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From David Swanson:

The peace movement has stood for peace and justice, for ending wars, preventing new ones, and building peace. Our top priority in Washington, D.C., has been ending the funding of the occupation. That work is over for the next year, because Congress has provided that funding.

We can still work against recruitment, we can still educate, we can still agitate, we can still oppose an attack on Iran. But one of our secondary priorities in Washington has been imposing a penalty for the illegal attack on Iraq in order to discourage future attacks on Iran or anywhere else.

We have pushed half-heartedly for impeachment,
with our main lobbying focus on cutting off the money.

Now, at the same time that the money is
a done deal for another year,

the possibility of impeachment is beginning to spark. After over two years of declaring impeachment "off the table," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has relented and suggested that some sort of preliminary hearing be held in the Judiciary Committee - and specifically on the impeachable offense of misleading a nation into war.

If the peace movement is not just a movement against one war or occupation, but a movement for peace, we should push with everything we've got for that (impeachment) hearing to happen, happen soon, and happen well.

We should ask everyone who cares about peace to phone Pelosi and Committee Chairman John Conyers, as well as their own representatives, whom they should ask to introduce their own articles of impeachment.

We've been on a losing streak, brothers and sisters, and the door is cracking open toward a major victory. Let's open that door fully and lead a peaceful march of millions through it.

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/34705

PLEASE CALL and demand that Impeachment Hearings be started
BEFORE the Election

House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, Jr.: (202) 225-5126
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: (202) 225-4965
And your Congressman:Contact info

Please join our weekly Impeachment Events, see our Calendar on the website ImpeachCO.com or in the Calendar here on ProgressNowAction.org

John H Kennedy, organizer
Impeach Colorado Coalition ImpeachCO.com

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Per RawStory.com article: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may be changing her tune. The Democratic leader said Thursday that the House Judiciary Committee could be holding hearings on impeachment articles introduced by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) sometime in the near future.

RawStory.com

Politico.com


PLEASE....

Join us in Calling The House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. John Conyers to demand that he allow the Judiciary Committee to immediately begin Public Impeachment Hearings.

Call Chairman Conyers at 202--225-3951
Or 800-828-0498 (ask for the House Speaker's Office)
John H Kennedy
43 yr Democratic voter,
Obama delegate to the Denver County Convention,
organizer of
Impeach Colorado Coalition ImpeachCO.com

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Kucinich said he was doing it for our Soldiers whose "Commander in Chief sent them on a mission that was
based on falsehoods about the threat of WMDs from Iraq."

RawStory.com

Join us in Calling The House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. John Conyers to demand that he allow the Judiciary Committee to immediately begin Public Impeachment Hearings.

Call Chairman Conyers at 202--225-3951
Or 800-828-0498 (ask for the House Speaker's Office)

John H Kennedy
43 yr Democratic voter,
Obama delegate to the Denver County Convention,
organizer of
Impeach Colorado Coalition ImpeachCO.com

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The Bush Impeachment Resolution H Res 1258 was refered to the Judiciary Committee today. Nearly all Democrats voted for it to be buried in the Committee.

I find it very strange that an experienced legislator like Kucinich would not call for a vote on floor debate first (as he did with the Cheney Resolution), as opposed to instead calling for a vote to refer the measure directly to committee where he knows that no action will probably be taken, ever.

It is my belief that Kucinich was allowed to introduce the measure by Pelosi with the requirement ( or expectation) that the only vote would be one referring it to committee, which would then allow all House Democrats to claim they voted to study the resolution rather than vote to kill it. It is a smoke screen to make it plain to the voters and the media that the
impeachment issue is dead for good.

Once again the House Democrats prove they are not worthy to call themselves patriots.

The only way to get the House Democrats to honor their oath and protect the Constitution is to make them fear losing their jobs. Of course some of us don't have the willingness and courage to make that happen.

