September 2009

Bush Torture Indictment 2.0

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By David Swanson

Following a joint blogosphere drafting effort, here’s a revised draft indictment of Bush for torture. As before, this does not attempt to include the vast majority of Bush’s crimes or any of Bush’s worst crimes. Nor does it attempt to indict the vast majority of those probably guilty of conspiracy to torture. This is just Bush and just torture.

United States of America,
Plaintiff
v.
George W. Bush,
Defendant

18 U.S.C. Section 2340A
18 U.S.C. Section 2441

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US Army Now Says Gaza Rockets No Threat to Israel (Even If Good Excuse for Wars)

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By David Swanson

Stephanie Westbrook pointed out to me a very curious PDF, a journal of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published in Europe. It includes an article that begins:

“Uncle Sam wants you to see the home of Judaism and Christianity. He wants you to earn good pay in a sunny climate doing work you are proficient in and enjoy – work that is personally and professionally rewarding and that you know will help an important ally. What could be better than that? Yes, Uncle Sam wants read more

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ACORN Is Iran

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ACORN turns in and flags reports of fraudulent voter registration. Those who want to destroy it “discover” and “reveal” ACORN’s sins.

Iran turns in report on its nuclear facilities. Those who want to destroy it “discover” and “reveal” Iran’s sins.

ACORN concerns itself with the well-being of people without the resources of wealthy white Americans.

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Howard Dean Flips a Whopper of a Flop

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Howard Dean, who campaigned for president opposing single-payer and ran the DNC opposing single-payer, and launched an activist campaign opposing single-payer, now says that it was “a terrible mistake” for Obama not to begin by proposing single-payer. But is Democracy for America duty bound to push for whatever terrible mistake Obama proposes? Shouldn’t a so-called grassroots group make read more

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ACORN Versus Serious Criminals: Defund Lockheed

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By David Swanson

First let’s put the crusade to defund ACORN in context:

Among recipients of government money already convicted of serious misconduct, ACORN (had it been so convicted) wouldn’t make it onto the list of the top 100. In fact, ACORN could receive 100 times the funding it does and still not make it onto the list.

And you’ll notice something else about the top 10 criminal companies receiving government contracts: they’re all recipients of military contracts. read more

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Uplifting and Inspiring

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Introduction to FireDogLake Book Salon by Glenn Greenwald
original and two hours of discussion here

Over the last eight years, David Swanson has been one of the most tenacious and effective activists against the transgressions of the Bush presidency. As Press Secretary for Dennis Kucinich’s 2004 presidential campaign, Communications Coordinator for ACORN prior to that, a tireless anti-war activist for Democrats.com and, most notably of all, as the indefatigable spearhead behind the campaign read more

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Diebold, Return Our Money!

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Diebold/Premier’s Equipment and Software Must Be Immediately and Permanently Decertified and a Criminal Investigation Launched

As A Result Of The California Secretary Of State’s Findings and Diebold/Premier’s Own Admissions That Its Voting Systems Do Not Meet Federal Standards, Velvet Revolution Calls on the Company to Return the Well Over $100 Million in Taxpayer Funds Spent by Californians on Failed, Faulty Voting System Hardware and Software. 

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Campaign Launched to Stop Domestic Terrorism

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Recently, there has been an explosion in threats and acts of domestic terrorism. The majority of these can be traced to groups and individuals who do not accept the results of our recent election or the laws enacted or proposed by those who have been elected. They seek to undermine the democratic process through threats, intimidation, and even outright murder. They can’t accept the legitimacy of the President, or a woman’s legal right to make choices about her own medical care, read more

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Sunday Daily Flashback of Real ACORN News

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Residents to Protest City’s Failure to Address Unsafe Traffic
Aug 1, 2002

Over 100 Accidents in Past 5 Years in West Oak Cliff, But Dept. of Traffic and Public Works Refuses to Act
WHAT: Crowd of residents to protest in the street with signs, banners, chants
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Monday Aug. 5
WHERE: Intersection of Cockrell Hill Avenue and Falls Drive

There have been over 100 traffic accidents in the Hispanic neighborhood of West Oak Cliff in Dallas in the past 5 years. Cars routinely drive 50 read more

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