[MCM] Paul Minor

Updates on Paul Minor's case: A Surprise Recusal and Promising Result in Paul Minor Appeal Hearing http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brendan-demelle/a-surprise-recusal-and-pr_b_181864.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brendan-demelle/a-surprise-recusal-and-pr_b_181864.html Free Paul Minor

[MCM] Report on Gaza, from Physicians for Human Rights/Israel and PMRS

From Susan Adelman: Dear Friends Below is the news release from Physicians for Human Rights-Israel on the release of the report they did jointly with the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS) about the recent Israeli offensive in Gaza. It includes a link to a site where you can

[MCM] Observers shut out of AZ recount

Observers Shut Out of Pima Recount Attorney General's criminal investigation procedures break ballot custody and make meaningful public observation impossible RTA Recount Situation Report: 3:00 p.m. Monday April 6th (aka: The Official Chronicles Of The Bored To Tears, Part One) by Jim March

[MCM] Baghdad is now a city of walls

Powerful reports from Baghdad, by Guardian report Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. The whole city is divided up, with every neighborhood a walled sectarian compound; and even as the place has started bustling here and there, the general quiet is as tense as in a prison torn apart by gangs and guards, and only

[MCM] Bank bailout even worse than you expected

TUESDAY, APRIL 07, 2009 Is the Geithner-Summers plan even worse than expected? by Chris in Paris on 4/07/2009 06:03:00 AM http://www.americablog.com/2009/04/is-geithner-summers-plan-even-worse.html And yes, even lower than the already low expectations. One might ask how the Obama team could

[MCM] Sarah Palin's sister-in-law arrested for burglary

But at least she brought her little girl along. The four-year-old was waiting in the car, MCM Sarah Palin's Sister-in-Law Arrested for Burglary http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20270168,00.html?xid=rss-msnbc S The Alaska wildlife tales just keep coming! Smoke has yet to settle from the

[MCM] Obama quietly EXPANDS Bush/Cheney's legal case for wiretapping

Obama Administration quietly expands Bush's legal defense of wiretapping program 04/07/2009 @ 10:01 am Filed by John Byrne http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Obama_Administration_quietly_expands_Bushs_legal_0407.html In a stunning defense of President George W. Bush's warrantless wiretapping

[MCM] Court rules: Franken wins

And now the fun begins. MCM Breaking... http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7049MN SENATE ELECTION JUDGES COUNT FINAL BALLOTS, FIND FRANKEN WINS! Tally concludes finding 312 vote win for the Democrat, as Coleman prepares his final appeals But does the Republican have a legal leg to stand on?... FULL

[MCM] Geithner's dirty little secret

Asia Time Online - Daily News http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KD03Dj02.htmlhttp://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KD03Dj02.html Apr 3, 2009 Geithner's dirty little secret By F. W. Engdahl US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, in unveiling his

[MCM] A call-to-arms from Don Siegelman

Dear Supporter, I need your help on a critical issue. Time is of the essence. I'm asking that you email influential editors and Attorney General Eric Holder. Attorney General Holder recently abandoned the conviction against former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens (R). His decision had nothing to

[MCM] Voting news from MN, AZ, NY, TX (and more)

From John Gideon: Recounts! We have recounts. Minnesota's Senatorial recount appears to be done, as of today, with Franken gaining more votes than Coleman. The count of the NY-20 absentee ballots will begin tomorrow. This isn't a recount yet but will probably go that way after these ballots

[MCM] Larry Summers is too dirty

Obama's Top Economic Adviser Is Greedy and Highly Compromised By Matt Taibbi, True/Slant Posted on April 10, 2009, Printed on April 10, 2009 http://www.alternet.org/story/136008/ But Summers, a leading architect of the administration's economic policies and response to the global recession,

