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 Welcome to my LJ, Astartiel's Expressions. Who am I? I am a poet, philosopher, writer, singer, songwriter, photographer, future cinematographer, future film director, reiki master, eft tapper, new ager, daydream believer, computer wizard, daughter, mother, sister, lover and friend - just to name a few things. I have left a few of my posts open, so you can have an idea of the type of person I am, but most of my LJs are friends-only, so if you really want to get to know me, you'll have to let me know by emailing me or leaving a comment here and letting me know. Expressive Location: In The Tardis
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I just felt like I needed to post a link, a government link, that has those documents posted: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/constRedir.htmlYou can find a better copy by doing a search like this: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22bill+of+rightsIf it's been awhile since you've read those documents, maybe you should. Although my telling you to do that could get me accused of committing "acts of terror and espionage" just like that Pastor Jeff guy: http://www.google.com/search?q=pastor+jeff+texas+terror+espionage+bill+rights+dhsRemember, we are citizens of the United States of America, which was founded on these types of ideas: "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 of 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. Prudence, indeed, will dictate, that Governments long established, should not be changed for light and transient Causes; and accordingly all Experience hath shewn, that Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while Evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the Forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long Train of Abuses and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future Security. Such has been the patient Sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the Necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The History of the present King of Great-Britain is a History of repeated Injuries and Usurpations, all having in direct Object the Establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid World." Remember what this country is about people! And don't let our government control us! Our government is here to serve us, not control us! Once people forget that, it's easier for others who are running things in the government to take all our freedoms and rights away from us! Don't let that happen! "You say you'll change the Constitution, well, you know, we all want to change your head" - Better words were never spoken! And those were written by a British guy! ;-) Tags: bill of rights, constitution, declaration of independence, government, pastor jeff, power to the people
Expressive Location: About to go make my vote count!
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PREMEDITATED MERGER North American Army created without OK by Congress U.S., Canada military ink deal to fight domestic emergencies Posted: February 24, 2008 1:45 pm Eastern By Jerome R. Corsia © 2008 WorldNetDaily http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=57228In a ceremony that received virtually no attention in the American media, the United States and Canada signed a military agreement Feb. 14 allowing the armed forces from one nation to support the armed forces of the other nation during a domestic civil emergency, even one that does not involve a cross-border crisis. U.S. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of USNORTHCOM, signs agreement Feb. 14, 2008, with Canadian Air Force Lt. Gen. Marc Dumais, commander of Canada Command (USNORTHCOM photo) The agreement, defined as a Civil Assistance Plan, was not submitted to Congress for approval, nor did Congress pass any law or treaty specifically authorizing this military agreement to combine the operations of the armed forces of the United States and Canada in the event of a wide range of domestic civil disturbances ranging from violent storms, to health epidemics, to civil riots or terrorist attacks. In Canada, the agreement paving the way for the militaries of the U.S. and Canada to cross each other's borders to fight domestic emergencies was not announced either by the Harper government or the Canadian military, prompting sharp protest. "It's kind of a trend when it comes to issues of Canada-U.S. relations and contentious issues like military integration," Stuart Trew, a researcher with the Council of Canadians told the Canwest News Service. "We see that this government is reluctant to disclose information to Canadians that is readily available on American and Mexican websites." The military Civil Assistance Plan can be seen as a further incremental step being taken toward creating a North American armed forces available to be deployed in domestic North American emergency situations. The agreement was signed at U.S. Army North headquarters, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, by U.S. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, or USNORTHCOM, and by Canadian Air Force Lt. Gen. Marc Dumais, commander of Canada Command. "This document is a unique, bilateral military plan to align our respective national military plans to respond quickly to the other nation's requests for military support of civil authorities," Renuart said in a statement published on the USNORTHCOM website. "In discussing the new bilateral Civil Assistance Plan established by USNORTHCOM and Canada Command, Renuart stressed, "Unity of effort during bilateral support for civil support operations such as floods, forest fires, hurricanes, earthquakes and effects of a terrorist attack, in order to save lives, prevent human suffering an mitigate damage to property, is of the highest importance, and we need to be able to have forces that are flexible and adaptive to support rapid decision-making in a collaborative environment." Lt. Gen. Dumais seconded Renuart's sentiments, stating, "The signing of this plan is an important symbol of the already strong working relationship between Canada Command and U.S. Northern Command." "Our commands were created by our respective governments to respond to the defense and security challenges of the twenty-first century," he stressed, "and we both realize that these and other challenges are best met through cooperation between friends." The statement on the USNORTHCOM website emphasized the plan recognizes the role of each nation's lead federal agency for emergency preparedness, which in the United States is the Department of Homeland Security and in Canada is Public Safety Canada. The statement then noted the newly signed plan was designed to facilitate the military-to-military support of civil authorities once government authorities have agreed on an appropriate response. As WND has previously reported, U.S. Northern Command was established on Oct. 1, 2002, as a military command tasked with anticipating and conducting homeland defense and civil support operations where U.S. armed forces are used in domestic emergencies. Similarly, Canada Command was established on Feb. 1, 2006, to focus on domestic operations and offer a single point of contact for all domestic and continental defense and securities partners. In Nov. 2007, WND published a six-part exclusive series, detailing WND's on-site presence during the NORAD-USNORTHCOM Vigilant Shield 2008, an exercise which involved Canada Command as a participant. In an exclusive interview with WND during Vigilant Shield 2008, Gen. Renuart affirmed USNORTHCOM would deploy U.S. troops on U.S. soil should the president declare a domestic emergency in which the Department of Defense ordered USNORTHCOM involvement. In May 2007, WND reported President Bush, on his own authority, signed National Security Presidential Directive 51, also known as Homeland Security Presidential Directive 20, authorizing the president to declare a national emergency and take over all functions of federal, state, local, territorial and tribal governments, without necessarily obtaining the approval of Congress to do so. ----- Jerome R. Corsi is a staff reporter for WND. He received a Ph.D. from Harvard University in political science in 1972 and has written many books and articles, including his latest best-seller, "The Late Great USA." Corsi co-authored with John O'Neill the No. 1 New York Times best-seller, "Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry." Other books include "Showdown with Nuclear Iran," "Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil," which he co-authored with WND columnist Craig. R. Smith, and "Atomic Iran." Tags: army, congress, illegal activities of the president, impeach bush, military, shrub
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Since I agree with him, I am posting the following text and links to show my support of this sentiment. Viggo Mortensen of Perceval Press posted the following on his website tonight: "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength."
-George Orwell, 1984 PLEASE CONSIDER THIS: IMPEACHMENT IS VIABLE, LEGAL, AND INCREASINGLY THE SOLE OPTION FOR U.S. CITIZENS TO EVEN MINIMALLY HOLD DICK CHENEY, GEORGE BUSH, AND NUMEROUS ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS THAT HAVE SERVED AND/OR CONTINUE TO SERVE THE ABUSIVE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLITICAL AGENDAS SINCE JANUARY OF 2001. IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY AND OUR WORLD, PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO BRING A STOP TO THE SOCIO-PATHIC, INTELLECTUALLY LAZY AND WILLFULLY MISGUIDED ARROGANCE OF POWER DISPLAYED BY THE CHENEY/BUSH ADMINISTRATION THAT HAS WROUGHT SO MUCH DESTRUCTION AND ILL WILL ON EARTH, AND THAT WILL UNFORTUNATELY BE THE LEGACY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ITS SERVILE COALITION PARTNERS AND ENABLERS AROUND THE WORLD FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. IGNORE THOSE WHO SAY IT IS POINTLESS , DISTRACTING AND SOCIALLY DESTRUCTIVE TO INSIST