[CTRL] McAuliffe promises hearings on Florida vote

2001-02-05 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- McAuliffe promises hearings on Florida vote http://www.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/stories/02/04/dnc.florida.recount/index.html WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Pushing an electoral reform agenda in his first full day on the job, Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe said

[CTRL] Group Provides Names Of Anti-Ashcroft Organizations To IRS

2001-02-05 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Landmark Launches 501-C Project 2/2/2001 - Landmark today launched its 501-C Project to ensure that liberal nonprofit organizations who lobby against presidential appointments comply with U.S. tax and lobbying laws. Landmark also provided to the IRS the names of organizations

[CTRL] [radtimes] # 147

2001-02-05 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- [radtimes] # 147 An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!" --- How to assist RadTimes-- (See ** at end.)

[CTRL] Bush's Candid Comments Mistakenly Aired

2001-02-04 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Thursday February 01, 2001 Candid Comments Mistakenly Aired By ABCNEWS.com President Bush has had another run-in with an open microphone, unwittingly airing candid comments about abortion and Republicans. In another embarrassing run-in with an open microphone, President Bush's

[CTRL] [radtimes] # 144

2001-02-04 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- [radtimes] # 144 An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!" --- How to assist RadTimes-- (See ** at end.)

[CTRL] Will the Democrats Decide to Get Mad or Get Even?

2001-02-04 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Will the Democrats Decide to Get Mad or Get Even? http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/04/weekinreview/04BERK.html?pagewanted=1?ex=982261218ei=1en=47b2f6b1585d7fdd By RICHARD L. BERKE February 4, 2001 WASHINGTON IT is no accident that the first lapel buttons to sell out at a

[CTRL] Ashcroft, Racism and the Democrats

2001-02-04 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- February 4, 2001 Ashcroft, Racism and the Democrats By Ted Glick John Ashcroft may be Attorney-General, but Senate Democrats are proud that they have "sent a message" to President-Select Bush and his Republican partners-in-crime by their 42 votes in opposition, one

[CTRL] [radtimes] # 145

2001-02-04 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- [radtimes] # 145 An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!" --- How to assist RadTimes-- (See ** at end.)

[CTRL] [radtimes] # 143

2001-02-03 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- [radtimes] # 143 An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!" --- How to assist RadTimes-- (See ** at end.)

[CTRL] Critics Allege Torture of Client in Faith-Based Program

2001-02-03 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Critics Allege Torture of Client in Faith-Based Program http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010201/pl/charities_abuses_1.html Critics Question Bush Charity Plan By MATT KELLEY, Associated Press Writer Thursday February 1 WASHINGTON (AP) - Taking advantage of one of George W.

[CTRL] [radtimes] # 142

2001-02-02 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- [radtimes] # 142 An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!" --- How to assist RadTimes-- (See ** at end.)

[CTRL] IMC NEWS BLAST 02/01/01

2001-02-02 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- IMC NEWS BLAST | Thursday, February 1, 2001 | http://www.indymedia.org A compilation of photos, video, and audio and text reports from the Independent Media Center's coverage of the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brasil, and the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

[CTRL] Student accused in bomb plot had Columbine fascination

2001-02-01 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Police: Student accused in bomb plot had Columbine fascination http://news.findlaw.com/ap/l//2-1-2001/20010201025719100.html By MAY WONG Associated Press Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ A college student who allegedly assembled an arsenal of guns and explosives in his

[CTRL] Court Battle for Presidency Rages On in Legal Circles

2001-02-01 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- February 1, 2001 Court Battle for Presidency Rages On in Legal Circles http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/01/politics/01LEGA.html?ex=982052224ei=1en=a24b54424cd37dd5 By WILLIAM GLABERSON After the seemingly interminable election battle, most people have gone on with their lives.

[CTRL] [radtimes] # 140

2001-02-01 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- [radtimes] # 140 An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!" --- How to assist RadTimes-- (See ** at end.)

