Action Kit: Send these 5 stories to your congressional Reps.

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From Washington to Baghdad, Freedom Denied

Voice4Change
Uniting Our Voices
http://www.voice4change.org
December 22, 2003

The following five stories illustrate a chilling reality in Post 9/11 America. Political activists are spied upon, pre-emptivly arrested and beaten without cause. Foreign journalists are denied entry, after extensive interrogation. In Iraq, demonstrators are warned that any demonstration will result in gunfire.

Take Action Forward these stories to your congressional Reps. And ask them to initiate investigations:

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Spotlight on the Cops
Washington Post | Editorial
Wednesday, December 17, 2003

"The District of Columbia, through seems to be admitting that it maintains widespread, extensive spying operations on the activities and operations of political advocacy organizations, such as Plaintiffs , on the basis of their political philosophies and conduct protected under the First Amendment. Moreover, Chief Broadbent admitted in his testimony that such operations are carried on even in the absence of allegations of criminal activities by the organizations being spied upon."
-- U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler,

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Judge: I Saw Police Commit Felonies
FTAA/Miami
by Amy Driscoll

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/7538538.htm

A judge who said he witnessed some of the anti-free trade protests complains in open court about how police handled the demonstrations.

A judge presiding over the cases of free trade protesters said in court that he saw ''no less than 20 felonies committed by police officers'' during the November demonstrations, adding to a chorus of complaints about police conduct.

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Secondary School under Siege by US Forces Dahr Jamail
Electronic Iraq
17 December, 11:30am, Amiriya, Baghdad --
On the evening of December 16th, in the Amiriya suburb of West Baghdad, the residents held a pro-Saddam Hussein demonstration. Many of the kids were throwing stones at a US Humvee Patrol as it passed by. Aside from this, it was a non-violent demonstration-no shots were fired, nobody was injured.

Today, US forces from the First Armored Division returned with two large tanks, helicopters, several Bradley fighting vehicles and at least 10 hummers to seal off the Al Shahid Adnan Kherala secondary school for boys.

The school was sealed off completely, as well as the doors locked when soldiers and Iraqi Police entered with photos of students taken during the demonstration the night before.

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Tanks Roll into Tikrit
By Robin Pomeroy
Reuters
Tuesday 16 December 2003

"Any demonstration against the government or coalition forces will be fired upon" -- U.S.-backed Regional Governor Hussein al-Jaburi

(Reuters) - Tanks have rolled out on to the streets of Tikrit, as a message that the U.S. army will not tolerate shows of support for Saddam Hussein in the captured president's home town.
U.S. troops forcibly broke up at least four attempted pro-Saddam demonstrations and three soldiers were wounded when a bomb went off as their Humvee patrolled the streets.

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Coffee, Tea or Handcuffs?
By Steven Mikulan
LA Weekly
Friday 19 December 2003

An Australian journalist gets a taste of Department of Homeland Security hospitality.

What sort of stories did she write? What kind of magazine was New Idea?
Where was it published? What was its circulation? Does it print politically sensitive articles? When would her interview appear? Who would be reading it?

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[G_j]

1. (all the articles can be sent at once using the first link)

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[G_j]

2. kick

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[G_j]

3. kick again :-)

:kick: (not kink) lol

[buddhamama]

4. done

five seperate times

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[G_j]

5. actually,

I was wrong, the SECOND link allows one to send all five articles to their reps. at once.

thanks for taking the time.