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16 ITEMS - 6 NEW 30AUG2008 44 Links
>>>>>>>GOOD NEWS<<<<<<<<<<
The Death of a Species
Progress Toward Global Eradication of Dracunculiasis
It is so seldom that I see good news.
It cost less than an hour of killing in Iraq.
http://tinyurl.com/6lqn6s
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/515
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item 1 Eternal Capitol Peace Vigil Sunday & Thursday
=item 2 'A Flood of Support' 31AUG2008
item 3 LABOR DAY PICNIC 01SEP2008
item 4 JOHN McCUTCHEON 07SEP2008
=item 5 Amendments 7 & 9. The workshop 13SEP2008
item 6 Unitarian Universalist Art Show and Sale 14/20SEP2008
item 7 International Day of Prayer for Peace 21SEP2008
item 8 Rock the Vote 2008
=item 9 1 Million Doors 20SEP2008
=item 10 National Day of Action to Stop War on Iran! 26-28SEP2008
=item 11 Big Bend Farmworker Alliance 2008 Fall Shirt Drive 21OCT2008
item 12 School of the Americas 21-23NOV2008
item 13 Tallahassee Food Not Bombs 26JUL/02AUG2008
item 14 APOYO NETWORK Water Drive August 2008
=item 15 44 linked items of interest at least to me
item 16 Removal and Submission Instructions
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item 1 Eternal Capitol Peace Vigil Sunday & Thursday
Join the Tallahassee Network for Justice and Peace, Veterans for Peace, Vietnam Veterans
Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, Gold Star Families for Peace, Code Pink.
Now in year six. Signs provided.
Sundays 12:30-2:30
Thursdays 4:00-6:00
in front of the Old Capitol
BUSH LIES - KIDS DIE; NO IRAN WAR; FREE IRAQ ; FREE AFGHANISTAN
850-893-7390 Leave Message
peacevetstally@gmail.com
=item 2 'A Flood of Support' 31AUG2008
Lake Ella merchants hope for 'A Flood of Support'
By Kati Schardl
DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER
Merchants affected by flooding at Lake Ella have banded together to organize a fundraiser to
help offset costs incurred by loss of merchandise, lack of flood insurance and water damage to
shops.
"A Flood of Support" will take place from 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday at the American Legion Hall at
Lake Ella. Those most affected by the flooding Joe's Bike Shop (which is still flooded), Polka
Dot Shoes (also still flooded), Sweet Stuffin's and Lofty Pursuits will bring salvaged (and
undamaged) merchandise to the legion hall to sell at bargain prices at the event, which will also
include a silent auction featuring donated items from other locally owned businesses, music by
Moon Pie Fever and Carrie Hamby & Friends, and more. Head Over Heels may also be there
with merchandise, but the building is still inaccessible and it has been impossible to determine
what's salvageable, according to event organizers.
"Small businesses operate on a day-to-day budget," said Wendy Halleck, owner of Quarter Moon
Imports, which suffered minor flood damage. "To even miss one or two days of sales could make
or break a small business."
Admission is a suggested donation of $5. Parking will be limited and it's suggested that those
attending park at Ole Times Country Buffet or across the street at the Lake Ella Publix shopping
center.
Halleck said that volunteers are needed now to help move merchandise from the flooded stores.
Call 294-2930 to help out, make a donation or get more information.
item 3 LABOR DAY PICNIC 01SEP2008
Big Bend Chapter of Northwest Florida Federation of Labor, CLC
LABOR DAY PICNIC
SEPTEMBER 1, 2007
From 10:00 AM 4:00 PM
MYER'S PARK
Myers Park Dr, Tallahassee, FL
This year we are going to be located at the picnic tables just south of the swimming pool. Look
for the BBLC banner.
Meet local candidates and elected officials.
Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, hats, sunscreen, bats, balls, gloves, Frisbees, horseshoes you
name it. Come hungry and plan on staying all day. Meet your union brothers and sisters. And
bring your friends show them the union spirit.
This is a free event that is open to the public so spread the word.
