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ARP Coalition Call: Press Release

   We the members of the American Reform Party (ARP) believe that now, more than ever, there is a need for a popular uprising in America.  Under the ?two-party? system, America has become a polarized nation, leaving those of us in the middle wondering whose side we should be on.  The focus of the major parties on issues that divide us has prevented us from focusing on the issues of real reform that our country desperately needs.  We believe that it is time for a Centrist Revolution, and are calling on all other interested parties to come to the negotiation table and collaborate on those issues that we hold to be most important to us all.  We are not interested in bogging ourselves down with issues that are inherently divisive.  We are willing to work together, compromise, and negotiate with other activist organizations in an effort to liberate the United States of America from the duopoly that has produced an extremely elite, powerful group of individuals who control our Nation with fascist-like methodology.
   This is a call for action from the People of America.  For too long we have been complacent because that?s ?just the way it is?.  We believe that it is our duty as citizens to provide the fourth and final ?check and balance? on our government. The centralization of wealth and power in America is threatening our individual rights.  Our public airwaves have been corporatized so that a handful of media moguls control the information that we base our votes on.  Our healthcare system has turned into the most profitable industry in America, yet we have worse healthcare than ever.  Everywhere we look, it is apparent that ?We the People? are no longer the most important factor in America.  It is time for us to unite, and take this nation back.  We hope to diversify politics and broaden the political voice so that there are more than just the narrow ?two parties?.  There are a myriad of viewpoints and opinions that all deserve to be heard, and shared, yet the ?two-party system? chokes out that diversity.  Now is the time for Americans to stand up to the corruption that is eating away at the very foundations of our America.
   Together, we can build a Coalition that will work to elect independent and third party candidates in the 2006 elections, and field a Presidential candidate in 2008 that will truly represent ?We the People?.  We are not a nation of extreme leftists, or rightists.  We are not a nation of people who smear each other with political propaganda.  We are a nation of good, honest, hard working people who want to live rich, full lives and spread our joy and happiness by example, not by force.   Americans, unite about what we agree on.  Stop letting the divisive cloud of judgement and opinion stand in the way of common sense reform and policy.

To become involved, and work together, please contact the ARP Coalition Committee Chair, Anthony Partin at [email protected]

It has begun.  It is political, at the moment, and it must be a Third Party.  I don't know if it's possible, but I feel that we have to TRY!

THR REVOLUTIONARY COALITION

http://www.stanley2002.org/docs/Coalition.html

Oh, it would help if people would sign my petition to the third party leadership.

http://www.petitiononline.com/ap24387/petition.html

It is time! We the People must unite to defend our rights.

http://www.onlinejournal.com/Special_Re ... adsen.html

If this is true, it has major implications...wonder what's next?

Check it out...maybe an effective form of Protest?

> http://www.turnyourbackonbush.org

Six Pages of discussion on Powell:  http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms. ... 708&page=0

I actually liked Powell, and thought he did a great job considering he didn't quite agree with the Hawks in office.  He dissented, got heavily reprimanded, and remained humble.  I wish that he would've spoken more earnestly about his opposition to Bush Foreign Policy, but I suspect he was under pretty heavy handed orders not to; he is a soldier, trained to follow commands.

Condi Rice is a Loyal Bushist, and he has no fear of dissent from her.  Seems like a typical Bush ploy.   He has made an effective bloodless coup to take control of America, now he has it for four years, unless something changes.  Uhhh...now what?  We're fucked, so is a whole lotta the rest of the world.  Poor ignorant American Sheep.  If you're not part of the solution you're part of the problem.

Antny

I'm not fond of copy-paste...but this one's critical.  These are the reasons that the system must be reformed.  
Antny


CIA Critic of U.S. War on Terror Resigns
    By Tabassum Zakaria
    Reuters

    Friday 12 November 2004

    Washington - A CIA analyst who wrote a book that criticized the U.S. war on terror has resigned from the spy agency after it effectively banned him from publicly discussing his views, his publicist said on Thursday.

    Michael Scheuer, whose book "Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror" was signed as "anonymous" and published this summer, will resign effective Friday after 22 years at the Central Intelligence Agency.

    In a statement, Scheuer said the CIA had not forced him to resign, "but I have concluded that there has not been adequate national debate over the nature of the threat posed by Osama bin Laden and the forces he leads and inspires, and the nature and dimensions of intelligence reform needed to address that threat."

    He intends to speak to the media over the next several weeks, including an appearance on the CBS show "60 Minutes" on Sunday.

    Scheuer's statement said senior leadership had allowed the intelligence officers working against al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to be made scapegoats for pre-Sept. 11 failures.

    Scheuer was chief of the CIA Counterterrorist Center's unit which focused on bin Laden from 1996 to 1999 and remained a CIA analyst after that.

    "The Atlantic Monthly" in its December issue published a letter sent by Scheuer to U.S. congressional intelligence committees that said the key pre-Sept. 11 intelligence failures were mainly the result of bad decisions by senior officials.

    "While the 11 September attacks probably were unstoppable, it was decisions by human beings - featuring arrogance, bad judgment, disdain for expertise, and bureaucratic cowardice - that made sure the Intelligence Community did not operate optimally to defend America," Scheuer said in the letter.

    In June, just before Scheuer's book was published, he did a series of media interviews, appearing on TV in silhouette and was identified in print as "Mike."

    In the first week of August, CIA officials told him that he had to ask for permission in advance for media interviews and provide summaries of what would be discussed ahead of time, Scheuer's editor and publicist Christina Davidson said.

    "They rejected every single request," she said. "It was effectively a ban."

    His book said the United States was losing the war against terrorism and that sticking to current policies would only make its enemies in the Islamic world grow stronger.

    The statement released by his publicist about Scheuer's resignation said that "after a cordial meeting with senior CIA officials on Tuesday, Scheuer decided that it would be in the best interests of the intelligence community and the country for him to resign in order to continue speaking publicly with regard to Osama Bin Laden, al Qaeda, and the 9-11 Commission Report." A CIA spokeswoman had no immediate comment.


 



Origional at:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... ity_cia_dc

Go to:

http://www.zmag.org

click on the link to the Znet database and check out the articles.  I'd say it's a wealth of invaluable wisdom, and information.[ This Message was edited by: Antny on 2004-11-07 17:33 ]