[CTRL] President Jackass: Stupid George loses more votes

2001-02-01 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- President Jackass http://laweekly.com/news/ Stupid George loses more votes by John Seeley February 2 - 8, 2001 It's becoming clear just how solidly George W. Bush lost the election in Florida. The media's ongoing examination of Florida ballots last week increased Al Gore's

[CTRL] [radtimes] # 141

2001-02-01 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- [radtimes] # 141 An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!" --- How to assist RadTimes-- (See ** at end.)

[CTRL] When Will America Grow Up, Globally?

2001-02-01 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Published on Wednesday, January 31, 2001 in the Palo Alto Weekly When Will America Grow Up, Globally? http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0201-02.htm by Sally Schuman Last time I wrote about global warming in this paper, it was in a letter to the editor. I was

[CTRL] Fwd: Karl Rove, Herr Goebbels would be proud of you

2001-01-31 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Online Journal - http://www.onlinejournal.com Originally published in BuzzFlash.com 01-31-01: Karl Rove, Herr Goebbels would be proud of you By David Podvin January 28, 2001 The media has breathlessly informed America that the Clinton administration's parting act was to

[CTRL] [radtimes] # 137

2001-01-31 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- [radtimes] # 137 An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!" --- How to assist RadTimes-- (See ** at end.)

[CTRL] [radtimes] # 138

2001-01-31 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- [radtimes] # 138 An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!" --- How to assist RadTimes-- (See ** at end.)

[CTRL] [radtimes] # 139

2001-01-31 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- [radtimes] # 139 An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!" --- How to assist RadTimes-- (See ** at end.)

[CTRL] POLICE SPYING 101

2001-01-28 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- POLICE SPYING 101 by Jim Redden, author, SNITCH CULTURE Activists are alarmed by a recent federal court ruling which eases restrictions against political surveillance by law enforcement agencies. The ruling was issued on January 11, 2001 by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. It

[CTRL] Fear and Furs: The pomp and protests of W.s stolen inauguration

2001-01-27 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Fear and Furs http://www.laweekly.com/ink/01/10/news-ehrenreich.shtml The pomp and protests of W.'s stolen inauguration by Ben Ehrenreich Jan. 26 - Feb. 1, 200 It was at his first inaugural address in the early years of the Great Depression that Franklin Delano Roosevelt

[CTRL] The Bastard President

2001-01-27 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- The Bastard President http://www.zlatkinletter.com/ The Zlatkin Letter 12-17-00 The Bastard President I have been trying to take this all in it lately. It hasn't been easy. I am so damn angry that this election for the presidency has been stolen. I am outraged at how

[CTRL] Fwd: CyberArmy declares war on govt regulation

2001-01-26 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- CyberArmy declares war on govt regulation By Megan McAuliffe, January 19, 2001 URL: http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/dailynews/story/0,210021,20173441,00.htm With a member base of 35,000, CyberArmy may have the biggest armament the Net has ever seen, rallying to take down Web

[CTRL] Franken Shrub

2001-01-26 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Bush Ties to Monsanto ((Village Voice 17-20 Jan 2001)) Text: http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0104/ridgeway.shtml#monsanto . One way conspiracy buffs can get a handle on the new Bush administration is by examining the many ties between the president's team and Monsanto, the

[CTRL] Inauguration 2001: Watching The Media Watch The News

2001-01-26 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Inauguration 2001: Watching The Media Watch The News By Dimitri Devyatkin Mediachannel.org January 21, 2001 After watching a day of solemn proceedings marking the handing over of power from Bill Clinton to George W. Bush, instead of feeling confidence and reassurance, I feel a

[CTRL] Fwd: Left Coast dissent: Notes from the front line

2001-01-26 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Online Journal - http://www.onlinejournal.com 01-26-01: Left Coast dissent: Notes from the front line By Larry Chin January 26, 2001 | On Saturday, January 20, I took to the streets to welcome the criminal son, George W. Bush, with a heaping dish of dissent, served very cold.

