"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/

Editor's Note: The link above has been on this home page for most of the year because, G. W. Bush, Dick Cheney and most of their cabinet are being sued for 7 billion dollars by the families of 9/11, for helping to plan and assure that the 9/11 attacks were carried out as planned. This case first went before a U.S. judge on 1/3/2005, and it's currently being appealed in the 9th circuit court in Ca... Regardless of what political party you favor, I feel when the president of the U.S.A. is being sued for 7 billion dollars, it's the medias obligation to bring these facts to the American people.
[RNC]
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The squeeze on American pocketbooks
Last year's negative savings rate was the first since the Depression.
http://csmonitor.com/2006/0203/p01s01-usec.html
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Libby Implicates Cheney in CIA Leak
Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff told prosecutors that Mr. Cheney had informed him "in an off sort of curiosity sort of fashion" in mid-June 2003 about the identity of the CIA officer at the heart of the leak case.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020406X.shtml
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On September 18, 1787, as Benjamin Franklin emerged from the meeting, at the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia where our Constitutional Republic was formed, Mrs. Powel directly asked him, “Well, Doctor, what have we got?  A republic or a monarchy?”  Mr. Franklin responded,
 “A republic, if you can keep it.”
This has never been more important than today.  Can we keep it?  We can, only if we are willing to learn how it works and only if we hold the government accountable to the law!
http://www.teamlaw.org/
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How Will History Treat George Bush?
Richard W. Behan
The defining feature of George W. Bush's presidency will be his Global War on Terror. It will overshadow the corruption, the corporate cronyism, the advocacy and use of torture, the domestic spying, the arrogance of his foreign policy, and the budget deficits unmatched in history.
President Bush has carefully, deliberately, and effectively enshrined The Global War on Terror in the American psyche. It is the centerpiece of his presidency, and he never tires of describing himself as a "war president."
He claims no prouder achievement.
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0129-30.htm
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The Truth About the State of our Union
 By Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich
Friday, January 27, 2006, CommonDreams.org
...The facts are clear. Our economy is struggling and leaving tens of
millions of Americans behind. According to the non-partisan National
Journal, since President Bush first stood before Congress and the nation
in 2001, the median income in this country has decreased, the jobless
rate has jumped from 3.9% to 4.9% and the number of families living in
poverty has increased from 8.7% to 10.2%. Our trade deficit has doubled.
Inflation has gone up. Personal bankruptcies have gone up. Consumer debt
has gone up. College tuition has gone up. And, the price of gas has gone
up. All the while, this Administration has turned a $128 billion federal
budget surplus into a $319 billion deficit...
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0127-24.htm
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Marjorie Cohn | Military Hides Cause of Women Soldiers' Deaths
In a startling revelation, writes Marjorie Cohn, the former commander of Abu Ghraib prison testified that Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, former senior US military commander in Iraq, gave orders to cover up the cause of death for some female American soldiers serving in Iraq.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/013006J.shtml
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Editor's Note: 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 much needed support to our soldiers !
[Rev. Neil Colton]
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Soldier pays for armor
Army demanded $700 from city man who was wounded
The last time 1st Lt. William "Eddie" Rebrook IV saw his body armor, he
was lying on a stretcher in Iraq, his arm shattered and covered in blood...
http://www.wvgazette.com/section/News/2006020623
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Veterans Group Issues
"Declaration of Impeachment"
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/
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Pentagon Lays Out 'Long War' Strategy
The Pentagon, readying for what it calls a "long war," yesterday laid out a new 20-year defense strategy that envisions US troops deployed, often clandestinely, in dozens of countries at once
 to fight terrorism and other nontraditional threats.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020406Z.shtml
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US Army forces 50,000 soldiers into extended duty
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N196487.htm
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A list of Peace organizations can be found at Parallel Worlds
http://www.netplo.com/pworldspeace.html
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Why the U.S. Must Stay in Iraq
There have been many reasons given for the war in Iraq, from weapons of mass destruction to the cause of freedom and democracy in the Middle East. But the one reason which continues to remain below the radar for most Americans is that the United States government is bankrupt...
http://stevemoyer.us/stayiraq.htm
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Pro-war parents:
How to get your kid into uniform
This one is for you parents who think our fight in Iraq is a really swell idea...
http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2005/07/18/bethcol0.htm
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Wrapping in White Light
A powerful tool to protect you and your loved ones.
http://home.iae.nl/users/lightnet/creator/wrappinginlight.htm
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Bush's Speech on the Couch
Presidential analyst Justin A. Frank makes a house call
http://villagevoice.com/news/0606,sottile,72040,6.html
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Email Forward Of The Week !.
NOT A NEWS STORY... OR IS IT ?
Real Doctor Stories
1. A man comes into the ER and yells, "My wife's going to have her baby
in the cab!" I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the
lady's dress, and began to take off her underwear. Suddenly I noticed
that there were several cabs -and I was in the wrong one. Submitted by
Dr. Mark MacDonald, San Antonio, TX.

