park trees
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the red descent
Tuesday, 30 August 2005
Saturday, 6 August 2005
"Ideas Are Also Weapons"
...said Subcomandante Marcos
OUR WORD IS OUR WEAPON
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"Bush wants alternatives to Darwinism taught in school"
...said Subcomandante Marcos
OUR WORD IS OUR WEAPON
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"Bush wants alternatives to Darwinism taught in school"
"the rules of the game are changing."
tony blair's PLANNED MEASURES include..... Make justifying or glorifying terrorism anywhere an offence
The prime minister also promised to wage a battle with the British and European courts, warning that he would amend the Human Rights Act if necessary. "Should legal obstacles arise we will legislate further, including if necessary amending the Human Rights Act," he said.
A database will list individuals who pose a threat to British society.
and he proposes to extend the use of control orders to British nationals advocating terrorism.
Mr Blair said Parliament might be brought back from the summer recess early to discuss other measures.
London's mayor Ken Livingstone said that, 20 years ago, the measures would have meant banning Nelson Mandela or anyone supporting him.
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"Worse than the disease"
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Thank God there are still some people (in Britain) who have the intelligence to know the truth, and the courage to speak out. Mrs Blair is one such individual.
Speaking at a charity event in London (2002), Mrs Blair said young Palestinians felt they had "no hope" but to blow themselves up....
and
"I am Prepared to Die"
Nelson Mandela's statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964
"...I must deal immediately and at some length with the question of violence. Some of the things so far told to the Court are true and some are untrue. I do not, however, deny that I planned sabotage. I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness, nor because I have any love of violence. I planned it as a result of a calm and sober assessment of the political situation that had arisen after many years of tyranny, exploitation, and oppression of my people by the Whites."
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GROOVY POPULAR TERRORISM
"We attack property not people."
tony blair's PLANNED MEASURES include..... Make justifying or glorifying terrorism anywhere an offence
The prime minister also promised to wage a battle with the British and European courts, warning that he would amend the Human Rights Act if necessary. "Should legal obstacles arise we will legislate further, including if necessary amending the Human Rights Act," he said.
A database will list individuals who pose a threat to British society.
and he proposes to extend the use of control orders to British nationals advocating terrorism.
Mr Blair said Parliament might be brought back from the summer recess early to discuss other measures.
London's mayor Ken Livingstone said that, 20 years ago, the measures would have meant banning Nelson Mandela or anyone supporting him.
plus...
"Worse than the disease"
ARCHIVES...
Thank God there are still some people (in Britain) who have the intelligence to know the truth, and the courage to speak out. Mrs Blair is one such individual.
Speaking at a charity event in London (2002), Mrs Blair said young Palestinians felt they had "no hope" but to blow themselves up....
and
"I am Prepared to Die"
Nelson Mandela's statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964
"...I must deal immediately and at some length with the question of violence. Some of the things so far told to the Court are true and some are untrue. I do not, however, deny that I planned sabotage. I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness, nor because I have any love of violence. I planned it as a result of a calm and sober assessment of the political situation that had arisen after many years of tyranny, exploitation, and oppression of my people by the Whites."
also...
GROOVY POPULAR TERRORISM
"We attack property not people."
Friday, 5 August 2005
shopdropping, reverse shoplifting and droplifting
SHOPDROP.ORG
effectively the opposite of shoplifting. to place personal belongings in an establishment where goods are displayed for sale.
THE DROPLIFT PROJECT
Artists contribute tracks created using found sounds and samples to this compilation CD. The CD's are then droplifted into stores.
SHOPDROPPING.NET
an ongoing project in which I alter the packaging of canned goods and then shopdrop the items back onto grocery store shelves. I replace the packaging with labels created using my photographs.
FREE WORDS
FREE WORDS is a book which belongs to whoever finds it. The books are placed on the shelves of bookstores and libraries
BARBIE LIBERATION
The BLO returned the altered dolls to the toy store shelves, who then resold them to children who had to invent scenarios for Barbies who yelled "Vengeance is mine!" and G.I. Joes who daydreamed "Let's plan our dream wedding!"
The Barbie Disinformation Organization
the group strikes not at the dolls themselves, but at the packaging that envelops and contextualizes them. They print up stickers in a style identical to traditional Mattel packaging and slap them on Barbie products on the shelves
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Liberating Stuff You Need: A Guide to Political Shoplifting
"Why I Love Shoplifting from big corporations"
SHOPDROP.ORG
effectively the opposite of shoplifting. to place personal belongings in an establishment where goods are displayed for sale.
THE DROPLIFT PROJECT
Artists contribute tracks created using found sounds and samples to this compilation CD. The CD's are then droplifted into stores.
