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23.12.08

Nextgov - DHS to collect biometric data from green card holders

Nextgov - DHS to collect biometric data from green card holders: "The Homeland Security Department has announced plans to expand its biometric data collection program to include foreign permanent residents and refugees. Almost all noncitizens will be required to provide digital fingerprints and a photograph upon entry into the United States as of Jan. 18. A notice in Friday s Federal Register said expansion of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program US VISIT will include 'nearly all aliens ' except Canadian citizens on brief visits. Those categories include permanent residents with green cards individuals seeking to enter on immigrant visas and potential refugees."

Obama, the military and the threat of dictatorship

Obama, the military and the threat of dictatorship: "With his choice of Admiral Dennis Blair as director of national intelligence, President-elect Barack Obama has now named three recently retired four-star military officers to serve in his cabinet. This unprecedented representation of the senior officer corps within the incoming Democratic administration is indicative of a growth in the political power of the US military that poses a serious threat to basic democratic rights.

As head of the US military’s Pacific command in 1999-2000, Blair was distinguished by his efforts to solidarize the Pentagon with the military of Indonesia as it carried out butchery in East Timor, effectively vetoing the half-hearted human rights concerns voiced by the Clinton administration."

Arabs Lavish Jewels on Secretary of State Rice - NYTimes.com

Arabs Lavish Jewels on Secretary of State Rice - NYTimes.com: "WASHINGTON (AP) -- President George W. Bush's foreign policies may be unpopular in the Middle East, but Arab leaders showered his top diplomat with jewelry worth far more than a quarter of a million dollars last year. While Bush himself didn't fare nearly as well, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice raked in at least $316,000 in gem-encrusted baubles from the kings of Jordan and Saudi Arabia alone, making her one of top recipients among U.S. officials of gifts from foreign heads of state and government and their aides in 2007.

In January, Jordan's King Abdullah II gave Rice an emerald and diamond necklace, ring, bracelet and earrings estimated to be worth $147,000, according to the State Department's annual inventory of such items released Monday just in time for Christmas."

FT.com / US - Bush shoe-thrower tells of ordeal

FT.com / US - Bush shoe-thrower tells of ordeal: "Muntadar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush of the US during a Baghdad press conference last week, spent his first days behind bars believing his family and colleagues would shun him, the man's brother said yesterday.

Those guarding the 29-year-old journalist at a detention centre in Baghdad's high security Green Zone forced him to watch a television channel run by Sunni extremists loyal to Saddam Hussein. They told him it was the only outlet in the world applauding his act, the journalist's brother, Oday al-Zaidi, said yesterday after being allowed to visit him on Sunday."

Did Contractor Expose Troops To Toxin?, CBS Evening News Exclusive: American Soldiers Are Dying Of Lung Cancer - And May Have Been Knowingly Exposed - CBS News

Did Contractor Expose Troops To Toxin?, CBS Evening News Exclusive: American Soldiers Are Dying Of Lung Cancer - And May Have Been Knowingly Exposed - CBS News: "(CBS) The military contractor Kellogg Brown and Root, known as KBR, has won more than $28 billion in U.S. military contracts since the beginning of the Iraq war. KBR may be facing a new scandal. First, accusations its then-parent company Halliburton was given the lucrative contract. And later, allegations of shoddy construction oversight that resulted in Americans getting electrocuted. Now, some other American soldiers say the company knowingly put their lives at risk, CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian exclusively reports."

Pope accused of stoking homophobia after he equates homosexuality to climate change -Times Online

Pope accused of stoking homophobia after he equates homosexuality to climate change -Times Online: "Pope Benedict was accused of stoking homophobia today after a speech in which he declared that saving humanity from homosexuality was just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction. The Pontiff made the remarks yesterday in an end-of-year address to the Curia the Vatican s central administration. He said that humanity needed to listen to the 'language of creation' to understand the intended roles of man and woman and behaviour beyond traditional heterosexual relations was a 'destruction of God’s work'."

Indigenous People's Issues Today: Indigenous Peoples Education: News from the World Conference in Melbourne

Indigenous People's Issues Today: Indigenous Peoples Education: News from the World Conference in Melbourne:

Shaping the Future of World Indigenous Education is an update on the World Indigenous Peoples' Conference: Education, held in Melbourne last week. This post comes from friend Kevin Rennie over at the Labor View From Bayside blog.

Last week 3000 delegates from around the world shared their experiences at The World Indigenous Peoples' Conference: Education at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. There has been little coverage by the mainstream media and surprisingly little activity in the global blogosphere that I’m aware of.

Britain gets ready for urgent Iraq pullout - Times Online

Britain gets ready for urgent Iraq pullout - Times Online: "British commanders have been forced to plan for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq after the country’s parliament failed to vote on a resolution that would allow British troops to stay beyond the end of the year.

The Speaker of the Iraqi parliament suspended moves to approve the resolution after a group of MPs called for his resignation. The resolution failed to pass for a second time on Sunday and its passage after a third reading is now in doubt."

Breaking News | Latest News | Current News | Nagaland News - morungexpress.com - Coal Mining: Bare Hills and Imperiled Lives

Breaking News | Latest News | Current News | Nagaland News - morungexpress.com - Coal Mining: Bare Hills and Imperiled Lives: "Dimapur | December 23 : The roar of heavy engines sounds night and day, breaking the now-forgotten silence of what once were the lush-green hills of Kongan village, under Mon district. The riches buried in these hills have been discovered and now exploitation follows with scant regard for the damage inflicted with the excavation of precious coal.
For the people of Kongan village, the land owners, the precious fuel source is a boon from God which has provided them with a source of income. With agriculture as their main and usually their only source of livelihood, people from this village struggle to provide education and medical attention for their families. Things are changing for the villagers with scores of people vying for their forest land and ready to pay “good money”."

The UB Post-Leading English News - Mongolian Economy, Banks Face Negative Outlook

The UB Post-Leading English News - Mongolian Economy, Banks Face Negative Outlook: "MONGOLIA’S financial outlook was downgraded by Hong Kong-based Fitch Ratings on December 10, while long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) remained at a “B ”, with a revised outlook of “stable.” “The revision of Mongolia’s outlook is based on a probable deterioration in sovereign creditworthiness associated with high inflation and a large current account deficit, both of which are putting pressure on the exchange rate resulting in a sizeable reduction in foreign exchange reserves,” said Vincent Ho, Associate Director at Fitch’s Sovereign group.
“Moreover, the change in the commodity price cycle underscores an urgent need to improve economic policy coordination and implementation, which have been beset by uncertainty and inconsistencies, particularly regarding important mining projects,” added Ho."

Q&A: Paraguayan Indigenous Minister Calls for Patience

Q&A: Paraguayan Indigenous Minister Calls for Patience:
Margarita Mbyvângi

Credit:Instituto Paraguayo del Indígena"MEXICO CITY, Dec 20 (Tierram�rica) - Margarita Mbyv�ngi, the first indigenous woman to hold a ministerial post in Paraguay, is facing charges of ineffectiveness from among her own ranks. But she is asking for time to achieve her goal: that no one will suffer the slavery and rootlessness that she experienced for nearly 20 years.

Mbyv�ngi, who is a member of the Ach�indigenous community, was named president of the Paraguayan Indigenous Institute in August, when President Fernando Lugo took office, and entrusted to fight the poverty and exclusion suffered by the more than 100,000 indigenous people in her country."

CLIMATE CHANGE: African Proposal Yet to Gain Foothold

CLIMATE CHANGE: African Proposal Yet to Gain Foothold: "KAMPALA, Dec 23 (IPS) - Africa's bid to expand carbon-trading mechanisms and create rewards for sustainable farming practices on the continent made little headway at the recently concluded climate change conference in Poznań, Poland.

Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) were one of the main topics for discussion at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (Dec. 1-12), with several rival proposals under consideration including the African Climate Solution (ACS) fronted by the 26 member states of the Common Market For Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)."

Fourth World Eye � Blog Archive � Wasteful Ways

Fourth World Eye � Blog Archive � Wasteful Ways

Like the Hopi and Navajo, the Mapuche Indians of Chile are caught in a crossfire by government agencies beholden to the energy industry. Like their North American indigenous brethren, their irreplaceable vital resources like pristine fresh water are wantonly sacrificed by backward technologies such as coal-fired thermoelectric plants. US and European corporations caught up in the insatiable industrial economic model — inherently unable to extricate themselves from the wasteful ways of privatized capital — are throughout the Americas encountering a more sophisticated resistance from tribal conservation economies; the limits of the planet and humanity just can’t take any more.

More Than 100 Experts Question Human Rights Watch's Venezuela Report | North American Congress on Latin America

More Than 100 Experts Question Human Rights Watch's Venezuela Report | North American Congress on Latin America: "Various Authors In an open letter to the Board of Directors of Human Rights Watch over 100 experts on Latin America criticized the organization s recent report on Venezuela A Decade Under Ch�vez Political Intolerance and Lost Opportunities for Advancing Human Rights in Venezuela saying that it 'does not meet even the most minimal standards of scholarship impartiality accuracy or credibility.' The signers include leading academic specialists from universities in the United States including Harvard Johns Hopkins and a number of state universities and academic institutions in Argentina Australia Brazil M�xico the U.K. Venezuela and other countries. The letter cites Jose Miguel Vivanco lead author of the report saying 'We did the report because we wanted to demonstrate to the world that Venezuela is not a model for anyone…' 1 as evidence of its political agenda. The letter also criticizes the report for making unsubstantiated allegations and that some of the sources that Human Rights Watch relied on in the report are not credible."

“Wall of Violence ” on Mexico’s Southern Border | | the narcosphere

“Wall of Violence ” on Mexico’s Southern Border | | the narcosphere: "Calderon’s “two-faced” policy combines police, the military, gangs, and Los Zetas to fulfill US mandate to deter Central American migration

“Humberto” is a Honduran subsistence farmer. He grows his beans and vegetables without pesticides and herbicides. “The chemicals they put in food these days ruin the taste,” he says. Humberto has a patch of land, a house, a wife, and five children—three of whom still live at home."

Elder Court Gives Youths Second Chance | Reznet News

Elder Court Gives Youths Second Chance | Reznet News: "TULALIP Wash. AP — The young man wore loose jeans slung low on his hips. The hems were worn and frayed and wet from being trampled on rain-soaked sidewalks. A large black sweatshirt flopped over his shoulders and arms. It was 7 30 a.m. and he needed help. Don 'Spat-ub-kud' Hatch welcomed the teenager into a courtroom in the Tulalip Tribes courthouse and told him to sit down. Before long the young man faced Hatch and two other Tulalip elders. The teen seemed hopeful that the elders would do all the talking but the elders refused to let him slide. 'Don t just say Yeah say Yes ' Hatch said after the teen answered questions with little more than grunts. 'We re going to try to get you back in school ' elder Lee Topash said. 'How is this elder court working for you ' Virginia Carpenter asked. 'Do you think it s helping ' The teen made eye contact with each elder. He answered their questions as best he could. At the end of his time he walked around the table to give each person a warm hug."

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Lepchas Vow to Die for Their Community | Intercontinental Cry

Lepchas Vow to Die for Their Community | Intercontinental Cry: "More than 20,000 Lepchas have vowed to die for their community and to ensure that their culture survives for coming generations.

A peaceful and nomadic people in the Sikkim region of West Bengal, the Lepchas gathered this past weekend in Kalimpong to celebrate the 227th birthday of their King Gyabu Achok.

The event was organized by the Indigenous Lepcha Tribal Association (ILTA), with the help of the Darjeeling Lepcha Association, Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT), the Kolkata Lepcha Association and other groups."

Court rules land not culturally significant - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Court rules land not culturally significant - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "A four year native title legal fight over land at Port Stephens has ended, with the Federal Court ruling it is not culturally significant and can be sold.

In 2004, the Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council passed a resolution that a large parcel of land at Boat Harbour was not of cultural significance to the local Indigenous population and should be disposed of."

