[LAAMN] GOOD READ: The CIA, the press and black propaganda

2013-09-16 Thread Romi Elnagar
Paint It Black The CIA, the Press and Black Propaganda by DOUGLAS VALENTINE As soon as Kevin Drum at Mother Jones absolved the CIA of spewing poison gas as a provocation, many on the Liberal Left cautiously threw their weight behind Obama and the thrill of waging a punitive war on Syria. “Perhaps

Re: [LAAMN] A guide for the perplexed on Syria & The New Truthers: Americans Who Deny Syria Used Chemical Weapons

2013-09-16 Thread scotpeden
The Justice of the Sunni Extremists in Syria, the Justice as meted out by the paid terrorists funded by Israel and the USA? Those who behead people, assassinate leaders of the Syrians that are revolting if they do not follow the agenda they are told to follow? The justice as meted out by terrorist

[LAAMN] HALA-Tomorrow: Call Congress to Stop SNAP/Food Stamp Cuts

2013-09-16 Thread John A Imani
-- Forwarded message -- From: Frank Tamborello Date: Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 2:30 PM Subject: Tomorrow: Call Congress to Stop SNAP/Food Stamp Cuts To: food-advoca...@aumlist.com >From Coalition on Human Needs ** ** *Your help is needed: Stop the House bill to deny SNAP/Food S

[LAAMN] Unbelievable. Google just joined ALEC

2013-09-16 Thread scotpeden
Look, I really feel silly having to say this, and I'm sure I've sent this to you before (I've sent it to them before when they want me to sign petitions) and gotten no response back, but... If you have to tell someone, much less a Corporation whose only interest is their bottom line, that is, the

[LAAMN] All out to Inglewood, Wed Sept 18, 8:30 AM

2013-09-16 Thread Michael Novick
Let Our Motto Be Resistance! Free Etana & Mecca Shakur and All Political Prisoners! Mecca and Etana Shakur are two sister-comrades from the Black Riders Liberation Party who were targeted for a racist, sexist assault by an Inglewood cop while distributing their newspaper and educating the communit

[LAAMN] Fwd: OWS 2nd Anniversary: Get Together, One More Time ~ 99 to 1

2013-09-16 Thread John Johnson
Original Message Subject:OWS 2nd Anniversary: Get Together, One More Time ~ 99 to 1 Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:12:05 -0400 (EDT) From: David DeGraw Reply-To: da...@ampedstatus.com To: cha...@pacbell.net John, All we need is a spark, in the right place

[LAAMN] Fw: Endless Fukushima Catastrophe by Dr. Helen Caldicott (3 Articles)

2013-09-16 Thread Romi Elnagar
AFP, Sept. 16, 2013: Typhoon stokes fears for Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant [...] officials have issued a “special warning” of heavy rain, amid fears the storm could go on to hit the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. [...] The agency issued the highest alert for “possibly unpre

[LAAMN] Financial Core of the Transnational Capitalist Class

2013-09-16 Thread Peter Phillips
The Financial Core of the Transnational Capitalist Class By Peter Phillips and Brady Osborne Estimates are that the total world’s wealth is close to $200 trillion, with the US and European elites holding approximately 63 percent of that total; meanwhile, the poorest half of the global popula

[LAAMN] Chicken Is Killing The Planet

2013-09-16 Thread bigraccoon
Chicken Is Killing The Planet http://www.salon.com/2013/09/16/chicken_is_killing_the_planet/?source=newsletter

[LAAMN] Writing from Men on Parole

2013-09-16 Thread Diane Lefer
As some of you know, I had the opportunity this summer to offer writing workshops to men who had spent decades behind bars and are now on parole in LA County. We've put together a book of their work and will be giving away free copies at a public event. Some of the guys will be there for a Q&A with

[LAAMN] Good anti-nuke petition to CNN

2013-09-16 Thread Romi Elnagar
      September 16, 2013 Petition: No pro-nuclear propaganda on CNN! The pro-nuclear "documentary", Pandora's Promise, was released theatrically this summer. The film is packed with false statements and spokespeople vested in advancing nuclear power. Most significantly, the film deliberately om

[LAAMN] yesterday's internment camp - today's labor camp

2013-09-16 Thread David Bacon
YESTERDAY'S INTERNMENT CAMP - TODAY'S LABOR CAMP By David Bacon September 15, 2013, Tule Lake, CA Truthout Report/Photoessay http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18770-yesterdays-internment-camp-todays-labor-camp A worker picks flowers and fruit off strawberry plants. In Modoc County, farm worke

[LAAMN] Fw: Latest Headlines from ENENews

2013-09-16 Thread Romi Elnagar
ENENews.com - Energy News Latest Headlines from ENENews * NHK: Severe storm is heading to Fukushima plant — Workers now scrambling to protect facility — Worried over impact of strong winds — Warning for tornadoes, landslides, high waves (VIDEO)

[LAAMN] Syria divides the Arab left & Sleeping with the Enemy: The Global Left and the 'No to War' Discourse

2013-09-16 Thread Cort Greene
http://mondediplo.com/2012/08/04syrialeft * * Syria divides the Arab left The violence deepens and spreads. Yet unlike Egypt and Tunisia, the Syrian revolt has not had unanimous support from the Arab left. There is a split between those who sympathise with the protestors’ demands and those who fea

[LAAMN] typhoon approaching Fukushima

2013-09-16 Thread scotpeden
Well, it's SE Asia, it was only a matter of time till a typhoon or even heavy rain turned this to a larger disaster then it already is. Scott * http://enenews.com/nhk-trouble-from-heavy-rain-already-at-fukushima-fence-over-topped-at-plant-workers-trying-to-keep-highly-contaminated-water-in-reacto