[LAAMN] Breaking News-Turkey-16 people arrested and 36 homes raided for using @facebook @twitter
*#Breaking https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Breakingsrc=hash #Newshttps://twitter.com/search?q=%23Newssrc=hash #Izmir https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Izmirsrc=hash #Turkeyhttps://twitter.com/search?q=%23Turkeysrc=hash16 people arrested and 36 homes raided for using @facebook https://twitter.com/facebook @twitterhttps://twitter.com/twitter #DerinIzmir https://twitter.com/search?q=%23DerinIzmirsrc=hash http:// bit.ly/15yw5k2 http://t.co/soZ4so3x4y * * * *We're striking to support the movement - interview with Turkish union activist http://www.redpepper.org.uk/were-striking- to-support-the-movement-interview-with-turkish-union-activist/ ...http://t.co/OMCEJg0mYD #genelgrev https://twitter.com/search?q=%23genelgrevsrc=hash * * * * * *Turkey: reports on KESK public sector warning strike ahead of tomorrow's 24h strike http://haber.sol.org.tr/sonuncu-kavga/ emekciler-grevde-guncelleme-1845-haberi-74130 ... http://t.co/s371ZhLcSd # genelgrev https://twitter.com/search?q=%23genelgrevsrc=hash #occupygezihttps://twitter.com/search?q=%23occupygezisrc=hash * * * *Turkey: Brutal suppression leaves 3 dead, thousands injured - Urgent solidarity needed! #Taksim https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Taksimsrc=hash #direngeziparkýhttps://twitter.com/search?q=%23direngezipark%C4%B1src=hash http://tinyurl.com/mcgucgk http://t.co/12ouciyw7T * [image: In Defence o Marxism]*In Defence o Marxism* @marxistcomhttps://twitter.com/marxistcom We have received the following appeal from Turkish activists who are involved in the mass movement in Turkey. http://fb.me/GhBF7lHO http://t.co/vqD9czGVMQ http://www.marxist.com/turkey-we-need-your-support.htm Turkey: We need your support!http://www.marxist.com/turkey-we-need-your-support.htm Written by Turkish activistsTuesday, 04 June 2013 [image: Print]http://www.marxist.com/turkey-we-need-your-support/print.htm[image: E-mail]http://www.marxist.com/component/option,com_mailto/link,53b1686ed2dfebe8bd29e69df693cdf8da77b875/tmpl,component/ - - - We have received the following appeal from Turkish activists who are involved in the mass movement in Turkey. On May 28, 2013 a group of activists gathered at the Gezi Park (a central park) in Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey, to peacefully demonstrate the municipal plan to demolish the park and build the 94th shopping mall in the city. Turkish police attacked the protestors violently with tear gas and water cannon, directly targeting their faces and bodies. Dozens of protestors are hospitalized and access to the park was blocked without any legal basis. The disproportionate police response to the peaceful demonstrators triggered nationwide protests. The first reaction of Prime Minister Erdogan was typically arrogant, taunting the protesters. If you get 20 people we can get 100,000, if you get 100,000 we will get 1 million he confronted his own citizens, adding that his mind was made up and there would be no change in the project. Now, the protest is no longer just about a park in Istanbul, it's about *democracy and human rights* which have been violated by the government over the course of 11 years. Protests have spread to 67 cities in Turkey and there are thousands of people who have been demonstrating abroad (e.g., London, NYC, Los Angeles, Ottawa, Toronto, Berlin, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Prague, Paris). Why is this protest significant? Following the excessive reaction of the police, since May 31st, hundreds of thousands of people across the country has gathered in support of the protesters. *This is the first nationwide demonstration in Turkey's history*against the government's policies that restrict basic civil rights*.* For the first time in the history of the Republic of Turkey, people from different political and ethnic backgrounds and social classes are coming together for an urgent change. Despite the continued peaceful nature of the demonstrations, the Turkish police have continued to intensify excessive violence by using water cannons, rubber bullets and teargas, even by throwing gas canisters into houses, shopping malls, and mosques. Maltreatment has caused over a thousand serious injuries, some leading to alleged deaths. According to the formal sources, 730 people are under custody. There are worrisome reports of alleged tortures. Excessive force against peaceful protestors breaches international human rights standards and must be stopped URGENTLY. Unfortunately, the people of Turkey are suppressed by police brutality and media censorship. What is extremely tragic is that the mainstream newspapers and TV channels in Turkey are not covering these protests and police violence stories, so international and social media are the only sources that provide real coverage about the protests. That also means that the majority of people who have no access to internet are blinded. These demonstrations are about: - The abuse of state power - Restrictions on freedom of expression and speech - Human rights - Harsh attacks of
