Quotable quote By One Of President Bush's Family Heroes
"Naturally, the common people don't want war, but after all, it is the leaders of a country who determine a policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag people along whether it is a Democracy, or a Fascist Dictatorship, or a Parliament, or a Communist Dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.  This is easy.  All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked and denounce the Pacifists for lack of Patriotism and exposing the country to danger.  It works the same in every country."
[Hermann Goering] - Hitler's Reich-Marshall
at the Nuremberg Trials after WWII
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George now says his government will no longer pay journalists. Thanks for small favors, but that's only a tiny piece of the Bushite propaganda machine. Even more corrupt is their surreptitious deployment of VNRs – video news releases – which are pre-packaged "news" stories prepared by Bush officials to praise his policies. These ready-to-air pieces are narrated by actors posing as reporters. You've seen them on your local TV news, but you wouldn't know it, because they never mention that these reports come from the government itself.
They are broadcast on hundreds of TV stations reaching millions of households..
To help stop Bush's covert propaganda program, call The Center for Media and Democracy: 608-260-9713.
http://www.jimhightower.com/air/read.asp?id=11605
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Company's Work in Iraq Profited Bush's Uncle - 2/23/2005
Washington - The Iraq war helped bring record earnings to St. Louis-based defense contractor Engineered Support Systems Inc., and new financial data show that the firm's war-related profits have trickled down to a familiar family name - Bush.

William H.T. "Bucky" Bush, uncle of the president and youngest brother of former President George H.W. Bush, cashed in ESSI stock options last month with a net value of nearly half a million dollars.
(FULL STORY)
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***** In Today's America There Is A More Powerful Act Than Voting Blue...
And That's Buying Blue ! *****
You may have voted blue, but every day you unknowingly help dump millions of dollars into the conservative war chest. By purchasing products and services from companies that donate heavily to conservatives, we have been compromising our own interests as liberals and progressives.

BuyBlue.org is a concerted effort to lift the veil of corporate patronage, so consumers can make informed buying decisions that coincide with their principles.

Currently, we are developing an extensive and interactive website where users will be able to monitor corporate activity in real time. We cannot do this alone; we need an army of Blue buyers to be the eyes and ears of this movement. All we have to do is put our money where our mouth is to make it profitable to be ethical.

Our collective buying power WILL make a difference, and we WILL be heard.
http://www.buyblue.org/
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Bush's Iraq Coalition Shrinking
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/021905B.shtml
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Activists Move From the Streets to the Inner Sanctum
Activists have come a long way since the violent protests of 1999. Now companies and trade policymakers are giving them a place at the table.
Unhappy over the World Trade Organization's refusal to discuss contentious labor issues at its 1999 meeting in Seattle, activist Mike Waghorne joined tens of thousands of protesters on the streets. The demonstrations, which turned violent, sparked anti-globalization protests around the world.

Nearly six years later, Waghorne is still unhappy with the Geneva-based trade group. But now he can voice his displeasure from a much more comfortable perch.
(FULL STORY)
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GIs Rap Their Anger
On one more steaming day in Baghdad, word filtered out to the artillery regiment that some of the younger guys were not going to get to fly home for their promised rest-and-relaxation break. Soldiers fumed. They'd spent months of long hours in this crazy place, knowing that at any moment a homemade bomb might explode, a rocket-propelled grenade might land or an Iraqi child might spit at them.
(FULL STORY)
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FBI Warns Computer Virus Spreading in its Name
The FBI warned Tuesday that a computer virus is being spread through unsolicited e-mails that purport to come from the FBI.
The e-mails appear to come from an fbi.gov address. They tell recipients that they have accessed illegal Web sites and that their Internet use has been monitored by the FBI's "Internet Fraud Complaint Center," the FBI said...
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_6288.shtml
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TO INVESTIGATION: Steve Weissman |
Dead Messengers: How the U.S. Military Threatens Journalists
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/022405A.shtml
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Email Forward Of The Week !.
NOT A NEWS STORY... OR IS IT ?
Subject: a definite "must see"
This is beautiful:
Before you click on the link, relax, turn up the volume a little and once opened, scroll just far enough down to see that you can stop the scrolling of the presentation so you can read it all and gain the most from it.
 I truly hope you find this as enjoyable as I did.
Cedardale Church of the Nazarene, Pefferlaw, Ontario, Canada - Geese
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A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "how heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute> weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it."

"If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an
hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.
He continued, "And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on. As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden."
"So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can." "Relax; pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!
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Archangel Michael says, "Complaining is based upon the belief that you're a
victim. Whenever you complain, you emit the energy of victimhood. This
attracts situations in which you will feel even more victimized. Instead of
complaining, put your entire focus into correcting the situation which is
causing you to feel pain. Ask me to assist, and I'll give you the courage to
make necessary changes. In the meantime, surround the situation with love,
which will always bring miracles and healing effects."
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The day finally arrived, Forrest Gump died, and goes to Heaven.
He is at the Pearly Gates, met by St. Peter himself. However,
the gates are closed, and Forrest approaches the Gatekeeper.

St. Peter said, "Well, Forrest, it is certainly good to see you.
We have heard a lot about you. I must tell you, though, that the place is filling up fast, and we have been administering an entrance examination for everyone. The test is short, but you have to pass it, before you can get into Heaven."

Forrest responds, "It shor is good, to be here, St. Peter, sir.
But nobody ever told me, about any entrance exam. I shor
hope that the test ain't too hard, life was a big enough test, as it was"

St Peter continued to say, "Yes, I know, Forrest, but the test is only  three questions.

First: What two days of the week, begins with the letter T?

Second: How many seconds, are there, in a year?

Third: What is God's first name?"

Forrest leaves to think the questions over.

 He returns the next day, and sees St. Peter, who waved him up, and said,
 "Now that you have had a chance to think the questions over, tell me your answers."

Forrest replied, "Well, the first one -- which two days in the week, begins with the letter "T"?
Shucks, that one is easy. That would be, Today and Tomorrow."

The Saint's eyes opened wide, and he exclaimed, "Forrest,
that is not what I was thinking, but you do have a point,
and I guess, I did not specify, so I will give you credit,
for that answer. How about the next one?" asked St. Peter.

"How many seconds in a year? Now that one is harder,"
replied Forrest, but I thunk, and thunk, about that, and I
guess the only answer, can be twelve."

Astounded, St. Peter said, "Twelve? Twelve? Forrest,
how in Heaven's name, could you come up, with twelve
seconds in a year?"

Forrest replied, "Shucks, there is got to be twelve:
January 2nd, February 2nd,March 2nd. . ! ..."

"Hold it," interrupts St. Peter. "I see where you are going!
with this, and I see your point, though that was not quite
what I had in mind.....but I will have to give you credit,
for that one, too. Let us go on, with the third, and final
question. Can you tell me God's first name"?

"Sure", Forrest replied, "its Andy."
"Andy?" exclaimed an exasperated, and frustrated St. Peter.
"Ok, I can understand, how you came up, with your answers
to my first two questions, but just how in the world, did you
come up with, the name Andy, as the first name of God?"
"Shucks, that was the easiest one of all," Forrest replied.
"I learnt it from the song. . .
"ANDY WALKS WITH ME,
ANDY TALKS WITH ME,
ANDY TELLS ME, I AM HIS OWN. . . "
 St. Peter opened the Pearly Gates, and said: "Run Forrest, run."
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