added 2007 Mon May 14 17:55:03 by populist
If the Espionage Act of 1917 had been the law in our generations we would have to have built many new prisons to have housed the thousands of protestors of the wars of the later half of the 20th century.
If the Espionage Act of 1917 had been the law in our generations we would have to have built many new prisons to have housed the thousands of protestors of the wars of the later half of the 20th century.
added 2007 Fri Feb 9 12:24:51 by Spadecaller
200 chanting and sign-waving Asian Americans-gathered in front of the station's midtown offices to demand an apology for last Monday night's news about a mouse found in an order of chicken and broccoli Chinese take-out from New Food King on Rockaway Parkway.
200 chanting and sign-waving Asian Americans-gathered in front of the station's midtown offices to demand an apology for last Monday night's news about a mouse found in an order of chicken and broccoli Chinese take-out from New Food King on Rockaway Parkway.
added 2007 Fri Feb 2 14:47:12 by Spadecaller
To protest the torture-training School of the Americas (SOA) located at Ft. Benning Georgia, three grandmothers part of a group of 16 human rights activists were on trial in federal court in Georgia this week. Fifteen of the activists were given federal prison sentences for tresspassing during a non-violent protest.
To protest the torture-training School of the Americas (SOA) located at Ft. Benning Georgia, three grandmothers part of a group of 16 human rights activists were on trial in federal court in Georgia this week. Fifteen of the activists were given federal prison sentences for tresspassing during a non-violent protest.
added 2007 Sun Jan 28 16:07:09 by Spadecaller
HUNTINGTON BEACH - A nude protest of the war in Iraq took an even more unusual twist today when a high tide wrecked the artwork done at the Orange County event. The latest nude war protest to sweep the globe was swept out to sea in Southern California.
HUNTINGTON BEACH - A nude protest of the war in Iraq took an even more unusual twist today when a high tide wrecked the artwork done at the Orange County event. The latest nude war protest to sweep the globe was swept out to sea in Southern California.
added 2007 Sun Jan 28 12:23:55 by Spadecaller
400,000 protesters converged on the Nation's Capitol Sat. to oppose the Iraq War and its escalation. Among many groups, thousands of veterans were well represented. "This one is a war of choice and a war for profit against a culture and people we don't understand," said a 54-year-old carpenter from Prairie Village, Kansas.
400,000 protesters converged on the Nation's Capitol Sat. to oppose the Iraq War and its escalation. Among many groups, thousands of veterans were well represented. "This one is a war of choice and a war for profit against a culture and people we don't understand," said a 54-year-old carpenter from Prairie Village, Kansas.
added 2007 Sat Jan 27 12:17:23 by Spadecaller
Tens of thousands of demonstrators are set to arrive in the capital this weekend for a major antiwar march, staging the first of several protests intended to persuade the new Democratic-controlled Congress to do more than simply speak against President Bush's Iraq policy.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators are set to arrive in the capital this weekend for a major antiwar march, staging the first of several protests intended to persuade the new Democratic-controlled Congress to do more than simply speak against President Bush's Iraq policy.
added 2007 Fri Jan 26 13:15:05 by Spadecaller
Antiwar protests in the U.S.have been monitored by the Pentagon's domestic surveillance program, according to documents obtained by ACLU. "This unchecked surveillance is part of a broad pattern of the Bush administration using 'national security' as an excuse to run roughshod over the privacy and free speech rights of Americans."
Antiwar protests in the U.S.have been monitored by the Pentagon's domestic surveillance program, according to documents obtained by ACLU. "This unchecked surveillance is part of a broad pattern of the Bush administration using 'national security' as an excuse to run roughshod over the privacy and free speech rights of Americans."
added 2007 Wed Jan 17 11:18:07 by Spadecaller
ATLANTA -- The first Martin Luther King Jr. Day since the death of King's widow was marked yesterday with speeches and marchers commemorating the day in Troy, Ohio. They were also heckled by a group neo-Nazi protesters shouting white power slogans and carrying signs.
ATLANTA -- The first Martin Luther King Jr. Day since the death of King's widow was marked yesterday with speeches and marchers commemorating the day in Troy, Ohio. They were also heckled by a group neo-Nazi protesters shouting white power slogans and carrying signs.
added 2007 Wed Jan 17 10:16:25 by Aidenag
A Defense Department database devoted to gathering information on potential threats to military facilities and personnel, known as Talon, had 13,000 entries as of a year ago -- including 2,821 reports involving American citizens, according to an internal Pentagon memo to be released today by the American Civil Liberties Union.
A Defense Department database devoted to gathering information on potential threats to military facilities and personnel, known as Talon, had 13,000 entries as of a year ago -- including 2,821 reports involving American citizens, according to an internal Pentagon memo to be released today by the American Civil Liberties Union.
added 2007 Wed Jan 10 15:22:11 by Spadecaller
Under the banner of "America Says NO to More Troops! End the War!" the antiwar movement will launch a national surge of protest within 24 hours of Bush's announcement of plans to send more troops to Iraq. United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ), the nation's largest grassroots antiwar coalition and 'Win Without War' organize local protests.
Under the banner of "America Says NO to More Troops! End the War!" the antiwar movement will launch a national surge of protest within 24 hours of Bush's announcement of plans to send more troops to Iraq. United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ), the nation's largest grassroots antiwar coalition and 'Win Without War' organize local protests.
