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Condi chat at Beth El brings secret permit, First Amendment Area, dissing Goldstone & anti-torture demonstration

Submitted by Dex on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 02:04
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On Sunday, November 8th, Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park hosted former Secretary of State, National Security Adviser and oil company apparatchik Condoleezza Rice; Twin Cities Indymedia got footage of Rice attacking the Goldstone Report which exposed Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

Members of Beth El's congregation protested the offensive invitation for months, only to get refused access to the congregation newsletter and board discussions. Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) led the organizing of an anti-torture protest outside.

During the action, Beth El security and the police attempted to demand the protest relocate away from the nearest public sidewalk into a so-called "FIRST AMENDMENT AREA" because Beth El had obtained its own protest permit from the St Louis Park police, apparently a 'covert op' of sorts. (The police didn't indicate if free speech still existed in other 'areas'.) On two occasions beforehand the police refused to return calls about any possible permits, then they attempted to spring this setup on WAMM, merely proving further the hopeless corruption and futility of the entire demonstration permit system itself. Of course profits were involved for Rice, who netted cash from the high-price event. Below: more videos, photo stills, detailed notes on Rice's speech, and the fight inside Beth El.

Amnesty International Presents "Torturing Democracy"

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/31/2009 - 12:01
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11/04/2009 19:00

Local Amnesty International activists will present a screening of the acclaimed documentary "Torturing Democracy" at the Oak Street Cinema on Nov 4th at 7 pm.  Discussion to follow the film.

"Torturing Democracy" relies on the documentary record to connect the dots in an investigation of harsh interrogations of prisoners in U.S. custody - and points straight to the top. Timely and powerful, at its heart the film is about the rule of law - and how the government pushed it aside despite the fierce resistance of many on the inside.

Courtwatch for Elliot Hughes! - CHANGED to Weds. @ 1pm

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 09:41
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10/28/2009 13:00

Hey everybody. Elliot Hughes has a court date on tuesday, oct 27 Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 1 pm. Y'all should come. The RNC was a traumatic expierience for him and a year later  Elliot is being charged with 2 counts of assult on a "peace" officer.  and 1 count of obstructing the legal process with force. these charges are 1 year or 5000 dollars maximum each. most of us know what has happened to Elliot and its clear he needs a lot of support through his trial.  to see what he is being charged for search Bike Arrest RNC on you tube.

Anti-Torture Rally Outside Condoleezza Rice Speech

Submitted by Silence Is Complicity on Mon, 10/19/2009 - 16:21
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11/08/2009 17:15
11/08/2009 18:15

Please come participate in this protest of prima facie war criminal Condoleezza Rice who willfully and deceitfully sold Bush's war on Iraq by fear mongering about “mushroom clouds” and who also OK'd going “to the dark side” of illegal torture.

National Security Versus CIA Ethics

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/28/2009 - 16:23
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Rally to Deter Delahunty @ UST Downtown MPLS

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 11:23
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08/24/2009 09:00

Opponents of torture will rally at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, 1000 LaSalle Ave (LaSalle and 10th St.), Minneapolis, on Monday, August 24, 9 – 11 AM to bring letters and voices of discontent to Dean Thomas Mengler regarding Professor Robert Delahunty.  Prior to his current stint as professor of constitutional law for St.Thomas University, Delahunty, along with John Yoo, authored an infamous memo (1/9/02) for the U.S.

It Doesn't Matter Whether the CIA Lied to Pelosi

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/16/2009 - 13:53
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No one distorts the truth better than the Republican Party. This is the party the cheered us into a war based on lies. The first shot in this most recent distraction from the truly important issue of prosecuting the architects and implementors off the American torture program was fired by Karl Rove, in his essay Nancy Pelosi was an accomplice to 'torture.' Let us not forget who Karl Rove is. Karl Rove is dirty trickster behind Bush.

If They Knew the Truth, They'd Hate Us Even More

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/13/2009 - 19:49
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We Americans like to think of ourselves as civilized people.  Historically, we have supported our government in war under the belief that our government and our soldiers are honorable and that we do not engage in unjust wars.  Ugly things like genocide, torture, naked aggression, raping, pillaging, and scorched earth policies are things that others do, not us.  Since we are so good and virginal in every sense, we reason that others hate us only because of our goodness and purity.  If they knew the truth about us, we think, they would love us.

Why Conduct Torture Inquiry When We Could Just Torture Them?

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 20:27
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Some Democrats are pushing for a torture inquiry.   There has been a call for a special prosecutor to investigate the war crimes of the Bush Administration.  I support a move to charge the decision makers and enablers of the Bush Regime with war crimes, but why bother with an investigation when a simpler solution is available?  Why not torture them instead?

Why Push For Impeachment?

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 14:00
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There is no better time than right now to support the case for impeachment against George Bush and Richard Cheney. There is no better time to stop supporting the myths we tell ourselves and each other on why we, the people, should not act against tyranny and aggression. There is no better time than right now to begin building the case for prosecution of war crimes.

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