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I once met Habash's niece at Wichita State University. She was a Muslim while her uncle was an atheist. I always admired any leader in the Arab world who can be an atheist when there is so much pressure to be a Moslem. I admired him and he was a major political figure in my lifetime.
The founder of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), George Habash, has died in Jordan, associates say. Habash died of a heart attack, one of his former colleagues said. He was around 80 years old. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called three days of national mourning. Under Habash's leadership the PFLP became known as one of the most radical Palestinian militant groups, notorious for plane hijackings. In September 1970 it captured four airliners, later blowing them up in front of the world's cameras, once the passengers had been removed. The group also fired at Israeli aircraft and their crew, carried out bombings, and took hostages including, on one occasion, Opec leaders meeting in Vienna. 'Historic leader' George Habash was born in Lydda, in British-ruled Palestine - which is now Lod in Israel - and was forced to flee when war broke out in 1948. He was a Christian, and became a medical student, who espoused the cause of secular Arab nationalism. He was a founding member, in 1951, of the Arab Nationalist Movement, which later merged with other groups to become the PFLP. The group designated itself a Marxist-Leninist movement and became the second largest partner in the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. It carried out more and more audacious attacks in the 1960s, throwing the Palestinian issue into the international spotlight. It opposed Arab-Israeli peace negotiations and any talk of a two-state solution - Habash often criticised PLO leader Yasser Arafat for negotiating with Israel. Throughout his life Habash supported the use of violence against Israel. One of the most deadly PFLP attacks was the gunning down of 27 people at Israel's Lod airport in May 1972. Forty-seven people were killed when a Swissair jet was bombed in 1970. Israel tried for years to capture Habash, even intercepting a commercial airliner in 1973 and forcing it to land, mistakenly believing he was on board. Habash stepped down as leader of the PFLP in 2000, by which time the group had been marginalised by the growing power of Islamist movements like Hamas. Mr Abbas called Habash a "historic leader" and ordered Palestinian flags to fly at half-mast. The current deputy secretary-general of the PFLP, Abdel Raheem Mallouh, called Habash a "distinguished leader... who struggled for more than 60 years without a stop for the rights and the interests of his people". He was married, with two daughters. His wife, Hilda, said: "We will all carry the banner of Habash and the Arab nation he dearly cherished. Habash always believed Palestine would be liberated." "He lived for his people and died for his people," she told Reuters.
Despite going after Saddam Hussein and villainiesing such leaders as Kim Jong Il, the US had not problem with and even supported Suharto.
According to Yahoo News: Suharto of Indonesia, whose 32-year dictatorship was one of the most brutal and corrupt of the 20th century, died Sunday in Jakarta. He was 86. Mr. Suharto was driven from office in 1998 by widespread rioting, economic paralysis and political chaos. His rule was not without accomplishment; he led Indonesia to stability and nurtured economic growth. But these successes were ultimately overshadowed by pervasive and large-scale corruption; repressive, militarized rule; and a convulsion of mass bloodletting when he seized power in the late 1960s that took at least 500,000 lives.
Again, while The US is promoting democracy around the world, killing 500,000 people didn’t seem to matter to the American government. No one made any complaints. He was good for the US economy so the 500.000 dead was not big deal. Also the dead were believed to be leftists fighting for some political power. So in the eyes of the US government, those lives were of no value anyway.
In these modern times, the last thing anyone needs is a king. Monarchies and the divine rights theory died out long ago in all but the most remote parts of the world and such puppet regimes of US imperialism as Saudi Arabia. So here is a statement by the CPN(M) which is fighting to remove one of the last vestiges of pure feudalism.
