Lunatics in the asylum
Bob Morris @ Jan 3rd 2003 14:41 - Category: Unfiled ;
Lunatics in the asylum
“Orrin Hatch is making noise (through segregationist pal Ashcroft) about being the nation’s next Supreme Court justice.”
Archive for January 3rd, 2003
Shouldn’t we prove Iraq actually…
Bob Morris @ Jan 3rd 2003 14:36 - Category: Unfiled ;
Shouldn’t we prove Iraq actually HAS the weapons, BEFORE we invade?
US will liberate Iraq, says Bush.
“The American president rallies US troops, telling them that if Iraq refuses to disarm they will not be conquerors but liberators.”
Hybrid Car Rally
Bob Morris @ Jan 3rd 2003 10:57 - Category: Unfiled ;
Hybrid Car Rally
This hybrid car rally was held outside the L.A. Convention Center today, just prior to the opening of the L.A. Car Show. It was attended by about 70 hybrids (and their owners), including the Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, and new Honda Civic.
Sponsored by the Union of Concerned Scientists, there was considerable media present, including network news, so it’ll be interesting to see what coverage it gets. Hybrids parked in two lanes, and everyone got cool bumper stickers, balloons for the cars, and a chance to chat with other hybrid owners.
And we all love our hybrids!
Is Bush Planning Multiple Wars?…
Bob Morris @ Jan 3rd 2003 07:56 - Category: Unfiled ;
Is Bush Planning Multiple Wars?.
“No one seems to have caught this remark by President Bush, but it’s taken right from the transcript of his press conference yesterday: QUESTION: If we do have to go to war… BUSH: With which country?” [Taegan Goddard's Political Wire]
South Korea. Something’s happening here
Bob Morris @ Jan 3rd 2003 00:07 - Category: Unfiled ;
South Korea. Something’s happening here
Over one million people recently demonstrated in 46 cities in South Korea. The protests were mainly in memory of the two girls killed by a U.S. military vehicle, something which has infuriated and rallied the entire country.
They were also to express solidarity with North Korea, to work towards unification, and protest U.S. military in their country.
One million people protested in a country of forty million. That’s 2.5% of the population actively in the streets - a huge percentage, I think. Were that percentage to demonstrate here, we would have 7 million in the streets.
According to Young Hui Kim, a writer for Korean Internet Daily News (with news in English), more join the protests each day.
From their Why Koreans Protest Against U.S.A.
“Why are Koreans protesting against the United States, a nation of liberators?
Six months ago, while walking to a friends birthday party, two 14-year old schoolgirls, Shin Hyo-soon & Shim Mi-sun, were mercilessly crushed to death by a 56-ton armored US military vehicle during a military training exercise. The drivers of this vehicle were suspected of deliberately running over the girls to avoid colliding with oncoming US military vehicles. The mood of Koreans turned from sorrow to outrage when the US military immediately claimed innocence and attempted to bring the two suspected drivers back to the US without an investigation.
Following months of protests to try the soldiers in a Korean civil court, the US military was forced to keep the trial in south Korea, however, in a US military court. A few weeks ago (Nov. 21st & 23rd), the trials ended in what many critics believe to be a sham trial, and both drivers were acquitted of negligent homicide. A few days later, both soldiers were promptly transferred back to the US.”
This is a major, growing national issue in South Korea.
All hail the Coffee Gods!
Bob Morris @ Jan 3rd 2003 00:04 - Category: Unfiled ;
Those who lost family in…
Bob Morris @ Jan 3rd 2003 00:03 - Category: Unfiled ;
Those who lost family in 9/11 to visit Iraq
Peaceful Tomorrows was formed by those who lost loved ones in 9/11. “Its mission is to seek effective nonviolent solutions to terrorism, and to acknowledge the shared experience of September 11 families with all people similarly affected by violence throughout the world.”
From the press release
“Bolstered by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assertion that “wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows,” family members of September 11 victims will travel to Iraq from January 5-14, 2003, to make public their conviction that war will not bring peaceful tomorrows to that nation, to the Middle East region, or to the United States. The four-member delegation represents September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, an advocacy group seeking effective, non-violent alternatives to war and terrorism.
Recognizing that innocent civilians are often the ones most deeply affected by military action, the family members will bear witness to the conditions of Iraqi civilians while also acknowledging the price American civilians will pay. Increasing anti-U.S. sentiment, the possibility of future terrorist attacks, injury and death to U.S. military personnel and the harsh economic consequences of spending billions on military intervention are all deemed likely consequences of this war.
“It has struck me how many people in this country were so very moved by the New York Times ‘Portraits of Grief,’†said Peaceful Tomorrows’ Colleen Kelly, who lost her brother, Bill Kelly, Jr., at the World Trade Center on September 11. “We all got to see the faces and learn about the lives of those lost on September 11th. I’m going to Iraq for this very same reason. I want to see the faces of the Iraqi people. I want to learn about their lives. I want to understand that Iraq is not just one man, Saddam Hussein, but many, many people, with hopes and dreams and families, just like my brother.â€
Here’s a yawner for you
Bob Morris @ Jan 3rd 2003 00:01 - Category: Unfiled ;
