[Peace-discuss] Inside Dershowitz

Fri Apr 27 02:53:08 UTC 2018

Funniest part of the evening besides D. going around to the back door (like the help) was when a man asked D. if he, D.,  had ever been wrong about anything or if there was anything he would change about something he did. D. struggled to think of something- could not come up with anything. Finally recovered and said, "well you could ask my first wife." I lost my temper when he said if we protesters cared about Palestinians, we would care more about the Kurds, because there are more of them. Just like Israel cares about the Kurds. So we had a bit of a yelling match across the room. So I am in hiding now... ;) 
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------ Original message------From: Boyle, Francis ADate: Thu, Apr 26, 2018 9:06 PMTo: bjornsona at ameritech.net;Peace-discuss List (peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net);Cc: Karen Aram;Subject:RE: [Peace-discuss] Inside Dershowitz

Dersh chickening out was really the highlight of my day.

Again, my thanks to all for making this happen and especially Karen working so hard behind the scenes—as usual. Fab.

Francis A. Boyle
Law Building
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Champaign IL 61820 USA
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Just got back home. Dersh and his Entourage were off to the side and about to the walk towards the front door of the Foellinger Auditorium. He saw us and
 chickened out. So he skedaddled towards the back door and entered there somewhere.

Hey! Hey!
Dershowitz say!
How many kids!
Did you kill today!

Thanks to everyone who came. And Damn this  Nazi College of Law for inviting this war criminal and torture-mongerer in order to stink up our Campus and
 Community.
Fab.

Francis A. Boyle
Law Building
504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Champaign IL 61820 USA
217-333-7954 (phone)
217-244-1478 (fax)
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Dershowitz patronizing our protests outside. Obviously felt he had to address it. The interviewer be g an with softball ?s and got tougher. D. keeps regressing to Germany, Germany, Germany and 1947 and how
 badly the Jews have been treated. Living in the past century.  Hated Obama in Middle East. Interviewer really ticked him off asking about 2 states

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Subject:[Peace-discuss] Who is behind the protests in Nicaragua?

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Who is behind the protests in Nicaragua?

By Sergio Alejandro Gómez

Apr 26, 2018

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Liberation News translation  from original
 article in Granma, Cuba’s daily newspaper.

April 23, 2018

What seemed like a simple citizen protest over the increase in social security contributions in Nicaragua, culminated last week in a wave of violence that leaves
 at least a dozen dead and hundreds of establishments destroyed.

Given the level of organization shown, the extent of the damage and the participation of criminal groups, key questions arise: What is the origin of the demonstrations?
 Who are behind the most violent groups?

The demonstrations took off in the middle of last week as a reaction to a reform of the Nicaraguan Institute of Social Security (INSS). The measure of the Sandinista
 Executive planned to increase the contribution of workers from 6.25% to 7%, while employers would go from paying 19% to 22.5%.

The objective of the decision was to correct the INSS deficit and make it sustainable in the medium and long terms.

Groups of students and retirees, who receive their pensions from the same fund, staged the first public displays of discontent, but in a few hours the events led
 to massive looting and attacks against ambulances, hospitals, clinics, businesses, cars, government institutions and even family homes.

The scenes of the last days contrast with the statistics that show Nicaragua as one of the safest and most peaceful countries in Central America. The Sandinista
 authorities consider that, beyond a “civic protest”, what Nicaragua is experiencing is a right-wing plan to incite criminals and obtain political revenue through instability and the artificial creation of a scenario of shortages and scarcity of basic products.

Comandante Daniel Ortega said last Sunday that those who broke into the shopping centers were not “poor people” but “those interested in unleashing chaos.”

The Government reversed the reform of social security and was willing to establish a dialogue to find a solution to the INSS deficit.

However, the leaders of the protests assured that they will not stop their actions.”Social security is no longer the issue, but freedom of expression, corruption,
 and many others,” said the president of the Broad Front for Democracy (FAD), Violeta Granera.

When a “minority wants to impose its will by force,” said Comandante Ortega, “the opposition is no longer healthy and becomes a factor of destabilization.” The president
 also criticized the local rightwing seeking the support of U.S. politicians with the objective of “financing destabilization plans.” It is striking that the mobilization for the protests of recent days has been carried out through social networks with methods
 very similar to those of the Non- Conventional War (GNC).

One of the basic principles of the GNC, perfected by Washington to overthrow governments that are not to its liking, is to get society to confront the government with
 any excuse, strengthen the conflict from abroad and tighten the siege at the diplomatic level.

As part of the destabilizing actions, Washington ordered the departure of the relatives of its diplomats in Managua on Monday and reduced services in its embassy.
 Likewise, the State Department renewed today the petition to its citizens to “reconsider trips” to Nicaragua.

Meanwhile, the villagers began to organize themselves to defend neighborhoods, businesses, welfare centers and public spaces against the vandalism of violent groups. Likewise,
 the army was deployed to guarantee the protection of government buildings and facilities vital for citizenship. The climate of peace and coexistence in Nicaragua attracts a growing number of tourists and foreign investors. The Central American country boasts
 one of the highest economic growth rates in the region, around 5% of the annual Gross Domestic Product.

“The objective of those who are directing these criminal plans is to destroy the image of Nicaragua,” criticized Comandante Ortega. However, he was confident that
 Nicaraguans will not repeat the mistakes of the past and will choose the path of dialogue instead of that of war.

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