[LAAMN] Breaking news
There are a few things in this mail I received from Sue Hubbard, and this is mostly local, but towards the end it applies Nationally too. Of course, don't ask me to support the PDA. MC is Monterey County (California). If I hadn't bumped into Sue on a Local Dem group during the last sElection cycle, and we chatted before we both got tossed off for not being blinded by the light of the Demolition party, I'd not have known about these local activists, Move to Amend, so please search them for your area. Scott --- Hi Everyone, Dear Democracy-philes, Please try to attend so we can advocate for making Abolishing Corporate Personhood (not just overturning Citizens United) a priority for MC Progressives! (see below) Thanks, Joni From Progressive Democrats of America Dear Fellow Progressives, Now is the time to organize. On Monday evening February 11th, at 5:30 pm local progressives will meet to plan out what issues to organize around in coalition with other like minded organizations in 2013. Issues on the table: * Climate Change * Comprehensive Humane Immigration Reform * Keeping Fort Ord Wild * Gun Violence * Campaign to limit the use of cancer causing fumigants such as chloropicrin and ozone depleter Methyl bromide in Monterey County and all of California. * Fracking locally and nationally * Efforts locally to fight the Citizens United decision and corporate personhood. * supporting local labor union organizing campaigns * and more...bring your ideas to the table... Monday, February 11th from 5:30-7:30 pm Democratic Center for Change 60 Bonifacio Plaza, Monterey snacks and beverages provided Membership dues $5 Contact Gary for more details (gary.kar...@comcast.net) Every third Wednesday of the month, PDA delivers a letter to our Congressman Sam Farr in of progressive legislation before Congress. PDA nationally has local chapters in all congressional districts delivering the same letter of support and concern to each congressional district office while the leadership of PDA visits every congressional office in Washington D.C. at the same time. ***The next Alliance for Democracy/Move to Amend monthly meeting will be on Saturday March 2 from 12:30 - 2:30 at the Peace Resource Center at 1364 Fremont Blvd. in Seaside. Everyone is welcome to attend. ***And now for the breaking news so new it has not broken yet. The following was sent out to Move to Amend affiliates Move to Amend Affiliates, We have a BIG announcement coming Monday that you won't want to miss. We're giving you a heads up now to tune in to your Inbox on Monday and our Facebook http://facebook.com/move2amend and Twitter http://twitter.com/movetoamend pages so you can get the news hot off the press. We will also need your help spreading the word to make this news viral so please be ready to post it to Facebook, Tweet it, and email it to your friends. The Movement to Amend gains more momentum every day - thanks to the grassroots heroes who are pouring their hearts into this effort. Thank you! We look forward to announcing a milestone on Monday that will move us closer to our goal. Until then, Ashley Sanders, Ben Manski, Daniel Lee, David Cobb, Egberto Willies, George Friday, Jerome Scott, Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, Laura Bonham, Nancy Price Move to Amend National Leadership Team I have inside information that it relates to congress. You assistance in spreading the word once the announcement is made will be very much appreciated. If you have signed the petition and are getting emails from Move to Amend or are connected through facebook or twitter you will be notified. ***While we are talking about Move to Amend I wanted to let you know about their radio program which is broadcast on the internet every Thursday at 5:00 p.m. Pacific time. You can find out more and listen to prior broadcasts any time at the link below http://www.blogtalkradio.com/movetoamend ***The following story received some attention in the last month but if you do not know about it you should check it out. It is about a real person who claims he has the right to drive in a carpool lane because he had corporation papers (and hence another person) in the car with him. https://movetoamend.org/carpooling-your-corporation ***Finally the article below looks at non profit spending in the last election. It sheds some light onto the funding behind proposition 32 in California. Even though it lost it took a major effort by unions to defeat it. It is a good illustration as to why constitutional amendments to end corporate personhood but do not address non-profits (such as the one introduced by Bernie Saunders) will not restore our democracy. http://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/01/23/12066/nonprofit-spends-big-politic s-despite-irs-limitation Sue [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[LAAMN] Breaking News: Secret US military testing of radiological materials on poor and minority communities
