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Advice to Bush on How to Avoid War Crimes

Adam Selene — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:54:29 +0000

If you know you are doing something or going to do something illegal, but don’t want to be caught, it is natural to try and cover your tracks. It appears that is exactly what Bush and his administration did in January and February of 2002 as they set up Guantanamo.

On the advice of then White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, the Bush administration signed a memorandum that denied baseline protection for Al Queda and Taliban prisoners provided by the Third Geneva Convention in order to “substantially reduces the threat of domestic criminal prosecution under the War Crimes Act”.

Truthout has an informative article about this attempt to cover their asses…

t r u t h o u t | Gonzaless Advice to Bush on How to Avoid War Crimes.

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Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

Adam Selene — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:39:01 +0000

Ever wondered what you were putting in your hair, on your face slathering over your skin? Well. It will frighten you to know that it isn’t good! Cosmetics, hair and skin care products and the ingredients companies put in them are virtually unregulated and as a non-profit recently found out, are teeming with toxic chemicals known to cause cancer, cause organ system toxicity and many more horrible things.

Find out more and make sure you are making good decisions about what your put on your face or on you skin through this excellent and enlightening resource! Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews.

Sunscreen Hazards Table

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Anatomy of a Crash

Adam Selene — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:52:32 +0000

If you think that the current economic collapse is a result of anything other than the result of more than a decades efforts by Wall Street, Federal Regulators, Congress, banks and mega-companies than this excellent graph by Jess Bachman of Wall Stats for Barry Ritzholtz’s book Bailout Nation should blow your understanding apart.

Anatomy of a Crash by Wall Stats

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The failing of the Dark

Adam Selene — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:27:10 +0000

We have won. We have lost much and we must not be fooled into thinking that our suffering is over with just the changing of a numeral, but tonight the darkness is lifting. Our 8 year battle against the forces of ignorance, hate and fear has left our nation fractured and teetering on the brink of collapse, our constitution in tatters. But tomorrow dawns hope and with it I feel the swelling of pride once again in America and an eagerness to do the hard work ahead of us. Like farmers returning to the fields after a long winter we will find much to do and little sleep ahead, but despite the hardships the path ahead of us brings we will find strength in the effort with the knowledge that it is for good. Dawn is almost here.

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McCain-Palin Haiku Hysteria

Adam Selene — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:40:46 +0000

Religious zealot,
Cultivating ignorance.
Ya betcha my friend.

The bridge to “no” where.
Steady hand on the tiller.
Bold-faced lies. Nothing else.

McCain and Palin.
They’re peddling ignorance.
Obama for me.

And more…

Polar bear, wild wolf,
threatened and under attack.
Palin’s Alaska.

Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight…
Seventeen times in one night.
Vote for hope and light.

Can the right do more
than fight, fight, fight? I vote for
Obama and change.

What’cha got?!

People For the American Way: McCain-Palin Haiku Hysteria

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Letter about Palin – Note from Anne Kilkenny about Sarah Palin

Adam Selene — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:17:09 +0000

If you haven’t read this fascinating personal description of Sarah Palin by a Wasilla, Alaska resident, you should. I think it reveals much more about this McCain’s running mate than any of the interviews or press has. Here is an excerpt…

During her mayoral administration most of the actual work of running this small city was turned over to an administrator. She had been pushed to hire this administrator by party power-brokers after she had gotten herself into some trouble over precipitous firings which had given rise to a recall campaign. Sarah campaigned in Wasilla as a “fiscal conservative”. During her 6 years as Mayor, she increased general government expenditures by over 33%. During those same 6 years the amount of taxes collected by the City increased by 38%. This was during a period of low inflation (1996-2002). She reduced progressive property taxes and increased a regressive sales tax which taxed even food. The tax cuts that she promoted benefited large corporate property owners way more than they benefited residents.

Letter about Palin – Note from Anne Kilkenny about Sarah Palin.

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Let’s Play 20 Questions

Adam Selene — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:41:51 +0000

In a fascinating article out by Truthout, author Bill Quigley looks at 20 social justice questions examining where were are in 2008 as Americans and world citizens.

1. How many deaths are there worldwide each year due to acts of terrorism?

Answer: The US State Department reported there were more than 22,000 deaths from terrorism last year. Over half of those killed or injured were Muslims. Source: Voice of America, May 2, 2008. “Terrorism Deaths Rose in 2007.”

2. How many deaths are there worldwide each day due to poverty and malnutrition?

A: About 25,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations. Poverty.com – Hunger and World Poverty. Every day, almost 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes – one child every five seconds. Bread for the World. Hunger Facts: International.

t r u t h o u t | Twenty Questions: Social Justice Quiz 2008.

Many of the answers may surprise you. Some will shock you. I hope they all motivate you!

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Sunlight

Adam Selene — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:00:42 +0000

The jackboots are out early preceedimg the RNC. A group of 18-22 year pods got their front door kicked in, were thrown to the floor,machine guns shoved on their faces and hand cuffed for 30+ minutes while the police stole their computers and personal journals under some sketchy warrant. The stated reason? Incendiary devices. Did they find any or any bomb making supplies? No. Did they arrest anyone? No. Apparent purpose? Intimidation. Luckily cockroach tactics like these tend to scurry for the sewers with the application of a little sunlight.

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