WASHINGTON -- Six thousand police officers, 2,500 military personnel, and dozens of federal security agencies will patrol a locked-down capital during next week's presidential inauguration, which outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge promised yesterday would be the most secure in history.

Momentum Grows for January 20 CounterInaugural demonstration Converge at 4th St. & Pennsylvania Ave. on the north side of the parade route - Find buses from your city - - Funds are urgently needed for the January 20th mobilization - - View a short documentary (5 min.

Statement on the humanitarian crisis in Asia The world has witnessed the greatest natural disaster in the lifetime of most of the people now living. The expressions of human solidarity, stretching across countries and continents, is the one bright light.

Line the Inaugural Route on January 20 Be there by 9:00 am! Four years ago as George W. Bush rode in his limousine along the Inaugural parade route, he was met by a sea of vocal protestors and anti-Bush signs.

Building Unity in the Global Antiwar Movement Become an endorser and supporter for March 19/20 Update: January 20 Counter-Inaugural Protest The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition in the United States issued a call in early October to mobilize for the March 19/20 Global Day of mass action.

Medicine shipment to Haiti ~ ~ ~ Dec. 5 rally in NYC The Emergency Campaign to Support the Haitian people, initiated by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition and others, has been embraced by people all over the country who support justice for the people in Haiti.

En Español A very important conference — an encounter among Cuban, U.S., Mexican, Canadian, Venezuelan and other trade unionists — will take place in Tijuana, Mexico, the 10 th , 11 th , and 12 th of December, 2004.

Preface: Pinochet and Bush - the troubles facing war criminals Learning a lesson from the trials and tribulations of the dictator Augusto Pinochet, who was indicted for crimes against humanity when he traveled outside of Chile, George W.

IMPORTANT Please distribute actively and widely! **Action items follow background** ======================================== Action Alert: On November 12, a talk show host of a powerful radio station in Sacramento, California wrote the following as his grand finale punch line about the passing of Palestine Authority President Yasser Arafat: "The appropriate headstone over the stiff would be a working urinal.

In Memory of a Fallen Leader In honor and remembrance of the passing of the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and President of the Palestine National Authority, Yasser Arafat, the Free Palestine Alliance - USA, joins our people in Palestine and throughout exile in calling on the Palestinian and Arab community and all peace and justice loving people in the United States to observe 3 full days of national mourning, remembrance, and a steadfast of reciprocal solidarity and unity.