Present journalists, First of all, we heartily welcome the entire journalists and other masses present in this press conference organized to make public the important decisions adopted by the recently concluded Fifth Expanded Meeting of the central committee of our glorious party the CPN (Maoist) that has been playing a leading role in the campaign of building a new democratic republic of Nepal. We are immensely feeling glory and pleasure to have had this opportunity of publicizing here the summary of the historic fifth expanded meting decisions synthesized as 'great unity and great victory'. 1. The latest fifth expanded meeting of the central committee organized in the chain of expanded meetings that had had immense importance in the history of the CPN (Maoist) had been accomplished grandiosely from August 3 to August 8, 2007 in Balaju Industrial Area, Kathmandu. a) The meeting was inaugurated amid applause by Chairman Comrade Prachanda by lighting a lamp at 4 PM on the third of August 2007 in the Martyrs Memorial Building. In the inaugural session that had begun by paying heartfelt homage to the great martyrs of the great people's war and the mass movement, various senior comrades and advisors of the party, shedding light on the importance of the expanded meeting, had presented meaningful statements. b) Altogether there were 2,174 comrades comprised of the central committee members of the party to the secretariat members of the district committee, to the general branch secretary of the PLA, central office bearers of mass and frontal organizations and invited members. Of them, there were 1,672 comrades from 75 districts, 455 from 7 divisions of the PLA, 40 from India, 5 from Europe and 2 from Hong Kong. It was the biggest gathering so far in our party history. c) There had been discussions in 42 groups over the political proposal presented by Chairman Comrade Prachanda all the day long of August 4 and morning session of August 5 while the group leaders started presenting their comments and suggestions from the day session of August 5 and it was carried on to the evening of August 6. Chairman Comrade Prachanda clarified all the day long of August 7 the spirit of the document and replied the questions arisen therefrom. The document was unanimously adopted in the very evening. d) All the day long of August 8, there had been a concluding program in which 42 comrades presented opinion based on their feeling. Chairman Comrade Prachanda, saying that the historic fifth expanded meeting was a meeting of great unity and great victory, concluded at 5:30 evening of the very day. At the last, different sky-piercing slogans were chanted. e) The PLA and the YCL had provided security to the meeting and the central command had made the whole logistical arrangement. Samana and Sen-Chyang family had presented various cultural programs in between. 2. The central question of the expanded meeting was the proposal "Unite to make a new ideological advance and a new revolutionary movement" presented by Chairman Comrade Prachanda. There had been very high and profound democratic discussions among the representatives divided in 42 groups over the proposal and important amendments were suggested. By incorporating the suggestions, the proposal was at the last adopted unanimously. The important aspects of the document are as follows. a) There are three important sections in the document. Important ideological and political questions have been discussed in the first part. In the second part, the past movement and peace-negotiation has been reviewed. And in the third, light has been shed on the forthcoming tactic and the party plan. b) In the context of discussing "Some fundamental theoretical questions" emphasis has been given upon the question of distinguishing the difference between the Marxist and opportunist outlook mainly on compromise, reform and revolution, and revolutionaries are instructed to remain resolute in MLM and Prachanda Path by way of struggling against right capitulationism, centrist vacillationism and 'left' adventurism. In the present backdrop of negotiations and peaceful development of revolution, the question in which the revolutionaries should specially prioritize ideological struggle is against the rightist tendency of "enjoying in the status quo, conceiving of compromise and reform as everything and refusing to propel the revolution forward" has been mentioned in the document. Likewise, it has been mentioned in the document that the struggle against the centrist opportunism that surfaces in different forms in which one always falls prey to vacillation between right and wrong, talks of revolution but practices right reformism and shows sense of disappointment, frustration and escape must not be undervalued. Also, the document has cautioned the revolutionaries to remain cautious towards the danger of 'left' phrase-mongering and adventurism that "Without having concrete analysis of the concrete situation subjectively opposes all kinds of compromises". c) Discussing the strategy and tactic of revolution, it has been clarified in the document that the party, going ahead with flexible tactic and firm strategy of democratic revolution, has synthesized a slogan of all party conference, interim government and constituent assembly election as a political tactic while arriving at the historic second national conference accomplished in 2001 and the same with modification has been carried on till now from the Chunwang Meeting held in 2005. Likewise, in relation to tactical slogan of democratic republic, quoting the decision of Chunwang meeting the document says, "Party has regarded the democratic republic neither in the form of bourgeois parliamentarian republic nor in the form of the new democratic republic. With an extensive restructuring of the state power, this republic will play a role of transitional multiparty republic as to resolve the problems related to class, nation, region and sex." d) Likewise, in the context of assessing peace-negotiations and the events following it, the CPN (Maoist), which had not incorporated itself in the old parliamentary main stream, but had, preserving the achievements of 10 years of people's war, participated in a transitional state of compromise to institutionalize through constituent assembly the new type of democratic republic but now it has been concluded that the major parliamentarian parties leading the government, going against the spirit of 12-point