[IMC-DC] Polish Club This Friday?

[Derek Yankowski]

Anyone involved with the antiNazi demon, please tell me your plans for this
Friday today if possible. The Polish Club is going to show The Great
Dictator around 7ish. I'll wait to hear from someone. But if I don't hear
from someone today, I'll assume all's go.

Derek


On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 01:15:25 -0500, Tina Staik wrote:

>  PASS THIS ON IF YOU WISH. Speak out against war on democracy, against the

>  "profits over all" philosophy that have infected our domestic and 
>  international policies. http://www.mailblasterdot.com
>  
>  COMMENTS:
>  For decades, our country has been involved in dismantling democracies and

>  supporting oppressive regimes, all in the name of boosting our economy
and 
>  serving the interests of corporations. Are the key players now
dismantling 
>  our own?
>  
>  Democracy, it appears, creates hassles for corporations because they are 
>  forced to consider acting in socially responsible ways with regard to
human 
>  rights or civil rights or labor unions or environmental protections. War,

>  it appears, boosts the economy, brings profits to some industries and 
>  justifies ignoring human needs of citizenry.
>  
>  Isn't this "profits over all" philosophy similar to Hitler's "Deutchland 
>  uber alles"?
>  
>  Is it in the interests of "national security" or "citizen safety" to
permit 
>  the Bush administration to put itself and corporations above the law with

>  executive orders that give them unchecked powers of secrecy?
>  
>  NOT.
>  
>  The more we learn about the agenda of this administration, and the extent

>  to which they are willing to support the interests of oil, war and drug 
>  profiteering, the clearer the picture becomes.
>  
>  Consider what we have learned, most of which has been given little or no 
>  attention by major media since September 11th.
>  
>  We have learned...
>  
>  That, U.S. foreign "oil" policy is what created bin Laden and the Taliban

>  in the first place.
> 
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/oneworld/20011115/wl/u_s_policy_towards_taliban_influenced_by_oil_-_say_authors_1.html
>  
>  That, the Carlyle Group, a powerful war industry with offices on 
>  Pennsylvania Avenue, emerged during the Reagan years, and that 
>  ex-presidents, including elder Bush, and other top government officials, 
>  are investors and board members.
>  http://www.guardian.co.uk/wtccrash/story/0,1300,583869,00.html
>  
>  That, the Bush administration and Texas oil companies have had warm 
>  relations with the Taliban, and that a former CIA director's niece served

>  as Taliban's U.S. representative.
>  http://www.inthesetimes.com/web2523/madsen2523.html
>  
>  That, upon taking office, Bush asked FBI to stop probes and close file on

>  bin Laden.
>  http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=103&row=0
>  
>  That, oil negotiations occurred between the Bush administration and the 
>  Taliban between February and August of this year.
>  http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/2001/1119/wor8.htm
>  
>  That, by July 2001, the Bush administration was planning to invade 
>  Afghanistan by October 2001, apparently due to dissatisfaction in 
>  their  "negotiations."
> 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1550000/1550366.stm
>  
>  That, even though bin Laden has supposedly been on our "most wanted" list

>  for years, a CIA station chief visited bin Laden in hospital July 2001. 
>  (English translation link was taken down; link below is to article in 
>  French paper.)
>  http://www.lefigaro.fr/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer
>  
>  That, evidence of a number of transactions in financial markets indicate 
>  criminal foreknowledge of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade 
>  Center and the Pentagon. (WHY are journalists not jumping to investigate 
>  and report on this?)
>  http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=99402
>  http://globalresearch.ca/articles/RUP110A.html
>  
>  That, domestic right wing terrorist groups have received special
treatment 
>  by this administration and media. (Other reports show there's also 
>  international cooperation between right wing groups, regardless of their 
>  differences.)
>  http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/11/22/anthrax/index_np.html
>  http://www.msnbc.com/news/669797.asp
>  
>  That, journalists seem to know how to locate bin Laden, but the CIA does 
>  not? WHAT is the problem here?
>  
>  That, Americans are fighting for the Taliban, yet Bush/Rumsfeld/media's 
>  reactions are oddly protective? What happened to the super-tough-cowboy 
>  approach on terrorists? Aren't Americans who participate on the side of
bin 
>  Laden's Taliban traitors? How would media have responded to discovery of 
>  Americans fighting on side of Russians during the so called "Cold War"? 
>  Isn't this TREASON?
>  http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20011208/ts/afghan_us_military_36.html
>  
>  That, Bush administration has been very selective as to what terrorists
and 
>  what countries we "go after." Is there a "Preferred Terrorists Club" in
the 
>  opinion of this administration?
>  http://yellowtimes.org/article.php?sid=32&mode=thread&order=0
>  
>  
>  That, Ashcroft is also selective, a passionately defender of terrorists' 
>  rights to buy guns! He then expects us to "trust" him to "protect" us by 
>  letting him trample on our Bill of Rights as "necessary" to fight
terrorism?
>  http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/editorial/1163441
>  
>  That Bush seeks to keep presidential papers secret--putting himself and
who 
>  knows who in this and previous administrations above the law (keep in
mind 
>  many in this administration served in previous ones).
> 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27293-2001Nov1.htmlPresident
>  
>  That war, a prolonged one, is also in the political interests of Bush.
(War 
>  drums are also best way to rally people's acceptance for more "secrecy"
and 
>  silencing of dissent.)
>  http://slate.msn.com/?id=2059469
>  
>  That, anthrax letters targeted key democrats in Senate, were very likely 
>  sent by domestic terrorists with experience in U.S. military. Was this an

