[Peace-discuss] FCC letter

Thu Aug 5 09:36:28 CDT 2004

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>    2. No anti-war candidates! (ndahlhei at uiuc.edu)
>    3. FCC rough draft 1 (adbc)
>    4. Fwd:Hammer Tom DeLay: Sign the Petition (jencart)
>    5. Re: FCC rough draft 1 (Alfred Kagan)
>    6. Fwd: [SRRTAC-L:14551] Kansas City: The Anarchists'        Datebook
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>Subject: [Peace-discuss] evidence that Bush knowingly lied about Iraqi
>  WMD
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>Here's a link to a good article summarizing the evidence that
>Bush knowingly lied about Iraqi WMD's.  Since it's long and
>has lots of links documenting it's claims, I'm sending the
>link rather than the article itself:
>
>http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0804-11.htm
>
>-Paul P.
>
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>Subject: [Peace-discuss] No anti-war candidates!
>Message: 2
>
>We have dire straits facing those who favor an anti-
>war platform from the presidential candidate we wish to vote
>for.  It's really bad when neither the Republicans or
>Democrats want to oppose the War on Terror right now, in
>particular the illegitimate occupation of Iraq.  But, keep
>in mind the deeper issues of the coming period of the
>peaking of world oil production and the weakness of American
>currency.  Peace will not come without a new energy policy
>and fast!!!  Time is running out!!!  The war in Iraq is
>completely about oil!!!  The corporate elite that really run
>our pseudo-democracy are looking to install a more
>repressive regime at home under a figurehead, puppet
>president (which either another Bush Administration or a
>Kerry Administration will ultimately be) while they use the
>increased government power to mobilize for more wars in the
>Infinite War for Dwindling Oil.  Note my earlier postings
>regarding the dire straits of world oil supply.  The
>alternative fuels may not make up for the coming supply
>shortages in oil that the Iraq war is supposedly going to
>offset in the very short term.  The energy crisis will lead
>to more war and more bloodshed, let's reexamine the deeper
>systemic elements that make our society one that is so
>militaristic to begin with: our materialism fed by an
>insatiable desire for dwindling oil supplies without any
>real concerted effort to pursue serious conservation or
>convert to the multitude of diverse fuels necessary to make
>up for the upcoming energy shortfall from Peak Oil.
>
>From: adbc <aboutnik at yahoo.com>
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>Subject: [Peace-discuss] FCC rough draft 1
>Message: 3
>
>FCC: first draft for putting public back into public
>broadcast
>
>Dear Chairman Powell and Commissioners,
>
>Please accept this as a formal petition to deny the
>license renewal request of radio station WILL,
>licensed to University of Illinois in the city of
>Urbana, IL. This petition is filed in accordance with
>47 CFR 73.3584, which states that any party can file a
>petition within 30 days after the issuance of public
>notice for the filing of the applications. Futhermore,
>this petition is being filed within the period
>specified by 47 CFR 73.3516 (e), which states that a
>petition to deny must be filed by the end of the first
>day of the last month of the expiring license term.
>This petition is filed because the licensee has failed
>to perform in the "public interest, convenience and
>necessity," as required by the Communication Act of
>1934 (Public Law 416, 73rd Congress), as amended. In
>light of what we believe are violations of the public
>trust by WILL division of broadcasting (Urbana,
>Illinois) we formally request a denial of FCC license
>renewal as of November 1, 2004. Our position is that
>public broadcasting ought to meet the charter
>requirements for including local community voices.
>WILL has failed in this regard by systematically
>excluding voices of the local community. Preference
>has been given primarily to corporate and business
>underwriters. Several requests for community inclusion
>on air have been denied. In at least one case paid
>underwriting by a community group was censored by a
>dubious editorial policy. Meanwhile, politicians with
>strong PAC (political action committee) ties to
>corporate funders of the station have been featured on
>the air and on their website. We find that WILL fails
>to include local issues in favor of packaged British
>programming to avoid local conroversy which may affect
>their intake of funds. Further, WILL does not include
>representative local voices of minority groups.
>Instead an enormous emphasis is based on weather and
>agriculture for benefit of the largest corporate
>funder Archer Daniels Midland. We ask that the FCC
>license be denied until such time as a public hearing
>on the matter can establish a truly public division of
>broadcasting. In addition we ask that this station
>adequately represent the public and the diverse
>community it serves. Finally we ask for a formal
>review of the editorial policy employed which is
>inconsistent and in violation of the FCC agreement for
>public broadcasters in the United States.
