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Editorial

This edition is devoted to the people of Vieques,  the people who lost their lives or who lost a loved one in the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001, the Afghani people, and the people who practice Islam because these are the people who are the victims of genocide. These tragedies should never have happened. The United States violated the treaty that would have prevented the bombing of Vieques,  a tiny island nine miles off the coast of the main island of Puerto Rico.

Vieques is a microcosm of the larger world as it has been subjected to bombing exercises by the U.S. Navy since 1941 with the exception of an approximate one year period at which time protesters camped out at all the military posts on the island which prevented the bombing exercises from taking place at that time.

David Sanes Rodriguez, 36, a Puerto Rican gentleman was killed by an errant bomb on April 19, 1999 which also injured four other human beings as well. Protesters, therefore, began a protest because of their rage and indignation which had been tried so many times in the past and successfully managed to forestall the bombing. Unfortunately, protests don't succeed forever. The bombing resumed and continues to this day despite major intervention by such notables as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. who supports the Viequenses' plight.

In the first edition of True Democracy (La verdad sobre la democracia) , I began a worldwide boycott of the United States for many reasons including the bombing of Vieques. Unfortunately, it has not had its intended result at this writing mainly due to the fact that the public schools have not participated in my boycott. Had they sent the page on which the demand states, "Stop the wars, bombings, and genocide around the world" those bombings would have stopped and we would have begun to heal the horror of depleted uranium which is pervasive on the tiny island of Vieques also known as La Isla Nina.

Then, on September 11, 2001 what I had foretold of so many years ago happened because the public schools by and large didn't care.

The irony is, however, that it is not Osama bin Laden's forces who perpetuated this heinous crime; it is the same government which assassinated President John F. Kennedy which did-my government which resides in Washington DC which thereafter decried that Osama bin Laden's forces performed the evil deed despite the fact that there is no evidence of any kind to prove it. This was the cover-up of the 21st Century, or an act so wanton in its attempt to cause another war, that it caused it. There is evidence too that the Israeli government cooperated in the atrocity  as you will read in these pages. This cowardly act is another act of terrorism perpetuated by the same government which has terrorized many nations around the world over the decades, the U.S. government.

All this would have been prevented if all the public schools had sent the page which makes my historically accurate magazine unique-the Demand page-by the tens of thousands of copies to the Speaker of the House because had they done that my government would have known that it couldn't deceive the people any longer and would have informed the Israeli government that it couldn't join in the atrocities any longer as well.

Therefore, it is my contention that if the American public schools had sent the Demand page no more terrorism would have been perpetuated because there would be no reason for it to have occurred because if there is any chance that Osama bin Laden's forces could carry this out, they would not have done so because of demands being adhered to in that first edition which would have ended the terrorism that Israel and America levied on the peoples involved in the region, namely the Palestinian people and the Iraqi people. But they did not send the Demand page because they like the status quo.

On the first Demand page there are eight demands which pertain directly to schools in America so the uninitiated would assume that the public schools were participating in this exercise to vastly improve the lives of the children who attend these schools as well as their families. However, this is not the reality as only six superintendents desired to join with people the world over to cause peace to begin worldwide.

Those superintendents care about the children in whose care they are placed and should be honored for their courage. For those of you who don't realize about the endeavor which I undertook, allow me to share with you that in 1999 I sent a snail mail letter to every single Commissioner of Education and every single District Superintendent as well in my determination to completely improve the education system that we have in the United States for the children and their guardians.  I snail mailed approximately 20,000  letters to the District Superintendents alone.

I felt in my heart that they would be happy to know the true history of their nation just as I was to learn it. Six were happy I surmise as these were the ones who either subscribed or wanted to subscribe. They include Ron Windham, Melrose Municipal Schools, New Mexico, Mike Newman, North Andrew School District, Rosendale, Missouri, Wilfred D. Volesky, Beulah School District, North Dakota, Jon Jenson, Greenlee County School District, Arizona, and William Kreinbrink, Miller City-New Cleveland School District, Ohio, with Catherine Ciarlo in Rhode Island desirous of subscribing but unable to financially afford to do so. Therefore, I gave her True Democracy for three years for free as I tried to do for the remainder.