>  attempt to terrorize democrats in Congress into submission, accepting 
>  corporate domination of three branches of government, agencies, media
(what 
>  next...the world?)?
>  http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/06/opinion/06SAFI.html
>  
>  That, U.S. led policies of Israel have only led to escalation of
terrorism 
>  and violence (as well as war industry profits). WHY would Americans
expect 
>  the implementation of Israel-type "democracy" with military-state
controls 
>  and assassinations of leaders to end the threat of terrorism?
>  http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/opinion/25SEGE.html
>  
>  That, ENRON, even after reports of its scandalous collapse, continues to 
>  act as if it is above the law, relatively unhampered by major media 
>  coverage. What is behind this cockiness? Is it a coincidence that it 
>  matches Bush administration's? Will our Congress allow American tax
payers 
>  to pay for the damage it produced AND the $55 million bonuses it gave top

>  executives (perhaps to keep them quiet...?) two days prior to filing?
>  http://www.forbes.com/2001/12/05/1205enron.html?partner=yahoo&referrer
>  
>  That, federal agencies have been operating in secrecy, absence oversight.
>  http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAOD4VOVUC.html
>  
>  That, the operations of CIA, Wall Street millionaires club have been 
>  spinning out of control since the WWII, particularly since the middle
70s, 
>  in response to achievement of significant democratic reforms and
reduction 
>  of poverty.
>  http://www.korpios.org/resurgent/L-overclass.html
>  
>  Finally, THAT corporate media has not investigated and reported
extensively 
>  on ALL OF THE ABOVE in a manner that conveys they are working as
"guardians 
>  of public interests." Corporate media, along with radical conservative 
>  members of Congress, have repeatedly tell us that there are no funds to 
>  protect citizens from bioterrorism, provide for vital education needs, 
>  assist the unemployed, protect programs that aid children and working 
>  families. Prior to September 11th, the same "groups" fooled us into
fearing 
>  "big" government, thus, we embraced the deregulation that led to
corporate 
>  corruption of our government and media. In contrast, the same "groups"
now 
>  repeatedly tell us to "accept" justifications for spending our tax
dollars 
>  to run very expensive missile defense tests, bail out airlines and 
>  insurance companies, give tax cuts to top 5%, award members of Congress 
>  $5,000 salary increases, and so on!
>  
>  (To top it off, unlike what many economists recommend, biased media 
>  coverage prevents us from engaging in vital discussions that would lead
to 
>  repealing the tax cuts passed earlier this year by their select coverage.

>  Considering these tax cuts will not kick in until years from now, 
>  economists tell us this would be a very sensible thing to do.)
>  
>  Members of Congress and American citizens should mistrust this 
>  administration's actions, their connections with oil and war industries, 
>  and their obsessive interest secrecy and covert operations!
>  
>  The administration must be asked: Do they have something to hide from the

>  public that military tribunals and withholding presidential papers would 
>  prevent us from finding out? Why do they want to obliterate the checks
and 
>  balances?
>  
>  The last thing our country needs is more secrecy!
>  
>  It has been about egotistic illusions of supremacy and immortality. Cheap

>  thrills in exercising one's "power" to humiliate. Greed and hoarding 
>  wealth. Justifications for loss of human life as "collateral." Exploiting

>  what human beings love most, peace, family, children, faith, protecting 
>  themselves and loved ones from harm, with empty promises, illusions of 
>  "protection," and fear-based propaganda campaigns.
>  
>  It has been about losing touch with humanity. Watching this happen in one

>  country after another in the Middle East and South America.
>  
>  Judging from gross errors made in the last fifty years related to 
>  "secrecy," the last thing we need is for members of Congress and federal 
>  agents to "protect" us from the truth. What happened to holding wrong
doers 
>  responsible for deterence?
>  
>  The refusal to admit mistakes results in "saving face" decisions that
lead 
>  to more of the current state of affairs. A system that permits easy 
>  corruption of our government officials for personal gains. A system that 
>  permits corporations to drive our foreign and domestic policies. A system

>  that permits American citizens to be mere TOKENS, rather than full 
>  participants, in their government.
>  
>  It is FOR our protection, national and world stability that Congress and 
>  American citizens must stop Bush, federal agencies and corporations from 
>  putting themselves above the law with the secrecy of tribunals, and other

