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Iraq War De-escalation Act of 2007

2007-01-31T01:41:00.000-05:00

Dear Nubian Oracle,

Today, we sadly find ourselves at the very point in Iraq I feared most when I opposed giving the President the open-ended authority to wage this war in 2002 – an occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences in the midst of a country torn by civil war.

We have waited and we have been patient. We have given chance after chance for a resolution that has not come, and, more importantly, watched with horror and grief the tragic loss of thousands of brave young Americans.

The time for waiting in Iraq is over. The days of our open-ended commitment must come to a close. And the need to bring this war to an end is here.

That is why today, I’m introducing the Iraq War De-escalation Act of 2007. This plan would not only place a cap on the number of troops in Iraq and stop the escalation, it would begin a phased redeployment of U.S. forces with the goal of removing of all U.S. combat forces from Iraq by March 31st, 2008 – consistent with the recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group that the President ignored.

The redeployment of troops to the United States , Afghanistan , and elsewhere in the region would begin no later than May 1st of this year, toward the end of the timeframe I first proposed in a speech more than two months ago. In a civil war where no military solution exists, this redeployment remains our best leverage to pressure the Iraqi government to achieve the political settlement between its warring factions that can slow the bloodshed and promote stability.

The U.S. military has performed valiantly and brilliantly in Iraq . Our troops have done all we have asked them to do and more. But no amount of American soldiers can solve the political differences at the heart of somebody else’s civil war, nor settle the grievances in the hearts of the combatants.

When it comes to the war in Iraq, the time for promises and assurances, for waiting and patience, is over. Too many lives have been lost and too many billions have been spent for us to trust the President on another tried and failed policy opposed by generals and experts, Democrats and Republicans, Americans and even the Iraqis themselves.

It is time to change our policy.

It is time to give Iraqis their country back.

And it is time to refocus America ’s efforts on the challenges we face at home and the wider struggle against terror yet to be won.

Sincerely,

U.S. Senator Barack Obama

Its Time for a Change

2007-01-22T03:17:00.000-05:00

It's a new year and time for change.

We stated Change in Cincinnati, then supported Change in Ohio now lets Change the United States on our way to Global Change.

9/11

2006-09-11T08:56:00.000-04:00

This WAR is for REAL !

Who we at War with in totality is not yet clear, but to get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it. The war in Iraq is a very large battle front. Even the War on Terror now is just a battlefront.

Cincinnati Change believes that the United States of America, our country, is now facing the most serious threat to its existence, as we know it.

This War will be as bloody as the Civil War and as great a challenge as the Second World War.

We are in World War IV whether we like it or not, or whether we know it or like it. We cannot appease our out of this, the other side wants to win.

The deadly seriousness is greatly compounded by the fact that there are very few of us who think we can possibly lose this war and even fewer who realize what losing really means.

First, let’s examine a few basics:

1. When did the threat to us start?

Many will say September 11, 2001. The answer as far as the United States is concerned is 1979, 22 years prior to September 2001, with the following attacks on us:

* Iran Embassy Hostages, 1979;
* Beirut, Lebanon Embassy 1983;
* Beirut, Lebanon Marine Barracks 1983;
* Leon Klinghoffer October , 1985
* Lockerbie, Scotland Pan-Am flight to New York 1988;
* First New York World Trade Center attack 1993;
* Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Khobar Towers Military complex 1996;
* Nairobi, Kenya US Embassy 1998;
* Dares Salaam, Tanzania US Embassy 1998;
* Aden, Yemen USS Cole 2000;
* New York World Trade Center 2001;
* Pentagon 2001.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET
(Note that during the period from 1981 to 2001 there were 7,581 terrorist attacks worldwide).

Time For A Partnershi - Black & Brown?

2006-09-07T10:17:00.000-04:00

CINCINNATI CHANGE believes that one of crucial root causes of crime is poverty and that we can change the conditions from which crime takes root. It is a mission of Cincinnati Change to change the conditions in which children live so that they can grow up and become adults in a nurturing and supportive community environment.

The War on Terrorism and the hope for Democracy has a problem illegal invaders in the country.

Cincinnati Change has what it believes is an example of a practical approach to the illegal invader problem.

We use the term illegal invader because that is who this solution is aimed at. If you have not broken the laws of the United States of America then the term does not apply to you. If it does we hope to create an example in Cincinnati that can provide for more secure borders within 150 days from a administrative and training headquarters located in Cleveland, Ohio.

