Haitians' Cholera Epidemic emphasizes the need for them to Contol their own Economic Development

“In light of the deadly cholera epidemic in Haiti. while huge amounts of cash and other resources are currently, and rightfully so, being directed towards Haiti…”
Dear friends,

In light of the deadly cholera epidemic in Haiti. while huge amounts of cash and other resources are currently, and rightfully so, being directed towards Haiti, it seems that an equal amount of attention and concern should be geared towards the Haitian people themselves in efforts to help them take the reins in rebuilding their nation.

People need food, for example. Now is a time to set up small cooperative food outlets that acquire their provisions from farms that are owned and operated by families. That would require some of the money that has been donated being used to develop more arable soil.

Forest gardening , for example, could be used to establish new eco-systems on the island where both fauna and flora can proliferate.

The land should be collectively-owned with a governmental body only having the role of coordinating and networking, as opposed to controlling and regulating resources in areas such as food production and home building.

Private corporations outside of the body of people who are doing the farming and building should be prohibited. This will be the start of two forms of new industry on the island.

Next, having been trained by licensed master carpenters from developed countries, Haitian workers will learn how to build earthquake-resistant buildings like those found in California. Additionally, homes and small factories could be built for producing clothes, tools, electrical goods, and so forth.

But traditional industries are not enough. There will be a need for both school teachers and college professors alike, medical professionals, and in order to maintain a civil society, there will need to be many people trained in the area of law and its enforcement.

All of the here-to-mentioned will require that the Haitian people are encouraged to recognize their inner powers like both physical and mental energy, discipline, persistence, concentration, and memory, for instance.

As well, Haitian citizens must reject becoming a possession-oriented society like ours, and, instead, start embracing value judgments that will allow them to develop genuine communities.

This process should begin on a small scale. Of course, there are already any number of Haitians there and abroad who can get this started. Now, the main problem will be to keep lecherous and rapacious North American companies from undermining genuine economic development in Haiti.

One Love,
G. Djata Bumpus
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Kucinich Files Impeachment Papers against Bush (originally posted 6/21/08)

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 6:08 AM

Summary of Rep. Kucinich Files 35 Articles of Impeachment Against President Bush

Rep. Kucinich Files 35 Articles of Impeachment Against President Bush
http://kucinich.house.gov/

On Tuesday, June 10, Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) added his name as a co-sponsor of Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment.On Wednesday, June 11, Congress voted 251-166 to send the articles of impeachment (H Res 1258) introduced by Rep. Dennis Kucinich to the House Judiciary Committee to be acted upon there. 24 Republicans voted Yes along with all the Democrats. Following is a summary of the allegations against President Bush that are included in Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment:

Article I: Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq

Article II: Falsely, Systematically, and with Criminal Intent Conflating the Attacks of September 11, 2001, With Misrepresentation of Iraq as a Security Threat as Part of Fraudulent Justification for a War of Aggression

Article III: Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Manufacture a False Case for War

Article IV: Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Posed an Imminent Threat to the United States

Article V: Illegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of Aggression

Article VI: Invading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of HJRes114

Article VII: Invading Iraq Absent a Declaration of War.

Article VIII: Invading Iraq , A Sovereign Nation, in Violation of the UN Charter

Article IX: Failing to Provide Troops With Body Armor and Vehicle Armor

Article X: Falsifying Accounts of US Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political Purposes

Article XI: Establishment of Permanent U.S. Military Bases in Iraq

Article XII: Initiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation's Natural Resources

Article XIIII: Creating a Secret Task Force to Develop Energy and Military Policies With Respect to Iraq and Other Countries

Article XIV: Misprision of a Felony, Misuse and Exposure of Classified Information And Obstruction of Justice in the Matter of Valerie Plame Wilson, Clandestine Agent of the Central Intelligence Agency

Article XV: Providing Immunity from Prosecution for Criminal Contractors in Iraq

Article XVI: Reckless Misspending and Waste of U.S. Tax Dollars in Connection With Iraq and US Contractors

Article XVII: Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives

Article XVIII: Torture: Secretly Authorizing, and Encouraging the Use of Torture Against Captives in Afghanistan , Iraq , and Other Places, as a Matter of Official Policy

Article XIX: Rendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to "Black Sites" Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture

Article XX: Imprisoning Children

Article XXI: Misleading Congress and the American People About Threats from Iran , and Supporting Terrorist Organizations Within Iran , With the Goal of Overthrowing the Iranian Government

Article XXII: Creating Secret Laws

Article XXIII: Violation of the Posse Comitatus Act

Article XXIV: Spying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Law and the Fourth Amendment

Article XXV: Directing Telecommunications Companies to Create an Illegal and Unconstitutional Database of the Private Telephone Numbers and Emails of American Citizens

Article XXVI: Announcing the Intent to Violate Laws with Signing Statements

Article XXVII: Failing to Comply with Congressional Subpoenas and Instructing Former Employees Not to Comply

Article XXVIII: Tampering with Free and Fair Elections, Corruption of the Administration of Justice

Article XXIX: Conspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Article XXX: Misleading Congress and the American People in an Attempt to Destroy Medicare

Article XXXI: Katrina: Failure to Plan for the Predicted Disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Failure to Respond to a Civil Emergency

Article XXXII: Misleading Congress and the American People, Systematically Undermining Efforts to Address Global Climate Change

Article XXXIII: Repeatedly Ignored and Failed to Respond to High Level Intelligence Warnings of Planned Terrorist Attacks in the US , Prior to 911

Article XXXIV: Obstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001

Article XXXV: Endangering the Health of 911 First Responders

We need to pressure Judiciary Chairman John Conyers into starting impeachment hearings. Honorable John Conyers, Jr (202) 225-5126

PLEASE CALL THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MEMBERS NOW!
link to the contact information for committee members:
http://judiciary.house.gov/fullcommittee.aspx202-225-3951
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