[CTRL] Thais Infected With Bird Flu; Virus Spreads
-Caveat Lector- "if someone becomes infected with the bird flu and the human flu at the same time, the viruses could swap genetic material, creating a new strain that could spread quickly among people. Nobody knows how long this might take, if it happens at all, but work has begun on a vaccine in case one is needed." Doesn't this mean they are creating the new strain? - JR http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/24/health/24BIRD.html?pagewanted=printposition= January 24, 2004 Thais Infected With Bird Flu; Virus SpreadsBy KEITH BRADSHER and LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN ANGKOK, Saturday, Jan. 24 Human cases of avian influenza, contracted from birds, have turned up in a second Asian country, Thailand, showing the virus has spread in recent weeks. The announcement, made by the Thai government on Friday, has deepened fears of a global epidemic if the virus combines with another that can be transmitted from person to person. The Thai government's chief spokesman said the outbreak had been concealed for "a few weeks" to avoid panic. The concealment also allowed Thailand's politically powerful chicken industry to keep up exports until word leaked late this week, although officials said they had ensured none of the exported meat was infected. Speaking of the cases in Thailand, Dr. Klaus Stöhr, an influenza expert at the World Health Organization in Geneva, said, "This changes the ballgame by posing an increased level of risk" to people. Thailand reported that two boys from different provinces had become infected with the bird flu, and six more people are suspected of having it. Vietnam has already reported five confirmed fatal cases in people near Hanoi, and on Saturday reported two more confirmed cases in Ho Chi Minh City, while seven additional suspected cases are being tested in the country. Chickens from South Korea and Japan, to Vietnam and Thailand, have been dying from the same disease. So far, the human cases have resulted from contact with live chickens or their waste. But the World Health Organization, a United Nations agency, has warned repeatedly that if someone becomes infected with the bird flu and the human flu at the same time, the viruses could swap genetic material, creating a new strain that could spread quickly among people. Nobody knows how long this might take, if it happens at all, but work has begun on a vaccine in case one is needed. The three largest influenza epidemics of the 20th century are believed to have started in birds. The A(H5N1) strain now killing chickens across East Asia and infecting humans in Southeast Asia appears to be especially lethal. The W.H.O. said it did not know why children account for eight of the nine avian influenza cases in Vietnam and Thailand. It may be that adult cases have been attributed to another respiratory infection. Still, Dr. Stöhr said, the point "adds to our concerns" because the influenza pandemic of 1918-19 affected millions of people in the prime of life. The Thai government has vehemently denied for the last week that there was any avian influenza in Thailand, insisting that it was bird cholera. But Jakrapob Penkair, the government's chief spokesman, said in a telephone interview on Friday night that the government had known for a few weeks that chickens were dying of avian influenza. "It was kept from the public, but full-scale operations have been under way" to control the problem, he said. The Thai operations, conducted jointly with the country's biggest agricultural businesses, involved killing chickens at farms where there were infections or halting the sale of these chickens, while quietly testing for bird flu all Thai chicken going to the country's main export markets, Mr. Penkair said. Japan buys half of Thailand's chicken exports and the European Union buys another third. On Thursday, Japan temporarily suspended the import of Thai chickens, and the European Union did so on Friday. The W.H.O. has said that while the feces, saliva and breath of the chickens may contain the virus, no evidence exists that the meat can cause illness. Countries that have banned poultry from the affected nations are trying to prevent introduction of the virus to their own flocks. "It's probably a good idea, if you want to protect your own poultry production, that you put in place some effort to try to keep live birds out," said Dr. Jorgen Schlundt, who directs W.H.O.'s food safety program. In the United States, sporadic outbreaks of avian influenza have occurred
Re: [CTRL] The Dean Deception
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 1/23/2004 9:57:06 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If we're lucky, Dean may derail his own campaign with his careening instability long before he gets anywhere near the White House. http://www.antiwar.com/justin/ Dean is a straw horse being knocked down with much ceremony. If Morris is right about the Clintonian treachery, then surely those "detectives" Bill and Hillary have on Dean's tail are earning every penny of their pay. Hardly a day goes by without some new outrage being unearthed. Oh, look at him yelling and letting out a war whoop (Nya!) in front of his supporters! He's "angry"! He's psycho! Would you want his finger on the nuclear trigger? The whole process reminds me of the smear campaign directed at Barry Goldwater in 1964, when "Fact Magazine" ran a piece by a psychiatrist claiming Goldwater was a certified nutball. The chorus is getting louder, and more hostile, as we head into New Hampshire: the Establishment has decided that it's Howard's end. While Dean is not "antiwar" in the sense that he wants us out of Iraq and out of the empire business altogether, unlike "frontrunner" Kerry he did speak out before the President launched his fateful invasion, and has especially focused on the process by which we were lied into war. For this alone, he has been marked for destruction by the War Party, which explains the bipartisan coalition that has developed to crush him. What frightens our rulers is not Dean, whose foreign policy would be only incrementally different than their own, but the movement that he has generated. His campaign taps into deep and widespread antiwar and anti-neocon popular sentiments. The Bush administration's legal and political onslaught against the Constitution, their wild spending spree, and most of all their imperious arrogance have deeply alienated voters on the right as well as the left. But Morris the magician makes these voters disappear: "Dean had seized an early lead based on his opposition to the war in Iraq. But his campaign died the day we captured Saddam Hussein. This military coup demonstrated anew the reasons for our invasion of Iraq and robbed the Dean campaign of its essential cause, its raison d'etre. The pounding of the Democratic Party establishment did the rest, dropping Dean to a small percentage of the vote he would have otherwise garnered." I'm sure the relatives of the 500-plus killed in Iraq are all thrilled by the capture of the Iraqi dictator, although perhaps they find this less consoling than Morris might imagine. It also seems that the families of those deployed in Iraq, the National Guards who signed up for