[CTRL] Ugly Again

2001-01-26 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- http://www.antiwar.com/rep/mcconnell7.html 1/23/01 Ugly Again by Scott McConnell New York Press In a few days, my eldest daughter will board a plane at Kennedy and fly off to a spring semester's study in Europe. Besides the normal parental fears, I have other worries as well.

[CTRL] Scenes from an Inauguration Day protest

2001-01-26 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Scenes from an Inauguration Day protest The Fire This Time http://www.ironminds.com/ironminds/issues/010123/postcard.shtml By Lori Kurtzman WASHINGTON On this blustery winter day, with misty rain gently collecting on his hat and the crowd around us engaged in furious

[CTRL] CDC: Diabetes, Obesity Becoming Epidemic

2001-01-26 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- CDC: Diabetes, Obesity Becoming Epidemic http://www.healthmall.com/newsletter.cfm?type=articleid=1402a= Diabetes in the United States rose by about 6 percent in 1999 in what the government called dramatic evidence of an unfolding epidemic. Cases rose sharply across almost every

[CTRL] Fwd: Gore Lost By Not Being Republican Enough: DLC

2001-01-25 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- [The World According to the DLC] The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2001 'New Democrats': Gore Lost By Not Being Republican Enough by Will Lester Washington -- A group of moderate Democrats contends Al Gore's populist

[CTRL] Fwd: DoD Tests Internet Voting

2001-01-25 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 From: Press Service [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Say Goodbye to Chad, DoD Tests Internet Voting By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2001 -- There'll be no more chads -- hanging, pregnant or dimpled -- if a test

[CTRL] Colombian Woes to Overshadow Bush Focus on Americas

2001-01-24 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Rueters - January 23, 2001 Colombian Woes to Overshadow Bush Focus on Americas By Anthony Boadle A looming war between ''narco-guerrillas'' and U.S.-trained troops in Colombia will complicate President George W. Bush (news - web sites)'s desire for better ties with Latin

[CTRL] Fwd: UN DOD Host Climate, Ozone Protection Conference

2001-01-24 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: U.N., U.S. Host Climate, Ozone Protection Conference NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 036-01 (703)695-0192(media) IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2001 (703)697-5737(public/industry)

[CTRL] Study Calls for Greater Use of Micropower

2001-01-24 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- 20TH CENTURY POWER SYSTEM INCOMPATIBLE WITH DIGITAL ECONOMY http://www.worldwatch.org/alerts/000715.html Study Calls for Greater Use of Micropower Today's giant coal and nuclear power plants are failing to provide the high-quality, reliable electricity needed to power the new

[CTRL] The Ex-Cons: Right-Wing Thinkers Go Left!

2001-01-24 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- The Ex-Cons http://www.linguafranca.com/print/0101/cover_cons.html Right-Wing Thinkers Go Left! by Corey Robin February 2001 ACCORDING TO POPULAR MYTH it was Winston Churchill who said, "any man under thirty who is not a liberal has no heart, and any man over thirty who is

[CTRL] My Untold Story by Ralph Nader

2001-01-24 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- February 2001 My Untold Story http://www.brillscontent.com/2001feb/features/nader.shtml What if we threw a presidential campaign and nobody came? The Green Party's candidate explains how he tried to engage the press, and why it didn't work. By Ralph Nader On the afternoon of

[CTRL] Fwd: National Violence Index - report released

2001-01-24 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Neil Wollman, Peace Studies Institute, Psychology Department, Manchester College, N. Manchester, IN 46962; 219-982-5346; fax 982-5043 GOVERNMENT INCREASINGLY CITED

[CTRL] The Spotlight vs. Libertarians

2001-01-23 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- From: SPOTLIGHT EMAIL NEWSLETTER #63 Energy Crisis Bares Libertarian Myth of Deregulation The Libertarian belief in the benefits of deregulation that borders on the religious has been exposed as a myth in California's first free market experiment in the energy industry.

