sound bites; fear that keeps so many marching in step with the status-quo; fear that

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1135535125709984382005-12-25T10:22:00.000-08:002006-01-04T05:55:41.406-08:00

Give me a break! The Marine Corps has got to have better thing to do than try and court-martial a man for refusing to deploy to Vietnam 40 years ago. Especially considering we know for fact we were lied and deceived into that war ON Vietnam. Sound familiar? Does the Marine Corps really want Jerry Texiero, or are they just trying to use him as an example? Something today's military has gotten real

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1135365786623438802005-12-23T11:13:00.000-08:002005-12-23T14:47:54.403-08:00

He Dared to Challenge Power, Part Two: FT Lewis, WA. or Abu Gharib, WA.By: Jack Dalton5 months ago, Sgt Kevin Benderman was court-martialed by the Army at FT Stewart, GA. on the charge of “Missing a Movement to Avoid Hazardous Duty”. This was how the Army chose to handle Sgt Benderman’s Conscientious Objector application. One major problem with this conviction: Sgt Kevin Benderman was never given

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1135249287080995992005-12-22T02:38:00.000-08:002005-12-24T09:23:45.976-08:00

It wasn’t that long ago that the military command in Iraq started pulling computer access to various units. Seems some of the troops were writing emails home to family, to friends, to various anti-war groups and the like, and the military was getting a bit disconcerted by that. After all, can’t have your own troops pretty much turning the “official news” on its head now can you? So what do you do

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1135113730699920932005-12-20T13:06:00.000-08:002005-12-20T18:51:28.286-08:00

Douglas Barber spent a year in Iraq. Now that he is back from Iraq, he finds himself, like so many other veterans from this war, and the wars of the past, that the biggest fight of his life is now ahead of him—and it’s against the very government that sent him to Iraq, and the grossly underfnded V.A. that is not there for Douglas or the others coming back from Iraq imbued with combat related PTSD

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1135043727962487782005-12-19T17:50:00.000-08:002005-12-19T21:41:22.666-08:00

For those who think the news about Bush authorizing the spying on U.S. citizens is new, got news for you, this has been going on for so long that it has only emboldened the Bush/Cheney cabal to take it to new heights. Here’s a good piece from Pacific News Service on this very thing: “Bush Domestic Spying is Old News”. Don’t get me wrong, it tickles me to death that the Bush cabal has gotten its “

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1135028183413700242005-12-19T13:26:00.000-08:002005-12-19T14:28:48.013-08:00

The articles, essays and videos below are but a very, very small sample of what Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld and a dysfunctional congress are ordering the men and women in uniform to do in Iraq. Sgt Kevin Benderman, who is doing 15 months in the Regional Correctional Facility at FT Lewis, WA, is there because as a matter of conscience, he could not obey orders to shoot children (an order that eventually

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1135023149908300482005-12-19T12:01:00.000-08:002005-12-19T19:54:46.913-08:00

“America faces its greatest threat since the Civil War. The worst fears of the Founders are being realized as powerful corporate interests have taken over our culture and representative government,” (with a lot of help from Bush, Cheney and our so-called congress). “We the People now face a fundamental choice: take back our country … or do nothing, and become victims of tyranny and empire.” The

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1135020854065408252005-12-19T11:26:00.000-08:002005-12-19T11:34:14.096-08:00

This is a long piece, “The Forgotten Anthrax Attacks of 2001”, but it is more than worth the time to read. As for me, I would need some serious convincing to prove the U.S. military grade anthrax letters right after 9/11—(that killed 5, shut down congress for the first time since 1814, every major prime-time network, 17 post offices)--was not an “inside” job. I put absolutely nothing past the

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1134953482673937892005-12-18T16:48:00.001-08:002005-12-22T08:59:14.346-08:00

A Challenge for Bill O'ReillyBy NICHOLAS D. KRISTOFLet us all pray for Bill O'Reilly.Let us pray that Mr. O'Reilly will understand that the Christmas spirit isn't about hectoring people to say "Merry Christmas," rather than "Happy Holidays," but about helping the needy.Let us pray that Mr. O'Reilly will use his huge audience and considerable media savvy to save lives and fight genocide, instead

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1134935527976330922005-12-18T11:25:00.000-08:002005-12-18T19:26:34.903-08:00

