Month: April 2005

Social Justice Sunday … Fundraiser

Social Justice Sunday…Fundraiser Quoted from a diary by George Lakoff (I added the fundraising part):The right-wing frame is now complete and Bill Frist has signed on with Tom DeLay: “The filibuster was once abused...

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Kurds begin ‘operations’ in Iran

Kurdish fighters dedicated to overthrowing the Iranian Government are hiding out in the mountains of northern Iraq, waiting for a chance to strike at Tehran. Rebel leader Ebrahim Alizada said: “Our armed struggle began in...

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Does This Man Sound Like a Diplomat?

Melody Townsel’s letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: Dear Sir: I’m writing to urge you to consider blocking in committee the nomination of John Bolton as ambassador to the UN. In the late summer of...

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A Tale of Two Presidents and relative obscurity

Yesterday I did some research on President Franklin Pierce (D-NH). President Pierce is a relative of George W. Bush. First lady Barbara Bush is a member of the Pierce family. There are some startling parallels between the two...

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