Unforgivable!

"The most effective means of preventing tyranny is to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at large, and more especially to give them knowledge of those facts."
Thomas Jefferson

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Colonization Of Palestine Precludes Peace
by Jimmy Carter, TomPaine.com
Palestinians must live in peace and dignity, and permanent Israeli settlements on their land are the preeminent obstacle to this goal

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"The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair."
H.L. Mencken

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Carter On A Roll

The former president is finally speaking his mind. Let's hope it's infectious.


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"To consider judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions is a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy."
Thomas Jefferson

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Media Group Opposes UN Human Rights Council Proposal
Proposals for a new-look UN Human Rights Council are a half-measure that will block serious reform for years, according to an international media freedom group.


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Number Of Iraqi civilians Slaughtered In America's War 100,000 +

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Slaughtered (Officially acknowledged) In Bush's War

2304

The War in Iraq Costs $246,022,838,541 See the cost in your community

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Hopes Dwindle for Trade Deal That Helps the Poor
World trade talks will fail poor people unless rich countries change their offers and reduce their demands at a key meeting starting tomorrow in London, a prominent development charity said today.


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"Sow Justice, Reap Peace -- Strategies for Moving Beyond War" 2006 VFP Annual Convention August 10-13, Seattle, WA


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Invest in Women Worldwide, Americans Are Telling Congress
Riding the momentum from International Women's Day, Americans are encouraging their elected representatives to be leaders in empowering women worldwide--it's the most effective way to defeat poverty, they say. Have you sent a message yet?


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As the state is a soulless machine,
it can never be weaned from violence
to which it owes its very existence.
~ Mohandas K. Gandhi* (1869-1948)

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Challenging the mighty dollar
By Ramin Davoodi
It's becoming increasingly obvious that there is a looming crisis brewing over Iran. The true 'whys' and 'whats' of the issue, however, are clouded to the American public due to our modern press and to the nature of the underlying stakes involved.

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"Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do not cluster and what has happened once in 6,000 years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constitution, for if the American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughout the world."
Daniel Webster (1782-1852), US Senator - 185

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Mein Country
Unforgivable
By Norma Sherry
The truth is right before our eyes if only we open them to see. The fear of seeing I know is almost too great, but if we don’t before too long there will be nothing of memory to see. As we sit on our comfy couches mesmerized by the latest Survivor or Apprentice or handsome Bachelor, we are being dissolved, extinguished. Our jobs are going to China and India and Pakistan; our freedoms are being abolished; our air polluted; our waters putrefied; our forests fallen; our wildlife exterminated; our culture obliterated.