Code Pink wins one.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

From a Code Pink email I just received:

The power of the people is working!

After Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright were denied entry into Canada because they had been arrested for non-violent civil disobedience, over 15,000 of you signed our petition to urge the Canadian government to stop blacklisting peacemakers. On October 23, we delivered your signatures to Canadian Consulates in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Washington, DC, and asked the Canadian government to stop letting the FBI and the Bush administration influence their entry policies regarding nonviolent, peaceful protesters.

As a result of our actions (see photos) Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright were invited to speak before Canadian Parliament TODAY. We couldn't have done this without you--thank you for making our collective voice as peacemakers heard.

[Swamp Rat]

1. WOOHOO!!!!!!

:bounce:

[mike_c]

2. OT, but dayum, dude-- you've outdone yourself AGAIN....

That is a truly awesome graphic!

[Swamp Rat]

7. Sewing my anti-patriarchal oats

:D :hi:

Here's another new one:

[Hydra]

3. Bwahaha!

Another good one, Swampy!(Although I bet Laura doesn't get much out-of-bottle time either) :evilgrin:

[hvn_nbr_2]

12. Laura's never out of the bottle. Her bottle is just transparent. nt

[Demeter]

40. And Filled With Happy Juice?

[Swamp Rat]

59. Happy Pharms

Happy trails to you, until we meet again... Happy trails to you, keep smilin' until then... :D

[Cronus Protagonist]

10. Great toon!

You've taken it to a new height, errr... or depth, with that one... :P

[Gonnuts]

52. Tomorrow ...

... THE WORLD!!!

All right now let's help the Code Pink Heroes that got arrested confronting Ms. "I think the memo's name was ..." rice to get their charges dropped and the police held accountable for their abuse.

[Swamp Rat]

53. H.L. Mencken

"If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner, and wink your eye at some homely girl." ;)

[Gonnuts]

54. on Mencken

I never get tired of hearing his quotes. He's like the cross between Bill Moyers and Bill Myers of our time, with a little Mark Twain for spice.

[Swamp Rat]

55. Mark Twain is the greatest

My hero.

George Carlin ain't too shabby. ;)

George Carlin On Countdown - True Comic Standing:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/10/24/george-carlin-on-countdown-true-comic-standing/

[fed-up]

4. thank-you Medea, Ann and all other Code Pinks!!!!! nt

[BrklynLib at work]

5. Code Pink is made up of the "Iron Jawed Angels" of today.

I am in awe of them and all they do.

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

34. I'll hold onto that one: "Iron Jawed Angels". Awesome characterization!!! eom

[John Q. Citizen]

6. All right! And a big win it is!

[Hydra]

8. Yay for Codepink!

They take so much flak- it's good for them to win battles like this.

[bdamomma]

9. Yes, when we unite we get things done.

[Whisp]

11. great news.

kudos to those wonderful women and the important work they do.

[PDJane]

13. Canadians signed that petition in droves, too.....

Sent letters and faxes and phone calls. I'm very glad that this is the outcome!!!

GO, ANNE AND MEDEA!

[zeemike]

61. Canadians do have a sense of fairness

And it was more of a surprise to me that they refused them entry. Probably pressure from the bush thugs.
But Code Pink Rocks
:yourock:

[EFerrari]

14. Ha! Go, Medea!

:woohoo:

[Lucinda]

15. That's excellent!

Thanks.

[hiphopnation]

16. goddamn

K&R a thousand times.

GO CODE PINK!!

:kick:

[Jensen]

17. It goes to show that if we "Stand United" we can win!

:bounce:

[babylonsister]

18. Yes! Props to these fearless patriots!

:patriot: :patriot: :woohoo:

[blogslut]

19. Very awesome!

Good news. :)

[iamthebandfanman]

20. yay for the canadians

thank god they are our neighbors ;)

those crazy canucks will save us one day... i just have a feeling ;)

[bonito]

21. K&R!

[shance]

22. How cool is that?

Awesome.

[robinlynne]

23. NICE ONE!!!!

[bvar22]

24. WOW. A government that responds to the voice of The People!!!

What a concept!!!
Wish we had one of those in the USA.



The Democratic Party is a BIG TENT, but there is NO ROOM for those
who advance the agenda of THE RICH (Corporate Owners) at the EXPENSE of LABOR and the POOR.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

25. Thanks to Canada

Glad to know there is still a government in North America that is sane.

Thanks to all Canadians who helped us by signing the petition.

[redqueen]

26. Thank you, Code Pink & thank you, Canada.

:)

[lyonspotter]

27. AWESOME!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=t8xufsr2log

[The Wielding Truth]

28. When will we know if the Canadians retract their policy of

using the US list?

