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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Hiroshima survivor prays for "hardship" while President Obama echoes "Yes, we can" to a world free of nuclear weapons
Over the weekend, many gathered to remember the 64th anniversary of the U.S. bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Two "Hibakusha" (Japanese survivors of the bombings) shared their stories. Madelyn Hoffman, executive director of NJ Peace Action as part of an ambitious plan will be asking President Obama to keep his promise about moving toward a nuclear weapons free world.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The State Department Ushers in Dennis Ross in the Dark of the Night
(33 comments) For months many concerns have been raised over the prospect of a Ross appointment as a special envoy to or adviser on Iran. To assign the former diplomat who actively supports not just coercive actions against Iran, but the policy option of a preventive military attack seems counterintuitive to the need for trust in this highly sensitive relationship.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Jay Rockefeller Awarded Intelligence Public Service Medal: For Telecom and Torture Immunity?
(9 comments) On Monday, the ODNI awarded the National Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Medal to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV. It's not known if there were others in the running, but a prior commitment to keeping numerous briefings about wiretapping and torture on the down-low and opposing the appointment of special counsel to investigate the destruction of the infamous torture tapes may have sealed the deal.

Monday, December 15, 2008
Rep. Hoekstra Won't Seek Reelection: Good News for Intelligence Integrity?
It is expected that Rep. Pete Hoekstra will announce Monday that he will not seek reelection in 2010. His anticipated departure from Congress and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in two years won't be soon enough for some based on his troubling relationship with intelligence.

Friday, December 12, 2008
Hoekstra: Stark Reality Will Cause Obama to Reconsider Gitmo and Enhanced Interrogation
(30 comments) Rep. Pete Hoekstra suggests that Obama, who ran on a platform of change, may come to the sober conclusion that the controversial intelligence programs born of the Bush administration are best kept in place.

Sunday, November 16, 2008
Update: Homeland Security Climbs Scaffolding on National Archives to Arrest Veterans
(10 comments) Without warning Homeland Security agents arrived at the site where seven veterans and the mother of USMC Sgt. James Brower on his third tour in Iraq have been occupying the top of a 92-foot high scaffolding at the National Archives Building to arrest the protesters.

Saturday, November 15, 2008
Veterans Occupy National Archives - Again!
(6 comments) On Saturday, November 15, at 8:00 am, at the National Archives Building on Connecticut Ave., eight military veterans and a military mother climbed a 9-foot retaining fence and occupied a ninety-foot high scaffolding to raise two 450 square foot banners stating, "DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTION. ARREST BUSH AND CHENEY: WAR CRIMINALS!" and "WE WILL NOT BE SILENT."

Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Iraq Veterans Arraigned on Disorderly Conduct Charges: Vow to Defend Right to Free Speech and Assembly
(19 comments) On Monday, the day before Veterans day, 14 members of the 'Hempstead 15' were arraigned on charges of disorderly conduct. The charges stem from a protest outside of the final presidential debate at Hofstra University on October 15.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Congratulations Cindy Sheehan
(22 comments) With tremendous respect and appreciation, congratulations Cindy on your run against the formidable Democratic House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi. Success does not always reveal itself in numbers of pulled levers, pushed buttons, touched screens or whatever godforsaken voting machine one uses in California's District 8.

Saturday, October 25, 2008
Washington Think-Tank Cultivating 'Last Resort' Against Iran and Priming Next President
(26 comments) The likelihood of a military strike against Iran by the US or Israel has been debated for years waxing and waning with the geopolitical climate. What is not in question is the steady effort by some to lay the ground work for such an action. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy has drafted a blueprint for the next president's Middle East policy with preventive military attack on Iran as a vital policy option.

Thursday, October 16, 2008
Meet the Protester Who 'May Have Received a Minor Injury' at the Hofstra Debate
(25 comments) The mainstream media play down the fact that 10 of the 15 protestors arrested at last night's debate were Iraq veterans. They mention someone may have received a "minor" injury. Really? Meet Nick Morgan

Thursday, September 25, 2008
Want the Govt. to Buy YOUR Bad Assets? Stop by Wall Street at 4 P.M. Today
(3 comments) A very interesting website with an even more intriguing solution to the country's financial crisis has appeared on the Internet. It's fun, it's cathartic and it might just let the powers to be know just how fed up the American public is.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Breaking Camp: Veterans Occupy National Archives Building
(27 comments) On Tuesday morning, September 23, 7:30am, at the front of the National Archives Building on Constitution Ave. in Washington, D.C., five military veterans will risk arrest as they climb a 9-foot retaining fence and occupy a 35-foot high ledge to raise a 22x8 foot banner stating, "DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTION. ARREST BUSH AND CHENEY: WAR CRIMINALS!"

