Siempre fue un espíritu, eternamente negador y exterminador, enemigo de Dios y del progreso: Mefisto, el ángel caído! Cada guerra justa que Occidente desató en el pasado estuvo siempre dirigida contra el diablo. Estas guerras correspondían al pensamiento dualista del bien y el mal, que evidentemente no ha cambiado hasta la fecha.
raped and tortured by the Coastguard and special services in Crete, Necati is one of 164 migrants brutally assaulted in 2001. Most of the victims were hurried out of Greece. Necati was sent to Lavrion, where he witnessed anti-Turkish propaganda and paramilitary activity, both of which the Greek government denies takes place there, but that has been extensively recorded in a TIME article (1999). Between 2001 and 2003, when he left Greece, Necati was harassed by unknown men urging him not to testify agaisnt the Coastguard. His lawyers were intimidated and one ran away with the legal papers. Men visited his house with guns, and his passport was destroyed. After he left Greece, 5 men were accuesd of lesser crimes, tried and found guilty, but were given suspended sentences in line with the interpretation of article 137a in the Greek criminal code (which distinguished between "torture" that involves interrogation and ill-treatment that does not; and routinely commutes security-service sentences to fines or suspended sentnces; on appeal, many of these security operatives are acquitted). An appeal is due to be heard in a few days, and despite repeated requests of Greek lawyers, politicians and the clergy (Greece remains a Theocracy!), Necati has had no response from the Court, no documentation sent to him and importantly, no compensation, apology, offer of non-recurrence. It is known that other witnesses were offered bribes in the form of cars and promised identity documentation should they be willing not to testify. Lats Christmas, 60 Afghans were tortured in Athens. the two policemen then arrested (there were probably more involved...) have yet to face a trial and are today free. This is taking place in Greece and is quite shocking. I am enclosing the text of my recent letter to the PRESIDENT OF GREECE
Free video (free to groups who want to show it) produced by the Arlington Courthouse Greens and Northern Virginia Greens. This pilot program discusses the subject "Challenging Corporate Power", or ending corporate domination.
Conscientious objector Mehmet Tarhan battered as his hair was violently cut by military prison authorities in Sivas. Mehmet has gone on indefinite hunger strike with the demands of getting civilian doctor examination, a report from a forensic medical facility documenting the torture and legal action against the perpetrators.
Alae Ghaedi, from the resistance movement Mujehedin Khalgh in Iran, had been refused residency in Denmark-depite torure and imprisonment awaiting him on return to his home country.
Badewannenkapitän, English translation by Angelus Novus, 02.10.2005 15:11
The Hamburg-based neo-Nazi Christian Worch attempted for the third time to march in the German city of Leipzig. His 150 followers managed to make it to the starting point of their demonstration. But since the march route was blocked by 800 to 1,000 Antifas (Anti-fascists), the police had no choice but to send the Nazis packing after four hours of waiting.
In Part I of this essay, a controversial paper called "The Death of Environmentalism" was examined. The lack of urgency the United States has demonstrated in the face of global warming is the central reason the authors—Michael Shellengerger and Ted Nordhaus—give for the death of environmentalism. Mainstream environmental groups have not been able to muster the appropriate political response to this massive threat to all life on earth. Shellenberger and Nordhaus’s antidote is to use George Lakoff’s principles of “framing” to re-invent environmentalism’s problem solving strategy, incorporating technology advancement, labor, capital investment, civil rights, and other issues into a new frame about clean energy and economic development. To this end, they offer their Apollo Alliance as an example of what can be done.
If Ben aged 14 can help so can you, 02.10.2005 04:08
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." -Ghandi. Volunteers are urgently needed in the New Orleans Louisiana area NOW. You can help with animal rescues even if you don't have specialist skills.
Racism has expanded to incorporate people who thought they were imune, to the suffering of people of color only to be incorporated into the big picture. The question is with unlimited amount of money and a Earth that can not survive will the money save them? And if you are not rich and your expendable income is becoming less do you feel more secure?