NT Govt accused of failing Indigenous students - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

NT Govt accused of failing Indigenous students - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "The Northern Territory Opposition says results from national literacy and numeracy tests show the Labor government is failing to improve education outcomes for Indigenous children.

A report released today outlines literacy and numeracy skills of Australian school students in years three, five, seven and nine.

The results come from national tests conducted in May this year.

The Opposition's acting education spokesman, Peter Chandler, says the Government needs to increase education resources to Indigenous students."

MAMA Radio: Politica de Seguridad Democr�tica de Uribe Asesin�a Edwin Legarda

MAMA Radio: Pol�tica de Seguridad Democr�tica de Uribe Asesin�a Edwin Legarda

Autor: CONSEJO REGIONAL INDIGENA DEL CAUCA -CRIC

La muerte del Esposo de la consejera Mayor del CRIC, no puede interpretarse como un hecho aislado, sino como parte de la cadena de homicidios, persecuciones, judicializaciones ilegales y desplazamientos que vienen sufriendo las comunidades indígenas del Cauca y de Colombia, donde el Estado participa por acción, omisión y permisión.

COMPROMISO INSTITUCIONAL DE DESMENTIR LA VERSIÓN QUE EL FALLECIDO EDWIN LEGARDA HABIA HECHO CASO OMISO A UN RETEN MILITAR

El Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca, CRIC, con respecto al atentado donde falleció el compañero José Edwin Legarda, esposo de la Consejera Mayor Aida Quilcue, hace las s
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The death of the Husband of the Greater advisor of the JACK, cannot be interpreted like an isolated fact, but like part of the chain of homicides, illegal persecutions, judicializaciones and displacements that come undergoing the indigenous communities from the Cauca and Colombia, where the State participates by action, omission and permisión. INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT TO DENY THE VERSION THAT DECEASED EDWIN LEGARDA HABIA MADE CONTINGENCY NOT COVERED BY LAW TO A MILITARY DETENT

Indigenous the Regional Council of the Cauca, JACK, with respect to the attack where the companion passed away Jose Edwin Legarda, husband of Advisor Greater Aida Quilcue, makes the following precisions:

CARP Extension to Worsen Landlessness Problem – PinoyPress — Philippines news, opinion, blogs.

CARP Extension to Worsen Landlessness Problem – PinoyPress — Philippines news, opinion, blogs.: "By Ronalyn V. Olea
Bulatlat.com

Members of the progressive party-list bloc at the House of Representatives walked out of the session hall, December 17 as their colleagues adopted Joint Resolution No. 19. They said they decided not to be a party to the landlord-dominated House of Representatives’ “pretensions and deception of the Filipino peasantry and the people” in extending the ‘bogus’ Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), which was further emasculated with the removal of the compulsory acquisition scheme.

Enacted on June 10, 1988, Republic Act 6657 or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law was supposed to be implemented for 10 years. Falling short of its targets, the Agrarian Reform Law was extended by the Ramos administration for another ten years. It expired for the second time this June 2008."

Truthdig - Reports - From ‘Mission Accomplished’ to ‘So What?’

Truthdig - Reports - From ‘Mission Accomplished’ to ‘So What?’: "By Eugene Robinson

Understanding isn’t the same as forgiving. The history-be-my-judge interviews that President Bush and Vice President Cheney have been giving recently help me understand why they acted with such contempt for our Constitution and our values—but also reinforce my confident belief, and my fervent hope, that history will throw the book at them.

The basic argument that they’re making deserves to be taken seriously. I don’t think either man would object to my summing it up in one sentence: We did what we did to keep America safe."

Drug gang violence surges in Honduras | World | Reuters

Drug gang violence surges in Honduras | World | Reuters: "TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Mexican drug gang violence is spilling over into neighbouring Honduras, driving up murder rates as cartels fight over routes used to smuggle cocaine to the United States, a UN-backed study said on Monday."

Truthdig - A/V Booth - Conspiracy Alert: Web Expert’s Plane Crash Probed

Truthdig - A/V Booth - Conspiracy Alert: Web Expert’s Plane Crash Probed: In September, Republican Internet whiz Michael Connell was subpoenaed in conjunction with a case of alleged vote-tampering in Ohio during the 2004 presidential election. Last Friday, the 45-year-old IT consultant and Web designer was killed when his plane hit an empty house near Akron. Whether or not the two events are connected is now the subject of speculation.

Iraq parliament speaker resigns, troop mandate extended

AFP.com: "British troops patrol the streets of central Basra. Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani said on Tuesday that he will resign, ending a political crisis that had thrown into doubt arrangements for a British troop presence into next year."

Melissa Etheridge in Bed with Rick Warren?

SheWired - Article: "Rocker and out lesbian Melissa Etheridge is playing nice with one of her fans, the notoriously anti-gay Rev. Rick Warren, whom Barack Obama has chosen to deliver the invocation at his inauguration Jan. 20.

The unlikely pair met because she was slated to perform at an inter-faith event organized by a Muslim advocacy group where he was scheduled to deliver the keynote address, Reuters reported."

Police had no evidence to charge Haneef: inquiry - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Police had no evidence to charge Haneef: inquiry - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "The Federal Government says it will implement all 10 recommendations from the judicial review into the arrest and detention of former Queensland doctor Mohamed Haneef.

Retired New South Wales judge John Clarke QC says his independent inquiry into the case has found no evidence to link Dr Haneef to the attempted terrorist attacks in London and Glasgow which led to his arrest in July 2007."

Dubai sex-on-beach man re-arrested - Telegraph

Dubai sex-on-beach man re-arrested - Telegraph: "Vince Acors 34 of Bromley south-east London was due arrive at Heathrow tomorrow morning following his deportation from the Gulf state. But he was detained at Dubai Airport and returned to jail as his flight confirmation was allegedly 'not in order'. Acors and Michelle Palmer 36 of Oakham Rutland were initially given three-month jail terms for unmarried sex and public indecency but these were suspended on appeal. He had been due to return last Friday but a hold up in the deportation process meant he was unable to board a Heathrow-bound plane and spent the weekend in jail."

Outside world brings death to tsunami survivor tribes - News from Survival International

Outside world brings death to tsunami survivor tribes - News from Survival International: "Contact with the outside world is bringing death to the tribes of the Andaman Islands, who famously survived the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.

Eight members of the Onge tribe died this month after drinking an unknown liquid from a container that washed ashore on their island reserve."

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22.12.08

12/24/08, Wednesday, on American Indian Airwaves : "Special on Remembering Wounded Knee"

December 29th of this year marks the 118th anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre whereby the United States 7th calvary followed several ghost dancers and community members to Wounded Knee, opened-fired and killed over 250 indigenous men, women and children.

The struggle continued at Wounded Knee from February 27th, 1973 to May 8rd, 1973 when over 200 members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and their supporters occupied Wounded Knee at Pine Ridge, Dakota Nation (South Dakota) in a sixty-seven standoff which resulted in a negotiated settlement between both sides. AIM and their supporters came to the assistance of traditionalist who were struggling against "elected" chairman Richard "Dickie" Wilson, whose administration along with support of the United States government, was rife with corruption, nepotism, and violence.

Join us for a one-hour special with exclusive sound from Pacifica's archives on the initial coverage of the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee and exclusive sound from "'A Tattoo On My Heart: The Warriors of Wounded Knee 1973."

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Labels: aim, american indian movement, pine ridge, South Dakota, wounded knee

Saudi court tells girl aged EIGHT she cannot divorce husband who is 50 years her senior | Mail Online

Saudi court tells girl aged EIGHT she cannot divorce husband who is 50 years her senior | Mail Online: "A Saudi court has rejected a plea to divorce an eight-year-old girl married off by her father to a man who is 58 saying the case should wait until the girl reaches puberty. The divorce plea was filed in August by the girl s divorced mother with a court at Unayzah 135 miles north of Riyadh just after the marriage contract was signed by the father and the groom. Lawyer Abdullar Jtili said 'The judge has dismissed the plea filed by the mother because she does not have the right to file such a case and ordered that the plea should be filed by the girl herself when she reaches puberty.'"

Fort Dix five guilty of conspiracy to kill soldiers - Breaking News From New Jersey - NJ.com

Fort Dix five guilty of conspiracy to kill soldiers - Breaking News From New Jersey - NJ.com: "Five Muslim immigrants from South Jersey were convicted today of plotting to kill American soldiers, a crime that prosecutors said demonstrated how Al Qaeda was using the Internet to recruit, train and incite supporters for attacks in the United States and around the world."

Abiding in Bolivia: L�o Ferr�- Les Anarchistes

Abiding in Bolivia: L�o Ferr�- Les Anarchistes:

"Not directly Bolivia related, but I've always felt that if you have ever lived in Bolivia for any length of time without becoming a little bit of an anarchist there is something wrong with you. Also, luck and safety for our Greek and European friends."

DEBKAfile - Hamas calls unilateral 24-hour missile ceasefire from Gaza

DEBKAfile - Hamas calls unilateral 24-hour missile ceasefire from Gaza: "Israel has not reciprocated. Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha said Monday, Dec. 22, his organization and allied Palestinian armed factions in the Gaza Strip were observing a 24-hour halt in their missile attacks against Israel at Egypt's request starting Sunday night. Nonetheless, a mortar shell was fired at the Kerem Shalom crossing Monday afternoon and a missile aimed at the Eshkol farming region after the Israelis living around Gaza enjoyed their first quiet morning in a week. Palestinian fire was also directed at IDF work teams near Kissufim. At around the same time, Israeli helicopters struck terrorist targets in Gaza's Zeitun camp. No injuries reported."

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Tehran arrests BBC reporters as suspected spies

December 22, 2008, 2:17 PM (GMT+02:00)

An Iranian official said Monday, Dec. 22, that the BBC which had entered the region "under the guise of a news organization… was more involved in recruitment for intelligence activities." Two groups of reporters were arrested and several other groups were pursued, Tehran claimed.

The BBC has not commented on the charge.

DEBKAfile - Iraq orders Iranian exiles to leave ahead of PM Maliki's Tehran visit

DEBKAfile - Iraq orders Iranian exiles to leave ahead of PM Maliki's Tehran visit: "Days before Iraqi Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki visits Tehran, his government has told the opposition People's Mujahideen Organization of Iran (PMOI) it is no longer welcome in Iraq.

His national security adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie told the 3,500 exiles that their Ashraf Camp, their sanctuary 70 km north of Baghdad for two decades, will be closed and its occupants face deportation to their own country (certain execution) or other countries."

portland imc - 2008.12.22 - Despite Blizzard Anarchists Take Direct Action In Solidarity With Greece

portland imc - 2008.12.22 - Despite Blizzard Anarchists Take Direct Action In Solidarity With Greece: "40 people or so marched through downtown Portland streets on a very snowy Saturday night in solidarity with the insurrection in Greece and against state repression everywhere.
Chants of 'from Portland to Greece, these are our streets!' and 'rain or snow the police must go!' were met with cheers by many of the people who were downtown during the blizzard, some even joined the march with their own chants of 'F-ck the Police!'
The march encountered only one cop who was laughed off when he asked 'who is the leader?'. a window broke at a large department store (nordstrom rack?), and circle A's appeared on on doors and buildings in the wake of the march."

Scoop: Pansyspeak - A year of change

Scoop: Pansyspeak - A year of change: "What a year 2008 has been. As we come to the end of it the world is in the midst of an economic crisis and experts and commentators alike are struggling to know exactly why or when it will end.

New Zealanders elected the new National-led Government because they trust that Prime Minister John Key can lead the country through these turbulent times and steer the country towards a brighter future. They also have faith in the Prime Minister to tackle rising violent crime and make our communities safer. Many media commentators have recognised this in naming John Key politician of the year."

Truthdig - Ear to the Ground - Pope: Homosexuality Is Unnatural

Truthdig - Ear to the Ground - Pope: Homosexuality Is Unnatural: "The Australian:

“If tropical forests deserve our protection, humankind ... deserves it no less,’’ the 81-year-old pontiff said, calling for “an ecology of the human being’’.