Therefore, since these superintendents didn't accept my gift because they clearly like the status quo, here are the names and contact information so you can contact them and tell them how you feel. Bear in mind that tiny school districts would have been given True Democracy at no charge for as long as I am the publisher but that I didn't have the financial resources to notify them that it would only be on my Web site because  I spent so much money sending snail mail letters to them that the money dwindled down to such a level that I felt that I could not afford to contact them by telephone as they don't seem to have the internet which prevented my contacting them in that form of communication.

I vividly recall the gratitude of several of them when I contacted them initially in 1999 because they appeared genuinely grateful to know that they would be given a gift of accurate history of the nation in which they live so don't be angry with them. They have less than 200 students in them and are scattered all over America, many of which seem to be in California.

The schools which make me livid with rage are headed by the following bureaucrats who don't want anything to change which caused the World Trade Center and Pentagon to be accosted and another deceit to be levied on the American people enabling the poorest nation on earth to be attacked  systematically causing genocide, Afghanistan:

  1. Dr. Max McGee, Superintendent, Illinois    
    Ignored my letter; Contact: tmorris@smtp.isbe.state.il.us    

  2. Dr. Terry Bergeson, State Superintendent, Washington state
    Argumentative staff and ignored by Dr. Bergeson;
    Contact: JMcCabe@ospi.wednet.edu    or lbull@ospi.wednet.edu    

  3. Dr. Steven O. Laing, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
    ignored and Univ. of Utah placed Spam block on my Email address
    Contact: Bill Roper STOP-SPAM@media.utah.edu           

  4. DON BEATTY, Principal, Creekside Elementary School
    275 W Mutton Hollow Rd.
    Kaysville, Utah 84037
    (801) 402-3650
    dbeatty@admin.crksdel.davis.k12.ut.us wrote: "I am not interested in this project  or in your website.  Please do not send me additional emails. Thank you.

  5. MONA BENNINGTON, Librarian at Fremont Elementary School
    2525 N 160 W
    Sunset, Utah 84015
    (801) 774-7406 at mbennington@admin.frmntel.davis.k12.ut.us wrote:
    Please take me off your e-mail list immediately. I don't know how
    you got my name, but I don't want to be contacted by you at any
    time. Thank you. MBennington

    Forwarded by:       "EMILY JORGENSON" Librarian ejorgenson@admin.wasatchel.davis.k12.ut.us
    >
    Forwarded to:       "LORNA FRANKE" Principal< lfranke@admin.wasatchel.davis.k12.ut.us>
    Date forwarded:     Mon, 4 Dec 2000 13:58:59 MDT
    Date sent:          Mon, 04 Dec 2000 11:57:43 -0500
    Subject:            Good News for you and your school
    From:               Arlene Johnson <ajohnsonpresnsi@truedemocracy.net >
    To:                 < ejorgenson@admin.wasatchel.davis.k12.ut.us>

    This message makes me feel uncomfortable.  I would discourage
    your getting tied up [affiliated] with this group.
    Lorna [advice the principal gave to the librarian.]

  6. CATHERINE PERRYMAN, Principal or Director depending upon which Web site one looks at of
    Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
    2825 S 200 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115-3603
    Telephone: (801) 481-7200 Fax (801) 481-7202 at catherine.perryman@granite.k12.ut.us wrote:
    Dear Madam, You obviously do have a list and I wish my school removed
    from it.  You are in no position to tell me whether I care about my
    students or not.  I am offended that you can make this accusation when
    you do not know me or my peers. Catherine M. Perryman

    Editor's note: I didn't have a list then because I very tediously obtained their contact information from their Web sites even having to examine each name to determine who the principal was in some cases because the Web site didn't indicate. Moreover, I didn't make any accusation.

