Power Elites: On the Great Illusion of Pluralist Liberalism (tags)
With his 1956 book "The Power Elite," C. Wright Mills put the democratic character of the US to the test. Despite formal democratic structures, a power elite formed that suspends democratic processes. Real power starts from a political directorate. In truth, only small circles have power
BTL:Former Army Col. Ann Wright Recounts Israeli Assault on Gaza Aid Flotilla (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine
WEALTHY ELITE AMERICANS LIKE BEVERLY JOHNSON HAVE THEIR OWN JUDICIAL SYSTEM CALLED $$$ (tags)
IF ONLY TROY DAVIS AND MUMIA ABU~JAMAL HAD THE MULTI~MILLIONS OF $$$ AVAILABLE THAT BEVERLY JOHNSON HAS TO PROVE HER INNOCENCE,THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY OR BE CURRENTLY FACING THEIR POSSIBLE FALSE EXECUTIONS WITHOUT EVER BEING GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO FAIR AND JUST TRIALS WITH PROPER LEGAL REPRESENTATION AFFORDED THEM IN GEORGIA OR PENNSYLVANIA !!!
BEVERLY JOHNSON LEGAL CASES WHEN PROVEN..... WILL END HER HOLLYWOOD CAREER !!! (tags)
BEVERLY JOHNSONS LEGAL CASES HAVE EVERYTHING HOLLWOOD MOVIES ARE MADE OF.... THREATENING BIKER GUNMAN EXTORTION, PALIMONY, LOVE AFFAIR,DRUGS, PHONY MADE UP RESTRAINING ORDERS....
BEVERLY JOHNSON RUNS FOR COVER TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY THAT SHE AND OJ BOTH ABANDONED .. (tags)
IT NEVER CEASES TO FOOL ANYONE OTHER THEN THE UNINFORMED WHEN DEVIOUS AND DECEPTIVE AMERICANS RUN FOR COVER TO THOSE THEY PREVIOUSLY NEVER WANTED TO ASSOCIATE WITH PRIOR (FOR THEIR OWN VARIOUS REASONS ). SADLY, THE BLACK AMERICAN COMMUNITY AT LARGE MIGHT HAVE THOSE WHO WILL BE FOOLED BY THIS OBVIOUS HIGH PRICED PUBLIC RELATIONS PLOY BY HOLLYWOOD IMAGE MANIPULATORS, BUT REST ASSURED LAWYERS FOR POOR AMERICAN READERS ~ WE WILL CONTINUE TO COVER THIS UNIQUE TRUE HOLLYWOOD LIBEL CASE TO THE END,,,
Dahr Jamail Celebrates U.S. Military’s “Will to Resist” in Iraq, Afghanistan (tags)
Dahr Jamail, the independent journalist who broke the monopoly on Iraq war coverage by “embedded reporters” and reported honestly on the war for his own blog, has tackled a subject equally taboo in the corporate media: the growing number of U.S. servicemembers who are resisting the wars of occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan. The resistance takes many forms, from so-called “search and avoid” missions in the war zones to absences without leave (AWOL), conscientious objector filings and outright refusals to obey orders to deploy. While the movement hasn't reached the heights it did during the Viet Nam war — mainly because there isn't as large a mass civilian anti-war movement as there was then — it's significant for the courage and heroism of the resisters and as an index of the toll two long, grueling wars have taken on the U.S. military.
Dr. Jeremiah Wright, Guest Speaker at Bethel AME Church, Los Angeles, CA (tags)
Where: Bethel AME Church, 7900 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, Thursday, April 30, 2009 and Friday, May 1, 2009, 7:00 p.m. Free to the Public, Book Signing by Dr. Wright, Tapes and Videos available after the service
Barack Obama Is Taking On a Lot of Bum Advice (tags)
It’s painful to watch Sen. Barack Obama slide over to the Right on so many important issues, as the presidential election heats up in ‘08. FISA, NAFTA and Israel are a few. He’s also met with Colin Powell and suggested that he might keep Robert Gates on as his Secretary of Defense. What’s next? Irv “Scooter” Libby as head of his Justice Department? If Obama doesn’t want to flop, like Sen. John Kerry did in ‘04, he better ponder changing his ways.
SAVE THIS DATE: Iraq Forum at CSULA Thursday May 29, with KPFK's Sonali Kolhatkar (tags)
On Thursday, May 29 at 7:30 PM, Sonali Kolhatkar of KPFK's morning show "Uprising" will moderate a forum on Iraq and Middle East Peace with Iraqi reconstruction activist Raed Jarrar, former US diplomat Col. (Ret.) Ann Wright, and Edgar Cuevas, a member of Iraqi Veterans Against the War. Col. Wright will also be selling copies of her book, "Dissent: Voices of Conscience," about government insiders who have risked their careers to oppose the Iraq War. At 7:30 PM, 3rd floor Golden Eagle ballroom, CSULA.