Cincinnati Change will propose a A-76 Contract to provide totally secure borders within three years using the full resources of the federal government combined with state and local governments in cooperation to this vital national goal with a coalition of 300 corporate partners, 1,000 small business enterprises and 10,000 non governmental and faith based change agent partners.

We support a 20 year sunset law granting 50 million visas allowing foreigners legal immigrants status. This would allow them to work for 20 years in the United States at a cost of $50,000. This would include support of family unification by not subtracting the visas given to immediate relatives of U.S. citizens from visas available to all family immigrants. thereby the Illegal Invaders in this country could apply for up to 20 to 30 million visas over the next three years - they would have to sign and or their country a $50,000 Individual American Citizenship performance Bond;

Cincinnati Change will build in support for agricultural workers that builds on current law and regulation as an example while working to provide a path to legal, permanent residency and citizenship for college age students and or those in service to the federal government;

Cincinnati Change supports the application of due process rights for the illegal invaders who are facing deportation, including access to fair, humane and follow established legal procedures such as a speedy trials through remote court operations, and the creation of a pool of adequate counsel and will work in greater Cincinnati to create such an infrastructure using our patent license;

Cincinnati Change is a non governmental organization who is not a 501 C 3 organization who supports efforts to penalize anyone for providing humanitarian assistance to illegal invaders by providing American citizens in need with assistance determined by a local faith based lead coalition of community service providers at the local level such as what we will look to assemble in Cincinnati. In addition, we support our fellow human beings in their native countries in need of help. To that end we will team up with Ammons United Methodist Church and their operations to create economic and community development infrastructure through the co development of infrastructure for the 20 to 30 million illegal invaders in the United States of America, that in turns finances development in their home country and works to stop their migration;

We support efforts to require, encourage and/or deputize state and or local police to enforce federal immigration laws with oversight through the US State department;

We support the mandatory detention of undocumented invaders. Cincinnati Change will support the Department of Homeland Security by providing for the detention of up to 100,000 individuals indefinitely. This will happen within 150 days from acceptance of our A-76 proposal to DHS from an Network Operations Center located at 2439 Auburn and growing to include over 4 million sq. ft. of mixed use development in support of the network facilities that will house a million undocumented invaders. Most of these will be faith based run but overseen by the coalition created by Cincinnati Change in Cincinnati, Ohio and;

Cincinnati Change will create an A-76 Coalition to creates a contract with the US Government to create a low-level Citizenship and Immigration Digital Support Service that supports personnel exercising legal authority to judge the good moral character of an applicant for citizenship complete with thorough identity background checks and judge which type of facility that individual will go to.

We believe that the new phase the war is going in that it will have even a longer term affect on us as citizens of the United States of America. Our job is to make sure that the 8 trillion dollars spent since September 11th 2001 was spent as the 1st Phase as we rebuild America over the next five years.

Cincinnati Change will propose that we, Citizens of the United States and the 50 million people who want to become citizens spend $10 trillion dollars worldwide to bring about democracy, safe communities and peacefull coexistence with the coalition created by the United States of America and it's allies in the War.

Cincinnati Change will be one of the co-founders of a business that is majority African American owned and will be a Professional Military Corporation. One that serves clients from around the world but for Cincinnati Change will implement it's A-76 proposal through a stratagic partnership with 1,300 companies and 10,000 non governmental organizations and faith driven organizations.

At Cincinnati Change we believe that our nation can stand as a shining example to all the world of freedom and democracy, a unique honor that comes with a responsibility to lead. First we must make our streets safe and our communities secure. In Cincinnati we can create an example that can be used throughout the United States and the world.

We can and have to win the War on Terror in Cincinnati, first with Peace in the Hood with Jobs in the Hood.

We don't have all the answers but through the net we hope to bring about change in greater Cincinnati that is, in part, coordinated through a public private faith based partnership called Nati Action Agency. This organization will be formed on 17 September 2006 by Cincinnati Change and partners

100 days till election 2006

2006-07-30T01:56:00.000-04:00

BREAKING NEWS: Activist Kabaka Oba Dies Of Injuries

2006-04-16T05:19:00.000-04:00

Cincinnati Change Media Statement

From Chairman of Cincinnati Change Fred Hargrove, Sr., PE, MBA

For Immediate Release: April 15, 2006

Contact: Nubian Oracle nubianoracle@cincinnatichange.com

From the Cincinnati Change headquarters Fred Hargrove, Sr., Cincinnati Changes Chairman and Chief Engineer issues the following statement on the passing of Michael Bailey [ General Kabaka Oba]."I hereby express my deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of Michael Bailey as Chairman of Cincinnati Change. Michael Bailey, 47, who was also known as General Kabaka Oba is dead.

