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t r u t h o u t | Afghanistan War Resister Sentenced

t r u t h o u t | Afghanistan War Resister Sentenced
Source: www.truthout.org
Sergeant Travis Bishop, with the US Army’s 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, pled not guilty at a special court martial on Thursday to two counts of missing movement, disobeying a lawful order and going absent without leave (AWOL). …
    My friend and colleague, Oklahoma lawyer James Branum, is Bishop’s attorney. Learn more about his work at girightslawyer.com.    
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Rick Perlstein — Birthers, Health Care Hecklers and the Rise of Right-Wing Rage – washingtonpost.co

Rick Perlstein — Birthers, Health Care Hecklers and the Rise of Right-Wing Rage – washingtonpost.co
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
In Pennsylvania last week, a citizen, burly, crew-cut and trembling with rage, went nose to nose with his baffled senator: “One day God’s going to stand before you, and he’s going to judge you and the rest of your damned cronies up on the Hill. …
    “In America, Crazy Is a Preexisting Condition” Perlstein, author of Nixonland, reviews the history of rightwing reactionary outrage.    
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Who's behind the attacks on a health care overhaul? – Yahoo! News

Who’s behind the attacks on a health care overhaul? – Yahoo! News
Source: news.yahoo.com
WASHINGTON Much of the money and strategy behind the so-called grassroots groups organizing opposition to the Democrats’ health care plans comes from conservative political consultants, professional organizers and millionaires, some of whom hold financial stakes in the outcome.
    At least one media outlet might finally be getting and reporting the big picture.    
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Refusing to Comply: The Tactics of Resistance in an All-Volunteer Military | CommonDreams.org

Refusing to Comply: The Tactics of Resistance in an All-Volunteer Military | CommonDreams.org
Source: www.commondreams.org
On May 1st at Fort Hood in central Texas, Specialist Victor Agosto wrote on a counseling statement, which is actually a punitive U.S. Army memo:
    An examination of methods of dissent practiced by troops faced with deployment in wars they find morally unsupportable.    
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DownWithTyranny!: Obama Agonistes

DownWithTyranny!: Obama Agonistes
Source: downwithtyranny.blogspot.com
I spent a long time on the phone today talking with an independent congressional candidate who’s no fan of Democrats or Republicans. He’s kind of a constitutionalist. We agreed on some things and disagreed on others. …
    This time without the provocative (and distracting) image. The article is worth reading, if you, like me, are pretty disgusted with Obama’s obsession with bipartisanship.