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Pt. Ia - Bush, His Administration, and the Radical Right

PT. Ia - HOME PAGE........................News and Opinion for Democrats Against Bush -- Part Ia

------ BUSH HATERS?...........................You Don't Have to Hate Bush to Think He's Terrible

GEORGE BUSH.................................Bush's Presidency Has Been a Disaster

--- No Mandate!..................................Bush Governs As If He Had a Resounding Mandate

--- Basic Dishonesty........................Behind Facade, Bush Is Fundamentally Dishonest

--- Documented Lies........................Bush's Presidency is Pervaded by Deceptions

------ and More Lies ..................................When it's not lies, it's hypocrisy.

--------- on Education .................................... Photo-Op Promises Are Made to Be Broken

--------- on Small Business ........................ Bush Only Pretends to Support Small Business

--------- on Medicare .......................................Bush is Hypocritcal on Aims for Medicare

--- Limited Worldview......................Bush Screens Out All Other Points of View

--- Arrogance........................................ The Imperial Presidency is Back

--- Ignorance......................................... Bush Rejects Knowledge to Pursue Narrow Goals

--- Real Agendas..................................One Goal: a Permanently Right-Wing Government

--- Anti-Choice Dogma....................Bush Ignores Women's Health, Denies Their Rights

--- 20 Questions ..................................Twenty Questions for Bush

THE RADICAL RIGHT ................. Right-Wing Extremism Is Taking Over the GOP

------ Religious Opposition....................Moderate Religious Leaders Oppose Radical Right

--- John Ashcroft................................... Ashcroft's Extreme Religious Beliefs Should Disqualify Him

--- Dick Cheney...................................... Cheney Has Abandoned Bush-I Conservatism

--- Spreading Aids................................ Right-Wing "Morality" Worsens AIDS Crisis

--- 10 Commandments.....................Our Law Has Its Roots in the Secular Western Tradition

--- Far-Right Terrorists ................... Justice Dept. Ignores Terrorists of the Far Right

THE RADICAL RIGHT

is ANTI-REPUBLICAN..............The Radical Right Rejects True Republican Values

........says a Republican........................A Real Republican Writes Against Bush

--- Conservatives Revolt............... Conservatives Assail Bush

CONSERVATIVE BIAS

in the MEDIA ................................... Al Franken Exposes Conservative Bias in Media
------ Fox Network .................................... Fox Network Slants News to Change Public Policy
--- Liberals Fight Back .................... Liberal Books Take Over the Bestseller Lists
--- Now, Liberal Radio ..................... Liberal Radio Group Starts Broadcasting in 4 Cities
------ Al F. vs. Rush L. ............................. Al Franken Signs Deal for Liberal Talk Show
------ Timing Is Ripe ................................. The Timing Is Ripe for Liberal Radio

BUSH ADMINISTRATION...........Bush Administration Has Fundamental Flaws

--- 50 Lies of Admin...........................Col. Gardiner Reports 50 Lies of the Bush Admin.

------ Pt. 1. Strategy ............................--- Pt. 1 - A Strategy of Lies

------ Pt. 2. Language .........................--- Pt. 2 - Transforming Language to Market the 'Big Lie'

------ Pt. 3. Targets ..............................--- Pt. 3 - Targeting Critics, Spreading Lies, and PSYOPS.

------ Pt. 4. Programs .........................--- Pt. 4 - Black Programs and the Future of Propaganda

--- Inflexibility....................................... Bush Administration Listens Only to Itself

--- Secretiveness............................... Bush Administration Is Pathologically Secretive

------ EPA and FDA ...................................Bush Seeks to Silence EPA and FDA

--- Orwellian Aspects....................... Bush Administration Morphs Into "Big Brother"...