I did not know Michael Bailey for many years and was introduced to him through Cincinnati Change's support for some of the ideals of the Millions More Movement.

Even though he was controversial in some circles, some of the ideals that he talked about like economic inclusion and justice cannot be disputed and should be embraced by us all.

We hereby pick up the challenge before us in this my hometown."

Cincinnati Change & Immigration

2006-03-31T23:47:00.005-05:00

This nation's civil rights movement of the 1960s broke the back of overt white supremacy that prevented black Americans (who were citizens) from enjoying the rights guaranteed to them under the Constitution. Undeniably, the freedoms codified by civil rights-era legislation have made life better for all Americans — regardless of skin color, gender or national origin.

The Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965 (also known as the Hart-Celler Act or the INS Act of 1965) abolished the national-origin quotas that had been in place in the United States since the Immigration Act of 1924. It was proposed by Emanuel Celler and heavily supported by Senator Ted Kennedy.

In the two decades that followed, along with millions of legal immigrants, the U.S. attracted a huge, mainly Hispanic, illegal population -- roughly 3 million of whom received amnesty from Ronald Reagan in 1986.

Illegal immigration describes migration across national borders without complying with the legal requirements.

As of July 1, 2004, Hispanics accounted for 14.1% of the population [including the 11 million illegals]) or about 41.3 million people. Hispanic growth rate over the July 1, 2003 to July 1, 2004 period was of 3.6 %, higher than any other ethnic group in the United States, and in fact, more than three times the rate of the nation's total population (at 1.0%).

The projected Hispanic population of the United States for July 1, 2050, is 102.6 million people. According to this projection, Hispanics will then make up 24% of the nation’s total population. [2]

At the same time, the black population is projected to rise from 35.8 million to 61.4 million by 2050, an increase of about 26 million or 71 percent. That would raise their share of the country’s population from 12.7 percent to 14.6 percent.

``This is the defining moment for the Republican Party,'' said Sen. Lindsay Graham, (R) South Carolina, said on the ``Fox News Sunday'' program. With Hispanics the fastest-growing group in the U.S., Republicans ``will lose our majority'' if Congress passes harsh penalties for illegal immigrants and fails to create a way of addressing the estimated 11 million undocumented workers already in the U.S., he said.

No matter how you look at it, it is the United State of America not the United States of the Americas. If Mexicans and other foreigners want to make it here legally, more power to them. Let them use the legal means. Let them earn the rights and citizenship not just have it handed to them because they are here.

Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize persons whose ancestry hails either from Spain, the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America, or the original settlers of the traditionally Spanish-held Southwestern United States. The term is used as a broad form of classification in the U.S. census, local and federal employment, and numerous business market researches.

In Spanish speaking America, when speaking of any given nation's Hispanic population, those who are implied include criollos, mestizos, and mulattos, but excludes indigenous Amerindians, the unmixed descendants of black African slaves, and other more recent non-Spanish immigrants which may now reside in Latin America. In this context, regardless of whether the excluded groups now use Spanish as their first and only language. As is the case with all blacks, most Amerindians and the great majority of immigrants do not qualify for Hispanicity,

We disagree with many immigrant-rights organizers [seemingly only Hispanic Latino] and their sympathizers who seem to be saying that there is some inherent right to enter the United States, thumb their noses at the law [it is against the law to cross the border without permission, even for Citizens] and at the same time make fools out of those who wait patiently in foreign lands for visas to come to the United States.

Roughly 60% of the illegal alien populationare undocumented aliens and 40% are nonimmigrant overstayers. The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States found that the government inadequately tracked those with expired tourist or student visas.

Crossing the border without authorization is a misdemeanor for the first offense and a felony for subsequent violations. Immigrants who are caught illegally trespassing U.S. territory are fingerprinted and immediately returned, unless they are a repeat offender, in which case they may be criminally prosecuted. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) made the hiring of an illegal alien an offense for the first time. American businesses hire well over 10 million illegal aliens per year.