  7. Dr. Darrell K. White, District Superintendent of Davis district which includes Salt Lake City, Utah ignored both letters I sent him. He is located at
    45 E. State Street,
    Farmington, UT 84025 USA
    Telephone: (801) 444-5258 direct line Fax (801) 444-5249.
    Email addresses include: Paul Waite Dir/Sec pwaite@dsdmail.net; Asst. Superintendent ltrenbeath@dsdmail.net or Nancy Fleming, Asst. Superintendent nfleming@dsdmail.net Dr. White has no Email address.

    Editor's note: I have all the Email messages that I sent to these people if anyone wants to see them.]

  8. Robert P. Connelly, Assistant Superintendent Learning and Teaching Gig Harbor, Washington state
    connellyb@peninsula.wednet.edu
    Patronized me allowing me to come to a committee meeting on May 22, 2001 in which there were teachers present and then did nothing to impliment our goals.

  9. Mrs. MacGregor, Principal, Evergreen Elementary School, Washington state
    macgregorj@peninsula.wednet.edu
    Was pleasant when I first met her but told me to "remove" her from my "list" which didn't exist. She referred me to the District office where I ultimately met Mr. Connelly.

  10. Mr. J. Duke Albanese, Commissioner, Maine
    Ignored my correspondence; Contact: duke.albanese@state.me.us

  11. Jeannette Condon, District Superintendent in Maine;
    Told me to remove her from my list despite the fact she was told her taxes were causing people to die;
    Contact:  jcondon@mfx.net
           
  12. Mr. Brad Bailey, District Superintendent in California
    Told me to remove him from my list twice;
    Contact: bbailey@monterey.k12.ca.us
       
  13. Dr. Susan Zelman, Superintendent, Ohio    
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: sdea_zelman@ode.state.oh.us

  14. Mr. Michael Hartmann, Commissioner, Missouri
    Ignored my initial correspondence; did reply with telephone number which is (573) 751-4446 after last communication
    Contact: commail@mail.state.mo.us or jkujath@mail.desc.state.mo.us

  15. Mr. Richard Mills, Commissioner, New York    
    Replied and told me I had to contact the schools on my own; wouldn't endorse True Democracy;
    Contact: rmills@mail.nysed.gov    

  16. Dr. Sandy Garrett, Superintendent, Oklahoma
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: sandy_garrett@mail.sde.state.ok.us

  17. Mr. Stan Bunn, Superintendent, Oregon
    Ignored my correspondence; Contact: stan.bunn@state.or.us
               
  18. Mrs. Elizabeth Burmaster, Wisconsin    
    Newly elected and therefore, not accountable for what her predecessor's actions were so don't condemn her but be firm with her or she could fail to perform as we wish.
    Contact: state.superintendent@dpi.state.wi.us

  19. Dr. Doug Christensen, Commissioner of Education, Nebraska
    Ignored my correspondence; Contact: speters@nde.state.ne.us  

  20. Faye Taylor, Commissioner, Tennessee appointed June, 2001; held post of curriculum and instruction, so she could have had some influence on making the decision to teach accurate history.
    Contact: edmail@mail.state.tn.us
       
  21. Shirley Holloway, Education Commissioner, Alaska
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: shirley_holloway@eed.state.ak.us
       
  22. Lisa Graham Keegan, Superintendent, Arizona
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: njeffer@mail1.ade.state.az.us

  23. Raymond Simon, Director, Arkansas        
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: mjohnson@arkedu.k12.ar.us or gmorris@arkedu.k12.ar.us

  24. Ms. Kerry Mazzoni, Secretary of Education, California
    Ignored my Email message; Contact: dholt@cde.ca.gov        

  25. William J. Moloney, Commissioner, Colorado
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: moloney_w@cde.state.co.us or straley_b@cde.state.co.us
       
  26.  Mrs. Valerie Woodruff, Delaware        
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: vwoodruff@state.de.us or mlaporte@state.de.us    
       