--- Demonizing Opponents.. ........Admin. Has Nixonian Habit of Demonizing Opponents

--- Silencing Democrats.......... .......Bush Won't Take Questions From Democrats

--- Corporate Influence....................Bush Administration Ruled by "Corporate Cabinet"

--- Not Protecting Public..................Bush Admin. Refuses to Protect Average American

------ Few Regulations ............................ Admin. Neglects Health, Safety & Envir. Protections

--- Destroying Medicare .................Bush Admin. Is Out to Destroy Medicare

--- Attacking Unions ......................... Bush is Active in Depriving Workers of Union Rights

--- Bad Fiscal Policy ......................... America's Fiscal Policy Has Deteriorated Fast

------ Deficit Lies ......................................... Bush Keeps Making Dishonest Statements on Deficit

--- Looting the Future .....................Bush Admin's Public Policy is "a Form of Looting"

--- Iraq Policies ....................................Bush Adminstration Should Listen to Critics

------ "Fog Machine" ................................ Admin.Fed Intelligence Into "Fog of War" Machine

--- Radio Free Europe ..................... Admin. to Cut One of Best Tools of US Diplomacy

--- Wilson Leak........................................Did Bush Senior Official Break the Law for Spite?

------ Swept Under Rug ............................Admin. Has Managed to Bury Wilson/Plame Leak

--"Compassionate"??........................ What Happened to "Compassionate Conservatism"?

BUSH ADMINISTRATION

IS ANTI- STATES' RIGHTS .........Bush Abandons Promise to Respect States' Rights

--- Environment--- ............................ Bush Overrides State Laws that are Tougher on Industry

--- Church vs. State ........................... Locke v. Davey Decision Upholds States' Rights vs Religion

--- Gay Marriage ................................... Conservatives Blast Anti-Gay-Marriage Amendment

--- Medical Marijuana ....................... Ashcroft Works Against States' Rights on Marijuana

--- Death Penalty.................................. Ashcroft Forces Death Penalty on Prosecutors

--- Predatory Lending .................OCC Would Stop States from Prosecuting Predatory Lenders

BUSH ADMIN. vs. SCIENCE .... Bush Admin. Suppresses Science--or Invents It

ENVIRONMENTAL

"PROTECTION" AGENCY ............Environmental Protection Given Backseat at EPA

--- Illegally Influenced .................... Pesticide Makers Illegally Influence EPA Policy

FOOD AND DRUG

ADMINISTRATION ........................ Bush Imposes Secrecy on FDA

--- Corruption in FDA .........................FDA Officials Scully & McClellan Violate Common Ethics

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ...............John Ashcroft Is Taking the Law In His Own Hands

--- Anti States Rights ....................... Ashcroft Works Against States' Rights

------ Assisted Suicide ........................... Ashcroft Usurps States' Rights on Death w. Dignity

------ Death Penalty.................................. Ashcroft Forces Death Penalty on Prosecutors

--- Overriding Judges ........................ Federal Judges Protest Sentencing Procedures

F.B.I. ......................................................The "New" FBI -- J. Edgar Hoover Is Back

--- Surveillance ...................................... New FBI Rules Make End Run Around 4th Amendment

--- vs. Bush Opponents..................... FBI Persecutes for Anti-Bush Remarks, Posters, Books

BUSH AND THE COURTS.............Bush Aims To Fill Courts With Arch-Conservative Judges

--- Judge Choice Crucial ............... Choice of Judges is Crucial to U.S. Future

------ Judicial Nominees........................Bush Insists on Unqualified Far-Right Nominees

------ Republican Lies.............................Republicans Lie About Democratic Opposition

--- Ashcroft Interference................Ashcroft Forces Death Penalty on Prosecutors

--- Expand DNA Database?........... Long-Awaited Bill Has Troubling Provisions

2004 CAMPAIGN.............................Bush Campaign Plays Dirty Politics

--- Financing Tricks............................Tom Delay Strikes Again

--- Corruption in Congress............Bills in Congress Doctored to Finance Bush Campaign

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Pt. I b - Bush's Congress

CONTENTS.................To See Articles, Click on Underlined Headings Below

NEO-CONSERVATIVES'

ULTIMATE GOAL ........................... Republicans Strive for Permanent Domination