a short stint and find themselves conscripted indefinitely in the service of the Empire, will be less than impressed by the finality of Morris's judgement. This brings to mind a recent comment by the American commander in northern Iraq that "U.S. forces have 'brought to their knees' the former Saddam Hussein regime holdouts who formed the backbone of the anti-occupation insurgency in areas north and northeast of Baghdad." The headline of this Associated Press dispatch proclaims: "Backbone of Anti-Occupation Resistance Broken," or words to that effect, and you have to read all the way to the final paragraph to learn that, oh wait: "[Maj. Gen. Raymond] Odierno, whose troops are preparing to depart Iraq in several weeks, said that although the former Baath Party loyalists are no longer a major threat, the nature of the anti-American violence could shift, fueled by what he called a nationalistic motive to get U.S. troops to leave. He defined the nationalistic threat as being posed by 'those that really just want Iraqis to run their own country,' and 'elements that are going to try to use Iraqi nationalism to say we need to get the Americans and the coalition forces out of Iraq, and they will continue to attack us.'" As a political strategist, Morris may have some insights to offer: as a military strategist, however, he's a complete washout. This war isn't going away any time soon, and instead of fading into insignificance as an issue, it will be at the very center of the election season debate unless the War Party arranges it so that both parties nominate loyal supporters of our interventionist foreign policy. In which case there will be no real debate. The Bush foreign policy of preemptive imperialism goes against the American grain. To attack a country that never attacked us, to impose our system and way of life on a people so manifestly unsuited to it, to preen and prance about the world stage, demanding that the nations of the world admire our greatness to many ordinary Americans, still relatively immune to the imperial baccillus, nothing could be more un-American. These voters are likely to sit out this election unless a major party nominates someone who wants to take back their country from the neo-royalists and the neocons, the neo-imperialists and the
[CTRL] Fw: Three Months at The Hague: AN ATTEMPT TO SILENCE THE TRUTH
-Caveat Lector- - Original Message - From: Vladimir Krsljanin To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 5:11 PM Subject: Three Months at The Hague: AN ATTEMPT TO SILENCE THE TRUTH We expect to provide you soon with the full text of the ICTY's Appeals Chamber decision refusing to prolong the time for the preparation of the President Milosevic's case from three months earlier decided by the Trial Chamber. We urge your reactions. In the meantime, we repost the statement of the Quebec-Canada section of ICDSM, drafted by ICDSM lawyer and candidate for President Milosevic's legal associate Ms. Tiphaine Dickson. URL for this article is http://www.icdsm.org/more/canada2909.htm THREE MONTHS TO PREPARE THE DEFENCE IN THE "TRIAL OF THE CENTURY": AN ATTEMPT TO SILENCE THE TRUTH The Québec and Canada sections of the International Committee for the Defence of Slobodan Milosevic (ICDSM) wish to register our outrage at the decision of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to grant President Slobodan Milosevic only three months preparation time for the presentation of his defence against a "case" built only on the cynical distortion of the ten most turbulent years of Yugoslavia's history. This decision is yet another illustration of the ICTYs contempt for the most basic international norms of jurisprudence and prisoners rights. This decision is also a clear signal that this institution, born of political pressure from the US administration which has institutionalized legal impunity for its own, ongoing crimes was not designed for and does not intend to conduct a trial. This process merely seeks to divert scrutiny from the West's responsibility for the destruction of a nation. Faced with President Milosevic's refusal to accept the political manipulations of The Hague, his principled defence of his people and their history, and successful courtroom performance, the ICTY is now attempting to prevent him from presenting his case. This is, as the renowned Canadian criminal lawyer Edward Greenspan put it, a lynching. Imposition of counsel? On April 4th 2003, the ICTY acknowledged Slobodan Milosevic's right to defend himself in person, and denied a Prosecution motion to impose counsel against his will. This fundamental right to self-representation without the imposition of counsel over the will of an accused is paramount. The United States Supreme Court has held that imposition of counsel on an unwilling accused is unprecedented with the exception of the Star Chamber, which carried out political trials. The Prosecutor now seeks to revisit this issue, and will petition for the imposition of counsel against President Milosevic's wishes, despite the fact that this very applicartion betrays the political nature of this process. The ICTY's decision to permit Slobodan Milosevic to represent himself held, in reference to Article 21 of the ICTY Statute, that it has indeed an obligation to ensure that a trial is fair and expeditious; moreover, where the health of the Accused is in issue, that obligation takes on special significance. Article 21 states that the Chamber must exercise this obligation with full respect for the rights of the accused. More expeditious than fair! The Chambers decision to grant Mr. Milosevic three months to prepare his defence flies completely in the face of its stated concern to ensure a fair trial and respect for the rights of the accused. It is a wholly unrealistic preparation time for a trial of this magnitude, especially so since Mr. Milosevic is defending himself while detained. The Chamber has visited an additional hardship upon Mr. Milosevic by ordering him to provide, within six weeks of the close of the Prosecution's case, a detailed list of witnesses he intends to call, including a summary of the facts on which each witness will testify, and an indication of whether the witness will testify in person or by way of written statement or use of a transcript of testimony from other proceedings before the Tribunal. He must also list the exhibits he intends to offer in his case, and serve the Prosecutor copies of same. The Chamber cannot even guarantee that Mr. Milosevic will have "permission" to call any witness he chooses, as the decision states it will hold a Pre-Defence Conference to review the witness list for approval and determine the time allowed to him to present his case. Equality of arms? Numerous international conventions affirm the right of anyone accused of a criminal offence to adequate time and facilities to prepare their defence. This right is an important aspect of the fundamental principle of equality of arms, which holds that the defence and the prosecution must be treated in a manner that ensures that both parties have an equal opportunity to prepare and present their case during the course of the proceedings. The Tribunal has claimed
[CTRL] Is the communications failure of the Mars Rover a conspiracy?
