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Event Reminders: SOS Rally-Last Chance for Quarry Creek!Tuesday, 03/26/2013 SOS Rally and hearing on March 26! The Planning Commission made their recommendations. Now the fate of the Buena Vista Creek Valley is in the hands of the City Council. Will they hear the voices of the community to save the panhandle and reduce the impacts of this project? Or will the developer walk away with the heart of this valley? We want all of our future children and grandchildren to be able to experience the panhandle of Quarry Creek the way children do today–as a priceless area that can never be replaced. Community Meeting-Clean up our Creeks! Pledge to Go Dark for Earth Hour National Anti-Drone days in San Diego Right to photograph the police is Constitutional National Anti-Drone days in San Diego (cont'd) NCFC Shows: Ruby Sparks EDC Hollywood Trip to see Hot in Cleveland Annual Wildflower hike with James Dillane of CNPS Buena Creek Clean Up NCFC Rolls: Moonrise Kingdom This 'N ThatOnly in the last moment in history has the delusion arisen that people can flourish apart from the rest of the living world.- E.O. Wilson If I can't dance I don't want to be part of your revolution. A solid rock is not disturbed by the wind; even so, a wise person is not agitated by praise or blame. The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways: the point is to change it. The world cannot continue to wage war like physical giants and to seek peace like intellectual pygmies By logic and reason we die hourly. By imagination we live. If all the Churches of Europe closed their doors until the drums ceased rolling they would act as a most powerful reminder that though the glory of war is a famous and ancient glory, it is not the final glory of God. Violence in the voice is often only the death rattle of reason in the throat. It belongs to the very substance of nonviolence never to destroy or damage another person's feeling of self worth, even an opponent's. We all need, constantly, an advance of trust and affirmation. Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives. The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose. Bless your persecutors; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Have the same attitude toward all. Put away ambitious thoughts and associate with those who are lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. Never repay injury with injury. See that your conduct is honorable in the eyes of all. If possible, live peacefully with everyone. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves; leave that to God's wrath, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay," says the Lord. But "If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink; by doing this you will heap burning coals upon their heads." Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good. You can't lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself. To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts to power and engages conscience. Nonviolent actions does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences. Nor does it have to petition those in power to do something about a situation. It can face the authorities with a new fact and say: Accept this new situation which we have created. Through Gandhi and my own life experience, I have learned about nonviolence. I believe that human life is a very special gift from God, and that no one has a right to take that away in any cause, however just. I am convinced that nonviolence is more powerful than violence. When the people fear the government you have tyranny...when the government fears the people you have liberty. Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional. America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Of all the frictional resistances, the one that most retards human movement is ignorance. We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives, that it is inside ourselves. None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. Heresy is only another word for freedom of thought. Sports plays a societal role in engendering jingoist and chauvinist attitudes. They're designed to organize a community to be committed to their gladiators. . . . [T]o live not with hands clenched to grasp, to strike, to hold tight to a life that is always slipping away the more tightly we hold it, but . . . to live with the hands stretched out both to give and receive with gladness. The world will not be inherited by the strongest, it will be inherited by those most able to change The Holy Prophet Mohammed came into this world and taught us: 'That man is a Muslim who never hurts anyone by word or deed, but who works for the benefit and happiness of God's creatures. Belief in God is to love one's fellow men.' Those for whom peace is no more than a dream are asleep to the future. Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. Since we are to be conformed to the image of Christ, how can we then fight our enemies with the sword? ... Spears and swords of iron we leave to those who, alas, consider human blood and swine's blood of well-nigh equal value ... The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions. A large group of us were crowded into the Gestapo hall, and at that moment the circumstances of all our lives were the same. All of us occupied the same space, the men behind the desk no less than those about to be questioned. What distinguished each of us was only our inner attitude. In the path of our happiness shall we find the learning for which we have chosen this lifetime. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. When I have money, I get rid of it quickly, lest it find a way into my heart. In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery? Life only demands from you the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible- not to have to run away. The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat. The pursuit of peace and progress, with its trials and errors, its successes and setbacks, can never be relaxed and never abandoned. Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction. All we ask, God, is to be safe from the rain, just warm enough in winter to watch the snow with a smile, have enough to eat so that our hunger will not turn us to angry beasts, and sanity enough to make justice that will not kill our love of life. It is only by feeling your love that the poor will forgive you for the gifts of bread. Murder and capital punishment are not opposites that cancel one another, but similars that breed their kind. It is the deed that teaches not the name we give it. What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world. The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. ... Only reverence can restrain violence - reverence for human life and the environment . There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. When the rich make war, it's the poor that die. Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions. A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes. Peace is a gift, People have power when other people think they have power. We are convinced that non-violence is more powerful than violence. We are convinced that non-violence supports you if you have a just and moral cause...If you use violence, you have to sell part of yourself for that violence. Then you are no longer a master of your own struggle. | Articles & News: BV Creek Valley Dealt a Dealbreaker Article I watched in disbelief and deep despair as the Carlsbad Planning Commission committed environmental rape on the Buena Vista Creek Valley and the Marron Adobe. Six of the seven members of the Commission voted for a joke of a compromise. They spared a few acres of land directly across from the Adobe, but still approved the construction of 600-656 homes! The only no vote was the target of rumored intimidation and harassment prior to the meeting! Thanks to Save Open Space Supporters! Cartoons of the Week Obama, the negotiatorRomney, Vulture CapitalistUnions & the Middle ClassObama plays poker with GOP Sister of Stephen Colbert Wins Democratic Primary Facebook's nasty secret exposed Glenn Miller, swing dancing with Man's best friend
Glenn Miller Routine - Hooked on Swing. Amazing swing dancing with Man's Best Friend. Wonderfully entertaining. A wounded Iraq vet writes 'THE LAST LETTER' New York Times Urges Obama to Say 'No' to Keystone Coastal Commission rejects Navy sonar blasting What Part Of Fukushima Do You Not Understand
By Tom English - A life in a day of THE Nuclear fight; the S.O.N.G.S. Nuclear Plant disaster, as the Fukushima meltdown denial is not a river, IT IS AN ocean of IGNORANCE, AS we mass murder the mother of life the mighty BLUE Pacific Ocean Late-breaking news: This just in ...