A recent post you might be interested in


John H Kennedy, 43 yr Democratic voter, Obama delegate
Impeach Colorado Coalition ImpeachCO.com

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From http://justanothercoverup.com/?p=494

If attempting to impeach the President of the United States isn't "Breaking News", then what is?

"If CNN would have covered this important event, Americans could have tuned into C-Span and understood the many crimes that the Bush administration has perpetrated against the American public.

It is the lack of knowledge of the general public that has allowed President Bush to break our laws with impunity!

It is the enabling of news sources such as CNN that are partially responsible for this criminal administration, and they share in the blame of the many crimes that President Bush is guilty of."

And of course there is ProgressNowAction.org

On Tuesday I sent an email to ProgressNow asking to have my posting about the AOL.com Impeachment Poll placed on the Front Page so that members would have the best chance of knowing about the new legislation to Impeach President Bush, and would have the opportunity to vote in the AOL.com Impeachment Poll while it was still news. We were ignored, but the very next posting was placed on the Front Page, though not near as important as an Impeachment.

If an impeachment resolution isn't something that should get on the Front Page I cannot imagine what would be. How much do these people Hate Our Constitution that they will suppress important political event news. I do not think the word Hate is inappropriate. They have made it very plain that impeachment advocates should just shut up and go away.

Is ProgressNow attempting to dumb-down their members? Keep them in the dark about Bush's crimes? Do they provide this website so Progressives can discuss issues or so they can manipulate the members?

It would have been nice to at least get a reply to our email message.

Impeachment may not occur but it will not fail because of the Republicans but because of the corruption within the Democratic Party and organizations such as this one.

John H Kennedy 43 yr Democratic voter,Obama delegate,organizer
Impeach Colorado Corporation http://ImpeachCO.com

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All Colorado voters who believe that Cheney and/or Bush lied about the reasons to invade and occupy Iraq should immediately
go to the following links and vote in these two AOL.com
IMPEACHMENT POLLS

AOL Polls on Impeachment

AOL Polls on Impeachment-Alternate link

RESULTS SO FAR Today:

In answer to the question:
What do you think of Rep. Kucinich's bid to impeach President Bush?

57% answered "Thumbs Up" (Favor Impeachment)

In answer to the question:
Do you believe President Bush deliberately misled the nation into going to war against Iraq?

61% said "YES" ( Bush lied about WMD)

Appears to us that the Voters Want The Democrats
To Hold IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS Now!

John H Kennedy, 43 yr Democratic voter, Obama delegate,
Impeach Colorado Coalition ImpeachCO.com

Please try to attend our Impeachment Rally next Saturday at East 6th & Speer in Denver at noon-1:00 pm

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Per Dave Sawnson at AfterDownStreet.org

Impeachment Happening in Congress Right Now!

Congressman Dennis Kucinich is on the floor of the House of Representatives right now introducing 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush.

Yes, 35. He'll be reading for a while.

Watch C-Span Now!

If you don't have cable, go to a bar and tell them to put it on C-Span 1!

Or watch at the Video/Audio tab at
c-span.or

Take your laptop outside and turn the volume up!

More details coming later tonight!

Action in the House coming later this week!

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According to articles in both the Washington Post and Rawstory.com House Judiciary Chaiman John Conyers has subpeonaed former Bush White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove for testimony regarding politicization of the US Justice Department including what has bee termed the political prosecution of former Alabama Govenor Don Siegalman.

Waiting for this to happen has been like watching grass grow as Conyers has been negotiating with Rove's lawyers for a year, Will this lead to impeachment?

John Kennedy, organizer
Impeach Colorado Coalition ImpeachCO.com

We have weekly Impeachment Protest in Denver every Saturday at East 6th & Speer at Noon-1pm. We have extra signs so just show up or drive by and Honk To Impeach.

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Just got this from my buddy Ray T:

Wow! This just in. Related to your impeachment efforts.
I am relieved to see it, in fact had virtually given up. Better months (years?) late than never.
Maybe timing was indeed an issue, warranting postponement until now. I cannot think that deeply.