Breaking News: Secret US military testing of radiological materials on poor and minority communities In a story that is breaking right now, Dr. Lisa Martino-Taylor, a sociologist in St. Louis. MO (US), has introduced evidence that “secret military tests conducted during the Cold War targeted poor and minority communities for exposure to what is likely radiological material.” In an article yesterday, commenting on Dr. Martino-Taylor’s research, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said: “Relying heavily on documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, Martino-Taylor identifies connections between participants in St. Louis testing and scientists who took part in wartime efforts to build the atomic bomb.” GJEP’s Board Chair Orin Langelle and Executive Director, Anne Petermann interviewed Dr. Martino-Taylor while they were in St. Louis, last week. –The GJEP Team US Military Cover Up by Orin Langelle and Anne Petermann During an interview we conducted last week in St. Louis, MO, Dr. Lisa Martino-Taylor gave us a long description of research she had conducted into a major military cover up of the use of U.S. citizens as test subjects for military experiments related to the Cold War. Dr. Martino-Taylor told us that specifically, her research identifies a coalition of medical researchers that grew out of the Manhattan Project, which she refers to as the Manhattan-Rochester Coalition. This coalition conducted various secret radiological tests around the nation. The group was involved in previously known “injection” and “ingestion” human-subject studies that exposed unwitting victims to radioactive material such as plutonium and strontium-90. Dr. Martino-Taylor’s research demonstrates that St. Louis open-air dispersion studies carried out in the 1950s and 1960s are likely the realization of this group’s intention to conduct an inhalation study of radiological material in an urban area. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch further said Sunday: “Martino-Taylor was a skilled researcher before working toward her doctorate, investigating cases for a St. Louis law firm. The facts she assembled on the military project and conclusions she reached go well beyond anything published earlier.” Dr. Martino-Taylor told us, “ This new research also reveals that a powdered substance used in the St. Louis tests sometimes identified in military documents, was in part, produced by U.S. Radium. U.S. Radium is the company infamous for exposure of workers to fatal doses of radioactivity resulting from the use of radioactive zinc sulfide powdered paint. Many of these workers died from systemic illnesses caused by inhalation of radium dust at U.S. Radium.” Moreover, there is evidence that the material that was sprayed in St. Louis contained particles of such a size as to result in maximum absorption deep into the lungs. During the tests, St. Louis residents were told by officials and through media reports that the government was testing a “smoke screen” that might protect the city from aerial observation during attack. Documents show that the St. Louis tests targeted what was characterized by officials as “a densely populated slum district.” Census data further shows that areas targeted for spraying included a high percentage of young children, poor, and minority residents. Areas of the tests included the Desoto-Carr area and the famous Pruitt-Igoe Housing Project, a dense series of high-rise buildings comprised of a majority black population where 70% children were under the age of twelve. Additional evidence also strongly suggests radiological components to the tests that the Army conducted in St. Louis. KMOX (CBS) radio reported this morning: Martino-Taylor says some of the key players in the cover-up were also members of the Manhattan Atomic Bomb Project and involved in other radiological testing across the United States at the time. “This was against all military guidelines of the day, against all ethical guidelines, against all international codes such as the Nuremberg Code.” Dr. Lisa Martino-Taylor first publicly presented her findings at the International Sociological Association Forum of Sociology Social Justice and Democratization in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Forum ran from August 1-4, 2012. She will be presenting this research for the first time in the U.S. Tuesday, September 25th at a colloquium at St. Louis Community College in St. Louis, MO. For access to Dr. Martino-Taylor’s doctorate dissertation: The Manhattan-Rochester Coalition, research on the health effects of radioactive materials, and tests on vulnerable populations without consent in St. Louis, 1945–1970 - University of Missouri – Columbia, 2011 http://climate-connections.org/2012/09/24/breaking-news-secret-us-military-testing-of-radiological-materials-on-poor-and-minority-communities/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[LAAMN] Breaking News: Legal Update on The 24 activists