Where’s The Money?Right now our dysfunctional congress is fighting back and forth over a $451 billion Department of War budget for 2006. A $50 billion supplemental for the continued prosecution of the War on Iraq is on the table and we have been told that after the first of the year, the Department of War will ‘request’ another $100 billion. At the same time congress has voted to cut social

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1134800585953819962005-12-16T22:15:00.000-08:002005-12-16T23:17:17.923-08:00

For those who believe Bush/Cheney & Co. and our dysfunctional congress (with a few exceptions) have changed their position on torture, read the following closely. For those of you who see the illusion being created and know others who do not see it, pass this on to them, and hope for the best. Spies in our midst; torture; more spies in our midst; more prisons and more torture--(see "Torture and

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1134763832957634642005-12-16T11:48:00.000-08:002005-12-16T23:07:33.273-08:00

Jason Miller has written another “right-on-the-money” essay! In “Privatize Me…Corporatize Me…Blackwaterize Me…” Jason goes right to the heart of the new “private military forces” being created by the Cheney/Bush Cabal by the hiring of companies like Blackwater to do their dirty work—abroad and here in the U.S.; just think New Orleans after Katrina; just think Marshall Law and Posse Comitatus. The

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1134689615969731632005-12-15T15:09:00.000-08:002005-12-15T15:33:36.533-08:00

While we are all focused on the imperialistic American War on Iraq, and rightly so, the “Ronald Reagan neo-liberal economic Iran/Contra” cabal in congress are still out to make Central and South America a U.S. political/economic “partner” and not the opposing economic model that is being presented. And the “new” model is presented by none other than that “master of disaster” for American

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1134675464200741102005-12-15T11:17:00.000-08:002005-12-15T11:46:05.960-08:00

OMB Watch Report on Bush deregulations, but first: Ever since the days of Ronald Reagan the Republican Party has been hard at work to create permanent republican ‘rule’ in this nation. What that means for us, the people who are this nation is: continued corporate deregulation; continued ‘profits over people’; continued trickle-down, supply-side economics; continued loss of freedoms and rights

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1134671842293929532005-12-15T10:31:00.000-08:002005-12-15T10:37:22.323-08:00

A Viet Nam Veteran: His Name Was EarlBy: Monica BendermanDecember 15, 2005His name was Earl. He spent his days in a wheel chair, hand propelled, sitting along the sidewalks of the seawall in a Victorian city along the coast. He kept all of his possessions in a shopping cart, while his valuables hung from the handles of his chair. I met him one night while walking on the beach. I walked past a

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1134596327031976772005-12-14T12:53:00.000-08:002006-02-03T09:26:28.900-08:00

When you read the following, keep in mind that this also goes on in the military's prison system. The Regional Correction Facility at Ft Lewis, WA, where prisoner of conscience, Kevin Bendeman is being held is, in my opinion, a mini-gulag. More on Kevin, FT Lewis and a lot of unanswered questions shortly, so for now, on to "Torture Inc" Also see, "Americas Heart of Darkness" , "Torture and

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1134511423020952912005-12-13T13:45:00.000-08:002005-12-13T14:08:49.870-08:00

On Ending Corporate Dominance:Of all we are faced with in this nation currently— double deficits created by an illegal war on Iraq and tax cuts to the rich and wealthy; declining real wages; sluggish job market; outrageously high, and rising, ‘health care’ costs; increased poverty levels for 5 consecutive years; increasing disparities in wealth; privatization of the ‘commons’ (think public water,

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1134334866666614522005-12-11T12:42:00.000-08:002005-12-13T10:47:39.293-08:00

Vietnamese Reparations ‘Tour’: For Me, A Night of Sadness, Anger and Partial RedemptionBy: Jack DaltonWednesday, December 7, 2005, I went to Portland State University’s Multi-Cultural Center to hear a presentation by three people from Vietnam, who are a part of the group of Vietnamese seeking reparations from this country over its use of Agent Orange. It turned out to be a night I will never

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1134245819002463862005-12-10T11:56:00.000-08:002005-12-10T12:24:10.310-08:00

30 Years of Supply-Side/Neo-Liberal Economic Policies Have Created A Disaster and We Will “Reap the Whirlwind”Years ago, when sitting in various classes on Economics (I was an economics major) the recurrent theme in all of them was simply this: “What’s good for business is good for America”. I disputed that then—I dispute it now! That which is good for business does not equate to being good for