RIGGING ELECTIONS ................. Rigging - Both Districts and Voting Machines
--------- Reforms needed ....................... The Mechanics of Our Democracy Cry Out for Reform
--- Corrupt Redistricting ............ Redistricting Moves Are Essentially Corrupt
------ Texas ................................................. Tom Delay Pushes Texas Redistricting for Repub.Congress

------ Colorado ......................................... Colorado Redistricting Was Struck Down
------ Pennsylvania ............................... Pennsylvania Case Could Affect Texas
--- Rigged E-Voting? ...................... Electronic Voting Results Can Be Falsified
------ Diebold For Bush ....................... Diebold Co."Will Deliver Votes to the President"
--- Delayed Disclosures ............... Senate Exempts Itself From Campaign Finance Law

RAW POWER TACTICS .............. Repub. Leaders Abuse Rules to Win by Any Means
--- Bullying to Win ............................ It Took Bullying to Win Medicare Bill
------ Threatening Dems .................... Republicans Threaten Democrats with Reprisals
------ Bribing Republican ................... Did Arm-Twisting Escalate to Bribery? - Re: Nick Smith
--- Excluding Democrats ............. Republicans Formally Exclude Democrats
------ 11th-Hour Bills ............................ 11th-Hour Bills Irk Both Democrats & Republicans
------ 1-Vote Victories ......................... Hastert Extorts One-Vote Victories for Far-Right Agenda

LOOTING the FUTURE ............... Bush and His Congress Loot the Future--for Re-Election
--- Driving Up Deficit ....................... Alarms Sounded On Cost of GOP Bills
--- Extra Pork in Bills ...................... Broad Bills Are Stuffed With Lawmakers' Pet Items
--- $87 bill. Blank Check .............. Accountability Measures Stripped from $87 Billion Bill

BAD BILLS ........................................ This Is a Banner Session for the Hard-Right Agenda
--- Energy Bill ....................................... Energy Bill Hides Pork-Barrel Projects
--- Medicare Bill .................................. Medicare Bill Favors Drug Companies Over Seniors
--- Spending Bill ................................. "Groaning Board of Bad Ideas" in Spending Bill

WHO BENEFITS? .......................... Who Benefits from Republican Bills?
--- Wealthy Interests ..................... Republicans Favor Wealthy Special Interests
--- Cheney's Cronies ....................... Bush-Cheney Energy Cronies Benefit from Two Major Bills
--- Bush Campaign Donors ......... Bills in Congress Doctored to Finance Bush Campaign
--- Gun Lobby ....................................... Congress Set to Destroy Gun-Buyer Records

WHAT ARE WE LOSING? ......... U.S. Is Losing Wealth, Health, Rights, Freedom
--- Privacy Rules ................................ Republicans Attack Privacy Laws
--- Academic Freedom .................. HR 3077 is a Nightmare from the Latest Harry Potter
------ at the U. of Wash. ...................... UW Braces for Challenge to Academic Freedom
--- States' Rights on.. ..................... Bush and Congress Work Against States' Rights
------ Air Quality ........................................ California's Right to Protect Air Quality Endangered
------ Antispam Rules ............................ Weak Antispam Bill Would Nullify Stronger Cal.Law
------ ID Protection .................................. Congress Weaken's Calif's Financial Privacy Law
------ Gay Marriage .................................. Principles of States' Rights Favor Massachusetts
------ Scholarships ................................... Washington (the State) is Right on Scholarships

STATES FIGHT BACK .................. Fed-Up States Defy Washington
--- Brandeis's Support .................... Brandeis Supported States' Right to Experiment

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Pt. II - Domestic Issues

PT. II - HOME PAGE .................. News and Opinion for Democrats Against Bush -- Part II

PT. II - CONTENTS ..................... Contents of Pt. II - Domestic Issues

"BUSH HATERS?"..........................You Don't Have to Hate Bush to Think He's Terrible

--- TARGETED by FBI? ....................FBI Persecutes for Anti-Bush Remarks, Posters, Books

BUSH and the MEDIA .............. "News You Can't Use"

CIVIL RIGHTS ............................... [See also "War on Civil Rights" Below]
--- Gay Rights ..................................... Civil Unions for Gays Pose No Threat to America

