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Not every child
is blond, blue eyed, and
Christian.
Increasingly childhood is under threat from an American
world view of 'might makes right,' a world view that relies on
violence anchored by a philosophy akin to Machiavelli's 'The Prince.'
Most are oblivious to the fact that today, 1/4 of the
world lives in severe poverty, 1/6 is hungry, while the 6 wealthiest countries
spend $700 million every 9 days on dog and cat food, and yearly $66 billion on
cosmetics, $92 billion on junk food, and (as of 1995 according to the UN) $800
billion on military expenditures. Peace in such a world is not begotten by
ruthlessness !
In this season of peace, may
all men find it in their hearts and minds, the courage to embrace tolerance, and
forgive all wrongs--whether real or perceived, and henceforth work to
realize a better world for all.
A PURE olive branch has greater
worth than the sword, and provides evidence of lasting value.
" An eye for an eye only
ends up making the whole world blind." Mahatma
Gandhi
 What's on your
mind ?
>Essays & articles of
interest published by other
sites:
SPECIAL REPORTS:
Organized Crime
Bibliographic
Database Search
In Liberty's Shadow, The Status of
Asylum in America, a Human Rights First Report, http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/about_us/events/Chasing_Freedom/asylum_report.htm
TRESSPASS: Genetic Engineering as the final
conquest. Agricultural
biotechnology--'the new biology'--is pushing a little publicized agenda that
brings unprecedented new risks to ecological stability and human security. www.worldwatch.org/pubs/download/EP181A/ PDF Doc.
What's Happening to Labor RIGHTS ?
The American Detention Camps: A Photo Essay,
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/haiku/photo.htm
Child Soldiers Global Report 2004
http://www.child-soldiers.org/resources/global-reports
Human Rights Watch issues Special Report- RAZING
RAFAH, an Israeli crime in progress http://hrw.org/reports/2004/rafah1004/
Wal-Mart's Social and Economic Impact (NPR RADIO) 4
part series examines influence of U.S.'s largest employer. http://www.npr.org/news/specials/walmart/
Is Wal Mart Good for America ? (VIDEO) PBS, 90 minute
Frontline Program. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/view/
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH calls on Caterpillar to
suspend sales to Israel, Press Release,
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/11/22/isrlpa9711.htm
CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY,
Investing in War, the Carlyle Group profits from
government and conflict, http://www.publicintegrity.org/pns/report.aspx?aid=424&sid=200
The Power of Nightmares (VIDEO) online
documentary assesses whether the threat from a hidden and organized terrorist
network is an illusion. In the concluding part of the series, the program
explains how the illusion was created and who benefits from it. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/video1040.htm
Exhuming Buried
Memories, SPAIN, the FRANCO Regime, mass graves are
unearthed. L.A. Times, www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-francodead8dec08,0,5822695.story?coll=la-home-world
Who Owns
the Media ? Center for American Progress, www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=262672
Human
Rights in Mexico; Human Rights Watch Report, http://hrw-news-americas.c.topica.com/maacXapabcofMa59QEQb/
Human Rights Report on Brazil; Youths
Abused in Rio de Janeiro, http://hrw-weekly.c.topica.com/maacW5KabcnO0bdU9PUB/
and http://hrw-weekly.c.topica.com/maacW5KabcnO1bdU9PUB/
EPIC documents CIA Internet Surveillance in
the U.S. market, www.epic.org/privacy/wiretap/nsf_mou.pdf ,
www.epic.org/privacy/wiretap/nsf_foia.pdf , www.epic.org/privacy/wiretap/nsf_email.pdf , and http://www.epic.org/privacy/wiretap/nsf_release.pdf
Daylong Conference on Voting System Problems, www.commondreams.org/news2004/1209-02.htm
UN Details Plight of Children, LA Times, Among the Report's findings: 640 million of world's 2.2
million children lack adequate shelter; 500 million children have no
access to sanitation; 400 million lack safe water; 270 million
receive no healthcare; 140 million receive no education, 90 million are
severely deprived of nutrition, http://snipurl.com/b9ot
The Project for the 'New American Century', ICH,
the neo-conservative Bush agenda for America, www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1665.htm
PROFIT MARGINS, the
Pharmaceutical Industry, 2002, PDF File, www.citizen.org/documents/Pharma_Report.pdf
Drug Importation FACT SHEET,
Public Citizen, PDF File www.citizen.org/documents/DrugImportationFactSheet.pdf
STOP DRUG COMPANIES FROM HIDING
STUDY RESULTS, PETITION, WWW.care2.com/go/z/19809
All You Got to Lose is Your Life's
Savings... the Social Security Reform Trojan Horse...
(VIDEO) www.tompaine.com/articles/social_security_crapshoot.php
Father Joakin Mayorga, Human Rights Activist harassed and
arrested, Human Rights First http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/mayorga/explanation
to help Fr. Mayorga, TAKE ACTION: http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/mayorga/inns8gezf775e66
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