From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Mon Oct 4 23:00:25 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 23:00:25 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [thepeopleweb-events] Center for Ethical Leadership presents: Leadership and Illusions, Oct. 25 Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- Join the Center for Ethical Leadership at the Good City Luncheon as we present the kickoff event of the 2004-5 series: Leadership and Illusions Keynote: Jean Lipman-Blumen, Ph.D. Monday, October 25th 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; tickets $25 Downstairs at Town Hall, Seattle Leaders appeal to our deepest needs by offering us illusions of safety, self-esteem, heroism, even immortality. Toxic leaders, who leave us worse off than they found us, play upon our innermost anxieties and everyday fears. They create illusions, sometimes "noble visions," that promise to restore order and bring meaning to our lives. Toxic leaders make grandiose promises that they -- and we, too -- know they cannot fulfill. So, why do we believe these dream merchants and willingly take up their cause. More importantly, how do we recognize toxic leaders before we buy into their illusions -- illusions that frequently end in disaster. This timely keynote by nationally renowned leadership author and speaker Jean Lipman-Blumen draws from her recent book The Allure of Toxic Leaders: Why We Follow Destructive Bosses and Corrupt Politicians - And How We Can Survive Them (Oxford University Press. 2004). She is the Thornton F. Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University. She is a co-founding director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Leadership and served as a special advisor in the White House under President Carter. Her 1999 book, Hot Groups: Seeding Them, Feeding Them, and Using Them to Ignite Your Organization, (Oxford University Press) (with Harold J. Leavitt) was the Association of American Publishers' "Business Book of the Year." It has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Korean and Chinese. Advance reservations are required. We recommend making reservations by Oct. 20 Please call 206-328-3020 for reservations and information. Map, driving and parking directions are available at www.ethicalleadership.org Discounted parking is available. This luncheon is co-presented by the Ernest Becker Foundation and PEMCO. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Mon Oct 4 23:01:52 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 23:01:52 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Three Car Bombs in Iraq Kill at Least 26 Message-ID: ----- Original Message -- Go to Original Three Car Bombs in Iraq Kill at Least 26 By Luke Baker Reuters Monday 04 October 2004 BAGHDAD - A series of car bomb blasts tore through Baghdad and the northern Iraq city of Mosul on Monday, killing at least 26 people and wounding more than 100. As the car bombers struck, U.S. forces kept up operations against rebel-held towns elsewhere aimed at establishing control throughout the country ahead of January elections. Air strikes were launched against suspected militants in Falluja. In the first blast in western Baghdad, a car blew up near one of the entrances to the heavily fortified Green Zone, close to an Iraqi security forces recruitment post, killing at least 15 people and wounding 80, an official at Yarmouk hospital said. No U.S. troops were killed or wounded, a spokesman said. A second bomb exploded about an hour later as a U.S. military convoy was passing along Baghdad's Sadoun Street, a major thoroughfare on the eastern side of the Tigris river, where several hotels used by foreign contractors are located. Witnesses said a small truck charged toward a group of four-wheel-drive vehicles and detonated, destroying half a dozen cars, shattering scores of shop windows and spraying wreckage across the street. At least six people were killed and more than a dozen wounded, a source at Iraq's Interior Ministry said. "I saw a head in one place and a leg in another. This was a suicide bombing," said one bystander as thick clouds of black smoke billowed behind him and U.S. helicopters circled overhead. The U.S. military said no soldiers were killed or wounded. In a third attack, a car bomb exploded outside a primary school in the northern city of Mosul, killing five people, including two children, police said. Earlier police had said seven were killed, but later revised the toll. Eleven people were wounded, including five children. The car, driven by two men, may have exploded prematurely, a U.S. officer at the scene said, as there was no obvious target in the area, a quiet district in the south of the city. Samarra Calmer Operations to restore government control continued in Samarra, a city north of Baghdad that U.S. and Iraqi forces overran on Friday. In a 36-hour blitz, some 3,000 U.S. troops and 2,000 Iraqi soldiers, backed by U.S. warplanes and artillery, stormed the city, 60 miles north of Baghdad, in an effort to dislodge an estimated 500 to 1,000 guerrillas. U.S. forces said they killed 125 fighters and captured 88 in the assault, which destroyed dozens of buildings and, according to locals, inflicted a heavy toll on civilians. Residents of Samarra tried to bury their dead on Monday -- the cemetery was off limits on Sunday -- progressing through the streets of the city waving sticks with white flags attached, family members weeping as they bore the coffins for burial. Iraq's interior minister, who comes from Samarra, said he did not believe any civilians had been killed in the offensive, a statement which drew an angry response from residents. The U.S. military said it had tried to avoid civilian casualties. Aid agencies returned to the city on Sunday, delivering food, water and medicine to families forced to flee. Much of the city still lacked water and electricity on Monday. Battles Lie Ahead The two biggest challenges facing U.S. and Iraqi forces are Falluja and Ramadi, guerrilla strongholds west of Baghdad which the U.S. military tried unsuccessfully to capture in April. There are also areas of Baghdad, including the Shi'ite slum district of Sadr City, that will have to be seized from rebels. On Monday, U.S. warplanes bombarded areas of Falluja for the third consecutive night, targeting suspected hideouts of Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his followers. Doctors in Falluja said at least seven people were killed and 14 wounded and said some were civilians. The military said it was a building used by Zarqawi's group to store weapons. In other incidents, a senior official in Iraq's Science and Technology Ministry was assassinated as he drove to work in Baghdad on Monday, and the chief of police in Balad Ruz, a rebel bastion just north of Baghdad, was also killed. ------- Jump to TO Features for Tuesday October 5, 2004 Today's TO Features -------------- FOCUS: As Deadlines Hit, Rolls of Voters Show Big Surge Kerry Accuses GOP of Suppressing Voting 26 Dead as Car Bombs Rock Baghdad Marc Ash | Edwards v. Halliburton t r u t h o u t Home ? Copyright 2004 by TruthOut.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Mon Oct 4 23:03:36 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 23:03:36 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [thepeopleweb-events] E-Fishwrapper Message-ID: ----- Original Message --- For Immediate Release: Global Voices Radio/Northwest SPokenword LAB 110 2nd Street S.W. #110 Auburn, WA 98001-5218 (253) 735-MEAT http://www.globalvoicesradio.org Dear Friend-O-GVR/SPLAB! In this e-fishwrapper: 1) SPLAB! Living Room continues tomorrow, October 11 at 7PM. 2) More Global Voices Radio donations coming from Seattle, London, & elsewhere! 3) Marion Kimes and Margareta Waterman featured at Subtext Wedesday night at Hugo House. 4) Anne Sweet presents new photographic/collage work Thursday. Thanks to the King County Cultural Development Authority, Rainier Communications Commission and Pierce County Channels 28/22, Quanta Web Design, Philip Brautigam Design and the City of Auburn for their support of these projects! 1) SPLAB! Living Room continues tomorrow, October 11 at 7PM. The writing has been quite inspired so far this year at SPLAB! Have you been to SPLAB lately? Living Room continues tomorrow at 7PM. The new venue is the Whistle Stop Cafe at 130 W. Main, right next to the railroad tracks. Come to read a new piece, come to read the work of someone else or come to listen and be in the engaging company of other writers. 2) Global Voices Radio donations coming in from all over the world! We've received more CD orders for the non-broadcast version of the latest interview with Christopher Hansard on the Pre-Buddhist Tibetan Bon tradition. Contributions are in from the UK, Seattle, WA, Calgary and elsewhere. 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Anne Sweet October 2004 Bud's Jazz Records 1st and Jackson (downstairs), Seattle Reception: Thursday, October 7, 6 - 9 p.m. Thanks to the King County Cultural Development Authority, Quanta Web Design, the Rainier Communications Commission, Pierce County Channels 28/22, Philip Brautigam Design & the City of Auburn for their support! -- Paul E. Nelson Founder/Director Global Voices Radio 110 2nd Street S.W. #100 Auburn, WA 98001-5218 253.735.6328 http://www.globalvoicesradio.org http://www.splab.org - The Northwest SPokenword LAB Toll-Free 888.735.6328 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Mon Oct 4 23:10:16 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 23:10:16 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: 'I saw dogs eating the body of a woman': Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- The US strategy of "precision strikes" came in for criticism from Iraqi President Ghazi Yawar, who described the air assaults as collective punishment. Samarra, Iraq - Waving white flags, Iraqis have fled Samarra on river boats as US forces claimed victory over insurgents in an offensive aimed at taking control of rebel-held cities. Iraq's US-backed interim government is hoping American and Iraqi forces will crush a bloody insurgency and take back all of the country before the scheduled January elections. But Sunday's operation in Samarra, north of Baghdad, brought condemnation from residents about the cost in lives and suffering, and guerrillas in the fiercest rebel-held city of Fallujah are expected to put up a tougher fight. The US strategy of "precision strikes" also came in for criticism from Iraqi President Ghazi Yawar, who described the air assaults as collective punishment. He said he had seen dogs picking at corpses in the street In 36 hours of fighting in the city, the US military said it killed 125 guerrillas and captured 88. About 3 000 US troops and 2 000 Iraqi soldiers had stormed Samarra on Friday. Aid organisations said they were concerned about a lack of water and electricity and the fate of hundreds of families forced to flee. One man, who said he escaped the city yesterday, reported that civilians had been killed. He said he had seen dogs picking at corpses in the street. "I swear I saw dogs eating the body of a woman," he said. Residents said bodies were left in the streets, untended due to the fear of snipers. Families tried to bury their dead on Sunday but the road to the cemetery was blocked off by US troops, witnesses said. Families tried to bury their dead but the road to the cemetery was blocked off by US troops Meanwhile, near Baghdad, a hospital said it had received the bodies of a man and a woman, both believed to be Westerners, found by police on Saturday. The man had been beheaded and the woman shot in the head. They carried no identification documents. - Reuters a.. This article was originally published on page 4 of The Star on October 04, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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(AP) -- The head of the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said Friday that two law enforcement agents tried to intimidate him after he screened a documentary film critical of the federal Patriot Act. Tim Butz, who filed a complaint Wednesday with Nebraska State Patrol chief Col. Tom Nesbitt, alleged that the two officers approached him after he screened the documentary film "Unconstitutional: The War on Our Civil Liberties" at a community college in North Platte on Sept. 22. The film is critical of the Patriot Act, a package of prosecution and surveillance measures passed by Congress after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist acts that has been criticized as infringing on citizens' constitutional rights. "Police officers take oaths to uphold the constitution," Butz said. "Stifling free speech is contrary to that oath and is disgraceful." Butz said the two were among about 75 people who attended the film's screening at Mid-Plains Community College. Butz claims the two officers told him he shouldn't come to small towns to scare people and stir them up. Patrol spokeswoman Deb Collins said the complaint had been referred to the agency's internal affairs division for investigation. She declined further comment. State trooper Lt. Norb Liebig, who was named in the complaint, declined to comment while the internal investigation is pending. A second trooper was named in the complaint but Butz said late Friday that he may have been mistaken about the officer's identity. "Unconstitutional" is being shown across the country in events organized by the ACLU and others. ?2004 Associated Press -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Mon Oct 4 23:18:16 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 23:18:16 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Locusts invade Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- BBC News. Locusts invade Mauritania capital By Pascale Harter BBC correspondent in Nouakchott Locusts have wiped out harvests in part of Mauritania A giant swarm of locusts has invaded the capital of Mauritania, Nouakchott, in north-western Africa. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has warned that the locust plague is still in its early stages and is set to worsen in the coming weeks. Locusts have already ravaged much of Mauritania's crops and pasture land. The air crackles with the flutter of their wings and trees rustle with their incessant munching. "We are fed up with these locusts", said one Mauritanian. Find out about the locust's life cycle "We haven't got much greenery and they eat it all." Upturned buckets Swarms of locusts have descended on the Mauritanian capital three times in recent months, filling the sky, shredding leaves and bombarding inhabitants. On the streets of Nouakchott children swing sticks like baseball bats, striking out the locusts. Pictures of the locust swarms Others, forced to go outside have taken to wearing upturned buckets on their heads to protect themselves from the clawed insects which like to settle in hair and on shoulders. For the city dwellers, the locusts are a nuisance, but for 80% of Mauritanians, who make their living from farming or livestock, the current plague is an act of God. In the south, many Mauritanians have seen their entire harvest wiped out in a number of hours. And this is just the beginning. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation told the BBC a new generation of locusts is maturing and taking to the skies, bringing the risk of famine ever closer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Mon Oct 4 23:22:04 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 23:22:04 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: "Major screw-up": Boot-camp virus runs rampant Message-ID: ----- Original Message ---- The Seattle Times. "Major screw-up": Boot-camp virus runs rampant Seattle Times Special Report By Michael J. Berens Seattle Times staff reporter MIKE SIEGEL / THE SEATTLE TIMES Dr. Andrew Wiesen, head of the infectious-disease department at Madigan Army Medical Center near Tacoma, hunts for predatory germs. He finds cases of adenovirus infection each year among children of service members. Copyright ? 2004 The Seattle Times More than three decades ago, the Pentagon created two pills to ward off a lethal virus infecting boot-camp recruits. But defense officials abandoned the program in 1996 as too expensive. Now recruits are dying, thousands are falling ill, and the military is desperately racing to bring back a vaccine it once owned. A top Pentagon official called it "a major screw-up," hobbling U.S. efforts to rapidly deploy troops abroad. The respiratory virus now infects up to 2,500 service members monthly - a staggering 1 in 10 recruits - in the nation's eight basic-training centers, an analysis of military health-care records shows. Since the oral vaccinations stopped, the flulike germ, adenovirus, has been associated with the deaths of at least six recruits, four within the past year, according to military records and internal reports obtained by The Seattle Times. In addition, hundreds of bed-ridden recruits miss critical training and have to be sent through boot camp again, at a cost of millions of dollars each year. Some are dismissed permanently with medical disabilities. The virus is expected to kill an additional six to 10 recruits before a vaccine is again available, according to a classified Defense Department briefing this year. The virus can strike beyond military boundaries as well. SOURCE DOCUMENTS Key military documents and transcripts: Army "information paper" Wyeth asked the military as early as 1984 for financial help. Also, discloses four deaths in the last year. Defense Dept. health-care budget The adenovirus program was suppressed for higher-priority expenditures. AFEB transcripts The Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, an advisory panel of civilian doctors, discusses the history and status of the adenovirus vaccine: Feb. 19, 2002 ? p.84 - How the vaccine was lost ? p.91 - Lapse called a "major screw-up" ? P.92 - Adenovirus history Feb. 17, 2004 ? p.71 - "Our single greatest priority" ? p.81 - Process of virus production ? p.87 - "Missing the sense of urgency" ? p.91 - What to do now PowerPoint ? p.06 - Recommendations ? p.13 - Infection-rate chart ? p.26 - Schedule for restoration ? p.57 - Two recent fatal cases May 12, 2004 ? p.103 - FDA helps speed process ? p.116 - Plans for clinical trials ? p.126 - Factors include cost, time ? p.132 - "We are taking this seriously" ? p.135 - Pregnancy risks unknown ? p.142 - Bottom line: the vaccine works ? p.149 - "Families will thank you" PowerPoint ? p.04 - Recommendations ? p.48 - Summary Six children of service members in the Puget Sound area were diagnosed with the virus last winter, according to doctors at Madigan Army Medical Center near Tacoma. Most people rebound from the infection within four days, but if untreated, it can quickly turn ferocious, with fever, sore throat and labored breathing leading to severe respiratory problems such as pneumonia and even death. Adenovirus spreads by cough or touch, thrives in confined places such as overcrowded barracks, and targets those with weakened immune systems. Overstressed recruits, trying to get in shape and adapt to the military, turn out to be ideal incubators for the virus. Nationally, the virus has killed more than two dozen civilian children and adults in outbreaks in medical facilities in Illinois, Louisiana, Iowa, Tennessee and New York, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Military foot-dragging and high turnover of procurement officers have caused the replacement vaccine to fall behind schedule, making pills unavailable until at least 2007, possibly 2009, military health-care records show. Dr. Margaret Ryan, a commander at the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego and an expert on the virus, calls the vaccine lapse "indefensible." Original vaccine manufacturer Wyeth Laboratories warned as early as 1984 that it would stop churning out pills costing $1 each unless defense officials allocated $5 million to repair a deteriorating production plant. Wyeth executives shuttered the facility in 1996. A military health budget later gave a reason: "suppression of program to pay higher priority items." The Pentagon's unwillingness to spend $5 million on health care is now costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars to remedy. In September 2001, plagued by boot-camp outbreaks, defense officials finally agreed to spend $35.4 million to develop a new vaccine through Barr Laboratories of Forest, Va. Shortly afterward, Assistant Secretary of Defense William Winkenwerder Jr. ordered vaccine efforts accelerated, according to transcripts of a Feb. 19, 2002, meeting at North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego. "This is one of the most disappointing facts and stories that I've learned upon coming into my position," he said. "I don't want to cast aspersions on anybody who had responsibility in the past, but to be blunt this is a major screw-up. " Abandoning vaccine Lulled by seeming success, some military officials questioned the need to continue the program. Few vaccinations have proved as easy or free of adverse reactions. Recruits swallow two off-white pills, which cause a mild intestinal infection that in turn creates protective antibodies against the two most virulent strains, Type 4 and 7. Although adenovirus thrives best in barracks, the virus can prosper anywhere. Most people experience at least one attack by age 10 and recover in a few days. The germ is fatal in rare cases, particularly to children or those with weak immune systems. MIKE SIEGEL / THE SEATTLE TIMES Spc. Karl Miller scours a culture from a patient for evidence of contagious germs in a laboratory at Madigan Army Medical Center near Tacoma. The military began using the vaccine in 1971 after adenovirus blanketed military bases during the 1950s and '60s, killing an undisclosed number of troops. The vaccine essentially vanquished the germ, military studies show. Later, doctors ruefully noted that a newer, younger cadre of Pentagon leaders failed to understand that the latent virus was controlled - not eliminated - and that it could escape once again if vaccine restraints were loosened. Pentagon funds "were unavailable" for Wyeth in the mid-1990s so the company "was forced to end vaccine production," said Army epidemiologist Terrence Lee of the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine at an April 2002 symposium. Wyeth spokesman Douglas Petkus said the vaccine did not appear to have a "high priority" at the time. As vaccine production came to a halt in 1996, vaccine stockpiles were rationed to extend partial protection for three more years, with the vaccine being dispensed only from September through March. After Wyeth's shutdown, defense officials scouted for a new manufacturer. There were no bidders for a $14 million contract offer. In the interim, the military pushed for better hygiene, such as hand washing, records show. Other Pentagon officials, particularly in the Air Force, questioned the need to restart a costly vaccine program, according to records at the Army Surgeon General's Office. At Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Air Force officials, acting on their own, had quietly stopped giving recruits the pills in 1987. There had been no outbreaks and scant infections since, Air Force commanders assured the Pentagon in April 1997. As a result, defense officials adopted a wait-and-see strategy. They waited just seven weeks. On May 22, 1997, a feverish soldier staggered into the medical clinic at Fort Jackson, S.C., the Army's largest basic-training center. Within weeks, he was followed by 673 confirmed adenovirus diagnoses of Type 4, peaking at 70 hospitalizations weekly. The outbreak was quickly detected - and deaths averted - because of the foresight of Dr. Gregory Gray, a supervisor at the Navy's health-research center in San Diego. He was worried about what would happen when the vaccine was halted and, working in collaboration with others, had established a system to track adenovirus at boot camps. But the military responded sluggishly after learning of the outbreak. It took seven months to ship the vaccine from its dwindling supply to Fort Jackson as the infection raged, according to records at the Army Surgeon General's Office. The epidemic stopped once the pills were in use. Dr. Kevin Russell, a Navy commander at the San Diego center, said, "We saw, as we feared and as we expected, adenovirus rates jump up." Russell, who works with Ryan, says his research with Marine platoons shows that only half of infected troops seek treatment, suggesting that adenovirus has penetrated the military far deeper than suspected. Before long, adenovirus struck another boot camp, this time at the Lackland base, starting in October 1999 during its grueling, first-time "Warrior Week." Over the next eight months, with no pills available, 1,371 cadets ended up flooding the base hospital, Lackland records show. The adenovirus had irrevocably "found a home in Lackland" after all, Air Force Col. Dana Bradshaw would later acknowledge. Virus turns deadly Within three months in 2000, the virus killed two recruits. What is adenovirus? Adenovirus is a common virus that attacks the respiratory system, causing labored breathing, sore throat and fever. Most people experience at least one attack by age 10 and recover in a few days. Spread by cough or touch, the germ can be fatal, particularly to children or those with weak immune systems. It wasn't long before adenovirus killed a recruit, the first one in 28 years. On May 19, 2000, a healthy 21-year-old man arrived at the Great Lakes Naval Recruit Training Center, just north of Chicago, where up to 15,000 white-clad recruits packed the shoreline installation daily. The trainee developed a fever June 20 and sought medical treatment and returned to his barracks. When symptoms remained unabated, he revisited the clinic June 23 and was given an antibiotic for suspected bronchitis. On June 24 he was found unconscious in the barracks. He never regained consciousness and died July 3, according to case reports from the CDC. Within three months, the virus killed another young recruit at Great Lakes. The 18-year-old had gone to the medical clinic three times complaining of respiratory difficulties, and had been given a decongestant and acetaminophen. On Sept. 18, he went back a fourth time, suffering from severe indigestion, severe weakness and a purplish rash on his legs, suggesting hemorrhaging. He died nine hours later, according to CDC records. At the San Diego Navy research center, Ryan investigated the deaths. Her findings provided a chilling warning: The virus could quickly kill healthy people. "Therefore, it is quite possible that undetected adenoviral illness contributed to many more recruit deaths - especially those deaths with ill-defined causes or no pathogen identified - after the vaccine was lost," Ryan wrote this year in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. After the two highly publicized Navy deaths, the Institute of Medicine, an independent advisory committee of civilian doctors in Washington, D.C., began to investigate the abandonment of the adenovirus vaccine. In a scathing report, the doctors pointed to seven adenovirus epidemics at bases that could have been prevented had the vaccine been properly funded. Their November 2000 report said the military's procurement system proved "incapable" of securing adenovirus vaccine, and its $14 million contract offer was "clearly not sufficient." It called for "extreme urgency." Spurred by the report and the rising infection rates, the Defense Department signed the $35.4 million contract with Barr in September 2001. However, the vaccine will not be finished until at least 2007, with a "potential push out" date of 2009, Alan Liss, Barr's senior director of biotechnology, said. Although the new vaccine is a mirror of the old formula, he said the drugmaker still must adhere to a lengthy clinical-trial process. The military has closely held information about four of the six deaths associated with adenovirus. The Times learned of the four deaths, each of which occurred in the past year, when it obtained an internal March 31 report by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command at Fort Detrick, Md. "Within the past six months, four military recruits died from suspected adenovirus infection," the report said. "This accentuates the urgent need to quickly develop the adenovirus vaccines." Another report by the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board in February gave scant details about three of the four deaths: the death of a Marine recruit in San Diego on Sept. 3, 2003; the death of an Army recruit at Fort Sill, Okla., on Nov. 3; and the Dec. 3 death of an Army recruit who had just returned home from Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. When contacted for this story, the military would not provide names of the recruits or information on the fourth death. Spreading to civilians The virus has killed children at several civilian facilities. At Madigan Army Medical Center near Tacoma, Dr. Andrew Wiesen, chief of epidemiology and disease control, is trying to keep the potentially fatal adenovirus from spreading within his hospital and leapfrogging into the community. He tests all young patients exhibiting respiratory-disease symptoms at Madigan, which sees about 3,000 patients a day. Wiesen, a lieutenant colonel, detects four to six cases of severe pediatric adenovirus each year, usually in children of current or former service members living in the Fort Lewis area. By segregating infected patients and treating symptoms aggressively, doctors manage to keep the isolated cases from sparking outbreaks. Researchers have never linked a major civilian outbreak to exposures by infected military personnel, although some military doctors fear that has been the case, according to records at the Army Surgeon General's Office. Military and public-health professionals are deeply concerned about one of the virus' most deadly strains: Ad7d2. This strain flared up in the civilian world in June 1996, just months after the military began limiting the vaccine pills in boot camps to the winter months. The outbreak killed seven children and infected six others at a pediatric chronic-care facility in Houma, La. In November 1998, the Ad7d2 strain killed eight children and infected 23 others in a long-term pediatric care center in Chicago. The Chicago center was just miles away from the Great Lakes naval base that had been hit the year before with an Ad7d2 outbreak that infected 396 recruits, CDC records show. The germ spread rapidly child to child, carried by nurses who didn't wash their hands or who had become ill themselves, a CDC investigation found. In Iowa, four children at a pediatric chronic-care facility died from Ad7d2 in October 2000. Sixteen others were infected. Dr. Gray, who had set up the boot-camp tracking system for the germ, now is spearheading the nation's most ambitious civilian studies of adenovirus, at the University of Iowa. He has a $2.8 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to collect adenovirus samples over three years. Doctors at Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center in Seattle will submit a proposal to participate in the study. Gray said he thinks the Ad7d2 strain has become prevalent nationally. The 15-city study targets high-risk populations, including young children, transplant patients and military recruits. At Madigan, Wiesen suspects the study will confirm that adenovirus is a largely unrecognized civilian problem. "Nobody routinely tests for adenovirus because it looks like other respiratory diseases," he said. "If you don't test, you'll never know it's a problem." Michael J. Berens: 206-464-2288 or mberens at seattletimes.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Mon Oct 4 23:25:48 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 23:25:48 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: ~The Passion of Leonard Peltier~ Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- ~Become part of the History of your own time! Pass this message on!!~ From: Susie To: Harvey Arden Subject: Have you thought of Leonard Peltier Lately? Got it [the new book ~HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF LEONARD PELTIER LATELY?~] !! :-) I must ask, and It may be answered as I read on, if you dont mind? What is the bottom line excuse given that they have denied a parole hearing for so long? Susie Reply from Harvey: Susie--there are NO bottom lines legally speaking ...only evasions based on tiny easily-manipulated technicalities in the law...as the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the US Parole Commission's refusal to give Leonard a even parole hearing until December 2004 was "not irrational" and hence upheld the Commission's wholly irrational action--which was based on their false averral that the FBI agents were "ambushed"--even though nothing about an ambush had entered into the trial...and, in fact, there WAS NO AMBUSH, ...but...really, Susie, to look for any rationality on the govt's continued assault on Leonard Peltier is to stare down a black hole...there IS none. They know very well he's innocent; that's why he's in Leavenworth. The really guilty ones are those who have put him there and keep him there. Leonard's imprisonment conceals their own guilt, and hence the thought of him being free terrifies them. Oppressors always hate their victims. The more innocent you are, they more they hate you. That's why Leonard says, "Innocence is the weakest defense." /Harvey Arden PS: Hope you enjoy the book! Please tell folks to go to www.haveyouthought.com & buy a copies for themselves and friends. It tells the whole story of the last decade of Leonard's 'Passion' by those of us who have lived it with him. And please pass this message on! We CAN reach the whole WORLD if EACH of us would just 'pass it on.' Thanks, Susie!" *************************************************************** THE NEW BOOK ON LEONARD PELTIER IS NOW OUT! *************************************************************** ~HAVE YOU THOUGHT of LEONARD PELTIER LATELY?~ A Living Memoir with Artifacts by Harvey Arden, Edited & Compiled by George Bowe Blitch with companion website www.haveyouthought.com with Special Contributions by Leonard Peltier George Blitch Barry Bachrach Standing Deer Arthur J. Miller Lawrence Sampson Carter Camp Stephanie M. Schwartz Keith Rabin Please Order copies NOW for yourself & your friends at: www.haveyouthought.com or send a check for $23+$5=$28 per copy ($5 s/h on one copy; $2 s/h each add'l copy) made out to 'Have You Thought' & mail to: Have You Thought 1410 Blalock Road, #420 Houston, TX 77055 Booksellers, Stores, Distributors, Pow-Wow Vendors, Prof'l Book Reviewers please contact george at haveyouthought.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The truckers are now preparing to take on the issue of the wait times they are forced to endure without pay, which can run up to two hours for an increasing number of drivers, and also fighting against short paychecks. "The truckers are fighting every single day to get their money," said one trucker. Some 250 truckers in Stockton work for the rail yards and are considered independent contractors who lease the trucks they own to the companies they work for. Nearly 85 percent are Sikh Indians from the Punjab region of India. The work force also includes a number of Latino and some Filipino, Cambodian, Middle Eastern, black and white drivers. In early May a strike broke out among West Coast truckers over the increasingly high fuel prices that drivers are forced to pay out their own pockets. The Stockton truckers claim to have been the first group to strike. "Fuel was the main problem then. The companies were getting a fuel surcharge, but they weren't passing this along to the drivers," said trucker Gurp Singh, 25, who has been driving for four years and came to the U.S. from India when he was 16 years old. The strike lasted for two weeks and made significant gains, including 20 to 25 percent increases in the rates paid per load delivered and a reduction of unpaid wait times to a maximum of one hour. "When everyone stands together they pretty much have no choice. What are they going to do?" says Singh, recalling the May strike. However, nearly 30 companies in Stockton compete with each other for the business of the rail yards, and this competition has slowly eroded some of the gains of the May strike. Joining the union A month after the May strike, Stockton truckers contacted the Industrial Workers of the World, and Bay Area organizers Bruce Valde, Adam Welch and Harjit Gill met with 45 drivers in the library of the Stockton Sikh temple. After an intense discussion entirely in Punjabi, the drivers voted to go with the union. All those attending the meeting immediately joined, and the truckers began working to sign up their co-workers. Deciding factors in the decision were the IWWs previous experience organizing with independent contractors, that the union would address drivers' individual as well as collective grievances, and the presence of a native Punjabi speaker, IWW organizer Harjit Gill. "It felt good to be helping two communities at the same time the IWW and people who are from the same country and ethnicity my family is from," said Gill. Bay Area organizers were then invited to spend two days under a tree near a Highway 5 off ramp to sign members up. Local leaders of the truckers got on their CB radios, Nextel phones and even created a home-made sign with a piece of cardboard and sharpie marker that they waved on the side of the road, flagging drivers down to stop and take out membership cards. The sign read, 'Truck driver stop for fill up application for union.' On the first day, nearly 90 truckers were signed up off the hood of a car. Fighting "banned for life" A follow-up meeting was then organized where members discussed several issues and heard the story of union member Vijay Kashatria, who received a lifetime ban from a Burlington Northern-Santa Fe rail yard cop when he disputed a ticket for running a stop sign. The drivers voted on a plan of action to win their fellow worker's job back. After being contacted by the IWW, BNSF manager Bob Tooke claimed he had no record of the incident and that Kashatria was free to resume work. African-American member Robert Wooten also suffered a lifetime ban shortly after this when he attempted to have BNSF document pre-existing damage to a container load he was about to haul. Unhappy to see him speaking up, a rail cop asked to see his ID and Wooten refused. That ban, too, was quickly reversed. Singh says after the incident he and other drivers made phone calls to spread the news of the victories. "Everyone was pretty much excited by it. It was only the second time ever," that a lifetime ban had been reversed, he said. Rail yards routinely bar truckers from working in the rail yards for three, seven or even thirty days for minor infractions of the rules. Patriot strike wins demands Not being able to tolerate rate cuts and unfair treatment, a strike erupted at the 11-driver Patriot trucking company Sept. 13. Dewey Obtinalla said that these conditions, "ignited these people to go with it." After two days of striking, Patriot manager Casey Stevenson drove his pickup truck out to the field where the drivers had gathered during the strike and signed an agreement meeting about 70 percent of the drivers' 14 demands. "We feel it's a victory for us. It's not that big, but it's better than what we had. After they talk nice with the [truckers]. That's the real victory for us, that we're treated properly," Obtinalla said. Patriot workers also recalled an incident where the manager had told the Indian drivers that they could not speak their own language in the company office. "The drivers didn?t believe it was devoid of racism and neither did I," said Gill. Waiting without pay Now the drivers are preparing to demand all companies return to the one-hour wait time they agreed to during the May strike. After delivering a load to a customer, drivers are forced to wait between one and two hours without pay during the unloading process. After the period of unpaid wait time, drivers receive $35 to $45 for each additional hour that is charged directly to the customer. "They are being lazy, that's part of it. But they are used to having that power over the drivers. They go treating you like some kind of animal . They want you to do the work for free, and if you refuse they tell you to go home," Singh says on the wait times. Companies are constantly in competition with each other to be awarded work from the brokers, who make commission acting as middlemen between the companies and the rail yard and their customers. Companies that still have the one hour wait time are losing business to companies with two-hour waits, putting them under pressure to increase their unpaid wait time. "A few truckers can stop working and the boss is ready to negotiate. Truckers have a lot of power in the industry they are in," says organizer Valde, "and the IWW is behind these workers using that." Support the fight of the Stockton truckers. Organizers are asking for donations toward organizing expenses and to create a hardship fund. Make checks or money orders out to: "Bay Area IWW," PO Box 11412, Berkeley CA 94712. Contact the IU 530 Motor Transport Workers Organizing Committee at: troquero at iww.org This article originally appeared in the Industrial Worker, the newspaper of the IWW. To get regular news on radical labor organizing subscribe today! Make checks or money orders payable to "IWW." $15 for 10 issues per year. Industrial Worker, PO Box 13476, Philadelphia, PA 19101, USA >From the San Jose IWW union A rank and file union for all workers * ORAGANIZE * EDUCATE * AGITATE * Contact us at: sjiww at iww.