It is not “outmoded metaphysics’’ to urge respect for the “nature of the human being as man and woman’’, he told scores of prelates gathered in the Vatican’s sumptuous Clementine Hall."

Sketchy Thoughts: Targetting of Anti-Olympics Movement: What To Do When Police & Spies Come Knocking

Sketchy Thoughts: Targetting of Anti-Olympics Movement: What To Do When Police & Spies Come Knocking: "Since 2007, police & intelligence agencies have targetted anti-2010 Olympics opposition as a 'security threat' to the Games. This has included media articles based on reports from CSIS and police specifically mentioning Indigenous and other social movements in Vancouver. Police have publicly stated their need to increase surveillance of anti-2010 resistance.

Beginning in 2008, CSIS and police also began attempts to recruit informants and gather information through interviews with people organizing anti-2010 resistance, or with people indirectly associated with our movement."

Recently subpoenaed Bush/Rove IT expert is Wellstoned.

Citizens for Legitimate Government: "Michael Connell's ill-fated flight originated from airport only 50 people can use. College Park Airport users are vetted --including fingerprinting -- in an 'extensive process,' and there are 'significant limitations' as to how the airport can be used."

Connell's ill-fated flight originated from airport only 50 people can use 02 Apr 2008 College Park Airport, known as the "Cradle of Aviation," is an active airport serving the needs of aircraft pilots, and is also a site for history buffs and aviation enthusiasts. In the paranoia that followed the tragedy of 9/11, the kneejerks in Washington decided that severely restricting a lovely little airport on the outskirts of DC was somehow a major security issue. College Park Airport Manager Lee Schiek wrote ANN, several years ago, of the travesties foisted upon his and the two other DC airports in the name of national security...

New! Pilot killed in plane crash thought plane was sabotaged (19 Action News Video) 21 Dec 2008 'Friday's deadly plane crashed near Akron. We're hearing the pilot was concerned [seemed that] someone was tampering with his plane. The fatal plane crash of Michael Connell was certainly untimely. The 45-year-old local man was accused of rigging the 2004 election for President [sic] Bush, a claim that Connell denied under oath. But, under close examination, civil attorney Clifford Arnebeck wanted Connell placed under federal protection... For Connell was apparently told not to fly his plane, because it might have been sabotaged.'

Check out all these unexpected deaths of people involved with elections By Pokey Anderson 21 Dec 2008 Keep your coincidence caps handy, folks. People involved in elections and voting machine companies seem very unlucky. Especially those in Ohio (4 of the 7) and Georgia (2 of the 7).

Recently subpoenaed Bush/Rove IT expert is Wellstoned: Pilot killed as plane crashes in Lake Twp. --Witness: 'It blew up and shook the ground a little bit.' 19 Dec 2008 (OH) A single-prop, private airplane crashed next to a vacant house on Charolais Street Northwest Friday evening, exploding into flames and killing the pilot. Michael Connell, 45, of Bath Township, was alone in the plane, according to State Highway Patrol Lt. Eric Sheppard. Connell was a prominent Republican political consultant. He founded New Media Communications in Richfield, which developed campaign Web sites for Republican presidential candidate John McCain and President [sic] George W. Bush.

Wayne Madsen Report

WAYNE MADSEN REPORT - Wayne Madsen Report

Karzai demands U.S. abide by Afghan code of conduct. Wants civilians protected from U.S. attacks.

"Hector" looking for damaged cables in Mediterranean. Phone and Internet traffic in Middle East and Asia remain affected.

Ergenekon suspects deny relationships. Secret Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate identified as part of network.

Russia says foreign spies active in Sevmash shipyard in northern Russia. U.S. among countries identified in espionage activities.

Clown strip searched at UK airport. Clown deemed security threat by airport Gestapo agents.

PRESS TV crew attacked by Israeli army. Attack occurred on West Bank.

Iran accepts Russian air defense system. System checks any Israeli attack on Iran.

Bomb explodes in Moscow market. Homemade bomb injured nine.

Upside Down World - Canadian Company Threatens El Salvador with Free Trade Lawsuit Over Mining Project

Upside Down World - Canadian Company Threatens El Salvador with Free Trade Lawsuit Over Mining Project: "A Canadian mining company intends to sue El Salvador's government for several hundred million dollars if it is not granted permission to open a widely unpopular gold and silver mine that scientists warn would have devastating effects on local water supplies.

Pacific Rim Mining Corp., using its Nevada-based subsidiary Pac Rim Cayman LLC, filed a Notice of Intent on Dec. 9 through provisions in the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) that allow transnational corporations to sue governments over laws and decisions that often put public interests ahead of corporate profits."

Update from Brantford Court re Six Nations

GrannyRantsON: "The City of Brantford requested an injunction against Six Nations to prevent them from stopping construction. The injunction hearing is being held today and tomorrow.

The Supreme Court, the final 'court of appeal' recently upheld the ruling that the court cannot grant an injunction until the Crown (Ontario) has fulfilled its duty to consult and accommodate Aboriginal Rights. The Brantford court is obligated to follow this ruling.

Just rec'd from a Brantford supporter:

I was in court today, well actually 20 minutes ago, and the judge made the city of brantford pay for a certain motion that they bungled, $1200.00 plus other related costs and gst. They will be in court tomorrow. On a more interesting note I have been made aware of charges being laid very soon against, I repeat against, Brantford city council!!! Lets see how that turns out."

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Breaking News | Latest News | Current News | Nagaland News - morungexpress.com - ‘Accused Mumbai gunman a Pakistani’

Breaking News | Latest News | Current News | Nagaland News - morungexpress.com - ‘Accused Mumbai gunman a Pakistani’: "New Delhi, December 22 (Agencies): India has handed over a letter written by Mumbai terror suspect Mohammed Ajmal Kasab to the acting High Commissioner of Pakistan.
In the letter written to the Pakistan high commission, Kasab says he and the other terrorists killed in the November 26 terror attacks are Pakistanis. Kasab has also sought a meeting with the Pak high commissioner.
”In his letter addressed to the Pakistan High Commission, Kasab has stated that he and the other terrorists killed in the attack were from Pakistan and has sought a meeting with (representative of) the Pakistan High Commission,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash told reporters."

Barriere Lake Solidarity: Send a letter to Acting Chief Benjamin Nottaway

Barriere Lake Solidarity: Send a letter to Acting Chief Benjamin Nottaway: "Acting Chief Benjamin Nottaway is being held in jail for 45 days, not counting 2 weeks in pre-trial detention, for peacefully protesting on highway 117 in attempts to have Barriere Lake's signed agreements honoured and for the Canadian government to respect Barriere Lake's Customary Governance.

This is part of a larger and disturbing trend in Canada, where indigenous leadership are being jailed for standing up for their constitutionally-recognized Aboriginal rights. In Ontario, both KI6 and Bob Lovelace were jailed for peaceful protest for several months. A decision that was overturned in the court of appeal.

To send Benjamin a letter of support:

Benjamin Nottaway
Hull Detention Centre
P-6, D-3
75 Rue St. Francois
Hull, Quebec J9A 1B4"

Wampum: White Trash

Wampum: White Trash: "As I mentioned at the time Rick Warren wants to replace health clinics in sub-Saharan Africa with churches. Missing the Target 3. He also wants to replace recreational sex in sub-Saharan Africa with monogamous sex sanctioned by churches. Condoms aren t in scope. I mentioned that at the time too. Wrong number. The guy capitalizing on this figures he can sell 'churches' as an alternative to 'clinics' and that nothing material is needed in Africa which must come as a relief to the pious wealthy just faith. If there is a god Rick Warren would have been in the ground path of 300KV visitation. He even allowed as how he knew about the Asian Tsunami 'before most people' because of his network of churches and email and so he saved thousands of lives by sending out email to churches ... maybe his computer wakes him up when he gets priority flash email. Those of you using Microsoft s operating system and email products can let me know how you get the recipient mail user agent to turn on the alarm clock and start the coffee maker. If that isn t enough to inspire the Thrill of Hell there were the other VOICES that tried to motivate public health investment in Africa by Americans because of ... fear of contagation. It was Unreconstructed Dutch Reform Church Afrikaaners with a few Afrikaans present just for color."

Army ambushes and assassinates indigenous man - News from Survival International

Army ambushes and assassinates indigenous man - News from Survival International: "The Colombian army has assassinated an indigenous Colombian man.

The man, Edwin Legarda Vasquez, was ambushed by soldiers on a road at four o’clock in the morning on 16 December in a remote part of rural Colombia.

Vasquez was shot in the chest and managed to escape 800 metres up the road before collapsing. At the time of the attack, he was driving a vehicle belonging to local indigenous organization, CRIC. Vasquez’s wife, Aida Marina Quilcue, is currently one of CRIC’s most prominent leaders."

Waitangi judge steps down after bias claims - Maori - NZ Herald News

Waitangi judge steps down after bias claims - Maori - NZ Herald News: "Accusations of bias have been levelled at a judge who excused herself from a Waitangi Tribunal inquiry after claimants investigated her whakapapa (ancestral) links to the region.

Judge Stephanie Milroy has stepped down after four years as presiding officer of the East Coast inquiry, which ranges from Potaka near East Cape to the Turanganui River in Gisborne."

RIGHTS-PHILIPPINES: Stalled Talks With Muslim Rebels Hard on Civilians

RIGHTS-PHILIPPINES: Stalled Talks With Muslim Rebels Hard on Civilians: "MANILA Dec 22 IPS - With the government insisting that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front MILF in conflict-ridden Mindanao disarm prior to resumption of peace talks -- and the rebels refusing to do so -- prospects for quick resettlement of some 300 000 internally displaced people IDP seem bleak. 'The situation is worse for people who are in the fifth month of displacement owing to depletion of assets ' said Lan Mercado country director of the international charity Oxfam. 'It s a misconception that the armed conflict is only confined to a small area of Mindanao ' Mercado told IPS in an interview."

PARAGUAY: Indigenous Minister - First Casualty of Lugo Cabinet

PARAGUAY: Indigenous Minister - First Casualty of Lugo Cabinet: "ASUNCION, Dec 22 (IPS) - The first indigenous person to hold a ministerial post in Paraguay became the first casualty of the cabinet of President Fernando Lugo.

The decision to remove her raised questions as to whether the president, a former Catholic bishop, has a clearly-defined policy for indigenous people, who were a main focus of his campaign.

Margarita Mbywangi, an Ach�chief, was removed as president of the Paraguayan Institute of Indigenous Affairs (INDI). The recent announcement caused a stir among indigenous leaders and public opinion."

Fourth World Eye � Blog Archive � Obama Government and Africa’s Wars

Fourth World Eye � Blog Archive � Obama Government and Africa’s Wars: "Change is in the air all over the world. The Dalai Lama is going into semi-retirement leaving the political future of Tibet in the hands of 73 year-old Primer Minister Samdhong Rinpoche; creating a new opening for the Peoples’ Republic of China to negotiate political autonomy for Tibet. French government President Sarkosy has taken the lead as the head of the Europen Union this month to call for global decriminalization of homosexuality. The United States of America is in an economic tailspin dragging down economies world-wide; and the Barack Obama government in waiting is continuing its build-up to taking control over the United States and the world agenda on day-one–20 January 2009."

Eric Holder Knows: Bush And Cheney Deserve Fair Trials

By Edger

Crossposted from Docudharma and OOIBC

Photo: 1931 "The Public Enemy" James Cagney 1931 Warner Bros., Image courtesy of IMDB

Attorney General Michael Mukasey since his appointment by George Bush, as have previous members of the Bush administration such as Alberto Gonzales, and other enablers such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has waffled, spun, twisted in the wind, squirmed, sweated, excused, equivocated, denied reality and otherwise insulted Americans and the entire world as evidence of torture ordered at the highest levels of the Bush administration has piled ever higher and higher.