[CTRL] Big brother is here / ECHELON

2001-01-23 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- -Original Message- From: International Justice Watch Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mario Profaca Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 12:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Big brother is here / ECHELON Dutch Defense Minister De Grave today

[CTRL] Urgent warning on global warming

2001-01-23 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Urgent warning on global warming http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=Viewc=Articlecid=FT3E6B769IClive=truetagid=ZZZC19QUA0Csubheading=asia%20pacific By Vanessa Houlder in London January 21 2001 The world's leading climate scientists will on Monday sound an urgent

[CTRL] Report: climate change to accelerate

2001-01-23 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Report: climate change to accelerate http://itn.co.uk/news/20010122/world/05climate.shtml 1/22/00 In the most emphatic warning yet about global warming, scientists from 99 nations have issued a report that sharply increases projected climate change blamed on air pollution and

[CTRL] The Crackdown on Dissent

2001-01-23 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- January 19, 2001 The Crackdown on Dissent http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0119-05.htm by Abby Scher Over the past year, the US government has intensified its crackdown on political dissidents opposing corporate globalization, and it is using the same intimidating and

[CTRL] Climate Change Outstrips Forecasts

2001-01-23 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Climate Change Outstrips Forecasts The world's leading climatologists say global warming is happening faster than previously predicted. They say world temperatures this century could rise by between 1.4 and 5.8 degrees Celsius. Sea levels could also rise by tens of centimetres,

[CTRL] Bush Inauguration Is Marked By Large Demonstrations

2001-01-23 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Bush Inauguration Is Marked By Large Demonstrations Opposition groups protest illegitimate rule by right wing govt. By Abayomi Azikiwe, Pan-African News Wire, Editor WASHINGTON, DC, 20 Jan. (PANW)--Tens of thousands of anti-Bush protestors descended on the nation's capital on

[CTRL] Military aid won't hurt Colombian civilians

2001-01-22 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- AP - January 18, 2001 U.S. general: Military aid won't hurt Colombian civilians With the United States on the verge of sending helicopter gunships into Colombia's war, a top U.S. military commander expressed faith that Colombian troops would not harm civilians with the lethal

[CTRL] Climate Change -- 5 biggest stories of 2000

2001-01-22 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- [See website for embedded links to referenced articles.] This Just In ... http://www.gristmagazine.com/grist/heatbeat/thisjustin011101.stm by Leonie Haimson 11 Jan 2001 For my annual wrap-up, here are the five biggest climate stories of 2000 -- in rough order of their

[CTRL] It's Government by and for U.S. Corporations and Their Values

2001-01-22 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- The International Herald Tribune | www.iht.com It's Government by and for U.S. Corporations and Their Values William Pfaff International Herald Tribune Thursday, January 18, 2001 PARIS The inauguration of George W. Bush as 43d president of the United States confirms a

[CTRL] Fwd: 01-20-01: Bringing down Jesse Jackson: Vain attempt at high tech lynching

2001-01-22 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Date: 20 Jan 2001 From: "Online Journal" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Online Journal - http://www.onlinejournal.com 01-20-01: Bringing down Jesse Jackson: Vain attempt at high tech lynching By Larry Chin January 18, 2001 | One month after the most racist election in modern history, and

[CTRL] Fwd: Pentaguard defaces multiple government Web sites in US, UK and AU

2001-01-22 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 From: McIntyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [defaced-commentary] Pentaguard defaces multiple government Web sites in US, UK and AU Tonight the Attrition.org staff has mirrored one of the largest, most systematic defacements of worldwide government servers