-Caveat Lector- Once again the mission to Mars is in trouble, communications trouble this time. There are several conspiracies that could explain these failures. 1. The little green men (in this case, little red men so as to blend in with the background) have in the past caused the space craft to crash on landing in a continuing effort to remain hidden from other worlds and peoples. to date, the martians appear to have been successful. 2. The masons or possiblity the Vatican have been sabatoging the space program to meet some secret agenda of theirs. 3. There is nothing wrong with the Mars Rover, it is functioning as programed. A Haliberton mole rewrote the software so that the Mars Rover will now explore for oil on Mars has it does it's roving. The communications blackouts are nothing more than the rover transmitting it's data back to Haliberton. Soon, Halibuton tankers will be bring martian oil to the earth so that earthlings will be able to continue driving their SUVs. I hope this helps to explain some of the problems with the Mars program. Bill www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Cult member child abuse, sexual assaults against prostitutes and children
-Caveat Lector- scroll for news articles three fwds from L Moss Sharman - Strict discipline: Ex-member testifies cult beat children By Dave Wedge 1/23/04 "Attleboro cult leader Roland Robidoux taught his brainwashed minions to beat their children with paddles to ``break their spirit'' and encouraged spanking babies who were just a few months old as ``training,'' an ex-member testified yesterdayThe allegations of systematic abuse of children in The Body religious sect were made by Mingo during the trial of Karen Robidoux, who is charged with second-degree murder for the 1999 starvation death of her 11-month-old son, Samuel. Prosecutors say Robidoux, 29, starved her son to death to fulfill a religious prophecy handed down by Michelle Mingo, who is Roland Robidoux's daughter and Mingo's ex-wife. She is awaiting trial on accessory charges. Karen Robidoux's husband, Jacques, is serving a life sentence for their son's killing. Mingo acknowledged that children in the sect were struck with wooden paddles which some members wore around their necks like necklaces. He testified the children's beatings were designed by Roland Robidoux to ``break their spirit.'' Children as young as 1 were made to stand at attention and remain quiet while adults held religious pow-wows in Mingo's Seekonk home, he said." http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/localRegional.bg?articleid=1442 also see 2 views of mother on trial in death - Cast as heartless and as helpless By John Ellement, Globe Staff, 1/23/04 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/01/23/2_views_of_mother_on_trial_in_death/ Bakker visited World Vision foster child - Agency will work to identify possible victims of sex abuse - Jeff Lee - Vancouver Sun 1/22/04 "Donald Bakker, 40, is accused of multiple sexual assaults against prostitutes and children. World Vision Canada and police are investigating whether a Vancouver man accused of sexually assaulting a large number of people had sexual relations with children he sponsored in a foreign country. Dave Toycen, president of World Vision, a non-government agency that operates in 65 poor and developing countries, said Wednesday the agency is cooperating with police in trying to identify nine children allegedly videotaped while being sexually assaulted by Bakker while he was abroad." http://www.canada.com/vancouver/story.asp?id=D8A1742A-56DD-457C-8CAC-45A387B3C2D2 www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: Lederman, Trump - NY Times 1 25 04
-Caveat Lector- www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om ---BeginMessage--- -Caveat Lector- Even Robert Lederman, a painter and an advocate for street peddlers who claims that he was arrested three days in a row during protests in front of Trump Tower against the developer's efforts to ban peddling, enjoyed The Apprentice. He took special pleasure in the first episode, in which the contestants were sent out onto the streets of Manhattan to sell lemonade, the quintessential American symbol of entrepreneurship. It was terrific, he said. But I found it ironic that this man who spent 15 years trying to eliminate vendors in Midtown would send them out to become vendors. Obviously, Mr. Trump understands that if you make it as a New York City vendor you can do just about anything. