ACTION IDEA for local/state Dem. groups and Kossacks

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Wednesday September 28, 2005 · 10:04 AM PDT

2005/09/28 · 10:04

Like many of you, I am sick and tired of being sick and tired of inaction and/or ineptitude on the part of my local Democratic organizations. The problems with our local groups were apparent to me during the 2004 elections when I worked phones for the Kerry campaign almost daily (sometimes bringing my toddler along with me to the campaign office to be able to do this), knocked on doors doing canvassing and voter registration for several outside groups and for the Kerry folks, and helped out anywhere else that I could. West Virginia was a serious battleground state and our county was a very close one -- get out the vote and voter contact mattered and it shocked me to see how antiquated and/or nonexistent our Democratic infrastructure was in the area. More below the fold...
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Al Qaeda Controls Key Iraqi Border Region...

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Monday September 05, 2005 · 9:39 AM PDT

2005/09/05 · 09:39

While all of us are concentrating on the horrific destruction in the Gulf Coast region of the US, and on the death of Rehnquist and elevation of Roberts as his potential successor, Zarqawi and his Al Qaeda crew in Iraq have re-taken a town and proclaimed it the independent Islamic Republic of Qaim, along with much of the Syrian border region along the Euphrates .

Al Qaeda Declares Independence in Qaim

The town in question is on a key location on the western border with Syria, in an area that controls a lot of the commercial traffic, and has been a major ferrying route for insurgents and supplies for the Al Qaeda fighters through the network of the Euphrates river tributaries in the region. More below the fold... Read More

Who is Miller's source? Ask the MSM!

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Wednesday July 27, 2005 · 10:08 AM PDT

2005/07/27 · 10:08

We've all been watching the saga of Traitorgate unfold, drip by drip, in the MSM and online. The WaPo has a great article today, covered in other diaries on Kos, and little bits of information continue to spill out every day. What occurred to me today was something that Kossacks could do to keep things moving along with the investigation. It is something small, but could lead to another break for the special prosecutor and his staff. More below the fold... Read More

Gen. Miller reprimand on Gitmo nixed by top brass

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Wednesday July 13, 2005 · 8:04 AM PDT

2005/07/13 · 08:04

The AP just released a story detailing treatment at Gitmo which the FBI had been investigating. The FBI's report concluded that there had been multiple violations of the Geneva Convention by personnel at Gitmo and that Army regulations had been violated. I found the report on AOL's news service, so I'm posting that link here.

Reprimand of Guantanamo Chief First Urged, Then Nixed
By LOLITA BALDOR and JOHN J. LUMPKIN, AP

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050712185809990001

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WV Marine Interview: Iraq getting worse...

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Thursday June 23, 2005 · 7:54 AM PDT

2005/06/23 · 07:54

Today's issue of the Charleston Gazette (the "liberal" paper in our state's capital)has a fantastic interview with a Marine just back from his second tour in Iraq. Thought that everyone here would be interested. Marine Cpl. Dan Wyatt's unit was involved in the invasion and capture of Baghdad and other hotspot areas in Iraq on his first tour, and on the second was stationed near Karibalah, a hotspot near the Syrian-Iraqi border. During one patrol, they ran into a lot of grafitti scrawled on the walls saying "Slow death."

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Kossacks (esp. WV ones) -- contact your reps. on Delay...

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Monday March 14, 2005 · 6:25 AM PST

2005/03/14 · 06:25

...and write a few letters to the editor on the rotting core of the Republican party under Delay's leadership. The recent Time article on Delay's latest troubles, and all of the stink arising from the series of news articles over the last few months should have gotten more attention in our neck of the woods, but thus far hasn't meant squat in my local papers or on local broadcasts in WV. I say where there is smoke, there is fire -- and WV reps. (and the rest of the folks around the country) need to wake up and realize that we see a big blaze where Delay is concerned. (More below the fold.) Read More

Voice your opinion on Gonzales to your Senators...

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Thursday December 02, 2004 · 7:07 AM PST

2004/12/02 · 07:07

Please take a few moments and send a note to your Senators regarding Alberto Gonzales. As a former assistant prosecutor, I can attest firsthand to the potential for abuse that such a position can hold. My reasons for taking issue with Mr. Gonzales are detailed below, but you can send your own thoughts via this handy form:

http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/ETNGonzales?source=etn_gonzales_psa

This has been provided by the nice folks at Human Rights First (an ironic name, considering the actions that Mr. Gonzales has recommended during his tenure as White House Counsel). Please send something - this is so important to our country. Read More

Please help - you (personally) can help support soldiers stationed overseas during the holidays.

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Sunday November 21, 2004 · 11:04 AM PST

2004/11/21 · 11:04

Thought some of the folks here at DailyKos might be interested in this. It's an especially tough thing to be stationed in a combat zone over the holidays, and I know that a lot of the people here know exactly how this feels, either through personal service or the service of a family member. It's a great program - and one that means an awful lot to the soldiers who finally get some mail and comfort from home. (More below the fold...) Read More

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