FMI
Phyllis Garrett 850-566-9281
item 4 JOHN McCUTCHEON 07SEP2008
returns to Tallahassee for the 5th time to do a benefit concert for the 36-year-old Grassroots
School on SUNDAY, SEPT. 7, 4:00 p.m. at Tallahassee Community College's Turner
Auditorium on Appleyard Drive (great venue!).
http://www.folkmusic.com/
Tickets are $15 adults and $8 high school students (and under) from Monday, Aug. 4th thru
Friday, Sept. 5th at
GORDON'S STRING MUSIC on North Monroe,
COMMUNITY CHIROPRACTIC on East Oakland,
CRYSTAL CONNECTION behind Olive Garden,
MUSIC CENTER across from Cabo's,
GRASSROOTS SCHOOL east of Capital Circle on Old St. Augustine Rd., and
AT THE DOOR.
Doors open at 3:30 and entry into the auditorium is determined by ticket purchase date, so get
'em early...and thanks for helping us spread the word! Info at 656-3629 weekdays.
loganhthompson@hotmail.com
=item 5 Amendments 7 & 9. The workshop 13SEP2008
Susan Watson, the Northwest Regional director for ACLU-FL, will be conducting a one
hour Speaker's Bureau training on presenting to the pubic the effects of Amendments 7
& 9. The workshop will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the Downtown
Leon County Public Library, 200 West Park Ave., Henderson Room [2nd floor].
1. If you know teachers or other school district employees, members of the League of
Women Voters, members of religious organizations or others who would be interested
in receiving some tips on how to give presentations to others on the realities of these
amendments, please invite them to attend.
Glenn Lang
Phone: [850] 222-5635
Cell: [850] 445-4707
gflang@comcast.net
item 6 Unitarian Universalist Art Show and Sale 14/20SEP2008
Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee to Host Art Show and Sale
Schmid, Picart, and Beaudin among Twelve Exhibiting Artists
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee (UUCT) is proud to announce it will host an
Art Show and Sale from September 14 September 20, 2008, showcasing a variety of artwork by
UUCT congregation members. The church has long recognized the wealth of creative talent that
exists within its congregation now it will bring these talents to the fore during its first-ever
Members' Art Show and Sale.
Artwork from 12 painters and photographers will be on display; among them are Molly Schmid,
Caroline (Kay) Picart, and Michele Beaudin. Daughter of nationally-known artist, Richard
Schmid,
Molly Schmid graduated magna cum laude from FSU with a degree in Fine Art. Her artwork is in
the permanent collection of the State of Florida, as well as private corporate and museum
collections. Visit: www.mollyschmid.com for more information.
Caroline (Kay) Picart is an academic, a dancer, and an artist whose work has been exhibited and
sold in South Korea, England, the U.S., and the Philippines. Several of her pieces are owned by
UNICEF. Visit: www.kinaestheticssportasart.com for more information.
Michele Beaudin is a writer and photographer whose photography has been shown on four
continents and has won several prizes and awards. Visit: www.immigesandwords.com for more
information.
A special feature of the show is a drawing for a signed lithograph from nationally-known artist
Richard Schmid. The lithograph is of his painting "Nancy and Rose in the sculpture garden at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art." View it online at: www.stoveprariepress.com.
Tickets for the drawing are $10.00, and will be available for purchase every day the exhibit is
open, with the winner announced the final day of the exhibit, Saturday, September 20, at 4:30
p.m.
The show commences with a reception Sunday evening, September 14, from 6 p.m. 8 p.m. The
exhibit will be open the following Monday through Friday, September 15 - 19, from 3 p.m. - 8
p.m., and Saturday, September 20, from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. The event is planned as a fundraiser for
the church, with all items affordably priced. Admission is free, and all are welcome.
The UUCT Art Show and Sale will be held in the UUCT Sanctuary located at 2810 N. Meridian.
For more information, contact Barbara Sterling via e-mail at: sterlingsilver@ earthlink.net
or by phone at: 385-5115. Visit UUCT online at: www.uutallahassee.org
item 7 International Day of Prayer for Peace 21SEP2008
On Sunday September 21, 2008...