Tacoma,Washington, a town in the shadow of two military bases is having a student protest initiated by Youth Against the War & Racism (YAWR) on November 2nd. Tacoma sits between Olympia and Seattle and doesn't have the same level of activism as the two other cities. We are asking for regional support on this event.
As we move towards the United Nations Conference on Climate Change of Montreal, Nature Quebec / UQCN (http://uqcn.qc.ca) and the Quebec-vert-Kyoto Coalition (http://www.quebec-vert-kyoto.org) launch a national and international short film competition on climate change : Caméra verte/Green Camera (http://www.cameraverte.org).
As we move towards the United Nations Conference on Climate Change of Montreal, Nature Quebec / UQCN (http://uqcn.qc.ca) and the Quebec-vert-Kyoto Coalition (http://www.quebec-vert-kyoto.org) launch a national and international short film competition on climate change : Caméra verte/Green Camera (http://www.cameraverte.org).
The video taped killings by police officers in St. Bernard's Parish are only the tip of the iceberg. Yesterday, a scene of unimaginable horror was discovered. Officers had sexually assualted, tortured and dismembered dozens of dogs while drinking liquor and smoking pot. They had a party.
Eric Lachance Ligue des Droits et Libertés (section Estrie), 30.09.2005 19:37
Sherbrooke, le 1er octobre 2005. - La Ligue des Droits et Libertés (section Estrie), s’inquiète des effets pervers de la loi 62 sur la condition sociale des familles québécoises. Rappelons que la loi 62, qui est la loi sur les compétences municipales, a été adoptée à l’unanimité, le 5 mai dernier par l’Assemblée Nationale et entre en vigueur le 1er janvier 2006. Des changements majeurs au mode de fonctionnement des aqueducs municipaux québécois sont à prévoir. Des partenariats publics privés (PPP) dans la gestion des eaux municipales sont au menu, mais également des réfections d’aqueducs résidentiel forcée et des interruptions de service d’eau pour les propriétaires en défaut.
The Georgia Green Party, in an overwhelming consensus vote, officially endorsed Elaine Brown in her run for mayor of the City of Brunswick during their annual convention Sept. 17.
Paralelo a la Cumbre Iberoamerica de Salamanca, el día 15 de Octubre se celebrará el Foro Solidario con los pueblos Cubano y Venezolano. Consisten en una manifestación de apoyo a Cuba y Venezuela que sale a las 19:00 de la Puerta Zamora (Salamanca) y un acto político en el pabellón Wurzburg a las 21:00 con la participación de artistas Salmantinos, Cubanos y Venezolanos, la participación de un familiar de los cinco cubanos presos en EE.UU. y las intervenciones de Hugo Chávez y Fidel Castro.
Mientras Zapatero manda al ejército a patrullar por la valla fronteriza de Marruecos con España las fuerzas de seguridad marroquíes y españolas se acusan mutuamente de haber matado a tiros a cinco personas.
Cuba calificó hoy de infamia la negativa de un juez de Texas a deportar a su país o a Venezuela a Posada Carriles y criticó la apelación de la Procuraduría (Fiscalía) Federal de EEUU para evitar un nuevo juicio a cinco patriotas cubanos condenados en Miami.
Organizers of Three Cities Against the Wall have finalized the list of artists participating in the show, the first of its kind in which Palestinian, Israeli, and American artists will be appearing together and which will open Nov. 9 in Tel Aviv, Ramallah, and New York City.
A hurricane! What does it mean to us? When we watch the weather on the television and say to ourselves its only weather? I kept telling myself the same thing when I was on the plane half way to Houston, Texas, its only weather. There has been many disasters I have been in such as tornados, earthquakes, massive floods, and blazing fires, but being in a massive hurricane can top it all. When arriving into Houston I found myself starring at a cold airport, with nothing but the sound of silence. The terminal was empty there was no sign of life I stood there starring at the dark Texas sky saying it is too late, cant turn back now. This the story of life inside a hurricane disaster!!!!!