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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 06:13 AM
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Bush Attacks Civil Society, Seeks to Squelch American Dissent
From the Yemen Times, www.watchingamerica.com


http://www.watchingamerica.com/yementimes000003.html

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While not yet declaring itself an open dictatorship or a totalitarian regime, it is nevertheless quite obvious that the present administration in the White House has decided to set out on an agenda that has grossly altered the trends of political and social development, which began with the coming of the Prophets and has entailed a costly struggle for millions of this planet’s inhabitants over the centuries.

Moreover, the White House has styled itself as the infallible judge of all other people, who may not be conducive to the agenda pursued by the neo-con and old-con establishments in the United States, or who may have a different view as to how to deal with the world’s problems.

To add fuel to fire, the White House has openly attacked political regimes that accepted within their own constituencies, without having any inkling as to the real merits and positive aspects of such regimes or how they operate. Bush’ latest attack against the elections in Iran is a case in point. //more

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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 11:05 AM
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1. Building a totalitarian fortress one plank at a time
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