Hey Mr. Pres! TELL THE TRUTH:

Hey Mr. Pres! Tell The Truth:

If We Ended The “WAR ON TERROR” It Would be “BAD” For Halliburton and Associates!

As Cindy Sheehan stands on the roadside asking to speak with Bu$h regarding the reasons we invaded another country and grieving for her son, the far-right wing war profiteers are attacking her motives… SHAME on THEM! Their greed is all that sent our sons and daughters to DIE and all that keeps us there!

The Halliburton Factor: Iraq Rebuilding Contracts Fuel Revenue Growth

"The greatest beneficiary thus far from the Bush administration's 'war without end' approach to fighting terrorism has been Vice President Cheney's former company, Halliburton," notes, William D. Hartung, the co-author of the Institute's new analysis and the author of a new book on war profiteering in the Bush era entitled How Much Are You Making on the War, Daddy? A Quick and Dirty Guide to War Profiteering in the Bush Administration (Nation Books/Avalon Group, 2004). Halliburton's prime contracts with the Pentagon jumped from $483 million in Fiscal Year 2002 to $3.9 billion in Fiscal year 2003, and increase of nearly 700%.

The vast bulk of the $3.9 billion Halliburton received from the Pentagon in FY 2003 went for the company's work in and around Iraq and Afghanistan, including everything from building military bases, to providing meals, to doing the laundry, to maintaining military vehicles, to rebuilding Iraq's oil infrastructure. The $3.9 billion the company earned in 2003 doesn't include billions in new contracts that have been issued since that time for rebuilding oil infrastructure in southern Iraq or for work in other parts of the world. Halliburton has also built bases in Uzbekistan and prison camps in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "Anywhere you go where the U.S. Army has to deploy on short notice, Halliburton is there, working on a cost-plus contract," notes Frida Berrigan, Deputy Director of the Institute's Arms Project and a co-author of the new analysis. "The billions they have earned thus far are just the tip of the iceberg." http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=10110

Halliburton has a long history of war profiteering beginning in World War II:

Halliburton's first foray into war profiteering began soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. The company began to make gun-mount bearings for the US Navy and parts for the B-29 bomber and Boeing aeroplane plant. Wartime contracts were lucrative, and when World War II ended in 1945, the company's annual turnover reached $25.7 million. Between 1950 and 1955 the company expanded in all directions and now had 7,000 employees. Oil exploration in the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast areas was flourishing; 23 vessels as well as about $10 million worth of other equipment were available for offshore drilling purposes. Research and development kept the company at the forefront of oil exploration technology. Costing $3million in 1956 alone, it rewarded the company's efforts with a new composition for cementing deep wells amongst other developments.
When Erle Halliburton died in 1957, the New York Times cited him as one of the richest people in the US – with a fortune of $100 million. That same year saw the acquisition of three companies involved in electronic testing, logging services and making rail car couplings. This acquisition program continued following the post-1957 oil slump. Otis Engineering Corporation joined the company in 1959, with Brown & Root Inc. (a firm internationally known for the construction of military bases, petrochemical plants and offshore platforms) becoming a subsidiary in 1962. http://archive.corporatewatch.org/profiles/haliburton/haliburton.htm

The company saw a few ups and downs over the years but as soon as Dick Cheney took over the profits and profiteering reached new and disturbing highs and extreme lows in ethics:

The Cheney years saw Halliburton's revenues rise from $5.7 billion in 1994 to $14.9 billion in 1999, fuelled primarily by growth outside the United States. During Cheney’s tenure as CEO, Halliburton’s overseas operations went from 51 percent of revenue to 68 percent of revenue. 'You’ve got to go where the oil is. I don’t think about it [political volatility] very much,' Cheney told the Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association annual meeting in 1998.¹¹ http://archive.corporatewatch.org/profiles/haliburton/haliburton.htm

There is some debate in how much “profit” Halliburton and associates are actually making but the fact remains they are stealing billions from the U.S. taxpayers by over-charging for meals for our soldiers, and feeding them rancid and spoiled food. Kellog Brown and Root (Halliburton owned) canceled contracts with Iraq and Kuwait companies in favor of those in the States ship produce and other food stuffs at higher rates:

Mayberry, still in Iraq, testified by video from questions prepared by the committee. He said that KBR routinely sold expired food rations to the Army. The interviewer asked, "Are you saying that Halliburton deliberately falsified the number of meals they prepared and then submitted false claims for reimbursement and that they did this to make up for past amounts auditors had disallowed?" Mayberry firmly answered "Yes." He said that serving expired food ration was "an everyday occurrence, sometimes every meal." He explained that Halliburton systematically overcharged for the number of meals as well, saying, "they were charging for 20,000 meals and they were only serving 10,000 meals." Dorgan later commented, "obviously there's no honor here, by a company that would serve outdated food to our troops in Iraq."

