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Kucinich: New Study Shows 1.2 Million Iraqi Civilians Died In War; Resolution Will Ask House To Investigate, Prefer Criminal Charges If Necessary

Close Guantanamo Now! End the Illegal War and Bring the Troops Home Now!

Recent Statement by Curtis Muhammed, Longtime Political Activist, Illustrates Need For Change In Direction For All Peace/Social Justice Organizations!


Innocent Man Kenneth Foster to be Executed by State of Texas, Tonight August 30th!


For September 20th, 2007

Kucinich: New Study Shows 1.2 Million Iraqi Civilians Died In War; Resolution Will Ask House To Investigate, Prefer Criminal Charges If Necessary



 Washington, Sep 19 - A British polling agency has determined that more than one million Iraqi citizens have died as a result of the Iraq war. This report follows survey results released last fall by Lancet, the prestigious medical magazine which gave a conservative estimate of 650,000 deaths. Opinion Research Business found that the death rate in Iraq increased by 1.2 million people since the U.S.-led invasion began in 2003.

“When you consider that this war was based on lies, when you consider that Iraq did not attack the United States, that Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, and that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction, it is an urgent matter of national morality to determine what the appropriate response is,” said Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH).

“It is time for us to start talking about the legal responsibility of President Bush, Vice President Cheney and all the other war architects who built a case for the war based on lies.

“The very essence of America’s credibility in the world is at stake. Our highest elected officials should be held accountable for actions that resulted in the deaths of more than a million innocent people, particularly when those deaths were based on demonstrable lies.

“It is very important that we start to ask serious questions about accountability. Just as no individual has the right to take another individual’s life, no nation has the right to kill innocent people in another nation. No leader of the United States--in the name of the United States--should be permitted to wage aggressive war with impunity.

“I am preparing a resolution that requests the House meet in the Committee of the Whole to investigate the matter of civilian causalities as well as U.S. troop casualties that have occurred in Iraq. The resolution will recount that the war was based on lies.  It will ask the House to consider action, including possibly preferring criminal charges against individuals who in the Administrative conduct of office were directly responsible for the war and the consequent loss of life.

“A grave injustice has been done to the people of Iraq and the people of the United States. More than one million lives have been lost. Families have been destroyed. Social networks have been ripped apart. We have had many soldiers killed and injured. This must be acknowledged.

“On a deeper level, the inquiry I am proposing relates to who we are as Americans and what we stand for. I refuse to believe that the American people—people of intelligence and good heart will not want to see justice done. There must be a measure of justice brought forward so that this deep stain on American history is removed,” Kucinich concluded.  “We must seek the truth, wherever it leads.”

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For September 18th, 2007

Close Guantanamo Now! End the Illegal War and Bring the Troops Home Now! Restore the Constitution!

Republican Senators Jon Kyl and Jeff Sessions, among others speaking on the floor of the Senate yesterday, made an eloquent appeal on the need to be able to detain people until the end of a given conflict. However, I believe they have missed an important point of the bill's author, and they have missed the point on the will of the majority of the people in this country, that We the People want the war over now! Not next year.
We want impeachment of Cheney and Bush now!
Debating over the issue of whether or not to prosecute an accused war criminal is not an option!

There is a another fundamental issue here that I feel the need to bring up.
We cannot continue as a species to solve our problems with violence. Violence is wrong, pure and simple, and it only creates more violence.
And our country is on a path of ever-expanding violence and militarization.
We have over 700 bases in over 140 countries, and our intention is to leave a dozen bases in and around Iraq.Peace will never be achieved at the end of a sword. Long term peace for the world can only be achieved through mutual demilitarization, cooperation, and respect.

The War on Terror was predicated on lies. Many of the so-called "terrorists" are merely people defending their own country. You would defend your country if it was invaded and occupied by foreign militaries, and you know you would. Damn right, I would too. The few people that really are committing acts of terror, probably would not do so if the industrialized nations of the Earth stopped treating the rest of the world as their personal resource storehouse and dumping ground. Either way, regardless of who committs the violence, it is wrong. Period. 

And since this particular war is based and run on lies, we can assume that many, if not most, of the detainees do not belong in detention at all. Guantanamo must be closed and the land must be returned to the Cuban government , who are the rightful owners. This would go a long way toward the whole mutual respect thing.

Peace
Paul Fisher

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For September 14th, 2007

Recent statement by longtime political activist, Curtis Muhammed, illustrates the need for all peace, labor, and social justice organizations to begin working together on common ground issues.

