Tue 7 Oct 2008
Free and open to the public.
TUESDAY: October 7th, 2pm & 7pm, Onondaga Community College, 4585 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse. In Storer Auditorium, Ferrante Hall. (campus map available here It’s a 4 MB pdf.)
USA vs. Al-Arian, documentary film followed by discussion with Katherine Hughes of Dr. Dhafir Support Committee. (more…)
Tue 7 Oct 2008
By Gregory Clark The Japan Times 10/06/08
Iraq is supposed to be an example of impending Western victory over Islamic extremists. But all that has happened is that the U.S. and its friends are finally beginning to stop making mistakes. Before the U.S. military arrived, there was no al-Qaida in Iraq. They needlessly created a Sunni resistance. They have helped to wreck a society that once had one of the highest levels of education, literacy and female emancipation in the Middle East. And they call that victory? (more…)
Mon 6 Oct 2008
By Chris Hedges Truthdig 10/06/08
The passing of the $850-billion bailout pulled the plug on the New Deal. The Great Society is now gasping for air, mortally wounded, coughing up blood. It will not recover. It was murdered by the Democratic Party. (more…)
Fri 3 Oct 2008
Jonathan Turley speaking on “The Rapid Decline of Transparency and Privacy in America,” here.
Glenn Greenwald, speaking on “The 2008 Candidates and Civil Liberties – A New Path or More of the Same?,” here.
More information: www.fff.org
Fri 3 Oct 2008
AP – The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday that Sheik Mohammed Ali Al-Moayad and Mohammed Mohsen Zayed, convicted of supporting terrorists, can have new trials. The three-judge panel took the unusual step of ordering the transfer of the case to a new judge. (more…)
The 68-page opinion is available here.
Fri 3 Oct 2008
As Argentine citizens, we have a huge advantage over other peoples including US citizens when it comes to understanding and coping with this kind of crisis. I say this because in our own lifetimes we have suffered in Argentina all of what is now happening globally – albeit on a much smaller scale in our case. We’ve seen this movie… We’ve been there, and done that… (more…)
Fri 3 Oct 2008
Please Attend October 6 Sentencing Hearing at 3.30 p.m., U.S. District Court Building, Courtroom 15 (Judge Anderson), 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA (more…)
Thu 2 Oct 2008
Wall Street Bailout — 10/01/2008 Senator Bernie Sanders
“While the middle class has declined under President Bush’s reckless economic policies, the people on top have never had it so good. For the first seven years of Bush’s tenure, the wealthiest 400 individuals in our country saw a $670 billion increase in their wealth, and at the end of 2007 owned over $1.5 trillion in wealth. That is just 400 families, a $670 billion increase in wealth since Bush has been in office.” (more…)