Ray T.

Forwarded message:

To: hudlink@aol.com
Subject: CVA: Vets Group Calls for Bush-Cheney Impeachment!
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 23:52:50 -0400
From: hudlink@aol.com


Colorado Veterans for America
1437 S. Lewiston St. Aurora, CO 80017 720-296-1936
Veterans, their families and friends taking back America

NEWS RELEASE

Immediate Release
Contact: Jim Hudson May 20, 2008 720-296-1936

COLORADO VETS GROUP CALLS FOR
IMPEACHMENT OF CHENEY AND BUSH

Colorado Veterans for America (CVA) today called
for the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney
and President George W. Bush.

CVA is a 2,000 member nonprofit group that has endorsed and worked for successful candidacies of U.S. Senator Ken Salazar, U.S. Representative John Salazar, U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, and Joe Rice, state representative, House District 38 in Littleton.

Both the President and Vice President repeatedly lied to Congress and the American people to bring us and other nations to war against Iraq and to continue that war, said CVA Acting President Jim Hudson.

And both willfully promoted and attempted to cover up U.S. policies of barbarous torture and brutality leading to death and disability of combatants as well as innocent Iraqi civilians. In doing so, both violated U.S. law, international law, and simple morality. And they undermined the worldwide dignity, integrity, and goodwill earned through the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of precious Americans lives in earlier just and necessary wars, Hudson added.

CVA's members actively campaign for candidates that share the group's values by making individual contributions, marching with candidates in parades, campaigning door-to-door, phone banking, recruiting volunteers, sponsoring fundraising events in their homes, writing letters-to-the-editor, phoning radio talk shows, conducting press conferences, and holding demonstrations or push-back activities.

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According to an article quoted on RawStory.com today and originally published by the Jerusalem Post Bush Will Attack Iran before the end of 2008.

Per RawStory.com:
An article in Tuesday's Jerusalem Post claims that US strikes on Iran are imminent.

"US President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran in the upcoming months, before the end of his term, Army Radio quoted a senior official in Jerusalem as saying Tuesday," the Israeli newspaper reports.
Excerpts from article:

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The official claimed that a senior member of the president's entourage, which concluded a trip to Israel last week, said during a closed meeting that Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were of the opinion that military action was called for.
However, the official continued, "the hesitancy of Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice" was preventing the administration from deciding to launch such an attack on the Islamic Republic, for the time being.
The report stated that according to assessments in Israel, recent turmoil in Lebanon, where Hizbullah de facto established control of the country, was advancing an American attack.
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SO! Why are our Colorado Congressmen, especially Rep. Udaall not screaming for Impeachment Hearings?

Rep. john Conyers, Chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee has said that Bush should be impeached if he attacks Iran. So has former Presidential Candidate Senator Joe Biden.

Isn't it time that one of our brave Colorado Congressmen stood up and called for impeachment hearings Before The Killing Starts Anew?????

And where is our ACLU Of Colorado (led by Cathryn Hazouri) when you need them to lead on Impeachment? They are doing a great job for the crazies in Recreate68 but are not protecting Our US Constitution from the Cheney/Bush criminals.

Rawstory.com article Jerusalem Post article

John H Kennedy, organizer
Impeach Colorado Coalition ImpeachCO.com

I am a 43 year Democratic voter and Obama delegate to the Denver County Convention who is sick and tired of Congressional Democrats refusing to obey their oath of office and refusing to protect Our Constitution.

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Per Rawstory.com article today...

"By a voice vote, the House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday morning to compel Vice President Cheney's chief of staff David Addington to testify about his role in approving harsh interrogation tactics at the US Guantanamo Bay prison.

The vote empowers House Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers (D-MI) to subpoena Addington at his discretion."

One wonders if Pelosi and Conyers are finally finding their backbones?

Is this step the prelude to their holding Impeachment Hearings prior to the Election?