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/arts/television/25BAGL.html?ei=5062en=5c3 7f9b6774aa744ex=1075611600pagewanted=allposition= NY Times Arts Section 1/25/04 Due Diligence on the Donald By CHARLES V. BAGLI The first episode of Donald Trump's new hit reality show The Apprentice began with an introduction. As usual, Mr. Trump did the honors. Over aerial views of Manhattan's glittering skyline, he intoned, My name is Donald Trump and I'm the largest real estate developer in New York. The camera panned across Trump International Hotel and Tower at Columbus Circle, and he continued: I own buildings all over the place, modeling agencies, the Miss Universe contest, jet liners, golf courses, casinos and private resorts like Mar-a-Lago. For millions of viewers, the show is an opportunity to watch 16 remarkably ambitious people compete for a $250,000-a-year job with Mr. Trump. But for those who follow the New York real estate market, the show provides something else: a hilarious look at Mr. Trump's blend of fact, image and sheer nerve. Even when the show plays a bit with the truth, it's an excellent primer - sometimes unintentionally so - on Mr. Trump's peculiar brand of success. To start with, the superlative-prone developer does own many valuable assets. And the Corcoran Group reports that 22 of the 50 most expensive apartments for sale in the city today are in buildings developed by Mr. Trump. But as far as his central claim to fame, he is not the largest developer in New York, nor does he own Trump International Hotel and Tower (he redeveloped the Columbus Circle skyscraper on behalf of GE Pension Trust for a tidy fee and a percentage of the stratospheric apartment prices). In Manhattan, he has developed 13 residential towers - Trump Tower, Trump Palace, Trump World, etc. - and about 4,100 apartments. Mr. Trump no longer owns the condominiums he built, although, by all reports, he continues to manage the buildings well. In contrast, consider the relatively invisible Leonard Litwin of Glenwood Management (developed and owns more than 5,000 apartments) or the Elghanayan brothers of Rockrose Development (developed and own 7,000 apartments in Manhattan and are starting construction of 3,500 on the Queens waterfront). And Stephen M. Ross of Related Companies has developed and managed 11,000 apartments in the city and has five projects with a total value of over $2.5 billion under construction, including Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. (These are all private residential developers and owners; even they look small compared to some of their commercial counterparts.) In at least five follow-up phone calls to an interview, Mr. Trump insisted he is by far the biggest builder in New York. There might be some guy in Queens that sells more units, he said. But one of my units sells for as much as three or four of their buildings. The Apprentice, on Wednesday nights on NBC, includes a few more fudges: the Trump Organization's boardroom in Trump Tower, where one contestant is fired at the end of each episode, was constructed for the show; the company's real office is 22 floors above it.
[CTRL] Fwd: [GushShalom] Something is very rotten
-Caveat Lector- www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om ---BeginMessage--- -Caveat Lector- GUSH SHALOM - pob 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033 - http://www.gush-shalom.org/ ad in Haaretz 23/01 ORDER OF PRIORITIES This week: -- An Israeli ambassador disconnects the lights in a Stockholm museum - giant headlines. -- The murderer of Rabin wants to marry - stormy debate. -- The army destroys 30 homes in Rafah and throws 400 human beings into the street, without even giving them time to remove their belongings - most of the media ignore it, others publish miniscule stories. SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN THIS STATE. Gush Shalom these ads are paid for by your donations *** The following link leads to the clearcut statement by the UNWRA about the latest Rafah house domolitions http://www0.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=9517Cr=UNRWACr1= # Rally in support of Geneva Accord planned for Saturday in Tel Aviv postponed # # ôòåìåú ðîùçåú îùåèôåú éùøàìéåú-ôìñèéðéåú ðâã äçåîä éåðúï 066-327736 - ôøðö'ñ÷ä 064-494030 For participating in ongoing joint Israeli-Palestinian protest actions against the wall, call: Jonathan:066-327736 or Franceska:064-494030 # # Veteran peace activist Gila Svirsky will be in the Philadelphia area in February, on a speaking tour. She has still time for invitations to Jewish audiences, in private homes or synagogues/temples or wherever. Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Reservist refusers don't receive the IDF salary compensation for lost income. Many of them have a family to maintain. With an increasing number of refusers, the Keren Yesh Gvul (specific fund for compensations) is emptying rapidly. If you want the refusniks also in the future to receive at least something, send a cheque to: Keren Yesh Gvul, POB 10276, Jerusalem 91102, Israel. More information at http://www.yesh-gvul.org/ # # çãù áàúø: áèçåï äçåîä http://www.gush-shalom.org/security/index.html New on the site: Security The Wall http://www.gush-shalom.org/security/english.html # -- http://www.gush-shalom.org/ (òáøéú/Hebrew) http://www.gush-shalom.org/english/index.html (English) http://www.gush-shalom.org/arabic/index.html (selected articles in Arabic) with \\photos of recent actions \\the weekly Gush Shalom ad \\the columns of Uri Avnery \\Gush Shalom's history action chronicle \\position papers analysis (in documents) \\and a lot more N.B.: On the Gush Shalom website links for Articles and documents in German, French and Spanish In order to receive Gush Shalom's Hebrew-language press releases mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] + NB: write the word