New/Urgent:  Use this action alert to oppose the Senate's "USA Act" Use this action alert to oppose the House's so-called "PATRIOT Act" Call or Fax your Congressperson now! Use the box to the right, or better yet, find your members of Congress in the Congressional Directory, and send them a hand-written fax! Sign the Defend Your Freedom petition (link expired) Endorse the In Defense of Freedom declaration Use this ACLU Action Alert to speak out against the F.B.I.'s use of Carnivore. Use this EFF Action Alert to write to the conference committees about upcoming legislation. Use this ACLU Action Alert to "urge our lawmakers to be extra thoughtful and thorough in their consideration of legislation designed to respond to and prevent terrorist attacks." Sign the Preserve Freedom in the USA petition Sign the petition to call for Peace and Justice, not revenge Use MoveOn.org's action alert to call for Justice, not Terror Send a letter to your elected officials with GlobalExchange's action alert Preempt discriminatory violence in your community by declaring it a "Hate Free Zone" (note from Lance: while I do support people's right to free thought, including the right to hate, I also support the right of individuals to discourage hate) Support the statement of this coalition of celebrities and civil and business leaders speaking out against war as a solution

Is it helpful do to all of these somewhat redundant actions? YES. Our leaders need to know hear your voice loudly and often in the next week or few. The call for "WAR!" is very loud, and so is the call to reject liberty and common sense in favor of reactionary fervor. We must reject that call, and our voices must combine a roaring wave, to counter the cries for blood, and "security" at any cost.

Recommended 9-11 reading:

	ACLU Responds to Senate Passage of "Anti-Terrorism" Bill- Expresses Deep Regret
	ACLU Breakdown of Problems with the "USA PATRIOT Act"
	FBI to Broaden Web Wiretapping
	Suppression Stifles Some Sites
	FOXNews' breakdown of the"anti-terror" bill's provisions
	Full text of the "USA PATRIOT Act"
	Chilling Effects of Anti-Terrorism - List of sites that have been taken down or altered due to the terror scare
	Agencies censor sites deemed useful to terrorists - USA Today
	Government Trust Grows Despite Its Inability to Protect - James Bovard
	Man arrested in burning of U.S. flag - Indianapolis Star
	Plan to Expand U.S. Powers Alarming Some in Colorado - NYTimes
	Patriot Bill Moves Along (unfortunately for us)- Wired News
	Public Is Unyielding In War Against Terror - more disturbing poll numbers - Washington Post
	Painful Cases of Mistaken Identity - Washington Post
	'Why do they hate us?'- in-depth article by CSMonitor.com
	Statement from Arun Gandhi
	Happy New Year: It's 1984 by Jacob Levich
	Campuses divided as anti-war lobby grows
	wartimeliberty.com: Freedom and security during war
	Floridians want tighter security but are wary about losing liberties - Sun Sentinel
	ID Cards Are de Rigueur Worldwide (Wired News)
	How War Amplified Federal Power in the Twentieth Century by Robert Higgs
	LP Press Release- Frightening numbers: 49% in new survey support 'special IDs' for Arab-Americans
	The Deeper Wound - statement by Deepak Chopra
	A Little Bit Worried About America by Lance Brown
	America's Unlimited War by Rahul Mahajan and Robert Jensen
	F.A.I.R.'s "Media March to War"
	Clear Channel Circulates List of "lyrically inappropriate" Songs- this is very interesting and disturbing. The country's biggest radio station owner "has identified 150 songs that are considered to be 'lyrically inappropriate' for airplay" in the wake of the 9-11 attacks. Subject material includes songs about flying, bombs, antiwar and anti-violence songs, "What a Wonderful World," the entire Rage Against the Machine catalog, and just about every song that was popular during Vietnam. Somehow I find this to be the most worrisome news item I've seen since 9-11. Clear Channel owns over 1,200 radio stations, in 247 of the 250 largest markets, and controls 60% of rock-radio listening
	The Unending War Comes Home by Ryan McMaken
	Now IS the Time to Speak for Peace by Rahul Mahajan and Robert Jensen
	The Unknown Enemy by Joe Sobran
	Interview with Lance Brown about Carnivore In this recent (post 9-11) interview with LatinAmerican website CORPECE, Lance talks about the long-term global implications of Carnivore, and why the 4th Amendment is worth preserving.
	Behind the Headlines by Justin Raimondo is formatted a little painfully, but he makes some good points, and his arguments are extensively linked to other resources.
	Eye on the Empire by Alan Bock is a reasoned analysis of some of the factors that have led to an environment in which Tuesday's attacks were not surprising. One thing he points out which is worth noting is that people in many parts of the world are becoming more desperate, and more hopeless, with each passing year, and thus acts like devastating suicide attacks seem less horrible to them. Indeed, if your town had been bombed and your sister slaughtered, it would probably be a little easier for you to stomach the idea of dying for your cause. When you're living in Hell, death can seem like a gift.
	Harry Browne's 9-11 Commentaries

Do you know of other 9-11 readings dedicated to nonviolence and preserving civil liberties? Let us know!