2. At the beginning of my shift I placed a stethoscope on an elderly
and slightly deaf female patient's anterior chest wall. "Big breaths,"
I instructed. "Yes, they used to be," replied the patient. Submitted by
Dr.. Richard Byrnes, Seattle, WA

3. One day I had to be the bearer of bad news when I told a wife that
her husband had died of a massive myocardial infarct. Not more than
five minutes later, I heard her reporting to the rest of the family
that he had died of a "massive internal fart."
Submitted by Dr. Susan Steinberg, Manitoba, Canada

4. During a patient's two week follow-up appointment with his
cardiologist, he informed me, his doctor, that he was having trouble
with one of his medications. "Which one?" I asked. "The patch. The
nurse told me to put on a new one every six hours and now I'm running
out of places to put it!" I had him quickly undress and discovered what
I hoped I wouldn't see. Yes, the man had over fifty patches on his body!
Now, the instructions include removal of the old patch before applying a new one.
Submitted by Dr. Rebecca St. Clair, Norfolk, VA

5. While acquainting myself with a new elderly patient, I asked, "How
long have you been bedridden?" After a look of complete confusion she
answered..."Why, not for about twenty years - when my husband was
alive." Submitted by Dr. Steven Swanson, Corvallis, OR

6. I was caring for a woman and asked, "So how's your breakfast this
morning?" "It's very good, except for the Kentucky Jelly. I can't seem
to get used to the taste" the patient replied. I then asked to see
the jelly and the woman produced a foil packet labeled "KY Jelly."
Submitted by Dr. Leonard Kransdorf, Detroit, MI

