From thebor at cagreens.org Sat Jul 1 00:36:29 2006 From: thebor at cagreens.org (Michael Borenstein) Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:36:29 -0700 Subject: [GP-Eldorado-n] Green Party Campaigns & Events Invite Message-ID: <44A625FD.6E449DF6@cagreens.org> Greens and Friends, Please join us for a finger food potluck this coming Thursday, July 6, at 6:30pm. At the library in Placerville, 345 Fair Lane. We've many engaging candidates and events that we are working with. You're welcome to come join us, work with us, or just learn of some good green happenings in El Dorado County. This hands on meeting with the El Dorado County Green Party county council welcomes your participation. Your desire to be elected to this body is appreciated and can be accommodated at this meeting. An election will take place on August 3rd. Also, and better yet: -We are hosting out 7 annual multi-county green campout on 7/28-30th at Sly Park Reservoir. -Diamond Springs Bazaar progressive tabling effort. -Health Care One coming to Cameron Park. -!Hosting of the Green Party of California Plenary in South Lake Tahoe on September 9 & 10! In assembly district #4 we are fortunate to have Mr. Jerry Fritts on the Green Party ticket. A full slate of Green Party state candidates has qualified for the November ballot also. Our campaigns and events this election year welcome your attention and engagement. Hope to see you Thursday. Info: 530.620.6659, Michael From dianasum at directcon.net Thu Jul 6 15:37:11 2006 From: dianasum at directcon.net (Diana Stauffer) Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 15:37:11 -0700 Subject: [GP-Eldorado-n] Fw: Raffle Prizes for Cozmic Event Message-ID: <015a01c6a14c$d95f3680$832b5142@D81GRT31> If anyone hasn't seen this, and can contribute something, let the coalition know. Christmas tree gift certificates make good prizes. ----- Original Message ----- From: coalition for change To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@mail.calweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 8:52 AM Subject: Raffle Prizes for Cozmic Event Hello All! We are hoping you have started gathering raffle prizes for our dance at the Cozmic on Aug. 12. Almost anything from gift baskets, services (facials, yardwork, etc.), trips, gift certificates from local restaurants and businesses, or something that you have made (I have a painted gourd from Margie Read) will work. Attached is a thank you and some info about the event and C4C. It is good to run off and take with you if you are asking businesses for contributions or you wish to give them something to acknowledge their donation. When you have something to donate let Gloria Purcell know at gpurcell at earthlink.net. She'll be coordinating pick ups and drop offs of prizes and keeping track of what we have. We would like to have eveything "in hand" by our meeting July 26 but you could bring it to the dance if that is best for you. We would just like to know what is coming. Our raffles have been popular in the past so we are hoping to generate some supply funds for the last couple of months before the election. WE CAN DO BETTER THAN DOOLITTLE! As always, thanks for your support and help. Patty (for the Coalition) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Raffle prize thank you.doc Type: application/msword Size: 31232 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dianasum at directcon.net Mon Jul 3 22:47:22 2006 From: dianasum at directcon.net (Diana Stauffer) Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 22:47:22 -0700 Subject: [GP-Eldorado-n] (petition) stop bloodshed in Iraq. Japan Peace Petition Message-ID: <009401c69f2d$69bf3080$832b5142@D81GRT31> Hi Friends, I have just read and signed the petition: "Call for U.S. Military to Abide by International Law and Stop the Bloodshed in Iraq!" Please join the Iraq Hope Network, a Japan-based citizens coalition, which is calling for an immediate end to the suffering of people in Iraq that is resulting from the violent and illegal tactics presently being employed by the U.S. military. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/507914513 Thanks! ) The initiator of this petition is Nahoko Takato, the Japanese women and peace activist who was captured in Fallujah and then accused of irresponsibility by Japan's pro-Bush government and a compliant press. If you agree with the message, I hope you will: (1) Sign it (2) Ask other individuals and organizations to do the same. They are only at about 500 signatures and have a ways to go. http://japan.indymedia.org/newswire/display/2809/index.php http://tokyoprogressive.org/ The petition is here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/507914513?ltl=1151976078 Call for U.S. Military to Abide by International Law and Stop the Bloodshed in Iraq! We, the signers of this petition, call on the U.S. government to immediately stop the violent, heavy-handed tactics that are presently being employed in Iraq, most recently in the city of Ramadi (the capital of Anbar province, lying to the west of Baghdad, with a population of 400,000 people). The United States of America has ratified the Geneva Convention, whose common article 3 prohibits the infliction of aggression, murder, injury, or abuse against civilian populations, and which is practiced internationally as a legal norm. The U.S. military, however: - cut off basic lifelines such as electricity, food, water, and gasoline to the city of Ramadi beginning in April, which has resulted in extreme distress for its citizens. This is in violation of Article 54, Number 1 of the First Protocol Addition to the Geneva Conventions, which prohibits the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare. - has taken control of the city of Ramadi in a campaign of fear and violence whereby houses are being attacked (in some cases by missiles), rooftops commandeered, residents killed and wounded, and pedestrians shot at. This failure to distinguish between military and civilian targets is in violation of Article 51, Numbers 2 and 4 of the First Protocol Addition to the Geneva Conventions, which prohibits acts or threats of violence that are aimed at spreading terror amongst the civilian population. - refuses to let injured individuals pass freely through its inspection checkpoints, resulting in many civilians dying from untreated wounds. This is in violation of Article 10, Number 2 of the First Protocol Addition to the Geneva Conventions, which states that all wounded, sick and shipwrecked persons shall be treated humanely and shall receive the medical care and attention required by their condition to the fullest extent practicable and with the least possible delay. - is targeting hospitals for attack, preventing injured citizens from receiving medical care. This is in violation of Article 12, Number 1 of the First Protocol Addition to the Geneva Conventions, which states that medical units shall be respected and protected at all times and shall not be the object of attack. - has arrested and continues to detain seven Iraqi journalists, including those from the Reuter news service, with no credible reason. This is in violation of Article 79, Number 1 of the First Protocol Addition to the Geneva Conventions, which states that journalists engaged in dangerous professional missions in areas of armed conflict shall be considered as civilians within the meaning of Article 50, paragraph 1. As such, journalists maintain the civilian right of to be protected from violence and the threat thereof. Citizens who remained in Ramadi???either because they had no economic means to leave, or because they stayed behind to take care of relatives or protect their homes???remain essentially trapped inside the city. The situation in Ramadi also comes on the heels of the attack that killed countless civilians in Fallujah, as well as repeated attacks over the past three years on the cities of Al Qaim, Haditha, Tal Afal, Samarra, Najaf, and Baghdad. Despite soaring temperatures, cities throughout Iraq also remain without electricity with the exception of brief, sporadic intervals. The bloodshed in the country has resulted in more than 100,000 Iraq citizens being killed, in addition to over 2,500 U.S. soldiers. The U.S. strategy is succeeding only in increasing the number of enemies amongst the Iraqi population, since the resistance against the U.S. and Iraqi government becomes stronger as increasing numbers of citizens are killed and maimed. The Geneva Convention IV, to which the United States is again a signatory, also includes the following regulations: Article 16: The wounded and sick, as well as the infirm, and expectant mothers, shall be the object of particular protection and respect. Article 18: Civilian hospitals organized to give care to the wounded and sick, the infirm and maternity cases, may in no circumstances be the object of attack but shall at all times be respected and protected by the Parties to the conflict. Article 32: Physical suffering or extermination against civilians including murder, torture, corporal punishments, mutilation and medical or scientific experiments are prohibited, whether applied by civilian or military agents. Regardless of the fact that the U.S. is not a signatory to the First Protocol Addition to the Geneva Conventions, this does not alter the fact that its present actions in Iraq are in violation of the international laws upon which the treaty is based. We the signers of this petition, call for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. military