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Worldwide Alert: Call for an International Solidarity Camp at the Hill of Tara, Ireland Sean O' Dwyer 2006-08-13 6:31 PM
Camps of International Solidarity are urgently needed at the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath, Ireland, one has already been set up but more are needed as Rings Around Tara!!! (text/plain)

180 Ways To Create Peace Sathya Spreads 2006-08-11 2:10 PM

Co-op Will Get Union Election Worker Freedom 2006-08-11 11:36 AM

By Melissa Meinzer - Pittsburgh City Paper, August 10, 2006. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

ABA Takes on Bush Regime Kenneth J. Theisen 2006-08-10 7:36 PM
On January 24, 2006, the American Bar Association (ABA) issued a press release stating that, “Presidential signing statements that assert President Bush’s authority to disregard or decline to enforce laws adopted by Congress undermine the rule of law and our constitutional system of separation of powers…” The press release was publicizing a report by a blue-ribbon ABA task force which was created in June 2006 to examine the “changing role of presidential signing statements” under the Bush administration. On August 8, 2006, the ABA’s House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved the report by voting to call on President Bush and future presidents not to issue signing statements that claim the power to bypass laws, and it called on Congress to pass legislation to outlaw the practice. (text/plain)

Benicio del Toro calls for respect for Cuban sovereignty Señor 2006-08-10 10:55 AM

Hollywood actor, Benicio del Toro, winner of an Oscar for best supporting actor in Traffic, by Steven Soderbergh, has called for respect for Cuban sovereignty. Del Toro, an actor of Puerto Rican nationality, added his voice to the 3,780-plus intellectuals and artists from more than 50 countries who are condemning the aggressive and interventionist tone of the George W. Bush government toward Cuba. (image/jpeg + 4 comments)

nagasaki day wed. noon / going to cmu's robotics institute in lawrenceville vincent / blast furnace radio 2006-08-08 11:47 PM
peace picket tomorow Picket at CMU's National Robotics Engineering Center > >> Wednesday, August 9th, 12 noon > >> National Robotics Engineering Center >> 43rd St. & Willow (main gate), Lawrenceville >> Organized by Duncan Porter House of Hospitality > >> CMU's National Robotics Engineering Center develops tactical robotic >> vehicles for the U.S. Army and Marines. unmanned robotic combat truck unveiled at CMU Carnegie Mellon's new Crusher next generation could find its own way Saturday, April 29, 2006 By Joe Fahy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Carnegie Mellon University rolled out its latest unmanned combat prototype vehicle yesterday in a display of speed and mobility that would make a monster truck show look tame. Darrell Sapp, Post-Gazette The newly unveiled autonomous robotic vehicle "Crusher" shows how it can take on difficult terrain, at the National Robotics Engineering Center in Lawrenceville. It weights 6.5 tons. NREC is part of the Robotics Institute in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science. The work is funded by the U.S. Army and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The National Robotics Engineering Center, part of the CMU Robotics Institute, unveiled Crusher, a six-wheeled vehicle billed as leaner and more agile than its predecessor, Spinner, but also more durable and able to handle a heavier payload. Two Crusher vehicles paraded slowly before an audience at the center's headquarters in Lawrenceville before one of them headed outside to clamber nimbly over logs and other obstacles, a quality that earned it its name. A video presentation showed the vehicle speeding through rough terrain. The center is the prime contractor for Crusher, a project funded by the Army and the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, known as DARPA. Since 2001, DARPA has awarded the center more than $35 million for the development of Crusher, its predecessors and autonomous navigation technology, which allows the vehicles to drive by themselves without human supervision. Eventually, the military hopes to use large unmanned vehicles for reconnaissance, re-supply of troops or other needs -- the "dull, dirty and dangerous tasks that can be better accomplished by machines," said Steve Welby, director of DARPA's tactical technology office. Unlike Spinner, Crusher is not designed to keep operating if it flips over. The Crusher design team concluded that abandoning the capacity for inverted operation, while maintaining some of Spinner's other design characteristics, would offer dramatic reductions in weight, complexity and cost. At 6.5 tons, Crusher is nearly one-third lighter than its predecessor, but can comfortably handle a four-ton payload. Features include a light, strong frame made of aluminum and titanium and a suspension system that allows the vehicle to either rest on its belly or have 30 inches of ground clearance, allowing for greater ease in clearing obstacles. Electric motors in each of the wheels allow them to run at different speeds. Still, "you hit things you don't expect," said John Bares, the center's director. So Crusher is equipped with an energy-absorbing nose and a protective plate beneath the vehicle, with blocks of rubber around the chassis to absorb shock. To provide maximum power with minimum weight, Crusher has a turbo-diesel engine that recharges the vehicle's batteries. With the engine turned off, Crusher can operate quietly for two miles or more on battery power alone. At yesterday's demonstration, operators directed both Crusher vehicles using remote controls. But plans calls for outfitting Crusher later this year with autonomous navigation that will allow the vehicle to find its own way to a specified location, adjusting for obstacles it may encounter. Testing will be done in Colorado later this summer. (application/pdf)