[MCM] Is Obama the financial Dubya? (HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW)

http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/04/dubya.html http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/Umair Haque Edge Economy Is Obama the Financial Dubya? 5:34 AM Thursday April 9, 2009 As part of its sweeping plan to purge banks of troublesome assets, the Obama administration is encouraging

[MCM] British cover-up in G20 death case

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/11/g20-pathologist-ian-tomlinsonPathologist in Ian Tomlinson G20 death case was reprimanded over conduct * G20 pathologist reprimanded over conduct * MP asks why first post mortem was held so quickly, and calls for public inquiry

[MCM] US chemical companies sued by Kurds over Saddam's poison gas attack

And maybe plaintiffs also ought to name some other, far more prominent US defendants, since the shipments of that gas, and other lethal weapons, were okayed by the Reagan/Bush administrations. If the Iraqgate scandal hadn't been shut down by Pres. Clinton at the start of his first term, the

[MCM] Rally for Parsons Fine Art faculty on 4/23!

From Joel Schlemowitz: Support Our Union! Support Parsons Fine Art Faculty! When: Thursday, April 23, 12-1 pm Where: Directly in front of the New School administration building at 66 West 12th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues, New York City) What: ACT-UAW Local 7902, the union of

[MCM] You guys wouldn't be in the White House without Tom, Tom Feeney's COS tells Rove

And that's probably true. (For those who want the proper background, do a Google search on Tom Feeney and Clint Curtis.) MCM Karl Rove accosted by ex-GOP chief of staff http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0409/Karl_Rove_accosted_by_ex_GOP_Chief_of_Staff.html Former Bush adviser Karl

[MCM] Vote-flipping in Kansas just last week (and more from DVN)

From John Gideon: Voters in Salina, Saline County, Kansas went to the polls this past Tuesday and some of them had their votes flipped by the county's ESS iVotronic machines. Our 'Featured' article talks about the vote flipping and gives some new information. Kansas was warned about 'vote

[MCM] Cops attack protesting New School students

Here's some coverage much more forthright than the New York Times piece, which played what happened as a sort of Rashomon-style exercise in multiple perspectives. MCM New York police attack protesting New School students By Sandy English 13 April 2009

[MCM] Under Cybersecurity Act, President could shut down Internet

And note the other two top stories here. MCM == April 13 Cybersecurity Act would give president power to 'shut down' Internet Greg Fulton -- Monday April 13, 2009

[MCM] Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: A scandal made in Albany

New York David Paterson and Kirsten Gillibrand: New Senator, New Scandal The Governor's pick is genuine machine-made royalty By Tom Robbins published: January 28, 2009 UPI Photo/John Angelillo/Newscom http://radio.villagevoice.com/photoGallery/?gallery=850349 Soul of an old machine:

[MCM] Geithner's rescue plan a load of bull, Congressional panel finds

Is Geithner's Game Up? Damning Report Calls BS on His Smoke-and-Mirrors Bank Rescue Plan By Mike Whitney, CounterPunch Posted on April 13, 2009, Printed on April 13, 2009 http://www.alternet.org/story/136306/http://www.alternet.org/story/136306/ On Tuesday, a congressional panel headed by

[MCM] Some truth about those pirates

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2c=ZdjVYngLXFye9ZkZ5muxcMEHSwcFk%2BAX http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2c=SYReB4%2FoFbQW9HDyLvwsFcEHSwcFk%2BAXWhy We Don't Condemn Our Pirates in Somalia By K'Naan, URB Magazine Can anyone ever really be for piracy? Well in

[MCM] Confirm Dawn Johnsen NOW!

http://site.pfaw.org/site/R?i=ggSb8M_3BALylI77uZjCWA..VIEW WEB PAGE | http://site.pfaw.org/site/R?i=ICZXmHzZOE9dESqEB7uXxw..TELL A FRIEND | http://site.pfaw.org/site/R?i=fIj8L0K6Ch6zyZWMMQnKCA..SUBSCRIBE http://site.pfaw.org/site/R?i=I05qBZ7qZUbkp2JgNX1Z-Q.. Please join me in signing the

