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Activist Times Inc. Issue 298
"My mind raced as I took it all in. I had the clear sense
that this was a personal battle, that all these machinations
were directed by one man against another: George Bush had
unleashed the power of the world's greatest military force,
with one overriding target -- me."
-Manuel Noriega about the day the US Gov't sent out Bush's
orders for: "Evasion and escape: authorized to kill M.A.N."
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hELLO AND WELCOME TO ati, aCTIVIST tIMES, iNTERJECTIONS
i'M pRIME aNARCHIST AND i BEGIN WITH tHE news.
this just in from a guy named gkd:
[ thanks again as always 2 J.P.B. and his e.f.f. peeps. ]
November 2, 2001 - The FBI contacted volunteers from the
Independent Media Center (indymedia) in San Francisco today.
Agent Chuck Esposito, from the Oakland FBI office, telephoned
"Espe," a volunteer who has worked with the San Francisco
Indymedia collective. Agent Esposito asked Espe if he had
access to server logs, if he administered "indymedia sites,"
and if he had access to the server. Espe only replied that
he could not answer questions without the presence of an
attorney. Agent Esposito asked Espe if he knew what the call
was about or if anyone else had contacted him. Espe said,
"No, care to fill me in?"
Agent Esposito replied, "not until I'm ready." Agent Esposito
also mentioned something about "terrorist threats," but Espe
could not recall the exact context.
Other IMC volunteers immediately called the Electronic Frontier
Foundation, who helped Indymedia when Seattle IMC was served with
an order by the FBI in April. According to information obtained by
an EFF representative, Agent Esposito was given indymedia contact
information by the Seattle FBI office, and was instructed to follow
up on a lead they had received. The lead involved some kind of
"anthrax threat." Agent Esposito indicated that the FBI is interested
in reviewing Indymedia server logs. Agent Esposito also indicated that,
to his knowledge, the "threat" appeared on the Arizona IMC website.
Following the FBI order in April, the Indymedia tech collective
decided to stop recording IP addresses of website visitors. The IP
address is the "key" to identifying website visitors. Without IP
addresses, most Indymedia web traffic is anonymous. However, this is
not absolute protection. Use of internet spying and devices like
Carnivore allow the FBI to obtain this information without going
through Indymedia.
Website users who wish to remain anonymous should utilize "anonymous
web proxies." These are websites which allow you to surf other websites,
while protecting your identity. Not all anonymizer services are safe.
For instance, SafeWeb.com, based in Oakland, is largely funded by the
CIA.
Currently, many people are relying on the anonymizer offered by the
European Counter Network, at https://proxy1.autistici.org
A very short #'s run and not too much LETTUCE in our harried hurry to get
this out to you.
http://www.indymedia.org:8081/front.php3?article_id=81636
http://www.guerrillanews.com/war_conspiracy/index.html
http://www.zacharyguitars.com/Process_Philosophy.htm
http://www.commondreams.org/views01/1101-01.htm
http://www.eff.org/sc/antiterrorism_chill.html
http://www.soaw.org/trainingterrorists.html
http://www.janrainwater.com/afghan2.htm
http://www.stlimc.org/terrorism.php3
http://www.linefeed.org/~mark/nigel
http://www.microcosmpublishing.com
http://www.eff.org/~barlow
http://www.newsisfree.com
http://www.stallman.org
http://www.clw.org
http://www.vtw.org
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In the spirit of working together to find
solutions to our common problems, I would
like to invite a representative from the
WTO to be a guest in an upcoming addition
of AWP Talk Radio, and to respond to John's
comments in the interview below.
Please forward as you feel appropriate,
and thank you in advance for your help.
Jay.
>http://www.aligningwithpurpose.com/radio.htm
>
> John Bunzl (10/04/01):
>
> Founder of the Simultaneous Policy Organization, John
> talks about dealing with global capital, transnational
> corporations, and destructive competition. He also
> shares the English perspective on the WTC attack and
> the resulting war on terrorism, as well as his recent
> presentation at the last WTO meeting.
>
>Jay.
this is just a short note to let you know that I will
be leaving today on another 'round-the-world trip, and
will be away from the office for several weeks. We
cannot guarantee regular access to the Net in some countries,
so keep checking our web site http://www.truthinmedia.org for
any updates in the meantime. We will post the updates to the
web site before e-mailing them to the TiM list, if at all.
Bob Dj
Hi there!
