West’s Afghan Debacle: Commander Dismissed As War Deaths Reach Record Level by Rick Rozoff

by Rick Rozoff
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
Stop NATO
Stop NATO-Opposition to global militarism
June 24, 2010

On June 23 President Barack Obama announced the dismissal of General Stanley McChrystal, commander of all foreign troops in Afghanistan, and within hours Associated Press reported that the Western military death toll in the country had reached at least 80 so far this month, making June NATO’s deadliest month in a war that will enter its tenth calendar year on October 7.

McChrystal, appointed on June 15 of last year as top commander of all U.S. and all NATO-led International Security Assistance Force troops in the South Asian war zone – currently 142,000 with thousands more on the way – was to have led the largest assault of the war this month in the province and capital city of Kandahar.

BP is burning sea-turtles in the Gulf of Mexico… by Roxanne Amico

by Roxanne Amico
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
Spirit Morph Studio
June 24, 2010

[PREFACE: This is (another) *short* post with a mere 11 short excerpts with accompanying links. I’ve decided I need to do more frequent and more brief posts now. Partly because the longer ones always take a long time–Each about 8 hours, just to write and put together (and that’s after the days of reading and archiving the information and sources). If what I do can make any difference at all, then it cannot wait and I cannot wait to find out. I don’t often enough have such large stretches of time to sit here, and when I do, I try to use that time for recharging from my job, and working in my studio.]

This Year Anti-Incumbency Movement Succeeds or Fails by Joel S. Hirschhorn

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by Joel S. Hirschhorn
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
www.foavc.org
June 24, 2010

For some years a number of groups have mounted an anti-incumbency campaign aimed at ridding Congress of the huge majority that keep getting reelected despite miserable performance.  This year’s midterm elections provide the ultimate test for all the anti-incumbency sentiment that has bubbled up over many years.  This year more than all others there is a huge amount of public discontent with Congress which is solidly supported by the cowardly, partisan actions or inactions that explain why so many Americans are fed up with the two-party controlled political system.  Rightfully, many, many Americans see the country on the wrong track.

Anti-Iran Bill in House Makes Claims With No Basis in Fact by Jeremy R. Hammond

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by Jeremy R. Hammond
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
Foreign Policy Journal
24 June, 2010

Representative Jim Costa (CA) sponsored a bill introduced into the U.S. Congress on Tuesday “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the one-year anniversary of the Government of Iran’s fraudulent manipulation of Iranian elections, the Government of Iran’s continued denial of human rights and democracy to the people of Iran, and the Government of Iran’s continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability.”

The bill, H.Res.1457, was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and was cosponsored by Gary L. Ackerman (NY), Howard L. Berman (CA), Dan Burton (IN), Ron Klein (FL), Mike Pence (IN), Ted Poe (TX), and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL).

Naked Insecurity by Ralph Nader

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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
June, 24, 2010

If you are planning to fly over the 4th of July holiday, be aware of your rights at airport security checkpoints.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has mandated that passengers can opt out of going through a whole body scanning machine in favor of a physical pat down. Unfortunately, opting for the pat down requires passengers to be assertive since TSA screeners do not tell travelers about their right to refuse a scan. Harried passengers must spot the TSA signs posted at hectic security checkpoints to inform themselves of their rights before they move to a body scanning security line.

Dennis Kucinich Introduces Right to Know Legislation (anti-GMO)

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by Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Washington, Jun 24, 2010

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Bills Create Regulatory Framework for Genetically Engineered Organisms

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), a long-time advocate of family farmers and organic foods, today introduced H.R. 5577, The Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act, as well as supporting legislation that will provide a comprehensive regulatory framework for all Genetically Engineered (GE) plants, animals, bacteria, and other organisms.

Fascism Enters Through “Terror” Door by Glen Ford

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by Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio
24 June 2010

The question is not whether fascists have held power in the United States, but why they have not yet been able to rule as fascists. The question may soon become moot, as the U.S. Supreme Court acts to further “dismantle legal barriers to actual fascist rule” – most recently through its decision on providing “material support” to “terrorists.”

In New York City, “a ‘people’s lawyer’ and civil liberties heroine, Lynne Stewart, faces re-sentencing on her conviction of giving material support to her client.”

Rewriting Afghanistan’s narrative, Why not love?

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We were advised : “Afghans don’t use the word love.”

We still wrote “Why not love?” at Bamiyan Peace Park

Later, vandals ‘dripped’ blood-red paint over our work…

We mustn’t be paralyzed by the desperate war narratives…

We came to Kabul to buy a dove for Bamiyan Peace Park

Faiz, what is the seed of peace?
The seed of peace is love, is friendship

Even a little of our love is stronger than the wars of the world!

Why not love?

Why not love?

The coalition asks ‘ Why not COIN?’
We the people must ask ‘Why not love?’

When we fall, we will get up again.

Get up to listen & love again !

Why not love?

the Stimulator: Escape the Freedom Fence + G20 Queeruption + Bacon Bitz

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Escape the Freedom Fence

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Our first day in T-Dot and already shit’s hectic. If you plan on being here and have a bike, make sure it’s equipped with front and rear lights and a bell. Helmets are not mandatory in Toronto. For info on the days of actions visit the Toronto Community Mobilization Network. Stay tuned tomorrow seems for more updates from the streets of resistance.