tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22577933258478664382024-03-14T11:52:50.172-04:00Republic Not EmpireBlog of Richard Duffee, Green Party candidate for Congress, Connecticut 4th District.Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-21218118951099437342009-04-19T09:29:00.001-04:002009-04-19T09:29:22.455-04:00UN expert says Obama violating international law Obama is obligated to prosecute by international (as well as by national) law: UN expert criticizes US torture decision 1 day ago VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian newspaper quotes the U.N.'s top torture investigator as saying President Barack Obama's decision not to prosecute CIA operatives who used questionable interrogation practices violates international law. Manfred Nowak is quoted Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-60418268829642132422009-03-03T00:14:00.001-05:002009-03-03T00:14:37.863-05:00House Financial Services Committee gets financial serviceCongressmen Hear from TARP Recipients Who Funded Their CampaignsPublished by Lindsay Renick Mayer on February 10, 2009 9:18 PM | Permalink | Comments (3) The eight CEOs testifying Wednesday before the House Financial Services Committee about how their companies are using billions of dollars in bailout funds may find that the hot seat is merely lukewarm. Nearly every member of the committee Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-51227130227929106972009-02-24T09:47:00.001-05:002009-02-24T09:47:50.975-05:00Fw: 7 reasons you should join the March on the Pentagon on March 21To unsubscribe, please send an email to newenglandunited-admin@lists.riseup.net. From: ANSWER Coalition Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 5:00 AM Subject: 7 reasons you should join the March on the Pentagon on March 21 Subscribe Want information on the March 21st March on the Pentagon?Go to http://www.PentagonMarch.org 7 Reasons You Should Jointhe March on the Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-20963557182863321342009-02-23T12:18:00.001-05:002009-02-23T12:18:24.679-05:00Why would Obama protect missing Bush emails? Obama administration backs Bush, tries to kill 'lost' White House emails lawsuit http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Obama_administration_trying_to_kill_Bush_0222_af.html RAW STORYPublished: Sunday February 22, 2009 Missing email includes day Cheney's office told to preserve emails in CIA leak case WASHINGTON -- Welcome to change. The Obama administration, siding with former Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-12354325869283243222009-01-21T23:17:00.001-05:002009-01-21T23:17:16.982-05:00Fwd: Obama acted on Day One---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Anthony D. Romero, ACLU <Executive_director@aclu.org> Date: Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 7:04 PMSubject: Obama acted on Day OneTo: richard.duffee@gmail.com Sign the ACLU's "Thank You" message, and urge President Obama to keep leading us towards an America we can proud of. Dear ACLU Supporter, Within hours of taking Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-68256409645713137232009-01-07T10:32:00.001-05:002009-01-07T10:32:53.271-05:00Fwd: Let Gaza Live! DC Action Needs YOU!Hi, If you want to go, please reply to Ardeshir Ommani ardeshiromm@optonline.net. If you want to get another bus or van, please let Ardeshir and me know so that we can inform other people of the existence of another vehicle. Thanks, Richard Duffee 203-588-0161 ---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Ardeshir Ommani <ardeshiromm@optonline.net> Date: Tue, Jan 6, 2009 atRichard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-66912391836968197072008-12-31T21:24:00.001-05:002008-12-31T21:24:38.052-05:00Short Notice: Vote for A Special Prosecutor For Busy/Cheney Today On The Obama SiteThe site will ask you to sign in before it will accept your vote (see below) or question. Richard ---------- Forwarded message ----------From: <theteam@peaceteam.net>Date: Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 5:38 PM Subject: Short Notice: Vote for A Special Prosecutor For Busy/Cheney Today On The Obama SiteTo: activist.thepen@gmail.com VOTE FOR THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR QUESTION NOW ON THE OBAMA SITEWe all Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-82192361615069310072008-12-29T13:14:00.001-05:002008-12-29T13:14:55.870-05:00One click action page to stop Bush pardonsHi, Impeachment Person, Lots of pardons are in the works. The idea is to slam-dunk them on January 19 the moment before the bell. The Pen petition system below will not send a message to a newly elected congressman, so you might want to tell