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Night And Fog Revisited

Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel, supreme chief of the German armed forces, explained the thinking behind the Nazis’ “Night and Fog” (the term comes from Goethe) decree: “Efficient and enduring intimidation can only be achieved…by measures by which the relatives of … Continue reading

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When Democracy Failed in 2005

When Democracy Failed – 2005 This weekend – February 27th – is the 72nd anniversary, but the corporate media most likely won’t cover it. The generation that experienced this history firsthand is now largely dead, and only a few of … Continue reading

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Update: Ohio election fraud uproar blasting to new level

Ohio election fraud uproar blasting to new level The bitter battle over the stolen November 2 election in Ohio has turned into a rapidly escalating all-out multi-front war with the outcome of the real presidential vote count increasingly in doubt.  … Continue reading

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Ohio voters tell of Election Day troubles at hearing

Ohio voters tell of Election Day troubles at hearing Sunday, November 14, 2004 Reginald FieldsPlain Dealer Bureau Columbus, Ohio — Tales of waiting more than five hours to vote, voter intimidation, under-trained polling-station workers and too few or broken voting … Continue reading

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All Votes Should be Counted, Especially in Deeply Troubled Ohio

Kerry Won Ohio: Just Count the Ballots at the Back of the Bus Most voters in Ohio chose Kerry. Here’s how the votes vanished.  By Greg PalastIn These TimesFriday, November 12, 2004 This February, Ken Blackwell, Ohio’s Secretary of State, told … Continue reading

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Assistance to Find Polling Places and Learn About New Voting Rules

Polling Place Locator For General Election, November 2, 2004.  For NEW VOTERS not sure of their Polling Location.Where’s your polling place? The People for the American Way Foundation has provided an invaluable service with their guide to polling places across … Continue reading

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Block the Vote

Block the Vote Earlier this week former employees of Sproul & Associates (operating under the name Voters Outreach of America), a firm hired by the Republican National Committee to register voters, told a Nevada TV station that their supervisors systematically … Continue reading

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Connecting the Dots on Voter Registration and Turn Out

Millions Blocked from Voting in Electionby Alan Elsner, ReutersWednesday 22 September 2004http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/NewsArticle.cfm?ID=2052Millions of U.S. citizens, including a disproportionate number of black voters, will be blocked from voting in the Nov. 2 presidential election because of legal barriers, faulty procedures or … Continue reading

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The War: Crippled Home Front

… “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.” — … Continue reading

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UCLA Students Say “No” to Gulf War II

The resolution was approved with a 5-0-5 vote. All five Undergraduate Students Association Council members from the Student Empowerment! slate voted in favor of the resolution. The other council members abstained from voting. More than 50 students from various student … Continue reading

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