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Fifth Column |
2003-04-03 |
In a few months, foundations and donors have kicked in millions of dollars to help antiwar groups stage demonstrations, take out expensive newspaper and TV ads, maintain Web sites, hire and pay staff, and lease office space in high-rent New York, Washington and San Francisco locales. Most work under the umbrella of sympathetic "fiscal sponsors," groups with tax-exempt status that have also lent out staff and office space. Code Pink Women for Peace
The Institute for Policy Studies, director John Cavannagh
Iraq Pledge of Resistance Network in Silver Spring, Gordon Clark, national coordinator of and the sole staff member!
ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) refused to divulge its funding sources. TrueMajority.com, an Internet activism group founded during the summer by Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, boasts of its fund-raising prowess.
Win Without War founder David Cortright, who is also president of the Fourth Freedom Foundation in Goshen, Ind.
United for Peace and Justice (UPJ)
Peace Action (formerly SANE/FREEZE)
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Posted by:Becky |
#9 This is BRILLIANT follow the money, people. Keep it in the memory banks HELLO AUSTRALIA can anybody do a similar article for tracking Aussie groups? In particular the socialist Resistance organisation that is the busy little bee in every high school brainwashing students. Also their 'adult' counterpart Democratic Socialist Party, and their political wing The Greens |
Posted by: anon1 2003-04-04 03:32:47 |
#8 The US had better start keeping an eye on these organizations. They lean tranzi. At least they spent a hell of a lot of money for nothing. And kept ordinary people working. Since we're looking at a deficit, it's time to start tightening up the rules for NFPs. The Reverend Jackson and his travel come to mind. |
Posted by: Anonymous 2003-04-04 00:43:24 |
#7 Follow the money. Exactly who are the individuals that head these foundations and who are the individual donors. These names should be published by the overnment. Are these pro-terrorist organizations tax exempt? Anyone have any information? |
Posted by: TJ Jackson 2003-04-04 00:28:29 |
#6 I knew that ;-) just wanted to tease a friend lol |
Posted by: Frank G 2003-04-03 16:35:10 |
#5 If we open ANWR and get going on the National Petroleum Reserve to the west of Prudhoe, we will be in an excellent energy situation. We will not need Saudi oil anymore. The oil companies keep a cleaner property than the protesters do in our cities. It's all about oooiiiiiillllll, LOL. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-04-03 12:33:33 |
#4 Innocent hmmm? How 'bout that ANWR Paul? lol |
Posted by: Frank G 2003-04-03 11:34:39 |
#3 We....whoops.....I mean "they". Holy smoke! I'm innocent! |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-04-03 10:00:03 |
#2 I think that Mr. Ashcroft should look into the tax exempt status of the sponsering foundations, since we are into heavy-duty political causes, which should not be allowed under tax exempt status. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-04-03 09:58:26 |
#1 Money well spent: $40,000 for an ad in the paper that ends up in the dumspter the same day. $40,000 that could have done wonders for a homeless person, several in fact, or even better, the local food bank. Contrast this with the money spent on the war in Iraq, that will lift sanctions, get about 20 million people back on their feet, and get rid of a murderous dictator as a bonus. Now that's money well spent. |
Posted by: RW 2003-04-03 09:11:22 |