occupation troops from the city of Ramadi, and for the treatment of its people in line with the standards laid out in the Geneva Convention. We call for an end to the bloodshed in Iraq, and for the immediate restoration of the human rights of its citizens. June 25, 2006 This petition is sponsored by the Iraq Hope Network, a Japan-based network of NGOs,aid workers, journalists, lawyers, university professors and volunteers who together sponsor projects in Iraq focused on humanitarian aid, reconstruction and human rights. ----- End forwarded message ----- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thebor at cagreens.org Tue Jul 11 00:30:21 2006 From: thebor at cagreens.org (Michael Borenstein) Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:30:21 -0700 Subject: [GP-Eldorado-n] ACTION ALERT: Letters to League of Women Voters - Let Peter Debate! Message-ID: <44B3538D.D7925932@cagreens.org> Hello El Dorado greens and friends, Permit me to pass this properly proactive 'you can do' proposal from two wonderful and active green women, one south, one north, Thanks for your action, Michael B. Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2006 20:20:49 -0500 (CDT) From: Lynda Hernandez Subject: Letters to League of Women Voters - Let Peter Debate! Dear Greens and democratic citizens, If you have written letters to the League of Women Voters about opening up the debates to third party candidates, please forward a copy to me. Copies of these letters will be posted on Peter Camejo's website at www.votecamejo.com along with the Open Letter from Peter. I've received approx. 5 letters so far. It's not too late to email Roberta Davis, Chair and I would encourage you to do that during the next few days. The Board will meet mid-July to decide their criteria for candidate participation. The letter doesn't have to be long. If you would like any additional information, please let me know and I will forward. You can email Roberta Davis at: edfund at lwvc.org Thanks for your help! Best, Lynda Hernandez 714/803-9676 ------- Original Message -------- Subject: ACTION ALERT: Letters to League of Women Voters - Let Peter Debate! Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2006 10:41:55 -0700 From: Marybeth Central Greens, PLEASE send an email to the League of Women Voters telling them you want Peter Camejo in the debates! Thanks, Marybeth From thebor at cagreens.org Fri Jul 14 21:30:55 2006 From: thebor at cagreens.org (Michael Borenstein) Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:30:55 -0700 Subject: [GP-Eldorado-n] TO El Dorado County Greens Message-ID: <44B86F7F.F1343113@cagreens.org> From: Gloria Purcell, On behalf of your new Green Party of El Dorado County Council (central committee), Hi everyone! BIG update! Sorry for length, but please read ALL! I hope you are planning to come to our famous campout July 28, 29, 30 at Sly Park! Very relaxing, lots of trees available for hugging, and socializing-- or not, as you please--with other Greens... There is an event coming up August 12 at the Cozmic Cafe; a dance with raffle fundraiser for Coalition for Change (who created the Dump Doolittle bumperstickers.) Michael Borenstein and I have been going to their meetings, and this fundraiser will determine how much money they will have to work on the November election. I am in charge of getting raffle prizes....guess what I'm going to ask next? Please call me at 642-1162 or reply to this email (to gpurcell at earthlink.net) if you can contribute a raffle prize. No theme; any type of thing people will buy tickets for is most welcome! We will be having a booth at the Labor Day Fair in Diamond Springs on Saturday, September 2. We are working together with Progressive Alliance to have a *row* of booths to show both our individuality as citizen groups and our unity as progressive activists. So far, Peace & Justice, Coalition for Change, the Green Party, and Round Table for Human Rights are ready to do it. The Democrats decided against it. Hmmm. If you can volunteer a shift at our booth, we could use a hand! Call Michael Borenstein at 620-6659. We will be doing work for the election; how much and what depends on how much time and money we have. Gloria especially wants to do a lot of phoning--saves on gas and it is not a meeting! Give her a call if you'd like to help phone. Also, give us a call if you'd like to do anything for the election. Our candidates could use donations, too. Peter Camejo is planning TV spots and needs money for them. Donna Warren, our candidate for Lt. Governor, hopes people will send enough to pay, specifically, for her ballot statement, which they are now charging candidates for--an outrage to democracy, in my opinion! NOW is the time to send money--earmark