[CTRL] Question for all voting American citizens

2003-10-26 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- A recent conversation I had regarding the problems with our voting systems brought up the question of those exit polls that the news media claims to base their forecasts of winners of the various elections on, and I decided to put this question out to everyone on the lists I

[CTRL] How press barons, governments silence dissent

2003-10-25 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- It is, by now, pretty much common knowledge among most of us that the major news media can't be relied upon to keep us properly informed. This article is primarily directed to those who are still operating under the false belief that these sources can be trusted to tell us what is

[CTRL] US WAR PROPAGANDA IS PATHETIC

2003-10-12 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- The good news is that it's become transparently obvious to even the ostriches, with their head in the sand! *US WAR PROPAGANDA IS PATHETIC* A FLOP BEFORE IT BEGINS *By: Justin Raimondo* The U.S. government is launching a public relations blitz

[CTRL] UN estimate for rebuilding Iraq half that of Bush's-where's the money going?

2003-10-12 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Of course we know where it's going - into private American CEO pockets, that's where! And, from all indications, the criminals in Congress are going to give it to them too... *UN estimate for rebuilding *Iraq half that of Bush's-where's the money going?

[CTRL] Many soldiers, same letter / Front Page -The Olympian

2003-10-11 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Saturday, October 11, 2003 Front Page ©2002 The Olympian Many soldiers, same letter Newspapers around U.S. get identical missives from Iraq http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20031011/frontpage/letter.gif LEDYARD KING GANNETT NEWS SERVICE The Olympian Online IRAQ: Latest

[CTRL] Rachel's #778: Corporate Campaign Against Precaution

2003-10-10 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Rachel's is one of THE best newsletters around on environmental and health issues. This one is loaded with links for deep research on the precautionary principle vs risk assessment argument. I haven't read through the links yet, but I intend to, and am not waiting until I do to

[CTRL] POPE JOHN PAUL HAS CANCER

2003-10-10 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- POPE JOHN PAUL HAS CANCER by Gordon Thomas Pope John Paul has inoperable stomach cancer which recently spread to his colon. A team of palliative medical specialists is now permanently based in the Papal Apartment in the Apostolic Palace. They administer drugs to try and ensure the

[CTRL] [Sunshine] Lethal virus from 1918 genetically reconstructed

2003-10-09 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- The Sunshine Project News Release - 9 October 2003 http://www.sunshine-project.org Lethal virus from 1918 genetically reconstructed US Army scientists create 'Spanish Flu' virus in laboratory - medical benefit questionable

[CTRL] Patriot Act at Work

2003-10-06 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- This is the kind of story you won't be seeing in the major media. Share far and wide so Americans can find out what that bill is REALLY being used for! Original Message Folks - It's no longer a hypothetical, they are actively policing dissenters...Let's

[CTRL] eBay users beware! Big Brother Is Watching You - And Documenting

2003-09-20 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Big Brother Is Watching You - And Documenting By Yuval Dror Haaretz.com 9-20-3 eBay, Ever Anxious To Up Profits, Bends Over Backward To Provide Data To Law Enforcement Officials I don't know another Web site that has a privacy policy as flexible as eBay's, says Joseph Sullivan. A

[CTRL] FW: Check out The Truth Seeker - Uday and Qusey Dead. Again

2003-07-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Uday and Qusey Dead. Again Venik www.aeronautics.ru In just a few short months since the beginning of the latest Iraqi campaign the US forces claimed to have killed Saddam Hussein on at least four different occasions. The number of false claims of Saddam’s demise was only

[CTRL] Notes from the ground - Baghdad

2003-07-22 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Original Message Subject: from K8 who's got problems posting to MRN Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 03:54:27 -0400 From: Claude Véziau A bit of news from Iraq, from an ONG worker on site. Harmony, Claude Véziau, - Original Message - From: Sooz Sent: Tuesday,

[CTRL] Broken Promise - why a member of the Iraqi Reconstruction and Development Council resigned

2003-07-19 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Broken promise America's approach to governing Baghdad has failed to involve Iraqis, says ISAM al-KHAFAJI, who returned home to help rebuild his country From Friday's Globe and Mail POSTED AT 4:31 AM EDT Friday, Jul. 18, 2003 On July 9, with deep sorrow, I respectfully submitted

