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  • Video: Peace Vigil at the White House
    16 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Saturday Jan. 15, 2011, a coalition of Peace and Justice activists held a vigil outside the White House. Its purposed was to mark the “20th year since the U.S. began to bomb Iraq.” This video feature remarks from Bishop Thomas Gumbleton and Kathy Kelly. To learn more go to: http://washingtonpeacecenter.net/node/4148 See slideshow of 22 photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/billyclub/sets/72157625831361678/show/

  • Video: Human Rights Activists Demand: “Uphold the Rule of Law, End Torture and Close Gitmo!”
    13 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    Human Rights Activists Demand: “Uphold the Rule of Law, End Torture and Close Gitmo!” from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    On Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 11, 2011, scores of Human Rights activists demonstrated outside the U.S. Justice Department, in Washington, D.C. They were staging “a day of action,” directed at closing Gitmo and ending torture. There were no arrests. Featured in this video are: Author Andy Worthington; activists Ruth Hooke, Justin Norman, and Ray McGovern; and Peace Poet, Luke (…)

  • An American Suicide Terrorist
    12 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    The shooter of Congresswoman Gifford acted as a domestic suicide terrorist on the political “battleground” of American politics. His YouTube postings and “goodby” phone messages are ominously reminiscent of the traditional farewell videos of Islamist martyrs.
    The deadly combination of suicide terrorists’ mental instability, their political and religious indoctrination, and readily available bomb materials and firearms explode in violence almost every day somewhere in the Middle-East. (…)

  • Can You Imagine? Double Standards and Doublethink
    12 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    Can You Imagine? Double Standards and Doublethink
    1/12/11
    By June Terpstra, Ph.D.
    As Sarah Palin whines about liberals blaming her for the recent Arizona tragedies, thus focusing those tragedies on her rather than the victims and their families, I ask you to imagine pundits and politicians saying what she has said about so called terrorist tragedies. In a recent video Palin says, "After this shocking tragedy, I listened at first puzzled, then with concern, and now with sadness, to (…)

  • Video: Author Andy Worthington on Closing Gitmo
    12 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Monday evening, Jan. 10, 2011, author Andy Worthington discussed the need, on moral and legal grounds, for the U.S. government to close the “illegal prison” at Guantanamo. He is the author of the acclaimed book: “The Guantanamo Files.” Mr. Worthington was speaking in Baltimore, MD, at a book signing event for the author of “War Is a Lie,” David Swanson. Activist Diane Wittner coordinated the program.

  • Video: Peace Poet Luke Nephew: “There’s a Man Under that Hood!”
    12 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Jan. 11, 2011, outside the U.S. Justice Department in Washington, D.C., Peace Poet Luke Nephew recited his poem, “There’s a Man Under that Hood!” The demonstration was directed at Closing Gitmo and ending torture. To learn more, go to: http://www.witnesstorture.org/

  • Video: Close Gitmo, End Torture Demonstration at U.S. Justice Department
    12 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 11, 2011, scores of Human Rights activists demonstrated outside the U.S. Justice Department, in Washington, D.C. They were staging “a day of action,” directed at closing Gitmo and ending torture. There were no arrests. Featured in this video are: Author Andy Worthington; activists Ruth Hooke and Ray McGovern; and Peace Poet, Luke Nephew. To learn about the moral and legal reasons for this protest action, please go to: http://www.witnesstorture.org/ To check out a (…)

  • Slideshow of 25 photos from the Close Gitmo rally, at the U.S. Justice Department
    12 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    Here’s a slideshow of 25 photos from the anti-torture, close Gitmo rally, at the U.S. Justice Department, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11, 2011.

  • Exposing White Terrorism in the USA
    11 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

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    Did good ole white girl, Sarah Palin incite domestic terrorism according to the law? Sarah Palin put 20 Democratic members of Congress in her crosshairs, and Sarah Palin bragged that 18 are now gone, leaving Rep. Giffords and Rep. Nick Rahall of West Virginia. Hmmm, if she were Muslim, she’d be a Guantanamaran. Whiteness, a social construct and a source of privileges for whites around the world affords a spokes-model for white is right supremacy such as Palin, forms of free (…)

  • Video: Author David Swanson Discusses his Book, “War Is a Lie,” at Baltimore Event
    11 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Monday evening, Jan. 10, 2011, author David Swanson discussed, and signed, his latest book, “War Is a Lie,” before a SRO audience. The literary happening was held at a Barnes & Noble store, in Baltimore, MD, near the campus of Johns Hopkins U. The event was coordinated by
    activist Diane Wittner, who also introduced the author. [A fuller version of Mr. Swanson’s book discussion, along with the Q&A session, comments by Debra Sweet and Andy Worthington, the singing of some ballads (…)