>
>Sincerely, AWARE Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort Urbana,
>IL
>
>
>
>
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>From: "jencart" <jencart at mycidco.com>
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>Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 01:52:03 EDT
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>Subject: [Peace-discuss] Fwd:Hammer Tom DeLay: Sign the Petition
>Message: 4
>
>from howard Dean --  Democracy for America
>--------------------------------------------------------------
>Dear Friends,
>
>Representative Tom DeLay of Texas needs to be stopped. He is at the center 
>of machine that launders corporate influence in our political process. And 
>now his machine is at the center of investigations by a grand jury in 
>Texas and the House Ethics Committee in Washington into ethics violations 
>and criminal activity.
>
>But the DeLay racket reaches even into the Ethics Committee itself. We 
>must act now to make sure the job gets done right.
>
>The House Ethics Committee must appoint an outside counsel to lead the 
>investigation. Add your name to the call for accountability:
>
>http://www.democracyforamerica.com/stoptomdelay
>
>Four of the five Republicans on the House Ethics Committee, which will 
>review the charges against DeLay next month, have received over $35,000 
>from an arm of the DeLay operation. They are in no position to conduct an 
>independent investigation.
>
>The examination of Tom DeLay's political money machine should be free from 
>the influence of that machine. That can only happen with an independent, 
>outside counsel leading the probe.
>
>We will deliver your petition to the House Ethics Committee. And we will 
>take your messages to Texas to give DeLay's constituents your thoughts 
>about the man they will have the chance to vote out of office in November. 
>Sign the petition now:
>
>http://www.democracyforamerica.com/stoptomdelay
>
>The charges against DeLay filed in the Ethics Committee include trading 
>favors for contributions, laundering illegal corporate contributions to 
>influence Texas legislative races, and improperly directing the Department 
>of Homeland Security to conduct a political witch hunt against Texas 
>Democrats.
>
>Tom DeLay has done more than any other person to construct a system where 
>our representatives sell the privilege of writing legislation to the 
>highest bidder. His contempt for his opponents and win-at-all-costs 
>approach pollute our political life -- and may have broken the law.
>
>Join the call for a proper investigation of Tom DeLay:
>
>http://www.democracyforamerica.com/stoptomdelay
>
>Please forward this message to your friends and spread the word -- we are 
>tired of business as usual and we demand a real investigation into the man 
>who has been called the "chief enforcer of company contributions to 
>Republicans."
>
>Thank you.
>
>Governor Howard Dean, M.D.
>
>P.S. - Be sure to attend the DFA Meetup tonight at 7 PM in your community: 
>http://dfa.meetup.com
>
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>From: Alfred Kagan <akagan at uiuc.edu>
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>Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 08:49:46 -0500
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>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] FCC rough draft 1
>Message: 5
>
>To adbc,
>
>Whoever you are, you have no right to speak for AWARE. Keeping your 
>identity secret may be justified for some reason. But if you want to raise 
>this issue with AWARE, you will have to come to a meeting. We work by 
>democratic process. I hope this is only a draft and that you have not sent it.
>
>
>
>At 10:29 PM -0700 8/4/04, adbc wrote:
>>FCC: first draft for putting public back into public
>>broadcast
>>
>>Dear Chairman Powell and Commissioners,
>>
>>Please accept this as a formal petition to deny the
>>license renewal request of radio station WILL,
>>licensed to University of Illinois in the city of
>>Urbana, IL. This petition is filed in accordance with
>>47 CFR 73.3584, which states that any party can file a
>>petition within 30 days after the issuance of public
>>notice for the filing of the applications. Futhermore,
>>this petition is being filed within the period
>>specified by 47 CFR 73.3516 (e), which states that a
>>petition to deny must be filed by the end of the first
>>day of the last month of the expiring license term.
>>This petition is filed because the licensee has failed
>>to perform in the "public interest, convenience and
>>necessity," as required by the Communication Act of
>>1934 (Public Law 416, 73rd Congress), as amended. In
>>light of what we believe are violations of the public
>>trust by WILL division of broadcasting (Urbana,
>>Illinois) we formally request a denial of FCC license
>>renewal as of November 1, 2004. Our position is that
>>public broadcasting ought to meet the charter
>>requirements for including local community voices.