[CTRL] Weapons Of Mass Stupidity

2003-07-19 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- This is the article that caused an FBI visit for it's reader: Weapons Of Mass Stupidity Fox News hits a new lowest common denominator BY HAL CROWTHER - NEWS COVER 06.04.03 It's the inviolable first rule of democracy that all politicians will praise the wisdom of the people -- an

[CTRL] [Fwd: Careful: The FB-Eye may be watching]

2003-07-19 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- This sounds like a TIPS or Cat-eyes action, probably a rabid Faux News fanatic calling in the tip. ~~ goldi Careful: The FB-eye may be watching Reading the wrong thing in public can get you in trouble BY MARC SCHULTZ 7-17-03 (Published in Creative Loafing:

[CTRL] An Age Of Lies

2003-07-19 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- An Age Of Lies http://www.rense.com/general39/ageoflies.htm Exclusive By Michael Rivero [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7-14-3 The latest joke making the rounds on the internet is that truth has become so valuable that the government has embarked on a conservation program. Lying is

[CTRL] [Fwd: moonwatcher]

2003-07-19 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Yet another area of concern that bears watching... - Original Message - From: ninafeather Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 11:06 PM Just who is this incredibly bizarre man? Quick - who owns an immense, country-sized parcel of land in South America, with a camp that holds

[CTRL] Mr. Bush, You Are A Liar

2003-07-10 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Mr. Bush, You Are A Liar By William Rivers Pitt t r u t h o u t | Perspective Friday 11 July 2003 There was a picture on the front page of the New York Times on Tuesday, July 8. It showed several American soldiers in Iraq sitting in utter dejection as they were informed by their

[CTRL] The need to make the best choice possible for our future

2003-07-05 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- It has been stated many times by many folks that there is no real two-party system operating in the U.S. any longer, that the choice given to Americans on voting for either a Democrat or Republican has become a total sham. There are also many of us stating that we MUST vote for

[CTRL] I think we're pumping oil out of Iraq to pay for this war.

2003-07-05 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- A VERY interesting article: Palm Bay man has eye for detail Meteorologist's work featured in national weather magazine By Billy Cox FLORIDA TODAY Jun 3, 5:52 PM http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/peoplestoryA1172A.htm On May 25, while scanning the Air Force Defense

[CTRL] [Fwd: The New America]

2003-07-05 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- So THIS is what Americans were celebrating yesterday? I, for one, did not celebrate. I mourned. goldi July 4, 2003 http://www.counterpunch.org/cassel07042003.html Fenced Out on Independence Day Fucking Furious on the Fourth By ELAINE CASSEL On July 4, 2003, I took my

[CTRL] This Is What A Guerilla War Looks Like

2003-07-04 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- A distressing description of what our soldiers are now being forced to deal with in Iraq. There is an apparently organized resistance to the occupiers reaping their benefits from Iraq's oil, but unfortunately the Iraqi citizens are also suffering from this plan. The way things

[CTRL] A nation of victims

2003-06-24 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- An insightful explanation of how Bush is manipulating the public consciousness and what is needed to combat it successfully. A Nation of Victims By Reanna Brooks, The Nation June 22, 2003 George W Bush is generally regarded as a mangler of the English language. What is

[CTRL] [Fwd: Molly Ivins: Another giveaway to the corporations]

2003-06-02 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- RELEASE: THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2003, AND THEREAFTER AUSTIN, Texas -- This is a gross scandal. The Center for Public Integrity has a stunning study out on the concentration of ownership in telecommunications. The even more stunning news is that the Federal Communications Commission,

[CTRL] [Fwd: essay by Arundhati Roy]

2003-04-03 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- One of my favorite writers! Mesopotamia. Babylon. The Tigris and Euphrates How many children, in how many classrooms, over how many centuries, have hang-glided through the past, transported on the wings of these words? And now the bombs are falling, incinerating and

[CTRL] [Fwd: Drunken Bush chews out generals for losing 'his war']

2003-03-31 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- This one is a MUST READ! Forward: This piece is quite extraordinary. If only the scenario he outlines could come to pass! The author, Wayne Madsen, is a Washington, DC-based investigative journalist and columnist. He wrote the introduction to Forbidden Truth. Madsen can be

