Point by point refutation of Bush speech by reference to the facts.

Now on one leftist mailing list a bombarded with new information, here's a decent sustainability type site.

Am increasingly finding myself turning into Benji these days.... hair growingly longer, desire to eat only lentils etc. Rejection of genetic heresy and belief in the force really only of capital, both social and economic, as the source of injust authority and power.

"He who pays the piper" - check out the Condoleeza Rice one, says it all;

Dick Cheney - Vice President, between Bush regimes worked for oil services company Halliburton Industries, known to have dealing with Burma and Iraq.

John Ashcroft - Attorney General, pro-gun, anti-abortion (even when incest or rape) nutter who previously lost his Senate re-election bid against a dead man.

Paul O'Neill - Secretary of the Treasury, said that Social Security and Medicare are not necessary. No suprise since really since he gets an annual pension of $926,000 from former employer Alcoa. As President and CEO of Alcoa aluminium company, O'Neill used the Vinson and Elkins law firm (coincidentally the 3rd largest contributor to Bush's campaign) to work a loophole into the law allowing Alcoa to emit 60,000 tonnes of Sulphur Dioxide each year.

Ann Veneman - Sectretary of Agriculture, served on the board of Calgene, the first company to market GM food to stores. Her policies helped to ensure that over 80% of US beef is now processed by only 4 companies.

Don Evans - Secretary of Commerce, was Chairman and CEO of Tom Brown, Inc. oil and gas company before joining the Bush administration. The control of US coastlines fall within this oil mans domain.

Don Rumsfeld - Secretary of Defence, Republican old-timer who used to work with Dick Cheney for Nixon, was CEO of large pharmaceutical company, is very pro-'Star Wars' and against all arms controls.

Spencer Abraham - Secretary of Energy, has opposed research into renewable energy and thought drilling for oil in Alaska was a good idea. In 2000 he voted to abolish the department he now heads and recieves subtaintial support from the automotive industry.

Tommy Thompson - Secretary of Health and Human Services, another extreme anti-abortionist who served on the advisory board for the Washington Legal Fund as it filed briefs on behalf of those who promote smoking. Phillip Morris tobacco company also gave him $72,000 for his campaign.

Gale Norton - Secretary of the Interior, has declared the Endangered Species Act unconstitutional and used to work for a conservative environmental think tank funded by the oil companies.

Elaine Chao - Secretary of Labour, used to sit on the board Northwest Airlines.

Colin Powell - Secretary of State, when not fighting wars sits on the board of Gulfstream Aerospace and AOL. His son Michael sat on the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and was the only members to advocate that the AOL/Time Warner merger go through without question. Michael has since been named chairman of the FCC by Bush and part of his job is to oversee the activities of AOL/Time Warner. Hmm.

Norman Y Mineta - Secretary of Transportation, has recieved campaign contributions from virtually all the airlines and used to work for Lockheed Martin. Now he 'oversees' them all. Hmm.

Andrew H Card Jr. - White House Chief of Staff, has lobbied against stricter fuel emissions standards and gave personal cash contributions to the failed campaign of collegues John Ashcroft and Spencer Abraham.

Mitch Daniels Jr. - Director of the Office of Management and Budget, used to work to Eli Lilly pharmaceuticals, but in his new job will oversee the drafting of the federal budget, including how much money will be ear-marked for a prescription drug benefit for Medicare patients - a provision Eli Lilly and other pharmaceutical companies are lobbying against. Hmm.

Condoleezza Rice - National Security Adviser, had an 130,000-ton oil tanker named after her for her service at Chevon.

Karl Rove - Senior Adviser to the President, as adviser to Governer Bush he got paid $3000 a month by Phillip Morris tobacco company to get an inside opinion on what was happening in the elections and with the candidates.

Kenneth L Lay - Shadow Adviser to the President, was head of Enron.

"As you can see, friends and neighbors, this is a regime that is intent on lining its pockets - and who won't leave office without a fight. It is their mission to combine the economic and (newly acquired) political power to rule the country and help their friends get even richer along the way. These Stupid White Men must be stopped. I have informed Kofi Annan of the various locations where these (mostly) men can be found and apprehended by UN troops. Mr Annan, I beseech you. You have invaded other countries for less grievous offenses. Do not ignore our plight. We plead with you: Save the United States of America! Demand that new, clean elections be held. Give the junta forty-eight hours to agree - and, if they don't, then treat them to a US Air Force-style laser light show!" - Michael Moore, Stupid White Men