Info on history of prosecutor in the case against the 24 anti-war and international solidarity activists. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. U.S. Attorney’s Office Confirms Investigation Is Ongoing into Anti-war Activists The Northern Illinois Assistant U.S. Attorney Barry Jonas stated that the “investigation is continuing” into the case of the anti-war and international solidarity activists hit with FBI raids and grand jury repression. Barry Jonas is known for his leading role in prosecuting the leaders of the Holy Land Foundation while he was trial attorney for the Department of Justice Counter-terrorism Section. This confirms what the U.S. Attorney’s office related some months ago - they are preparing multiple indictments of multiple activists. The FBI raided seven homes and the government subpoenaed 23 international solidarity activists to a Chicago grand jury over a year ago. The anti-war activists refused to appear at the secretive grand jury and launched a campaign against political repression. The U.S. government is threatening to imprison anti-war activists on the grounds of “material support for terrorism.” The confirmation of the ongoing investigation came during a January 24, 2012 phone call between Assistant U.S. Attorney Barry Jonas and attorney Bruch Nestor, who represents some of the political activists. Nestor initially contacted Minneapolis Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Winter to view some of the sealed documents in the case. The grand jury proceedings against the anti-war activists are secret. The vast majority of documents relating to their case are under seal, meaning the targeted activists or their attorneys cannot view them. Assistant U.S. Attorney Winter helped to oversee the Sept. 24, 2010 raids and in recent months represented the government on the issue of returning property seized in the raids. Winter told Nestor to contact Chicago Assistant U.S. Attorney Barry Jonas. Jonas told Nestor the documents would remain secret pending completion of the investigation. Barry Jonas is responsible for railroading the Holy Land leaders. Jonas views solidarity with Palestine as a crime deserving long-term imprisonment. He is willing to pull every dirty trick available to him to obtain convictions. The Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development was once the largest Muslim charity in the U.S. Its efforts were geared towards providing humanitarian aid to help the people of Palestine and other countries. In 2001 its offices were raided. Three years later, five people associated with the charity were indicted. The first trial ended with a hung jury. The second trial ended with convictions. The five defendants received sentences that range from 15 to 65 years in prison. The Holy Land trial included secret witnesses - the defense never got to find out who the witnesses were - the use of hearsay evidence, and the introduction of evidence that had nothing to do with the defendants in the case, such as showing a video from Palestine of protesters burning an American flag, as a means to prejudice the jury. As lead prosecutor, Barry Jonas played a key role in all this. He is now working under Chicago U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who runs the federal grand jury attacking anti-war and international solidarity activists. The Committee to Stop FBI Repression urges all supporters of peace with justice to sign the pledge to take action (http://www.stopfbi.net/get-involved/pledge-of-resistance) in the event that international solidarity activists are indicted. In a closely related case, the FBI directed the LA Sheriff to raid the home of veteran Chicano leader Carlos Montes. Carlos Montes is now facing trial and imprisonment on six felony charges relating back to a student protest that happened 42 years ago. See www.StopFBI.net follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend Copyright © 2012 Committee to Stop FBI Repression, All rights reserved. Thanks for your ongoing interest in the fight against FBI repression of anti-war and international solidarity activists! Our mailing address is: Committee to Stop FBI Repression PO Box 14183 Minneapolis, MN 55414 Add us to your address book Info on history of prosecutor in the case against the 24 anti-war and international solidarity activists. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. U.S. Attorney’s Office Confirms Investigation Is Ongoing into Anti-war Activists The Northern Illinois Assistant U.S. Attorney Barry Jonas stated that the “investigation is continuing” into the case of the anti-war and international solidarity activists hit with FBI raids and grand jury repression. Barry Jonas is known for his leading role in prosecuting the leaders of the Holy Land Foundation while he was trial attorney for the Department
