San Diegans Protest Queer Executions in Iran
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

About 10 San Diegans participated in a demonstration held July 19 as part of an international commemoration of the first anniversary of the execution of two 17-year-old Queer boys in Iran. Though some Leftists questioned the timing of a protest targeting Iran just when the U.S. is threatening an imperalist attack against the country, participants said that they felt a need to make a statement that the executions were wrong and in any case it was highly unlikely that President Bush would use Queer rights as a pretext to attack Iran when he is so adamantly opposed to Queer rights in the U.S.
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War Protester Arredondo Speaks in S.D.
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

When Carlos Arredondo first heard the news that his son Alexander had been killed in combat in Iraq, he literally went ballistic. He attacked the van of the Marines who had come to notify him with a hammer, then broke into it carrying a can of gasoline and a blowtorch, and set the van — and himself — on fire. Since then he's found more constructive outlets for his grief, including joining Cindy Sheehan's Gold Star Families for Peace and touring the Boston area, where he lives, and the entire country with a display featuring a coffin and photos of his late son. He and his wife Melida told their story July 8 in San Diego and left an audience intensely moved.
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Please Help Cynthia McKinney Stay in Congress
reposted,

"Please Help Cynthia McKinney Stay in
Congress" from Leuren Moret.

THIS IS AN APPEAL TO HELP CONGRESSWOMAN
CYNTHIA MCKINNEY GET RE-ELECTED. BELOW
IS AN APPEAL AND DESCRIPTION OF THE
SHENNANIGANS THE REPUBLICANS ARE PULLING
AND THE DEMOCRATS ARE ALLOWING. PLEASE SEND
WHATEVER YOU CAN AFFORD... EVEN A DOLLAR CAN
HELP.PLEASE HELP CYNTHIA STAY IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AND SEE THE FILM "AMERICAN
BLACKOUT" ABOUT HER LAST ELECTION... AND THE
TERRIBLE THINGS DONE TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

LEUREN MORET
RADIATION SPECIALIST AND INDEPENDENT SCIENTIST
LIVERMORE NUCLEAR WEAPONS LAB WHISTLEBLOWER


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DA Dumanis Lies About Law
Fred Gardner, repost from counterpunch,

Raids on July 6 targeted 11 San Diego cannabis dispensaries. Owners of some of the dispensaries not raided that day were heard to say that they were spared because they were running proper establishments. As if the DEA made such distinctions! On July 21 the remaining clubs were visited by law enforcement and told to close or else. They have all complied.

San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis is taking the position that all sales of marijuana are illegal -despite several court rulings to the contrary and the wording of the Health & Safety Code as modified by Senate Bill 420 and the appellate court ruling in People v. Urziceanu.
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Alexander Visits Santa Barbara, Ventura
Stewart A. Alexander,

The Peace and Freedom Party Candidate for California Lieutenant Governor, Stewart Alexander, continues to take his campaign to the people; recently reaching tens of thousands in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Oxnard. Alexander says, “My message is simple, give 38 million Californians a voice in government to oppose the Iraq War, reduce gasoline prices, bringing back free college education, and ending Schwarzenegger’s term in office.”
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Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Sudan: premeditated war
FactsPlease,

Before emotions and disinformation gain the upper hand, consider what General Wesley Clark wrote in 2003--that by late 2001, the Neocon-led Pentagon was planning a five-year campaign of wars against seven countries: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Iran, Somalia and Sudan. (And don't expect to hear about this from Lieberman, McCain, Pelosi, Feinstein, Howard Dean, or the Clintons.)

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Why Heloisa
Julio C. Pereira,

Our existence, as sovereign Nation and organized society, is in danger. Since 1981, the national income for inhabitant stopped to progress. An entire generation never saw Brazilian development. About 65% of our young people, between 14 and 24 years, they do not study nor work.
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On Iraq, Lieberman, McCain, Perle, and Hoffa
NonNeocon,

Senators Joe Lieberman and John McCain aren't merely "hawksih"; as "Honorary Co-Chairmen" of a pre-Iraq-war spin machine called The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, they were leading cheerleaders for a war that now threatens to mushroom out of all control--unless we remove the Liebermans, McCains, and their fellow war cheerleaders from our U.S. Congress.

