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"The CIEPAC released this bulletin in three parts on the Plan Puebla Panama (PPP) in Chiapas, in large part responsible for the militarization of the state and aggressions against the Zapatistas." (

http://detodos-paratodos.blogspot.com/)

Oral arguments were heard today in the continuing saga over the fate of the sea lions of the Columbia. Here is a quick recap. (For those not familiar with the roots of this story, I refer you to other articles that I and others have written in the past. You can do a search of this site by using the search function on the top right of the screen.)

Breaking News from the last three days

"So, my question is, they havethey face PC riot, probable cause riot. I've already been charged with a misdemeanor. What is your policy with the press? How is the press to operate in this kind of environment?"

correct zip code...

Here's the news from the streets of St. Paul and the cells of the Ramsey County Jail

To put it bluntly, uniformed "law" enforcement in St. Paul and Ramsey County:

torture with electroshock weapons (Tasers)
torture with chemical weapons
stomp on a young man's chest
cruelly (perhaps fatally) deny medical care to a victim spitting up blood (the fancy medical name is hemoptysis) from thoracic trauma
respond to calls for food with torture by beating, Taser, and chemical weapons: the same chemical weapons known to cause respiratory arrest and death in victims with pulmonary disease. "Spitting up blood" is a symptom of pulmonary disease so severe as to require emergency medical evaluation.
then tie up the victim in "restraint chairs" known to exacerbate pre-existing breathing difficulties in some victims of thoracic trauma.

He is ok now but has been through hell the last couple days

News article about self sustainable impounded that contained *human feces*

10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday,10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday

Free for all ages,located at the Eastbank Festival Plaza on the east side of the Willamette river between the Hawthorne and Morrison bridges.

In what appears to be the first use of criminal charges under the 2002 Minnesota version of the Federal Patriot Act, Ramsey County Prosecutors have formally charged 8 alleged leaders of the RNC Welcoming Committee with Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism. Monica Bicking, Eryn Trimmer, Luce Guillen Givins, Erik Oseland, Nathanael Secor, Robert Czernik, Garrett Fitzgerald, and Max Spector, face up to 7 1/2 years in prison under the terrorism enhancement charge which allows for a 50% increase in the maximum penalty.

We need to overcome the illusions. It is up to us to protect our people from police state tactics.

Say what you want, but the Emperor is naked in Alaska

Continuing coverage Day 3 of RNC protests
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Saw her earlier. She talked to KBOO at 11 today.

tasering victims go to court

For those who refuse to see the evidence of diabolic usa, do not bother to read. For others, brace for the unveiling of the world's most brutal and homicidal nation: the united states of america.

Randy Rowland, from PepperSpray Productions, here. Instead of sending you an announcement about a screening, this email is unusual for us, it is a call for help.

We The People Foundation presents patriotic films and symposium on the National Mall, September 16-17, 2008

actions to be considered

Link to Affidavit used to raid activist and media houses/spaces before RNC in the Twin Cities

watch what "Democracy" looked like for DN and other innocent bystanders while the country continued its delusion

Announcement for children's art installation for peace and festivities in celebration of the International Day of Peace.

Breaking News from the last three days

Australian author Harry Nicolaides has been arrested in Thailand on charges of Lese Majeste and is in a remand prison

know your rights to defend your LIFE

Its no surprise,
eyewitness report of DNC police: excessive force and presence, violent and inhumane denial of rights.

While many people speak about global warming, gasoline burning vehicles, leaf-blowers et cetera are still prevalent. I believe there are even more crucial reasons to end gasoline use and this is a short work about one of them.

In a decision handed down today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a nationwide ban on the planting of genetically-engineered (GE) Roundup Ready alfalfa pending a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Sheriff's investigation: Anarchists discussed kidnapping delegates

Iranians demand that they be able to control their own oil. The nascent democracy was crushed and the Shah was installed in 1953. US covert actions and threats create the backlash. There is no alternative to negotiations and diplomacy, sharing power and mending our own pockets.

Intense and graphic tear gassing that causes a near stampeed. They fire right into a crowd of peaceful protestors. Marta is a moderate liberal and is freaked out by the aggressive police reponse.

Intense and graphic tear gassing that causes a near stampeed. They fire right into a crowd of peaceful protestors. Marta is a moderate liberal and is freaked out by the aggressive police reponse.

Saturday, in Minneapolis, police raided a house full of I-Witness journalists (no protesters or anarchists) on a known bad warrant by breaking and entering with guns drawn.
Video at the link.

