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Notes on the Presidency of George W. Bush

WITH TREMBLING FINGERS, by Hal Crowther
From The Independent Weekly, Durham NC, May 12, 2004:
Despite the worst foreign policy blunder in American history, George W. Bush and his millionaire supporters don't know the meaning of the word shame.
          In less than a year, the morale of the occupying forces had sunk so low that murder, suicide, rape and sexual harassment became alarming statistics, and now the warriors of democracy--the emissaries of civilization--stand accused of every crime this side of cannibalism.

The language of war
"A Glossary of War Mongering" by Paul de Rooij, in the March 13, 2002 issue of Counterpunch
          The propaganda leading up to wars debases language. In an effort to counter the inevitable prostitution of language, and to perhaps become aware of a different reality, a glossary of commonly post-Gulf War abused terms is presented ...

"The Language of War" posted March 07, 2003 by Rebecca L. Adamson / Columnist / Indian Country Today, to the Information Clearinghouse
          Attacks are called "strikes," bombing runs are called "airborne missions," invasion is called "rebuilding" and the killing of civilians, the destruction of all that supports civilian life, is now called "collateral damage."

"Anti-War Patriots Find They Need To Reclaim Words, Symbols, Even U.S. Flag from Conservatives" by Robert Salladay,  Published on Monday, April 7, 2003 by the San Francisco Chronicle
          The use of nationalistic symbols and language by the peace movement occurred during the first Gulf War and even before. But as the current Iraq war continues, a new movement is emerging to wrestle patriotic words and images from conservatives -- and allow mainstream Americans to feel more comfortable about participating in anti-war demonstrations.

"Whitehouse is Revising its War Message" published in the Washington Post, by Mike Allen and Karen DeYoung, Thursday April 3, 2003     Go to Original.
          President Bush's aides pride themselves on the iron message-discipline they maintained through his candidacy and early years in office, but their techniques have not immediately succeeded when applied to war.

The three sisters

Three Dominican Sisters  were sentenced: 

Ardeth Platte, 67, to 41 months in prison; 
Carol Gilbert, 55, to 33 months; 
and Jackie Marie Hudson, 68, to 30 months

in the Denver federal court  July 25, 2003 for their symbolic disarmament protest of a US Minuteman Silo in northern Colorado.
 
For articles, background organizing history, statements by the Nuns, and other information see the Three Nuns Focus page.