understanding, have destroyed the basis of unity with the CPN (Maoist). In particular, "Although it had been said that army would be confined at barracks and PLA at the cantonments as to make the interim state a neutral one as far as possible and all of the decisions to run the state would be taken up in consensus, the theoretical, political and moral basis for the CPN (Maoist) to stay in government is getting to an end because the state in the present transitional period has been tried to run as the state of feudal, bureaucrat and comprador bourgeois" has been the important conclusion of the resolution. So cautioning seriously the forces that lead the interim government the proposal says, "The CPN (Maoist) will have no alternative to go to movement by quitting the government, if it is not guaranteed to ensure running of the interim government in accordance with the spirit of the agreement, bring an end to terror and regressive feudal conspiracy taking place against the constituent assembly election by declaring republic, take up actions against the criminals involved in a series of killings in Madhesh, publicize the state of disappeared citizens, impartially distribute relief to the families of martyrs, push forward the process of scientific land reform according to the spirit of the interim constitution, take up effective steps to stop killings, conspiracies and terror against the CPN (Maoist) and treat the PLA respectfully". e) Summing up that the party tactic from the 12-point understanding to the participation in the interim government was correct and politically advantageous; however, in the resolution serious self-criticism has also been made on behalf of the party for some mistakes and weaknesses committed in this course. 1) In the later part and mainly after the Gaur-massacre, there was a mistake on the way how should the party have made coordination between compromise and struggle. It was the main aspect of the party weakness. 2) While making compromises with the parliamentarian parties masses should have been informed of those agreements and mobilized along them as far as possible. Especially when party failed to inform the masses of the struggle that the party had kept up on the federal state system and proportional election till the last minute inside Baluwatar room, it provided opportunity for the reactionaries and opportunists to launch a campaign against the party by spreading confusion that Maoists left their agenda on Madhesh. 3) After joining the interim parliament and interim government, there have been some limitations on the way how should have we gone with preparation, plan and the spirit in struggles to carry out minimum possible tasks for the masses. 4) Likewise, there have been weaknesses on the questions like inner party communication, external propaganda, work in Madhesh, economic field etc. f) In the resolution, decisions have been taken up to develop special policies and plans to repeatedly proletarianize, rectify and consolidate the party and develop new unity on the new basis in agreement with party's new line and complexities. Accordingly, the property of all the central committee members has been publicized to initiate party rectification from the central level and supervision from broad cadres and even the masses on it has been anticipated. Also, it has been decided to have extensive changes in the party's organizational structure and division of labor and launch a campaign to build organizations up to villages. g) The expanded meeting has also adopted different resolutions over some important and timely issues. Like for example: resolution on Madhesh, resolution on propaganda and publication, resolution on mass organizations, resolution on national and regional fronts, resolution on revolutionary polarization and republican front, resolution on international communist movement, resolution on three weapons of revolution etc. h) Naturally, the most important and an issue of people's concern has been the evaluation of present situation and in accordance with it party's forthcoming tactic and plan. The document has appraised today's political situation as "to have been manifested in the form of a very fluid and serious revolutionary crisis." In the same manner, it has been pointed out that a situation of triangular contradiction among feudal royalist forces, status quoist bourgeois parliamentarian forces and revolutionary democratic forces exists and all of them are trying to hold sway of their own. The fact that has been emphasized on is that the future of constituent assembly election depends upon the relative supremacy of these three forces and the revolutionary democratic forces should set up the sequence of their strategy and tactic in compliance with it. Pointing out that the country is now at the frontier of a big revolutionary possibility and an awful accident it has been mentioned in the document that revolutionary democratic forces, by appraising it correctly, should take up proper tactical steps. For that, party has emphasized on the need to create a broad mass movement by keeping up a strong unity with the republicans and left forces. For the reason that the domestic and foreign reactionary powers are not in favor of constituent assembly election but are conspiring to avoid it by laying the blame on the CPN (Maoist) and mobilize army in the name of law and order, the resolution concludes that the mass movement "Should be propelled forward as a serious initiative to build up suitable environment and prerequisites in favour of the forthcoming constituent assembly election". In order for this, it has been concluded that Roundtable Conference, Republic and Constituent Assembly should be made the main slogan of the movement. In addition, emphasizing on the need to continue with ceasefire and the peace process, it has been said in the document that "Taking into account of today's international and national situation that kind of movement can be and should be propelled forward by continuing with the ceasefire and the peace process". 