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GOPUSA Bringing the conservative message to the Internet GOPUSA Eagle - October 22, 2001 ======================================================================== Inside this issue... * Dorothy Anne Seese... Peace at Any Price is Total Capitulation * A Look at the Headlines * State News Briefs * Bush Update * Alan Keyes... Controlling Our Fear * Carol Devine-Molin... Smallpox As Bioterrorism: A Major Threat Looms * Gregg Bish... ANTHRAX: Why Such a Panic? * Doug Patton... Hijacking the Language of Terrorism * SARTRE... The Harsh Economic Costs of 911 * GOPUSA Trivia... Coming Soon! * Kevin Tuma Cartoon... Bleeding Heart -- Don't just sit there mulling it over... subscribe to The Eagle today! http://gopusa.com/eagle/subscribe.shtml ======================================================================== Peace at Any Price is Total Capitulation By Dorothy Anne Seese We're in a world at war and that isn't really news, nor has it been for the last several thousand years of human history. It's just more global in both impact and in news coverage. For the United States and North America in general, war that affects this nation's home soil is new because of the isolation we enjoyed in the 20th century. It must be remembered that war on US soil was common from the American Revolution through the War between the North and South. It was conventional war, even primitive compared to today's technological warfare, but death is death, whether by musket, by nuclear weapons, or by bioterrorism. What we must remember is that peace at any price isn't peace and will never result in anything other than more bloodshed. "Cleansing" practices, particularly of a vanquished enemy where there has been long-standing hatred, is common practice and has been since the beginning of recorded history. So-called "peaceniks" and the mentally-manipulated students who generally fall for the socialist line of drivel would do well to remember that the only reason they're free to be peaceniks is that wars were fought to preserve their right to speak out. Read more at http://gopusa.com/dorothyanneseese/das_102201.shtml ======================================================================== And now... a word from our sponsor... IN-HOUSE LOBBYIST Want to communicate effectively with elected officials? In-House Lobbyist software puts the power of a professional lobbyist in your computer. It will have you sending hundreds of personalized faxes, emails and letters to the most influential people in politics and the media... in seconds. With free updates, you will always be kept current. FREE GIFT PROMOTION IS ON NOW. Click here to find our more --< http://gopusa.com/ads/inhouse.html ======================================================================== A Look at the Headlines The front page of the GOPUSA web site is constantly being updated to provide you with the latest news and information. Here are your Monday headlines: GOPUSA Top Story -- More Anthrax Cases Adds to Public's Concern The Washington Times * APEC condemns terrorist attacks * 'Bullets will fly' to take bin Laden * House control tough goal for Democrats CNSNews.com * Jesse Jackson Accused of 'Racketeering' by Top Black Businessman * US Faces Calls To End Afghan Conflict By Ramadan * Will China Use War Against Terror As Pretext for Repression? NewsMax.com * Are Milk/Food Supplies Safe? * Order to CIA: Kill bin Laden * North Korea, Angry About Alert, Increasing Military Power Fox News * U.S. Warplanes Strike Moving Targets, Front Line Positions * Bush, Putin Talk Missiles, but Find Common Ground Elsewhere * Israel Lays Siege to Six West Bank Towns USA Today * GOP slows foreign aid bill to speed judicial choices * Crews get ready for 'long battle' against terrorism * APEC leaders unite, but grievances remain These headlines and more can be found at http://gopusa.com ======================================================================== State News Briefs In addition to national news, GOPUSA also brings you the latest news from your state. Click on one of the links below to read the latest state headlines. If your state is not listed, perhaps you'd like to help GOPUSA by being a state editor. To find out more the role of a volunteer state editor, please click here --< http://gopusa.com/editors.shtml Arizona - A first? Anti-war rally in Phoenix advocates war http://gopusa.com/arizona California - Taxpayer dollars help fund many environmental groups http://gopusa.com/california Florida - Governor can't afford to further anger black voters http://gopusa.com/florida Georgia - OUR OPINION: McKinney befriending royal tyrants http://gopusa.com/georgia Idaho - Otter voted with his conscience, but against tide http://gopusa.com/idaho Illinois - Courageous widow flies http://gopusa.com/illinois Michigan - Conservative State Senator may challenge Upton next year http://gopusa.com/michigan New Mexico - U.S. Helicopter Fired Upon In Pakistan http://gopusa.com/newmexico New York - Rudy's 9-11 Minute by Minute http://gopusa.com/newyork North Carolina - Vinroot prodded to step aside - GOP lining up behind Dole http://gopusa.com/northcarolina Oklahoma - 2002: Three key (state) contests likely http://gopusa.com/oklahoma Tennessee - Decision on special session expected soon http://gopusa.com/tennessee Texas - Texas Supreme Court rejects redistricting plan http://gopusa.com/texas Virginia - Latest Polls Show Dead Heat http://gopusa.com/virginia Wisconsin - Supermax comes under scrutiny http://gopusa.com/wisconsin ======================================================================== And now... a word from our sponsor... "We're a great nation. We're a nation of resolve. We're a nation that can't be cowed by evildoers. I've never had more faith in America than I have right now." -- George W. Bush September 16, 2001 Vist BushCountry.org today! http://www.bushcountry.org ======================================================================== Bush Update Weekly Radio Address THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I'm speaking to you today from Shanghai, China, at an international meeting of Pacific Rim nations where we are continuing to enlist the resources of the civilized world in our war against terrorism. I am meeting with leaders from China and Mexico, Russia and Canada, Australia and Japan, and many other friends, allies, and trading partners. We're discussing ways to cooperate to improve intelligence, freeze funding, and better track down terrorist groups. We're also discussing ways to better protect all our citizens from a new threat, the threat of bioterrorism. America has now confirmed several different cases of anthrax exposure in Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. I commend the many health and law enforcement officials who have worked quickly to identify people who may have been exposed, and provide preventative antibiotic treatment. Their quick work has no doubt