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July 20, 2004
Rights Group Says Sudan Aids Abuses
By WARREN HOGE

UNITED NATIONS, July 19 - An international human rights group said Monday that it had Sudanese government records showing that the authorities in Sudan are recruiting, arming and protecting the Arab militias attacking black Africans in the Darfur region in a campaign that United Nations officials have called ethnic cleansing.

Officials in Khartoum, Sudan's capital, have denied reports of complicity with fighters held responsible for the deaths of 30,000 people and the displacement of more than a million. They have answered the international outcry over the crisis with vows to disarm the militias and curb the violence.

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One night, George W. Bush is tossing restlessly in his White House bed.

He awakens to see George Washington standing by him. Bush asks him,"George, what's the best thing I can do to help the country?"

"Set an honest and honorable example, just as I did," Washington advises, then fades away.

The next night, Bush is astir again, and sees the ghost of Thomas
Jefferson moving through the darkened bedroom. Bush calls out, "Tom, please! What is the best thing I could do to help the country?"

"Respect the Constitution, as I did," Jefferson advises, and dims from sight.

The third night, sleep is still not in the cards for Bush. He awakes to see the ghost of F. D. R. hovering over his bed. Bush whispers, "Franklin, What is the best thing I could do to help the country."

From an upcoming zine interview. Quote by Bill Mahoney:

"I don't know if I can really suggest anyone in the electronic realm
that could be labeled as 'punk.' The way I view it, as a whole, punk,
electronic, grass-roots jam bands and a large portion of hip-hop all
come from the same mindset - that being anti-establishment and anti-
conformity. In short, all of these branches come from just one place,
that being rock 'n' roll and at the core of each is a need to do
what's in their heart, what's completely needed for these people to
do to express themselves beyond the norms of society and, most