[CTRL] War games vs. war reality

2003-03-30 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- I remember when there was all that buzz about Millenium Challenge 2002, here's a link for their original page laying out the goals and plans (to a point) of the operation, from the Joint Forces Command: http://www.jfcom.mil/about/experiments/mc02.htm When news began trickling out

[CTRL] [Fwd: Stan Goff - a VERY important read/analysis of just where the US military now stands in Iraq]

2003-03-30 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Li Saavedra wrote: Thanks to John Kaminsky for passing this on. I don't have a URL or an email for Stan Goff and would appreciate them from anyone who might. Lisa, quoting: MILITARY MATTERS War Bulletin #2 Visions Revisions March 28,2003 Stan Goff There have been two

[CTRL] ALLIED GENERALS DRAW UP NEW BATTLE PLAN

2003-03-30 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- From the Mirror UK: ALLIED GENERALS DRAW UP NEW BATTLE PLAN March 30, 2003 From Richard Wallace Us Editor In Washington http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=12788059method=fullsiteid=50143 IT has all begun to go horribly wrong for Donald Rumsfeld. The White

[CTRL] [Fwd: Winning the Hearts and Minds of Americans]

2003-03-30 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Winning the Hearts and Minds of Americans: The Battle for Democracy in Our Homeland March 31, 2003 A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL First in a Series of BuzzFlash Editorials Part I: The Infallibility of America's God King He's done it again. The man who oversaw the launching of a war

[CTRL] The Neocon Dream: Iraq Just the Beginning

2003-03-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- From The American Prospect website: Just the Beginning Is Iraq the opening salvo in a war to remake the world? By Robert Dreyfuss Issue Date: 4.1.03 For months Americans have been told that the United States is going to war against Iraq in order to disarm Saddam Hussein, remove

Re: [CTRL] BREAKING - Tariq Aziz Fingered Saddam Hussein For Death!

2003-03-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- William Shannon wrote: -Caveat Lector- http://www.friendsofliberty.com/ Tariq Aziz Fingered Saddam Hussein for Death by Todd Brendan Fahey 03/23/03 01:13 AM Confidential Intelligence sources now report that Tariq Aziz, long-time aide to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and

[CTRL] [Fwd: Oregon Bill Could Give LIFE In Prison To Peace Protestors]

2003-03-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- The climate in this country just gets more and more bizarre every day. Unbelievable! More good news.. Oregon Bill Could Give LIFE In Prison To Peace Protestors From Louanne M. From Tom Atlee

[CTRL] Brazen Deceit, Lying And Corruption Of Iraq War News

2003-03-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Brazen Deceit, Lying And Corruption Of Iraq War News By Cheryl Seal 3-23-3 Disinformatiion By The Corporate Media Is A War Crime As the Bush War escalates, so does the intensity and wantonness of the propaganda disseminated by the corporate media. Overnight, it has cross the

[CTRL] Now, I Am the Terrorist - William Rivers Pitt

2003-03-22 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Now, I Am the Terrorist By William Rivers Pitt From: http://truthout.org/docs_03/032303A.shtml t r u t h o u t | Perspective Friday 21 March 2003 The city of Baghdad, founded in 762 A.D. under the name Madinat as-Salam – 'City of Peace' – is this day a lake of fire. The

Re: [CTRL] Fwd: [I-S] (fwd) [osint] Dreher: Ex-Friends

2003-03-22 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- What I find most puzzling about the pro-war camp is it's obtuse refusal to look at the REAMS of evidence that has been provided - REPEATEDLY, from many different sources on the right as well as the left. that the Bush excuses for this war are based on nothing but LIES! The

[CTRL] [Fwd: Poem]

2003-03-22 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- TELEPHONE CALL ©2003 Margery Coffey My friend called today Native American Vietnam Vet Marine Corps Enlisted 1966-1968 Proudly he told me Of his new anti-war sign Beside his house On the highway north Casually he asked Any news from the war? They are using napalm I replied I

[CTRL] [Fwd: Re: Support Our Troops]

