Give Peace A Chance!

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As of Sunday, April 6, 2008, at least 4,017 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,273 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is five more than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 176 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, South Korea, one death each.

Five Americans were killed and 31 wounded on Sunday (yesterday) according to the latest report!
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Dead In Bush's War,
so far!

US 4033
UK 176
Other 133
Total 4342
Days 1851

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GD

[SouthwestRanger]

Bush really looks spooked at one point here. no question the crowd is hostile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHUAsTrl4JI

This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by MLB Advanced Media

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You may have seen the recent revelations about the Bush Administration's policy on torture. After years of denial, there is now evidence that senior Bush officials directly discussed and approved specific torture techniques. And, Condoleezza Rice chaired the White House meetings on this subject.

Now, TrueMajority, is calling on the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to resign from her role as Secretary of State. You can help them kick off the campaign by watching a video and signing their petition today.

Sign their petition demanding Condoleezza Rice resign:

http://www.truemajority.org/condi/

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Gus

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Fellow Cherie Board Members.....

You can perform the greatest patriotic act without having to volunteer for the US ARMED FORCES !!!! [img]wink.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img]

And make a difference for the USA !!!!


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DO IT TODAY AND HAVE YOUR FRIENDS JOIN IN AS WELL

[SouthwestRanger]

Former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel joins Libertarian Party ranks



Believes Democrats are out of touch with American citizens

Washington, D.C. - Mike Gravel, a former Alaskan Senator and Democratic candidate for president, has joined the Libertarian Party.

"I'm joining the Libertarian Party because it is a party that combines a commitment to freedom and peace that can't be found in the two major parties that control the government and politics of America," says Gravel. "My libertarian views, as well as my strong stance against war, the military industrial complex and American imperialism, seem not to be tolerated by Democratic Party elites who are out of touch with the average American; elites that reject the empowerment of American citizens I offered to the Democratic Party at the beginning of this presidential campaign with the National Initiative for Democracy."

Gravel served in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1981. Most recently, Gravel was a Democratic presidential candidate, though forced out of national debates by Democratic Party leadership and the media. Gravel officially became a member of the Libertarian Party today.

Gravel is the most recent former member of Congress to switch to the Libertarian Party. In 2006, former Republican Congressman Bob Barr joined the Libertarian Party.

"It is a distinct honor to have another former member of Congress within the Libertarian Party," says Barr. "Just as Senator Gravel believes Democrats have lost touch with the American public, I too concluded Republicans had lost their core principles, and could no longer associate myself with the GOP. While coming from opposite sides of the aisle, Senator Gravel and I definitely agree on the fundamental need for systemic change in our political system, and that the only way we have of effecting that change is by supporting and working in the Libertarian Party, which is the only political party in America that consistently works in word and deed to maximize individual liberty and minimize government power."

"We're honored to have a former member of the United States Senate join our ranks," says Libertarian Party Executive Director Shane Cory. ?Senator Gravel has a sincere dedication to empowering the American people and eliminating the corrupting influence of the two major parties. His switch from the Democratic Party, as well as former Congressman Barr?s abandonment of the GOP, shows that the Libertarian Party is truly a big tent organization moving firmly in the direction of Liberty.?

The Libertarian Party is America's third largest political party, founded in 1971 as an alternative to the two main political parties. You can find more information on the Libertarian Party by visiting www.lp.org. The Libertarian Party proudly stands for smaller government, lower taxes and more freedom.

For more information on this issue, or to arrange a media interview, please call Andrew Davis at (202) 333-0008 during normal business hours, or at (202) 731-0002 during any other time.


www.lp.org

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SR : The following was sent to me via EMAIL




Only read this if you are ready to be "Enlightened"

Recently the FAA has grounded hundreds of MD-80's, were told they were for security checks.

I have new and important information regarding the grounding of this many aircraft of the same type.

MD-80 are old, most are already paid for, but use a lot of fuel, so crashing an MD-80 would be an insurance bonanza for the airline. But wait.

The FAA wants you to believe they're looking for Waldo. He's in Vancouver not on a MD-80, so the government lied. This misdirection is to keep us believing the FAA is concerned about passenger safety when we all know the FAA is in bed with the airlines since the FAA is also tasked with marketing and promoting air travel.

There is, no has to be another reason for the FAA causing these airlines to lose all that money and strand all those passengers, so we must follow the money.

I have a secret report from a high placed official who wishes to remain anonymous he said, "They have outfitted some of these MD-80s to carry special terrorist cargo including nuclear weapons, and that's why the had to ground the whole fleet, so no one would know."

Since Bush had planes flown into the WTC they had to ground the whole fleet so these upgrades for future terrorist operations by the Bush administration could not be traced to a specific plane in the shop at a specific time. Keep in mind many service centers are now overseas.

Bush needs money for his library so terrorist states offered to pay him millions to outfit American planes with special terrorist upgrades. Then Haliburton will clean up after the US goes to war. Never mind the US always contracted with Haliburton for the same services in the same manner for years, facts be damned this is truth I hope you believe.

We have to stop this threat of the MD-80.

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Day 1812 since "mission accomplished" was declared by the ******* !
The U.S. death toll is now 4036.
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Gus

[SouthwestRanger]

CBS: Iraqi government corruption funds insurgents who kill Americans



David Edwards and Muriel Kane / Raw Story | April 14, 2008

The government of Iraq is facing many challenges to its ability to run the country, both internal and external. According to a new report by 60 Minutes, ?one of the biggest problems is corruption, which is robust even by Middle Eastern standards.?

?Bribery and outright theft are flourishing in virtually every Iraqi ministry,? notes CBS?s Steve Kroft, ?and some of those ill-gotten gains are being used to kill American troops.?

State Department official James Mattil told CBS that the corruption is ?across-the-board.? Much of the stolen money finds its way to Iraqi insurgents or militias, while ?in other cases, it is the militias and insurgents themselves who control some of the ministries who are involved in the corruption.?

?It?s known and tolerated by the prime minister and other officials within the government,? emphasized Mattil, who observed the corruption first-hand while assigned as an advisor to Iraq?s former Commissioner of Public Integrity, Judge Radhi al-Radhi.

Judge Radhi himself told CBS during an interview in 2006 that more than half a billion dollars had been stolen from the Iraqi defense ministry. Following that interview, he attempted to widen his investigation to other ministries, but was met with death threats and the murder of thirty-one members of his staff. In July 2007 a missile was fired at his house. He and his family finally left Iraq last September and are now living in the suburbs of Washington, DC.

Shortly before Radhi left Iraq, his commission was coming under increasing pressure from Prime Minister Maliki, who issued a memo saying they could not bring charges against anyone in the president?s office or current or former ministers without his permission.

?It basically put a stop to any anti-corruption activities within the Iraqi government,? Mattil told CBS, ?and it came directly from the prime minister?s office.?

Mattil shared this memo with his colleagues at the State Department but received no response. A draft report on the corruption was leaked to the press last summer, but the State Department responded only by making the report classified.

After Radhi sought asylum in the United States, he was called to testify before the House Oversight Committee. Chairman Henry Waxman then asked Secretary of State Rice to comment on Rhadi?s allegations.

?Mr. Chairman, I will have to get back to you,? Rice replied. ?I don?t know precisely what you are referring to.?

?Six months later,? CBS concludes, ?Waxman?s staff was still waiting for an answer.?

CBS News has more here.

http://www.infowars.com/?p=1504

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