THE ECONOMY ............................. Is the Economy Really Turning the Corner?
--- The Real Deficit .......................... Bush's Deficit Is Even Worse Than You Think
------ Deficit Lies ..................................... How Admin Makes Deficit Look Smaller Than It Is
--- International Debt ................... America's Huge International Debt Is a Risky Affair
------ Children Will Pay ....................... Staggering Debt to Burden Our Children & Grandchildren
--- Tax Cut Con Game ................... Paul Krugman Analyzes the Tax Cut Con
------ Tax-Cut Lies ................................. Financial Tricks Hide the Real Cost of Tax Cuts
--------- to Small Business ..................... Bush Admin.Lied About Benefits for Small Bus.
------ Phony Benefits ............................ Bush's Tax Cuts Are an Expensive Fraud
------ Hurting States ............................. Tax Cuts Threaten Programs and State Budgets
------ Why Accepted? ........................... Why Have Americans Accepted These Tax Cuts?
------ Cuts Will Backfire ...................... Tax Cuts as Stimulus Will Soon Backfire
--- Low-Tax Mania ............................"Starving the Beast" Can Destroy Gov't Services
--- Move toward Flat Tax ............ Sneak Moves to Flat Tax Hurt the Middle Class
--- Corp. Tax Dodgers .................... Bush Rewards Corporate Tax-Dodgers

--- Corporate Welfare .................... Corporate Taxes Are Already the Lowest in 20 Years
------ Halliburton ...................................... Corporate Interests Are Distorting U.S. Policies

--- The SUV Boondoggle ............... SUV Subsidies Cost $130 Million a Year in Revenue
--- Unemployment Worse ........... Real Joblessness Has Been Pushing 8%
------ Comp. Denied................................ Milliions of Recent Jobless Face End of Benefits

--- Jobs Not Created ....................... Bush Could Create More Jobs & Help Solve Problems
--- Widespread Poverty ............... Working People Can No Longer Support Their Families

--- False Recovery ........................... Markets Won't Tolerate Fiscal Recklessness
--- Stock Market ................................. Stocks Do Better Under Democratic Presidents

EDUCATION .................................... Education Is Suffering Under Bush
--- Texas Sch. Scandals ............... Lies & Deception in Bush's "Model" School District
--- Broken Promises ....................... Bush Reneges on Education Funding
--- Abandoned Youth ..................... Bush Admin. Abandons Youth (and Fosters Crime)
--- College Aid Cut ........................... Bush Administration Reduces College Grants
--- Aid to Rich Colleges ................ Rich Colleges Get More Federal Aid
--- Textbooks Censored .............. Texan Conservatives Censor Textbooks for rest of U.S.

--- Acad. Freedom Denied ......... HR 3077 Threatens Academic Freedom

ELECTRONIC VOTING ...............Voting Machines Musr Include Paper Trail

..........................................................................Please See Our New Website, ........................................................................."Electronic Voting - A Non-Partisan Issue"

..........................................................................at http://home.earthlink.net/~acisney4/

ENERGY .............................................. Bush's Energy Bill Leaves No Lobbyist Behind
--- Monstrous Bill .............................. China's Energy Policy Puts "Monstrous Bill" to Shame
------ Allows Blackouts ....................... Bush Removes Cure for Blackouts from Energy Bill
------ Bi-Part. Oppos'n ........................ Flawed Energy Bill Meets Bipartisan Opposition
--- New Energy Bill .......................... Senate Drafts New "Energy Policy Act of 2003"

ENVIRONMENT .............................. Bush Ignores or Denies Warning Signs

--- Bush's "Eco-Speak" ................ Bush Hides True Agenda With Verbal Contortions
------ How to Tell Lies .......................... Republican "Playbook" Instructs on How to Lie
--- Crimes v. Nature ....................... Bush Will Go Down As Worst Environmental President
------ Air Pollution ................................... Bush Administration Increases Air Pollution
------ Global Warming .......................... Bush Rejects Action Against Global Warming
------ Ozone Depletion ........................ Bush Sacrifices Ozone Layer for Re-Election
------ Chemical Hazards .................... Bush Administration Ignores Chemical Hazards

