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The Af-Pak War: War for war’s sake

The reason for the Af-Pak war is war itself.

…rather we must actively refuse to cooperate with it at the level where we can fight effectively — the local and state level. I call this the Antiwar Home Field Advantage.
Here are some examples of things to do:
1. Actively obstruct the military recruitment of our kids. Parents, teachers and students should demand of local school officials and city government that they defy the federal “No Child Left Behind Law” and expel the recruiters from our schools even if they threaten us with a cutoff of federal funds. We must not “sell” our children to the Masters of War for federal blood money. Tell them to shove it.
2. Indict Bush and/or his accomplices. Let’s go to local and state courts and law enforcement officials and demand that they investigate the possibility of a conspiracy by federal officials to start a war of aggression. They have seized control of the Massachusetts National Guard in order to commit mass murder. Let’s bring the Guard home now, prevent further deployment and indict the perpetrators….

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WSJ.com - E-Cigarettes Spark New Smoking War

A growing group of e-cigarette purveyors are defying the FDA, which contends the nascent nicotine products are drug devices that require pre-market approval and may pose their own health risks.

…By DAVID KESMODEL And DANNY YADRON ELMHURST, Ill. Victoria Vasconcellos, the petite founder of an Internet retailer in this Chicago suburb, is in the thick of a regulatory battle that could affect millions of American cigarette smokers.Ms. Vasconcellos imports electronic cigarettes from a Chinese manufacturer and sells them on her website, Cignot.com, to 14,000 customers. The 48-year-old is part of a growing legion of e-cigarette purveyors who are defying the Food and Drug Administration, which contends the nascent nicotine products are drug devices that require pre-market approval and may pose their own health risks. The FDA began intercepting shipments of the products from China two years ago. New Nicotine Fix View Slideshow Carl Kiilsgaard for The Wall Street Journal PureSmoker.com owner Steve McVey smoked an e-cigarette. More photos and interactive graphics E-cigarettes are battery-powered tubes that turn nicotine-laced liquid into a vapor mist. Sellers say they are potentially less harmful than…

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