Dr Martin Luther King Jr sermon On Vietnam opposition - more relevent today than ever!!

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Monday January 15, 2007 · 10:27 AM PST

2007/01/15 · 10:27

On April 4, 1967 at New Yorks famed Riverside Church, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came out - despite the objection of many in the civil rights movement - he came out as against the war in Vietnam - a stand that took great conviction and bravery. His words of that day - speaking truth to power - are all the more powerful when you read them today and given the circumstances we live under, feel as fresh today as if he has spoken them regarding our current situation.
It's a speech not commonly known and certainly given very little attention by mainstream press. It is not something one is taught in history classes at any level of education.

I will let Dr. King's most eloquent words speak for themselves....

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Tuesday January 09, 2007 · 9:37 AM PST

2007/01/09 · 09:37

Is Bush close to winning what seem with great clarity to have been his prime objective in the invasion of Iraq. I was listening this morning to KPFK radio program Uprising and once again Antonia Juhasz is shouting out about the state of Iraq oil and no one in the mainstream media seems to be paying mind to this.

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Bush went into Iraq for

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Bush went into Iraq for

Oil

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Good Hummus

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Weapons of Mass Distraction

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Sadaam was a bad bad boy

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He was bored

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dunno don't care going to drive my hummer to MacDonalds - supersize me

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Iraq war comes home... Sean Bell shooting possibly linked to conflict in Iraq?

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Thursday December 14, 2006 · 1:57 PM PST

2006/12/14 · 13:57

Listening to Democracy Now this morning, Amy Goodman interviewed Bishop Erskine Williams, the pastor for two men wounded in the assault on Sean Bell. In the interview the pastor mentions that the white officer who fired over 31 bullets at the unarmed men had returned months before from Iraq.

Are we seeing the repercussions of the Iraq war on our streets?
I did a bit of research on the internet.... Here is what I found so far
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what connection is there between violence abroad and violence at home

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what connection is there between violence abroad and violence at home

None

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a bit but no consequential

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moderate amount

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a great deal

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all violence is connected in its roots

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Iraq Study Group - Hidden Corporate Ties & Privatization of Oil? Not being discussed by MSM

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Thursday December 07, 2006 · 12:11 PM PST

2006/12/07 · 12:11

Democracy Now with Amy Goodman had a fascinating end piece to todays show on a completely ignored facet of the Iraq Study Group-Baker Commission report. Was the true mission of the Baker group to back up the true goal of the Bush Invasion - control of Iraq's oil - (O.I.L - "Operation Iraq Liberation" before they realized how transparent that name was.
The study groups conclusions include calling for the privatization of the Iraq oil industry and access for foreign oil companies to the second largest oil reserve in the world. No one in the mainstream media has mentioned this in any coverage of the Baker- Hamilton report.

This is an important issue that is being completely ignored!

She interviewed Author and activist Antonia Juhasz. Below is the transcript of their discussion.

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Monday December 04, 2006 · 6:36 AM PST

2006/12/04 · 06:36

first from UKs Sky
Breaking News
John Bolton
John Bolton
US Ambassador Resigns
Updated: 14:26, Monday December 04, 2006

John Bolton, President Bush's controversial appointment as US ambassador to the United Nations, has resigned.

More follows ...Breaking News
John Bolton
John Bolton
US Ambassador Resigns
Updated: 14:26, Monday December 04, 2006

More follows ...
http://news.sky.com/...
Got this breaking news tip from a friend in Ireland.

Will post more later when I know more.

Some Wonderful News!!! Jill Carroll released!!