[MCM] The sickest Justice

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2009/04/clarence-thomasLest we forget another of Bush Senior's crimes against democracy. (It was also Bush the Elder who introduced Mike Connell to Karl Rove and Dubya.) MCM Crime and Justice Clarence Thomas Is One Seriously Troubled Dude By Jonathan Stein |

[MCM] More on Sand's book: Israel Bartal's review

From Jeff Wallen: Hi Mark, I've been finding interesting the pieces you sent out on Shlomo Sand's book. I just returned a day ago from Siracusa, Sicily (I'm in Berlin, Germany for the semester), and learned while there of the large Jewish community that was there from the 1st C. AD until

[MCM] Rev. Billy, Robert Hillary King to speak at NYU

From Drew Phillips: 1) NYC: 4/16 Reverend Billy blessing and exorcising Kimmel Center, commemorating Take Back NYU!'s February Occupation Take Back NYU! welcomes the Stop Shopping spiritual sensation (and NYC mayoral candidate!) REVEREND BILLY to NYU for a sermon on free speech and

[MCM] Voting reforms that we don't need

Here, in a nutshell, is everything that's wrong with election reform as understood by Democrats in Washington. As you'll see from this piece in the National Journal, those would-be reformers are all flying blind, with eyes wide shut to what has actually been happening to the voters in this

[MCM] John Prados to speak in DC (about his new book on the Vietnam war)

Hi, Mark: Please feel free to pass this announcement along to anyone you know in (or even outside) the DC area. Thanks. Best, Mike file://www.kansaspress.ku.eduwww.kansaspress.ku.edu PS: Here's a good description and cover image of John's book:

[MCM] Warnings on HR 875

--- Original Message Subject: Re: [MCM] Scratch the previous item re: HR 875 Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:23:18 EDT From: mailto:mriversi...@aol.commriversi...@aol.com To: mailto:newsfromunderground+ow...@googlegroups.comnewsfromunderground+ow...@googlegroups.com Hello Dr. Miller,

[MCM] Paul Minor's wife dies

From: Roger Shuler [mailto:rshuler3...@gmail.com] Sylvia Minor, wife of Bush DOJ victim Paul Minor, has died after a long battle with breast cancer. Thanks to our justice system, her husband of 41 years was not able to be with her at the end:

[MCM] Red Cross calls for prosecution of Bush torture team

http://www.impeachbush.org/site/R?i=bhRfuL-_IPEFQCCdthPTqQ.. http://www.impeachbush.org/site/R?i=GEtJCSePMitCabZY_0oGWg..Click here to subscribe. http://www.impeachbush.org/site/R?i=7PH0wm0oWvk2x89J5r26Fg.. Bush Six Likely to Be Indicted Publicizing the indictment movement requires

[MCM] A new campaign to Restore Justice at Justice!

Washington, DC Ilene Proctor PR (310) 858-6643 proc...@artnet.net Broad Coalition Of Organizations And Individuals Launches Restore Justice At Justice Campaign Demands Redress For Those Politically Prosecuted Under Bush Administration, Beginning With Governor Don Siegelman And Paul Minor

[MCM] Right's noise machine a threat to the Republic

My subject line alludes to David Brock's The Republican Noise Machine, which is still the best book on the history of that juggernaut. MCM Right-Wingers Are Desperately Trying to Destroy Obama, and the Cowardly Corporate Media Are Helping By Robert Parry, Consortium News. Posted April 16,

[MCM] FL Repub proposes vast reform of voting rules

Just before Election Day, I debated one of Diaz de la Portilla's brothers, a lawyer working for the GOP. It was on Al Jazeera, whose gigantic Middle Eastern audience could not possibly have grasped the truth re: Florida's elections, because my adversary's every statement was a whopping lie, and

[MCM] Why has Spain reversed itself?