subscribe in the subject line. If you want to support Gush Shalom's activities you can send a cheque or cash, wrapped well in an extra piece of paper to: Gush Shalom pob 3322 Tel-Aviv 61033 Israel or ask us for charities in your country which receive donations on behalf of Gush Shalom Please, add your email address where to send our confirmation of receipt. More official receipts at request only. Read also the portside (the left side in nautical parlance) is a news, discussion and debate service of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism. It aims to provide varied material of interest to people on the left. Post: mail to '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subscribe : mail to '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Unsubscribe : mail to '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Faq : http://www.portside.org List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web address : http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/portside Digest mode : visit Web site Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/portside/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ www.ctrl.org DECLARATION
[CTRL] Fwd: the OTHER Republican Candidate for President (who is challenging Bush) exposes the 9-11 scandal
-Caveat Lector- www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om ---BeginMessage--- -Caveat Lector- Whether you are a Republican, Democrat, Green, Libertarian, independent or any other political flavor, John Buchanan's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in New Hampshire next week -- on the issue of Bush's 9/11 complicity -- deserves everyone's support. (He's not related to Pat Buchanan.) If given adequate publicity, this scandal could completely change the dynamics of the 2004 Presidential sElection, especially since the Republicans are returning to the scene of their crime -- their convention is in New York City just before the 9/11 anniversary. Please ask every other candidate, every TV station, newspaper, magazine, liberal paper, conservative paper, radio station, website, political group, etc. if they will dare to talk about the OTHER Republican running in New Hampshire and the crucial issues that he is trying to expose. This is not a partisan political issue, this is about whether the promise of democracy can be realized or whether we slide into full strength fascism. -Forwarded Message- From: Gordon Davidson Sent: Jan 22, 2004 1:30 PM Subject: The Truth About 911 Candidacy Dear Friends, Here is an amazing turn of events in that a Republican is trying to bring out the truth about 911. You never know where courage and light will emerge from. Blessings, Gordon http://johnbuchanan.org/news/newsitem.php?section=INFid=1154showcat=4 Republican Candidate for President takes on the 9-11 issue .. We've got a wonderfully bizarre 9/11 visibility gig going on up here in the New Hampshire Primary now and need a lot of web visibility support to alert the legions on the ground. John Buchanan is the guy who documented the Prescott Bush/Nazi finance story last fall (and got it spilled out from the NH Gazette to AP - see http://tinyurl.com/rfiz ). Last month he was asked by patrician Republican and Earth Day founder, John McConnell to run against Bush in the NH GOP Primary. Having barely enough to pay his South Miami rent, he reluctantly agreed and now he is up here running as the 9/11 Truth Candidate and making a hell of a noise. His hardscrabble campaign is starting to get traction and he's certainly shaking up his audiences. Last Monday he walked in cold to the podium at the new England Community Action Association Presidential Forum at the Nashua Sheraton where everybody was waiting for Joe Lieberman . They sat spellbound for 30 minutes and offered massive applause at the windup. Wednesday he spoke at New England College's College Convention in Manchester and the kids gave him a lo-o-ong hooting thumbs up ovation. So PLEASE get everyone you can to link to our John Buchanan, 9/11 Truth Candidate site as well as his his own highly skeptical blog. The URLs are: http://johnbuchanan.org and http://www.buchanan04.blogspot.com We're praying this will break big by next week and the omens are good. Time magazine is talking to him tonight and AP is interviewing him over the weekend. Amazing grace... un abrazo, david k- PS: See latest speech below. I know he's no where near as edgy as many of you, but he is talking to Republicans and holding their attention. = SPEECH TO MANCHESTER SUPPORT GROUP 1/7/04 Good afternoon and thank you for welcoming me so warmly. I stand before you today less as a candidate and more as a messenger and the message I bear is simple and stark. We have all been lied to about 9/11, the country is in mortal danger and only you can make it right. If you need a label, I stand here as a 9/11 Truth Candidate and some may thus dismiss me as a single-issue candidate and in a narrow sense that is true. But if you consider that 9/11 has led us into fiscal ruin, endless war and constitutional twilight, my issue is the mother issue of our age. That said let me return to the
[CTRL] Fwd: [Spy News] FW: What brought down WTC #7?