A 2005 Pew Hispanic Center survey on attitudes toward immigration, conducted in part in Mexico, found that an estimated 70 million adults in Mexico would come to the U.S. if they had the means and the opportunity.

About half of those said they would be willing to move to and work in this country illegally. The study also found that 35% of Mexican college graduates want to come to the U.S., even if that means they would have to work at a job below their qualifications — and many also said they'd be willing to come illegallyImmigrant-rights groups will have to acknowledge that an unchecked flow of unskilled labor drives [over a million a year] down wages for entry-level jobs, rendering all poor Americans, including millions of teenage workers, less competitive. The reality is that most Americans won't do entry-level labor for the meager wages often offered to undocumented workers.

Those of us in Cincinnati Change who are Americans who came to America by slavery, have paid the dues, not the over 11 million illegals who broke the laws of this country and the over 5 million children they have had in America. We acknowledge that they have rights as human beings and believe that they should exercise those rights in their own country. On the other hand, in our country we should have a plan if they don't want to leave America.

Cincinnati Change Chairman Fred Hargrove Sr. said: "Our nation’s immigration policy must be consistent with humanitarian values that take in consideration the needs of America’s disadvanted and with the need to treat all individuals with respect and dignity who obey our laws. We must move away from the politics of ostracizing immigrants and instead look at how we can work to meet the needs of our nation"

Cincinnati Change is calling for Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform with a focus on the enforcement approach in which the United States immigration policies must be consistent with our humanitarian values as expressed in our laws. As public policy, such legislation must address genuine immigration reform that should include proposals that would allow people to earn the right of citizenship through hard work, the commitment of several years, learning english and meeting several security and related requirements.

As part of Immigration Legislation also propose a monetary solution whereas they will pay the United States $250 Billion Dollars over the next 5 years to be used in those areas with the most unemployed Americans. This money would be used to address the larger economic needs of the nation such as the creation of job training programs and small business programs, as well as federal education assistance to those in areas already identified as in need of help through HUD so that all Americans can have enhanced opportunities.

When this is on the table, then we will look to create an alliance with these people. If not then what global solidarity to us have they shown? Are they going to align with the needs of a America at war, no matter how we got there?

We also feel employers employing those who break the immigration law should be prosecuted as should public officials and religious leaders who aid them.

The Nubian Oracle

The NAACP on Immigration

2006-03-31T23:47:00.004-05:00

NAACP - March 31, 2006

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Should Not Include Criminalization of Undocumented Workers Immigration policies must be consistent with humanitarian values

The NAACP has called for Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform without a primary focus on the enforcement approach that includes building a 700-mile wall, conducting a campaign of mass deportation and the criminalization of undocumented workers.

NAACP President & CEO Bruce S. Gordon said: “Our nation’s immigration policy must be consistent with humanitarian values and with the need to treat all individuals with respect and dignity. We must move away from the politics of ostracizing immigrants and instead look at the demographic shifts and needs of our nation in a larger context. .Gordon said that legislation to address genuine immigration reform should include proposals that would allow people to earn the right of citizenship through hard work, the commitment of several years, and meeting several monetary, security and related requirements. He said the NAACP “strongly opposes any efforts to criminalize undocumented immigrants.”

Gordon said, “Problems with the immigration system cannot be resolved without looking at the larger economic needs of the nation such as the creation of job training programs and small business programs, as well as federal education assistance so that all Americans can have enhanced opportunities.”

The NAACP released a set of principles that legislation should include in an attempt to tackle the problem of immigration reform. These include:

Support of family unification by not subtracting the visas given to immediate relatives of U.S. citizens from visas available to all family immigrants thereby reducing the backlogs in which people wait for many years to reunite with their closest family members;
Support of protections for agricultural workers and a path to legal permanent residency and citizenship for college age students;
Support of due process rights for immigrants facing deportation, including access to fair, humane and common-sense procedures such as a speedy trial and adequate counsel;
Opposition to efforts to penalize anyone for providing humanitarian assistance to their fellow human beings, regardless of the citizenship status of the person in need of help;
Opposition to any efforts to require, encourage or deputize state or local police to enforce federal immigration laws;
Opposition to Department of Homeland Security detention of individuals indefinitely;
Opposition to low-level Citizenship and Immigration Service personnel exercising unreviewable authority to judge good moral character of an applicant for citizenship;
Opposition to mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants without individualized consideration of whether detention is necessary.

Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.