No better than the public enemies he is protecting, Mr. Mukasey, like Ms. Pelosi, has become no better than a getaway car driver, no better than a fugitive from justice.

Torture is well defined, immoral, and illegal, in violation of international law, US law, and international treaties. There is no more heinous and downright evil and dehumanizing crime in the history of humanity than torture.

Any person guilty of torture under current US law can be incarcerated for up to 20 years or receive the death penalty if the torture results in the victim's death.

Mr. Mukasey, while holding office as the highest ranking officer of justice in the United States, is nothing more than an accessory to the crimes that George Bush, Dick Cheney and others have flagrantly engaged in.

Last week outgoing US Vice-President Dick Cheney made a series of remarkable comments in his exclusive interview with ABC attempting to save himself from prison with a blatant plea for pardon from his co-conspirator George Bush.

Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), explains Cheney's motives in a video interview with Real News CEO Paul Jay...

Cheney admitted to playing a role in the authorization of the use of waterboarding and other 'aggressive interrogation techniques', defended the decision to listen-in on domestic phone calls, and essentially provided broad approval for all the actions taken by his government over his tenure.

In the first part of our interview with Michael Ratner, Michael gives his analysis of both the significance of the interview, and what he believes are Cheney's motivations for such an uncharacteristic offering of information from the notoriously secretive VP.

Real News: December 22, 2008 - 8 min 23 sec
Why did Cheney confess on national television?
Michael Ratner: Cheney's admission of guilt is a plea for a presidential pardon Pt1/2
Michael Ratner is President of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in New York. He has taught at Yale Law School, lectured at Columbia Law School, and was President of the National Lawyers Guild.

After January 20, 2009 there will be a new Attorney General of the United States, and Eric Holder Jr. will most likely be confirmed as that new Attorney general.

Mr. Holder has said that:

"Our needlessly abusive and unlawful practices in the 'War on Terror' have diminished our standing in the world community and made us less, rather than more, safe," Holder told a packed room at the ACS 2008 Convention on Friday evening. "For the sake of our safety and security, and because it is the right thing to do, the next president must move immediately to reclaim America's standing in the world as a nation that cherishes and protects individual freedom and basic human rights."

Eric Holder, Jr. Photo: Leslie E. Kossoff/AP

If Mr. Holder, when he becomes Attorney General, is to live up to his own statements and retain the personal and professional integrity he has displayed in his law career thus far, and not by acts of omission become an accessory along with Mr. Mukasey and Ms. Pelosi to the crimes of Bush, Cheney and others in the Bush administration, he will have no choice but to accept the demands of the thousands of US citizens who have signed the Docudharma/Democrats.com Citizens Petition for a Special Prosecutor to investigate and prosecute Bush administration war crimes.

If he will not, Mr. Holder runs the risk of throwing away a lifetime of work in a so far illustrious career and all of his personal and professional integrity and becoming a fugitive with Mr. Mukasey and an accessory to these crimes along with and no better than the perpetrators and other conspirators.

Given his professional record, I have every confidence that Mr. Holder, as soon to be Attorney General of the United States, realizes that he can make no other choice than to do the right thing.

Mr. Holder knows. As Attorney General he will wear the badge as the highest ranking officer of justice in the United States.

He will have his own integrity on the line.

Mr. Holder knows that like any other accused criminals, Bush and Cheney deserve fair trials.

And Mr. Holder knows that failing to give them those fair trials would be convicting himself.

Please go to Democrats.com and sign the petition!

Holder Responds to the Citizens Petition

From Attorney General Designate Holder, in response to the The Citizens Petition: Special Prosecutor for Bush War Crimes.

"Enough folks. I hear you."

The petition was initially set up to relay every signer to Mr. Holders public e-mail address. Since it's formal launch yesterday, we are now at 1085 signers and growing. In response to AG Designates Holder's response, we have stopped sending him each signature and comment that appears on the petition and are now collecting all names and comments for eventual submission to AG Designate Holder, the media and members of Congress.

We have since asked Mr. Holder for a formal statement on the petition. We await it eagerly! But we now know that he is aware of the petition, aware of our concerns, and aware that there is a citizens movement aimed at bring Bushco to justice. In other words...it is working!

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Scum on the Snow

Native Art, Bingorage and Other Stuff

Bush sneaks through host of laws to undermine Obama.

Bush Insider Who Planned To Tell All Killed In Plane Crash: Non-Profit Demands Full Federal Investigation

"... the Bush IT expert who has been directly implicated in the rigging of George Bush's 2000 and 2004 elections, was killed last night when his single engine plane crashed three miles short of the Akron airport..."

RoveCyberGate.com

New post at sentient Developments about the almost-next Prime Minister of Canada; Ignatieff and Obama: Intellectuals on the rise.

"... it's reassuring to see both Canada and the U.S. poised to bring in leaders with roots in academia -- incoming leaders who are engaged in public discourse and who have the requisite qualifications to lead their countries. In the case of the U.S. it's a done deal; as for Canadians it's still within the realm of wishful thinking..."

Pre-Columbian Tribes Had BBQs, Parties on Grave Sites.

"... This is part of a growing body of research that shows that groups of people in lowlands in Brazil had large, socially complex groupings, sociopolitical organization and social patterns including feasting..."

Evidence from dirty teeth: Ancient Peruvians ate well.

"Starch grains preserved on human teeth reveal that ancient Peruvians ate a variety of cultivated crops including squash, beans, peanuts and the fruit of cultivated pacay trees..."

Jennifer Ashawasegai receives Debwewin Citation for journalism excellence

"... presented the award... by Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief John Beaucage at the Canadian Aboriginal Festival..."

New impact crater discovered in western Canada, using technology to strip vegetation from imaging.

Climate change wiped out cave bears, 13 millenia earlier than previously thought.

Terra Preta, Native "Superdirt" made Amazonian civilisations possible.

"... The special soil has been touted as a way to restore more sustainable farming to the Amazon, feed the world's hungry, and combat global warming..."

Group Works to Identify Remains in Guatemala

"... For 12 years, the Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala (FAFG) has been exhuming clandestine graves that hold victims killed in political massacres.
Most of the people killed in Guatemala's 36-year civil war were indigenous. The army's scorched-earth policy sometimes leveled entire villages..."

Wikipedia entry; Rio Negro Massacre.

Al-Zaidi: 'I'd Throw Shoes Again' While Sales of the Footwear Soar | War on Iraq | AlterNet

Al-Zaidi: 'I'd Throw Shoes Again' While Sales of the Footwear Soar | War on Iraq | AlterNet: "Zaidi s brother said the reporter would toss footwear again if he had the chance. Reuters reports Uday al-Zaidi said his brother had told an investigative judge Sunday that he had expected to be shot after hurling his first shoe. But when that did not happen ' that gave me time to throw the second shoe ' Zaidi quoted his brother as saying. ' If the clock were turned back I d do the same thing over again. ' The journalist shows signs of have been beaten his brother and lawyer report and that his brother had been tortured into telling the authorities that someone persuaded him to throw his shoes at Bush."

Computerized crime fighter looks for faces of bad guys - NewsCloud.com

Computerized crime fighter looks for faces of bad guys - NewsCloud.com

TACOMA — The forgery and theft case had victims, a witness and decent surveillance images from an ATM. What it didn't have were leads on who committed the crime.

But the ATM images — instead of being tossed aside, as happens in so many property-crime cases — were e-mailed to Steve Wilkins at the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.

Wilkins, the department's forensic-services supervisor, picked the clearest one and used new facial-recognition software to compare it to 16 years' worth of prisoner mug shots taken at the Pierce County Jail. Within 15 minutes he'd found a match.

Detectives followed the new lead and eventually arrested Susan Bennett, who was charged in October with 11 crimes in connection with the ATM thefts. She pleaded guilty Dec. 11 and was sentenced to 9 ½ years.

The match was the first for the sheriff's department's six-month pilot project with Sagem Morpho Inc.'s new facial- recognition software, MorphoFace.

The computer program runs with Hollywood-like ease and, with a click of a button, compares a suspect's image to a database of thousands of known Pierce County offenders.

"It's really cool," said Wilkins.

Detectives and Tacoma-Pierce County Crime Stoppers officials are revisiting unsolved bank robberies, ATM scams and other crimes that have good surveillance images to see whether the program can crack the cases.

Indigenist Intelligence Review: PART 12: Native inmates face 'systemic discrimination'

Indigenist Intelligence Review: PART 12: Native inmates face 'systemic discrimination': "OTTAWA — Throughout the year, Howard Sapers conducts “daily snapshots” of the federal prison system, using the hammer of his mandate as chief ombudsman overseeing the Office of the Correctional Investigator.

He has what he calls “golden key access.”

What he asks of prison officials, and Corrections Canada bureaucrats, he must receive.

There is no such thing as a “no.”
In one of those recent “snapshots,” Sapers asked for the breakdown of the number of women in the federal prison system who, on that particular day, chosen out of the blue, were locked away in segregation cells."

Serbs Stamp Decapitated Heads of Srebrenica Genocide Victims - NewsCloud.com

Serbs Stamp Decapitated Heads of Srebrenica Genocide Victims - NewsCloud.com

On social networking website Facebook, a group has been created called "Noz Zica Srebrenica" which means "The Knife The Wire Srebrenica". This group glorifies the genocide of around 8,500 ethnic Bosnian Muslim men and boys by Serbian soldiers in 1995 during the War in Bosnia as part of the break up of Yugoslavia. The intention of this genocide was to kill all ethnic male Bosnian Muslims in the region of Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the biggest mass murder in Europe since World War 2.

Harvey Arden: ~ An Open Letter to President-elect Barack Obama on Leonard Peltier ~

Dear President-elect Obama:

A Great Act of Mercy by you can help heal the still raw wounds of Indian people and their continuing confrontation with the 'Dominant Society' of the United States. I don’t know if you know the Leonard Peltier case personally; nor will I argue it here. Please talk to Secretary Bill Richardson and Sen. Inouye about this great injustice now in its 33rd year; they both know it well. Leonard was 31 when he was framed; he's now 64. A poll a couple of years ago asked thousands of people, "Who Is the Greatest American Indian in History?" The winner, yes, was Leonard Peltier. Crazy Horse, as I recall, was 2nd; Sitting Bull, 3rd. All Lakota ('Sioux') incidentally.



Mr. President-elect, I ask from my deepest heart that you grant a brief audience to me and Chief Arvol Looking Horse, 19th-Generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Pipe of the Great Lakota Nation, so that we may deliver a message to you on behalf of millions of good souls around the earth who plead for Leonard’s freedom, who see Leonard’s freedom as The Sign that Democracy and Love and Prayer and Justice still have a meaning in America.



I ask to read to you from Leonard’s book PRISON WRITINGS: MY LIFE IS MY SUN DANCE, of which I am privileged to be the editor. A wondrous stage play MY LIFE IS MY SUN DANCE has been produced from Leonard's words to rave audiences, and we will be delighted to bring the soon-to-tour words-and-music production to the venue of your choice, for you to experience the power and poetry and compassion of it. It wrings the soul.



I would welcome the presence of VP-elect Biden, Sec.-designate Hillary Clinton (and Bill, of course), Gov. Bill Richardson, Sen. Inouye, your new FBI director and any other persons you'd like to be on hand. I also ask to have Leonard Peltier himself standing beside me in the Oval Office as I read his words—words Leonard would read to you himself if his locked jaw would allow him to. Leonard also asks me to invite Mumia Abu Jamal--another political prisoner, to whom we also ask you to grant executive clemency. Freeing these two men would be an act of intrinsic greatness, I daresay a Holy Act.



Mr. President-elect, we await your strong hand in bringing these enormous and glaring injustices to an end.



Respectfully,



/ (signed) Harvey Arden

Washington, DC

12/23/2008

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The Winnemem Way of Life: Water | Intercontinental Cry

The Winnemem Way of Life: Water | Intercontinental Cry: "Originally one of nine “Wintu” bands, the Winnemem view themselves as caretakers and protectors of water and all life - a task they accomplish through prayer, ceremony, songs, and dances.

