CIVILIANISM PODCAST

True Stories of how some of the Bush administration policies have impacted real people since the beginning of his reign. The effects have been mostly negative, both on civilians and on soldiers, and they are a direct result of his methods of running the country (into the ground) and the wars he has started.

Story #1: The war in Iraq isn’t worth another soldier’s life
Story #2: Health Care and going bankrupt due to illness
Story #3: Jeremy Scahill/Blackwater gets away with murder in America
Story #4: Blackwater gets away with murder in Iraq

Paul Wellstone died 5 years ago on October 29th. This podcast is dedicated to him, his wife and family, his devotion to the people of my state, and his passion for truth and justice. We will not forget.

Jeremy Scahill’s articles referenced in this podcast about Blackwater:

Making a Killing

Blackwater Down

See http://www.Oct27.org for information and action reports on Saturday’s peace marches.
Bravo!
Now call your Congressmen, and ask them why they voted for the step towards fascism known as HR 1955. Read it and warn your Senators it’s coming so they read it. Apparently no one in Congress bothered.

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There’s a smokescreen coming out of Washington D.C. Why is it so hard to find accurate information about the amount of violence in Iraq? Partially it’s because so many reporters are gone and and we have to rely on Pentagon reports. This leads to conflicting stories, but I try from a variety of sources to find out the truth. I recommend…. Juancole.com… for accurate info. Also Dahr Jamail Iraq dispatches.

And what is the war really costing? Waste and fraud seem so rampant, so much so that troops are running out of bullets. How did that happen? There is a new GAO report that says the Pentagon can’t account for about $19.2 billion dollars.
If they ever find that money, I think it should go directly into plane fuel to bring the soldiers home. We no longer have any sort of mission in Iraq that makes the slightest bit of sense.

According to the right-wing nutjob David Horowitz, it’s Islamo-fascism week, but I think it should just be U.S. Fascism Awareness week, considering what we have for a president and what this government has turned into. Horowitz just wants to stir up Muslim hatred because he’s racist and wants to go start yet another war against Islam — this time in Iran.

If fascism is taking over the U.S., the Democrats don’t seem to be doing much to stop it. In fact, they apologize for telling the truth even as Bush violates the fourth amendment over and over again, among others. Thanks to Tommy of California for his insightful comments. Best wishes to everyone California affected by these fires. The other type of fire is the climate kind: We are a hot world and getting hotter. Here are the articles I referred to and more links for you to follow up on your own. We need to educate everyone on what is happening with our climate because there isn’t much time to make the changes that need to be made!

October 27 — Fall Out Against the War, the national mobilization to end the occupation of Iraq

Call your Congressmen!

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Climate articles:
Rolling Stone article: The Prophet

Common Dreams article on UN climate study: Is Earth is reaching the point of no return?

More Climate websites: (or google “climate change news” for your own)

Heat is On: List of sites related to climate change

Forecast Earth from the Weather Channel

Climate Crisis coalition

Earthplace

Climate Crisis

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

NASA earth sciences

Scientific American: Climate change articles

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Savage Capitalism is another term for the “shock doctrine” or disaster capitalism. A simplistic way to describe it is opportunistic profit from disasters and shock. The Israeli lobby, the Republican Neocon think tanks, the Bush administration, our foreign policy, our lack of dedication to fighting climate change, our use of disaster zones as free trade laboratories at the expense of human lives, all are part of savage capitalism and the shock doctrine as written about by Canadia author Naomi Klein.

Get this movie! Occupation 101. It reveals the true history and current situation in the ongoing Palestinian/Israel conflict.

Bush’s press conference of October 16 2007 – a terrifying disaster and comedy show, all in one

Jim Cory… writes the amazing “American, Land of Fear?”

Quote: “The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government – lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.”
– Patrick Henry

I also discuss the problems with Congress and their constant caving in on issues like FISA and funding the war. No link, just unfortunate daily reality.

Another good and disturbing read: Frank Rich, “The “Good Germans” Among Us ”
Also included: Eco Moment #3 from AJ, (baldguyshow.com) a voicemail from Larry, and speculation such as: Do Republicans like climate change because it perpetuates their agenda of slate cleaning?

Naomi Klein’s book: The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Here is the original 1996 book from which modern Neocon world remaking evil began to flow:
The Shock and Awe: Achieving Rapid Dominance

PNAC, the beneficiary of that 1996 book. Here is AIPAC, just one of many powerful Jewish Lobby groups that help shape U.S. foreign policy. You can download this episode here.

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This is simply two speeches from Al Gore. The first is from October 12, 2007, right after it was announced he’d won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change. The second speech is from January 16, 2006. In his speech from 2006 he talks about the criminality of the Bush administration: illegal spying, torture, kidnapping, false emergencies, terrorism, and other illegal activities. It illustrates how the Bush administration represents the deepest depths to which this country’s government has ever sunk. We can only go up from here, but even so Gore would be a big move upward. He has changed a lot for the better in the last seven years and he would make a great president if he’d only enter the presidential race. Visit this website, DraftGore.com, for more information and sign the petition.
Download the 2007 and 2006 Al Gore speeches here.
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