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----- Original Message -----
From: "Alberto M. Giordano" narconews@hotmail.co m
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 9:47 AM
Subject: [narconews] Colombia Voters Reject U.S. War

March 11, 2002
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Dear Colleagues,

The results of yesterday's Congressional elections in Colombia are in..

Voters massively rejected the nation's two traditional political parties on Sunday. When the new Congress takes office on July 20th both houses will contain an absolute majority consisting of Senators and Representatives of smaller independent parties..

The two largest vote-getters, Senator-elect Antonio Navarro and > Representative-elect Gustavo Petro, are former armed combatants in the M-19 guerrilla movement who favor a negotiated peace settlement with the rebels. The daily El Espectador analyzed the former rebels' victory as "a rejection by a large part of the popularion of the idea of 'frontal war' against subversion that the electorate identifies with the figure of Alvaro Uribe."

President Andrés Pastrana's Conservative party shrunk to just 13 seats in the 100 member Senate, and 21 seats in the 175 member House. The chief of his party resigned in disgrace last night after the electoral drubbing..

The Liberal Party, which has backed Pastrana's recent declaration of war against the rebels, suffered an even more massive loss: It lost 34 of its House seats and 19 of its Senate seats..

For details on the election results, and analysis of the dishonest and distorted report today by Associated Press reporter Jared Kotler, see: <a href="http://www.narconews.com" target="_blank">http ://www.narconews.com</A>

The only foreign press agency to so far report the results accurately is the Spain-based EFE news agency, as quoted in our report this morning..

In sum, Colombian voters have rejected Plan Colombia, as they did in the October 2000 gubernatorial races..

Again, we ask: Where Is The Press?
..from somewhere in a country called América,

Al Giordano
Publisher
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Why of course the people don't want war---

But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger."
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patriot

I wish this would happen in this country!! You know, the two major parties being voted out of office. How about Libertarian and Green Party candidates being voted in? I guess the Columbians are smarter than the Amerikkans. Doesn't look like the brainwash is working too well there.

__________________
A true patriot is always ready to stand up against his own government.

We can't be using plants that come from the Lord for beneficial purposes. Now hurry up, or we'll be late for church.

The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.-Adolf Hitler

Legalizing marijuana won't grow our economy-Barack Hussein Obama 2009

ChOkEDiZWu

if America becomes poor i'm sure mentality would change.

Toker00

This is exactly what needs to happen HERE. And it CAN. Better yet, it WILL.

Just keep exposing these NAZI-INSPIRED fascists for what they really are. They are certainly not Americans. They turn their backs on the people's decisions, and insert their own powerlust. It's time to put a stop to this bullshit.

Vote third party, I don't care WHO it is. Unless we get the government all ShoOk Up, and afraid of losing their jobs, nothing will change. The VOTE is the key.

The government is now targeting the internet for people exchanging info about drugs, legalize activists, and anarchists. The drug war may soon be over, but the battle for Democracy and Freedom, will continue.

Fight for your freedom, dammit! Don't wait until we are FORCED to. Avoid a civil war by casting out the DEMONS in WASHINGTON, and all over the country. IT CAN HAPPEN HERE!!!!

Peace. Realize, then Legalize