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15 November 2006
Volume 3, Issue 8
Free Voices
eZine of the People
Shout the
Truth....
War Crimes Complaint Filed
against Rumsfeld, Gonzales, Tenet, and other Bush Administration
Officials
Center for Constitutional Rights
New York, NY, USA
The November 14, 2006, criminal complaint is a request for the German
Federal Prosecutor to open an investigation and, ultimately, a criminal
prosecution that will look into the responsibility of high-ranking
U.S. officials for authorizing war crimes in the context of the
so-called “War on Terror.” The complaint is brought
on behalf of 12 torture victims – 11 Iraqi citizens who were
held at Abu Ghraib prison and one Guantánamo detainee –
and is being filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR),
the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Republican
Attorneys' Association (RAV) and others, all represented by Berlin
Attorney Wolfgang Kaleck. Continue
Reading
The New York City Independent
Media Center Responds to the Death of Brad Will
New York City Independent Media Center
New York, NY, USA
Brad Will was killed on October 27, 2006, in Oaxaca, Mexico, while
working as a journalist for the global Indymedia network. He was
shot in the torso while documenting an armed, paramilitary assault
on the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca, a fusion of striking
local teachers and other community organizations demanding democracy
in Mexico. The members of the New York City Independent Media Center
mourn the loss of this inspiring colleague and friend. Continue
Reading
30 MPH Solution
I Have This Outrageous Plan
to Unite All Americans!
David J. Bonn
St. Helens, OR, USA
The maximum speed limit on all roads, with the exception of the
Interstate highway system, is now 30 miles per hour. Why 30 MPH?
Because cars get their best fuel economy between 30 and 55 MPH.
I picked 30 MPH because it is crazy enough to get your full attention.
Okay, America, let me hear you. One voice. “NO !%$?? WAY!!!”
Finally, something we can all agree on. Well, folks, please hear
me out. We are on the road to ruin right now. We can put on the
brakes, or we can keep the pedal to the metal and hurl ourselves
into oblivion at 90 miles per hour, just like Thelma and Louise.
Continue
Reading
Backtalk....
Correction and Clarification
of the Effects of the Military Commissions Act
RE: Game Over: The US Government Has Turned Against the People
Brandon Batzloff
Editor Free Voices
Berlin, Germany
As most people are now aware, the Military Commissions Act (MCA)
is an extremely frightening piece of legislation that sharply curtails
human rights for both citizens and non-citizens in the United States.
In writing “Game Over: The US Government Has Turned Against
the People,” I made a very critical error in interpretation
of the law. However, this mistake does not change the severity of
the effects of MCA or the importance of creating new systems of
governance to restrict an illegitimate government. Continue
Reading
Talk it Up....
NCOR - Call for Workshop
Proposals
National Conference on Organized Resistance
Washington, DC, USA
The National Conference of Organized Resistance is an annual event
that brings together people from all backgrounds for a weekend of
learning and discussing local and international social justice issues
through workshops, panel discussions, and skillshares. We are currently
seeking workshop proposals for the 10th Annual NCOR, which will
be held from March 9- 11, 2007 at American University in Washington,
D.C. Continue
Reading
Screaming On the Inside....
I'll Not Go
Quietly
Steven Woods
Death Row, Polunsky Prison, TX, USA
I'll not go quietly. So, I was just sitting there on the grass,
not doing anything really. Just kind of laid back hanging out with
some friends; people I’ve never really met before, but know
as if they were as close as family. The sun was shining high up
in the sky, no clouds marred the great expanse of blue hanging above
our heads. The world was all right and I was at peace. I was so
caught up in my visions of paradise that I failed to notice at first
the rays of light probing my home. It was the banging, and the ‘request’
for my identification that finally managed to snag my attention.
Well, back to reality. I know the easiest course is to just give
them what they want, and they’ll leave me alone. But, I feel
so…violated? Yeah, that’s the word. So why should I
cooperate? I don’t. A simple thing, but I love this little
game. Continue
Reading
Talking About....
In Cinema
Veritas
Darryl Clark
NC, USA
As a filmgoer, I have a strong fascination for the film biography.
And, as this is the time of year that the Hollywood film industry
gears up to pat itself on the back, there are film biographies aplenty
for the viewing. On a much needed break from the Smoky Mountains,
I treated myself to three. Each has already started a great deal
of discussion and, because I have seen them, they will generate
a little more. In addition to that, each of these covered a subject
that has made cameras turn at least once and, as recently as last
year. The main question is, is it better the second time around?
And, more to the point is it truer? Continue
Reading
Storytelling....
On Any Given Sunday
Chad Goller-Sojourner
Seattle, WA, USA
On Any Given Sunday
A parishioner has just been sexually assaulted;
Someone is wrestling with another unplanned pregnancy;
The girl in the third pew has been made to share her father’s
bed;
Someone has gambled away the rent money, again;
Someone is going to Church for the first time, in search of a message
of hope—
And they are not saved. Continue
Reading
Last Word....
Translators Needed!
Brandon Batzloff
Editor Free Voices
Berlin, Germany
By next Summer, we hope to have a magazine version of Free Voices
distributed North America, Europe, and parts of Asia. The format
of this magazine will require all articles to be in English and
at least one other language. Working toward this goal, all future
issue of Free Voices, eZine of the People will also follow this
format. If you would like to volunteer your time translating an
article or two every month we would appreciate it! Continue
Reading
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