“Raytheon Six² Defendants Get Community Service; Four of FiveCharges Dismissed. by Jack and Felice Cohen-Joppa Four Tucson residents were each sentenced November 2 to eighthours of community service for their part in a nonviolent protest atthe Raytheon Missile Systems Plant south of Tucson last March 20, thethird anniversary of the U.S. invasion and occupation of […]
U.S. DU Death Toll Tops 11,000
U.S. DU Death Toll Tops 11,000 Nationwide Media Blackout Keeps U.S. Public Ignorant About This Important Story https://www.americanfreepress.net/html/du_death_toll.html By James P. Tucker Jr.The death toll from the highly toxic weapons component known as depleted uranium (DU) has reached 11,000 US soldiers and the growing scandal may be the reason behind Anthony Principi’s departure as secretary […]
So What Happens The Day After The Election?
I haven’t blogged in a while. I had to take a break so I could turn on the old wisdom crock pot and attend to healing after a year of ill health, personal loss, family upheaval, and near constant political action. So I ruminated and allowed myself the utter luxury of doing whatever the hell […]
Performance of "I Am Rachel Corrie" in the Heartland
I attendeded a performance of ” I am Rachel Corrie” last evening at Purdue University. The Semiotic Society of America is having their annual meeting at this fairly conservative university so I was quite heartened to see an organizer of the SSA encouraging attendance at Katherine Burke’s solo production of this play by Alan Rickman […]
A soldier's dilemma and honorable action.
Justin Watts is an honorable man. A local Tucson man showed a strength of character that few possess and fewer still can maintain when confronted with horrific knowledge that if disclosed will permanently alter untold numbers of lives and indeed the course of a nation. Justin is the man who voiced his concern about what […]
Tucson. Tonight. Peace. At The Loft.
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