Friday, April 25, 2003

Silence Is Treason QUOTE OF THE DAY "If, in the shadow of the unilateralist power niche that the United States will occupy in the foreseeable future, its citizens are pressured by their government, their communities and their neighbors to speak with one cautious voice, we will have saved Iraq and damned ourselves. In a democratic society, the only treason is silence." - - Anna Quindlen, (Newsweek columnist, 4/21/03) APRIL 25th IN HISTORY: 1846 -- Mexico: Mexican forces obligingly attack a US "scouting party" sent by U.S. President James Polk into disputed territory between the Nueces & Rio Grande Rivers in hopes of provoking just such a skirmish. The incident was used by the expansionist Congress as an excuse to start the Mexican-American War, during which the US seized California. Rhino wonders how many times white folks in California have told Mexican folks to, "Go back where you came from!" RHINO HERE: It's come to my attention that many Blog readers are not aware of the amazing resource we Americans have in what Rhino refers to as, "The Little Radio Network That Could." If you have not been listening to the Pacifica Radio Network via any of their Sister stations... KPFA (Berkeley), KPFK (Los Angeles), KPFT (Houston), WBAI (New York) and WPFW (Washington DC). ... then you haven't really been getting the news. If you don't live in one of those cities, you can hear Pacifica news programming via the internet at a variety of sites. Check it out at: http://www.pacifica.org You may have heard about attempts last year to shut Pacifica down. Government honchos claimed it was due to a lack of funding. Everyone knew it was because of Pacifica's staunchly progressive perspective. If I'm near a radio or a web connected computer in the mornings, I listen to "Democracy Now" & always wonder why the stories that Amy Goodman covers don't get out on the tri-letters. Then I remember who owns the tri-letters. http://www.democracynow.org/about.htm In the afternoons, if I can, I catch Pacifica's Peace Watch http://pacifica.org/programs/peacewatch/index.html and/or Free Speech Radio News http://www.fsrn.org/ Today's RHINO'S BOTTOM LINE is an in depth profile of Amy Goodman & Democracy Now from last Sunday's New York Newsday. Please don't be relying on just the tri-letter network news & Rhinos Blog for your info. In an age where the major media is acting like bought & paid for pom pom girls for the government, it's up to individual citizens to keep themselves informed. Did someone say they think they're getting all the news stories they need from CNN? Did I hear that? Well, then get a load of The 9-11 Timeline. Then you'll know what Rhino's trying ta tell ya. Ten Facts You Want To Know About The US Government by The wanttoknow.info team Here are ten facts you want to know about the US government from the informative website: http://www.wanttoknow.info You can verify each statement by using the links provided direct to the original articles on major media websites like the NY Times. We share this with the intention of creating a better world for all of us. Three times Clinton approved a direct hit on bin Laden, but the CIA director stopped him. [NY Times, 12/30/01] In Oct 2000, a drill was carried out based on a hijacked plane crashing into the Pentagon. [Military District of Washington News Service, 11/3/00] In spring 2001, an important government document advocated war with Iraq to control its oil. [Sydney Herald, 12/26/02] [Sunday Herald, 10/5/02] From June to Aug 2001, Russia, Germany, and Israel all warned the US of suicide plane hijackings against US targets. [Fox News,5/17/02] [LA Times, 9/20/01] [BBC, 10/2/02] On Aug 27, 2001 an FBI supervisor told headquarters he was trying to keep a hijacker from "flying a plane into the World Trade Center." He was chastised for notifying the CIA. [Senate Intelligence Report (Hill #2), 10/17/02] [Time, 5/21/02] On Sep 10, 2001 top Pentagon officials canceled travel plans for the next day. [Newsweek, 9/24/01] On Sep 11, 2001 at 9 AM, a large US intelligence agency had an exercise planned of an aircraft crashing into their building near Washington, DC. [AP, 8/22/02] Five to seven of the 9-11 hijackers may have had training at US military installations. [Newsweek,9/15/01, Washington Post, 9/16/01] Members of Congress said that the FBI, CIA, and Justice Department were not cooperating with the 9-11 inquiry. Bush opposed an independent inquiry until outside pressure forced him to agree to it. [NY Times, 10/5/02] Big American bases set up in Afghanistan are almost identical to the projected route of the oil pipeline to go through the country. [NY Times, 10/6/02] [Chicago Tribune, 3/18/02] Complete 9-11 Timeline Website - by Paul Thompson This well researched website has over 200 pages of explosive information on 9-11, all of it taken from major media sources! With each statement, direct links are provided to the source article on the major media website article. This makes it quick and easy to verify everything that is said, even on the summaries. The evidence strongly suggests that 9-11 was allowed to happen by certain top government, military, and intelligence officials for reasons of "national security," and in order to protect and control the international trade of both oil and drugs. After reading this, you will never be able to look at 9-11 the same again. Available free http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/completetimeline For a 10-page summary of the best from this timeline, see http://www.wanttoknow.info/911coverup10pg For a powerful two-page summary with links that you can print and share with friends, see: http://www.wanttoknow.info/911coverup 9:10:20 AM    comment

RHINO'S BOTTOM LINE - An Advocate for Advocacy An Advocate for Advocacy Amy Goodman believes her obligation to listeners - half a million a week tune in to her radio program, 'Democracy Now!' - is to be fair and accurate, not necessarily objective By Fred Bruning, NY Newsday. 4/21/03 Amy Goodman, intrepid radio voice of the left and host of the "Democracy Now!" public affairs program, once turned out 1,000 loaves of bread a week for a whole-grain bakery collective in Maine. Co-ops and groceries around the state loved the hearty products, but schools wouldn't buy. "We couldn't compete with Wonder Bread," Goodman recalled. Some might see a parallel between Goodman's yeasty days in Bar Harbor 20 years ago and her work now for the listener-sponsored Pacifica broadcasting group. The Sunflour collective was a local enterprise offering an alternative to the fluffy fare of big business and, though she doesn't describe it in quite those terms, Goodman makes clear her job as a journalist is to retrieve the protein sifted out by what she calls the "corporate media."... READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT: Advocate For Advocacy "RHINO'S BLOG" is the responsibility of Gary Rhine. (rhino@kifaru.com) Feedback, and requests to be added or deleted from the list are encouraged. SEARCH BLOG ARCHIVES / SURF RHINO'S LINKS, AT: http://www.rhinosblog.info RHINO'S OTHER WEB SITES: http://www.dreamcatchers.org (INDIGENOUS ASSISTANCE & INTERCULTURAL DIALOG) http://www.kifaru.com (NATIVE AMERICAN RELATIONS VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES) Articles are reprinted under Fair Use Doctrine of international copyright law. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html All copyrights belong to original publisher. 7:51:49 AM    comment

© Copyright 2005 Gary Rhine.