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sacramento 20.04.2003 11:42
Anti-capitalist call to shut down the Sacramento Ministerial
militant call to action

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Michael Buchanan 19.04.2003 03:25
Starting Tomorrow, US airline pilots get guns
The course that they have been attending finishes on Saturday and, in theory, those pilots who qualify from the course can fly with their guns from Sunday.

Nearly 50 airline pilots have spent the week attending classes on the use of firearms.

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tom 16.04.2003 10:14
Vandals at the gates
Vandals at the gates American refinement of taste.

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no one in particular 16.04.2003 09:47
Did CNN Turn Up The Boos During Michael Moore's Speech?
Did CNN alter the audio during Michael Moore's speech to make it sound like he was getting heavily booed?

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The People 13.04.2003 22:19
Cheney is FOE
Cheney is FOE Download and Disseminate. You are free to use these graphics for any purpose. If you'd like to make t-shirts, stickers or whatever, let me know and I'll send you higher resolution stuff.

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backside 13.04.2003 14:34
HIT THE SYSTEM
HIT THE SYSTEM worldwide permanent boycott, reduce the budget for the US arm industry (article 1)

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bunchgrass 09.04.2003 12:40
CALL TO ACTION IN SACRAMENTO
Leading up to the WTO ministerial in Cancun this September, a mini-ministerial is taking place this June in Sacramento. The US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), USAID, and the US State Department are hosting a summit to which the Ministers of Trade, Agriculture, and Environment from 180 nations have been invited. The Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology will take place in Sacramento from June 23-25, 2003 and will showcase industrial agriculture, chemicals, irradiation and biotechnology. A coalition of activists and community members is making a worldwide call to action.

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anti-ftaa organizing troupe 01.04.2003 10:42
FTAA(miami) anti-capitalist consulta
resist the ftaa!!!

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Jim Lockhart 31.03.2003 18:02
CALL TO PRESERVE THE ESTATE TAX
Now playing on local community televison is a program on preserving an existing tax on inherited wealth. The program features addresses by Chuck Collins of United for a Fair Economy and Bill Gates, Sr. father of Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, of Microsoft.

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edge 31.03.2003 17:59
Know Your Rights! More Legal Info For Arrestees/Protesters
Websites with good info on NVDA, civil disobedience, legal rights for protesters, etc...

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Black and Red 31.03.2003 16:11
Drunken Bush Chews Out Generals for Losing "His War"
Rusfield did nothing to defend his generals and admirals from such a verbal beating by a draft-dodging and often AWOL member of a posh and cozy Texas Air National Gaurd Unit

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sacramento 31.03.2003 15:45
shutdown the WTO and tell them no GMOs
there will be a huge biotech/WTO meeting in Sacramento in June. You are invited to help shut it down.

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Veterans of the USA 29.03.2003 20:08
Statement to the Troops
If the people of the world are to be free, there comes a time when being a citizen of the world takes precedence over being a soldier of a country.

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Tom Kertes 29.03.2003 16:20
Message, image and empire
Message, image and empire Being effective is not just about getting numbers to rallies and events:
Why I believe we should build on the connection between American Empire and this war

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repost 29.03.2003 13:53
PHOTO----only son/daughter of US Congressperson currently serving in Iraq
PHOTO----only son/daughter of US Congressperson currently serving in Iraq Senator Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) is the *only* member of Congress who has a son or daughter currently serving in the military.

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flowergirl 26.03.2003 15:37
WarTools: Big Brother, we are watching you
WarTools: Big Brother, we are watching you With the blatant pro-war bias of corporate media giants getting so much attention now in independent media, here's an interesting way to make your voice heard.

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guerillaman 26.03.2003 15:31
MIRRORS AS TOOLS TO DISRUPT
Mirrors are a new tool to disrupt the police state at demonstrations

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Hans Bennett 25.03.2003 22:01
photoessay: MARCH 22 NY ANTIWAR MARCH by Hans Bennett
photoessay: MARCH 22 NY ANTIWAR MARCH by Hans Bennett On Saturday, March 22 I traveled out to New York from Philadelphia to join hundreds of thousands of others in New York declaring my opposition to the recent escalation of the US attack on Iraq.

