Palast: African-American Voters Scrubbed by Secret GOP Hit List

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African-American Voters Scrubbed by Secret GOP Hit List
by Greg Palast
Democracy Now!
Friday 16 June 2006

Palast, who first reported this story for BBC Television Newsnight (UK) and Democracy Now! (USA), is author of the New York Times bestseller, Armed Madhouse.

The Republican National Committee has a special offer for African-American soldiers: Go to Baghdad, lose your vote.

A confidential campaign directed by GOP party chiefs in October 2004 sought to challenge the ballots of tens of thousands of voters in the last presidential election, virtually all of them cast by residents of Black-majority precincts.

Files from the secret vote-blocking campaign were obtained by BBC Television Newsnight, London. They were attached to emails accidentally sent by Republican operatives to a non-party website.

One group of voters wrongly identified by the Republicans as registering to vote from false addresses: servicemen and women sent overseas.

MORE
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/061606J.shtml

[Jeffersons Ghost]

1. Kicked and Recommended

[Karenina]

2. =

[EFerrari]

3. I hope Greg NEVER shuts up about this.

:kick:

[stepnw1f]

4. kick (nt)

[rman]

5. This deserves attention

[MissWaverly]

6. GOP supports our troops by stealing their votes

What hypocrites!!!!!


:-(

[Techno Dog]

7. I don't think it's right

to link to a second hand source when the original is readily available.
Show Greg some love and put his link instead of the one you've got.

http://www.gregpalast.com/massacre-of-the-buffalo-soldiers

[Generic Other]

9. I link to the sources where I find the stories

You are certainly free to post your own thread when you have enough posts to be able to do so.

[Techno Dog]

12. I do

But you have already posted on this topic. I just hoped you would credit the original source and not a third party which chose to reprint the story for free.

I would have linked to Palast's site personally so that he could receive payment for the invaluable service he provides, and I was just suggesting you do the same.

edit: What I don't have is enough posts to recommend otherwise I would have for sure.

[Reckon]

8. I gave Greg a visit.. Nice read!

African-American leaders need to focus on getting their votes counted. March if they have too!

[BlooInBloo]

10. For the 103rd year in a row.

[Ksec]

11. KnR