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Thursday March 30, 2006 · 9:27 AM PST

2006/03/30 · 09:27

Wanted to share some good news with fellow kossaks- Jill Carroll has been released. From CNN

"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- American hostage Jill Carroll, a freelance journalist released Thursday in Iraq after nearly three months in captivity, said she was "treated very well" while she was held...... theres more below.... Read More

MUST SEE DOCUMENTY - "TORTURE" GUANTANAMO GUIDEBOOK: WITH POLL

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Wednesday March 22, 2006 · 3:23 PM PST

2006/03/22 · 15:23

Everyone who can must see this documentry - I taped this on my DVR and its the most powerful documentry and it shows just a fraction of costs of torture on the human body and soul. Here is a description from the Sundance Web Site:

"In an inspired melding of investigative journalism and the reality-TV format, Tim Carter's British documentary provides a disturbing demonstration of the conditions and coercive methods used by American interrogators at Guantanamo Bay. For four days, seven volunteers agree to submit themselves to techniques believed used at the prison. "The clearest impression yet of what it might be like ... an impeccable exercise in liberal journalism: its revelatory intentions are more serious than many TV news bulletins" There more... Read More

A CULTURE EVERYONE COULD REALLY LEARN FROM!!! CONFLICT RESOLUTION

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Thursday March 16, 2006 · 7:10 PM PST

2006/03/16 · 19:10

I heard this story on Dr. Wayne Dyer's recent PBS special- he is so amazing - he comes from such a place of love - a way more powerful place than that of hate-- often I hear similiar vitriolics here that one hears in other places- maybe we can try and bring change with love and respect instead of hate and disrespect.... This taken from an journal of Peace Pilgrim -who walked the land seeking - peace -! more below.... please read and recommend! Read More

the Hypocrasy of the radical right...ABORTION and FUEL EFFICIENCY? FREE POLL INCLUDED!

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Sunday March 05, 2006 · 10:24 AM PST

2006/03/05 · 10:24

As I scanned the Huffington post as I do most every day, I came across a blog - about fuel efficiency for cars and trucks that caught my eye and in conjuction with an earlier one I had read on Daily Kos about the abortion legislation gave me a ha moment.... more below - please read Read More

Hypocrites on the Right and other random brain droppings -

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Wednesday October 05, 2005 · 9:38 AM PDT

2005/10/05 · 09:38

Some interesting things I have found lately that I thought would be cool to share!
I my journeys through the interenet I wandered onto Barbra Streisand's blog and she had a great entry with quotes showing what hypocrites many on the right truly are - how most of what they do is motivated by party loyalty - not the truth -
please read on this is fascinating stuff!! Thank you Barbra for finding these!! Read More

YET ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST THE BUSH REGIME TAKES HOLD.. Buying good press ILLEGAL! Free Bonus POLL!

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Saturday October 01, 2005 · 9:00 AM PDT

2005/10/01 · 09:00

From todays New York Times...

"Buying of News by Bush's Aides Is Ruled Illegal"

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 - Federal auditors said on Friday that the Bush administration violated the law by buying favorable news coverage of President Bush's education policies, by making payments to the conservative commentator Armstrong Williams and by hiring a public relations company to analyze media perceptions of the Republican Party.

In a blistering report, the investigators, from the Government Accountability Office, said the administration had disseminated "covert propaganda" in the United States, in violation of a statutory ban. Read More

AL GORE ROCKS - JUST HEARD HIM SPEAK ON GLOBAL WARMING

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Saturday September 24, 2005 · 12:46 AM PDT

2005/09/24 · 00:46

I just got back from hearing Al Gore Speak - what an amazing man! Makes me sad in a way to think of how different our world would be if he had not had his win stolen. !! What an intelligent, passionate amazing human being he is. What a breath of fresh air to hear a intelligent, curious and caring person. His speach which will be part of a film will be a must see for every Kossack! I am pooped but will add more to this diary tommorow!

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Some Wonderful News!!! Jill Carroll released!!

MUST SEE DOCUMENTY - "TORTURE" GUANTANAMO GUIDEBOOK: WITH POLL

A CULTURE EVERYONE COULD REALLY LEARN FROM!!! CONFLICT RESOLUTION

the Hypocrasy of the radical right...ABORTION and FUEL EFFICIENCY? FREE POLL INCLUDED!

Hypocrites on the Right and other random brain droppings -

YET ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST THE BUSH REGIME TAKES HOLD.. Buying good press ILLEGAL! Free Bonus POLL!

AL GORE ROCKS - JUST HEARD HIM SPEAK ON GLOBAL WARMING