Mayberry also claimed would-be whistleblowers were threatened "to be sent to Falluja" and other "places under fire" if they talked to media or governmental oversight officials. In 2003 and 2004, Falluja had been well known as dangerous for foreign troops and civilians. "I personally was sent to Falluja for three weeks. The manager told me that I was being sent away until the auditors were gone, because I had talked to the auditors," Mayberry said. http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Civilians_testify_to_Halliburton_fraud,_coercion

The actions initiated by Bu$h, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and others have devastated a country – killed at least one hundred thousand and wounded, displaced, and ruined untold numbers. Iraq women, who enjoyed most of the freedoms of U.S. women, are now facing returning to wearing burkas, loosing their rights to vote and control their own lives:

Unfree Under Islam
Shariah endangers women's rights, from Iraq to Canada.

BY AYAAN HIRSI ALI
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:01 a.m. EDT

In every society where family affairs are regulated according to instructions derived from the Shariah or Islamic law, women are disadvantaged. The injustices these women are exposed to in the name of Islam vary from extreme cruelty (forced marriages; imprisonment or death after rape) to grossly unfair treatment in matters of marriage, divorce and inheritance.

Muslim women across the world are caught in a terrible predicament. They aspire to live by their faith as best they can, but their faith robs them of their rights. Some women have found a way out of this dilemma in the principle of separation of organized religion and state affairs. They fight an uphill battle to achieve and hold on to their basic rights. Two cases demonstrate just how difficult that struggle can be, in the context of new as well as established democracies.

The first is the draft constitution of Iraq, now due next week. Iraqi women like Naghem Khadim, demonstrating on the streets of Najaf, are fighting to prevent an article from being put in the constitution that would establish that the legislature may make no laws that contradict Shariah edicts. The second case is the province of Ontario, in Canada. There, Muslim women led by Homa Arjomand, an activist of Iranian origin, are fighting--using the Canadian Charter of Rights--to keep Shariah from being applied as family law through a so-called Arbitration Act passed as law in Ontario in 1992. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007112

The bottom line is: Bu$h and Co. have initiated an impossible situation to “win”. We are not going to change a country and a people over night. There were NO WMDs, there was NO DIRECT THREAT to U.S. safety or security from Saddam or his countrymen. BinLaden HATED Saddam for his policies and his lack of adherence to Islamic law.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5228545/
http://www.tvnewslies.org/html/al_qaeda_links.html

There were NO Iraq citizens on the planes that were hijacked. There was NO CONNECTION between Iraq and 9/11.

WAKE UP SHEEPLE! The New World Order is trying to take over – Stop them NOW!

Read: Rebuilding America’s Defenses – The Blueprint for what we are seeing NOW – written by Cheney and Co. and BEFORE the theft of the 2000 Election.

http://www.geocities.com/aimasheville/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf

Karl Rove – A History of Dirty Tricks and Innocent Looks

If you want to know about Karl’s dirty political dealings, just ask Jim Hightower, one of the victims of this man’s obsession with power and greed:

“But, like a predator who's always seeking ever bigger thrills, Rove has now become a mass bludgeoner, attacking every "liberal" in America – a category that, for Karl, encompasses everyone who questions any aspect of the Bushites' inept war on terrorism, including their disastrous Iraq occupation.” From ROVE GETS LOOPY 6/12/2005 Memo to George W: It's time for Karl Rove to take a cold shower. http://www.jimhightower.com/air/read.asp?id=11711

I don’t know about you but as a citizen of this society most of us are held to a higher standard. When we lie about someone or something and we are found out then there are consequences to pay. Either by loosing credibility with the people around us or shunned by those the lies hurt. Not ole Karl! He keeps right on pumping out the innuendos and whispers behind the shield of the self-proclaimed Christian conservative rhetoric.

