Rumsfeld's Propaganda Ministry The Pentagon's Ever-Changing War Stories

[sharonstone]

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0347/mondo6.php
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As the other countries of the world try to wiggle out of their commitments to the "coalition" that seeks to liberate Iraq, the Rummy ship of state keeps on going. Brushing aside suggestions that he resign, the Secretary of Defense, like any war lord, instead reaches for more power over his fiefdom. The immediate case is the right to overhaul work rules covering 746,000 civilian employees of the Pentagon. Congress meekly complied so that Rummy might better organize and administer the workforce to fight terrorists. Now, in the process of fighting the war on terror, Rumsfeld can use the new system to limit workers' rights to collective bargaining. "By giving the Secretary of Defense the authority to decide who reviews disputes, the issues to be reviewed, and the standard of review, this bill appears to hand one party the final say on all labor and management issues," said Senator Daniel Akaka, the Hawaii Democrat, during the debate. "This language is inconsistent with the concept of good-faith bargaining between equals

[Zhade]

1. kick

kick

[central scrutinizer]

2. makes perfect sense

anybody in a union is obviously just one step away from being a terr-ist so lets nip it in the bud. Murka will finally be free when everybody works at Wal-mart for minimum wage and no benefits.