American Indian activist denied parole
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier has once again been denied parole.
Wrigley says the next scheduled hearing for Peltier is 2024, when Peltier would be 79 years old.
Peltier is serving two life sentences for the execution-style deaths of FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams during a June 26, 1975, standoff on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
He was convicted in Fargo, N.D., in 1977. He has claimed the FBI framed him, which the agency denies, and unsuccessfully appealed his conviction numerous times.
Peltier had a full parole hearing for the first time in 15 years last month at the Lewisburg, Pa., federal prison where he is being held.
Defense attorney Eric Seitz declined comment on the U.S. Parole Commission decision Friday, saying the Justice Department had not informed him.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press.
August 21, 2009
August 20, 2009
Obama enhances Bush anti-immigrant policies
President Obama is no Dobbs or Arpaio…
By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez
On the issue of immigration, President Obama is no Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio – the face of racial profiling. Neither is he CNN’s, Lou Dobbs, whose mission in life seems to be to lead the nation into an ethnic cleansing frenzy. Yet up to this point, President Obama’s immigration policies simply appear to be enhanced versions of President Bush’s anti-immigrant policies. Read more ...
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By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez
On the issue of immigration, President Obama is no Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio – the face of racial profiling. Neither is he CNN’s, Lou Dobbs, whose mission in life seems to be to lead the nation into an ethnic cleansing frenzy. Yet up to this point, President Obama’s immigration policies simply appear to be enhanced versions of President Bush’s anti-immigrant policies. Read more ...
NEW AMERICA MEDIA COLUMNS
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/
ARCHIVED COLUMN OF THE AMERICAS
http://web.mac.com/columnoftheamericas/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html
XColumn@gmail.com TUCSON: 520-743-0376
Navajo Women Resistance
Censored News Radio: Navajo Women Resistance
Listen at: Censored Blog Talk Radio
Listen at: Censored Blog Talk Radio
Photo: Enei Begaye, Navajo/Tohono O'odham; Anna Rondon, Navajo; Louise Benally of Big Mountain. Photo Brenda Norrell
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NEW: Navajo Women Resisting Uranium Mining
Louise Benally, Navajo from Big Mountain speaks on protecting Mother Earth, Anna Rondon, Navajo, speaks out on the longtime uranium fight, Enei Begaye, Navajo/Tohono O'odham celebrates the Green Jobs victory on the Navajo Nation and Vanessa Kelly Brown calls for freedom for Leonard Peltier, in solidarity at Havasupai Gathering against uranium mining.
Previous show: Pueblo and Navajo uranium victims at Havasupai Summit at the Grand Canyon: Manny Pino, Acoma Pueblo; Carletta Garcia, daughter of Dorothy Purley, ore truck driver, Laguna Pueblo; Larry King, Navajo from Church Rock, NM; Phil Harrison, Navajo from Cove in the Four Corners area. Music recorded live: Birdsongs, Navajo and Supai traditional songs and Summit Dub Squad.
Also: Dennis Banks and Supai elders at the gathering in previous shows.
Recordings by Earthcycles http://www.earthcycles.net/
NEW: Navajo Women Resisting Uranium Mining
Louise Benally, Navajo from Big Mountain speaks on protecting Mother Earth, Anna Rondon, Navajo, speaks out on the longtime uranium fight, Enei Begaye, Navajo/Tohono O'odham celebrates the Green Jobs victory on the Navajo Nation and Vanessa Kelly Brown calls for freedom for Leonard Peltier, in solidarity at Havasupai Gathering against uranium mining.
Previous show: Pueblo and Navajo uranium victims at Havasupai Summit at the Grand Canyon: Manny Pino, Acoma Pueblo; Carletta Garcia, daughter of Dorothy Purley, ore truck driver, Laguna Pueblo; Larry King, Navajo from Church Rock, NM; Phil Harrison, Navajo from Cove in the Four Corners area. Music recorded live: Birdsongs, Navajo and Supai traditional songs and Summit Dub Squad.
Also: Dennis Banks and Supai elders at the gathering in previous shows.
Recordings by Earthcycles http://www.earthcycles.net/
CIA hired Blackwater for assassinations
Blackwater, the CIA and the assassinations
Today's news reveals the CIA hired Blackwater for assassinations. No real news there, but the question remains: Did the US hire Blackwater to assassinate blacks, or to look the other way, during the assassinations on the streets of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina?
On the Danish documentary, 'Welcome to New Orleans,' white men on video tape said in 2005 that shooting blacks after Katrina was like hunting:
"MAN 1: You had to do what you had to do. You know? If you had to shoot somebody, you had to shoot somebody. That simple.
MAN 2: We had looters.
MAN 3: It was great!
MAN 4: It was great!