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Eric Wagner 24.03.2003 23:44
Blood and the Flag -- San Francisco
Blood and the Flag -- San Francisco Blood and the Flag -- San Francisco

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repost 23.03.2003 22:17
sf indy comment - you fucking racist pacifists make me sick
comment from SF indymedia in response to someone complaining about violence on the street.

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abovethesmoke 23.03.2003 17:42
Are You an Anti-American Lone Extremist?
Are You an Anti-American Lone Extremist? Terrorism - it's not strictly for Muslims anymore.

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Sherry 21.03.2003 16:56
Angry Dead-Marine Father -
KGW News coverage - of the victims families.

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Permanent War Economy Rpt. Serv., Eugene 21.03.2003 16:29
LETTER FROM OREGON WOMAN HELD S.F. BRYANT JAIL CELLBLOCK H-10
The following from my email in-basket:

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Robert Norse 21.03.2003 05:25
Direct Action Seen and Heard All Over the Country: Thanks to Sierra for Reports
Free Radio Santa Cruz got some great reports from Sierra last night about the Burnside Bridge occupation and other anti-war direct actions. Tune in to us at www.microradio.net/frsc and keep us informed and inspired. We have yet to do any mass occupying or blocking--but we're smaller and yuppier.

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Jenni B 20.03.2003 23:58
Thank You from South Carolina, Keep it Up!
The following is a letter of thanks to the people of Portland. I am an activist in a small town in South Carolina just across the border from the city of Charlotte, NC. Below is a letter that I wrote to serve as both a thank you and a show of solidarity to the people of Portland.

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SF Indy 20.03.2003 09:27
San Francisco has been SHUT DOWN
TODAY - SHUT DOWN SF: Listen to Enemy Combatant Radio for Breaking News
 http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2003/03/1585845.php

 http://sf.indymedia.org/

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Jerry Russell and Richard Stanley 19.03.2003 19:06
the Roots of Conspiracy Denial
Many historical conspiracies (starting with the murder of Julius Caesar) are widely accepted facts. When it comes to current or ongoing conspiracies, however, we are much more likely to find that the predominant view is set by the conspiracy naysayers. These are social commentators of various ilk, ranging from network news anchors to public relations spin doctors to bar stool jockeys.

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biker 17.03.2003 09:02
Stop driving us to war
No more war for oil

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anonymous 16.03.2003 22:32
Run on the Banks
Since this war is all about money and power, protesters must speak themselves in the language of money and power. So one way I thought might be possible to do this, is on the day bombing starts, to withdraw a substantial amount of money from a bank account.

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CNN 15.03.2003 21:48
Pro-War counter protest Main CNN website story
brightpathvideo.com 14.03.2003 22:35
LIVE SAN FRANCISCO WEBCAMS MARCH 15
brightpathvideo.com is once again hosting live webcam images
of the San Francisco Peace Demonstration of March 15 on
it's home page and on sf.indymedia.org. Please log onto
 http://www.brightpathvideo.com for cams and more.

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Siers Cartoon 13.03.2003 08:34
Bush does not want to let protestors decide policy
Bush does not want to let protestors decide policy but we may be doing just that...

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Westcoast 12.03.2003 13:19
BEASTIE BOYS RELEASE ANTI-OIL WAR TRACK
After 5 years, The Beasties are back in the studio and rappin our against corporate war for oil profits!

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Nurnberg 11.03.2003 01:28
ATTENTION ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL
ATTENTION ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL It is not sedition or treason to counsel members of the armed forces to obey International Law, the laws of the United States, and to abide by the provisions of the Code of Military Justice. It is not unlawful to encourage military personnel to refrain from violating international treaties, waging unlawful aggressive war, or committing war crimes, and to refuse unlawful orders issued in contravention of internationally recognized standards of conduct. Please distribute widely.
(article 1)

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Chris Floyd 07.03.2003 00:05
Gangs of D.C.
Gangs of D.C. But alas, they too -- like the thugs they hire and fire so easily (Noriega, Saddam, bin Laden) -- are moral idiots. They don't care about their own nations. They don't care about the hapless people they rule -- except, of course, as cannon fodder or hired help. The "national interest" is what best serves the elites and their retainers.