2003-03-22 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- This one whoops-ass on the whole support the troops horsepucky! (warning - Stan doesn't mince words here, colorful ones included) I think Stan Goff just put an end to that support the troops idiocy. --paul, webmaster http://globalcircle.net peace and liberty, sustainability and

[CTRL] [Fwd: Third Veteran U.S. Diplomat Quits Over Iraq War]

2003-03-21 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- THIRD VETERAN US DIPLOMAT QUITS OVER IRAQ WAR AFP Thursday, March 20, 2003 http://www.prolog.net/webnews/wed/aa/Qiraq-war-us-diplomat.R6d2_DMK.html WASHINGTON, March 20 (AFP) - Another veteran US diplomat has resigned from the State Department in protest over President George W.

[CTRL] Fox News Goes to War - This is a good one!

2003-03-21 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Greetings from the Center for an Informed America (http://davesweb.cnchost.com/). Please forward this newsletter widely. If this was forwarded to you and you would like to receive future mailings, e-mail (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) a request to be added to this mailing list.

[CTRL] Mr. Bush's War - if you read nothing else today, read this!

2003-03-20 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Mr. Bush's War By William Rivers Pitt t r u t h o u t | Perspective Wednesday 19 March 2003 The television in the other room is filled with purposeful, strident music. All sorts of well-coifed 'journalists' on CNN and MSNBC are parading across the screen in stylishly-cut desert

[CTRL] [Fwd: Daniel Ellsberg's thoughts on tonight's cable TV movie, ThePentagon Papers, on FX]

2003-03-09 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- As Dan says below, hopefully this movie will inspire someone in the current regime to do us all the favor of a similar act of whistle-blowing. It has the potential of saving many lives if they do. Posted to one of my lists: Hi All, Thought you might want to watch this

[CTRL] Only a Bully Seeks War as an Option - HIGHLY Recommended Reading!

2003-03-09 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Dear Fellow Americans and World Citizens: Only a Bully Seeks War as an Option I write you with great anguish as a veteran who has experienced war from the cockpit of a helicopter ambulance. While cherishing my rights to speak openly in a world where citizens of many other

[CTRL] Supporting our Troops?

2003-03-08 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- The call has begun from the conservative sector now that it is apparent this so-called war on Iraq may soon begin. The call is one for self-censorship in the interests of supporting our troops. The only valid support I (and many others opposed to this imminent act of aggression)

[CTRL] Bush and America's Willing Executioners Would Be Guilty at Nuremburg

2003-03-05 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Published on Sunday, March 2, 2003 by The Free Press (Columbus, Ohio) Bush and America's Willing Executioners Would Be Guilty at Nuremburg by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman If he launches an attack on Iraq without the approval of the United Nations Security Council, George W.

[CTRL] Is It War Yet?

2003-03-05 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Is It War Yet? by John Liechty Published on Sunday, March 2, 2003 by CommonDreams.org On the way to the email box, many people encounter a page across which a daily clutch of snares has been laid in the form of headlines offering practical assistance or advice – Seven Love Tips

[CTRL] Criminalizing an act of love

2003-03-02 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Criminalizing an act of love Date: Friday, February 28, 2003 @ 01:49:20 EST By Doreen Miller YellowTimes.org Columnist (United States) (YellowTimes.org) – According to a recent Fox News report, U.S. leaders are considering prosecuting for war crimes any U.S. citizen who travels

[CTRL] Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war

2003-03-01 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war Secret document details American plan to bug phones and emails of key Security Council members Martin Bright, Ed Vulliamy in New York and Peter Beaumont Sunday March 2, 2003 The Observer The United States is conducting a secret

[CTRL] [Fwd: The infallible opinion poll]

2003-02-28 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- The author was kind enough to include a poll that gives the kind of results we expect! The Infallible Opinion Poll Sample of One, Zero Percent Margin of Error by PAUL DEAN (Counterpunch, February 26) http://www.counterpunch.org/dean02262003.html Many of us have never been

[CTRL] Chemical Brothers: Bush Magic Turns Medicines Into Munitions

2003-02-28 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- From: http://www.counterpunch.org/floyd02242003.html February 24, 2003 Chemical Brothers: Bush Magic Turns Medicines Into Munitions by CHRIS FLOYD Six million marched for peace last week, but the Bush Regime and the Blair Regency were unmoved by this outburst from the ignorant

