> To all to whom I sent the Votestrike email,
>                                                              I didn't
> thoroughly check this out, just read the email and sent it out. However, I did
> note that no mention was made of the 9/11 false flag, but decided to ignore
> that false note. I need to be more vigilant and thorough because there's a lot
> of bs being circulated. Here's the response I received from a friend who
> looked into it. So I apologize for sending out 9/11 propaganda.

> Kathy
> ___________________________________________________________________________ ­__
> ______________________________________
> Hi Kathy

> I just checked this sitehttp://www.votestrike.org(which has only 225 visits
> so far, so it just started) and reading this just posted there...

> April 25, 2008 What a way to fight a war By Sandy Shankshttp://www.votestrike.org/page3.php
> (...) On Sept. 11, 2001, Al Qa'ida led by Osama bin Laden, quartered in
> Afghanistan and under the protective umbrella of the Taliban rulers there,
> attacked the United States. With meticulous planning over a period of years,
> perhaps dating back to their failed bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993,
> Al Qaida terrorists flew two airliners into the WTC, a third airliner struck
> the Pentagon, while a fourth never reached its target, perhaps the White House
> or the capitol. The latter crashed near Shanksville, Penn. Notwithstanding the
> enormous impact of this attack, all things considered, things went rather well
> at first. America received enormous sympathy and support from around the
> world, and President Bush's popularity soared to heights Presidents only dream
> about. He was our Commander-in-Chief. We were viciously attacked by a wicked
> enemy. Enormous anger replaced enormous sadness, and Americans sought
> vengeance. Soon, we got it. A huge coalition of forces attacked Afghanistan on
> Oct. 7. The Taliban was soon routed, and al Qa'ida was on the run. The search
> for the most wanted man on Earth was on.  CLIP

> ... I'm asking you... Don't you smell something fishy there?

> Perpetuating this 9/11 charade while trying to mobilize the nation because (in
> part) of the lies this administration told everyone, appears like a deep
> contradiction here... Either those behind this initiative - not clearly
> identified anywhere - are dumb, poorly informed newbies, or it is a CIA ploy
> designed to identify opponents to this rogue regime (to better bag them at
> some point) and/or create enough social unrest to justify the imposition of
> martial law.

> I'm really non-plussed by this thing and won't network this...

> Jean

>   How much more abuse and struggle can we endure people ?? I hope we
>   can all agree that the time has come for us all to make our collective
>   voice heard. If your happy with the status-quo then so be it. I am
>   not and if we don't stand together surely we will FALL.

>   Help yourself and get the word out about this upcoming action for
>   human survival !!!!!!

>   A general strike is called for September 11, 2008, the anniversary of
>   the 9/11/2001 attacks on New York City and Arlington, Virginia.
>   General strikes shut down the normal operations of a city, state, or
>   nation for a period of time. These strikes aim to force action on a
>   single issue or broader set of concerns. The 9/11/08 General Strike
>   has a central location -http://www.votestrike.org- on the Internet,
>   which is linked to and reproduced on a variety of other internet
>   sites. The site states the rationale for the effort:
>   The General Strike is a national call to action, from citizens to
>   other citizens. It is not about a single issue. It is not an anti-war
>   protest, a civil rights protest, an election fraud protest. It is not
>   about torture, surveillance, corporate media, or the environment. This
>   strike is about all these issues and more.
>   We all have different concerns, but we all have the same concern: we
>   are being lied to and this government does not represent us. Join
>   other Americans in demanding truth, justice, and accountability.

>   This is our country.
>   And our world.

>   A National Call to Action: Thursday, September 11th, 2008
>   No school. No work. Buy nothing. Hit the streets!
>   LOCK DOWN USA
>   The strike targets key issues facing the American public, issues that
>   have not been addressed in any meaningful way by any branch of
>   government. Unions, corporations, & the major parties have
>   failed to deal with pressing matters of war & peace, income
>   inequality, crime & punishment & the meaning of citizenship
>   itself, it has fallen to the American people to set things
>   right!

>   Citizen discontent & other concerns of the strike include massive
>   violations of civil rights. The strike campaign argues that under
>   our system of checks & balances when the judiciary & Congress fail in
>   their duty it is then up to the American people to defend the
>   Constitution, Bill of Rights & our way of life.

>   Call to action: No work, No school on September 11, 2008. It also
>   includes "no shopping;" a suspension of all purchasing during the
>   strike. 75% of our economy is consumer spending, when Bush says to
>   shop, we must STOP!

>   The general strike calls for participants to "Hit the Streets." But
>   why spend our time protesting in DC to be ignored? Unless we get in
>   the streets outside our rep.s personal residences- who is going to
>   care?

>   We need to mobilize locally- & demand national action. Few of us could
>   go to Washington- but many of us- can go to our city halls or state
>   legislatures- or local Congressional offices.

>   Tell the government that we're fed up with war, torture, corruption, &
>   special interest funding our elections & our media.

>   Strikes have brought civil rights in the U.S. & around the world. Help
>   make our voices louder than the mainstream media & corporate dollars.

>   "It is not the function of our Government to keep the
>   citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the
>   citizen to keep the Government from falling into error".
>   U.S. Supreme Court, in American Communication Association v.
>   Douds, 339 U.S. 382, 442

>   In order to get involved, here are the five best steps to take now:

>   1) Sign up with your email address HERE in order to get updates,
>   e-ale...@votestrike.com

>   2) Mark the day on your calendar and plan to be at a protest in your
>   community,

>   3) Send this URL to all your friends, post it to forums, put it on
>   your personal pages,http://www.votestrike.org

>   4) Take the time to help organize a protest. We'll send news on
>   coordinators in your community,

>   5) Take the lead and help organize a protest on 9/11.