SHOPDROPPING.NET
an ongoing project in which I alter the packaging of canned goods and then shopdrop the items back onto grocery store shelves. I replace the packaging with labels created using my photographs.
FREE WORDS
FREE WORDS is a book which belongs to whoever finds it. The books are placed on the shelves of bookstores and libraries
BARBIE LIBERATION
The BLO returned the altered dolls to the toy store shelves, who then resold them to children who had to invent scenarios for Barbies who yelled "Vengeance is mine!" and G.I. Joes who daydreamed "Let's plan our dream wedding!"
The Barbie Disinformation Organization
the group strikes not at the dolls themselves, but at the packaging that envelops and contextualizes them. They print up stickers in a style identical to traditional Mattel packaging and slap them on Barbie products on the shelves
archives...
Liberating Stuff You Need: A Guide to Political Shoplifting
"Why I Love Shoplifting from big corporations"
Banksy has decorated Israel's controversial West Bank barrier with satirical images of life on the other side.
Thursday, 4 August 2005
NOT ALL CONSERVATIVES ARE STUPID.
BUT, MOST STUPID PEOPLE ARE CONSERVATIVE.
"Pro-Democrat Progressive Anti-Right Wing US Products"
BUT, MOST STUPID PEOPLE ARE CONSERVATIVE.
"Pro-Democrat Progressive Anti-Right Wing US Products"
"World turning its back on Brand America"
...according to study of 25 countries' brand reputations.
Although the US received high marks for its popular culture, it ranked last in cultural heritage, a measure of a country's "wisdom, intelligence, and integrity"
"The US is still recognised as a leading place to do business, the home of desirable brands and popular culture," said Simon Anholt, author of the survey. "But its governance, its cultural heritage and its people are no longer widely respected or admired by the world."
That the world takes a dim view of the US people will surprise most Americans themselves: the study's American respondents consistently placed the US at the top of all six categories polled.
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"Trouble in the Land of the Free"
Apparently the White House believes this free press stuff is fine in theory, as long as it's not practiced.
following on from government-produced fake news casts, government-funded journalists/shills, and a phoney reporter planted into the White House press corps, now the Bush machine routinely sets up stages with fake props and Soviet-style backdrops, invites only registered Republicans; excludes anyone who might - just possibly might - not be an ardent supporter; pre-screens the questions; then hires goons to patrol the audience and strong-arm and illegally arrest anyone who doesn't look ... well ... right (as in Right wing), trampling the First Amendment in the process. These taxpayer-supported campaign events they call a town meeting.
The only thing missing is the Brown Shirts
But in the land of the free, nary a peep of protest is heard, nary a discouraging word is printed or uttered by the Democrats or the press.
Recently, British MP George Galloway showed the Democrats how to confront demagoguery - with a strong dose of the truth. But Mr. Galloway isn't the only European showing how a free people act.
For example, when the White House tried to set up one of their pre-scripted propaganda events in Germany this past February the Germans would have none of it.
A "town hall" meeting with the German people in the town of Mainz was supposed to be the PR highlight of the President's February trip. The White House had spent a week talking it up, but when the Germans refused to allow Bush's handlers to review and screen all questions in advance, the White House quietly dropped the event, according to Spiegel.
Mr. Bush and the American people got another lesson in how a free people act on his recent trip to Europe in May to celebrate the defeat of the Nazis. A group of students in the Netherlands showed just how gloriously cantankerous a free people can be. At a meeting near Maastricht, Mr. Bush tried flying without a net, in an unscripted question and answer session with the Dutch youth. After a half hour of tough questions, worried White House aids cleared the room of reporters before allowing the session to continue. No transcript of the remaining questions was kept, no summary was released.
And it took an Irish journalist to show our spin-dried press how a real free press acts. In July of last year, Irish TV journalist Carole Coleman was granted an interview with George Bush just prior to his trip to Ireland and the US-European Summit meeting. There in the White House map room, Ms. Coleman did the unthinkable: she asked tough follow-up questions when Mr. Bush gave canned non-responses. She had the unmitigated gall to point out that "... the world has become a more dangerous place because you have taken the focus off al Qaeda and diverted [it to] Iraq," and when Mr. Bush raised the specter of WMDs she did what no American journalist has seemed able or willing to do - she interrupted him to point out there were no WMDs found in Iraq.
...according to study of 25 countries' brand reputations.
Although the US received high marks for its popular culture, it ranked last in cultural heritage, a measure of a country's "wisdom, intelligence, and integrity"
"The US is still recognised as a leading place to do business, the home of desirable brands and popular culture," said Simon Anholt, author of the survey. "But its governance, its cultural heritage and its people are no longer widely respected or admired by the world."
