[Peace-discuss] Champaign to Washington to Baghdad, Freedom Denied

Mon Dec 22 09:52:04 CST 2003

Folks,

At last night's AWARE meeting a couple of us agreed to
write letters to the editor concerning sidewalk
drivers on Prospect - and the lukewarm response of the
police to past incidents of vehicular assault.  I
think this is an important topic that needs the
exposure.  However, it pales in comparison to the
developments described below, most of which you'll
never find in the News-Gazette.

In my opinion, we desperately need some volunteers to
write letters to the editor exposing the truth behind
the myth of broad "freedom" in the US and "liberated"
Iraq.  Please consider writing at least one if you
haven't already.  Readers need to hear from more than
just the usual suspects.  And if you don't have time,
or would like a second opinion, or need help for any
other reason when you're writing your letters, some
regular letter-writers have volunteered to help.

Please read some of what follows, and see if you don't
want to help.

Ricky 

--- Voice4Change <info at Voice4Change.org> wrote:
> From: "Voice4Change" <info at Voice4Change.org>
> To: "peace-action at lists.cu.groogroo.com"
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> Subject: [Peace-action] Today's Voice: From
> Washington to Baghdad, Freedom Denied
> Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 04:14:51 -0800
> 
> Today's Voice: From Washington to Baghdad, Freedom
> Denied
> 
> 
> Voice4Change 
> Uniting Our Voices
> http://www.voice4change.org
> 
> 
> 
> December 22, 2003
> 
> 
> Dear peace-action at lists.cu.groogroo,
> 
> 
> 
> The following five stories illustrate a chilling
> reality in Post 9/11 America. Political
> activists are spied upon, pre-emptivly arrested and
> beaten without cause. Foreign
> journalists are denied entry, after extensive
> interrogation. In Iraq, demonstrators are
> warned that any demonstration will result in
> gunfire.
> 
> Take Action Forward these stories to your
> congressional Reps. And ask them to initiate
> investigations:
>
http://capwiz.com/voice4change/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=4545526
> 
> 
> 
> Spotlight on the Cops 
> Washington Post | Editorial
> 
> Wednesday, December 17, 2003
> 
> 
> "The District of Columbia, through [assistant police
> chief Alfred Broadbent] seems to be
> admitting that it maintains widespread, extensive
> spying operations on the activities and
> operations of political advocacy organizations, such
> as Plaintiffs [International Action
> Center, et al.], on the basis of their political
> philosophies and conduct protected under
> the First Amendment. Moreover, Chief Broadbent
> admitted in his testimony that such
> operations are carried on even in the absence of
> allegations of criminal activities by
> the organizations being spied upon." 
> 
> -- U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler, 
> 
> 
> For the rest of the story:
>
http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=031222~v4c.asp
> 
> Take Action:
>
http://capwiz.com/voice4change/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=4545526
> 
> Forward this as Widely as Possible:
>
http://www.voice4change.org/stories/send2friends.asp?id=031222~v4c.asp
> 
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> 
> 
> Judge: I Saw Police Commit Felonies
> FTAA/Miami
> by Amy Driscoll
> 
> http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/7538538.htm
> 
> A judge who said he witnessed some of the anti-free
> trade protests complains in open
> court about how police handled the demonstrations.
> 
> A judge presiding over the cases of free trade
> protesters said in court that he saw ''no
> less than 20 felonies committed by police officers''
> during the November demonstrations,
> adding to a chorus of complaints about police
> conduct.
> 
> For the rest of the story:
>
http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=031222~to.asp
> 
> Take Action:
>
http://capwiz.com/voice4change/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=4545526
> 
> Forward this as Widely as Possible:
>
http://www.voice4change.org/stories/send2friends.asp?id=031222~to.asp
> 
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> 
> 
> Secondary School under Siege by US Forces
> Dahr Jamail 
> Electronic Iraq
> 
> 17 December, 11:30am, Amiriya, Baghdad -- On the
> evening of December 16th, in the Amiriya
> suburb of West Baghdad, the residents held a
> pro-Saddam Hussein demonstration. Many of
> the kids were throwing stones at a US Humvee Patrol
> as it passed by. Aside from this, it
> was a non-violent demonstration-no shots were fired,
> nobody was injured.
> 
> Today, US forces from the First Armored Division
> returned with two large tanks,
> helicopters, several Bradley fighting vehicles and
> at least 10 hummers to seal off the Al
> Shahid Adnan Kherala secondary school for boys.
> 
> The school was sealed off completely, as well as the
> doors locked when soldiers and Iraqi
> Police entered with photos of students taken during
> the demonstration the night before.
> 
> For the rest of the story:
>
http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=031222~to2.asp
> 
> Take Action:
>
http://capwiz.com/voice4change/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=4545526
> 
> Forward this as Widely as Possible:
>
http://www.voice4change.org/stories/send2friends.asp?id=031222~to2.asp
> 
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> 
> 
> Tanks Roll into Tikrit 
> By Robin Pomeroy 
> Reuters 
> 
> Tuesday 16 December 2003 
> 
> "Any demonstration against the government or
> coalition forces will be fired upon"
> -- U.S.-backed Regional Governor Hussein al-Jaburi
>      
> (Reuters) - Tanks have rolled out on to the streets
> of Tikrit, as a message that the U.S.
> army will not tolerate shows of support for Saddam
> Hussein in the captured president's
> home town. 
> 
> U.S. troops forcibly broke up at least four
> attempted pro-Saddam demonstrations and three
> soldiers were wounded when a bomb went off as their
> Humvee patrolled the streets. 
> 
> 
> For the rest of the story:
>
http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=031222~to3.asp
> 
> Take Action:
>
http://capwiz.com/voice4change/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=4545526
> 
> Forward this as Widely as Possible:
>
http://www.voice4change.org/stories/send2friends.asp?id=031222~to3.asp
> 
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> 
> 
> Coffee, Tea or Handcuffs?
> By Steven Mikulan 
> LA Weekly
> 
> 
> Friday 19 December 2003
> 
> An Australian journalist gets a taste of Department
> of Homeland Security hospitality.
> 
> What sort of stories did she write? What kind of
> magazine was New Idea?
> 
> Where was it published? What was its circulation?
> Does it print politically sensitive
> articles? When would her interview appear? Who would
> be reading it?
> 
> 
> For the rest of the story:
>
http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=031222~v4c2.asp
> 
> Take Action:
>
http://capwiz.com/voice4change/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=4545526
> 
> Forward this as Widely as Possible:
>
http://www.voice4change.org/stories/send2friends.asp?id=031222~v4c2.asp
> 
> 
> Warm Regards,
> 
> Voice4Change.org
> http://www.voice4change.org
> 
> 
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