#72 November/December 2004
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FREE THOUGHTS

FIRST WORD by Doug Collins
What's Wrong With Us?

READER MAIL
Israel: not a charitable nonprofit, Bush's second big lie: social security, Good alternative to third runway was ignored, More guardianship abuses, Thanks for the Truth

NORTHWEST & BEYOND
Wild sky can't fly past Pembo, Oregon's Coos County pays in pipeline lawsuit, Poverty with a view, Roadless Rule revision postponed past election, Western Shoshone battle federal landgrab, Montana's Jewish communities embrace reform

"Just because..."
strange assertions observed by Styx Mundstock

CONTACTS

NORTHWEST NEIGHBORS
contact list for progressives

DO SOMETHING! CALENDAR
Northwest activist events

POLITICS AND ELECTIONS

9/11 Update: New York State Attorney General's office accepts 9/11 Complaint
by Rodger Herbst

Book Notice: Claiming the Mantle: How Presidential Nominations Are Won and Lost Before the Votes Are Cast
by R. Lawrence Butler

"Modern Poll Tax" is Challenged in WA: Ex-felons deserve the right to vote
from the ACLU of WA

Next Steps after the 2004 Elections
by Steven Hill

LAW

NutraSweet Hit by Lawsuits: Court action highlights health concerns about artificial sweeteners
by Doug Collins

Justice Department Manipulates Truth About Patriot Act Ruling
from the ACLU

After the Riot
anonymous account of prison conditions

WORKPLACE

Bon Macy's Fails Employees' Health-Care Needs
from SEIU Local 6

San Francisco hotel workers locked out
photos and story by David Bacon

Small Business Administration Fails in Commitment to Women-Owned Firms
from the US Women's Chamber of Commerce

IMMIGRATION AND MEXICAN LABOR

HOW U.S. CORPORATIONS WON THE DEBATE OVER IMMIGRATION
by David Bacon

Illegal Immigration: Another Way to Outsource Jobs?
opinion by Domenico Maceri

Salsa and Apple Pie
A U.S.-Mexican Union in the making
by Steven Hill

ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH

Existing Systems Do Not Protect Us
by Sarah Westervelt

Mercury on the mind: Want to avoid both autism and Alzheimers? Then forget the flu vaccine and avoid dental amalgams
by Donald W. Miller, Jr, MD

What Water to Drink? Tap water may be your healthiest option
by Seth Gordon

MEDIA

MEDIA BEAT by Normal Solomon
The Presidential pageant: "There he is, Mr. America..."

People Like This Paper! So why is it so small?
by Doug Collins

CULTURE

A New Yorker Trapped in Los Angeles
excerpt from Willaim Blum's book: "Freeing the World to Death"

Poetry by Robert Hosheit

Beatnik Books
poetic reviews by Robert Pavik

GOOD IDEAS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES by Doug Collins
Polish Jokes

9/11 Update

by Rodger Herbst

On October 28, the New York State Attorney General's office accepted a Complaint and Petition from a group of New York City citizens including 9/11 family members, survivors, and a Ground Zero triage physician. The Complaint demands that the AG open a criminal inquiry and/or grand jury investigation into previously suppressed or ignored areas of inquiry identified by the 9/11 Family Steering Committee, 9/11 CitizensWatch and many independent researchers.

The group cited the significance of a recent Zogby 9/11 Poll (www.zogby.com/search/ReadNews.dbm?ID=855) which showed that nearly half of New Yorkers believe officials in the American government "consciously" allowed the 9/11 attacks to succeed, and that 66 percent wanted a new investigation.

The group cited The Terror Timeline by Paul Thompson, The New Pearl Harbor by David Ray Griffin, The War on Freedom by Nafeez Ahmed, and Crossing the Rubicon by Michael C. Ruppert as key resources that would be useful in any Grand Jury probe convened by the Attorney General.

The World Trade Center Environmental Organization is participating in the complaint, noting that the Bush administration was responsible for an EPA press release that falsely confirmed the safety of the air in lower Manhattan, clearing the way for an early re-opening of Wall Street at the expense of the health of New York citizens.

The Complaint may be viewed at www.justicefor911.org and those who wish to support it can sign a petition on the site.

NOTE: Mike Ruppert will appear in Seattle in January 2005 to discuss his new book, Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil. The book, ranked at five stars and in the top .003 percent of Amazon.com sales, places 9/11 at the center of a desperate new America. It makes the case that the attacks were created by named individuals, some in the highest echelons of American government, in preparation for "Peak Oil", which Ruppert calls an economic crisis like nothing the world has ever seen.

Details on Mike's Seattle appearance forthcoming at www.septembereleventh.org.


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