Bechtel-Bettis Action Photos marie 2006-08-08 2:12 PM

Photos from August 6 - On the anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, activists in Western PA marched on the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory in West Mifflin. The march to Bettis was part of three days of education and action to expose U.S. nuclear hypocrisy and confront Bechtel Corporation, the region's largest war profiteer. (image/jpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for August 7, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-08-08 10:28 AM
On this week's show... * Members of Prometheus Radio Project speak about community media in Pennsylvania * People across the US and in Pittsburgh commemorate the 61st anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki * An independent journalist is jailed in San Francisco * Coca-Cola and Pepsi soft drinks are banned in parts of India * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Activists March on Bechtel-Bettis in West Mifflin david 2006-08-07 2:45 PM
Activists March on Bechtel-Bettis in West Mifflin to Demand "No Nukes, No Wars, No Profiteers" on Hiroshima Day (text/plain + 1 comment)

Another Battle of Baghdad Cover Up -- It's Time for Truth Captain May 2006-08-06 4:03 PM
Summary: Former Army intelligence and public affairs officer Captain May argues that the Bush League infowar to hide the truth of Iraq's strategic and tactical blunders has sunk us into Middle Eastern quicksand -- and that the time for getting out is running out. (text/plain)

It's Not Just About Land Victor Davis Hansen 2006-08-04 5:15 PM
Middle East Politcs (text/plain)

No Blood for Oil - Sign the Voter's Pledge Ted Glick 2006-08-03 12:05 PM

"No More Oil Wars-- Clean Energy Now!" This popular sentiment must find expression in government policy, and it is our job this fall to make every candidate running for Congress understand that this is what our people want. We should be circulating the VotersForPeace Pledge which declares that those signing "will not vote for or support any candidate for Congress or President who does not make a speedy end to the war in Iraq, and preventing any future war of aggression, a public position in his or her campaign." We must make visible this popular desire for peace, a rapid transition to clean energy and justice. (image/jpeg)

part 2 / pittsburgh: 12 women become ordained as Catholic priests v incent / blast furnace radio 2006-08-02 9:02 PM
PART 2 (audio/mpeg + 3 comments)

Qana, A Stage Managed Massacre Robert Spencer 2006-08-02 6:33 PM
Qana, an update (text/plain + 1 comment)

1000s to Act if Concrete Plan to End US Occupation in Iraq Not Established by September 21 Cynthia Dopke 2006-08-02 4:09 PM
The Declaration of Peace is a nationwide campaign to establish by September 21, 2006 a concrete and rapid plan for peace in Iraq, including: • A prompt timetable for withdrawal of US troops and closure of bases • A post-occupation peace process for security, reconstruction, and reconciliation, and • A shift of funding from war to meeting human needs. (text/plain)

East End Food Co-op Workers Union Files for NLRB Election Worker Freedom 2006-08-02 8:08 AM

East End Food Co-op Workers Union Files for NLRB Election (image/jpeg)