Joe Wilson and his wife are just the most recent and high profile of these cases:

“Whatever a federal grand jury investigating the case decides, a small political subgroup is experiencing the odd sensation that this leak has sprung before. In 1992 in an incident well known in Texas, Mr. Rove was fired from the state campaign to re-elect the first President Bush on suspicions that Mr. Rove had leaked damaging information to Mr. Novak about Robert Mosbacher Jr., the campaign manager and the son of a former commerce secretary.” CIA Leak Case Recalls Texas Incident in '92 Race By Elisabeth Bumiller The New York Times: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080605B.shtml

Just think about it folks, anyone that questions or challenges Rove or Bu$h-n-Co is subject to a campaign of destruction and character assignation in order for big business and greedy politicians to continue to subvert our democracy and the future security of this country we call home.

“He's America's Joseph Goebbels. As a 21-year old Young Republican in Texas, Karl Rove not only pimped for Richard Nixon's chief political dirty tricks strategist Donald Segretti but soon caught the eye of the incoming Republican National Committee Chairman, George H. W. Bush. Rove's dirty tricks on behalf of Nixon's 1972 campaign catapulted Rove onto the national stage. From his Eagle's Nest in the West Wing of the White House, Rove now directs a formidable political dirty tricks operation and disinformation mill.” Exposing Karl Rove by WAYNE MADSEN http://www.counterpunch.org/madsen1101.html

It is our collective responsibility as citizens of this country to examine the events and situations of the past and compare and analyze what is happening now and realize that the hubris of those who are supposed to be leading this country are NOT – they never have – and look at the future of our freedoms and our world in regard to decency and hold these people to the standards that we are held to.

Inform yourselves, think – and then demand better! It is OUR future – OUR children that are going to suffer in the end!

It is ALL ABOUT the good of the NEXT SEVEN GENERATIONS!

Be Well in the Struggle!

Links for THINKING! or Concepts in REALITY!

It is quite amazing that it has taken the last five years of our lives to realize that the present administration is leading us down the path of empire building and in the meantime committing acts of treason - like war profiteering: The following links will inform and may scare the hell out of you - but it is ONLY us, the citizens of this country that can stop them! Read - take action - and get involved!

www.michaelmoore.com
www.democrats.com
www.johnconyers.com
www.majorityreportradio.com
www.thewashingtonnote.com
mburfeind.blogspot.com
gratefuldread.net
www.backbonecampaign.org
freedomsgate.blogspot.com
liberalpatriots.blogspot.com
www.peacecornergroup.org

failureisimpossible.com
www.pbu.blogspot.com
www.choiceamericanetwork.com
www.cafepress.com
onewomanwreckingcrew.com
generik.blogspot.com
nappyforty.blogspot.com
www.spiritplanet.com
www.bartcop.com
www.peopleism.org
hamiltonian.diaryland.com
www.spiritplanet.com
www.allhatnocattle.net
www.justrights.org
www.participation.blogspot.com
neolotus.blogspot.com
philosopheforum.blogspot.com
www.alamedapeacenetwork.org
erights4all.com
www.deanspeaksforme.com
www.democraticunderground.com

Adding to the Ruckus! What Is Tradition?

As urban American Indians and along with our work for The People, most of our efforts are concentrated on offering education and awareness for non-Indians about the continued genocide of indigenous populations, in the US and around the world.

Frequently we are asked about our culture(s) in regard to our traditions. People seem more interested in the mystical or ceremonial aspects in hopes they will find answers for their own confusion and lack of direction in their lives, than they do present reality. Most only want to know the “good parts” of being “Indian.” They love our regalia, music, the sage and sweet grass, but when it comes to the more difficult issues of responsibility and honor they shrink away mumbling to themselves.

I will admit it must be difficult for those seeking peace and tranquility to wrap their brains around the fact there is very little of either for today’s American Indian people. But the truth remains, from the reservations, to large urban centers and rural America, First Nations people are suffering the effects, emotionally and physically from poverty, substance and family abuse, and for others from the bleak visions of the future given our present course.

