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Do You Know John Kiriakou?

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 00:41

On February 28 2013, CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou began serving a thirty month sentence for revealing details about the Bush administration's use of torture. On the eve of his imprisonment, Code Pink and Naomi Pitcairn hosted a farewell party for him on the roof of the Hay Adams Hotel, overlooking the White House. Speakers in order of appearance:

Jesselyn Radack, Government Accountability Project

John Kiriakou, CIA Whistleblower

Thomas Drake, NSA Whistleblower

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Civil Liberites/Constitution
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Human Rights
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DC cop caught driving without lights near Dupont Circle

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/22/2014 - 15:19

At about 2:50AM, MPD Seargent Nebel drove MPD cruiser #1213 with all lights turned off on a foot trail between the "P st Beach" or "Black Forest" woods and the tennis courts behind the school. He got there by driving through the school's parking lot, again without lights.

Police/Legal/Prisons

SOA Watch activists facing charges for street mural

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 05/26/2014 - 20:20

SOA Watch Activists Arrested and Charged with “Defacing Public or Private Property” in Washington, DC for Creating a Mural to Commemorate Victims of SOA Violence

Art is Not a Crime - Drop the Charges

SOA Watch video on Vimeo

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Police/Legal/Prisons

Anti-torture activists demand closure of GITMO in White House protest

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/23/2014 - 16:22

On the 23ed of May, the 1 year anniversary of an Obama speech promising to close Guantanimo Bay, torture survivors and peace activists showed up in front of the White House to call Obama out for this repeatedly broken promise.

Video on Archive.org

Anti-War/Peace
Civil Liberites/Constitution
Military/Weapons
Police/Legal/Prisons

White House vigiler tasered for "too many signs" combines many into one giant sign

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 04/15/2014 - 02:05

Video interview with activist tasered by Park Police

On the 13th of April, White House peace vigil participant Barry Knight answered the Park Police decision to taser him for "too many signs" a couple weeks ago by combining as many signs as possible into a single giant sign.

Police/Legal/Prisons

Read 'em and weep, Sgt Reed!

Update: Park Police Tasered activist in March 29 arrest at White House antinuclear vigil

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/09/2014 - 17:52

While covering the immigration rights march on 4-25 I was told an ugly piece of news: the US Park Police have returned to their old habit of using Tasers against activists believed to be associated with Occupy. When Barry Knight was confronted by US Park Police on March 29 for "having too many signs" as part of an apparent police attempt to drive off the White House peace vigil, the US Park Police shocked him with a Taser, a potentially lethal weapon, then arrested him.

Police/Legal/Prisons

NYPD tries, fails to prevent video and photos at Robin Hood March

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 04/04/2014 - 13:33

On the 4th of April, a called for "Wave of Action" began with a Robin Hood march in New York City. