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| Illegally Deported U.S. Citizen Pedro Guzman Found After Nearly Three Months in Mexico |
| Published: August 9, 2007, 11:23 pm |
| Tags: International Politics, Social Amp 038 Economic Justice, Us Politics, Press Release, Immigration, Politics |
| Pedro Guzman, the U.S. citizen illegally deported from a Los Angeles County jail on May 11, was reunited with his family today at a Lancaster courthouse after nearly three months lost in Mexico. It ends a harrowing three-month search by the family while the ACLU of Southern California and the law firm of Van Der Hout, Brigagliano and Nightingale |
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| Mapping military money & deaths |
| Published: August 13, 2007, 3:58 pm |
| Tags: Nonviolence, International Politics, Peace |
| from the Daily Mail Military Spending Aa the world’s biggest military spender in 2002, the U.S. appears hugely bloated in this map, taking up 45 per cent of the world’s land mass. It spent $353 billion on arms, out of a world total of $789 billion. While America spent the money, it reaped hardly any of the consequences - the U.S. |
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| Dick Cheney video: How many dead Americans is Saddam worth? |
| Published: August 16, 2007, 9:27 am |
| Tags: International Politics, Nonviolence, Us Politics, Peace, Video, Politics |
| Video of and interview with Vice President Cheney in 1994 saying that invading Iraq would create a quagmire. (This video aired on C-Span) |
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| CA Greens pressure Democratic Congress to end war |
| Published: August 19, 2007, 10:36 pm |
| Tags: International Politics, Nonviolence, Third Party, Third Parties, Green Party, Anti War, Politics, Press Release, Activism, Us Politics, News |
| Democratic members of House pressed by Greens, others in their home districts to sign pledge to stop funding the war; Lawmakers refuse, arrest visitors California Greens this week continued to help anti-war activists pressure state Democratic Party congressional lawmakers to make good on election year promises to bring state military personnel |
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| US/Canadian Greens blast secretive NAFTA-Plus trade-security deal |
| Published: August 16, 2007, 11:44 pm |
| Tags: Social Amp 038 Economic Justice, International Politics, Green Party |
| and 20. Dr. Janet M. Eaton, International Trade Critic with the Green Party of Canada, who spoke about the SPP at the annual meeting of the Green Party of the United States in Reading, Pennsylvania, in July, said: “The SPP, also called ‘NAFTA-Plus’ within a ’security trumps all’ framework, is the next big step in |
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| Peace March in East Hampton, LI: Sat. Aug. 25, 2007 |
| Published: August 21, 2007, 6:22 pm |
| Tags: Vigil, Action Alert, International Politics, Long Island Politics, Social Amp 038 Economic Justice, Progressive Politics, Grassroots Democracy, Anti War, Us Politics, Events, Local, Politics, Peace, War, Calendar, Activism, News |
| East Enders for Peace & Justice March/Rally Saturday, August 25 Main St East Hampton Dear Friends of Peace, The peace coalition East Enders for Peace and Justice is sponsoring a March and Rally Against the War (alas! Once again.) on Saturday, August 25 between 3 and 5:30 PM on Main Street, East Hampton. We have a specific permit from the |
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| Obama Gets “Quayled” on Canada Comment |
| Published: August 22, 2007, 1:35 pm |
| Tags: 2008 Elections, International Politics, Morons, Democrats |
| Barrack Obama has said that he’ll call the “President of Canada” to try to amend NAFTA. Time for some geopolitical tutoring, Barry… Canada has a parliamentary system of government, the head of which is called a “Prime Minister,” not “President.” For future reference, Great Britain also operates |
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| 100 things about me: Part 8 |
| Published: July 22, 2007, 12:01 pm |
| Tags: Personal Thoughts, Aids, Computer Science, Economics, English, Foreign Languages, French, Gaming, Gay Activist, Grade, History, International Politics, Iphone, Kids, Math, Newsday, Newspaper, Statistics, Video Games |
| majors in college were international politics and French; my minor was computer science. 73. I dropped out of international politics when I realized it involved mathematical statistics I could not understand. 74. My worst grade ever was a D+ in Economics. 75. My best grades have always been in History, English, or any foreign |
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| Another Elian? |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 10:35 am |
| Tags: International Politics |
| It appears that another custody case has started moving down the same path once trod by Elian Gonzales and Janet Reno. A Cuban father has demanded the return of his child after the mother emigrated to the US and no... |
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| The Morality of Capital Punishment |
| Published: September 1, 2007, 11:43 am |
| Tags: Action, International Politics, Iran, Corruption In Govt, Sumo S Posts, Morals, Random Thoughts, Politics |
| Last month in spite of an international outcry, Bush’s home state of Texas carried out its 400th execution since the death penalty was reinstated, in 1976. For this auspicious “milestone” the European Union chose to take a stand for international human rights. All 27 E.U. member states, plus more than a dozen other [...] |
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| Laborers Day.. |
| Published: September 3, 2007, 7:50 am |
| Tags: Economy, Immigration, International Politics, Dustys Posts, Politics |
| Yes, I know..its a play on words, but who else works so hard for so little in return? Who else breaks their back only to be called undocumented, illegal..and worse..wetback? I salute the roughly 12 million immigrants from south of our border who only want to provide a better life for their family by doing [...] |
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| Iraq can have clean running water and electricity..for another 50 Billion American Bucks. |
| Published: September 4, 2007, 11:54 am |
| Tags: International Politics, Federal Contractors, Its About The Oil Stupid, Federal Government, Iraq War, Dustys Posts |
| Of course we broke it, so we should fix it..right? From WaPo: Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Bush administration has focused much of its $44.5 billion reconstruction plan on oil and electricity. Now, with the U.S.-led reconstruction phase nearing its close, Iraq will need to spend $27 billion more for its electrical [...] |
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| Two Blasts In Pakistan…Are We Surprised? |
| Published: September 4, 2007, 11:50 am |
| Tags: War On Terror, International Politics, Sumo S Posts, Politics |
| Well…it seems that Pakistan has entered the fray of innocent people being bombed into oblivion. I personally have my opinions as to what could be behind it…but that is another blog for another time. It happened in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, killing 24 people and wounding 66. It took place on [...] |
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| Who is telling the truth..the Pentagon or the GAO? |
| Published: September 10, 2007, 2:26 am |
| Tags: Wingnuts On Parade, War On Terror, International Politics, Its About The Oil Stupid, Iraq War, Dustys Posts, The Shrub |
| It’s sort of a rhetorical question and its quite late on a Sunday evening..but the point has been raised by the GAO’s Comptroller General David Walker this past week. With the Petraeus briefing in front of Congress tomorrow..this is a very important time for Mr. Walker to bring up his doubts on the military statistics [...] |
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| Iraqi Poll; The surge isn’t working for them |
| Published: September 10, 2007, 10:30 am |
| Tags: War, Wingnuts On Parade, War On Terror, Fear, International Politics, Iraq War, Dustys Posts, The Shrub |
| A poll has been done of the Iraqi’s pov regarding “The Surge”. This poll was administered by ABC News, the BBC and the Japanese broadcaster NHK. What they found was, according to the ABC News writeup, a ” deepening dissatisfaction with conditions in Iraq, lower ratings for the national government and growing rejection of |
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