If this is a subject of interest to you, in the United States today there are five Cuban prisoners, separated one from the other by thousands of miles. They have no area that can be sarcastically called the “Hanoi Hilton”. Their suffering and the injustice of which they are victims will be known the world over; don't doubt it for a minute...

AKBAYAN Citizens Action Party Rep. Risa Hontiveros said that dismissing Lozada’s explosive statement as an attempt to destabilize the country would not do, saying that what Lozada divulged lays accountability on the National Broadband Network (NBN) deal at the doorstep of Malacanang Presidential Palace.

Italy's former President Francesco Cossiga has told Italy's "most respected newspaper" [Corriere della Sera] that the 9-11 attacks "were run by the CIA and Mossad and that this was common knowledge amongst global intelligence agencies."

With few exceptions, the presidential menu is packed with homicidal candidates.

Eric McDavid's case continues to progress. Many see McDavid as a political prisoner from the recent Green Scare wave of government repression against radical environmental activists. The hearing on the motion for a new trial has been changed to January 24th, and sentencing has been moved to February 21st.

Sacramento Prisoner Support is encouraging supporters to write to Eric, and to also write to Judge England in care of Eric's attorney, encouraging him to give Eric the lowest possible sentence. The US Attorney is still indicating that they will be pushing for the maximum sentence of 20 years. Those who are writing letters are informing Judge England that the acts charged in the indictment are out of character for Eric. They also hope to compare Eric's case to other "terrorist" incidents.

For more information, link to the original Indybay.org article, as well as a recent Earth First! Journal article.

Town meeting held in South Philadelphia tonight as the new Police Commissioner Ramsey, listens to the community. The South Philadelphia stakeholders called all of its members today informing us that there would be a town meeting held at south Philadelphia high school and our group was co-hosting the event.
The groups that are on the front line around the city were also hosting the event. Anthony Murphy , Town Watch integrated services emceed the event. Men United for a better Philadelphia, Philadelphia Anti-drug Anti- violence Network, Mothers in Charge, Block captains associations, School District of Philadelphia and many other groups and communities came together to meet and greet the new commissioner.

The bus in this photo, was totaled by fire, around 9:30 pm, Friday night, 1/11/08. The driver of the bus, who was the only occupant at the time, escaped unhurt, but shaken.

Yes the war has been declared. It has been declared against humanities freedoms, liberties and health.

You have been unknowingly disarmed. You have lost the most powerful weapon. That weapon is knowledge of the truth.

Society has been fed a diet of professional propaganda lies since before your birth.

On the evening of Monday, January 7, Philip B. Agee passed away in Havana. The US citizen was a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official until he broke with the agency in 1968 for ethical reasons, and wrote the explosive 1974 book "Inside The Company," which exposed CIA covert operations in Latin America.

“The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act."

The Thought Crime Bill