[CTRL] Healthcare Reveals Real Conservative Agenda - Drown Democracy In A Bathtub

2003-02-28 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- A REAL IMPORTANT READ! Published on Tuesday, February 25, 2003 by CommonDreams.org Healthcare Reveals Real Conservative Agenda - Drown Democracy In A Bathtub by Thom Hartmann They're hoping Americans won't notice. Indeed, in late February a senior administration official

[CTRL] Bush Knows the Jig is Up: So Let's Hurry on to Baghdad

2003-02-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Bush Knows the Jig is Up: So Let's Hurry on to Baghdad Bernard Weiner Co-Editor, The Crisis Papers February 13, 2003 One can almost sense a palpable shifting of momentum, from an unrestricted Bush war-juggernaut rolling to its bloody unfolding to an administration caught between

[CTRL] US media move away from Bush

2003-02-22 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- At last, some good news leaking into the mass media. Slowly but surely, the tide is turning... US media move away from Bush Patrick Barrett Friday February 21, 2003 The Guardian The US media has begun to turn against President George Bush's hard line on military action against

[CTRL] Bizarre stuff happening with our Sun and the Comet! MUST READ!

2003-02-20 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- I wonder how much of our suddenly warm weather can be attributed to the intense solar activity of the past few days, as the comet was passing by? After several weeks of below-freezing weather, we suddenly shot up to 50 today, same being predicted for tomorrow, and then back to

[CTRL] [Fwd: More obstructionism of NYC peace rally]

2003-02-17 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Posted to one of my lists: From a friend who was very active at the NYC rally: Read the email below from United for Peace and Justice, one of the main organizers for the anti-war rally in NYC Saturday, Feb 16. Bear in mind that, along with phone numbers for medics and lawyers,

[CTRL] [Fwd: Duct tape nation/Zepp]

2003-02-16 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Duct Tape Nation When hope and fear clash by Bryan Zepp Jamieson 02/16/03 http://www.zeppscommentaries.com/Politics/ducttape.htm When I heard that duct tape and plastic sheeting were flying off the shelves in most major cities, especially Washington, my first thought was to

[CTRL] How a US blueprint for post-Saddam government quashed the hopes of democratic Iraqis.

2003-02-16 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- The Guardian http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,896611,00.html Our hopes betrayed How a US blueprint for post-Saddam government quashed the hopes of democratic Iraqis. Kanan Makiya Sunday February 16, 2003 The Observer The United States is on the verge of committing

[CTRL] [Fwd: Fw: Pentagon drops cremation plan]

2003-02-16 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- From: Nancy This administration says they don't look at polls or public opinion to make policy. No they just throw out the most outrageous stuff to see if they can get away with it. Then when the public outcry is loud enough they retreat and withdraw.

[CTRL] [Fwd: Yellow Times shut down]

2003-02-10 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- OMG! THIS one caught me COMPLETELY by surprise! This site was one of the BEST sources of info!!! I'm speechless... g The well known alternative news site YellowTimes.org was shut down by its hosting company. Such is the nature of Free Speech in America. Stifling the Voice

[CTRL] New Anti-Terror Bill: Critics Cry Foul

2003-02-09 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- I suspect there is going to be a witch-hunt conducted in this oh-so-secretive department to find the one who leaked this document! I hope they are never found... New Anti-Terror Bill: Critics Cry Foul CBS News Saturday 08 February 2003 WASHINGTON | The Justice Department is

[CTRL] [Fwd: Orwell that Ends Well]

2003-02-09 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but for what it's worth... I will be putting this into a simple printable format to share with friends who get their news exclusively from these sources. I can only hope they read it, but one of the things I've noted about this

[CTRL] Shuttle WAS Carrying Radioactive Materials - TX Sheriff

2003-02-09 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- SIGH Well, I suppose I really shouldn't be surprised. Anyone in the shuttle disaster area needs to take note of this one. If you know anyone in these areas, let 'em know asap! goldi Forwarded ** Shuttle WAS Carrying Radioactive Materials - TX Sheriff

[CTRL] [Fwd: On The Verge of Amageddon: World War III May Just be Around the Corner]