it for whatever you wish! (Did you know that Sarah Knopp, our candidate for State Superintendant of Education, got 17.5% of the vote and came within ONE POINT of forcing a runoff?) Jerry Fritts, our FIRST EVER Assembly candidate, needs support from us too. We have some great candidates! Let's let them know we thank them for the hard work of running for office! Recently we have changed our P. O. Box, so please put this one in your address books RIGHT NOW before you forget! You could also put it on an envelope at the same time and mail it to us with a check in it! We will happily pass it on to our candidates if that is what you want, or keep it for a local project--just let us know: Green Party of El Dorado County, P. O. Box 506, Diamond Springs, CA 95619. Lastly, Michael has been working hard to get a South Lake Tahoe local group going. He has been so successful that these brave people have volunteered to host a statewide GPCA meeting (also called Plenary). Dates are September 8, 9, and 10. More info later, but for now, please let us know if you can help!!! We will need folks to help with registration, staff our local booth--selling t-shirts to other Greens, help with organizing and serving food, especially breakfast, cleanup, and many other tasks. We are having a planning meeting July 19 in SLT, and after that will have many more details. Hope everyone has seen An Inconvenient Truth; it's well worth the ticket price! (and they are donating 5% of the gross profits to work on Global Warming!) Take a Republican with you and go, if you haven't seen it yet! Email and tell me what you think....would anyone like a copy of my list of what we can all do? Just email me... busy year; more later, For the County Council, Gloria Purcell PS. Could you, would you like to become involved in or on the GPEDC county concil? Call Michael, 620.6659 or Gloria, 642.1162 From dianasum at directcon.net Wed Jul 12 22:57:57 2006 From: dianasum at directcon.net (Diana Stauffer) Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:57:57 -0700 Subject: [GP-Eldorado-n] Fw: activist academy in Placerville Message-ID: <00f201c6a641$6a396830$bc2b5142@D81GRT31> Use the attached poster to announce the following event. ACTIVIST ACADEMY Placerville's "Activist Academy" will give participants the tools to become effective pro-choice advocates in an anti-choice district and to build coalitions between California's pro-choice activists. Workshops will include: . overview of local elections . messaging workshop . political organizing workshop . catered lunch with a keynote speaker Join us and meet other pro-choice activists-together, anything is possible! For more information or to register, please contact Emily Sacks: ESacks at ProChoiceAmerica.org NARAL Pro-Choice California 111 Pine Street, Suite 1500 San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 890-1020 Fax: (415) 890-1025 Placerville, CA July 29, 2006 9:00 am-2:30 pm The Cozmic Caf? 594 Main Street Placerville, CA 95667 Registration Fees: $15-full day training $25-lunch and keynote address only Scholarships are available-no one will be turned away for lack of funds. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: placerville poster.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 141396 bytes Desc: not available URL: From thebor at cagreens.org Wed Jul 19 10:46:52 2006 From: thebor at cagreens.org (Michael Borenstein) Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:46:52 -0700 Subject: [GP-Eldorado-n] 2 kind reminds; a great movie & a great campout Message-ID: <44BE700C.9E27F1A1@cagreens.org> Dear Friends, Bulletin::: Al Gore in P-ville until Friday Hi all, Please run don't walk, if you haven't seen this important movie. So many of the folks in our County are oblivious to this vital survival information...take one or more with you!! At the Regal Cinema on Placerville Drive NOW. Start times are: 10:40 a.m., 12:55 p.m., 3:10 p.m., 5:25 p.m., 7:45 p.m., and 9:55 p.m. I've seen it three times, taking 8 other people total, so far. Please make my day; beat that! For the Earth, Gloria Dear Friends, Some misplaced this, some forgot where they were going at July's end, and some may have not gotten this. Well, you all are invited anyway. --------------------------------------------------- Dear green friends, friends of greens and campout alumni, The seventh annual northern California great green campout invites you to take a break. If you don't think you need one now, maybe you will, come the last weekend of July? Planning and Future Focus y'know? This invite is not only not for naught, but it's not for just not only green party people, deep green leaning friends, light green relatives, closet greens, and all children, but is very much especially for you. The