"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands
which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and
equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions
of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these
Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--That to secure these Rights,
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed,
that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive to these Ends, it is the Right of the People
to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such Principles and organizing
its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness" . . .

http://suetheterrorists.net/
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Cheney Lobbying Against Anti-Torture Legislation - 7/23/2005
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072305A.shtml
The Bush administration has been lobbying to block legislation that would bar the US military from engaging in "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment" of detainees, hiding prisoners from the Red Cross, and using interrogation methods not authorized by a new Army field manual...
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Plame's Identity Marked as Secret
A classified State Department memorandum central to a federal leak investigation contained information about CIA officer Valerie Plame in a paragraph marked "(S)" for secret, a clear indication that any Bush administration official who read it should have been aware the information was classified, according to current and former government officials...
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072105Z.shtml

Editor's Note:  If Bush doesn't fire Karl Rove...
How or why would any CIA employee ever be able to trust him in the future?  It's the presidents job to protect and serve America.  It is NOT his job to protect and serve only his closest friends.
[RNC]
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What Did Bush and Cheney Know?
Now that special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald is said to have expanded his investigation into the leak of a CIA agent's identity to encompass a possible White House cover-up, what the President and the Vice President knew would appear to be much more relevant...
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072505Q.shtml
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FOCUS | Former Agents Push Bush for Action on Rove
Washington - President Bush's failure to take action against a top aide involved in the outing of a covert CIA operative sends "the wrong message" overseas, former US intelligence officials said on Friday...
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072305Z.shtml
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Waxman: 11 Security Breaches in Plame Case
A new fact sheet released today by Rep. Waxman documents that there appear to be at least 11 separate instances in which Administration officials disclosed information about
 Ms. Wilson's identity and association with the CIA...
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072205Q.shtml
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Was it Sasquatch? DNA test will tell
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The debate over the existence of Sasquatch, a k a Bigfoot, an ape-like creature said to haunt the wilderness of western Canada, among other places, has entered the world of modern DNA testing.

A laboratory will test hair samples that several residents of Teslin, Yukon, say were left when the large, but so-far mythological creature made a late-night run through their community in early July.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8704462/
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Women on Losing End of Iraq Constitution   
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072605Z.shtml
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The Spies Who Came In from the Hot Tub
Like so much else in our moment, it contravened laws the U.S. had once signed onto, pretzeled the English language, went directly to the darkside, was connected to various administration lies and manipulations that preceded the invasion of Iraq, and was based on taking the American taxpayer to the cleaners. I'm talking about a now-notorious Bush administration "extraordinary rendition" in Italy, the secret kidnapping of a radical Muslim cleric off the streets of Milan in early 2003, his transport via U.S. airbases in Italy and Germany to Egypt, and there, evidently with the CIA station chief for Italy riding shotgun, directly into the hands of Egyptian torturers. This was but one of an unknown number of extraordinary-rendition operations -- the estimate is more than 100 since September 11, 2001, but no one really knows..
http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?emx=x&pid=7789
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$1.5 Billion Giveaway Secretly Slipped into Energy Bill, Waxman Says
In a letter to Speaker Hastert, Rep. Waxman writes that after the energy legislation was closed to further amendment in the recently concluded conference, a $1.5 billion provision benefiting oil and gas companies, Halliburton, and Sugar Land, Texas, was mysteriously inserted in the text...
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072705T.shtml
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Opponents Still See Chance to Block Bush on CAFTA
Opponents of a controversial free trade agreement with Central America said on Monday they still see a chance of defeating the pact, despite Bush administration claims it is nearing final victory with a vote this week in the House of Representatives..
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072605Q.shtml
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Email Forward Of The Week !.
NOT A NEWS STORY... OR IS IT ?
THREE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT IN 2005:
COWS, CONSTITUTION, AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

COWS
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that our government can track a cow born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she sleeps in the state of Washington. And they tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe we should give them all a cow.

CONSTITUTION
They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it's worked for over 200 years and we're not using it anymore.