Will Your Church Be Praying for Peace?
Will Your Church Speak Up About Violence?
On Earth Peace invites your congregation to join the World Council of Churches' 2008
International Day of Prayer for Peace campaign.
You know your community.
Is there domestic violence, homicide, poverty, child abuse, racism?
You also know God has a different vision for life -- for abundant life, for dignity for all, for
justice and shalom.
Will you consider calling together a public prayer service about your community's violence this September?
Hundreds of thousands of people from churches, synagogues, and mosques around the world will
join together in the International Day of Prayer for Peace.
For participants connecting through On Earth Peace, there will be opportunities to connect with
other peace-committed Christian congregations concerned about violence, access to On Earth
Peace resources, and guidance on how to make praying and acting for God's peace an ongoing activity.
We look forward to working with you to creatively address the needs of your community with
spiritual power. For more information and to register, please visit our website by clicking
www.onearthpeace.org/prayforpeace
Peace Witness
On Earth Peace
item 8 Rock the Vote 2008
September 24 from 6:30 to 10 PM in the Florida State ballrooms in the Union at FSU in Tallahassee.
This event is free for everyone and is being publicized at FSU, FAMU, and TCC.
item 9 1 Million Doors 20SEP2008
1 Day
25,000 Volunteers
1 Million Doors
On Saturday, September 20, thousands of volunteers across the U.S. will knock on a Million
Doors for Peace.
Veterans For Peace is joining, United for Peace and Justice, SOAW, US Action/True Majority,
Win Without War, and other organizations to make this day the biggest peace action of 2008.
Volunteer doorknockers will ask people to sign an antiwar petition directed to Congress. Our
message: End this immoral war, bring our troops home, and invest in America's future. In
addition, we will encourage people to join local anti-war groups, engage in voter education work,
and become a part of the organized antiwar movement in their area.
In order to reach a million people in a single day, we must organize at least 25,000 volunteers in
all 50 states. Peace groups have never implemented such an elaborate communication and
organizing plan before now, but with new and traditional communications tools available, we
anticipate success with this groundbreaking, grassroots project. This project will not end on
September 20, but it will be a new beginning of a more organized grassroots movement for peace
and justice.
Training materials, petitions, local groups to canvass with in your area, and handouts will be
provided.
To join, or for more information about MDP, please contact Chrystal Hutchison at
chrystal@fcan.org or 813-877-6712 (o) 941-232-6369 (c).
http://tinyurl.com/6z8mm2
=item 10 National Day of Action to Stop War on Iran! 26-28SEP2008
Tallahassee
Street side picket
25SEP2008 Old Capitol Steps
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
27SEP2008 Old Capitol Steps
12:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Local Contact
peacevetstally@gmail.com
Stop the War on Iran before it starts!
Money for Jobs, Healthcare, and Education, Not War and Occupation!
Stop War on Iran!
U.S. Out of Iraq & Afghanistan
No U.S. attack on Iran through Israel
No to all U.S./NATO war threats
Money for human needs, not war!
What we do now can make a difference
Activists with the Stop War on Iran campaign have been gearing up for a summer and fall of
non-stop mobilizing to stop another brutal U.S. war.
We have been in Denver all week, at the many protests, marches, and rallies at the Democratic
National Convention. In the face of overwhelming police intimidation and violence, we carried
Stop War on Iran banners and placards and distributed thousands of copies of our Stop War On
Iran newsletter featuring the call to action for 26-28 September Day of Action - with protests in
more than one hundred cities.
Endorse the Call to Action for September 27-28 at
http://www.stopwaroniran.org/sept272008
List your local action at
http://www.stopwaroniran.org/sept272008
Sign the Petition at http://stopwaroniran.org/petition.s
Make an Emergency Donation at http://stopwaroniran.org/donate.sht
Tell a Friend
http://stopwaroniran.org/friend.sh
Sign up for updates
http://stopwaroniran.org/updates.shtml
=item 11 Big Bend Farmworker Alliance 2008 Fall Shirt Drive 21OCT2008
2008 Fall Shirt Drive will be on Tuesday, October 21 at 7:00PM, Saint Paul 's United
Methodist Church
1. Long-sleeve shirts (preferably 100% cotton), hats, and work pants are currently being accepted
and will continue until the evening of October 21.