2003-02-08 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- So dark, and yet too true... http://buzzflash.com/buzzscripts/buzz.dll/content A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY By Stephen V. Kane Few have said it yet. Somebody needs to. We are on the verge of WWIII. The signs are here. Armies massing in a tinderbox around the oil fields of

[CTRL] Remembering the War in the Gulf on TV

2003-02-08 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- From Counterpunch (headline article, no direct link, so go here: http://www.counterpunch.org/ ), a long but important article on how the government manipulates us through the media (also known as the Fifth Column of government). This is how they do it, folks, and why it's so hard

[CTRL] [Fwd: New York Times *finally* has to admit dossier sham]

2003-02-08 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- I'm going to have to guess they got overwhelmed with messages raising a brouhaha about this story and realized they couldn't ignore it anymore. They knew they couldn't keep it hidden any longer. This is their token to objective journalism, and I sincerely doubt we'll hear much

[CTRL] NYT - Rumsfeld Rebukes U.N. and NATO on Approach to Baghdad

2003-02-08 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- From the below article: The influential Der Spiegel weekly, in advance copies released today, reported that France and Germany were considering a plan to deploy thousands of United Nations peacekeepers and hundreds more weapons inspectors to prevent military conflict in Iraq.

[CTRL] [Fwd: 'We decided not to run it...']

2003-02-07 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- The complicity of the mass media just makes me want to puke! They are as much criminals as the animals controlling the power centers of this government, and should be charged with aiding and abetting. I'm so angry I can't even find the right words to express it!

[CTRL] News of Bogus UK Intelligence Report Sweeping the Planet (U.S. Immune)

2003-02-07 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- I would dearly love for someone to prove me wrong and come forward with a U.S. media coverage of this story. Instead, I see the country being put on Orange alert for terrorist attacks while the bellicose war talk continues unabated and the media reports every bit of foul air

[CTRL] [Fwd: Who Cares What You Think?]

2003-02-06 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- This writer hits the nail on the head. I still think Bush is sociopathic. ~Joe Bush to America: Who Cares What You Think? http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/03/02/06_Whocares.html BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY by Daniel Gilbert President Bush does not want the American

[CTRL] Smoking Gun anyone?

2003-02-05 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Looks like this UN Council meeting could get interesting... Feb 5, 2003, hrs (FTW) – There has been no corroborative evidence shown anywhere to establish a link between the secular regime in Baghdad and the Islamic fundamentalist Al Qaeda. If it never existed in the ten

[CTRL] [Fwd: Open Letter to the UN about Colin Powell]

2003-02-05 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0204-07.htm Published on Tuesday, February 4, 2003 by CommonDreams.org An Open Letter to the U.N. about Colin Powell by Dennis Hans Greetings, members of the United Nations. I am writing on the eve of Secretary of State Colin Powell's

Re: [CTRL] THE REAL ACTION IS IN THE RE-ACTION

2003-02-05 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- "If the Save Saddam Movement is successful" This is absolute and total BUSHIT! Just for the record, the aim of protestors is NOT to "save Saddam", it's to save everybody else on the damn planet! This is just another psy-op to keep people divided. Trash. William Shannon wrote:

[CTRL] Newsletter #29 - 'Conspiracy Theory' Edition Part III/GWB Midterm Report

2003-02-03 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Greetings from the Center for an Informed America (http://davesweb.cnchost.com/). Please forward this newsletter widely. If this was forwarded to you and you would like to receive future mailings, e-mail (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) a request to be added to this mailing list.

[CTRL] [Fwd: petition - NO TO WAR]

2003-02-02 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Thanks to someone who forwarded this with a helpful translation. It's worth it to go and sign this petition and it shouldn't take long! --- Forwarded Message Follows --- URGENT! Please read this appeal to the French President. If you agree with it, then go to this

[CTRL] Ordinary Americans Think OBL And Saddam Are Same Man

2003-02-02 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Guess this makes us extraordinary, eh? :-) Ordinary Americans Think OBL And Saddam Are Same Man By Paul Lashmar and Raymond Whitaker The Independent - UK 2-1-3 When did the war against terror become a campaign against Saddam Hussein rather than Osama bin Laden? Less than a

