| 111 | Art That Talks - Tapart Real News and Issues Preview: Tapart News and Art that Talks is based on published letters, articles, topical art and editorial cartoons by Ray Tapajna and others at http://www.yestapart.bizland.com apartnews or short URL address is http:/ apartnews.filetap.com Selected Topics covers the issues of real jobs and not wars, House of Cards Economy by Paul Donovan, America in Terro... (more) Published By: Tapart News Editor Submitted: 20 December,2002 |
| 112 | Good For The Goose Is Good For The Gander Preview: If you believe passionately in political correctness and cannot bear to see it used as a weapon in a war against the idiots who originated the whole politically correct idea, do please leave now. And you needn’t return. Folks with no sense of humor give me a severe pain somewhere south of my belly button. I hold a concealed handgun license in th... (more) Published By: Kathryn A. Graham Submitted: 12 January,2003 |
| 113 | Turn The Clock Back . . . Preview: At the risk of starting the argument of all time, I feel compelled to point out that Americans today are simply not made of the same stern stuff as our ancestors. You disagree? Please write and tell me honestly what you think your nearest neighbor would do if awakened at midnight by the warning, "The redcoats are coming!" Frankly, my next door ne... (more) Published By: Kathryn A. Graham Submitted: 12 January,2003 |
| 114 | Find An Enemy Preview: To consolidate and increase failing political power, the first step is to find an enemy. Demonize this enemy in every way possible. Label it unpatriotic to question the evil of this enemy. Then rally around the flag and kick some serious butt. Sound familiar? It certainly should! Subsequent to the horrors of 9/11, those very tactics took a presi... (more) Published By: Kathryn A. Graham Submitted: 12 January,2003 |
| 115 | What's With These Apologies? Preview: It’s always the same refrain, over and over again. The Latin expression “ad nauseam” means “to the point of nausea.” My nausea threshold is pretty low early in the morning, I must admit. To add insult to injury, I always have to ask the same question – and endure the endless, whining answers – every time I teach a new concealed handgun class. ... (more) Published By: Kathryn A. Graham Submitted: 12 January,2003 |
| 116 | What Is The Difference Between a Pacifist and a Victim? Preview: One of my greatest personal heroes, Robert A. Heinlein, once stated flatly that a male pacifist was a contradiction in terms. Heinlein was a brilliant writer, one hell of a philosopher, and very seldom wrong. He was wrong this time. He should have said that a male victim is a contradiction in terms. Heinlein may be forgiven, though. No writer ... (more) Published By: Kathryn A. Graham Submitted: 12 January,2003 |
| 117 | Difficult Choices Preview: I am a veteran and a patriot. Such a remark often makes a writer the target of ridicule or worse, but I refuse to withdraw it. It happens to be the plain, unvarnished truth. In September of 1972, on my own 18th birthday, I raised my right hand and swore solemnly to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, fo... (more) Published By: Kathryn A. Graham Submitted: 12 January,2003 |
| 118 | Should Felons Have Guns? Preview: Let me duck down behind some cover here. Yes! I think that felons should be allowed to purchase – and carry – firearms. I’m still down here. Are you finished with the rotten eggs and tomatoes? Okay, I’ll stick my head back up. Felons should be allowed to carry guns! Before I continue, let me state clearly that I am no happier about armed robber... (more) Published By: Kathryn A. Graham Submitted: 12 January,2003 |
| 119 | Divine Right of Capital Preview: We have seen the institutionalized support of Divine Kings in the last two centuries. In far earlier times these Nobles had to answer to the people to a far greater extent. Marjorie Kelly is the author of The Divine Right of Capital and she is on this track or train of thought. Noam Chomsky says global corporatism and the frauds they create or the... (more) Published By: Robert Bruce Baird Submitted: 30 March,2005 |
| 120 | Fiction Imitates Life Preview: When I wrote my recently released science fiction novel, Flight From Eden, I truly believed that I was writing a work of mere science fiction. I thought it was trashy, purely commercial adventure, bearing no relation whatever to reality. Now I'm not so sure. The subconscious mind works in mysterious ways. Even 'way back in 1994, when I finished t... (more) Published By: Kathryn A. Graham Submitted: 12 January,2003 |
