When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Tuesday, April 09, 2002
The president is now trying to recruit utility workers as government spies. In a program called Operation TIPS — for Terrorism Information and Prevention System — the administration plans to enlist truckers, letter carriers, ship captains and others in reporting suspicious activity to the authorities.
In a speech in Tennesee, Bush said:
It's a sinister sort of volunteerism, if you ask me. Of course, citizens reporting on each other is not new. It was done in Salem, Massachusetts, during the witch trials; it was done in Stalin's Russia; and it was done in Hitler's Germany. This is not a model we want to emulate. It is unAmerican.
People and governments of the world: I ask you to take note of the dangerous direction in which the U.S. is heading and put on the brakes. U.S. allies: just say NO to President Bush.
Copyright © 2001-03 Pam Shorey
(except the specific sources credited in quotes)
When the utility truck is outside, pull down your shades
The president is now trying to recruit utility workers as government spies. In a program called Operation TIPS — for Terrorism Information and Prevention System — the administration plans to enlist truckers, letter carriers, ship captains and others in reporting suspicious activity to the authorities.
In a speech in Tennesee, Bush said:
If people see anything suspicious, utility workers, you ought to report it... This is a way to organize that which already happens in our communities on a daily basis, and a way to make the homeland more secure and more prepared.
[ NY TImes, 4/9/02 Bush pushes volunteerisim ]
It's a sinister sort of volunteerism, if you ask me. Of course, citizens reporting on each other is not new. It was done in Salem, Massachusetts, during the witch trials; it was done in Stalin's Russia; and it was done in Hitler's Germany. This is not a model we want to emulate. It is unAmerican.
People and governments of the world: I ask you to take note of the dangerous direction in which the U.S. is heading and put on the brakes. U.S. allies: just say NO to President Bush.
Palema
5:19 AM
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