3) The central committee meeting held after the conclusion of the expanded meeting has shaped three separate committees to organize roundtable conference among agitating different groups, political forces and representatives of the civil society, take initiative for unity among different left forces, and prepare party manifesto for the forthcoming constituent assembly election and the mass movement. To prepare for roundtable conference and have talks with different sections, under the leadership of comrade Ram Bahadur Thapa (Badal) a committee made up of comrade Barshaman Pun (Ananta), comrade Matrika Yadav, comrade HisilaYami and comrade Lekhraj Bhatta has been constituted. In order to have talks with different left forces, under the leadership of comrade Mohan Vaidya (Kiran) a committee made up of comrade Barshaman Pun (Ananta) and comrade Dinanath Sharma has been constituted. In the same way, in order to prepare manifesto, a committee made up of comrade Dev Gurung, comrade Dinanath Sharma, comrade Matrika Yadav, comrade Hitman Shakya, comrade Pampha Bhusal, comrade Janardan Sharma (Prabhakar), comrade Gopal Kirati and comrade Khadka Bahadur Viswakarma under the convenorship of comrade Baburam Bhattarai has been built up. Journalist friends, We, the Nepalese, are now in a very sensitive and serious transitional juncture. At this time, revolution and counterrevolution, progress and regress are conflicting at close. The recently concluded fifth expanded meeting of the central committee of our glorious party has taken up a historic decision to prop up revolution and progress by institutionalizing republic and defeating counterrevolution and regress. For this, we expect active help and support from all including entire patriots, republican and left political forces, civil society and media persons. Thank you! August 12, 2007 Prachanda Chairman CPN (Maoist)
It’s not surprising that president George Bush went to Saudi Arabia to get support for his campaign against Iran. There is no democracy at all in the Saudi kingdom and public beheadings are common for a lot of crimes. If there’s one thing Bush knows a lot about it’s executions. As Governor of Texas he tried to set a record on the number of people he could kill. On the other hand, Iran at least has elections. But they through out our puppet Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and started their own government, back in the 1980s. There’s also oil to be had if the US can take control of Iran.
According to Reuters: Bush in Saudi Arabia (02:45) Report Jan. 14 - Bush arrives in Saudi Arabia seeking support for Mideast peace and hoping to win backing for the US position on Iran. Nearing the final stages of his most extensive Middle East tour, Bush flew from Dubai to Riyadh. He is due to stop in Egypt on Wednesday before concluding his week long trip. Deborah Lutterbeck reports
Strangely, since Hamas has taken over the Gaza, attacks on Israel have gone way down. Maybe Bush should just leave things as they are if he just wants peace. I wouldn’t want to live under Hamas, but it’s up to the Palestinians. There are still secular organizations the Palestinians can support. What do they need Bush for.
Here in the magic town of Wichita, in the armpit of Kansas, we now have a new name for a new stadium: The Instrust Bank Stadium. Were did we get this wonderful name? Does it have some magic or historical meaning? Does it just sound good when rock shows come to perform (if any ever do) Or, is it the $8.75 million the bank will give this stadium in exchange for the name.First we need a history of the stadium itself. A few years back a group of people, with a lot of money, approached the city council requesting a downtown stadium that would require moving or removing many old businesses and major reconstruction of the downtown area. Noticing that Wichita already has areanas it can't fill most of the time, the council voted it down.Next, the new arena people, not willing to take "no" for an answer, ran a petition drive to put the new area to a vote. The real fun began when our TV's were bomb blasted half hourly with commercial trying to get us to vote for a 1 cent sales tax that we would hardly notice for a year to build this arena, that we just had to have. They played games with the numbers on its cost and told outright distortions of the truth that even our local news paper, the Wichita Eagle had exposed.What really helped them was the youth vote wanting good concerts in Wichita from groups that often pass the town buy. The pro-arena people argued that a downtown arena would attract more groups and be cheaper to use than having to drive a few miles out of town for the Coliseum, our presently used convention centre for visiting bands.But when I called a few years ago asking why we get so few bands coming into Wichita, I was told they can't sell enough tickets here and they can't fill the stadiums we have. Interestingly enough our Wichita Eagle reported that Intrust has agreed to give another $1.75 million for a luxury suite and tickets to arena events.With ticket prices running from $60 to $160 per ticket for the average band, many young teens just don't have the money. How much do they save not having to drive as far as 5 miles from the north end of town and will that gas money really make these tickets more affordable.There are other problems. The city had trouble finding a good place for this monstrosity, there still won't be adequate parking and some of the businesses they pushed out are aimed at the poor, such as DAVs and they can't afford to relocate, they will just shut down.But someone is making a lot of money off this "white elephant," so it is now a reality- even though many of us saw through the hype. That brings us back to the name. We have Century II, the Coliseum and in the past we've had stadiums named after either famous people or rich folks that paid enough to get their names on a building, as if they were some major war hero or a founding father. When I was in high school we had a lot of groups come to these other theatres and a heavy sounding voice always promoted them. However there's something weird about hearing "Now playing at the Intrust Bank Arena: Frank Zappa and the Mothers, followed by the Heavy ('70s lingo folks) sounds of Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd." Imagine the shimmering and distorted heavy voice for that special affect. And at that time tickers were as cheap as $4.Back in my days Frank Zappa wouldn't play a building he couldn't tell from a bank. Some of us would wonder if Pink Floyd was going to pay there or open a checking account. And the grand daddy question of all: Does every building in the city have to be named after a corporate logo?So far in the magical whimsical surreal city of Wichita, the answer is yes. Everything you own and every park bench, must have a corporate logo. Don't leave home without one.
