Prosecuting Israel for war crimes + UN urges Israel ease Gaza siege for water crisis

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September 04, 2009

Deputy Prosecutor of Int’l Criminal Court discusses the Palestinian Authority appeal to join the court

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If McCain Were President by Cindy Sheehan

by Cindy Sheehan
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Sept. 5, 2009

“There’s a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part; you can’t even passively take part; and you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers and all the apparatus and you’ve got to make it stop; and you’ve got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you’re free the machine will be prevented from working at all.”
Mario Savio, Sproul Hall, Berkeley, 1964

If John McCain were president, we can never be exactly sure what would be happening right now, but I think we can have a little inkling.

First of all, the banksters would be receiving their TARP money and Bernanke would have been re-appointed Fed Chairman.

Robert Gates would probably still be the Secretary of Defense and Sarah Palin would be offering late night comedians endless fodder for their monologues.

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Kucinich Condemns NATO Strike in Afghanistan

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by Congressman Dennis Kucinich

Washington, Sep 4, 2009

Says Command should be Held Responsible

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), a leading Congressional voice calling for an immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq, today released the following statement after media reports that a U.S. airstrike on two stolen fuel transport vehicles left as many as 90 dead, including 40 civilians and a ten-year old child:

“News reports covering today’s attack by the U.S. command southwest of Kunduz province show that the good intentions of NATO forces in Afghanistan are not sufficient. If we want to avoid killing innocent civilians, we must end the war,” said Kucinich.

After two fuel tankers were reportedly stolen by Taliban insurgents, a U.S. airstrike was carried out that took the lives of an unknown number of innocent Afghans.

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Bill Moyers Journal: The constitutionality of campaign finance limits for corporations

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Bill Moyers Journal
September 4, 2009

Floyd Abrams

Next week, the Supreme Court reconvenes early for a special hearing on the constitutionality of campaign finance limits for corporations. Bill Moyers talks with Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment attorney arguing to overturn parts of McCain-Feingold.

via Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen | PBS

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