Why did Spain reverse itself re: prosecution of Bush/Cheney's torture team? As Barry Sussman notes here, it makes no sense in light of how Spain dealt with Pinochet: Mark: This ruling is wholly inconsistent with the Spanish court's handling of the Pinochet matter. The court claims that, If one

[MCM] Jennifer Brunner is beyond reproach: Cliff Arnebeck

Cliff Arnebeck replies to Michael Collins: Michael: In regard to the destroyed 2004 Ohio ballots, it was not generally reported that the matter of criminal activity in that election was referred to the criminal division of the Ohio AG's office, as part of a settlement exploration in our King

[MCM] Gillibrand's vote challenged in Tedisco/Murphy race

Tedisco (i.e., the GOP) is fighting tooth and nail to wipe out Democrat Scott Murphy's lead in the election to fill Gillibrand's House seat. This has now entailed a wholly groundless challenge to the absentee ballot cast by Gillibrand herself. As you'll see in the comment below (by Kads), Nate

[MCM] John Ennis weighs in on SoS Jennifer Brunner

blanket approval for her term as S.O.S. Further, for purposes of disclosure, S.O.S. Brunner briefly appears in Free for All! But so does Cliff Arnebeck, as well as the now former AG of Ohio who received the 2004 election ballot destruction case, and also Ken Blackwell and Mark Crispin Miller

[MCM] The mote in Russia's eye

Whatever Russia does to thwart democracy is unacceptable, and that includes their fiddling with the vote in Moldova, and their apparent steps to get the OSCE to pull its punches (see below). I have to note, however, that the OSCE's coverage of our own elections under BushCo was quite poor, as

[MCM] Opponents of e-voting are black helicopter types, says TX commissioner

That's really not the most important item in this article, but it was so outrageous that I had to put it in the subject line. What's most significant in this (rather murky) article is the trend toward all electronic voting in Williamson County, Texas, and the link between that move and early

[MCM] Holder will not prosecute CIA employees for TORTURE

and our government, he added, will indemnify all those who have been fined or penalized in any way, and represent them in congressional investigations. MCM Holder: CIA Officials Will Not Be Charged for Harsh Interrogation Tactics [sic] Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. said Thursday that CIA

[MCM] That was no heart attack

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/News http://www.guardian.co.uk/ukUK news http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/g20-police-assault-ian-tomlinsonG20 police assault on Ian Tomlinson Ian Tomlinson died

[MCM] Call for a real investigation of Bush/Cheney's torture program

Via Gianni Ortiz: http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=hqLRK0ODKhJQI8Ks=hmK4KkOZIqI0KdP5LzHm=mwL3JhPULjJ9H Infamous torture memos were released yesterday, just as Amnesty activists are meeting with Congress calling for accountability.

[MCM] Powell knew

http://www.pubrecord.org/torture/836-documents-show-red-cross-told-powell-iraqi-prisoners-were-tortured.htmlDocuments Show Red Cross Told Powell Iraqi Prisoners Were Tortured By Jason Leopold The Public Record Thursday, 16 April 2009 11:32

[MCM] Looking for John McTiernan (email only)

If you or anyone you know has his contact info, I would appreciate knowing it. MCM --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's News From Underground newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to

[MCM] Tea party robo-calls

Those tea parties are pure astroturf--expensive propaganda stunts with very little mass support. And now they're using robo-calls to try to grow that bogus movement. MCM From Greg Dinger: Hi Mark, Just received about a 10-second robo-call from this number: Wildmon JK 210 892 1130 As I

[MCM] Nadler calls for special prosecutor re: BushCo's torture program

Nadler Asks for Special Prosecutor for Torture By David Swanson Congressman Jerrold Nadler has just publicly asked that the Attorney General appoint a special prosecutor. Please http://www.house.gov/nadler/contact.shtmlTHANK HIM, and please ask him and http://prosecutebushcheney.orgask your