------ Loss of Wildlife ............................ Republicans Angered by Bush's Priorities
--- States Combat Bush .............. States Combat Bush for Environmental Progress

------ Power Plant Suits ..................... States Hope to Force Power Plant Improvements
--- Pension Funds, Too ................. Pension Funds Unite to Fight Global Warming

LABOR ISSUES ............................. Bush Consistently Favors Business Over Labor
--- Worker Safety ............................. Bush Compromises Worker Safety
--- Real Jobless Statistics .......... Report Shows True Severity of Current Slump

--- Job Creation Easy .....................Bush Could Create More Jobs & Help Solve Problems
--- Overtime in Danger ................. Under Bush Plan, 8 Million Workers Could Lose Overtime
---"Productivity" ............................... "Productivity" Is Only Cost-Cutting & Longer Hours

PUBLIC HEALTH .......................... Public Health Deteriorates Under Far-Right Policies
--- Poor Ranking ................................ World Health Organization Gives U.S. Low Rating
--- Privatized Socialism .............. Our Health Care Is "Privatized Socialism"
--- Health Insurance ..................... Employer-Paid Health Insurance Does Not Work
------ The Uninsured ............................. How Uninsured Americans Affect Your Care
--------- Middle Class .................................. For Middle Class, Health Insurance Becomes a Luxury
--- Cost of Drugs .............................. Gov't Lets Pharmaceutical Co.s Charge Too Much
--- Medicare ........................................ Bush Favors Drug Co. Profits Over Health Care
------ A Cynical Bill ................................ Bush Admin. Is in a Hurry to Pass a Cynical Bill
------ $$ to Drug Co.s .......................... New Bill Benefits Big Pharma at Expense of Seniors
------ Bait and Switch .......................... Republican Bait-&-Switch Undermines Medicare
------ AARP Sells Out ............................ AARP (headed by Republican) Sells Out Medicare

------ Bullying to Win ........................... Medicare Bill Was Defeated Until Bullying Began
------ Australian Critique .................. Australians Refuse to Give Up Affordable Medicines
------ Some Good News ..................... Competition With HMOs May Not Happen
--- Chill on Research ..................... Radical Right Attacks Health Researchers

TRANSPORTATION ...................... Transportation De-Railed
--- Amtrak ............................................. Republican Short-Sightedness Endangers Amtrak
--- Mars vs. Amtrak ....................... Money for Space Ships But Not Passenger Trains?

WAR OF IDEAS ............................. New Liberal Think Tank: Center for American Progress
--- Right-Wing Language ............ Conservatives Twist Language to Dominate Politics

WAR on TERROR .......................... Bush's War on Terror Also Targets Thinkers
---'Enemy Combatants' .............. Bush Deprives American Citizens of All Rights
--- Ultra-Secret Trials ................... Ashcroft Secrecy Leads to Cases with No Public Record
--- Homeland Insecurity ............ Dept. of Homeland Security Is Not Effective Enough

------ Funds Miss Needs .................... Homeland Security Grants Miss Needs

WAR on CIVIL RIGHTS ............ War on Terror Attacks Civil Rights --Al Gore
--- FBI Prying Grows ...................... FBI Gets More Power to Pry Into People's Lives
------ Targeting Protests ................... The FBI Is Scrutinizing Anti-War Rallies
--------- & Anti-Bush Talk ........................ FBI Persecutes for Anti-Bush Remarks, Posters, Books
--- Computer Privacy ................... Computer Privacy Is Threatened by Government
--- Patriot Act ..................................... Patriot Act Widely Recognized As Un-American

------ Excesses ........................................ Congress Has an Obligation to Revisit the Patriot Act
--------- Cure: SAFE Act ........................... SAFE Act Would Get Rid of Patriot Act Excesses