>>WILL has failed in this regard by systematically
>>excluding voices of the local community. Preference
>>has been given primarily to corporate and business
>>underwriters. Several requests for community inclusion
>>on air have been denied. In at least one case paid
>>underwriting by a community group was censored by a
>>dubious editorial policy. Meanwhile, politicians with
>>strong PAC (political action committee) ties to
>>corporate funders of the station have been featured on
>>the air and on their website. We find that WILL fails
>>to include local issues in favor of packaged British
>>programming to avoid local conroversy which may affect
>>their intake of funds. Further, WILL does not include
>>representative local voices of minority groups.
>>Instead an enormous emphasis is based on weather and
>>agriculture for benefit of the largest corporate
>>funder Archer Daniels Midland. We ask that the FCC
>>license be denied until such time as a public hearing
>>on the matter can establish a truly public division of
>>broadcasting. In addition we ask that this station
>>adequately represent the public and the diverse
>>community it serves. Finally we ask for a formal
>>review of the editorial policy employed which is
>>inconsistent and in violation of the FCC agreement for
>>public broadcasters in the United States.
>>
>>Sincerely, AWARE Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort Urbana,
>>IL
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>Al Kagan
>African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
>Africana Unit, Room 328
>University of Illinois Library
>1408 W. Gregory Drive
>Urbana, IL 61801, USA
>
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>
>From: Alfred Kagan <akagan at uiuc.edu>
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>Subject: [Peace-discuss] Fwd: [SRRTAC-L:14551] Kansas City: The Anarchists'
>         Datebook
>Message: 6
>
>>Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 00:52:07 -0500
>>From: Chuck0 <chuck at mutualaid.org>
>>Organization: Infoshop News
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>>Subject: [SRRTAC-L:14551] Kansas City: The Anarchists' Datebook
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>>The Anarchists' Datebook
>>
>>The FBI's anti-terrorism task force goes Info-shopping.
>>
>>BY NADIA PFLAUM
>>nadia.pflaum at pitch.com
>>The Pitch
>>
>>When 21-year-old Nate Hoffmann called his roommate, Jeff Kinder, and told 
>>him that the FBI was looking for him, Kinder thought Hoffmann was being 
>>paranoid. He reconsidered when a black Ford Explorer tailed him as he 
>>pulled into his West Plaza driveway.
>>
>>When Kinder stepped out of his truck, two men in dark suits approached 
>>him. They introduced themselves as Ryan C. Lamb and Eduardo D. Velasquez 
>>from the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force. They asked where Hoffmann was.
>>
>>It was around noon on Friday, July 23, and Kinder, also 21, had just 
>>returned from classes at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Hoffmann 
>>wasn't home, which was normal; he has two jobs. He works at the 
>>Applebee's on Rainbow in Kansas City, Kansas -- and he's one of the 
>>organizers of the collectively run Crossroads Infoshop at 1830 Locust, 
>>which sells leftist books and posters and serves as a meeting place for a 
>>mostly high school- and college-age clientele.
>>
>>The agents asked Kinder three questions that anyone who hangs out at the 
>>Infoshop can now recite in various forms: Do you know of anyone planning 
>>organized violence at the Democratic National Convention, the Republican 
>>National Convention or the elections? If you did know, or if you were to 
>>find out about such plans in the future, would you tell us? Do you know 
>>that if you did have such information and failed to tell us or were 
>>involved in such activities, you could be charged with a crime?
>>
>>Kinder said he doubted that anyone he knew would be planning anything 
>>violent. And he wouldn't say whether he would report such information to 
>>the FBI if he did have it. "I wanted to be as blunt as possible," he 
>>says. "With me, [the conversation] had a reasonably respectful tone. I 
>>was trying not to be overly arrogant or defensive."
>>
>>Bob Herndon, an agent at the FBI's Kansas City office, says local agents 
>>conducted interviews after the Boston bureau office informed them of a 
>>possible plan to firebomb media trucks at the Democratic convention. "Of 
>>course, preventing any terrorist act on U.S. soil is the number one 
>>priority of the FBI right now," Herndon tells the Pitch. "So that's why 
>>we were out there conducting interviews."
