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Larry Cox, head of Amnesty International, silent as guard assaults activist. 
Larry Cox, head of Amnesty International, stood silent as a guard violently assaulted a human rights activist who asked him a question at a public gathering at the Ethical Culture Society.
The four minute Youtube video was posted at:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qHqDjL8gR18
The activist was there to draw attention to AI's support of the Merida Initiative, aka, Plan Mexico, a military aid package that arms the Mexican army and police who are involved in the murder and arrest of activ...
Posted: Tue, Nov 25, 2008 7:26pm PST
Cal Supreme Court Rules Prop 215 Caregivers Must Do More Than Just Supply Marijuana In a blow to medical marijuana providers, the California Supreme Court ruled that defendants are not entitled to a defense as Prop 215 caregivers if their primary role is only to supply marijuana to patients....
Posted: Mon, Nov 24, 2008 12:26pm PST
Corruption is common on both sides of the border where cash is king A high ranking member of the Caldron administration who want to remain unknown says, “there is corruption in regards to Narco trafficking in both governments and when there is unlimited cash available that cash finds its way to the powers to be and has no borders when it comes to influence.”...
Posted: Sun, Nov 23, 2008 3:05pm PST
Central Valley Drug Wars (the sentencing) Luke Scarmazzo was sentenced to 21 years and 8 months in prison and Ricardo Ruiz Montes got 20 years for operating a marijuana dispensary in Modesto. Sentencing before Federal judge Oliver Wanger took place on November 21, 2008. Luke and Ricardo had a licence to run the dispensary and paid taxes. The conflict between state and federal laws are what led to their arrest and conviction....
Posted: Sat, Nov 22, 2008 1:32pm PST
Obama's AG's Views On Drug Laws The "liberal" Obama is getting a quick start in stepping up the repressive drug laws. His appointee as attorney general Eric Holder is for increasing penalties for the use and distribution of marijuana. This shows again the true nature of this political fraud on the American people. They have been taken again to the cleaners....
Posted: Wed, Nov 19, 2008 11:00pm PST
Up to the Highest Level: Narco Infiltration in Felipe Calderon’s Government Thursday, November 13, 2008
The animosity between the heads of Federal Attorney General’s Office and the Public Security Ministry don’t just immobilize the federal government and make its crusade against drug traffickers and organized crime futile. It also shows that both institutions are so porous that the gangsters have already positioned themselves in them. The infiltration is of such magnitude that even Eduardo Medina Mora and Genaro Garcia Luna have become suspect....
Posted: Thu, Nov 13, 2008 7:16am PST
MEXICO. Atentado contra Mouriño El martes 4 de noviembre sobre las 18:40 horas se desplomó sobre la Fuente de Petróleos el avión privado en que viajaba el espurio secretario de gobernación, Juan Camilo Mouriño.Hay 14 muertos, y se produjeron unos 40 heridos....
Posted: Mon, Nov 10, 2008 6:17pm PST
Reminder: Wingnuts Liberation Project Presentation/Film Screening Presentation tying in a more Direct Action, anti-authoritarian, Harm Reduction Strategy, also Challege to traditional rehabilitation of drug users & an anti-capitalist angle not enlightened in the the film............
AMERICAN DRUG WAR - THE LAST WHITE HOPE!...
Posted: Wed, Nov 5, 2008 3:57pm PST
Racial Profiling & Medical Marijuana Don't Mix This current African American profiling case is one in a series of innocent medical cannabis defendants, deserving support, facing criminal charges--Lester "Smitty" Smith, Zac Zachary, John Rhone, John Kolberg, to name a few. We need a broad community defense network and information hotline to keep track of who's going down, who's in, who's out, for what and why and how to stop this out-of-control law enforcement binge targeting small gardens, medical grows, the poor, the ill, elderly and oth...