Drop-off locations include Saint Paul 's United Methodist Church , St. Eugene Catholic Chapel,
and Good Shepherd
Janet Kurisko is calling Goodwill to request a donation of long-sleeve shirts
Shawn Hamm and Gloria Keeney will get speakers for the event (FSU and PAEC)
Any interested volunteers/donors should show up around 6:30PM or contact Jim at
kwazman@yahoo.com
item 12 School of the Americas 21-23NOV2008
For further information about the School of the Americas and the grassroots effort to close it
down, please visit our website at www.soaw.org. There, you will find resources such as our
database of School of the Americas graduates and instructors
http://soaw.org/grads/
as well as information on how you can help shut down the School of the Americas and about the
annual November vigil at the gates of Fort Benning.
http://www.soaw.org/article.php?id=1
The November 21-23, 2008 vigil will follow the presidential election by two weeks. It will be an
opportunity for the progressive movement to push for the closure of the SOA/ WHINSEC, to end
torture, and to set an agenda against oppressive U.S. foreign policy, no matter who wins the
presidency.
item 13 Tallahassee Food Not Bombs Every Sunday
TFNB makes use of leftover produce and other food that is considered past shelf life for stores
but still healthy and delicious to eat to prepare vegan meals and share them in Carter Howell
Strong Park. Cooking is every Sunday, 1230 pm start time, 800 N Bronough St, leave for park
around 3. Come to cook, come to eat, come to hang out with other activists and members of
tallahassee homeless community. Not only an indictment of the waste and misdirected priorities
of our government and society, but an opportunity to build an alternative.
Anna Castagna (727)-744-6958
Greg has moved to Philadelphia, and Virginia has moved to New York.
Always looking for new food sources. Produce, beans and rice, and canned food always needed.
prepared stuff great too!
=item 14 APOYO NETWORK Water Drive August 2008
Apoyo Network started Water Drive in the month of July; this small drive was very successful.
And because of the success of this drive we are continuing with the efforts to help people in
need. Today we are asking for you help and support. Our new goal is 200 cases of water to be
delivered among institutions that help people in need. We are also accepting donations for school
supplies.
We count on you, if you want to make a donation please call Apoyo Network line at 850-879-
2125, or just reply to this email with your support.
For more information visit www.ApoyoNetwork.com or call at 850-879-2125
item 15 44 Links of Interest
GOOD NEWS!!
IMPERIUM - 7
IMPERIUM - Economic Collapse - 6
IMPERIUM - Election - 6
or Which War Criminal will lose in November and become president in 2009
IMPERIUM - Ubergang Der Welt - 3
IRAN - 2 items
IRAQ - 6 items
AFGHANISTAN - 4 item
PALESTINE - 4 items
FLORIDA - 1
GEORGIA - 3 items
GOOD NEWS
Of all the items I have posted for years, only a minuscule few could be possibly listed as good
news. This is one.
The Death of a Species
http://tinyurl.com/6lqn6s
IMPERIUM - 1 -
War Veterans' Concussions Are Often Overlooked
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ
The complications from concussions, a signature injury of
the Iraq war, often are not recognized in singular ways.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/us/26
IMPERIUM - 2
Questioning Unbeatable Insurgencies
Insurgencies since World War II have worn down their enemies and then prevailed -- with one
major exception: Malaya (communist insurgency 1948-1960) before it became Malaysia. Iraq,
where the final results will not be known until after U.S. troops leave everything to Iraqi security
forces, may become the second.
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Questio
IMPERIUM - 3
Mr Rumsfeld wrote at the bottom "I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to four
hours?".