[MCM] Lots of news you may have missed, from Consortiumnews.com

From Robert Parry: Editor's Note: Because we've been publishing more stories, some readers say they miss some that fly by. So, each month, we'll point out some special stories from the previous month. Here is a selection from March, focusing on the decline of the U.S. news media and the

[MCM] Fight for a strong bill on global warming

Now that the US has turned the corner on C02 emissions, let's get down to work. We need, first, to pay attention to the stark realities of what's become of Mother Earth--and what will certainly become of her, and sooner than you think, if we don't act. One place to start: Congress, which must

[MCM] BBC: World's forests at grave risk

Key role of forests 'may be lost' By Mark Kinver Science and environment reporter, BBC News Coniferous forests are particularly susceptible to climatic changes http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/science/nature/8004517.stm Forests' role as massive carbon sinks is at risk of being lost entirely, top

[MCM] BBC: Americas on alert for sea level rise

Americas on alert for sea level rise Coastal areas in parts of Mexico are among those under threat By James Painter BBC Latin America analyst http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7977263.stm Climate change experts in North and South America are increasingly worried by the potentially

[MCM] 7 steps to feed the planet (and beat back the agribusiness giants)

Food Rebellions: 7 Steps to Solving the Food Crisis Resistance to the trade and 'aid' policies that displace farmers and increase hunger. By Eric Holt-Gimenez http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?id=3331 April 16, 2009, YES! Magazine The World Food Program describes the current global food

[MCM] ImpeachBybee.org

ImpeachBybee.org http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/issues/alert/?alertid=12935991PROCESS=Take+ActionCLICK HERE to ask Congress to impeach Jay Bybee. The New York Times finally http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/41835wants somebody impeached and it's Jay Bybee. A Spanish judge is

[MCM] John McTiernan indicted

Yes, the one whose documentary, The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove, is out there blowing many minds. MCM 'Die Hard' director indicted in wiretaps case April 17, 2009, 11:56 PM EST http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=404590GT1=28101 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A federal grand jury on

[MCM] Bureau of Prisons answers to AG Holder

So there's no way he could not have overruled them, and allowed Paul Minor to attend his wife's funeral. MCM From: Jill Simpson [mailto:djsimpson...@yahoo.com] I wanted your readers to know that the DOJ chain of command directly places AG Holder over the head of the Bureau of Prisons. You

[MCM] US Marine arrested at Logan Airport

US Marine arrested at Logan By John C. Drake, Globe Staff http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/04/us_marine_arres.html?s_campaign=8315 A US Marine was arrested today at Logan International Airport after federal airport screeners discovered a gun, bomb-making materials, and

[MCM] It's official: Bush et al. will NOT be prosecuted

So it's also official: Barack Obama is no Lincoln. He's a Ford. MCM It's official: No U.S. prosecution of Bush officials http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/04/its-official-no-us-prosecution-of-bush-officials/ Bad news for anyone hoping that President Obama might still be open to the possibility

[MCM] Is this the moment for a Special Prosecutor? (Elizabeth de la Vega)

http://www.truthout.org/042009ROf Black Holes and Radio Silence Monday 20 April 2009 by: Elizabeth de la Vega, t r u t h o u t | Perspective http://www.truthout.org/042009R (Photo: Jim Young / Reuters) A former prosecutor examines the special prosecutor debate. There is no doubt

[MCM] Thom Hartmann: Call Holder NOW and tell him to dump Leura Canary

She's STILL US Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, and a key player in the railroading of Don Siegelman: http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/The_Permanent_Republican_Majority_1125.html http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/leura_canary/

[MCM] David Swanson responds to Elizabeth de la Vega

Response to Elizabeth de la Vega: Disagreement with a Friend and a Hero By David Swanson 1. If we do not extend the statutes of limitations, the careful and considered delay will be immunity 2. The Senate as a whole will never ever approve any useful investigation except in committees, but it

