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Terror To Empire
By Stewart Nusbaumer
With Democrats fearful and media silent, the Bush Administration has transformed the war against terror into a war for empire. Can Americans stop this madness?
The Bush Administration hawks are lumping together all kinds of reasons and excuses under the rubric of terrorism and exploiting the horror of 9/11 for political and corporate gain -- the war against terrorism has become, in fact, a war for empire. Instead of enhancing our national security, the Administration is making America more vulnerable, more susceptible to even more deadly attacks.
The Democrats, however, refuse to oppose this hemorrhaging of the war on terrorism, a war spreading to the four corners of the world. Democrats seem paralyzed, petrified of being labeled unpatriotic and soft on terrorism, excluding a few honorable mentions. Let’s face it, what disturbs Democrats the most is not the death of young Americans, but losing the next election.
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Though The Heavens Fall
By William Rivers Pitt
t r u t h o u t | Perspective
Friday 25 July 2003
The political fortunes of the Bush administration are never so strong as when people are dying. A review of newspaper headlines from September 10, 2001 clearly shows an administration under serious attack from all quadrants. That changed after some 3,000 people were killed the next day, and George has never looked back. The attack of September 11 was the best thing to ever happen to George W. Bush. He knows this, and uses those attacks to great effect in promoting everything from aggressive wars to tax policy.
Recall that it was Bush who said, on October 4, 2001, “We need to counter the shock wave of the evildoer by having individual rate cuts accelerated and by thinking about tax rebates.”
Recall that it was Bush, one year and four days later, who said, “We have experienced the horror of September 11…Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.”
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Take Action: Stop The Energy Policy Act of 2003
S.14, "The Energy Policy Act of 2003," sponsored by Republican Sen. Pete Domenici of New Mexico, points in the wrong direction. At a time when America needs safe, clean, affordable energy, this bill is harmful to consumers and the environment.
This regressive bill (along with its accompanying energy tax finance package, S.1149) includes provisions that:
-- Repeal the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA), a vital electricity consumer protection, which would allow for the expansion of deregulation and more Enron style schemes
-- Offer public financing of up to half the costs of constructing new nuclear reactors, leaving taxpayers liable for an estimated $14-16 billion
-- Encourage nuclear irresponsibility by promoting nuclear waste reprocessing and extending liability protections for nuclear plant operators through the permanent reauthorization of the Price-Anderson Act
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Fall 2003 Season of Struggle
Join Jobs with Justice this fall as we fight for the rights of workers in the United States and throughout the hemisphere.
This fall, three major mobilizations give us the opportunity to link the issues of Immigrant Rights, Global Justice and the Fight for Organizing and Collective Bargaining Rights. Clearly these are not separate fights, but part of the same struggle to win justice for all. Join us as we enter this Season of Struggle!
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Register Your Opposition to California Recall!
Here’s what happened: Anti-choice Congressman Darryl Issa has spent more than a million dollars generating petition signatures that are now forcing a vote to recall the pro-choice Governor. The candidate behind it is
Republican Congressman Darryl Issa.
Make no mistake about: Issa is a real threat. He’s supported a Constitutional amendment to criminalize abortion. He voted for a bill that would establish a back door gag rule – allowing health care companies and HMOs to tell their doctors what services and information they can and can’t provide to their women patients. He voted twice to deny women in the
military the right to use their own money for abortion services. He’s earned a 0% rating from our organization every single year he’s been in office.
Around the country, anti-choice governors are approving restrictions on women’s rights that put the government in the middle of our personal decisions. They’re working to outlaw safe abortion procedures, and trying to undermine Roe v. Wade.
The rest of the story
Terror To Empire
By Stewart Nusbaumer
With Democrats fearful and media silent, the Bush Administration has transformed the war against terror into a war for empire. Can Americans stop this madness?
The Bush Administration hawks are lumping together all kinds of reasons and excuses under the rubric of terrorism and exploiting the horror of 9/11 for political and corporate gain -- the war against terrorism has become, in fact, a war for empire. Instead of enhancing our national security, the Administration is making America more vulnerable, more susceptible to even more deadly attacks.
The Democrats, however, refuse to oppose this hemorrhaging of the war on terrorism, a war spreading to the four corners of the world. Democrats seem paralyzed, petrified of being labeled unpatriotic and soft on terrorism, excluding a few honorable mentions. Let’s face it, what disturbs Democrats the most is not the death of young Americans, but losing the next election.
The rest of the story
Though The Heavens Fall
By William Rivers Pitt
t r u t h o u t | Perspective
Friday 25 July 2003
The political fortunes of the Bush administration are never so strong as when people are dying. A review of newspaper headlines from September 10, 2001 clearly shows an administration under serious attack from all quadrants. That changed after some 3,000 people were killed the next day, and George has never looked back. The attack of September 11 was the best thing to ever happen to George W. Bush. He knows this, and uses those attacks to great effect in promoting everything from aggressive wars to tax policy.
Recall that it was Bush who said, on October 4, 2001, “We need to counter the shock wave of the evildoer by having individual rate cuts accelerated and by thinking about tax rebates.”
Recall that it was Bush, one year and four days later, who said, “We have experienced the horror of September 11…Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.”
The rest of the story
Take Action: Stop The Energy Policy Act of 2003
S.14, "The Energy Policy Act of 2003," sponsored by Republican Sen. Pete Domenici of New Mexico, points in the wrong direction. At a time when America needs safe, clean, affordable energy, this bill is harmful to consumers and the environment.
This regressive bill (along with its accompanying energy tax finance package, S.1149) includes provisions that:
-- Repeal the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA), a vital electricity consumer protection, which would allow for the expansion of deregulation and more Enron style schemes
-- Offer public financing of up to half the costs of constructing new nuclear reactors, leaving taxpayers liable for an estimated $14-16 billion
-- Encourage nuclear irresponsibility by promoting nuclear waste reprocessing and extending liability protections for nuclear plant operators through the permanent reauthorization of the Price-Anderson Act
The rest of the story
Fall 2003 Season of Struggle
Join Jobs with Justice this fall as we fight for the rights of workers in the United States and throughout the hemisphere.
This fall, three major mobilizations give us the opportunity to link the issues of Immigrant Rights, Global Justice and the Fight for Organizing and Collective Bargaining Rights. Clearly these are not separate fights, but part of the same struggle to win justice for all. Join us as we enter this Season of Struggle!
The rest of the story
Register Your Opposition to California Recall!
Here’s what happened: Anti-choice Congressman Darryl Issa has spent more than a million dollars generating petition signatures that are now forcing a vote to recall the pro-choice Governor. The candidate behind it is
Republican Congressman Darryl Issa.
Make no mistake about: Issa is a real threat. He’s supported a Constitutional amendment to criminalize abortion. He voted for a bill that would establish a back door gag rule – allowing health care companies and HMOs to tell their doctors what services and information they can and can’t provide to their women patients. He voted twice to deny women in the
military the right to use their own money for abortion services. He’s earned a 0% rating from our organization every single year he’s been in office.
Around the country, anti-choice governors are approving restrictions on women’s rights that put the government in the middle of our personal decisions. They’re working to outlaw safe abortion procedures, and trying to undermine Roe v. Wade.
The rest of the story
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