[CTRL] Electric Scam Exposed - Demand lower in 4 of past 6 months than in 1999

2001-01-22 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Electric Scam Exposed - Demand lower in 4 of past 6 months than in 1999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 19, 2001 10:59 AM CONTACT: Public Citizen Angela Bradbery (202) 588-7742 or (202) 588-7741 The Facts Are In: Electricity Demand in California Was Lower in Four of Past Six

[CTRL] None Dare Call It Treason

2001-01-21 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- radman pull quote: "The stark reality, and I say this with every fiber of my being, is that the institution Americans trust the most to protect its freedoms and principles committed one of the biggest and most serious crimes this nation has ever seen, pure and simple, the

[CTRL] The Unelected Resident

2001-01-19 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- The Unelected Resident http://www.alivewired.com/2001/20010118/feature.html How George W. Bush stole the White House from America's voters by Harvey Wasserman 1/18/01 It's official. The Banana Republicans now occupy the White House. In direct, and predictable, contradiction

[CTRL] Fwd: William F. Buckley, Jr. - ON THE RIGHT - 01/19/01

2001-01-19 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- William F. Buckley, Jr. - ON THE RIGHT Friday, January 19, 2001 To Subscribe! visit: http://www.shagmail.com/sub/sub-buckley.html

[CTRL] Fwd: It's a cakewalk for Ashcroft

2001-01-19 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Online Journal - http://www.onlinejournal.com 01-18-01: It's a cakewalk for Ashcroft and other Bush picks, as Senate Democrats roll over again By Larry Chin January 18, 2001 | Even before he began asking his questions, Senator Herbert Kohl, the Democrat from Wisconsin, said to

[CTRL] The Florida Disaster: Before, During and After

2001-01-18 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- The following flyer was prepared by the pro-Democracy campaign coalition (www.ippn.org) for distribution at inaugural events this weekend. Please forward, with or without the footnotes! === The Florida Disaster: Before, During and

[CTRL] Fwd: The Protest Bush and the Cops Couldn't Stop

2001-01-18 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- THE PROTEST BUSH AND THE COPS COULDN'T STOP By Gary Wilson Chicago Mayor Richard Daley famously said of the police riot that disrupted the Democratic Convention in 1968 that the police are there "to preserve disorder." Something similar might be said of police in Washington

[CTRL] The Truth is Rarely Pleasant

2001-01-18 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- The Truth is Rarely Pleasant: Racism, White Denial, and Some Thoughts on Being "Divisive" By Tim Wise (ZNet commentary) Having been a white man for 32 years, I have learned there are some things white folks aren't supposed to say. For example, we aren't supposed to acknowledge

[CTRL] ASSASSINATION POLITICS

2001-01-18 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- SECRECY NEWS from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy January 18, 2001 ASSASSINATION POLITICS In a new bill introduced in the House of Representatives on January 3, Rep. Bob Barr proposed to eliminate the longstanding official prohibition against assassination. Executive

[CTRL] AMERICAN MANTRA: Free Market Capitalism

2001-01-18 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- AMERICAN MANTRA: Free Market Capitalism http://www.e-venthorizon.net/ggr/macroeconomics/american_mantra.html by Peter Phillips, contributing writer January 17, 2001 Free Market Capitalism has become the dominant American ideological truth. The decline of communism opened the

[CTRL] Living under the hole in the sky

2001-01-18 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Living under the hole in the sky http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/11/03/ozone/index.html The citizens of Punta Arenas, Chile, are the subjects of a potentially deadly experiment: What happens to people who live under the widening ozone hole? By Dawn MacKeen PUNTA

[CTRL] A Stolen Presidency the Seattle Coalition

2001-01-18 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- January 19, 2001 A Stolen Presidency the Seattle Coalition http://www.consortiumnews.com/011901a.html By Nat Parry When George W. Bush thwarted democracy by stopping the counting of votes in Florida and disenfranchising black voters of that state, he most likely did not