[LAAMN] Breaking news from Italy – Berlusconi loses his parliamentary majority
http://www.marxist.com/italy-berlusconi-losees-parliamentary-majority.htm Breaking news from Italy Berlusconi loses his parliamentary majorityhttp://www.marxist.com/italy-berlusconi-losees-parliamentary-majority.htm Written by Fred Weston Tuesday, 08 November 2011 [image: Print]http://www.marxist.com/italy-berlusconi-losees-parliamentary-majority/print.htm# *Berlusconi has lost his majority in the lower house of the Italian parliament. Although he won a vote on the latest round of austerity measures included in the budget, he did so with less than half the votes of the MPs in parliament. The result of the vote was 308 in favour, 1 abstention, but with the majority of MPs not voting. This means the budget was approved but now Berlusconi stands naked having lost his parliamentary majority. His days are numbered and the pressure is mounting for him to go.* [image: Berlusconi, 26 October. Photo: European Council]http://www.marxist.com/images/stories/italy/2011-10-26_Berlusconi_speaking_with_Zapatero-European_Council.jpgBerlusconi, 26 October. Photo: European CouncilWhat is ironic about the Italian political situation is that the so-called opposition mainly the Democratic Party, a party formed out of a fusion between the bulk of the old Communist Party and a number of bourgeois parties did not vote on the actual budget. This is sending out a clear message to the bourgeois in Italy and internationally that they are a party that can be trusted to do the job of implementing unprecedented attacks on the living standards of Italian workers in the coming period. They did not vote against, so as not to delay what they see as necessary measures, and also not to bring down Berlusconi today and force immediate elections. The gentlemen leaders of the Democratic Party thus show to their masters, the rich and wealthy inside and outside mainly outside Italy, that they are serious statesmanlike politicians. How far the former leaders of the old Communist Party of Italy have travelled! After first becoming openly Social Democratic they finally became all-rounded bourgeois politicians. When Stalin adopted the theory of socialism in one country back in the 1920s Trotsky explained that, It will be the beginning of the degeneration of the Comintern along the lines of social patriotism. (Trotsky, *The Third International After Lenin*, 1928). How true those words ring today! Now in this hour of need the Italian bourgeoisie can turn to these leaders to step in and attempt to impose severe austerity on the Italian people, Pier Luigi Bersani, leader of the Democratic Party, addressing the Italian parliament after the vote and made a personal appeal to Berlusconi to stand down. I ask that, now, you finally accept this situation, hand in your resignation and allow the president to find a solution that will allow our great country to go forward. We will do our part. They will do their part indeed! What the leaders of the Democratic Party mean by this is that Berlusconi has proven incapable of carrying out fully and forcefully enough the austerity measures demanded by the markets, i.e. the capitalists, because he has his own narrow personal interests that stand in conflict with the interests of the class he is supposed to represent, and therefore the time has come for him to go. However, it was not just the opposition that did not take part in the vote. Even some of his so-called allies defected. Berlusconis main ally, the Northern League has asked him to quit. The international money markets are also sending out a clear message. They no longer have confidence if there was any to begin with that he can deal with the country's debt crisis. On the brink All this comes at an extremely critical moment for the Italian economy, which is on the brink of a major crisis. Italys government borrowing rate is going through the roof. The yield on Italian 10-year bonds today reached the record level of 6.76%, close to the 7% which saw Portugal and Ireland having to accept bailouts. This indicates that after Greece now it is Italys turn to be ripped to pieces by the vultures sitting astride