Jim Himes separately that you oppose pardons--if, as I have reason to believe, you do. Richard --------- Forwarded message ----------From:Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-85728352227485385662008-12-15T09:41:00.001-05:002008-12-15T09:41:19.650-05:00Patrick Cockburn: The Iraqi Victory"How many deaths does it take till he knows that too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the wind." So sang Bob (Dylan) Zimmerman in 1963. The answer then was "two million more, and even that's not enough." Will a million more in Iraq be enough? How long will it take for us to learn to obey the Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-10353455422718641492008-12-06T22:24:00.001-05:002008-12-06T22:24:28.243-05:00Gift ideas from Yuganta Press Are you looking for meaningful gifts to give during the holiday season—at bargain-basement prices? Yuganta Press recommends two of its recent publications: Health Proxy by Robert Roth & The Slow News of Need by Richard Duffee. _________________ Published in 2007, Health Proxy has drawn a tremendous response from a wide spectrum of readers. For reviews and comments as Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-40320720629480660932008-12-02T13:54:00.001-05:002008-12-02T13:54:28.767-05:00Naomi Wolf at Westport Library 7:30 tonightHi-- You know Naomi Wolf, who wrote "The End of America" (by which she meant the USA) outlining the 10 standard steps for turning a republic into a fascist state? She's talking at the Westport Library tonight at 7:30. Want to hear her in person? It's free. If you want a ride from the Stamford area, call me at 588-0161 or send me an email by 6:30; I'll be leaving by Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-63622928434295329272008-11-25T11:59:00.001-05:002008-11-25T11:59:22.041-05:00Thousands of Indian farmers are committing suicideHi Again, Impeachment Person, This article Remy Chevalier forwarded to me. The issues closely related to the issues of the article on death by malnutrition in Haiti. Here the problem is that our government has been entirely unwilling to regulate the activities of US corporations overseas even when the corporations are committing negilgent manslaughter. We have an obligation to Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-57674565127941235592008-11-25T11:46:00.001-05:002008-11-25T11:46:39.560-05:00Children dying in HaitiHi, Impeachment Person, I pass this article on to you--and the next one--because I believe every human being has a right not to suffer malnutrition and the diseases it causes. Henry Shue, in his book "Basic Rights" argues with perfect logic that human rights create obligations for every one of us to create the institutions that will actually deliver human rights. Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-35854730379095694822008-11-15T21:31:00.001-05:002008-11-15T21:31:41.499-05:00Steve Fournier on DetroitU$A Inc.November 15th, 2008 If the United States government acquired the facilities for big-time automotive manufacturing and committed the nation to operate such an enterprise, employing factory workers and producing motor vehicles, it might make an interesting experiment in post-capitalist economics. We could manufacture the government fleet and transform it. We might provide for employee Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-60390553313401800542008-11-14T11:40:00.000-05:002008-11-14T11:41:09.684-05:00BUILD A MOVEMENT TO BREAK THE BAILOUTGerman Tedesco forwards this: --- On Wed, 11/12/08, CFACP - BreakTheBailout.com <action@freshaircleanpolitics.net> wrote: From: CFACP - BreakTheBailout.com <action@freshaircleanpolitics.net>Subject: BUILD A MOVEMENT TO BREAK THE BAILOUT To: german@allamericanlimoservice.comDate: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 2:02 PM PLEASE FORWARD AND BUILD A MOVEMENT TO BREAK THE Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-77266746146669727992008-11-14T11:21:00.000-05:002008-11-14T11:22:10.080-05:00Please act to impeach Bush before the pardons startHI!, For a congressional representative, refusal to impeach at this point is likely to be based on the desire that future administrations have the same unconstitutional freedom of action Bush and Cheney have given themselves. The belief that we need an imperial presidency that can violate the law at will is founded on the belief that we are entitled to operate an empire--which can neverRichard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-19120970268330019722008-11-10T23:53:00.001-05:002008-11-10T23:53:38.452-05:00Bill Ayres looks back... So what does William Ayres think about the campaign? Ralph Nazareth forwards this to us: What a Long, Strange Trip It's BeenFriday 