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Data: 19 Dec 2005 12:32:57 -0000
Da: SF Indymedia <sf at indymedia.org>
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SAN FRANCISCO INDYMEDIA WEEKLY NEWS ALERT
Alert for week ending Sun, December 18 2005
http://sf.indymedia.org/

BTL:Global Warming Conference in Montreal Turns Back U.S. Attempt to...
...Derail Kyoto Treaty ~ Interview with Alden Meyer, energy special with
Union of Concern Scientists, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723147.php

Americans for Safe Access rally in at Federal Building in San Francisco
Patients and advocates rally to tell the DEA to stop harassing patients
and caregivers (includes JPEG image)
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723134.php

Haiti's achievements under Arastide and Lavalas - now lost since the 
U.S. led coup
Achievements under Aristide and Lavalas during their 10 years in office
and conditions now in Haiti since the coup
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723130.php

European Parliament resolution on the human rights situation in 
Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
The European Parliament, during a mini plenary session in Brussels,
adopted on Thursday December 1st, 2005, the resolution on "the human
rights situation in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam" denounces "the limit
freedom of expression, of the press, of assembly and of religion",
condemns the treatment inflicted to the "leaders of the Movement of
October 26, 1999", the "abuses against the Lao-Hmong people, whose
humanitarian situation remains appalling", ...
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723127.php

A Half-Century of Spying on U.S. Citizens
>From Able Danger to Oklahoma City, evidence of domestic intelligence
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723115.php

Agents' visit chills UMass Dartmouth senior
NEW BEDFORD -- A senior at UMass Dartmouth was visited by federal agents
two months ago, after he requested a copy of Mao Tse-Tung's tome on
Communism called "The Little Red Book."
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723111.php

Sustainable Solutions Caravan Third Annual Convergence
The Sustainable Solutions Caravan's third annual Convergence at
CellSpace, San Francisco, January 7th, 2006 to raise money for their third
journey throughout North and Central America promoting truly sustainable
lifestyles.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723108.php

TSA Wants Access to Veterans� Files to Add �Mental Defectives� to Watch List
Will your medical records prevent you from flying?
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723106.php

This is About Much More Than Just NSA Domestic Spying
This administration is attempting to establish totalitarian control, and
has proved that it is not to be trusted with the Constitution. Impeachable
offenses are being committed.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723102.php

Support GI Resister Katherine Jashinski Now!
This newsletter will keep you up to date about how service women and men
within the US military are taking action, and following their conscience
in standing up for human rights, democratic rights and against illegal and
unjust war and occupation. We will also let you know how you, your
organization and your community can support them!
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723100.php

Fact Checking the Feds in Airport Shooting
Two air marshals gunned down an American citizen last week in Miami, and
the press swallowed the government's now-flawed explanation of a "bomb
threat" hook, line, and sinker.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723099.php

Half of Israelis favor deal on Jerusalem: poll
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Nearly half of Israelis would support giving up
parts of Arab East Jerusalem under any eventual peace deal with the
Palestinians, a poll published on Friday showed.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723098.php

Enemies of the state? Police fail even to question men held as a terror 
threat
Suspected of plotting terror, a group of men have been held for four
years but never charged. Now, in their first testimonies, they reveal the
authorities have not even questioned them since their arrests
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723097.php

Diebold CEO Resigns
The company has faced questions about the software used in some of its
voting machines. In addition, the aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina
disrupted deliveries of the firm�s machines, affecting financial results
negatively, Diebold reported earlier.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723096.php

BTL:Christian American Peace Activists Bring Protest Against Torture to...
...Gates of U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ~ Interview with
Simon Harak, Jesuit priest and organizer with the War Resisters League,
conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723093.php

Bolivia hopeful is US 'nightmare'
The front-runner in the race to be the next president of Bolivia has
declared that his election would be "a nightmare for the United States".
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723091.php

Hamas triumphs as Fatah struggles
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, is scrambling to heal a split
in his ruling Fatah party, while the Islamic movement Hamas has
outstripped his faction in the latest round of municipal elections in the
West Bank.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723090.php

Pirates Start Free Radio San Jose
Tune in this Saturday at Noon as the Community Takes Back the Public
Airwaves!!!
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723083.php

BTL:After Opposition Parties Boycott Vote, Hugo Chavez Wins Total 
Control of...
...Venezuela's Parliament ~ Interview with Gregory Wilpert, sociologist
and journalist living in Caracas, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda
Tuhus
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723079.php

The SHORTWAVE REPORT 12/16/05  ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave
radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and
slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Russia, and Cuba.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723068.php

SFPD Xma$ Video Press Conference
After the 'party' material was discovered, the tax-paying, victims speak
(includes audio)
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723067.php

