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SAN FRANCISCO INDYMEDIA WEEKLY NEWS ALERT
Alert for week ending Sun, January 8 2006
http://sf.indymedia.org/

Talleres Foro Social Alternativo, Caracas - 22 a 29/01/2006
* Se presenta un primer listado descriptivo de Talleres previstos en el
marco del FSA-Caracas/2006, evento paralelo al Foro Social Mundial que el
gobierno venezolano apadrina para las mismas fechas.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723741.php

“A Call to Conscience for the U.S. Congress”
January 16 to March 20, 2006

MLK Day until the Third Commemoration of the Iraq War

A campaign of nonviolent action to compel our elected representatives in
Congress to meet the demands of justice and peace:

End the War in Iraq! Not Another Death - Not Another Dollar!
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723739.php

BTL:New Orleans Homeowners Coalition Stops House Demolitions in Court
Interview with Bill Quigley, attorney representing New Orleans
homeowners, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723738.php

Abramoffgate: It’s the Same Sleaze, Just Bigger!
Jack Abramoff may be the sleaziest influence peddler to hit the halls of
power in Congress - ever. As many as 20 Congressmen may be caught up in
the crimes of this confessed master briber. Yet, there is nothing really
new about corruption scandals on Capitol Hill. The biggest obscenity is
this: Brave U.S. soldiers are dying in Iraq in a war sanctioned by the
“most corrupt Congress in history,” and started by a wacky President -
George W. Bush. (includes JPEG image)
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723724.php

'Energy Dissent' and the 2006 G8 Summit in Russia
Reclaim the debate! Resist the G8! In July 2006, the G8 will hold its
annual Summit in St.Petersburg, Russia. Vladimir Putin says he's placing
"energy security" at the top of the G8 agenda during Russia's presidency.
The G8 countries consume 45% of world oil and produce 47% of global CO2
emissions. Their "energy security" is our energy grave!
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723718.php

Recall Arnold Campaign Is Now In Full Swing!!!!
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http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723717.php

New Device Will Sense Through Concrete Walls
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2006 – Troops conducting urban operations soon will
have the capabilities of superheroes, being able to sense through 12
inches of concrete to determine if someone is inside a building.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723716.php

Community radio: Sonoma Valley California and beyond.
Community radio serving the cross-cultural development of Sonoma Valley
California and beyond. Stream us!
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723715.php

Framing Castro
from Xymphora
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723708.php

The Ballad of Finis Shelnutt
Follow the money
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723707.php

World Youth Camp Caracas 2006
Blog of the Camp
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723701.php

General Assistance system is broken
The General Assistance program in San Francisco is broken.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723698.php

BTL:One Year Delay in New York Times' Coverage of NSA Spying Scandal 
Exposes...
...Flaws in U.S. Corporate Media ~ Interview with Norman Solomon, author
and columnist, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723692.php

Norway split over Israel boycott
Norway's Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen is backing a planned consumer
boycott of Israeli goods, contradicting the coalition government's policy.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723687.php

Syrian government freezes Khaddam's assets
Judiciary is investigating former vice president's links to corruption
files
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723682.php

Straw: Unveiling the truth key for Lebanon's future
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said uncovering the truth behind the
assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri and other murders is
"important and essential for Lebanon's future."
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723681.php

Did Jesus exist? Court to decide
ROME, Italy (Reuters) -- Forget the U.S. debate over intelligent design
versus evolution. An Italian court is tackling Jesus -- and whether the
Roman Catholic Church may be breaking the law by teaching that he existed
2,000 years ago.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723680.php

Sharon, Arafat, Abramoff, and the media
Abramoff for example diverted money (“charity donations”) to Israeli
settlers living illegally on Palestinian lands. His “customers” were told
this money is intended for inner city poor Americans. Instead the money
bought military hardware to help settlers terrorize native Palestinians
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723673.php

When Sharon Meets His Maker
Nothing really touched him, nothing really stacked against the man; not
the Qibya massacre, not Sabra and Shatila, not the death toll of thousands
of Palestinian and Israeli civilians that took place under his direct
command. Not even the bizarre death of his first wife and his son.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723672.php

The Quiet Death Of Freedom
The black farce extends to those pseudo-humanitarians in the media and
elsewhere, who themselves have never seen the effects of cluster bombs and
air-burst shells, yet continue to invoke the crimes of Saddam to justify
the the nightmare in Iraq and to protect a quisling prime minister who has
sold out his country and made the world more dangerous
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723671.php

January 28th: Bird Dog Hillary Clinton!
On Saturday January 28th Senator Hillary Clinton of New York will sit
down with Jane Pauley at The Bar Association of San Francisco Special
Benefit Event at the Masonic Center. While using San Francisco as a
backdrop for Clinton's re-election campaign, the event is an opportunity
for Bay Area Democrats to dish-out $75.00 - $300.00 to attend at 7:00pm
no-host reception followed by an evening of political image makeover
chit-chat with Pauley and Clinton.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723670.php

The SHORTWAVE REPORT 1/6/06  ¡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, Cuba, China, and
Russia.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723662.php

War Powers: The Imperial Presidency
The Alameda Public Affairs Forum will be presenting Peter Irons,
Professor Emeritus of Political Science at University of California, San
Diego, and author of the new book “War Powers: How the Imperial Presidency
Hijacked the Constitution” on January 21st, 2006, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the
Home of Truth Center, 1300 Grand Street, Alameda.