US accused of war crimes over torture methods --In his new book, lawyer Philippe Sands argues
that the responsible officials, and the lawyers who advised them, should be charged with war
crimes. 20 Aug 2008 The use of torture by the US Government in the aftermath of the terrorist
attacks in New York on September 11, 2001 has come under increasing criticism. In 1863 at the
height of the US civil war, president Abraham Lincoln set the principles for interrogation of
prisoners with a famous instruction "military necessity does not admit of cruelty". It took the
September 11 attacks to change those principles and Vice-President [sic] Dick Cheney said the
US would now have to work through the dark side.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2
IMPERIUM - 4
A Nuclear Bull's-Eye Is On Our Back
MICHAEL TOTTEN Special To The Tampa Tribune
A new nuclear plant may be nothing but a big bombing target. Any nation with nuclear power
plants offers its adversaries, in effect, a quasi-military capability to use against it, proliferation
expert Bennett Ramberg, an official in the George H.W. Bush administration, warned in 1984.
http://tinyurl.com/5w5k3d
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/a
IMPERIUM - 5
You can't be serious: How a comedian became the most influential voice in American politics
"the most trusted man in America".
When Jon Stewart inaugurated his fake news anchor on The Daily Show eight years ago, his goal
was to send up the hyperbolic and manufactured controversy of US Cable News and, if possible,
be even more outrageous. Now, in a wonderful through-the-looking-glass moment, he has
supplanted the subjects of his mockery in the country's current affairs consciousness, and finds
himself crowned the bemused voice of reason in an insane world.
http://tinyurl.com/5wqxvo
IMPERIUM - 6
Feeding the Beast: Federal Agencies in Shambles
Christopher Moraff, In These Times: "When President Bush exits the White House in January, he
will leave behind a federal government in shambles. Since his first term, Bush has pressed
forward with a radical view of the executive branch. Beyond adopting autocratic positions on
foreign policy and taking broad liberties to subvert the Bill of Rights, Bush has waged a quieter -
and perhaps more damaging - war at home against the very agencies under his charge."
http://www.truthout.org/article/fe
IMPERIUM - 7
American inequality highlighted by 30-year gap in life expectancy
The United States of America is becoming less united by the day. A 30-year gap now exists in
the average life expectancy between Mississippi, in the Deep South, and Connecticut, in
prosperous New England. Huge disparities have also opened up in income, health and education
depending on where people live in the US, according to a report published yesterday
Asian-American males have the best quality of life and black Americans the lowest, with a
staggering 50-year life expectancy gap between the two groups.
Despite the fact that the US spends roughly $5.2bn (œ2.6bn) every day on health care, more per
capita than any other nation in the world, Americans live shorter lives than citizens of every
western European and Nordic country, bar Denmark..
http://tinyurl.com/66obnc
IMPERIUM - Economic Collapse -1
Super Imperialism
Mike Whitney Interviews Michael Hudson
"Dollar hegemony enables the US to own indirectly but essentially the entire global economy by
requiring its wealth to be denominated in fiat dollars that the US can print at will with little in the
way of monetary penalties.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.inf
IMPERIUM - Economic Collapse - 2
IMPERIUM - Economic Collapse -
BANKING: Fannie and Freddie burden JPMorgan
As the banking sector braces for losses from the crisis gripping Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the
investment bank JPMorgan warned of a possible 600 million-dollar loss from its investment in
the two mortgage financing groups.
http://tinyurl.com/6e7jez
IMPERIUM - Economic Collapse - 3
U.S. Says Banks on `Problem List' Rose 30% in Quarter:
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said its ``problem list'' of banks increased 30 percent
in the second quarter to the highest total in five years as more commercial real-estate loans were
overdue.
http://tinyurl.com/65dymv
IMPERIUM - Economic Collapse - 4
FDIC Is Broke?
Report: FDIC May Borrow Money From Treasury:
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) might have to borrow money from the Treasury
Department to see it through an expected wave of bank failures, the Wall Street Journal reported.
http://moneynews.newsmax.com/headl
IMPERIUM - Economic Collapse - 5
James K. Galbraith | How to Burn the Speculators
James K. Galbraith, Mother Jones: "Whenever economies sour, politicians blame speculators.
