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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>So who are " our " real enemies Roger
?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>David Johnson</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rwhelbig@gmail.com href="mailto:rwhelbig@gmail.com">Roger Helbig</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=davidjohnson1451@comcast.net
href="mailto:davidjohnson1451@comcast.net">David Johnson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 09, 2013 7:22
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Peace-discuss] (no
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<DIV dir=ltr>Hope that these actions don't get infiltrated by our real enemies
or are all these anarchist types and their foolish hangerons really the
enemy!</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 5:02 AM, David Johnson <SPAN
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target=_blank>davidjohnson1451@comcast.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>by KEVIN ZEESE and MARGARET
FLOWERS</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>Yesterday, a media outlet contacted us to be on a
show about how Occupy had “fizzled coming into this year’s May 1.” The media
keeps looking for encampments or last year’s protests and is missing how
popular resistance is growing and demonstrating all over the
country.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>This year there were actions in many cities on May
Day. On </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>Occupy Washington,
DC</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG> we have reports
from </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>New York,
NY</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG>, </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>Denver, CO</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>, </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>Portland,
OR</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG> and </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>Richmond, VA</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG> as
a few examples among many.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>Allison Kilkenny, the movement writer for the
Nation</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG>, got it right when she
wrote, “<I>Now is actually the time when the most exciting grassroots
workers’ actions are taking place.</I>” She points to
the </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>low-wage
worker</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>, </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>fast
food</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG> and </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>non-unionized</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG> workers actions as examples. As you will see in this
weekly report there are many more examples of the growing popular
resistance.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>Kilkenny also points out that the FBI
counter-terrorism unit in Washington State remains concerned and was
interviewing activists about their plans for May Day. In the end, in
Seattle, there was a mass peaceful march on immigration and an
anti-capitalist march</STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>marred by
police violence and property destruction</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>While a single day action can show breadth of
support, we prefer campaigns to single day actions like May Day, because a
campaign has the time to build, educate and energize more people. Here is
news about a few recent campaigns:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>The </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>month long protests against drones</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG> ended with actions on both coasts. At the Hancock
Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, NY, the Upstate Coalition Against
Drones organized a banner drop, conference, rally and mass protest.
Bruce Gagnon, an antiwar activist who </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>works to keep weapons out of space</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG> and serves as the </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>Green Shadow Cabinet</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>’s Secretary of Space, wrote </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>a thorough summary</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG> of all of the events, and we added photos and a video
of the banner drop. Bruce was one of the 31 arrested at Hancock who
participated in a die-in after reading the names of victims of drones.
And, at Beale Air Force Base in California, </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>protesters closed the base</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG> for hours resulting in long lines of cars waiting to
get in. Five people were arrested.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>The </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>month-long protests against the Guantanamo
prison</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG>, done in solidarity with the
hunger strike at the prison, have raised awareness of the abusive detention
without charges. They forced President Obama to address the issue, saying he
would try again to close the prison (of course, under the law he could do a
lot more than “try again”). And a petition put forward a few days
ago by Col. Morris Davis, who served in the US Air Force for 25 years
and was chief prosecutor for terrorism and trials at Guantanamo Bay for over
two years, to close the base already has over 110,000 signers. Here is
a </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>link so you can sign
it.</STRONG></FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>Related to these war crimes was the opening of the
Bush LIE-bury. </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>Activists
showed up in force</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG> to let all
the presidents know that many Americans oppose their policies of war and
militarism. Dick Cheney was arrested! Actually, it was really Dennis
Trainor, Jr. who was wearing a Dick Cheney costume. Dennis produced
a </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>powerful mini-documentary of
the Bush protest events</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG>. And,
Bradley Manning, the young man who blew the whistle on war crimes in the
Bush and Obama administrations, created controversy after his selection as a
grand marshal for a gay pride parade was rescinded by the board. The
result: </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>protests against the
group</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG> and pressure to fire the
chairman of the board.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>Environmental protests, which
we </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>regularly report on in
weekly newsletters</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG>, continue.
In New York, Dr. Sandra Steingraber and dozens of others
who </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>protested a fracking waste
storage facility</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG> that will
threaten their water supply and the health and safety of their community
were </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>released from
jail</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG> ten days into their 15
day sentence. It was Steingraber’s first arrest for civil resistance.
