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Mike Hersh, Robyn Landis, and Karen Bradley write: Kerry Thank-You Received with Gratitude, Our encouragement of leadership makes a difference. In recognition of his efforts to filibuster Samuel Alito's Supreme Court Justice nomination, the Backbone Campaign, Progressive Democrats of America, the Democracy Cell Project and Democrats.com presented Sen. John Kerry one of the Backbone Campaign's official "Spine thank-you" cards. Mar 11, 2006 Inspect Iraq, Don't Attack Two Things You Can Do to Help the Iraqi People I heard tonight from an Iraqi engineer, an Iraqi doctor, an Iraqi pharmacist, an Iraqi college professor and other Iraqi women that the Iraqi people - Kurds, Sunni, Shia and others - all believe US forces will never their their nation. They told us how each morning Iraqi families say good-bye to each other, not knowing if they will ever see their child or parent or brother or sister alive again. That our media lie to us about them. That the Bush/Cheney regime wants a crisis or civil war in Iraq as an excuse to stay forever. That no one cares about them and their suffering. Show them you care about them. Mar 10, 2006 Inspect Iraq, Don't Attack Iraqi Women - Witnesses to War Mike Hersh and Karen Bradley report: Five women from Iraq discussed their experiences and explained the situation in Occupied Iraq at a press conference facilitated by Code Pink and Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson. Dr Entisar Mohammad Ariabi delivered their conclusion: "The central cause of tragedy in Iraq is the occupation." Noting that the event promoted a Women's Call for Peace on International Women's Day, Dr. Ariabi described the current conditions: "Iraqi women are looking for their children under rubble, and looking for their husbands in prison. Pregnant women cannot find sufficient care. No hospital or delivery room. Ambulances are shot." Mar 10, 2006 Anti-Fascism Files "Not in our name!" Mike Hersh: I spoke with Cindy Sheehan just before she had to leave for medical tests in the DC area. She was badly hurt, much worse than when she was roughed up and jailed for wearing a t-shirt at the State of the Union. I saw her just before and after that fiasco as well. She showed me her bruises which hadn't fully healed before this latest brutality. The violence against Cindy and others keeps escalating in parallel with the violence against our freedom and our Constitution. Bush, Cheney and the thugs working with them feel our pressure and they're responding with even more cruelty. It won't work. It never does. The more violent and irrational the criminals become, the more sleeping Americans will wake up and say, "Not in our name!" Mar 10, 2006 Anti-Fascism Files There and Criminals and There are CRIMINALS Cindy Sheehan writes: As I lie here in bed recuperating from the injuries that I received from a federal agent and the NYPD in front of the US Mission to the UN (USUN) the other day, I have had time to reflect on the experience, the state of our union and its descent into a fascist state.When the four of us. Missy Beattie, Rev. Patricia Ackerman, Medea Benjamin, and I, were arrested the other day, I was singled out for federal police brutality. The other three ladies were picked up, not gingerly, though, and I was dragged across the pavement and treated very, very roughlyhaving both arms wrenched out from beneath me. I looked to my doctor as if I had been beaten. My daughter, Janey, asked if I had been resisting arrest, I told her if one considers going into a fetal position and saying, "Please don't hurt me anymore!" resisting, then I guess I was.One of our so-called crimes in front of USUN was "Obstructing Governmental Administration." I say "Hell, yes! Anyone with a conscience or any moral courage should be doing everything in his/her power to obstruct the administration of the Bush government. Only massive, peaceful, non-violent resistance to his calamitous policies will be able to stem the dreadful tide! Mar 10, 2006 Activism Montgomery County Steps Up Mike Hersh writes: The Montgomery County, Maryland PDA chapter grew out of MeetUps on several topics, Montgomery County for Kerry, and others groups. We adopted the name The Montgomery County Progress Alliance to promote progressive values, policies, and candidates in our county, state, and nation. We've met each month and fostered cooperation between progressives and concerned citizens. We'll continue sponsoring events, informing ourselves and the public, lobbying elected officials, and supporting progressive candidates in our county, state, and nation. We've welcomed more candidates to meet with us, held Out of Iraq events in DC and Maryland, and rallied in Annapolis to override vetoes of important legislation. Help us by attending and working on our events, contributing your ideas and financial support, and volunteering with MCPA in 2006. Please visit www.mc-progressivealliance.com. For more information about PDA organizing in Maryland, contact me at mikehersh@mikehersh.com. In other states, see: http://pdamerica.org/orgs/findstate.php Mar 9, 2006 2006 Elections Recovering from the Hackett/Brown Train Wreck Mike Hersh writes: I wish this whole thing went down differently, but this trainwreck was coming for a long time. Without pointing fingers - I like and respect both Brown and Hackett - I ask: What should we do now? After much discussion about this firestorm with smart people I trust and like, I understand and recognize that good people are angry for two reasons - one good, one misplaced. Some assume Sherrod Brown is a corporate GOP-lite wimp. I believe they will change their minds about this and support Brown once they know his record. That anger is misplaced. But people also resent the heavy-handed tactics employed to push Hackett out of the race. So do I, and for the same reasons our friends have mentioned. Feb 15, 2006 2006 Elections We Need Christine Cegelis in Congress Mike Hersh writes: This is the home stretch. Help us win with a rising progressive leader. The Illinois primary is March 21st. Progressive Democrats of America activists and other progressives from across the USA are contributing time and money generously. We have a clear choice: support a progressive leader or watch an inexperienced candidate run in a district she doesn't know, risking a loss in November that would hand the Delay crowd another seat in Congress. The stakes are high! This is probably the most important political commitment you can make in the current election cycle. Feb 11, 2006 More Headlines © Copyright 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 by MikeHersh.com and identified authors. MikeHersh.com invites you to broadcast any material at this site, provided you identify the source as MikeHersh.com. All Internet, email and other summaries, excerpts or other written reproductions must include this blurb and a link to http://www.MikeHersh.com. 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