That the world takes a dim view of the US people will surprise most Americans themselves: the study's American respondents consistently placed the US at the top of all six categories polled.
plus...
"Trouble in the Land of the Free"
Apparently the White House believes this free press stuff is fine in theory, as long as it's not practiced.
following on from government-produced fake news casts, government-funded journalists/shills, and a phoney reporter planted into the White House press corps, now the Bush machine routinely sets up stages with fake props and Soviet-style backdrops, invites only registered Republicans; excludes anyone who might - just possibly might - not be an ardent supporter; pre-screens the questions; then hires goons to patrol the audience and strong-arm and illegally arrest anyone who doesn't look ... well ... right (as in Right wing), trampling the First Amendment in the process. These taxpayer-supported campaign events they call a town meeting.
The only thing missing is the Brown Shirts
But in the land of the free, nary a peep of protest is heard, nary a discouraging word is printed or uttered by the Democrats or the press.
Recently, British MP George Galloway showed the Democrats how to confront demagoguery - with a strong dose of the truth. But Mr. Galloway isn't the only European showing how a free people act.
For example, when the White House tried to set up one of their pre-scripted propaganda events in Germany this past February the Germans would have none of it.
A "town hall" meeting with the German people in the town of Mainz was supposed to be the PR highlight of the President's February trip. The White House had spent a week talking it up, but when the Germans refused to allow Bush's handlers to review and screen all questions in advance, the White House quietly dropped the event, according to Spiegel.
Mr. Bush and the American people got another lesson in how a free people act on his recent trip to Europe in May to celebrate the defeat of the Nazis. A group of students in the Netherlands showed just how gloriously cantankerous a free people can be. At a meeting near Maastricht, Mr. Bush tried flying without a net, in an unscripted question and answer session with the Dutch youth. After a half hour of tough questions, worried White House aids cleared the room of reporters before allowing the session to continue. No transcript of the remaining questions was kept, no summary was released.
And it took an Irish journalist to show our spin-dried press how a real free press acts. In July of last year, Irish TV journalist Carole Coleman was granted an interview with George Bush just prior to his trip to Ireland and the US-European Summit meeting. There in the White House map room, Ms. Coleman did the unthinkable: she asked tough follow-up questions when Mr. Bush gave canned non-responses. She had the unmitigated gall to point out that "... the world has become a more dangerous place because you have taken the focus off al Qaeda and diverted [it to] Iraq," and when Mr. Bush raised the specter of WMDs she did what no American journalist has seemed able or willing to do - she interrupted him to point out there were no WMDs found in Iraq.
IN OUR NAMES
One of them took my penis in his hand and began to make cuts. He did it once, and they stood still for maybe a minute, watching my reaction. I was in agony. They must have done this 20 to 30 times, in maybe two hours. There was blood all over. "I told you I was going to teach you who's the man," [one] eventually said.
They cut all over my private parts. One of them said it would be better just to cut it off, as I would only breed terrorists.
One time I asked a guard: "What's the point of this? I've got nothing I can say to them. I've told them everything I possibly could."
"As far as I know, it's just to degrade you. So when you leave here, you'll have these scars and you'll never forget. So you'll always fear doing anything but what the US wants."
About once a week or even once every two weeks I would be taken for interrogation, where they would tell me what to say. They said if you say this story as we read it, you will just go to court as a witness and all this torture will stop. I eventually repeated what was read out to me.
They told me that I must plead guilty. I'd have to say I was an al-Qaida operations man, an ideas man. I kept insisting that I had only been in Afghanistan a short while. "We don't care," was all they'd say.
They weren't really interrogations, more like training me what to say. The interrogator told me what was going on. "We're going to change your brain," he said.
I suffered the razor treatment about once a month for the remaining time I was in Morocco, even after I'd agreed to confess to whatever they wanted to hear. It became like a routine. They'd come in, tie me up, spend maybe an hour doing it. They never spoke to me. Then they'd tip some kind of liquid on me - the burning was like grasping a hot coal. The cutting, that was one kind of pain. The burning, that was another.
"Alleged bomb plotter claims two and a half years of interrogation UNDER US and UK SUPERVISION in secret prisons abroad"
"'One of them made cuts in my penis. I was in agony"
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Halliburton announces 284 percent increase in war profits
Top Ten War Profiteers of 2004
One of them took my penis in his hand and began to make cuts. He did it once, and they stood still for maybe a minute, watching my reaction. I was in agony. They must have done this 20 to 30 times, in maybe two hours. There was blood all over. "I told you I was going to teach you who's the man," [one] eventually said.
