Corporate Democrats organizing against Dean

The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) is opposed to Howard Dean as a Presidential candidate, and will no doubt do everything they can to torpedo his campaign. This in the name of being “New Democrats”, which as we know, means continually moving to the Right, becoming indistinguishable from moderate Republicans, then wondering why people vote for Republicans and not for them. Which is what Nader meant when he said the two parties were the same.

This confirms that Dean is a front-runner. And that the Democratic establishment is scared of him.

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Sell a bong, go to prison

Tommy Chong, of Cheech & Chong, has pled guilty to selling “drug supplies”, bongs and pipes, to be exact. Federal guidelines call for a sentence of six months to one year.

In a nice Orwellian touch, sentencing is on Sept 11.

Six months to a year for selling bongs? This is vindictive madness.

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Letter from former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark to President Bush

May 14, 2003

Dear President Bush,

The authorization to U.S. military personnel in Iraq to shoot looters reported in the press today must be rescinded immediately. Neither the laws of war, nor peace, or any legal definition of “American Justice”, authorize soldiers, or police to shoot looters. Any soldier who shoots a looter has committed armed assault if injury results and murder if death results. You must not put this Iraqi blood on the hands and conscience of young American soldiers.

During the racial turbulence of the 1960’s, there was “Much loose talk of shooting looters.” As Attorney General I said “this talk must stop!” “If America has a conscience we had best awake from this wild talk of shooting looters and face reality.” “Far from being effective, shooting looters divides, angers, embitters, drives to violence… Is this American justice?”

Deadly force, including firearms, can be employed only as a last resort when necessary to stop a direct and immediate threat to life.

This new authorization to shoot looters compounds the excessive use of force employed against the people of Iraq by the shock and awe aggression already committed. It means the U.S. does not respect the lives of the people of Iraq and will use its armed might to kill them as it chooses.

Only your immediate action can prevent more deaths and greater hatred toward our country.

Sincerely,
Ramsey Clark

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Iraq Disorder Worries Senators

“Veteran senators from both parties, expressing some of the strongest congressional concern to date about the civil disorder in Iraq, appealed to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday to quickly bring the situation under control.

“I remain genuinely concerned that we are in a situation where we have won the war and we lose the battle,” Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) said. “

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Millions strike in France

“France today witnessed the greatest workers’ mobilisations since the mass strike movement of 1995 which forced Prime Minister Alain Juppé to rein in his assault on pensions and social security and which precipitated the early electoral ouster of his government in 1997.

The action, which is officially a one-day strike called by all the trade union federations and confederations, will be continued indefinitely by many workers.”

Indeed:

Paris hit by surprise 2nd day of strikes

“In a surprise shutdown that left many Parisians stranded at bus stops and subway stations, transport workers extended their crippling strike into a second day Wednesday and threatened a third if the government refuses to bend on planned pension reform.”

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