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If They Knew the Truth, They'd Hate Us Even More Ciaran Dubhuidhe 2009-05-14 3:17 AM
Obama doesn't want us to see what our soldiers do when we're not around. (text/html)

Join ISM's Summer campaign in Palestine International Solidarity Movement 2009-05-02 8:38 PM
The International Solidarity Movement is issuing a call-out for internationals to volunteer as field activists and office workers in the West Bank, Gaza, and occupied East Jerusalem this summer. Whether you can come for only few weeks or several months, your presence is needed to support Palestinian communities who are nonviolently resisting the Israeli occupation. Freedom Summer 2009, which will run from June 6th until August 15th, aims to challenge the continued theft of Palestinian land for the rapid expansion of illegal Israeli settlements and their infrastructure in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank. (text/plain)

Photo Essay: 40 years of the Communist Party of the Philippines Juan Makabayan 2009-04-26 1:27 PM

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is the shining star of the Filipino people. For 40 years, the Party has engaged in fierce struggle and has led the people's revolution paving the way for a just society. The Party celebrates its 40th founding anniversary with far greater resolve to serve the Filipino people to the fullest of its capacity. (image/jpeg)

Why Conduct Torture Inquiry When We Could Just Torture Them? Ciaran Dubhuidhe 2009-04-23 3:47 AM
Why not just beat the truth out of them? (text/html)

Petition to Expel Texas from the United States and Return Her to Mexico Ciaran Dubhuidhe 2009-04-20 3:11 AM
Time to give Texas the boot. (text/plain)

our own government! Scott Wilson 2009-04-18 10:41 AM

our own government! (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Drones vs. Environmentalists Ammon Hennacy 2009-04-06 2:34 AM
Nevada Desert Experience continues to host prayer-actions in the desert for peace, in opposition to drone warfare and nuclear proliferation. Video clips are less than 30 seconds. (video/mpeg)

Kennyhendrick Kenny Hendrick 2009-04-02 2:25 AM
We all, irregardless of our forced pledging of allegiance, are sick....mentally (media and school helped to fill the limited capacity of the brain with slanted and foolish crap...in my opinion). With it being filled with crap there's no room for reason. By not informing the children of the real facts that our own government (or it's "sponsors") murdered all those American heroes, the minds of the people have been altered. Is murder really that glamorous anyway? Please think about that last sentence while you watch that crap they put on television and the "news". Do you as a parent still give tacit acquiesence by passing that kid off to the "schools" to get "education"? (video/x-ms-wmv + 1 comment)

The Communist Party of the Philippines and the Khmer Rouge Julian dela Cruz 2009-03-31 11:29 AM

For decades the Khmer Rouge regime has been exposed for its atrocities and genocides against its own people. Yet the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) nor its political arm, the National Democratic Front (NDF) nor any of its influenced and led organizations have issued any statement of condemnation. In fact in some of the statements issued by the CPP-NDF or interviews issued by its leaders, they seem to defend the Khmer Rouge. (image/jpeg + 5 comments)

Central PA Consulta Against the World Bank / International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings! H.A.A.C. 2009-03-26 8:59 PM

Come to Harrisburg on April 4th to share information and strategies in preparation for the upcoming meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) (image/jpeg)

WARNING: 'EXTRAJUDICIAL PUNISHMENT NETWORK' VICTIMIZES THE INNOCENT BUT 'TARGETED' Vic Livingston 2009-03-25 4:11 PM
• Extrajudicial targeting/punishment violates the U.S. Constitution, and has enabled crimes against humanity. Government intelligence, security, law enforcement and revenue officials are said to be complicit. (text/plain)

coming war between Taiwan, US, and China: view of George Zhibin Gu globalization, politics, management forum 2009-03-15 1:06 AM
Is a war between Taiwan and China coming? Are US and Japan going to be involved? What is the possible come and its effects on global finance, trade, politics, peace, democracy, wealth, jobs? Is federation a good choice for avioding the coming war? Get powerful new ideas from leading thinker George Zhibin Gu. (text/plain)

Obama Caves to the Oil Companies. Lloyd Hart 2009-03-01 11:31 PM
Today on NBC's meet The Press, retained Secretary of Defense William Gates grabbed president Barrack Obama by the neck and pulled Barrack Obama's face to secretaries crotch. (text/plain)

VIDEO Israelis open fire at international activists & palestinian farmers ISM Gaza Strip 2009-02-28 11:17 AM
24th February 2009 Khoza'a, Khan Younis , Gaza Strip: Palestinian farmers, accompanied by international human rights workers, were fired upon by Israeli forces in the village of Khozaa, near Khan Younis, this morning. The farmers and human rights workers were attempting to work on land around 300m from the Green Line. (text/plain)