She voiced what many people are learning,</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>“<I>I would do it again in a minute. …Being new to
civil disobedience, I’m still learning about its power and its limitations…
But I know this: all I had to do is sit in a six-by-seven-foot steel box in
an orange jumpsuit and be mildly miserable, but the real power of it is to
be able to shine a spotlight on the problem.</I>”</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>The power of protest has been evident in the
effort to stop TransCanada’s Keystone pipeline. While the approval of the
pipeline has looked like a sure thing in DC, the fact
that </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>TransCanada has spent
$280,000 lobbying</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG> for the
approval shows it is not a done deal. They’ve been bringing in high
powered lobbyists connected to the State Department where the decision will
be made. Lobbyists include former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s
Deputy Campaign Manager for her 2008 campaign, and a top grassroots
organizer for the current Secretary of State John Kerry’s 2004 presidential
campaign. This is </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>another
sign</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG> that we might be closer
to success than we realize – keep the pressure on. Even if they approve the
pipeline, that does not mean they will be able to build it if protests
continue to escalate. See below for information on direct action training
camps.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>Environmental destruction is one of the key issues
that have led to an inspiring campaign in New York for the
400<SUP>th</SUP> anniversary of the first treaty between the Native
Indians and European settlers – </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>. The two parallel rows in the wampum record
the agreement between two nations – Indian and European
settlers – which include a three-part commitment to friendship, peace
between peoples, and living in parallel forever—“<I>as long as the grass is
green, as long as the rivers flow downhill and as long as the sun rises in
the east and sets in the west.</I>” This summer they are planning an
epic canoe trip down the Hudson to renew the agreement, which has been
repeatedly violated by the United States.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>The annual </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>shareholders meeting of Peabody Coal was
protested</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG> by a coalition of
miners, environmentalists and Indians in Wyoming. Peabody, the world’s
biggest coal company, has been subjected to </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>repeated</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>protests</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG> because it destroys the land, pollutes the air and
water, adds carbon to the climate and steals worker’s pensions. Peabody
moved its meeting from its headquarters in St. Louis to avoid protests, but
found they couldn’t hide. The protest in Wyoming included the arrest
of three people for dropping a banner and for holding a sign in the parking
lot that said “Peabody Abandons Miners.”</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>There are lots of upcoming events as part of the
growing popular resistance:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>- On May 3, the
movie </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>Occupy Love launched its
tour</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG> in New York, San
Francisco, Los Angles, Seattle and other venues.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>- On May 8 there will
be </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>nationwide protests against
Bank of America</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG> (Muckrock
released FOIA documents this week showing how </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>BoA intelligence worked with DC police against Occupy Our
Homes in DC</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG>.)</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>- On May 10 </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>National Day of Actions Against Corporate
Personhood</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG> organized by Move
to Amend.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>- May 11 </STRONG><A><STRONG>Poor
People’s Campaign March</STRONG></A><STRONG> from Baltimore to
DC</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>- May 18 to 23 The Home Defenders League and
Campaign for a Fair Settlement are planning a </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>week of actions around foreclosure</STRONG></FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>- May 18 </STRONG><A><STRONG>‘Operation
Green Jobs’ March</STRONG></A><STRONG> From Philadelphia to Washington,
DC begins<BR></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>- May 22 </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>Stop the Frack Attack People’s Forum</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=4><STRONG> in Washington, DC</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>- May 25 Day of protests against Monsanto,
everywhere on May 25<SUP>th</SUP>.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>- June 24 to 28 </STRONG></FONT><A><FONT
size=4><STRONG>Fearless Summer week of actions unites front line
environmental movements</STRONG></FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>- July 21 to 28 </STRONG><A><STRONG>Tar Sands
Direct Action Training Camp in Utah</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>- July 27 to August
9 </STRONG><A><STRONG>Epic Hudson River Canoe
Trip</STRONG></A><STRONG> as part of the Two Row Wampum Renewal
Campaign begins in Albany, NY.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>You can order or
print </STRONG><A><STRONG>OccuCards</STRONG></A><STRONG> to bring
with you to these actions. There are cards for all of the issues being
protested above and new cards are being created.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>The popular resistance is growing. Historian
Howard Zinn in the “</STRONG></FONT><A><FONT size=4><STRONG>Coming
Revolt of the Guards</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=4><STRONG>” described a
vision of how a broad popular resistance could bring change, and that is
what we see growing in our midst:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>“The prospect is for times of turmoil, struggle,
but also inspiration. There is a chance that such a movement could succeed
in doing what the system itself has never done-bring about great change
with little violence. This is possible because the more of the 99 percent
that begin to see themselves as sharing needs, the more the guards and the
prisoners see their common interest, the more the Establishment becomes
isolated, ineffectual. The elite’s weapons, money, control of information
would be useless in the face of a determined population. The servants of
the system would refuse to work to continue the old, deadly order, and
would begin using their time, their space-the very things given them by
the system to keep them quiet-to dismantle that system while creating a
new one.”</STRONG></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><I><FONT size=4><STRONG>Kevin Zeese JD and Margaret Flowers MD
co-host </STRONG></FONT></I><A><I><FONT
size=4><STRONG>ClearingtheFOGRadio.<U></U>org</STRONG></FONT></I></A><I><FONT
size=4><STRONG> on We Act Radio 1480 AM Washington, DC and
on</STRONG></FONT></I><A><I><FONT size=4><STRONG>Economic Democracy
Media</STRONG></FONT></I></A><I><FONT size=4><STRONG>,
co-direct </STRONG></FONT></I><A><I><FONT size=4><STRONG>It’s Our
Economy</STRONG></FONT></I></A><I><FONT size=4><STRONG> and are
organizers of the </STRONG></FONT></I><A><I><FONT
size=4><STRONG>Occupation of Washington, DC</STRONG></FONT></I></A><I><FONT
size=4><STRONG>. Their twitters are @KBZeese and
@MFlowers8.</STRONG></FONT></I></DIV>
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