Amy and Juan,  how does it feel always being the
            bearer of bad news?  It is a shame that
            the main stream leaves it all up to
            you to report all the shame !!!!!!!

But I need to remind some people of something,  I see
even on Truth Dig threads,  America keep getting refered
to as the wealthiest nation in the world..  HUH????

How is that you can be the world’s largest debtor nation
and the world’s wealthiest nation all at the same time???
Puzzels the hell out of me.  I like it when the Senate
has a vote to raise the national dept, that is always
bi-partisian toooo.,,,  a trillion at a time !!!!!
We will be able to do that until our military hardware
starts getting old and rusty , thats bound to happen
because sooner than later,  those Senators aren’t going
to have that option of having their little morning vote
to print more worthless dollars !!!!!!!!!!

Dear Mrs. Clinton,,  Secretary of State of the
                United States of America

Could you please, when when you give your press
conferences either by yourself or with another head of
state and are offering unwaivering support of American
resources both in armament and human sacrafice, tell
the microphone just who you exactly mean when you say
WE.
It is kind of confusing since most of the policy that
you speak of,  most of the American public is against.

Mr. Grassroots S H A R R O D   B R O W N,

a little late with your petition aren’t you ????

You, Obama, and the rest of Capitol Hill knew the
docket of the SUPREME COURT,  why weren’t you and the
rest gathering petitions BEFORE the 5-4 decision??

  You don’t need to answer Mr. Grassroots,,  We
  already know the answer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHARROD B R O W N ...........

Why don’t you have a petition to   save

Lenard Peltier   and   Jamal’s LIFE ????  HUH ?????

And that is also , I am sure, exactly why Pete Stark

  got passed over for Chairmanship of the all important

  Ways and Means Committee in favor of Sanders Levin who

  has never met a war he didn’t like, or a phosphorous

  pounding of a trapped population !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i cut myself off

since forEVER.  The 100th Congress had the biggest
call in campaign that ever has been mounted.  The 110th
Congress had more letters written to representatives
then ever been recorded.  The 100th Congress was well
aware of pulic sentiments.

The 110th Congressional leaderships response to this
was…...
  Shoot BOTH middle fingers right from the hip right
back at the American Public.
Why would anyone still support these CENTRISTS ????????

Not really wanting to change the subject, anyway, it’s
all the same subject….

Does anyone remember Pelosi rebuking Congressman Pete
Stark?  I just happen to have been watching C-Span when
he have his speech against the funding that Pelosi
rebuked him for…...

The Democrats had just taken over leadership in the House,
I believe it was the first supplemental funding bill to
be voted on by the 110th,  the first time Dems had control
since the 1994 sweep by the Repubs.
  Stark was giving an great anti-war and funding speech,
since he was a ranking member of the Ways and Means, he
was quite a bit making the cost a part of his speech.
The republicans, who were so used to having their way,
kept interruping Pete, no order was being called. Finally
Pete, in a very controlled manner asked them to be quite
and proceeded to tell the repubs the TRUTH, he went on
about the no bids,  the stupid largest embassy in the
world that a billion was being wasted on, ect.
  It was the next day that Pelosi got in front of the
C-Span cameras and apologized to the Republicans for Pete
telling truth and gave a public rebuke to Stark.
What Pelosi was actually doing,  was signaling to
the Democrats corporate sponsers,  “don’t worry , all
will be OK, there will be no changes in policy, your safe.”

“Responsible investment in education, strengthening
  of diplomatic relationships, and encouragement of
  responsible and ethical business practices worldwide
  would be better starting points for a better
  America-Indonesia partnership”

Well, thats out!!!  That is just the oppisite foreign
policy that the United States practices.  Hell,  we don’t
even do that in our OWN country.  International investors
only know one way to achieve their greedy goals, exploit,
destroy, supress, and arm to the teeth those that help
to this end.

Regardless of whether or not the Indonesian military (TNI) interfered in last year’s elections in Aceh, it has certainly committed human rights violations in Aceh and throughout Indonesia.  As an American currently living in Aceh, I have been struggling to understand the political and security situation here, both currently and historically.  Unlike the American military, the TNI, sometimes in cooperation with the police and sometimes in opposition to them, commonly conducts military operations against Indonesian citizens within the borders of their own country.  Their purpose is to keep the country unified under the Indonesian flag, serving the interests of business in Jakarta and internationally.  At the same time, the Indonesian government does not completely fund military operations, encouraging military personnel and leaders to forage for funding, which can take the form of legal businesses, extortion of protection money from large companies, or illegal logging, to name a few sources.  In this respect, it serves US business interests to fund the military, unify Indonesia, and exploit its natural resources.  It seems doubtful, however, that our contribution would greatly reduce the military’s propensity for human rights abuse and shady business deals.

From a humanitarian angle, the question is: what impact does this have on the people of Indonesia?  By and large, Indonesia doesn’t have the human capacity to control its own development and compete against global corporations.  Foreign companies create highly paid jobs for foreigners, but don’t invest as much in developing human capacity at the local level.  Many parts of the archipelago are rich in natural resources, which are extracted by local workers under the supervision of foreigners.  As regulations for sustainability and environmental responsibility are lower here, this often results in irreversible destruction of the natural environment and negligible gains for those who must live in the area after all of the resources are exhausted.  Furthermore, without the ability to fully participate in democracy or civil society movements, both of which have been suppressed by the TNI in the past, even people who are educated and knowledgeable enough to effect change lack a voice.  Neither business nor government must of necessity be a force of oppression, but American sponsorship of the Indonesian military, and especially of Kopassus, is a step in that direction.  This would benefit neither the Indonesian people nor the American people, but only the governments and multinational corporations of both countries.  Responsible investment in education, strengthening of diplomatic relationships, and encouragement of responsible and ethical business practices worldwide would be better starting points for a better America-Indonesia partnership.

Nairn’s situation raises questions for all of us who sit on the sidelines and watch things happening. My feeling is that journalists ought to do what they can in foreign countries, but should not feel called upon to sacrifice their lives to insane authoritarian regimes.  It is sad but true that honorable intentions cannot correct or control incorrigible situations in spite of all their effort. Confrontations with pride are particularly slanted in the direction of violent defeat. There are things that cannot be done. 
  The decision of whether or not to try is very heart-rending, but realism usually makes the call in favor of non-interference when the odds are out of the range of likely success.  Call it cowardice, but Nairn’s mother is probably thinking much the same way. Sometimes we have to live to work another day rather than face down unlikely odds.

Alan get the Hell out of there while you still can.The challenge by the military is a Warning.If you actually believe that you will receive a fair Trial ,your only kidding yourself.The Trial will be no more than a Stalinist Kangaroo Court and the US is going to promote Democracy like they have in Central America .I value your Honor and Courage ,but you don’t have to voluntarily subject yourself to the abuse that is sure to follow.

I believe her point is to try to disuade him from

  supplying more weapons to the death squads

  that he is asking Congress to appropiate

What’s the point of your story, Ms Goodman?  Are you blaming Obama for decades of oppression and violence on Obama?  Or are you blaming him because he hasn’t corrected decades of violence and oppression this past year?

There are plenty of areas where you could legitimately criticize Obama and how he has conducted his first year in office, but I’m unclear why you include the violence in Indonesia in this litany of errors.

not another bad prescription..by obama…
Dem Now…..please have nader back again to rebutle
michael moore….. while i have respect for moore,

what he has done for progressivism wouldn’t amout to
a pimple on a pinhead compared to Ralph Nader.!!!
for moore to blame america’s ills on nader is like
blaming the give away health care reform bill on kucinach.