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Mon Oct 4 23:37:23 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 23:37:23 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: NWTSS General Mtg in 1 wk Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- Dear Two-Spirits and Allies, This past weekend the NWTSS Board had a retreat on the Swinomish Reservation to examine, where we've been as Two-Spirits in the Northwest, where we are at now and what we'd like to do in the next year. Part of our future planning entailed where we'd like to see ourselves in 3 years and 5 years. We've started a list of items that we'd like to see incorporated and have left room for more suggestions. You all are an important ingredient in what makes us Two-Spirit and we'd like to know how you'd like to make the NWTSS more of what being Two-Spirit is all about. So please come with your ideas, energy, smile and friends to the Seattle LGBT Community Center [1115 E. Pike Street, Seattle, WA] on Tuesday 10/12/04 at 6:30pm. :) Raven E. Heavy Runner, MSW Northwest Two-Spirit Society www.nwtwospiritsociety.org "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it's the only thing that ever has." ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As more and more people become politically active through email and the internet, we have a great opportunity to reach thousands of voters through email and let them know why they should vote YES on Initiative 297! We want to sign up 1,000 Email Captains, and that will allow us to contact 10,000 voters with just a click of a button! As an Email Captain, you will receive two emails from us in October -- as people are deciding how they will vote -- that ask you to forward the emails to at least ten Washington voters that you know. That's it! To sign up to be an Email Captain with the YES on Initiative 297 campaign, please click on the email address below or paste it into the "To" field of an email. In the email that you send, let me know how many voters you will commit to sending the emails on to. You can email me at aisling at yesoni297.org. Thank you so much for your help! Initiative 297 is the first environmental initiative on the ballot in a decade. We have an amazing opportunity to keep the environment on the minds of politicians and policy makers by passing I-297 with a large margin and making a strong statement that Washingtonians care about their environment. Katie McClendon Assistant Field Director YES on I-297: Protect Washington Campaign (206) 315-0505 office (206) 579-4840 cell katie at yesoni297.org Homepage (as of NOV-01-2002): http://www.SeattleActivist.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Oct 5 00:20:05 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:20:05 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: WAC Show Reminder Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- There is a Washington Arms Collectors show this weekend. See http://www.WashingtonArmsCollectors.org for more information and exact schedule. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Oct 5 00:23:28 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:23:28 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [thepeopleweb-events] World Affairs Council eNewsletter (fwd) Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL E-NEWSLETTER Please forward this email to anyone you think would be interested in the Council's work and any of the events described below. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* TABLE OF CONTENTS: (Scroll down for more information about listed programs) - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: For a complete list of programs sponsored and co-sponsored by the World Affairs Council, visit < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm>. To register for all Council-sponsored programs, visit < > http://www.world-affairs.org> or call (206) 441-5910. 1. October 4 The People Speak: Global Environmental Policy & Energy Choices (Panel Discussion/Q&A) Dr. Sandra Archibald, Dean of the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs Dr. Ernest Moniz, Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bill Ruckelshaus, Former Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Moderator: Carla Wohl, ABC NewsOne Reporter < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=376&action=eventDetails> 2. October 5 - Young Professionals event! Just announced! World's View on the US Presidential Election (YPIN/IVP Reception & Discussion) Featuring an International Visitor Program Delegation of Journalists from India and Pakistan < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=379&action=eventDetails> 3. October 6 Inside Iraq: An Eyewitness Account (Lecture/Slide Show) Karl Zinsmeister, Editor-in-Chief of The American Enterprise & J.B. Fuqua Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=364&action=eventDetails> 4. October 6-30 Saada: Voices Of Women: A Festival of Film, Visual and Literary Art < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=399&action=eventDetails> 5. October 12 Trading Away Health: The Impact of Free Trade on Public Health (Lecture/Q&A) Lori Wallach, Director of the Citizen's Global Trade Watch Dr. Stephen Gloyd, Head of the International Health Program in the UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=400&action=eventDetails> 6. October 12 Finding Common Ground in the Middle East (Panel Discussion) Avrum Burg, Former Speaker of the Israeli Knesset and senior member of the Israeli Labor Party Yasser Abed Rabbo, Former Minister of Information and Culture of the Palestinian Authority < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=375&action=eventDetails> 7. October 13 Genocide in Africa: A Canadian Humanitarian Response (Lecture) Lieutenant General Rom?o A. Dallaire, leader of the UN peacekeeping mission during the 1994 Rwandan genocide < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=411&action=eventDetails> 8. October 16 By the People Citizen Deliberation: America in the World - National Security & International Trade (Discussion Groups/Panel Discussion) < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=413&action=eventDetails> 9. October 18 - Just announced! Partners for Peace: Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision (Panel Discussion/Slide Show) Featuring three women - a Jewish Israeli, a Muslim Palestinian, and a Christian Palestinian < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=395&action=eventDetails> 10. December 2 - Tickets now available! 14th Annual World Citizen Award Banquet (Luncheon) Governor Gary Locke, 2004 World Citizen Award Winner < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=361&action=eventDetails> - STUDENT AND EDUCATOR PROGRAMS: 11. October 16 By the People Youth Summit: America in the World (Program for High School Students) Bill Center, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral (Ret.) & President of the Washington Council on International Trade < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=351&action=eventDetails> 12. October 28 Why Africa Matters (Teacher Seminar) Ann Lewis, International Development Professional Panel of Students from Africa, Fellows at the UW < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=352&action=eventDetails> - VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES 13. October 11 KUOW Pledge Drive Call Andrew Haines at (206) 441-5910 for more information. 14. October 5 & 16 Moderators & Volunteers for the By the People Citizen Deliberation Call Andrew Haines at (206) 441-5910 for more information. - OTHER PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY 15. October 8 5th Annual Canada Gala: Celebrating the Relationship Hosted by The Canada-America Society & Canadian Consulate General Seattle < > http://www.world-affairs.org/event_community.html#Oct> 16. October 18 15th Annual Tacoma Consular Association Reception Hosted by the World Affairs Council of Tacoma < > http://www.world-affairs.org/event_community.html#Oct> - NEWS AND RESOURCES - MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION - SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* COMMUNITY PROGRAMS - MORE INFORMATION: 1. October 4 The People Speak: Global Environmental Policy & Energy Choices (Panel Discussion/Q&A) Dr. Sandra Archibald, Dean of the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs Dr. Ernest Moniz, Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bill Ruckelshaus, Former Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Moderator: Carla Wohl, ABC NewsOne Reporter Doors Open: 6:30 pm Program: 7:00 pm Location: Kane Hall Room 110, University of Washington campus Cost: Free More Info: Visit < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=376&action=eventDetails> Registration: Tickets at the door. Seating based on availability. The World Affairs Council is pleased to partner with many local organizations to present "The People Speak: Global Environment & Energy Policy." During this panel discussion, moderated by ABC NewsOne reporter Carla Wohl, three experts will deliver their point of view on environmental and energy policy, offering answers to such questions as "How do we reconcile the growing global demand for energy with the need for a healthy and sustainable environment?" and "How can richer nations help poorer nations develop economically and build their industries without encouraging environmentally-damaging practices?" Following the panel's remarks, the experts will engage the audience in a question and answer session. Sponsors: United Nations Foundation, ABC News Co-Sponsors: World Affairs Council, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Initiative for Global Development, Northwest Environment Watch, United Nations Association of Seattle 2. October 5 - Young Professionals event! Just announced! World's View on the US Presidential Election (YPIN/IVP Reception & Discussion) Featuring an International Visitor Program Delegation of Journalists from India and Pakistan Program: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Location: Harbor Steps Terrace Room, SW Tower 6th Floor (1221 - 1st Ave) Cost: $0 Members, $5 General Public More Info: Visit < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=379&action=eventDetails> Registration: Email ypin_seattle at hotmail.com to RSVP. Pay at the door Join the Young Professionals International Network for one of the group's most popular events and engage a delegation of journalists from India and Pakistan who are focused on the media and its role in the American election process. This is a unique opportunity to not only meet YPIN members of the World Affairs Council, but to also engage in conversations with delegates from other countries and to hear their opinion on American politics and our election. This is YPIN's 4th International Visitor Program (IVP) Reception. Food and drinks will be provided. Sponsor: Young Professional International Network of the World Affairs Council 3. October 6 Inside Iraq: An Eyewitness Account (Lecture/Slide Show) Karl Zinsmeister, Editor-in-Chief of The American Enterprise & J.B. Fuqua Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Doors Open: 6:00 pm Program: 7:00 pm Location: Meydenbauer Center (11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue) Cost: $5 Members, $10 General Public Registration: Call (206) 441-5910 More Info: Visit > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=364&action=eventDetails. In the last year, embedded reporter Karl Zinsmeister has published one book describing American military operations in Iraq during the hot war and a second book that chronicles the guerilla war and reconstruction phase. Both books are based on firsthand observation of US combat troops on the streets of Iraq over many weeks. He will give a slide-illustrated talk on his findings, including the prospects for success in Iraq, the nature of the insurgency, the role of media coverage, how the war is intersecting with US politics, and other urgent issues. Sponsor: World Affairs Council Co-Sponsor: Pacific Northwest Advisors 4. October 6- 30 Sadaa: Voices of Women: A Festival of Film, Visual and Literary Art Program: Various times and days Location: Various Cost: Free ($5 for movies) More Info: Visit < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=399&action=eventDetails> Sadaa, "voice" or "echo" in Arabic/Persian/Urdu, presents 'Voices of Women,' an arts collective challenging stereotypical views about women from Muslim countries. Feeling the need to speak out, women artists from Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon, Pakistan and Palestine have come together to reveal the diversity of our cultures while saying 'enough' to the mass media which misrepresents them and the religious fundamentalists who expect them to obey in silence. The festival opening reception is on October 6th at Gallery 110 in Pioneer Square. The festival will feature a month long visual art exhibit, film screenings at the University of Washington, and several author readings. Sponsors: Arab Film Distribution, Chaya, Tasveer, Women Make Movies, World Affairs Council 5. October 12 Trading Away Health: The Impact of Free Trade on Public Health (Lecture/Q&A) Lori Wallach, Director of the Citizen's Global Trade Watch Dr. Stephen Gloyd, Head of the International Health Program in the UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine Program: 12:00 pm Location: Health Sciences Room T639, University of Washington south campus Cost: Free More Info: < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=400&action=eventDetails> Registration: First come, first seated Lori Wallach, author of "Who's Trade Organization? A Comprehensive Guide to the WTO," is the Director of the Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch (GTW). Launched by Ms. Wallach in 1995, the GTW is a leader in the global citizen movement for fair trade and investment policy. Ms. Wallach, having worked closely with NGO's, scholars, and activists in developing nations, will present her views of how current models of globalization impact public health. She will be joined by Dr. Stephen Gloyd, Director of the UW's International Health Program in the UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine. Sponsors: University of Washington International Health Program, Jackson School of International Studies, Comparitive Law and Society Studies Center, World Affairs Council and Health Alliance International 6. October 12 Finding Common Ground in the Middle East (Panel Discussion) Avrum Burg, Former speaker of the Israeli Knesset and senior member of the Israeli Labor Party Yasser Abed Rabbo, Former Minister of Information and Culture of the Palestinian Authority Program: 7:30 pm Location: Kane Hall Room 110, University of Washington campus Cost: Free Registration: Tickets available at the University Book Store in the University District (4326 University Way NE, Seattle) More Info: < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=375&action=eventDetails> December 1, 2003 Avrum Burg and Yasser Abed Rabbo, together with a group of Israeli and Palestinian civic leaders, negotiated and signed the Geneva Accord, an unofficial proposal that, if implemented would resolve some of the thorniest issues of the conflict and pave the way towards ending decades of bloodshed in the Middle East. Out of the concern generated by this issue, a coalition of individuals, business, religious and academic leaders in the Pacific Northwest have come together to sponsor this summit: "Finding Common Ground in the Middle East." Mr. Avrum Burg and Mr. Yasser Abed Rabbo will present an overview of the conflict and some alternative solutions. Sponsors: Beyond Borders, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, Jerusalem Arc, Middle East Center at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Seattle University, Temple De Hirsch - Sinai, University Temple United Methodist Church, World Affairs Council 7. October 13 Genocide in Africa: A Canadian Humanitarian Response (Lecture) Lt. General Rom?o Dallaire, leader of the UN Peacekeeping mission during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide Program: 8:00 pm Location: Kane Hall Room 120, University of Washington campus Cost: Free More Info: < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=411&action=eventDetails> Registration: First come, first seated Lieutenant General Rom?o A. Dallaire's courageous and humanitarian actions saved the lives of thousands of Rwandans in 1994, when he led the United Nations (UN) mission in Rwanda. Although he and his UN troops did not have the mandate to intervene in the genocide that occurred there, he did not freeze in the face of horror. Against political pressure to take sides in the conflict, Dallaire remained impartial, and his courage, compassion and integrity earned him one of Canada's most prestigious military honors, the Meritorious Service Cross. In January, he received the inaugural Aegis Award from the Beth Shalom Holocaust Centre in Great Britain. In the spring of 2000, Dallaire retired early from the military to become special advisor to the Canadian minister for international co-operation, tending to the plight of children in war-torn countries. 8. October 16 By the People Citizen Deliberation: America in the World - National Security & International Trade (Discussion Groups/Panel Discussion) Program: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Location: Seattle Public Library Downtown Branch (1000 - 4th Ave) Cost: Free More Info: Call (206) 443-6782 or visit < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=413&action=eventDetails> Registration: N/A Join other members of the public for two hosted, drop in conversations at the Downtown Library. Come by anytime during day to discuss national security and American jobs in a global economy, with the discussion groups capped by a question and answer period with an expert panel. Also on October 16, the World Affairs Council will also be hosting a Youth Summit, where 250 youth from around the Puget Sound will come together to discuss America's role in the world. The Youth Summit is co-presented by By the People & The People Speak. Sponsors: KCTS, Seattle Works Co-Sponsors: World Affairs Council, Conversation Caf?, Jackson Foundation, League of Women Voters, Seattle Foundation, Seattle Times, YMCA Emerging Leaders Program 9. October 18 - Just announced! Partners for Peace: Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision (Panel Discussion/Slide Show) Featuring three women - a Jewish Israeli, a Muslim Palestinian, and a Christian Palestinian Doors Open: 6:00 pm Program: 7:00 pm Location: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center (104 17th Ave S, Seattle) Cost: $5 Members, $10 General Public More Info: < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=395&action=eventDetails> Registration: Call (206) 441-5910 As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict rages on, the Israeil government and Palestinian political representatives have reached a stalemate in negotiations for peace. Each side recriminates the other, and it often seems as if there is no solution. Oftentimes, what the outside world does not learn is what everyday life is like in such a grim situation, and what everyday people are doing to stay hopeful and work towards peace. Three women, Gila Svirsky, a Jewish Israeli; Hidaya Said Najmi, a Palestinian Muslim; and Marianne Albina, a Christian Palestinian, will sit together in order to discuss the possibility for peace in the Middle East. They are mothers, daughters, wives and working professionals and all involved in their own way in resolving the conflict. Through slide shows and testimonial, they will shed light on how the conflict impacts their everyday lives. And they will discuss what must be done, in their view, to improve today's grim situation in the Middle East. Sponsor: World Affairs Council 10. December 2 - Tickets now available! 14th Annual World Citizen Award Banquet (Luncheon) Governor Gary Locke, 2004 World Citizen Award Winner Registration Begins: 11:00 am Luncheon: 12:00 pm Location: Washington State Convention and Trade Center Cost: $75. Sponsorship packages also available - call Ian Moncaster at (206) 441-5910 More Info: < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=361&action=eventDetails> Registration: Call (206) 441-5910 The 2004 World Citizen Award will be awarded to Governor Gary Locke. The Banquet will gather Council members, representatives from local international organizations, civic and business community members, as well as area students and teachers to recognize Governor Locke as an exemplar of global citizenship in Washington state. The 2004 World Educator, Wendy Ewbank of the Seattle Girls' School, will also be honored, along with the winners of the 2004 World Citizen Essay Contest. Host: World Affairs Council -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* STUDENT AND EDUCATOR PROGRAMS: 11. October 16 By the People Youth Summit: America in the World (World Affairs Forum for High School Students) Bill Center, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral (Ret.) & President of the Washington Council on International Trade Program: 9:00 am Location: Miller Community Center (330 19th Ave E, Seattle) Cost: Free (includes lunch) More Info & Registration: Call (206) 441-5910 or visit < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=351&action=eventDetails>. As part of our programs for election year 2004, the World Affairs Council will present its fourth Youth Summit, a forum for Washington State high school students to participate in democratic processes and to make their voices heard. We invite your high school students to come learn about the foreign policy choices facing the United States in the areas of international trade and national security, with particular emphasis on Iraq, and to understand better the local impact of global events. The event will feature Bill Center providing background knowledge, followed by extensive opportunities for dialogue between and among students. Parents and teachers are invited to observe and participate in a concurrent community discussion. The Youth Summit will coincide with Deliberation Day, part of the PBS "By the People" initiative, a national democratic engagement program. Sponsors: World Affairs Council Global Classroom, UW Global Business Center, Washington Council on International Trade, By the People/MacNeil-Lehrer Productions, The People Speak 12. October 28 Why Africa Matters (Teacher Seminar) Ann Lewis, International Development Professional Panel of Students from Africa, Fellows at the UW Registration: 3:45 pm Program: 4:00 pm Location: Bainbridge Island High School (9330 NE High School Rd, Bainbridge Island) Cost: $15, includes clock hours, teaching resources, and a buffet dinner More Info & Registration: Call (206) 441-5910 or visit < > http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=352&action=eventDetails> "Why Africa Matters" will explore some of the diverse issues facing the African continent today. International development professional Ann Lewis will speak on "Africa in the Headlines and the Classroom." Her special focus will be on recent developments in internationalization of conflict and justice in Africa, including the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and traditional justice approaches. 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Send a letter to the following decision maker(s): Minister Zhaoxing Li Below is the sample letter: Subject: Please investigate shooting of Tibetan monk Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here], I am shocked by the news that the abbot of Golok Topden Monastery in Machen County, Tibet (Chinese: Maqin County, Qinghai) was shot and killed by a police officer in Darlag (Dari) County. It appears that the abbot was shot after a group urged officers to pay for the medical expenses of several other monks who had previously been arrested and beaten, necessitating medical treatment. It is deeply disturbing that a person was shot by an officer of the law during what appears to have been a simple argument. I strongly urge you to immediately order a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding this shooting. Additionally, I request that you suspend the officer in question during the course of the investigation, to ensure that no further such incidents occur. I will be following the resolution of this case closely and appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Take Action! Instructions: Click here to take action on this issue or choose the "Reply to Sender" option on your email program. Tell-A-Friend: Please join me in taking action for Tibet. Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this. Tell-a-Friend! What's At Stake: On September 14th, the abbot of Golok Topden Monastery in Machen County, Tibet was shot and killed by a police officer. Several other monks were reportedly wounded. The precise circumstances surrounding the incident are still unclear; however, it appears that the monk was shot in the police station after he and several other monks who had been arrested and apparently severely beaten by police a few days prior, visited the station. They were attempting to convince officers that the police were responsible for medical bills incurred by the monks who had been beaten. The arrests had happened after a dispute with the owner of a guest house. Local people in the area are reportedly very upset because of the shooting, and according to some sources, police reinforcements have been called into the area to prevent protests from occurring. Please send the letter below to the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, requesting a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting, and the suspension of the officer in question for the course of the investigation. Campaign Expiration Date: November 3, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------- If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for Students for a Free Tibet's Action Center. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In southern Gaza Israeli forces killed a four-year-old boy in Khan Yunis refugee camp, where several Palestinian children have been shot dead in recent weeks. Last night the Israeli army said it had killed a Palestinian gunman who had tried to infiltrate a nearby settlement. Early today an Israeli missile strike in Jabaliya killed one Palestinian militant and wounded two others. But shielded from view is the suffering of about 50,000 Palestinians trapped in areas seized by hundreds of Israeli troops, backed by about 200 tanks and armoured vehicles. Palestinians in the Israeli-held areas, including parts of Jabaliya refugee camp and the small town of Beit Hanoun, described by telephone the widespread destruction and desperate living conditions. Armoured bulldozers had demolished scores, possibly hundreds, of homes, they said. Thousands of people had spent days without electricity and water, although power was restored sporadically yesterday. Residents said that the destruction of sewage systems had contaminated the water supplies in some areas. "I can hear shooting now," said Hanna Basyouni, 35, who has seven children, speaking from an occupied section of Jabaliya. "I see the tanks below me. The tanks and the bulldozers are 50 metres away from my home. I can see them shooting right now." Mrs Basyouni lives on the edge of Jabaliya where, she said, the Israeli army had bulldozed greenhouses that had been families' only source of income for several generations. The Israeli military says it is clearing a six-mile-wide buffer zone to stop Hamas launching rockets across the border. But yesterday the Islamist group fired two missiles into Israel. "There's not one tree left for as far as I can see," said Mrs Basyouni. "Five or six homes around me are completely bulldozed, and I can't be sure how many beyond that. My sister's home was destroyed ... [She] is living in a tent. She has nine children." Ambulance drivers, the only Palestinians permitted to cross into the occupied areas, confirmed the scale of the destruction. Abid Ahmed Abu Mohammed, a driver for Kamal Odwan hospital, said: "We saw at least 50 houses bulldozed on the edge of Jabaliya and many inside the camp. "I think most of the bulldozing was to make way for the tanks. There are main roads but the Israelis were afraid to use them because of mines. The bulldozers ... destroyed whatever was in their way - entire streets." The Israeli army said it had destroyed or damaged a "small number" of homes, either because its soldiers had been attacked or to allow its tanks to avoid booby-trapped roads. Many people are without water in Beit Hanoun, a town of 15,000 near the border with Israel. Aref Azaneed, a ministry of agriculture inspector, said: "The water and the sewage lines are near each other. When the tanks destroy them, they mix. The water from the tap has sewage in it." Over the past three years the army has levelled 60% of Beit Hanoun's agricultural land, destroying its wealth and the main source of citrus fruit and olives in the Gaza Strip. "Nobody comes in, nobody goes out," Mr Azaneed said. "We can only move inside Beit Hanoun, and in a very careful way. There are about 40 tanks about 30 metres from houses close to Salahadin Road." A UN official said yesterday Israel had wrongly accused Hamas militants of using a UN ambulance to carry rockets, while Israeli officials renewed accusations that Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, was harbouring terrorists, the Associated Press reported. Israel has demanded the UN investigate the actions of Peter Hansen, its top official in Gaza, after its army released video footage from an unmanned aircraft that reportedly showed militants loading a rocket into a UN vehicle in Gaza. The UN says the footage shows a worker loading a stretcher into the vehicle. On Monday Mr Hansen wrote to the Israeli foreign minister, Silvan Shalom, accusing Israel of inventing the story. Guardian Unlimited ? Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004 http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1319776,00.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Oct 5 12:06:46 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:06:46 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: China Will Send Troops To Haiti Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- rense.com China Will Send Troops To Haiti By Bill Gertz The Washington Times 10-5-4 China's Public Security Ministry is set to dispatch a 130-man "special police" unit to Haiti this month in the first deployment of Chinese forces to the Western Hemisphere, Bush administration officials say. The first advance unit of the police troops, who are specially trained for riot and crowd control, will over the next two weeks join the U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti, the multinational force known as Minustah dispatched to the war-torn Caribbean island. The main body of the force will arrive a short time later and will deploy to the port of Gonaives, say officials who insist on anonymity. Administration officials are concerned that the Chinese government will use the troop deployment as a way to put political pressure on the Haitian government, one of the few nations retaining diplomatic relations with China's rival Taiwan. "It's been a big year for China," says one official opposed to the deployment. "They put a man in space, won gold medals at the Olympics, and now they are going to put troops in the Western Hemisphere for the first time." The official says China's first military presence near U.S. shores would boost Beijing's long-term strategy to "supplant U.S. influence" in the region. "China is pursuing a maritime strategy in the Caribbean to gain access and control over port facilities, free trade zone infrastructure, fisheries, oil and minerals, and off-shore banking platforms," For example, a Chinese company whose leader is close to Beijing's communist rulers operates major port facilities at both ends of the Panama Canal. "They will assert political influence [through Chinese companies]," the official says. "That is where this is headed." Administration officials say the decision to permit the Chinese to join the U.N. force in Haiti was made quietly, without a full debate among defense, foreign policy and national security agencies. "This was done by the people in charge of peacekeeping," one official says. China has sent small numbers of observers to previous U.N. peacekeeping missions but has declined earlier requests to send active units. According to China's state-run Xinhua news agency, the Chinese security forces, known as the People's Armed Police, have spent three months in special training and passed exams administered by the United Nations. Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang, head of the Communist Party's political police and security organ, says the dispatch of the troops is an important diplomatic move and reflects China's "devotion to world peace and stability". Chinese Embassy spokesman Sun Weide says 125 riot policemen will arrive in Haiti in early September and will stay for six months. The unit will be drawn from police troops in Beijing, Shanghai and two other cities. A State Department official says he has "mixed feelings" about the Chinese deployment in Haiti. "They don't have benign intentions when they deal with countries that have formal relations with Taiwan," the official says. "On the other hand, the administration has been trying to organize support for the peacekeeping operation in Haiti." "We would really prefer to have someone other than the Chinese there, but [peacekeeping] is something we need others to contribute to. It's a difficult challenge, and there are conflicting views on what to do about this." China has covertly dispatched military trainers and intelligence personnel to Venezuela, whose leftist president, Hugo Chavez, recently defeated a recall referendum. Beijing recently obtained observer status in the Organization of American States and will sponsor a China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum later this year. China has shipped military goods to Cuba and is working with Cuba's communist government on intelligence and military issues, the officials say. A classified study by the U.S. Southern Command in the 1990s stated that China is working to establish bases, primarily economic, at strategic choke points near the United States, said to officials familiar with the study. Al Santoli, vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, says the deployment of Chinese forces to Haiti sets a bad precedent. "This now gives them a legitimate mandate for having a martial presence in our hemisphere and sets a very dangerous precedent," Mr. Santoli said. "This is something China could do more of as it develops economic relations with smaller countries in Latin America and the Caribbean." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Oct 5 12:07:52 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:07:52 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: This Is A Massacre - Message-ID: ----- Original Message --- rense.com This Is A Massacre - Not A War - In Iraq By Sam Hamod 10-5-4 This is a massacre, not a war in Iraq. The U.S. bombing Samarra, Fallujah, Baghdad and other cities, killing hundreds of civilians and calling them terrorists is like the massacres of the Native Americans during America's push westward. In this case, it has to do with America's push eastward. What is also troubling is that no major media outlet, no major politician--none are callig this what it is, an immoral, unmitigated killing of hundreds of Iraqi civilians every week. Those who are experts in Arabic have claimed for months that the man alleged to be Zarqawi is not really Zarqawi because he does not have the real Zarqawi's Jordanian accent. But, the American military, we are positive by now, has created this mythical Zarqawi to allow it to mercilessly attack Fallujah and punish its inhabitants because they withstood the American ground attack and chased the Americans out. Even today, the Fallujhans have said aloud to Al Jazeera and other outlets, that they will come out into the streets and fight the Americans--but our country, America, is immoral and cowardly, every day attacking Fallujah by F16, Apache and long range cannon fire. In the process, killing hundreds of civilians, but as in the Viet Nam war, saying, "It's just collateral damage and we are not responsible for that." My question then, is who is responsible for the killings. I point my finger at General Abizaid, a man who should know better. I also point the finger of guilt at his subordinate commanders in Iraq and all the way up to the two devils at the top of the pole, George W. Bush and Donald Rumsfeld. By now, it is obvious why Bush and his cronies do not want to support the International Criminal Court and are even attacking the court at the Hague--because they know that they are breaking international laws and that they would be pulled up, kicking and screaming ala Milosovich, to that court for their war crimes and crimes against humanity in Iraq. It is time for Americans to speak up to stop this massacre. We are killing Iraqis in the name of "Freedom" and "Democracy!" How absurd, must we kill the Iraqis to "save them". This sounds almost like the old Salem Witch Trials, where they put people to death in order to save them. But it also smells of the aforementioned slaughter of the Native Americans by the jolly good American cavalry--ironically, it's the same cavalry that is repeating its deeds 200 years later, but this time against Iraqis. For shame. Also, shame our media outlets, our church leaders, those phony Christians, Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson--men who shall certainly be condemned to hell by God on the day of judgement. Some may say, I have no right to say such a thing, but all you have to do is see how they are supporting these atrocities--especially Billy Graham and his son, both men who had built reputations for decency but have now destroyed them with this endorsement of slaughter in Iraq. As for Falwell and Robertson, they not only endorse the Iraq slaughter, they also are doing all they can to praise Sharon and Israel for their slaughter, on a daily basis for the past 3 years of Palestinians. They also cheer when Palestinian homes are bulldozed, as in the 200 taken down in the past month. In the process, some at the UN have spoken out, even Kofi Annan, but people in America are not hearing. Instead, America is trying to distract the public with stories about Darfur, about the non-existant Zarqawi, about "staying the course" (as if there is a course and as if it is justified), and few are asking, "Just why are we in Iraq, after all, Saddam is gone?" We hear such nonsense as, "We have to stay to settle things down in Iraq." But President Jimmy Carter and most international experts say that we are the problem and that Iraqis could solve their own problems if we'd leave. But, as most know, and this has been pointed out by Jane's of London and other experts in the U.S. such as Chalmers Johnson, America intends to build at least 2 dozen bases or more in Iraq to stay on--never to leave. I want to say again, as I said in articles since Bush's invasion of Iraq, we shall pay a heavy price for this slaughter of Iraqis who are Arabs and Muslims. This slaughter, this massacre has incensed the entire Muslim world. America is no longer respected in any part of the Muslim world. In fact, a recent poll in Egypt, one of our strongest allies in the Arab and Muslim world, showed that over 90% of the Egyptians are now angry at America. But what of the 1.6 billion Muslims in the world, many of them are so incensed that they will become militant against us. Our behavior has taken away any credibility moderates had, now the radicals can say, "See, moderation got you nowhere with America. They even kicked Cat Stevens out of America, a leading moderate in England, a man who had even given advice to the White House on how to deal with radicals." Samuel Huntington in his book, The Clash of Civilizations, claimed Islam was intent on making a war on the West. This was not true, but what has happened is that Bush and his fundamentalist Christian friends are making war on Islam--it can be seen with American troops attacking Muslims in Iraq, in Afghanistan, in the Phillippines, in Indonesia, in Malaysia, in Yemen, in assisting Israel with money, weapons and expertise in their killing of Palestinians. America may win some battles, but it losing the larger war. The entire world is condemning our behavior in Iraq as illegal and immoral. What is coming is the long term hatred of America by the majority of Muslims in the world, and some will become combatants in time--not necessarily in Iraq, but in their own countries. Bush and his massacre of Muslims is sowing anger, hatred, desire for revenge--in time, America will reap a whirlwind that the ignorant GW Bush has sown. Make no mistake about it. America has played its last cards as a moral world leader. Our moral arguments now are laughable to the rest of the world. The word has gotten out on how we tried to remove Chavez from office in Venezuela, have placed a puppet regime in Iraq to lord over the people ala Vichy in France in WWII, have supported Israel in its massacres of Palestinians, and the continued killing and bombings of innocents in Iraq and Afghanistan, while now threatening Syria, Iran and Lebanon. It is obvious to any intelligent and moral observer that our the Bush team has gone out of its mind. And one last point, have you noticed two important things that never get into the news: 1. Israel has the second largest supply of atomic weapons in the world and has threatened to use the, but you never hear that criticized or even admitted by America. 