saved lives. Read more at http://gopusa.com/bush/radio39.shtml ======================================================================== Controlling Our Fear By Alan Keyes The nature, scope and source of the anthrax assault on the United States may be much more evident by the time you read this. Already, it is clear that the scattered, partially successful attempts to distribute the deadly spores have had some success in frightening millions of people who have no reasonable likelihood of being affected. Some are calling for authorities to restrict or even suppress reporting of additional cases, lest the fear spread, or become a panic. But this kind of response to adversity is incompatible with the requirements of liberty or self-government. The situation we must confront should make us all ask ourselves who is finally responsible for controlling our fear. It is a question with serious implications for a free people. Bravery is the virtue of having the right amount of fear, and confidence, in the face of real danger, and of acting accordingly. It requires reason and disciplined passions. This is a combination we should know something about in the land of the free and the home of the brave. Read more at http://gopusa.com/alankeyes/ak_102201.shtml ======================================================================== Smallpox As Bioterrorism: A Major Threat Looms By Carol Devine-Molin Although this nation is beset by anthrax anxiety, it's important to place the current threat in perspective. To date, only the offices of a few politicians and big media outlets appear to have been targeted by anthrax mailings. And, despite the apoplectic reaction from many, the anthrax assault has resulted in only one death, with a handful of individuals manifesting the disease, and approximately forty others tested and found to exhibit asymptomatic exposure to the substance. Clearly this is a form of bioterrorism, with Islamic fanatics considered the prime suspects by most, although some perpetrators of hoaxes and copycat activities are under investigation as well. Read more at http://gopusa.com/caroldevinemolin/cdm_102201.shtml ======================================================================== ANTHRAX: Why Such a Panic? By Gregg Bish The panic over anthrax is more a sign of the times than a sign of fear at terrorist activity. Listening to the news on Saturday morning TV, one could come away with the notion that every other person in the US was infected with anthrax, and those not infected were exposed. All of the major news outlets, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox and CNN carried at least one headline news article regarding the anthrax scare. It is a sign of the times that one death, less than a dozen infections, and fewer than a hundred exposures would set the emotional and financial well-being of the nation on its ear. We have forgotten much. Read more at http://gopusa.com/greggbish/gb_102201.shtml ======================================================================== Hijacking the Language of Terrorism By Doug Patton "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." -- From the novel, 1984, by George Orwell Some believe that the terror of Orwell's masterful 1949 vision - with its two-way "telescreens" installed in every home, constantly reminding citizens that "Big Brother is watching" - lay in its portrayal of the absolute totalitarian control of every citizen's movements. As one who deals in the nuance of language, I have always found the prospect of "Newspeak" much more troubling. Newspeak was an entire language Orwell created for the construction of the world of 1984. Instead of evolving, as most language does, Newspeak devolved with each passing year, until words once taken for granted no longer existed, had been replaced by something entirely different (or completely opposite) in meaning or had no meaning at all. Hence, the slogan, "War is peace...freedom is slavery...ignorance is strength." Over the last twenty years, political correctness has brought Newspeak to our modern world. Many of us viewed it as mere silliness or a passing fad. No more. Newspeak has come with a vengeance to America and to its war on terror. Read more at http://gopusa.com/dougpatton/dp_102201.shtml ======================================================================== The Harsh Economic Costs of 911 By SARTRE Now that the task of recovery has begun in earnest, we need to evaluate the after effects of the earth shattering massacre. With estimates well over 100 Billion Dollars for New York City alone, we are in store for some major realignments in the national economy. The federal government will subsidize and grant a large portion of these funds. Coming out of our pockets is nothing new for most of us. But the underlying changes to the functions of the Capitalistic order, may well be much more significant in the long run. First it needs to be noted that the economic system that now goes under the 'so called' title of Capitalism, no longer conforms to even an expanded definition of Free Enterprise. The reality of economic life in the United States can best be understood as an alliance of the Corporations/MoneyInterest/Government Axis. The central structures that serve as the positional referent, is the nature of this axis. The beneficiaries of this confederation are owners, managers, employees, investment bankers, security brokers, speculators, investors, politicians, bureaucrats, judges and lawyers. Their degrees of benefit are not equal, but each has a vestige interest in protecting the functions of the present 'status quo'. Resistance to meaningful reform or fundamental realignment is at the core of most policy decisions. Read more at http://gopusa.com/sartre/sartre_102201.shtml ======================================================================== GOPUSA Trivia Think you know politics? Get ready to test your brain in the new GOPUSA Trivia Contest! Sponsored by BushCountry.org, the contest will begin next week. Stay tuned for details... ======================================================================== Bleeding Heart By Kevin Tuma The latest Kevin Tuma cartoon can be found on the GOPUSA web site by clicking on the following link: http://gopusa.com/cartoons/tuma_101801.shtml Archives of Kevin's cartoons can be found at http://gopusa.com/cartoons We hope you enjoy the cartoon! Look for more in future issues of the GOPUSA Eagle. ======================================================================== SUBSCRIBE TODAY! LET THE EAGLE LAND ON YOUR DESKTOP Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Would you like to subscribe to it yourself or subscribe a friend? If so, simply and fill out the simple form at http://gopusa.com/eagle/subscribe.shtml ======================================================================== Copyright 2000-2001, GOPUSA.com, Inc. http://gopusa.com eagle@gopusa.com
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