Speaking on a recent episode of , longtime political activist Curtis Muhammed stated that he is leaving the movement, leaving the country, and moving "down south", because he says "there is no movement." Mr. Muhammed seems to be, in my opinion, having the same frustrations that are currently frustrating many activists, including myself.

Specifically, Mr. Muhammed was comparing the dynamics of the civil rights "movement" from his early activist days, to the modern "movement" that is working the issues surrounding New Orleans and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. My understanding of his observation and experience is that when outside organizations respond to appeals for help, they have a tendency to come to the table with their own agendas, trivializing the needs of the people at the center of the situation, resulting in people's needs not being met, and resulting in a loss of potential for a people's movement to bring about real change.

This dynamic is also present in the larger national movements. What I am referring to, and what I think Mr. Muhammed might agree with upon consideration, is the tendency of the many progressive organizations to focus only on their organizations issues, resulting in small, narrowly focused victories.

Whereas, the potential that is inherent in a broad spectrum alliance of diverse organizations that have collectively refocused even a portion of their energies on common ground, fundamental issues can cause significant shifts in the basic nature of society and government, when those energies are focused on core issues. And in critical times, such as these, the need for unity across all fronts becomes apparent.

What I mean is, if you take a couple of steps back and really analyze the root cause of many of societies problems, you might realize that there are common threads interwoven into all of our seemingly separate issues. The wealthy elite are playing a game of class warfare, and nearly all the other issues such as race, gender, religion, political affiliation, etc. are actually pieces on the board, used strategically by the power elite to play the game. It is to their strategic advantage to keep us, the people, disparate and unorganized.

For example, the crisis that is happening in New Orleans with the people having their homes taken and destroyed, is really an ethnic and class "cleansing"that the government and their corporate sponsors are carrying out against the people of New Orleans, so that the region can be turned over to wealthy interests. Most people realize this.

Now take what might be considered an unrelated cause, and that is stopping "mountain top removal" by mining companies in the Appalachians. These corporations strip mine an area by blowing up and removing entire mountain tops, depositing all the debris into the surrounding valleys and streams. The end result is near-total environmental destruction. The people who make their lives in these surrounding communities, can no longer do so , and so they are forced to leave. And to top it all off, pun intended, the Bush Administration has made a recent rule change that will allow this destructive process to accelerate.

This goes right along with the continued assault on native culture and the land by allowing mining and other corporate interests to conduct destructive operations, including hazardous waste disposal, on native lands. The truth is, the Indian Wars have never ended. The government's policy regarding native people's is to break their spirit, force their assimilation, and exterminate the remainder. And because of the imposed reservation system, they can do it out from under the watchful eye of a public that would not knowingly approve, if they knew all the facts.

Or consider the situation with unions in this country. The government and their corporate cronies would like very much to have the unions either go away or come under their complete control. Wealthy capitalists depend on cheap labor to become wealthy capitalists. We are part of the equation.

And of course, there is the war. Never has a particular crisis so clearly indicated who it's beneficiaries are.

The common threads here are the accumulation and consolidation of wealth and power, and the government corruption that allow such atrocious accumulations to occur. Corporate power and government corruption, that spills out into nearly every issue.

The reality, which is widely recognized as being such, is that our society is still fighting the oldest battle that common peoples have fought since the early days of civilization. It is the class war, the often silent war of the "haves" against the "have nots". The "haves" participate in the institutionalized subjugation of people. Government is occupied by the wealthy class, because they are the only ones who can afford the cost of campaigning. they create laws and place boundaries upon the land. They assume control of resources, both human and material, often by force. Every new social innovation that might help common people, is co-opted by the system, and assigned a price that keeps it from those who provide the labor, and who might actually benefit from truthful implementation of enlightened public policy.

 The fundamental issues of the very real class war could be most effectively addressed by a series of Amendments to the Constitution. Amendments created by we the people in convention, that address the root of the problem head on. Organizing for, and holding a can help bring about the desperate change we have all been fighting for.

28th Amendment - proposed by Dr. Robert Bowman to remove the Rights of Persons from corporations. This would correct a major flaw in current public policy that places the interests of corporations at the same theoretical level as the people. Beacause of the massive resources available to corporations, aquired through the principles of class warfare, allowing corporations to retain the rights of physical people gives the principle shareholders of the corporations, the wealthy class, total control over policy and governance of the rest of society.