But on occasion, they are right to do so. Speculators did wreak havoc in 1630s Holland, 1720s
France, and in the American stock market in 1929. That crash led to the Great Depression and 60
years of tight controls on speculation. Now, thanks to our 30-year infatuation with free markets,
the controls are off, and the mad gamblers are at it again. Yesterday's burst bubble was housing;
today's expanding ones are energy and food. True, we have major long-term energy problems that
cannot be laid at the feet of speculators.... But do supply and demand explain oil prices at $140
per barrel, with voices from Goldman Sachs projecting $200 for next year (a figure that would
push gas prices above $5 per gallon) and Russia's Gazprom saying $250, despite a likely US
recession? Do they explain the historic price hikes in rice, corn, and wheat, leading to hunger in
the developing world? Do they explain the absolutely stratospheric price of copper? No they do
not."
http://www.truthout.org/article/ho
IMPERIUM - Economic Collapse - 6
Justice Department Backs Corporate Privileges usatoday.com In a sharp turnaround from the
aggressive corporate-charging guidelines of the Enron era, the Justice Department announced
new policies for federal prosecutors who are investigating companies. Among other practices, the
new guidelines bar prosecutors in deciding whether to file charges against corporations
from asking companies to waive their attorney-client privileges or to turn over legally protected
materials. During the Enron era in the early 2000s, the Justice Department won praise from
President Bush, shareholders groups and others for cracking down on corporate crime.
Hundreds of executives and dozens of companies were charged with securities fraud and other
crimes. To avoid prosecution, companies often were compelled to turn over private attorney-
client communications and other confidential documents, according to defense attorneys.
Http://ga3.org/ct/w1xfmlF1ySOF/
IMPERIUM - Election
or Which War Criminals will loose in November and be inaugurated in 2009
IMPERIUM - Election - 1
'Creation Science'
Palin is only candidate to suggest 'Creation science' should be discussed in schools.
http://dwb.adn.com/news/politics/electi
IMPERIUM - Election - 2
Oh, No! Not Joe Biden! :
The Democratic Party has a death wish! There is no other rational explanation for hapless Sen.
Joe Biden (D-DE) ending up as Sen. Barack Obama's VP running mate.
http://tinyurl.com/5hskx8
http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-b
IMPERIUM - Election - 3
Biden, Iraq, and Obama's Betrayal
Barack Obama's selection of Joseph Biden as his running mate constitutes a stunning betrayal of
the anti-war constituency who made possible his hard-fought victory in the Democratic primaries
and caucuses.
http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/5492
IMPERIUM - Election - 4
Dennis Kucinich, Why Did You Sell Your Soul?
Dennis Kucinich, you went to your convention, and sold your soul. You spoke eagerly,
energetically, in support of a man whose positions you don't share, and who hasn't an ounce of
your courage. You criticized the war in Iraq, but neglected to mention that the man you were
endorsing has no intentions of cutting back our warfare state ‹¨« that he complains that Bush
hasn't sent enough troops to Afghanistan.
http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/linkfr
IMPERIUM - Election - 5
McCain: Senator, Grow Up!
Keith Olbermann, MSNBC: "Senator McCain - on the 22nd of May, 2003 ... you said, of Iraq, on
the Senate floor, quote: 'We won a massive victory in a few weeks, and we did so with very
limited loss of American and allied lives. We were able to end aggression with minimum overall
loss of life, and we were even able to greatly reduce the civilian casualties of Afghani and Iraqi
citizens.' Senator - you declared victory in Iraq, five years and nearly three months ago. Today
you say: 'victory in Iraq is finally in sight?' The victory you already proclaimed five years ago?"