| 121 | Handguns - A Moral Imperative Preview: You’ve been lied to, friends and neighbors. You’ve been lied to by some of the slickest and most dangerous conmen you will ever encounter. The lies have been coming thick and furious for so many years that you have trouble seeing the truth – in spite of all your brains and good, old-fashioned common sense. You’ve been told violence is a terrible... (more) Published By: Kathryn A. Graham Submitted: 12 January,2003 |
| 122 | Man needs to stand upside down sometimes to see things better Preview: An Issue From: "Thoughts Generation" The place of the current thought: Eritrea (on the upper eastern part of the Horn of Africa).On the main street in the capital city of Asmara. The time: Just three years after Eritrea independence from Ethiopia on 1991. The independence was acheived through an armed struggle lasted for 30 years. The occation... (more) Published By: Khalid Osman Submitted: 18 January,2003 |
| 123 | Collins Powell`s "James Bond" Preview: "He hid the weapons of mass destruction in all sorts of odd places. But we saw him hide it. We took photographs. We recorded discussions. We saw his links with terrorists. It is the most evil empire on earth right now. And he must be stopped!" This story-teller is not some fiction writer. Or some movie star from Hollywood, the entertainment cap... (more) Published By: Arthur Zulu Submitted: 10 February,2003 |
| 124 | Turkish court denies 1000 european plaintiffs the lawsuit +++ German politicans Guido Westerwelle and Roland Koch helps the european citizens Preview: on Friday, February 7th 2003 the Turkish "Big Senate" for administrative processes for the second time did not permit the negotiation of 1000 claims against the illegal nationalization of Demirbank, brought in by 1000 complainers from 14 European countries. The reason therefor shall be a 60 day (!) period of limitation which starts to run with the... (more) Published By: Dieter Kohler , Vice president IGDD Submitted: 12 February,2003 |
| 125 | What Are the Inspectors Really Looking For? Preview: Let's take a step back from the fray and examine the real target in Iraq...what are the inspectors really looking for? The answer is: what they have received from the US - the West's own exports - such as dual- use equipment used for manufacturing of weapons of destruction. This was supplied with the blessing of the US Commerce Dept...$1.5-b wor... (more) Published By: Margot B Submitted: 13 February,2003 |
| 126 | I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy Preview: The report of the Congressional Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (Personal Justice Denied) makes no mention of MAGIC intelligence or the men who penetrated the Japanese Foreign Ministry code, an event that had a major impact on the conduct of WW II. After a two-year so-called "study" and twenty hearings, nine commission... (more) Published By: Arthur Snell Submitted: 17 February,2003 |
| 127 | "Why Do They Hate Us? Preview: That was the question on the lips of all Americans when Uncle Sam's country saw "hell fire" on September 11, 2001. Uncle Sam was surprised beyond measure because he thinks that his country has done so much for the world. He counts American's contribution on his fingers: champion of free speech, and fundamental human rights, exporter of democracy... (more) Published By: Arthur Zulu Submitted: 21 February,2003 |
| 128 | The Last Eclipse Preview: Strange things never cease to happen. These things themselves make the world go round. Consider this: Many years ago, a solar eclipse happened in one primitive part of the earth. You know what it means—day changed to night. And the ignorant villagers, who didn't know what had just happened, thought that the world has come to an end. See fa... (more) Published By: Arthur Zulu Submitted: 24 February,2003 |
| 129 | Discover the Real Bush War Preview: Is war inevitable! Are you "for" or "against" military action? What of the UN Security Council? Discover facts about: the Gulf War, US support of Saddam Hussein in the Iraq-Iran War (1980-88), and US involvement with Bin Laden and the "Afghan Jihad" (1979-89). ______________________________ Discover the Real Bush War (Part I) As I sit down and ... (more) Published By: Scot Aaron Submitted: 26 February,2003 |
| 130 | 5 Tips To Keep Happy ... Even In Wartime Preview: The world is going downhill faster than an Olympic skier. Terrorists lurk around every corner. Climate change will soon melt the tundra and turn Iowa into a desert. Frankenstein foods are flooding the market, cleverly masquerading as innocent potatoes and beets. And everybody is planning a war. Sadam wants to unleash unspeakable biological evil... (more) Published By: David Leonhardt Submitted: 26 February,2003 |