green peoples conundrum: Can 60+ greens be together for 3 days in the forest and not have a meeting? Difficult, yes, but there's strength in numbers. By not avoiding this invite you can help. ???You are not being invited to participate ...in a meeting... --The 7th Annual Northern California Green Campout is inviting you for a three day weekend, or any portion thereof. When: -July 28/29/30, Fri/Sat/Sun. --One may arrive as early as 'bout noon Friday, and stay until 'bout sometime Sunday afternoon. Or come for the afternoon and/or evening. (Note: Once you get there, all you - have - to do is just stand there.) Where: --Come to 'Dogwood camp' at Jenkinson Lake in the Sly Park Recreation Area, Pollock Pines, CA. (up [east] hwy. 50 in El Dorado County) Info: If the following Green Campout info is not enough, call us at: 530.620.6659, (email is OK, but phone calls get answered quicker) Sly Park info: 530.644.2545, 530.644.2792 , How & How much?: No reservations needed, room for almost 100. Just arrive at main gate, tell'em you're with the party (Green) at Dogwood camp, pay $9.00 per car/per day. (if you come Friday & just pay for Friday night, it remains unclear that you will be charged again for Saturday night) Dogs are $2.00 ea., per day for any size dog (you must bring your own, the campground only sells wood, no dog rentals) Directions: Where's this main gate??? & Whatsa Dogwood camp??? To find the main gate, which closes at midnight; -take HWY. 50 from Sacramento east to & through Placerville (38 miles) -Go forward through the three stoplights on HWY. 50 in Placerville. -Continue east about 13 miles on 50 to the Sly Park exit (in Pollock Pines). -Take exit, turn right (south) onto Sly Park Road. -Continue 4.3 miles to the Park entrance on your left. -Dogwood camp is 3.4 (3.8?) miles straight into the park from the Park entrance. (go slow, this 3.4 miles has 234 sharp turns) -The site (on left) has a sign: 'Dogwood'. Something green will be on the sign. Particulars: --This is a large campsite at the back of a large lake (9.5 miles around) --We're a couple a hundred yards from the lake. --You'll be in a tall pine forest at 3518.2 feet elevation. --This site is bordered on the back by only the El Dorado National Forest. [which stretches from our site to the Nevada border] ---This is car camping at its best:: -The paved road goes almost right to the campsites. -Great dirt, pine needles, soft forest floor to sleep on. -Picnic tables, fire rings, BBQ's, plenty FRESH water await you. -Fire wood can be purchased or scounged or each car bring 2 pieces... -Lovely wooden outhouses w/ locking doors, cement floors, and vault toilets. (vault toilets? ) FYI-- At HWY.50 & Sly Park Rd. at left (north) is a Safeway if you need supplies. -There is also a small store opposite the Park entrance. FYI-- along with NO meetings, the park also has NO showers. So bring bathing suit, & if we must, we'll hose you off [bring hose]. To expect: swimming (floating), hiking (walking), tree sitting (under not in), GREAT weather (guaranteed), boating/canoeing (BYO boat or canoe), fireside joke/song fest (voluntary), a great group of fun loving greens, and... The Secret Tunnel...(really!!, it's very long, very straight and very cool), You may bring: Your food/beverage, tents, personal recreation stuff, Kids of any age, dogs ON LEASH, acoustic instruments, Marshmallows etc... In addition: GP El Dorado Co. will accept a $10 donation per each adult staying overnight (one or two nights just 10 bucks). This donation covers the cost of the site rental. Any extra moneys can be donated back to the counties or region, or expended on good beer. (or we can have a meeting to decide...Boo!) -Large family? Brother-in-law not paying the rent? Outa work? Try our sliding scale. GP of EDC takes pride in our slide. Please take a break and join us, thanks, Your hosts, Green Party of El Dorado Co. 530.620.6659 --------------------------- "IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO BECOME WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN." (George Elliot) --In this case a happy camper... From dianasum at directcon.net Sun Jul 23 13:56:04 2006 From: dianasum at directcon.net (Diana Stauffer) Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:56:04 -0700 Subject: [GP-Eldorado-n] Fw: Urge Congress to Support New Global Warming Bills Message-ID: <023901c6ae9a$7dd2ee50$b02d5142@D81GRT31> Urge Congress to Support New Bills Aimed at Avoiding the Worst Effects of Global Warming ----- Original Message ----- From: Union of Concerned Scientists Action Network To: Diana Stauffer Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 2:40 PM Subject: Urge Congress to Support New Global Warming Bills Urge Congress to Support New Bills Aimed at Avoiding