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Reuters 04.03.2003 18:58
Lawyer Arrested for Wearing a 'Peace' T-Shirt
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer was arrested late Monday and charged with trespassing at a public mall in the state of New York after refusing to take off a T-shirt advocating peace that he had just purchased at the mall.

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Capitol Hill Blue 21.02.2003 21:59
White House advisors looking for 'way out' of IraqWar
Some strategists within the Bush Administration are urging the President to look for an "exit strategy" on Iraq, warning the tough stance on war with the Arab country has left the country in a "no win" situation.

In addition, Republican leaders in both the House and Senate are telling the Presidently privately that he is losing support in Congress for a "go it alone war" against Iraq.

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AFP 21.02.2003 16:38
US: 'Iran is a Democracy.'
US:  'Iran is a Democracy.' The U.S. State Department Wednesday stood behind a comment made last week by Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage in which he described Iran as a democracy.

Spokesman Richard Boucher said the Islamic Republic, did indeed display signs of democracy, although he carefully avoided repeating Armitage's exact words.

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The Memory Hole 21.02.2003 15:04
'Holy Joe' Lieberman Erases Ties to Apocalyptic Fundamentalist Group
'Holy Joe' Lieberman Erases Ties to Apocalyptic Fundamentalist Group With his eyes firmly fixed on the White House, Senator Joseph Lieberman is making moves to whitewash his religious record. Specifically, "Holy Joe" (as he's sometimes called) is trying to erase his association the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, an organization that tries to get fundamentalist Christians to support Israel, especially the emigration of Jews in the former Soviet Union to Israel.

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The Memory Hole 21.02.2003 14:51
'Holy Joe' Lieberman Erases Ties to Apocalyptic Fundamentalist Group
'Holy Joe' Lieberman Erases Ties to Apocalyptic Fundamentalist Group With his eyes firmly fixed on the White House, Senator Joseph Lieberman is making moves to whitewash his religious record. Specifically, "Holy Joe" (as he's sometimes called) is trying to erase his association the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, an organization that tries to get fundamentalist Christians to support Israel, especially the emigration of Jews in the former Soviet Union to Israel.

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strike-free.org 21.02.2003 12:53
The Sun has realized the genuine truth!
The Sun has realized the genuine truth! Fraud - Deceit - Blood and Thunder

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Bernard Weiner 19.02.2003 19:37
the Emperor has No Clothes
the Emperor has No Clothes In a sense, what's transpiring reminds one of the delicious secret of "The Wizard of Oz": more and more people are beginning to sense, and sometimes even see, that the "all-powerful" governmental leader behind the curtain is just a flawed little man broadcasting to an overly-awed (and/or frightened) polity.

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hans blix 19.02.2003 13:39
LEAKED DOCUMENT SHOWS AMERICA HAS PLANS TO RESTART MAKING NUKES & NUKE TESTING!
In the height of hypocrisy, the USA--it hsa been revealed--are rapidly moving forward with the building of smaller nuclear bombs and the RESUMPTION OF NUCLEAR TESTING, according to a leaked Bush Regime document. This is at the same time that the USA is threatening to invade Iraq because of its supposed Weapons of Mass Destructions no less. What the fuck!

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IMC- vancouver repost 18.02.2003 12:43
Congressman Dennis Kucinich enters race for US presidency
U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, Cleveland's youngest and most controversial mayor, wants to be president. By doing so, he places him self in a crowd of seven much-better-known Democratic candidates seeking their party's 2004 nomination. Kucinich could easily be labeled the peace candidate because his stand against war-making preceded the Iraq debate.

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Bette Lee 18.02.2003 11:55
Code Red, White and Blue
Bush's argument that war is necessary to get rid of Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction is hollow and hypocritical. The Bush Administration is ready to use US weapons of mass destruction against the Iraqis including "Shock and Awe" and possibly nuclear weapons. Millions of people are responding to Code Red, White and Blue, the real threat to world peace and security that America has become.