New Orleans Public Housing Goes To The Streets

2006-03-08T17:59:00.003-05:00

Oliver M. Thomas, Jr.

(President of the City Council of New Orleans )

New Orleans Public Housing Goes “Old School”: The City Council of New Orleans is proposing that the new Housing Authority of New Orleans will host working tenants only. At least, people who will work when employment is found for them. At a meeting of the council’s Housing Committee, City Council President Oliver Thomas said that for too long government programs and agencies have “pampered” rather than improved lives.

Consequently, former residents who don’t want “to roll up their sleeves” are better off staying away, he said in remarks that generated murmured agreement from some members of the audience in the council chambers. “We don’t need soap opera watchers right now”, Thomas said. “We’re going to target the people who are going to work. It’s not that I’m fed up, but that at some point there has to be a whole new level of motivation, and people have got to stop blaming the government for something they ought to do.” The NBCC supports Council President Thomas in this endeavor 100%. This could become a national model. Right on!

Cincinnati GLBT and Nati Blacks

2006-03-04T12:06:00.000-05:00

3-4-2006

To Bruce Beisner

Lets talk.

We quote, "The good news is that progress is being made to secure civil rights for gays and lesbians here in Cincinnati. For many months, a coalition of groups led by Equality Cincinnati has been working behind the scenes to move City Council closer to a vote on a new Human Rights Ordinance. How close are they to doing it? I’m not sure but I can tell you that a strong majority of our current Councilmembers have gone on the record as supporting the idea. And our new mayor, Mark Mallory, has an impressive record of advocacy for GLBT issues on both the state and local level. I’ve even heard one local pundit call Mallory the “most gay supportive mayor in this town’s history.” (Considering past mayors Bobbie Sterne and Roxanne Qualls, that is quite a compliment!) "

The Time for a Human Rights Ordinance supported by African Americans Is NOT NOW.

The Time is right for a alliance between the African American community and the GLBT community, if it wants such a ordinance, is now. From our perspective Mark Mallory doesn't need to use his policitcal capital on this issue till the leading issues in the black community are addressed.

The GLBT community must decide which side it is on. If you can look to ride on the struggle of African Americans in creating your "civil" rights then your communtiy must support the "civil economic" rights agenda of the African Americans in this community.

The repeal would not of happened without African American support.

Where is your support for us?

The Nubian Oracle

2006-03-04T11:55:00.000-05:00

Last Revised: October 2005

The Cost of War calculator is set to reach $251 billion March 31, 2006. The Cost of Iraq War calculator is occasionally reset based on new information and new allocations of funding. Previously, the National Priorities Project estimated the cost of the Iraq War by analyzing the legislation for the appropriations made by Congress for the Iraq War. Through fiscal year 2005, this totaled about $205 billion. At the end of September 2005, Congress allocated more money for the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars as well as enhanced security abroad (in the continuing resolution).

In October 2005, a report published by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) concluded that $251 billion had been obligated or appropriated for the Iraq War. The research was based not just on Congressional appropriations, but on the Department of Defense's (DOD) DFAS monthly obligations reports. The researcher also concluded that as war-related expenses were higher than anticipated, the DOD transferred money from peacetime funds (which they were permitted to do under certain circumstances as outlined in appropriations legislation). The DOD also transferred funds appropriated for Afghanistan or general war to the Iraq War.

The Cost of Iraq War counter is now based on the $251 billion for the Iraq War as concluded in the CRS report. The numbers include military operations, reconstruction and other spending related to the Iraq invasion and occupation. Spending only includes "incremental" costs, additional funds that are expended due to the war. For example, soldiers' regular pay is not included, but combat pay is included.

Potential future costs, such as future health care for soldiers and veterans wounded in the war, are not included.

It is also not clear whether the current funding will cover all military wear and tear. It also does not account for the contribution of war spending to the deficits incurred in the federal budget. In other words, we have not included the cost of interest on the debt. The media sometimes cites a figure of $300 - $350 billion. However, this number if for the Iraq War, the Afghanistan War and for enhanced security abroad. Our figure is only covering the cost of the Iraq War as it relates to the U.S. federal budget (and does not include costs to others or other countries or any economic impact costs to Americans).

Also another source was Local Costs of the Iraq War which includes the total cost allocated to date for numerous towns and counties across the country. This list is also more regularly updated with new locations than the list of the Cost of War counter.

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2005-02-07T07:08:00.000-05:00

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