Capitalism is constantly reinforced by the use of corporate logos in the United Corporations of America!
It wouls seem that India is curbing the freedom of the press. They have targeted the editor of a blog The proves once again that a democrat in any country is someone you can push against a wall and they turn into a fascist.
STATEMENT OF Communist Party of Greece (marxist-leninist) on the arrest of com. Govindan Kutty, editor of People's March (Which has a link on this page, http://peoplesmarch.googlepages.com/)
The Communist Party of Greece (marxist-leninist) strongly condemns the arrest of comrade Govindan Kutty, editor of People's March and demands its immediate and unconditional release. We express our solidarity to the Indian comrades and also to the people of India who are being subjected to state terror by the GOI for many years. The governments and the imperialists all over the world are trying to gag the progressive and revolutionary individuals, organizations and parties. They are trying to keep the people into the dark, to stop them by organizing themselves and fighting back. They are trying to abolish all the democratic rights like the freedom of speech and of expression, rights that were won by the people through long and bloody struggles. They are trying to stop the revolutionary attempts that are gaining ground in Southeast Asia, in Latin America and elsewhere. Day by day the people of the world find out their strength and the system its weakness. That's what they are afraid of and that's why they use state terror against progressive people and revolutionaries, that's what they are trying to stop. But they will not succeed. We will continue our right cause and struggle.
WE DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE AND UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF COM. GOVINDAN KUTTY!! WE DEMAND THE CONTINUATION OF THE PUBLICATION OF PEOPLE'S MARCH MAGAZINE
International Bureau Communist Party of Greece (marxist-leninist) -- Chris Mais
Not long ago a Republican candidate for the US presidency made the statement that “The (troop) surge is working” when asked about the war in Iraq. Many Americans are concerned about not only this escalation in Iraq, but violence in a strategic ally, Pakistan and a new troop surge (the term surge is being avoided in this election year) in Afghanistan. As to the present surge’s socalled success we have from:
“Militants kill 9 U.S. soldiers in offensive Eagle news services ARAB HAMADAH, Iraq - In one of the deadliest stretches for U.S. troops in months, militants killed nine soldiers in the volatile Sunni Arab heartlands north of Baghdad as the military launched its third offensive in a year to dislodge Sunni guerrillas from sanctuaries deep within the lush farmlands and palm groves of Diyala province. Six of the U.S. soldiers were killed Wednesday at an unspecified location in Diyala in part of the offensive when insurgents detonated a large bomb hidden inside a house. Four other soldiers were wounded, and an Iraqi interpreter was killed. The military did not release further information, but in Diyala, northeast of Baghdad, house bombs have long been a staple weapon for Sunni fighters who try to lure soldiers inside booby-trapped buildings. Another house rigged to explode was discovered in the Diyala village of Khan Bani Saad on Sunday and destroyed when warplanes leveled it with bombs.”
Why is there a sudden escalation o f fighting if we are supposed to be winning this war. Not only that, but the US is not even able to hold its original colony.
“Welcomes U.S. Troop Surge ABC News Learned that the Pentagon to Send 3,000 Additional Troops to Afghanistan U.S. Marines prepare to board a C-17 transport airplane at the Kandahar airport in Afghanistan on Sunday Jan. 20, 2002. (Dario Lopez-Mills/ AP Photo ) Defense officials aren't calling it a surge, but it sure looks like one. The Pentagon is poised to send more than 3,000 additional troops to Afghanistan -- all of them Marines, ABC News learned Wednesday. The plan is a sign that things are not going well in Afghanistan. Commanders say they simply do not have enough troops to deal with the increased threat. “
So even in President George Bush’s jewel puppet government of conquest US troops can’t hold that phony government together. So far none of the presidential candidates are calling for a withdrawal from these conquered territories. They keep talking about an “exit strategy” which simply means bringing the troops home faster, by securing our colonial gains. That means this issue of taking over the Middle-east and trying to “Americanize it” has not really been, nor will it be an issue in this fall’s campaign.