Before colonization the Winnemem numbered over 14,000 - however, due to a combination of disease, departure by members who abandoned their culture, and forced removal from their lands - today the Winnemem’s population is less than 150."

CENSORED NEWS: Lipan Apache letter to Obama: Stop Border Wall

CENSORED NEWS: Lipan Apache letter to Obama: Stop Border Wall

Professor Robert Anderson
Co-Chair, Interior Department Transition Team
Director University of Washington School of Law
Native American Law Center

Cc: Keith Harper
Team Lead, Interior Department Transition Team
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Suite 900
607 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005-2018

Dagotee' Robert Anderson,
At this time, on behalf of my mother, Dr. Eloisa Garcia Tamez, Indigenous peoples, and impacted land owners of El Calaboz Rancheria, and in coordination with our allied communities throughout the hemisphere, we are handing to you an important document which articulates the prayers, vision and requests from traditional elders, women, families, veterans, and workers of the Texas-Mexico bordered lands.
Since I last spoke to you, an enormous effort has gone into the preparation of this document, encompassing the voices of a vast binational, international network of grass-roots communities, legal advisors, NGO's, non-profit organizations, and key Indigenous leaders along the U.S.-Mexico bordered lands
We are entrusting you with this historical document in the hopes that you will safekeep and deliver our message to the Interior Department Transition Team and to President-Elect Obama. Attached is our letter addressed to to the President-Elect, care of yourself, and copied to Keith Harper.
Ahe'ye'e,
Margo Tamez
Co-Founder
Lipan Apache Women Defense
(509)-595-9666
Copy of letter to President-elect Obama with signatures, letter of support and media advisory for Tuesday's telephone conference:
http://lipanapachecommunitydefense.blogspot.com/

CDEP changes will create 'administrative nightmare' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

CDEP changes will create 'administrative nightmare' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "An Indigenous policy expert says the Commonwealth's Community Development Employment Project (CDEP) reforms will cause an administrative nightmare because two payment systems will operate at the same time.

The director of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Jon Altman, says people who start the community employment projects after July next year will be paid the equivalent of the dole."

The Buffalo Post � Blog Archive � Eleven tribes to particpate in inaugural parade

The Buffalo Post � Blog Archive � Eleven tribes to particpate in inaugural parade: "I’ll be reporting from the upcoming inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. So, far 11 tribes have received an invitation to march, following the Jan. 20 swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Obama."

MAMA Radio: Muerte a balazos de esposo de l�der ind�gena genera indignaci�n en GinebraA

MAMA Radio: Muerte a balazos de esposo de l�der ind�gena genera indignaci�n en GinebraA

Muerte a balazos de esposo de líder indígena genera indignación en GinebraA

La muerte a balazos por el ejército colombiano del esposo de una líder indígena que la semana pasada denunció a Bogotá ante el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Ginebra provocó indignación entre organizaciones no gubernamentales en esta ciudad.

Edwin Legarda, 28 años, marido de Aida Quilcué, máxima autoridad del Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca (CRIC), se desplazaba el martes en un vehículo por el municipio de Totoró (suroeste de Colombia) cuando, según la versión oficial, fue tiroteado porque no atendió una orden de pare en un retén del Ejército.

UPDATE: 8,372 VICTIMS OF SREBRENICA GENOCIDE

Srebrenica Genocide Blog: "On June 5, 2005 Bosnia's Federal Commission for Missing Persons issued a preliminary list of the names, parents' names, dates of birth, and unique citizen's registration numbers of 8,106 Bosniaks who had been reliably established from multiple independent sources to had gone missing and/or been killed in and around Srebrenica in the summer of 1995. At that time, the Commission noted that the names of an additional 500 victims (which would bring total to 8,606 victims) were being considered for an addition to the list.

Approximately 5,800 victims of Srebrenica Genocide have been identified through DNA analysis, but they can be reburied only after 70 percent of the bodily remains have been identified (Reuters). Bosnian Serbs first buried the bodies near the execution sites but then dug out many of them with bulldozers and reburied remains in secondary mass graves in an attempt to hide the crime (ICMP)."

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'Greek Syndrome' is catching as youth take to streets - Europe, World - The Independent

'Greek Syndrome' is catching as youth take to streets - Europe, World - The Independent: "Europe exists it appears. If Greek students sneeze or catch a whiff of tear-gas young people take to the streets in France and now Sweden. Yesterday masked youths threw two firebombs at the French Institute in Athens. Windows were smashed but the building was not seriously damaged. Then youths spray-painted two slogans on the building. One said 'Spark in Athens. Fire in Paris. Insurrection is coming'. The other read 'France Greece uprising everywhere'."

The Grinning Skull: The Homicides You Didn't Hear About in Hurricane Katrina

t r u t h o u t: "What do you do when you notice that there seems to have been a killing spree? While the national and international media were working themselves and much of the public into a frenzy about imaginary hordes of murderers, rapists, snipers, marauders, and general rampagers among the stranded crowds of mostly poor, mostly black people in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, a group of white men went on a shooting spree across the river. Their criminal acts were no secret but they never became part of the official story."

Carol Chomsky, 78, Linguist and Educator - Democratic Underground

Carol Chomsky, 78, Linguist and Educator - Democratic Underground: "Carol Chomsky, a linguist and education specialist whose work helped illuminate the ways in which language comes to children, died on Friday at her home in Lexington, Mass. She was 78. The cause was cancer, her sister-in-law Judith Brown Chomsky said.

A nationally recognized authority on the acquisition of spoken and written language, Professor Chomsky was on the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education from 1972 until her retirement in 1997. In retirement, she was a frequent traveling companion of her husband, the linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky, as he delivered his public lectures.

Carol Chomsky was perhaps best known for her book, “The Acquisition of Syntax in Children From 5 to 10” (M.I.T. Press), which was considered a landmark study in the field when it appeared in 1969. In it, she investigated children’s tacit, developing awareness of the grammatical structure of their native language, and their ability to use that awareness to extract meaning from increasingly complex sentences over time...."

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Sina Brown-Davis: Pacific Churches thank Australia for its leadership to effectively wipe out the Pacific region.

This comes in from our super-keen Indigenist corespondent Sina Brown-Davis:

For Immediate Release

Pacific Churches thank Australia for its leadership to effectively wipe out the Pacific region.


The Pacific Conference of Churches has criticized the Australian government as being gross under-achievers amongst the developed countries setting targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

“A proposed reduction of between 5-15% in greenhouse gas emissions will not put a dent in the global efforts to reduce the effects of climate change” said Mr. Fe’iloakitau Kaho Tevi, General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches.

“We looked to Australia as a country that has the future of the Pacific region at heart. With all the millions of dollars of assistance to the Pacific region to address climate change, the Australian government now places green house gas emission targets at such a level that would render this much appreciated assistance null and void,” Mr. Tevi said.

“This announcement today is inconsistent with the overall actions of the Rudd government to date on climate change in the Pacific region.”

“20-25% emissions reduction by 2020 based on 1990s level was the absolute minimum. Australia has just outdone the minimum!.”

The member churches of the Pacific Conference of Churches face increasing consequences of sea level rise, coastal erosions, loss of cultural sites, loss of physical assets as a direct result of climate change. The Pacific Conference of Churches is concerned about the effects of these changes on the hope of some of our Pacific peoples and communities to remain on their islands and to retain their dignity as a people.

“Prayers alone will not save us now, what is needed is more cooperation and concerted action between the partner churches in Australia and the Pacific region to dialogue with the Australian government,” said Mr. Tevi.

“If no concerted action is done, our children will have to thank Australia for its leadership in effectively wiping out parts of our Pacific region as a result of not being bold enough in global negotiations and strong enough in national politics”.

The Pacific Conference of Churches stands in solidarity with our partner the Uniting Church in Australia in their call for support. As stated by Rev. Elenie Poulos, National Director of Uniting Justice, “Australia will suffer much greater impacts from climate change than other developed countries if quick and decisive action is not taken. It is our interests to lead by example”.

Mr. Fe’iloakitau Kaho Tevi is available for comment on: mobile: 9925 935 or at: 3311 277.

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GDAEman: Alternative "US" Currencies

GDAEman: Alternative "US" Currencies

Most libertarians are probably all familiar with these gold and silver based, privately minted currencies. It's worth checking out The Shotgun Blog entry on one of the newest entries into the field, the Free Lakota Bank currency pictured to the right.

The US dollar is hollow, like the house of cards that was Wall Street. So, the people promoting these alternative currencies cite the inherent value of the underlying metal for its legitimacy.

Included in the "AOCS approved" network are seven currencies. The Free Lakota Bank is on the list, but so, too, is the Liberty Dollar, the "NeoCoins," the Dixie Dollar, the Freedom Mint, the Community Dollar, and the "LibreCoins" which are coming soon.

According to the Shotgun Blog, the AOCS, American Open Currency Standard, is a loose network of currencies noted above. Exactly what they "approve" I'm not sure.

Hopi crisis reaching boiling point | Indian Country Today | Southwest

Hopi crisis reaching boiling point | Indian Country Today | Southwest: "KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. – On this Sunday afternoon dozens of cars lined the dirt road to the Veterans Center for the annual Christmas parade featuring Indian Santas and young tribal royalty. Those participating in the small parade threw candy and traditional blue corn treats to smiling spectators. The smiles are in contrast to what’s been described as a sad time in Hopi history, a reference to the web of political wrangling, which began a-year-and-a-half ago."

White Buffalo Calf Woman Society celebrating 31 years | Indian Country Today | Plains

White Buffalo Calf Woman Society celebrating 31 years | Indian Country Today | Plains: "MARQUETTE, Mich. – Death was once the swift justice for American Indian men who battered or raped tribal women; but since colonization, some Native men have adopted the abusive ways of their white counterparts because they don’t fear a legal system that delays and reduces punishment, a crusader for women and children’s safety recently told a northern Michigan conference."

Tribe says police blockaded NY reservation -- Newsday.com

Tribe says police blockaded NY reservation -- Newsday.com: "NEW YORK - An American Indian tribe is suing Suffolk County saying a police blockade of entrances to its reservation was a case of harassment and racial discrimination. The Unkechaug Nation filed suit Friday in U.S. District court in Brooklyn. The daylong incident on Dec. 6 stemmed from the tribe s practice of selling tobacco products without charging state tax. The suit alleges the action violated the constitutional rights of the Unkechaug. Tribe lawyer James Simermeyer says the police blockade was 'deliberately set up to harass tribe members' by stopping people entering and leaving the Poospatuck Reservation near Mastic."

Dance shawls honor domestic violence survivors and celebrate their recovery | Indian Country Today | Midwest

Dance shawls honor domestic violence survivors and celebrate their recovery | Indian Country Today | Midwest: "DENVER – The colorful fringed shawls, adorned or austere, stood draped atop tables, mute testimony to women who have survived domestic violence. Pinned to each was a wearer’s story – a daughter torn because her father hit her mother and she loves them both; a woman with a partner who resembles her violent father, and many others.

A black shawl’s decorations represent the three times its owner escaped death at the hands of someone she loved."

New Israeli crossings hurt Palestinian trade-report | Reuters

New Israeli crossings hurt Palestinian trade-report | Reuters: "JERUSALEM, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A new network of crossing points for Palestinian goods, built into Israel's barrier in and around the occupied West Bank, may hurt exports, not facilitate them as Israel claims, the World Bank said on Monday.

Israel will require all Palestinian commercial traffic to move through these crossing points once the barrier, made up of concrete walls and wire fences, is completed, the international lending agency said in a report."

BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Farc 'will release six hostages'

BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Farc 'will release six hostages': "Colombia's Farc rebels have said they are going to release six people being held as hostages in jungle camps in the next few days, local media say.

The two politicians and four security officers have been held by the leftist group for several years.