THAT THE LAWS OF THE LAND AND THE WORLD COURT BE APPLIED IN ORDER THAT ALLEGEDLY CRIMINAL ACTIONS BY OUR LEADERS CAN BE FULLY INVESTIGATED AND CREDIBLY PROSECUTED IN A TIMELY AND PUBLIC MANNER. MANY OF THE ACTIONS, STATEMENTS, AND POLICIES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNDER THE RULE OF THE CHENEY/BUSH ADMINISTRATION HAVE DELIBERATELY IGNORED OR RUN COUNTER TO BASIC DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, NATIONAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND COMMON SENSE. ARE WE TO REMAIN SATISFIED WITH THE POLICY THAT "IT IS NOT TRUTH THAT MATTERS, BUT VICTORY", TO QUOTE ADOLF HITLER -- REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY "VICTORY" EVER CAN COME FROM THE CHENEY/BUSH WAR AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENT, HUMANITY AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES? DID YOU REALLY BELIEVE GEORGE W. BUSH WHEN HE SAID: "I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WAR, WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT PEACE"? HOLD YOUR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ACCOUNTABLE. STAND UP AND BE COUNTED OR REMAIN IGNORANT AND/OR PARTY TO THE BIG LIE. -VIGGO MORTENSEN. HERE ARE BUT A FEW PLACES THAT MAY BE WORTH A LOOK, WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH ANY OR ALL OF THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THEM OR NOT. FOOD FOR THOUGHT. USE YOUR IMAGINATION: • The Constitution of the United States of America
• Movement to impeach George W. Bush - Wikipedia
• Impeachment Watch
• Project Censored
• Dennis Loo
• Progressive Democrats of America
• CODEPINK:Indict President Bush
• Seven Stories Press
• The World Can't Wait
• Impeach Bush: The Four Reasons for Responsible Citizenship
• SourceWatch - The case for impeachment of President George W. Bush
• AfterDowningStreet.org
• ImpeachBush / VoteToImpeach
• ImpeachBush.tv
• Topplebush.com
• Green Party: Impeach Bush
• Impeachment Videos
• Democrats.com/Impeach
• Elizabeth de la Vega, Part I
• John Nichols, The Genius of Impeachment
• Consciousness Raising
• To Impeach or To Win?
• What About an Indictment?
• Open Letter to Speaker Pelosi
• Impeachment Watch: Lewis Lapham
• He's got Mail: New Postal Law Lets Bush Snoop into Yours
• David Lindorff website
• Impeach on the Beach
• Impeachment Song
• Land of Enchantment to Initiate Impeachment
• State Resolution: Avenue to Impeachment
• Voices of Impeachment: Videos
• Only Impeachment Can Prevent More War
• Hirsch Proposes Impeachment Trap To Stop Bush Nuclear Attack on Iran
• Impeachment and the Media: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
• Bush Must Go
• Kucinich: President's Actions Could Lead to Impeachment
• Conyers to Begin Impeachment Process Next Week
• Edging Impeachment Back onto the Table
• Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush
• ImpeachPac
• Impeachment by the People Could Motivate Congress
• Anti-War Groups Seek Impeachment
• Congress Must Draw a Line in the Sand: Attack Iran = Impeachment
• 23 Towns Take up Impeachment Resolution
• Feith-Based Intelligence = Impeachable Offense
• Emergency Summit to Impeach Bush for War Crimes
• 20+ American Campuses Protest or Strike Against the War
• NM Senate Rules Committee Passes Bush-Cheney Impeachment Resolution!
• National Impeachment Push Announced
• Merci mille fois à Thomas Jefferson
• Grassroots Impeachment Movement Rapidly Expands
• What Lincoln Really Said with thanks to David Swanson
• Vermont Puts Impeachment on the Table
• Power Abuse: Lessons from Women
• Conservative Voice on Impeachment
• Howard Zinn on impeachment
• Noam Chomsky on impeachment
• Your common sense and decency
• ETC. Astartiel's Political Views — Astartiel's World Apology — Astartiel's Favorite Bush Quotes Tags: impeach bush, impeach cheney, impeachment, political viewpoints, politics, viggo mortensen
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A selection of quotes from President George W. Bush, for entertainment or meditation by Prof. Rodrigue Tremblay, Global Research, November 19, 2006 http://thenewamericanempire.com/blog.html( Read over 80 different quotes from the infamous George W. Bush who is illegally holding the Presidental Office in the United States. If you like the current President, maybe you should read this and get an education about the things that come out of his mouth. If you don't like him, then read away, you should enjoy this... )Tags: bush quotes, moronic president, president bush, shrub, shrub quotes
