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"The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison" by Andy Worthington.

"Nonviolent Struggle: 50 Crucial Points" by Centre for Applied NonViolent Action and Strategies.

"George W. Bush, War Criminal?: The Bush Administration's Liability for 269 War Crimes"by Michael Haas.

"Nonviolence: Twenty-Five Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea," by Mark Kurlansky.

"A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict," by Peter Ackerman and Jack Duvall (also available as a video).

"Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential" by Gene Sharp.

"A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr."

"The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush," is available for the cost of $12; and a free downloadable PDF is available on the same site.

"The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld," is an indictment of the entire torture team, including Bush and Cheney, a guide to prosecution for torture.

"The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder," by Vincent Bugliosi, argues that state and local prosecutors have jurisdiction to prosecute Bush for the murder of US soldiers from their states and counties who died in Iraq.

"Cowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Law," by Marjorie Cohn, documents the laws and the violations, and reminds us why Jefferson warned against elected despotism.

"United States v. George W. Bush et al.," by Elizabeth de la Vega, an indictment, a presentation to a grand jury charging Bush and gang with fraud -- very well argued and documented, even entertaining.

"The Genius of Impeachment: The Founders' Cure for Royalism," by John Nichols, a masterpiece that should be required reading in every high school and college in the United States, a history and portrait of the practice of impeachment.

"Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush," by the Center for Constitutional Rights, a short book that lists and explains four (multi-part) articles of impeachment.

"The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens," by Elizabeth Holtzman (former Congresswoman and member of the Nixon impeachment panel) and Cynthia L. Cooper, an excellent and readable book laying out five major grounds for impeachment of Bush, plus an extra section on Dick Cheney.

"The Case for Impeachment," by Dave Lindorff and Barbara Olshansky, an amazingly popular and extremely readable book that explains the context while also setting forth six articles of impeachment against Bush, plus an extra section on Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, and Alberto Gonzales.

"Impeach the President: The Case Against Bush and Cheney," edited by Dennis Loo and Peter Phillips, with an introduction by Howard Zinn, a wonderfully well written collection of essays organized around a list of 12 grounds for impeachment of Bush and Cheney.

"George W. Bush versus the U.S. Constitution: The Downing Street Memos and Deception, Manipulation, Torture, Retribution, and Cover-ups in the Iraq War and Illegal Domestic Spying," by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Democratic Staff, a book that not only collects the evidence but also tells us what Congressman John Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, is thinking (the full text, minus a new introduction by Joseph Wilson, is available here.)

"Verdict and Findings of Fact," by the International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration of the United States, a report that looks at five major international crimes and overlaps significantly with most lists of impeachable offenses (the full text is available at the link and can also be purchased for $10);

"Impeach Bush: A Funny Li'l Graphical Novel About the Worstest Pres'dent in the History of Forevar," a comic book account of Bush's impeachable offenses – the crimes really are self-evident, but pictures don't hurt.

"Pretensions to Empire: Notes on the Criminal Folly of the Bush Administration," by Lewis Lapham, a collection of essays from Harper's magazine, concluding with one called "The Case for Impeachment," which focuses on Rep. Conyers' report.

"The Twilight of Democracy: The Bush Plan for America," by Jennifer Van Bergen. Find out what the Bush Plan is and how it diverges from what the law and Constitution say.

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Fraudulent Election 2008

Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2008-10-27 03:22.

Elections

From John Gideon:

In a stunning admission Sequoia Voting Systems has admitted to not
printing and mailing over 11,000 absentee ballots to Denver, Colorado
voters. Their spokeswoman claimed they "made an unfortunate mistake".
In fact, the company had failed to notify the city of this "mistake"
and when originally asked they lied and told the city they had
delivered all 21,450 ballots they were supposed to print and deliver
to the post office on Oct. 16. Sequoia claims they will have ballots
printed and delivered to the post office by tomorrow, Monday. Voters
have until election day to get those ballots marked and either back
in the mail or delivered to any early polling site. Not mentioned by
anyone is if any overseas voters or military are affected by this
failure.

In Jefferson Co Arkansas voters will vote on ballots that don't have
some alderman races on them. The county discovered their error too
late and they have now fixed it but all early voting has been done
without those races being voted on by the voters. The county will
just forget all of those voters and hope that none of the races are
close which would open them up for potential lawsuits.

National: How to Stop Election Theft and How Not to Stop Election Theft?
http://www.opednews.com/articles/How-to-Stop-Election-Theft-by-Mark-Adam...

National: Antidote to Election Theft: "Steal Back Your Vote"
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Antidote-to-Election-Theft-by-Joan-Brun...

National: This Election Will Not Be Stolen
http://www.opednews.com/articles/This-Election-Will-Not-Be-by-Jennifer-H...

National: Opinion - Groups work to fend off Nov. 4 poll problems
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081026/COLUMNIST0...

National: Casting its lot with e-voting
Despite critics, Hart Intercivic has made its choice
http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/technology/10...

National: Obama could still lose election to McCain from GOP voter
suppression or vote fraud
http://www.examiner.com/x-775-Political-Issues-Examiner~y2008m10d26-Obam...

National: Democrats Describe Efforts to Limit Voting Machines Problems
http://www.alternet.org/democracy/104635/democrats_describe_efforts_to_l...