-Caveat Lector- www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om ---BeginMessage--- -Caveat Lector- -Original Message- From: General Journalism Discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Preston Peet Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 11:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: What brought down WTC #7? Hi all, A friend just sent me this link, and I pass it on to you all, seeing as there are a lot of journalists here who may want to do their own bits of looking. The following link is to a 7 minute long interview that includes a seriously disturbing video clip of WTC 7 falling into what seems to me to be such an impossibly neat and tidy heap with the minimal damage having been done to it previously as near as can be assertained. Having watched the second falling tower go down live from my rooftop, I don't agree with the interviewee's assessment of the 2 main WTC towers exploding before they fell, (and the 70 or 80 yard spread of debris as it fell seems easily explained by air pressure from a multi-ton building going down and pushing out the debris from itself as it went) but the WTC 7 issue does make me wonder, a lot. I also reserve judgement on the Pentagon crash, as there were obviously passengers on a plane that supposedly hit the Pentagon, and I don't know where they'd have subsequently gone if not into the building, but looking at the photos of the immediate aftermath of the Pentagon hit, it does give me, personally, pause for thought, as it simply looks too clean, too bizarre to have been hit by a big huge plane- but that said, perhaps that did happen the way we're told by the government. If so though, why can't we see the whole impact video instead of 2 or 3 still clips from surveillance video? Anyway, here's the link and it is an interesting interview with the head of 911review.org, with some accompanying video. http://www.radiofreeamerica.tv/video/2003-12-12/911-group.swf Peace, Preston -__ ___ _ ___ __ ___ _ _ _ __ /-_|-0-\-V-/-\|-|-__|-|-|-/-_| \_-\--_/\-/|-\\-|-_||-V-V-\_-\ |__/_|--//-|_|\_|___|\_A_/|__/ SPY NEWS is OSINT newsletter and discussion list associated to Mario's Cyberspace Station - The Global Intelligence News Portal http://mprofaca.cro.net CAUTION! # Since you are receiving and reading documents, news stories, comments and opinions not only from so called (or self-proclaimed) reliable sources, but also a lot of possible misinformation collected by Spy News moderator and subscribers and posted to Spy News for OSINT purposes - it should be a serious reason (particularly to journalists and web publishers) to think twice before using it for their story writing, further publishing or forwarding throughout Cyberspace. To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE: This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Spy News is making it available without profit to SPY NEWS eGroup members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml --- SPY NEWS home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spynews Mario Profaca http://mprofaca.cro.net/ Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:
[CTRL] Fwd: [cia-drugs] U.S. ambassador downplays Bush protests
-Caveat Lector- www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om ---BeginMessage--- -Caveat Lector- http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/special/iraq/2230509 Nov. 18, 2003, 11:39AM Well-heeled envoy says Brits rally weeklyBy BENNETT ROTHCopyright 2003 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- With President Bush expected to arrive in London tonight, William Farish III, U.S. ambassador to Britain, dismissed as "overstated" the massive anti-Bush protests planned for the president's three-day visit. Farish, a Bush family friend and major GOP donor, suggested that the protests are not representative of British sentiment, adding that street demonstrations are common. "There is a protest here in London once a week," Farish said. "Five hundred thousand people marched supporting fox hunting. You won't see anything like that during the president's visit." The 64-year-old envoy, a horse breeder and Humble Oil heir who counts Queen Elizabeth II among his friends, will throw a dinner on behalf of the president as well as help him navigate the treacherous currents of British politics. While Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have become fast allies, new polls show that much of the British public has a negative view of the American president and his campaign in Iraq. Demonstrators have threatened to follow the president during the visit, which includes overnight stays at Buckingham Palace and a visit to Westminster Abbey. For Farish, who arrived in London in 2001, the challenges of being ambassador have intensified since the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes forced more coordination between the two governments as they attacked Afghanistan and Iraq. Farish has also been in the line of fire from the British press for not being aggressive enough in explaining U.S. foreign policy to a skeptical public. He has been portrayed in the media as a country club Republican who would rather chat about stallions and mares with the queen than debate strategy on Iraq. One British newspaper dubbed him the "invisible ambassador." "He's been a figurehead when you needed a spokesman," said Peter Riddell, a commentator for The Times of London. Farish calls such criticism "ridiculous," saying that he has traveled extensively around the country, giving speeches on the economy and foreign policy that have not been picked up by major newspapers. Farish said he was under orders to let other officials, such as Secretary of State Colin Powell, take the lead in defending administration foreign policy. "The government position is that the explanation is coming out of Washington daily. We don't need to be giving further explanation from the embassy," Farish said. Longtime friends from Houston defend Farish's low profile, saying that he has never been one to call attention to himself, despite his immense wealth and friends in high places. On a financial disclosure report filed with the Office of Government Ethics, Farish lists assets worth at least $125 million. "Will is a person who does not seek publicity. It is just not in his personality. It never has been and never will," said Pete Seale, an attorney who represents Farish and has known him for 35 years. The grandson of William Stamps Farish, the co-founder of Humble Oil, the younger Farish was born in Houston in 1939. He attended St. John's School in Houston. Farish's father was a military pilot who died when his plane crashed during an air show. His mother later married Hugo Neuhaus, a well-known Houston architect. Farish's wife, Sarah, was originally from Wilmington, Del., and is related to the du Pont family, founders of the Delaware based chemical giant. Please let us stay on topic and be civil.-Home Page- www.cia-drugs.org OM Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cia-drugs/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups
[CTRL] Mary Williamson Averell Harriman (1852-1932)
-Caveat Lector- Mary Williamson Averell Harriman (1852-1932) received the Pugsley Gold Medal in 1929 for her services in the establishment of the Palisades Interstate Park. Even before her birth, it appeared that fate intended for Mary Averell to meet and marry Edward Henry Harriman. Their union was not only a private success in terms of love and devotion, it also proved to be an unmitigated success for the unlikely duo of railways and state parks. Mary Williamson Averell Harriman (1852-1932) received the Pugsley Gold Medal in 1929 "for her services in the establishment of the Palisades Interstate Park." Even before her birth, it appeared that fate intended for Mary Averell to meet and marry Edward Henry Harriman. Their union was not only a private success in terms of love and devotion, it also proved to be an unmitigated success for the unlikely duo of railways and state parks. Born into a prominent New York family, intelligence, gentility, and respect were ingrained into Mary from an early age. Tutored at home, she completed her education at a finishing school in New York with the, usual expectation that one day she would become a fine wife and mother for some young man of equal or greater social standing than the Averells. Marys father, William J. Averell was not only a successful banker, owning with his brother James, Ogdensburg, a major New York bank, but he was also a man heavily involved in his community, serving as a vestryman for his church, alderman for his municipal government, and mayor for his city. This social consciousness was passed down to Mary, whose life also centered on church, family, and community. Mary was in her late twenties when she met and married E. H. Harriman. Although his relationship with railways had yet to surface, by the time the couple wed on August 10, 1879, the thirty-one year old Harriman had begun to make a name for himself as a businessman. The road to Harrimans success was legendary. He quit school at the age of fourteen and entered the lower echelons of Wall Street, working as messenger and a pad shover. However, it was these lessons that helped E.H. become member 281 of the New York Stock Exchange at the tender age of twenty-two. Shortly thereafter, in 1870, E.H. opened his own brokerage firm. Although this firm was successful, E.H.s future was in railroads, and this destiny was sealed with his marriage to Mary Williamson Averell. In addition to being a successful banker, Marys father was also president of the Ogdensburg Lake Champlain Railroad. This enabled William to provide the newlywed couple with a special train to whisk them away after the wedding, painting the name E.H. Harriman on the engine. Furthermore, William offered E.H. a seat on the railroads board, one that E.H. readily accepted. It was the start of a lifelong commitment, both to his wife and to rail. E.H. and Marys marriage thrived and three children were born: Mary in 1881; Henry Neilson in 1883; and Cornelia in 1884. Business continued to flourish when E.H. entered the rail world as a knight in shining armour. His purchase and refurbishment of rail companies, most notably Union Pacific, earned him his fame and his fortune. In 1886, that fortune allowed E.H. to purchase 7,863 acres of heavily forested land on the western shore of the Hudson at Highland Falls in New York. Also situated on this tract of wilderness was a home that served as a sanctuary for the burgeoning Harriman family. Within two years, Harriman had expanded his holdings in the area to 20,000 acres by buying 40 additional properties. The estate was named Arden. EH and Mary Harriman cherished the country lifestyle at Arden with their five children. A multitude of enterprises was based at the estate. Over the years, E.H. had taken up dairying, horse breeding, and mining, and squiring, and this industriousness meant new acreage added to Arden. As one of his neighbors succinctly stated, He collects mountains as other men collect china.By 1908, it became apparent this collection of mountains could be the salvation of the wilderness nature of the area. Lumbering and quarries encroached on the tranquility of the region; however, it was the acquisition of land to build a new prison at nearby Bear Mountain that proved to be the final straw. For E.H. Harriman and family, the solution was simple: a giant state park. He proposed donate thousands of aces for the park and $1 million in cash as an endowment for its management, if the governor agreed to locate the prison somewhere else.In August, 1909, E.H. Harriman passed away; however, his legacy did not fade with his passing. In many ways, his influence was as profound in death as it was in life. Like the railroads he managed, the fortune E.H. amassed reached all corners of America, from Boys Clubs to the American Red Cross, from Yale University to state parks. Yet this would not have been possible had it not been for the untiring efforts and dedication of Mary Williamson Averell
[CTRL] Some mistakes in grantmaking can't be undone
-Caveat Lector- http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/magazines/2003/current/wooster.html Philanthropy's Shame Some mistakes in grantmaking can't be undone There have long been two schools of thought about how to deal with the poor. One school holds that the poor should, like the non-poor, be treated as individuals who can acquire the necessary skills to become productive citizens. A second school holds that the poor are different from the non-poor-they're victims, with little or no chance of improving their lot without the sheltering hand of the state. A more extreme branch of this second school believes the poor are genetically wired for failure, and it is from within its leadership that the ugliest chapter in the history of philanthropy emerged. From 1910-1940, so-called Progressives actively funded the eugenicists, people who systematically sterilized people they deemed tainted with criminal genes to keep them from reproducing. If the poor couldn't be redeemed, the argument went, then they shouldn't be born in the first place. Edwin Black's newest book, War Against the Weak, details the damage that eugenics caused in the United States and Europe. Black, an investigative journalist whose previous books have been about the Holocaust, charges that some of America's major foundations "collaborated with the Department of Agriculture and numerous state agencies in an attempt to breed a new race of Nordic humans, applying the same principles used to breed cattle and corn. The names speak power and prestige: the Carnegie Institution (Editor's note: not to be confused with the philanthropic foundation the Carnegie Corporation), the Rockefeller Foundation, the Harriman railroad fortune." In America, eugenicists scored their greatest successes between the mid-1920s and 1940. The 1927 United States Supreme Court decision in Buck vs. Bell declared sterilization of "imbeciles" constitutional. As a result, some 60,000 women were forcibly