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On Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, activists from Code Pink staged a “Shoe-In” demonstration in front of the White House. The rally was in solidarity with Iraqi journalist, Montadhar Al-Zaydi. He recently tossed his shoes at Dubya, at a Baghdad press conference, held with the puppet Iraqi ruler, Nuri al-Maliki. Published reports indicate that Mr. Al-Zaydi, after his arrest, has been subjected to torture. For background, and updates, go to Code Pink’s web site, at: http://www.codepinkalert.org/.

http://internationalnews.over-blog.com/categorie-10208424.html

PETITION - "We will not pay for your crisis !". For a European social movement
« We will not pay for your crisis !!
« We will not pay for your crisis » is the slogan that has been echoing in all Italy for more than a month now. The wave of protests is spreading and more than 300 000 demonstrators on November 14th have taken up the slogan that across the borders shout at our political leaders. They are thousands of students, teachers and parents, who are thinking and acting for another (…)

Close, but no cigar!
America’s Gays and Lesbian Citizens Won’t Blend In
by James Nimmo
(OKLAHOMA CITY) The recent release of the bio-pic "Milk" about the life and death of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk revivified interest in Milk’s most famous phrases such as "Come out, come out , wherever you are," and "Don’t blend in."
Another openly gay activist to have his speeches and writings dusted off is Bayard Rustin, an openly gay African-American who was a colleague of Dr. M.L. (…)

The lead defence lawyer for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has made explosive allegations concerning Canada’s role in Rwanda and DR Congo. The charges were made in a letter to Dominion Paper’s website:
http://www.dominionpaper.ca/article...

The man who threw shoes at US President George Bush has reportedly been beaten and tortured and is being held in the US run Camp Cropper in Iraq. Mobilize on his behalf to save him. He has taught us how we must protest our bad leaders. Sign the petition for his safety!
http://www.uruknet.info?p=49618
http://www.uruknet.info?p=49604
please forward the information widely

Source: arabamericannews.com
http://internationalnews.over-blog.com/article-25843441.html

Dahr Jamail on Iraq Eyewitness to Occupation at Socialism 2008 20:33 - 21 juil. 2008
Photo: www.thewe.cc
"Over half the total population of the country are either refugees, in need of emergency aid or dead."
Dave Jamail gave a riveting talk on the occupation of Iraq at Socialism 2008 in Chicago on June 20. Dahr has spent a total of eight months in occupied Iraq as one of only a few independent US journalists in the country. In the Middle East, Dahr has also has reported from Syria, (…)

By David Glenn Cox http://theservantsofpilate.com
Both of my parents lived through the Great Depression. My father was born in 1920, and my mother was born in 1926. My father was raised in a small industrial town, my mother in inner city Chicago. Those of you familiar with Chicago’s waterfront might be surprised to learn that children once played in the empty shell of what now is the Museum of Science and Industry. It was dilapidated, hollow, crime was rampant in the area, vegetable (…)

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