[ishtar66]

60. don't count on it

Not with the Harper government. They are just as loonie right as the Bush republicans. I am sure he will be rewarded by the Bush administration for selling Canada out.

I am involved with the Liberal politics here in Canada and Ontario

[acmavm]

29. GOOD FOR CODE PINK

And pfffft for everyone who says they are a liability and an embarassment.

[dickbearton]

49. Acmavm, people who say Code Pink is an embarrassment, are Corrupt Republican Stooges.

[ShortnFiery]

30. Beautiful! Congrats to all!

:hi:

[RebelSansCause]

31. GO CANADA!!! nice one to Code Pink n/t

:bounce:

[canadianbeaver]

32. This is great news....I couldn't believe it happened in the first place

or maybe I could believe it...things are just so screwed up latey

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

33. How wonderful!!! Hey! Code Pink!!! You are INCREDIBLE!!!!

I love y'all!!! :hi:

[sasquatch]

35. Damned hosers learned their lessons

At least they learned though.

[earth mom]

36. K & R! nt

[Pacifist Patriot]

37. Brilliant!

[ClayZ]

38. Yay! K and R

[Canuckistanian]

39. Holy shit!

I never heard the news! Fantastic! Details, details, I need details. BRB

Oh, K&R.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

41. Wonderful news for the Great Women of Code Pink

They are a National Treasure :)

[Canuckistanian]

42. Confirmation? Link? Pics?

I'm going crazy here. I can't find any mention of an invitation to Parliament on our Canadian media.

Could you post the specifics of the email?

[Junkdrawer]

43. Canada Reneged....

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/25/america/NA-GEN-Canada-Protesters-Border.php

[kickysnana]

44. Another from LBN

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/270460

C'est damage.

[Canuckistanian]

46. "Canada" didn't invite them....

If by "Canada" you mean the ruling junta.

Technically, the minority NDP party invited them to speak before a Parliamentary committee.

Even after proper notification, Anne Wright was still held back at the border, supposedly by being on an FBI 'watch list'.

This whole mess is a big "fuck you" from the Bush-loving Conservative party to the left NDP party.

[Maat]

58. Then it is as I suspected ...

thanks for the update.

[proud2BlibKansan]

45. Hate to burst your bubble - just now got this in an email:

Published on Thursday, October 25, 2007 by The Canadian Press
US Peace Activist, Retired Col. Ann Wright, Detained at Ottawa Airport

OTTAWA - An American peace activist denied entry into Canada earlier this month is being detained at Ottawa airport.

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ann Wright was to speak at an antiwar news conference with New Democrat MPs on Parliament Hill today.

But while other passengers passed through Customs, Wright was held back.

She was to have been accompanied on the trip by fellow activist Medea Benjamin, but Benjamin was arrested and jailed Wednesday during a protest in Washington.

Wright and Benjamin were refused entry at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ont., earlier this month because their names are on an FBI crime database.

The women say they shouldn’t be on the database - which is supposed to inform border officials about serious crimes - and that the FBI hasn’t explained why they’re on it.

The pair suspect it’s because they have been arrested at peaceful protests against the war in Iraq.

© 2007 The Canadian Press

[dickbearton]

50. Time to expose the FBI, for what they are: the Criminal Bush's Gestapo.

Never mind these crooks detain people at the border for the
constitutional right of assembly, they are involved in all
kinds of criminal cover-ups, i.e. anthrax attack, and criminal
conspiracies, i.e. Plame treason.

[EFerrari]

57. I hope Medea is okay. Haven't heard anything, the list is quiet.

:(

[dickbearton]

47. K&R.

[FreedomUnderground]

48. Excellent! (eom)

[Crabby Appleton]

51. Not so fast

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5j9CkA5aavBiuc8uYMm7jWy0BeAow

U.S. peace activist detained at Ottawa airport en route to meet MPs
3 hours ago

OTTAWA - An American peace activist has been refused entry to Canada for the second time because of misdemeanour convictions related to peaceful anti-war protest.

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ann Wright, a former diplomat, was detained Thursday by Canadian Customs officials at the Ottawa airport en route to Parliament Hill.

She was to take part in a panel discussion with MPs, ironically titled Peacemakers Without Borders. It's a forum to share concerns about post 9-11 security crackdowns.

While other passengers passed through Customs, Wright was held back.

She was to have been accompanied on the trip by fellow activist Medea Benjamin, but Benjamin was arrested and jailed Wednesday during a protest in Washington.

[defendandprotect]

56. How wonderful -- !!!

Protestors are helping to set us all free -- at great sacrafice to themselves -- !!!

Thank you all ---

[Kurovski]

62. Kick. (nt)

[spanone]

63. i believe that's called a backfire