Friday, August 1, 2003

Voting Rights Struggle QUOTE OF THE DAY "The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy" - - Theodore H. White KNOW YOUR HISTORY - AUGUST 1st 1954 The Geneva Accords divided Vietnam into two countries at the 17th parallel. U.S. complicity in the overthrow of South Vietnam's president made it impossible to stay uninvolved in the war. The Geneva Accords called for elections by July, 1956, and put a limit on the presence of foreign advisors. US military advisors were limited to 685. While the Geneva Agreements ended the war and established the 17th parallel as a temporary military demarcation between the Vietminh-administered North and the Bao Dai government in the South, the reunification elections were never held and within a few years there was a large-scale infusion of foreign assistance in men and arms. The signatories were France, the Vietminh, China, Great Britain, Cambodia, Laos and the Soviet Union. The United States and the government of Bao Dai in the South did not sign the agreement. RHINO HERE: In case you hadn't heard, The convicted felon Admiral that Rumsfeld had working for him resigned yesterday under pressure from all those who were repulsed by his proposed gambling parlor for betting on likelihood of terrorist attacks. This is the same guy who was setting up the total Information Awareness Project. Rhino sez, "Good Riddance, Johnny!" Poindexter to Resign Following Terrorist Futures Debacle http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/31/politics/31CND-POIN.html?hp Here's an interesting article tracking possible relations between Poindexter's terror betting scheme & the under-reported story of the suspicious transactions in financial markets pointing to someone's foreknowledge of the attacks. Were the 9/11 Put Options the Inspiration for Poindexter's Terrorism Futures Program? http://www.hereinreality.com/insidertrading.html RHINO'S BOTTOM LINE today is made up of 4 article links concerning potential voting theft in the upcoming elections. All the articles are from Alternet, an excellent source for progressive perspectives. http://www.alternet.org 7:39:01 AM    comment

RHINO'S BOTTOM LINE - Voting and Democracy:The Challenges Ahead VOTING AND DEMOCRACY: THE CHALLENGES AHEAD Don Hazen, AlterNet Voting security irregularities have put the populace on edge. The solution? Push hard on reform opportunities now, and don't stay home on Election Day. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=16508 THE THEFT OF YOUR VOTE IS JUST A CHIP AWAY Thom Hartmann, AlterNet Are computerized voting machines a wide-open back door to massive voting fraud? A growing number of Americans are saying our votes are too sacred to reside only on computer chips. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=16474 BEYOND VOTING MACHINES: HAVA AND REAL ELECTION REFORM Miles Rapoport, AlterNet The Florida 2000 election proved to Americans of all political persuasions that our election laws are broken. Yet the debacle also created an opening for voting reform that we have not seen for decades. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=16490 THE VOTING RIGHTS STRUGGLE OF OUR TIME Kim Alexander, AlterNet California is at the forefront of the paper trail debate with electronic voting machines. Thanks to a state task force, there's still time to weigh in on the controversy. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=16476 "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. 6:33:59 AM    comment

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