"Right-to-lifers are fighting to KILL by rescinding Health Care Legislation. LIARS!" SL

"Right-to-lifers are fighting to KILL
by rescinding Health Care Legislation.  LIARS!"  SL

Happy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkWSbOBGmfU
New Year...

STUNNING - NPR Marketplace - GivingWhatWeCan.org

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Father of U.S. Marine on the Verge of Being Deported

http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/father-of-u.s.-marine-on-the-verge-of-being-deported/3904/

What a Godless country we are -

Father of U.S. Marine on the Verge of Being Deported - Hispanically Speaking News

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In Kentucky, Juan Andres, the father of a U.S. Marine about to be deployed to Afghanistan, could soon be deported after being arrested earlier this mo

"Hypocrisy: Holding others to higher standards than oneself; eg 'Progressives'." SL

"Hypocrisy:  Holding others to higher standards than oneself; eg 'Progressives'." SL

"As long as women find war-makers sexy, war will proliferate." SL

"As long as women find war-makers sexy, war will proliferate."  SL

The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer. ~Edward R. Murrow [from BA]

The obscure we see eventually.
The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer. ~Edward R. Murrow [from BA]

"Blest are the Peace Makers." Jesus

"Blest are the Peace Makers."  Jesus

Merle Haggard on Pr. Obama: "Not conceited. Hes very humble... "

Not conceited. Hes very humble...

Merle Haggard surprised to find Obama 'very humble'

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Country music legend Merle Haggard, who met U.S. President Barack Obama earlier this month, found him to be very different from the way he is portrayed in the media. Not conceited. Hes very humble...

What is this a picture of?

"There are two economies, only: Love or Lust. On which will you base your existence?" SL

"There are two economies, only: Love or Lust.
On which will you base your existence?"  SL

"God is the Greatest Goodness of which you are able. Satan, Evil's all else." SL

"God is the Greatest Goodness of which you are able. 
Satan, Evil's all else."  SL

"The ONLY Contribution is the Generation of Goodness. Evil is Everything else." SL

"The ONLY Contribution is the Generation of Goodness.
Evil is Everything else."  SL

NYT: We Blast-wall Around EPA or we're Toast

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We Firewall Around EPA or we're Toast -

NY Times: A Coming Assault on the E.P.A. « Climate Progress

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"The Web's most influential climate-change blogger" — Time Magazine A Project of Center for American Progress Action Fund

USAToday: President Obama is USA's most-admired man

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-12-27-most-admired-poll_N.htm

President Obama is USA's most-admired man - USATODAY.com

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His party may have suffered a shellacking in November's elections, but President Obama remains the unchallenged champion on another front: For the third year in a row, he is by far the most admired man in America.

Haaretz: Netanyahu is sowing fear and we are harvesting hatred

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/netanyahu-is-sowing-fear-and-we-are-harvesting-hatred-1.333146

Netanyahu is sowing fear and we are harvesting hatred

www.haaretz.com

Instead of warning of the dangers of continuing the conflict, Netanyahu chooses to exploit the primitive fear of the other.

WashPo: Palin not on same 'intellectual stage' as Obama

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/12/juan-williams-palin-not-on-sam.html

‎44 - Juan Williams: Palin not on same 'intellectual stage' as Obama

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"All most all good acts are done to excuse evil, later; not Good at all." SL

"All most all good acts are done to excuse evil,
later; not Good at all."  SL

THANK YOU NRA - Sheriff: Boy, 12, shoots and kills friend inside Saratoga County home

THANK YOU NRA -

Sheriff: Boy, 12, shoots and kills friend inside Saratoga County home

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Local News: Sheriff: Boy, 12, shoots and kills friend inside Saratoga County home | county, wilton, friend, saratoga, home, sheriff, inside, kills, old, year

Xinhuanet: Israel, U.S. responsible for blocking Gaza reconstruction

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-12/26/c_13665474.htm

Israel, U.S. responsible for blocking Gaza reconstruction

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GAZA, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The United States and Israel are responsible for obstructing Gaza Strip's reconstruction process after Israel's Cast Lead Operation against the enclave that ended in January 2009, a senior official of the deposed Hamas government told Xinhua on Sunday.

"My Life won't revolve around me, or probably you. Our Neediest is the Center of my Life." SL

"My Life won't revolve around me, or probably you. 
Our Neediest is the Center of my Life." SL

USA Today: Citing police abuse, Hispanics leaving Connecticut town

‎"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing." SL

Citing police abuse, Hispanics leaving Connecticut town - USATODAY.com

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Santiago Malave has worked law enforcement jobs in Connecticut for more than four decades, but as a Puerto Rican, he says he cannot drive through his own town without worrying about police harassing him.

"Every Second you've Not chosen Good as your Father, Evil is Who you've chosen." SL

"Every Second you've Not chosen Good as your Father,
Evil is Who you've chosen."  SL

" Every second you don't choose to be Dr. Jekyll, you've chosen Mr. Hyde to be." SL

" Every second you don't choose to be Dr. Jekyll,
you've chosen Mr. Hyde to be." SL

"The Abuser Refuses to see their Abuse, viciously compounding the Violence." SL

"The Abuser Refuses to see their Abuse,
viciously compounding the Violence."  SL

LA Times: What a gay Marine taught me

http://http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-brannon-dadt-20101225,0,3160780.story

What a gay Marine taught me

www.latimes.com

I am a retired U.S. Marine, having been drafted at the end of the Vietnam War. At one time, I commanded a squadron of 1,200 Marines and
sailors. And, like many of my fellow veterans, I believed that the Clinton-era "don't ask, don't tell" policy worked well, enabling some fine Americans to serve thi

CNN: 22 Nobel Laureates Demand Release - Slam life sentence for Indian doctor

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/india.maoists/?hpt=T2

URGENT

Human rights group slams life sentence for Indian doctor

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A life sentence handed down to a rural pediatrician in the world's largest democracy had human rights activists screaming a mockery of justice Saturday.

letter from prison - Fr. Louis Vitale - SOA Watch - 6 months. Again.

