by Cindy Sheehan
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Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Blog
Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox
June 9, 2011
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“Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.”
— Steve Allen
“Patriotic” Americans are still berating me for “demeaning” my son’s “sacrifice.” A typical message goes something like this:
Democracy Now!
June 9, 2011
Amidst an intensifying crackdown on anti-government protesters in the tiny Gulf island kingdom of Bahrain, President Obama met Tuesday with Crown Prince Salman bin Isa al-Khalifa, a visit that was not announced beforehand. We speak with Nabeel Rajab, president of Bahrain’s Center for Human Rights, based in Manama.
“On the ground, we don’t see anything, any signal, that makes us optimistic that the government has the willingness to go for a dialogue with the opposition and to listen to the grievances and the demands of the people,” says Rajab, noting that soldiers from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Bahrain continue to arrest protesters and the doctors treating those injured during pro-democracy demonstrations.via Obama Hides Meeting with Top Bahraini Leader — And Mutes Criticism of Ongoing Crackdown
by Philip A. Farruggio
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
June 9, 2011
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Do you remember the film ‘King of Kings ‘(1961), the story of Jesus? In one scene, Jesus is going out to the wilderness for 40 days to search his soul etc. He climbs up a mountain peak and enters a crevice. There sits a man, quite polite, inviting Jesus to share his meal. As they talk, the man attempts to manipulate Jesus by daring him to use his powers as the ‘Son of God ‘. It was the devil, that polite and diplomatic man sitting with Jesus. Well, so goes it with our mainstream 2 Party (and now Tea party) system. Continue reading
by Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich
Washington, Jun 9, 2011
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Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who has led Congressional efforts questioning the Constitutionality and the wisdom of the war against Libya, today appealed directly to President Obama to safeguard Libyan assets during this time of conflict. Continue reading
By Timothy V. Gatto
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liberalpro.blogspot.com
June 9, 2011
Whether you admit it or you bury your head in the sand, the plain truth is that this country is completely out of control. I’m not talking about a promising plain speaking congressman that let his lust get in the way of his sanity; I’m talking about how this nation is clearly facing its demise.
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April 29, 2011
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“The American people should see that corporations have abandoned them long ago,” says scientist, environmentalist, and food justice activist Dr. Vandana Shiva, named one of the seven most influential women in the world by Forbes magazine. “The people will have to rebuild democracy as a living democracy.” Dr. Shiva has been fighting corporate takeover in every area in her native India, combating a nuclear plant one week and patented, genetically modified seeds another. She joins Laura in studio to advise American activists how they can fight the merging of corporations and government here at home and around the world.
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