>>
>>When he heard the FBI was looking for him, Hoffmann and his 
>>ex-girlfriend, fellow Infoshop worker Erica Wiggins, 24, were riding 
>>their bicycles. They pedaled to the Infoshop and conferred with their 
>>comrades. During the half-hour Hoffmann spent debating what to do, Lamb 
>>and Velasquez called him four more times. Hoffmann reasoned that the 
>>agents would find him eventually, so he answered their next call and 
>>arranged to meet them at the Broadway Café in Westport. A dozen or so of 
>>Hoffmann's friends agreed to meet there, too.
>>
>>The black Explorer was parked in front of the Broadway Café when Hoffmann 
>>arrived. Lamb and Velasquez sat coffeeless at a corner table. Hoffmann 
>>was nervous at first, and when he sat down, he started laughing.
>>
>>"They asked me whether they'd said anything that was funny," Hoffmann 
>>recalls. "I finally said I was laughing because I thought the situation 
>>was so ridiculous."
>>
>>The agents asked him the three questions. "I've been politically active 
>>long enough to know that the only thing that can come from answering the 
>>FBI's questions is trouble," Hoffmann says. So he told them that he 
>>wouldn't respond without a lawyer present.
>>
>>"They told me that usually when people don't answer, it's because they 
>>have something to hide," Hoffmann says. He says Velasquez handed him his 
>>card and told him that when he got a lawyer, Hoffmann should call him. He 
>>added that if Hoffmann failed to call within the next two days, the 
>>agents would find him again -- by Tuesday.
>>
>>Meanwhile, Wiggins called her parents to warn them that the FBI might be 
>>calling. When her mother came home from work, she says, there was a 
>>message from Special Agent Donald S. Albracht asking Wiggins to call him. 
>>Four days later, early Tuesday morning, Wiggins' parents found Albracht's 
>>blue FBI business card stuck in their screen door. On the back was the 
>>instruction "Please call me, Erica." Wiggins has not responded.
>>
>>The feds didn't make good on their advisory to Hoffmann that they'd find 
>>him again -- the following Tuesday passed without a visit. But the FBI 
>>also questioned anarchists in Lawrence, Columbia, Kirksville, Topeka and 
>>St. Louis, according to the KC Direct Action Network, a Web site that 
>>aids local activists. In Kirksville, agents served several anarchists 
>>with subpoenas, ordering them to report to a grand jury on the same day 
>>they had planned to go to Boston to protest the Democratic National 
>>Convention, says Kansas City lawyer Fred Slough.
>>
>>"We know the FBI has a history of simply disrupting dissenting groups and 
>>trying to discredit them," says Slough, who was contacted for advice by 
>>one of the Kirksville anarchists. "There's no problem with the FBI 
>>wanting to talk to them. That's the FBI's job. But these kids have no 
>>duty to speak with them and shouldn't be harassed if they don't. They're 
>>exercising their constitutional rights."
>>
>>"I'm not in Boston -- I'm here," Wiggins says. "That's part of why this 
>>situation is so ridiculous. I'm not going to that farcical protest so I 
>>can sit in the protesting pen next to the media pen. I'm doing other 
>>things. I'm talking to people, I'm working with labor unions, doing other 
>>things to try to talk to folks about the world we live in. That was 
>>legal, last I heard, to talk to people."
>>
>>Hoffmann says he believes that the FBI questioned neighbors of Wiggins' 
>>parents, Hoffmann's neighbors near the Plaza and Hoffmann's manager at 
>>Applebee's. They showed Hoffmann's neighbors a picture of him and asked 
>>Wiggins' neighbors what kind of car she drives.
>>
>>"People can lose their jobs. Their landlords can kick them out over stuff 
>>like this," Slough says. "Stuff like this could hurt these kids."
>>
>>Still, if a radical bookstore's success can be measured in how soon it 
>>gets a visit from the FBI, then the Infoshop, which opened July 2, is 
>>doing well.
>>
>>pitch.com | originally published: August 5, 2004
>>
>>http://www.pitch.com/issues/2004-08-05/stline.html
>>
>>Related Links:
>>---------------------------------------------------------------
>>This story came from Infoshop News (http://www.infoshop.org/inews)
>>For more, see 
>>http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=04/08/04/7310452
>
>
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>
>
>Al Kagan
>African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
>Africana Unit, Room 328
>University of Illinois Library
>1408 W. Gregory Drive
>Urbana, IL 61801, USA
>
>tel. 217-333-6519
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