2. Bush is afraid of North Korea because it has atomic weapons, but also because China told him in uncertain terms, "Keep your nose out of this area or we'll bloody it for you and wreck your economy as well." Our fearless leader is only good at killing innocent civiilans through attcks from the air with F16s, Apaches and long range missiles, then calling those killed "enemy combatants," "terrorists," r "insurgents." I hope more people in America will wake up before things get much worse. It is already too late in most cases for America to recover its place in the world. But, if we kick Bush out of office and replace his military commanders in the field, especially Myers and Abizaid, we may be able to salvage something--but it's going to be long, hard road and will take us decades and maybe centuries to ever again be trusted by any Muslims in the world. Let's call it what it is in Iraq and Palestine, massacres, not wars. Somehow, it is as if Bush and Sharon are joined together at the hip and in their immoral hearts and minds. Both are guilty of war crimes. We knew this about Sharon by recalling his infamous invasion of Lebanon in the 1980s; but we didn't know how much Bush would follow his lead and take America down with him. Just remember this one line, "This is a massacre, not a war." The Iraqis have no planes, helicopters or tanks; the Palestinians have no planes, helicopters or tanks; but America does and uses them indiscriminately, as does Israel. America should take a cue from the resistance to Israel, some day it will come here, when the people in the Muslim and Arab worlds have had enough and decide to strike back. Woe unto us for allowing the madman Bush to kill people in Iraq, Afghanistan and by proxy, in Palestine. Some day, as Malcolm X prophesied, "The chickens will come home to roost." ------------------- Sam Hamod is an expert on Islam and the Middle East; he is a former advisor to the State Department, editor of 3rd World News and Director of The Islamic Center of Wash, DC. Watch for his new book, in 2005, ESSAYS IN TIMES OF WAR. He may be reached at shamod at cox.net . http://www.todaysalternativenews.com/index.php?ev ent=link,150&values[0]=&values[1]=1933 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Oct 5 12:11:36 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:11:36 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: UN Signs Pact with New World Court Opposed by U.S. Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- UN Signs Pact with New World Court Opposed by U.S. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations signed a cooperation agreement on Monday with the new International Criminal Court, despite objections to the tribunal from the United States. The pact that would encourage "greater cooperation and consultation" on administration and judicial matters was signed by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Judge Phillipe Kirsch of Canada, the court's president. The 191-member U.N. General adopted a resolution last month approving the agreement. But in a nod to the Bush administration, the assembly's resolution says that the world body would be reimbursed by nations supporting the court for any expenses occurred. Some 97 countries, including the entire European Union, have ratified the 1998 statute creating the court. The last three nations to ratify two weeks ago were Burundi, Liberia and Guyana. The Bush administration is bitterly opposed to the new court and rescinded former President Bill Clinton's signature to the tribunal's statutes, arguing that it would expose U.S. soldiers and officials to frivolous law suits. But supporters of the court say the ICC steps in only when a country is unwilling or unable to investigate, making it highly unlikely U.S. citizens would be targeted. The court, based at The Hague in the Netherlands, is the first permanent world tribunal set up to prosecute individuals for war crimes, genocide and other gross human rights abuses. Its first investigations involve war crimes in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where thousands have been killed, raped and tortured. Another probe centers on leaders of Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army, who have kidnapped and tortured thousands of children in their camps in Sudan. On Friday, U.S. representative Stuart Holliday warned the Security Council after a vote to increase U.N. peacekeepers in the Congo that "any expenses resulting from the provision of any cooperation or support to the ICC would need to be on a reimbursable basis." William Pace, head of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, representing 2,000 advocacy groups, said, that "by allowing for crucial cooperation between two of the most powerful global justice institutions, this agreement will play an important role in the fight to end impunity for the perpetrators of the world's most atrocious crimes." *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] To those who have taken the Oath, Remember the Oath! To those who have not and believe in the Constitution, Take a similar Oath now to the Constitution! Remember that those who make laws contrary to the Constitution, Those who enforce laws contrary to the Constitution, And those who give orders contrary to the Constitution, Have become domestic enemies of the Constitution! It doesn't take a Judge or a lawyer to know the difference! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Oct 5 12:14:50 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:14:50 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Seamus Costello: Fallen Comrade of the IRSM Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- Fallen Comrade of the Irish Republican Socialist Movement Seamus Costello Chairperson - Irish Republican Socialist Party Chief of Staff - Irish National Liberation Army Assassinated on 5 October 1977 Seamus Costello was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland in 1939, the eldest of nine children. His interest in politics began in his early teens. At the age of sixteen he joined Sinn Fein and the Irish Republican Army. Within a year he was commanding an Active Service Unit of the IRA in South Derry, where his leadership skills earned him the nickname of "The Boy General". His unit carried out many successful operations, including the destruction of bridges and the burning of a British courthouse. He was arrested in Glencree, County Wicklow in 1957 and sentenced to six months in Mountjoy Prison. On his release he was immediately interned in the Curragh prison camp for two years. He spent his time in prison studying, becoming particularly inspired by his studies of the Vietnamese struggle. He became a member of the escape committee which engineered the successful escapes of Ruari O'Bradaigh and Daithi O'Connell among others. Costello would later refer to this time as his "university days." After his release from the Curragh, Costello worked to rebuild the Republican Movement, beginning by building a local base of support in County Wicklow as Sinn Fein's local organiser. He helped form a strong Tenants Association in Bray, and also became involved with the Credit Union movement, farmers' organisations, and trade unions. He stood for election to the Bray Urban District Council and the Wicklow County Council in 1967 and successfully won election to both seats. During this period, he found time to marry a Tipperary woman, Maeliosa, who also became active in the Republican Movement. As both a trade unionist (in the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union) and an elected representative, he never wavered from advocating the necessity of a socialist revolution carried out by the working class itself - nor did he waver from his belief that the class struggle and the national liberation struggle are necessarily intertwined in colonised and/or occupied nations such as Ireland. During the split of the Republican Movement into Official and Provisional factions in 1969, Costello remained with the Officials, serving as Official Sinn Fein's Vice-President and the Official IRA's Director of Operations. As the Officials began their slide into reformist politics, Costello's principled opposition led to his being dismissed from the OIRA and suspended from OSF. His dismissal from OSF came in 1974 after the OSF leadership undemocratically blocked his supporters from attending the party convention. At a meeting in the Lucan Spa, a hotel near Dublin, on 8 December 1974, the Irish Republican Socialist Party was formed by republicans, socialists, and trade unionists with Costello as the Chairperson. At a secret meeting later the same day, the Irish National Liberation Army was formed with Costello as the Chief of Staff, although its existence was to be kept hidden for a time. Within days of its founding, the fledgling Irish Republican Socialist Movement was to begin a baptism of fire at the hands of the OIRA. Members of the IRSM would be attacked and even killed. Before a truce was reached, three members of the young movement were dead. Despite the truce, Costello was shot and killed by a member of the OIRA in Dublin on 5 October 1977. At the time of his death, he was a member of the following bodies: Wicklow County Council, County Wicklow Committee of Agriculture, General Council of Committees of Agriculture, Eastern Regional Development Organisation, National Museum Development Committee, Bray Urban District Council, Bray Branch of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, Bray and District Trade Unions Council (of which he was president 1976-77), and the Cualann Historical Society, as well as still holding the positions of Chairperson of the IRSP and Chief of Staff of the INLA. At his funeral, Nora Connolly O'Brien (daughter of James Connolly) said Costello "was the only one who truly understood what James Connolly meant when he spoke of his vision of the freedom of the Irish people." ******* "I owe my allegiance to the working class." - Seamus Costello He died as he lived: a Republican Socialist. Remember him with honour and pride. ******* First Allegiance - A Socialist Republic By Bernadette Devlin McAliskey My personal acquaintance and friendship with Seamus Costello began in 1973. Before then I knew him only, as most people in Ireland, by reputation. On hearing of his death, I could find no words of my own to express the deep sense of loss I felt, both personally and as a revolutionary socialist committed to the struggle for Irish freedom. I took therefore the words of a fellow revolutionary on the death of Malcolm X, the black revolutionary champion of black liberation and socialism in the U.S.A.: "Without him, we feel suddenly vulnerable, small and weak, somewhat frightened, not by the prospect of death, but of life and struggle without his contribution, his strength and inspiration." There is no doubt that the struggle continues and its victory or defeat is not measured solely by the number or quality of our fallen comrades individually. Yet it is equally true that in every generation of struggle the combination of circumstances, history and the nature of the struggle itself, produces from the ranks of its rebels a few, and a very few individuals who, notwithstanding the fundamental principles of organisation, political correctness and practical ability, common to many, rise head and shoulders above the rest, with a potential for leadership, far beyond the ranks of the already committed. Such a comrade was Seamus Costello. Brutally murdered by petty, small-minded men of no vision whose only place in history is to serve as a warning to others how revolutionaries gone wrong can degenerate into worse than nothingness, Seamus Costello, for all that he was and did in his lifetime, was only at the beginning of his potential contribution to the achievement of national liberation and socialism in this generation. That is not to say that Seamus was above making mistakes or that he was always politically correct. There were many questions on which I disagreed with him, and which I considered crucial to the development of the struggle. These remain unresolved. Nonetheless, in leaving the Official Republican Movement and taking the initiative of forming the IRSP, Seamus Costello proved his ability in practice - once convinced that the approach of the organisation to which he belonged was wrong and could not be altered from within - to take on the daunting, but necessary task of building an organisation capable and willing to carry the struggle forward. The fact that he was capable of it underlined his key position in the struggle, and his recognition of the need to forge a revolutionary force in Ireland from the unification of the republican and labour movements. If I did not accept his arguments on how it could be done, I remained confident that he, again, if he found himself mistaken, would move further in his political analysis to another approach. He did not live to see the test of theory in practice. Much is said of his single mindedness, his ruthlessness and organisational ability. At his hardest, Seamus Costello was never hateful, nor was there a fibre of his being that was petty or personally malicious, and despite the slanders of his enemies, he was neither politically nor religiously sectarian. He owed his first allegiance to an ideal - a 32 county socialist republic. His enemies he defined only as those who consciously strove to suffocate, distort or deny expression to that goal, and prevent its achievement. As an orator, he was brilliant and inspiring. In debate, he was uncompromising, skilled and learned. As an organiser, he was efficient and did not easily tolerate idleness or half-hearted effort. Yet in my mind's eye, when I think of him, I see him laughing. A sense of humour, the ability to laugh at oneself, and the predicament in which we find ourselves, is sadly too rare a quality among revolutionaries. Seamus possessed it in good measure. His single greatest attribute was, however, his ability to relate to the mass of the people. His potential as a leader of mass struggle is not easily replaced. He could inspire not only the dream but the confidence of its achievement, and the commitment to work towards that end. From the ranks of mass struggle, others will come. From the experience of struggle, the political programme, organisation and method of struggle will come. But another Seamus Costello may never come again. When our freedom has been won, let us guard it well, remembering it was paid for in the blood and the lives of those now dead, but whose memory lives forever in the hearts of us who loved them for all that they were and all they might have been, had they been allowed to live. ******* Related Websites: http://www.irsm.org/fallen/costello/ http://www.irsm.org/irsp/costello/ http://www.irsm.org/irsp/costello/bio/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We are wondering how many wonderful people you know will be attending this Friday. Please follow these directions to send an email to lists at stlo8.org with how many people you know will be attending If you want to be more specific as to which events you are attending you are free to do so in the message box. 1. Hit REPLY on your email 2. Type in lists at stlo8.org in the To: box 3. Type the number of how many people you are coming with in the Subject line: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Extra Notables: Map of the debate site and traffic restrictions can be found at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website here http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/graphics.nsf/multimedia/story/7E8D02C0889FBACA86256F24000C3C3E?OpenDocument Schedule of the day including a map of the parade route can be found at the stlo8 website at http://www.restech.wustl.edu/~sforum/stlo8/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=10 Up to date information, including articles about the debate protest and other information can be seen at www.stlimc.org Just published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.that along with Washington University putting up over $500,000 for the debate, AG Edwards, Bank of America, BJC Healthcare, and Emerson Electric has given $150,000 EACH to the debate committee. Sincerely - October 8th Coalition ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is an email from the October 8th coalition. We are planning a day of teach-ins, a "Parade for True Democracy" and a protest at Northmoore Park in St. Louis on October 8th. We feel that the two party system and their candidates do not represent the true needs of America and the world. Please do not send us mean emails - only happy ones encouraging us and tell us you will join us on the streets of St. Louis. "If the gods would have intended for us to vote, they would have given us candidates" - Howard Zinn -- To unsubscribe from this list visit http://www.restech.wustl.edu/~sforum/stlo8/lists/?p=unsubscribe&uid=e1ed604f173e194fcc728658868877f5 To update your preferences visit http://www.restech.wustl.edu/~sforum/stlo8/lists/?p=preferences&uid=e1ed604f173e194fcc728658868877f5 St. Louis October 8 Coalition http://www.stlo8.org General Information info at stlo8.org Coming to St. Louis? contact Faith at faith_rowold at yahoo.com Have ideas for speakers, performers? contact Betsy at inner_alchemy at SAFe-mail.net Put Up Flyers To Get People To St. Louis! http://www.restech.wustl.edu/~sforum/stlo8/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=7 -- Powered by PHPlist, www.phplist.com -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Space is a concern, so you should rsvp to Yalonda at CCEJ by email, her request about how to do that is in the message below (but several email addressses are in the message, so I"m not sure which is best to use). tamara ___________________________________________________________ From: CCEJ [mailto: ccej at earthlink.net] Hello Everyone: I spoke with Faiza and Rice and they have now decided that they can't attend the meeting as they are busy coordinating a Youth Summitt. Faiza expressed that they would just like closure right now. Therefore, anyone involved or interested should attend. Still waiting to hear from folks on this. I'm trying to make sure things are in the open so sorry about all the back and forth emails. This is an open forum for people involved with and concerned about NWSF. I am not empowered to make decisions for the group. All feedback is welcome. Micheal Dickson, Aaron Dickson's brother said he would be willing to facilitate/guide the process of the meeting. A few folks said it would make sense to have two facilitators. He is not offering your standard run of the mill facilitation but a more meaningful experience. He has some good insight as to what should happen and proposed the agenda look like this: 1. What motivated the Youth and Indigenous Committees to walk out? 2. What are the NWSF planning groups plans at this point? 3. What are the concerns of those outside the NWSF planning process? 4. What reccommendations does the community have for the planning community and the future of the NWSF? ANY feed back you all have, please feel free to post it. In Peace and Solidarity,---Yalonda Sinde Follow-Up Regading Emergency Community Meeting, regarding the NW Social Forum issue Time and Date Confirmed: October 7th, East Cherry YWCA is at 2820 East Cherry St. (in basement) 6:00-8:00PM. RSVP's as of today: Yalonda Sinde, Isela Gutierrez, Dan Merkle, Cindy Domingo, Lucilene Lira,Gillian Burlingham, Sarah Luthens, Victoria Red Starr, Bill Aal, Sheri Hernden, Ed Mast, Charles Jones, Jon Rarner, Bev Sims, Micheal Woo, Frank Reynolds The basement conference room of the YWCA holds a max of 50 people. If you would like to attend this meeting, please reply to this email and type RSVP, your name and contact phone number so I can be sure to have enough chairs/food. The larger activist communtiy needs to decide how we are going to support those who have been marginalized by the NWSF process. I am just volunteering to make this happen and am working hard to ensure that noone is left out who wants to be a part of this meeting. I'm still looking for one more facilitator/guide for the meeting. Please feel free to send names. Your help in finding someone fast would be much appreciated--Yalonda Sinde, 206-932-0769 home phone. In Peace and Solidarity, Yalonda Sinde Community Coalition for Environmental Justice (Where we organize communities and win!) 2820 East Chery St. Seattle, WA 98122 (206) 720-0285 Fax (206) 720-5241 email: justice at ccej.org web: www.ccej.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Oct 5 13:37:26 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 13:37:26 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [greenbloc] Fwd: Invite to the G8 Summit 2005 Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- In July 2005 the G8 will be meeting at Gleneagles in Scotland. It is anticipated that as many as half a million protesters will arrive in Scotland next summer and a Scottish broad-based coalition called 'G8 Alternatives' is coming together to help with a co-ordinated response to the G8. G8 Alternatives has representatives from a wide range of interests and organisations including trade unionists, anti-capitalists, religious groups, environmental and anti-poverty groups, political parties, NGOs and many others. Our current priority is to secure a large piece of land on which to build a 'Convergence Centre' where people can camp. There are plans for many activities including music, theatre as well as demonstrations and we aim to provide email and Internet facilities. Children will be welcomed and there will be plenty of entertainment for all ages. A web site is under construction at: www.g8alternatives.org.uk and you can contact us at: info at g8alternatives.org.uk We are looking forward to welcoming protesters and activists to Bonny Scotland! Yours in solidarity G8 Alternatives Local Currency http://www.lightlink.com/hours/ithacahours/ Permaculture http://www.permaculture.org.au Humanure http://www.weblife.org/humanure/default.html Nonviolent Communication www.nonviolentcommunication.com/resources/interpersonal-communication-skills.htm Gandhi was a Green Blocker http://www.squat.net/caravan/ICC-en/Krrs-en/ghandi-econ-en.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: message-footer.txt URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Oct 5 13:38:43 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 13:38:43 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: ||SeattleActivist.org|| Fwd: [ANSWER_seattle] FWD: Emergency Campaign for Haiti Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- From: dave at onemissingperson.org To: SA Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 12:43 AM Subject: ||SeattleActivist.org|| Fwd: [ANSWER_seattle] FWD: Emergency Campaign for Haiti --- International Action Center > wrote: > To: > > From: "International Action Center" > > > Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 23:30:01 -0400 > Subject: [ANSWER_seattle] FWD: Emergency Campaign > for Haiti > > > > > Important message from ANSWER national office! > ---------- Original Message > ---------------------------------- > From: "A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition" > > > Reply-To: "A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition" > > > Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 20:02:05 -0500 > > EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT THE HAITIAN PEOPLE: > For Independence, Democracy, Justice > > The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, in cooperation with the > Haiti Support Network and other progressive forces > inside the Haitian community, is initiating an > emergency campaign in support of the Haitian > people's struggle for sovereignty and democracy, and > in opposition to foreign occupation. > > We urge you to join us in showing your support for > the Haitian people. We must act now to show concrete > expressions of solidarity. We will be sending > urgently needed medicines to Haiti. The long-term > need in Haiti is for the social and economic > transformation of the island and for the Haitian > people to be able to reclaim political and economic > sovereignty over their country. People in the United > States are making it crystal clear that the Haitian > people do not stand alone. Two hundred years ago the > Haitian people created what is now the second oldest > republic in the Americas and the first free Black > republic in the western hemisphere following the > only successful slave insurrection in history. > > The humanitarian catastrophe facing the Haitian > people from Hurricane Jeanne can only be understood > in the political and social reality caused by IMF > neo-liberal policies and the anti-people policies > flowing from the U.S. coup that overthrew the > democratically-elected President Jean-Bertrand > Aristide. Cuba, by contrast, because it has > sovereign control over its economy and resources, > has been directly hit by hurricanes in recent years > but has prevented any major loss of life. > > The Emergency Campaign to Support the Haitian People > will include support for both political/educational > mobilizations and for the shipment of urgently > needed medicines to Haiti. It will also publicize > the struggle of those in Haiti who are the victims > of repression. The Emergency Campaign to Support the > Haitian People (ECSHP) will act in solidarity with > those in Haiti who are heroically building > opposition to the foreign occupation and its proxy > government. The Haitian people are refusing to > return to colonial servitude and we must support > their right to be the masters of their own destiny. > > We urge everyone to support the Emergency Campaign > by helping to organize the upcoming Sunday, December > 5 indoor rally in Solidarity with Haiti that will > take place at New York Technical College located in > Brooklyn, New York at 6:00 p.m. This program will > feature Mario Dupuy, former Communications Secretary > of State for President Aristide's government; Ben > Dupuy, Secretary General of the National Popular > Party (PPN); former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey > Clark, and other well-known leaders and > personalities. This will be an exciting, > inspirational and educational event and we hope you > tell your friends and family to save the date. > > HELP SEND MEDICINE TO HAITI > > The death toll from the September 18 floods in > Northwest Haiti caused by Hurricane Jeanne is now > close to 2000 and climbing. Hundreds of thousands > are homeless and destitute, their shops, livestock > and crops swept away. > > And the worst is yet to come. The receding flood > waters, laced with sewage and the bloated corpses of > humans and animals, are leaving behind diseases such > as cholera, dysentery, malaria and dengue fever. > These after-effects will be less noticed but more > lethal. > > The hearts of people around the world have gone out > to the flood's victims in Haiti. Many individuals > and organizations are sending food, clothing and > money. But one of the most urgent needs is for > medicine. > > Press reports have described hospitals and clinics > knee deep in mud. Doctors have been performing > amputations without anesthesia. Infections from the > putrid flood waters are widespread while there are > virtually no antibiotics or other medicines to treat > the sick. > > In Port-au-Prince, a group of progressive Haitians > have formed the Committee to Aid the Flood Victims > (KOPEVI). Working in conjunction with the > International Alliance for Health and Social > Development (AISDS), directed by Father Jean > Bien-Aim? and Dr. Max Mondestin, KOPEVI will collect > and distribute medicines to doctors and clinics in > the flood ravaged region. > > The Emergency Campaign will be purchasing medicines > to send to KOPEVI, including Metronidazole, > Mebendazole, Bactrim, and other antibiotics. These > medicines will save lives, alleviate suffering and > mitigate the effects of water-born disease. All the > humanitarian efforts put together are not enough but > these medicines will help. > > The Emergency Campaign to Support the Haitian People > can only move forward with your support and with the > generous donations and contributions of those who > care about Haiti, those who want to provide > immediate relief to those victimized by the storm > and its aftermath, and those who want to help build > a larger political/education mobilization to expose > the role of the Bush Administration, the IMF and > imperialism in perpetuating of the suffering of the > people in Haiti. > > You can make an urgently needed contribution > immediately to the Emergency Campaign to Support the > Haitian People by donating with a credit card online > through our secure server at > http://www.pephost.org/site/R?i=RV8_pQreQQu72suC2Mm5YQ.. > > Credit card donations are not tax deductible. If you > want to make a tax deductible donation to the > Emergency Campaign, you can do so by writing a check > made out to the Progress Unity Fund/Haiti and send > it to Progress Unity Fund, 167 Anderson St., San > Francisco, CA 94110. > > BACKGROUND TO HAITI'S UNNATURAL DISASTER: > The role of the IMF and the Bush Administration > > The roots of this disaster are political, not > natural. The Feb. 29 Washington-backed coup against > President Aristide removed a popularly elected > government. All elected local officials, including > mayors and councilpeople who would be on the front > lines of relief efforts, have been replaced by the > notoriously brutal former Tonton Macoutes and > Duvalierists whom the people distrust and fear. The > people also recognize that these forces are thieves > apt only to plunder the relief resources. While > Haiti's constitutional government might not have > averted today's devastation, it surely would have > been better able to respond if only because it > enjoyed popular support, participation and > enthusiasm. > > The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank > are also to blame for accelerating the deforestation > which contributed to the flood's severity. For three > decades, they have forced Port-au-Prince governments > to follow neoliberal dictates to lower tariff > barriers and grow cash crops. > > These policies have ruined hundreds of thousands of > Haitian farmers who have then migrated to the > cities. They cook with charbon, or charcoal, which > is half the weight and efficiency of wood. Peasants > remaining on the land have turned to cutting down > trees for charbon to fuel the growing cities. > > These are the root causes of the disaster in Haiti, > and in the weeks ahead we intend not just to send > medicine but to organize events to make these root > causes known and to support the democratic forces in > Haiti working to change this status quo. > > Haiti's rain-induced floods were devastating because > the country has been already ravaged by a flood of > cheap imports, weakened by coups and despair, and > neglected by a greedy bourgeoisie intent only on its > own enrichment, not its compatriots' welfare. > > Democracy is a prerequisite for the development that > can result in better infrastructure, housing, > irrigation, reforestation, and governmental disaster > preparation and relief. By overthrowing the > popularly elected government, Washington, Paris and > the Haitian ruling class made this year's disasters > worse. > > The Emergency Campaign to Support the Haitian People > is an urgent effort to bring humanitarian relief, > specifically medicine, to Haiti. Recognizing that > today's crisis in Haiti is the consequence of > politics and policy, the Emergency Campaign to > Support the Haitian People is also working to > support those struggling for democracy and social > justice. > > Join in this effort in solidarity with the people of > Haiti today. Mark your calendars for the December > 5th rally in Solidarity in Haiti, and please help > with urgently needed support by making a donation > today at > http://www.pephost.org/site/R?i=lY4vIiNc1Ge72suC2Mm5YQ.. > > * * * * * > > This may be the first email that some of you have > received in quite awhile. Some people have been > barred from receiving the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition > emails for weeks and months by their internet > service providers. Yes, that's right, the anti-war > message of A.N.S.W.E.R. has been censored. > > So for those of you who signed up to receive > A.N.S.W.E.R. alerts, and those who came to mass > demonstrations, and yet never heard back, or > suddenly stopped receiving alerts - we are glad to > be able to communicate again. > > We've are in the process ofsubstantially upgraded > the technology powering the A.N.S.W.E.R. website. > You'll be able to can now manage your e-mail > preferences, unsubscribes, and e-mail address > changes, etc., directly on the site in real-time. At > the bottom of this email, you'll find your user > name and password that will give you access to the > system. > > We want to update all A.N.S.W.E.R. subscribers on > the great activities that are taking place. 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Bulletin (5th of October 2004) Dear friends ELP has learnt Swedish animal rights activist, Daniel Hedqvist, has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment for his role in an "animal rights ploughshares style" accountable action against a hatchery where animal rights activists sabotaged a conveyor belt and smashed thousands of eggs. In February 2004, as reported by ELP at the time, Hanna Ekegren was jailed for ten months for her role in this action. Please send urgent letters of support to: Daniel Hedqvist Torsg?rden 618 33 Kolm?rden Sweden ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Prison is a weapon used by the State to crush individuals who step out of line" (Michael Collins - former Mayday 2000 prisoner) Support All Animal & Earth Liberation Prisoners Earth Liberation Prisoners Support Network BM Box 2407, London, WC1N 3XX, England E-Mail < ELP4321 at hotmail.com > < www.spiritoffreedom.org.uk > Earth Liberation Prisoners Poland c/o E-Mail < ELP4321 at Hotmail.com > Italian Earth Liberation Prisoners Support Network E-Mail < italianelp at yahoo.com > < www.italianelp.net > (Under Construction) North American Earth Liberation Prisoners Support Network c/o E-Mail < ELP4321 at Hotmail.com > < www.spiritoffreedom.org.uk > Turkey Earth Liberation Prisoners Support Network E-Mail < elp_tr at hotmail.com > < www.geocities.com/yesilanarsi/elp.htm > Lets close down Huntingdon Life Sciences once and for all hlssuckslists.riseup.net Protect R Wildlife (PA Rep.) http://www.ProtectRWildlife.org HOME OF GREAT NEW PROGRAMS: PAWS-BAY (Auction for Wildlife) PAWS-Bay Home TNR + TNR + K.A.W.S. 4 KIDS K.A.W.S Help end the cat and dog meat trade http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StopNightmareDogIndustries Tell of your passions of the causes you fight for! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stateyourcause/ "The Earth And Her Threatened Animal Nations Deserve The Same Level Of Defense That We Support When Human Life Is Threatened. Otherwise We Are Just More Hypocrites Wanting Change Without The Risk And Sacrifice That Is Already Being Made By Others." I Believe It Is Far Better To Live For Animal Liberation Than To Die For It. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Oct 5 23:10:06 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 23:10:06 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [liberation_news] Brutal Repression Carried Out By Argentinean Capitalists Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- Partido Obrero Comunicado de Prensa Buenos Aires Martes 5 de Septiembre de 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jorge Altamira 15-4423-7873 Tel: 4953-3824/7164 Fax: 4954-5829 Cel: 15-4055-5424 secprensa at po-prensa.org http://www.po-prensa.org . [scroll down for original Spanish version] THE PARTIDO OBRERO DENOUNCES THE BRUTAL REPRESSION IN CALETA OLIVIA AND DEMANDS THE FREEDOM OF ALL THE DETAINEES The following is a transcription of the complete text of the letter delivered by the delegation of leaders of the PO who entered last October 4 the Casa de la Provincia de Santa Cruz in Buenos Aires (the House of the Province of Santa Cruz, offices located in the City of Buenos Aires), during the course of the march to defend the struggle of Caleta Olivia. Buenos Aires, October 4, 2004 Sr. Gobernador of the Province de Santa Cruz Sr.Sergio Acevedo We have marched to the Casa de Santa Cruz in Capital Federal in order to denounce before the Argentine workers and before all the national and international public opinion, the grave events that are occurring in the province which you govern. 1.. At dawn on Saturday last October 2, forces of the National Gendarmer?a (federal frontier guard) belonging to various jurisdictions consummated a brutal repression against workers present in the Termap plant, and also against those who had come to express their solidarity with them. That very same night, and in anticipation of that repressive intervention, the private security of the company attacked the workers present in the plant, hosing them down with jets of icy water, in an unprecedented vigilante action of "taking matters into their own hands" carried out by the company Termap. After the brutal intervention of the gendarmes, the detainees were taken to an abandoned area, where they were severely beaten. As a result of this, a sister has difficulty moving her arm, which may involve motor difficulties due to neurological damage caused by the beating she received. 2.. Part of the detainees were taken to Comodoro Rivadavia. Others were taken to the 1st, 2nd, and 4th precinct Police Stations of Caleta Olivia, where the worst kind of mistreatment continued to be meted out. In the 4th Precinct Police Station, an officer having the surname of M?ndez threatened one of the detained sisters with rape. In the 2nd Precinct Police Station, another detainee denounced the application of the method of torture known as "submarine" [T.N.: repeated asphyxiation through immersion in water]. During the course of the day on Saturday a group of detainees were freed, upon confirmation that the proceedings carried out on National Highway 3 (ruta nacional no. 3) had been done without a court order. It was, therefore, a case of action under the direct orders of the Fiscal Federal (Federal Prosecutor's office) in conjunction with the Gendarmer?a, that is, with the provincial and national political powers. 