Peace Demonstration at 16th & Broadway in Sacramento on July 15th

Kudos! Congrats! Compliments! Muchas Gracias! Thanks, Don! Mil Grazie Danke Very Much!!!

It's so encouraging that somebody "gets it":)

The long shots were nice, but that one that frames the AIPAC sign is just B-A-YOOtifull!

I can hear the questions now: "what's this "aipac"? what has that got to do with anything? never heard of it, have you?"

To well-intentioned folks who find themselves that far behind the political curve (due to the dearth of informative information provided by the "news" media, incl. the gatekeepers of the "alternative" or "left" press, by & large):

Let me recommend that you read the discussion/debate about the Walt/Mearsheimer paper published in the London Rev of Bks, most of which you can find in the CounterPunch Online back issues (just scroll down), or if you can't afford a CPonline sub ($35 per yr) drop me an email via >cuibono [at] rcip.com< & I 'll fwd it to you.

I appended some related comments to the other photo spread of this event, the one by the "civilian"? which for your convenience I'll try to repost below:

(addressed to "Civilian"):


Much better! but... "Peace Now"? (??)
by DanE
Sunday Jul 16th, 2006 5:35 PM
Okay, Ms/Mr/Mrs Civilian, congratulations, you've made great strides since the first spread. I'm impressed:)

But not ready to contribute any seegars just yet: it may be accidental, but I found the focus on APN aka Americans for Peace Now unwelcome.

In my judgment, & I've been following these issues pretty closely since the 1982 invasion of Lebanon (you remember, Sabra & Shatilla & all that?) APN is really, in the final analysis on the other side, on the side of the "State of Israel" Violence and Lies apparatus.

So it pisses me off to see my presence w/ my instruments functioning to call attention to what I see as a harmful message.

Let me be perfectly clear: I regard the representative of APN as a Misleader and a big Parking Meter, to paraphrase that fellow from Hibbing MN. I hope he picks another corner to hang out on, because his presence in close proximity bums the shit out of me. Even worse than the "protest warrior" jerk, because more deceptive and more insidious.

The Zionists since their inception at the Basel Conference and before have pursued two quests: 1, the search for the ultimate weapon, and 2, the perfection of Tricknology: Lies, Damn Lies, and AIPAC propaganda.

No one should underestimate their skill in the field of Bunco Games: they managed to convince Joe Stalin they were a bunch of Socialists long enough to get their Partition resolution past the UN in 1947, then immediately set about trying to assasinate him, brand him as an "anti-semite" etc.

Now we have a whole industry in the USA dedicated to convincing peace-minded USians that "Israel isn't bad, only the Occupation is bad; as soon as we persuade both sides to negotiate a two-state solution, all will be well with the lion & lamb living happily ever after".

Sorry folks, there really ain't no tooth fairy;) If you can, go see that film about "The Iron Wall"? Or maybe even better, read Lenni Brenner's book, "The Iron Wall: Revisionist Zionism from Jabotinsky to Shamir".

You can't negotiate with Zionists; they are not about negotiations. They are not interested in "peace", only in another piece of Arab land. If you read what they themselves say, not just the founders like Herzl, Jabotinsky, Chaim Weissman, Ben Gurion, but also the statements by Olmert made for domestic Israeli consumption -- they make no secret of their intentions.

Which is to bomb the entire Arab world plus Iran back into the stone age.

Outfits like Peace Now exist to obscure that reality.

& Ol' Captain Ratchetmouf is here to pull your coat: wake up & smell the Dark Ages, coming now to a suburb near you:)
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All the comments I have just read on this site are truly indicative of how complex the issues are in todays' war torn world. Remember how the media drug our country into Iraq by using the same catch all phrases like "weapons of mass destruction" , "liberate the Iraqis'" , "Operation Iraqi Freedom" , the biggest of all, " We must Stop Terrosism." All of these things were said over and over and over again until the general population became completely brainwashed into thinking the government was doing the right thing to keep us safe. We were all vulnerable because of 911. I think we are all vulnerable again because of all the terrible ramifications of what the Bush regime has done. I think the time has come to throw the same tactics out to the people in a strong, concise way. That is to get out strong, easy to understand messages that many people can relate to. Showing off all the knowledge and intellect is cool for house parties but when it comes to demonstrations in public I think the messages need to unite and welcome more into the movement. Confusing displays that take too much thought to figure out can intimidate people and I believe actually stifle the movement. Don't get me wrong I am so happy about seeing each and every one of you at the demonstrations. This is why I refuse to make an example of anyone in this article. One last thing I think is very important... to let each other know how much we appreciate their efforts whatever those efforts consist of. Also I would like to encourage all of you to hang in there and keep on participating. Consider signs that will encourage more to join. "You Can Make A Difference", " People Have More Power Than Governments" etc.