A Farc statement said the captives would be handed over to a left-wing Colombian senator, reported Reuters."

Democracy Now! | Katrina's Hidden Race War: In Aftermath of Storm, White Vigilante Groups Shot 11 African Americans in New Orleans

Democracy Now! | Katrina's Hidden Race War: In Aftermath of Storm, White Vigilante Groups Shot 11 African Americans in New Orleans: "In a shocking new report, The Nation magazine exposes how white vigilante groups patrolled the streets of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, shooting at least eleven African American men. Local police have never conducted investigations into the shootings. We speak to reporter A.C. Thompson and New Orleans resident Donnell Herrington, who nearly died after being shot by a white vigilante. [includes rush transcript]"

Truthdig - Reports - One Missing Word Sowed the Seeds of Catastrophe

Truthdig - Reports - One Missing Word Sowed the Seeds of Catastrophe:

AP photo / Khalil Hamra

Palestinian gunmen stand with their weapons during the funeral for a 40-year-old man in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday. The man was killed when an Israeli missile hit his house in Beit Lahiya.

"By Robert Fisk

Editor’s note: This article was originally printed in The Independent.

A nit-picker this week. And given the fact that we’re all remembering human rights, the Palestinians come to mind since they have precious few of them, and the Israelis because they have the luxury of a lot of them.

And Lord Blair, since he’ll be communing with God next week, might also reflect that he still—to his shame—hasn’t visited Gaza. But the nit-picking has got to be our old friend United Nations Security Council Resolution 242. This, you’ll recall, was supposed to be the resolution that would guide all future peace efforts in the Middle East; Oslo was supposed to have been founded on it and all sorts of other processes and summits and road maps."

t r u t h o u t | UAW's Sacrifices Look to Some Like Surrender

t r u t h o u t | UAW's Sacrifices Look to Some Like Surrender: "For decades after its founding in 1935, the United Auto Workers stood as a powerful model for the American labor movement, an influential organization that historians credit with uplifting living standards for all working Americans.

But with the announcement of the federal loan deal yesterday, the union found itself being forced into concessions that some described as tantamount to surrender."

Truthdig - Ear to the Ground - A Frank Assessment: Rev. Rick Is Offensive

Truthdig - Ear to the Ground - A Frank Assessment: Rev. Rick Is Offensive: "AP via Google:

“Mr. Warren compared same-sex couples to incest. I found that deeply offensive and unfair,” Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said in a broadcast interview.

“If he was inviting the Rev. Warren to participate in a forum and to make a speech, that would be a good thing,” Frank said. “But being singled out to give the prayer at the inauguration is a high honor. It has traditionally given as a mark of great respect. And, yes, I think it was wrong to single him out for this mark of respect.”"

Katrina's Hidden Race War

Image via WikipediaKatrina's Hidden Race War

A.C. Thompson's reporting on New Orleans was directed and underwritten by the Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. ProPublica provided additional support, as did the Center for Investigative Reporting and New America Media.

The way Donnell Herrington tells it, there was no warning. One second he was trudging through the heat. The next he was lying prostrate on the pavement, his life spilling out of a hole in his throat, his body racked with pain, his vision blurred and distorted.

It was September 1, 2005, some three days after Hurricane Katrina crashed into New Orleans, and somebody had just blasted Herrington, who is African-American, with a shotgun. "I just hit the ground. I didn't even know what happened," recalls Herrington, a burly 32-year-old with a soft drawl.

Conyers Responds to Vigilante Revelations


A.C. Thompson:
Rep. John Conyers expressed concern and a California activist group
called for investigations of vigilante violence in the wake of
Hurricane Katrina.

New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes

The Nation Institute :
Both the perpetrators and victims of violent attacks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina share their stories in vivid detail

The sudden eruption of gunfire horrified Herrington's companions--his
cousin Marcel Alexander, then 17, and friend Chris Collins, then 18, who
are also black. "I looked at Donnell and he had this big old hole in his
neck," Alexander recalls. "I tried to help him up, and they started
shooting again." Herrington says he was staggering to his feet when a
second shotgun blast struck him from behind; the spray of lead pellets
also caught Collins and Alexander. The buckshot peppered Alexander's
back, arm and buttocks.

Herrington shouted at the other men to run and turned to face his
attackers: three armed white males. Herrington says he hadn't even seen
the men or their weapons before the shooting began. As Alexander and
Collins fled, Herrington ran in the opposite direction, his hand pressed
to the bleeding wound on his throat. Behind him, he says, the gunmen
yelled, "Get him! Get that nigger!"

Labels: hurricane katrina, John Conyers, New Orleans Louisiana, united states

Harvey Arden: Help an Elder this Winter

DEAR FRIENDS IN USA---

There is an old Lakota woman [she does beautiful star quilts, in the traditional manner] on the Oglala Sioux reservation at Pine Ridge who is in danger of freezing this cold winter. She has lost her husband and is all alone, living in a small place near Manderson [where the holy man Black Elk is buried].

I have sent her what I can. It occurred to me, if I asked friends in America to send her some spare dollars, it might mount up, and get her through the cold spell. Many elders at Pine Ridge literally struggle to not freeze to dearth in the savage winter cold, but this is a particularly stark case. This old lady has no relatives on the rez. Can you help her?

If you can, then please send dollars in cash, or a dollar money order, [or even an international dollar money order - if sending something from abroad] to the following person and address=

Anna Firethunder,

P.O. Box 87,

Manderson,

South Dakota, 57756.

USA.

Many thanks.

Have a good Christmas, and a better 09.

Cante wasteya,

Jamie.

21dec08

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EMERGENCY WINTER HEATING/UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

October, 2008 through March, 2009

For the Elders, Disabled and the Sick Living on the

Lakota Sioux Reservations in South Dakota

Our goal is to raise $20,000.

We are not grant-funded at this time. We depend on YOU, the individual donor, to help these families in crisis.

§ Average income on the Oglala Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation is about $3,500.00 per YEAR. Jobs are extremely scarce; unemployment hovers around 85% on this 11,000-square-mile reservation which houses about 40,000 people. The other Lakota Reservations face similar economic conditions.

§ Death by hypothermia is always a concern on the reservations. Each winter (October – March), temperatures drop well below 0*F. Many families must choose between food and heat. In some cases, they have neither.

§ Federal LHEAP and Tribal Assistance Programs offer each low-income family approximately $300 per year. With the current rate of propane at $2.20 per gallon, this provides only 136 gallons – about enough fuel for 2 to 4 weeks (depending on the harsh weather).

§ Propane prices have already risen about 33% since last winter, and are expected to rise much higher as this winter goes on. Those families surviving with electric heat also face major increases in cost.

§ Propane companies require minimum amounts of propane to be purchased before delivery (currently $125 to $355 depending on the company). These minimum requirements are expected to skyrocket as the high cost of truck fuel increases. This makes families struggle even harder to accumulate enough funds at one time to ensure a delivery.

The Link Center Foundation has already received numerous emergency assistance applications that cannot be filled due to lack of funds. With propane, wood, and electricity prices continually rising, many more requests for help are expected to arrive.

95% of ALL donations to our heating/utility fund are USED for the heating/utility fund. The remaining 5% covers bank, credit card, and processing fees.

YOU Can Make A Difference!

All applicants are screened and documented

Payments are made directly to utility, propane, wood, or heat equipment companies

Donations carefully tracked and accountable

No donation too small

Visit www.linkcenterfoundation.org/id21.html to see map of Reservations

Visit www.linkcenterfoundation.org/id24.html to learn more about conditions on the Reservations

Note:

As with all Non-Profits, your donations are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.

Please consult your tax advisor.

Please mark your check: "Emergency Utility and Heating Fund"

Please send donations to:

Link Center Foundation
P.O. Box 576 – Firestone, CO 80520-0576
For Credit Card Donations, please visit our website at www.linkcenterfoundation.org

Brothers plead not guilty in Cut Bank beating | greatfallstribune.com | Great Falls Tribune

Brothers plead not guilty in Cut Bank beating | greatfallstribune.com | Great Falls Tribune: "CUT BANK — Three brothers pleaded not guilty to felony charges Wednesday in the beating of Glacier County Commissioner Ron Rides at the Door. Advertisement Todd Brian and Aron Molenda entered their pleas in District Court in Cut Bank. Their attorney Meghan Lulf Sutton refused to allow them to speak with the press. 'My only summary of their case is that they are innocent ' Sutton said. The Molendas are accused of knocking Rides at the Door to the ground and kicking him as he attempted to break up another fight at about midnight on Sept. 20 outside a local bar."

allAfrica.com: Rwanda: Genocide Architects to Be Locked Up for Life (Page 1 of 1)

allAfrica.com: Rwanda: Genocide Architects to Be Locked Up for Life (Page 1 of 1): "Arusha — High ranking military officers at the time of the genocide have been jailed for life for their key role in the massacre of more than 800,000 people.

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday found Colonel Th�oneste Bagosora, director of cabinet in the Ministry of Defence, guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes."

allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: 'Join Us Or We Go It Alone' (Page 1 of 1)

allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: 'Join Us Or We Go It Alone' (Page 1 of 1): "Harare — PRESIDENT MUGABE has invited MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC counterpart Professor Arthur Mutambara to make themselves available for swearing in as Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister respectively pursuant to the envisaged inclusive Government."

allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Obama to Tighten Screws On Mugabe? (Page 1 of 1)

allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Obama to Tighten Screws On Mugabe? (Page 1 of 1): "Bulawayo — The Barack Obama administration, which assumes office next month could be tougher on President Robert Mugabe if he does not reach agreement with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai soon.

Obama's Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was one of the sponsors of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (ZIDERA), the law that enabled the United States to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe, President Mugabe and his top lieutenants as well as companies owned by people reported to be propping up his adminstration."

Pan-African News Wire: Congo Warlord Nkunda Linked to Abuses Against Civilians

Pan-African News Wire: Congo Warlord Nkunda Linked to Abuses Against Civilians: "Congo Warlord Linked to Abuses Seeks Bigger Stage

By LYDIA POLGREEN
New York Times

BUNAGANA, Congo — At the entrance to this bustling border town is a most unusual sight: a speed limit sign. In fresh red, white and blue paint, it is a rare manifestation of order in a nation better known for chaos.

The seemingly innocuous signpost is emblematic of the growing might and wider ambitions of Laurent Nkunda, the renegade Congolese general and warlord who now holds part of Congo’s future in his grip."

Pan-African News Wire: Morales Urges Action Over US Embargo Against Cuba

Pan-African News Wire: Morales Urges Action Over US Embargo Against Cuba: "Morales urges action over Cuba

Dec. 17- Evo Morales, the Bolivian president, has said that all Latin American nations should expel US ambassadors in their country's until the American economic embargo against Cuba is ended.

Speaking on Wednesday at the end of a two-day summit of Latin American leaders in Brazil, Morales said it would be a 'radical move' to express 'solidarity' with the Carribbean nation.

'If the United States does not raise the blockade, we will remove our ambassadors until the United States government lifts its economic blockade on the Cuban people,' he said."

Pan-African News Wire: Clashes Reported Between Malian Soldiers and Tuareg Rebels

Pan-African News Wire: Clashes Reported Between Malian Soldiers and Tuareg Rebels: "Nine Mali soldiers, 11 assailants killed in attack: official

BAMAKO (AFP) - Nine soldiers were killed and 12 wounded in an attack attributed to Tuareg rebels on a military post at Nampala in the north of Mali, the defence ministry announced early Sunday.

The ministry said 11 'assailants' had been killed and 'many wounded.'

A source close to rebel leader Ibrahim Ag Bahanga told AFP earlier that at least 20 Malian soldiers had been killed."

They’re Back: Racist Music Sampler to be Distributed to Schools | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center

They’re Back: Racist Music Sampler to be Distributed to Schools | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center: "Four years after a neo-Nazi record label provoked a nationwide outcry by distributing hate rock to middle and high school students, one of the men behind that ambitious recruitment drive is at it again.