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1134160058235034442005-12-09T12:23:00.000-08:002005-12-09T17:27:11.333-08:00

The following is an update on the continuing saga of Deborah Davis in Denver, CO. and the right to travel within our own country without having to produce our “papers.” She is the lady who decided she lived in America, and in America you do not have to show anyone your “Papers Please” just to simply travel to and from work on public transportation. Or anywhere else in this country for that matter

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1134079828285311742005-12-08T13:38:00.000-08:002005-12-08T21:26:44.980-08:00

A couple of weeks ago, congress voted to eliminate $50 billion from Medicare, Food Stamps and other much needed social safety net spending. Just think spending for the “common good”. Now today, that same congress is looking at cutting $56--$60 billion in additional taxes on the super-rich and the rich upper so-called “middle class.”Those same members of congress, along with the entirety of the

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1133904323729318362005-12-06T13:00:00.000-08:002005-12-06T13:36:05.090-08:00

We’ve all been invited to a Tea Party by Lucinda Marshall. Her “invitation” which is right after these few comments of mine, is one we are all able to “accept” so read on, but first this definition:oligarchy (ŏl'-gärkē) [Gr.,=rule by the few] , rule by a few members of a community or group. When referring to governments, the classical definition of oligarchy, as given for example by Aristotle, is

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1133816013739698022005-12-05T12:47:00.000-08:002005-12-05T21:30:55.836-08:00

U.S. Takes Two Young Women Hostage in Early A.M. Monday RaidBy: Jack Dalton"There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus and you've got to make it stop." - Mario SavioFor some months now I have been writing back

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1133739272593319692005-12-04T15:09:00.000-08:002005-12-10T11:38:56.783-08:00

When Criminals Rule and What We Must Do About ItBy: Jack Dalton“Those who believe a police state can't happen here are poor students of history. Every government, democratic or not, is capable of tyranny. We must understand this if we hope to remain a free people.” (Ron Paul, R-TX)There is a lot of political rhetoric coming from the Democratic Party about the “culture of corruption” within the

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1133556178389296392005-12-02T12:15:00.000-08:002005-12-02T16:10:48.873-08:00

The following article, “Trained for Torture”, was sent to me today. We know that the “Salvadoran Option” was unleashed upon Iraq last year in 2004, after John Negroponte , of Iran/Contra infamy, was sent there as the Ambassador. We also know that “death squads” are now roaming the streets of Iraq seeking whom they may kill –and they are lead, trained and commanded by U.S. military personnel. Is

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1133491702616474012005-12-01T18:34:00.000-08:002005-12-01T18:48:22.653-08:00

In April of 2004, when it was announced that John “Death Squad” Negroponte was going to Iraq as the U.S. Ambassador, I was firmly convinced that if he in fact was sent to Iraq, that Iraq, in a very short time would look like El Salvador during Iran/Contra in the 80’s. Negroponte was up to his neck in covering up the death squads running amok; most of whom were trained at the “School of the

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1133373041824259782005-11-30T09:43:00.000-08:002005-11-30T10:40:50.086-08:00

Welcome to the new American Police state (see OMB report below). The Pentagon has increased domestic surveillance—also known as spying; people are now being arrested for not showing their “Papers Please”—think Deborah Davis in Denver; we have arbitrary arrest and detention—think Jose Padilla; we have the “Patriot Act” which is a misnomer, as the so-called Act has nothing to do with patriotism and

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1133300449438499892005-11-29T13:24:00.000-08:002005-11-29T18:08:08.896-08:00

The people in this country had better wake up and the sooner rather than later. When people doing nothing more than riding a bus to work are told by police they must show ID or get arrested--It has happened here! See: http://jack-dalton.blogspot.com/2005/11/papers-please-has-arrived.html for background information about Deborah Davis, and "Papers Please." And read friend Doris' article below.

