BULLY BOY PRESS & CEDRIC'S BIX MIX -- DC.
BULLY BOY WAS CHUCKLING TODAY AT HIS LATEST PLAN -- SELL THE COUNTRY AND THE DEMOCRATS ON BALANCING THE BUDGET!
IT'S FUNNY 'CAUSE BULLY BOY RAN UP THE DEBT AND CALLING FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AFTER ALL OF HIS GIVE AWAYS (AND HIS CONTINUED CALL FOR TAX BREAKS FOR RICH FAT CATS) MEANS THE BUDGET GETS BALANCED ON THE BACKS OF THE PEOPLE.
BULLY BOY EXPECTS THIS PLAN TO GO OVER AS WELL AS THE INTENTIONAL AND COLASSOL SCREW UPS INVOLVED IN THE SHOW DEATH OF SADDAM HUSSEIN.
LAUGHED BULLY BOY, "I COULD KISS AMY GOODMAN'S POINTY FOREHEAD! I KNEW THAT IF WE MESSED THIS UP JUST RIGHT IT WOULD TAKE ALL ATTENTION OFF THE FACT THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF 3,000 AMERICANS."
BULLY BOY THEN SLAPPED HIS KNEE AS HE CONTINUED LAUGHING ABOUT THE "DUMB ASS" INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND INCLUDED CHORTLES OVER THE NATION MAGAZINE AS WELL.
FROM THE TCI WIRE:
Starting with news of Ehren Watada. In June, Watada became the first officer to publicly refuse to deploy to Iraq. In August, the US military held an Article 32 hearing. This week, Thursday, a pre-trial hearing begins leading up to his February 5th court-martial. The AP reports that Watada's attorney, Eric Seitz, has been informed that his client's reasons for refusing to deploy will be exlcuded which would rob Watada of the ability to defend his own actions.
As Leila Fujimori (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) observes these decisions could "decide the trial's outcome before it even gets under way, his supporters fear." The Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes that "Seitz has filed motions that include declaring the intent to defend Watada based on the claim that under international law the war in Iraq is a 'war of aggression' in which he has the right to refuse to participate." Seitz explains to Rod Ohira (Honolulu Advertiser) that
"The Army is way out on a limb on this case. If they are successful (at the hearing), the trial will be a farce. . . . Missing movement is like not going to work; it's not criminal, but this is a miliatry court. They're singling him out as a deterrent for others speaking out."
The pre-trial hearing takes place tomorrow at Fort Lewis, Washington. Also tomorrow, there will be at least two rallies in support of Watada. One rally will be held at Fort Lewis, off Interstate Five, exit 119. Among those scheduled to participate are Bob Watada (father of Ehren), Sara Rich (mother of Suzanne Swift), US war resister Darrell Anderson, Chanan Suarez Diaz, Michael Cuzzort, Pia Rivera and Carrie Hathorn. The actions begin at eight a.m. and the speakers' program begins at at ten a.m. Another rally will be held in San Francisco and begin at 11:15 a.m. (Thursday, January 4th) at Japantown Peace Plaza (corner of Post and Buchanan) which will then move to the San Francisco Federal Building at noon and culminate in a Die-in at the front enterance of the Federal Building (one p.m.). More information can be found at ThankYouLt.org.
As Ann Wright (Op-Ed News) observes: "GI resistance to the war is increasing. AWOLS are increasing. War resisters are speaking out and are willing to go to prison rather than participate in an illegal war of aggression. Over 1500 active duty soldiers have signed an 'appeal for redress' to the Congress asking for the 'prompt withdrawal of all American military forces and bases from Iraq.' They will go to Washington and deliver the appeal to individual Congressmen and women on January 15."
That resistance includes Ehren Watada and many others such as Kyle Snyder, Darrell Anderson, Ricky Clousing, Aidan Delgado, Mark Wilkerson, Agustin Aguayo, Joshua Key, Ivan Brobeck, Camilo Meija, Pablo Paredes, Carl Webb, Stephen Funk, David Sanders, Dan Felushko, Brandon Hughey, Jeremy Hinzman, Corey Glass, Patrick Hart, Clifford Cornell, Joshua Despain, Katherine Jashinski, and Kevin Benderman. In total, thirty-eight US war resisters in Canada have applied for asylum.
Information on war resistance within the military can be found at Center on Conscience & War, The Objector, The G.I. Rights Hotline, and the War Resisters Support Campaign. Courage to Resist offers information on all public war resisters. Appeal for Redress is collecting signatures of active duty service members calling on Congress to bring the troops home -- the petition will be delivered to Congress this month.
Recommended: "Iraq snapshot"
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