Probably the most informed and reliable political columnist in the stateBy John Servais • On Aug 14, 2006You can see a new link at the top of this page - to the writing of Joel Connelly, a Seattle PI columnist. His column normally appears each Mon, Wed and Friday. He should be helpful to us progressives Fair voting in this country is a mythBy John Servais • On Aug 10, 2006A fraud, more exactly. How did Bush get elected a second time? We may learn 20 or 40 years from now that it was the Diebold electronic voting machines that were ‘tweaked’ for final election results in Joe Lieberman’s website crashBy John Servais • On Aug 08, 2006Lieberman lost. This is very good news for America. Hope that perhaps we Americans will overwhelm the forces of war in this country.If you are a geek, this might be interesting. Joe L blamed h In case you didn’t knowBy John Servais • On Aug 06, 2006given US media skewed news - the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers on July 12 took place inside Lebanon - not Israel. The Israeli army routinely has violated the peace agreement by sending patrols What is the US doing?By John Servais • On Aug 05, 2006Juan Cole’s Informed Comment blog has it in a nutshell today. Check the Aug 5 post in his archive if you click this link after today. Israel is destroying Lebanon and grinding down the spirit of the p We have not addressed the causeBy John Servais • On Jul 31, 2006So Mel Gibson is a racist - and his denials of being anti-Jewish with his film “The Passion of Christ” are quite false. Many claim it provides a very anti-semitic slant - and now we know why. Mel spen How the US manipulates world eventsBy John Servais • On Jul 26, 2006Long but good article on how the US manipulates world events so as to go to war with other countries. Iraq and now Iran.Did you know that for years, Israel and Hezbolah have traded prisoners a Alice in WonderlandBy John Servais • On Jul 24, 2006Sec of State Rice visits Lebanon and offers $30 million to help relieve the destruction and death there that is caused by $hundreds of millions of US dollars in bombs given to Israel to destroy Lebano Don’t expect to see this on FoxBy John Servais • On Jul 23, 2006Lebanese fleeing the Israelis - as ordered by Israel - are being strafed and bombed by the Israelis. Nice war. An early October surprise. Takes the losing war in Iraq off the front pages. The Israel has never wanted peaceBy John Servais • On Jul 22, 2006Conservative Pat Buchanan has it right in his column posted Thursday. We should not be supporting Israel in its war of destruction of Lebanon. He rips up the extreme right wing-nuts who support Israel Follow the moneyBy John Servais • On Jul 21, 2006The USA try and stop the Mid East war? Don’t kid yourself. We are air-shipping more bombs to Israel - bombs that will help destroy the city of Beirut and kill more civilians - women and children. No m Israel has concocted another warBy John Servais • On Jul 20, 2006The pogrom to prevent a Palestinian State continues. Terror and murder are the normal weapons. Again the chance to form a nation and live normally is being destroyed by Israel. This is the plan and we The One Percent DoctrineBy John Servais • On Jun 20, 2006Alice in Wonderland is the appropriate description of the Bush administration and how it wages incompetent war on terrorism while it wrecks the good country of Iraq and drives our beloved United State Net neutralityBy John Servais • On Jun 10, 2006Learn more about this issue and why it is very important to you.Craig Newmark of Craigslist.org tells why his efficient classified pages could be hurt by the big-mega corps.Walt Mossbe How net neutrality worksBy John Servais • On Jun 09, 20062 pm addition -Rick Larsen voted against a free and open Internet. Below I write he voted for it - my error. I misread what “no” meant. Our US Representative voted with the Republicans again t The people will not be allowed to returnBy John Servais • On Jun 03, 2006Diego Garcia is small island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Today it is a major US military base - and has no other inhabitants. But 40 years ago it was not ours and had a couple thousand inhabita True conservatives may stay homeBy John Servais • On May 21, 2006from the polls this November. And let the Democrats take over Congress. My wishful thinking? Not at all. Rather the wish and hope of Richard Viguerie, one of the most prominent and influential conserv Bush wants to control us, not find terroristsBy John Servais • On May 19, 2006A legal and effective communications analysis system to combat terrorism was developed and used by President Clinton’s administration. But the Bush administration tossed it away and has used the illeg Our security agencies had to work at being stupidBy John Servais • On May 14, 2006Al Gore on Saturday Night Live last night was great - funny - and also had a very real message. The last six years did not have to be one debacle after another. As events become history, we humans can The head of the CIA should be a civilianBy John Servais • On May 08, 2006A gauntlet has been thrown down on the floor by GW Bush. By nominating General Hayden to head up the CIA, Bush is daring good citizens, the responsible media and decent Senators and Representatives to OK for torture goes to the topBy John Servais • On Apr 28, 2006The Army announced it will court marshal a Colonel Jordan for torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. His immediate boss, a Colonel Pappas will testify against him with immunity from prosec Remember the promises of $ billionsBy John Servais • On Apr 25, 2006to rebuild New Orleans? Bush covered his FEMA failure last September. Nothing ever came of it. He later wimped out. Today Bush reversed his whole political life’s work and spoke for some modest change A Spy Speaks Out -By John Servais • On Apr 24, 2006the 60 Minutes piece last night with Tyler Drumheller, the CIA chief in Europe during the years we prepared to invade Iraq. He blows the Bush Administration claim that the intelligence failed Bush. He Why We Fight -By John Servais • On Apr 23, 2006a film about our present-day United States. It won at Sundance and for good reason. For those of us who are beginning to wonder if we made a “mistake” going to war in Iraq, this film is for you. You w Conservatives can’t be consistent for five minutesBy John Servais • On Apr 01, 2006Walls. So the Republicans - or the ruling faction - wants a wall between us and Mexico. And this is supposed to solve the problem? Well, this did not work for