[CTRL] Reflections on the Clinton Presidency: The Arms Trade

2001-01-18 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- The Center for Defense Information The Weekly Defense Monitor 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW * Washington, DC 20036 (202)332-0600 * Fax (202)462-4559 * www.cdi.org

[CTRL] Colombia effort raises fears of another Vietnam

2001-01-17 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Monday, 15 January 2001 Colombia effort raises fears of another Vietnam By Eric Rosenberg WASHINGTON - With critics of growing U.S. military involvement in Colombia warning that another Vietnam may be just around the corner, U.S. Army Special Forces

[CTRL] Lawsuit Could Reopen Watergate

2001-01-17 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- What Would Deep Throat Say? Lawsuit Could Reopen Watergate Associated Press A defamation suit went to trial Tuesday that could reopen the Watergate scandal and bring some of its major figures back into court. The lawsuit was brought by a former secretary for the Democratic

[CTRL] Harris gets a scolding from civil rights panel

2001-01-17 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Harris gets a scolding from civil rights panel http://www.sptimes.com/News/011301/State/Harris_gets_a_scoldin.shtml Members lash out when the secretary of state says she delegated responsibility for the election. By DIANE RADO 1/13/01 TALLAHASSEE--For two days, a federal

[CTRL] Florida ballots face one more count

2001-01-17 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2001 Florida ballots face one more count http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2001/01/18/p18s2.htm By Kim Campbell Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Maybe you can put the Florida recount behind you, but America's largest news organizations can't.

[CTRL] Boy George, the unpresident

2001-01-16 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Boy George, the unpresident http://www.sfbg.com/reality/12.html Hail to the thief, our commander in chief. By Martin A. Lee January 15, 2001 President Ronald Reagan would often confuse motion pictures and real life. Now he's got me doing it, too. Am I mistaken, or is Forrest

[CTRL] George Bushs Democrats

2001-01-16 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- George Bush's Democrats http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=10343 by Jesse Jackson, Jr., The Nation January 16, 2001 Following Vice President Al Gore's concession, President-elect Bush announced: "I was not elected to serve one party, but to serve one nation. The

[CTRL] Pacifica Falls Into Corporate Hands

2001-01-16 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0103/cotts.shtml Press Clips by Cynthia Cotts Pacifica Falls Into Corporate Hands Fish Rots From the Head The Pacifica Radio Network has always been a flagship of free speech, inviting listeners to participate in everything from filing to

[CTRL] Fwd: SNITCH CULTURE IS HERE!!!

2001-01-15 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- SNITCH CULTURE IS HERE!!! Its official; the FBI is investigating anarchists and radical environmentalists. As reported on 60 Minutes on January 14, the FBI is using informants, undercover agents and a host of surveillance techniques to investigate people suspected of belonging

[CTRL] Fwd: Stealing the Election: The Compromises of 1876 and 2000

2001-01-15 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Along the Color Line December 2000 Stealing the Election: The Compromises of 1876 and 2000 By Manning Marable [EMAIL PROTECTED] We have just witnessed, in the United States, the massive and wholesale theft of the presidency. Yet the fraudulent political dynamics that

[CTRL] Fwd: Carter says Florida voting too flawed

2001-01-15 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Published Wednesday, January 10, 2001, in the Miami Herald Carter: Fla. voting too flawed Former president `embarrassed' BY MARK SILVA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paraguay yes, Florida no. Former President Jimmy Carter, who has monitored dozens of elections in troubled spots around the

[CTRL] Report Cites Ecological Decline

2001-01-14 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Report Cites Ecological Decline By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS January 13, 2001 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Melting Arctic ice, dying frogs and the destruction of coral reefs are signs of a growing world ecological decline, an environment research group said in a report Saturday. Worldwatch