From the refusal by the US government to account for Indian Trust monies, to the unjustified invasion of another country, to the all out war on our environment by the corporate right-wing and their shameless, illegally placed, president, we are concerned with all policies which have brought more poverty, more death, and suffering by our present administration. The impacts are far-reaching and millions of people are falling victim to unchecked greed and ego.

Therefore, let me attempt to give another perspective for those seeking, and not finding the answers expected – one that has to do with today and as we’ve been taught by our ancestors to adapt in order to find a better way for the continuance of our race.

The question of tradition would be answered by some as recognizing our individual responsibility to participate for the good of The People. However, to understand the power and the reality of “tradition” one has to fully understand that those who were indigenous to the land understood much more than we do today about the environments they lived in. They used their knowledge and connectedness, to not only survive, but to thrive and participate in caring and nurturing relationships on personal, as well as, national levels.

The governments, confederacies, brotherhoods, clans, etc., as we describe them in our modern language, created intricate and sincere “laws” that took the People generations to perfect. For these cultures to have existed for thousands of years and to be successful, every member of the group was committed to the “rules” that were proven to provide the continuance of the People. These tenets of life were accepted and mostly unspoken but followed with complete understanding.

Not all were successful, our ancient teachings tell of past mistakes and these stories help us to avoid these situations in future generations. This is not exclusive to First Nations – human frailty is at the very core of our collective world mythology.

To understand tradition, one also has to understand that First Nations people accepted and embraced the realities of Natural Law. Natural law was the common thread among the People and was based on, and acted upon the fact humans are just one more part in a much greater system, commonly referred to as Creation. The animals, trees, water, air, sun, moon, etc., all are necessary for humans to continue to exist. Cycles of life were celebrated and not challenged by the hubris of man. This collective knowledge was and still is the basis for tradition.

Another principle of tradition, that applies as much today as it did before colonial-rule, is participation. Participation in the cultivation or gathering of the elements needed to feed, clothe and house the People, to the choosing of those who helped to keep order locally, as well as, in the council houses of great confederacies. It was unthinkable for someone to not give their share in debate or practice.

Our ancestors knew that for all to be successful – for individuals to prosper – it was the responsibility of everyone to make decisions based on the good of all

In this year’s presidential election, the American Indian vote, is being courted by both major political parties due in part by their influence in the so-called swing states. Two of those states are New Mexico and Arizona, where just a few hundred votes decided the outcome of the last election. Great effort is being taken to mobilize and convince the people of those First Nations to cast their vote.

The record of the incumbent administration is riddled with little compassion, nor honesty, in dealing with everything from the war on terror to health care. So many in Indian Country, are directing much of their attention to the challenger. Kerry has met and talked with tribal leaders and has acknowledged the problems faced by some of the poorest communities on this continent and has promised to include native representatives in many government agencies and one placed on his staff, and present in the White House when elected.

We all know politicians and their promises. Election years are filled with platforms that espouse to health care for all, equal rights, and living the American Dream that rarely materialize after the votes are counted. It’s difficult to have too much faith in the “system” when we see our collective civil and human rights becoming null and void right before our eyes.

Over the more than 500 years since Columbus/Colon (the Spanish/Italian, mercenary, slave trader) stumbled upon the islands of Central America, the indigenous people of North, Central, and South America have been in the crosshairs of those who have and continue to exploit the land, water, air, and People. From the Spanish gold hunters to the religious outlaws/fanatics of Europe proper, almost all have stopped at nothing to take anything and everything they deemed valuable. Fur, gold, fish, and forests – all and more are worth killing for by the commodity brokers and thieves of the last few centuries.

Most of the exploitation and destruction is being perpetrated by a small minority of people who have maneuvered over the last century into being those of privilege and entitlement backed by wealth created from the hardships and suffering of millions of people. They twist and convolute the truth to such a degree that almost anyone interested in participation has to be a lawyer or scholar to understand the innuendos and double-speak designed to manipulate the masses. Coupled with the power money has in Washington and the collective apathy of a great majority of people, borne of mass communications’ ability to deceive, millions of people are now facing grave consequences.

In spite of some of our individual, momentary, urges to just let it all fall apart and then start from scratch – many people from all walks of life continue to fight for our collective futures. We even fight for the lives of those who oppose us but now, the dedicated few who have fought for environmental, human, and civil rights do not wield enough strength to hold the spoilers back – to continue to work for positive change more “Participation” by “The People” is needed.