[CTRL] Military Power Threatens the Planet-Wisdom Hasn't Advanced with Technology

2003-02-02 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Military Power Threatens the Planet Wisdom Hasn't Advanced with Technology by Alwyn Moss Published on January 24, 2003 by the Roanoke Times (Virginia) WITH EVERY passing day, the likelihood of war in the Gulf region grows despite the efforts of many people, in and out of the

[CTRL] Dave's Newsletter #28: Special 'Conspiracy Theory' Edition, Part II

2003-02-02 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- I was wondering what was taking Dave so long! At long last, Part 2 of his Conspiracy Theory article, and an excellent one at that: Greetings from the Center for an Informed America (http://davesweb.cnchost.com/). Please forward this newsletter widely. If this was forwarded to

[CTRL] I'm losing patience with my neighbours, Mr Bush

2003-01-27 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Well, if it's good for George, why not for everybody? An excellent expose on the insanity of the shrub's reasoning for bombing Iraq... http://www.observer.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,882459,00.html I'm losing patience with my neighbours, Mr Bush Terry Jones Sunday January 26,

[CTRL] Bizarre and creepy story of the day...

2003-01-27 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Now I wonder who put THAT in there??? 'I Hate You': Vancouver family finds surprising message in baby's toy Saturday, January 11, 2003 By MARGARET ELLIS, Columbian staff writer Blanche Skelton was feeding her baby when she heard something besides the soothing sound of ocean

[CTRL] Are we itching for war or just really stupid?

2003-01-26 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Good question! Are we itching for war or just really stupid? By Chuck Sigars Special to The Times Back in the late 1970s, Steve Martin did a comedy routine in which he reminded the audience that we now live on a different planet. Don't you remember? he'd ask, describing some

[CTRL] Clear-cutting the middle class

2003-01-26 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Clear-cutting the middle class By H.N. Arendt Online Journal Contributing Writer Today is history. For six centuries there has been a Jewish Kraków. By this evening, those six centuries will be a rumor. They never happened. Today is history.—S.S. Commandant Goeth (Schindler's

[CTRL] Bush on health care—the epitome of fuzzy logic

2003-01-26 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Bush on health care—the epitome of fuzzy logic By Regina Varolli Online Journal Contributing Writer http://www.onlinejournal.com/Commentary/Varolli012303/varolli012303.html January 23, 2003—The cost of health insurance in the US continues to rise. The cost of my own individual

[CTRL] Are you a 'friend of freedom?'

2003-01-26 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Good commentary. This would be a good one to download the pdf version and print copies for offline distribution. Are you a 'friend of freedom?' By Linda Heard http://www.onlinejournal.com/Commentary/Heard012303/heard012303.html January 23, 2003—That's it folks! The leader of

[CTRL] The US may be the big bully on the block, but...

2003-01-26 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Think again if you thought the other countries would show principle. Their leaders are just as corrupt and self-serving. One by one, they'll probably all negotiate to agree to this criminal action for their share of the spoils. This is sickening! Sunday Herald - 26 January

Re: [CTRL] Iraqi Opposition Exposes Iraqi Homeland Defense Plans

2003-01-24 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Euphorian wrote: -Caveat Lector- January 24, 2003 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1-553590,00.html Documents 'show Saddam's chemical plans' by pa news Iraqi documents obtained by the BBC appear to suggest that Saddam Hussein is preparing to use chemical weapons

[CTRL] [Fwd: Bush is losing it/Alternet]

2003-01-24 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- The whole house of cards seems to be tumbling at a rapid rate. Next week should see a release of the tensions that have been building to their highest levels since this whole thing started. Will it be a gentle release or an explosive one? It appears that it will all depend on

[CTRL] [Fwd: Iraq Faces Massive US Missile Barrage]

2003-01-24 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- If I'm not mistaken, this plan also breaks all international laws regarding the targeting of civilian infrastructures. Of course, that shouldn't matter to this administration since they have refused to participate in the International Criminal Court for this very reason. This

[CTRL] [Fwd: Real State of the Union]

2003-01-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- This is definitely worth checking out. At the link provided below, you can download pdf versions of the poster, but due to the dark colors and tiny print, it would probably be better to spring the $15 to buy the real thing. I've included a few of the 13 categories with their

