Monday, September 26, 2005

ABC News: Sheehan Arrested During Anti-War Protest

ABC News: Sheehan Arrested During Anti-War Protest

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Muslim American Society

Demonstrators in Washington Protest Iraq War
Date Posted: Monday, September 26, 2005 ">Muslim American Society "Demonstrators in Washington Protest Iraq War
Date Posted: Monday, September 26, 2005 "

Hundreds of thousands of anti-war demonstrators staged rallies in Washington and throughout the U.S., demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq amid increasing dissatisfaction towards the war.

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The Persian Puzzle: Iran and the invention of a nuclear crisis

The Persian Puzzle: Iran and the invention of a nuclear crisis

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Sunday, September 25, 2005

Letter From ASPCA

AH just when you think there is not a thing we can do....we still can...it is about speaking out on injustices...taking a small amount of time to do what is right. Pixie

Thanks to the efforts of members like you, the U.S. Senate voted yesterday to pass an amendment by an overwhelming 68-29 vote, effectively prohibiting the use of any federal taxpayer funds to slaughter horses for food exports. The Ensign-Byrd amendment to the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill ensures that no federal tax dollars are used to slaughter horses for human consumption. The amendment, introduced by Senators John Ensign (R-NV) and Robert C. Byrd (D-WV), will effectively stop America's horses from being killed in the three slaughterhouses in the United States that slaughter horses (two in Texas and one in Illinois). It will also prohibit shipping horses to slaughterhouses in Canada or Mexico in order to export their meat to foreign countries. Earlier in the year, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an identical amendment. Passage of the Senate amendment ensures that this crucial change will be carried out.


Thanks to your support and action, this amazing victory has been won for our nation’s horses! Please click here to find out how your senator voted! If your senator voted “YEA” on the Ensign-Byrd Amendment, please call and thank him or her for supporting this crucial amendment! If your senator voted “NAY” on the Ensign-Byrd Amendment, please take a moment and call to express your disappointment. Thanks for your support!


ASPCA http://www.aspca.org

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Any Bill Maher fans? Here is his closing statement on last show..Bravo Bill!

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Bill Maher's closing words from Friday's show.

"Mr. President, this job can't be fun for you any more. There's no more money to spend--you used up all of that. You can't start another war because you used up the army. And now, darn the luck, the rest of your term has become the Bush family nightmare: helping poor people.

Listen to your Mom. The cupboard's bare, the credit cards maxed out. No one's speaking to you. Mission accomplished.

"Now it's time to do what you've always done best: lose interest and walk away. Like you did with your military service and the oil company and the baseball team. It's time. Time to move on and try the next fantasy job. How about cowboy or space man? Now I know what you're saying: there's so many other things that you as President could involve yourself in. Please don't. I know, I know. There's a lot left to do. There's a war with Venezuela. Eliminating the sales tax on yachts. Turning the space program over to the church. And Social Security to Fannie Mae. Giving embryos the vote.

"But, Sir, none of that is going to happen now. Why? Because you govern like Billy Joel drives. You've performed so poorly I'm surprised that you haven't given yourself a medal. You're a catastrophe that walks like a man. Herbert Hoover was a shitty president, but even he never conceded an entire city to rising water and snakes.

"On your watch, we've lost almost all of our allies, the surplus, four airliners, two trade centers, a piece of the Pentagon and the City of New Orleans. Maybe you're just not lucky. I'm not saying you don't love this country. I'm just wondering how much worse it could be if you were on the other side.

"So, yes, God does speak to you. What He is saying is: 'Take a hint.' "

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