President Bush signed an order this week that essentially criminalizes the antiwar movement. The order gives the president the authority to seize assets of persons who are involved in activities which undermine the war effort.

The language in this order is so broad that the president could use it to invade homes of people who have held up signs saying "Out of Iraq." The most anti-democracy president in our history now believes he has the power to turn those who oppose him into criminals.

The mainstream media is not confronting this issue, and there are few reasons why. First of all, they need to grease many wheels to get those press passes and exclusive access. The president has made it clear that he will punish members of the press who ask the wrong questions, and reward those who throw him softballs. The corporations that run the big media companies also have a vested interest in staying on the president's good side. They can attack him with their talking head pundits, but they MUST NOT attack him directly. That's why the tough questions have not been asked of this president. That, and they probably think he's not smart enough to answer them.

Remember this slogan for today: When Clinton lied, nobody died.
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