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Michele Landsberg 18.02.2003 11:08
Toronto Star Column Hints at a Staged 9/11 as a Pretext for War!
Roll over Chomsky, Corn and Albert! This one's dedicated to those self-proclaimed "anti-conspiratorialists" who won't even hear of the possibility and the REALITY of government/corporate/military conspiracies. Hats off to Landsberg for breaking the code of silence in the official press! Her subtle allusions to the events of 9/11 are to be commended.

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RON FOURNIER 18.02.2003 09:06
Bush Calls Protests "Irrelevant"
Enraged, power-drunk, smirking chimpanzee tells millions worldwide to get stuffed.

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hisorian 18.02.2003 01:35
In days of yore
warlords used o look at oracles of victory or loss...

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Chonnie Cung 17.02.2003 19:50
Support for Bush Skyrockets In Snowstorm Aftermath
Bush calls on all Americans to stand up to evildoing clouds that would hamper
President's Day sale shopping.

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All-American Nazi 17.02.2003 17:51
American Patriots Protest to Support Our War!
American Patriots Protest to Support  Our War! For all the millions of people out there who protested against America's war against Iraq, forget you. Check out these Patriots who were out en mass showing their support for Our Troops, Our President,and Our Great nation.
Obviously, they are much more intelligent than any of you Peacemongering freaks.

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repost 17.02.2003 13:30
COMMENTS DUE to Save Forests from Bush
Comments are due on Feb 18th (Tomorrow) on Bush's proposed changes to the Appeals Reform Act. These changes will make it increasingly difficult (and in many cases impossible) for the public to comment on and appeal timber sales. To submit comments on-line, you can go to:  http://ga1.org/campaign/forest_appeals

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Free Society Collective (central Vermont) 17.02.2003 13:00
Disentangling the Antiwar Movement from the American Flag
(A downloadable PDF version of this essay
is available at
www.freesocietycollective.org; feel free
to copy and distribute this 8.5 x 11, 2-
sided flyer)

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Molly Ivins 17.02.2003 12:16
A Season of Stupidity
Osama bin Laden wants us to invade Iraq. We're at orange on the alert code. The economy is tanking. We're spending $1.08 billion a day on the military.

The president wants a $674 billion tax cut. In the first year, 50 percent of that tax cut would go the richest 1 percent of Americans and three-quarters of it would go to the richest 5 percent.

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I'm not making this up 17.02.2003 11:20
White House is disappointed that America was not attacked this weekend
"We've wondering just how much egg we have on our face," says one unhappy White House source. "Right now, the worst thing that could occur for the administration's credibility is that nothing happens this weekend. I know that sounds terrible but we've got a lot riding on this."

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quill 17.02.2003 08:59
One more day protest the war on the forests!
Hey all, despite the anti-war protests, the Bush Administration continues to erode the rights of the people to appeal timber sales. This appeals tactic was working. There's only time to submit these comments in email form, but a sample letter is provided here. It only takes a few minutes to cut and paste or log onto the Lands Alliance website to speak out for the North American forests, the creatures and flora who can't write a comment letter. Let's flood 'em with emails and faxes...

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Post-it hippie 17.02.2003 05:20
Know the opposition
New York times . Washington.
Feb 15, 2003

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Syracuse Post-Standard 17.02.2003 00:08
BUSH’S ATTEMPT TO BLOCK NEW YORK DEMO
"The Bush administration - which is in the midst of trying to sell the war to the public - filed a brief urging the judges to uphold denial of the permit. And the Bloomberg administration has no intention of forcing a St. Patrick's Day standstill instead of a parade - even though it's bigger and likely more raucous."

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ziggy 15.02.2003 19:19
Pacifica Coverage of FEB 15 *** 8 Hours, in 30 min MP3s
Pacifica Radio coverage of Feb. 15, 2003. MP3 files for download or streaming.

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ziggy 15.02.2003 18:28
Pacifica Coverage of FEB 15 *** 8 Hours, in 30 min MP3s // PROGRAM DRIVER PAGE
Pacifica Radio coverage of Feb. 15, 2003. MP3 files for download or streaming.

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AP 15.02.2003 12:26
Anthrax widow sues US Army for $50 million
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