------ Dangers ........................................... Open Season on Demonstrators as "Terrorists"
------ Author's Fear .............................. Sara Paretsky Writes Novel Against Patriot Act
------ Librarians' Warning ................ Librarians Helped Gain Nationwide Attention
---"Patriot Act II" ............................ Bush Proposes Dangerous Expansion to Patriot Act
------ Death for Protesters? ........... Civil Disobedience Could Bring Death Penalty
------ Sneak Enactments .................. Bush Expands Patriot Act by Stealth, Without Hearings
--- CAPPS II ......................................... CAPPS II Would Harm Citizens & Spare Terrorists
------ GAO Criticisms ........................... GAO Gives CAPPS II a Failing Grade
------ EFF Concerns ............................. EFF Details Problems With CAPPS II
--- Guantanamo ............................... Guantanamo Prison Is a Disgrace to American Values

------ Conditions ..................................... Former Prisoners Talk About Their Treatment
------ Legal Status ................................. What Is the Legal Status of Guantanamo "Detainees"?

------ UK Judge's Blast ....................... Top UK judge slams Camp Delta
--- Torture Condoned ................... Does the U.S. Have Prisoners Torturned?
------ Canadian's Ordeal ................... U.S. Arbitrarily Deported This Canadian to Syria
--- Yousef Yee ................................... Gov't Used Leaks, Imprisonment to Discredit Innocent Man

WAR on SCIENCE ....................... Bush Admin. Suppresses Science--or Invents It
--- Scientists Accuse .................... Scientists Accuse White House of Distorting Facts
------ Admin. Can't Deny ................... Bush Admin. Does Not Deny Incidents in Report

WAR on WOMEN .......................... Bush Ignores Women's Health, Denies Their Rights
--- Abortion Truths ......................... Pro-Life Agenda Would Increase Late Term Abortions
--- Notorious Photo ............................... Abortion Ban Photo Drives Home Bush Indifference

WAR on WORKING FAMILIES ..... Bush Policies Worsen Plight of American Workers

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Pt. III - Foreign Policies and Iraq

CONTENTS.................To See Articles, Click on Underlined Headings Below

PT. III - HOME PAGE..............News and Opinion for Democrats Against Bush -- Part III

------ BUSH HATERS?......................You Don't Have to Hate Bush to Think He's Terrible

FOREIGN POLICY.......................Bush is Criticized for Assaulting the World Order

--- Ignoring Our Ａｌｌｉｅｓ ..................Bush Abandons Allies, Int'l Institutions & Int'l Law

--- Forcing Democracy .................Bush Is Taking the Wrong Approach for Democracy

--- Changes Needed..............................Bush's Radical Reversals Must Be Corrected

FOREIGN RELATIONS.................Bush Has Undermined U.S. Relations with World

--- Visit to Britain ...................................Bush's Visit to UK Is a Very Expensive Photo-Op

------ Public Opinion.....................................British Think Bush Is "Foolish and Insincere"

------ Why the Protests?...........................What the Protesters Are Complaining About

------ "Shoot to Kill" ...................................."Shoot to Kill" Request Rebuffed by British

------ Disappointment.................................Bush Did Not Support Blair on Tariffs or Prisoners

FOREIGN TRADE ...............................Bush Claims "Free Trade" But Practices Protectionism

--- Breaking Rules...................................Bush Admin. Rule-Breaking Hurts Poor Nations

--- Steel Wars ......................................... Tariffs Harm U.S. As Well As Foreign Exporters

--- Patents > Patients.........................People Dying of Aids Because of US Trade Agenda

--- Drug Co. Influence.........................Drug Industry Seeks to Sway Prices Overseas

FOREIGN WARFARE ..................Bush's Policy Is Based on Vision of Global Empire

--- An "Imperialist" Speaks...........Michael Ignatieff Has Joined the "Imperial Crowd"

--- Preventive War ........................"Preventive War" Policy Opened a Pandora's Box
--- Arrogant Empire .......................Bush Seeks to Intimidate With Power and Assertiveness
--- Widening Crusade ....................Bush's War Plan Is Scarier Than He's Saying
--- Religious "Mission" ...................Bush is Carrying Out a "Theology of Empire"

------ Gen. Boykin ................................General Boykin Seems to Reflect Admin.'s Attitudes
--- Christian Zionism .....................Mid-East Peace is Threatened by Christian Zionists