3.. However, still detained are the compa?eros Miguel Ferreira, Daniel Cooper, Roberto Rojas and Eliana Nu?ez, under charges of "aggravated coercion" and "usurpation". The charge is based solely on their role as well-known spokespersons for the action of the workers, which reveals with which orientation the State is acting: that of penalizing workers and trade union organization. The Caleta arrests are therefore an attack against the entire working class and popular movement which organizes itself and elects delegates and representatives in order to struggle against capitalist exploitation and the abuse it inflicts every day. 4.. We want to make sure that the reason for which the compa?eros returned to the Termap plant some days ago is made very clear: the company had not complied with the agreement it signed more than a month ago, according to which it committed itself to hiring a group of unemployed workers, with union contract wages and working conditions. The oil monopolies -which demand "legal security" when it comes time to impose rate hikes and transfer resources abroad-are incapable of complying with a commitment formalized with the workers of Santa Cruz. Instead, they had recourse to the State and its cowardly repression. Which is what took place, when it came time to comply with the agreement, what the workers received was only arrest and charges being brought against them. Of those arrests, there are six workers with charges against them, who, for the past month, have been kept in cells without even having the right to exercise in the yard and see the light of day. One of the jailed sisters is being held at a police station -the 4th precinct of Caleta Olivia, where those convicted of sexual crimes are held, those for whom no place can be found in the overflowing province prison system. 5.. Se?or Gobernador: the active participation of your government and that of the National Government in this escalation of repression suffered by those who struggle in Santa Cruz and all over the country, does not escape us. Neither are we unaware that these arrests were preceded by meetings, inside the country and abroad, held by your government and President Kirchner with the highest officials of Repsol YPF. Meetings in which, together with various concessions in terms of investments and rates, a pact was made to criminalize the extraordinary struggle which, over the last year, has managed to wrest from the oil monopolies more than 2000 jobs. Neither will we cease denouncing that this demand for criminalization is also present in those who today demand, as one of the condtions for the renegotiation of the Argentine foreign debt, a "heavy hand against the piqueteros." 6.. Among the Argentines today detained in Caleta, together with tens of other compa?eros in other provinces, is present the struggle for the reorganizatin of the country on the basis of the inerests of the working class majority, in opposition to those who have governed -and govern-for the monopolies which have looted the country. For all this, we demand: -immediate freedom and the dropping of all charges against all those arrested in Caleta Olivia. -Trial and punishment for all those responsible for the repression and the abuse suffered by the detainees and those facing charges. -Unconditional compliance with the accords and commitments which guarantee real jobs for the compa?eros. Jorge Altamira Nestor Pitrola Marcelo Ramal Christian Rath For the National Leadership of the Partido Obrero Claudia Ferrero Association of Professionals in Struggle (Asociaci?n de Profesionales en Lucha), APEL, in the Polo Obrero Jorge Altamira: 15-4423-7873 N?stor Pitrola: 15-5324-2356 Marcelo Ramal: 15-5690-1943 Christian Rath: 15-5690-1827 Claudia Ferrero: 15-5604-5905 [original Spanish version:] EL PARTIDO OBRERO DENUNCIA LA BRUTAL REPRESION EN CALETA OLIVIA Y RECLAMA LA LIBERTAD DE TODOS LOS DETENIDOS Tanscribimos a continuaci?n el texto completo de la carta entregada por la delegaci?n de dirigentes del PO que ingres? el pasado 4 de octubre a la Casa de la Provincia de Santa Cruz en Buenos Aires, en el curso de la marcha realizada en defensa de la lucha de Caleta Olivia. Buenos Aires, 4 de octubre de 2004 Sr. Gobernador de la Provincia de Santa Cruz Sr.Sergio Acevedo Nos hemos movilizado a la Casa de Santa Cruz en la Capital Federal para denunciar ante los trabajadores argentinos, y ante toda la opini?n p?blica nacional e internacional, los graves acontecimientos que est?n ocurriendo en la provincia que usted gobierna. 1.. En la madrugada del s?bado 2 de octubre pasado, fuerzas de la Gendarmer?a Nacional provenientes de varias jurisdicciones consumaron una brutal represi?n contra trabajadores que permanec?an en la planta Termap, y tambi?n contra quienes concurrieron a solidarizarse con aqu?llos. En esa misma noche, y como anticipo de esa intervenci?n represiva, la seguridad privada de la empresa agredi? a los trabajadores presentes en la planta con chorros de agua helada, en una in?dita acci?n de "justicia por mano propia" por parte de la empresa Termap. Luego de la brutal intervenci?n de los gendarmes, los detenidos fueron llevados a un descampado, donde recibieron intensas golpizas. Como resultado de ellas, una compa?era registra hoy dificultades motrices en un antebrazo, que podr?an deberse a da?os neurol?gicos causados por los golpes recibidos. 2.. Parte de los detenidos fueron llevados a Comodoro Rivadavia. Otros fueron conducidos a las Comisar?as 1?. 2?. 4? de Caleta Olivia, donde continuaron los peores vej?menes. En la comisar?a 4?, un oficial apellidado M?ndez amenaz? de violaci?n a una de las detenidas. En la Comisar?a 2?, otro detenido denunci? la aplicaci?n de la tortura conocida como "submarino". En el curso del d?a s?bado, un conjunto de los detenidos fueron liberados, al constatarse que el procedimiento realizado sobre la ruta nacional No. 3 hab?a sido llevado adelante sin orden judicial. Se hab?a tratado, por lo tanto, de una acci?n ordenada por el Fiscal Federal en acuerdo con la Gendarmer?a, es decir, con el poder pol?tico provincial y nacional. 3.. Sin embargo, permanecen a?n detenidos los compa?eros Miguel Ferreira, Daniel Cooper, Roberto Rojas y Eliana Nu?ez, bajo los cargos de "coacci?n agravada" y "usurpaci?n". La imputaci?n s?lo se basa en su rol como reconocidos voceros de la acci?n obrera, lo que revela con qu? orientaci?n est? actuando el Estado: la de penalizar la organizaci?n obrera y sindical. Las detenciones de Caleta, son por lo tanto, un ataque a todo el movimiento obrero y popular que se organiza y elige delegados y representantes para luchar contra la explotaci?n capitalista y sus atropellos cotidianos. 4.. No podemos dejar de se?alar el motivo por el cual los compa?eros reingresaron a la planta de Termap d?as atr?s: la empresa hab?a incumplido con un acuerdo suscripto hace m?s de un mes, por el cual se compromet?a a integrar a un conjunto de desocupados al trabajo, con salario y condiciones de convenio. Los monopolios petroleros -que reclaman "seguridad jur?dica" a la hora de asestar tarifazos y transferir recursos al exterior-, son incapaces de cumplir con un compromiso formalizado con los trabajadores santacruce?os. En su lugar, recurren al Estado y a su represi?n cobarde. As? ocurri? cuando, a la hora de cumplir con el acuerdo, lo que recibieron los trabajadores fue tan s?lo la detenci?n y el procesamiento. De aquellas detenciones, hay seis trabajadores procesados que, desde hace un mes, permanecen en celdas sin siquiera contar con el derecho de salir a un patio y ver la luz. Una de las detenidas se encuentra en una Comisar?a -la 4?. De Caleta Olivia-, a donde van a parar los presos por delitos sexuales, y que no encuentran lugar en el atiborrado sistema de c?rceles de la provincia. 5.. Se?or Gobernador: no se nos escapa el concurso activo de su gobierno y del Gobierno Nacional, en esta escalada represiva que asuela a los luchadores santacruce?os y a los de todo el pa?s. Tampoco ignoramos que estas detenciones fueron precedidas por las reuniones, dentro y fuera del pa?s, de su gobierno y del presidente Kirchner con los m?s altos funcionarios de Repsol YPF. Reuniones donde, junto a diversas concesiones en materia de inversiones y tarifas, se pact? la criminalizaci?n de la extraordinaria lucha que, en el curso del ?ltimo a?o, le arranc? a los monopolios petroleros m?s de 2000 puestos de trabajo. No dejaremos de denunciar, tampoco, que este reclamo de criminalizaci?n est? tambi?n presente en quienes hoy est? reclamando, como una de las condiciones de la renegociaci?n de la deuda externa argentina, la "mano dura contra los piqueteros". 6.. En los argentinos hoy detenidos en Caleta, junto con otras decenas de compa?eros en otras provincias, est? presente la lucha por reorganizar al pa?s sobre el inter?s de la mayor?a trabajadora, en oposici?n a quienes gobernaron -y gobiernan- para los monopolios que saquearon al pa?s. Por eso, reclamamos: -libertad inmediata y desprocesamiento de todos los detenidos de Caleta Olivia. -Juicio y castigo a los responsables por la represi?n y los vej?menes soportados por los detenidos y procesados. -Cumplimiento incondicional de las actas y compromisos que aseguran puestos genuinos de trabajo a los compa?eros. Jorge Altamira Nestor Pitrola Marcelo Ramal Christian Rath Por la Direcci?n Nacional del Partido Obrero Claudia Ferrero Asociaci?n de Profesionales en Lucha, APEL, en el Polo Obrero Jorge Altamira: 15-4423-7873 N?stor Pitrola: 15-5324-2356 Marcelo Ramal: 15-5690-1943 Christian Rath: 15-5690-1827 Claudia Ferrero: 15-5604-5905 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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"Israeli soldiers stormed the area, the girl left the bag and tried to run," said one. "Bullets hit the bag and then soldiers opened fire on the girl." "She was peppered with bullets, in the head, chest, legs" An Israeli military source said the girl entered an area that was clearly marked with no-entry signs at a time there had been shooting from Rafah. Soldiers opened fire towards her after she dropped her bag and ran. They suspected that the bag contained a bomb, the source said, but had not yet checked. "She was peppered with bullets, in the head, chest, legs," said Iman's brother, Ehab, 25. Rafah is well away from the northern Gaza Strip, where Israeli troops have killed 67 Palestinians in a six-day-old offensive launched after a rocket fired by militants killed two children in an Israeli town. - Reuters ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Oct 5 23:30:12 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 23:30:12 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] (no subject) Message-ID: Veteran of Iraq war commits suicide A casualty of Bush's war October 1, 2004 MARK CLINTON and TONY UDELL report on another casualty of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. JEFFREY LUCEY is not a name that will not soon be forgotten by the more than 100 people who attended a memorial service for him at Holyoke Community College (HCC) in Western Massachusetts. Lucey, a Marine veteran of the Iraq war and a student at the college, committed suicide on June 22. He was 23. As his father Kevin said at the memorial, Jeff's death, while not officially listed as such, is another casualty showing the human costs of the war. Lucey joined the Marine Reserves at 18 because, as his parents told Amy Goodman of the left-wing radio program Democracy Now! he wanted to get the training and earn money for college. He was called to active duty with the 6th Motor Transport Battalion in early 2003. By February, he was in Kuwait. One day after he celebrated his 22nd birthday, the invasion of Iraq began. Trained as a clerical specialist, he was reassigned to serve as a driver. On April 18, 2003, Jeff wrote to Julianne Proulx, his girlfriend since 1997, that he had done "immoral things." On his return to his parents' home in July, however, he had seemed normal, and everyone was too happy to see him to suspect that something was terribly wrong. With those who knew him less intimately, Jeff maintained the fa?ade of the good Marine until the very end. Things really began to fall apart on Christmas Eve. While drunk, Lucey took two handmade Iraqi dog tags from around his neck, threw them at his younger sister, and told her that he felt like a murderer. He never did tell his family the whole story of his experience in Iraq, only bits and pieces. It was horrific enough. He spoke of elderly people killed as they tried to run from Marines rolling into Nasariya. He spoke of a small Iraqi boy, bloody and prone in the dusty street, shot in the head and the chest and still holding a small, bloodstained American flag in his hands. He spoke of his horror as an American tank lumbered down the street, how he had bolted from his own vehicle and, as gunfire rippled the sand around him, moved the tiny corpse to the sad sanctuary of a nearby alley. He spoke of how he had been ordered to shoot two Iraqi prisoners. He remembered how he had looked into their eyes and hesitated, watching as they shook in terror, and thinking of their families. He remembered that an officer had shouted, "Pull the fucking trigger, Lucey!" He remembered shooting the soldiers and watching them die. He told his father that there were "other things" he did not want the family to know about. For its part, the Marines dismissed Lucey's allegation that he had been ordered to shoot Iraqi prisoners as "without merit"--but didn't offer an explanation of how that conclusion was reached. Marine spokesperson Capt. Pat Kerr, however, has confirmed that Lucey's battalion was engaged in transporting prisoners of war, according to one press report. As Jeff spiraled toward self-destruction, he began to drink more and more. In early June, his desperate parents were able to arrange an involuntary commitment to a local veterans' hospital, where Lucey complained that he was treated like "a prisoner." He was diagnosed as suffering from depression with secondary alcohol dependency--and was released after four days because, the hospital said, he was not a danger to himself or others. On the ride home, he told his parents that he had met with psychiatrists twice, both times briefly, and on the second occasion, the psychiatrist had seem preoccupied with other matters. In many respects, Jeff's fate followed a trajectory that is becoming all too familiar. As Nancy Lessin of Military Families Speak Out told Amy Goodman, "We have heard so much about what this military has learned in Vietnam [about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder], and how they're doing it differently now. And we don't see that at all. We see the same mistakes happening--mistakes that are, in fact, not mistakes at all. It's really a way of denying this issue so they can keep as many warm bodies deployed and re-deployed." After Jeff's death, his parents learned from the medical records kept during his involuntary confinement that he had told nurses of three different plans to kill himself--a drug overdose, suffocation or hanging. On June 22, he chose the last of these three methods, hanging himself with a hose in the basement of his parents' home. His father found the body of his only son when he got home from work shortly before 7 p.m. In one of the notes Jeff left behind, he begged his parents not to blame themselves "because I lived a happy childhood and a great life thanks to you. Unfortunately, I am weak and cannot deal with the pain. It feels as if I lost the most important part of my life that will ever exist." While the memorial service was not intended as a political event, virtually none of the speakers were able to ignore the implications of the war in Iraq, which is leaving behind the equivalent of human cluster bomblets who will be imploding and exploding for years and decades to come. Perhaps no one addressed the political context of Jeff Lucey's death as eloquently as Sean Lamory, Jeff's friend for the last 14 years, an Air Force veteran, an HCC student and one of the main organizers of the campus memorial service. Noting that the burdens of the war in Iraq are falling more than ever before on reservists and National Guard members, Lamory observed that such soldiers "are stereotypically young men and women who join the military for free college and benefits. "I see it right here at HCC, a school where a lot of students struggle financially and come out of class to see a fancy Hummer, surrounded by Marines in full-dress uniforms making all sorts of promises." Lamory also quoted a New Yorker article noting that the suicide rate "among soldiers in Iraq is one-third higher than the Army's historical average." Perhaps, he speculated, the rate is so high because "there's somewhere around 15,000 Iraqi civilians dead, and our troops are having trouble finding the justice in that." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Oct 5 23:42:04 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 23:42:04 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [Left Hook] Disgusting contrasts Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- Forbes List Has Most Billionares Ever The Forbes 400 The economy's recovery may be a little shaky, but you wouldn't know it from looking at this year's Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans. The combined net worth of the nation's wealthiest climbed to $1 trillion, up $45 billion in 12 months. http://biz.yahoo.com/special/400_04.html ------------------------------------- Cleveland Ranked Nation's Poorest Big City By M.R. KROPKO Associated Press Writer September 23, 2004, 8:10 AM EDT CLEVELAND -- Crushed by the loss of steel and other manufacturing jobs, Cleveland has ranked high for poverty before -- but never No. 1. That changed when a report from the U.S. Census Bureau recently rated it has the nation's poorest big city, putting it ahead of Detroit, Miami and Newark, N.J. Full: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-cleveland-poverty,0,4815774.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines --------------------------------------- September 22, 2004, NY Times U.S. Seeks Cuts in Housing Aid to Urban Poor By DAVID W. CHEN The Bush administration has proposed reducing the value of subsidized-housing vouchers given to poor residents in New York City next year, with even bigger cuts planned for some urban areas in New England. The proposal is based on a disputed new formula that averages higher rents in big cities with those of suburban areas, which tend to have lower costs. The proposals could have a "significantly detrimental impact" in some areas by forcing poor families to pay hundreds of extra dollars per month in rent, according to United States Representative Christopher Shays, a Connecticut Republican. That extra burden could be too much for thousands of tenants, "potentially leaving them homeless," Mr. Shays wrote in a recent letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The changes would affect most of the 1.9 million families who participate in the Section 8 program, the government's primary housing program for the poor, including 110,000 in New York City. People in the program receive vouchers to help them rent private apartments from landlords who agree to participate. For a four-bedroom apartment in New York City, HUD has proposed that the fair market rent be reduced from $1,504 a month to $1,286, a drop of more than 14 percent. For practical purposes, that means that a tenant must find an extra $218 to stay in that apartment, or else find something cheaper. A voucher for a three-bedroom apartment would be cut by 7 percent, with smaller cuts for smaller units. (email me for rest of article: derekseidman at yahoo.com) __________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Oct 5 23:43:35 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 23:43:35 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Spending Time with Nature, a Natural Remedy for ADHD Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- Subject: Spending Time with Nature, a Natural Remedy for ADHD http://www.mercola.com/2004/sep/18/adhd_nature.htm Spending Time with Nature, a Natural Remedy for ADHD Children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) should spend some quality time outdoors when they are not in school, according to a nationwide study. Researchers observed the positive effects spending time outdoors had on ADHD patients in different regions of the country. Participants, ages 5-18, spent time in "green" areas, which varied from big cities to rural settings. The results indicated a dramatic reduction in symptoms. Researchers believe that simply incorporating nature with regular after-school and weekend activities could be widely effective. In the United States, ADHD affects one in every 14 children -- which is equivalent to one or two in each classroom. About 2 million school-aged children and as many as 4 percent of adults experience the symptoms of ADHD. Those with the neurological disorder usually have problems in school, work and relationships. They often suffer from depression and substance abuse. Researchers recruited the parents of 322 boys and 84 girls, all diagnosed with ADHD, through ads in major newspapers and the Internet. a.. Activities were conducted in a variety of areas, including indoors, parking lots, downtown areas, tree-lined streets, back yards and parks. b.. Researchers then asked parents, through online interviews, how their children performed during a wide range of activities. c.. Reports indicated that symptoms were reduced most in green outdoor settings, even when the same activities were compared across different settings. d.. In 56 different comparisons, activities in "green areas" had more positive responses than activities in other settings. In 54 of the 56, the difference was significant, signaling that the findings were consistent. Those involved with the study are excited with the results and hope they will lead to more research and potential treatment. While medications for ADHD work for most kids, experts point out that they are expensive and can have serious side effects, including loss of appetite and trouble sleeping. Society often places negative labels upon children with ADHD. Even more disheartening, about 10 percent of ADHD children don't even respond to medication, which is the most popular form of conventional treatment. Researchers said that exposing ADHD children to nature is an affordable, healthy method of controlling symptoms. They suggest daily doses of "green time" can supplement medications and other traditional treatments of ADHD. a.. Spending time in ordinary urban nature -- a tree-lined street, a green yard or neighborhood park -- may offer additional relief from ADHD symptoms when medications aren't enough. b.. Some kids might be able to substitute a "green dose" for their afternoon pill, making it easier to get a good night's sleep. Increasing "green time" can be done by: a.. Choosing a greener route for the walk to school b.. Doing classwork or homework outside or at a window with a relatively green view c.. Playing in a green yard or ball field at recess and after school Science Blog August 28, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Mercola's Comment: What could be more natural or healthy for you and your family than to take a walk outdoors after work or school? What simple solution to one of the biggest problems plaguing our young people -- ADHD. In my practice, I recommend a host of natural dietary solutions for kids, and adults, who suffer from ADHD: a.. Increase your intake of omega-3 from fish or cod liver oil. This is the single most important nutrient for ADHD children. b.. Drink only water for a beverage, taking care to avoid fruit juices, soda and pasteurized milk. c.. Restrict or eliminate sugars and grains from your diet. Sadly instead of trying these solutions first, conventional doctors opt to overmedicate kids. More than one million American children take drugs for ADHD. Clearly it's not the answer, especially when they could be potentially harmful. Instead of looking for a quick fix, talk to your children and find out what emotions are holding them back. You may want to consider EFT to improve your child's emotional component. An updated version of my video series will teach you how to actually perform this effective treatment. The updated video series has many new advantages: a.. New material-over half of the material is new and/or updated b.. Two hours of updated information on my Eating Plan c.. Live juicing demonstration d.. Professionally edited e.. Available on DVD for extra high-quality resolution Another helpful tool is our three-part interview with renowned children's health expert Dr. Lendon Smith on Non-Drug Treatment of ADD/ADHD. Related Articles: Non-Drug Treatment of ADD/ADHD Adults With ADHD: Don't Become the Next Drug Target ... Here's How to Treat it Naturally US Congress Told of ADHD Overdiagnosis in Schools US Courts Forcing Parents to Medicate Kids for ADD/ADHD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. What I can do, I should do. 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It's a poster that can be viewed online, and gives you the big picture on Bush, Karzai, Rumsfeld, Rice, Cheney, et al, and their links to the Carlyle Group, Halliburton, Chevron, Exxon/Mobil, and more. It also shows links to the countries that have been exploited/attacked, like Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Saudi arabia, and the Caspian Region. By using quotes from the main characters in this Great Game, as well as industry insiders and critics, it frames up the whole discussion surrounding the US (Oil) Empire. All the sources are also listed for further research. Definitely worth checking out! http://www.globalrealities.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Oct 5 23:52:47 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 23:52:47 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [nwanarchy] Cool documentaries? Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- cool now we can all have anarchist movie theaters in our communities. next thing you know we will be making our own movies! how do i get a copy of these movies to show in my community? > As for labor and a few anarchist ones included, here is the list I have on > my computer. I have been involved in a video project for a number of years > and I have started to list the project's video library in my computer. When > it is done I'll post it. > Arthur > > Harlan County War (2000) > The Killing Floor (about the stockyard workers in Chicago in 1919) (1997) > The Organizer, Italian (1964) > Drawing the line At Pittston (Paper Tiger) > Songs of Solidarity, AFL-CIO (1991) this is where you can here Willie Nelson > singing Solidarity Forever > Out Of Darkness, The Mine Workers Story > Luis R. Beltran Tunes into Bolivian Miners Radio (Paper Tger) > The Inheritance; ACTWU, a labor history (1964) > Flags For Sale; about FOC ships, ITF > A Seafarer's Tale, ITF > Studs Terkel's Working > 10.000 Black Men Named George: railroad porters organizing (2003) > Out of Control: Story of corporate disregard for plant safety and public > heath in the Petro-Chemical Industry, Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers > Death on A Friendly Border by Rachel Antell, workers crossing the > Mexican/U.S. border > At the River I Stand: Sanitation worker's 65 day strike in 1968 > Locked Out! The story of OCAW Local 4-620 > Struggle In The Heartland: A.E. Staley Workers fight back > A Raise Now: PCUN > IBP Meatpacker's video > You Got To Move: Story of the Highlander Center. This one has some labor > stuff in it and good info on an organizer's school. > > The Wobblies > Directed by Stewart Bird & Deborah Shaffer/ 1979/ Documentary/ Colour/ > 89 mins/ USA > http://www.frif.com/cat97/t-z/the_wobb.html > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080142/combined > > Free voice of labor: The Jewish anarchists > Directed by Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher/ 1980/ Documentary/ Colour/ > 55 mins/ VHS > http://melior.univ-montp3.fr/ra_forum/en/cinema/jewish_anarchists.html > http://www.cinemaguild.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TCG > S&Product_Code=1526&Category_Code=JS > A cheaper version is available from AK Press (USA) > http://www.akpress.org/mainpage/29 If you have > > Older, bolder: Conversations with anarchist elders (Older equals > bolder: Anarchist elders) > Directed by Zimya A..Toms-Trend/ 1994/ Documentary/ Colour/ 28 mins/ > VHS (NTSC) > Participation: Harry Siitonen; Mel Most; Audrey Goodfriend; Jean > Pauline; Ruth Sheridan; Utah Phillips > http://www.iww.org/~iw/info/etc.html > > Joe Hill (The ballad of Joe Hill) > Directed by Bo Widerberg/ 1971/ Historical-drama/ Colour/ 117 mins/ > Sweden-USA > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067276/combined > > The Return of Joe Hill > Directed by Eric Scholl/ 1990, Documentary/ colour/ 57 mins/ USA/ Note: > commercial pricing > http://www.cinemaguild.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TCG > S&Product_Code=1474&Category_Code=H1 > > Joe Hill > Directed by Ken Verdoia/ 2000/ Documentary/ Colour/ 90 mins/ USA > https://umarket.utah.edu/kued/ourproductions/descriptions.tpl?SKU=v-0033 > > Hammett > Directed by Wim Wenders/ 1982/ Drama/ Colour/ 95 mins/ USA > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085640/combined > > Matewan > Directed by John Sayles/ 1987/ Drama/ Colour/ 132 mins/ USA > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093509/combined > > An Injury To One > Directed by Travis Wilkerson/ 2002/ Documentary/ 53 mins/ Colour/ VHS > (NTSC) > http://www.frif.com/new2003/inj.html > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342570/combined > > Centralia's Story > Director Anne Fischel. > See http://www.iww.org/~iw/sep1997/stories/central.html > from Industrial Worker. > > "Desde que los Lumi?re filmaron a los obreros" > by Jos? Luis S?nchez Noriega > (for a copy of the book see www.barataria.com/lorenzo.html) > > [Title in original language (English title) (year) (director/s)] > > 5th Ave. girl (Fifth avenue girl/ My fifth avenue girl/ The other half) > (1939) (Gregory La Cava) > 40 quadratmeter Deutschland (Forty square meters of Germany) (1986) > (Tevfik Baser) > 1900 (Novecento/ Nineteen hundred) (1976) (Bernardo Bertolucci) > ? nous la libert? (Freedom for us/ Liberty for us) (1931) (Ren? Clair) > Actas de Marusia (Marusia, Acts and deeds/ Letters from Mausia) (1976) > (Miguel Littin) > ?dalen '31 (Adalen thirty-one/ Adalen 31/ Adalen riots) (1969) (Bo > Widerberg) > Affaire Sacco et Vanzetti, L' (1967) (Paul Roland) > Aguas bajan negras, Las (1948) (Jos? Luis S?enz de Heredia) > Ah, America! (1984) (Istvan Orosz; Laszlo Haris) > Alambrista! (The illegal) (1977) (Robert M. Young) > Alamo bay (1985) (Louis Malle) > Albero degli zoccoli, L' (The tree with the wooden clogs) (1978) > (Ermanno Olmi) > Aldea maldita, La (1929) (Flori?n Rey) > ...als Diesel geboren (1979) (Peter Przygodda; Braulio Tavares Neto) > America, America (The Anatolian smile ) (1963) (Elia Kazan) > "Angestellte, Der" (1972) (Helma Sanders-Brahms) > Angst essen seele auf (Ali: Fear eats the soul/ Fear eats the soul) > (1974) (Rainer Werner Fassbinder) > Antoine et Antoinette (Antoine and Antoinette) (1947) (Jacques Becker) > Ard, El- (The earth/ The land) (1969) (Youssef Chahine) > Asignatura pendiente (Unfinished business) (1977) (Jos? Luis Garci) > Aurora de esperanza (1937) (Antonio Sau Olite) > Autre France, L' (1977) (Ali Ghalem) > Banditi a Orgosolo (Bandits of Orgosolo) (1960) (Vittorio De Seta) > Batalla de Chile El golpe de estado, La (The battle of Chile - Part 2: > The coup d'?tat) (1977) (Patricio Guzm?n) > Beau masque (Handsome face ) (1972) (Bernard Paul) > Bigger than life (1956) (Nicholas Ray) > Black fury (1935) (Michael Curtiz) > Black legion (1937) (Archie Mayo) > Bloodbrothers (A father's love) (1978) (Robert Mulligan) > Blue collar (1978) (Paul Schrader) > Boda, La (1982) (Thaelman Urgelles) > Bof... Anatomie d'un livreur (Who cares: Anatomy of a delivery boy) > (1971) (Claude Faraldo) > Borinage (1933) (Joris Ivens; Henri Storck) > Bound for glory (1976) (Hal Ashby) > Boxcar Bertha (1972) (Martin Scorsese) > Brasier, Le (1991) (Eric Barbier) > Brasil verdade ("Mem?rias do canga?o"; "Nossa escola de samba"; "Os > subterr?neos do futebol"; "Viramundo") (1968) (Maurice Capovila; Manuel > Horacio Gim?nez; Geraldo Sarno; Paulo Gil Soares) > Brigante, Il (The brigand) (1961) (Renato Castellani) > Britannia hospital (1982) (Lindsay Anderson) > Brutti sporchi e cattivi (Down and dirty/ Ugly, dirty and bad) (1976) > (Ettore Scola) > Bus, The (1976) (Okan Bay) > Busca, La (The search) (1967) (Angelino Fons) > Cabin in the cotton, The (1932) (Michael Curtiz) > Caccia tragica (The tragic hunt/ The tragic persuit) (1947) (Giuseppe > De Santis) > Califfa, La (Lady Caliph) (1970) (Alberto Bevilacqua) > Camarades (Comrades) (1969) (Marin Karmitz) > Cammino della speranza, Il (Path of hope/ The road to hope ) (1950) > (Pietro Germi) > Cantata de Chile, La (1975) (Humberto Sol?s) > Cartas de Alou, Las (Letters from Alou) (1990) (Montxo Armend?riz) > Casas Viejas (1983) (Jos? Luis L?pez del R?o) > Castilla se liberta (1937) (Adolfo Aznar) > Cecilia, La (1975) (Jean-Louis Comolli) > Chacal de Nahueltoro, El (The jackal of Nahueltoro) (1969) (Miguel > Littin) > Chiffonniers d'Emma?s, Les (1955) (Robert Dar?ne) > City girl (Our daily bread) (1930) (Frederich W. Murnau) > City of joy (1992) (Roland Joff?) > Classe operaia va in paradiso, La (Lulu, the tool/ The working class > goes to heaven) (1971) (Elio Petri) > Colmena, La (The beehive) (1982) (Mario Camus) > Comrades (1987) (Bill Douglas) > Con u?as y dientes (1977) (Javier Vega) > Coraje del pueblo, El (La noche de San Juan/ The courage of the people/ > The night of San Juan) (1971) (Jorge Sanjin?s) > Coup pour coup (1972) (Marin Karmitz) > Cristo si ? fermato a Eboli (Christ stopped at Eboli/ Eboli) (1979) > (Francesco Rosi) > Czlowiek z marmuru (Man of marble) (1977) (Andrzej Wajda) > Czlowiek z zelaza (Man of iron) (1981) (Andrzej Wajda) > Daens (1992) (Stijn Coninx) > "Days of hope" (1975) (Ken Loach) > De M?ndez, Las (1927) (Fernando Delgado) > De sol a sol (1976) (Yves Billon, Jean Lefaux, Luc Monnet, Manuel > Campos Pinto, Claude Reznik, Raphi Thoumawan, Manuel Vaz, Michel van > Zele) > "Death of a salesman" (1985) (Volker Schl?ndorff) > D?j? s'envole la fleur maigre (From the branches drops the whithered > blossom/ The lank flower has already flown) (1960) (Paul Meyer) > Delitto d'amore (Somewhere beyond love) (1974) (Luigi Comencini) > Derni?re sortie avant Roissy (Last exit before Roissy) (1977) (Bernard > Paul) > Despu?s de la tormenta (After the storm) (1990) (Trist?n Bauer) > Deus e o diabo na terra do sol (Black god, white devil) (1964) (Glauber > Rocha) > Doblones de a ocho (1990) (Andr?s Linares) > Dos mundos de Angelita, Los (1982) (Jane Morrison) > Drag?o da maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro, O (1969) (Glauber Rocha) > El Norte (1984) (Gregory Nava) > Empresa perdona un momento de locura, La (The management forgives a > moment of madness) (1978) (Mauricio Wallerstein) > Entuziasm Simfonia Donbassa (The Dombass symphony/ The symphony of the > Don Basin) (1931) (Dziga Vertov) > Esa pareja feliz (That happy pair) (1953) (Juan Antonio Bardem; Luis > Garc?a Berlanga) > Espa?olas en Par?s (Spaniards in Paris) (1971) (Roberto Bodegas) > Espont?neo, El (The rash one) (1964) (Jorge Grau) > ?Esquina bajan! (1948) (Alejandro Galindo) > Estrategia del caracol, La (The snail's stratergy/ The stratergy of the > snail) (1993) (Sergio Cabrera) > Executive suite (1954) (Robert Wise) > Expropiaci?n (Expropriation) (1976) (Mario Robles) > F.I.S.T. (1978) (Norman Jewison) > Faham, El (The charcoal maker) (1973) (Mohamed Bouamari) > Ferroviere, Il (Man of iron/ The railroad man) (1956) (Pietro Germi) > Field, The (1990) (Jim Sheridan) > Fieles sirvientes, Los (1979) (Francisco Betri?) > Finis terrae (1929) (Jean Epstein) > Fuzis, Os (The guns) (1964) (Ruy Guerra) > Geld (Money) (1989) (Doris D?rrie) > Germinal (1993) (Claude Berri) > Give us this day (Christ in concrete/ Salt and the devil/ Salt to the > devil 1949) (Edward Dmytryk) > Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) (James Foley) > Golfos, Los (The delinquents) (1962) (Carlos Saura) > Gran sol (1988) (Ferr?n Llagostera) > Grapes of wrath (1940) (John Ford) > Guarapo (1987) (Santiago R?os; Teodoro R?os) > Guerra de dios, La (I was a parish priest) (1953) (Rafael Gil) > Gulliver (1976) (Alfonso Ungr?a) > G?nter Wallraff - Ganz unten (1986) (J?rg Gf?rer) > Hallelujah, I'm a bum (Hallelujah, I'm a tramp/ Happy go lucky/ The > heart of New York/ New York/ Lazy bones/ The optimist) (1933) (Lewis > Milestone) > H?r har du ditt liv (Here's your life/ This is your life) (1966) (Jan > Troell) > Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976) (Barbara Kopple) > Hay lugar para... dos (1948) (Alejandro Galindo) > Hay un camino a la derecha (1953) (Francisco Rovira Beleta) > Heart of Spain (1937) (Herbert Kline) > Herzsprung (1992) (Helke Misselwitz) > Hijos del trabajo, Los (1927) (Agust?n Carrasco) > Hoffa (1992) (Danny DeVito) > Hombre de la nevera, El (1993) (Vicente Tamarit) > Homer & Eddie (1989) (Andrei Konchalovsky) > How green was my valley (1941) (John Ford) > Humain, trop humain (A human condition/ Human, too human) (1974) (Louis > Malle) > Hurdes, Las (Tierra sin pan/ Land without bread/ Uncompromised land) > (1933) (Luis Bu?uel) > Immigrant, The (Broke/ Hello USA/ A modern Columbus/ The new world) > (1917) (Charles Chaplin) > Inquilino, El (The tenant) (1957) (Jos? Antonio Nieves Conde) > Ironweed (Hector Babenco) (1987) > It's a wonderful life (Frank Capra's It's a wonderful life/ The > greatest gift) (1946) (Frank Capra) > Joe Hill (The ballad of Joe Hill) (1971) (Bo Widerberg) > Kad budem mrtav i beo (When I am dead and gone) (1967) (Zwojin > Pavlovic) > Kameradschaft (Comradeship) (1931) (Georg Wilhelm Pabst) > Kashima paradise (1973) (B?rnie Deswarte; Yann Le Masson) > Kimberley mob (1991) (Graham Chase) > Konets Sankt-Peterburga (The end of St. Petersburg) (1927) (Mikhail > Doller; Vsevolod Pudovkin) > Kori mou i sosialistria, I (1966) (Alekos Sakellarios) > Kuhle wampe oder wem geh?rt die welt (To whom does the world belong?