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Thanks to Cindy Sheehan for posting a bulletin about this. If you agree with the below statements, then go to this website and put in your vote to have Bush and Cheney impeached out of office: http://www.democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/88Ten Reasons to Impeach George Bush and Dick Cheney I support the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney for the following reasons: 1. Violating the United Nations Charter by launching an illegal "War of Aggression" against Iraq without cause, using fraud to sell the war to Congress and the public, and misusing government funds to begin bombing without Congressional authorization. 2. Violating U.S. and international law by authorizing the torture of thousands of captives, resulting in dozens of deaths, and keeping prisoners hidden from the International Committee of the Red Cross. 3. Violating the Constitution by arbitrarily detaining Americans, legal residents, and non-Americans, without due process, without charge, and without access to counsel. 4. Violating the Geneva Conventions by targeting civilians, journalists, hospitals, and ambulances, and using illegal weapons, including white phosphorous, depleted uranium, and a new type of napalm. 5. Violating U.S. law and the Constitution through widespread wiretapping of the phone calls and emails of Americans without a warrant. 6. Violating the Constitution by using "signing statements" to defy hundreds of laws passed by Congress. 7. Violating U.S. and state law by obstructing honest elections in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. 8. Violating U.S. law by using paid propaganda and disinformation, selectively and misleadingly leaking classified information, and exposing the identity of a covert CIA operative working on sensitive WMD proliferation for political retribution. 9. Subverting the Constitution and abusing Presidential power by asserting a "Unitary Executive Theory" giving unlimited powers to the President, by obstructing efforts by Congress and the Courts to review and restrict Presidential actions, and by promoting and signing legislation negating the Bill of Rights and the Writ of Habeas Corpus. 10. Gross negligence in failing to assist New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina, in ignoring urgent warnings of an Al Qaeda attack prior to Sept. 11, 2001, and in increasing air pollution causing global warming. Tags: impeach bush, impeach cheney, impeach president bush, impeach vice president cheney, petition
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The Outstanding Public Debt is currently:
The estimated population of the United States is 300,029,508 so each citizen's share of this debt is $28,499.42. The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $1.60 billion per day since September 30, 2005! --- It is amazing to me that the US National Debt has skyrocketed so ridiculously high in so few years. But it just goes to show what kind of mess incompetence can create. I was going to say something about "a fool and his money" but the Fools are spending Our money, American citizens money! I don't know how they could spend so much money or how they will be stoped but it has got to stop! This country can not AFFORD to go in debt anymore! Do you think, if each person in America just sends all the money they make this next year to the National Treasury, we will actually be solvent once more? Sure, we will all have to starve ourselves in order to do it but maybe it will be worth it, huh? Okay, maybe not. LOL! Anyway, I'm just sick of seeing how much money this country doesn't have to spend and yet see the government spending it anyway! I will likely never see a million dollars in my bank account, let alone a trillion or eight. It's a little mind bogling to think that our government has been spending that much money on their foolish pursuits. I have a better idea. Since they are spending the money anyway, why not just pay each citizen in this country say $30,000.00 this next year instead of spending it on wars and other stupid things like that. Then each citizen could decide what that money should be used for on their own. It would definitely go to better things than our government has been spending even if it's all spent frivolously. ---- To find out more about US National Debt, look at the following sites: http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/http://zfacts.com/p/461.htmlOr do a search on Google like this for even more resources: http://www.google.com/search?q=national+debtEmotional Expression:  shocked
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I wish I could get some of these kind of gifts! I'm lucky if I'll even get anything valued over $25 this Christmas, let alone the rest of the year! But these are just a sampling of the gifts President Bush Jr got from officials of other governments last year. I wonder what kind of gifts he got this year. To see the complete list and who these gifts are from, follow this link.
- Vermeil horse statue atop a malachite base with a gold, mother of pearl and malachite octagonal clock, $8,000.
- Beige rug with maroon, black and brown diamond print, $8,000.
- Bottle of Massandra Dessert Rose Muscat wine, $150.
- Silver-tone OSIM Fodabike Supreme collapsible bicycle with green-and-black rubber accents, $690
- Four-volume collection, 'The Collected Essays of Sir Winston Churchill Centenary Edition,' in a navy blue leather slip case embossed in gold on each side with Prince of Wales Plumes, $1,832.