What Ahmadinejad *really* said
Interesting how different the truth may be from what we're being told in
the Western media.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723062.php

Weekly Summary of israeli War Crimes
This is a weekly summary of israeli war crimes committed in Palestine for
the week ending 14 December 2005. 4mins, english (includes audio)
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723061.php

Mehlis: Al-Hariri probe may take years
The UN inquiry into the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri, the former
Lebanese prime minister, could take years unless Syria speeds up
cooperation with the investigation, the head of the inquiry has said.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723060.php

'Dodo atlas' helps to put extinction of species on map
AN ATLAS of the world�s extinction hot spots, in which at least one
species is in imminent danger of dying out, has been drawn up by
scientists to guide global conservation.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723055.php

Judge fines environmental lawyer
A Tuolumne County prosecutor has been fined $500 for filing what a judge
called a "frivolous" motion in a civil case against the Sierra Railroad -
biodiesel
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723053.php

Teacher Forces Girl To Remove Religious Necklace
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. -- A Seminole County mother is speaking out after
her daughter's teacher forced her to remove a necklace, which is a
religious sign.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723052.php

Is the Pentagon spying on Americans?
Secret database obtained by NBC News tracks �suspicious� domestic groups
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723051.php

Photos from the Tookie Williams demo / vigil
Photos from the Tookie Williams demonstration / vigil at San Quentin
Prison on 12-12-2005. Slideshow, 22.5mb
http://www.kunst.no/bjornmag/mpphp2004/TW23mb2005.mov
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723040.php

Prof. questions gov't monopoly on marijuana
WASHINGTON -- Put this in your pipe and smoke it: A University of
Massachusetts professor says the medical marijuana grown by the federal
government isn't very good. He wants a permit to cultivate his own pot,
saying it will be better for research.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723039.php

Christmas shoppers beat up Santa
A department store Santa on his way home for the night was beaten up by
stressed-out Christmas shoppers in Germany.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723029.php

Anti-immigrant legislation soon to be voted upon in Congress
Congress is set to debate legislation that would make all undocumented
persons in the US felons, thereby making it impossible for them to become
legal.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723026.php

Get Your Party On!!!
New Years Eve Party for all you crazy drunken radicals. =) Come get your
party on with us! (includes JPEG image)
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723020.php

Tookie WIlliams 12-12-05 Photos
Photos from the Tookie Williams demonstration / vigil at San Quentin
Prison on 12-12-2005.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723017.php

Labor In Haiti & The Role Of The AFL-CIO Solidarity Center
Join with labor and human rights activists in a presentation on the role
of the AFL-CIO in Hiati. (includes JPEG image)
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723008.php

DEA Raids on Seven Dispensaries in San Diego
**This is an emergency alert from Americans for Safe Access. **
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1723002.php

Hearing Raises Concerns about Free Wi-Fi
Questions were raised about whether or not the Government has lost sight
of one of its original goals: to bridge the digital divide that exists in
San Francisco.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1722997.php

BlackState.com: The Final Execution
A black man born in America faces the possibility of an early death from
the moment he is conceived. This has been the case the moment the African
stepped foot onto this continent in chains.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1722996.php

New Year Hitchhiker Happening in Slab City, California
Hitchhikers from across North America are thumbing their way to the open
desert of Southern California to celebrate the freedom, cultural exchange
and diversity of the open road during the New Year's Eve weekend. A free
event, activities include: live music, story circles, camping/ hiking and
informal workshops on safety, culture jamming and proactive travel.
(includes PDF file)
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1722993.php

Stop the Execution!
These are pictures from the candle light vigil held in Fresno California
on Monday evening, December 12, 2005. Participants were speaking out
against the death penalty and the state sponsored murder of Stanley Tookie
Williams. (includes JPEG image)
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1722979.php

Schwarzenegger denies clemency to ex-Crips gang leader
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger denied
clemency on Monday to Stanley Tookie Williams, a convicted murderer and
former gang leader who campaigned from prison to warn young people about
the dangers of gangs.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1722967.php

Pentagon devising scenarios for martial law in US
"The article thus appears to be a deliberate leak conducted for the
purpose of accustoming the American population to the prospect of military
rule. . . . Keating said such situations, if they arise, probably would be
temporary, with lead responsibility passing back to civilian authorities.�
A remarkable phrase: �probably would be temporary.� In other words, the
military takeover might not be temporary, and could become permanent!
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1722960.php

Beirut bomb kills anti-Syria MP
Prominent Lebanese anti-Syrian MP and journalist Gibran Tueni has been
killed in a massive car bomb attack in Beirut.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/1722952.php

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