[CTRL] Jobless, and Stunned

2003-01-12 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Jobless, and Stunned January 9, 2003 By BOB HERBERT Left behind by the great Republican raid on the national Treasury are folks like Karelia Escobar and Joe Bergmann, middle-aged New Yorkers who have worked most of their lives but now find themselves traveling the anxious paths

[CTRL] [Fwd: Silence Forgetting]

2003-01-12 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- A point from below worth emphasizing: We have forgotten that democracy is a dangerous business. Built into the Constitution is the notion that a free people should thwart its leaders if necessary. This is our duty, the price of our freedom. Leaders hate to be thwarted; it is in

[CTRL] [Fwd: Newsletter #27 - wherein Dave considers the matter of Conspiracy Theories

2003-01-13 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- The man has a very humorous way of putting things in perspective... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

[CTRL] [Fwd: Republican Anti-War Ad]

2003-01-16 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- This is encouraging news! Public dissent rising from all directions... Speak Out wrote: This is interesting!!! A full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, Monday, January 13, 2003, page A5 reads as follows: A Republican Dissent on Iraq. To President Bush, his advisors and

[CTRL] Dissent in the Republican Ranks

2003-01-16 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Some background info on the WSJ ad. According to this article, Hamm, the guy who bought the ad, is a heavy-hitter in the Republican ranks, not one to be ignored. Seems Georgie and his warhawk cohorts are losing support in a BIG way! Yeah! January 16-22, 2003 pretzel logic

[CTRL] A Lesson In U.S. Propaganda

2003-01-16 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/media_miller_jan03.html A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These

[CTRL] Bush First Mentioned Attacking Iraq in 1999

2003-01-16 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Jason Leopold : Bush Sticks Closely To His Script Friday, 17 January 2003, 9:11 am Here's a history lesson. Go back to December 1999 when President Bush was still governor of Texas and wasn't even the Republican candidate for President yet. Back then, Bush Jr. had said that if

[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

[CTRL] [Fwd: The Day The Earth Stood Still]

2003-01-17 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Now this certainly sounds workable to me! At the bottom of the page the link takes you to, you can download a pdf version of this article for printing and distributing locally. Get the word out! The Day the Earth Stood Still: An international sick-out

[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] 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] 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] 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] [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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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

Re: [CTRL] Wellstone - TAKE THE TRAIN

2002-10-26 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- thew wrote: -Caveat Lector- If you run for gov. against Jeb Bush TAKE THE TRAIN – FOR GOD’S SAKE – TAKE THE TRAIN Then again, maybe not... F.B.I. Issues a Terror Warning, Citing Possible Threat to Trains October 25, 2002 By JOEL BRINKLEY WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 - The F.B.I.

[CTRL] [Fwd: Links] History of airplane sabotage?

2002-10-27 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Haven't checked all these out personally, figured I'd pass them on for interested parties to pursue... http://www.rense.com/general31/wells.htm Senator Wellstone the one that bucked the Whitehouse demanding a real investigation into 9-11. And when it looked like not even

[CTRL] Wellstone crash details, more questions than answers

2002-10-27 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- See: http://www.cyberspaceorbit.com/wellmanpln.htm A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are

[CTRL] Message from the 9/11 Pentagon photographer

2002-10-29 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Kent at cyberspaceorbit received the following message regarding his pages of collected info and comments on the Pentagon hit of 9/11. Here's the link to the Flight 77 page: http://www.cyberspaceorbit.com/77comments.html This is the first of several pages covering that aspect of

[CTRL] A History Of Biological Warfare

2002-11-02 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- http://www.vectorsite.net/twgas3.html A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters

Re: [CTRL] A History Of Biological Warfare

2002-11-02 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- goldi316 wrote: http://www.vectorsite.net/twgas3.html The following info from the author is taken from another page of the above article, which I found to be totally silent on the US history of Biological and Chemical Warfare. One would get the impression from reading