This pending election is, without a doubt, one of the most important in our lifetimes. It seems to most this may be our last-best opportunity to take back a bit of what is ours as The People – which is Choice.

It is our right of choice to maintain clean water sources – to choose clean air over industrial pollution killing Mother’s children – to choose to dedicate time and energy to our communities and to ensure that no child or elder goes to bed cold or sick, or hungry. This is what we as “The People” have to do – to make a commitment to act within our power to effect change. Tradition IS to work toward the collective good. Tradition IS to choose to vote for the people who have our collective best interest as their goals. From local to state to federal – government is the People’s responsibility.

The present round of elections for a new (hopefully) President and Vice President has been building since the last election or theft thereof. The blatant disregard, beginning with the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of George W., against the majority of voters has brought people to a point where many more than before are speaking out publicly. Books, movies, op-eds, television and radio constantly offer the general public a very frightening picture of the influence of corporate greed. And this is good – knowledge is power – as long as the People are listening and considering and participating.

The Bush reelection committee has heard the rumblings of “regime change” from liberals and conservatives alike. So, the far-right wing of the Republican National Committee and supporters began to attack anyone and everyone running from the very first primary.

However, the only arguments they can present are empty accusations designed to confuse the already befuddled masses. Their economic policies have failed miserably – they tried to tell us they “inherited” a bad economy. The truth is, we had a governmental budget surplus – we had the lowest unemployment rate ever – we were involved with NATO in keeping the peace in several areas and we had Saddam fenced in – and there seemed to be progress between Israel and Palestine.

John Kerry is under attack because he spoke out about the atrocities of war and he was branded by the empire-builders as being anti-American. His testimony before Congress after his service in Viet Nam was just one more voice of dissent and a brave step to show how he and a majority of U.S. citizenry felt about a war that took over 50,000 of our warriors – and for what end?

Our soldiers are suffering and dying once again, this time in a war for oil – a war for money – a war to show the world we are powerful and designed to send a message to the world that you’d better work with us or we’ll invade your country too!

War is ugly, and war has negative consequences far beyond the imagination of most people, especially in our fantasy world of instant gratification. War is not glorious, nor does it initially or overwhelmingly bring peace and prosperity to any people.

Those who are chosen or choose to serve The People in the uniform of their country are asked to experience atrocities and a gruesome reality most humans, at least in our country, have no knowledge of. Movies, no matter how graphic don’t substitute for personal experience. It is truly a sacrifice to serve – to endure the blood and destruction – the weather – and the acts of extreme violence.

We should applaud and support those warriors who are willing to stand up and tell the world the truth – and who will use force only when all other options are exhausted. It is also our responsibility as The People to choose those we can be sure have the experience and commitment necessary to NEVER ask those in our military to experience these things unless there are no other alternatives!

Kerry’s senate voting history is also a matter of public record and if one is willing to look at the votes for and against a plethora of issues over the 19 years of service in the Senate they will find someone committed to doing the best job possible given knowledge and circumstances at the time of each vote.

Always remember, when we are deciding whether a vote for or against legislation or appropriations is in the best interest of the People, we also have to look at what was/is really at issue. Yes, Kerry voted to take action against Saddam, most of our representatives did because they were given the same false information as ‘we the people’. Most also believed all other options would be considered before major combat. However, we see now that was never the objective – it was to wage war against Iraq at all cost – and those costs are being paid by innocent men, women and children.

I’ve heard critics of Kerry charge he voted against the last military spending bill, so he must be against a strong and safe United States. The bill in question also had millions of dollars of questionable spending and the senators that voted against it were opposed to those extras as well as the tax cuts for the wealthiest 1% of taxpayers.

If you really want to know who is “for or against” the military, one only has to look at what the present administration has cut in regard to military benefits, especially for veterans and reservists. When comparing records we see without a doubt who is really ‘supporting’ our soldiers.

What we have to remember, always, is it’s not just the President we are voting for. We are also looking to someone who will choose staff and advisors who are also willing to be public “servants” and who are responsible, open, and not driven by huge egos and ignore reality and shove blatantly self-serving laws and legislation down our throats.

