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"Fredric L. Rice" |
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19 May 2004 12:46:33 AM |
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UK Protesters Taunt Bush Sr. with Torture Hoods |
UK Protesters Taunt Bush Sr. with Torture Hoods
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=5182520
British protesters wearing black hoods like those worn by Iraqi
victims of abuse by U.S. soldiers demonstrated against former U.S.
President George Bush at a fundraising event for his son's re-election
campaign Tuesday.
Around 150 people picketed outside a London hotel where Bush senior
was guest of honor at a dinner costing at least $1,000 to attend,
raising funds for President Bush and Vice President ***** Cheney's
November election bid.
"I'm here to stand up against death and destruction around the world,"
said one of the hooded protesters, Ingrid Dodd, a medical doctor from
Dover.
"I spend all day trying to clean people up and then I see our bombs on
television tearing them apart."
The protesters' hoods looked like those once used by the U.S. military
on prisoners in Iraq. They were banned two weeks ago by the U.S.
general charged with reforming Iraq's military jails after prisoner
abuse photos were seen around the world.
More than 300 police surrounded the hotel and protesters stood in a
police pen away from the entrance where they waved anti-war banners.
Police said one protester was arrested.
The international arm of the U.S. Republican party, Republicans
Abroad, hosted the event and many of those attending were keen to
voice their support for the president, despite the protest.
"I support Bush because he's doing the right thing in Iraq," said one
guest, Alex Kulpecz, an oil and gas consultant who has lived in London
for 20 years.
"The jury's still out on whether Bush senior or Bush junior is the
better president."
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Scientology tries to disrupt terrorist attacks relief efforts: http://www.cosvm.org/
George W. Bush's latest policy: "No Child Left Untortured Act."
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| User: "Jeff Spicoli" |
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| Title: Re: UK Protesters Taunt Bush Sr. with Torture Hoods |
19 May 2004 01:40:30 PM |
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Fredric L. Rice wrote:
UK Protesters Taunt Bush Sr. with Torture Hoods
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=5182520
British protesters wearing black hoods like those worn by Iraqi
victims of abuse by U.S. soldiers demonstrated against former U.S.
President George Bush at a fundraising event for his son's re-election
campaign Tuesday.
<snip>
Call me stewpid, but since when can a presidential candidate soliciate
campaign contributions internationally?
Anyone?
Spi[oli
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| User: "Fredric L. Rice" |
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| Title: Re: UK Protesters Taunt Bush Sr. with Torture Hoods |
20 May 2004 09:43:07 PM |
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Jeff Spicoli <tubes@dood.com> wrote:
Fredric L. Rice wrote:
UK Protesters Taunt Bush Sr. with Torture Hoods
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=5182520
British protesters wearing black hoods like those worn by Iraqi
victims of abuse by U.S. soldiers demonstrated against former U.S.
President George Bush at a fundraising event for his son's re-election
campaign Tuesday.
<snip>
Call me stewpid, but since when can a presidential candidate soliciate
campaign contributions internationally?
Anyone?
Bush and Saudi Arabia. Our politicians are all bought.
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Scientology tries to disrupt terrorist attacks relief efforts: http://www.cosvm.org/
George W. Bush's latest policy: "No Child Left Untortured Act."
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| User: "Gregory Gadow" |
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| Title: Re: UK Protesters Taunt Bush Sr. with Torture Hoods |
19 May 2004 01:58:12 PM |
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Jeff Spicoli wrote:
Fredric L. Rice wrote:
UK Protesters Taunt Bush Sr. with Torture Hoods
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=5182520
British protesters wearing black hoods like those worn by Iraqi
victims of abuse by U.S. soldiers demonstrated against former U.S.
President George Bush at a fundraising event for his son's re-election
campaign Tuesday.
<snip>
Call me stewpid, but since when can a presidential candidate soliciate
campaign contributions internationally?
Anyone?
You can solicit as long as you are a Republican. If you are Democrat, it becomes
"International leaders buying the American government."
--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
"If you make yourself a sheep, the wolves will eat you."