TEN COMMANDMENTS
The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a Courthouse! You cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery", and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians because,.. It creates a hostile work environment.
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Mt. St. Helens strange clouds at sunrise.
Mt. St.. Helens continues to spew ash, while it is forming a lava dome in the crater and still having minor tremors.
Here in this sunrise shot, she appears to be blowing smoke rings...
http://community-2.webtv.net/harryswallace/mtsthelensstrange/
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Joke Break !
THIS IS A JOKE,  IT'S NOT A NEWS STORY !
Rubber Gloves~
A dentist noticed that his next patient, a little old lady, was nervous,
so he decided to tell her a little joke as he put on his gloves.
"Do you know how they make these gloves?" he asked. "No, I don't."
"Well," he spoofed, "there's a building in Mexico with a big tank of latex and workers of all hand sizes walk up to the tank, dip in their hands, let them dry, then peel off the gloves and throw them into boxes of the right size."
She didn't crack a smile. Oh, well. I tried he thought.
But five minutes later, dring a delicate portion of the procedure, she burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" he asked.
" I was just envisioning how condoms are made!"
Gotta watch those old ladies. Their minds are always working!
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(For more jokes, please visit our jokes page.)
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Back To The News
May 19, 2005 is the 1,346th day since the attacks of 9/11.
That is the same length of time from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the end of WWII
on V-J Day (Dec 7, 1941 to Aug 24, 1945).
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Former Bush Team Member Says WTC Collapse
Likely A Controlled Demolition, An 'Inside Job'
http://www.arcticbeacon.com/articles/article/1518131/27302.htm
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I Cannot Yet Skin A Deer
Are you prepared for the Big Collapse? Peak Oil? Rural life?
Can you pickle meat and eat bark?
Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist
Friday, July 15, 2005
http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/morford/

Editor's Note: Yes Mark... I can skin a deer, eat bark, wild berries, milkweed, and countless other local plants that God has put here for us.  We grow organic vegetables, grow and sell Heirloom vegetable seeds,
 use as little gas as possible most of the time...

I sure wish I could say the same about our Government ! That is going through oil like it was never ending, genetically altering plants, killing the weeds God gave us as food with chemicals to keep the road sides prettier etc...
But thanks for asking !  I'll bet most Americans can't, and that is just sad.
[RNC]
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EPA Holds Back Report on Car Fuel Efficiency
With Congress poised for a final vote on the energy bill, the Environmental Protection Agency made an 11th-hour decision Tuesday to delay the planned release of an annual report on fuel economy...
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072805Q.shtml
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(From My "Terrorism and America" Page)
The 56 men who signed
the Declaration of Independence
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Continental Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKean was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding...
(FULL STORY)
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Editor's Note: The story below is exactly the kind of thing the 56 men listed above,
gave their lives and fortunes to try and prevent in America's future.
[RNC]

New York Starts to Inspect Bags on the Subways
Police in New York City began random searches last night of backpacks and packages carried by commuters on the city's subways and on area rail lines, in the broadest such search that officials can recall...
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072205A.shtml
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From Congressman John Conyers Jr.
Downing Street Minutes Town Hall Meeting and House Parties
Some of you may have noted that the Washington Post gave the Downing Street Minutes front page coverage in its Tuesday edition. By joining 560,000 others in signing the letter to the president, you are directly responsible for helping to raise the profile of this issue and force the mainstream media to cover it. We are still collecting more signatures for a second delivery to the White House. Click Here for the link to the letter.
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Democrats.com is a co-founder of AfterDowningStreet.org, which raising awareness of the Downing Street Memos, the British documents which prove George Bush lied to Congress and the American people to get support for his long-planned invasion of Iraq.