AR: Error On Redfield, Altheimer Ballots Addressed At Emergency Meet
http://www.pbcommercial.com/articles/2008/10/26/news/news4.txt

AR: Candidate Reacts to Ballot Error That May Have Cost Votes
http://www.pbcommercial.com/articles/2008/10/26/news/news5.txt

CA: Your vote faces challenges like never before
http://www.times-standard.com/othervoices/ci_10820484

CA: Polling places are in the mail
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/963364.html

CA: Riverside County registrar braces for record voter turnout
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_W_vote26.47447f...

CA: Riverside County - JACOBS: Why act like there's something to hide?
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/10/26/opinion/jacobs/zdc14582f5b12f...

CA: San Diego County - Steps taken for smooth Election Day
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081026-9999-1m26vote.html

CO: Coffman sued over voter purge
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_10815894

CO: Boulder County - Greenlee: Will our votes count?
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/oct/26/will-our-votes-count/

CO: 'Missing' Denver mail ballots were never sent by vendor
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/24/denver-looking-11000-m...

CO: Denver - Missing ballots weren't prepared
A vendor didn't mail half the 21,450 needed, but that's been fixed.
http://www.denverpost.com/election/ci_10817170

FL: Both parties to guard polls on Election Day
Legal teams for the Barack Obama and John McCain campaigns will
deploy thousands of poll watchers to Florida voting sites to keep an
eye out for possible irregularities in the presidential election.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/741885.html

FL: Florida counties split over voter verification
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/741884.html

GA: Gwinnett County - Officials 'confident' in absentee solution
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/main.asp?SectionID=6&SubSectionID=6&Art...

IN: Parties await judge's ruling on Lake County early voting
http://www.chestertontribune.com/Politics%20and%20Elections/parties_awai...

MD: Decision Time for Early Voting in Md.
Issue Has Long Divided Lawmakers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/25/AR200810...

NY: BlackBoxVoting.org Speaks Out for Election Transparency
http://e-voter.blogspot.com/2008/10/ny-blackboxvotingorg-speaks-out-for....

NY: Does the US electoral system HAVA brain?
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Does-the-US-electoral-syst-by-Rady-Anan...

OH: White House Asks for Scrutiny
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/24/AR200810...

OH: Lawmakers Urge DOJ Not to Intervene in Ohio Voter Dispute
http://www.pubrecord.org/nationworld/428-lawmakers-urge-doj-not-to-inter...

OH: Is Ohio doomed to ballot battles?
Some laud litigation; others see need for nonpartisan system
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/10/...

PA: Counties add voting machines, poll workers in anticipation of
record turnout
http://www.eveningsun.com/ci_10817459

PA: Bradford County - Editoral - Integrity of voter lists needs protection
http://www.thedailyreview.com/articles/2008/10/26/editorial/tw_review.20...

TN: Davidson County - Problems Plague Early Voting System
Elections Commission Says Blames Calibration
http://www.wsmv.com/politics/17803172/detail.html

TN: Knox County - Voters confused about presidential vote on TN
county's machines
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/26/voters-confused-about-pr...

TX: Brazoria County - Clerk says to double-check electronic ballots
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=1e459a0a06766e36

WV: ES&S official left company in May
Ireland gave man an award Thursday for voting innovation
http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200810250560?page=1&build=cache

Overseas Voting: My Voting Experience From Afghanistan
http://blog.pennlive.com/blog-runner/2008/10/my_voting_experience_from_a...

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Obama Headlines 2009

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2008-10-27 05:52.

The Times, June 2009

Obama Fails Test, Iran Tests Nuke!
While negotiating with Iran in direct talks that continue to remain aimless, Iran announced the successful testing of a nuclear weapon in a remote north west desert of Iran. Iran’s president, Amenidijhihad, announced, “All Iranians can be proud of our achievement, no longer will the western infidels hold a sword over our heads. Soon the region will have greater independence, praise Allah!” The full intent of these remarks is unclear, yet intercepted communications between Iran, Syria, Yemen and Egypt indicate Iran desires to become a leading provider of spreading influence and weapons in the area. Israel’s air defense and army systems have gone on full alert, without official comment.

Gas at $11!
Gasoline prices soared to $11.25 a barrel yesterday, for the first time in history, based on Iran’s successful nuclear test and fears of growing conflict in the region. Gasoline lines formed for the first time since the Carter administration, with hording due to fears of shortages

Obama package, Iranian bomb force DOW to plunge below 5000
The economy also continues to slip as negotiations in the capital continue on a trillion-dollar infrastructure package the nation cannot afford. The savings from Obama’ pullout from the war in Iraq have been offset with pork barrel spending for highways and a socialist health care package. Tax increases also have cut revenues and savings are down. With the testing the Iranian nuclear bomb, first the middle-east and then Asian markets continue to plunge.

Unemployment numbers up
The growing roster of the unemployed continued as corporations, large and small, continue labor cuts to respond to the increased taxes from Congress and the Administration.

Iraq announces alliance with Iraq
Just shy of President Obama’s designated mass US troop withdrawal from Iraq this July, Iraq’s parliament approved an Iranian treaty with economic packages forging closer ties.
The US Army Commander, recently forced into retirement by the new administration, stated, “Its obvious. We leave too abruptly and the terrorist spawning regime of Iran fills the vaccum"

Section B Other Headlines
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Joe the Plumber in Jail
Venuzuela drills off of Florida limits
Russia and Venuzuaela- the next Cuban Missile Crisis?