Man in the Middle

Congressman Dennis Kucinich is, in my view, the most likely Democratic Candidate for Vice President. Why? Because he comes from Ohio, which is the critical swing state between the Reds and the Blues. And, he richly deserves to be on the ticket. His message is clear eyed and uncompromising! He may well be a great President some day, but his route to the Oval Office is likely through the Naval Observatory. Mr. Kucinich understands that neither party has controlled a national election, in the past decade, without winning a majority of the votes of Muslim Americans. In 2000, President Bush won this vote because Al Gore had Joe Lieberman on his ticket, and Muslims feared he would be too pro-Israel. Little did they know that the power of AIPAC means that every American national politician is under the financial gun of AIPAC. Just ask former Congressman Paul Finley! Who can doubt that the 6,800 votes, which put Senator Jim Webb over the top in Northern Virginia in Election 2006, thereby giving Democrats the majority in the Senate, came from Muslim Americans? Most national politicians have failed to notice this phenomenon, but Mr. Kucinich definitely gets it. One June 8, 2007, I videotaped the talks of a number of Presidential candidates to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee in Washington. Mr. Kucinich’s talk can be heard in the “On Demand” stream of The Words Matter Radio Network. Mr. Finley’s remarks are also available there, near the bottom of the list of speakers.

The Bush Administration, and its embeds, will stop at nothing to press the Neocon agenda. Yesterday Guardian Unlimited reported in "Judiciary to Ask for 67 New Judgeships" that the U.S. Judicial Conference will ask Congress for 67 new federal judgeships. This is a very big issue, because these are lifetime appointments. Coverage of this issue in the USA is virtually nil! Are they trying to sneak with one through? Whisper who dares!

Here's the base link: "Federal Judiciary Says New Judgeships Needed."

They just want to sneak this one through. In the late 1930s, President Franklin Roosevelt tried to pack the Supreme Court with more seats (six, I believe), so that he could appoint a majority of judges of his liking. Now it appears that the Administration is trying to sneak through a large increase in the federal bench, in order to be in time for the current President to appoint his Neocon buddies. The justification is increased workload on the federal bench—reportedly 29% increase since 1990.

I say, OK, if we need more justices, so be it. But, let’s make the rule in the bill in Congress, that if the President is within 2 years of the end of his term, he may not appoint judges to newly created seats until his next term. Or, at the very minimum, he should be limited to 50% of the appointments, with the other 50% being appointed in the next Presidential term.

I shudder to think of the long term impact on our freedoms if President Bush's cronies can be appointed in such large numbers before the end of his term. Such a change has the potential of changing the whole fabric of America!

Wake up America, before it is too late!

It is pretty clear that the Neocon power mongers are doing their best to squelch the media, in the interests of maintaining their dominating position in national politics. The most notable example recently is the case of Josh Wolf. Josh is a blogger, who on July 8, 2005 was videotaping a protest in the Mission District of San Francisco, when things started to go bad. Josh’s side of the story was that San Francisco police officers became aggressive toward the protestors. Josh began to film these scenes. He later posted some of his material on his web site, and sold part to some of the local TV stations.

Federal prosecutors gained jurisdiction in Josh’s case, by claiming that the police car, which had its taillight broken, but which belongs to the City of San Francisco, was purchased with federal funds. That’s a bit of a stretch, don’t you think? Nonetheless, the Justice Department then subpoenaed Josh’s raw videotape and his testimony, which he declined to give, claiming a journalist’s right to protect his sources. The judge in the case held Josh in contempt of court, and threw him into a federal prison to attempt to “coerce” his testimony, where he has remained since September 2006.

According to Josh’s mother, Liz Wolf-Spada, Josh is now the longest held journalist in the history of the United States, more than 200 days. And, all of this is because the tail light on a police car was broken, by someone other than Josh. You can hear the full story on The Words Matter Radio Network “On Demand” stream, by looking for the “Josh Wolf” story near the bottom of the list of programs provided.

Does anyone think the Justice Department is trying to intimidate bloggers? Whisper who dares!

You can see the “Frontline” series on the war on the media here, and their interview with Josh Wolf here.

You can find information about how another blogger is being treated, for “insulting” a President, here. We need President’s with thicker skins!

The World needs MILLIONS of courageous bloggers, who prove to the powers that be that intimidation of your own citizens is not a solution to the World’s problems.

Syria’s Ambassador to The United States, Dr. Imad Moustafa, spoke at St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland, on February 27, 2007. Ambassador Moustafa makes many compelling points about how peace can be achieved in the Middle East. Please listen to his talk at The Words Matter Radio Network, in the “On Demand” stream.

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