The State

The Evilness of Power

pirate — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:08:47 -0400

An examination of the effects of power and hierarchy on individuals, society and the world at large NOTE: I forgot to mention that the Indian woman speaking in the 2nd half is Arundhati Roy, author of "The God of Small Things"

Mexico looks for "dirty war" graves on army base

pirate — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:28:35 -0400

By Gerardo Torres Jul 8, 2008

ATOYAC DE ALVAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Forensics experts began digging for secret graves on an army base in southwestern Mexico this week to find proof of government atrocities during the country's 1970s 'dirty war.'

Using high-tech scanners, picks and shovels, they searched for bodies of community leaders who were abducted by soldiers, taken to the isolated base at the Pacific town of Atoyac de Alvarez in Guerrero state and never heard from again. read more »

Advocates protest Anne Arundel Co. Immigration raids

pirate — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:15:26 -0400

By Kelly Brewington Baltimore Sun July 1, 2008

Hoisting signs that read, "Don't divide our families," about 75 immigrant advocates held a rally in Baltimore this morning to protest an immigration raid yesterday. The raid on an Annapolis painting company resulted in the arrest of 46 suspected illegal immigrants. read more »

Ohio Police Attack Long Walkers

pirate — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:28:48 -0400

By Brenda Norrell Narco news June 4, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Unprovoked Columbus, Ohio police attacked Long Walkers, by first pointing a taser at the head of Michael Lane and then forcing Luv the Mezenger to the ground and handcuffing him. read more »

U.S. detains terror suspects on ships: rights group

pirate — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:25:12 -0400

Mon Jun 2,2008

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has been secretly detaining terrorism suspects aboard floating "prison ships," a British legal charity charged on Monday, but the Pentagon described the report as inaccurate. read more »

FEMA's Toxic Trailers: Formaldahyde Isn't Good For You

rafael — Wed, 28 May 2008 02:18:48 -0400

Relief according to the Feds: After you stick em in the trailers,which it turns out handily came equiped with 5x the safe level of formaldahyde fumes, lose track of em, start some useless studies and don't bother coming up with any long term plan to help these kids you've gotten so very, very sick... 12x the cases before the storm of severe asthma in kids after they stay in those FEMA relief trailers.

It will take 10-15 years before the cancers start to develop.

AP story after the jump, via Rawstory. read more »

Main Core and Martial Law: The Central Database They'd Use to Populate the Camps

rafael — Mon, 26 May 2008 21:10:03 -0400

This article from Radar magazine discusses (all in good histrionic-free reporterese) "Main Core", the database that may identify contain up to 6 million names the Fascist's in power would want to round up if they ever got their martial law,. read more »

IMPACT: Thousands killed by US's Korean ally

pirate — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:47:48 -0400

By CHARLES J. HANLEY and JAE-SOON CHANG Associated Press May 18, 2008

DAEJEON, South Korea - Grave by mass grave, South Korea is unearthing the skeletons and buried truths of a cold-blooded slaughter from early in the Korean War, when this nation's U.S.-backed regime killed untold thousands of leftists and hapless peasants in a summer of terror in 1950. read more »

Thousands protest US bombing in Somalia: organisers

pirate — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:11:47 -0400

Sun May 4, 2008

MOGADISHU (AFP) - Thousands of Somalis took to the streets Sunday to protest a US bombing that killed a man said to be Al-Qaeda's chief in the country, and 11 other people, organisers and residents said. read more »

Feds to collect DNA from every person they arrest

pirate — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:52:56 -0400

By EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press Wed Apr 16, 2008

WASHINGTON - The government plans to begin collecting DNA samples from anyone arrested by a federal law enforcement agency — a move intended to prevent violent crime but which also is raising concerns about the privacy of innocent people. read more »