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Hoff and CLI
James Watwood,

My article demonstrates that James P. Hoffa is a Neocon, a War monger, and does not take his job as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters seriously.
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Cuba and Bush's elections.
Nasty,

Havana, Julio 20.- From the United States information’s that subtract even more credibility to the one titled report of Bush Cuba arrive it has more than enough. Now it is about the electoral topic.
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THE POLITICAL AND ELECTORAL SYSTEM IN CUBA.
Nasty,

The main quality of the political Cuban system is its capacity for the constant improvement in function of the necessities outlined for the realization of a full, true and systematic participation of the town in the address and the control of the society, essence of all democracy.
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Alexander Propose Prison Population Reduction
Stewart A. Alexander,

Stewart Alexander is proposing to reduce California’s prison population by 70 thousand, and says California should close one or more prisons, within the next two to three years, to cut cost to taxpayers.
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"Dump Diebold" Folks Pack Board of Supervisors Meeting
Mark,

It happened right here in San Diego yesterday.

The Diebold voting machines and central tabulators in use in San Diego do not and cannot meet either state or federal requirements for certification, yet the Secretary of State certified them anyway, the State Attorney General is defending him instead of prosecuting him, and our Registrar of Voters, who has admitted that he doesn't know how to hold an election in compliance with even the minimal security standards set by the Secretary of State, is still using these machines.

These uncertifiable voting machines cost millions of dollars to buy, store, and maintain. Paper and pencil voting is cheap, and human pollworkers do not have to be warehoused or have their batteries continuously charged between elections. They don't even become obsolete and have to be replaced with more expensive machines every few years.

Although there is current litigation aimed at barring these machines both federally and statewide, it will take local action in order to get rid of them here in San Diego before November.

About 50 people wearing "Dump Diebold" stickers and holding up "No Sleepovers!" signs packed the Board of Supervisors meeting.
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Schwarzenegger Permits Gasoline Price Gouging
Stewart A. Alexander,

Alexander says, “Schwarzenegger has done little to control spiraling inflation in California since he was elected in 2003, he has also done little to help Californians to keeps up with the higher cost of living. Two years ago many Californians were looking for a second job to help pay their bills, now many Californians are looking for a second job just to pay for gasoline.”



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Alexander Tours Southern California
Stewart A. Alexander,

On July 4th Stewart Alexander kicked off his campaign to become California’s next lieutenant governor, making several stops in Los Angeles County. The stops included Venice and Santa Monica, reaching over 50,000 people during a full day of campaigning.
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HUNTER THOMPSON-DR. GONZO-HELP!!
MARKIN,

CAMPAIGN 2006 IS BEYOND FEAR AND LOATHING.
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DEMOCRACY, MEXICAN STYLE - PART II
Stephen Lendman,

MORE INFORMATION ON THE STOLEN MEXICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
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Camejo pushes for 3-way debate, not democracy
Paul Burton,

Green Party Gov. candidate Peter Camejo is appealing for funds to air TV ads to raise his profile and get himself into the 'debates' with Guvenator and Angelides. But there seems to be no effort to link the call for his inclusion with the right of the candidates of the other three ballot qualified parties to also be included. Janice Jordan, is the Peace and Freedom Party candidate for Gov. and should be in any 'debates' alongside Camejo and others. She's the only woman on the ballot for Guv.