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By Chris Hedges - Interview. Globalization simply does not work, except for the capitalist oligarchy -- the 1%. Occupy had it right (and still does) -- the target is Wall Street, which is the beast that controls governments around the world. It also destroys governments and societies around the world, turning people into commodities and serfs.
Is killing innocent people a war crime?
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Williams pointed to comments by Professor Cornel West calling Obama a "war criminal." Williams asked Benjamin if she agrees with West. Benjamin argued that Obama's drone policy "terrorizes entire nations," calling it the "best recruiting tool for extremists organizations" while hurting the safety of the United States. Williams grilled Benjamin on why it threatens Americans when the government sends out drones to take out dangerous terrorists. Benjamin highlighted the innocents killed by the drone strikes, arguing that every time a drone kills an innocent person, more people will start joining al-Qaeda. Williams told Benjamin what she's saying is "not true,"
Santa Monica passes environmental bill of rights
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CITY HALL — The City Council approved a unique law this week that enshrined the rights of the environment and residents’ rights to clean air and water. - The ordinance, known as the Sustainability Bill of Rights, asserts that corporations and their leadership do not have special privileges or powers under the law that supersede the community’s rights.
Bankocracy's War Against the People
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Cyprus vs Bankocracy: 'Mattress better place to keep cash than banks' - Libertarian Lew Rockwell says your money is not safe in the banks. The big message from the Cyprus crisis is the Bankster's World War to dominate and control the world's wealth for themselves.
PFC Manning - Aiding the enemy or American public?
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If Pfc. Bradley Manning is convicted of 'aiding the enemy,' it could be the end of whistleblowing as we know it in the United States Armed Forces. This video, entitled "Aiding the Enemy," is to raise awareness of the dangers posed to the American public by leveling this charge at Bradley Manning, and recruit people to our campaign urging Major General Michael Linnington to drop the charge immediately.
Manning written testimony Feb. 2013: "The dehumanized the individuals they were engaging and seemed to not value human life by referring to them as quote “dead bastards” unquote and congratulating each other on the ability to kill in large numbers. At one point in the video there is an individual on the ground attempting to crawl to safety. The individual is seriously wounded. Instead of calling for medical attention to the location, one of the aerial weapons team crew members verbally asks for the wounded person to pick up a weapon so that he can have a reason to engage. For me, this seems similar to a child torturing ants with a magnifying glass. While saddened by the aerial weapons team crew’s lack of concern about human life, I was disturbed by the response of the discovery of injured children at the scene. In the video, you can see that the bongo truck driving up to assist the wounded individual. In response the aerial weapons team crew — as soon as the individuals are a threat, they repeatedly request for authorization to fire on the bongo truck and once granted they engage the vehicle at least six times. Shortly after the second engagement, a mechanized infantry unit arrives at the scene. Within minutes, the aerial weapons team crew learns that children were in the van and despite the injuries the crew exhibits no remorse. Instead, they downplay the significance of their actions, saying quote "Well, it's their fault for bringing their kids into a battle" unquote. -- The aerial weapons team crew members sound like they lack sympathy for the children or the parents. Later in a particularly disturbing manner, the aerial weapons team verbalizes enjoyment at the sight of one of the ground vehicles driving over a body -- or one of the bodies."
Manning case could be end of Freedom of Press
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If Pfc. Bradley Manning is convicted of 'aiding the enemy,' it could be the end of whistleblowing as we know it in the United States Armed Forces. -- We made this YouTube advertisement titled, "Aiding the Enemy," to raise awareness of the dangers posed to the American public by leveling this charge at Bradley Manning, and recruit people to our campaign urging Major General Michael Linnington to drop the charge immediately.
America's criminal legacy in Bush Iraq War
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A 15-month investigation by the Guardian and BBC Arabic reveals how retired US colonel James Steele, a veteran of American proxy wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, played a key role in training and overseeing US-funded special police commandos who ran a network of torture centres in Iraq. Another special forces veteran, Colonel James Coffman, worked with Steele and reported directly to General David Petraeus, who had been sent into Iraq to organise the Iraqi security services.
Manning Video:American troops slaughter civilians
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Army intel analyst Bradley Manning faces decades in prison for allegedly leaking this video of a U.S. helicopter attack killing 11 civilians and wounding two children in Baghdad, Iraq. The Army covered up the evidence and declared the war crime "justified". Now they say that exposing the massacre is criminal.
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The Coolest Dog in Southern California
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Southern California is the coolest place in the world, and the coolest dog here loves surfing, skateboarding and "hanging ten". This is A really FUN video -- only in Southern California!
No more Cheap and Easy Easters!
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Easter is coming when the churches across the United States of America will fill up with people who identify themselves as Christians to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Let me see if I have this right: This was a man who counseled us to "Turn the other cheek," and "Love your enemies." And this is in a country with the highest prison population in the world and a record number of inmates awaiting execution on death row; A country that assassinates people at will, from drones ....
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