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DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST
October 7, 2004

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TODAY'S SHOW: Thursday, October 7

* Confirming the Obvious: Official U.S. Report Finds Saddam Had No WMDs *

The major U.S. report on Saddam Hussein's pre-war weapons capacity has
concluded Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction at the time of the
U.S. invasion, contradicting the Bush administration's main argument for
war. We speak with former Iraqi nuclear scientist, Imad Khadduri.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/07/1335230

* Left Out in Cleveland: Three VP Candidates Speak Out on the Two-Party
System *

The restrictive rules agreed to by the Democrats and Republicans in 2004
may change the face of presidential debates for generations to come.
They also exclude third party candidates. Today we hear from three VP
candidates who were not invited to Cleveland: Pat LaMarche of the Green
Party, Libertarian Richard Campagna and Peter Camejo, Ralph Nader's
running mate.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/07/1335240

* Headlines for October 7, 2004 *

- Kofi Annan Asked to Withdraw All UN Workers From Iraq
- Ex-UK Minister Likens Iraqi Resistance to the French Resistance in WWII
- Sharon Aide: Plans Off for Palestinian State
- Charges Dropped for 227 RNC Protesters
- Ethics Committee Admonishes Tom Delay (Again)
- Virginia Considers Using Radio Frequency ID Chips in Licenses
- Texan Man Walks Off Of Death Row After 17 Years

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/07/1335236

[deita]

thank you, i'm sending this to my nephew also(he too likes to be aware) (y)

[yeahwho]

Nice Site GreenEarthAl. (y) I'l put it in rotation. :D

[ASsman]

Fuck the FCC. And "Democracy Now!" kicks ass.

[Baraka]

A Look at How Cheney Opposed Head Start, MLK Day, and the Release of Mandela

link (http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/06/1444205)

JOHN NICHOLS: You're right. There's a chapter in the book, it's actually entitled “Apartheid's Congressman.” It's about Cheney's service in the house from 1979 to 1989. One of the things that is done in that chapter is a list of the dozens and dozens of votes on which Cheney was one of less than ten members of the house putting him at the extreme edge in voting for very right-wing, very bizarre positions. And I was very delighted about this -- I was delighted to hear finally in a national political debate someone bring up that Mandela vote. I have talked to Nelson Mandela about these issues. He's very blunt about it he says one of the many reasons why he fears Dick Cheney's power in the United states, and Mandela does say, he understands that Cheney is effectively the President of the United States, he says, one of the many reasons that he fears Dick Cheney's power is that in the late 1980's when even prominent republicans like Jack Kemp and Newt Gingrich were acknowledging the crime of Apartheid, Dick Cheney maintained the lie that the ANC was a terrorist organization and a fantasy that Nelson Mandela was a terrorist leader who deserved to be in jail. Frankly it begs very powerful question. If Dick Cheney's judgment was that bad in the late 1980's, why would we believe that it's gotten any better in the early 21st century?

[Ace42]

I think Cheney's record (Mr Facthunt.org.net.com that he is) is surprisingly conspicuous in its absence. It just goes to show how short people's attention spans are except when they want to spread lies and distortions about Kerry.

[EN[i]GMA]

True. Kerry's record may suck but at least we know about it. What about Cheney? Nada.