[CTRL] Text of NAACP Florida Law Suit, filed 1/10/01, pt. 1

2001-01-13 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Text of NAACP Florida Law Suit, filed 1/10/01, pt. 1 The ACLU of Florida has posted the text of a new lawsuit, NAACP vs. Kathryn Harris, ChoicePoint Technologies, et al., on their web site at: http://www.aclufl.org/naacp_v__harris.html The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights

[CTRL] Text of NAACP Florida Law Suit, filed 1/10/01, pt. 2

2001-01-13 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Text of NAACP Florida Law Suit, filed 1/10/01, pt. 2 (continued) C. Wrongful Purging of Voters from Official Lists of Eligible Voters 61. Pursuant to state and federal law, Defendants Harris, Roberts and the Supervisors of Elections are charged with administering and

[CTRL] Fwd: Missile Defense - Few Dare Call It Corporate Welfare

2001-01-13 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Missile Defense - Few Dare Call It Corporate Welfare By Robert Naiman (ZNet Commentary / Jan 13) The Bush team arrives committed to the construction of what its proponents call "national missile defense." Critics call it "Star Wars" - the implementation of a system for shooting

[CTRL] Welcome to Tallahassee

2001-01-13 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Welcome to Tallahassee http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/01/12/florida/index.html?CP=SALDN=646 Jeb Bush testifies before a federal civil rights hearing on election irregularities in Florida. By Daryl Lindsey Jan. 12, 2001 In its first hearing on irregularities in

[CTRL] Fwd: Frightening the free marketeers

2001-01-13 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- radman pull quote: " What caused this sudden change of attitude? The success of the street protests in Seattle, Washington, Prague and Melbourne, confirmed by the demonstrations in Nice." Le Monde di

[CTRL] Daley promises police wont hurry into spying

2001-01-13 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Daley promises police won't hurry into spying http://www.suntimes.com:80/output/news/red13.html January 13, 2001 BY FRAN SPIELMAN CITY HALL REPORTER The Chicago Police Department will proceed with caution before taking advantage of relaxed federal restrictions on police spying

[CTRL] Designer People

2001-01-13 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Designer People http://www.emagazine.com:80/january-february_2001/0101feat1.html The Human Genetic Blueprint Has Been Drafted, Offering Both Perils and Opportunities for the Environment. The Big Question: Are We Changing the Nature of Nature? By Sally Deneen Princeton

Re: [CTRL] Global warming claims 'based on false data'??

2001-01-13 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- The Global Warming Debate Is Over: It's Real, Inexorable, and Headed Our Way http://www.emagazine.com/september-october_2000/0900feat1.html The verdict is in on climate change, and the news isn't good. Scientists say the effects are already occurring, and much more

[CTRL] Fwd: MoD developing 'fuel-air' bomb

2001-01-13 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- MoD developing 'fuel-air' bomb Doubts raised over legality of urban warfare device with impact of a tactical nuclear weapon Richard Norton-Taylor Friday January 5, 2001 Britain is developing a new type of a highly controversial weapon for urban warfare that uses an

[CTRL] Harris testimony called laughable

2001-01-13 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Harris testimony called 'laughable' http://www.msnbc.com:80/news/514476.asp?cp1=1 Chair of panel investigating alleged voting irregularities speaks out after hearing TALLAHASEE, Jan. 12 The testimony of Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris was described as "laughable"

[CTRL] Fwd: How Southern Violations of States Rights Caused the Civil War

2001-01-12 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- From: "Nathan Newman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: How Southern Violations of States Rights Caused the Civil War Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 HOW SOUTHERN VIOLATIONS OF STATES RIGHTS CAUSED THE CIVIL WAR by Nathan Newman The comments of Interior Secretary nominee Gale Norton

[CTRL] Protests Target Neoliberal Agenda of Both Parties

2001-01-12 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Inaugural Day Protests Target Neoliberal Agenda of Both Parties By Frances M. Beal From the moment of Gore's concession speech when he implored his followers to accept the election outcome in the name of respect for America's legal institutions and the good of the

