Comcast admits Paying Attendees at FCC hearing
from CommonDreams.org, originally published by The Philadelphia Inquirer
The hearing took place at Harvard University and the main topic was net neutrality. Many legitimate potential attendees were left out by 30-40 Comcast funded seat warmers, two of which were so concerned over the issue that they fell asleep while activists were outside. This is another example that government hearings are a sham.
Timothy Horrigan recalls his failed attempt to attend the hearing.
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you can murder the hater but you do not murder hate. In fact violence merely multiplies hate. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
Israeli Occupation of Palestine Causing Terrorism according to the U.N.
from The Largest Minority, originally published by the Associated Press
Manila delivers a first line that can’t be beat: “From the UN Council of Things Which are Obvious to Everyone but Still Need to be Stated Publicly for the Sake of Imperialist Leaders Who Have Their Heads up Their Asses, came this report published on Tuesday.“
One line struck me in particular: “Dugard says in the report that “common sense … dictates that a distinction must be drawn between acts of mindless terror, such as acts committed by al-Qaida, and acts committed in the course of a war of national liberation against colonialism, apartheid or military occupation.” John Dugard, is an independent investigator on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and author of the report. In the 1980s he was a South African lawyer who campaigned against apartheid.
If I were the decider, if you will indulge, I would employ this strategy in regards to Palenstine, no money to Israel until Palestine is a state, the Israeli settlements are removed from Palestinian territory and a road is built from the West Bank to the Gaza strip that would prevent Israel from blocking free Palestinian movement.
If we are going to have the balls to say we are a Super Power than at least use that leverage and cut the crap.
Good reads:
Noami Klein to Obama: Being Called a Muslim is not a Smear published by The Nation.
Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman’s interview with Michael Pollan the author of “In Defense of Food” and “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”. Listen/Watch/Read
on Feb 29th, 2008 at 12:20 am
Thanks for the link. How have I overlooked you not being in my blogroll for so long? The correction has been made.