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Although he is, sadly, probably unelectable, you got to hand it to Dennis Kucinich. His web site has a powerful antiwar ad. The national Democractic Party, MoveOn or the like should buy this ad from him, keep it updated and air it repeatedly nationally. (Via Left I on the News) […] This has been bothering me for a while. It seems the term(s) of the moment in Iraq is we’re fighting “insurgents” or an “insurgency.” According to the American Heritage dictionary, the definition of insurgent is: (1) Rising in revolt against established authority, especially a government; and, (2) Rebelling against the leadership of a political party. […] Check out Thomas Powers’ excellent article, The Vanishing Case For War in the New York Review of Books. Something that struck me on Thanksgiving. Will Dubya’s trip to Baghdad be viewed as a daring gesture by the C-in-C to the troops, an expensive political ploy to bolster his poll numbers (especially since Hillary Clinton […] Hats off to Kos for his post, Honoring our Veterans. It carries so much more weight when it comes from someone who actually served. I know my conservative friends will say these are just rare examples that we like to blow out of proportion. Still, the America of Ashcroft and the Patriot Act ain’t a pretty sight. A few months ago the FBI was out questioning some guy because of what he was reading. Now, they’re out knocking on […] |
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