http://www.truthout.org/article/mc
IMPERIUM - Election -6
Investigation dogs Alaska governor
--The allegations she abused her office could prove embarrassing for Palin, who got elected in
2006 on an ethics reform platform. 14 Aug 2008 Gov. Sarah Palin, a rising young GOP star mentioned as a
possible running mate for John McCain, could see her clean-hands reputation damaged by a growing furor over
whether she tried to get her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper. A legislative panel has
launched a $100,000 investigation to determine if Palin dismissed Alaska's public safety
commissioner because he would not fire the trooper, Mike Wooten. Wooten went through a
messy divorce from Palin's sister.
http://tinyurl.com/6erzpk
IMPERIUM - Election - 7
Governor Sarah Palin Has What It Takes to Be the Next Dick Cheney By Chris Kelly 27 May
2008 Over the weekend, the Anchorage Daily News discovered a whole new reason
Governor Palin is the perfect person to be the next Dick Cheney: She can look you in eye
and tell you black is white. Especially when there's oil involved. Back in January, the
secretary of the interior was considering whether or not polar bears should be on the
endangered species list... The polar bears weren't drowning. They were hanging themselves
in their cells... All I know is, there are lots of polar bears and no scientific reason at all to
believe they can't live happily, underwater, eating clean coal. Let's get drilling! It's almost
like Republicans say ridiculous twisted half-truths, and the New York Times publishes them
as facts.
http://tinyurl.com/3rtfkq
IMPERIUM - Ubergang Der Welt - 1
Digging Up the Dirt on Arctic Carbon
Peter N. Spotts, The Christian Science Monitor: "You never know what you'll find until you dig a
little deeper. Scientists taking the measure of how much carbon the Arctic locks up beneath its
tundra have done just that. Based on what they've found, they estimate that the Arctic could
harbor an average of 60 percent more carbon than previous estimates have indicated."
http://www.truthout.org/article/di
IMPERIUM - Ubergang Der Welt - 2
Social injustice KILLS
Report released Thursday argues that inequality is the most significant factor affecting health
around the world
Social justice - or lack thereof - has a greater impact on the health of the world's population than
medical treatment, according to a landmark study that concludes that inequities are killing people
on a "grand scale."
http://tinyurl.com/6chlpt
IMPERIUM - Ubergang Der Welt - 3
Water Progresses, Sanitation Regresses
Thalif Deen, Inter Press Service: "The world's poorest nations are making halting progress in
water, but little or no tangible improvement in sanitation -- two of the basic necessities of life. As
far as the global state of sanitation is concerned, says Anders Berntell, executive director of the
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), 'It's one of the world's greatest scandals.'
Addressing the 18th international water conference in the Swedish capital Monday, Berntell said
that 2.5 billion people still lack access to adequate sanitation, resulting in some 1.4 million
preventable child deaths due to diarrhoeal diseases each year."
http://www.truthout.org/article/water-p
IRAN -1
Media Blackout: The Armada In The Gulf
The most important news for the month of August was the fact that President Bush has quietly
sent the largest armada into the Persian Gulf since the Iraq war began in 2003, when there were
six carrier groups. This is a huge number of ships to be concentrated in one location in
peacetime. This story has been completely ignored by the news media all over the West.
http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/linkfr
IRAN -2
A Holiday in Iran:
When Michelle May, an avid traveler, returned to New York's John F. Kennedy airport after a
seven-week trip to Iran this summer, she says she was closely questioned and her luggage
searched after officials read on her customs card that she had been to the Islamic Republic. When
May asked why she was being subjected to such scrutiny, a customs agent said, 'They were the
ones who attacked us.'
http://ipsnorthamerica.net/news.php?idn
IRAQ - 1
Maliki the Nationalist?
By Robert Dreyfuss
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki continues to make headlines by posing as an Iraqi
nationalist. Don't buy it.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.inf
IRAQ - 2
Airborne IED gets attention
Baghdad (UPI) Aug 25, 2008 - Shiite extremists remaining in Baghdad have added a relatively
new weapon to their arsenal in the fight against U.S. forces, one with more destructive power
than most of the usual improvised explosive devices planted along city thoroughfares -- the
improvised rocket-assisted mortar. The IRAM is technologically crude, its aiming is inaccurate,
and the number of times it has been used by ...