China nor Rome. And even 20 miles in Berl Bush wanted war -By John Servais • On Mar 27, 2006and fabricated excuses for an invasion. Proof was printed today in the New York Times. In January, 2003, Bush and British PM Blair talked about how they could start the invasion even though they knew Accusations against RussiaBy John Servais • On Mar 26, 2006The Pentagon - that world-renowned planning organization - is complaining that Russia tipped off Saddam to our military moves during the invasion of Iraq three years ago. How did Russia supposedly get Borders are artificial linesBy John Servais • On Mar 19, 2006Juan Cole has it - how the Mid East could end up if Bush continues with his insane war. See the Mar 19 post for the map showing Iraq partitioned and the new countries of Kurdistan, Qaedistan and Shiit Baseball, money and the American wayBy John Servais • On Mar 18, 2006Umpire Bob Davidson, our USA go-to cheater, is behind the plate for today’s game between Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Of course his calls are to help defeat Cuba. Gawd, what an embarrassment to th The Mexicans beat us anywayBy John Servais • On Mar 17, 2006We can all feel better as Americans today, as it turns out we did cheat last night in trying to beat the Mexicans. Whew. We did give it the old American best after all. Last night, I missed the early We act like we have all the answersBy John Servais • On Mar 16, 2006Somebody forgot to tell the Mexicans that they couldn’t beat the US baseball major league all stars. Take a hint. Clemens pitching? A batting lineup of all stars? Those little fellows south of the bor A continuation of the Mar 13 post -By John Servais • On Mar 15, 2006when we - Americans in this case - do lose at something despite our cheating, we simply ignore it as best we can. We pretend it didn’t happen. Lose the war to Vietnam? Destroy the city of Fallujah and How do Americans win? By cheating,By John Servais • On Mar 13, 2006of course. Today American baseball umpire Bob Davidson nicely reversed a call in the new Baseball Classic which gave the American team a win over the Japanese - who were threatening to win. No problem She said “No” to VP Dick CheneyBy John Servais • On Feb 10, 2006and now she may go to jail for it. So much for free speech in America. The careful process of shutting up Americans. The Eugene, Oregon, Weekly has the story.Oh, and no, I will not shut up. Those who support the war would not be too offendedBy John Servais • On Dec 28, 2005Juan Cole continues to provide the best available analysis of our Iraq involvement - at least that I have found. While his stance is not supportive of the Bush imperial goals, those in support of the Has the ACLU sold out?By John Servais • On Nov 29, 2005From an AP article today:“Deputy Police Chief Frank Fernandez said officers might, for example, surround a bank building, check the IDs of everyone going in and out and hand out leaflets about Cheney is a fraudBy John Servais • On Nov 25, 2005Draft Dodger Dick Cheney wants to continue sending young Americans to death in Iraq. And being maimed - and being mentally unstable the rest of their lives. Dick didn’t want to go to Viet Nam to fight War mongers are like a wolf packBy John Servais • On Nov 19, 2005I watched the US House of Representatives on C-Span last night - live. A sad display. They have now all gone home for a 2-week vacation - even before they have finished taking away the safety nets for The two-step shuffleBy John Servais • On Nov 13, 2005From the year 2000 when Bush took office, till recently, the Bush Administration has slammed the Clinton administration for not being concerned about Iraq and Saddam. Now that the lies of Bush are bei I have no edge on anyoneBy John Servais • On Nov 12, 2005GW Bush says we critics of his war are rewriting history. He says no one knew the intelligence was false in the spring of 2003 and going to war had broad support. Well, this common citizen in the far Another attack on US soil will benefit GWBy John Servais • On Nov 11, 2005A GOP memo is calculating that another terrorist attack on US soil will benefit GW and the Republicans. These are the guys who celebrate the deaths of American kids in war. So, is the party of Lincoln No oil there so the US cares notBy John Servais • On Nov 08, 2005Winter is descending on Pakistan and the earthquake victims will continue dying by the thousands over the next few weeks. Why? Because the relief agencies - including our American Red Cross - are trea Mark Wilson is running for US SenatorBy John Servais • On Nov 05, 2005as a Democrat and against Maria Cantwell. His website is www.votemark.org and it will be posted in the column to the right in This is the thought process of a cave manBy John Servais • On Oct 25, 20052,000 US military persons have been killed on the battlefields of Iraq since the March 2003 bombing and invasion. What is more horrifying is over 15,000 have been wounded. And tens of th FluoridationBy John Servais • On Oct 19, 2005Got your attention? Time magazine has an article this week about our Bellingham fight over whether or not to put fluoride in our drinking water. It is worth reading.I think putting this medici “A broader role for the armed forces”By John Servais • On Oct 18, 2005“It is now clear that a challenge on this scale requires greater federal authority and a broader role for the armed forces – the institution of our government most capable of massive logistical opera Where does the buck stop?By John Servais • On Sep 03, 2005Most agree - even W. Bush - that FEMA has botched the aid effort for New Orleans. Now we learn that Mike Brown, the director of FEMA, was fired in 2001 from his last private sector job of overseeing h Greatest movie line ever?By John Servais • On Sep 01, 2005Latest right-wing banal humor circulating on the Internet. This from the guys who say “my country, right or wrong”. This from the folks who actually think they have a rational reason for us to be inva A new Bellingham progressive web siteBy John Servais • On Aug 19, 2005Vote PC - has just been put up by Ryan Ferris. It has a very good mission. To bring some intelligence and law to our local governments in Whatcom County. That includes the Port of Bellingham. I’m p One of over 1,600 vigils across the USABy John Servais • On Aug 17, 2005Sat, Aug 20, postBelow I suggest no local elected officials attended the vigil. I am pleased to report that city council member Terry Borneman attended. Others saw him and told me. Anyone e
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