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WikiLeaks: Your Source: Information they dont tell you

NordlichReiter (http://waronterror.videosift.com/member/NordlichReiter) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:03:13 -0700

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http://www.wikileaks.org/

PS: the below may sound like an advertisement. It is not I am in no way affiliated with Wikimedia. Im just a bit pissed at the first Leaked photo they have on the cover page.

You want information on Gitmo, they got it.
You want information on fraternity secret rituals they got it.
You want information on casualties of war, they have all the information you could ever need to add the ammo you need for your dissent.

Documents ranging from Scientology, mormon books, to you guessed it Gitmo.

I am not responsible for what you may see at this site, this site is NSFW because it will cause a scandal. If you are a dissenter and you work at a conservative workplace, my advise to you is to keep all this stuff to yourself.

- NordlichReiter

Kucinich: House Resolution 799: Impeachment of Cheney

NordlichReiter (http://waronterror.videosift.com/member/NordlichReiter) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:46:07 -0700

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"Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors." - GovTrack

He charges Cheney with tampering with the 2002 National Intelligence Estimate.

The ultimate charge is: Violation of his Oath of Office.

So hes going after every one, and this is the resolution.

There are two resolutions floating in congress now, all introduced in the first and second stages of talk. They are supposed to be heard in a committee.

Resolution to immediately withdraw troops from Iraq

- NordlichReiter

Congress to address Bill to Blockade Iran

NordlichReiter (http://waronterror.videosift.com/member/NordlichReiter) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:44:39 -0700

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This is basically a delcaration of war, set to be passed soon in congress It Authorizes the naval blockade of Iran, over its steps to nuclear proliferation.

- NordlichReiter

Wanted: Political/ Anti-War/ Protest Songs

eric3579 (http://eric3579.videosift.com) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:06:43 -0700

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I'm interested in making a play list with songs having lyrics of a political or anti-war nature. If you know of any, on VS, please leave a link in the comments.

Thanks, Eric

http://www.videosift.com/playlists/eric3579/Political-Anti-War-Songs

- eric3579

Female medic gets the Sliver Star, then the boot.

firefly (http://firefly.videosift.com) — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:42:05 -0700

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From The Washington Post
Army Spc. Monica Brown was awarded the Silver Star for treating wounded soldiers under fire after their convoy was attacked in Afghanistan, and is only the second woman to receive the award since World War II. Despite her heroics, she was pulled from combat missions because of gender.
"We weren't supposed to take her out" on missions "but we had to because there was no other medic," said Lt. Martin Robbins, a platoon leader with Charlie Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, whose men Brown saved. "By regulations you're not supposed to," he said, but Brown "was one of the guys, mixing it up, clearing rooms, doing everything that anybody else was doing…."
In addition to the article, here’s a CBS interview with Brown and Katie Couric.

- firefly

Come All Ye Faithful... Doc's getting roasted

MycroftHomlz (http://waronterror.videosift.com/member/MycroftHomlz) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:04:22 -0700

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If you are like me then you too have a innate distaste or penchant for maliciousness towards this smarmy little chain of peptides.

Come join in the fountain of vitriol that is gathering around to roast the putrid primordial soup we call Doc_M.

*For those of you who don't know he is getting his PhD in biology... way to go tax dollars.

Never has the *viral tag been more appropriate.

http://parody.videosift.com/talk/Let-the-roast-of-Doc_M-commence#comment-388562

- MycroftHomlz

WMDs?

rottenseed (http://rottenseed.videosift.com) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:55:19 -0700

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So...I've been searching the internets for a while now for whether or not there were weapons of mass destruction found. Neocons (and their websites) seem to have claims that they were found and I'm assuming other "liberal media" (for lack of better terms) could also be biased the opposite way.

Does anybody have a link to OFFICIAL documentation that should be required stating whether or not our tax dollars were frivolously wasted or if there was some prophylaxes we've obtained through this wild goose chase.

- rottenseed

Homeland Security ushers in the Spring season!

kronosposeidon (http://kronosposeidon.videosift.com) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:55:12 -0700

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Happy Spring, bitchez!

- kronosposeidon

McCain's Anti-Torture Position

Fjnbk (http://waronterror.videosift.com/member/Fjnbk) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:18:53 -0800

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It seems to have faded, if not disappeared.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/washington/13cnd-cong.html?_r=1&ei=5088&en=800c8e3eb7a7eec4&ex=1360645200&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1203034513-9LOPNJ0uMQLpwk0jT6Wjew

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/13/mccain-waterboarding-fail/

I'm angry. The only reason that McCain would vote like this is to appease the Republican base. I thought that he was principled on this issue, but it seems that it was all an illusion.

- Fjnbk

Study: False statements preceded war

qruel (http://waronterror.videosift.com/member/qruel) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:04:40 -0800

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WASHINGTON - A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks.

The study concluded that the statements "were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and, in the process, led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses."

The study was posted Tuesday on the Web site of the Center for Public Integrity, which worked with the Fund for Independence in Journalism. White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said he could not comment on the study because he had not seen it.

The study counted 935 false statements in the two-year period. It found that in speeches, briefings, interviews and other venues, Bush and administration officials stated unequivocally on at least 532 occasions that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or was trying to produce or obtain them or had links to al-Qaida or both.

"It is now beyond dispute that Iraq did not possess any weapons of mass destruction or have meaningful ties to al-Qaida," according to Charles Lewis and Mark Reading-Smith of the Fund for Independence in Journalism staff members, writing an overview of the study. "In short, the Bush administration led the nation to war on the basis of erroneous information that it methodically propagated and that culminated in military action against Iraq on March 19, 2003."

Named in the study along with Bush were top officials of the administration during the period studied: Vice President Dick Cheney, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and White House press secretaries Ari Fleischer and Scott McClellan.

Bush led with 259 false statements, 231 about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and 28 about Iraq's links to al-Qaida, the study found. That was second only to Powell's 244 false statements about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and 10 about Iraq and al-Qaida.

The center said the study was based on a database created with public statements over the two years beginning on Sept. 11, 2001, and information from more than 25 government reports, books, articles, speeches and interviews.

"The cumulative effect of these false statements — amplified by thousands of news stories and broadcasts — was massive, with the media coverage creating an almost impenetrable din for several critical months in the run-up to war," the study concluded.

"Some journalists — indeed, even some entire news organizations — have since acknowledged that their coverage during those prewar months was far too deferential and uncritical. These mea culpas notwithstanding, much of the wall-to-wall media coverage provided additional, 'independent' validation of the Bush administration's false statements about Iraq," it said.

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Center For Public Integrity: http://www.publicintegrity.org/default.aspx

Fund For Independence in Journalism: http://www.tfij.org/

- qruel