[CTRL] Mary Frances Berry (US Civil Rights Commission)

2001-01-12 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- radman says: Two tidbits below re: Mary Frances Berry (US Civil Rights Commission chair). Folks would do well to examine her actions as head of Pacifica and then apply any insights gleaned to her other (current) endeavors. 1

[CTRL] Another Mary Frances Berry tidbit

2001-01-12 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- radman pull quote: "I have witnessed the head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission impose censorship and deny citizens their Constitutional rights to free speech and peaceful assembly." Ya wanna talk conspiracy, huh? == Dr, Judith Rodin

[CTRL] Fwd: Poor management at the Civil Rights Commission by Berry

2001-01-12 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- The Civil Rights Commission [chaired by Mary Francis Berry] appears in "disarray," congressional auditors say in a report accusing the 40-year-old agency of lacking fiscal accountability, misplacing records and taking years longer than planned to finish projects In a

[CTRL] Killer Virus Created By Accident

2001-01-12 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Killer Virus Created By Accident http://www.healthmall.com/newsletter.cfm?type=articleid=1326a= A new virus that destroys the immune system has been accidentally created by Australian scientists and kept secret for more than two years. The discovery was made public yesterday

[CTRL] Emperor Commodus President W

2001-01-12 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- January 12, 2001 Emperor Commodus President W http://www.consortiumnews.com/011201a.html By Robert Parry The national pundits are acting as if Jan. 20 will be just another Inauguration of a new president, a celebration of that miracle of American democracy when power is

[CTRL] Lawsuit Charges Racism In Florida Voting

2001-01-11 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- It's Not Just The Chad Anymore Lawsuit Charges Racism In Florida Voting Associated Press Saying blacks were disenfranchised in November by institutionalized racism, civil rights groups sued Florida election officials Wednesday in a bid to overhaul how elections are run. The

[CTRL] Federal Hearings Begin Into Irregularities in Florida Voting

2001-01-11 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Federal Hearings Begin Into Irregularities in Florida Voting http://news.findlaw.com/ap/l//1-11-2001/2001055718810.html By DARA KAM Associated Press Writer TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ A Tallahassee minister Thursday told a federal commission investigating voting

[CTRL] Children Used as Guinea Pigs By U.S. Company

2001-01-11 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Children Used as Guinea Pigs By U.S. Company By Toye Olori LAGOS, Jan 9 (IPS) - A recent report by a U.S. newspaper that a major international pharmaceutical company carried out unapproved tests of a risky drug on Nigerian children which led to tragic consequences, has put the

[CTRL] Students for an Undemocratic Society

2001-01-11 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- From: "Students for an Undemocratic Society" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 10, 2001 Subject: Join Students for an Undemocratic Society! WHO ARE STUDENTS FOR AN UNDEMOCRATIC SOCIETY? We are the children of the political, military, and business elites of America. We have worked

[CTRL] Let's Boycott America

2001-01-11 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- Let's Boycott America http://www.consider.net/forum_new.php3?newTemplate=OpenObjectnewTop=30008858newDisplayURN=200012250006 US democracy is flawed; its human rights record poor; its greed threatens the planet. Is it time for the rest of us to act? by David Nicholson-Lord

[CTRL] The Corporate Conservative Administration

2001-01-11 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- The Corporate Conservative Administration By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman Compassionate conservativism? Try corporate conservativism. It's corporate conservatism that is going to be the defining feature of the Bush White House. Pushing beyond the corporate corrupting

[CTRL] BEYOND 'SCANDAL': The Rampart Corruption Incident as 'Business-as-Usual' in LA

2001-01-10 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- BEYOND 'SCANDAL': The Rampart Corruption Incident as 'Business-as-Usual' in LA by Jason E. Whitehead, contributing writer http://www.e-venthorizon.net/parallax/minority_majority/rampart_scandal.html "Imagine a place where a paramilitary-style police unit

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