More likely Pelosi and Conyers have this scripted to release tasty tidbits from now until the election, each successive release suggesting that House Democrats really care about accountability and are "just about" to do something that matters... more smoke and mirrors on accountability and impeachment probably,
but we can hope, can't we?

John Kennedy, organizer
Impeach Colorado Coalition http://ImpeachCO.com

We have weekly Impeachment protests at East 6th and Speer in Denver every Saturday at Noon-1:00 pm. We have lots of extra Impeach Signs so just show up and help make a difference. Other groups are doing similar events elsewhere in Colorado. Check the Calendar.

Check the Calendar on the website before you come to be sure there are no cancels or delays.

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Broken down by party, 85% of Democrats want our troops home within 6 months, as do 78% of Independents. Why won't Udall listen to his Party's voters?

Oh golly.

Does that mean Udall may have to stop funding
more war?

And save 1,000 US Soldiers from death? Perish the thought.

Does that mean Voters Want Impeachment Hearings too
before the Election as well? ( OK, I'm reaching, but you know they do. We just can't get an honest poll done.)

Perhaps the RMPJC was right to pressure Udall so vigorously to Stop Funding The War? Didn't Udall have some of those old folks arrested for wanting the funding stopped. Nice Guy.

According to an article on Democrats.com by Bob Fertik 68% of Americans want U.S. troops home within 6 months ( Before The Election). This while Congress ( and Udall) considers President Bush's request for another $100 billion for Iraq.

The poll marks a 14% increase from 54% in September.

Only 32% of Republicans want our troops home soon.

Democratic support grew by 15% since September, and Independent support grew by 20%. By contrast, Republican support was unchanged.

The new poll differs slightly from last September's poll because Congressional Democrats ( including Udall?) have proposed giving President Bush $70 billion more than he requested in order to avoid another unpopular funding vote before the November election.

? The Congressional Democrats ( and Udall) want to give Bush $70 Billion additional for more War, more than Bush asked for, just so they (including Udall) can avoid another embarrassing vote for another War Spending Bill just before the election?

Go here for the entire article.

Congress (and Udall) fiddle while Soldiers die. Disgusting.

I agree with Udall on a great deal but stopping the funding for the Iraq War and holding Impeachment Hearings prior to the Election are non-negotiable.

The only way we Democratic Voters will get our Democratic Congressmen to do what we want is to ruthlessly Hold Them Accountable.

I think Udall has a sworn duty (by Oath of Office) to protect the Constitution and call for immediate Impeachment Hearings prior to the Election. Call it his Congressional report card.

If he doesn't stop the funding for the war and doesn't Call For impeachment Hearings prior to Nov. 4,
he doesn't get to be Senator. Simple!

If he loves the troops and respects our Constitution he will do both.

John H Kennedy, organizer
Impeach Colorado Coalition ImpeachCO.com

Weekly Impeach Rallys Every Saturday at East 6th and Speer in Denver from Noon to 1:00 pm. We have lots of Impeach Signs. Just show up and help us carry them. Its Fun!!!

I have started receiving somewhat threatening anonymous phone messages from "toto", the person who posted this Reply

"Re: Impeachment/ Pardoning oneself

Reply By Toto Yesterday at 2:20 pm MDT

Neither Democrats nor Thom Hartmann (nor any of the sites to which impeachco links) can be made to notice the fact that Traitor-in-chief Bush has twice inadvertently made loose-lips-sink-ships statements implicating himself in 9/11 (whatever it was...):

IOW, Bush repeatedly, voluntarily(!) told us that what he knew and when he know it, and how he knew it: Link = 911blimp.net/aud_BushImplicate sBush.shtml"

To this blog posting of mine Link

If I cannot get help identifying this person I will go to Qwest, then to the authorities. Given that the caller references websites he apparently owns that are hosted out of state I will if necessary get the FBI involved. Server records at PNA and the website hosting service (and Qwest phone records) can be gotten by subpeona. I would like to settle this quietly and quickly if possible.

