[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Today's Voice: Terror To Empire

[Jay Mittenthal]

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>Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:20:22 -0700
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>July 28, 2003
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>Dear mitten at life.uiuc.edu,
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>Terror To Empire
>By Stewart Nusbaumer
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>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?
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>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.
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>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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>For The rest of the story:
>http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=030728~vaiw.asp
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>Though The Heavens Fall
>By William Rivers Pitt
>t r u t h o u t | Perspective
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>Friday 25 July 2003
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>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.
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>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.”
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>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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>For the rest of the story:
>http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=030728~to.asp
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>Take Action: Stop The Energy Policy Act of 2003
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>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.
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>This regressive bill (along with its accompanying energy tax finance
>package, S.1149) includes provisions that:
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>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
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>Offer public financing of up to half the costs of constructing new nuclear
>reactors, leaving taxpayers liable for an estimated $14-16 billion
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>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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>For the rest of the story:
>http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=030728~pc.asp
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>Fall 2003 Season of Struggle
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>Join Jobs with Justice this fall as we fight for the rights of workers in
>the United States and throughout the hemisphere.
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>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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>For the rest of the story:
>http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=030728~jwj.asp
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>Register Your Opposition to California Recall!
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>For the rest of the story:
>http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=030728~naral.asp
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>Warm Regards,
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