SHOUT

If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.

— Noam Chomsky

Such as it is, the press has become the greatest power within the Western World, more powerful than the legislature, the executive and judiciary. One would like to ask; by whom has it been elected and to whom is it responsible? 

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.

DEEP DEMOCRACY

The more [community] knows how to nurture and use the rich diversity of individual views and capabilities within it, the more wise (and democratic) a society will be. It will resist small-minded leadership and even the dictatorship of the majority. It will cherish dissent as a wise individual cherishes doubt - as a door to deeper understanding. - Tom Atlee

Deep democracy breaks the silence perpetuated by corporate money and special interest groups. Deep democracy encourages open and honest debate, embraces the voice of dissention, and truly celebrates the diverse opinions of its citizens. Through deep democracy citizens benefit from the empowerment to change governmental policies to their liking. InterAct promotes such a deep democracy, where we can truly end the silence.

FEATURE TOPIC – THE MEDIA

This month InterAct focuses on the media and the role they play in shaping public opinion.   Are they truly unbiased?

EDITORIALS

Dan Pietila • Woody Harrelson • Comics

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TRUTH vs TRUTH

Al Qaeda terrorists went undetected in Indonesia until recently… a lone journalist contacted newspapers and broadcasters around the world to alert of the Laskar Jihad, aided by the Indonesian police and army, who have been stockpiling arms, recruiting Japanese immigrants and training them for combat.

All questions answered, concerns laid to rest with President Bush’s October 7^th address to the nation, Hussein is an enemy the US cannot ignore any longer…filled with unfounded assumptions and some outright lies, President Bush continues with a rhetoric indicative of his administration.

After ousting the Taliban, the United States replaced the cruel government with a stable, humane, democracy…our military forces remain, continuing to hunt the remaining Taliban survivors while leaving the new government treacherously unstable.

Guns don’t kill people, people kill people…but guns make killing people much more efficient.

Our First Act of Charity…

We are collecting children’s clothing to send to Imbabazi, a Rwandan orphanage. If you would like to donate clothes to our collection or money to help us mail our package, please contact us for further information.

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POLL

Should the United States go to war with Iraq?

United States – PROUD to be an AMERICAN

·        Jodie’s commentary – Wouldn’t Want To Live Anywhere Else

·        Challenging Orthodoxy: Changing Perspectives on Development

·        President Highlights Humanitarian Efforts in Afghanistan

·        Helping Afghanistan