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DEMOCRACY, MEXICAN STYLE
Stephen Lendman,

AN ACCOUNT OF THE STOLEN MEXICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
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Former Ugandan Parliament Member Speaks in SD
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

Miria Matembe, former member of the parliament of Uganda and longtime women's rights activist there, spoke at the Mission Valley library July 2 and rankled many local activists — including Ugandan émigrés — with her insistence that the government's treatment of the Acholi people in the north is not an act of genocide but an attempt to protect them against terrorists. Matembe also described the horrible state of Uganda's rape and domestic violence laws and the issue that led her to break with her long-time ally, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni: his insistence on amending the constitution so he could run for a third term as president.
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Low Turnout, Negative Campaign Sank Busby
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

The victory of Republican Brian Bilbray over Democrat Francine Busby is being hailed throughout much of the political establishment and the corporate media as an indication that Republicans don't have to worry about losing Congress this year. San Diego Democratic party chair Jess Durfee and activist Ira Lechner spoke to the predominantly Queer San Diego Democratic Club June 22 to challenge that notion. According to Durfee and Lechner, what really sank Busby's campaign were low voter turnout and a relentlessly negative campaign by both candidates that discouraged many people from voting at all. Durfee argued that Republicans in particular deliberately run such negative campaigns to solidify their base while driving down turnout among those likely to vote Democrat.
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Palast Skewers Democrats in New Book
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

Journalist, economist and activist Greg Palast came to San Diego June 10 in defiance of his publishers to promote his new book, "Armed Madhouse." The book attacks American politicians of both major parties and celebrates independent figures like Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, former U.S. Presidential candidate H. Ross Perot and the late Louisiana governor Huey Long. It also offers a provocative explanation of what the war in Iraq is really about — not getting Iraq's oil, but quite the contrary: keeping it off the market in order to raise the price and increase the already swollen profits of Big Oil.
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PHILIPPINES: Citizens' impeachment complaint
AKBAYAN (Citizens' Action Party) ,

AKBAYAN (Citizens' Action Party) solons today formally endorsed the second impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) as more citizens and groups filed their complaints against the president.


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ACTION NEEDED: Defeat CA AB 2680
Webmaster,

Bill Goes After The Employers Who Hire Undocumented Workers
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Final vote today on forced treatment bill
Delphine Brody,

Invoking an obscure senate rule Monday, California Senate Appropriations Chair Kevin Murray bumped involuntary psychiatric commitment bill AB 2357 to the Senate Floor, scuttling public input and fast-tracking the bill to its final vote today. Ardently opposed by a coalition of consumers, survivors, ex-patients and allies, the bill seeks to extend "Laura's Law", the state's soon-to-sunset outpatient commitment law.
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Art of War : The Electronic Age
Larmee,

Diebold Electronic Voting Machines
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All Eyes on San Bernardino
Webmaster,

Xenophobic measure will affect more than just the undocumented

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Alexander: Death Row, Many Challenges
Stewart A. Alexander,

The U.S. Supreme Court made two important decisions on the death penalty that will impact the fate of hundreds of men and women that are on death rows nationwide. Stewart Alexander, Candidate for California Lieutenant Governor, says, “I respect the decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court, however the entire process of capital punishment in America is flawed.”
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Anarchist Elected City Commissioner in FL
Mark,

Cara Jennings, an anarchist, has just been elected to the City Commission in Lake Worth, Florida.

Jennings was greatly outspent by big developers and sugar interests. Turns out people in Lake Worth don't like big developers and sugar interests.

Seems to me we could use a few good anarchists on our City Council and Board of Supervisors here in San Diego. Anybody feel like running for office?

"I and other anarchists believe that there should be no hierarchy, and that all decisions should be made on a community level by individuals on a voluntary basis."

"So it’s been difficult running for office and acknowledging that I’m putting myself in a perceived and sometimes real position of power over other people. The reason that people are excited to see me out there, like at an immigration rally, is because they know, whether I like it or not, that I have additional power that they don’t have. I don’t want to claim the assumed power that comes with winning an elected office, but at the same time, I’m in this position to leverage that power, and be outspoken about things that are wrong and receive attention for that. I don’t know really how you do that without falling into that trap of getting credit for a position of power that shouldn’t exist in the first place. It’s challenging."

"The practical reality is that in Lake Worth there’s not a large anarchist community, and there’s not even a large progressive community. So in order to make a better impact, I decided to run for office. I don’t think it was the most anarchist thing to do, but it was a responsible thing to do."

 http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2665/


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Bandera republicana
Antifachista,

Bandera de la II República Española.
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