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April 30, 2003 - 3:13pm -- jim
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Anonymous Comrade submits:


Most of you are aware of the deck of cards printed by the "Coalition of the Willing"
(US, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia... etc.) that portrays
the bad guys in Saddam's government. I have even received spam
offering this desk at a bargain price.


Every country should have such a deck, and if you scross down this web
log, you'll see the electronic version of the U.S. deck.


http://uggabugga.blogspot.com/2003_04_20_uggabugga _archive.html#93223761"

April 28, 2003 - 2:43pm -- jim
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Anonymous Comrade submits:

"In Jesus' Name"

John Chuckman

My subject is Franklin Graham, one of President Bush's very-public religious confidants. Franklin's father, Billy, served President Nixon in a similar capacity. Billy's efforts were crowned with a kind of earthly immortality: he's on those White House tapes in the National Archives sharing anti-Semitic remarks with Nixon and never flinching or clearing his throat over the idea of using atomic bombs in Vietnam.

April 19, 2003 - 6:45pm -- nomadlab
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Barry writes "What is Free Speech?

Barry Mauer

Assistant Professor of English

University of Central Florida

Orlando


?I think this war is an attempt by President Bush to concentrate his hold on power,? said Barry Mauer, 37, an English Professor at the University of Central Florida. ?This [war] is clearly a power grab.?


        Orlando Sentinel, March 23



The following is a personal letter I received in response to the quotation that appeared in the Orlando Sentinel:



My father was a WWII Navy veteran. He served on an aircraft carrier (USS Enterprise CV6). He passed away 2 years ago, but NEVER forgot what he fought for over 50 years before. I was lucky enough to turn 18 during a peaceful time, and as the draft (and registration) were done away with. But I have NEVER forgotten what these brave soldiers sacrificed in order for me to live free. I played taps for Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies. I played taps at Veterans' funerals. This was just a tiny payback to them for all they did for ALL OF US. At my father's funeral, I watched these feeble but proud WWII Veterans fold the American flag that they presented my mother. You are a disgrace to the memory of my father and all those who preceded him in death so that you would have the freedom to speak your mind.

Your assertion that "this war is clearly a power grab" shows your lack of rational thinking. Liberals are controlled only by emotions. Logic never comes into play. Facts only get in the way. You hide behind the veil of academic freedom. You have every right to speak your mind, but words have consequences. That is why I exercise my right to accuse you of being anti-American.

God Bless President Bush

God Bless America!!

March 28, 2003 - 11:17am -- hydrarchist
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Anonymous Comrade writes:

This is no war, there is no enemy except singled out by the most powerful. It is pure destruction, simple: of the spirit, the psyche, the faith, of the belief in everything civilized. It is manifest barbarism. It is pure vulgarity, brutality. How would a british gentilman put it?

'Yes, it is very rude indeed.'

This is about libertinism and about pornography. 24 hours Arab porn live!

March 7, 2003 - 8:21am -- hydrarchist
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Anonymous Comrade writes

"This one from British satirist Chris Morris:


Bushwhacked!


The surrealism, and applause,
is particularly fine.


Enjoy!"

February 27, 2003 - 11:36am -- jim
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Anonymous Comrade writes

Answers to Two Gereat Mysteries

John Chuckman,
YellowTimes.org Columnist (Canada), Tuesday, February 18, 2003

(YellowTimes.org) -- On Friday, February 14, the Foreign Minister of France, M. de Villepin, gave a remarkable speech to the U.N. Security Council. The precision and force of reason with which he put France's case concerning Iraq were nothing less than astonishing.

February 18, 2003 - 5:30am -- hydrarchist
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Anonymous Comrade writes:
Originally published in Spanish by the EZLN and the FZLN

************************************
Translated by irlandesa

http://www.fzln.org.mx

Communique' from the EZLN which was read during the demonstration in
Rome, Italy, on February 15, 2003. It was read by Heidi Giuliani, the
mother of activist Carlo, who was assassinated by the Italian police in
Genoa in July of 2001.

Zapatista Army of National Liberation.

Mexico.

February 15, 2003.

Brothers and Sisters of Rebel Italy:

Greetings from the men, women, children and old ones of the Zapatista
Army of National Liberation. Our word is made cloud in order to cross
the ocean and to reach the worlds which are in your hearts.

January 28, 2003 - 5:19am -- hydrarchist
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Federation of Revolutionary Anarchist Collectives writes

The following is the text from a new poster from the Federation of Revolutionary
Anarchist Collectives (FRAC).  The poster is the first in a series and
is in both english and spanish.  If you would like more information
on FRAC or would like to find out how to get a copy of the poster please
email: nightvision@ziplip.com or write:



FRAC

PO Box 4502

East Lansing, MI 48826



************************************************** *****



No to Capitalist War, Yes to Anarchist Revolution!



You are holding the first in a series of posters produced by the Federation
of Revolutionary Anarchist Collectives of the Great Lakes Region (FRAC).
We are anarchist revolutionaries who struggle to put militant grassroots
action at the heart of social movements in our region and across North America.
The impending war on Iraq and the ongoing "war on terrorism" threaten the
lives and freedoms of millions. At the same time, they damage the prospects
for building a revolutionary movement to challenge white supremacy, patriarchy,
capitalism and the state. We oppose the war being forced down our throats
by Bush and the rest of his lot.



This poster examines the root causes of the impending war, possible methods
of resistance here in North America, and our vision of a free society. We
encourage you to place it in a prominent place where its message can be seen
by as wide a range of people as possible. At the end you will find contact
information for FRAC; check us out if you like what you see.



 


January 15, 2003 - 11:14am -- hydrarchist
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NOT BORED! writes :

Pete Townshend Gets His Wish


As far as I know, this shit started in 1986, when Michael Jackson allowed the Nike Corporation to abuse the Beatles' song "Revolution" in one of its TV commercials. I'm sure that plenty of great rock 'n' roll songs had been licensed for commercial use before 1986, but Nike's use of "Revolution" was a watershed event, and not only because its composer, John Lennon, had died six years previously and no doubt would have been violently opposed to the idea had he been alive to hear it. (Neither Paul McCartney nor Yoko Ono were able to do anything to stop Jackson, because he'd successfully outbid them both to acquire the rights to all of the Beatles' songs.) The commercialization of "Revolution" was a watershed event because the song itself was so obviously ill-suited for use in a commercial.

December 27, 2002 - 11:33am -- nomadlab
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I usually reject submissions like this one. Crackpot, delusional ideas that might be great in sci-fi novels. Ignoring the lack of reality and the authors taking themselves way too seriously, I gave in and decided to post this one. --U.F.


Anonymous writes "Why was the World Trade Centre at least twice chosen as a target to be attacked? It probably was perceived as a symbol of America's pride, success, arrogance and capitalism and the Towers were by their sheer size and shape easy to hit. It could be a grave mistake to recreate such a challenge by building another high-rise, that would be perceived to symbolise the above all over again.


Instead we could build something which is a living testimonial to what happened and which symbolises the value of internationalism and becomes an icon for a desire to learn from what happened and to prevent a repeat. A beacon of hope for the future.



The CUBE.
Imagine a super giant CUBE, as transparent as possible, with many cubes inside it, which perform/enable different functions 24 hours a day. Each inside cube ought to have a 100% international orientation. There could be cubes dedicated to the visual and performing arts, books, travel, clothing, body culture, health, sex, music, food and drink, furniture & housing, religion & rituals, government systems, law practices, sports, entertainment etc. Perhaps even include a hotel facility from one to three star rating.

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