[CTRL] Role reversal: Bush wants war, Pentagon urges caution

2003-01-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- There's hope for us yet... From Capitol Hill Blue CHB INVESTIGATES. . . Role reversal: Bush wants war, Pentagon urges caution By DOUG THOMPSON Jan 22, 2003, 01:18 Senior Pentagon officials are quietly urging President George W. Bush to slow down his headlong rush to war with

[CTRL] THE NATURE OF AMERICAN DENIAL-PEOPLE FEAR TO FACE REALITY

2003-01-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- This excellent little article sheds light on the apparent inability of most Americans to see the reality of our situation. Some excerpts: (...) For all the sidestepping, dance arounds, word games, and confused rhetoric, the term government is easily defined; not by subjective

[CTRL] New York Times: Bush Pushes Tax Cut as Small-Business Aid

2003-01-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Bush Pushes Tax Cut as Small-Business Aid January 23, 2003 By ELISABETH BUMILLER ST. LOUIS, Jan. 22 - President Bush pushed his economic plan in an important political swing state today, saying it would benefit America's small-business owners and was not a giveaway to the rich.

[CTRL] Impassioned response to a negative journalist on the anti-war demonstrations

2003-01-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- For the most part, media response to the anti-war demonstrations last weekend was surprisingly positive, and it’s had a good impact on American (and I believe international) public opinion. But there will always be a few negative reports made. Although I haven’t seen the

[CTRL] [Fwd: ** The Psychotic Hawks of the Bush Administration are a Threat toWorld Peace]

2003-01-20 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- More and more, their true objectives and reasonings for this insanity are coming out into the mainstream... January 21, 2003 http://www.buzzflash.com/buzzscripts/buzz.dll/sub A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS A BuzzFlash reader sent us the following exchange from CNN's Capital

[CTRL] The bogey man of 'anti-Americanism'

2003-01-20 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- The bogey man of 'anti-Americanism' Printed on Monday, January 20, 2003 @ 00:37:50 EST http://yt.org/article.php?sid=1005 By Matthew Riemer YellowTimes.org Columnist (United States) (YellowTimes.org) – The term anti-Americanism, like its cousin anti- Semitism, has become the new

[CTRL] Bush Is Racking Up Frequent Liar Miles

2003-01-19 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Bush Is Racking Up Frequent Liar Miles Friday, 17 January 2003, 3:15 pm Strategy of lie and rely relies on media to disseminate Dubya’s deceptions By Dennis Hans Lyndon Johnson is remembered for lying about Vietnam, Richard Nixon for lying about Watergate, Bill Clinton for lying

[CTRL] [Fwd: Rumsfeld-If Saddam leaves we still will go to war. . .]

2003-01-18 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- I would have to say that this perfectly illustrates how criminally insane the current U.S. Administration is... http://www.rferl.org/nca/features/2003/01/16012003165143.asp This story is from Radio Free Europe. It just goes to show you that it ain't our pal Saddam that is the

[CTRL] When the going gets tough, Dubya unleashes another scare

2003-01-18 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- From the Online Journal Editor's Desk, some interesting commentaries: When the going gets tough, Dubya unleashes another scare January 16, 2003 Whenever George W. Bush starts slipping in even the corporate media's cooked popularity polls, he and his gang conjure up a scare to

[CTRL] Free the people?

2003-01-18 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- The more exposure given to this ultra right-wing think tank that is writing the Bush policies, the better, I say. The only correction that needs to be made as far as the info below is concerned is that this plan has been nursed along for far longer than the six years the author

[CTRL] View From Abroad - Junk news

2003-01-18 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- And people wonder why Americans are so clueless? I strongly suggest downloading the pdf version of this article, printing it out and passing it out to as many Americans as you can. There's an awful lot of them wasting away from the lack of nutritious substance that they gorge

[CTRL] [Fwd: Total Information Invasion]

2003-01-17 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Total Information Invasion http://civilliberty.about.com/library/weekly/aa011603a.htm Total information invasion Can American freedom survive the scrutiny of the country's defenders? Dateline: 1/16/03 The Pentagon's high-profile effort to fulfill every paranoid

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