- Wooden bowl made from yellow birch recovered from Peninsula Lake, $1,500.
- Silver and dark wood chess set with silver and gold-tone pieces, $359.
- Orange, gold and navy blue Hermes striped wool blanket, $940.
- Lalique engraved crystal paperweight, $1,120.
- Frank Rodel oil and acrylic watercolor collage depicting a bald eagle in a black frame, $500.
- Sterling hinged box with floral designs, $500.
- Clay water pitcher, accompanied by a certificate of antiquity, mounted on a wooden base in a plexiglass display case, $600.
- Omega men's watch with 18-karat yellow-gold round case and dial, Arabic numeral hour markers, crystal face, self-winding chronometer and brown alligator band, $3,195.
- Dual-wheel-drive, off-road Rokon AB23 Desert Ranger motorcycle with a tow-bar and trailer, $4,500.
- Wood hinged box hand-painted with jaguars in the forest in 23-karat gold leaf, dolomite, chia oil and black pigment, $495.
- Wood statue of an elevated African hut with carved human figures on the base, $325.
- Silver horse shoe inlaid with aquamarine stones, $250.
- Hinged, cherry wood document box with an embroidered cloth of a landscape scene of Mount Gonryun on the lid, $600.
I've been a good girl this year, can't I get some gifts like these for Christmas? That's just over $30,000.00 in gifts and that's not even all them! Better yet, just give me cash... ;-) Emotional Expression:  irritated
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It seems like all people involved in politics or in watching politics can do these days is attack each other in banal, moronic, name-calling ways. It is sick to me that there is so much hate in this country simply because someone decides to call themselves a Democrat, Republican, Liberal, etc. Political parties were never meant to be used as a means of bashing your fellow American with hateful words! But whenever I do a search on Google these days regarding anything political, I just see awful messages of hate directed toward other Americans who happen to have differing political viewpoints. Why has our country been reduced to this? What happened to this Democratic Republic called America being a government of the people, by the people, for the people? Whatever happend to the sentiment of, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," that is on the Statue of Liberty? Maybe that statement should be taken off the great statue. Perhaps a new statement should be added. Something about hate and revenge and loss of rights and war. That seems to be all Americans involved in politics focus on, by and large, today. And we can take the Statue of Liberty's torch and replace it with a sword or maybe an uzi. Or maybe, instead, we can all take a step back, take a deep breath, count to ten if you have to, and loosen up about things. The world is not all black and white, good and evil, right and wrong. And neither are members of political parties, no matter which "side" they are on! The world is full of wonderous variety! And that variety is what this "great nation" was founded on! It is one of the founding principles that used to set this nation apart from others! America is about tolerance and freedom and equality. Or at least the America I believe in is. This new America that is being created among todays politicians and other influential people is not an America I can fully believe in. It is an America about fear and mistrust and hating your neighbors and intolerance. It is an America where the Bill of Rights means nothing anymore. It is an America where the rights of Americans have no meaning. The only right that matters anymore is the political Right and anyone that disagrees with them is labeled as anti-American and as a traitor. And we all know what rights traitors and "enemy combatants" have in this country now! I want to somehow make ALL Americans wake up and see the travisty that is taking place right now! I want somehow to make ALL Americans realize that what we are loosing is much greater than what we are gaining. I want to somehow make ALL Americans see the road we are going down before it is too late! I want to somehow make ALL Americans step up and say, "NO! Not in MY country!" But will this happen? I don't know. With all the hate that is brewing in the hearts of certain Americans these days, it is hard to believe. But despite their hatred and moronic name-calling, I still want to believe that we can all recover from this and get back to the America I believe in. "Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin "I'm not anti-Bush; I'm anti-Bush behaviour. In other words, I'm against cheating, greed, cruelty, racism, imperialism, religious fundamentalism, treason, and the seemingly limitless capacity for hypocrisy shown by Bush and his administration." - Viggo Mortensen For more quotes like these and more on my political views, go here: http://astartiel.awardspace.com/politics.htmlEmotional Expression: discontent