  27. Mrs. Linda C. Schrenko, State Supt. of Schools, Georgia
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: state.superintendent@doe.k12.ga.us or lroberts@doe.k12.ga.us    
       
  28. Patricia Hamamoto, Acting Superintendent, Hawaii, appointed October 18, 2001 but was deputy superintendent from February, 1999. Should be cognizant of the situation. Contact: geraldine_arakaki@notes.hi.us    

  29. Dr. Suellen Reed, State Supt of Public Instruction , Indiana
    Ignored my correspondence; Contact: ddowning@doe.state.in.us    

  30. Dr. Ted Stillwell, Director Department of Education, Iowa
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: ted.stillwell@ed.state.ia.us or kathy.petosa@ed.state.ia.us

  31. Cecil J. Picard, State Superintendent of Education. Louisiana
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: cpicard@mail.doe.state.la.us or ddavis@mail.doe.state.la.us        

  32. Dr. Nancy S. Gransmick, State Superintendent of Schools, Maryland
    Ignored my correspondence; Contact:  jbrown@msde.state.md.us        

  33. David P. Driscoll, Commissioner of Education, Massachusetts
    Ignored my letters;
    Contact: jreardon@doe.mass.us
    She told me to  remove her from my list;

  34. Thomas Watkins, Jr. Superintendent of Public Instruction, Michigan began his tenure on April 30, 2001. There's no record for him so it is not able to be determined if he could be responsible or not but advise him to do what we want;  the children will benefit as a result; Contact: ramrothK@state.mi.us        

  35. Dr. Ronald L. Thompson, State Superintendent of Education, Mississippi
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: jbray@mdek12.state.ms.us        

  36. Linda McColloch, Superintendent, Montana
    Ignored my  Email message;
    Contact: tvannice@state.mt.us

  37. Dr. Wayne Sanstead, Superintendent of Public Instruction, North Dakota
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: dpiweb@mail.dpi.state.nd.us    

  38. Jack W. McLaughlin, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Nevada
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: jack@nsn.k12.nv.us            

  39. Dr. Nicholas C. Donahue, Commissioner, New Hampshire
    It's unclear when he became the Commissioner so we cannot be too angry with him but we have to make him understand what we want;
    Contact: ndonohue@ed.state.nh.us or lmiller@ed.state.nh.us        

  40. Dr. Christine Jax,  Commissioner of Children, Minnesota
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact:  jaxchat@state.mn.us or rwilliams@sde.state.mn.us        

  41. Dr. Mike Ward, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, North Carolina
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: JWorsham@dpi.state.nc.us        

  42. Eugene Hickok, Secretary of Education, Pennsylvania
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact:  00sec@psupen.psu.edu        

  43. Peter McWalters, Commissioner of Education, Rhode Island
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: ride0777@ride.ri.net            

  44. Inez Tenebaum, State Superintendent of Education, South Carolina
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: phinson@sde.state.sc.us        

  45. Jim Nelson, Commissioner of Education, Texas
    Ignored my Email message;
    Contact: galba@tmail.tea.state.tx.us        

  46. David S. Wolk, Commissioner of Education, Vermont
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact:  sbouffard@doe.state.vt.us        

  47. Jo Lynne DeMary, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Virginia
    Ignored my Email message;
    Contact: jtabor@pen.k12.va.us        
       
  48. Dr. David Stewart, State Superintendent of Schools, West Virginia
    Ignored my Email message;
    Contact: nchatfie@access.k12.wv.us    
       
  49. Judith Catchpole, State Superintendent of Schools, Wyoming
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: rwatso@educ.state.wy.us        

  50. Dr. Ed Richardson, State Superintendent of Education, Alabama
    Ignored my correspondence;
    No Email available; Telephone: (334) 242-9700

  51. Bradley Byrne, Alabama State Board of Education Member
    Contact: brynebr@arlaw.com            

  52. David Byers,  Alabama State Board of Education Member
    Contact:  dbyers@highland.com        

  53. Dr. Mary Jane Caylor, Alabama State Board of Edu. Member  
    Contact: caylor@hiwaay.net
               
  54. Jim Horne, Office of the Secretary, Florida
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: secretary@flboe.org