Professor Irons will be discussing the fundamental question in the
development of the American empire: What constraints does the Constitution
place on our territorial expansion, military intervention, occupation of
foreign countries, and on the power the president may exercise over
American foreign policy. This power question extends to the matters of
detention of “enemy combatants”, the secret renditions and prisons of the
CIA, and the spying by the National Security Agency on Americans and
others without warrants. These are powerful and important questions for
our times.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723658.php

Hundreds of violations revealed after US mine disaster
Among the infractions were at least 16 related to failures to prevent or
adequately monitor the buildup of explosive gases in the Sago Mine.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723651.php

The lie detector you'll never know is there
THE US Department of Defense has revealed plans to develop a lie detector
that can be used without the subject knowing they are being assessed.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723650.php

Police Say There´s Evidence Linking Sharon to $3 Million Bribe
from Arutz Sheva
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723647.php

Whistleblower Warns the Bush Administration Is Cutting Back Mining 
Safety Regulations
from Democracy Now!
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723645.php

Straw urges Syria to recognize Lebanon's sovereignty
Straw strongly denied any intentions, be they international or British,
to change the regime in Syria.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723638.php

Candy Barr dies
Candy Barr, infamous 1950s stripper and stag film star once romantically
linked to mobster Mickey Cohen and associated with Dallas nightclub owner
Jack Ruby, has died. She was 70.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723634.php

A World Beyond Capitalism Conference Volunteer Meeting!  Solidarity!
A World Beyond Capitalism volunteers invite you to a local volunteer
meeting. http://www.aworldbeyondcapitalism.org
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723632.php

Israeli PM suffers serious stroke
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has suffered a "significant" stroke
and is undergoing an operation, doctors at Jerusalem's Hadassah hospital
say.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723630.php

U.S. military 'shuts down' soldiers' blogs
Troops are detailing their experiences in online journals, but military
says some are revealing too much
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723627.php

Promoting Nonviolence Thru Education
A community get together to create a paper mural in commemoration of
Tookie Williams and to celebrate Martin Luther's Birthday
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723610.php

Muslim clerics sound al-Aqsa alarm
The Supreme Islamic Association and al-Aqsa Association for Construction
of Holy Shrines have accused Israeli authorities of carrying on
excavations under al-Aqsa mosque in occupied Jerusalem and threatening its
stability, Aljazeera reports.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723608.php

Arab border town faces Israeli wall
The Israeli Shin Bet security agency has recommended building a wall
through an Arab community located along the Lebanese border to prevent
attacks by Lebanese fighters.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723607.php

Rights group urges US to cut Israel aid
A prominent US human rights organisation has called on the Bush
administration to cut back its direct foreign aid to Israel until the
latter complies with calls to stop settlement expansion and work on the
separation wall.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723606.php

Palestinian campaigners stopped
Two Palestinian politicians have been stopped from canvassing in east
Jerusalem by Israeli police, at the start of the Palestinian poll
campaign.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723605.php

Police find 'Sharon bribe clues'
Israeli police have evidence that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's family
received $3m in bribes, it has been alleged on an Israeli television
channel.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723604.php

Terror suspects describe alleged torture 'in front of MI6 agents'

http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723603.php

CIA 'ignored Iraqi weapons evidence'
The Bush administration is facing new charges over its handling of
pre-war intelligence, with a book alleging that the CIA ignored a mass of
evidence gleaned from Iraqi weapons scientists, months before the 2003
invasion, that Saddam Hussein had abandoned his WMD programmes.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723602.php

The $4bn industry that is America's guilty secret
Lobbying is Washington's grubby secret. Some say lobbying is part of the
democratic process. Others claim it is legalised bribery, even corruption.
But love it or loathe it, it is the way Washington works.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723601.php

Israel arrests Palestinian candidate
The runner-up in the Palestinian presidential election has been arrested
as rival political groups officially launched their campaigns for
parliamentary elections despite doubts that the vote will take place.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723598.php

Sharon to Scrap Roadmap, Annex West Bank Land: Report
The daily said Israeli officials had already presented the idea to
counterparts in President George W. Bush's administration.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723597.php

IOF Extra-Judicially Execute 2 Palestinians and Continue to Shell Areas 
in the Gaza Strip
On Monday evening, 2 January 2006, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF)
extra-judicially executed a member of the al-Quds Brigades, the military
wing of the Islamic Jihad, and a taxi driver. Another member of the
al-Quds Brigades was critically injured. Three civilian bystanders were
also injured
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723596.php

Top 10 Los Angelese IMC stories for 2005
The year 2005 saw a new level of political and cultural activism in the
Los Angeles area.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723593.php

San Francisco Faces Major Battles in 2006
2006 will test Mayor Newsom’s political leadership as never before.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723592.php

CIA-Mossad Sponsored “Rebels” Attack Iran’s Border
by Kurt Nimmo
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723583.php

Israeli missile strike kills two
Israel has killed two Palestinian militants in a missile strike on a car
in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics said.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723576.php

Berlusconi suspected of bribery
Silvio Berlusconi denies the allegations claiming they have been made to
damage his chances of winning a second term.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723575.php

ACLU will provide cameras to tape police
St. Louis police officers often say they feel as if people are looking
over their shoulders.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/1723574.php

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