[MCM] Change the World revisited

It sad how much this still rocks. MCM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D0bdW8Fs2U --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's News From Underground newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to

[MCM] Coleman files appeal with MN Supreme Court ( more from DVN)

From John Gideon: In today's news we have one of the many articles reporting that Norm Coleman has filed an appeal of his court loss with the Minnesota state Supreme Court. Will this be the final step before the state finally has a second Senator? We've also got a lot more on the voter

[MCM] Bush torture team's Nazi defense: Andrew Sullivan

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/04/the-case-of-richard-wilhelm-hermann-bruns-et-al.htmlThe Case Of Richard Wilhelm Hermann Bruns, Et Al. Andrew Sullivan http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/04/the-case-of-richard-wilhelm-hermann-bruns-et-al.html

[MCM] More on facebook

From Danielle Holke: The other thing people should know: when you deactivate your account, the data remains. You need to make a request to delete the account: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16929680703http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16929680703 I've had friends who've

[MCM] It's not just Facebook

From Robert Glenn Plotner: It's *all* being aggregated. Not just Facebook. The entire internet (and beyond). Search engines like Google crawl everything, *even our personal websites,* the data mined. And if Google can do it that easily, you know that Big Brother goes even further. Facebook's

[MCM] Marcy Winograd on Harman/AIPAC

Harman's Wiretap Woes and the AIPAC Cabal by Marcy Winograd How ironic that I made my decision to challenge Jane Harman in 2006 after watching her Meet the Press interview in which she lambasted the New York Times for breaking the story about the Bush administration's massive illegal

[MCM] Struggling US cities using private guards

Cash-Strapped Cities Try Private Guards Over Police Oakland, Facing Pressure to Crack Down on Crime, Is Among Towns Seeking to Improve Safety While Reducing Spending By BOBBY WHITE http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027127337237011.html# OAKLAND, Calif. -- Facing pressure to crack down on

[MCM] Barbarians get bit

From Paul Roberts: Today I lectured at the National Defense University in Washington DC. I was supposed to be there in person but for various reasons could not. We arranged to use Skypes for a live video presentation. At 9AM this morning (April 22), I received a call that the US government

[MCM] My Tortured Decision

April 23, 2009 Op-Ed Contributor My Tortured Decision By ALI SOUFAN FOR seven years I have remained silent about the false claims magnifying the effectiveness of the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding. I have spoken only in closed government hearings, as these

[MCM] Condi OK'd torture in July '02

And Rummy signed off on 15 torture techniques c. three months later. (See the NYTimes piece below.) MCM Rice gave early approval for CIA waterboarding, Senate report reveals * Go-ahead in July 2002 is first known official approval * Finding suggests greater Rice role than she admitted

[MCM] Murder, sadism and torture: BushCo was the combo deal

Murder, Sadism and Torture: The Bush Administration Was the Combo Deal Submitted by mark karlin on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 9:57am. EditorBlog THE BUZZFLASH EDITOR'S BLOG By Mark Karlin http://buzzflash.com/articles/node/8289 It's not considered politically correct -- even among the high-profile

[MCM] DC Council wants Sequoia to yield documents

DC Council Special Committee asks judge to enforce subpoena http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2009/04/dc-council-special-committee-asks-judge-to-enforce-subpoena.htmlhttp://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2009/04/dc-council-special-committee-asks-judge-to-enforce-subpoena.html A special D.C. Council

[MCM] Tedisco throws in the towel

Yet another sign that the Republicans are finished. (All the more reason to watch out for them) MCM April 24, 2009 http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_04/017898.phphttp://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_04/017898.php TEDISCO CONCEDES, STEELE

[MCM] Sam Seder's absentee vote also challenged by Tedisco

Tedisco's having given up the fight should not distract us from how dirtily he and his party waged it, fighting tooth and nail to force a victory in the election to fill Kirsten Gillibrand's House seat. This is how he would have won--indeed, the only way he could have won. The fact that the

