The Band Plays On

July 1st, 2005

There is so much going on in this crazy world, and so little time to talk about it. Instead of spouting off on any one topic, today I am going to present links to strories that are shaping our world - some you may know about, while others are barely mentioned in the mainstream news.

As I spoke of earlier, the Patriot Act is up for review, and it seems the Federales want to step up the efforts. Ugghhh - read more

As the world finally begins to take notice of the atrocities committed in East Timor, we should remember that the slaughter could not have taken place were it not for the full backing of the US military industrial complex. The Clinton administration could have easily stopped the Indonesian slaughter of the East Timorese. To date, only ONE person has been brought to justice for crimes against humanity. Human Rights Watch has more.

President Bush gave an Iraqi war pep rally that was so full of inaccuracies and misrepresentations that it should be filed under fiction, and not history in the Library of Congress. By misrepresenting past events as factual they become embedded in the national psyche as part of our history. Unchecked, they shape attitude, policy, and action. With the war in Iraq turning into a 21st century Vietnam, the puppet masters are lining up their pawns, and doing all they can to keep the doves at bay. Luckily, modern “wild men in the wings” have more of a chance to reach the masses than back in the sixties. The DNC provides some nice insight - Bush Offers Defensive Rhetoric, Rejects Real Solutions

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