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The US goes on and on about China censoring the Internet, but that is what it is doing in trying to shut Wikileaks down, and the irony is that many of the leaks are of crimes committed by the US against human rights, which includes murder of civilians.So here are some of the mirrors, just in case you cannot get through to the main Wikileaks site. Main Video Support About Submissions Medias...
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TOKYOPROGRESSIVE REFUSES COOPERATION WITH PAYPAL AND AMAZON --OUR BOOKSHOP IS CLOSED-- Amazon, Paypal, Visa, the Swiss Post Office and other institutions have blocked the accounts of Wikileaks or taken down their servers. Accordingly, we refuse to cooperate with them and TokyoProgressive is not taking donations until such time as they reverse their decisions. Although our major expense...
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By Angela Davis at Nov 18, 2010 PDF Version Printer Friendly Version Change Text Size a- | A+On September 24 the FBI raided homes of 14 activists in movements in solidarity with oppressed workers and peoples of Latin America and Israel/Palestine. I consider these raids to be an assault on democracy. While the immediate targets of the raids were activists in movements in...
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Nonviolent civil disobedience action followed by indiscriminate arrests and targeting of journalists. Among those arrested by Columbus aolice were three journalists, including a TV news crew from RT America and unrelated bystanders. Thousands of human rights activists, torture survivors, veterans, faith-based communities, union workers, students, musicians and others from across the Americas...
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The following speech was made by Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein at the telethon held to raise funds the legal costs of G20 protesters. The telethon took place in Toronto on Nov. 11 and rabble.ca carried it live. It can be viewed here.So we are here to raise money. But more fundamentally, we are here because we know what happened in this city during the G20 and the wrong people are on...
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Operation Recovery: Stop the Deployment of Traumatized Troops Take the Pledge The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are continuing through the use of exhausted troops who have been on multiple tours of duty and suffer deeply from the trauma of war. It is cruel and inhumane to deploy soldiers who are medically unfit for combat. Join IVAW in our effort to stop the deployment of troops...
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"I had been wrong for many years by simply keeping my mouth shut and watching us enter a hopeless war," Ellsberg said. "There is no better way to serve the country than with the truth. You may have to risk your own career and well-being in order to save many lives."Published on Thursday, October 21, 2010 by Ithaca Journal by Rachel Stern For Daniel Ellsberg, the similarities between today's...
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More at The Real NewsAlex Hundert's G20 nightmare began on June 26 when Toronto Police raided his home at 4 a.m., arresting he and his partner Leah Henderson at gunpoint. One month later they were released from prison on $100,000 bail each, with 20 stringent conditions, including conditional house arrest, non-associations with some of their best friends, and a ban on posting to the internet...
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Media Advisory 10/8/10 This week, as the Afghan War entered its 10th year, there were the usual retrospectives in the media, as well as calls to rethink the war. What's striking, though, is how little thinking media did about the war in the first place. --Some pundits were calling for indiscriminate attacks before the Afghanistan War even started, as FAIR noted (9/21/01): Fox News...
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Dear Paul,It's OnYesterday, in our nation's capitol, Iraq Veterans Against the War's Operation Recovery Campaign to Stop the Deployment of Traumatized Troops was launched. This marks the beginning of what will be a long offensive to hold those accountable who are deploying troops who have been traumatized by war.-->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXk1SYAvXt8The first step is raising...
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Main menu: HomeWhat are crimes against peace?Blair’s crimeLegal StatusPerforming a Citizen’s ArrestRulesBlair’s scheduleAttempts made so farAbout this siteContact usLinks Attempts made so far 1. 29th January 2010. Grace McCann tried to arrest Tony Blair as he left the Chilcot Inquiry. She was restrained by police. Her attempt was reported by Sky News and the Independent. She qualifies for the...
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Report from Ecuador - Democracy under Threat Written by Hendrik Voss Friday, 01 October 2010 20:33 SOA Watch has been monitoring the failed coup attempt in Ecuador. We continue to call for the end of the training of military and police personnel at the U.S. School of the Americas, International Law Enforcement Agencies (ILEA) or other institutions that promote anti-...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2010 5:46 PM CONTACT: Veterans for PeaceMike Ferner, 419-729-7273 Dennis Lane, 314-306-0024 VFP Appalled at Recent FBI Raids WASHINGTON - September 28 - Like other peace advocates, Veterans For Peace is appalled by the heavy-handed actions of the FBI in raiding the homes of anti-war activists. We would also be astonished by those...
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This story does not necessarily reflect the views of TokyoProgressive 32 COMMENTS on the original site http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/092610a.html FBI cou nter-terrorism agents are offered perverse career incentives that pressure them to conduct actions against groups that pose no danger. September 26, 2010 | LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing...
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All stories represent the views of their authors and not necessarily Tokyo ProgressiveUnited for Peace and Justice stands in solidarity with the anti-war and international solidarity activists whose homes were raided by the FBI on Friday, September 24. Homes in Chicago and Mineapolis were raide. Doors were kicked in during the early morning raids and personal belongings including...
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