Scooter Libby Guilty 4 of 5 counts

The Speaker's Reaction
"Today’s guilty verdicts are not solely about the acts of one individual.
This trial provided a troubling picture of the inner workings of the Bush Administration. The testimony unmistakably revealed – at the highest levels of the Bush Administration – a callous disregard in handling sensitive national security information and a disposition to smear critics of the war in Iraq."


For the story - click here

Privatization adds Insult to Injury (literaly) for our Wounded Vets

I'm sure by now everyone is well aware of the situation our wounded Vets are facing at Walter Reed. It's so sad, it really is all about money...
How one can agree with the way Mr. Bush is handling things is beyond me.

From TomPaine.com :
The entire situation is a remarkable illustration of how the federal government has become a vehicle for the promotion of private interests. The zeal with which large contracts are awarded to a small universe of companies, with little attention paid to performance, suggests that outsourcing is less an effort to improve efficiency and more a matter of enriching those with the right connections.

But this time the privatization game may have backfired in the face of the Bush administration and its friends in the corporate world. It is one thing to screw workers—unfortunately, that’s now considered business as usual—but in the case of Walter Reed the ultimate victims are a much more revered group. The stark evidence that the Bush Administration, for all its rhetoric about supporting the troops, is much more interested in supporting the contractors, could be leading to a political earthquake.
Entire Article

A Free Class- Open to everyone (should be mandatory)

This is a great source to get educated on the situation in Iraq. Knowledge is power. If you have an opinion on Iraq- and EVERYONE has an opinion on Iraq- then you should do yourself a favor and view this site. Tell your opinionated friends to check it out as well.

IRAQ 101

Roy Paul's speaking up...

Roy Paul sent a letter to the opinion section of the Times Herald, it's a great piece:

Students are the future of America. We are so concerned about the very real need to get a job and make money, it seems no one has the time to think of global affairs until a war breaks out or we are terrorized upon our own soil. Are we more concerned with what film to see on Friday night?

Politics isn't a cool topic to discuss at the cafeteria lunch table. Maybe, just maybe, it's because politics requires you to think and then think some more. In any event, young adults are not being challenged to get involved in the political process or to be aware of issues that in some way or another affect the way they live their lives. Click for Roy's full article

Sending letters to the newspaper is a great way to spread ideas and get your voice heard. And it's a relatively easy thing to do. Thanks Roy!

Today in Iraq

Good Day everyone!

Came across this blog in my travels. They seem to provide some pretty eye opening and accurate information with regards to the war in Iraq. Also, it's got some great maps. Definitely worth checking out. Cheers!

Today in Iraq

Stop Bush from escalating into Iran!

Good Day everyone!

I just signed a petition to ask Congress to demand President Bush seek congressional authorization before considering military action in Iran. President Bush is out of control, and we have to stop the war in Iraq from escalating into a regional crisis. Congress can do this, but they need to hear from us.

Please sign the petition!

http://pol.moveon.org/noescalationiniran/

Thanks!
-Justin

John Amaechi on Ann Coulter's Anti-gay slur

I'm not one to recomend paying attention to anything this hateful woman says, but if you haven't seen her remarks on John Edwards, you should.
Coulter calling Edwards the 'F Word'. (The other F word)

SPAC Movie Night

Movie presentation:

I know I’m not Alone

Musician and activist Michael Franti's documentary on his mission of peace in the Middle East.

Bio Tech 207 -March 8th, 2007- 7 pm

Student Political Awareness Club

“Our Ignorance is their power” - Inform yourself!

Free. Fun. Enlightening.

Comments fixed

Apparently comments were restricted to Blogger members only. I've changed that; anyone can comment now.

Coldplay's Chris Martin for the Make Trade Fair campaign

Gen Clark: STOP IRAN WAR NOW

For info regarding this weeks SPAC FACTS click the pics below

Iraq Discussion

Thanks to all of the SPAC members who showed up for the talks on Iraq. Things got heated there for a moment to say the least.
I would like to keep the debate going here. Please add your comments, thoughts, opinions, or gripes to tell everyone what you think about the "situation" in Iraq as well as the rest of the War on Terror.

Like watching a car wreck...

Here's the link to the "Concervatives answer to the Daily Sow", the Half Hour News Hour.
It's so not funny, but what do I know - see for yourself.
Also take time to check out the rest of C&L.

Meeting Notes from Feb 15th

There were lots of great ideas and input at this meeting. To review the notes just click on them above. Remember that we are meeting Tuesday, 11am in the LRC to attend Prof. Basinski's Iraq speech.
See you all then!

meeting time

I think the meeting should be changed to Tuesday at 11 am. It would be better for my schedule since I have senate meetings on Thurs at 11am. Also some senators are interested in joining but they wouldn't be able to make the meetings b/c of the time. Would it be any better for anyone else? let me know... Joseph P. Candela II

J Wood

The Man, The Myth, The Legend

New Members, New Momentum

25 people signed up for the club today. AWESOME!!!

Todd, thanks for help at the table today. It was tough at times keeping the crowds at bay but we made it.

For all of you who showed up, said hi, took a flyer, and maybe signed up for SPAC, Welcome!!!!
It was great meeting you and I'm excited to see you all again at our next meeting.

If you can't make it to the meeting, no worries, just keep checking in with us here at blogspot and keep your eyes open for flyers around campus.

Also, and most important, NEW MEMBERS please send me an email at z2thez@yahoo.com with SPAC in the subject. I will add your email to our address book and also invite you to be a member of our website.

I'm Finally Updating our Page!!!

As you are reading this post I am hard at work to update our page.

I just came from the Club Fair where we got an amazing response from everyone who visited our table.

More to follow....