sterilized between 1927 and 1965. In addition, Black shows that eugenicists had a substantial role in shaping the Immigration Act of 1924, which drastically restricted immigration from eastern and southern Europe while keeping immigration from "Nordic" countries such as Germany and Great Britain relatively open. State governments proved most persuasive to eugenic arguments. State public health officers conducted most to the involuntary sterilizations. And some state officials, particularly in the South, combined eugenics arguments with more traditional racism in an effort to outlaw "unfit" marriages between blacks and whites. Under the commonwealth of Virginia's Racial Integrity Act, for example, racial investigations of brides and grooms were common. The act, which prevented scores of marriages between whites and blacks and whites and Asians remained in force until 1967. The federal government played a lesser role. Eugenicists did receive some grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and traveled under diplomatic passports to attend international conferences. Other agencies offered advice, but not money. Only the U.S. Census Bureau resisted eugenicists, by blocking their efforts to have Census forms include a classification for low-intelligence "socially inadequate" Americans. Eugenics also permeated the extensive writings of birth-control pioneer Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood. Sanger, a fellow-traveler in the eugenics movement, repeatedly advised donors not to help the poor. In Pivot of Civilization (1922), Sanger declared that "organized charity itself is the symptom of a malignant social disease." The growth of charity, Sanger declared, was "the surest sign that our civilization has bred, is breeding and is perpetuating constantly increasing numbers of defectives, delinquents, and dependents." Sanger continued her eugenically inspired war against the poor until the 1950s. What role did foundations play in funding the eugenics movement? Here Black provides some partial answers. But because he fails to carefully trace how much foundation money went to eugenics-practicing organizations, and how much of that was actually applied to eugenics issues, we cannot determine with precision how guilty foundations were. We do know that foundations supported eugenics in two major ways. The first was aid for the Eugenics Record Office (ERO), based in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Created in 1910, The ERO did not fund any medical experiments, but published research (most famously of a family it called the "Kallikaks") that claimed to prove that feeblemindedness and criminality were inheritable. ERO staff members furiously networked with eugenicists in other countries, particularly Germany. The ERO's principal patron was Mary Harriman, widow of railroad magnate E.H. Harriman (and mother of diplomat Averell Harriman). Between 1910-1925, Mary Harriman gave the ERO 80 acres of land in Long Island and grants, which, in this period, appear to have amounted to
[CTRL] Fwd: [cia-drugs] US Leaders Highlight World Economic Forum Agenda
-Caveat Lector- www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om ---BeginMessage--- -Caveat Lector- U.S. LEADERS HIGHLIGHT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM AGENDA By Joan VeonJanuary 21, 2004 DAVOS, SWITZERLAND -- The World Economic Forum that opens on Wednesday in Davos Switzerland has chosen "Partnering for Security and Prosperity" aas its theme. In light of America's war in Iraq, the war on terrorism and the falling dollar, this week will be a zinger. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton opens the five-day conference that will offer its 2,280 participants more than 190 workshops and sessions. Later in the week, Vice President Dick Cheney will address the audience. The participants include 1,000 CEO's from the world's foremost companies, 31 heads of state, 75 cabinet ministers, 48 ambassadors and 32 heads of or senior officials of international organizations. Furthermore, there are 52 heads of non-governmental organizations, 18 union leaders, 24 religious leaders of different faiths and 164 members of academic institutions and think tanks. The "Seven Threads" that comprise the agenda to be considered include: Ensuring Global Security, Promoting Global Growth, Managing New Risks, Harnessing the Diversity of Values and Building Corporate Resilience. Under the first thread of global security, questions to be debated include "The Future of Global Interdependence," "The Future of Transatlantic Relations" and "Building a New Security Paradigm." For the last 34 years, the World Economic Forum has been forging its place in history and in world events. They are a global facilitator. Their conference and the ideas put forward are on the cutting edge as to where the world is headed. The reality of today's world is one without economic, political, trade or communication barriers. The program offered to those participating reflects a deeper understanding of the interdependent world of the 21st century, also known as the "open society" and "the global village." Several years ago when Bill Clinton was president, he joked about the fact that "no one was home because most the Cabinet is here." Besides President Clinton, there are four former members of his Cabinet: former Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers who is now President of Harvard University; former Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Laura Tyson; former Undersecretary of State for Economic, Business and Agriculture Affairs and Assistant to the President Stu Eizenstat who is now with a leading international law firm; former Ambassador-at-large and Special Adviser to the Secretary of State Strobe Talbott who is now president of The Brookings Institution and former governor of Colorado and former Undersecretary for Global Affairs Timothy Wirth who is now President, United Nations Foundation. All of these will participate in 13 various sessions. Other fellow democrats taking part include Congressmen Sander Levin, Barney Frank, Edward Markey and Howard Berman who will participate seven times. Not to be outdone, the republicans will be headed up by Vice President Dick Cheney who will discuss Iraq, Attorney General John Ashcroft who will deliver a closed briefing to key business leaders and a workshop for all on "Why Victory Against Terrorism Demands Shared Values." Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson will discuss global health issues while Secretary of Commerce Don Evans will participate in two sessions, one which is entitled, "Managing Risk and Growth in an Open Economy." U.S. Undersecretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, Alan P. Larson will participate in workshops on growth in emerging markets and recovery in the U.S. Senators Gordon Smith, Orrin Hatch, Richard Shelby and Saxby Chambliss also will be participating in more than one workshop with Senator Hatch participating in four. Others who will participate in workshops and sessions
