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KO Special Comment: Bush, The War, and His Golf Game Pt 1
KO Special Comment: Bush, The War, and His Golf Game Pt 2
Olbermann: Bush has no business being President
Iran next target by Fox
Cheney says Iraq would be a quagmire For once, he was right, but he wanted Halliburton to be making money on the quagmire, and then it's okay!
The Iraq War: Legal or Illegal? Please view this video which considers if the US occupation of Iraq was legal or illegal.

Citizens' Oversight Projects (COPs)

• REGISTER TO VOTE <-- Click Here!

Upcoming Events

• Stop Blackwater Nisour Massacre Rally - 13 Sep 2008 (3-5 pm) Rally to commemorate the ruthless murder of 17 innocent Iraqi civilians by Blackwater mercenaries on the street outside the Blackwater Otay facility. DON'T MISS THIS IMPORTANT EVENT!

Recent Events

• Lutz For Assembly Kickoff Party - 23 Aug 2008 (4-7 p.m.) At the Lutz Residence. You are invited!
• Uniting For Change Rally - August 3, 2008, at Harry Griffen Park -- Wonderful success! See photos of the event on this page.
• Blackwater Federal Court Protest - See pictures and comments about protest in front of the Federal courthouse, at the corner of Front and Broadway in San Diego at 10 a.m. on June 17th. City Attorney Mike Aguirre argued the case before President's father appointee, Hon. Marilyn Huff.
• Blackwater Otay Protest Rally - See pictures from June 11, 2008 massive outpouring of opposition to Blackwater and their underhanded operation in front of their facility in Otay Mesa.

Most active projects:

• Grossmont Healthcare District - After being cited by the California Medical review board, the community became aware that the District Board was unaware of these events, despite a clear expectation by the community that they stay perform hospital oversight.
• Nov 2008 Recommendations - Read recommendations for the November 4th General Election
• Blackwater Otay - New secret installation.
• Sunrise Powerlink - SDG&E's proposal to construct a 150-mile 500kV transmission line.
• Border Security - Why is this being built? It obviously will never work, but governmental officials can't say no.
• Open Canvass - Proposal by Raymond Lutz to avoid most election fraud vulnerabilities.
• Energy Policy - Should we drill in ANWR, or what??

Blackwater Struggle

• Stop Blackwater Nisour Massacre Rally - September 13, 2008 Rally to commemorate the ruthless murder of 17 innocent Iraqi civilians by Blackwater mercenaries. DON'T MISS THIS IMPORTANT EVENT!
• Blackwater Otay - New secret installation.
• Blackwater Pulled the Project!! -- It's true, we won! Blackwater has decided to discontinue their efforts to build a training "campus" at Round Potrero Valley. Hip Hip Hooray! See Blackwater Potrero for more details!
• Paramilitary Training Camps Forum - Review the proposals for paramilitary-like "bootcamps" in our county.
  • Wind Zero - Yet another training camp just east of San Diego on I-8
  • Covert Canyon - Shooting Range and training area just past Alpine.
  • Procinctu Group - "The Ranch" up in Riverside County

Collaboration Areas

• Common Calendar - Month-at-a-glance format for all events relevant to East County
  • Calendar Update - Quick list of the events for the next 2 weeks.
  • Event List - Edit this topic to include your events! See How To Add Events for details.
• List Serve - Sign up for our email lists
  • List Serve Etiquette - Common courtesy when mailing to 100's of subscribers.
  • Managing List Email - Does it seem like you're getting too much mail? This should help.
• NewsMedia - submitted media in all categories, and anyone who submits them.

• ActionItems - Have an immediate effect by signing online petitions, etc. Submit yours!

• Current Events Theater - Enjoy videos of politics and current events.
• Student Outreach - Our presence on campus of Cuyamaca, Grossmont, SDSU, and other campuses.
• Common Projects - Election and local government projects
• COPs Program - Citizens' Oversight Projects -- Join us to police elected officials!
• East County Progressive - Our progressive newsletter!

Campaign 2008

• June 2008 Recommendations - Read recommendations by Raymond Lutz for the June 3rd Primary Election
• Feb 2008 Recommendations - Read recommendations by Raymond Lutz for the February 5th Primary Election
• All Ballot Recomendations - All prior and current recommendations
• Presidential Primary 2008 - What's your choice??
• California Democratic Party Convention - In San Diego April 27-29, 2007. All details and links!

Party and Region

• Democratic Party - Notes and information on the county, state, and national Democratic Party.
• East County Democratic Club - wiki pages for the Club.
• Our Region - Districts and history
• Vote Count - recent elections
• Harris Ranch Fire - Information about recovery from the fire; stories and Photos.
• Air America Blackout - Companies we should NOT patronize as they have requested that none of their commercials air on Air America radio stations! Boycott Clear Channel Communications stations for pulling KLSD.
• State Party Exec Board meeting, July 14th 2007 in Sacramento
  • RESOLUTION OPPOSING BLACKWATER WEST AND MERCENARY TRAINING IN CALIFORNIA - Approved by unanimous vote
  • RESOLUTION FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF MEETING DOCUMENTS USING THE INTERNET- Referred back to the author.

References and Resources

• 911 Truth Overview - A starting place for investigating the truth and missing pieces behind the events of 9/11
• Relevant Links - Links to other web sites that are important resources or cooperative organizations.
• Meeting Places - Venues where meetings are sometimes held, directions, maps.

• The Constitution Of The United States - Great reference!
• Declaration Of Independence - Important document!
• Political Research - Papers on Trends and policy analyses
• Creating Message - How to generate talking points.

Other Stuff

• County Removes Lutzs Trees - After sending a request for information to Dianne Jacob's office and to the County Counsel regarding Brown Act violations, the County retaliates by driving over the curb with a truck and removing all the trees in front of the Lutz residence with no notice at all.
• What Are RSS Feeds? - Learn about an important technology for distributing Blog-like postings.
• Twiki Basic Instructions - When you first start using this wiki to report on a strange event, I will refer you to this topic to get you started!
• Twiki Usage Tips - Some secrets about using this wiki

Common Web Utilities