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  • Military-Industrial Complex Speech, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961
    4 May 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    Military-Industrial Complex Speech, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961
    My fellow Americans:
    Three days from now, after half a century in the service of our country, I shall lay down the responsibilities of office as, in traditional and solemn ceremony, the authority of the Presidency is vested in my successor.
    This evening I come to you with a message of leave-taking and farewell, and to share a few final thoughts with you, my countrymen.
    Like every other citizen, I wish the new President, (…)

  • More Confusion Over Flu
    3 May 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    A medical researcher says that there is no current vaccine for swine flu and that current strategies are off target. It will take at least 6 months to manufacture a vaccine to combat swine flu.
    So, should we be taking this pandemic more seriously and wring our hands, and get flu shots, or should we wash our hands and practice good sanitation procedures?
    Our 24 hour news engines continue to pound the world with hour after hour of pandemic fear mongering. Despite the fact that there have (…)

  • 82 Year Old Black Terrorism Victim Accused of Making Threats
    3 May 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/24/18591062.php
    Harry Young, an 82 year old black farmer from Owensboro, Kentucky was arrested and released on $50,000 bond in connection with allegations of threatening US Department of Agriculture employees. terroristic threatening. It all stems from a contested foreclosure and sale of his family farm in 2005.
    Young was arrested over the weekend on allegations that he threatened a federal employee of a farm agency last week via phone. Supporters (…)

  • Video: Scenes from the Immigration Reform Rally at the White House
    2 May 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    On May 1, 2009, a spirited rally, with a huge crowd in attendance, was held in late afternoon in Lafayette Park, just north of the White House. The demonstration called for “just and humane immigration reform;” an end to raids and deportation of immigrants by the “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement” (ICE) agents; a stop to “287g agreements,” which have resulted in police collaboration with ICE; and for the U.S. Congress to pass a “comprehensive Immigration Reform legislation in 2009.” (…)

  • After Cancelling It Earlier, the University of Oklahoma Reschedules Speech by CIA Agent Michael Scheuer
    1 May 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    Michael P. Wright — Norman, Oklahoma, USA — mpwright8@aol.com
    On April 29, I posted this report at BellaCiao:
    The April 29 report describes the cancellation of a speech, scheduled for May 2 at the University of Oklahoma, to be given by CIA agent Michael Scheuer. In OU’s promotional announcement about the speech, Scheuer was described as "the long-time chief of the Bin Laden tracking center."
    After I started encouraging OU students to ask Scheuer why the CIA did not capture Bin Laden in (…)

  • VIDEO: IMF / WOrld Bank Beat Down in A Sharp
    1 May 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    Multiple simultaneous marches bring attention to the affairs of the World Bank & International Monetary Fund. It was all fun and games until somebody put an eye out. Includes critical visual analysis of why it turned so ugly so fast.
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  • From Haymarket to Ludlow from Harlen to Matewan from Mother Jones to You
    1 May 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    From Haymarket to Ludlow from Harlen to Matewan from Mother Jones to You By David Glenn Cox
    So it has come to this, why must I wake the sleeping? It wasn’t so long ago I was asleep myself. Why must I be the one to tell you what you don’t want to hear? Why must I tell you about how quickly hot red human blood congeals and turns black when mixed with cold pavement or frozen mud? Murderous armies training automatic weapons on women and children, then firing off a few rounds, just for fun. (…)

  • Hey, hey, USA, how many kids did you kill today? Answer: 1,000
    1 May 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    Barack Hussein Obama (BHO) has just passed the 100 day mark of his presidency. Decent anti-racist humanitarians can ask the question: how many people have died avoidably in the Occupied Territories of the American Empire under President Obama? The answer: 180,000 including 113,000 under-5 year old infants; for details read on.
    1. Annual under-5 infant deaths in Overseas American Empire.
    Consulting UNICEF (see: ) we obtain the following estimates of “annual under-5 infant deaths” in (…)

  • Video: Over 50 Anti-Torture Activists Arrested at White House Protest
    30 April 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Thursday, April 30, 2009, in a massive act of non-violent “Civil Resistance” over 50 activists were arrested at a protest action in front of the White House. The protesters refused to move from the sidewalk when ordered to so by the police. The activists were demanding that the administration of President Barack Obama uphold the supremacy of the Law and investigate and prosecute wrongdoers in the Bush-Cheney Gang responsible for “acts of torture.” The demonstration was sponsored by the (…)

  • A Death in the Family
    30 April 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    A Death in the Family By David Glenn Cox
    Like a junkie or a crack head, American industry has become addicted to third world labor. The driving force in the economic equation has become finding the lowest cost labor source. Like stealing the family TV, or money from mother’s purse, they think only of the buzz or the high, the dividend or quarterly profit.
    The image is put before our eyes that everyone is doing it, just as the junkie tries to rationalize their addiction. That it couldn’t (…)