29th Amendment - proposed by WTPNet.org as mechanism for the people to enforce the Sworn Oath of Office. The Oath of Office is not supposed to be symbolic. The Oath is literal, why else do we require government officials to swear to it? Supreme Court Chief Justice Marshall confirmed this fact in the 1803 decision of .

30th Amendment - to repeal all laws relating to the criminalization of Marijuana, in all its forms. The demonization of this most useful plant, Cannabis Sativa, has lead to many of our economic and environmental problems. Decriminalization would allow this plant to be fully utilized for medicine, food, fuel, building materials, and at least a thousand other uses. It would create entire new industries and new jobs to go with them. We could have a realistic chance at fighting global warming.

31st Amendment - proposed by WTPNet.org in order to level the playing field when it comes to political campaigns, elections and lobbying. The idea is to remove the money aspect completely from political campaigning and lobbying. Every candidate would have equal air time on the various public media, like television, radio, and print media. This time and/or space would be provided free to all candidates and for all elections, as a public service from the various networks, stations, and publications. In addition, no money contributions of any kind would be allowed to politicians or organizations campaigning for politicians.

If we the people can successfully rally others to the cause of the Second Constitutional Convention, not by abandoning our present struggles, hell no, too many people depend on this day to day activism. Instead, we need to push even further than we have previously done, and take on the task of organizing  for something that may finally give us the relief we so urgently seek, the Second Constitutional Convention.
Please take part in the debate.
Please take part in the .

Peace,
Paul Fisher
WTPNet.org

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For August 30th, 2007

Innocent man Kenneth Foster to be executed by the State of Texas, tonight August 30th, 2007.

At this point, it looks like Kenneth Foster will be executed by the State of Texas this evening. If the Texas board does not grant clemency, it is then up to the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. Please add your voice to try and help this man. Go to the , and start dialing your phone!

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For August 2nd, 2007

"Executive Order:

Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq

Office of the Press Secretary

Tuesday 17 July 2007

Fact sheet:

Message to the Congress of the United States Regarding International Emergency Economic Powers Act.



By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)(NEA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that, due to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by acts of violence threatening the peace and stability of Iraq and undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq and to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people, it is in the interests of the United States to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, and expanded in Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003, and relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13350 of July 29, 2004, and Executive Order 13364 of November 29, 2004. I hereby order:

Section 1. (a) Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), (3), and (4) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)), or in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the date of this order, all property and interests in property of the following persons, that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense,

(i) to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, an act or acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of:

(A) threatening the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq; or

(B) undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq or to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people;

(ii) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, logistical, or technical support for, or goods or services in support of, such an act or acts of violence or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or

(iii) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order.

(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section include, but are not limited to, (i) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order, and (ii) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.

Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the United States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.
(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.

Sec. 3. For purposes of this order:

(a) the term "person" means an individual or entity;

(b) the term "entity" means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; and

(c) the term "United States person" means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States.

Sec. 4. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, to, or for the benefit of, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 and expanded in Executive Order 13315, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 of this order.

Sec. 5. For those persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that, because of the ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render these measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 and expanded in Executive Order 13315, there need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to section 1(a) of this order.

Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United States Government, consistent with applicable law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this order and, where appropriate, to advise the Secretary of the Treasury in a timely manner of the measures taken.

Sec. 7. Nothing in this order is intended to affect the continued effectiveness of any rules, regulations, orders, licenses, or other forms of administrative action issued, taken, or continued in effect heretofore or hereafter under 31 C.F.R. chapter V, except as expressly terminated, modified, or suspended by or pursuant to this order.

Sec. 8. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person.

,

July 17, 2007. "


God help us.

If you believe that is possible, then believe this.
God helps those who help themselves.

Join the movement for a Second Constitutional Convention.

Peace.


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for Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Innocent man Gary Tyler sits on Louisiana's Death Row.

If you haven't already, watch or listen to this episode of Democracy Now.
    A man named Gary Tyler sits in Angola State Prison for a crime that most people know he did not commit. He has been in prison now for thirty-two years, since he was sixteen years old. This man is innocent; the officials in Louisiana know that he is innocent, yet he remains in prison.
I have written the following letter and sent it to the Louisiana Governor, Kathleen Blanco, via the Free Gary Tyler website. Please feel free to copy my letter and send it to the Louisiana Governor's office. I am also going to send one snail mail, because I think the letter was actually too large for the Governor's official contact form and may not have successfully sent.
The entire letter is here.


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