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Well, it seems someone finally decided to make my wonderful name into that of a Super Hero. It just cracks me up! "It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's Jenny Johnson!" If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you too haven't heard about the new movie that came out this summer called My Super Ex-Girlfriend, wherein Uma Thurman (good actress, btw) plays G-Girl, aka Jenny Johnson, a super hero girl that is dealing with a break up and not taking it all too well. I just found out about the movie and thought it was so funny, that I had to share. Although, I don't think this is a movie I am likely to see any time soon. It looks kind of hokey and I don't like the idea of the title character with my name turning into a psycho bitch over being dumped. No, I'll probably catch it late some evening when nothing else is on and it happens to be playing on Starz. Otherwise, I could care less. But I am still a bit tickled that a Super Hero now bears my name. Right up there with Clark Kent now, huh? ;-) Emotional Expression:  amused
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I feel like it's my responsibility to pass this information along. If you agree with the below statement from Amenesty International and want to speak out against the new "Torture Act" aka Military Commissions Act, then follow the below link and show your support. If you don't know about the act yet, read this NY Times article all about it first. And be sure to download the act and read it for yourself! This blog is also a good place to find info about the act. The link to sign the petition: http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/lookup.asp?c=goJTI0OvElH&b=2108611Amnesty International's Statement: Stand up for the America that leads the world on human rights. Sign the pledge. The America I Believe In doesn't torture people. . . doesn't hold people without charge, without fair trials, without hope and without end . . . doesn't kidnap people off the street and ship them to nations known for their brutality . . . doesn't condone prisoner abuse and excuse high-ranking government officials from responsibility for that abuse...doesn't justify the use of secret prisons...And does not rob people of their basic dignity. I'm joining with Amnesty International USA to restore The America I Believe In. The America I believe in leads the world in human rights. This is the America I value. This is the America I Believe in I'm committing to tell friends and family about the campaign. I'm also committing to contacting my members of Congress and my local media to tell them that the America I Believe In defends human rights and justice for all. Tags: america, amnesty, politics, torture act
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I felt like finding out if there was an Iraq version of the famous "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag" written by Joe MacDonald. I came to find out that there are several versions and they are all posted at Joe's own website (along with various other versions of the song). If you want to read other versions, go here: http://www.countryjoe.com/iraq_fixins.htmHere is the one I liked best. It figures people from the Rainbow Family wrote this version. ;-) Rainbow Love! Posted recently on the Rainbow Family newsgroup: I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag by Country Joe MacDonald (editing by Thunder, AGR, January, 2003) Well come on all you big strong men Old Dubya needs your help again, The mess he's in is really tough, Way down yonder in the Persian Gulf, So put down your books and pick up a gun, We're gonna have a whole lot of fun. And it's one, two, three, what are we fightin' for, Don't ask me I don't give a fig, next stop is them oil rigs. And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates. Well, there ain't no time to wonder why, Whoopee! They're all gonna die. Now, come on wall street don't be slow. Why, Man, this war's a-Go-Go. There's plenty of good money to be made By supplyin' the Army with the tools of its trade. But just hope and pray that if they drop a nuke, They drop it on old KirKuk . And it's one, two, three, what are we fightin' for, Don't ask me I don't give a fuck, just keep my gas below two bucks. And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates. Well, there ain't no time to wonder why, Whoopee! They're all gonna die. Come on Generals, let's move fast; Your big chance has come at last. Now you can go out and get those Rags Cause the only good Iraqi is in a body bag. And you know that peace can only be won, When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come. And it's one, two, three, what are we fightin' for, Don't ask me I don't give a rat's ass, let's mop us up some Iraqi trash. And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates. Well, there's no time to wonder why, Whoopee! They're all gonna die. Come on Mothers now don't be sad, Pack your boys off to old Baghdad. Come on Fathers, don't hesitate, Send your sons off before it's too late. And you can be the first ones in your block To have your boys come home in a box. PS - There have been 2700 American soldiers killed in Iraq since the war started. PPS - I just wanted to add that I guess I too am now an enemy combatant according to new American law because I believe in a free America that doesn't need to make torture legal. PPS - Here's that one link talking about Shrub's torturous regime again: http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/06/new-bush-bill-would-legalize-torture/And here is a good article called "who controls the controllers:" http://www.opendemocracy.net/media-edemocracy/egovernment_3254.jspEmotional Expression: determined
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