MAN 3: It was like pheasant season in South Dakota!" Censored News
Blackwater hired for assassinations
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090820/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_cia_secret_program;_ylt=ArcnfFJ.mJeJCFYjN0Gs8Nqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTMzMW5kazNwBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwODIwL3VzX2NpYV9zZWNyZXRfcHJvZ3JhbQRjcG9zAzIEcG9zAzUEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2Fwc291cmNlY2lhaA--AP source: CIA hired others to try to hit al-Qaida
By PAMELA HESS, Associated Press Writer Pamela Hess,
Associated Press Writer – 45 mins ago
WASHINGTON – The CIA hired private contractors at Blackwater USA in 2004 as part of a secret program to kill top-level members of al-Qaida, a person familiar with the program said Wednesday. The contracts, which were unsuccessful, were canceled several years ago, the person told The Associated Press. He spoke on condition of anonymity because the program remains classified. The New York Times first reported the program late Wednesday on its Web site. The Times, citing unidentified current and former government officials, said Blackwater executives helped with planning, training and surveillance for the program. The program never resulted in the capture or killing of any terrorists suspects, according to current and former U.S. intelligence officials. It was never fully operational, and was canceled by then-CIA Director George Tenet. It was restarted by his successor, Porter Goss, and canceled again this June by CIA Director Leon Panetta. Panetta then informed the congressional intelligence committees about the program for the first time the next day. The officials told the Times that the CIA's use of an outside company for a potentially lethal program was a major reason Panetta called the emergency congressional briefing. The House Intelligence Committee last month launched an investigation to determine whether the CIA broke the law by not informing Congress about the secret program as soon as it was begun. Blackwater, a North Carolina company now known as Xe Services, has come under heavy criticism for its alleged role in a September 2007 shooting in Baghdad's Nisoor Square that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead. It was unclear whether the CIA had planned to use the contractors to capture or kill al-Qaida operatives or just to help with training and surveillance. Government officials said bringing outsiders into a program with lethal authority raised deep concerns about accountability in covert operations, the Times reported. The CIA has regularly used contractors for intelligence analysis and operations, former CIA Director Michael Hayden told Congress last year. Contractors participated in the secret harsh interrogations of terrorist suspects, he said. Contractors are no longer allowed to conduct interrogations, Panetta told Congress in April. The Times reported that the CIA did not have a formal contract with Blackwater for this program but instead had individual agreements with top company officials, including founder Erik D. Prince. "Director Panetta thought this effort should be briefed to Congress, and he did so. He also knew it hadn't been successful, so he ended it. Neither decision was difficult. This was clear and straightforward," CIA spokesman George Little told the AP. "Director Panetta did not tell the (congressional) committees that the agency had misled the Congress or had broken the law. He decided that the time had come to brief Congress on a counterterrorism effort that was, in fact, much more than a PowerPoint presentation." (This version CORRECTS DELETES last graf to correct as Tyrrell no longer works for company.)
Today's news reveals the CIA hired Blackwater for assassinations. No real news there, but the question remains: Did the US hire Blackwater to assassinate blacks, or to look the other way, during the assassinations on the streets of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina?
On the Danish documentary, 'Welcome to New Orleans,' white men on video tape said in 2005 that shooting blacks after Katrina was like hunting:
"MAN 1: You had to do what you had to do. You know? If you had to shoot somebody, you had to shoot somebody. That simple.
MAN 2: We had looters.
MAN 3: It was great!
MAN 4: It was great!
MAN 3: It was like pheasant season in South Dakota!" Censored News
Blackwater hired for assassinations
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090820/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_cia_secret_program;_ylt=ArcnfFJ.mJeJCFYjN0Gs8Nqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTMzMW5kazNwBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwODIwL3VzX2NpYV9zZWNyZXRfcHJvZ3JhbQRjcG9zAzIEcG9zAzUEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2Fwc291cmNlY2lhaA--AP source: CIA hired others to try to hit al-Qaida
By PAMELA HESS, Associated Press Writer Pamela Hess,
Associated Press Writer – 45 mins ago
WASHINGTON – The CIA hired private contractors at Blackwater USA in 2004 as part of a secret program to kill top-level members of al-Qaida, a person familiar with the program said Wednesday. The contracts, which were unsuccessful, were canceled several years ago, the person told The Associated Press. He spoke on condition of anonymity because the program remains classified. The New York Times first reported the program late Wednesday on its Web site. The Times, citing unidentified current and former government officials, said Blackwater executives helped with planning, training and surveillance for the program. The program never resulted in the capture or killing of any terrorists suspects, according to current and former U.S. intelligence officials. It was never fully operational, and was canceled by then-CIA Director George Tenet. It was restarted by his successor, Porter Goss, and canceled again this June by CIA Director Leon Panetta. Panetta then informed the congressional intelligence committees about the program for the first time the next day. The officials told the Times that the CIA's use of an outside company for a potentially lethal program was a major reason Panetta called the emergency congressional briefing. The House Intelligence Committee last month launched an investigation to determine whether the CIA broke the law by not informing Congress about the secret program as soon as it was begun. Blackwater, a North Carolina company now known as Xe Services, has come under heavy criticism for its alleged role in a September 2007 shooting in Baghdad's Nisoor Square that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead. It was unclear whether the CIA had planned to use the contractors to capture or kill al-Qaida operatives or just to help with training and surveillance. Government officials said bringing outsiders into a program with lethal authority raised deep concerns about accountability in covert operations, the Times reported. The CIA has regularly used contractors for intelligence analysis and operations, former CIA Director Michael Hayden told Congress last year. Contractors participated in the secret harsh interrogations of terrorist suspects, he said. Contractors are no longer allowed to conduct interrogations, Panetta told Congress in April. The Times reported that the CIA did not have a formal contract with Blackwater for this program but instead had individual agreements with top company officials, including founder Erik D. Prince. "Director Panetta thought this effort should be briefed to Congress, and he did so. He also knew it hadn't been successful, so he ended it. Neither decision was difficult. This was clear and straightforward," CIA spokesman George Little told the AP. "Director Panetta did not tell the (congressional) committees that the agency had misled the Congress or had broken the law. He decided that the time had come to brief Congress on a counterterrorism effort that was, in fact, much more than a PowerPoint presentation." (This version CORRECTS DELETES last graf to correct as Tyrrell no longer works for company.)
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