/ > Whither Germany?) (1932) (Slatan Dudow) > Ladri di biciclette (The bicycle thief/ The bicycle thieves) (1948) > (Vittorio De Sica) > Lamerica (1994) (Gianni Amelio) > Last exit to Brooklyn (1989) (Uli Edel) > Letter to Brezhnev (1985) (Chris Bernard) > Letter to Spain (1987) (Miguel Orodea) > Lied der str?me, Das (Song of the rivers) (1954) (Joop Huisken; Joris > Ivens; Robert M?n?goz; Ruy Santos) > Life stinks (Life sucks) (1991) (Mel Brooks) > L?nea, La (1992) (Ernesto Rimoch) > Looks and smiles (1981) (Ken Loach) > Lost in America (1985) (Albert Brooks) > Lugar en el mundo, Un (A place in the world) (1992) (Adolfo Aristarain) > Magistrato, Il (All of us are guilty/ The magistrate) (1959) (Luigi > Zampa) > Magliari, I (The Magliari) (1959) (Francesco Rosi) > Magyarok (Hungarians) (1978) (Zolt?n F?bri) > Malvado carabel, El (1956) (Fernando Fern?n G?mez) > Man in the white suit, The (1951) (Alexander Mackendrick) > Man of Aran (1934) (Robert J. Flaherty) > Mani sulla citt?, Le (Hands over the city) (1963) (Francesco Rosi) > Man's castle (1933) (Frank Borzage) > Manuel (1979) (Alfredo Anzola) > Margaret's museum (1995) (Mort Ransen) > Mar?a, matr?cula de Bilbao (1960) (Ladislao Vajda) > Mat (Mother/ Mother, 1905) (1926) (Vsevolod Pudovkin) > M?g k?r a n?p (The people still ask/ Red psalm) (1971) (Mikl?s Jancs?) > Metello (1970) (Mauro Bolognini) > Metropolis (1927) (Fritz Lang) > Mi calle (1960) (Edgar Neville) > Mi t?o Jacinto (1956) (Ladislao Vajda) > Milagro beanfield war, The (1988) (Robert Redford) > Miles from home (Farm of the year) (1988) (Gary Sinise) > Mim? metallurgico ferito nell'onore (The seduction of Mimi) (1972) > (Lina Wertm?ller) > Miracolo a Milano (Miracle in Milan) (1951) (Vittorio De Sica) > Modern times (The masses) (1936) (Charles Chaplin) > Moj universitety (Gorky trilogy III/ My universities/ University of > life) (1940) (Mark Donskoy) > Molly Maguires, The (1970) (Martin Ritt) > Moonlighting (1982) (Jerzy Skolimowski) > Mujeres trabajadores (1938) (PSUC -Spain) > Mulino del Po, Il (The mill on the Po) (1948) (Alberto Lattuada) > Mutter Krausens fahrt ins Gl?ck (Mother Krause's journey to happiness) > (1929) (Piel Jutzi) > Mutter K?sters fahrt zum himmel (Mother K?sters goes to heaven/ Mother > Kuster's trip to heaven) (1975) (Rainer Werner Fassbinder) > My family (East L.A.) (1995) (Gregory Nava) > My man Godfrey (1936) (Gregory La Cava) > N.P. il segreto (NP) (1971) (Silvano Agosti) > Nadie hablar? de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto (Nobody will speak to > us when we're dead) (1995) (Agust?n D?az Yanes) > Native land (1942) (Leo Hurwitz; Paul Strand) > No habr? m?s penas ni olvido (Funny dirty little war) (1983) (H?ctor > Olivera) > Norma Rae (1979) (Martin Ritt) > Nuevos ideales (1936) (Salvador de Alberich) > Nybyggarna (The new land) (1972) (Jan Troell) > Of mice and men (1939) (Lewis Milestone) > Of mice and men (1992) (Gary Sinise) > Olvidados, Los (The young and the damned) (1950) (Luis Bu?uel) > Onorevole Angelina, L' (Angelina) (1947) (Luigi Zampa) > Our daily bread (Hell's crossroads/ The miracle of life) (1934) (King > Vidor) > Pane e cioccolata (Bread and chocolate) (1973) (Franco Brusati) > Patagonia rebelde, La (Rebellion in Patagonia/ The rebel Patagonia) > (1974) (H?ctor Olivera) > Pelle erobreren (Pelle the conqueror) (1987) (Bille August) > Pelle viva (Scorched skin) (1962) (Giuseppe Fina) > Pennies from heaven (1936) (Norman Z. McLeod) > Philips-Radio (The symphonie industrielle) (1931) (Joris Ivens) > Piel quemada, La (1967) (Jos? Mar?a Forn) > Pisito, El (1959) (Marco Ferreri; Isidoro M. Ferry) > Pl?tzliche reichtum der armen leute von Kombach, Der (The sudden wealth > of the poor people of Kombach) (1971) (Volker Schl?ndorff) > Point du jour, Le (The mark of the day) (1949) (Louis Daquin) > Por los caminos verdes (1984) (Marilda Vera) > Posto, Il (The job/ The sound of trumpets) (1961) (Ermanno Olmi) > Power and the land (1940) (Joris Ivens) > Puente, El (Foul play/ The long weekend) (1977) (Juan Antonio Bardem) > Quand tu disais, Val?ry (1975) (Nicole Le Garrec; Ren? Vautier) > ?Qu? he hecho yo para merecer esto?!! (What have I done to deserve > this?) (1984) (Pedro Almod?var) > Rabbit trap, The (1959) (Philip Leacock) > Ra?ces de sangre (Roots of blood) (1979) (Jes?s Salvador Trevi?o) > Raining stones (1993) (Ken Loach) > Realismo socialista, El (1973) (Raoul Ruiz) > Rebeli?n de los colgados, La (Die rebellion der Gehenkten/ Rebellion of > the hanged/ Revolt of the hanged) (1954) (Alfredo B. Crevenna; Emilio > Fern?ndez) > Recuperanti, I (The scavengers) (1969) (Ermanno Olmi) > Retrato de Teresa (Portrait of Teresa) (1979) (Pastor Vega) > Riff-Raff (1990) (Ken Loach) > Rigor del destino, El (The rigorous fate/ The sternness of fate) (1985) > (Gerardo Vallejo) > R?o que nos lleva, El (1989) (Antonio del Real) > Riso amaro (Bitter rice) (1949) (Giuseppe De Santis) > Rocco e i suoi fratelli (Rocco and his brothers) (1960) (Luchino > Visconti) > Roger & me (A humorous look at how General Motors destroy Flint, > Michigan) (1989) (Michael Moore) > Roma ore 11 (Roma ore undici/ Rome 11:00) (1952) (Giuseppe De Santis) > Sabatoventiquattromarzo (1984) (CGIL, Italy) > Sacco e Vanzetti (Sacco and Vanzetti) (1971) (Giuliano Montaldo) > Salaire de la peur, Le (Wages of fear/ The wages of fear) (1953) > (Henri-Georges Clouzot) > Salt of the earth (1954) (Herbert J. Biberman) > Seeing red (Seeing red: Stories of American communists) (1983) (Julia > Reichert; James Klein) > Santos inocentes, Los (The holy innocents) (1984) (Mario Camus) > Selva tr?gica (1963) (Roberto Farias) > Sempre Xonxa (A woman forever) (1989) (Chano Pi?eiro) > Servant, The (1963) (Joseph Losey) > Shirley Valentine (1989) (Lewis Gilbert) > Si j'?tais le patron (1934) (Richard Pottier) > Siete d?as de enero (Seven days in January) (1979) (Juan Antonio > Bardem) > Silkwood (1983) (Mike Nichols) > Sindacalista, Il (Il Sindicalista?) (1972) (Luciano Salce) > Smic Smac Smoc (1971) (Claude Lelouch) > Snapper, The (1993) (Stephen Frears) > Sobrevivientes, Los (The survivors) (1979) (Tom?s Guti?rrez Alea) > Someone else's America (1995) (Goran Paskaljevic) > Sometimes a great nation (Never give an inch) (1971) (Paul Newman) > Sounder (1972) (Martin Ritt) > Southerner, The (Hold autumn in your heart) (1945) (Jean Renoir) > Spanish earth, The (This Spanish earth) (1937) (Joris Ivens) > Stachka (Strike) (1925) (Sergei M. Eisenstein) > Stanley & Iris (1990) (Martin Ritt) > Staroye i novoye (The general line/ Old and new) (1930) (Grigori > Aleksandrov; Sergei M. Eisenstein) > Stico (1984) (Jaime de Armi??n) > Sullivan's travels (1941) (Preston Sturges) > Surcos (Furrows) (1951) (Jos? Antonio Nieves Conde) > Tarahumara (Cada vez m?s lejos) (Always further on) (1964) (Luis > Alcoriza) > Tasio (1984) (Montxo Armend?riz) > Telara?a, La (1990) (Antonio Verdaguer) > Tempos dif?ceis (Hard times) (1988) (Jo?o Botelho) > Temps des cerises, Le (The time of the cherries) (1937) (Jean-Paul Le > Chanois) > Terra trema: Episodio del mare, La (The earth trembles/ The earth will > tremble) (1948) (Luchino Visconti) > Tetto, Il (The roof) (1956) (Vittorio De Sica) > Themroc (1973) (Claude Faraldo) > Thunder bay (1953) (Anthony Mann) > Tiempo de revancha (Time for revenge) (1981) (Adolfo Aristarain) > Tierra de rastrojos (1979) (Antonio Gonzalo) > Tierra prometida, La (The promised land) (1971) (Miguel Littin) > Time of your life, The (1948) (H.C. Potter) > Tobacco road (1941) (John Ford) > Tomb?s du ciel (Fallen from heaven/ In transit/ Lost in transit) (1993) > (Philippe Lioret) > Tout va bien (All's well) (1972) (Jean-Luc Godard; Jean-Pierre Gorin) > Triangle factory fire scandal, The (1979) (Mel Stuart) > ?ltima cena, La (The last supper) (1976) (Tom?s Guti?rrez Alea) > Uomini e lupi (Men and wolves/ The wolves) (1956) (Giuseppe De Santis; > Leopoldo Savona) > Uomo da bruciare, Un (A man for burning) (1962) (Valentino Orsini; > Paolo Taviani; Vittorio Taviani) > Utvandrarna (The emigrants) (1971) (Jan Troell) > Valpara?so mi amor (Valparaiso my love) (1969) (Aldo Francia) > Venganza, La (Vengeance) (1959) (Juan Antonio Bardem) > Verdad sobre el caso Savolta, La (The truth of the Savolta affair) > (1979) (Antonio Drove) > Verdugo, El (Not on your life) (1963) (Luis Garc?a Berlanga) > Victoria! La gran aventura d'un poble (1984) (Antonio Ribas) > Victoria! 2 El frenes? del 17 (1983) (Antonio Ribas) > Victoria! 3 La raz?n y el arrebato (1984) (Antonio Ribas) > Vida por delante, La (Life ahead) (1958) (Fernando Fern?n G?mez; Jos? > Luis de la Torre) > Vidas secas (Barren lives) (1963) (Nelson Pereira dos Santos) > Vie est ? nous, La (The people of France) (1936) (Jacques Becker; > Jacques B. Brunius; Henri Cartier-Bresson; Jean-Paul Le Chanois; > Maurice Lime; Jean Renoir (collective); Pierre Unik; Andr? Zwoboda) > Wall street (1987) (Oliver Stone) > Wij bouwen/ Construimos (1930) (Joris Ivens) > Wobblies, The (1979) (Stewart Bird; Deborah Shaffer) > Ya no basta con rezar (Enough praying) (1972) (Aldo Francia) > You can't take it with you (1938) (Frank Capra) > Zemlya (Earth/ Soil) (1930) (Aleksandr Dovzhenko) > Ziemia obiecana (Land of promise/ The promised land) (1974) (Andrzej > Wajda) > > > > > > -- _______________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Wed Oct 6 01:26:08 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 01:26:08 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Stop supporting baby killers Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- Boycotte Israel Why would I have? Each day, one hears new violences of the Israeli army against the Palestinians. People are almost killed. And there is also, it is true, of the Israeli victims What does it occur? Who is wrong, which is right? The Palestinians recognized the State of Israel. In exchange, the Palestinians insist that Israel ceases its illegal military occupation since 1967 of the grounds which belong to the Palestinians: the West Bank (including Jerusalem-Is), and Gaza. In fact the only territories remain with the Palestinians, after the creation of Israel in 1948. However, the Israelis do not want to leave. On the contrary, they continue to build colonies which are illegal compared to the international law. They drive out the Palestinians from on their premises, in the hope which they will leave. All this blocks the process of peace. Maintaining the Palestinians resist the occupation, just like the Blacks of South Africa resisted the mode of apartheid. How the Blacks of South Africa, the Palestinians do not have the choice!! It is easy to think that one can nothing make has distance. But remember that a boycott of the South-African products in the years 1980 had an enormous impact to put an end apartheid. Make your choice, and make the difference - a difference which counts. It will not cost you a centime not to buy Israeli products in your stores and supermarkets. Check the origin of the products (in particular certain fruit and vegetables, fruit juice.), and please, avoid those labeled "Product of Israel" or "Made in Israel" or "manufactured in Israel" or "jaffa" , "carmel"... The Ummah has more power at hand than any other group or Country in the world. The only problem is that the Ummah is very weak in its Organization and Unity. This was done in the time of the Great Companions, who boycotted jewish business and it was very successful in breaking their monopoly. We have immense potential, we must be more pro-active by boycotting companies who invest in Zionism. All these companies should be boycotted, because it is these companies that are actively supporting Israel. Which companies should be boycotted and why? 01 PRODUCTS & AFFILIATED COMPANIES: Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, Fanta, Fruitopia, Kia ora, Litt, Sprite, Sunkist, Schweppes 02 PRODUCTS & AFFILIATED COMPANIES: Disneyland, EuroDisney, Disney Products Details: Walt Disneys Millennium exhibition at the Epcot Centre in Florida depects Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Jerusalem is an illegally occupied city according to international law (UN resolution 242, 237 & 405)and can never be the capital of Israel. Of the 8 million dollars cost to set up the exibition, Israel contributed 1.8 million and worked with Disney to develop its content. 03 Details: IBM invest heavily in Israel. IBM senior vice-president and general counsel, Lawrence Ricciardi, said in an interview with the Jerusalem Post that his company employs 1,700 people in Israel. 04 PRODUCTS & AFFILIATED COMPANIES: Processors - Celeron, Pentium, Itanium, etc Motherboards, Chipsets, Adapters, Controllers, Network Products, Wireless components, Embeded Products, Software Development Tools. Details: Intel are one of the biggest supporters of Israel. Their very first development centre outside the US was opened in Haifa in 1974. Since then they have continued pouring investment in to Israel. By year 2000 they employ over 4000 israelis. 05 PRODUCTS & AFFILIATED COMPANIES: Baby Products Details: Johnson & Johnson purchased Israeli company Biosense for $400 million. In 1998, Mr. Roger S. Fineon on behalf of Johnson & Johnson, received the Jubilee Award by the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. This is the highest tribute ever awarded by the "State of Israel" in recognition of those individuals and organizations, that through their investments and trade relationships, have done the most to strengthen the Israeli economy. 06 PRODUCTS & AFFILIATED COMPANIES: Giorgio Armani Perfumes? Redken 5th Avenue NYC Lancome Paris, Vichy, Cacharel, LaRoche-Posay, Garnier, Biotherm, Helena Rubinstein, Maybelline, Maybelline, Carson Details: American Jewish Congress has expressed "keen satisfaction that L'Oreal has become a warm friend of Israel" L'Oreal has established Israel as its commercial center in the Middle East and has increased investment and manufacturing activities ranging from a new production line established in Migdal Haemek, to joint research and development projects with Israeli affiliates, as well as education and public service campaigns. In 1998 Mr. Pascal Castres St Martin of L' Oreal, received the Jubilee Award by the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. This is the highest tribute ever awarded by the "State of Israel" in recognition of those individuals and organizations, that through their investments and trade relationships, have done the most to strengthen the Israeli economy. 07 PRODUCTS & AFFILIATED COMPANIES: M&S stores, St. Michaels Details: From is birth M&S has been linked inextricably to Zionism. In fact in a book on M&S, Lord Marcus Sieff - long time Chairman of M&S - wrote that one of the fundamental objectives of M&S is to aid the economic development of Israel (Management: The Marks & Spencer Way, Weidenfield & Nicolson, 1990). M&S supports Israel with approximately $233 million in trade every year (Jerusalem Report, 5 June 2000) . The JTA reported that "The Israeli ambassador to England recently honored Marks & Spencer for the company's continued support of Israel." (JTA, 13 December 2000). In 1998 Sir Richard Greenbury Marks & Spencer, received the Jubilee Award by the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. This is the highest tribute ever awarded by the "State of Israel" in recognition of those individuals and organizations, that through their investments and trade relationships, have done the most to strengthen the Israeli economy. 08 PRODUCTS & AFFILIATED COMPANIES: Nescaf?, Perrier, Vittel, Pure Life, Carnation, Libby's, Milkmaid, Nesquik, Maggi, Buitoni, Crosse & Blackwell, Milkybar, KitKat, Quality Street, Smarties, After Eight, Lion, Aero, Polo, Shreddies cereal, KitKat, Quality Street, Smarties, Baci, After Eight, Baby Ruth, Butterfinger, Lion, Aero, Polo, Frutips, Felix - cat food Details: The swiss company owns 50.1% of israeli food maker Osem Investments. In dec 2000, it announced , it will invest millions of dollars to operate the new R&D centre in israel. In 1998, Mr. Peter Brabeck-Letmathe on behalf of Nestle, received the Jubilee Award by the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. This is the highest tribute ever awarded by the "State of Israel" in recognition of those individuals and organizations, that through their investments and trade relationships, have done the most to strengthen the Israeli economy. 09 PRODUCTS & AFFILIATED COMPANIES: Nokia electronic products - mobile phones, tvs.etc Details: Nokia have started to invest heavily in Israel. Nokia general manager Lars Wolf said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post (4 March 2001): "We are really focusing on Israel from all perspectives, because we have an internal project called 'Project Israel' which means we are looking at Israel from a networks perspective, from the perspective of Nokia Ventures Organization, and also from the perspective of Nokia Research Center ". Nokia Venture Partners, a branch of Nokia Ventures Organization, launched a new $500 million fund in December 2000 and allowed that a "disproportionate" amount of it would go into Israeli companies. Nokia Research Center is on the lookout for Israeli start-ups with which it can cooperate. 10 PRODUCTS & AFFILIATED COMPANIES: Hanes, Hillshire, Playtex, Champion, Leggs, Douwe Egberts, Bryan, Pilao, : Pick wick Details: Sara Lee owns 30% of Israels leading textile company Delta Galil.[4] Sara Lee is the world's largest clothing manufacturer, this opens the worlds markets to Israel, with cloths originating in Israel being sold around the world under one of the many famous Sara Lee brands. In 1998, Mr. Lucien Nessim of Sara Lee Personal Products received the Jubilee Award by the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. This is the highest tribute ever awarded by the "State of Israel" in recognition of those individuals and organizations, that through their investments and trade relationships, have done the most to strengthen the Israeli economy. All these companies should be boycotted by Muslims, because it is these companies that are actively supporting israel. 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Since the subpoena was issued to Rackspace and not to Indymedia, the reasons for this action are still unknown to Indymedia. Talking to Indymedia volunteers, Rackspace stated that "they cannot provide Indymedia with any information regarding the order." ISPs have received gag orders in similar situations which prevent them from updating the concerned parties on what is happening. It is unclear to Indymedia how and why a server that is outside the US jurisdiction can be seized by US authorities. At the same time an additional server was taken down at Rackspace which provided streaming radio to several radio stations, BLAG (linux distro), and a handful of miscellanous things. The last few months have seen numerous attacks on independent media by the US Federal Government. In August the Secret Service used a subpoena in an attempt to disrupt the NYC IMC before the RNC by trying to get IP logs from an ISP in the US and the Netherlands. Last month the FCC shut down community radio stations around the US. Two weeks ago the FBI requested that Indymedia takes down a post on the Nantes IMC that had a photo of some undercover Swiss police and IMC volunteers in Seattle were visited by the FBI on the same issue. On the other hand, Indymedia and other independent media organisations were successfull with their victories for example against Diebold and the Patroit Act. Today however, the US authorities shut down IMCs around the world. The list of affected local media collectives includes Ambazonia, Uruguay, Andorra, Poland, Western Massachusetts, Nice, Nantes, Lilles, Marseille (all France), Euskal Herria (Basque Country), Liege, East and West Vlaanderen, Antwerpen (all Belgium), Belgrade, Portugal, Prague, Galiza, Italy, Brazil, UK, part of the Germany site, and the global Indymedia Radio site. Gregory C. Lewis, Certified Personal Trainer and Clinical Exercise Specialist(ACE). 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Squiddy - as we like to call him - has launched his own campaign to tell the world's foreign ministers that bottom trawling is a bummer of an idea, both environmentally and economically. Find out more about Squid, his campaign partners and what you can do about bottom trawling. Urge your foreign minister to ask for a moratorium on bottom trawling at the UN General Assembly meeting in November. Volume 4, Number 10 You up for an Eco Quest? Ever dreamed of saving the Irrawaddy Dolphins from extinction? Well now you can - by playing our new Eco Quest game. The game has been created to educate people about the threats to endangered species and will be continually built upon, so that new species will be added over the next few months. Watch this space..... Follow online Play Eco Quest now! Follow online Find out more about endangered species Greenpeace legend live in Cybercentre open house One of Greenpeace's founders, the photographer and journalist Rex Weyler, has just published a chronicle of the organisation's first decade entitled Greenpeace -- How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists, and Visionaries Changed the World. Now is your chance to send him your messages and join an online discussion with him at our action centre. Rex will be hosting an open house discussion on Oct 11,12,13 - post questions and ideas any time (starting now) and Rex will drop by during those days to respond. Don't miss the opportunity to join the discussion with such an experienced environmental activist. Follow online Read more about Rex Weyler Take action! Join a discussion with Rex Wyler Follow online More on ancient forest friendly recycled paper Follow online Our book campaign Keep the GE giants out of Rice The count down to World Food Day has begun, in less that 10 days we need to get our message across to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) that GE rice is not wanted and not needed in the world. It is up to us to remind them that rice is access to life, and that sustainability of rice production is tied to equity and rights, which in turn is linked to environmental protection and ecological diversity. Thousands of you have already sent letters and emailed your friends the animation but we need more of you to do the same, in the run up to World Food Day on October 16. Let's call on the FAO to get back to the real agenda of 'Rice for Life', and get governments to actively promote ecological and cultural diversity as well as socially and ecologically sustainable rice production. Take action! Tell the FAO what you think about GE rice Send an e-card Send an e-card to your friends letting them know about the risks of GE rice Exxon to Greenpeace: Stay away The Russian moves to ratify the Kyoto protocol are good news for the planet, bad news for the world's number one environmental criminal, ExxonMobil/Esso. To ensure the US continues to oppose action on climate change, the company is telling its staff, retirees, and contractors how to vote. It's part of the Exxon strategy of putting political friends in power and silencing its critics: Greenpeace among them. Exxon has secured court injunctions in several countries to keep Greenpeace away from Exxon property. We're actually really happy to do so, and we are asking you to do likewise: please, everyone, stay away from ExxonMobil and Esso properties! To make sure we're all clear about this, send a message now promising Exxon that you'll stay away. Tell them you won't buy their product, won't go near their pumps, and won't contribute to the war chest that they are using to silence critics and to battle the truth about global warming. Take action! Send a message to Exxon Send an e-card Send this great e-card to your friends Cyberaction Victory in Japan! Japan's biggest beer company Asahi Breweries announced it has suspended the introduction of a newly developed plastic beer bottle thanks to pressure from our cyberactivists in Japan supporting the Japanese Zero Waste Campaign. Greenpeace Japan was working against Asahi Breweries because of its decision to use "recycle-unfriendly and unreturnable" PET plastic bottles for their beer. The brewery was targeted via letters, cyberactions and a web opinion poll. After about two month of campaigning, the company phoned Greenpeace Japan to tell the campaigners that it was suspending its plans. Follow online Read more about the PET victory Victory: No shipbreaking in beautiful Bolama Beach! The beautiful Bolama Beach in the West African country of Guinea Bissau will not turn into a scrapyard for old toxic ships. Spanish companies cancelled their plans after thousands of Greenpeace cyberactivists from all over the world sent concerned messages to UNESCO in 2003. 'A major victory!' says Marietta Harjono, Greenpeace shipbreaking campaigner. Follow online More information if you can read Dutch Witajcie Cyber Greenpeacerzy! A special message to our more than 2000 Polish cyberactivists: W momencie, w ktorym ten list trafia do Waszych skrzynek aktywisci Greenpeace rozpoczynaja akcje "w realu". Miejsce: Ministerstwo Infrastruktury w Warszawie (niektorzy z nas na dachu ministerstwa). Dwa tygodnie temu wyslalismy do ministra list, w ktorym domagamy sie pisemnego poswiadczenia, ze budowa drogi Via Baltica nie doprowadzi do zniszczenia najcenniejszych czesci Zielonych Pluc Polski. 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AS WELL, keep in mind that the CLAC has an announcements list, which shares information about the diverse activities organized by CLAC groups, in English and French. To subscribe to the CLAC announcements list, just visit the following website: http://lists.taktic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clac (If you don't understand French, just change the language setting on the top of the page from "Francais" to "Anglais (USA)".) AND, if you are from the Montreal-area or visiting Montreal, and want to plug in directly with the CLAC, don't hesitate to attend one of our general assemblies. There are two assemblies scheduled so far for this fall: --> Tuesday, October 12 6pm: welcoming for newcomers 7pm: assembly begins @ 2515 rue Delisle (metro Lionel-Groulx) [childcare available on-site] and --> Tuesday, November 9 6pm: welcoming for newcomers 7pm: assembly begins @ 1710 Beaudry (metro Beaudry) [childcare available on-site] CLAC general assemblies are scheduled at least once every six weeks, and are open to anyone in agreement with the CLAC Basis of Unity and the Peoples' Global Action (PGA) Hallmarks (available at: http://clac.taktic.org/en/index.php?section=0&subsection=2) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BACKGROUND =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- La CLAC -- the Anti-Capitalist Convergence of Montreal -- is a grassroots anti-authoritarian organization comprised of several autonomous groups that are active in various social struggles (CLAC groups are listed below). The CLAC has been active for more than 4 years, since April 2000, in Montreal and the Northeast region, organizing various campaigns and projects -- within the perspective of an anti-capitalist, anti-authoritarian analysis -- utilizing and respecting a diversity of tactics ranging from popular education to direct action. CLAC Assemblies are a place for both active CLAC groups, as well as other groups and individuals, to share information and, in active solidarity, reinforce our movements for radical social justice and dignity. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CLAC GROUPS -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The CLAC is comprised of 11 autonomous groups. Other groups that are interested in being part of the Anti-Capitalist Convergence are encouraged to attend a general assembly or to get in touch. The current CLAC groups include: * Anarkhia: A local anarchist collective that publishes a journal by the same name. Contact: anarkhia at mutualaid.org * Block the Empire-Montreal: A campaign of resistance against local participation in militarisation, imperialist wars and occupation. Contact: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca * CLAC Housing/Comit? des sans-emploi: This group brings together the CLAC Housing Committee (CLAC Logement), which has been active on housing and gentrification issues since the fall of 2001, and the Committee of the Unemployed, which has been active in a variety of anti-poverty struggles in Montreal for more than a decade. Contact: logement at taktic.org * CLAC Latin America/FTAA Committee: A collective active in organizing against neo-liberalism and its various manifestations, such as the FTAA Plan Puebla Panama and Plan Colombia, as well as organizing direct solidarity projects with allies in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. Contact: komiteal at yahoo.ca * Collectif Reclus-Malatesta: An anarchist collective based in Joliette, a small town outside of Montreal. Contact: malatesta82 at hotmail.com * DIRA: An anarchist library and resource-center, based in downtown Montreal. Contact: dira at qc.aira.ca * Libertad: A radical youth and student collective, based at the Cegep Vieux-Montreal. Contact: libertad_cvm at ziplip.com * Liberterre: An eco-anarchist collective, active in supporting various ecological campaigns in Quebec. Contact: collectifliberterre at yahoo.ca * NEFAC: The Montreal union of the Northeastern Federation of Anarcho-Communists. Contact: mtl at nefac.net * No One Is Illegal: An immigrant and refugee rights group, active in campaigns of self-determination of self-organized migrant groups and individuals in Montreal. Contact: noii-montreal at resist.ca * Pain, Panais et Liberte: An affinity group of activists who organize on issues related to food and the environment. Contact: clac at taktic.org CLAC groups maintain their own contact and information lists. Get in touch directly for more info. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- PUBLICATIONS -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Many CLAC groups also publish their own journals and popular education materials. Some regular publications by CLAC groups include: Anarkhia: a French journal/zine by the Anarkhia collective) C'est arriv? pr?t de chez vous: an occasional bilingual publication by the CLAC Housing Committee/Comit? des sans-emploi Alerta! Le Cri de la Wawa: a trilingual, Spanish, French, English, publication by the CLAC Latin America Committee D?sinstruction: a radical critique of education published by Libertad, in French Land and Freedom: an eco-anarchist journal/zine published by Liberterre, mainly in French There are also the various NEFAC publications: "Strike!" and the "Northeastern Anarchist" in English, and "Ruptures" and "Cause Commune" in French. The No One Is Illegal group helped with the publication of the bilingual "Solidarity Across Borders" newspaper on refugee rights issues. Contact the specific CLAC group for more info about their publications. All CLAC groups are active in putting out a wide variety of popular education and awareness-raising materials, which are usually available at CLAC general assemblies. That's our quick update! Let us know what you're up to in your local community, and stay in touch. In solidarity and struggle, Your comrades, camarades and companer at s from the CLAC! ----- e-mail: clac at taktic.org tel: 514-409-2049 web: http://clac.taktic.org To subscribe to the CLAC announcements list (in English and French), please visit: http://lists.taktic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clac (If you don't understand French, just change the language setting on the top of the page from "Francais" to "Anglais (USA)".) ----- End forwarded message ----- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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He and other finance officials from around the world met for three days of talks in Washington, where the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were holding their annual meetings. "We need absolute assurances that [revaluing the gold] should not be disruptive to the international gold industry or international markets for gold," Mr. Goodale told The Globe and Mail. "It must be handled in a way that does not cause disruption to the gold mining industry in Canada." Mr. Goodale made the comments after the IMF's top policy-making group failed on the weekend to finalize a deal to cancel billions of dollars worth of debt owed by the world's poorest countries. Also at the meetings, officials expressed growing concern that $50 (U.S.)-a-barrel oil could unravel an otherwise improving global economic outlook. Coming into the twice-yearly gathering, there had been growing optimism among aid groups that the world's wealthiest countries would strike a new debt-relief deal, possibly even agreeing to wipe out 100 percent of the debts. But a communiqu? released Saturday by the IMF's international monetary and financial committee made no mention of the gold plan or debt cancellation. On Friday, Canada and other Group of Seven industrialized nations pledged only to report back by year-end on the progress of their debt-relief efforts. "The committee has decided that further work on this must be done so that we have a proper framework for debt sustainability," said British Finance Minister Gordon Brown, who chairs the panel. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Brown said there is now a "growing consensus" that 100-per-cent debt cancellation should be the ultimate objective. But working out details could delay a final agreement into 2005, he conceded. After the meeting yesterday, Mr. Brown, along with South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, flew back to Ottawa with Mr. Goodale for a dinner meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin to discuss African debt. As with previous meetings, the sometimes divergent interests of countries at the table frequently intruded on efforts to achieve broader common goals. As one of the world's leading gold producers, Canada could be a significant loser if a move by the IMF to recalculate the value of its gold reserves at prevailing market prices destabilizes the market. The IMF values its reserves at a fraction of the market price, which is now at roughly $420 an ounce. Anything causing more gold to go on the market would depress prices and hurt the profitability of gold-mining companies, which pay significant royalties and taxes. Some critics have suggested that Canada is being hypocritical because its own central bank has been busily dumping gold reserves in recent years, and that also has a dampening effect on the price of gold. The IMF's 103 million ounces of gold is one of the biggest stashes of the precious metal in the world. Several countries expressed concern that the gold-revaluation plan could undermine the long-term financial stability of the IMF and the World Bank. Canada was far from alone in its opposition to elements of a debt-relief deal. France and Germany, for example, have expressed reservations about U.S. proposals to put the elimination of Iraq's $120-billion debt on a fast-track ahead of many needier countries. Mr. Goodale pointed out that nearly all countries at the meetings agreed that anything they do collectively must involve more than just paper shuffling -- that it must put cash in the hands of poor countries. Debt relief should also treat all countries equally, encourage economic reforms, and not undermine the stability of the IMF and its sister organization, the World Bank, he said. Mr. Goodale acknowledged that progress in global financial talks can sometimes be "slow and painful" -- a frustration often expressed by Mr. Martin during his long tenure as finance minister. Nonetheless, Mr. Goodale suggested a little work was done at the meetings toward a new debt-relief regime. He also said that Canada's objections to the gold-revaluation plan were largely "technical," and could be overcome pending further study. The other major item on the agenda of the weekend meetings was the surprising recent increase in U.S. crude oil prices, which closed Friday above $50 a barrel for the first time. The IMF pledged to come to the aid of countries battered by higher oil prices. G7 finance ministers called Friday for oil-producing countries to boost output, and appealed for more efficiency by consuming countries. "Downside risks to the recovery have recently increased, stemming in part from the increase and volatility in oil prices," the IMF said in a statement released Saturday. "These reflect geopolitical tensions, strong global demand, and market dynamics. The IMF stands ready to assist members that may be adversely affected." Britain's Mr. Brown told reporters that the world needs oil price stability and "reasonable prices." Meanwhile, Mr. Goodale warned that it could be at least two to three months, and perhaps longer, before the United States reopens its border to Canadian cattle and certain beef products. 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INTERESTED IN HOSTING EVENTS: Vic Hill, 416-429-6578, guillermotour at yahoo.ca PLEASE RE-DISTRIBUTE THIS INFORMATION FAR AND WIDE *** BACKGROUND Guillermo Chen Morales, a Guatemalan Indigenous Human Rights Activist and Director of the Foundation New Hope will be coming to Canada for a speaking tour this fall. Guillermo is from Rabinal, Baja Verapaz, a municipality that the UN truth commission states lost approximately 20% of their population to state and paramilitary violence during the civil war. It is now 20 years after the height of the genocide and people are still trying to rebuild. Rio Negro was the home village of several prominent human rights activists, who currently reside in Pacux (a former 'model village' that was controlled by the military) on the outskirts of Rabinal. The village of Rio Negro now lies under the water - in the flood plain created by the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank funded Chixoy hydro-electric dam. Over several months in the early 80's, over four hundred community members of Rio Negro were killed to make room for this dam project. Survivors of this and other massacres were left in horrendous poverty and are still struggling twenty years later. Since the massacres, without government assistance and within a context of on-going death threats and structural barriers, a handful of Indigenous massacre survivors in Rabinal created the infrastructure needed to help impoverished and traumatized Indigenous communities rebuild after the genocide. This infrastructure includes: a community Museum that celebrates local Mayan artisanry within the context of genocide; a legal aid clinic that provides free legal services to local Indigenous people; and a widow's organization that plays a fundamental role in the organization of political activity on both a local and national level. Another piece of the infrastructure that is being created in Rabinal for dignity and justice is the Foundation New Hope. The Foundation is an organization that creates educational opportunities for descendants of victims and survivors of the Guatemalan massacres. Guillermo, a university educated Indigenous man from Rabinal, uses his education and experience to help the Indigenous people of Rabinal overcome some of the barriers that they were born into. A significant part of his work is public education and fund-raising. This tour has both of these goals in mind. This tour is a fantastic opportunity to hear a very personable, committed, and articulate person talk about the state of his community and their struggle for dignity and justice. It is also an opportunity to assist an organization that is providing education to Indigenous youth who otherwise could never afford it. We hope you will host an educational event for Guillermo. As Rights Action is paying for all of the tour costs, we will be asking event organizers to provide us with a speaker's honorarium and a chance to 'pass the hat.' All proceeds from the tour will go to paying for the tour and then to Foundation Nueva Esperanza. Please forward this information to anyone who may be interested in hosting educational events as part of this tour. Thank you for your assistance, and I look forward to working with you! In solidarity, Vic Hill (416) 429-6578 guillermotour at yahoo.ca === -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The 2004 presidential election campaign > has > made our journey to the capital far more urgent and > essential than if our march were scheduled for the > day > after the Nov. 2 elections. > > One of the reasons why the march was scheduled > before the > elections is because presidential campaigns, > regardless of > one's own views of the major party candidates, > almost > always usurp, co-opt, derail and neutralize the > grassroots > movement. March leaders decided to use the slogan > "Working > people speaking for themselves" for the Million > Worker > March to make it clear that we refuse to be > voiceless > appendages to a media-driven and money-driven > election > campaign. > > The November election campaign has not been a > genuine > referendum on the critical question of pulling U.S. > troops > out of Iraq now. President Bush is being criticized > for > lying and pulling the country into this war. But > both of > the major party candidates have made in clear that > they > are committed to "staying" and "winning" in Iraq. It > was > decided early on to make the demand to "Bring the > troops > home now!" central to the message. With that > understanding > in mind, the anti-war movement was invited to become > a > full partner in this march. > > The fact that the anti-war movement responded so > positively is one of the things that have given this > march > almost limitless potential and power. Because of > this, the > march has become a popular referendum on bringing > the > troops home. It's the movement's opportunity to > "speak for > itself." With almost 1,100 U.S soldiers and tens of > thousands of Iraqi's dead--and nothing but more war > and > death in sight--WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO BE SILENT & > IMMOBILE > OUT OF DEFERENCE TO THE ELECTIONS. > > The Million Worker March is a grassroots anti-war > "vote" > against the war, the occupation, the troops coming > home > and on whether our money should be spend on killing > in the > Middle East, are jobs healthcare, housing and > education. > The buses are filling, unions are organizing and we > know > that you are working hard for this important event. > > We can confidently say to you that on Oct. 17 at the > > Lincoln memorial in D.C., together we are going to > produce > a powerful, massive, and we believe unprecedented > alliance > between the workers' movement and the movement > against the > war. Let's keep the hard work up over the coming > week > (most people don't decide to go until a few days > before) > to realize the full potential. Tell everyone that > the real > vote is in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17, and that in > order > to cast their ballot they have "to get on the bus". > > We'll see you in Washington, > > Antiwar 4 The Million Worker March Organizers > > > Momentum is building for the Million Worker > March---new > organizing centers are springing up all over the > country > (see > http://antiwar4themillionworkermarch.org/organizingcenters.htm) > > and new endorsers are being added to the list daily > (http://antiwar4themillionworkermarch.org/endorsers.htm). > > It is more important than ever that we turn out by > the > thousands to say, "Jobs, Healthcare, and a Living > Wage, > Not War!" on October 17. We need your help in this > last > week to make this happen. > > > HOW YOU CAN HELP > > **Donate! > We need help with the enormous expenses involved > with this > massive mobilization of working people. You can > donate > online at: http://www.peoplesrightsfund.org/ > > > **Get the Word out! > 1) Download leaflets from > http://antiwar4themillionworkermarch.org/pdfdownload.htm > > and take them to your school, workplace, house of > worship, > union, and community organization. > > 2) Link to the Anti-war for the Million Worker March > > Website: > http://antiwar4themillionworkermarch.org/index.htm > > 3) Forward this email to your email lists. > > > **Organize transportation from your area! > We need hundreds of local organizers. Contact us > about > becoming a local organizer: > http://antiwar4themillionworkermarch.org/signupantiwarorganizer.htm > > > > > > > http://antiwar4themillionworkermarch.org > > October 17 Washington DC > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I found it to be impatient and > > reckless...I feel it is my responsibility to think before I act. > > > --okay, nice, i like to think before i act as well. specifically, i mean > that people (particularly priveleged ones) sit on their asses thinking > while the world passes them by, and the worst ones have the overbloated > egos to even think that they possess the wisdom and genius to tell other > people what to do. in other words, what i'm saying is: > fuck academia! and fuck theory! > i envision here a gnarled, dusty corpse with its boney fingers stuck on a > page. > > how about APPLIED theory? and here's one: meet the people around you with > a sincere heart. listen to what they have to say. work together. all the > textbooks in the world can't teach you what another living, breathing > person is like. > > as far as impatience goes, i didn't just bake this way of thinking up. i > didn't even think it at all. i'm trying to live it (which takes patience > for myself and others), and through my own experience, it is hard because > we are a very fragmented community with inconsistent support networks. > people more easily talk shit than love and understand, and i am so tired > and bored of that. is this reckless? a revolution doesn't happen > overnight. it happens slowly, as ideas and examples subliminally slip into > people's minds, as people slowly accept change and find new ways of > living, creatively. i plan on living my whole life this way. > > jamie A few comments. Theory gives you the possibilities of directions to go but experiences give you the realities that theories have to be applied to. When theory stands in the way of the realities of every day life and the struggles that come out of that, then the theory becomes meaningless. People do not rebel against systems and the state because of some fool theory, they rebel over conditions such as oppression, exploitation and so on, and theory is just a tool to use to get from where they are to where they want to be. It should not, in my view, be the controlling factor, though your values and principles should be. As for the way people are. We must remember that the system and the culture does not just control us in a few ways. The values, interests and loyalties of the system exists in every aspect of everyone's lives. We may come to understand and be against some of the elements of the system but none of us are able to see or understand the whole picture yet. And we become frustrated and we still deal with each other in the ways of the system. Remember the system and its culture has had hundreds of years to develop and we can't knock it down in just one blow. That is why the social revolution cannot, in my view, just be the act of defeating the ruling class, the social revolution needs to be a living thing that continues to grow as we replace all aspects of the system and culture with new possibilities of people living together in cooperation and without oppression and exploitation. Arthur J. Miller -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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[See below] === "Another Unnatural Disaster", by Brian Concannon Jr., Boston Haitian Reporter, October, 2004 Sorrows cascaded on Gonaives last month - the storm itself was bad enough under any circumstances, but it descended on a quarter million people (the size of half of Boston) who had not been warned or helped to higher ground. When the rain relented, bad roads stopped rescuers, and help that did get through was stolen by the local "freedom fighters." At least 2,500 people were killed, and the remaining water and corpses threaten survivors with deadly diseases. All this on top of a murderous year in the City of Independence, that should have been proudly celebrating Haiti's bicentennial. Many of us - people who know Haiti well and those who first heard of Gonaives this year - struggle to comprehend the tragedy's vastness, and to find meaning or at least an explanation for such suffering. Some point up to the heavens for answers. But Jeanne hit Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Barbados and the U.S. as a full hurricane, killing thirty-four people -- in all those places combined. She was only a tropical storm when she killed seventy times that number in Haiti. Others point up too, but not as high - to the mountain farmers who cut down the trees that in other countries slow the rain down. But the farmers would not cut the trees if they had a choice - they know better than the experts what happens when rain hits a deforested slope, because it rushes away with the topsoil that is needed for next year's crop and is many farmers' only legacy for their children. But legacies and next year's crop mean nothing when the children are dying now, so the farmer cuts and sells the tree to buy today's medicine and food. The farmers may point up as well, up north to the governments and international financial institutions. Some sit in offices beautifully paneled with tropical hardwood, all sit in countries where people are not forced to sell next year's life to survive this year. The farmers know that Haiti's peasants did not start the deforestation - Moreau de St. Mery, a French administrator, complained of deforestation during the slavery era; American firms harvested industrial quantities of trees in the 20th century. The farmers also know that people in comfortable offices in comfortable countries impose the crushing national debts, the embargoes, and the "economic reforms" that force poor countries to cut already inadequate programs for healthcare, education and environmental protection. They know when the government cannot provide a safety net, the trees must, no matter the cost. "Captain Meteo," Renan Jean-Louis, has been Haiti's preeminent weatherman since the Duvaliers. He did not survive the political and natural storms for that long by mixing meteorology with politics. But he saw the storm coming, as did anyone who listened to news or clicked on a weather website. Everyone knew that the water would stream quickly down the deforested mountains - Haiti's interim Minister of Agriculture even wrote a book in 2002 about Haiti's vulnerability to natural disasters, which listed Gonaives as the largest area of extreme risk for flooding. But unlike every other government in Jeanne's path, Haiti's government did not warn or evacuate its citizens. Mr. Jean-Louis called this "negligence and nonchalance," and blamed it for many preventable deaths. Haiti's interim government will point to its lack of resources: not enough trucks or money for supplies, poor roads and little disaster response training. But last hurricane season Haiti had a functioning Civil Protection Office, set up with the help of the United States Agency for International Development and the Pan American Development Foundation. Last year, twenty-three local civil protection committees were formed, and over 5,000 people were trained in disaster awareness. The Civil Protection Office had plans to warn communities of approaching storms and to provide emergency assistance. The Civil Protection Office, its committees, network and supplies were attacked along with the rest of Haiti's constitutional government earlier this year. The government's trucks were burned, officials were killed, arrested or forced into hiding, the offices where planning was done were ransacked. This infrastructure has not been rebuilt anywhere, especially in Gonaives where the government has left the running of the city to the gangs that brought it to power. The Gonaives gangs, like their allies in Port-au-Prince acquired their power by the bullet, not the ballot. They cannot be voted out for negligence or nonchalance, or even for stealing food from women leaving disaster relief offices. Neither the government nor the UN troops has made a serious effort to dislodge them by force. To the contrary, the UN cooperates with them on "security matters," the Prime Minister praises them as "freedom fighters." All of the other countries in Jeanne's path have an elected government, accountable to the voters, with enough resources to provide a minimum of basic services, especially healthcare, nutrition, education and security against natural and unnatural threats. That these countries endured the hurricane's wrath with such little loss of life shows that their democracies, if imperfect, do work. Haiti, proved once again, the limits of government by dictatorship and anarchy, a lesson already known too well from the Gonaives plain to the bare mountaintops. [Brian Concannon Jr. directs the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (www.ijdh.org). He lived in Haiti from 1995 to 2004, working for the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux, a group of lawyers established by Haiti's constitutional governments to help human rights victims pursue their cases in Haitian courts.] === Haiti Human Rights Alert: Illegal Arrest of Political Leaders, October 2, 2004 [By the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, (541) 432-0597, www.ijdh.org, info at ijdh.org] On Saturday October 02, 2004, Haitian police forcibly entered Haiti's Radio Caraibe and arrested three former parliamentarians from the Fanmi Lavalas party who had criticized the Interim Government during a radio program. They arrested a fourth former legislator who protested the arrests. The warrantless arrests were illegal and a clear violation of the detainees' freedom of association and of expression. They take place in the context of a wave of police persecution of human rights critics, and verbal attacks on critics by Haiti's Prime Minister. The three arrested for criticizing the government were former Senators Yvon Feuill? and Gerard Gilles, and former Deputy Rudy H?rivaux. The three form the Communications Commission of the Fanmi Lavalas party, and all three are prominent critics of human rights violations carried out by Haiti's Transitional Government. Lawyer Ax?ne Joseph, also a former Deputy, was arrested when he protested the other arrests. Feuill?, Gilles and H?rivaux had gone to Radio Caraibe to participate on the station's 11AM "Ranmas?" program, along with Evans Paul and Himmler R?bu, both prominent critics of the Lavalas party. The program's subject was violence accompanying recent anti-government demonstrations. Feuill?, Gilles and H?rivaux denounced the violence, and condemned the police for firing on unarmed demonstrators. Before the program ended, heavily armed police officers from the Port-au-Prince police headquarters and specialized units surrounded the station and announced their intention to arrest the three parliamentarians. Radio Caraibe's Station Manager, Patrick Mossignac, refused to allow the police entry into the station, citing the Haitian Constitution's protection of free speech. Himmler R?bu and Evens Paul remained in the station to protest the police action. A standoff ensued, until just before 6 PM (the Constitution prohibits arrests, even with a warrant, after 6 PM). At that point Judge Gabriel Amboise, a Justice of the Peace, instructed the police to cut the locks and make the arrests. The three Parliamentarians did not resist arrest, and were taken by the police from the Station Manager's office to the Port-au-Prince police holding cells. Lawyer Ax?ne Joseph, also a former Deputy, was arrested earlier in the day when he arrived to protest the other arrests. Lawyers for the arrestees demanded that Judge Amboise produce a warrant, as required by Haiti's Constitution. The Judge refused, claiming that a verbal order from the Commissaire du Gouvernement (Chief Prosecutor) gave him the authority to make the arrest. He also refused to state the charge against the defendants. Throughout the day, however, government and police sources made announcements purporting to link Feuill?, Gilles and H?rivaux to recent violence. The police also claimed that a car belonging to one of the three contained automatic weapons, but dropped this claim when journalists and human rights observers on the scene insisted that the police, not the parliamentarians, had brought that car. The October 2 arrests follow a sharp upturn in attacks against critics of the interim government's human rights policies. On September 7, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued a statement expressing concern "over several key areas in which the basic rights and freedoms of Haitians remain weak and imperiled." On September 16, Radio Caraibe aired an interview with Interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue, in which Latortue complained that human rights criticism was making his relations with donor countries difficult. Later that day police officers raided the offices of the Confederation of Haitian Workers (CTH) labor union and arrested nine union members, all without a warrant. The official justification for the arrest was that the defendants were "close to the Lavalas authorities." Hours later, masked men in military attire attacked the office of the Committee for the Protection of the Rights of the Haitian People (CDPH). The parliamentarians join many other officials of Haiti's Constitutional government in jail, including former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune and former Minister of the Interior Jocelerme Privert and former Delegate Jacques Mathelier. All are held illegally: neither Prime Minister Neptune nor Minister Privert have ever been brought before the judge who issued their arrest warrant. Mr. Mathelier was brought before a judge, who ordered his liberation on July 12, but prison authorities transferred Mathelier out of that judge's jurisdiction. On Thursday, police interrupted a legal demonstration commemorating the anniversary of Haiti's September 30, 1991 coup d'etat. Human rights observers accompanying the demonstration reported that police fired on the march, after several attempts to disperse it failed. On the morning of October 1, interim Prime Minister Latortue conceded in a radio interview that the police had shot at protesters and individuals had been killed, and indicated that the authorities would take action against further protests. Many media reports claim that demonstrators retaliated against the police on September 30, killing three. But before the demonstration started, the police had reported three police officers had been attacked in a firefight with a crime gang early that morning, with one killed and two wounded. The Interim Government claims to have recovered three bodies of decapitated officers, but did not announce their names and the Port-au-Prince morgue had not received the bodies of any of the three as of 4 PM on Friday. Media reports also say that the violence occurred when demonstrators tried to pass before the National Palace. In fact, the unprovoked shooting happened several blocks beyond the Palace, at the Rue des Casernes. The end of last week saw a sharp increase in warrantless arrests and shootings of Lavalas supporters by police and anti-Lavalas paramilitary groups. IJDH has received reports from all over Port-au-Prince, especially in poor neighborhoods. The cases that we have been able to confirm so far are: September 30: Marguerite Saint-Fils, 35, shot in her home by police from the CIMO unit during the course of an operation in La Saline. Accel Savain, age 23 a Lavalas leader. Police searched his home without a warrant, and although they found no illegality, they arrested him after finding a T-shirt supporting President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Amel Prince, 25; Lamarre Prince, 21; Amboise Frantz, 20; Wilfred Amboise, 32; Jean Noel, 14; Laurent Yves, 21; Johny Rudolph, 23; Sonel Laguerre, 26; Michelin Michelle, 26, all arrested on Boulevard LaSaline, on September 30, all without warrants. October 1: Wendy Manigat, age 15, shot and killed by police during an operation in Bel-Air. Roland Braneluce, 28, shot by police during a demonstration at Rue Tiremasse. Lesly Gustave, a member of the National Committee of Reflection of Famni Lavalas, was arrested at approximately 4 PM on October 1, without a warrant. Police are reportedly searching for the remaining members of the committee. In addition to police persecution, residents of Cite Soleil report that anti Lavalas armed gangs have been targeting Lavalas supporters over the last few days. Those killed include: Maxo Cass?us, a leader of a grassroots organization in Cite Soleil, killed on September 30. Piersine Ad?ma, a resident Soleil 9 in her sixties, killed while sitting in front of her house, reportedly by the same group that killed Maxo Cass?us. === TAX-CHARITABLE DONATIONS Make check payable to "Rights Action" (writing "Haiti Fund" on the memo-line) and mail to: United States: 1830 Connecticut Av, NW, Washington DC, 20009. Canada: 509 St. Clair Ave W, box73527, Toronto ON, M6C-1C0. 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This is what we in the media and maybe you in the media-consuming audience tend to forget far too easily: This country is simply jam-packed with millions of people who have no time for, or interest in, politics, or media, or environmental policy, or education, or global issues, or which presidential candidate lied his ass off about which aspect of his military career and which Orange Alert is totally bogus and how many soldiers are dying for what imbecilic war. It seems hard to believe. But the general rule of thumb is that major cities are slightly more attuned due to aggressive media saturation and how issues tend to make themselves known more urgently, more immediately, whereas Middle America is a scattershot conglomeration of the politically apathetic and the actively disenfranchised, full of people far too busy with their lives and kids and jobs and zoning out on "Fear Factor" and "Monday Night Football" to care about following the elitist, ever dire dramas playing out on the nation's gilded stages .... (click here to read the rest) (Full URL: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2004/10/06/notes100604.DTL&nl=fix ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Last week, three police officers were decapitated when Aristide supporters stepped up protests demanding his return from exile in South Africa, launching what they called "Operation Baghdad." One angry man in Bel Air thrust a gun into the face of an Associated Press reporter Wed., yelled expletives against President Bush and UN peacekeepers, then screamed: "We are going to kidnap some Americans and cut off their heads." At least 19 people have been killed in Port-au-Prince. Relief workers say the violence could paralyze attempts to feed tens of thousands of people in the northwest port city of Gonaives, which was devasted by Tropical Storm Jeanne last month. At least 46 people have been treated for gunshot wounds since Friday, Port-au-Prince General Hospital said. Aristide loyalists had sealed off Bel Air, a warren of concrete homes overlooking the National Palace in Port-au-Prince. 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It is therefore important that all of our e-mail "friends" obtain a good short wave radio---preferably a "transceiver". There will come a time, most probably when we have entered the Martial Law time frame, when this will be your only source for "non-edited" news. Regards, Cal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dstacey" > To: Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 6:25 PM Subject: ### BREAKING:FBI SEIZES INDYMEDIA SERVERS IN U.S. AND U.K. ### . http://www.surfingtheapocalypse.net/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=20190 BREAKING:FBI SEIZES INDYMEDIA SERVERS IN U.S. AND U.K. Posted By: Caffeinated Date: Thursday, 7 October 2004, 7:12 p.m. Since several links to this very serious breaking story were suspiciously "file not found" I'm going to post the article in its entirety. Any follow-up information would be most appreciated. This is something we need to keep a close eye on as the election draws closer as this may be just the beginning... 07 Oct 2004 FBI Seizes IMC Servers in the UK Thursday morning, US authorities issued a federal order to Rackspace ordering them to hand over Indymedia web servers to the requesting agency. Rackspace, which provides hosting services for more that 20 Indymedia sites at its London facility, complied and turned over the requested servers, effectively removing those sites from the internet. Since the subpoena was issued to Rackspace and not to Indymedia, the reasons for this action are still unknown to Indymedia. Talking to Indymedia volunteers, Rackspace stated that "they cannot provide Indymedia with any information regarding the order." ISPs have received gag orders in similar situations which prevent them from updating the concerned parties on what is happening. It is unclear to Indymedia how and why a server that is outside the US jurisdiction can be seized by US authorities. At the same time an additional server was taken down at Rackspace which provided streaming radio to several radio stations, BLAG (linux distro), and a handful of miscellanous things. The last few months have seen numerous attacks on independent media by the US Federal Government. In August the Secret Service used a subpoena in an attempt to disrupt the NYC IMC before the RNC by trying to get IP logs from an ISP in the US and the Netherlands. Last month the FCC shut down community radio stations around the US. Two weeks ago the FBI requested that Indymedia takes down a post on the Nantes IMC that had a photo of some undercover Swiss police and IMC volunteers in Seattle were visited by the FBI on the same issue. On the other hand, Indymedia and other independent media organisations were successfull with their victories for example against Diebold and the Patroit Act. Today however, the US authorities shut down IMCs around the world. The list of affected local media collectives includes Ambazonia, Uruguay, Andorra, Poland, Western Massachusetts, Nice, Nantes, Lilles, Marseille (all France), Euskal Herria (Basque Country), Liege, East and West Vlaanderen, Antwerpen (all Belgium), Belgrade, Portugal, Prague, Galiza, Italy, Brazil, UK, part of the Germany site, and the global Indymedia Radio site. and from http://www.indybay.org/archives/archive_by_id.php?id=2506&category_id=12 FBI'S "OCTOBER PLAN" IN ACTION? A secret investigation has taken the FBI all the way to London to seize hard drives from an Indymedia server, named ahimsa, which hosted around twenty local IMC sites including Italy and a number of other European IMCs, as well as Western Massachusetts and Ambazonia. Rackspace.com, the US and UK-based ISP hosting the server, has not commented other than to report that it received a "federal order to provide the hardware to the requesting agency," suggesting that it may have received a gag order preventing it from further discussing the seizure. The FBI had recently requested, as a "courtesy," that photographs and "identifying information" of some Swiss police officers be removed from a post on the Nantes Indymedia site; it remains unclear why the FBI would have jurisdiction over a French website with photographs of Swiss police officers hosted in the UK. The Nantes site has been relocated, UK Indymedia has been redirected to a backup, and other affected IMC sites are redirecting to www.indymedia.org. And from http://www.victoria.indymedia.org/#269 The FBI Raids Indymedia.org BREAKING NEWS start - Thursday October 7, 2004 - 3:44pm Pacific posted by Guamanian 4:33pm Pacific Appears to be the seizure of a single box in the UK, rather than a widespread coordinated raid. >From IndyBay, list of sites on the seized box: (15:25) New list of IMCs affected: ambazonia, uruguay, andorra, pl, wester mass, radio, uk, antwerpen, nice, nantes, lille, euskalherria, liege, oost-vlaanderen, belgrade, west-vlaanderen, portugal, prague, marseille, galiza, basque, germany media, italy, and brasil. http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/10/1698191.php posted at Pittsburg Indymedia 6:42pm Eastern Breaking: FBI seizes hard drives of IMC server in the UK The FBI issued a subpoena to Rackspace (an Internet Service Provider with offices in the US and London) to physically remove an Indymedia server located in London. The servers hosted numerous local IMCs: the global indymedia site, Belgian and African IMCs, Palestine, UK, Germany, and Brasil. Many are still not back up. Micah of the global imc-tech collective said, "We suspect it has to do with an FBI request that we take down a post on the Nantes IMC that had a photo of some undercover Swiss police. They claimed there was threats and personal information, but there was nothing of the sort. The undercover police that were photographed on the page were photographing protesters. Rackspace is a US company, but have colocation in the UK where these servers are (err, were) located. So this is about Swiss police, on a French site, on a server in England, taken away by American federal police... can I be the first to say WTF?!" The last few months have seen numerous attacks on independent media by the US Federal Government. In August the Secret Service used a subpoena in an attempt to disrupt the NYC IMC before the RNC, last month the FCC shut down comunity radio stations around the US including in Pittsburgh, and now the FBI is shutting down IMCs around the world. posted by Radhippie - 3:47pm Pacific It appears that the FBI has seized much of the European and African Indymedia network. Details are unclear at this time but we will keep you posted all night. Look for upcoming stories throughout the night posted by Crackerjack - 3:16pm Pacific Today at about 18:00 CET FBI raided the indymedia servers hosted by Rackspace both in US and England. At present, the italian indymedia and numerous other local IMC websites are obscured, while the reasons why the hard drives were taken are still unknown. IMPORTANT STUFF, PEOPLE! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The retailer has crushed rivals such as Toys R US, now up for sale, and Kmart, which was propelled into bankruptcy. Wal-Mart intends to open up to 165 additional stores outside the United States. The company did not break the figures down further but said specific plans for Asda in Britain were likely to be announced next month. Britain has proven to be Wal-Mart's most successful overseas operation, in an otherwise mixed performance. This year the company opened 11 new Asda superstores, bringing the total to 267, and three George clothing outlets. In the US, the plans consist of 40 to 45 new discount stores, 240 to 250 new supercentres, up to 30 new neighbourhood market stores and up to 40 of its Sam's Club brand. Up to 160 of the new supercentres, will be relocations or expansions of existing smaller discount stores. Wal-Mart needs to keep growing to meet Wall Street expectations but the company is beginning to meet resistance to its conspicuous expansion, particularly as it runs out of small towns and starts to target urban locations. The retailer has a bad reputation as an employer. Critics argue that it pays low wages, has poor working conditions and bans unions. There are also increasing concerns about its effect on local businesses and the net effect on an area's jobs and income levels. Communities in poor suburbs of Los Angeles and Chicago have defeated Wal-Mart's plans to open local stores. The retailer has also met with resistance from campaigners in Vermont, where the concern is that large Wal-Marts on the fringes of small towns rip the heart out of downtown areas. Manufacturers in the US also complain that the retailer uses its buying power to force suppliers to source goods and components overseas. Guardian Unlimited ? 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The analyst, Larry Franklin, has been a key witness in a continuing FBI investigation looking into whether classified intelligence was passed to Israel by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, an influential Washington lobbying firm. Franklin has been accused of passing the contents of a classified document about U.S. policy on Iran to two AIPAC officials, who in turn may have given the information to Israeli officials in Washington, sources have said. Federal prosecutors had proposed an agreement under which Franklin would plead guilty to some of the charges. Such agreements usually are done in exchange for leniency and are accompanied by a pledge of cooperation. But sources said Franklin had rejected a proposed deal because he believed the terms were too onerous. He recently replaced his court-appointed lawyer. "It looks like there is going to be a battle," a source familiar with the case said. FBI officials have not yet sought charges against Franklin or anyone else in the case, although the breakdown of plea negotiations would appear to raise the odds that he could be charged soon. The scope of the investigation is believed to encompass a top diplomat at the Israeli Embassy in Washington; two high-ranking analysts at AIPAC; and the Pentagon office in which Franklin works as an Iran analyst, which is headed by Defense Undersecretary Douglas J. Feith. The case has attracted widespread attention because it spotlights U.S. relations with a longtime ally and raises questions about whether those relations have become too close in recent years. Israel has become acutely sensitive to the growing nuclear capabilities of Iran, which it considers to be its most worrisome and deadly foe. Both the Israeli government and AIPAC have denied that they engaged in any wrongdoing or were given unauthorized access to secrets. A spokesman for Paul McNulty, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, whose office has been assigned the case, declined to comment. A prominent Washington defense lawyer, Plato Cacheris, confirmed this week that he recently had been retained by Franklin. "We consider him a loyal American who did not engage in any espionage activities," said Cacheris, the first person representing Franklin to speak on his behalf since the investigation surfaced a month ago. "Any charge of espionage will be met with fierce resistance." Cacheris has represented a number of accused turncoats, including CIA operative Aldrich H. Ames, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1994 after confessing to years of spying for the Soviet Union. Cacheris also represented former FBI counterintelligence agent Robert P. Hanssen, also convicted of passing secrets to the Soviets, who received a life sentence in 2002. Cacheris' other clients have included former Clinton White House intern Monica S. Lewinsky and Nixon administration Atty. Gen. John Mitchell. Some U.S. officials familiar with the investigation have said there was little hard evidence that Franklin intended to commit espionage and no hint that he was paid for any role he might have played. U.S. officials believe there is more evidence that Franklin - described by colleagues and friends as diligent and thoughtful yet periodically unreliable and disorganized - might have handed over information without understanding the gravity of his actions. During two decades at the Pentagon spent tracking threats, he was considered a journeyman analyst and an absent-minded professor who often could be found in his office buried behind huge stacks of documents. The classified information he is suspected of sharing includes the contents of a draft version of a national security presidential directive, or NSPD, on Iran. The draft advocated measures the United States could take to help destabilize the regime in Tehran, a subject of intense interest to the Israelis. But officials also have said that the draft, which originated at the Pentagon's Near East and South Asian Affairs office, where Franklin worked, contained little in the way of sensitive secrets that had not been reported by the media already.__________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com APFN-1 YahooGroups: Subscribe: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/apfn-1/join Unsubscribe: apfn-1-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com APFN MSG BOARD: `In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.' http://disc.server.com/Indices/149495.html APFN CONTENTS PAGE: http://www.apfn.org/old/apfncont.htm Without Justice, there is JUST_US! [LEAK-GATE] INVESTIGATING THE WHITE HOUSE http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LEAK-GATE/ Find elected officials, including the president, members of Congress, governors, state legislators, local officials, and more. http://congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/ APFN, PMB 107, 6630 W. CACTUS #B107, GLENDALE, AZ 85304 http://www.apfn.org/apfn/kenvardon.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It would be cool to hear anarchist perspectives on what it would take here in Seattle to come together as people from diverse communities given long histories of racism, capitalism and hatred of w/c people and people in poverty, patriarchy and so on. > > For my part, I think events like the big Social Forums are very important and can be really useful to meet people, get inspired, share ideas, recongize that our struggles are local and regional and global. But I also think that smaller-scale efforts at talking and community building across differences (I'm talking about across differences, but within political or at least basic values similarities) is really crucial too and that's where I am interested in putting my energy these days. > > What do you all think? How do we deal with these legacies of exclusion and domination and hate that continue to affect our organizing efforts locally and regionally and internationally? I'm esp. interested to hear about what folks are doing and what folks think we should be doing locally. > > tamara > > > > On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 tashidelek at igc.org wrote: > >> Northwest Social Forum will not be held October 15-17, 2004. >> The International Forum on Globalization pre-event, scheduled for October 14 >> will not be held. >> Statement of the Planning Committee of the Northwest Social Forum October 6, 2004 >> With deep sadness, the Northwest Social Forum Planning Committee has come to >> the painful decision not to hold the Northwest Social Forum as it had been >> planned from the 15th to the 17th of October. The Indigenous Programming Committee withdrawal of September 23, followed by The Youth Planning Committee's withdrawal of September 28, has been of great concern to the NWSF >> Planning Committee and to the many communities that have been >> participating >> at different times and in different capacities. >> While our goal has been to use the Forum as a space and a process to bring >> the networks and communities together, at this point we feel that the process >> is not serving that purpose. Our decision indicates our desire not to increase the division or confusion and to return to our focus of building >> relationships and social movements that foster understanding and cooperation >> within our diversity. >> The NWSF Planning Committee deeply apologizes for all the inconvenience this >> decision will cause. Before making this decision, we would have preferred to >> consult far more extensively with all the communities that have worked so >> hard to put on the NWSF about their views about what is to be done. However, >> given that there are only nine days before the event was scheduled to begin, >> such extensive consultations did not seem feasible. >> We the Planning Committee reaffirm our commitment to the principles set out >> by the participant organizations in the initial NWSF planning retreat back in >> April 04 and attach those principles. Once more we take responsibility for >> misunderstandings, misstatements, transgressions, and inadequate responsiveness to concerns raised by the Indigenous and Youth >> Committees. >> As we move forward with this decision, we the Planning Committee, reaffirm >> our most sincere intent and commitment to dialogue and healing based on learning, respect and mutuality. We especially encourage all those communities that have been historically marginalized and exploited to participate in this process. >> We believe the NWSF should be seen as an event in the path we walk to build >> strong networks and movements in the Northwest region and beyond. We remain >> hopeful for our working together in the spirit and principles of the Northwest Social Forum because "Another world is possible" and we all together can build it. >> Sincerely >> NWSF Planning Committee >> Lynne Dodson, Washington State Jobs with Justice >> Cindy Domingo, Center for Social Justice >> Rosalinda Guillen, Food Justice Alliance >> Fran Korten, Positive Futures Network >> Lucilene Lira, Friends of the Landless Workers >> Marco Mejia, American Friends Service Committee, Portland >> Dan Merkle, Center for Social Justice >> Michael Ramos >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Ave. NE Kirkland, WA 98034 West Building, Room 404 Contact: Sandy Johnson 425-739-8102 Contact: George S. James, Jr. 206-854-3876 Mother Earth and her children are experiencing tremendous stress and pain. We desire to promote peace and healing. All representatives of your people, tribe, church, or organization are cordially invited. Please bring your regalia, drums, and instruments. Representatives will be asked to participate in presentations along with other highly skilled and knowledgeable speakers. The last two days of the conference will be devoted to regional reports and plans of action. The event is sponsored by Lake Washington Technical College Diversity Committee, United Native Nations, and the Native Gathering of the Americas. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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When you arrive in Canada, head for the first government building you see, and tell them that you are in the united states military and that you would like to seek asylum in Canada. Dozens of united states soldiers have already been granted sanctuary from the Canadian government and this opportunity will not go away until the war in Iraq goes away. Sure, if you immigrate to Canada, you won't be allowed back into the united states for many years; if the united states government ever allows you back but, look at the bright side: What have those scum-bags ever done for you???!!! Screw them and their screwed up war! Your life is worth more to Canada than it is to the united states! What has the united states and their military done for you, other than pay you dirt for the bag of lies they threw at you. Think of all of the flowery things your local military recruiter told you and look at where you're at and where you're going now. CANADA IS THE CLEAR CHOICE AND THIS IS WHY: CANADA OFFERS: ? HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE. YOUR LIFE IN CANADA WILL BE JUST AS FUN AND EXCITING AS IT IS IN THE UNITED STATES; WITHOUT ALL THE HEADACHE! ? CANADIAN COLLEGES ARE TOP NOTCH AND THEY ARE FREE! NO INFLATED COST OF TUITION OR BOOKS - LIKE IN THE UNITED STATES. ? HEALTH CARE IN CANADA IS FREE! NO MORE HAVING TO PUT YOUR LIFE IN DANGER TO HAVE MEDICAL COVERAGE! ? THE PEOPLE IN CANADA ARE NICE - NOT VICIOUS LIKE THE PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES! ONCE YOU MOVE TO CANADA, YOU WILL NEVER WANT TO GO ANYWHERE ELSE AGAIN. IMMIGRATE TO CANADA NOW, WHILE THE OPPORTUNITY IS RIPE! www.vaiw.org www.mfso.org ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I'm no expert so please E mail me if you can shed any more light on it. http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/october2004/071004indymediaraided.htm -------------------- Alex Jones' Weekly Report October 7 2004 Alex talks to a former employee of the Texas Department of Transportation who was fired for secretly filming computer registration forms which list 'national ID card' as one of the entry fields. http://www.prisonplanet.tv/articles/october2004/071004weeklyreport.htm -------------------- When terror bell rings, George Bush smiles An article published in the Current Research in Social Psychology journal has revealed that when the US government issues a terrorist warning, presidential approval ratings jump by leap and bounds. http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/october2004/081004terrorbell.htm -------------------- 8-Year-Old Boy Arrested After Scuffle Tallahassee police handcuffed the 8-year-old boy who picked the fight and took him to a juvenile facility Monday night, charging him with misdemeanor battery and criminal mischief. http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/october2004/081004boyarrested.htm -------------------- Moscow Hotel Demolition Terrifies Unwarned Neighbors The 24-storey building of the Sport hotel in south-west Moscow was destroyed by a blast in late September. The operation was conducted quite professionally but no one warned the residents of the neighboring apartment blocks and many people suspected another major terrorist attack. http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/october2004/081004hoteldemolition.htm -------------------- Feds plan to track every car A little-known federal agency is planning a new monitoring program by which the government would track every car on the road by using onboard transceivers. http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/october2004/071004trackeverycar.htm -------------------- Republicans Love Red China In modern times, the Bush Pentagon??Ts new ??oworld map??? indicates that China is our military ally! What the heck is going on here? http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/october2004/081004loveredchina.htm -------------------- We really need your support more than ever. 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The 30-second clip shows the pilot targeting the group of people in a street in the city of Fallujah and asking his mission controllers whether he should "take them out". He is told to do so and, shortly afterwards, the footage shows a huge explosion where the people were. A second voice can be heard on the clip saying: "Oh, dude." The existence of the video, taken last April inside the cockpit of a US F-16 fighter has been known for some time, though last night's broadcast by Channel 4 News is believed to be the first time a mainstream broadcaster has shown the footage. At no point during the exchange between the pilot and controllers does anyone ask whether the Iraqis are armed or posing a threat. Critics say it proves war crimes are being committed. ?2004 Independent Digital (UK) Ltd. All rights reserved http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=569207 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Sat Oct 9 13:35:06 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 13:35:06 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [Left Hook] Chemical concentrations rise in polar bears Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- Chemical concentrations rise in polar bears WebPosted Oct 5 2004 09:39 AM CDT CBC North IQALUIT - Scientists have found the levels of fluorinated chemicals in polar bears in the Canadian Arctic are increasing at an alarming rate. Levels of fluorinated chemicals are doubling every four to six years in the bears, scientists say The chemicals are used as stain repellents on carpets, clothing and furniture. They add to the already high levels of PCBs found in polar bear fat. Fluorochemicals PCB levels have been slowly coming down in polar bears as an worldwide ban reduces the amount found in the environment, but there isn't a similar agreement on the emissions of fluorinated chemicals. The chemicals are used in Stainmaster carpets, Gore-Tex fabric, Teflon frying pans, medical equipment tubing and the oil-repellent wrappers used by fast food restaurants to serve hamburgers. They evaporate off items and make their way through the atmosphere, carried by snow and rain, to the North. Now they're ending up in the liver of the animal found at the top of the Arctic food chain. Some researchers suggest fluorinated chemicals have now become the most highly concentrated pollutants in Arctic life Derek Muir, a research scientist with Environment Canada, says the chemicals are doubling in concentration in polar bears every four to six years. "We've found some fluorinated chemicals that we frankly didn't expect to see," he says. "These are things used on carpets as stain repellents and we've also recently found that these amounts are going up in the bears." Health Canada is concerned high levels of fluorinated chemicals in bears means the same fate for humans. But preliminary findings from blood samples taken from more than 500 people in the North show so far that's not the case. Inuit eat polar bear meat but not the liver, and that could be one of the reasons the rates are low. "The concentrations did not appear greater in the northern population than those reported for southern population," says Samuel Benrejeb, who is with Health Canada's Bureau of chemical safety. Benrejeb says Health Canada is now preparing to do a more extensive study in the North. As for polar bears, the high levels of fluorinated compounds are a concern. Biologists fear they will affect the bear's thyroid and growth. Fluorochemicals are known to be a rat carcinogen, but it's not known what it's effect is on humans. -- Macdonald Stainsby http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/rad-green In the contradiction lies the hope. --Brecht. ============================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Sat Oct 9 13:58:10 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 13:58:10 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: ||SeattleActivist.org|| Fwd: Event Friday: Funeral for Iraqi friend and all Iraqi civilians who have died Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- --- Not In Our NameSeattle > wrote: > To: dave at seattleactivist.org > Subject: Event Friday: Funeral for Iraqi friend and > all Iraqi civilians who have died > From: Not In Our NameSeattle > > > Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 18:01:01 -0500 > > Message forwarded from Jessica Anderson of Another > World is Possible: > > Many of you have received an email from me about the > death of a good friend in Iraq and/or his memorial > service I am organizing here in Seattle. Below is > the information for his memorial and below that is a > tribute I wrote about him after his death. I hope > that you will all consider coming to a funeral not > just for Ghareeb, but for all Iraqi civilians dead. > Peace, > Jessica Andersen > Another World Is Possible > > Funeral for Ghareeb Mohammed Ramadan, killed in > Najaf August 19th, 2004 and All Iraqi Civilians who > have died under War and Occupation. > > Friday, October 9th at 7:00PM/ Practice at 6:00PM > Gather in front of Lowell Elementary on 11th and E > Mercer St. > for a funeral procession down Broadway, ending at > SCCC for a short service at 8PM. > > This event is a memorial procession above all. We > will be doing a "Slow Walk" on the sidewalks down > Broadway as we carry a coffin that we will > symbolically wash in the place of the body. We will > stop for short intervals along the way to read > poetry and the stories of Ghareeb and other Iraqi > civilians who have died, before moving on. Please > wear black in mourning and bring candles. At SCCC, > there will be a 15 minute service at which we will > wrap the coffin and invite people to lay flowers, > letters, newspaper articles, photographs, or other > small symbols of the grief we carry because of this > war and occupation. > > For those of you willing to act as readers, > drummers, or coffin carriers (and we need more!!!), > please arrive at 6:00PM to run through the lay-out. > Questions, please feel free to call or email. > Thank you all for helping me to share the beauty > that was this man. > Peace, > Jessica > > > > Mourning Ghareeb > Killed August 19, 2004 > > My friends, I am writing to you now with a broken > heart and a > personal request. Many of you received emails last > spring in which I wrote of my friend Ghareeb and his > experiences in the besieged city of Fallujah. I > asked you then to please respond to Ghareeb's call > for help, as he was the one responsible for getting > Anya and I back home safe and sound. I hope now you > will heed another call to remember this amazing man > in any way you can. > > Mohammed Ghareeb Ramadan was killed August 19, 2004 > while trying to prevent the kidnapping of Italian > journalist Enzo Baldoni, who was later beheaded by a > resistance group calling themselves the Islamic > Army. Ghareeb was apparently shot three times in the > chest and once in the head and his body was left in > the hot desert air for a day and a night before > being found by neighbors and transported to the > local morgue, where his body was most likely thrown > into a mass grave. > > Without his body, a funeral is difficult. There is > no body to wash with our tears, to carry to the > mosque, according to his tradition, to pray over or > hold. There is no body to bury in the plot he had > staked out between his mother and his infant > daughter who died in birth. Without a body we cannot > honor his last wish to be buried there. > > I have wondered for many days just what I can do and > if all I can do is to share the story of this > friend, this man of peace, this prince, then I hope > that by introducing you all to Ghareeb, he may live > forever in the hearts and minds of all his family > across the globe. > > Ghareeb's name means "Stranger" and is a nickname > given to him by his mother. When his family tried to > return to their tribal lands in Gaza Strip, > Ghareeb's papers were denied and his family, knowing > they may never have another chance, went on without > him and Ghareeb had to turn away from one Occupied > home to another. > > I do not know if his family even knows of his death. > > > Ghareeb had been a computer engineer before the war. > He drove a > Nissan. He wore polo shirts. He wanted to go to > Canada. He was just your average, every day man > trying to live his life in Baghdad. The entire time > we were with him, he absolutely refused payment of > any kind, instead always thanking us for being his > entertainment, for giving him a reason to practice > his fluent English, for telling him about America > and the world, for simply being there. > > To my knowledge, when we met Ghareeb was not > involved with any > humanitarian or political groups. He was just a > regular guy who > wanted to help his country and to do right however > and whenever he could. In the end, his goodness > would make him everything but regular or ordinary. > > By the time of his death one year later, Ghareeb had > become guardian and friend to travelers from the > U.S., Italy, Germany, and England, to name a few. He > had gone into Fallujah at a time when everyone else > was fleeing so that he could deliver medical aid and > transport women and children to safety. When he and > others were attacked by U.S. snipers and their > ambulance destroyed, he was not deterred but > returned again and again in his own beaten up car, > squeezing into his back seat one injured child after > another. He called periodically to report the > damage, paying for hours of phone calls and staying > up until the wee hours even after long exhausting > days so that he could > report what was happening to other internationals. > It is only > because of those phone calls and the resulting mass > emails that many of us have any idea of what really > happened in Fallujah. > > Upon hearing of Ghareeb's death I found myself > sitting next to the only reminders I could find of > his presence: a photo of his jolly grin, a small > collection of the old Iraqi coins that are now out > of print and that he had gone out his way to find > for me, and a ticket to Babylon. From those memories > I draw out images of him: Ghareeb laughing with his > friends, whose children lines his lap like he was an > Iraqi version of Santa Clause, Ghareeb stopping the > car so we could pet the sheep or feel the breeze on > our skin, Ghareeb driving us out of danger and into > the sunset, showing us the beauty of his land and > drilling us about the beauty of his home, Palestine. > > I will always remember coming across an overturned > van one day > alongside the road. A group of men had gather to do > what they must have known they could not and somehow > overturn this hulking mass to free the young man > trapped underneath. Even if rescued, he would likely > die soon after, for there was no ambulance, no > police, no 911 call, only desert and the pushing, > sweating bodies of his countrymen. > > We passed, Ghareeb halted and nearly leapt from the > car saying, I > MUST stop, I MUST. One of our group was arguing, > there is nothing we can do now, we should just go, > another began to cry at the scene, for the sadness > and hopelessness of it all. I felt the hot air on my > face, felt the sand creeping into the car. I watched > as Ghareeb returned from the van, shaking his head. > He stopped and stared briefly off into the distance, > wiped his brow and returned to the car, lit a > cigarette and drove us on. That look on his face > then, how he felt, truly felt for all, for every > last person, his saying, "I MUST," and his ability > to take tragedy after tragedy and still see beauty > and hope, that was Ghareeb as clearly as I know how > to paint it. > > Ghareeb was popular in Iraq. He introduced us to > friends from all > walks of life, who invited us into their homes and > shared their > stories, their meals, and their laughter with us. > And no matter > whether he agreed with them or not, Ghareeb carried > understanding and compassion into every > relationship. He was one of the most non-judgmental > people I have ever met in my life. > > The last time I spoke with Ghareeb was last summer. > His near-death experience in Fallujah had scared me > enough to tell him how I felt, how I loved him, how > WE loved him, to ask him to be safe at the end of > every call. "Of course Jessica, of course. I will > talk to you soon," he told me. I never heard from > him again. > > I tried calling him the last week of August but his > phone was > disconnected. It would be a month before I would > know why. But even now, I find myself succumbing to > irrational thoughts in the middle of the night > sneaking downstairs to dial his cell phone, > whispering, "please answer, please answer, ANYONE > answer." > > I find comfort in knowing that Ghareeb's life was so > full and he was so loved in the end. But I still > mourn for what could have been. In his death, we > have not only lost this one man but all that this > one man could have shown us. > > For me, the greatest pain comes from knowing that in > the end, it was Iraqis who killed Ghareeb. Because > that is what Occupation does--it cages in people to > the point that they begin to gnaw at each other, to > destroy themselves, one person at a time, one dream > at a time. We have see in Gahreeb's home in > Palestine that Occupation creates terrorism. We have > seen in Iraq that Occupation creates terrorism. We > have seen, we have seen... > > And every time I hear of another young Iraqi or > another young > American who has died for this senseless, endless > war I have to > wonder, what did we lose with their death, what > accomplishments, what dreams, what hopes, what > opportunities for society and for this world went > into the grave with them? How many future Nobel > Peace Prize Winners have we killed, how many future > scientists or leaders of tomorrow have we killed > already? And how many more will we lose? How much > blood will it take for us to see the error of our > ways and stop this war? > > For Ghareeb, my friend, I have no words left with > which to describe my love, my gratitude, my blessed > experience at having known you. What words do we > have left with which to speak the language of the > heart? > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This trip was different. I didn't want to go. As reporters, we are given a choice whether we want to travel to Iraq. This time, I did not take my decision lightly. It's a lot more dangerous there now then when I traveled there 10 months ago, but the real reason I didn't want to go was that I had a "bad feeling." I am superstitious about such things. I consulted with my colleagues and family, but no one wanted to tell me what to do. Perhaps they were right not to answer. When I joked about my premonitions of death with a friend in Baghdad, he reminded me of an unwritten rule: "We don't talk about dying here." How quickly I had forgotten. You don't talk about the possibility of death when it's a daily reality. I had to go back. I put my psychological armor back on, and reminded myself of my favorite Iraqi cameraman's response each time I gave him a dangerous assignment: "It's my job." I got on the plane. Hooray! It is now possible to fly from Amman to Baghdad on Royal Jordanian. On the last two trips, we drove about 10 hours from Jordan to Baghdad in a convoy. The first 10 minutes are exciting: You can pretend you are Peter O'Toole in "Lawrence of Arabia," and marvel about what it would be like to travel this distance riding a camel. But then, it becomes boring. You look out, and the scenery is the same: You see a lot of desert. Every once and a while there is a mini-sandstorm, which keeps things interesting by rendering you (and your driver) unable to see. On both drives to Baghdad, everyone in my car fell asleep. They were jolted awake by the security guards ordering us to put on our flak jackets, when we reached the terrorist strongholds of Fallujah and Ramadi -- about an hour and a half outside Baghdad. But not me. I stared out the window the whole time we were driving in Iraq, peering into all the cars which sped by, trying to guess which one was going to try to rob us or kidnap us. I clutched the walkie-talkie that connected me to our security guard at the back of the convoy. I think he grew tired of my constant "radio checks." Flying into Baghdad was a relief. The pilot was in control. My colleagues had warned me that the landing would be harrowing. The pilot is required to descend in a spiral, like a corkscrew, so that the plane remains within the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport. Otherwise, there is a risk that insurgents will strike the plane with a missile or RPG. Sounds scary, but in fact it's much more comforting to be in danger for 1 hour and 15 minutes than for 10 hours. In Iraq, everything is a numbers game. There are two flights scheduled to Baghdad each day, but they are often cancelled due to missile threats. Our flight was full - about 50 people on board. The passengers were mostly contractors and journalists. I was one of two women - the other was an elderly Iraqi woman wearing a hijab scarf. There were only a few Iraqis on board. It's too expensive for most of them to fly. After we landed, two security guards picked us up, loaded us into armored cars and we went screaming out the gate. The hotel is only 15 minutes from the airport, but it's one of the most dangerous roads in Baghdad. Once we made it through the checkpoint at the hotel, it was a relief. I can't describe the security at the hotel for my colleagues' safety, but I can tell you that if anyone goes crashing through the barricade, they would be shot multiple times with AK-47s. Once inside the hotel, I could take off my flak jacket, which was especially uncomfortable in the 120-degree heat. Much like the military, our home is walled off from the city. Amazingly, a year ago it was considered safe enough to eat out at local restaurants. But now, as one Iraqi explained it, eating out is considered "suicide." Most of the time, the military stay in their Humvees and Bradlees, journalists stay in their hotels, and most Iraqis stay at home. On most stories, the best reporting often comes from talking with locals while sitting in bars and cafes. That doesn't happen in Baghdad now. I think it says a lot about the current state of affairs in Iraq that most reporters do their stand-ups from their hotels, and they can't go out to eat at restaurants. I think a real barometer of success in Iraq will be when you see an American reporter sitting across the table from an Iraqi in a Baghdad cafe. One year ago, I was startled by the sight of American tanks and soldiers in the street. Now, it is rare to see a soldier or Marine walking on foot. There is a constant presence of Apache helicopters and the sounds of thunderous raids on Sadr City at night. Iraqis on the street don't even look up at the helicopters as they fly overhead anymore. I do - I still find it jarring. Two of our local employees in Baghdad recently quit after their lives were threatened. One of our former employees was kidnapped. A former security guard was killed while setting up his own business in Iraq. An Iraqi female gynecologist was grappling with the decision of whether to leave the country after she was warned someone was plotting to kidnap her. The list goes on and on. The Baghdad bureau is a family of sorts. There are only a small group of people at CBS who travel to war zones, and most of us know one another. We hardly ever run into one another in "normal" situations. We wouldn't all necessarily be friends back home. But in Baghdad, you learn very quickly who you can trust with your life. And, in Iraq, this is much more important than having friends. There is no question that you can trust the old guard of CBS with your life. They have been to places like Beirut, Bosnia, Somalia, the first Iraq War, Kosovo and Afghanistan. They are from a different era of reporting. None of them needed to take journalism in college. Younger reporters like me usually go to Baghdad in their footsteps because we have heard their war stories, and want to develop our own experience. But the first thing you learn: There is no glory. For everyone, it is different. For me, going to Iraq is a test of how to manage the pain you witness. A friend said going to Iraq feels like a prison sentence. I see his point. Going to Iraq for an American is a quick education about losing your freedom. We all have different methods of coping. There are people who drink too much, smoke a lot and those who eat too much junk food. What happens in Baghdad usually stays in Baghdad. Unfortunately, my support mechanism is chocolate. It came back with me on my hips. Other than the inevitable diet and gym membership upon my return, it's difficult to explain what it's like to board the plane home. You are elated, but feel equally guilty about the people you are leaving behind. After two weeks of being in what my friend calls "prison," even the small choices still seem overwhelming. I don't have to eat the same thing every day (hummus and chocolate). The guy at Starbucks wants to know if I want whole or skim milk in my coffee. I don't need to be back at home by sunset for my safety. The options are frightening when I first return home. Imagine what Iraqis will feel when they are suddenly handed so much "freedoms" after decades of dictatorship. Friends ask me if I will return to Iraq. I usually respond that I don't know, or grumble, "I hope not." The experience is not something most journalists would admit they'd like to repeat. But the truth is that it's something of an addiction. I will go back, and I suspect I will be reunited with most of my colleagues there, too. I believe we all return in hopes that one day we will be the reporter sitting across from the Iraqi in a Baghdad caf?. ? MMIV, CBS Worldwide Inc. All Rights Reserved. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Sat Oct 9 13:46:45 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 13:46:45 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: The Truth Behind the Vaccine Coverup Message-ID: http://www.mercola.com/2004/oct/6/blaylock_vaccine_coverup.htm The Truth Behind the Vaccine Coverup << Previous [ Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8, Page 9, Page 10 ] References Next >> Dr. Mercola's Comment: I find it almost incomprehensible that thimerosal, the well-documented, toxic mercury-containing preservative, is still in many vaccines, years after federal agencies have mandated that it be removed from vaccines. Most people, physicians included, don't understand thimerosal is still used in most vaccines and is likely one of the major contributing factors to vaccine toxicity. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin. Injecting it into a child, whose nervous system is rapidly developing, could have terrible consequences. So, before you decide to vaccinate your children, do them a favor and look into the many risks and side effects associated with common childhood vaccines. Doing so could mean the difference between life and death. When my colleague and regular columnist, Dr. Russell Blaylock, forwarded me his latest manuscript, I was shocked and dismayed to read his review of a secret 2000 meeting between CDC officials and scientists about the use of thimerosal. I believe you will be too, which is why I posted his entire manuscript. Be sure to read the entire fascinating story. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Russell L. Blaylock, M.D. The Devastating Effects of Mercury For example, mercury, even in low concentrations, is known to impair energy production by mitochondrial enzymes. The brain has one of the highest metabolic rates of any organ and impairment of its energy supply, especially during development, can have devastating consequences. In addition, mercury, even in lower concentrations, is known to damage DNA and impair DNA repair enzymes, which again, plays a vital role in brain development. Mercury is known to impair neurotubule stability, even in very low concentrations. Neurotubules are absolutely essential to normal brain cell function. Mercury activates microglial cells, which increases excitotoxicity and brain free radical production as well as lipid peroxidation, central mechanisms in brain injury. In addition, even in doses below that which can cause obvious cell injury, mercury impairs the glutamate transport system, which in turn triggers excitotoxicity, a central mechanism in autism and other neurological disorders. Ironically, aluminum also paralyzes this system. On page 228, we see another admission that the government has had no interest in demonstrating the safety of thimerosal-containing vaccines despite more than 2,000 articles showing harmful effects of mercury. Here we see a reference to the fact that the FDA "has a wonderful facility in Arkansas with hundreds of thousands of animals" available for any study needed to supply these answers on safety. The big question to be asked: Why has the government ignored the need for research to answer these questions concerning thimerosal safety? You will recall, in the beginning, the participants of this conference complained that there were just so few studies or no studies concerning this "problem." Junk Scientists Again, on page 229, Dr. Brent rails about the lawsuit problem. He tells the others he has been involved in three lawsuits related to vaccine injuries leading to birth defects and concluded, "If you want to see junk science, look at those cases ... ." He then complains about the type of scientists testifying in these cases. He adds, "But the fact is those scientists are out there in the United States." In essence, he labels anyone who opposes the "official policy" on vaccines as a junk scientist. We have seen previously in the discussion just who the "junk scientists" really are. Knowing what they have found can cause them a great deal of problems he adds, "The medical/legal findings in this study, causal or not, are horrendous ... . If an allegation was made that a child's neurobehavioral findings were caused by thimerosal-containing vaccines, you could readily find a junk scientist who will support the claim with 'a reasonable degree of certainty'." On page 229, Dr. Brent then admits they are in a bad position because they have no data for their defense. Now, who really are the junk scientists? a.. Are "real scientists" ones who have no data, just wishful thinking and a "feeling" that everything will be all right? b.. Are "real scientists" the ones who omit recognized experts on the problem in question during a conference because it might endanger the "program"? c.. Or are they the ones who make statements that they don't want their grandsons to get thimerosal-containing vaccines until the problem is worked out, but then tell millions of parents that the vaccines are perfectly safe for their children and grandchildren? Dr. Meyers, on page 231, put it this way: "My own concern, and a couple of you said it, there is an association between vaccines and outcomes that worries both parents and pediatricians." He cites other possible connections to vaccine-related neurobehavioral and neurodevelopmental problems including the number of vaccines being given, the types of antigens being used and other vaccine additives. Dr. Caserta tells the group he attended the aluminum conference the previous years and learned that often metals could act differently in biological systems than as an ion. This is interesting in the face of the finding that fluoride when combined to aluminum forms a compound that can destroy numerous hippocampal neurons at a concentration of 0.5 ppm in drinking water. It seems that aluminum readily combines with fluoride to form this toxic compound. With more than 60 percent of communities having fluoridated, drinking water, this becomes a major concern. It has also been learned that fluroaluminum compounds mimic the phosphate compound and can activate G-proteins. G-proteins play a major role in numerous biological systems, including endocrine, neurotransmitters and as cellular second messengers. Some of the glutamate receptors are operated by a G-protein mechanism. Can You Keep a Secret? Over the next 10-15 pages, they discuss how to control this information so that it will not get out and, if it does, how to control the damage. On page 248, Dr. Clements has this to say: "But there is now the point at which the research results have to be handled, and even if this committee decides that there is no association and that information gets out, the work has been done and through the freedom of information that will be taken by others and will be used in other ways beyond the control of this group. And I am very concerned about that as I suspect that it is already too late to do anything regardless of any professional body and what they say." In other words, he wants this information kept not only from the public but also from other scientists and pediatricians until they can be properly counseled. In the next statement, Dr. Clements spills the beans as to why he is determined that no outsider get hold of this damaging information. "My mandate as I sit here in this group is to make sure at the end of the day that 100,000,000 are immunized with DTP, Hepatitis B and if possible Hib, this year, next year and for many years to come, and that will have to be with thimerosal-containing vaccines unless a miracle occurs and an alternative is found quickly and is tried and found to be safe." This is one of the most shocking statements I have ever heard. In essence, he is saying, "I don't care if the vaccines are found to be harmful and destroying the development of children's brains, these vaccines will be given now and forever." His only concern by his own admission is to protect the vaccine program even if it is not safe. Dr. Brent refers to this as an "eloquent statement." Continued on Page 10 << Previous [ Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8, Page 9, Page 10 ] References --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. What I can do, I should do. And what I should do, by the grace of God, I will do." ---Edward Everett Hale -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Sat Oct 9 13:41:44 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 13:41:44 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [nwanarchy] a revolution requires... Message-ID: ----- Original Message ---- I always think it's kind of interesting that people make a distinction between "talking" and "acting" when clearly lots of the rifts that happen between groups and individuals are based in people's inability to communicate with each other in respectful, mutual, supportive, healthy, honest, open ways. We have to figure out how to meet our material needs within saner structures and systems, but it seems like we also need to work hard on healthier communication and healthier relationships. Lots of that involves talk. When I was an advisor at school, it was soooooooooooooooo clear how many people were so desperate for somebody to just sit and listen to them talk through the stuff they were dealing with and then to engage their thougths and ideas honestly. That's something that I think is a huge gap in many of our communities - the skills and attitudes and values it takes to actually give a shit about what other people feel and think and then to engage with them with your own ideas so you can then build some different ideas together. I know you mentioned the talk/action thing, Jamie, and this isn't meant to be a direct response to your thoughts. I know you also think folks have to figure out how to live together in more workable ways. The "talk" versus "action" thing just always strikes me as interesting. I also think Elijah's email was probably half sarcasm and half serious question. I bet nobody wants you to leave the list, dl. tamara On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, some one wrote: > No, my intention is not to troll for a fight. I was responding to > entrophicmind's message that "maybe > it's time for action instead of talk." I found it to be impatient and > reckless...I feel it is my responsibility to think before I act. > > I am seriously interested in discussing a vision, goal and mission. Granted, > it's a very challenging topic, but I have yet to create/discover/hear a > single unifying message that will naturally provide the magnetic force that > will bring together a true community...filled with not only those of us who > are already active, but also those that are blind to the system we live in. > > I desire a national revolution and I know the key is to touch the majority of > the people, which is not a simple task. I'll leave if you want, but I'd > rather have a constructive discussion and explore ideas with like minded > people...I thought this was the place. > > -dl > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Are you upset about the closure of hospitals due to their bankruptcy by non-paying illegal aliens whose interests are legally required to come before those of American citizens? Worried that Social Security, into which you have paid your entire life, will not be there for you because the funds for it are being squandered on other things and people who never contributed a penny? Concerned that America's twin deficits, both fiscal and trade, together with unprecedented monetary expansion, promise an economic collapse that will make the first Depression seem like a bump in the road? Unemployed or know someone unemployed...and not finding suitable work? Sick of choosing between Tweedledumb and Tweedledumber for President? Then you might find yourself cheering aloud while reading Defensive Racism, one of the first books to take an honest look at the modern American racial divide and what it bodes for our future. Finally. This morning, the printing company confirmed it is shipping 132 cases of my book, Defensive Racism. Visit www.DefensiveRacism.com for more information and on-line ordering information or simply click here: Quantity: Quantity discounts are outlined at www.DefensiveRacism.com and are automatically applied during the order process. Shipments to buyers will begin as soon as we receive this first shipment of books, estimated to be in a week or two. Members of this list will receive an additional discount, through the end of October, approximately equal to the shipping cost, by entering the code "cpp" into the "Customer Code" blank when the shopping cart appears. I will be honored to sign copies of this first edition of my book to faithful members of this list: on the screen where you select the type of shipping and enter credit card information (if that is the payment method you choose), enter "Sign my book" into the "Customer Comments" blank, otherwise I have no way of knowing you are a list member. I'm keeping the printer's identity a secret, of course. Heaven knows I had enough trouble finding one that would print my book. And a publisher? Never came close. I finally set up my own publishing company. You-know-who controls the entire book industry, top to bottom and side to side, just as they control virtually every scrap of Western media, save only the nether regions of the Internet, wherein my web sites dwell. Just as soon as the ADL and the SPLC get their hands on copies of my book, I expect the harassment to step up to a fever pitch. Then, of course, I honestly will be able to call Defensive Racism a banned book. Query: if a book never even gets a chance to enter the traditional distribution channels, can you honestly call it banned? Censored, yes, which is worse. Move over, Mike Piper. I'm going to give your Final Judgment a run for its money as the "most-banned book in America." Get yourself a copy and find out why, even though one reviewer said, "Steele's book is something America has needed for a long time...(it) will assist in the racial healing of America" (Mark Farrell). Mr. Farrell ended his review, which is posted in its entirety at www.DefensiveRacism.com, with, "If you read just one book this year, let it be Steele's. You won't regret it." John "Birdman" Bryant, well known in many Internet circles, also wrote a review with which he concluded: "If this book ever makes it past the politically-correct censors at the bookstore door, I predict that Steele's penetrating insights coupled with his warm personal style of writing will make his book wildly popular." And Billy Roper, also well known in many Internet circles, wrote, "Steele's genius lies in his writing style...I got more out of his chapter 'Money's End Game: Depression II,' than I ever did from college...I recommend Ed Steele's 'Defensive Racism' for all your friends and family..." I invite you to write a review, too, or send me an email with your comments, once you have read my book. Please indicate if it is ok to post what you say on the web site. Finally - I just watched Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11. You should, too. Before you vote. In fact I recommend you rent two movies tonight, and watch them in the following order: Moore's and 911: In Plane Site, the latter of which you might have trouble finding because it is so potent, so convincing and...so banned. In Plane Site uses nothing but video footage aired by the networks on September 11; what it reveals quite literally is mind blowing. Find a detailed description and purchase information for 911: In Plane Site at http://www.policestate21.com. Something to do while you wait for my book to arrive, which you should read, also, before you vote. A housekeeping note: I am now being so deluged in spam by freedom's enemies that unless you include "subscribe" in the subject line of emails sent to subscribe at conspiracypenpal.com or "unsubscribe" in the subject line of emails sent to unsubscribe at conspiracypenpal.com, such notices now simply get scrubbed away with no action taken. New America. A book about which finally has come. -ed "I didn't say it would be easy. I just said it would be the truth." - Morpheus Copyright ?2004, Edgar J. Steele Forward as you wish. Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, post on all Internet sites and publish in full in all not-for-profit publications. Contact author for all other rights, which are reserved. On-Line link to this article in HTML format: http://www.conspiracypenpal.com/columns/defensive.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------ Subscribe: Send blank email with "subscribe" in the subject line to subscribe at conspiracypenpal.com Unsubscribe: Send blank email with "unsubscribe" in the subject line to unsubscribe at conspiracypenpal.