Monday, August 19, 2002

THIS WEEK (8/22) ON FIRST PEOPLES TV "Wiping the Tears of Seven Generations" In December of 1990, 300 Lakota Sioux horseback riders rode 250 miles, in two weeks, through bitter sub-zero winter weather, to commemorate the lives lost at the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890. This program relates the story of how the Lakota Nation mourned the loss of their loved ones for 100 years. They also mourned the loss of some of their people's sacred knowledge which died with the elders that day. Then, inspired by dreams and visions of unity and spiritual awakening, a group of Lakota decided to bring their people out of mourning through a traditional Lakota ceremony which they call Washigila, or "Wiping the Tears." The Bigfoot Ceremonial Ride was that ceremony. Available from Kifaru Productions. THIS WEEKS SCREENING TIMES Thu, Aug 22, 10:00 PM ET (Thu, Aug 22, 7:00 PM PT) Fri, Aug 23, 4:00 AM ET (Fri, Aug 23, 1:00 AM PT) Fri, Aug 23, 10:00 AM ET (Fri, Aug 23, 7:00 AM PT) Fri, Aug 23, 4:00 PM ET (Fri, Aug 23, 1:00 PM PT) TO PURCHASE A CASSETTE OF THIS PROGRAM, GO TO: http://www.kifaru.com or Call (800) 400 VIDEO FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FIRST PEOPLES TV & WORLDLINK TV: For program descriptions visit http://www.dreamcatchers.org/fptv or for program schedules visit http://www.worldlinktv.org FIRST PEOPLES TV WorldLink TV (http://www.worldlinktv.org), the first nationwide television network providing Americans with global perspectives on news, events and culture, is broadcasting a new weekly series by and about the tribal peoples of the world. "First Peoples TV" features 26 award-winning documentaries and dramas focusing on the lives of contemporary Native and Aboriginal people and the issues they face. WorldLink's programming consists of first run documentaries, foreign feature films, global news reports and eight hours of world music each day. Launched in December 1999, the channel is available in over 17 million U.S. homes via basic service on the direct-to-home satellite services DIRECTV® (Channel 375) and EchoStar's DISH Network® (Channel 9410). "First Peoples TV" is the first time a regularly scheduled TV series concerning tribal peoples will be accessible to all urban areas, including the territories of every Indigenous nation in the United States. 11:25:10 AM    comment

Kissinger & Scowcroft Against Iraq War QUOTE OF THE DAY "The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it's their fault." - - Henry Kissinger RHINO HERE: In last Monday's Wall Street Journal, former secretary of state Henry Kissinger, not a left leaning fellow by any means, in fact someone who's been accused of being responsable for some of our country's most shameful acts against humanity... (See "The Trial Of Henry Kissinger" by Christpher Hitchens) http://www.giles.34sp.com/books/kissinger.htm ...advised Shrub & Co. against invading Iraq, writing, "It is not in the American national interest to establish preemption as a universal principle available to every nation... The most interesting and potentially fateful reaction might well be that of India, which would be tempted to apply the new principle of preemption to Pakistan" Then in last Thursday's Wall Street Journal, Brent Scowcroft, former national security adviser for both President Ford and Shrub's papa George Herbert Walker Bush, also wrote an op-ed piece strongly advising against attacking Saddam. "Don't Attack Saddam - It Would Undermine Our Antiterror Efforts" By Brent Scowcroft, Wall Street Journal, 8/15/02 http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002133 Rhino wants to know what's going on here? Have these old school hawks been doused in some twilight years wisdom or are they in collusion on some abstarct conspiracy cooked up in the nude at the Bohemian Grove? http://www.fair.org/extra/best-of-extra/bohemian-grove.html Meanwhile reports are coming in saying U.S. military operations are already underway in Iraq... http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/08.18A.war.now.htm Can a tussle between the right and the ultra-right lead to anything good save the entertainment value similar to watching an episode of Family Feud? Once again I defer to the ever vigilant & humorous Maureen Dowd whose Sunday N.Y. Times column (below) offers insights and a few giggles. 8:47:38 AM    comment

"Junior Gets a Spanking" By MAUREEN DOWD, N.Y.Times - 8/18/02 ...Tissue issues between the two Bush presidents spilled into public view on Thursday when that most faithful family retainer, Brent Scowcroft, wrote a jaw-dropping op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal headlined "Don't Attack Saddam." Mr. Scowcroft gave the back of his hand to conservatives' strenuous attempts to link Saddam to 9/11. Bellicose Bushies have yet to offer a sustained and persuasive rationale for jumping Saddam, beyond yammering about how "evil" he is, as if he had a monopoly on that. In the Journal, Mr. Scowcroft, one of the team that drew that fateful line in the sand a decade ago, ticked off all the reasons why invading Iraq makes no sense... TO SEE THE ENTIRE ARTICLE, GO TO: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/18/opinion/18DOWD.html?todaysheadlines Reprinted under the Fair Use doctrine of international copyright law ( http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html ). All copyrights belong to original publisher. "RHINO'S NEWS BLOG" is the responsibility of Gary Rhine. Feedback is encouraged and can be emailed to him at: rhino@kifaru.com RHINO'S WEB SITES: http://radio.weblogs.com/0103207 (RHINO'S NEWS WEBLOG - PRESENT & PAST) http://www.dreamcatchers.org (INDIGENOUS ASSISTANCE & INTERCULTURAL DIALOG) http://www.kifaru.com (NATIVE AMERICAN RELATIONS VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES) Tell a friend about this weblog, or if you know someone who'd like to join the Rhino's News Blog mailing list, drop a line to rhino@kifaru.com. 8:41:47 AM    comment

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