[MCM] NYTimes editorial on Don Siegelman

A great step forward by the Times. Let's use it to push Holder toward proper treatment of Don's case. (Throwing out the case, and starting an investigation of all those who forced it, would be proper treatment.) And let's also use it to induce the Times to call for a thorough investigation of

[MCM] Jesus Killed Muhammad

Here's another link to Jeff Sharlet's new Harper's piece, which I can't recommend strongly enough. MCM This week at KILLING THE BUDDHA We thought you might be interested in this bit of Buddha-killing: http://killingthebuddha.com/mag/dogma/jesus-killed-mohammed/Jesus Killed Muhammad Jeff

[MCM] Mimi Kennedy's letter to the Times, re: Don Siegelman

From: mimi kennedy Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 1:15 AM To: mailto:lett...@nytimes.comlett...@nytimes.com Re: Governor Don Siegelman's prosecution by Bush's Justice Dept. As a child, I heard about writers, artists and politicians in Communist Russia being imprisoned and hospitalized, careers

[MCM] Irish dump e-voting, go back to hand-counting paper ballots

Irish reject e-voting, go back to paper http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/irish-reject-e-voting-go-back-to-paper.arshttp://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/irish-reject-e-voting-go-back-to-paper.ars The Irish government has given up on e-voting and is moving back to paper.

[MCM] Must-read piece on the secret count in Pima County, AZ

From Dave Griscom: I have just blogged an article by attorney Bill Risner recently submitted as a Letter to the Editor of the Tucson Citizen, a daily newspaper. Since it does not seem to have been published yet, I have composed my own title for it: http://impactglassman.blogspot.com/AZ

[MCM] FL election bill is STILL A THREAT!

From: mailto:kind...@comcast.netKindra Muntz: Everyone, We are not out of the woods yet. Keep the pressure on, and get the message to voters in every county in Florida to call their State Senator and Representative to KILL the elections bill. We don't want it IN ANY FORM. We don't need it.

[MCM] John Gideon ailing

Some dreadful news about John Gideon, a heroic election integrity activist, and the driving force behind Daily Voting News. MCM http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7102http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7102 Blogged by Brad Friedman on 4/27/2009 12:29PM News About Our Friend John Gideon... Some troubling

[MCM] Apologists for torture just won't quit

The tribunes of the right are standing up for torture--which Joe Scarborough has now justified as an expression of rational fear, while David Frum asserts, against all evidence, that we don't know whether BushCo's torture program helped ensure the nation's safety.

[MCM] Harper's cover story, Jesus Killed Muhammad, on newsstands tomorrow!

http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102563209807s=779e=001gb1xanoQ6orefDZOaLOGxVAkoGn_nI6pI1Ep823a1q2GRGQweOUZYJZ_B0HGJFX77vBLUcjH54j8EI_UfDYoIxJsXYg5PMVnLsK4kQ6ASDP57RJ7IouYbOcBG7F3xh9S AVAILABLE ON NEWSSTANDS TOMORROW, APRIL 28th!

[MCM] Shattered myths about the torture program (Scott Horton)

The Stomach-Turning Truth About Bush's Torture Programs By Scott Horton, The Daily Beast Posted on April 28, 2009, Printed on April 28, 2009 http://www.alternet.org/story/138625/http://www.alternet.org/story/138625/ In the space of a week, the torture debate in America has been suddenly

[MCM] On Siegelman's case (and others), Obama has to get it right

From: Roger Shuler [mailto:rshuler3...@gmail.com] Why is it critical for the Obama administration to support thorough investigations of the Don Siegelman case and other justice-related matters? Because the long-term success of the Obama presidency might depend on it:

[MCM] Times reporter seeks adults who've had to move in with their parents (email only)