Our founding fathers framed the documents of government almost exclusively from the Haudenasaunee (Iroquois) Great Law of Peace. This was a confederacy of nations that for countless centuries lived with and perfected the ways of democracy for their people. The tradition we all want to return to is the tradition of equality and prosperity for all – accomplished by our individual recognition of responsibility toward shared goals.

The system adopted by the United States, has been compromised and tainted by those wishing to bend and extract meaning that was never intended for individual, ego/greed driven agendas. The founding fathers copied words only – with little working knowledge of the commitments of each and every person within the original nations. From that twisted interpretation of democracy to the present day we are witness to hubris at its most destructive form.

This administration has also alienated almost every nation on our small blue planet in some way or another. Today, at this moment in time, we don’t have the luxury of telling the rest of the world we will “go it alone”!

In addition (and this one’s personal because my son was there at the time!); NO ONE who is NOT STANDING on the BATTLEFIELD has the right to tell anyone to “Bring it on!”. What an utter coward we have as our supposed leader! In essence, this man stood behind the power of our loyal warriors and challenged those on the opposing side to fire – and guess what – they took that challenge and now the U.S. death toll in Iraq is close to a thousand. This is the kind of outright disrespect, for the lives of the soldiers he commands, the rest of the world sees. We can only hope they don’t believe this is our collective mindset because we really do have to rely on many people worldwide to try to reverse some of the anti-US sentiment, IF we get the chance after 2 November.

In closing, each First Nation had their own way of communicating and participating in the world around them. To deepen and collectively connect to their Creator, environment, and the People of their Nations. They realized the tradition of participation was necessary for the race of humans to continue.

Each in their own way they held true the knowledge of life, death, and continuance in the context of Natural Law. They knew without a shadow of a doubt that greed and ego had brought nations to ruin and they reminded themselves of these truths regularly with ceremonies and ritual designed to remind the people of their responsibilities and their place in the grand scheme of things.

For far too long we have separated ourselves from Natural Law and given power to greed and ego driven individuals. It’s time to take back our traditions and our self-respect and participate for the good of ALL.

Be Safe and Well in the Struggle

Below are several resources for more perspective, but please don’t stop with these, there is a wealth of information available if one only looks.

Morgan, Lewis Henry. “League of the Iroquois, A Classic Study of an American Indian Tribe With The Original Illustrations” Introduction by William N. Fenton. Citadel Press Book. Carol Publishing Company 1962, 1990, 1996. ISBN 0-8065-0917-1

Deloria, Vine, Jr. 1994.”God Is Red – A Native View Of Religion” Fulcrum Publishing. Golden Colorado. ISBN 1-55591-176-5

Hirschfelder, Arlene and Martha Kreipe de Montano. 1993. “The Native American Almanac – A Portrait Of Native America Today” Prentice Hall. New York, NY. ISBN 0-671-85012-1

Gephardt Statement on U.S. Being Voted off U.N. Human Rights Commission

http://truthout.org/docs_01/0182.Gephardt.UN.htm

Indian Trust: Cobell v. Norton

http://www.indiantrust.com/

New anti-terrorism bill makes face paint and masks criminal offenses in public forums Civil rights and media latest casualties of our times

http://www.truthout.org/docs_01/11.27E.anti.terrorism.htm

COLUMNIST DORREEN YELLOW BIRD: Politicians show a sad ignorance about Indians
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/columnists/dorreen_yellow_bird/9425389.htm

"Bush praises federal housing program for Indians but plans cuts"
<http://www.daily-times.com/artman/publish/article_13362.shtml<http://wwwdaily-times.com/artman/publish/article_13362.shtml>>

"Politicians reminded of diversity of people and interests in the U.S."
< http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/185202_trahant8.html>

"Kerry seeks Indian votes"
<http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0808kerryindian08.html>

"Not all Dem hopefuls in state will get Native American vote"
<http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0808kerrynatives08.html>

Kerry Steers Native American Small Business Development Act Out of Committee

http://sbc.senate.gov/democrat/107press/july2402a2.html

Kerry White House will 'respect' sovereignty

http://64.62.196.98/News/2004/003734.asp

Native American vote could be key
By CNN's Richard Quest
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/17/quest.native/index.html

BREAKING: Retiring GOP Congressman: War in Iraq Not Justified

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/081904V.shtml