Dear Start, Hope this email finds you well. We just received the letter below from prison from Father Louis Vitale. Fr. Louis was arrested together with David Omondi, Nancy Smith and Chris Spicer by the Fort Benning military police during the November Vigil when they carried the call to close the SOA onto the military base. Father Louis and David were sentenced immediately to six months in federal prison. Nancy and Chris are currently preparing for their federal trials on January 5, 2011. They will use the courtroom to put the SOA itself on trial. Several others are also still facing charges after having been arrested by the Columbus police following the rally on November 20, 2010. Support the SOA Watch Legal Defense Fund with a contribution today. You'll find addresses to write to the prisoners below. Letter from Father Louis Vitale, SOA Watch Prisoner of Conscience: Two weeks have passed since David Omondi and I began our sojourn here at Irwin County Detention Center in southern Georgia. Some may say, "Vitale has protested himself back into the pokey below the Mason-Dixon line" and "He has been jailed again in an effort to bring peace and social justice." SF Chronicle 11/28 Many ask, "Why do you keep doing this?" We try to respond: "Because the oppression goes on and our nation is a major participant in that oppression of the poor and of all creation." Specifically this manifestation of mourning focuses on the School of the Americas (WHINSEC) at Ft. Benning, Georgia, where U.S. military have taught counter-insurgency techniques, including torture and disappearance, to Latin American military. It still goes on, as recently observed with the outrageous coup in Honduras carried out by graduates of the School of the Americas. In fact, our involvement in oppressive militarism extends throughout the world! But why so many times at Ft. Benning (my fourth arrest and incarceration, and so far from my home base)? The School of the Americas is an icon of our intrusion into developing countries over many years and the source of horrific massacres including religious leaders and thousands of peasants. Also Ft. Benning is a major military base feeding vast numbers into the war machine. Thousands gather annually to mourn the victims and to call for an end to our war machine that continues to grow into more bases, nuclear weapons manufacturing facilities, even into space war (and the new X-37B militarized version of the space shuttle). Are we ready to declare peace and act in its presence? Let's call - with all our energy - for nonviolent solutions now, transforming many peoples' lives and our world. Our work is cut out for us as we must be vigilant and active with nonviolent resistance. May we move towards peace in the new year. [Louie, serving a 6 month sentence for trespass at Ft. Benning, was moved from the Irwin County Detention Center on December 15, and is currently in transit. We will let you know as soon as he reaches his final destination.] Write the the Prisoners of Conscience To write to Louis, please direct correspondence to: Fr. Louis Vitale, c/o The Nuclear Resister, P.O. Box 43383, Tucson, AZ 85733 To write to Michael David Omondi, also sentenced to six months for trespass at Ft. Benning, please direct your correspondence to: David Omondi, c/o The Los Angeles Catholic Worker, 632 N. Brittania St., Los Angeles, CA 90033 If you'd like to make a tax-deductible donation of $100 or more, please write a check to "SOA Watch Educational Fund" and mail it to: SOA Watch, PO Box 4566, Washington, DC 20017. We appreciate your interest! You are subscribed to the SOA Watch list as start_loving@yahoo.com. Contact us. Our mailing address is: SOA Watch, PO Box 4566, Washington, D.C. 20017, USA Our telephone: (202) 234 3440 Click here to fund the campaign to close the SOA.

"Yeah, I give food and money to that homeless guy," the Secret Service, retired Marine officer mentioned in passing to me. (CLICK for more...)

"Yeah, I give food and money to that homeless guy," the
Secret Service retired Marine officer mentioned in passing to me.

As we were chatting last night at the vigil, my SS officer friend Kevin
noticed a form walking thru the park. "I figured he was dead."
See how he walks funny? The front of both feet have been
cut off - frostbite or diabetes. He used to hang out just outside the park by a warm
grate. I'd give him food and money," he mentioned in passing.
"I haven't seen him in a year. Figured he was dead." Kevin
was visibly relieved.

"Give me a military man to fight alongside any day. Don't give
me any cowards." Gandhi. Me too.

This is a hard Christ-mas for me cuz I can't think about Jesus. SL

For the last 10 years ago since I've returned to my
Sanity / Humanity, Christ-mas has become a massively
wonderful time of my year.  Up until then it was always
a hugely pleasurable time of year.  Now it has been
infinitely better.

All recent years I've devoted days on end to deeply
reading and pondering Jesus' Life and Words.  The
closeness to Him that resulted is unspeakably Divine.

But He has called me to create a book, a compilation
of my writings thus far, this year, and my earlier
Christ-mas devotions to Him so massively
moves me in every way that it would incapacitate my
mission to compile the book.  :-(

My wish is to use the first days of the DC Gov seasonal
lull that I'm usually slave to, to complete the job and
THEN to spend the time with Jesus.

xx

sl

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/24/us/24boston.html

Shaquille O'Neal Melts Boston's Cold Sports Heart

www.nytimes.com

Shaquille O'Neal has gone out of his way to charm Boston since signing with the Celtics this summer.