Philippines: AKBAYAN leads protests over SONA of lies, lies, lies AKBAYAN Partylist 2006-08-01 10:46 PM

AKBAYAN (Citizens' Action Party) today joined the various groups which trooped to the streets to express opposition to the State of the Nation Adress (SONA) of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA), saying GMA's SONA promises will not make up for the fact that she is the center and crux of the country's crisis right now. (image/jpeg)

Emergency Protest Against Israeli Terror pictures rachel 2006-08-01 8:44 PM

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(audio) pittsburgh: women ordained as catholic priest vincent / blast furnace radio 2006-08-01 2:39 PM
wm ordained on the mon audio / http://notowar.com/audio/rites.mp3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06166/698388-85.stm (text/plain + 1 comment)

Rustbelt Radio for July 31, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-08-01 11:42 AM
On this week's show... * We learn about the practices of Bechtel corporation, a war profiteer with a local operation here in Pittsburgh * The first officer to refuse deployment to Iraq speaks out * SouthSide Works janitors are demanding better working conditions * A University Radio Station in Oaxaca, Mexico is under attack * and also our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Repost of Rustbelt Radio Interview with the Mayor of Braddock Morgan 2006-07-27 1:07 AM
A repost of the long version of Rustbelt Radio's interview with Mayor John Fetterman of Braddock (audio/x-wav)

What links Lieberman, McCain, Gingrich, Perle, Kristol, and Hoffa? NonNeocon 2006-07-26 4:01 PM
Senators Joe Lieberman and John McCain aren't merely "hawkish"; as "Honorary Co-Chairmen" of a pre-Iraq-war spin machine called The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, they were leading cheerleaders for a war that now threatens to mushroom out of all control--unless we remove the Liebermans, McCains, and their fellow war cheerleaders from our U.S. Congress. (text/plain + 1 comment)

"Feared Disciplinarian Spudy Retires After 36 Years" at Penn Trafford Rako 2006-07-26 2:52 AM

School Beatings are Banned. A Principal Retires. Coincidence? (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

WORLD PEACE FORUM DOCUMENTARY DVD pumpkinhead 2006-07-25 4:07 PM

The Think Peace Documentary Film Project to release DVD of the World Peace Forum. (image/jpeg)

The State of the Philippine Education Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) 2006-07-25 8:40 AM

Getting “Dumb & Dumber” under Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (image/jpeg)

In Braddock, Resistance to the Mon-Fayette Grows Morgan 2006-07-24 10:53 PM

Spelled out vertically, in letters ten feet tall on Braddok Avenue last Friday was the message: NO M-F-X, no to the Mon-Fayette Expressway. (image/jpeg + 5 comments)

Rustbelt Radio for July 24, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-07-24 8:37 PM
On this week's show * Ali Abunimah and Dahr Jamail comment on the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon * A Peace Vigil for Palestine and Lebanon takes place in Pittsburgh * We speak to Earth First activists who targeted a coal plant in Virginia * Fred Hampton Jr. is arrested in Chicago * plus our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Senator Rick Santorum: Poster Boy for Obnoxious and Desperate Conservatism Walter C. Uhler 2006-07-24 5:53 PM
If Pennsylvanians are lucky, after November's elections the Keystone State will be rid of its junior U.S. Senator, Rick Santorum. It will not be a moment too soon. Such a blessing would radiate across the United States and, thus, the world. (text/plain)

Irish Hunger Strike 25 Anniversary Chicago Hunger Strike Commemoration 2006-07-23 1:50 AM

The CHSCC is hosting a commemoration on the 12 August in Chicago, IL. We are urging those supporters and comrades who are interested but can't attend to submit ads to our commemorative journal. The money we raise is going to aid the dependents of current Irish Prisoners of War. (image/jpeg)

Union Scabbing This Sunday Mark Belko (re-post) 2006-07-22 2:34 PM
Witness continued union scabbing in Pittsburgh. IATSE members to handbill on 7/23 (Sunday), but plan on not being disruptive. Construction Trades unions to cross the line? (text/plain + 1 comment)

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