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Analysi
IRAQ - 3
Will Iraq disintegrate if the United States withdraws its troops?
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Why are we asking this now?
The United States and Iraq are close to agreeing a security accord under which the US would pull
its combat troops out of Iraqi cities, towns and villages on 30 June 2009, and out of Iraq by 31
December 2011. This will only happen if a joint Iraqi-American ministerial committee agrees
that security in Iraq has improved to the point where the half million strong Iraqi security forces
can take over. Other aspects of the draft agreement show that the government of the Iraqi Prime
Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, is increasingly confident of its own military and political strength
http://tinyurl.com/5q8zrq
IRAQ - 4
IRAQ: Sectarian Clashes Flare Up Again
1. Inter Press Service
By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail*
BAQUBA, Aug 26 (IPS) - A military operation said to target al-Qaeda has ended up
targeting Sunni Muslims instead, creating new sectarian tensions.
http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/arc
IRAQ - 5
Chalabi Aide Arrested on Suspicion of Baghdad Bombings
Baghdad - US forces have arrested Ali Faisal al Lami, Shiite Muslim official, member of the
Sadrist Party who's serving as an executive of the Justice and Accountability Committee, a
deputy of Ahmad Chalabi, who was once the Bush administration's favorite Iraqi politician, and
implicated him in bombings that killed Americans and Iraqis, Chalabi and Iraqi government
officials said Thursday.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/iraq/story/5
PALESTINE - 1
Abbas: All Palestinians should be given right to return home:
"The refugees should have the right of return to their homeland and we are negotiating this
with the Israelis. I have to say we are not with permanent settlement of Palestinian refugees in
Lebanon. We are against permanent resettlement," Abbas told reporters after meeting Lebanese
President Michel Suleiman on a visit to Beirut.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/101
PALESTINE - 2
Blockade-busting boats leave Gaza Strip for Cyprus:
Israel's navy made no effort to stop the vessels. Also, few Gazans are permitted to leave due to
Israeli and Egyptian travel restrictions.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/101
PALESTINE - 3
Israel 'doubling' illegal settlement growth:
Israel has nearly doubled illegal settlement construction activity in the occupied West Bank since
2007, a report by the rights group Peace Now says.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middl
PALESTINE - 4
Police arrest Israeli Gaza 'siege-breaking' protester:
A spokeswoman for protesters who defied a blockade of Gaza by entering by sea said one was
arrested after returning to Israel by land.
http://tinyurl.com/5s7jqp
AFGHANISTAN - 1
Democrats: Don't Make Afghanistan Your War
By Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation
Biden, Obama, and the Dems are rallying to escalate the war in Afghanistan. But trading one war
for another would be catastrophic.
http://tinyurl.com/6ge3ng
AFGHANISTAN - 2
U.N. says has evidence air strikes killed 90 Afghans:
The United Nations said on Tuesday it had found convincing evidence that 90 Afghan civilians,
most of them children, were killed in air strikes by U.S.-led coalition forces in western
Afghanistan last week.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080826/ts_
AFGHANISTAN - 3
Afghanistan attack was 'legitimate' hit at Taliban: Pentagon:
"Unfortunately there were some civilian casualties, although that figure is in dispute, I would say.
But this is why it is being investigated," he said.
http://tinyurl.com/57osa4
AFGHANISTAN - 4
Afghan Govt demands new rules of engagement:
A Government statement says air strikes on civilian targets, unilateral searches of homes, and
illegal detentions of Afghan civilians must be stopped.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2
FLORIDA - 1
With $3.5 billion budget gap, lawmakers fear for the future
By Catherine Dolinski
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
State lawmakers heard this week that they will face a $3.5 billion hole in the state budget next
year, raising concerned cries in both parties about the future of Florida's health, education and
criminal justice systems.
http://tinyurl.com/6jgs36
GEORGIA - 1
The warrior ethic of the American Imperial elite, embodied in its fullest measure by Zbigniew
Brzezinski, has been rejuvenated momentarily by Russia's attack on Georgia.
http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/index.p
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