The candidates will no doubt, avoid the war issue as much as possible and focus on the economy, which for the Democratic Party is their safest bet. The only advantage to seeing the idiot Bush finally out of the office of president will be to remove one of the United States of America’s dumbest president’s. A recent example of just how stupid his is:
"Bush: World must unite against Iran's threats BY DION NISSENBAUM McClatchy Newspapers JERUSALEM - President Bush began a weeklong Middle East mission Wednesday by denouncing Iran as a threat to world peace and pledging to shore up flagging Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Three days after Iranian speedboats threatened a U.S. Navy convoy in the Strait of Hormuz, Bush joined Israeli leaders in issuing a stern warning to the Middle East nation. "Iran was a threat, Iran is a threat and Iran will be a threat if the international community does not come together and prevent that nation from the development of the know-how to build a nuclear weapon," the president said after a 2 ½-hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and key members of his coalition government. On the opening day of his first official visit to Israel, Bush vowed to "nudge" Israelis and Palestinians into progress. He called on Olmert to remove scores of illegal Jewish outposts in the predominantly Palestinian West Bank and warned Palestinian leaders that they'd have to gain control of militants in Gaza before a peace deal ever takes hold. Illegal outposts, Bush said, "ought to go."
Finally an organization is going to defend doctors under fire from the DEA or other government agencies that try to dissuade legitimate medical doctors from prescribing pain medicine to patients who really need it. Without this group many doctors would be afraid to prescribe necessary pain medicine for those are in serious pain. That would include people dying of cancer and other serious ailments, where such medicines only make sense.
From The Wichita Eagle, Jan. 04, 2008: Group to file suit in defense of pain doctor BY ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press A national pain relief group has rallied to the defense of a Kansas doctor indicted on federal charges that he ran a "pill mill" from his Haysville clinic that led to the deaths of at least four patients. The New Mexico-based Pain Relief Network will file a civil lawsuit in Wichita federal court alleging that the Controlled Substances Act as applied to doctors and patients is unconstitutional, its president, Siobhan Reynolds, said Thursday in a phone interview. Stephen J. Schneider and his wife, nurse Linda K. Schneider, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court on Dec. 21 to counts including conspiracy, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, health care fraud, illegal monetary transactions and money laundering. Since its founding in 2002, the group has been involved with 15 cases filed by federal prosecutors against pain-treating physicians, Reynolds said. "This is what the Pain Relief Network does," she said. "We are very, very upset at the way the Justice Department is doing these prosecutions." Federal prosecutors had no response to the group's criticism. "The court has set a Feb. 26 trial date in the Schneider case. At this point, the U.S. Attorney's office is reserving its comments on the case for the courtroom," said Jim Cross, spokesman for U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren. On Thursday, the Kansas Board of Healing Arts said it had scheduled a hearing on its motion for an emergency suspension of Schneider's medical license. That hearing is set for 3 p.m. Jan. 15 at the board's offices in Topeka. The Schneiders, who remain in jail pending trial, are not charged with killing any patients. But federal prosecutors have linked them to the overdose deaths of 56 patients who obtained painkillers at the clinic. The indictment alleged they are directly responsible for four of those deaths. Reynolds said the criminal case filed against the Schneiders is almost identical to other cases federal prosecutors have filed against doctors who prescribe pain medication. "In none of the cases we have been involved in have those claims ever been proven to be true," she said. The Pain Relief Network was founded in 2002 in response to the Bush Administration's crackdown on pain-treating physicians, according to its Web site. The group has testified before the House Subcommittee on Crime to promote legislation to return regulation of medicine to states.
The Italian Maoist are really getting organized and active so I decided for another 1st of the year tribute I would post this:
Maoist Communist Party Of Italy: (PCm-Italy)
Salute the new year by calling for advancement of building mlm parties in the world, particularly in the imperialist countries for a new beginning of proletarian and socialist revolution, based on the strategy of people war for insurrection.
Against imperialism, principally USA imperialism, support people wars in the world ! Long live marxism-leninism maoism ! long live proletarian internationalism !
proletari comunisti PCm-Italy The new flag mlm review 1 gennaio 2008 (1st January 2008)