Friends, I'm looking for someone to interview outside of New York and really need your help. According to US Census data, the high number of layoffs and unfavorable economic conditions have forced many grown adults to move back home with their parents, and some parents to move home with their

[MCM] INN forced to halt production on Free Speech TV

From a donor to FSTV and INN: FSTV Gags Independent National Newscast The Free Speech TV network (FSTV), widely perceived as a progressive broadcast provider, has forced its daily evening news show, International News Net (INN), to cancel production. Now in its seventh year as a reliable

[MCM] FBI's new way of tracking terrorists in cyberspace

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[MCM] In memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa

From Joel Shitney: Friends, Ken Saro-Wiwa was a writer/environmentalist, lobbying Shell Oil to stop polluting his part of Nigeria. The junta arrested Ken and used a kangaroo court to have him hanged. This month, a court in New York will decide if Shell was at fault for Ken's death. But this

[MCM] In memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa (cleaned-up version!!)

From Joel Whitney: Friends, Ken Saro-Wiwa was a writer/environmentalist, lobbying Shell Oil to stop polluting his part of Nigeria. The junta arrested Ken and used a kangaroo court to have him hanged. This month, a court in New York will decide if Shell was at fault for Ken's death. But this

[MCM] Two tributes to John Gideon

From Bo Lipari: For John Posted on April 28th, 2009 by bolipari http://www.nyvv.org/boblog/2009/04/28/for-john/ This morning I woke to the impossible news that my friend John Gideon was gone. Somehow, a big, vibrant man I had seen just a few weeks ago, would no longer be there; a fisherman

[MCM] John R. MacArthur tells us why You Can't Be President

This is the video of a talk Rick gave at the McNally Jackson Bookstore a few months ago. Although the posting of the video is surely tardy, the talk, and the book that is its subject (You Can't Be President), are as fresh as breaking news:

[MCM] A solemn tapdance by the NYTimes' Public Editor

NYT Public Editor Dances Around 'Brutal Truth' of Torture http://mediabloodhound.typepad.com/weblog/2009/04/from-article-17-of-the-geneva-conventionno-physical-or-mental-torture-nor-any-other-form---of-coercion-may-be-inflicted-on.html Clark Hoyt's New York Times public editor column on Monday,

[MCM] Two on Sen. Specter's votes

Ding Dong, The Witch Ain't Dead. by Chris Floyd http://www.counterpunch.org/floyd04292009.html The reaction to Specter's turning of his blood-spattered coat (or rather, his re-turning, as he began his political life as a Democrat) has been marked by the total amnesia that is the chronic

[MCM] CDC was warned of flu 18 days before WHO alert

Company warned officials of flu 18 days before alert was issued By Les Blumenthal| McClatchy Newspapers http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67283.htmlCompany warned officials of flu 18 days before alert was issued | McClatchy WASHINGTON - A Washington state biosurveillance firm raised

[MCM] More on swine flu

From Dr. Meryl Nass: The way I would tell if the virus were lab-made would be to look at its genome and compare with existing influenza strains. I doubt it has been decoded yet (it will be soon) though these viruses change fast. Pending that information, I do not think things are suspicious

[MCM] Specter's flip just doesn't matter: William Rivers Pitt

And please let's not forget that, in his big push on behalf of Clarence Thomas (a/k/a the best man for the job), Specter took a big dump on Anita Hill. The complete transcripts of those hearings are in print:

[MCM] Did Rice admit to criminal conspiracy? ( more from Raw Story)

== May 1 Rice may have admitted to conspiracy, former Nixon counsel says By David Edwards and John Byrne -- May 1, 2009

[MCM] 9/11 witnesses intimidated by Bush/Cheney's minders

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_alladdress=389x5575093 All the more reason to demand a new--that is to say, a real--investigation. (See below.) MCM From: AJ mailto:ajlei...@fas.harvard.eduajlei...@fas.harvard.edu Subject: [9-11-290] Petitions To:

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