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Anti-U.S. Uproar Sweeps Italy

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By David Swanson

The U.S. government has proposed to make Vicenza, Italy, the largest US military site in Europe, but the people of Vicenza, and all of Italy, have sworn it will never happen.

As with the story of the Downing Street Minutes two years ago this week, a major news story and huge controversy in Europe right now is unknown to Americans, despite the fact that it is all about the policies of the American government. In February of this year, 200,000 people descended read more

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BREAKING: 3 US Reps Support Cheney Impeachment

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By Matthew Cardinale, News Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (April 29, 2007)
http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com

(APN) ATLANTA – H Res 333, the bill introducing Articles of Impeachment against Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney, now has two co-sponsors, for a total of 3 current total supporters, including sponsor US Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Atlanta Progressive News has learned.

The two cosponsors are US Reps. Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO) and Janice Schakowsky (D-IL). APN currently has read more

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Video of Portland, Maine, Rally for Impeachment on April 28, 2007

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Maine’s “Impeachment Day” event was the Maine Impeachment Town Meeting held April 28, 2007, at the First Parish Church in Portland, Maine, organized by http://www.maineimpeach.org

Former Mayor of Portland Jill Duson introduced Co-Founder of AfterDowningStreet.org David Swanson: best viewed Here, but also available as mp4 video by Eric Herter or Quicktime Video.

John Branson of Maine Lawyers for Democracy: Quicktime Video.

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Pelosi, Conyers, the People, and Impeachment

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By David Swanson

Speech delivered in Portland, Maine, at rally organized by http://www.maineimpeach.org onApril 28th national day of impeachment events organized by http://www.a28.org

I want to thank Maine Impeach dot org for putting this event together. This is a wonderful crowd! The paper on grounds for impeachment drafted by Maine Lawyers for Democracy is incredibly well done: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/me

I spoke earlier today at a rally in Boston, Massachusetts, where one of the other read more

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The GE Presidential Debate

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By David Swanson

MSNBC, owned by weapons-maker General Electric, opened Thursday night’s debate with the unavoidable topic of Iraq, and unavoidably allowed each of the eight candidates on the stage to address it. Two of them, Congressman Dennis Kucinich and former Senator Mike Gravel, spoke in favor of ending the war. Kucinich advocated cutting off the funding. Gravel proposed passing a law to make it a felony to remain in Iraq.

Of course, it’s also a felony to spy in violation read more

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Congressman Dennis Kucinich plans to introduce articles of impeachment against Vice President Cheney.

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Congressman Dennis Kucinich plans to introduce articles of impeachment against Vice President Cheney. It’s time now for us to follow through by asking the rest of Congress to get on board with the American public, and by letting the media know where we stand.


http://www.impeachcheney.org

Ask your Congress Member to support impeachment proceedings against Vice President Cheney:
http://tinyurl.com/yttnxq

Ask members of the House Judiciary Committee and Speaker Nancy Pelosi to lead, follow, read more

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War Money in a Frame

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By David Swanson

You can’t put a trillion dollars in a frame and hang it on the wall, but if it weren’t for another kind of frame we would never spend this kind of money on war. When we frame the debate over war money with the idea that funding war amounts to “supporting troops,” the debate is constrained to range from funding the war to funding the war more and faster.

If, on the other hand, a debate over funding a war were framed by the idea that what you’re funding read more

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Happy Springtime (Bush Is Over)

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It’s Springtime, a new birth. Music video presented by www.JTMP.ORG and performed by Op-Critical featuring the Harmonic Angels. Imagine Peace! Please see www.BushIsOver.Org , www.A28.Org, and www.AfterdowningStreet.Org to be a part of this rebirth movement! Peace!

Happy Springtime (Bush is Over)

So this is springtime, the years have been dark
The sun is now shining, and love is the spark
So let’s take read more

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Putting the Gone in Gonzales

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How Not to Answer Questions about (in)Justice in America
By David Swanson

When can we put the “consensus” of the senior leadership of the Department of Justice, CSLDJ (pronounced Con Sell Dodge), under oath and ask it questions and then impeach it?

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales assured the Senate Judiciary Committee today that nothing improper has been done and that, in addition, he’s not to blame for it, because he simply obeyed the CSLDJ, although he does not actually remember read more

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Another Path to Peace: The Case for Kucinich

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By David Swanson, AfterDowningStreet.org

The Democratic leadership in Congress wants the war to be around in 2008 so that a Democrat can win the White House by “opposing” the war. Congressman Rahm Emanuel has explained this to the Washington Post. The ONLY way to convince the top Democrats that this calculation is wrong is to promote in the presidential primary the only candidate who is trying in every way possible to end the war now. If we do that, the Democrats will understand read more

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