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Now that the U.S. coercion in the form of the Bolton recess appointment as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. has produced the U.N. Special Investigation Commission Report on the assassination of a former prime minister of Lebanon, it is time to ask the obvious question....
Posted: Sat, Oct 22, 2005 1:03pm PDT
This is an emergency request for bail money for people arrested at the
anti-Nazi demonstration in Toledo, OH. Please Western Union money to
Chris Fox in Kent, OH. Call him at 330-389-0891 once the money is
wired....
Posted: Sat, Oct 22, 2005 12:02pm PDT
Scott Ritter, the former chief UN weapons inspector in Iraq, and Pulitzer prize-winning investigative journalist, Seymour Hersh discuss the role of the Democrats and the Clinton administration in Iraq during the 1990s....
Posted: Fri, Oct 21, 2005 10:43pm PDT
The struggle to preserve labor unity at state and local levels appeared to make some progress last week as the AFL-CIO and Change to Win federation reached an “agreement in principle” on implementing a “Solidarity Charter” program. The program would allow locals of unions that disaffiliated from the AFL-CIO at the national level to continue as members of state federations and central labor councils....
Posted: Fri, Oct 21, 2005 10:40pm PDT
A recent Associated Press article sheds light on how human beings are treated when they are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The AP article reports allegations that as many as six federal Homeland Security deportation agents assaulted and tortured a shackled Nigerian man at the ICE facility in Oklahoma City. ICE officials have denied widespread abuse of detainees. The FBI is investigating....
Posted: Fri, Oct 21, 2005 10:38pm PDT
The degeneration of the American trade unions has long been a repugnant spectacle with tragic consequences for the working class. But the events of the last week in Detroit have underscored a basic rule of thumb: never underestimate how low the labor bureaucracy can descend in its services to corporate America....
Posted: Fri, Oct 21, 2005 10:37pm PDT
Assembly Points for the Tenth Annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police
Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation
(list in formation)...
Posted: Fri, Oct 21, 2005 9:31pm PDT
Endorsements for the 10th Annual National Day of Protest to
Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation
October 22, 2005...
Posted: Fri, Oct 21, 2005 9:26pm PDT
In this
way, we remember the people whose lives have been stolen from us. Very often,
people are familiar with the cases from their own local area, but don't know
the names or stories of people from other areas....
Posted: Fri, Oct 21, 2005 4:23pm PDT
10/21 12:58PM PST We rescued a dog last night who was put out with the trash from her house! Reportedly, the people came home to clean out their house and the dog was in critical condition...skin and bones, could not stand, sores all over her
body, etc.. They put her out on the sidewalk with the trash! Thankfully a neighbor saw the whole thing and called us. Needless to say we have the media at the vet clinic right now and we will pursue cruelty charges. -- Jane [Garrison]...
Posted: Fri, Oct 21, 2005 1:00pm PDT
On Wednesday, the US Senate rejected a proposal to raise the national minimum wage from its current level of $5.15 per hour. As a result, it is unlikely that the minimum wage will be raised this year, making 2005 the eighth straight year in which the wage has remained unchanged....
Posted: Fri, Oct 21, 2005 6:28am PDT
Lax Policies and Inadequate Investigations Create
Culture of Impunity, Human Rights First Research Shows...
Posted: Thu, Oct 20, 2005 11:04pm PDT
Indictments are expected to come down shortly as special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald completes the investigation originally precipitated by the outing of a C.I.A. officer under deep cover. In 21-plus months of digging and interviewing, Fitzpatrick and his able staff have been able to negotiate the intelligence/policy/politics labyrinth with considerable sophistication. In the process, they seem to have learned considerably more than they had bargained for. The investigation has long since m...
Posted: Thu, Oct 20, 2005 7:58pm PDT
In a previous edition of this newsletter, we reported that the MN
legislature passed a new law during the last session that criminalizes
so-called "false" reporting of police brutality incidents......
Posted: Thu, Oct 20, 2005 7:51pm PDT
For Instructions and Directions on How to Volunteer now
GO TO www.animalrescueneworleans.com...
Posted: Thu, Oct 20, 2005 7:26pm PDT
U.S. National Guard units are under-equipped and increasingly unready to help in domestic disaster relief because essential gear is left behind after service in Iraq and Afghanistan, a congressional report said on Thursday....
Posted: Thu, Oct 20, 2005 3:10pm PDT
Passports issued on or after that date must bear a digital photo of the holder. Otherwise, the traveler will need a visa to travel to the United States. Visitors with valid machine-readable passports issued prior to October 26 may continue to travel without a visa under the program....
Posted: Thu, Oct 20, 2005 1:23pm PDT
(this week) President Bush Signed The Department Of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Of Fiscal Year 2006 And Discussed Our Priorities In Defending The Homeland....
Posted: Thu, Oct 20, 2005 1:21pm PDT
"We're going to get control of our borders and make this country safer for all our citizens," said Bush as he signed a $32 billion, homeland-security bill that includes $890 million more for immigration enforcement but fewer grants for first responders....
Posted: Thu, Oct 20, 2005 1:19pm PDT