They cut all over my private parts. One of them said it would be better just to cut it off, as I would only breed terrorists.
One time I asked a guard: "What's the point of this? I've got nothing I can say to them. I've told them everything I possibly could."
"As far as I know, it's just to degrade you. So when you leave here, you'll have these scars and you'll never forget. So you'll always fear doing anything but what the US wants."
About once a week or even once every two weeks I would be taken for interrogation, where they would tell me what to say. They said if you say this story as we read it, you will just go to court as a witness and all this torture will stop. I eventually repeated what was read out to me.
They told me that I must plead guilty. I'd have to say I was an al-Qaida operations man, an ideas man. I kept insisting that I had only been in Afghanistan a short while. "We don't care," was all they'd say.
They weren't really interrogations, more like training me what to say. The interrogator told me what was going on. "We're going to change your brain," he said.
I suffered the razor treatment about once a month for the remaining time I was in Morocco, even after I'd agreed to confess to whatever they wanted to hear. It became like a routine. They'd come in, tie me up, spend maybe an hour doing it. They never spoke to me. Then they'd tip some kind of liquid on me - the burning was like grasping a hot coal. The cutting, that was one kind of pain. The burning, that was another.
"Alleged bomb plotter claims two and a half years of interrogation UNDER US and UK SUPERVISION in secret prisons abroad"
"'One of them made cuts in my penis. I was in agony"
archive...
"in our names"
Halliburton announces 284 percent increase in war profits
Top Ten War Profiteers of 2004
US secret detention and torture of prisoners abroad
Two Yemeni men claim they were held in secret, underground US jails for more than 18 months without being charged, Amnesty International has said.
Amnesty's Sharon Critoph, who interviewed the men in Yemen, said: "To be 'disappeared' from the face of the earth without knowing why or for how long is a crime under international law."
"We fear that what we have heard from these two men is just one small part of the much broader picture of US secret detentions around the world."
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The United States' Disappeared: ...The CIA's Long-term "Ghost Detainees"...
"Disappearances" were a trademark abuse of Latin American military dictatorships in their dirty war on alleged subversion. Now they have become a direct United States tactic in its conflict with al-Qaeda.
AMERICA suspected of keeping secret prisoners on warships
"There are very, very serious accusations that the United States is maintaining secret camps, notably on ships," the Austrian UN official told AFP in Vienna, adding that the vessels were believed to be in the Indian Ocean region.
Two Yemeni men claim they were held in secret, underground US jails for more than 18 months without being charged, Amnesty International has said.
Amnesty's Sharon Critoph, who interviewed the men in Yemen, said: "To be 'disappeared' from the face of the earth without knowing why or for how long is a crime under international law."
"We fear that what we have heard from these two men is just one small part of the much broader picture of US secret detentions around the world."
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The United States' Disappeared: ...The CIA's Long-term "Ghost Detainees"...
"Disappearances" were a trademark abuse of Latin American military dictatorships in their dirty war on alleged subversion. Now they have become a direct United States tactic in its conflict with al-Qaeda.
AMERICA suspected of keeping secret prisoners on warships
"There are very, very serious accusations that the United States is maintaining secret camps, notably on ships," the Austrian UN official told AFP in Vienna, adding that the vessels were believed to be in the Indian Ocean region.
The UK government has admitted that it has been guilty of "overselling" the case for a compulsory national identity card scheme in Britain and conceded that it will not prove a panacea for fraud, terrorism or the abuse of public services.
"I think, maybe in the past, we were offering the system as a panacea to all these ills when it will help and benefit each one but is not going to solve any one of them." said Tony McNulty, the Home Office minister now responsible for identity cards.
"Labour steps back in push for ID cards"
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"I think, maybe in the past, we were offering the system as a panacea to all these ills when it will help and benefit each one but is not going to solve any one of them." said Tony McNulty, the Home Office minister now responsible for identity cards.
"Labour steps back in push for ID cards"
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Wednesday, 3 August 2005
S Korea unveils first dog clone
Snuppy, whose name stands for Seoul National University puppy, was made from a cell taken from the ear of a three-year-old male Afghan hound.
Although many other animals have been successfully cloned, dogs are notoriously difficult: the South Korean team only obtained three pregnancies from more than 1,000 embryo transfers into 123 recipients.
Snuppy, whose name stands for Seoul National University puppy, was made from a cell taken from the ear of a three-year-old male Afghan hound.
Although many other animals have been successfully cloned, dogs are notoriously difficult: the South Korean team only obtained three pregnancies from more than 1,000 embryo transfers into 123 recipients.
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