the markets. The spread between Italian and German 10-year government bond yields is now wider than since 1995. To give an idea of what a Greek scenario developing in Italy would mean for the European Union and the euro it is sufficient to recall that while the Greek economy represents a mere 2% of the eurozone's GDP, Italy is the third biggest economy in the EU behind Germany and France. As Austria's finance minister recently said, Italy is too big to fail. But it has a public debt of 1.9 trillion euro, equivalent to 120% of its GDP. This means that Italys debt is too big to be bailed out by the European Union. With such a huge debt and with the growing lack of confidence in Italys ability to pay, the interest keeps going up and up, further increasing the size of the debt as each day passes. Such is the concern about
[LAAMN] BREAKING NEWS: NATO Massacres of Civilians Aimed at Cleansing the Libyan People's Resistance
BREAKING NEWS: NATO Massacres of Civilians Aimed at Cleansing the Libyan People's Resistance Photographic Evidence of NATO War Crimes by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya Global Research, August 10, 2011 TRIPOLI, Global Research, August 10, 2011 – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conducted intensive attacks on Libyan civilians in the night of August 8 and in the early hours of August 9, 2011 from approximately 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. EET. Civilians in Tripoli and many other cities in Libya were bombed indiscriminately by NATO. A large number of casualties occurred in the city of Zliten, in the district of Misurata. In Zliten, 85 people were killed including 33 children, 32 women, and 20 men as a result of NATO’s deliberate targeting of residential areas and civilian infrastructure. Many of the injured civilian victims are in critical condition and near death. Zliten has been under constant NATO bombardment for several days. The recent NATO attacks started at about 11:30 p.m. EET on August 8, 2011. At least 7 civilian homes belonging to local farmers were destroyed, killing entire families. In all 20 families were the targets of the NATO bombings. The images below pertain to destroyed farm houses in Majer, near Zliten. Destroyed farm house in Majer, near Zliten. Copyright of all photos above. Matthew Ozanon 2011 Colonel Roland Lavoie, NATO’s official military spokesperson for Operation Unified Protector, confirmed that NATO bombed Zliten at 11:45 p.m. on August 8, 2011 and 2:34 a.m. on August 9, 2011. In a second round of bombing, NATO targeted the same homes once more when local residents had arrived to the rescue of those who had been bombed. Dismembered bodies were recovered from the ruble throughout the day. According to a Libyan eyewitness, a pregnant woman was killed with her dead unborn child exposed out of her torn body. Media Disinformation The only members of the international press that reported the damage of the bombings in detail were Russia Today (RT), TeleSUR, Chinese Central Television (CCTV), and independent journalists. CNN was present taking footage, but essentially released nothing and distorted the facts.(See photos below) Dead civilians in Zliten Hospital. CNN cameraman in background. Copyright, Matthew Ozanon 2011 Dead civilians in Zliten Hospital. CNN camerman filming. Copyright, Matthew Ozanon 2011 Many of the journalists from NATO countries also held meetings on how to disseminate the news. NATO claims categorically that the areas bombed were “legitimate” military targets and that there is no evidence of civilian casualties. Colonel Lavoie stated that NATO had solid intelligence which confirmed that the farm houses were “military bases.” This statement is false and in total contradiction with realities on the ground including photographic and film evidence (see the photographs below). Areas in Zliten and Majer (Mager) were bombed by NATO for strategic reasons. The bombing of civilian areas is tied to the planning of NATO’s offensive against Tripoli. The Libyan clans in these areas have made it clear that they would fight the Transitional Council should its forces try to move westward against Tripoli from their position in Misurata. NATO deliberately bombed these areas “to clear the way” towards Tripoli. Thousands of people also came to the funerals of the victims of the NATO attacks. Jamahiraya Satellite Channel was also bombed by NATO. This was part of NATO’s efforts to contain information from coming out of Libya regarding the realities of the war. NATO is running out of steam and the Transitional Council is near collapse. NATO’s killing of civilians is intended to force the Libyan population into surrendering. The “Responsibility to Protect” is an utter shame. A few days earlier NATO left another boatload of migrants and refugees die in the Mediterranean Sea. HRW has sent a team to Tripoli from its head office in New York, which has pushed for a settlement between the Benghazi-based Transitional Council and the Libyan government. Although independent, Human Rights Watch (HRW) is known to liaise with the U.S. State Department. A concrete factory and a Libyan cultural centre in Al-Khams were also bombed by NATO which has also announced that it will attack civilian sites. Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya reporting from Tripoli is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG). http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=vaaid=25966 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --- Unsubscribe:
[LAAMN] BREAKING NEWS: 'Egypt to permanently open Rafah border crossing'
'Egypt to permanently open Rafah border crossing' By JPOST.COM STAFF 04/28/2011 22:53 Egyptian FM Elaraby tells Al-Jazeera that Gaza crossing could be opened within 7 to 10 days; steps taken to alleviate suffering of Palestinians. The Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza will open on a permanent basis within seven to ten days, Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Elaraby told Al-Jazeera during an interview Thursday. He said during the interview that steps would be taken in order to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinain people. RELATED: 'Asian Gaza caravan crosses through Rafah into Gaza' 12 dead as Egyptian police, Beduins clash in Sinai The opening of the crossing would allow greater freedom of movement for people on both sides of the border, as well as goods in and out of Gaza without Israeli permission. In February, a limited number of Palestinians were allowed to cross through the border. The Rafah border was opened for the first time since January 30, 2011 during riots that erupted throughout Egypt which led to the ousting of Hosni Mubarak. Egypt has decided to reopen the border and it will allow up to 300 people from the Gaza Strip to exit each day, Hamas official Ghazi Hamad was quoted as saying at the time. http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?ID=218343R=R1 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --- Unsubscribe: mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com --- Subscribe: mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com --- Digest: mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com --- Help: mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn --- Post: mailto:la...@egroups.com --- Archive1: http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn --- Archive2: http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com --- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[LAAMN] BREAKING NEWS: Criminal Trial for Costa Mesa Activist
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY === From the August 2007 issue of The Orange Coast Voice === CRIMINAL TRIAL FOR COSTA MESA ACTIVIST 'Not guilty' verdict could lead to costly political problems for mayor By JOHN EARL OC Voice Editor The long delayed criminal trial of Costa Mesa resident and immigrant rights activist Benito Acosta, a.k.a. Coyotl Tezcatlipocaa name that references his native American heritageis scheduled to start Aug. 15 at the Harbor Superior Court in Newport Beach. Acosta is charged with one misdemeanor count each of violating city codes 2-61(b) and 2-64, which address unlawful conduct by audience members during city council meetings. The charges of disrupting a city council proceeding stem from a free-for-all that broke out during a public comments session of the Jan. 3, 2006, Costa Mesa city council meeting after police, acting on Mayor Allan Mansoors orders to take an early recess, pulled Acosta away from the speakers podium and pushed him outside the council chambers before his three minute speaking limit had expired. If found guilty, Acosta faces a maximum sentence of 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine on each count. But a verdict of not guilty for Acosta in his criminal trial could lead to a politically costly guilty verdict on the civic conduct of both the mayor and the former Chief of Police John Hensley and an ensuing civil trial The rest of this story, printed on the front page, can be read at www.ocvoice.com or by clicking directly on the following link: http://www.ocvoice.com/OC_VOICE/Home/OCV%20-%20August%202007.pdf # This message sent out by Duane J. Roberts, Publisher of The Orange Coast Voice. Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 --- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --- Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Digest: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Archive1: http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn --- Archive2: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