[CTRL] [Fwd: US Bio-Chem Weapons Secrets Exposed]

2002-11-02 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Keeping in mind that these disclosures are just the tip of the iceburg... http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,821306,00.html US weapons secrets exposed Julian Borger in Washington Tuesday October 29, 2002 The Guardian Respected scientists on both sides of the

[CTRL] War Is A Racket - Major General Smedley Butler

2002-11-03 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Been meaning to send this for awhile. This one is a MUST READ! You might also want to consider sharing it with military friends. Though General Smedley wrote this in the 30's, nothing much has changed in the years since. Of special note is Chapter 3 - Who Pays the Bills?

[CTRL] Reservists ordered to mobilise - from news.telegraph.co.uk

2002-11-03 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- The mobilisation is part of continued attempts by Britain and America to increase the pressure on Saddam Hussein to give up his weapons of mass destruction. Sure, and we really believe that, now don't we? Sounds more to me like they are seriously getting prepared to engage.

[CTRL] Live from Basra: Iraq's Oil Belt Prepares for War

2002-11-04 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- http://commondreams.org/views02/1103-05.htm Published on Sunday, November 3, 2002 by CommonDreams.org Live from Basra: Iraq's Oil Belt Prepares for War by Jeremy Scahill BASRA—Iraq's southern oil-belt is preparing for what many here see as an inevitable massive attack by

[CTRL] Into the Dark: The Pentagon Plan to Provoke Terrorist Attacks

2002-11-04 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Two articles here (links included), the first is mentioned (and was the source of) the second. Read carefully and absorb their meaning fully. What they are saying is that ALL our lives are now on the line. From the LA Times: The Secret War Frustrated by intelligence failures, the

[CTRL] [Fwd: Rejected posting to CTRL@LISTSERV.AOL.COM]Re-sending: The Pentagon Plan to Provoke Terrorist Attacks

2002-11-05 Thread goldi316
he other subscribers understand why they are getting two copies of the same message. Subject: [CTRL] Into the Dark: The Pentagon Plan to Provoke Terrorist Attacks Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:39:45 -0600 From: goldi316 [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Conspiracy Theory Research List [EMAIL PROTECTED

[CTRL] US Masses For War On Iraq

2002-11-06 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Now that they've conquered America, it's time to get on with the Racket, er - war... US Masses For War On Iraq By Bill Vann WSWS.org 11-6-2 While Washington goes through the diplomatic motions of moving a resolution on weapons inspection through the United Nations Security

[CTRL] White House 'Bonesman' Leads Nation Into the Dark

2002-11-06 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- White House 'Bonesman' Leads Nation Into the Dark By Alexandra Robbins USA TODAY Wednesday, 25 September, 2002 My senior year (at Yale University) I joined Skull and Bones, a secret society, President Bush wrote in his autobiography, so secret, I can't say anything

[CTRL] [Fwd: The new face of vote fraud/IMPORTANT/Wm Rivers Pitt]

2002-11-06 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- I'm not positive this was written by Mr. Pitt,couldn't verify it and the link at the bottom doesn't shed light on the author's true identity. Doesn't make the info any less important, however... The lack of any exit polling on November 5 has been oddly ignored by the media.

[CTRL] Fwd: Newsletter #21 - Was Wellstone Whacked?

2002-11-07 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- There have been many opinion pieces published in the past couple of days analyzing the disastrous crash of our democracy. The near-unanimous opinion has been that it was due in large part to the spinelessness of the Democratic Organization. After spending two near-sleepless

[CTRL] [Fwd: Voters Set Republicans Loose on the World]

2002-11-08 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Mid-East Realities [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ___ __ / |/ / /___/ / /_ // M I D - E A S T R E A L I T I E S / /|_/ / /_/_ / /\\ Making Sense of the Middle East /_/ /_/ /___/ /_/ \\ www.MiddleEast.Org www.MERTV.org News, Information, Analysis That Governments,

[CTRL] Iraq War PR campaign to commence

2002-11-08 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Quite a bit of info provided on the PNAC group, who's Rebuilding America's Defenses (http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf) formed the basis for Bush's National Security Strategy (copy of it at: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0920-05.htm), his

[CTRL] Glossary of the Right-Wing Sectors in U.S. Foreign Policy

2002-11-09 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- I've seen many posts come through my inbox that promotes some of these right-wing viewpoints. This list will be helpful in determining the background of some of these articles and opinions and whether they should be allowed to color our own evolving opinions of current events...

