That Nobel screams: "Out of Afghanistan & Go for Solartopia!"
Above the din, the Nobel message screams: "U.S. OUT OF AFGHANISTAN, & GO FOR SOLARTOPIA!"
It's now up to US to use that Nobel to win that dual prize.
This award never went to two of the most critical peacemakers of the 20th Century: Mahatma Gandhi, who pioneered the successful use of mass non-violence; and Eleanor Roosevelt, feminist godmother of the New Deal's social programs and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
It has not gone to Cesar Chavez, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Thich Nhat Hanh, John XXIII and so many more.
But yes it did to Barack Obama. Why?
Right now we have no choice but to defer to the committee that took the plunge. Chairman Thorbjoern Jagland explained that "It could be too late to respond three years from now. It is now we have an opportunity to respond---all of us."
Respond to what?
"We couldn't get around these deep changes that are taking place" under Obama.
ARE taking place? Or WILL take place? Or MIGHT take place if somebody plays this card right.
Say you're a committee member desperate for peace and a solution to climate chaos.
It's now up to US to use that Nobel to win that dual prize.
This award never went to two of the most critical peacemakers of the 20th Century: Mahatma Gandhi, who pioneered the successful use of mass non-violence; and Eleanor Roosevelt, feminist godmother of the New Deal's social programs and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
It has not gone to Cesar Chavez, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Thich Nhat Hanh, John XXIII and so many more.
But yes it did to Barack Obama. Why?
Right now we have no choice but to defer to the committee that took the plunge. Chairman Thorbjoern Jagland explained that "It could be too late to respond three years from now. It is now we have an opportunity to respond---all of us."
Respond to what?
"We couldn't get around these deep changes that are taking place" under Obama.
ARE taking place? Or WILL take place? Or MIGHT take place if somebody plays this card right.
Say you're a committee member desperate for peace and a solution to climate chaos.
Obama will also lose the Afghani Olympics
The stunning rejection of Barack Obama's play for the Chicago Olympics had better teach him a good lesson about escalating in Afghanistan.
Ignoring fierce grassroots resistance in Chicago itself, the Obamas flew to Copenhagen with Mayor Richard Daley to "persuade" the International Olympic Committee to give the games to the Windy City.
Imagine yourself a member of the Olympic Committee as the almighty President of the United States and his entourage, with the world media in tow, swoops down from Olympus to tell you how to make your decision.
Are we surprised Chicago was summarily bounced?
Imagine yourself an Afghani villager as the almighty President of the United States shoots down from Olympus those murderous drones that kill your family and your neighbors, to be followed by heavily armed troops who---after eight years of brutal slaughter---now want to "help."
Obama's decision on Afghanistan will define the rest of his presidency---and the fate of our nation.
He can mimic Lyndon Johnson and senselessly squander American lives and treasure. He will then finish as a slumped, tragic failure (along with the rest of us).
Ignoring fierce grassroots resistance in Chicago itself, the Obamas flew to Copenhagen with Mayor Richard Daley to "persuade" the International Olympic Committee to give the games to the Windy City.
Imagine yourself a member of the Olympic Committee as the almighty President of the United States and his entourage, with the world media in tow, swoops down from Olympus to tell you how to make your decision.
Are we surprised Chicago was summarily bounced?
Imagine yourself an Afghani villager as the almighty President of the United States shoots down from Olympus those murderous drones that kill your family and your neighbors, to be followed by heavily armed troops who---after eight years of brutal slaughter---now want to "help."
Obama's decision on Afghanistan will define the rest of his presidency---and the fate of our nation.
He can mimic Lyndon Johnson and senselessly squander American lives and treasure. He will then finish as a slumped, tragic failure (along with the rest of us).
Swear to Tell the Truth
With the events of the past and present, I find myself in the same predicament as Woody Guthrie, asking myself “Is this land made for you and me?” For as long as I can remember there has been politically related music in existence -- artists such as Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye and Tupac Shakur, who are only a few of the massive group, have expressed there concern with society and government decisions. To this day other talented artist like Wyclef Jean, Alicia Keys, Eminem and so many others still take a crack at releasing the truth to our ears with the hope that it sinks into our minds and becomes empowered with our voices.
