Jan 16 - President Bush yesterday visited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s grave while hundreds demonstrated nearby. According to the AP, protesters defied Secret Service efforts to keep them well away from the tomb and moved toward the sidewalk directly across the street from where Bush laid a wreath on Dr. King’s burial site before heading to a $2,000 a plate fundraiser.Full … [Read more...] about -Bush’s Self Invite to MLK Memorial Sparks Protest
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-N.Y. Times Columnist Friedman wrongly attacks Bush protesters for ignoring same-day bombing
ACTION ALERT: Is Thomas Friedman Even Listening? Columnist wrongly attacks Bush protesters for ignoring same-day bombingDecember 2, 2003In Thomas Friedman's November 30 New York Times column, he chides anti-war activists participating in a protest against George W. Bush's visit to London for not acknowledging the bombing of British targets in Istanbul that had occurred on … [Read more...] about -N.Y. Times Columnist Friedman wrongly attacks Bush protesters for ignoring same-day bombing
-Networks Hide the Important Story of why politicians support medical care plan
https://www.fair.org/activism/medicare-networks.htmlACTION ALERT: Networks Don't Follow the Money in Medicare StoryDecember 2, 2003The nightly network newscasts devoted significant broadcast time to the debate over the restructuring of Medicare. But while some reports described the corporate interests that stood to gain under the plan to offer a prescription drug … [Read more...] about -Networks Hide the Important Story of why politicians support medical care plan
-ZNet Commentary: Perhaps Hussein Read Tolstoy And Bush’s People Didn?ft
Support Znet's Sustainer program https://zmag.orgThere is an eerie similarity between Leo Tolstoy?fs novel, War and Piece, which describes with considerable accuracy Napoleon?fs 1812 invasion of Russia and George Bush?fs 2003 invasion of Iraq.Napoleon, after quick victories throughout Europe, decided to take on his former ally, Russia. Napoleon had the most powerful army … [Read more...] about -ZNet Commentary: Perhaps Hussein Read Tolstoy And Bush’s People Didn?ft