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Exercising their free speech is just what they're expected to do as Americans.

Huh? We're expected to run our country down and support our enemies in time of war? Myass.

Again, you may disagree with what they say, but they have every right to say whatever they want as Americans.

Yes. But they shouldn't complain when other Americans throw tomatoes, rotten apples, and bags of feces at them - which they deserve. They're lucky a few hundred hard-hats don't walk off the job at noon and knock their teeth out, like construction workers by the thousands did in Chicago in 1968 during the "Chicago 7" trial (when Abby Hoffman and other scum were arrested for the riots that occurred during the Democrat Party convention).

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

It's interesting that the press, for maybe the first time, is not putting Jesse Jackson on the news. We thought he was hiding, he isn't. The press isn't covering him. Check out the disgraceful comments of JJ. We can help get the news out even if the mainstream press doesn't.
A Tale of Two Preachers

Equal Time: Women Leaders Critical of U.S. Response to Terror Attack

News Advisory:

WHAT:
Women legislators, candidates and activists caucus in Washington Sept. 22-25, at the 2001 WiLL/WAND (Women's Legislative Lobby/Women's Actions for New Directions) national conference, "Children Ask the World of Us: Women Building a Secure Future," to demand effective defense policies in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

WHO:
Major women political candidates, members of Congress, state and local officials, defense experts and constituents from across the U.S., including family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks TBA. Conferees will be variously available on-site, in-studio or via telephone or in-person side interviews Sept. 22-25. Use contact numbers above to request interviews or RSVP for conference events. Highlights include:

-- JANET RENO, former US attorney general (making statement 9/22 at 6:30 p.m.)
-- CONGRESSWOMAN LYNN RIVERS (D-MI) (speaks on panel, 9/24 at 2:15 p.m.)
-- CONGRESSWOMAN JAN SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL) (keynote address, 9/24 at noon)
-- CONGRESSWOMAN JULIA CARSON (D-IN) (statement, 9/24 at 6 p.m.)
-- CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS (D-GA) (statement, 9/24 at 6 p.m.)
-- PHYLLIS RODRIGUEZ, whose son died in the WTC attack. She urges restraint in U.S. response and says "not in my son's name" to a war of retaliation (select interviews from NY)
-- JACKIE CABASSO, director, Western States Legal Foundation, expert on U.S. weapons labs, US treaty obligations and nuclear weapons programs (speaks on panel, 9/24 at 2:15 p.m.)
-- LISBETH GRONLUND, Union of Concerend Scientists, MIT professor and expert on the failings and frauds of the missile defense program (speaks on panel, 9/24 at 2:15 p.m.)
-- SUSAN SHAER, executive director Women's Actions for New Directions

WHEN / WHERE:
The "Children Demand the World of Us: Women Building a Secure Future" conference is held at the Capitol Hill Holiday Inn, 415 New Jersey Avenue, in Washington D.C., Sept. 22-25. Janet Reno will speak Saturday evening, Sept. 22, 6:30 p.m. at a separate location near American University (call for details).

Congresswoman Schakowsky gives a keynote address Sept. 24, 12 p.m. at the Capitol Holiday Inn's Federal North room.

Jackie Cabasso, Lisbeth Gronlund, and Congresswoman Rivers speak on a panel entitled "Armed and Dangerous and Still Not Safe," Sept. 24, 2:15 p.m. at the Capitol Holiday Inn's Federal south room.

Representatives Julia Carson and John Lewis will be honored at a 6 p.m. dinner, Sept. 24, along with members of the Service Employee International Union (SEIU -- firefighters, EMT workers, custodial workers, etc.) caught in the WTC attack. The dinner is held at the National Museum of Women and the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue, NW.

To request interviews, RSVP for any of these specific events, or for a full schedule of conference events call the contact numbers above.

WHY:
Conferees urge against waging indiscriminate wars of revenge in Afghanistan and challenge the Congress and President to use the full forces of the federal government to meet today's true security needs. Priority number one for the nation, according to the women, is effective security measures such as terrorist detection and fully funding programs such as the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs, designed to keep nuclear weapons and materials from falling into terrorist hands. Activists and legislators are alarmed that total funding for every facet of the nation's anti-terrorist efforts from law enforcement to stockpiles of vaccinations received only $8.4 billion in 2000, while Congress is poised to spend $8.3 billion this year on a narrow, unproven missile defense program. WiLL/WAND is the only national peace organization linking women legislators, local activists and women in Congress in order to address issues of militarism, violence and human needs.

For more information, log onto: www.wand.org