We run http://www.gatt.org/. Here's what the WTO--that's the
World Trade Organization, of course--has been saying about us
on their front page at http://www.wto.org/:
"Warning: Fake WTO website - http://www.gatt.org - deceitful
and a nuisance to serious users" They go on to describe how
gatt.org interferes with "serious users" looking for "genuine
information"
(http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news01_e/gattdotorg_e.htm):
We think the WTO is acting just a little bit paranoid, don't you?
After all, this is less than TEN DAYS before the start of the WTO's
big hooplah in Doha, Qatar.
Maybe they're nervous--in Qatar, any form of protest is strictly
illegal, and VERY heavily punishable (depending on the King's mood).
How will people react when the first hundred protesters get their
heads chopped clean off? Morocco doesn't like that sort of extremism,
and neither do France or Nepal.
Lots of beheaded peaceniks is likely to annoy almost everyone!
Funny thing, the WTO acted this way just before Seattle as well:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres99_e/pr151_e.htm .
It probably is just a bad case of nerves. See you on the chopping block!
Your friends at http://theyesmen.org
L I V E F R O M U N D E R F Y O D O R ' S S C R E E N D O O R
For Immediate Release
November 1, 2001
Media contact: sassyriot@netscape.net
Protestors to Challenge Suppression of Free Press
CNN- Half the News All the Time
ATLANTA, GEORGIA -- The 4910 Collective and an ad hoc alliance of local
groups and concerned individuals, has scheduled a march and rally to
condemn the lack of fair and representative media coverage of the US
response to the September 11th attacks and the US war against the Taliban.
Scheduled for Saturday, November 10th, the march will begin at 12:00pm at
Woodruff Park. The march will proceed to the CNN Building where it will
culminate into a rally featuring street theatre, speakers, music, and
puppets.
The 4910 Collective et al. are targeting CNN because free press is
essential to the functioning of democracy. When the media allows itself
to be controlled both by complicity with the government and directly by
corporate interests, it silences the debate necessary to create an aware
and informed public. Furthermore, we denounce our government's continuing
efforts to erode our Constitutional rights and civil liberties all in the
name of protecting freedom. We not only call for opposition to the war,
but also for solidarity with Arab and Muslim communities and strongly
object to violence, verbal or otherwise, against the members of these
communities and the Anti-war supporters.
[:)]=[http://www.angelfire.com/ga4/cnnprotest]
WWRD [what would ronald mcDonald do]
Deep fat form fried mashed potato foodstuff.
Would Jesus bomb during Ramadan?
We've now got BS and AS.
Before Sep 11 and After Sep 11.
SO IS THIS HOW THE 98-1 SENATE VOTE IS GOING TO PLAY OUT??? YIKES!
Armed government agents grabbed Nancy Oden, Green Party USA coordinating
committee member, Thursday at Bangor International Airport in Bangor Maine,
as she attempted to board an American Airlines flight to Chicago.
"An official told me that my name had been flagged in the computer," a
shaken Oden said. "I was targeted because the Green Party USA opposes the
bombing of innocent civilians in Afghanistan."
Oden, a long-time organic farmer and peace activist in northern Maine,
was ordered away from the plane. Military personnel with automatic weapons
surrounded Oden and instructed all airlines to deny her passage on ANY flight.
"I was told that the airport was closed to me until further notice and that
my ticket would not be refunded," Oden said.
Oden is scheduled to speak in Chicago Friday night on a panel concerning
pesticides as weapons of war. She had helped to coordinate the Green Party
USA's antiwar efforts these past few months, and was to report on these to
The Greens national committee. "Not only did they stop me at the airport but
some mysterious party had called the hotel and cancelled my reservation,"
Oden said.
The Greens National Committee -- the governing body of the Green Party USA --
is meeting in Chicago Nov. 2-4 to hammer out the details of national campaigns
against bio-chemical warfare, the spraying of toxic pesticides, genetic
engineering, and the Party's involvement in the burgeoning peace movement.
"I am shocked that US military prevented one of our prominent Green Party
members from attending the meeting in Chicago," said Elizabeth Fattah, a
GPUSA representative from Pennsylvania who drove to Chicago. "I am outraged
at the way the Bill of Rights is being trampled upon."
Chicago Green activist Lionel Trepanier concluded, "The attack on the right
of association of an opposition political party is chilling. The harassment
of peace activists is reprehensible."
For further information, please call 1-866-GREENS-2 (toll-free)
The GREEN PARTY USA will hold press conference in CHICAGO SATURDAY,
NOV. 3 to discuss this matter. 10 a.m. at the J. Ira and Nicki Family
Hostel 24 East Congress Parkway (at Wabash), 2nd floor"
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