NP? "We won't deny our consciences"

[Weeks, KD]

I am re-reading GR for the maybe the 10th time over the past 30 years,
precisely *because* of the events of the past 9 months.

Our government IS connecting the dots.   And as Pirate Prentice enjoined
Roger who had come to realize what had really happened to Jessica, "One
needs a We-system to counteract the They-system."

And you also know that once the technical means of control are established,
then the chances for freedom are over for good.

The book's out in the car, or I'd quote verbatim.

Thanks for the link.  A lot of people I respect on that list.

..kd

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Subject: NP? "We won't deny our consciences"


We won't deny our consciences

Prominent Americans have issued this statement on the war on terror

Friday June 14, 2002
The Guardian

Let it not be said that people in the United States did nothing when their
government declared a war without limit and instituted stark new measures
of repression. The signers of this statement call on the people of the US
to resist the policies and overall political direction that have emerged
since September 11 and which pose grave dangers to the people of the world.
[...]  President Bush has declared: "You're either with us or against us."
Here is our answer: We refuse to allow you to speak for all the American
people. We will not give up our right to question. We will not hand over
our consciences in return for a hollow promise of safety. We say not in our
name. We refuse to be party to these wars and we repudiate any inference
that they are being waged in our name or for our welfare. We extend a hand
to those around the world suffering from these policies; we will show our
solidarity in word and deed. [...]

continues at

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,737060,00.html

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