DNU: Story on "Eyes on the Prize" © dispute
Tue Feb 08, 2005 at 10:31:39 AM PDT
Update [2005-2-8 14:2:57 by Democracy Now Update]: I am wrong. I mixed 2 stories. The King family does control much of Dr. King's material. This dispute is not about that issue. Sorry :(
The documentary "Eyes on the Prize" can't air because of copyright disputes and licensing restrictions. Martin Luther King was not an elected official, his works are copyright protected. Dr. King was taken from more than just the world. He was also taken from his family. His family now controls Dr. King's intellectual property. But this control keeps the works of Dr. King from the community, since it can be too expensive to pay for access to his work.
From today's Democracy Now:
"This is analogous to stopping the circulation of all the books about Martin Luther King, stopping the circulation of all the books about Malcolm X," said Lawrence Guyot, a prominent civil rights leader with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. "I would call upon everyone who has access to 'Eyes on the Prize' to openly violate any and all laws regarding its showing."...
Today's News on the Right of Moral Refusal & Freedom from the Draft
Tue Feb 08, 2005 at 10:16:08 AM PDT
Conscientious
objector launches Web site A 22-year-old veteran from
Peaks Island who was granted conscientious objector status from the
Army last November is taking to the Internet to share
what he learned with others. Perry O'Brien, who served a tour in Afghanistan
as an airborne medic before he was honorably discharged, on Saturday launched
his online guide -
http://www.peace-out.com -
at a Winthrop Area People for Peace breakfast at the Winthrop Congregational
Church.
The Prison Draft?
Thu Feb 03, 2005 at 10:54:02 PM PDT
I just found this at Daily Draft Dispatch:
For generations, judges have been quietly keeping young men out of jail if they agree to go to war. One legislator wants to make it official. Imagine if the penalty for shoplifting was a tour of duty on the bloody streets of Baghdad. If Rep. Pamela Sawyer has her way, Connecticut judges will be able to offer young offenders that stark choice: enlist in the military, or go to jail.
The complete story
More below the fold.
Larry King - Jackson Trial Knocks Off Mother of Dead Soldier
Tue Feb 01, 2005 at 10:12:38 PM PDT
I found this on someone else's signature line. I hope that it is okay to make a diary of it - because it is just such a compelling
story.
I was supposed to be on the Larry King Live show last night. I was asked to be on the show to offer my opinion on the election in Iraq from the perspective of a mom whose son was killed in the war prior to the elections. One of the questions I was going to be asked was: Do I think my son's sacrifice was "worth it?"
Well, I didn't get a chance to be on the show last night, because I was bumped for something that is really important: The Michael Jackson Trial.
If I was allowed to go on Larry King Live last night and give my opinion about the elections and about my son's sacrifice, this is what I would have told Mr. King and his viewers...
Iraqis Voting for "Freedom From Foreign Occupation"
Mon Jan 31, 2005 at 09:00:06 PM PDT
Robert Fisk on Iraq Elections: Iraqis Voting for "Freedom From Foreign Occupation"
A day after elections in Iraq, we go to Baghdad to speak with Robert Fisk, chief Middle East correspondent for the London Independent. Fisk says, "What this election has done is not actually a demonstration of people who demand democracy, but they want freedom of a different kind, freedom to vote, but also freedom from foreign occupation. And if they are betrayed in this, then we are going to look back and regret the broken promises. [includes rush transcript]
http://democracynow.org
Shot in the back near unmarked checkpoint
Fri Jan 28, 2005 at 01:55:15 PM PDT
America created this:
Ahmed, 15 years old, tells me one of his friends was shot in the back by an Iraqi soldier because he drove by an unmarked checkpoint. "He's in the hospital now, but he's in too much pain to talk to me," he says.
These stories are everyday.
dahrjamailiraq.com/weblog
Weary of the overall failure of the US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people and US soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war himself.
Democracy Now Update - Real News for You to Use
Fri Jan 28, 2005 at 02:25:23 AM PDT
Chaos, Frustration and Extreme Violence as Iraq Readies for Elections
Violent attacks continue across Iraq just days before the scheduled Jan. 30 elections. We go to Baghdad to speak with independent journalist Dahr Jamail who says, "Most Iraqis feels that this violence and chaos that has become the norm in Iraq will only continue to increase after the lections occur."
http://democracynow.org
DNU: Amazing interviews w/ Bush fans
Fri Jan 21, 2005 at 06:55:30 PM PDT
Eyewitness Report from Iraq: Car Bombs
Wed Jan 19, 2005 at 03:35:00 PM PDT
Weary of the overall failure of the US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people and US soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war himself.
From today's report...
Car Bombs:
The thundering blast rocks me awake at 7:05am. The first thing my eyes see are the curtains of my room flowing in, as if a strong wind is blowing into my room.
Holy shit, they hit the embassy, I think to myself, the blast was so close.
I leave my windows cracked and curtains drawn for just this reason-while my door was blasted open, splintering the frame where it was locked shut, none of my windows shattered. Aside from small chunks from the ceiling of my room strewn about the floor, I am alright.