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: edhead.jpg Type: application/octet-stream Size: 6588 bytes Desc: not available URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Sat Oct 9 13:35:52 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 13:35:52 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [Left Hook] Pipeline court action miffs N.W.T. First Nations [read: Government Indians] Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- Pipeline court action miffs N.W.T. First Nations WebPosted Oct 5 2004 09:46 AM CDT YELLOWKNIFE - Some aboriginal leaders from the Mackenzie Valley are opposed to court action that would delay the proposed pipeline project. Last month the Deh Cho First Nation filed two lawsuits to halt the Mackenzie Valley joint panel review. The review will conduct hearings on the pipeline after an application to build it is filed. Leaders representing the Inuvialuit, the Sahtu and the Gwich'in met with Deh Cho First Nation Grand Chief Herb Norwegian in Inuvik on Friday. Nellie Cournoyea, who chairs the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, says the purpose of the meeting was to tell Norwegian where the other aboriginal groups stand. "These three groups feel offended that no consideration was taken by the Deh Cho as to how these actions are going to affect us," she says. Cournoyea says the panel took $2 million and two years to put in place, and she says aboriginal groups in the Mackenzie valley will represent the economic interests of their beneficiaries if the lawsuits go to court. -- Macdonald Stainsby http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/rad-green In the contradiction lies the hope. --Brecht. ============================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Sat Oct 9 18:02:40 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 18:02:40 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: IMPORTANT DEADLINES FOR BLACK MESA Message-ID: PLEASE FORWARD FAR AND WIDE (AND FAST) Hey all, Peabody Coal's mining permit is up for renewal, but they've made some revisions to it that'll have even worse environmental, cultural, and colonial effects on Black Mesa and on all of us. From my understanding, they are trying to renew the permit with some pretty intense revisions rather than submit a new application so that they aren't subject to an environmental impact repost or endangered species act review. Please do take a few minutes to send these in, it really won't take a long time and it's important especially for those of us that live in the bay area as a great deal our energy usage here is the reason for these happenings at Black Mesa. Plus it took me a long time to type this email! For more information you can look at http://www.blackmesatrust.org which also has PRINTABLE postcards to mail in, pictures to look at, and lots of articles to read. also black mesa indigenous solidarity (which is run primarily by non-Native folks working in solidarity, as the name suggests) http://www.blackmesais.org and of course for more legal info the International Indian Treaty Council has lots of good resources. http://www.treaty-council.org Dodadagohv'i(we'll talk to each other soon), Arlo Please print and mail (or copy and email) the following letters to: Jerry D. Gavette, Black Mesa/Kayenta Mine Team Leader Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement P.O. Box 46667 Denver, Colorado 80201-6667 email: BlackMesa-Comments at osmre.gov Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of Interior 18 th & C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Mr. Gavette, Please accept these comments on Peabody Western Coal Company's recent mine application to the office of surface mining. I urge you to treat Peabody's request as a new permit application, instead of a revision because of the adverse affects it will have on the land, water, and cultures of Black Mesa. Peabody's application is incomplete and must be subject to a new Environmental Impact Statement and Endangered Species Act review. Furthermore, Peabody must carry the burden of establishing that their application is in compliance with all federal, state, tribal, and local regulatory programs. Despite substantial evidence that proves the negative impacts of Peabody's pumping from the N-Aquifer and in the face of public demand that pumping from the Navajo Aquifer stop by the end of 2005, Peabody insists on using the N-Aquifer until 2008-if not indefinitely. Additionally, Peabody seeks to tap into another fresh water source, the Coconino Aquifer for transporting and washing coal. The use of drinking water for this purpose is unacceptable. The federal government has a special trust responsibility to Native American tribes. I urge you to live up to this responsibility and deny Peabody's request. Signed, _______________ Name: Address: Dear Secretary Norton, Please accept these comments on Peabody Western Coal Company's recent mine application to the office of surface mining. I urge you to treat Peabody's request as a new permit application, instead of a revision because of the adverse affects it will have on the land, water, and cultures of Black Mesa. Peabody's application is incomplete and must be subject to a new Environmental Impact Statement and Endangered Species Act review. Furthermore, Peabody must carry the burden of establishing that their application is in compliance with all federal, state, tribal, and local regulatory programs. Despite substantial evidence that proves the negative impacts of Peabody's pumping from the N-Aquifer and in the face of public demand that pumping from the Navajo Aquifer stop by the end of 2005, Peabody insists on using the N-Aquifer until 2008-if not indefinitely. Additionally, Peabody seeks to tap into another fresh water source, the Coconino Aquifer for transporting and washing coal. The use of drinking water for this purpose is unacceptable. The federal government has a special trust responsibility to Native American tribes. I urge you to live up to this responsibility and deny Peabody's request. Signed, _______________ Name: Address: -- _______________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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While the court transcripts offered no explanation for why Forlizzo believed Genesis exec Muzio 'had it coming,' when Officers of public companies need key man insurance against the prospect of being rubbed out it can be bad for business. Read the whole story at The MadCowMorningNews www.madcowprod.com "When Matt & Katie aren't enough." This email sent by MadCow Morning News To be excluded from future mailings click here to unsubscribe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Sat Oct 9 18:05:59 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 18:05:59 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [thepeopleweb-events] Event Oct. 13 on Local Response to Global Warming Message-ID: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 6, 2004 Jennifer S. Dovey, Director of Integrated Marketing Antioch University Seattle (206) 268-4106 EVENT OCT. 13 ON LOCAL RESPONSE TO GLOBAL WARMING CONTINUES LECTURE SERIES Note: Previously distributed information listed Oct. 1 as the date of the first event. The correct date is Oct. 13. WHAT: "Global Issues and Perspectives," a free lecture series this fall sponsored by the Center for Creative Change at Antioch University Seattle. Please join us to become a better-informed world citizen! WHERE: Room 100 on the Antioch campus at 2326 Sixth Ave. in Belltown. EVENTS: Wed., Oct. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m.Regional Responses to Global Change: How the Pacific Northwest Is Making a Difference on Global Warming Learn from Patrick Mazza, research manager of Climate Solutions, about climate change and the latest in alternative energy technologies and systems. Wed., Nov. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. What Now? Reclaiming the Commons in a Divided World Discuss a new vision of the Earth, spirit and the human future with Sharon Parks, Th.D., and Larry Daloz, Ed.D., associate directors of the Whidbey Institute. Parks and Daloz are national experts in leadership, ethics, adult education and mentoring. Wed., Dec. 8 from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Holiday Alternative Gift Market Learn about and support sustainable development projects around the globe. Make charitable donations in honor of loved ones and friends. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Debra Alderman in the Antioch Center for Creative Change at (206) 268-4906 or dalderman at antiochsea.edu. ABOUT ANTIOCH: At Antioch University Seattle, adult learners find individualized, innovative programs with a commitment to academic excellence, community service and social justice. AUS is one of six campuses of Antioch University, founded in 1852 in Yellow Springs, Ohio. 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Hosted by the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Washington State Department of Ecology. For more information, request a translator, or register for childcare, please contact the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition (206) 954-0218 or info at duwamishcleanup.org. For more information on the cleanup process, visit our website at www.duwamishcleanup.org Displays * Refreshments * Speakers * Children's Activities Yalonda Sinde, Executive Director CCEJ-Where We Organize Communities & Win! 2820 East Cherry Seattle, WA 98122 (206) 720-0285 Fax (206) 720-5241 email: justice at ccej.org website: http://www.ccej.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Sat Oct 9 18:09:26 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 18:09:26 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Beyond the Ballot! Oct. 12, 7pm, WWU Message-ID: Come join the Peace Resource Center and AS Social Issues for our first event of the year! "Beyond the Ballot" An evening of stories and discussion Tuesday, Oct. 12th, 7pm. WWU Viking Union 565. Social change... ..on Film! An award-winning photographer, Orin Langelle will discuss the role of the camera in movements for social change, and present photos taken of movements all over the world. ..and in the Streets! Report back and experiences at the protests against the Republican National Convention in New York City in August, from folks who were there: Miguel Ramos (WWU student librarian), Larry Hildes and Karen Weill (National Lawyers Guild), and the Long Haul Collective (Seattle). ===== -Mourningcommute http://mourningcommute.tripod.com ________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Sat Oct 9 18:12:39 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 18:12:39 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert Message-ID: House 9/11 Bill Will Set Up A Database On All Americans, Create National ID Card Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert 8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151 Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408 http://www.gunowners.org Monday, October 4, 2004 What part of "Constitution" don't they understand? In a frightening move, House Republicans -- members of the party that supposedly favors "limited government" -- are pushing an Orwellian nightmare in Congress in the name of "national security." In the wake of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations, the Senate -- unlike the House -- has prepared legislation which would closely track that Commission's findings by reorganizing the intelligence services in the federal government. The Senate bill is relatively innocuous compared to the House version, HR 10. Unfortunately, many of the so-called Republicans in the House are pushing this nightmarish legislation which would: * Create a massive government database containing personal information on every American man, woman and child; * Standardize (i.e., nationalize) the process of issuing driver's licenses -- thereby taking the final step toward creating a national ID card; and * Set up a system whereby any employer or industry identified by the Attorney General would have to submit employment applicants to the government for approval -- complete with fingerprints or other "biometric identifiers." Now, let's look at how each of these problems could affect your rights -- gun rights in particular: (1) The government database is created by section 2173 of HR 10, a bill introduced by House Speaker Dennis Hastert. It would allow airline passengers to be screened against lists containing "all appropriate records." What would be "appropriate" would be within the exclusive discretion of the bureaucrats, but could include medical records, confidential financial records, library records, and gun records. (2) The driver's license standards are in section 3052. They would allow the federal government to set standards as high as desired to determine who may or may not obtain a driver's license. Please note that you need a driver's license (or similarly regulated state-issued photo ID) to purchase a gun from a dealer. But, increasingly, you also need it to travel on any form of transportation (airplane, bus, train, car), to get a job, to open a checking account, to cash a check, to check into a hotel, to rent a car, or to purchase cigarettes or alcohol. If the federal government can set standards so high as to deny you a driver's license or photo ID, it has effectively turned you into a non-person. (3) Section 2142 would allow the U.S. attorney general to promulgate any regulations he desires concerning (a) what employers must submit the names and fingerprints of all employment applicants to the FBI, (b) what standards the government will use in approving or disapproving the employment applicants, and (c) whether or not the government's "disapproval" will prevent the applicant from being hired. There is nothing in section 2142 which would prohibit an anti-gun attorney general from (a) requiring the resumes and fingerprints of every employment applicant in the country, (b) disapproving them on the basis of gun ownership or, for that matter, any factor he viewed as not being politically correct, and (c) prohibiting any employer from hiring an applicant thus blacklisted. ACTION: Write your representative. Ask him, in the strongest terms, to vote against any "9/11 legislation" that (1) creates a government database of personal information on law-abiding Americans, (2) moves toward the use of a driver's license as a National ID Card, or (3) sets up a system for fingerprinting and approving job applicants in the private sector. You can use the pre-written message below and send it as an e-mail by visiting the GOA Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm (where phone and fax numbers are also available). ----- Pre-written message ----- Dear Representative: Movement toward an oppressive government does not make me feel more "secure." Therefore, I would urge you, in the strongest terms, to please vote against HR 10, The 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act, if it: * Creates a massive government database containing personal information on every American man, woman and child [section 2173]; * Standardizes (i.e., nationalizes) the process of issuing driver's licenses -- thereby taking the final step toward creating a national ID card [section 3052]; * Sets up a system whereby any employer or industry identified by the Attorney General would have to submit employment applicants to the government for approval -- complete with fingerprints or other "biometric identifiers" [section 2142]. Frankly, the ideas which are being floated with respect to this legislation are simply horrible, and are surely unworthy of those who have sworn to protect the Constitution. Sincerely, *************************** GOA Candidate Ratings Now Online The 2004 version of GOA's famous Candidate Ratings Guide has now been posted at http://www.gunowners.org/votetb04.htm on the web. A survey was mailed to every identifiable candidate nationwide for this year's Congressional elections. And every incumbent was rated based on his or her gun rights voting record while in office. The result is a truly comprehensive voter's guide that will prove invaluable to gun owners this November. Be sure to take note of where your candidates stand on the Second Amendment! **************************** Please do not reply directly to this message, as your reply will bounce back as undeliverable. To subscribe to free, low-volume GOA alerts, go to http://www.gunowners.org/ean.htm on the web. Change of e-mail address may also be made at that location. To unsubscribe send a message to gunowners_list at capwiz.mailmanager.net with the word unsubscribe in the subject line or use the url below. Problems, questions or comments? The main GOA e-mail address goamail at gunowners.org is at your disposal. Please do not add that address to distribution lists sending more than ten messages per week or lists associated with issues other than gun rights. APFN-1 YahooGroups: Subscribe: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/apfn-1/join Unsubscribe: apfn-1-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com APFN MSG BOARD: `In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.' http://disc.server.com/Indices/149495.html APFN CONTENTS PAGE: http://www.apfn.org/old/apfncont.htm Without Justice, there is JUST_US! [LEAK-GATE] INVESTIGATING THE WHITE HOUSE http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LEAK-GATE/ Find elected officials, including the president, members of Congress, governors, state legislators, local officials, and more. http://congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Sat Oct 9 18:13:33 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 18:13:33 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: US Dollar Heading For Collapse Message-ID: US Dollar Heading For Collapse - Robert Reich By James Baxter mbatko at lycos.com 10-6-4 BANFF, Alta. - The US dollar is fast reaching a point at which foreign investors will abandon it and send it into a freefall, says Bill Clinton's former economic adviser. Robert Reich told the Global Business Forum in Banff that record high budget and trade deficits, personal debt and a foreign policy that is alienating traditional allies, has the already slumping US dollar headed for collapse. The US already requires a daily infusion of $1.2 billion in foreign investment just to keep the greenback's decline under control, he said. "The mainstream view is that the budget deficit (currently $422 billion).. is going to get larger,: said Reich, who is an "informal adviser" to presidential hopeful John Kerry. "Simultaneously, the mainstream view is that there is no reason to believe that the trade deficit (approximately $600 billion) is going to shrink anytime soon. In fact, I see the dollar continuing to decline and I see at some point a tipping point where East Asian banks that have been trying to prop up the dollar, maintaining their exports (to the US), because at some point it becomes a lousy investment." Reich said global investors are already conducting significant amounts of business in Euros, not US dollars. The reason for Reich's speech to the audience of approximately 200 business leaders, mostly Canadians, was to explain why free trade has suddenly been revived as a great economic evil in the US. In painting a black outlook for the US economy, Reich suggested the worst is yet to come, especially if President George W. Bush and the Republican party's agenda of tax less and spend more is re-elected in November. "My upbeat message is that we don't have to have it like we have it," said Reich, who insisted Bush is not entirely to blame, but bears considerable responsibility for the economic straits facing the US. "Deficits matter," he said. "If you embark on a unilateral foreign policy and the rest of the world is upset with you, that has a boomerang effect on your global businesses. It can't help but (have an effect). So not only does fiscal policy matter, but your foreign policy cannot be completely divorced from your national economic policy. Reich said regardless of who is the next leader, significant measures are going to be needed to control the budget deficit and to begin rebuilding the economy so that real manufacturing wages, which have been largely stagnant in the US since the Reagan era in the 1980s, begin to grow. He also said that while the US is unlikely to retreat from global trade, it is also unlikely to aggressively pursue more open trade for the time being. That's because US workers are suffering and are looking for something to blame, like outsourcing, he said, and politicians are being forced to play along. "A lot of people are very, very willing to blame other countries for the loss of American jobs or the stresses on American wages," said Reich. "This blame is ill-founded. "Nevertheless, in political terms, people talk about jobs being lost in the United States to China... or to India... or elsewhere." Reich also tried to quiet fears among Canadians that Kerry is anti-free trade, saying only that Kerry wants to remove certain tax incentives that encourage companies to move a portion of their manufacturing offshore so that they can legally shelter money from income taxes. He said Kerry believes strongly in the value of trade and that Canadians shouldn't fear his policies. Note - This article was originally published in the Edmonton Journal and the Vancouver Sun, September 25, 2004. http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2004/10/298769.shtml -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Unruh, a combat engineer, had been in Iraq less than a month when he was shot during an attack on his unit. Several days after learning of his death, his mother had gone to the hospital complaining of chest pains, Hamilton said. She was feeling better the next day but saw her son's body Saturday morning and collapsed that night in her kitchen. Her husband, Dennis Wahrer -- also a respiratory therapist -- and other family members performed CPR but Unruh-Wahrer was pronounced dead that night. Autopsy results won't be released until relatives are notified, said Dr. Bruce Parks, Pima County chief medical examiner. There was no immediate response to a call to his office before business hours Tuesday. Robert Unruh will be buried Friday at the Southern Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery. 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Thank you and we hope to see you there! amnesty at u.washington.edu ------Event Blurb Begins------------------------------------------------------- 1) Torture Awareness Week - October 18-22 "Addressing Torture: An Academic, A Survivor" - October 20 The UW chapter of Amnesty International will be conducting a Torture Awareness Week, with on-campus "street theater" actions and a speaking event. The speaking event, entitled "Addressing Torture: An Academic, A Survivor" features UW Professor Jamie Mayerfeld, an expert in human rights, as well as Seattle's Sabah Al-Dhaher, an Iraqi-born artist who fled his home country because of his involvement in the failed uprising against the Baathist regime after the first Gulf war. Al-Dhaher spent 2 and 1/2 years in a refugee camp in Saudi Arabia, and is a survivor of torture. "Addressing Torture: An Academic, A Survivor" will be held in Kane 210 from 7:00 to 8:30 on Wednesday, October 20th. The room will open at 6:30PM, and is free to both UW students and the public. Contacts: Tim Richards - timotr at u.washington.edu Phil Neff - thyme at u.washington.edu 2) Actions on behalf of the women of Ciudad Juarez. Amnesty UW is hosting a speaking tour on the issue of disapearances of women in the city of Juarez, Mexico, where over 400 women have been murdered in the past 10 years. Many people monitoring the situation believe that Mexican authorities have not done enough to safeguard the women of Juarez. They will come to the UW to speak on October 18th at 7:30 in Kane 220. Prior to the speaking event, Amnesty will be conducting a bra drive, with the goal of collecting 400 bras to represent the murdered women of Juarez. The donated bras will then be delivered to the Mexican consulate in Seattle. 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URL: From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca Sat Oct 9 18:21:23 2004 From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 18:21:23 -0700 Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Proof of Sharon's Deceit and U.S. Complicity Message-ID: Received this message by email from Rabbi Michael Lerner. Proof of Sharon's Deceit and U.S. Complicity Oct 7, 2004 Greetings! So we at Tikkun were right, and wish we had been wrong. >From the moment that Ariel Sharon announced his famous "deal" to pull settlers out of Gaza in return for U.S. assurance that Israel could continue to build the Wall through the West Bank and would no longer be subject to pressure to return to the "Green Line" (the armistice line from 1949 that had served as the defacto border between 1949 and 1967), we at Tikkun argued that this was all part of Sharon's plan tonever give up control over the West Bank. Though Sharon continued to talk about "a Palestinian State," he knew that the state he would propose,once so much of the West Bank had been incorporated into Israel, would be a sham that would be economically and politically non-viable. Roughly, it would amount to suggesting that we create a state out of the most run-down parts of Brooklyn and Queens, leaving every part that had factories or productive capacities to the U.S. but giving this other part to African Americans and then saying, "this is your compensation for slavery and oppression." No one would buy it here, and no one is going to buy it there. . It would never come into existence because it would be refused by any Palestinian leadership that had even an ounce of pretense of representing the wishes of the Palestinian people. But why propose it? Because the peace forces had come together to create the Geneva Accord, and it was obvious that the Geneva Accord made so much sense and provided such a reasonable solution that it was bound to generate mass support in Israel and around the world if it became the focus of attention. If Sharon and the Right wanted to keep control over the West Bank, they'd have to shift the focus. And with the help of George Bush, that is exactly what they did. The proposal for a unilateral withdrawal from Gaza was hailed by the White House as an "advance" for peace when actually it was a clever move to stop any pressure for a Road Map, a Geneva Accord, or anything else that would get Israel out of the West Bank. It began with a slap in the face: instead of presenting the idea to the Palestinian people, whose fate was being determined, Sharon presented it to the global hegemonic power, the U.S. With the strong backing of President Bush, Sharon had what he needed to torpedo any pressure for peace. And with the power of AIPAC, pro-Sharon forces got the House of Representatives to pass in June a resolution totally endorsing this plan--by a vote of 400 for to 9 against. PLEASE ASK YOUR CONGRESSPERSON HOW THEY VOTED ON THAT RESOLUTION AND WHY...AND IF, AFTER READING THE STATEMENT BELOW, THEY WILL NOT PUBLICLY RECANT THEIR VOTE AND APOLOGIZE FOR IT!!!!!! Did you yourself think that maybe we were being paranoid or "over the top" when we suggested that the whole thing was a conscious plan to undermine any last remnants of pressure for a Palestinian state? Well, now the proof is available--in the form of a statement made yesterday by a key advisor to Ariel Sharon who participated in the process that led to this clevel strategy to undermine peace. This is not some leftie critic of Sharon, but someone who is proud of Sharon and his strategy! It was reported yesterday in Ha'aretz. Ha'aretz Story about Sharon's Deceit The U.S. on Wednesday evening asked Israel to clarify statements made by Sharon's senior advisor, Dov Weisglass, in an interview with Haaretz, according to which the disengagement plan means a "freezing of the peace process," Israel Radio reported. "The significance of the disengagement plan is the freezing of the peace process," Weisglass, one of the initiators of the disengagement plan, said in an interview for the Haaretz Friday Magazine. "And when you freeze that process," Weisglass added, "you prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, and you prevent a discussion on the refugees, the borders and Jerusalem. "Effectively, this whole package called the Palestinian state, with all that it entails, has been removed indefinitely from our agenda. And all this with authority and permission. All with a presidential blessing and the ratification of both houses of Congress." "The disengagement is actually formaldehyde," he said. "It supplies the amount of formaldehyde that is necessary so there will not be a political process with the Palestinians." (The full interview will appear on Friday in Ha'aretz and will also appear on the Tikkun website www.tikkun.org) State Department Spokesman Adam Ereli, speaking in Washington, said the U.S. told Israel that Weisglass' comments do not match Israel's official government position as presented to the U.S. {Tikkun editorial note: DUHHHHHH!} But Ereli also said Israel informed the U.S. administration that Sharon remains committed to the road map peace plan and to President George W. Bush's vision of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Following the publication of parts of the Weisglass interview in Haaretz, Sharon's bureau released a statement saying he supports the road map and sees it as the only plan for allowing a final-status agreement. A senior State Department official in Washington also said the administration was very satisfied with clarifications of Weisglass' comments made by the Prime Minister's bureau. Israeli Centrists and Left slams comments Labor Party chairman Shimon Peres said Sharon had never told him that the disengagement plan was meant to freeze the peace process. "He who seeks half-peace will bring half-war," Peres said Wednesday. In the wake of the comments, Hadash MK Ahmed Tibi sent a letter to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Kurtzer questioning whether "the American administration is a partner to Sharon's political deceit, which Weisglass revealed with incriminating candor." Tibi said that Weisglass' comments "bolster what we have said all along, that the [disengagement] plan is a 'Sharon bluff'." Yahad chairman Yossi Beilin said Weisglass' "frightening comments" were uttered in a rare moment of truth, and show Sharon's real, dangerous intentions. The remarks "reveal the fact that it is Sharon who is not a partner for peace, and the peace camp must work for him to be overthrown," said Beilin. Hadash MK Mohammed Barakeh called the statements grave, saying they prove that the Sharon government must be toppled as soon as possible. These comments, Barakeh said, affirm the importance of refusing to serve in the Israel Defense Forces and the relevance of the Geneva Initiative, a peace plan co-authored by Beilin and former Palestinian minister Yasser Abed Rabbo. National Union MK Zvi Hendel said that Weisglass' comments stem from political considerations, namely to appease the right for the short term. Asked why the disengagement plan had been hatched, Weisglass said: "Because in the fall of 2003 we understood that everything was stuck. And although by the way the Americans read the situation, the blame fell on the Palestinians, not on us, Arik [Sharon] grasped that this state of affairs could not last, that they wouldn't leave us alone, wouldn't get off our case. "Time was not on our side. There was international erosion, internal erosion. Domestically, in the meantime, everything was collapsing. The economy was stagnant, and the Geneva Initiative had gained broad support. "And then we were hit with the letters of officers and letters of pilots and letters of commandos [refusing to serve in the territories]. These were not weird kids with green ponytails and a ring in their nose with a strong odor of grass. These were people like Spector's group [Yiftah Spector, a renowned Israel Air Force pilot who signed the pilot's letter]. Really our finest young people." Weisglass does not deny that the main achievement of the Gaza plan is the freezing of the peace process in a "legitimate manner." "That is exactly what happened," he said. "You know, the term 'peace process' is a bundle of concepts and commitments. The peace process is the establishment of a Palestinian state with all the security risks that entails. "The peace process is the evacuation of settlements, it's the return of refugees, it's the partition of Jerusalem. And all that has now been frozen.... what I effectively agreed to with the Americans was that part of the settlements would not be dealt with at all, and the rest will not be dealt with until the Palestinians turn into Finns. That is the significance of what we did." Sharon, Weisglass said, could also argue "honestly" that the disengagement plan was "a serious move because of which, out of 240,000 settlers, 190,000 will not be moved from their place." Tibi said that Weisglass' comments "bolster what we have said all along, that the [disengagement] plan is a 'Sharon bluff'." Yahad chairman Yossi Beilin said Weisglass' "frightening comments" were uttered in a rare moment of truth, and show Sharon's real, dangerous intentions. The remarks "reveal the fact that it is Sharon who is not a partner for peace, and the peace camp must work for him to be overthrown," said Beilin. {Tikkun Editorial Note: Beilin is referring here to the move by Peres and the Labor Party to support a Coalition Government under Sharon's leadership should the right-wingers defect from his government for having "gone too far" by agreeing to end the settlements in Gaza. Beilin believes that this statement is strong evidence that his Yachad Party were right in challenging the Labor Party's desire for a coalition government which, Yachad argued, would simply allow Sharon to continue his charade about seeking peace when his actual attempt is to block it..) Hadash MK Mohammed Barakeh called the statements grave, saying they prove that the Sharon government must be toppled as soon as possible. These comments, Barakeh said, affirm the importance of refusing to serve in the Israel Defense Forces and the relevance of the Geneva Initiative, a peace plan co-authored by Beilin and former Palestinian minister Yasser Abed Rabbo. National Union MK Zvi Hendel said that Weisglass' comments stem from political considerations, namely to appease the right for the short term. Asked why the disengagement plan had been hatched, Weisglass said: "Because in the fall of 2003 we understood that everything was stuck. And although by the way the Americans read the situation, the blame fell on the Palestinians, not on us, Arik [Sharon] grasped that this state of affairs could not last, that they wouldn't leave us alone, wouldn't get off our case. "Time was not on our side. There was international erosion, internal erosion. Domestically, in the meantime, everything was collapsing. The economy was stagnant, and the Geneva Initiative had gained broad support. "And then we were hit with the letters of officers and letters of pilots and letters of commandos [refusing to serve in the territories]. These were not weird kids with green ponytails and a ring in their nose with a strong odor of grass. These were people like Spector's group [Yiftah Spector, a renowned Israel Air Force pilot who signed the pilot's letter]. Really our finest young people." Weisglass does not deny that the main achievement of the Gaza plan is the freezing of the peace process in a "legitimate manner." "That is exactly what happened," he said. "You know, the term 'peace process' is a bundle of concepts and commitments. The peace process is the establishment of a Palestinian state with all the security risks that entails. "The peace process is the evacuation of settlements, it's the return of refugees, it's the partition of Jerusalem. And all that has now been frozen.... what I effectively agreed to with the Americans was that part of the settlements would not be dealt with at all, and the rest will not be dealt with until the Palestinians turn into Finns. That is the significance of what we did." Sharon, Weisglass said, could also argue "honestly" that the disengagement plan was "a serious move because of which, out of 240,000 settlers, 190,000 will not be moved from their place." ************End of the Ha'aretz story**************** If there is no real possibility of a 2 state solution, there will almost certainly be growing demands for a one-state solution. It will be increasingly difficult to withstand the demand for "one person, one vote" in what is a seemingly unending occupation. In the January/February issue of Tikkun we will begin to explore that debate--one of many reasons why you should buy gift subscriptions to Tikkun as the perfect Chanukah gift for friends!! But we have to say that we are not looking forward to this conversation, because we have to approach it with an open-mind, to see if there really is a reason for the Tikkun Community to change its strong two-state perspective and start advocating for something different. That is a change we will not make without the input of all our members who are willing to give input. But that's one reason why it's important to pay attention to what we've just learned from this development in Israel. In the meantime, even as we finish our holiday season, we have some mourning to do. The horrible terrorist assault on Egyptians and Israelis vacationing in Sinai hotels reminds us all that the struggle is about life and death, not just an abstract philosophical issue about rights. We unequivocally condemn those disgusting attacks against Israeli civilians. Nothing Israel is doing could possibly justify this kind of carnarge. We also unequivocally condemn the murderous assault by the Israeli army on the citizens of Gaza which in the last 9 days has resulted in the deaths of over 85 Gazans. There is no moral equivalence here because there is never moral equivalence between one unnecessary death and another--none of these deaths would be happening if the people of the US were to use our immense power to force Israel and the Palestinians to accept the Geneva Accord and end this senseless struggle, instead of cheering on one side and demonizing the other. Every partisan who keeps this struggle going, on both sides, has their hands filled with the blood of the innocent. When it ends, whether it will be in six months or 600 months, it will be ended on terms very close to those of the Geneva Accord, and afterwards people will ask: what was keeping all those people locked into such a horrible struggle and why were they so attached to their killings? From our standpoint, NOW is the time to end all of those killings. NOW. And that means, demanding of the media and of those who seek our votes from whatever party that they must stop giving Israel a blank check to continue the Occupation, since the Occupation is not in the interests of Israel, the Jewish people, or the United States. But to get that message taken seriously, we need people to be organized. It's not enough to shake your head "yes" or "too bad" about the things you read here about Israel/Palestine--it's time for you to join (or if you joined in past years, to renew your membership in) The Tikkun Community, because size matters, and if you want us to be able to speak effectively in the public realm in our call for a change in U.S. policy so that it is both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine, and so that it uses its power to obtain an end to the Occupation, then you need to do something concrete: JOIN US now. You can do that by calling 510=644 1200 in Pacific Daylight Time work hours 9-5, or by going to our website at www.Tikkun.org and joining on line. Or sending a check to Tikkun according to what you are willing to give to help us get the message out: (World Transformer: $1,000/yr. --$10,000/yr.; Founding Member: $500/yr.; Tikkun Associate: $25/mo we bill your credit card; Supporting Member for incomes over $80k/yr: $120/yr; Basic Membership; Basic Membership for incomes $35k-$80k/yr: $80/yr; Students and Incomes under $35k/yr: $40). When you join, you a year of Tikkun as well as a copy of my book Healing Israel/Palestine or my book The Geneva Accord and Other Strategies of Middle East Peace--just tell us which one you want. Send the check to: Tikkun, attn. TMS, 2342 Shattuck, Suite 1200, Berkeley, Ca. 94704. It's not too late to build a world of peace. Love and blessings! 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