I would appreciate everyone's help in identifying this person. The messages on our voice mail were a carbon copy of his reply message on ProgressNowAction.org I think he may be a 9/11 Truther who is frustrated that Cheney and Bush may be allowed to get away with their crimes without accountability. I sympathize, but this is not the way.

The ownership of 911blimp.net which apparently is his website, is also anonymous, but I suspect it is related to the other websites he references...
911u.org and fawcett911.us
( both of which are listed as being owned by someone in Colorado Springs) The owner's listed Verison phone number of 719-555-000 is not working and was I suspect phoney when submitted.

All three of these websites are hosted by advancednetworkhosting.com in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, leading me to suspect that all are owned by the person who is making the anonymous phone calls to me.

PLEASE: Anyone having some knowledge of who this please email me, John Kennedy at "protestinthestreet@yahoo.com"

Thank you.

PS: to the perpetrator. I will end my investigation if you email me an apology complete with your full name, address, and phone number, and a promise never to do it again.

Just so the perp understands: I do op/eds at author at OpEdNews.com.

A few days ago a fellow commented on one of my articles by suggesting the assassination of Congressmen. I immediately reported the guy to the FBI and the Secret Service. It turned out to be under the jurisdiction of the Secret Service which is currently investigating. I have recordings of your voice messages and I am not bluffing.

An emailed apology done Very Soon will end it, otherwise?

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Enough of you helped helped with donations to make sure that the Nixon Flooding Plan-Impeachment ad got into Roll Call the Capitol Hill Newspaper this week. You really came through. We really appreciate it. Here is a link to a downloadable copy of 04-29-08 Roll Call, with the Impeach Ad on page 8. The Nixon flooding Plan is being advocated by the
"We The People" National Coalition For Impeachment: Information is available here

and Barbara Ellis' White Paper on the Nixon Flooding
Plan.

and this brief (1 page) document listing the reasons to follow this Flooding Plan prior to the November Election is: here


PS: We have lots of Impeach Signs for you to carry every Saturday at Noon-1:00pm at East 6th and Speer in Denver
where we do our weekly Impeach Cheney Protest in front of two TV Stations and Rep. DeGette's Office.

Join us, the honking is tremendous and it is a lot of fun. Help us persuade Congressman Udall to honor his oath to protect the Constitution by calling for Impeachment Hearings prior to the Democratic National Convention. ..

Help out now If you want Cheney or Bush Impeached
This is an Emergency Appeal for Donations for an Impeachment Ad in Roll Call, the Capitol Hill newspaper,
that Congress Will Read next Tuesday.
The Impeachment Group behind this effort to push Congress to adopt the 1973 Nixon Flooding Plan for impeaching Cheney is asking for your quick donation to help pay for an advertisement in Roll Call.

We want to run this Impeachment Ad on Tuesday April 29 in Roll Call, the Capital Hill Newspaper that ALL members of Congress
and their staffs read avidly.



The ad answers House Speaker Pelosi's argument- echoed by many House members (perhaps yours)- that President Bush and Vice President Cheney will be out of office by January 30, 2009 so why bother with impeachment.

If our Colorado Congressman don't "bother" with impeachment, they are permitting all the "high-crime precedents" that Nixon and Bush and Cheney have put in place to be used by future Presidents.

And those "Presidential Precedents" will nullify Congress, overthrow the Constitution and our democracy-- and set up a "unitary executive" dictatorship.

Impeachment NOW will Stop These High-Crime Precedents-Cold!

This 1/4 page ad emphasizes "Presidential Precedents" to Congress.
But it will cost $ 3,715 to appear in Roll Call.

We desperately need contributions
Now to cover that cost so your Congressional Representative and all others will see it on Tuesday, April 29. We are part of the way to the goal.

Please Help Make This Happen. Your small donation matters.