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/
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Overflow Crowds Mark Anniversary of Downing Street Memo
Hundreds of people were turned away yesterday as capacity crowds packed public forums in US cities to discuss the Downing Street Memo and related evidence that President Bush lied about the reasons for war...
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072405A.shtml
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From General Wesley Clark
The time has come to investigate the Bush Administration's role in the prisoner abuse and humiliation that has motivated our enemies in the war on terror and endangers the well-being of our fighting forces...
http://www.securingamerica.com/
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ABOUT IWT NEWS
Independent World Television is building the world’s first global independent news network. Online and on TV, IWTnews will deliver independent news and real debate from professional and citizen journalists -– without funding from governments, corporations or commercial advertising. Using the web to organize and raise funds across borders, IWTnews is building an international movement for democracy.
http://www.iwtnews.com
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Editor's Note: 7/23/2005 -  FACT... ANYONE who tries to undermine, hurt or destroy the Constitution of these United States of America is GUILTY of Treason.  And by the wording of our Constitution, any law passed that goes against our freedoms or our Constitution, is null and void. Yes that does include the patriot act, the department of Homeland security etc... That said, follow the link below to see which 257 Congressmen are clearly guilty of treason by voting to keep the Patriot act (A TOTALLY UN-CONSTITUTIONAL LAW) permanently intact.
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll414.xml
To OUR FBI, CIA, local police and OUR Military personnel... It's your sworn DUTY to protect our Constitution, arrest terrorists and those guilty of treason against America.  It's also your sworn duty to place them in jail to await their trials. Our Government has provided you with the list above, please do your jobs that you are being paid for and use that list !  While you are at it... Our President, Vice President and half of their cabinet are being sued for 7 billion dollars for leveling the Twin Towers, another major act of both terrorism and treason.  It is YOUR JOB to stop them as well !
Why is the Bush administration not in jail for planning the 9/11 attack on America and leveling the Twin Towers ?  Because the judge in the case said he can't prosecute the President because
 of laws passed by Bush and his friends in Congress, mainly... The Patriot Act !
Is America still The Land of The Free and The Home of the Brave ? No, not with the Bush administration in power it's not and never will be again if they have their way.
Sincerely,
Rev. Neil Colton - A true patriotic American.
P.S. Why is this news site here at this point in history ?  Because I give 150% of my support to our American soldiers.  How can I give 150% when 100% is all that is mathematically or humanly possible ?  That's easy... Just take half of the potential support away from the illegal Administration that wrongfully put them in harms way, and give that support to our soldiers !
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***** In Today's America There Is A More Powerful Act Than Voting Blue...
And That's Buying Blue ! *****
You may have voted blue, but every day you unknowingly help dump millions of dollars into the conservative war chest. By purchasing products and services from companies that donate heavily to conservatives, we have been compromising our own interests as liberals and progressives.

BuyBlue.org is a concerted effort to lift the veil of corporate patronage, so consumers can make informed buying decisions that coincide with their principles.

Currently, we are developing an extensive and interactive website where users will be able to monitor corporate activity in real time. We cannot do this alone; we need an army of Blue buyers to be the eyes and ears of this movement. All we have to do is put our money where our mouth is to make it profitable to be ethical.

Our collective buying power WILL make a difference, and we WILL be heard.
http://www.buyblue.org/
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Some Thoughts
And the Nintendo generation is all part of their plan !
Welcome to modern day slavery... Where the draft is coming back, the new war machines run with controls much like Nintendo, Where it takes 2-3 incomes to keep an average house running...
What is modern day slavery you might ask ? It's when and where one income from one 40 hour work week will not cover your cost of living. Food, rent, medical, dental, the cloths you wear, insurance, a car, taxes, etc.. ALL OF IT. Where we buy cheap from companies that don't pay their help enough to get off of food stamps unless they have more than one income. Where both parents are working while the TV and video games do the babysitting and big brother is deciding what they should see or play. Where family closeness all but disappears because everyone in the family is too involved with self preservation to see the big picture. Followed by war, lots of wars, a thinning of the herd as some would say,
separating the rich from the poor, and eventually....
More on Modern Day Slavery coming soon... We're living it, so we might as well talk about it.
[RNC]
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Quotes of The Week
"Have you heard that President George W. Bush is urging his daughters to volunteer for the Army and fight in Iraq? No? I haven't, either" !
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"I do have an intimate relationship with Jesus. How could I not ?
He was a champion of women's rights, a threat to the established
political order, and a radical spiritual activist who worked outside
religious institutions. The dude owned nothing and was a passionate
advocate for the poor and underprivileged. Besides that, he was a
master of love and he devoted his life to serving the Divine Intelligence.
I want to be like him when I grow up!" ~ Rob Brezsny.
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"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do,
because I notice it always coincides with their own desires."
[Susan B. Anthony] - 1896
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"No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable
as the will and moral courage of free men and women".
[Ronald Reagan]
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As Sy Hersh, a well know reporter put it:
 "The Democrats are living in fear, reporters are living in fear and all any of us
can do is to turn to the internet in search of the truth."
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From http://bartcop.com/
"Other than telling us how to live, think, marry, pray, vote, invest, educate our children and, now, die, I think the Republicans have done a fine job of getting government out of our personal lives."
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"Following the leader is only as safe as the leaders you choose to follow".
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"Remember, every minute spent angry is sixty seconds of happiness wasted".
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