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Joe Lieberman Praises Obama

2008-09-05T19:55:00.005-05:00

While Senator Joe Lieberman appeared at the Republican National Convention, he extended a gracious, heartfelt endorsement to Barack Obama previously, calling him a "Baruch," which means a "blessing."

Their Traitor, Our Patriot

2008-08-24T00:49:00.005-05:00

Nathan Hale, born in Connecticut, educated at Yale and a graduate of the class of 1773, was executed by the British as a traitor and spy on September 22, 1776.

It is reported that Nathan Hale had infiltrated British lines and was captured with sketches of troop formations and fortifications. When captured, Hale admitted that he was on a secret mission for Gen. George Washington. With neither trial nor due process, British General William Howe ordered Hale's execution on the following morning at 11:00. Hale asked to speak to a clergyman, and for a Bible, but both requests were refused.

Nathan Hale's last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

Washington learned of Hale's fate later that evening when an aide to General Howe visited the Americans under a flag of truce to discuss a prisoner exchange. In those negotiations, the aide mentioned that an American, Capt. Nathan Hale, had been hanged as a spy at 11 o'clock that morning.

Nathan Hale was hanged at the age of 21, left grotesquely suspended for three days as a lesson to the hated rebels, then cut down and cast into an unmarked grave somewhere on Manhattan Island.

They hanged our patriot, Nathan Hale.

The information above is from The Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution which contains more information about our patriot, Nathan Hale, along with information about other American patriots as well.

Nationalistic Spirit Neocons Would Admire

2008-08-22T21:33:00.022-05:00

Since 9/11 and shortly after, many US citizens have embraced President George W. Bush's dictum, a statement made to a joint session of Congress on September 20, 2001: "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."

This is a false dilemma with the implication there is no middle ground, the implication that one (1) must agree with everything emanating from the right-wing, neocon, war machine, OR (2) be "with the terrorists" which is, of course, absurd. When this sick mantra was embraced and allowed to flourish in the past, it led to a historic catastrophe easy enough for all to see in retrospect. The short clip below is to serve as a reminder of what can happen when citizens of a nation lose their capacity to think critically.

A real danger Americans face today is their own lethargy. Americans should, of course, vote, but then more importantly, Americans should hold their representatives accountable both (1) to their constituencies and (2) to the constitution. However, elected representatives have placed themselves above their constituents and the constitution for too long, and it is past time for American citizens to become actively involved, to reclaim what is rightfully theirs, representatives who see themselves as servants of the public.

Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq War

2008-08-20T12:00:00.018-05:00

The movie below, Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq War, documents the lies that led the United States to the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq. Released in November 2003, this film contains the "actual arguments, speeches, and spin given by President Bush and his senior advisors before, during, and after the Iraq invasion." The film's transcript is HERE.

It is impossible to grasp the full extent of the lies and spin by President Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Condoleeza Rice without watching the entire film--lies about Saddam Hussein possessing nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and mobile laboratories, and having direct ties with al-Qaeda, for example.

However, excerpts by Donald Rumsfeld will show how the administration's spin and lies "changed" from before the invasion and occupation of Iraq to after the occupation of Iraq. The lies had to "change" to meet the reality on the ground, to admit, basically, that Americans were lied into the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Rumsfeld's statements about Iraq's supposed nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons are stated directly below:

Note the progression of lies: These are lies about nuclear weapons before, during, and after the invasion and occupation:

Rumsfeld: "His regime has an active program to acquire and develop nuclear weapons, and let there be no doubt about it."

Rumsfeld: "I have reason, every reason to believe that the intelligence we were operating off was correct."

Rumsfeld: (of nuclear weapons) "We know where they are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south, and north somewhat."

Rumsfeld: "Uh, and uh, and that we will in fact find weapons or evidence of the weapons programs that are conclusive."

Rumsfeld: "This (finding the nuclear weapons) is a process that takes some time, and, uh, it will ebb and flow."

Rumsfeld: "I don't know anybody that I can think of that has contended that the Iraqis had nuclear weapons."

Rumsfeld: "So it's going to take a period of time to find the people; I don't think we'll find anything myself."

Rumsfeld: "I think what will happen is we'll discover people who will tell us where to go find it" (in reference to weapons of mass destruction).

Rumsfeld: "It, it, it's not like a treasure hunt where you just run around looking everywhere hoping you find something. I just don't think that's going to happen; the inspectors didnt find anything, and I doubt that we will."

Rumsfeld: "What we will do is find the people who will tell us. There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that's just a fact."

The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder by Vincent Bugliosi

2008-08-15T00:31:00.008-05:00

According to Vincent Bugliosi¹, George Bush is guilty of murder.

Bugliosi says, "Knowingly and deliberately, George Bush took this nation to war under false pretenses, and therefore, under the law, is guilty of murder for the deaths of over 4000 young Americans who have died so far in Iraq.

In the the short video below, Vincent Bugliosi explains the rationale for which President Bush should be charged with murder.

Bugliosi's book is convincing because his main points are clearly stated, and his support is overwhelming. "There was no credible evidence that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction." "Saddam was not an imminent threat who could unleash nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons on any given day within moments after the order were given." "There was no link between Iraq and Al Qaeda." "Intelligence was fixed to support the policy."

"The results are over 4000 American soldiers killed, over 100,000 innocent Iraqi men, women, and children killed, a trillion dollar cost so far with no end in sight, and alienation among many former friends and allies in the Western world." Finally, Bugliosi calls for the United States of America to return to the great nation it once was, and the first step to achieving that goal is to bring those responsible for the invasion and occupation of Iraq to justice.

Interestingly, customer reviews of The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder are available at Amazon.com, and of 148 reviews, the book received four of five stars. The reviews at Amazon.com are available HERE.

¹"Vincent Bugliosi is well-known for having successfully prosecuted Charles Manson and several other members of his "family" for the 1969 murders of Sharon Tate and six others. He lost only one of the 106 felony cases he tried as a prosecutor, which included winning 21 out of 21 murder cases" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Bugliosi).

Writing for Peace

2008-07-31T22:03:00.005-05:00

Writing for Peace is an essay from the book, Barrel of a Pen, by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o.

Written about Kenya in 1982 (during the Ronald Reagan administration), and written from the Kenyan nationalist perspective, Thiong'o exposes the then cultural, political, and economic exploitation of Kenya, his objective to "raise consciousness" and promote an "uncompromising hatred" of all parasitic cultural, political, and economic relationships.

The relevant question after reading Ngugi's essay, Writing for Peace, is this: Does the cultural, political, and economic exploitation Thiong'o described in 1982 still exist today?

Where? And How? What examples are readily available? What can be done? What should be done?

(Click the link above to read the three-page essay, Writing for Peace, by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o.)