  55. Paul Vance, Superintendent, Washington DC
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: dcpsweb@k12.dc.us

  56. Theodore Sergi, Commissioner, Connecticut
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: thomas.murphy@po.state.ct.us

  57. Dr. Marilyn Howard, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Idaho
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: Mhoward@sde.state.id.us        

  58. Dr. Andy Tomkins, Commissioner, Kansas
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: atompkins@ksde.org

  59. Michael Davis, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, New Mexico
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Contact: rwilliams@sde.state.nm.us

  60. Gerald Dragoo, District Superintendent, California
    Told me to remove him from my list;
    dragoo@mailhost.taft.k12.ca.us     

  61. Mr. David Hesbe, Commissioner of Education, New Jersey
    Ignored my correspondence;
    Never provided Email Address. Fax: (609)777-4099

  62. Gene Wilhoit, Commissioner of Education, Kentucky
    Told me that they had not been participating in my boycott; they were honest in other words and did respond.
    Contact: gwilhoit@kde.state.ky.us

  63. Ray Christensen, Secretary, South Dakota
    Ignored my correspondence; his secretary did communicate.
    Contact: roxie.thelen@state.sd.us

If you care about the planet or the people, force these people to comply because there are forces amongst us who will destroy everything that is beautiful and sacrifice life too because of their avarice. They are doing it now! Don't allow that to happen any longer . To ignore a problem doesn't make it disappear; it only makes it worse.

I have communicated several times with these people whose Email addresses you read except for Mrs. Burmaster who as I stated is so new that she didn't receive any of my original correspondence.

People have shared the reality about the public schools with me; I so appreciate their comments but I have never accepted the fact that the schools are institutions which lead  children into prison or off to war but that is precisely what they are doing now and using American's taxes to do so because the response I have received from those who were more savvy than I was before was that "the schools brainwash the children, teach them disinformation, and don't want to admit that the government lies."

It's no wonder that most adults in the United States can't think for themselves and were completely deceived again as so many have been deceived in the past because this act on September 11, 2001 was so transparent that it was clear to many of us that it was not perpetuated by the man who is the scapegoat now.

There is no excuse any more because accurate history is available now. It's entitled True Democracy (La verdad sobre la democracia) in honor of Argentina, the only nation to my knowledge that published the first cover-up of the modern era.

Because I knew what my government was capable of doing in 1993, instantly knew that it was capable of the heinous crime committed on September 11, 2001 and related it to my seat mates on the plane in which I flew on September 11, 2001 because history repeats if it is not learned. It isn't learned in America because it isn't taught to children or adults.

If these authorities don't carry out what you want vote them out when they run next time or vote out the governor who appointed them. Some are elected by the people and some are appointed by the governor.

Americans ask, "Why do they hate us so much?" Allow me to tell you why. The reality is that people who live in foreign lands don't hate the American people; they hate our government because it uses American's tax dollars to commit atrocities which include torture and genocide.

Foreigners tend to dislike Americans because they feel that we should be more aware of what our government is doing. I have always defended the American people because how can the people know what their government is doing if is not in the American press. Now, however,  it is in my press, so there is no excuse any more.

This is the last free edition of my unique empowering magazine. It has been free to the entire world for an entire year because I was and am determined to cause the beginning of world peace and other positive goals. I wasn't trying to rook people in to the first four editions of my magazine, later to charge an exorbitant amount to satisfy some mercenary goal on my part to get rich. I am already rich, just not financially. I am rich with knowledge and appreciation by the people of the entire world who have read my work because it is true and it empowers them. Moreover, boycotts require a lot of people to succeed; this boycott must succeed; that's why I gave my unique magazine to everyone for free so people could read it who could not afford to pay sacrificing my welfare in the process as I am not rich as the elite are.

Arlene Johnson
Editor-In-Chief



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