Make your contribution through http://Paypal.com
to this Email Address: DemocracyForOregon@gmail.com
for Credit Charge or Bank Account Transfers.

To give by check:
Make it Payable to Democracy For Oregon and mail to:
6428 SE 15th Ave. Portland, OR 97202

The Nixon flooding Plan is being advocated by the
"We The People" National Coalition For Impeachment: Information is available here

and Barbara Ellis' White Paper on the Nixon Flooding
Plan.

and this brief (1 page) document listing the reasons to follow this Flooding Plan prior to the November Election is: here


PS: We have lots of Impeach Signs for you to carry every Saturday at Noon-1:00pm at East 6th and Speer in Denver
where we do our weekly Impeach Cheney Protest in front of two TV Stations and Rep. DeGette's Office.

Join us, the honking is tremendous and it is a lot of fun.

I have started a discussion on the Denver Post website about the Iraq War and how it relates to the current very serious economic downturn.

I believe that the pre-war WMD lies of Cheney and Bush are the root cause of the looming economic disaster we all face. Yes, there are other reasons, but this is the key cause.

The war disrupted oil supplies and that has caused the cost of food and fuel to rise tremendously, severely impacting family budgets and causing damaging high inflation.

I think our Congressmen need to act now to put the blame squarely on the two dangerous politicians who caused the misery, Cheney and Bush.

You can read the article and the comments here: Entitled: 4 in 5: U.S. steering off map.

This Denver Post article will be read by many in Colorado this week and I think you should include your comments on the Denver Post website as to whether or not our Congressmen should immediately call for Impeachment Hearings.

I believe Impeachment Hearings need to be held prior to the November election or the opportunity to repudiate all that Cheney and Bush have done to our Country, our Constitution and the Separation of Powers will be lost forever. Our House Democrats will want to move on with their careers after the election and will ignore the disastrous and unconstitutional actions of Cheney and Bush.

Please try to stay on topic and keep your comment short and to the point.

Should Congress start holding them accountable by holding Impeachment hearings on Vice President Cheney?

Yes or No! Make that the point of your comment

Your support by commenting on this article will make a difference.

John H Kennedy, organizer
Impeach Colorado Coalition ImpeachCO.com


Failure to hold impeachment hearings will mean that the Bush/Cheney crimes against our Constitution and Separation Of Powers will become precedent and more likely to be used by rogue future Presidents.

The next few months before the election may be our last chance to have any meaningful accountability brought against the Bush/Cheney Administration.

I posted a brief note here stating that Udall was supporting impeachment which linked to a page on our website
that just said "April Fool".

It was censored and deleted. This is not the first time the PNA staff has deleted postings which made comments about Udall that they did not like.

Is PNA's staff losing it's sense of humor or is only their version of progressive speech allowable on this website?

Is this organization really progressive if they censor opposing views?

What do you think?

NOTE: We are having our Saturday protest early so we all can attend Udall's Idea Raiser at 1 pm at East High School at 1545 Detroit in Denver. We will try to bring up the subject of impeachment.

You all should attend too.


We heard that Senator Salazar wants to Impeach Judge Nottingham and couldn't wait to comment on
todays article in the Denver Post online.

To be fair we invited Senator Salazar and Congressman Udall
to join our Impeach Cheney Protest this Saturday
at East 6th and Speer at 11:30-12:15 pm
to hear the honking of voters that want accountability for Cheney through Impeachment.

You all are welcome to join us and bring your friends.
We have Impeach signs for you all to carry.

And if you can't stop but are in the central Denver area
drive through the intersection of East 6th and Speer repeatedly
and HONK FOR THE US CONSTITUTION.

See Ya Saturday Noon

John H Kennedy, organizer of the
Impeach Colorado Coalition ImpeachCO.com

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Interesting Udall article. LINK Alan must have accidentally left the url out of the daily news report. A must read don't you think?

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I commented on this article in the 03-09-08 Denver Post on Bush's veto of the Anti-Torture Bill as follows.   Read More »