-- Benjamin Franklin
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| User: "SMChristenson" |
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| Title: Re: UK Protesters Taunt Bush Sr. with Torture Hoods |
20 May 2004 06:27:48 AM |
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On Wed, 19 May 2004 11:58:12 -0700, Gregory Gadow wrote:
Jeff Spicoli wrote:
Fredric L. Rice wrote:
UK Protesters Taunt Bush Sr. with Torture Hoods
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=5182520
British protesters wearing black hoods like those worn by Iraqi
victims of abuse by U.S. soldiers demonstrated against former U.S.
President George Bush at a fundraising event for his son's
re-election campaign Tuesday.
<snip>
Call me stewpid, but since when can a presidential candidate soliciate
campaign contributions internationally?
Anyone?
You can solicit as long as you are a Republican. If you are Democrat, it
becomes "International leaders buying the American government." --
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
Why not? Republicans out-source their own fundraising:
"How India funds Bush's campaign
By Siddharth Srivastava
NEW DELHI - There is more than one reason US President George W Bush
should thank Indians, whether in the United States or India, as the
buildup to elections in the US slated for November gathers steam. Indians
are contributing handsomely to Bush's campaign funds while, until
recently, there was a band of more than 100 dedicated call-center
executives who were handling Bush's fundraising and vote-seeking campaign
for the Republican Party from the outsourcing hubs of Noida and Gurgaon,
which adjoin the national capital Delhi.
While the Internet provides fertile ground for spoofs on Bush's job being
outsourced to India, his task is certainly being made a lot easier by
Indians. Until recently, HCL eServe, the business process outsourcing
(BPO) arm of Shiv Nadar-promoted HCL Technologies, handled Bush's
nationwide fundraising campaign over the telephone.
HCL has been very reluctant to provide information about the project, but
now that it is over it is more forthcoming, though strictly off the
record. According to reports, for 14 months between May 16, 2002, and July
22, 2003, HCL eServe had more than 100 agents working in seven teams
soliciting financial contributions for the Republican Party. A report that
appeared in the Hindustan Times this Sunday says the task was to mobilize
support for President Bush and solicit political contributions ranging
between US$5 and $3,000 from legions of registered Republican voters. The
report further adds that the voters' database was provided by the
Republican National Committee (RNC), the party's premier political
organization. The contract for running the campaigns was originally
awarded by RNC to Washington-based Capital Communications Group, which
provides consulting services to government and private clients for
cultural and political networking. For cost and efficiency gains, the
company outsourced the work to HCL Technologies, which in turn sent it
offshore.
Nobody from HCL BPO Services is willing to go on record to talk about the
deal....."
"Dr Vijaynagar serves as chair of the Indian American Republican Council,
while Mammen Zachariah, a cardiologist at Holy Cross Hospital in Florida
and Zach's brother, is a big fundraiser. Zach co-chairs Bush's Florida
re-election campaign and his connection to the family dates back to George
Bush Sr, for whom he organized several successful fundraisers. Zachariah
also raised more money for Bush's 1992 campaign than any other individual.
Florida Governor Jeb Bush appointed Mammen to the Florida campaign, while
Zach helped found the Indian American Policy Institute, a think-tank to
promote Indian-American interests, and chairs the Florida Council on
Economic Education.
While praising the Indian community, Wilson, who co-chairs the
Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, said: "I am proud of
the Indian-American community for their loyal support to President Bush."
It all augurs well for India if Bush is re-elected. If he is not, there
will remain a bunch of call-center executives who will always be informed
about the Republican way of electioneering."
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/FE19Df04.html
And we thought the Bushes only did business with Arabs.
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| User: "Shining Path of Least Resistance" |
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| Title: Re: UK Protesters Taunt Bush Sr. with Torture Hoods |
22 May 2004 01:36:14 AM |
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On Wed, 19 May 2004 11:40:30 -0700, Jeff Spicoli <tubes@dood.com>
wrote:
Fredric L. Rice wrote:
UK Protesters Taunt Bush Sr. with Torture Hoods
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=5182520
Call me stewpid, but since when can a presidential candidate soliciate
campaign contributions internationally?
Anyone?
Spi[oli
Both parties have official overseas wings Republicans Abroad and
Democrats Abroad. The funds go back to the hq but cannot actually be
used to support the candidates directly. In the case of DA the money
will be used to get out the vote among Americans living abroad, who
now number around 5-6 million.
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