Posted: Tue, Nov 4, 2008 3:56pm PST
Jerry's “Brown-Nosin'” with California Prison Guards Tuesday, November 4, 2008 : The California prison guards' union -- one of the state's richest and most reviled special-interest groups -- is funding a multi-million-dollar attack on Proposition 5, the Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act. The prison guards' newest ally is Jerry Brown, Attorney General and former Governor of California....
Posted: Tue, Nov 4, 2008 7:11am PST
California Attorney General vs. Drug Policy Alliance: A Debate on California's Prop 5 Monday, November 3, 2008 :Voters in 35 states will be casting their ballot for more than the next President of this country Tuesday. They will also be deciding on more than 150 ballot initiatives in states across the country. We look at one of the most closely watched: Proposition 5 in California - the Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act. We host a debate with California state Attorney General Jerry Brown and Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance....
Posted: Mon, Nov 3, 2008 7:51am PST
The Destroyed Reputation of The United States Federal Government The United States Federal Government started destroying it’s reputation decades ago. Property confiscation and forced development because of taxes is "the norm" in the United States. It does not matter how long the property has been owned or who owns it, if you do not pay the government for it’s "new" taxable value, you will have it confiscated. I have watched as many people who have lived on their property for decades and even generations, have it stolen by the United States Federal Governm...
Posted: Mon, Nov 3, 2008 1:04am PST
Bolivia halts US anti-drug efforts Sunday, November 2, 2008 : US rejects claims that officials were involved in spying and backing the opposition....
Posted: Sun, Nov 2, 2008 8:09am PST
Important Marijuana Study Needs Chronic Pain Patients; Travel and Payment Included Renowned medical researcher Donald Abrams, MD (and the Positive Health
Program of the UCSF Medical Service @ San Francisco General Hospital) is
seeking a few more patients for a government-funded study that features
patients who consume cannabis....
Posted: Sun, Nov 2, 2008 1:47am PST
KPIG News Announcer Travus T. Hipp Arrested For State-Legal (Nevada) Quantity Of MediMary Travus T. Hipp, KPIG News announcer and commentator has been arrested on-air at his home in Silver City Nevada for what appears to be a state-legal amount of medical Marijuana (14 plants). Apparently that law collides with the authorities belief that any quantity over one ounce implies intent to sell or distribute....
Posted: Fri, Oct 31, 2008 12:04pm PDT
Three Raids--Mendocino Style Mendocino County, revered for decades as a haven of cultural diversity and marijuana tolerance, is experiencing an astronomical increase in marijuana arrests and prosecutions, the likes of which the county has never seen....
Posted: Tue, Oct 28, 2008 5:44pm PDT
Modesto Rally for MMJ Defendant Addison DeMoura Stanislaus County Superior Court
800 11th St
Modesto, Ca 95354
October 28, 2008 - 8:30 AM...
Event Date: Tue, Oct 28, 2008 8:30pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Oct 27, 2008 1:22pm PDT
Marijuana Raid on long-time peace activist Zach Zachary The following is a reprint of an e-mail I received from Pebbles today. She can be reached directly at:
Pebbles Trippet Secretary, Mendocino Medical Marijuana Advisory Board
707.964.9377 PO Box 2555 Mendocino 95460 pebblestrippet [at] sbcglobal.net...
Posted: Sun, Oct 26, 2008 8:44pm PDT
Mexican Drug War Fought with American Guns Originally From New America Media
Friday, October 24, 2008 : LOS ANGELES The guns used by Mexican drug traffickers have been traced to the United States, reports La Opini. In a May 26 shootout in Culiacan, Mexico, members of the Sinaloa drug cartel killed eight federal police officers. The drug traffickers were armed with seven AK-47 rifles that had been sold in Phoenix, Ariz., and trafficked to Mexico....
Posted: Fri, Oct 24, 2008 7:22am PDT
REMINDER: Wingnuts Liberation Project Presents............. 
Wingnuts Liberation Project Invites you to a Benefit & Screening of the Film
American Drug War: The Last White Hope...
Posted: Thu, Oct 23, 2008 1:41pm PDT
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