the Worst Effects of Global Warming Dear Diana, As you know, human activity is warming our atmosphere with devastating consequences. Scientists warn that to avoid the worst effects of global warming, we must prevent average global temperatures from rising more than 2? Celsius above pre-industrial levels. In June 2006, Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) introduced a bill (H.R. 5642) that would gradually reduce global warming emissions by 80 percent, the amount needed to have a good chance of staying below the threshold set by scientists. In July 2006, Senators Jim Jeffords (I-VT) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced a similar bill in the Senate. Please urge your congressional delegation to protect our planet for our children by co-sponsoring these critical science-based global warming bills. Sincerely, Kate Abend National Field Organizer Climate Program Subject: Support Critical Science-Based Global Warming Bills Dear Senators and Representative: I am writing to urge you to co-sponsor the Waxman Safe Climate Act in the House or the Jeffords-Boxer Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act in the Senate. Scientists warn that to avoid the worst effects of global warming, we must ensure that global average temperatures do not rise more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. To have a good chance of remaining below this threshold, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide equivalent must stabilize at 450 parts per million. Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Senators Jim Jeffords (I-VT) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) have introduced two science-based bills that would require gradual global warming emissions reduction of 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. These bill gradually lower global warming pollution, and call for a greater reliance on clean, renewable energy sources and improved energy efficiency. These solutions will reduce air pollution, create jobs, and reduce our dependence on oil. Please protect future generations by co-sponsoring these critical bills. Sincerely, Diana Stauffer Take Action! 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URL: From dianasum at directcon.net Fri Jul 21 12:16:22 2006 From: dianasum at directcon.net (Diana Stauffer) Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:16:22 -0700 Subject: [GP-Eldorado-n] Fw: Progressive Alliance Meeting Monday Message-ID: <011c01c6acfa$3cd5e4d0$b02d5142@D81GRT31> ----- Original Message ----- From: coalition for change To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@mail.calweb.com Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 8:28 AM Subject: Progressive Alliance Meeting Monday Creating Energy & Strength Through Unity Reminder: Progressive Alliance meeting Monday, 6-8, Raley's We can discuss our Progressive area at the Diamond Springs Bazaar on Sept. 4. We have a block of booths with the Greens, Peace & Justice, Coalition for Change, and Human Rights Round Table. Should be fun! Don't forget to forward your Progressive Calendar items for August to Leslie at sellmansant at sbcglobal.net. Don't assume she knows what your group is doing! You won't get your event/meeting on the calendar if you don't submit something. Also up for discussion-We have been contacted by the Peace & Justice folks about the possibility of participating in their Season of Nonviolence activities. Reminder-Coalition for Change meeting Wed. (6-8), Raley's. Those of you holding on to raffle prizes for our fundraiser should contact Gloria Purcell at gpurcell at earthlink.net or Patty to drop off at Raley's before the meetings on Mon. & Wed. Stay cool and we'll see you soon! Patty (for the Progressive Alliance) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dianasum at directcon.net Sat Jul 22 12:59:02 2006 From: dianasum at directcon.net (Diana Stauffer) Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:59:02 -0700 Subject: [GP-Eldorado-n] report on pre-planning of Israeli -Lebanon attacks Message-ID: <016901c6adc9$6417f040$b02d5142@D81GRT31> This came from one of the local peace community members--interesting and scary reading. .Beaver Creek, Colorado, June 17-18: Cheney & Likud meet re: impending invasions of Gaza and Lebanon. http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/ July 22/23, 2006 -- U.S. military intelligence sources have told WMR that the artillery shell shown below being used by an Israel Defense Force member in Lebanon, is a type of dual and multi-use weapon the neocons falsely accused Saddam Hussein of possessing. Although the canister artillery shell is marketed as an anti-land mine fuel-air bomb, its payload can also include the chemicals used in thermobaric