Monday, September 15, 2008
NJ Congressman: Bush Admin. Will 'Gulf of Tonkinize' Iran
(2 comments) NJ Congressman predicts that Naval adventures in the Persian Gulf will be used as a pretext for an attack on Iran. With the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate fading from the nation's memory, a former CIA analyst offers sound advice.

Thursday, August 7, 2008
Nancy Pelosi Book Signing: Know Your Power, Just Don't Speak Truth to It
(44 comments) Inside Nancy Pelosi's book signing in Philadelphia. Her remarks on Iran, Iraq - impeachment? And, what did this reporter ask that caused her to be escorted out of the building?

Thursday, July 24, 2008
The Democratic Majority: Enabling a Rogue Presidency and Stonewalling the American People
(38 comments) Tomorrow, Rep. Conyers will hold a hearing, "Executive Power and its Constitutional Limitations." This article illustrates Conyers' rhetoric since '06 and details the failed attempts at accountability by the Democratic majority of the Bush/Cheney crimes.

Friday, July 11, 2008
Seven Republican Members of House Judiciary Call for Impeachment out of Duty to the Constitution?
(30 comments) Rep. Lamar Smith stated, "As much as one might wish to avoid this process, we must resist the temptation to close our eyes and pass by. The president's actions must be evaluated for one simple reason: the truth counts." For complete understanding, read 'til the end.

Monday, June 30, 2008
If Increased Sanction Resolution, 362, Could Give Bush License for a Naval Blockade Why Support It?
(20 comments) This is one of the questions raised in my conversation with Congressman Robert Wexler. Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun magazine, weighs in as well. GOP Congressman Wayne Gilchrest urges his colleagues to vote against Res.362 and Rep. Rob Andrews warns of Naval adventures in the Persian Gulf used as a pretext for an attack on Iran. What is the future of 362, a resolution that activists have dubbed The Iran War Resolution

Friday, May 30, 2008
A 'Sea of Tombstones' in Philadelphia Brings Memorial Day Remembrances to a New Level
(4 comments) A veterans group display at Philadelphia's Independence Mall shows the true cost of war. An intimate look at reactions by family members, veterans spanning several wars and a vet who served with one of the fallen.

Sunday, April 20, 2008
Did True Majority Drop a Bomb or the Ball at the Philly Debate?
(13 comments) Last week, TrueMajority's IranMobile made a stop in Philadelphia. Their mission? "To stop the march to war with Iran by the right-wing spin machine." With all the talk of Iran, Israel, "massive retaliation," and "no option is off the table," at Wednesday's Democratic Presidential Debate, is it wise to give the Democrats a free ride on this issue?

Saturday, March 22, 2008
The Democratic Majority: Enabling a Rogue Presidency and Stonewalling the American People
(9 comments) Rep. John Conyers, once again, dangles impeachment in front of the Take Back America crowd. Past behavior strongly suggests it is only a tease to elicit voter support in the upcoming elections. This report looks at the failed strategies of the Democratic Congress to hold the Bush administration accountable. In the process, they turn their backs on the ones who elected them and on their country.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Winter Soldier: Can the Mainstream Media Handle the Truth?
(5 comments) For four days next week, veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan will gather in one place to tell the truth about their experiences on the ground. Will the mainstream media step up? Can they handle the truth?

Thursday, February 7, 2008
The Telecom Immunity Battle: A Red Herring?
(1 comments) Is the telecom immunity debate distracting us from the real objective?

Friday, January 18, 2008
Nancy's Choice: Affleck or Nirenberg
(10 comments) On Wednesday, January 16, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had an important choice to make.

Friday, January 4, 2008
Keeping the Republic
(8 comments) After emerging from the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked, "Well, Doctor, what have we got - a Republic or a Monarchy?" He replied, "A republic if you can keep it." How have we been doing then at the charge of "keeping the republic?"

Friday, November 2, 2007
Et Tu, ACLU? Et Tu?
(3 comments) The ACLU and impeachment.

Sunday, August 26, 2007
Dancing With Conyers
(22 comments) Oops he did it again. Congressman John Conyers and the impeach movement.

Monday, August 6, 2007
Breaking Down Segregation in the Peace and Justice Movement
(24 comments) Recent actions, articles, and blog comments expose the self-imposed segregation that exists in the peace and justice movement.

Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Sorry Senator Biden. No Can Do.
(16 comments) Senator Joe Biden tells Americans to flood the White House with calls over the commutation of Libby's sentence by Bush. Who should we really be calling?

Thursday, May 17, 2007
Wowee! Hillary Needs My Help!
(7 comments) Today, Hillary Clinton asked the American People for advice on her campaign. Will we be able to answer the call?

Friday, May 11, 2007
What Does a Criminal Have to Do to Get Impeached Around Here?
(3 comments) April 28, 2007, National Impeachment Day at the State House in Trenton, New Jersey