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1133069538441242912005-11-26T20:58:00.000-08:002005-12-01T22:37:31.550-08:00

He Dared to Challenge Power and the Official Consensus: Part OneBy: Jack Dalton“I have learned from first hand experience that war is the destroyer of all that is good in the world. It turns our young into soulless killers and we tell them they are “heroes” when they master the art of killing.” Conscientious Objector and Prisoner of Conscience, Sgt Kevin BendermanIt has been said of Sgt. Kevin

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1133057859698213752005-11-26T18:10:00.000-08:002005-11-29T19:28:57.156-08:00

Earlier this year, my very good friend Doris Colmes wrote two articles—which are the first two below. In lieu of what has taken place in Denver, see below article, the articles by Doris should be re-read. Is this the begginning? Have we come to the place where we now must be concerned with being compelled to produce “our papers?” Cheney/Bush have given us so much, have they not?--Jack“Enabling”

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1132982813344047232005-11-25T21:16:00.000-08:002005-11-25T21:26:53.373-08:00

Ongoing Quest for the Many Manifestations of BigfootReview and Commentary on Mike Palecek's Latest Novelby Jason Millerhttp://civillibertarian.blogspot.com/2005/11/ongoing-quest-for-many-manifestations.html"George Bush is a liar AND a loose gun for hire." I found it so refreshing to read these affirmations of truth on the cover of Mike Palecek's latest novel, Looking for Bigfoot. Palecek's "

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1132869578728297792005-11-24T13:21:00.000-08:002005-11-25T21:53:47.363-08:00

The following three articles, “Thoughts for Thanksgiving” – “Give Thanks No More: It’s Time for a National Day of Atonement” – “The End of American Thanksgiving” – are must reads. Many will take very strong exception to them, mostly by those who refuse to take an honest look at this nation’s history. To paraphrase what William Blum (Killing Hope and The Anti-Empire Report) has stated many times -

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1132856284915479182005-11-24T09:44:00.000-08:002005-11-24T10:20:17.900-08:00

The following article by Michael Carmichael gives an excellent look into thedupliciousness of those that deceived this nation into war; and then went about the business of crushing anyone and everyone who spoke out against the "Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld-Wolfowitz-Feith-Rice-Rove-Powell-Hadley-Libby-Ledeen-et al" "War of Deception" in Iraq. One can only hope that Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald, will

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1132686140523241212005-11-22T10:54:00.000-08:002005-11-22T15:41:02.376-08:00

If you read nothing else today, read the following report written by investigative reporter, Tom Scott, “Torture and Prostitution at Ft. Lewis, WA.” In the past couple of months I’ve been speaking with Monica Benderman on a daily basis. Kevin has called me multiple times from FT. Lewis since he has been incarcerated there—simply stated, Kevin is the definitive Prisoner of Conscience. Both have

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1132602399748545502005-11-21T11:25:00.000-08:002005-11-21T16:47:15.590-08:00

For those who still cling to the illusion that Bush/Cheney & Co., Inc. told the truth in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, I strongly urge you to read the following essay by investigative journalist, James Bamford.For those of you who have, from day one, understood the deception, the “Great Lie” which deceived this nation into invading and occupying Iraq, the essay by James Bamford is more

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1132510930500172152005-11-20T10:14:00.000-08:002005-11-20T10:22:10.523-08:00

“Out of the mouths of babes” and all of that. The following quotes were articulated in 1998/99 when Clinton unleashed the “Dogs of War” in Bosnia. Pay particular attention to the quotes of Bush and Tom DeLay (keeping in mind these are just a very small sample of similar statements—how times changes minds). Compare their statements from then with what they now say about being in Iraq. Fools and

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1132509337406378172005-11-20T09:46:00.000-08:002005-11-20T09:55:37.450-08:00

In the following open letter to Patrick Fitzgerald, former special council, John Dean, explains to Fitzgerald how and why Fitzgerald should expand his investigation into “who did what and when” in this cabal we call the Bush Administration. I for one really do think Steven Hadley, Doug Fieth, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, Karl Rove, Michael Leeden, John Bolton, Condi Rice, Colin Powell, “Dick”

Jack Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490714179660399303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607536.post-1132426748189595502005-11-19T10:45:00.000-08:002005-11-19T13:43:42.796-08:00

The following article, “Behind the Walls of Ward 54” was written by investigative journalist Mark Benjamin in Feb. of this year, 2005. What Mark wrote is more applicable now then when he wrote in Feb. It concerns what the U.S. Army is and is not doing to help those with PTSD issues coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan. One thing the Army is not doing, specifically at Walter Reed, it is not

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At the rate the Bush/Cheney cabal is increasing the military budget (in real terms we are looking at over $800 billion) and other “defense” spending, with massive amounts of borrowed money, I give the country about a year before we end up like Argentina in 2002 when its economy collapsed. So much for “fiscal conservatives”.--JackSmash and Grab Budgetinghttp://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?