bombs, white phosphorous weapons, and chemical weapons. Thermobaric bombs contain polymer-bonded explosives or solid fuel-air explosives in their payloads. Thermobarics use a fuse munition unit (FMU) such as that seen on the nose of the Israeli artillery shell. The shell penetrates buildings, underground shelters, or tunnels, creating such a blast pressure that all the oxygen is sucked out from the spaces and the lungs of anyone who happens to be in proximity. Israel's use of such "vaccum" weapons has been reported from across Lebanon. The artillery shell below, with its FMU penetrator, can also be used to deliver chemical weapons, the use of which is also being reported from southern Lebanon. In addition, it can deliver white phosphorous, a substance that literally melts through skin but leaves clothing relatively intact. In Fallujah and elsewhere in Iraq, U.S. forces have used white phosphorous on civilians, leaving grotesque corpses as a psychological warfare reminder to the civilian population to surrender or evacuate an area. The photo from Sidon of a burnt and badly disfigured young Lebanese girl is a telltale sign of white phosphorous use by the Israelis. Similar photos from Fallujah were shown to this editor by a top investigative reporter for Italy's RAI television network. U.S. military intelligence experts believe the ease at which the Israeli soldier is handling the artillery shell is an indication that the payload contains light-weight gas and not a fuel-air mixture or thermobaric bomb components. WMR continues to receive reports from Lebanon of depleted uranium shells being used by the Israelis. The New York Times today is reporting that the U.S. is stepping up its delivery of "precision-guided" munitions to Israel (see article below on Bush administration pre-planning for the Israeli invasions of Lebanon and Gaza). Israeli dual/multi-use WMD (left) and badly burnt body of young Lebanese girl with telltale signs of white phosphorous attack. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 22/23, 2006 -- The Israeli invasion of Lebanon was planned between top Israeli officials and members of the Bush administration. On June 17 and 18, former Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Likud Knesset member Natan Sharansky met with Vice President Dick Cheney at the American Enterprise Institute conference in Beaver Creek, Colorado. There, the impending Israeli invasions of both Gaza and Lebanon were discussed. After receiving Cheney's full backing for the invasion of Gaza and Lebanon, Netanyahu flew back to Israel and participated in a special "Ex-Prime Ministers" meeting, in which he conveyed the Bush administration's support for the carrying out of the "Clean Break" policy -- the trashing of all past Middle East peace accords, including Oslo. Present at the meeting, in addition to Netanyahu, were current Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Prime Ministers Ehud Barak and Shimon Peres. Former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir is very old and suffers from dementia and Ariel Sharon remains in a coma after a series of strokes. Lebanon and Gaza invasions planned last month in Colorado meetings between Netanyahu, Sharansky, and Cheney. After the AEI meeting, Sharansky, who has the ear of Bush, met with the Heritage Foundation in Washington and then attended a June 29 seminar at Philadelphia's Main Line Haverford School sponsored by the Middle East Forum led by Daniel Pipes. Sharansky appeared with Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum who this past Thursday was beating the war drums against Syria, Iran, and "Islamo-fascism" in a fiery speech at the National Press Club attended by a cheering section composed of members of the neocon Israel Project, on whose board Santorum serves along with Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Virginia GOP Rep. Tom Davis. Our Washington sources claim that the U.S.-supported invasions of Gaza and Lebanon and the impending attacks on Syria and Iran represent the suspected "event" predicted to take place prior to the November election in the United States and is an attempt to rally the American public around the Bush-Cheney regime during a time of wider war. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dianasum at directcon.net Sun Jul 23 13:46:25 2006 From: dianasum at directcon.net (Diana Stauffer) Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:46:25 -0700 Subject: [GP-Eldorado-n] concert in Placerville July 28th Message-ID: <022901c6ae99$32d4e440$b02d5142@D81GRT31> "This guy is incredible" Rich Waters ----- Original Message ----- From: Rich Waters Subject: concert -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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