There comes a tipping point, however, when the opposition of the establishment, the public opinion of the citizenry, the disgust of the soldiers — their spreading casualties, diseases and mental traumas — and the corruption of the large corporate contractors to whom much of the military's functions have been outsourced, all congeal and overcome the cowardliness of most members of Congress. Then a surge of Congressional followers and allies of Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), war veteran and leading voice against the Bush Iraq policies, will come to the forefront.
The illegal, disastrous (to both Iraqis and Americans) Iraq war is now almost three years of quagmire old. The chaos and bloodshed are worsening. It is time to make the spring of 2006 the tipping point period for constitutionalism, justice and a sane foreign and national security policy. More yawns must turn into growls from outside Washington, DC.
Ralph Nader | Shredding the Constitution
Who is this Nader fellow? What has he been doing with himself? Obviously a blogger (here's another reasonable entry), he knows of that which he speaks. Bring him to me. If he is sincere and of sound mind, I think he may be of use to us. With the news headlines looking like this early Monday morning, we need all the help we can get—as soon as we can get it.
Iran yesterday rejected a Russian compromise aimed at ending its nuclear stand-off with the UN and threatened to strangle world oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran’s defiance came as Britain sought to persuade the UN Security Council to set a deadline as soon as 14 days away to comply with international demands to curb its nuclear ambitions.
Times Online | Oil threat fuels nuclear dispute
We've been here before. You do know what happens when the fourteen days are up, don't you? So...
You've got to fight. It's the only conclusion I can draw as I see the renewed erosion of our freedom to discuss the Middle East. The most recent example - and the most shameful - is the cowardly decision of the New York Theatre Workshop to cancel the Royal Court's splendid production of My Name Is Rachel Corrie.
It's the story - in her own words and emails - of the brave young American woman who travelled to Gaza to protect innocent Palestinians and who stood in front of an Israeli bulldozer in an attempt to prevent the driver from destroying a Palestinian home. The bulldozer drove over her and then reversed and crushed her a second time.
"My back is broken," she said before she died.
Robert Fisk | The erosion of free speech
