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Published on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 by CommonDreams.org

Now That You Could be Labeled an Enemy Combatant...

by Heather Wokusch

"Put it all together, and last week's passage of the Military Commissions Act is ominous for those in the US. As Bruce Ackerman noted recently in The Los Angeles Times, the legislation "authorizes the president to seize American citizens as enemy combatants, even if they have never left the United States. And once thrown into military prison, they cannot expect a trial by their peers or any protections of the Bill of Rights." The vague criteria for being labeled an enemy combatant (taking part in "hostilities against the United States") don't help either. Would that include anti-war protestors? People who criticize Bush? Unclear."

Read the full article HERE:http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1004-35.htm

Saddam Hussein Sentenced to Die for Crimes Against Humanity: When will our own terrorists receive their corrective sentence?! sentence???

'The Devil came here' - Full text of Chavez U.N. address

Read Chavez's UN speech for yourself. His comments - likening George Bush to The Devil - were taken largely out of context by the media. Many of my readers, I'm sure, will agree with him and have probably entertained the thought on more than one occasion themselves. I applaud Chavez's honesty and courage, for publicly announcing what many of us were thinking in the first place. It is important, however, not to get lost in the dramatics of his delivery. Chavez had an urgent message to impart, not just to Americans, but to the inhabitants of the world; all of whom will be affected by the decisions an actions of a single "Devil."

Chavez opened the address by recommending Noam Chomsky's recent book, Hegemony or Survival: The Imperialist Strategy of the United States, as a guide to "help us understand what has been happening in the world throughout the 20th century, and what's happening now, and the greatest threat looming over our planet."

To read the Chavez Address to the United Nations copy and paste this link: http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0920-22.htm (Sorry, probable censorship would not allow me to create a working link?!?#%!)

Find info on Noam Chomsky's Hegemony or Survival HERE!

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The following was excerpted from an email sent by Bill Koehnlein - Sep 24, 2006

Following Hugo Chavez's great UN speech--which endeared him to the
entire world--and his remarks later that week to a receptive and very
appreciative Harlem audience, Charles Rangel, the uptown Congressional
rep, had this to say:

"You do not come into my country, my congressional district, and you do
not condemn my president. If there is any criticism of President Bush,
it should be restricted to Americans, whether they voted for him or not.
I just want to make it abundantly clear to Hugo Chavez or any other
president, do not come to the United States and think because we have
problems with our president that any foreigner can come to our country
and not think that Americans do not feel offended when you offend our
Chief of State."

Here is a copy of a letter I faxed to Rangel at both his New York and
Washington offices.

Beat the Devil!

-Bill Koehnlein

September 24, 2006

Hey Charlie!

Lighten up, man!

You said, "If there is any criticism of [the Devil], it should be
restricted to Americans...." Since when is the Devil, or any other high
government leader, immune to criticism from a non-American? Look at all
the criticisms made by Cheney, Rumsfeld and the Devil himself against
Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro, not to mention numerous other heads of
state and high-level officials of various governments.

Etiquette and social nicety has not hindered the Devil from constantly
whining and droning on about "evil doers" or "evil ones"-appellations
applied liberally by him to various world leaders and political
dignitaries.

In fact, the actions of the Devil have gone beyond mere criticism. The
Devil has threatened both Chavez (and even helped launch a coup d'etat
against the legally-elected government of Venezuela), and Castro (and
the Devil continually does his utmost to strangle, weaken and create
social instability in Cuba). The Devil has invaded sovereign states or
taken other actions to undermine or overthrow them; he has been involved
in political assassinations; he tortures innocent people at will; he
capriciously deprives others of their freedom; he has plunged the world
into a ghastly war that threatens not only the Middle East but the
entire planet itself.

... .All Americans as well should demonstrate their gratitude to him [Hugo Chavez] for telling it like it is. In fact, most do. It's only the corporate media and hysterical politicians who seem to be chagrined.

Sincerely-

Bill Koehnlein
bill at toplab dot org

Regarding Rangel's comments: Here is a musical and political Podcast

from Breakdown FM w/ Davey D ...with a little help from Malcolm X.

Reflecting on Fidel Castro....

Recent reports of Fidel Castro's life in a valance have left me reflective....of his regime, Cuba in general, and what little truth Americans have been fed about the man, his life, and his legacy. I found this (rather flattering) documentary/slide show on MSNBC and just wanted to share it. By the time I decided to post it (later the same day), the link had mysteriously moved. You can try launching the side show from THIS PAGE...although I cannot guarantee how long it will be posted.

Castro, who celebrated his 80th birthday in August, is said to be in failing health, although the exact cause of his illness has only been speculated upon by the media. Castro assumed power in 1959 and has outlasted nine U.S presidents. Randall Robinson, in The Debt (page 4), also sheds great detail about Castro's feats, history, and the U.S./Cuban relationship.

castro enjoying a "cuban" during an interview, 1985

"I warn you, I am just beginning! If there is in your hearts a vestige of love for your country, love for humanity, love for justice, listen carefully... I know that the regime will try to suppress the truth by all possible means; I know that there will be a conspiracy to bury me in oblivion. But my voice will not be stifled – it will rise from my breast even when I feel most alone, and my heart will give it all the fire that callous cowards deny it... Condemn me. It does not matter. History will absolve me."

- Castro's famous speech, History Will Absolve Me, delivered in his own defense, 1953.

a birthday visit from friend and ally, hugo chavez, 2006

volume IIX page 1 • page 2 • page 3 • page 4 • page 5 • page 6
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... .All Americans as well should demonstrate their gratitude to him [Hugo Chavez] for telling it like it is. In fact, most do. It's only the corporate media and hysterical politicians who seem to be chagrined. Sincerely- Bill Koehnlein bill at toplab dot org

... .All Americans as well should demonstrate their gratitude to him [Hugo Chavez] for telling it like it is. In fact, most do. It's only the corporate media and hysterical politicians who seem to be chagrined.

Sincerely-

Bill Koehnlein
bill at toplab dot org