[CTRL] The Men Who Stole the Show

2002-11-09 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Snipped from the below article: "This small group of right-wing strategists, ideologues, and operatives in right-wing think tanks, advocacy groups, and the news media has captured U.S. foreign and military policy. At issue is not so much that this shift in foreign policy has been

[CTRL] The Silent World

2002-11-10 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- An excellent commentary on reasons to not abandon hope. http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/11.11B.jvb.silent.htm The Silent World by Jennifer Van Bergen t r u t h o u t | Commentary Sunday, 10 November 2002 It is as though the world around me has become silent. On election day

[CTRL] Saddam silent as MPs defy UN

2002-11-11 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- He only has days to stretch this out. Wonder what he'll decide? http://www.news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/11/12/wirq12.xml Saddam silent as MPs defy UN By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor (Filed: 12/11/2002) Iraq's rubber-stamp parliament staged a show

[CTRL] [Fwd: If the Media Were Liberal]

2002-11-12 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- November 12, 2002 If The Media Were Liberal . . . A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY by Jim P http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/2002/11/12_Media.html Dear BuzzFlash: If the media were liberal you'd be hearing a lot more about 204 Americans being killed by mistakes in

[CTRL] Fwd: An excellent question from Left Behind (an individual)

2002-11-13 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Some very good questions posed here, anybody have some useful ideas? Friends, This thread came through another forum I'm on, and I think it's both true and valuable for us to consider. What DOES happen, every time there's a crisis? We do react, we in the online community -

[CTRL] [Fwd: Decoding the New UN Resolution on Iraq: Myth-Shattering Analysis at www.Accuracy.org/un2]

2002-11-13 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Text of resolution with interspersed commentary at: http://www.accuracy.org/un2 Institute for Public Accuracy wrote: Institute for Public Accuracy 915 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[CTRL] [Fwd: [thinkpeaceUSI] Grounded]

2002-11-15 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Grounded A federal agency confirms that it maintains an air-travel blacklist of 1,000 people. Peace activists and civil libertarians fear they're on it. By Dave Lindorff (Salon.com) Nov. 15, 2002 | Barbara Olshansky was in Newark International Airport at the JetBlue

[CTRL] Homeland security - Welcome to the American Gestapo

2002-11-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Welcome to the American Gestapo By DOUG THOMPSON Nov 20, 2002, 08:32 Wonder if any of the vast sums of money approved Tuesday for the new Department of Homeland Security are set aside for black uniforms with knee-length boots and black leather trench coats? Should be. Since

[CTRL] They spy - How law enforcement is keeping tabs on the new peace movement.

2002-11-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- They spy How law enforcement is keeping tabs on the new peace movement. By A.C. Thompson PERHAPS THE STORY of Malaysia Airlines Flight 91 is a harbinger of things to come for the nascent peace movement. The Sept. 8 flight was poised to take off from Newark, N.J., for Dubai,

[CTRL] Getting the Most Out of Homeland Security

2002-11-23 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Getting the Most Out of Homeland Security Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet November 21, 2002 In a final burst of shameless opportunism for the legislative year 2002, the President and his party pushed their homeland security bill through Congress. The bill was laden with pork and gifts

[CTRL] All I Want for Christmas is a Bombed-Out Dollhouse

2002-11-24 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- And I thought I'd seen everything! http://www.commondreams.org/views02/1123-01.htm A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not

Re: [CTRL] All I Want for Christmas is a Bombed-Out Dollhouse

2002-11-25 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Thanks for the link, Nessie! I found it interesting that we had two extremes covered in this thread, first the dollhouse article (and your Hitler doll, at least that's not being mass-marketed - yet) and ending with the story about the zero-tolerance school incident in Denver.