The controversy surrounding Barack Obama and his long-time minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and the speed with which New York governor Elliot Spitzer was forced out of office after he was revealed to be using prostitutes, just shows how screwed-up Americans are about race and sex. Even within the Queer community, bigotry exists, as shown when a board member of a San Diego nonprofit questioned whether her agency should accept donations from the Leather community and referred to Leatherpeople as "those people."
Voices of the Iraq War Dissenters Ring Out (tags)
The horrific Iraq War, launched by the Bush-Cheney Gang, is now in its fifth year, with no end in sight. Nevertheless, there were some stouthearted souls inside both the governments of the U.S. and the UK, (Denmark and Australia, too), who tried to expose the lies of the wire pullers. In “Dissent: Voices of Conscience,” co-authors Col. (Ret.) Ann Wright and Susan Dixon tell their compelling stories. It’s current history and a great read, too.
The Peoples’ Counter State of the Union Message (tags)
George W. Bush, the Liar-in-Chief, did his thing on Tuesday night, Jan. 23, 2007. He delivered another one of his so-called “State of the Union” messages to the Congress, on Capitol Hill. Outside the building, however, by the reflective pool, activists, like: Col. Ann Wright, Medea Benjamin, Jeffrey Milliard and Travis Morales, offered a true representation of the state of our nation. They demanded an end to the Iraqi War and bringing our troops home.
Protest KNBC Ana Garcia's attack on migrant workers (tags)
KNBC TV reporter has done a biased, one sided attack on migrant farm workers living in Mcgonigle canyon near san diego. Please respond to this report, called "The Village." (two part series)
Local Navy Seal, Michael Monsoor, Killed in Iraq (tags)
GARDEN GROVE – Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor was supposed to come back home from Iraq in about two weeks, in time for Halloween, his favorite holiday. Monsoor died Friday while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi, Iraq, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday.
Counter-resolution Ddefends Rue Mumia Abu-Jamal (tags)
Following last week's visit from Julia Wright and other French delegates in defense of Rue Mumia, Pam Africa and other supporters wrote their own Philadelphia City Council Resolution to counter the previous one condemning French support for Mumia and presented it at the Philadelphia City Council opening session on Thursday, September 14.
Bush-Cheney Hit with “Mock” Guilty Verdicts for War Crimes (tags)
It was appropriate that the “Guilty” verdicts against the Bush-Cheney Gang for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity were announced at “Camp Democracy,” on the National Mall. On Sept. 13, 2006, Ann Wright, an ex-U.S. diplomat, read the “mock” verdicts. She was also one of the five jurists who heard the evidence compiled by the Bush Crimes Commission.
Liars’ Club Confab: Bush and Blair at White House (tags)
The prime members of the Anglo-American Liars’ Club, President George W. Bush and the UK’s Tony Blair, met at the White House on May 25, 2006. The bull session lead to more perpetual war propaganda, including an agreement to keep troops there until the new Iraqi government of occupation “takes control.” Protesters expected at the confab, include Ann Wright, who resigned her State Dept. job rather than endorse the Neocon-inspired war.
Ann Wright on the Follies of Bush’s War (tags)
One of the unsung heroes of the opposition to the Iraqi War is Ann Wright. Rather than support the war, she resigned her position with the State Dept. on March 19, 2003. Ms. Wright, a career diplomat for over 16 years, who had also served in the military, believes the Downing Street Memos have plenty of ammunition in them to support impeachment proceeding against President George W. Bush and criminal charges against others in his administration.
Book Review: You Back the Attack! (tags)
Review of Micah Wright's remixed propaganda posters.
Another diplomat resigns (tags)
Diplomats keep resigning over shrub's policies
Third veteran US diplomat quits over Iraq war (tags)
WASHINGTON, March 20 (AFP) - Another veteran US diplomat has resigned from the State Department in protest over President George W. Bush's policy toward Iraq, becoming the third and the highest-ranking career foreign service officer to do so since last month...
Portland Indymedia Reports on FBI Frame Up (tags)
Portland Indymedia Center is reporting on the apparent frameup of an activist. Tre Arrow was becoming increasingly more effective until the FBI stopped him with indictments that many local activists believe are a set up. http://portland.indymedia.org
FBI Covers Up Terrorism and Harrasses Activists (tags)
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FBI, Terrorism, and Activism (tags)
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WHO GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT FOR 9.11? (tags)
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