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The two articles in this post say it all. We must end this madness before the madness ends us!--JackWar in Iraq By Congressman John Murtha t r u t h o u t Statementhttp://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/111705Y.shtml Thursday 17 November 2005 The war in Iraq is not going as advertised. It is a flawed policy wrapped in illusion. The American public is way ahead of us. The United States and

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Anwaar Hussain has written an excellent piece on "Dick" Cheney, the "Darth Vador" of the modern world. "Dick" Cheney and his shadow government: Cheney, Libby, Ledeen, Feith, Hadley, Wolfowitz, Pearle, Rice--it never ceases to amaze me how this nation has allowed people such as these to con, hustle and manipulate themselves to the levels of power they have. See the following piece on Doug Feith:

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It would appear that no matter how much things change they always seem to remain the same. Case in point: the use of incendiary weapons in Iraq with innocent civilians the primary recipients—again! I remember very clearly what incendiary weapon, bombs do to people. I saw it in 1965/66/67 Vietnam with the widespread use of Napalm. The use of incendiary weapons is for one purpose and one purpose

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Francis Boyle, one the this nation's leading experts and Prof. of International Law has written an outstanding essay on the illegality of this Bush/Cheney "War of Aggression" in Iraq. Citing national and international law after law, one Army Field Regulation after another, Francis Boyle shows in no uncertain of terms how and what Bush/Cheney & Co., Inc. are guilty of in terms of specific laws

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I was going to write a piece on what Veterans Day means, or rather, does not mean to me. Then I read Mary Shaw’s essay and decided to post hers—there is nothing I was going to say that she has not said better. Thank you Mary for your efforts on behalf of this nation’s veterans. -- JackWar on VeteransNovember 9, 2005By Mary ShawOn Friday, November 11, Americans will observe Veteran's Day. This is

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In memory of Vanessa Langer. Vanessa and her unborn child were killed Sept, 11, 2001. Vanessa was in the South Tower on the 93rd floor. After both towers had been struck, Vanessa was on the phone with her mother who was urging Vanessa to get out of the building and to safety. The last thing Vanessa ever said to her mother was, "It's o.k. mom. They told us to stay where we are...it's safe." "You

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If you read nothing else today, you have got to read this. The men of the USS Liberty have suffered much by the on-going cover-up by one administration after another for 38 years in the effort to continue protecting out 51st state, Israel. This is beyond outrageous, this is nothing less than an indictment on the priorities of this nation.--JackWashington Report, August 2005, pages 17-18Special

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Everyone that has someone in uniform in Iraq who support this war, what are they going to do when their loved ones start getting sick from depleted uranium? When their loved ones come back with raging PTSD? When they finally realize what those of us that oppose this mess are in fact the ones who have been telling the truth and their "fearless" leaders, Bush, Cheney et al have, as we have been

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Tom Hayden was one of the leaders of the anti-war movement during the American war in Vietnam. He was also one of the 8 people who stood trial in federal court behind the Chicago Police Departments riot at the Democratic Convention in 1968—for which Tom Haden, Jerry Rubin, Abby Hoffman, Dave Dellinger, Bobby Seale, Rennie Davis, John Froines, and Lee Weiner were charged; and the ones who ended up

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To simply say “Bush White House Afraid of the Truth” as does the Democratic Party in the title of the below report is, at least the way I see it, an oversimplification. At the same time, the report is factually correct and helps to point out how far we have been moved by the Bush/Cheney cabal from this nation’s alleged “Democratic principles” upon which the nation was founded.Bush and Company

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So You Think the North Won the Civil War Do You?Southerners Most Affected By War: New report reveals Southern region most tied to, impacted by, U.S. military and foreign policy.The following is a synopsis of the report. Keep in mind when you read this that the big 4 recipients in net gains on all of this are; Georgia, North Carolina, Florida and Texas. Coincidence? I think not.See: http://

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