[CTRL] Smallpox vaccinations: A shot in the dark

2002-11-25 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- 10/07/2002 - Updated 06:58 AM ET Smallpox vaccinations: A shot in the dark By Marilyn Elias, USA TODAY The threat of bioterrorism is not high enough to justify preventive smallpox vaccination of children and teenagers, U.S. pediatricians say in a policy statement today.

[CTRL] [Fwd: UQ Wire: The Kissinger Bombshell]

2002-11-27 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Well, so much for an independent investigation - but are we really all that surprised? Amazing how the same names keep popping up throughout our history, though. So when will the American public ever begin to connect those dots? UQ Wire: The Kissinger Bombshell Unanswered

[CTRL] [Fwd: Dark overtones in Bush Dyslexicon]

2002-11-28 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- More reference links included at bottom of article... http://torontostar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1c=Articlecid=1035774887712call_pageid=968332188492col=968793972154 I call him the feel bad president, because he's all about punishment

[CTRL] NORAD investigates vapor trail reports

2002-11-29 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Strange and interesting development... ??? From CNN: NORAD investigates vapor trail reports Posted on November 28, 2002 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (CNN) --Fighter jets scrambled in an unsuccessful attempt to investigate a contrail of unknown origin first seen over the Caribbean

[CTRL] A Capitol Hill Mystery: Who Aided Drug Maker?

2002-11-29 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- A Capitol Hill Mystery: Who Aided Drug Maker? November 29, 2002 By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 - Lobbyists for Eli Lilly Company, the pharmaceutical giant, did not have much luck when they made the rounds on Capitol Hill earlier this year, seeking protection from

[CTRL] For the record - that famous Bush quote

2002-11-29 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- After having seen the dictatorship quote attributed to Bush seemingly everywhere, I decided to hunt down it's source, just to make sure it was real, particularly since there are many supposed quotes from famous people floating around the internet that turn out to be fabrications.

[CTRL] Slouching Toward Tyranny

2002-11-29 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Slouching Toward Tyranny By Chris Floyd Metropolis (Russia) 11-26-2 We've said it before, and we'll keep on saying it: A country whose leader has the power to imprison any citizen, on his order alone, and hold them indefinitely, in military custody, without access to the courts,

[CTRL] [Fwd: American History X]

2002-11-29 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Copied from the below article: I also mentioned that the only name that was not being utilized in the war on terror and the removal of Hussein was Henry Kissinger. That was then, this is now. Something fishy is happening and I am beginning to smell a change of focus and a

[CTRL] Research on the forced vaccination issue.

2002-11-29 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Someone on one of the lists I belong to posted an article hysterically decrying the passing of the Homeland Security Bill particularly with regard to the issue of those enforced vaccinations and concentration camps looming in our future, and she asked a very logical question

[CTRL] UN Inspection Team Faces Smear Campaign

2002-11-30 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- UN Inspection Team Faces Smear Campaign by Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington Published on Friday, November 29, 2002 by the Guardian/UK http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,850264,00.html A campaign to discredit the UN weapons inspections mission to Iraq flared into action

[CTRL] Weapons of mass distraction

2002-11-30 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Weapons of mass distraction John O'Farrell Saturday November 30, 2002 The Guardian After four long years the UN weapons inspectors this week resumed their search for those hidden Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. With their hands still over their eyes they breathlessly counted:

[CTRL] Propaganda Machine in full swing - Allies strive for Arab hearts and minds

2002-11-30 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- The British government is adamant that President Saddam is hiding such weapons and that if he insists in the declaration that he is not, it will provoke a crisis. Of course, the above sentiment is not held by British talking heads alone, but it certainly spotlights the fact that

[CTRL] What will be the trigger for war?