White power music broker Bryant Cecchini, who uses the alias Byron Calvert, recently announced on his website that he had begun distribution last week of 30,000 CDs. The campaign is dubbed “Project Schoolyard Volume II” and targets teenagers with a 25-song sampler that features tracks such as “White Power” and “Some Niggers Never Die.” “Remember,” he wrote, “we don’t just entertain racist kids, we create them.”"

Adrienne Carey Hurley: A message from Harvey Arden

Adrienne Carey Hurley: A message from Harvey Arden: "Leonard Peltier's stage play MY LIFE IS MY SUN DANCE is a soul-transforming theatrical experience that is a living expression of his own words, his own pain, his own dreams --as well as the suffering and dreams of his People. We are seeking patrons, donors, sponsors, theater owners & plain old long-suffering Peltier supporters (Bless'm)--to assist Keith and me in bringing this amazing production starring Lakota actor/singer Doug Good Feather on tour to cities and rez communities around the nation this spring & onwards.

Leonard is now 64; has been in prison since he was 31. I personally ask EACH of you to step forward NOW-and assist us with ideas, theater info, purchases of CDs, Books or any of our Peltier support items, and--yes, please --a modest donation to our just-created In Peace Productions at www.mylifeismysundance.com. Keith Rabin has already gone deeply into debt just to create it so we have a legit professional production company touring the country in 2009. This play can help free Leonard as the film Hurricane helped free Hurricane Carter."

Adrienne Carey Hurley: I received this announcement and the related links from friends.

Adrienne Carey Hurley: I received this announcement and the related links from friends.: "I have a lot of thoughts and feelings about all this. I'm breaking 'hiatus' just to post and not to comment right now. I'll come back to the internets in 2009. -ACH

Announcement from my comrades in Iowa:

It has come to our attention through information that we've received that there was a person informing to the FBI about numerous individuals involved in the Wild Rose Rebellion group and University Of Iowa Anti-War Committee. He has since been outed, confronted and ousted from our community. The purpose of this statement is to warn all radical organizations and people with whom we don't have personal ties – across the country – about the following person. Anything identifying or useful pertaining to him we have attempted to include."

Fire Witch Rising: Freedom! Lance Hering Released By His Marine Captors

Fire Witch Rising: Freedom! Lance Hering Released By His Marine Captors: "In a final, punitive act, the white power gangbanging cult that is the United States Marine Corps shaved Lance Herring's long, blond hair almost to the scalp, but they did not imprison him for refusing to return to the racist slaughter that is Amerika's invasion of Iraq.

Huzzah! Lance. Well done. May your still-captive brother Brendan learn to find the same humanity in himself that you and your father have.

Welcome home. I look forward to meeting you."

New Bush medical rules could harm LGBT, HIV patients | News Story on 365gay.com

New Bush medical rules could harm LGBT, HIV patients | News Story on 365gay.com: "(Washington) The Bush administration, in its final days, has issued a federal rule reinforcing protections for doctors and other health care workers who refuse to participate in abortions and other procedures because of religious or moral objections."

US refuses to sign UN gay rights declaration | News Story on 365gay.com

US refuses to sign UN gay rights declaration | News Story on 365gay.com: "(New York City) The United States Thursday became the lone major western nation to refuse to sign a United Nations statement affirming that human rights protections include sexual orientation and gender identity.

Rama Yade, French foreign affairs and human rights secretary, appeared before the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to present the document calling for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to be amended to include the new protections.

The document has been signed by the member states of the European Union. It was drafted by France which currently holds the rotating EU Presidency. But it also has been signed by about 40 other states.

In all 66 of the U.N.’s 192 member countries signed the nonbinding declaration."

Plot to kill Pervez Musharraf unearthed | Pakistan Daily

Plot to kill Pervez Musharraf unearthed | Pakistan Daily: "In a sensational development, authorities have claimed busting a clandestine terror network set up by jailed killer of Daniel Pearl inside the Hyderabad Jail and the Sindh government has suspended senior police and jail officials after a large number of cell phones, SIMs and other equipment were recovered.
Highly-placed Interior Ministry sources confided Wednesday the jailed terrorist had also threatened Gen Pervez Musharraf on his personal cell phone in the second week of November and planned to get him eliminated by a suicide bomber."

White supremacist death squad killed blacks in New Orleans after Katrina.

WAYNE MADSEN REPORT - Wayne Madsen Report

White supremacist death squad killed blacks in New Orleans after Katrina. The Nation article documents murder of blacks. Barack Obama will probably invite the death squad leader to the inauguration as part of the "healing" process.

Gonzalez lied about CIA verifying Niger yellowcake uranium report. Condoleezza Rice joined in cavalcade of Bush administration liars.

F E Warren Air Force Base fails nuclear surety inspection. Base was source of nuclear fuses sent to Taiwan. Defense Secretary Robert Gates promised to fix America's broken nuclear security system and he has yet to produce. So, in Obama World, this must be perfectly acceptable.

Incoming Rep. Anh Cao (R-LA) wants to join Congressional Black Caucus. Vietnamese-American represents 60 percent African-American district.

Mother of Sarah Palin's future son-in-law busted on drug charges. Palin refuses to comment.

Obama slaps gays again. No openly gay Cabinet secretaries in Obama administration. With Obama running away from his gay one-time supporters, perhaps we need to take another look at what gay prostitute Larry Sinclair had to say about what happened in the back of that limousine in Chicago.

Alleged "Deep Throat" from Watergate dies. Mark Felt dead at 95.

Franken projected winner of Minnesota Senate race by Minneapolis Star Tribune. Franken lead at 89 votes.

Blackwater donated to Clinton Foundation. Blackwater's State Dept. contract up for renewal next year. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (of the firm Clinton & Clinton Crooks International) will decide on renewal. Other donors include Saudi Arabian and Israeli interests (Bill Clinton: "9/11 was an inside job? How dare you!"), as well as Indian billionaires. Another donor: Ethiopian-Saudi business tycoon Sheikh Mohammed H. Al-Amoudi who once threatened a lawsuit against this editor. Message to Slick Willie: "How dare you!"

Net activists worried Obama may sell out on net neutrality.Pearl Jam, REM, and Craigslist founder send letter to Obama urging him not to sell out to corporate interests on web issues (Obama has sold out on almost everything else).

Hilda Solis selected by Obama for Labor Secretary.Solis is an ally of Rahm Emanuel who withheld Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from progressive House candidates in California.

Emanuel had direct discussions with Blagojevich over Senate seat. Emanuel pushed for Obama friend Valerie Jarrett.

Conservative icon Paul Weyrich dies at 66. Weyrich led Heritage Foundation. Some years ago this editor appeared frequently on Weyrich's TV show. He was always gracious and complementary. Condolences to his family and friends.

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Belgian government collapses over Fortis insurance scandal. Belgium may follow Iceland into bankruptcy.

Iraqi judge orders Baathist Party coup suspects released. No evidence of a conspiracy.

Britons advised not to buy properties in Israeli-occupied territories. Move marks shift in British policy.

Iraqi shoe thrower beaten according to Iraqi judge. Iranian cleric praises "shoe intifada."

Gaza truce ends.Situation between Hamas and Israel tense.

Fourth World Eye � Blog Archive � Obama Government and Africa’s Wars

Fourth World Eye � Blog Archive � Obama Government and Africa’s Wars: "Change is in the air all over the world. The Dalai Lama is going into semi-retirement leaving the political future of Tibet in the hands of 73 year-old Primer Minister Samdhong Rinpoche; creating a new opening for the Peoples’ Republic of China to negotiate political autonomy for Tibet. French government President Sarkosy has taken the lead as the head of the Europen Union this month to call for global decriminalization of homosexuality. The United States of America is in an economic tailspin dragging down economies world-wide; and the Barack Obama government in waiting is continuing its build-up to taking control over the United States and the world agenda on day-one–20 January 2009."

Q&A: Paraguayan Indigenous Minister Calls for Patience

Q&A: Paraguayan Indigenous Minister Calls for Patience: "MEXICO CITY, Dec 20 (Tierram�rica) - Margarita Mbyv�ngi, the first indigenous woman to hold a ministerial post in Paraguay, is facing charges of ineffectiveness from among her own ranks. But she is asking for time to achieve her goal: that no one will suffer the slavery and rootlessness that she experienced for nearly 20 years."

Guarani child dies of starvation - News from Survival International

Guarani child dies of starvation - News from Survival International: "A Guarani child has died of starvation and at least four others are suffering from malnutrition in the community of Kurusu Mba, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Gleide Barros was 18 months old when she died on 10 December.

Around 60 Guarani families from Kurusu Mba are camped beside a highway and depend solely on the government’s food aid programme, as they are landless."

Santa makes special delivery to tribal rights’ violator - News from Survival International

Santa makes special delivery to tribal rights’ violator - News from Survival International: "Santa Claus today made a special delivery to the Mayfair home of Anil Agarwal, billionaire Chairman of UK mining giant Vedanta Resources.

Agarwal received a gift-wrapped copy of a complaint to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), submitted by Survival, slamming his company’s plans to mine a sacred mountain in Orissa, India, and destroy the entire Dongria Kondh tribe in the process."

Campbell Brown slams Indians

Newspaper Rock -- Where Native America Meets Pop Culture: "Brown’s on-air comments saw her look straight at the camera to tell the sad tale of a non-Indian Utah couple who recently had their adopted six-month-old son removed from their home.

The anchor explained that the adoptive parents “lost their son because the birth mother is part Native American,” noting that the boy’s mother is a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. She said that the tribe had gone to court and ended up winning the right to take custody of the child.

“A federal law called the Indian Child Welfare Act gives the tribe a legitimate claim,” Brown said, adding that the 1978 law was designed to keep Native American children with Native American families.
And:
“To me, that is a ridiculous law.”"

As The Teaching Drum Turns: The Pudgy Indian: Our Great White Savior[s]!

As The Teaching Drum Turns: The Pudgy Indian: Our Great White Savior[s]!: "Cheers to the wonderful Pudgy Indian (Eugene Johnson), who acting on a tip from his wife Shusli Baseler-Johnson, has linked to us in his post 'Our Great White Savior[s]!'

Eugene's righteous outrage leaps of the screen in disgust at Tamarack's website and the self-absorbed writings found there.

Indeed, the subject of any of Tamarack's writing is always and ultimately Tamarack himself. He just uses fakelore, wannabe atmospherics to try and give his fraud an air of authenticity, which never fools real Indigenous people, as the Pudgy Indian clearly demonstrates."

Blog - Survival International

Blog - Survival International

This week, tribal peoples responded as governments worldwide formulated a collective response to climate change at the UN conference in Poznan, Poland.

Strong-arm tactics from the US, New Zealand, Australia and Canada led to the removal of a statement of ‘rights’ for indigenous peoples from the Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) accords.

‘The forest cannot be bought; it is our life and we have always protected it. Without the forest, there is only sickness, and without us, it is dead land. Give us back our lands and our health before it’s too late for us and too late for you.’

– Davi Yanomami, a shaman of the Yanomami people.

Socialist Aotearoa: New Spirit in the Fighting Left of Auckland

Socialist Aotearoa: New Spirit in the Fighting Left of Auckland: "There's a new spirit in the fighting Left of Auckland.

Faced with a barrage of attacks from the new National led government, in particular the 90 Day Fire at Will Law (which now comes into effect on March 1st, thanks to pressure from ACT), socialists, unionists and left Greens have got their act together and began planning the fightback."

Whenua Fenua Enua Vanua: Howard Broad Poaka Fraud

Whenua Fenua Enua Vanua: Howard Broad Poaka Fraud: "Video evidence collected at demonstrations in Wellington as recently as last week expose Police Commissioner Howard Broad as a bold-faced liar notes Michael Medved, spokesperson for the Justice NOW! Collective

Howard Broads precise words were that they 'Were not interested in the to-ings and fro-ings of protest groups who might be wanting to stand outside a building and put placards up or do all the sorts of things you associate with lawful protest in a free and democratic society.'

