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[i]"If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their knowing it." - Edward Bernays, a nephew of Sigmund Freud, Ame... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/55 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:22:05 I wrote this in early 2002

[div class="excerpt"]How Long Can You Tread Water?

By: Bridget Gibson

When George Walker Bush ascended to the office of the President of the United States, with his experienced entourage in tow, we were told that "the adults were back in charge" and there would be... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/54 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:19:24 http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg224/SuburbanHouseHunters/mtg2.jpg

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http... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/53 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:55:04 http://www.progressiveaustin.org/afoilpip.htm

[div class="excerpt"]Afghan Oil Pipeline before Congress 1998
Highlight:
"From the outset, we have made it clear that construction of the pipeline we have proposed across Afghanistan could not begin until a recognized government is in place that ha... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/52 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:04:38 No Value for Their Money

by Bridget Gibson and James G. Wilson

"All families have their problems," is becoming a familiar refrain. Privacy for these families should be afforded so that they can "work out" their problems, we are told. The media spends too much time focusing on these problems w... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/51 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:26:47 http://www.ccmep.org/2002_articles/Iraq/sanfran.jpg
Over 200,000 protesters marched in San Francisco on Sunday, February 16, 2003

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Tens of thousands of flag-waving, whistle-blowing protesters march through the streets of Florence, Novembe... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/50 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:37:15 http://www.prwatch.org/books/tsigfy10.html

[div class="excerpt"]How PR Sold the War in the Persian Gulf
Iraq
Excerpted from Toxic Sludge Is Good For You, Chapter 10

"If I wanted to lie, or if we wanted to lie, if we wanted to exaggerate, I wouldn't use my daughter to do so. I could easily b... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/49 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:40:30 http://faireconomy.org/files/executive_excess_2008.pdf


[div class="excerpt"]Worker Pay versus Executive Pay
Last year, average CEO pay rose 2.6 percent to $10,544,470, according to an Associated Press survey of S&P 500 firms.1 That’s 344 times the pay of an average American worker.2 The ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/48 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:32:37 [link:money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/10/13/350899/index.htm|A Street Pioneer Strikes Again Lewis Ranieri is back with a new company, a bigtime IPO, and a big new idea for banks.]

By Kimberly L. Allers; Lewis Ranieri
October 13, 2003

(FORTUNE Magazine) – Lewis Ranie... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/46 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:49:18 [b]Shredding the Bill of Rights[/b]

By: Bridget Gibson - 11/23/01

On September 11, 2001, four American airplanes were hijacked and used as weapons of mass destruction against the citizens of the United States of America. The following shock that ensued was normal. Shock at the loss of lives. S... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/45 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:53:24 http://www.democraticunderground.com/articles/02/02/19_fight.html

Spoiling for a Fight
February 19, 2002
by Bridget Gibson

Plans are in the works, we are told, to attack Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein from power. Two hundred thousand American troops will be deployed and on the ground in the ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/44 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:02:33 [link:www.commondreams.org/bernie_sanders_vs_alan_greenspan.htm|Exchange between U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders (I-VT)and Alan Greenspan]

House Banking and Financial Institutions Committee Hearing on the Semiannual Report of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Witness: Ala... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/43 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:11:54 Friday, June 21, 2002

"There Ought to be Limits to Freedom!"~George W Bush
(at a Press conference at the Texas State House, May 21, 1999)

America's Dark Heart

by Bridget Gibson

There's no excuse anymore. It is apparent that the elected representatives in the Senate and the House of Rep... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/42 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:00:08 Bridget Gibson

Last Saturday, I thought that I was going to go and be an impartial observer at a political rally. What happened along the way was for me, transformational. Standing apart from the areas for the handicapped and from the background that is seen by the people in front of the stage... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/41 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:46:25 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2953887756_05a00c7684.jpg... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/40 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:50:18 here is what I wrote when this happened:

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Ben Franklin

Midnight Express Revisited

By: Bridget Gibson - 11/17/01

In a foreign country, a young man breaks a minor law. The rul... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/39 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:52:08 [link:www.democraticunderground.com/articles/03/02/28_iraq.html|First Iraq, Then the World]
February 28, 2003
By Bridget Gibson

The war on Iraq is but the first step in the plan. The global hegemony that is sought by the Bush administration is being laid out in steps broad and intricate. Small ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/38 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:13:51 [link:greatchange.org/ov-martin,case_for_sedition.html|The Case for Sedition]

[div class="excerpt"]A case for sedition can be made against the Bush Cabal, including George Herbert Walker Bush, James Baker, Cappy Weinberger, and the late Bill Casey et al. They perpetrated a series of frauds agains... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/37 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:54:05 [link:www.americaheldhostile.com/ed120801.shtml|George, John and Osama]

by Bridget Gibson December 8, 2001


It's getting harder for me to determine exactly whose side George Bush and John Ashcroft are on. That is such a strange statement. But bear with me for a minute. Supposedly Osama bin... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/36 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:02:27 [link:www.americaheldhostile.com/ed010702.shtml|Look Who's Talking ]
by Bridget Gibson January 7, 2002

"In the last nine years, the Church poured eight hundred million dollars in cold cash into The Washington Times. 800 million. You have no idea how much money that is. If you deposited that m... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/35 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:36:25 [link:www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/scaifemain050299.htm|Scaife did get involved in numerous anti-Clinton activities. He gave $2.3 million to the American Spectator magazine to dig up dirt on Clinton and supported other conservative groups that harassed the president... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/34 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:04:15 The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was created in 1972 to protect consumers against faulty products and laboratories were set up to test products prior to their reaching the shelves to prevent the citizens (and consumers) from unsafe products. We now have a rear-window approach in this ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/33 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:40:04 [i]internecine


Main Entry:

in·ter·ne·cine

Pronunciation:

\ˌin-tər-ˈne-ˌsēn, -ˈnē-sən, -ˈnē-ˌsīn, -nə-ˈsēn; in-ˈtər-nə-ˌsēn\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Latin interneci... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/32 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:00:45 so get over your cheap self

:grr:

No Value for Their Money
by Bridget Gibson & James G. Wilson February 1, 2002

http://www.americaheldhostile.com/ed020102.shtml

"All families have their problems," is becoming a familiar refrain. Privacy for these families should be afforded so that ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/31 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:23:01 [i]i assume you mean his bipartisanship which i actually see as a strength[/i]

I think you need to understand what a deadly deal that will be.

[link:www.americaheldhostile.com/ed051002.shtml|Bi-PartisanSHIP of Fools]
by Bridget Gibson May 10, 2002


"Liberty is not a means to a higher ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/UpInArms/30 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:22:21