from: William Hughes

On the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, antiwar activists gathered in a light rain, at the War Memorial Building, in Baltimore, MD, just opposite the City Hall Plaza. The purpose of the demonstration was to protest President Barack Obama’s LBJ-Vietnam-War-like decision to escalate the conflict in Afghanistan. He has ordered 30,000 more U.S. troops to that country, which is well known as a “graveyard of imperial powers.” I talked with the long time Peace and Justice activist--Max Obuszewski. He said: “I believe [President Barack] Obama is worse than Bush! Bush was a buffoon... a puppet. [Dick] Cheney was behind him. But, Obama [came out of] Harvard Law School...He speaks in complete sentences...And, this guy is taking us, this country, into deeper and deeper quicksand.” Activists from “The Pledge of Resistance,” “Baltimore United for Peace and Justice,” and the “ANSWER Coalition” were at the rally.

from: William Hughes

On the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, antiwar activists gathered in a light rain, at the War Memorial Building, in Baltimore, MD, just opposite the City Hall Plaza. The purpose of the demonstration was to protest President Barack Obama’s LBJ-Vietnam-War-like decision to escalate the conflict in Afghanistan. He has ordered 30,000 more U.S. troops to that country, which is well known as a “graveyard of imperial powers.” I talked with Peace and Justice activists Maria Allwine, Ellen Barfield, and Sharon Black. They shared their views with me about this situation. Activists from “The Pledge of Resistance,” “Baltimore United for Peace and Justice,” and the “ANSWER Coalition” were at the rally.

from Len Hart

Watch the Video | Sign the Petition | Email a Friend This time, the tears Obama has inspired are not tears of joy. He is brilliant and eloquent. But last night he spoke of 30,000 troops and $30 billion for escalating a war.

A war that will do nothing to protect our security.

A war that will result in the deaths of thousands of Americans and Afghans.

A war that will eat up resources that should be going to jobs, homes, schools, health care. A war that will hurt rather than help the people of Afghanistan. Join us in the work ahead to work to stop the funding for this war. We CANNOT remain on the sidelines anymore. This war MUST end. Sign the petition to tell Congress we cannot afford a war that does not make us safer. By Robert Greenwald, with the Brave New Foundation team

from: William Hughes

On Tuesday evening, Dec. 1, 2009, a spirited antiwar rally was held in front of the White House, led by activists from the ANSWER Coalition, Code Pink, and other Peace and Justice groups. Its purpose was to object to President Barack Obama’s reckless decision, (shades of LBJ’s disastrous Vietnam fiasco), to “expand the war in Afghanistan.” For some historical perspective on how the “unwarranted influence” of the powerful Military-Industrial Complex continues to dominate American society, check out: http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/voices.php/2008/04/10/p24695#more24695 Also, instead of repeatedly taking bum advice from his hawkish Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, aka “The Rahminator,” President Obama should read George Santayana. The philosopher warned: “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

from: William Hughes

On Tuesday evening, Dec. 1, 2009, a spirited antiwar rally was held in front of the the White House, led by activists from the ANSWER Coalition, Code Pink, and other Peace and Justice groups. Its purpose was to object to President Barack Obama’s reckless decision, (shades of LBJ’s disastrous Vietnam fiasco), to “expand the war in Afghanistan.” I talked with Brian Becker, National Coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition, who shared his views with me about this situation and the plans for future antiwar events. For background on this demonstration, and the nationwide rallies, see: http://answer.pephost.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ANS_homepage

from: William Hughes

Baltimore’s Mayor Sheila Dixon was convicted on Dec. 1, 2009, by a jury of her peers, of stealing gift cards, worth about $525, intended for the “poor and needy.” As a result, she will forfeit her office, lose her $83,000 a year pension, and could go to jail. Her crime paled in significance to the massive wrongdoings of the Wall Street Mob, but, the State Prosecutor underscored to the jury: The Mayor was stealing “from the children of Baltimore!”

wpdanny

Thought you might like this. Feel free to post the link. I love this song--I still remember it from a concert about 20 years ago where I went to hear Floyd Westerman sing. Incredible song. I added the Thank You Song at the end to honor my mom. We still sing the same song today at lunch...the song she started over 40 years ago. We love you and miss you Ma. Please share the link...

For the lies that were spoken
for the blood that we have spilled
for the treaties that were broken
for our leaders you have stilled

Custer died for your sins
Custer died for your sins
Now a new day must begin
Custer died for your sins

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From Morris

“Within 5 years there will be as many Palestinians as Jews in Mandatory Palestine. In 20 years there will be 600 million Muslims around Israel”

“Demographics are working against Israel, therefore it is in Israel’s interest to make a dignified solution with the palestinians now.”

By GOODMagazine, from Jeff Gates

In 2003 Donald Rumsfeld estimated a war with Iraq would cost $60 billion. Five years later, the cost of Iraq war operations is over 10 times that figure. So what's behind the ballooning dollar signs? Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilme's exhaustedly researched book, "The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict," breaks down the price tag, from current debts to the unseen costs we'll pay for years to come. http://good.is/

"Finance made simple... Why we're broke... 3 trillion dollars down the drain. For a country that's so focused on business, we're not very good at basic arithmetic. The US crowed about bankrupting the Soviet Union by engaging them in an arms race the USSR couldn't afford. Just twenty years later, we're bankrupting ourselves in a bogus "War on Terrorism.". And the band plays on. Three trillion is real money." -- Jeff Gates

from: Left Streamed

This video shows us that the concerns of the Canadian people are quite similar to that of Americans. But in Canada, People seem to be able to gather and march in protest, a constitutional right that was taken away from the American sheeple under Bush. Americans now gather and protest in “free speech zones"- cages, located far from the rich and powerful masters eyes, usually located under overpasses and in distant parking lots. http://www.socialistproject.ca/leftstreamed//a>