------ vs. "Road Map"...........................Relgious Right Relishes "Road Map" Collapse

9/11 and Al-Qaeda...................Bush Neglected Warnings About al-Qaeda

--- Bush Forewarned.....................Bush Was Forewarned on Highjacked Airplanes

--- Investigation ............................Bush Administration Resists 9/11 Investigation

--- TV Propaganda .........................Propaganda Film Made by Conglomerate Seeking Favors

--- No Connection w. Iraq.................There Is Still No Connection Between 9/11 and Iraq

WAR on TERROR.........................War on Terror Breeds More Terrorism

--- World-Wide Abuses................. Bush's Policies Lead to World-Wide Human Rights Abuses

WAR on HUMAN RIGHTS............Bush Discards Human Rights for War on Terror

--- Military Trials ............................Bush's Military "Justice" Denies Legitimate Rights

--- Guantanamo Prison .................Prisoners Still Without Trial, Without Rights

------ Conditions .............................................Former Prisoners Talk About Their Treatment

------ Legal Status .........................................What Is the Legal Status of al-Qaeda "Detainees"?

------ British Detainees ......................Britons and Australians Are Held at Guantanamo

------ Supreme Court .........................Guantanamo Issues Will Go to the Supreme Court

--- Torture by U.S.? ........................Does the U.S. Have Prisoners Tortured?

------ Canadian's Ordeal ....................U.S. Arbitrarily Deported This Canadian to Syria

AFGHANISTAN......................................Bush Neglects Afghanistan for Dubious War in Iraq

--- Taliban Rebuilds.................................Despite Bush's Boasts, the Taliban is Rebuilding

WAR in IRAQ ...............................War and Occupation in Iraq Are Deeply Flawed

--- Bush's 16 Words ......................Bush's 16 Words Were a Cynical Manipulation
--- Other Pre-War Lies ..................More Lies Concealed Known Problems in Iraq

--- Bogus Intelligence...................Bush Admin. Chose to Use Bogus Intelligence
--- Cheney's Role ..........................Cheney Exaggerated Iraqi Threat
--- Pre-War Bungling ....................Warnings From Experts Were Ignored

------ Chaos Predicted .......................White House Ignored Many Warnings of Post-War Chaos
--- Iraqi Peace Offer .....................Bush Rejected Iraqi Peace Offer

POST-WAR IRAQ ...............................Post-War Iraq [article to be added]
--- Milit. Privatization .........................Private Contractors Are Cheating Our Troops
--- Not Enough Troops.........................Troops Are Too Thinly Spread to Protect Selves

--- Loose Munitions ..............................Huge Stocks of Munitions Go Unguarded
--- More Casualties ...............................There Are Many Uncounted Casualties

--- Bombing Attacks .............................Bombing Attacks in Post-War Iraq

------ Cheney Again ....................................Cheney Is Still Trying to Link 9/11 With Iraq

--- "Iron Hammer" ................................"Operation Iron Hammer" Is Likely to Backfire

SOLDIERS - CHEATED ....................Soldiers and Veterans Are Being Mistreated

--- Deprivation in Iraq ..........................The Military in Iraq is Cheated by Halliburton

--- Andreas Pogany.................................Some Soldiers are Mistreated Psychologically

--- Suicide Rate...........................................At Least 17 Have Committed Suicide in Iraq

--- Reserves in Iraq.................................Reservists in Iraq Are Going Without

------ No Health Insur.....................................Bush Denies Health Plan to National Guard Troops

------ Missing Paychecks..............................Military Reserves Sometimes Wait Months for Pay

------ Wounded Reservists ........................Wounded Reservists Are Treated "Horribly"

--- Veterans .................................................Veterans Are Neglected

------ Disabled Veterans ............................Disabled Veterans Fight for Full Retirement Pay

--- POWs (Iraq I) .....................................Compensation Denied to POWs of Persian Gulf War

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION ...............Iraq Reconstruction Is an $87 Billion Mess
--- Cronyism ...............................................Cronyism is Warping U.S. Policy