7 Reasons You Should Join the March on the Pentagon on March 21, 2009 March on the Pentagon 2009-02-24 6:48 PM

Various coalitions, organizations, and networks are joining together in a March 21 National Coalition to bring people from all walks of life and from all cities across the United States to take part in a March on the Pentagon on the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war: Saturday, March 21. Simultaneous demonstrations are taking place in San Francisco and Los Angeles. More than 1,300 organizations and individuals have now endorsed the March 21, 2009, March on the Pentagon to say “Bring the Troops Home NOW!” on the sixth anniversary of the criminal invasion of Iraq. The thousands who march will demand “From Iraq to Afghanistan to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime” and “We Need Jobs and Education, Not Wars and Occupation.” They will insist on an end to the war threats and economic sanctions against Iran. They will say no to the illegal U.S. program of detention and torture. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

BTL:Replace Wall Street's Phantom Wealth with Main Street's Real Wealth Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2009-02-14 4:54 PM
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary (text/plain)

Oscar Grant Becomes a Poster Boy for Jihad Bluetruth 2009-01-29 5:34 PM
Those outside the Bay Area may not know the backstory: Early on January 1, a young adult African-American named Oscar Grant was fatally shot at a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) stop by a BART police officer. The incident was captured on a few cellphones as it happened. The officer has been arrested for murder and there have been several riots in downtown Oakland. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Support the "SOA 6" who will put the School of the Americas on trial SOA Watch 2009-01-26 7:06 PM
Support the "SOA 6" (text/html)

How to win the War on Terror? Aladdin Elaasar 2009-01-25 5:47 AM
In order for us to win the war on terror, we need to fight ignorance, desperateness and give hope to the millions who live in extreme poverty and do not see a light by the end of the tunnel who become an easy victim of brainwashing and indoctrination (text/plain)

Peace Group Demands Shutdown of Israeli Embassy Stop the War Coalition-Philippines 2009-01-24 1:12 PM

‘SEVER TIES WITH WAR CRIMINALS’ SAYS GROUP 13 January 2008: Carrying a giant eviction order and a mock padlock, the broad anti-war group, Stop the War Coalition-Philippines, went to the Israeli embassy today to symbolically order its closure. (image/jpeg)

22 Of The Ways The Wars Against Gaza, Iraq and Afghanistan Harm Animals One With All Beings 2009-01-12 4:56 PM
The Israeli regime has bulldozed a zoo in Gaza, crushing the animals, has shot donkeys and dogs at checkpoints, allowed thousands of animals aboard embargoed ships to die of thirst, has bombed oil facilities causing oil pollution which suffocated untold numbers of marine mammals, sea birds, and fishes, has burned animals with bombs and missiles As their latest violence was occurring, the US Senate voted unanimously (except for absent senators such as Ted Kennedy) to approve the Israeli violence. Congressional staff reported overwhelmingly negative response from constituents. 202 224 3121. In addition Governro Schwrzenegger signed the Chertoff and Mukasey pushed legislation to criminalize the 1st amendment and to defend not the victims of vivisection but their criminally psychopathic 'research' abusers. (text/plain)

Do You Love Your Obama as much as Huck Finn Loved Jim? Bobby Meade 2009-01-10 9:17 PM
Seven Billion Jews Died! ..and a suicide bomber did it! Ivy League-style Salvation - If you were convinced that stupidity was intelligence, do you think that your Saviour could convince you that He had to have your head cut off in order to save your intelligence? Would He tell you He was bringing a sword? 1/10 Do you love your Obama as much as Huck Finn loved Jim? (text/plain + 2 comments)

To discuss economics and the Gaza Strip, the International Crisis WS continues. Emilio de Lima (Ed.) 2009-01-09 7:27 PM

Television and Radio Network Paraná Educativa will promote discussions on economy and war in the Gaza Strip, continuing, this way, The International Crisis WS. (image/jpeg)

On the Gaza Conflict FDC / Stop the War Coalition (Philippines) 2009-01-09 10:23 AM
Israel’s claims of self-defense are clearly refuted by the disproportionate consequences of its aggression. With the death toll rising to 599, including 133 children, 33 women, and 6 medics, Israel can no longer hide the fact that its actions are tantamount to genocide, as Richard Falk, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian Territories, has pointed out. (text/plain)

U.S. Backed Invasion by Israel: Stop the Israeli Massacre in Gaza! Larry Everest 2009-01-08 5:51 PM
Shortly after darkness fell on Saturday night, January 3, Israel launched a massive land invasion of Gaza involving 9,000-10,000 soldiers, tanks, helicopters, and heavy artillery, engineering and intelligence forces, with the support of Israel’s Air Force, navy, and secret police and spy agencies. The ground invasion came after Israel, for the first time, unleashed an artillery barrage on Gaza, striking a mosque and killing at least 11 people. By the next day, Israeli forces had reportedly cut Gaza in half, “bisecting” it between north and south. (text/plain)

The Long March of the Cuban Revolution posted by F Espinoza 2009-01-08 3:08 PM

In 1960, C. Wright Mills warned Americans that the revolution in Cuba was the start of a wider process that would spread to Latin America and the third world. On the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary, practically anyone can see that our continent has begun a new era... (image/jpeg)

SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF GAZA AND PALESTINE! Third World Solidarity Movement 2009-01-04 2:47 AM
Condemn and protest the Wall Street-Bush-Zionist megaterrorist border-occupation and invasion of Gaza and the atrocities against civilians! (text/plain)

Zionist Mass Murder: Break the Siege, Defend Gaza! Internationalist Group 2008-12-30 4:11 AM
At midday on December 27, Israeli warplanes launched a massive bomb attack on the densely populated Gaza Strip. More than 270 Palestinians were killed as wave after wave of U.S.-supplied F-16 fighter jets and Apache helicopters dropped more than 100 bombs. The Israeli military said they were targeting Hamas installations, but numerous civilians were killed, including a number of children, as schools had just let out for lunch. The Zionists' attack on downtown areas was deliberate mass murder. The Israeli slaughter was carried out with the full knowledge and a green light from its imperialist patrons in Washington, as well as U.S. client regimes such as Egypt. The Internationalist Group and League for the Fourth International condemn the Israeli mass murder in Gaza and call for action by the international working class in defense of Gaza and the Palestinian people, including efforts to break the siege. (text/html)

Philippines: An urgent call to the NDF and the GRP regarding the recent killings of farmer Collective 2008-12-02 1:56 AM
An urgent call to the National Democratic Front (NDF) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) regarding the recent killings of farmers! (text/plain)

Continuing, Unrelenting Terrorism and Mumbai Gary Sudborough 2008-12-01 1:38 AM
There are various types of terrorism. There is periodic terrorism by poor, technologically deficient people against targets of the rich like fancy hotels and restaurants and there is an unrelenting, everyday terrorism, mainly from the sky, on poor innocent people because they happen to live above an oil-rich or strategically important area for western capitalists. This everyday terrorism from aircraft, mainly from the United States and Britain, kills and maims many more people than do the periodic attacks on symbols of the rich and powerful, but oh, which gets the media attention? Does one see Iraqi, Afghani or Pakistani children maimed and blown to pieces like one sees the victims of the Mumbai terrorism? The media don't even cover it and it is not called terrorism, but war. One million Iraqis have been killed, but it receives almost no coverage when compared to the few hundred killed in Mumbai. Little Iraqi children suffer from horrible birth defects due to depleted uranium, but again just try to get some media coverage of these terrible events. In fact, the tons of depleted uranium dropped in Iraq, Afghanistan and Yugoslavia are a threat to the genetic heritage of the whole world, since the atmosphere is global and the wind can carry radioactive particles anywhere around the planet. This is terrorism on a colossal scale. Wedding ceremonies, funeral processions and tribal gatherings are continually bombed in Afghanistan and the United States will always claim it is an accident. I have been following these events for years and these "accidents" occur every year. When something occurs time after time over a long period, it is likely not an accident. If a child of yours was killed or maimed by a bomb from a foreign power, would that not engender a desire for revenge. Terrorism breeds terrorism. Another seldom remembered event was the so-called convoy of death in Afghanistan in the early months of the US occupation of that country. Hundreds of Taliban were crowded into a trailer truck like cattle and then were attempted to be moved from the north of the country to a prison near Herat. Not only was there no space to move, there were no air holes so people could breathe. When it became obvious they were smothering to death, an order was given to open fire and blow air holes in the trailer. This caused even more deaths. Finally, the survivors were herded into the desert, machine gunned and given a mass burial. A documentary was made of this event, but as usual the mass media didn't want the American people to see it. There is another kind of terrorism practiced by the United States called torture. Terrorism is violence intended to intimidate, and torture fits this definition perfectly. The CIA tortures at Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib and various rendition centers around the world. Hooding people is a very insidious form of torture because deprivation of light can cause major depression in the brain and this is horribly painful. This is terrorism and it didn't start as Jane Mayer implies in her new book The Dark Side when George W. Bush came to power and America was virtuous until that time. The CIA has been torturing for years, particularly in Latin America. Dan Mitrione of the US Office of Public Safety taught the Uruguayan police how to torture the Tupamayo guerrillas by kidnapping homeless people off the streets and torturing them to death. Noam Chomsky in his book Turning the Tide gives the example of how the elite commandos in El Salvador, trained by the United States, killed a whole family suspected of sympathizing with the guerrillas, decapitated them and placed the heads around the dinner table just in front of the torsos. This is the epitome of intimidation and terrorism done on behalf of the United States. Michael Parenti also discusses the various forms of torture used by the CIA and their lackeys in Latin America including electric shock to the genitals and even tying one man's penis so he couldn't urinate, ruining his kidneys. Sister Diana Ortiz suffered horribly in Guatemala at the hands of the Guatemalan police and CIA. She was lowered into a pit of dead and dying human beings covered with rats and forced to stab a dying person with a machete. United States government terrorism has been going on for a very long time. When asked why priests and nuns were targeted, the Guatemalan special forces spokesman simply stated that it was because they were for the poor people and therefore, communists. A man who survived the Mumbai disaster said it was pure evil. He was right. However, the greatest pure evil comes from the ruling class of the United States and the violence they can propagate through their agencies like the Pentagon and CIA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (text/plain)

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