2002-11-30 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- What will be the trigger for war? As inspectors begin checking Iraqi sites, peace hinges on the interpretation of one phrase: 'material breach' Julian Borger in Washington and Ewen MacAskill Wednesday November 27, 2002 The Guardian UN weapons inspectors begin their work in Iraq

[CTRL] Fw: ** Compulsory Boot Camp as Brainwashing

2002-12-03 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Here we were all worried that HR 3598 was a reinstatement of the draft waiting to happen. This is an angle that hadn't occurred to me, and it's far more chilling than the draft, imo - especially in our current homeland security climate... Keep your eye on that bill:

[CTRL] Sludge Report #145 - The Awakening

2002-12-03 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- In the Midst of the Madness there is Hope (but first, the Madness. Get the picture, then get the Hope) -- goldi Sludge Report #145 - The Awakening In This Edition This Mad, Bad World - A New News Environment - But Does It Scan? - The Zeitgeist Is In Motion - The

[CTRL] Henry Kissinger In Hell - Because what we really need now is more murderous criminal masterminds in power

2002-12-06 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/morford/ Henry Kissinger In Hell Because what we really need now is more murderous criminal masterminds in power By Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist Friday, December 6, 2002 --

[CTRL] Court Halts Suit Vs. Cheney Task Force

2002-12-07 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- two steps forward and one step back... Wonder what kind of arm-twisting worked on the judge this time? http://www.austin360.com/aas/news/ap/ap_story.html/Washington/AP.V4105.AP-Cheney-Energy.html A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL

[CTRL] [Fwd: Man Sentenced for 'Burning Bush' Comment]

2002-12-07 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Aftermath News wrote: WHOOPS, THERE GOES THE FIRST AMENDMENTLET'S SEE, HOW MANY WE GOT LEFT? THIS AIN'T NO JOKE FOLKS! WATCH WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT ZE FUHRER. HEIL BUSH! GLOBAL TECHNO-ORWELLIAN MIND-CONTORL POLICE STATE UBER ALLES! PW Man Sentenced for 'Burning Bush'

[CTRL] [Fwd: VERY DISTURBING email]

2002-12-07 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- I've seen other reports that corroborate this. Disturbing is putting it mildly, but not surprising in light of Patriot and Home Security - did people honestly think they weren't serious? Nobody said it would be easy, and that's not something Americans are used to. Date: Fri,

[CTRL] [Fwd: Identifying GE Fruit - KNOW the PLUs!]

2002-12-07 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Some useful information if you prefer to avoid frankenfoods! - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActionGreens] Identifying GE fruit I received the following from the Blue Ear e mail list to which I subscribe Date: 10/26/2002 From:

[CTRL] [Fwd: washingtonpost.com Cheney's Home Sending Bad Vibrations]

2002-12-08 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- nc wrote: "I just got back from Connecticut," said Warner. "When I mentioned this to my nephew, he said maybe [Cheney] is drilling for oil." What do they know that they aren't telling the citizens..?Cheney's Home Sending Bad Vibrations Construction Blasts Have D.C. Folks

[CTRL] t r u t h o u t - 15 US Cities Now Oppose Patriot Act By Law

2002-12-08 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- Let's see a whole lot more! http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/12.09E.15.us.usapa.p.htm A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not

Re: [CTRL] Army to enforce smallpox quarantines

2002-12-14 Thread goldi316
-Caveat Lector- but the U.S. government fears that some of the stock may have been stolen and sold on the black market. Yeah, right - more likely the SOLD it to the enemy, just like they sold all those chemical and biological ingredients and equipment to Iraq before they decided Saddam wasn't

[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] 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] 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] [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] 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] 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] 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] 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] [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] 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

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