7. A nurse was on duty in the Emergency Room, when a young woman with
purple hair styled into a punk rocker Mohawk, sporting a variety of
tattoos, and wearing strange clothing, entered. It was quickly
determined that the patient had acute appendicitis, so she was scheduled
for immediate surgery. When she was completely disrobed on the
operating table, the staff noticed that her pubic hair had been dyed green,
and above it there was a tattoo that read, "Keep off the grass."
Once the surgery was completed, the surgeon wrote a short note on the
patient's dressing, which said, "Sorry, had to mow the lawn."
Submitted by RN no name
AND FINALLY!
8. As a new, young MD doing his residency in OB, I was quite
embarrassed when performing female pelvic exams. To cover my
embarrassment I had unconsciously formed a habit of whistling softly.
The middle-aged lady upon whom I was performing this exam suddenly
burst out laughing and further embarrassing me.
I looked up from my work and sheepishly said, "I'm sorry. Was I tickling
you?" She replied, "No doctor, but the song you were whistling was, "I wish
I was an Oscar Meyer Wiener". Dr. wouldn't submit his name
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http://www.mayyoubeblessedmovie.com/
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Joke Break !
THIS IS A JOKE,  IT'S NOT A NEWS STORY, OR IS IT ?
FIVE SECRETS OF A PERFECT RELATIONSHIP
1. Its important to have a woman who helps at home, cooks, cleans & has a job.
2. Its important have a woman who can make you laugh.
3. Its important to have a woman who you can trust and doesn't lie.
4. Its important to have a woman who is good in bed and likes being with you.
5. Its very, very important that these four women don't know each other.
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The VW and the Rolls Royce
A man from Texas, driving a Volkswagen Beetle, pulls up next to a guy
in a Rolls Royce at a stop sign.
Their windows are open and he yells at the guy in the Rolls, " Hey,
you got a telephone in that Rolls ?"
The guy in the Rolls says, " Yes, of course I do.."
" I got one too... see ?" the Texan says.
" Uh, huh, yes, that's very nice."
" You got a fax machine ?" asks the Texan.
" Why, actually, yes, I do."
" I do too ! See ? It's right here !" ,, brags the Texan.
The light is just about to turn green and the guy in the Volkswagen
says, " So, do you have a double bed in back there ?"
The guy in the Rolls replies, " NO! Do you ?"
" Yep, got my double bed right in back here," the Texan replies.
The light turns and the man in the Volkswagen takes off.
Well, the guy in the Rolls is not about to be one-upped, so he
immediately goes to a customizing shop and orders them to put a double bed in back of his car.
About two weeks later, the job is finally done. He picks up his car and
drives all over town looking for the Volkswagen beetle with the Texas
plates. Finally, he finds it parked alongside the road, so he pulls his Rolls up next to it.
The windows on the Volkswagen are all fogged up and he feels somewhat
awkward about it, but he gets out of his newly modified Rolls and taps
on the foggy window of the Volkswagen.
The man in the Volkswagen finally opens the window a crack & peeks out.
The guy with the Rolls says, "Hey, remember me ?"
" Yeah, yeah, I remember you," replies the Texan, "What's up ?"
" Check this out...I got a double bed installed in my Rolls now !! "
The Texan exclaims, "YOU GOT ME OUT OF THE SHOWER TO TELL ME THAT !"
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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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Posted Monday, February 6, 2006 by the Guardian / UK
Britain Defies US with Funding
to Boost Safe Abortion Services
70,000 died last year in backstreet operations
The British government will today publicly defy the United States by giving money for safe abortion services in developing countries to organizations that have been cut off from American funding..
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0206-04.htm
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Jason Leopold | Cheney Spearheaded Effort to Discredit Wilson
Vice President Dick Cheney and then-Deputy National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley led a campaign beginning in March 2003 to discredit former Ambassador Joseph Wilson for publicly criticizing the Bush administration's intelligence on Iraq, according to current and former administration officials.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020906J.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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***** 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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US Plans to 'Fight the Internet' Revealed
WASHINGTON - A newly declassified document gives a fascinating glimpse
into the US military's plans for "information operations" - from
psychological operations, to attacks on hostile computer networks.
Bloggers beware...

...Officials in the Pentagon wrote it in 2003. The Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, signed it...

...'Fight the net'
When it describes plans for electronic warfare, or EW, the document takes on an extraordinary tone.
It seems to see the internet as being equivalent to an enemy weapons system.
"Strategy should be based on the premise that the Department [of
Defense] will 'fight the net' as it would an enemy weapons system," it reads...
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0127-04.htm
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Quotes of The Week
"Following the leader is only as safe
as the leaders you choose to follow" !
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"You only have until a ship sinks to get the lifeboats into the water."
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"It is not enough to be compassionate; you must act".
[The Dalai Lama]
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"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
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"In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments"
[Napoleon Bonaparte] French Emperor - 1769-1821
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"It is also in the interests of a tyrant to keep his people poor,
 so that they may not be able to afford the cost of protecting themselves by arms
and be so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for rebellion."
[Aristotle]
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"Since 2001, it's been like living in 'Back to the Future II'... with Biff in charge."
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"He who is not sure of his memory,
should not undertake the trade of lying."
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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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"Things would be a lot easier if I was a dictator."
[Governor George W. Bush- before he was President]
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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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"Remember, every minute spent angry is sixty seconds of happiness wasted".
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Definition of 'FINE'
"Freaked out
Insecure
Neurotic and
Emotional"
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