a DOGSPOT investigative series: part one

I have personally witnessed the human effects of the technologies to be explained and exposed in this DOGSPOT exclusive series. If ignorance is death, then knowledge is essential to our life and liberty.

Technologies now routinely used by federal agents are so far outside of our normal expectations that witnesses report their encounters as alien visitations, if they have enough clarity of mind to report them at all. These technologies have been trickled down to the local level, and threaten the civil liberties of all Americans.

The vast disparity between US government spending on wars and natural disasters and the reasons for the difference.

George McGovern, former Senator and Presidential Candidate of 1972, will share his knowledge with us (the people taking part in the "Inaugurate the People - Reclaim Our Democracy!" demonstration) at about 6:45pm, just before the "rekindling of the statue of liberty." Then at 7:30pm, he speak at the Veterans Hall.

Farr has joined at least 15 other representatives in Congress and called for the BEGINNING of U.S. withdrawal.

Obviously this is not enough, but breaking silence on the subject is essential, particularly after the disgraceful Democratic Party performance last year.

Locally, the City Council still has nothing on its agenda to act on the April 2003 resolutions (one by Porter, one by former Mayor Kennedy) calling for U.S. troops out now.

There are rumblings that something may appear in early February via the Vets for Peace and other groups.

Arcata's City Council (even before the Green Party gained a majority in the November elections) called for speedy withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan as early as last summer.

Call Santa Cruz City Council at 831-420-5020 and lobby for a strong "U.S. Out NOW!" resolution (not a weak resolution that talks about waiting for the United Nations). They can also be e-mailed at citycouncil (at) ci.santa-cruz.ca.us .

Exactly 3 years ago, civilian casualties were mounting in Afghanistan and prisoners were drugged, hooded and dragged in chains to Guantanamo naval base.Alberto Gonzales, recently nominated by George Bush to replace John Ashcroft, established a legal argument that Guantanamo would be outside of any legal jurisdiction.

Prisoners still languish there, regardless of their innocence or guilt they have become pawns in a test of a presidential power.