Congress must pass single-payer health care now!
Cynthia gives a radio interview under the watchful eye of her Aunt Hazel.
I never want you to take the journey that I’m currently on. So, I want to tell you about it. It starts on the front of the refrigerator: “The Healthiest Foods on Earth,” a two-page primer from apple to watermelon, touting issues from immunity to male fertility support. Inside the refrigerator: natural and organic foods only. On the countertop is the Jack LaLanne juicer, the Magic Bullet, the handy food chopper plus, the food saver vacuum sealer – all items familiar to us because they are constantly hawked on the midnight cable channels. Hanging from the kitchen cabinet door are plastic bags for recycling: one for plastics, the other for aluminum cans. The house and car are filled with reusable shopping bags made of recycled materials.
I never want you to take the journey that I’m currently on. So, I want to tell you about it. It starts on the front of the refrigerator: “The Healthiest Foods on Earth,” a two-page primer from apple to watermelon, touting issues from immunity to male fertility support. Inside the refrigerator: natural and organic foods only. On the countertop is the Jack LaLanne juicer, the Magic Bullet, the handy food chopper plus, the food saver vacuum sealer – all items familiar to us because they are constantly hawked on the midnight cable channels. Hanging from the kitchen cabinet door are plastic bags for recycling: one for plastics, the other for aluminum cans. The house and car are filled with reusable shopping bags made of recycled materials.
G-20 Protests are not about abstractions
On Sept 20, The Toledo Blade published an article in which President Obama is quoted as saying, in reference to the G-20, “protests about abstractions [such] as global capitalism or something, generally, are not really going to make much of a difference." While I am not sure what the opposition to the G-20 accomplished last week in Pittsburgh, I found that many of the activists there were quite concrete about what they don’t like about the elite economic club.
(To express the details of what you do or don’t like about the G-20 and other global financial institutions or about the protests, contact the Columbus Free Press at truth@freepress.org or phone 614-202-0178 and your input will be added to this article).
On Sept 24, about 150 people gathered for the People’s Tribunal against the G-20 at the Emanuel Episcopal Church in an area of Pittsburgh called the North Side. This part of town was quiet with no more than the usual amount of police I have seen in various cities.
(To express the details of what you do or don’t like about the G-20 and other global financial institutions or about the protests, contact the Columbus Free Press at truth@freepress.org or phone 614-202-0178 and your input will be added to this article).
On Sept 24, about 150 people gathered for the People’s Tribunal against the G-20 at the Emanuel Episcopal Church in an area of Pittsburgh called the North Side. This part of town was quiet with no more than the usual amount of police I have seen in various cities.
Marchers for Falun Gong at G-20 demonstrations in Pittsburgh
At the main protest against the G-20 in downtown Pittsburgh on Friday, Sept 25, Falun Gong marchers played calm, recorded music as they carried signs four lanes wide, some of which had gruesome photographs of people who’ve been mutilated and tortured. Kui Huang was one of the demonstrators. He urges people to “write to the president…and Congress” so as to get China to stop its persecution of Falun Gong, which includes not only imprisonment and torture, but also organ harvesting.
Stopping the atrocity against practitioners of Falun Gong will take a lot of public pressure in the United States because, as Huang said, “many officials in the U.S. are afraid of the Chinese government” and so are not inclined to make this an issue in nation to nation relations.
“Chinese media tell lies about Falun Gong.” said Huang, who was imprisoned for 5 years. But Huang said in an email a couple of weeks after the protests in Pittsburgh, " nowadays, more and more people in China who don't practice Falun Gong are starting to stand out to protest the persecution."
Stopping the atrocity against practitioners of Falun Gong will take a lot of public pressure in the United States because, as Huang said, “many officials in the U.S. are afraid of the Chinese government” and so are not inclined to make this an issue in nation to nation relations.
“Chinese media tell lies about Falun Gong.” said Huang, who was imprisoned for 5 years. But Huang said in an email a couple of weeks after the protests in Pittsburgh, " nowadays, more and more people in China who don't practice Falun Gong are starting to stand out to protest the persecution."