Watch this video and see for yourself that Howard Broad is simply not telling the truth."

Amendment to Strike Two-Term Limit on Presidency Advances in Venezuelan Legislature | venezuelanalysis.com

Amendment to Strike Two-Term Limit on Presidency Advances in Venezuelan Legislature | venezuelanalysis.com: "Carora, December 19, 2008 (venezuelanalysis.com)-- Venezuela’s National Assembly approved yesterday the holding of a referendum on a proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate the two-term limit on the presidency, after a lengthy first debate that lasted into the night."

Blogspot: Friends of Peltier: December 28: Benefit for the SF8 and the Freedom Archives

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Indigenous People's Issues Today: Latin American Perspectives: Call for Contributions to Special Editions/Issues

Indigenous People's Issues Today: Latin American Perspectives: Call for Contributions to Special Editions/Issues: "Issue Editors: Richard Stahler-Sholk, Harry E. Vanden, and Glen Kuecker

A first issue on this topic was published in the March 2007 issue; manuscripts are now being solicited for a second issue

The last two decades have seen an upsurge of Latin American social movements, challenging the neoliberal paradigm and the governments that impose it. Movements such as the indigenous mobilizations of CONAIE in Ecuador, the cocaleros and mobilizations against water privatizations and gas pipeline investments in Bolivia, the Zapatista movement in Mexico, the landless rural workers of the MST in Brazil, Afro-Colombians resisting displacement in a region coveted by investors, and the piquetero eruptions of workers and the urban poor in the wake of Argentina's financial crisis, are contesting the region's political and economic systems."

Ojibway Migisi Bineshii: Photography - A View From the Rez

Ojibway Migisi Bineshii: Photography - A View From the Rez

Abiding in Bolivia: Weekend Reading

Abiding in Bolivia: Weekend Reading: "People in the US seeking ways to confront the economic crisis could follow the lead of South American social movements. From Argentina to Venezuela, many movements have won victories against the same systems of corporate greed and political corruption that produce economic strife across the hemisphere. These movements also have experience holding politicians' feet to the flames once they are elected, a tactic that will be essential once Barack Obama takes office."

Review of Barbara Perry’s New Book on Hate Crimes against American Indians � Turtle Talk

Review of Barbara Perry’s New Book on Hate Crimes against American Indians � Turtle Talk: "SILENT VICTIMS: HATE CRIMES AGAINST NATIVE AMERICANS, by Barbara Perry. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2008. 176pp. Paper $29.95. ISBN: 9780816525966.

Reviewed by Renee Ann Cramer, Program in Law, Politics, and Society, Drake University. Email: renee.cramer [at] drake.edu.

Disrespect of American Indians was a normal part of my growing up in rural South Dakota. Here is an incident I remember from the 1980s:

Our (non-Indian) high school basketball team often played the team from the Flandreau Indian School. I remember, vividly, the night we played on their court. We all stood for the national anthem – they stood on their side of the gym, we stood on ours. Then the school’s drum circle came out and played an anthem to the Sioux nation, presenting the colors of the US, the POW/MIA flag, and the tribal staff. Our teachers and coaches would not allow us to stand in respect of this tradition. Their side of the gym stood; ours sat."

Canadian mines, Canadian UN diplomats disappear in Niger

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Groups fighting for the rights of ethnic Tuaregs understood that Mr. Fowler was trying to help them, Dr. Ahmed said, and he hinted that it might be Niger's government who had abducted him.

“Who has an interest in Mr. Fowler not doing his work?” he asked.

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Tuareg rebel groups have accused uranium mining companies, including French firm Areva and Canadian company Global Uranium Corp., of being complicit in the Niger government's abuses in the country's north."

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OTTAWA/NIAMEY — The disappearance of two Canadians on a high-level UN mission to Niger grew even murkier yesterday, when a rebel group claimed responsibility for abducting them but later denied any involvement.

The bizarre claims and counterclaims by the group of Tuareg rebels, who eventually sought to cast the blame on Niger's government, left United Nations officials trying to evaluate whether their envoys are embroiled in infighting between rebel factions, but seemed to provide no solid information on where they are.

Reporters sans fronti�res - Mexico

Reporters sans fronti�res - Mexico: "Reporters Without Borders today voiced astonishment at a public statement yesterday by the special federal prosecutor for dealing with attacks on the media, Octavio Alberto Orellana Wiarco, ruling out that two young women community journalists in Oaxaca State were killed because of their work."

The Winnemem Way of Life: Water | Intercontinental Cry

The Winnemem Way of Life: Water | Intercontinental Cry: "For countless generations the Winnemem Wintu have lived along the McCloud River watershed, in what is now northern California.

Originally one of nine “Wintu” bands, the Winnemem view themselves as caretakers and protectors of water and all life - a task they accomplish through prayer, ceremony, songs, and dances.

Before colonization the Winnemem numbered over 14,000 - however, due to a combination of disease, departure by members who abandoned their culture, and forced removal from their lands - today the Winnemem’s population is less than 150."

CENSORED NEWS: Mohawk Nation News: Real Algonquins at Barriere lake

CENSORED NEWS: Mohawk Nation News: Real Algonquins at Barriere lake: "MOHAWK NATION NEWS
Dec. 16, 2008. Yes, Virginia, there are real Algonquins. Created the natural way. Without any help from Canada’s Indian Affairs or their bureaucratic “Svengali”, Mother Joan Holmes.
The Algonquins of Barriere Lake in northern Quebec have lived in the area now known as “LaVerendrye Park” since time immemorial, long before colonial Quebec or Canada existed. It’s a four hour drive north from Ottawa. They’ve taken care of the land so that the forest and water are pristine. Plenty of minerals lie beneath that they don’t want to disturb. Of course, the multinational corporations want to deforest the land, take out the fresh water and then dig for the minerals."

CENSORED NEWS: No Justice in Mexico: Murdered Indigenous women journalists

CENSORED NEWS: No Justice in Mexico: Murdered Indigenous women journalists


By Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders today voiced astonishment at a public statement yesterday by the special federal prosecutor for dealing with attacks on the media, Octavio Alberto Orellana Wiarco, ruling out that two young women community journalists in Oaxaca State were killed because of their work.

Time for Bligh to 'show leadership' on Palm Is death - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Time for Bligh to 'show leadership' on Palm Is death - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "A Queensland criminologist says Premier Anna Bligh has not shown much leadership on the continuing controversy surrounding an Aboriginal death in custody on Palm Island.

Bond University's Professor Paul Wilson has backed calls by the Member for Townsville, Mike Reynolds, for a Royal Commission.

In 2006, the acting state coroner Christine Clements found Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley caused the fatal injuries to Mulrunji Doomadgee, but he was acquitted of manslaughter last year."

Retired OST/BIA worker comment on Interior Department

The Buffalo Post: "Seeking Justice for Indian People: The U.S. lacks an Indian Trust Policy (ITP) that protects Tribes from intrusion and misuse of our money and assets held in trust by the federal government. Our trust funds for our land and assets have been mismanaged by the Department of the Interior over a course of centuries: U.S. courts have repeatedly verified this misuse. The federal government has brokered and breached their trust and responsibility by depleting our land, money, and natural resources for their economic gain. Why change the current policy, as it works in their favor, except that it is unjust
and the funds and holdings in this trust belong to the Indian community."

Indianz.Com > News > Opinion: Race-thinking persists in U.S. Indian policy

Indianz.Com > News > Opinion: Race-thinking persists in U.S. Indian policy: "Discredited elsewhere, 1930s race-thinking persists in U.S. tribal policy. Under current federal law, more than 500 groups presumed to possess “Indian blood” are authorized to govern themselves on reservations that are to varying degrees exempt from the laws of the states in which they are located. As these privileged “Indian blood” communities grow – and with federal recognition of additional such entities planned – states are worried about ever-increasing impediments to their ability to govern. For their part, tribal leaders see freedom from state laws as just the first step toward realizing tribal “sovereignty.”"

Indianz.Com > News > Elouise Cobell: Indians still the invisible Americans

Indianz.Com > News > Elouise Cobell: Indians still the invisible Americans: "'Your article omitted any reference to the huge responsibilities and massive failures of Indian programs run by the Interior Department. Indian programs and management of Indian lands and trusts are supposed to be a major part of Interior’s work. Interior is the principal agency in government dealing with Indians. Your omission may have clearly identified the major cause of the Indians’ problem in this country We remain invisible. Few people see us and fewer still care about our plight. '"

The changing face of Harlem

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"The number of white people living in Harlem more than tripled since 2000, according to a new report released by the Census Bureau," writes Keith Boykin, editor-in-chief of The Daily Voice.

"As a result, the median household income in the community that has long defined Black New York, rose by nearly 20 percent, according to new information in the American Community Survey and reported by the New York Times."

MAMA Radio: Muerte a balazos de esposo de l�der ind�gena genera indignaci�n en GinebraA

MAMA Radio: Muerte a balazos de esposo de l�der ind�gena genera indignaci�n en GinebraA

La muerte a balazos por el ejército colombiano del esposo de una líder indígena que la semana pasada denunció a Bogotá ante el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Ginebra provocó indignación entre organizaciones no gubernamentales en esta ciudad.

Edwin Legarda, 28 años, marido de Aida Quilcué, máxima autoridad del Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca (CRIC), se desplazaba el martes en un vehículo por el municipio de Totoró (suroeste de Colombia) cuando, según la versión oficial, fue tiroteado porque no atendió una orden de pare en un retén del Ejército.

BOLIVIA INDIGENA: EVENTO DEL D�A, BOLIVIA WEBPRENDE

BOLIVIA INDIGENA: EVENTO DEL D�A, BOLIVIA WEBPRENDE: "Una combinaci�n de actores, Alberto Saavedra, Voces Bolivianas, Entel hizo posible que hoy por la ma�ana un conjunto de interesados en la gesti�n de la web desde diferentes facetas nos congregaramos en el auditorio de Entel Bolivia en la ciudad de La Paz. Sin duda fue, una oportunidad para conocer las actividades de emprendimiento que se vienen desarrollando y las que piensan realizarse en este �mbito. Particularme, me llam�la atenci�n el trabajo de boliviaos.org que trabaja en el �rea de software libre, asimismo, la presentaci�n realizada por el equipo a cargo de www.casasmap.com a trav�s de la cual se puede comprar y vender inmuebles y www.qhacer.com que se constituye en un espacio para que cualquier persona pueda colocar un aviso sobre alguna actividad. Otra de las presentaciones fue la de Alexis Arg�ello sobre su emprendimiento relacionado con Turismo."

Acts of Sabotage Carried Out Against the Main Voice of the Nasa People of Northern Cauca | fPcN interCultural:

Acts of Sabotage Carried Out Against the Main Voice of the Nasa People of Northern Cauca | fPcN interCultural:: "We are the victims of an integral plan of aggression that clearly emanates from all the armed actors operating in our territories. In the name of the struggle of the people for a country without owners, we reject these actions, come from where they may! We call your attention to events that occurred on Saturday, December 13th, in the mountain of Munchique de los Tigres, in northern Cauca, where the small shed housing the transmission equipment and the antenna of ACIN’s community station Radio Pa’yumat was ransacked and damaged. The perpetrators stole the copper wires that protect the equipment, causing severe technical damage in all the transmission equipment of Radio Pa’yumat, the voice of the Nasa people."

CARP Extension to Worsen Landlessness Problem – PinoyPress — Philippines news, opinion, blogs.

CARP Extension to Worsen Landlessness Problem – PinoyPress — Philippines news, opinion, blogs.: "Members of the progressive party-list bloc at the House of Representatives walked out of the session hall, December 17 as their colleagues adopted Joint Resolution No. 19. They said they decided not to be a party to the landlord-dominated House of Representatives’ “pretensions and deception of the Filipino peasantry and the people” in extending the ‘bogus’ Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), which was further emasculated with the removal of the compulsory acquisition scheme."

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