Prince Mukasey and King George Strike Against Evil Aliens Again - Not!

There is no limit to the lack of shame and disregard for basic human rights by the Bush League, or so this latest outrage met with silence by Congress makes it seem.

clipped from www.times-standard.com Mukasey sets limit on immigrants' rights to lawyer By AMY TAXIN Associated Press Writer Posted: 01/08/2009 03:54:37 PM PST SANTA ANA, Calif.—The Bush administration has ruled that immigrants facing deportation do not have an automatic right to an effective lawyer, stoking outrage among immigrant advocates who say the government aims to weaken immigrants' right to fair hearings.

An Unnecessary War

By Jimmy Carter
Thursday, January 8, 2009; Page A15

I know from personal involvement that the devastating invasion of Gaza by Israel could easily have been avoided.

clipped from www.washingtonpost.com An Israeli artillery piece firing into the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. (By Anja Niedringhaus -- Associated Press)

Shameful jailing of families and working people

With just weeks to go, it seems that Bush and his ideologues were doing their best to inflict as much hard in as many areas as they could. this story, unfortunately has been repeated all over the nation.

clipped from www.nytimes.com City of Immigrants Fills Jail Cells With Its Own Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, R.I., was built on the hope that it would revive the city’s economy.

Too sad - same story could be told on other side of border

Both sides now - End the Violence - Cese fire now!

clipped from www.alertnet.org Gaza: Are we not human? 07 Jan 2009 17:03:00 GMT Written by: Oxfam GB Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. Mohammed Ali, Oxfam's Advocacy and Media researcher, writes from his home in Gaza city. The air, the sea and the earth in Gaza city are now occupied by the Israeli military. They occupy Gazans' minds, nerves and ears too. In a bid to stop my children twitching, jerking, trembling and waking at every sound of an attack during their few hours sleep and their many waking hours, I put cotton wool in their ears - it has not worked. I wonder what damage is being done to my children's tiny hearts, theirs are not as big as mine, they can cope less with the stress that is being put on them.

Peace Cafe - Great Idea!

Terrific Idea! Talking face to face is something leaders should be able to do as well!

clipped from www.voanews.com Jewish Americans, Arab Americans Discuss Gaza Conflict in 'Peace Cafe' By Jeff Swicord Washington 07 January 2009 As Israel's Gaza incursion continues and the fighting escalates, there are still people who believe peace is possible in the Middle East. As protesters around the world voice opposition to Israel's ground offensive in Gaza, Jewish and Arab Americans are meeting in a cafe in Washington D.C. and are having a different kind of dialogue. Iraqi American Anas Shallal

Death Penalty Debate in Nebraska

clipped from nebraska.statepaper.com Death Penalty Debate Might Include Right To DNA Tests / Experienced Counsel By ED HOWARD January 07, 2009 Sen. Dierks The Legislature’s debate on the death penalty could be something more in 2009 than the expected up-or-down vote on whether to kill condemned inmates with drugs. The state Supreme Court last year banned use of the electric chair.

K-12 Students - Do your bit to halt global warming and win!

Students Invited to Submit Their Creative Energy Project Entries

Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial leader in energy efficiency and sustainability, invites kindergarten through 12th grade students across North America to enter the Igniting Creative Energy competition.

The challenge is open to all students in grades K-12 in the U.S. and Canada, excluding Quebec.

A total of four grand prizes will be awarded to three students and one teacher. Three students, one in each grade cluster, whose work best addresses the challenge criteria, will receive a hosted trip to Washington, D.C., for themselves and a parent or legal guardian. Also, the teacher with the highest average score of student work from 15 or more qualifying entries will also receive a trip for two to Washington, D.C. While in Washington, D.C., students will share their winning challenge entries with government and energy leaders during the 20th Annual Energy Efficiency Forum, June 15-16, at the National Press

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Good News Finally! We Hope!

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Israel accepts truce 'principles'

Israel briefly halted its military operations in Gaza to allow in aid Israel has agreed "on the principles" of a ceasefire proposal, raising hopes of an end to its conflict with Palestinian militants in Gaza. "The challenge now is to get the details to match the principles," Israeli spokesman Mark Regev said. The Palestinian militant group Hamas said there were "positive signs but no agreement yet". The development came as Israel halted military operations in Gaza for three hours to aid humanitarian efforts.

It's more than just a Massachusetts Weird Problem of Who Get Arrested for What

Funny column but too true about who gets arrested for what depends on legal, social, religious, and political atmosphere of the day in the place you are. It also has a lot to say about how foolish zero tolerance is over many things in our society today!

clipped from news.bostonherald.com Your “Only In Massachusetts” puzzler of the day: Boston cops kick in a door and find three people: An illegal immigrant living in subsidized housing; a 16-year-old girl smoking a joint; and a 20-year-old Marine drinking a Miller Lite to celebrate his safe return from a second tour of Iraq. Question: Of these three lawbreakers, who is the only one arrested?

Let's Talk and Avoid Next Bush League War

War with Iran is neither unavoidable, or desirable. Let's find ways to talk and work out how Iran and US can both be on side of peace and friendship.

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DeMarillac Academy schoolchildren hold their hand-made peace signs at the Axis of Friendship Festival in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza (Staff photo P. Pasquini).