Continues at: Dahr Jamail's Iraq Dispatches
Includes photos:
DNU: Condoleezza Rice, Hugo Chavez, Senator Lincoln Chafee
Wed Jan 19, 2005 at 12:19:37 PM PDT
DemocracyNow.org reports today on Rice's hearings. In addition to covering Rice's failures in regards to Iraq, DN reporst on the Bush adminstration's policy towards Hugo Chavez. Republican Senator Senator Lincoln Chafee brought concerns about how the US relates to the elected Chavez.
At her confirmation hearing for Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice was questioned about the situation in Haiti and the 2004 coup d'etat that ousted the democratically-elected President Jean Bertrand-Aristide. We play an excerpt of the hearing and speak with Larry Birns of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. At the hearing, Rice was also questioned about another country in the Western hemisphere: Haiti. Last year the democratically-elected president of Haiti, Jean Bertrand Aristide, was overthrown in what he calls a modern-day kidnapping in the service of a coup d'etat backed by the United States.
DNU: Chertoff for Director of American Gulag?
More on the nominee's attacks on civil liberties
Thu Jan 13, 2005 at 01:43:17 PM PDT
Michael Chertoff’s (nominee for Homeland Security) prosecution of John Walker Lindh was one of his biggest triumphs. The case resurfaced later when Chertoff was up for confirmation to the federal bench. There were concerns the government had violated the law when questioning Lindh, under the direction of Chertoff. Chertoff denied that he was involved in this illegal government activity – but was contradicted by a whistleblower. The whistleblower, Jesselyn Radack, raised concerns and revealed government misconduct. For this, she was pushed out of her job, fired from her next job and put under criminal investigation. She is currently also on the no-fly list.
DNU: The dirt on new Internal (aka Homeland) Security Director
Wed Jan 12, 2005 at 05:05:24 PM PDT
Watch DN for real news that really matters:
democracynow.org
Today on DN one of the stories is on the new appointment for the Secreatry of Internal (aka Homeland) Security.
One of the guests wrote an article that will be publised in the LA Weekly tomorrow. Here is the complete text of the article from the author's (Doug Ireland) blog:
The Bush White House thinks they're being clever by naming a prosecutor instead of a criminal to head the Department of Homeland Security: Mike Chertoff, whose appointment as DHS czar in the wake of the failed nomination of scandal-plagued Bernie Kerik (now under investigation by multiple law-enforcement agencies) was announced as the Weekly went to press. But Chertoff is as political an appointment as one can imagine--especially for those who know the arcana of politics in New Jersey, where Chertoff was U.S. Attorney, and where his naming to the DHS job caused jaws to drop.
Author's blog (Ireland)
Democracy Now and Video News Releases
Tue Jan 11, 2005 at 11:43:16 AM PDT
Visit
democracynow.org to see a video news release produced and paid for by the government in the fight against marijuana. Amy Goodman discuses how the government is been using covert propaganda to promote its policies. In the video clip, the government provides information to parents on the ills of maijuana. The clip does not identify itself as being produced by the government, and looks and sounds exactly like a news segment. Local stations use these releases as a low-cost way to produce content. Often the voiceover is switched to a local newscaster, but the experts and the images are retained.
Unlike other coverage of this issue, Amy Goodman connects it to the Tucker Carlson firing, the payouts to conservative pundits and to the righting of the corporate media. She asks her guest from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting about psyops, historical context of these events and how it fits into a trend.
Democracy Now and Tucker Carlson Story
Tue Jan 11, 2005 at 10:41:43 AM PDT
From the DN transcript today:
Klein said "[Tucker Carlson] wanted to host a prime-time show in which he would put on live guests and have spirited debate. That's not the kind of show CNN is going to be doing."
Instead, Klein said he wanted to move CNN away from what he called "head-butting debate shows," which have become the staple of much of all-news television in the prime-time hours, especially at the Fox News. Klein said "CNN is a different animal. We report the news. Fox talks about the news."
How does the DN coverage differ from corporate coverage?
After showing clips of Jon Stewart, Goodman interviews Steve Rendall, Senior Analyst, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. Unlike other news accounts of the Carlson departure, the interview does not focus on the in your face aspect of Crossfire and Carlson...
Is US Helping Terrorists through Tsunami Aid?
Mon Jan 10, 2005 at 05:40:28 PM PDT
The US military may be helping terrorists (again) with direct aid in Indonesia, according to witnesses who report Osama Bin Laden's supporters being flown into provide help with tsunami aid efforts. The Islamic Defenders Front and the Islamic Mujahadin Council were tranpsorted into Aceh by the Indonesian government. Since both of these Bin Laden-affliated organizations were started by the Indonesian governmnet, it comes as little surprise the the governmenet would utilize the assistance of the groups. And while it may not be a surprise that the US government would allow these groups to part of its relief efforts, it should be an outrage nonetheless. The US should not work with or support governments that employ terrorism and religous extremism.
http://www.democracynow.org/article...
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