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Activists aboard Gaza-bound ship ’Irene’ counter IDF version that the vessel was taken over in a peaceful manner.
Israel Defense Forces soldiers used excessive force while taking over a Gaza-bound aid ship organized by Jewish and Israeli activists, the boat’s passengers said Tuesday, countering the military’s official version claiming that the takeover had been uneventful.
Earlier Tuesday the IDF reported that Israeli naval commandos peacefully boarded the Jewish aid boat attempting to (…)

Obama’s FBI Gets Earful from Protesters at Washington, D.C. Rally from William Hughes on Vimeo.
On Tuesday afternoon, September 28, 2010, a demonstration was staged in front of the FBI’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The protest action was in response to recent “FBI raids and Grand Jury subpoenas,” which targeted activists associated with the Antiwar Movement, according to the press release of the organizers. For background, see: http://www.counterpunch.org/jacobs09272010.html and (…)

On Tuesday afternoon, September 28, 2010, a demonstration was staged in front of the FBI’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The protest action was in response to recent “FBI raids and Grand Jury subpoenas,” which targeted the Antiwar Movement, according to the press release of the organizers. For background, see: http://www.counterpunch.org/jacobs09272010.html and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opd3WuTZzWg&feature=player_embedded
This video contains excerpts from today’s rally. A fuller (…)

The Israeli navy boarded a yacht in the Mediterranean yesterday to prevent 10 Jewish activists sailing to the Gaza Strip to protest against Israel’s blockade.
Israeli naval forces boarded the Irene "without incident" 20 miles off the Gaza coast, the military said. The vessel was being towed to an Israeli port.
The voyage was organised by Jews for Justice for Palestinians, which is based in London. Those on board included an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor Reuven Moskovitz and Rami (…)

In what is being described as one of the worst crime cases out of Afghanistan, five US soldiers have been accused of the premeditated murder of three randomly selected civilians.
The five soldiers, who were stationed in the country’s south, are accused of forming their own "kill team".
Prosecutors say the soldiers kept body parts of their victims and three of the accused men have confessed.
In a video, one of the accused - Corporal Jeremy Morlock - tells investigators his sergeant (…)

Authors Deborah Rudacille and Kari Lydersen Discuss Labor’s Legacies and Victories from William Hughes on Vimeo.
On Sunday afternoon, September 26, 2010, authors Kari Lydersen (Revolt on Goose Island) and Deborah Rudacille (Roots of Steel), discussed issues relating specifically to their two books; and then generally to the cause of Organized Labor in the U.S., via its legacies, victories and future.
The event, held at Baltimore’s BookFest, in Mt. Vernon Square, was sponsored by Red (…)

Guido, from NY2NO & YCCA gives us the run down on the youth organizing principles at play in the collaborative efforts of Our School at Blair Grocery, New York to New Orleans Coalition and the Youth Coalition for Community Action.
NY2NO is a non hierarchical student run high school organization that formed after hurricane Katrina to organize volunteer trips from NYC to NOLA.
http://www.ourschoolatblairgrocery.org
http://www.ny2no.org
http://youthcoalition.webs.com

Jesse Ventura on Conspiracies and Government Lies from William Hughes on Vimeo.
On September 25, 2010, before an SRO audience, Jesse Ventura discussed his book, "American Conspiracies: Lies, Lies, and More Dirty Lies that the Government Tells Us." He was speaking at Baltimore’s annual BookFest, which is held in the Mt. Vernon Square section of the city. Mr. Ventura was joined on the program by Richard Sher, an ex-news reader/presenter for WJZ-TV in Baltimore, MD.

On September 25, 2010, Jesse Ventura discussed his book, "American Conspiracies: Lies, Lies, and More Dirty Lies that the Government Tells Us." During the session before an SRO audience, he charged that the Huffington Post, aka HuffPost, a news web site, “censored my 9/11 article!” Mr. Ventura was speaking at Baltimore’s BookFest. He was joined on the program by Richard Sher, an ex-news reader for WJZ-TV in Baltimore, MD.

Rational risk management successively involves (a) getting the facts, (b) scientific analysis (the critical testing of potentially falsifiable hypotheses) and (c) systemic change. However Spaceship Earth is dominated by a violent and irrational US Establishment that secures hegemony through (1) lies and propaganda, (2) anti-science spin (use of asserted “facts” to support a partisan position) and (3) blame and shame, with the typical outcome being wars and invasions that have killed 23 (…)