The McLoughlin Post
News. Information. Comment. Activism.
Diane V. McLoughlin, Publisher, editor.
Site building, modifying and posting as we go.
|
|
*Petition: Food for Iraq
_____________________________________
______________________________________
Amnesty International USA: Thank you for
taking action against torture. With the use of
waterboarding by the CIA being publicly
confirmed, and the refusal of the Attorney
General to state that simulated drowning is
torture, a favorable Senate vote for this
amendment is critical to stopping the use of
torture by any US agent, anywhere in the
world. (Note of appreciation in the in-box.)
There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as Justice - Joseph Addison 1713.
|
|
Clicking on the universal button 'subscribe' offers a wealth of options for getting automatic updates of latest content to homepages or news readers in addition to the E-mail Updates option. Cool!
Like an article you find here? Recommending it on Digg (or your own favorite sharing site found in the 'bookmark') helps spread the word to thousands.
Recommending an article to the editor of your local paper helps us to continue on in our work.
|
|
...one pixel at a time! Cool interactive feature. When you sign you get to take out one pixel of the picture of Guantanamo. 'Tear It Down' needs lots of visitors. (It's a big job.) Spread the word!
|
|
Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain
___________________________________ McCain Madness. Article. Pastor Chuck Baldwin; 08/02/08.
"As Pat Buchanan said recently, "John McCain will make Dick Cheney look like Gandhi." "
I
Image: McCain as Gollum. (Artist unknown.) Found at Group News Blog.
Highlights from, 'The Two Faces of Barack Obama'; article by Bill van Auken; 14/02/08:
Iraq: Obama claims that he will end the Iraq war, yet at the same time says we need to keep forces in Iraq to defend 'US interests' and conduct 'counterterrorism operations.'
On Obama and the military:
'He has vowed to put “more boots on the ground” in the “war on terror,” the pretext invented by the Bush administration to justify “preemptive war,” i.e., military aggression aimed at asserting US hegemony over the oil- rich regions of the Middle East and Central Asia.'
On Obama's plans to boost the economy:
'Given these big business ties, Obama’s campaign rhetoric about confronting poverty and social inequality involve a level of cynicism and demagogy that is truly staggering.
Full article, here.
|
|
|
|
The Center for Constitutional Rights challenges the validity of military commissions and use of torture evidence in new death penalty cases [at Guantanamo].
'...secret evidence, hearsay evidence, and evidence obtained through torture...unlawful, unconstitutional, and a perversion of justice...'
Link to full text
|
|
Back in the News: Mad Cow Disease. Unscrupulous meat processing plant workers caught on tape by American Humane Society. Congressman Gary Ackerman fought for fifteen years for tighter restrictions to ensure the safety of the food supply. Text of letters from his office: 'Probe all Major Beef Slaughterhouses' here.
|
|
*Note to readers:
Hello!, and welcome to our new
website, The McLoughlin Post.
We will change and evolve until we
reach our goal of finding a format that
looks good, opens fast while offering
tons of features and new content.
Why? Because you deserve the best.
Diane V. McLoughlin
publisher
(P.S.: The Translator seems to work
well in Firefox.)
Dear readers: Due to a technical issue the date and time stamps
beside each regional news service below are inaccurate. Also, we
wished to provide many more links to many countries' news wire
services, but they are not loading properly and for this, and for the
inaccurate date stamp, we apologize. We will continue to search for
valuable and improved services for you. - the publisher
New! Newsmap. At a glance, gives a visual of
which news stories are more popular than others
by physical size of box for each news headline,
and more.
___________________________________
Light a Billion Lives - The Energy and
Resources Institute of North America
___________________________________