January 2011
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"Each of us possesses a tangible living soul. The...
lordnomore:
~ HARUKI MURAKAMI
Activism Is Not a Crime: Why I Will Not Testify... →
redguard:
by Maureen Murphy
I have been summoned to appear before a federal grand jury in Chicago on January 25. But I will not testify, even at the risk of being put in jail for contempt of court, because I believe that our most fundamental rights as citizens are at stake. I am one of 23 anti-war, labor and solidarity activists in Chicago and throughout the Midwest who are facing a grand jury...
Today 50 Cities to Protest FBI and Grand Jury... →
redguard:
Tom Burke of the National Committee to Stop FBI Repression said, “Today there will be protests, meeting and rallies in solidarity with activists standing up against the political repression in fifty cities in the U.S. and internationally. Thousands will be standing up against the political attack being aimed at human rights, international solidarity and anti-war activists.”
Burke...
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Leonard Co family files murder raps vs 38 Army... →
The family of slain botanist Leonard Co on Tuesday filed a complaint accusing 38 members of the Philippine Army’s 19th Infantry Battalion of murdering Co and his two other companions in Leyte last year. Those who filed the complaint were Co’s wife, Glenda, and parents Lian Sing and Emelina Co. Co’s family had earlier protested a DOJ fact-finding panel’s report that cleared...
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Anti-mining radio commentator shot dead in Palawan... →
By Cecille Suerte Felipe (The Philippine Star) Updated January 25, 2011 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines - A radio commentator who was a staunch critic of mining operations and local officials in Palawan was shot dead yesterday morning in Puerto Princesa City.
Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) commentator Gerardo Ortega was shot in the head and died on the spot.
Ortega was the anchor of the daily...
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Gap Between Rich And Poor Named 8th Wonder Of The... →
bradicalmang:
PARIS—At a press conference Tuesday, the World Heritage Committee officially recognized the Gap Between Rich and Poor as the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” describing the global wealth divide as the “most colossal and enduring of mankind’s creations.”
“Of all the epic structures the human race has devised, none is more staggering or imposing than the Gap Between Rich and Poor,”...
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PCPR (Promotion of Church Peoples Response) on...
On the very first day of the year, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) launched its new counter insurgency plan called Bayanihan purportedly to end armed resistance in the country within the six-year term of President Noynoy Aquino. It claimed that such oplan is far different from the previous campaign for it is more focused on civil-military works instead of combat operations. Bayanihan...
U.S. Military Loses More Troops to Suicide Than... →
nwbtcw:
Overall, the services reported 434 suicides by personnel on active duty, significantly more than the 381 suicides by active-duty personnel reported in 2009. The 2010 total is below the 462 deaths in combat, excluding accidents and illness. In 2009, active-duty suicides exceeded deaths in battle.
Last week’s figures, though, understate the problem of military suicides because the...
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afetishforthefreaks asked: I just wanted to say you have such an awesome blog and though it sounds cliche I do mean it.
Keep on posting. More Power. And ....
hopefully, one day I could be an ARTIVISTA too. :))
Keep on posting. More Power. And ....
hopefully, one day I could be an ARTIVISTA too. :))
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Anti-War and International Solidarity Activists... →
The anti-war and international solidarity activists who are being called before a grand jury in Chicago have learned that beginning a few months before the protests against the Republican National Convention in the 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota, a law enforcement officer infiltrated the Twin Cities Anti-War Committee (AWC). The infiltrator went by the name Karen Sullivan, joined the AWC in April...
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