----- "Cashing In" ..........................................White House Cronies Are Cashing In on War
------ Halliburton ...........................................Halliburton Is Fleecing U.S. Taxpayers and Iraqis
------ Corruption ............................................There Are Numerous Allegations of Corruption

--- Military Does Better ......................The Military Does a Better Job Than Bush Cronies

"IRAQIFICATION" .............................Rapid "Iraqification" Is a Losing Strategy

--- Not So Fast? .........................................History Teaches Caution Against Quick Handover

--- Iraqi Council Speaks ......................Iraqi Council Members Have Their Own Views

--- Iraqi Constitution .............................Bush Admin. Steps Up Pressure on Iraqi Council

--- The Sunni Problem............................Plan to Favor Shiites is Dangerous

U.S. MEDIA ..............................................The Administration Is Hiding in a No-News Bunker

WAR on ENVIRONMENT...................Bush Policies Are Destroying World Environment

--- Endangered Species.......................Bush Removes Protection for Endangered Species

WAR on HEALTH....................................Bush Policies Cause Declining World Health

--- Patents > Patients...........................People Dying of AIDS Because of US Trade Agenda

--- Far-Right "Morality"........................Right-Wing "Morality" Exacerbates AIDS Crisis

WAR on WOMEN ...................................Bush Policies Condemn Thousands to Sickness and Death

--- Global Gag Rule...................................Global Gag Rule, Already Deadly, May Be Extended

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Pt. IV-- Electronic Voting - A Non-Partisan Issue

ELECTRONIC VOTING

DANGERS ................................................ Election Results Can Be Manipulated If No Paper Trail

--- Warnings .............................................. Malicious Codes May Not Be Detectable

--- Democracy at Stake .................... The Credibility of US Democracy Is at Stake

SUSPECT ELECTIONS ...................... Recent Elections Prove There Are Grave Problems.

--- Report from UK .................................. Corporate America May Subvert U.S. Elections

[some older articles have been put into storage; this section will be updated]

"BLACK BOX VOTING" ................... Privately Owned Systems Mean "Black Box Voting"
--- Work of Bev Harris ......................... Bev Harris's Research Earns World-Wide Recognition

------ Get Book Free! .................................... Bev Harris's Pivotal Book is Free On-Line

VOTER-VERIFIED
PAPER BALLOTS ................................Bev Harris Favors "Voter-Verified Paper Ballots"
--- Bev Harris's Sites ...........................See Bev Harris's Sites for More Information
OR
"Voter-Verifiable
Paper Trail" .........................................Others Say "Voter-Verifiable Paper Trail"

HELP FROM HR 2239 ....................H.R. 2239 Would Require Voter-Verified Paper Record
--- Republican Sponsors ................... HR 2239 Has Republican Co-Sponsors
--- Legal Support .................................... Voter-Verifiable Paper Trail Gets Legal Support
--- Bev H. Comments ......................... Bev Harris Supports Bill with Qualifications
... INTERIM SOLUTION ................ One Interim Solution: Legal Injunctions

WHY PRIVATIZE VOTING? ......... Australian Linux System Is Open and Verifiable

WHY NOT RETURN

to PAPER BALLOTS? ....................... Hand Counting Can Be Efficient, Fast, Reliable

DIEBOLD WARS .................................. Diebold Systems Wars Against Grassroots Critics

--- Diebold Gives In ...............................GOOD NEWS: Diebold Backs Off Legal Challenge

------ Bev H. Comments................................Bev Harris Comments on Diebold's Capitulation
--- Diebold for Bush ............................. Diebold "Will Deliver Votes to the President"

NOT JUST DIEBOLD .......................... Diebold's Competitors Have the Same Problems

IS eSLATE BETTER? .......................... Is Hart InterCivic's eSlate a Better System?

--- Potential Problems ......................... There May Be Problems With Hart InterCivic

NEW POSSIBILITY--

VOTING WITH "FROGS" ................ New Coded Ballots May Prove Your Vote Counted

[Many outdated articles have been put into storage. This website will be updated soon, following the 2004 election.]