07 November 2008by: Bill Ayers, In These Times Bill Ayers looks back on a surreal campaign season. Whew! What was all that mess? I'm still in a daze, sorting it all out, decompressing. Pass the Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-17255570798863699422008-11-07T20:40:00.001-05:002008-11-07T20:40:33.089-05:002 articles on Obama Obama advisers discuss preparations for war on Iran http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/nov2008/iran-n06.shtml and... thought he was going to dismember homeland security? think again... FORGET THE HONEYMOONBy Justin Raimondo** Getting down to bizness with Obama **Antiwar.comNovember 7, 2008http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=13728 When I hear talk of aRichard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-79058319275432445922008-10-30T23:20:00.000-04:002008-10-30T23:21:02.709-04:00RAND Lobbies Pentagon: Start War to Save US Economy (Prison Planet) RAND Lobbies Pentagon: Start War To Save U.S. Economy EXCLUSIVE: Shocking proposal urges military leaders to attack major foreign power Paul Joseph Watson & Yihan DaiPrison Planet.comThursday, October 30, 2008 According to reports out of top Chinese mainstream news outlets, the RAND Corporation recently presented a shocking proposal to the Pentagon in which it Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-9598570978504059422008-10-21T08:49:00.001-04:002008-10-21T08:49:33.209-04:00Fwd: BAILOUT: 850 Billion? Try FIVE TRILLIONHi! John Perry forwards this to us: BAILOUT: 850 Billion? Try FIVE TRILLION This video has received over 500 hits in less than 24 hours. I put it up last night (Sunday 10/19) about 9pm. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFwsKk0Fe3Y Dr. Michael Hudson, a financial economist and historian, was interviewed on KPFA radio on October 9th. He says, among many other things, that Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-9763117770330214602008-10-09T09:51:00.001-04:002008-10-09T09:51:14.143-04:00Green BlackoutNice election. Lots of candor and openness. Steve Fournier, 1st district Green candidate, reports on the marvels of democratic process up there: ---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Steve Fournier <sfournier1945@yahoo.com> Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 1:23 PMSubject: [CTGP-elections] Green BlackoutTo: ctgp-candidates@yahoogroups.com, CTGP-elections@yahoogroups.com I Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-86938913029598163252008-10-08T14:07:00.001-04:002008-10-08T14:07:34.098-04:00Goldman Sachs Bribed Senate To Pass Bailout Bill Hi, Impeachment Person: Goldman Sachs does not seem to know what a conflict of interests is. Congressional Representatives are supposed to know. Do they? 5 min. video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek7zc0lJxbM&eurl=http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=132923 Complete CONTRIBUTION LIST: http://www.washingtonyourefired.com/Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-31277067425046233872008-10-07T12:54:00.001-04:002008-10-07T12:54:15.974-04:009/11 Truth Norway: 9/11 Truth nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2008A group of Norwegian professors have nominated 9/11 Truth for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2008http://www.911blogger.com/node/18054 Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-62581474764509854992008-10-07T12:48:00.001-04:002008-10-07T12:48:35.852-04:00Fwd: Things're getting ominous ---------- Forwarded message ----------From: HUTCH <info@impeachthem.com>Date: Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:52 AM Subject: Things're getting ominousTo: HUTCH <info@impeachthem.com> CLOCK'S TICKING Secret Bush Plan toSuspend Constitution http://www.impeachthem.com/?q=node/2134Center for Research on Globalization Canada — 6 October 2008 — by Tom Burghardt — The U.S. military is Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257793325847866438.post-10894402598264035012008-10-06T11:43:00.001-04:002008-10-06T11:43:52.374-04:00Fwd: CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN: BANKSTER BAILOUT BILL PASSED VIA THREAT OF MARTIAL LAW IF IT WASN'T PASSEDHi! Phyllis Mason just forwarded the following email to me. It explains a lot, and is entirely consistent with what we started hearing in August, 2007, when we demanded impeachment. Richard Begin forwarded message:Subject: CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN: BANKSTER BAILOUT BILL PASSED VIA THREAT OF MARTIAL LAW IF IT WASN'T PASSEDReply-To: jham@iahf.com IAHF List:If you share my concerns about pending Richard Duffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180209193148499789noreply@blogger.com