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whatever4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 12:46 PM
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Question - any good sources for keeping track of US events these 5 years?
I have a question, does anyone know of any ongoing, comprehensive logging of the events and opinions of, say, the past 5-6 years or so? Something that is more organized that the blogs, very detailed and more fluid than a book, maybe online, or a journal or something?

I'm wondering if there are there any good lists, VERY good lists, of everything that's happened, as far as the lies, and how they were later shown to be lies, and the stories which were initially ignored by the media, but where later shown to have been true, and about, I don't know, the reaction to all this from the viewpoints of both "sides" (liberals and neocons, reps and dems, whatever), as well maybe attitudes outside the US, and how those attitudes have changed over time? It's a very broad scope, and I'm wondering if there are good efforts going on, because I'd like to follow it, maybe keep copies of it.

I guess what I'm wondering is if anyone is doing a comprehensive accounting of what all is going on, as it happens, writing the history down now, how it's affecting us, with timelines, names, and dates. Some of this stuff, like the details of the Katrina non-response, are so unrealistic as to be unbelievable. Might actually NOT be believed later. Who knows. It already seems surrealistic in the US of A, and if it seems nuts now, I'm thinking it will be some very detailed history to account for later.

There will probably be entire classes in schools devoted to the teaching of it, like the Civil War, the Holocaust, and other wars. What has happened here, how, why, and the truths behind any conspiracy theories, as they're being determined. Like the WMD conspiracy.

Anyone have something good to share, I'd say thank you in advance :)
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fed-up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 01:11 PM
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1. Here's a few to start with
http://cooperativeresearch.org/

Projects

9/9/2005: Hurricane Katrina timeline. (in progress)

US confrontation with Iran
US Military
Bush administration's treatment of US troops
Investigation into the 2004 US Election
Environmental impact of 911 attacks
The Bush administration's environmental record
Prisoner abuse in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere
2004 Ousting of Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Complete 911 Timeline
Inquiry into the decision to invade Iraq
History of US Interventions

http://unansweredquestions.org/
UnansweredQuestions.org (UQ) is an online meeting place for researchers, investigative journalists and concerned citizens to pose thoughtful and engaging questions about today's most pressing issues.

http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/
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whatever4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 01:16 PM
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3. Thank you :)
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whatever4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-05 01:14 PM
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2. Dang...I was afraid of that
Okay, I'll let you know when I'm caught up then...

Stuff like this

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/06/1316240
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9602401/site/newsweek/
http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=19710
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/100605M.shtml


It's hard to keep track of everything, as it happens, and keep it in perspective. Each one of these stories could have front page news, a decade ago, but now, this is just TODAY and I can't wrap my mind around all of it. Just the past two months changed our country forever.

When I heard even a rumor of "quarantine", about flu, that's when I knew it was time, because I've been saying ALL along that when they start making noises about not letting you leave is when you start looking at leaving. It's been my watchword. Keeping us Here, anywhere Here, and not letting us leave. They did it in New Orleans. Test run? It doesn't matter if it really happens or not, it's the fact that, with the flu, they saw fit to jump on the idea.

I think along with the leaving, I started thinking I'll want a some type of history to be able to give my kids, grandkids, other peoples kids, as to why we left, and what happened.
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