John McCain collaborated with his captors in Hanoi. He now portrays himself as a war hero. Let's keep this creep out of the White House. Tell the Repugs what they don't want to know!

The marriage of private and public security forces and the Portland Business Alliance is threatening the organic infrastructure of the inner Eastside of Portland. Recent events point to gradual takeover. Take action in any way you can: write letters, organize action meetings, rally outside the fusion center, tell the rent-a-cops their on the wrong side of the rive-- before it's too late!

Footage of Flash Bang Grenades being used on protesters

Tomorrow, on September 3rd, at 1:30pm, a federal judge will decide whether to allow authorities to sacrifice Columbia River sea lions to their continuously failed management practices.

note: IMCer arrested was W. from Portland Indymedia

Whose streets? Our streets?

Whose police? The Secret Service's police.

As you see the feeds and images from the local "law" enforcement attacks and raids upon peaceful citizens, legal observers, medics, videographers, and even Food Not Bombs! ... as you read of illegal seizures of phones and computers ... you're likely asking "where have I seen this before?" The answer: at the 2000 and 2004 nominating conventions.

Grassroots and independent video shines a light on International Financial Institutions (IFIs) that claim to invest in just and sustainable 'development' worldwide.

So Sarah Palin is an active member of the Alaskan Secessionist movement. Makes
you want to ask her what her views would be on independence for Vermont, Hawaii,
Lakota and of course Cascadia and California?

On a Sunday in March of 2004, Jahar Perez looked in the rearview window of his car and saw something that surely caused his heart to beat faster. He saw a Portland police car cruising close behind his car. Perez had done nothing wrong. He had committed no crime, he had violated no ordinances, he had committed no traffic infractions. But there it was, just the same.

This is the beginning of the stomping of the boot of the State. And lets be honest it does not matter what corporate candidate is in next. THe Police State has been here for decades and this story is just its more visible face.

We will be covering RNC Protests, jail solidarity, New Orleans, post event raids, discussing the reasons for the protests, etc

this is what democracy looks like

saturday, september 20th

Waaaaah!

Update from the streets, first aid stations and clinics at the protests

Folks belonging to pdx street medics have been arresting in the Minneapolis-St. Paul uprising. They need your aid!

As long as there has been a United States (and, in fact, a good while longer), such a fear has found expression in the American psyche. The first Congress rushed to pass a Naturalization Act that limited citizenship to white people. Law books are thick with precedents deciding who is (or isn't), white, and by such a judgment, millions of people were turned away from the U.S. because they hailed from India, China, Syria, Palestine, or even Turkey. Many such cases shifted like tectonic plates, using various definitions of whiteness, to accept, or reject, a given applicant.

The Pacific Green Party recently held another nominating convention to fill a Congressional Peace Slate and provide opposition to the two corporate parties. Information on the candidates is below.

The trickle-down economy does not function. The left understands the market and the role the market can and should play in the economy. The right doesn't understand either. The Bush administration is nothing but the old corporatism in a new garment.

"Democracy Now" host Amy Goodman was arrested Monday during the demonstration outside the Republican National Convention. She was freed Monday night and we caught up with her. Here's her story:

As of 10:30pm today, the arrest tally from Ramsey County Sheriff's Office was: 284 total; 130 felonies; 51 gross misdemeanors; 103 misdemeanors. The jail is seemingly severely backed up and not everyone has been booked or processed, so these numbers clearly don't represent the total arrestee count for the day. These numbers also do not necessarily include the numbers of arrestees whose identifications have not been verified.
Please show your support and solidarity by calling the jail at 651.266.9350 and demand that people are given proper medical attention, are given access to their medication, and are not separated from the larger group! Also, demand that arrestees' charges are dropped and that they are released immediately! You can also call the Ramsey County Sheriff's office at 651.487.5149 or the St. Paul Mayor's office at 651.266.8510, as well your city council member, state representatives, etc.

have you all gone off the air? ive been listening all day and each time ive hit a glitch in my internet connection and gotten knocked off ive freaked out a little bit that you all were finally being cutoff. you all have been my most reliable/valuable connection to whats going on in st. paul all day. all this maniacal raid and brutal violence business has me feeling a little paranoid. this time youre not coming back on and theres nothing wrong with my connection.

I went to the labor day picnic at Oaks Park. Frankly, the free food and rides are about all I get from my union anymore. My wages have failed to keep up with inflation, I work longer hours than I think anyone should, and my health benefits have eroded, yet again. But I get this one bone, year after year. The union picnic. So I went. And I could not help but notice a few things.

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