>  executive orders!
>  
>  It is for "national security" and "citizen protection" that we must 
>  participate in United Nations efforts to end the proliferation of small 
>  arms, weapons of mass destruction and bio-terrorist weapons!
>  
>  It is for "national security" and "citizen protection" that we must seek
to 
>  implement citizen oversight of CIA and Defense Department, particularly
in 
>  their spending of our tax dollars for covert operations. We applaud 
>  supporting our troops and military, but deplore use of trillions of our
tax 
>  dollars for covert operations and attacks against the formation of 
>  democratic governments just because they limit corporate profits.
>  
>  It is for "national security" and "citizen protection" that we must 
>  investigate the participation of Wall Street millionaires and federal 
>  agencies, such as the CIA, in taking down democracies and civil/human 
>  rights movements, installing oppressive regimes in the interest of 
>  corporations and profits, hoarding major media worldwide, fueling
religious 
>  fundamentalism, in short, using every weapon possible in a war against 
>  democracy. THIS should be in our secondary school books as lessons for
all 
>  of us to learn.
>  
>  It is for our "national security" and "protection" that we must reign in 
>  those who think war and domination are the American ideal. The casual 
>  willingness to "start" civil wars in order to sell weapons and/or
implement 
>  oppressive regimes is just inhumane and appalling.
>  http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011206/ts/indonesia_usa_dc_3.html
>  
>  It is for our "national security" and "protection" that we must seek to 
>  find out about alleged "staged attacks" in the past that our government
has 
>  approved of in which Americans are allowed to die in order to justify the

>  war that our military and corporations says we "must" have!
>  http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/jointchiefs_010501.html
>  
>  Shouldn't THESE be in our history books so that they are not repeated? 
>  Shouldn't we know how many have been killed for the purpose of boosting
our 
>  economy with war and drug profiteering? THIS should also be in our 
>  secondary school books as lessons for all of us to learn.
>  
>  It is for "national security" and "citizen protection" that we need to 
>  reach the hearts of members of U.S. Congress, in either party, exhorting
them:
>  
>  DEAR U.S. CONGRESS: WHO will protect Americans from those who want war
and 
>  world domination at any cost, and are willing to scare us into
submission, 
>  perhaps with murders of our citizens?
>  
>  DEAR CONGRESS: WHAT must occur before you are convinced that our
continued 
>  pursuit of world dominance will only threaten our national security? HOW 
>  many lives must be lost before you put on a different mind set to end
this 
>  pro-war "groupthink"? Even war lords know in their heart that domination
is 
>  only a temporary state. The fear of being overthrown by revolution is
ever 
>  present. One is continuously obsessed with devising ways to "get" the 
>  enemy, while simultaneously obsessed with illusions and illusive schemes
of 
>  achieving invincibility to enemy attacks.
>  
>  DEAR CONGRESS: WHY not use your intelligence and knowledge of history in 
>  your decision making? History is our greatest teacher. War is not the 
>  answer. It is NOT in our interest to continue on this path. It is
perilous 
>  to remain on this path. It is up to YOU to take a higher road to stop the

>  warring against humanity and democracy for wealth and dominance.
>  
>  DEAR CONGRESS: WHEN will you consider the alternatives? History has
proven 
>  the effectiveness of Marshall Plan-type programs in ending terrorism, 
>  creating peaceful international relations. How about working as a great 
>  nation among other great nations AS EQUALS to create a better, safer,
more 
>  humane world? Nobel peace laureates agree.
>  http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011206/wl/nobel_peace_dc_1.html
>  
>  DEAR CONGRESS: Our problem is not terrorists, but convincing those among 
>  you, those in our military, and those in war profiteering corporations,
to 
>  consider the dire consequences of staying in this war mode. What will 
>  millions of dollars mean if there is nothing meaningful left to spend it 
>  on? Millions will not guarantee a ticket to a "safe havens" for the rich,

>  if there are no planes flying.
>  
>  DEAR CONGRESS: You can turn this around to be the best of times. Mistakes

>  must be admitted. Human compassion is in order. A system that offers 
>  millions in turn for "favors" to precious "elected" members of Congress
is 
>  likely to tempt the best of us. We will understand. You MUST, however,
set 
>  new precedence for all incoming members of Congress!
>  
>  If democracy is not restored, if members of Congress and media and big 
>  business do not heed the warnings of our forefathers to restore CHECKS
AND 
>  BALANCES, if together we do not raise our voices for restoring democracy 
>  and socially responsible business practices, America may find itself in
the 
>  saddest time of our history.
>  
>  An end to the ideals and beliefs on which our country and Bill of Rights 
>  were founded upon is no small loss.
>  
>  May God awaken the hearts and minds and voices and passions of each and 
>  every American, regardless of race, sex, religion or political
affiliation, 
>  to do his or her part to protect the ideals America has represented to 
>  citizens throughout the world--the hope for liberty and justice for ALL, 
>  the promise of opportunity for ALL, the respect for human intelligence
and 
>  diversity, and the expectation for a government of, by and for the people

>  in which citizen's voices and full participation are of infinite value.
>  
>  Best wishes for peace,
>  
>  Tina Staik
>  
>  
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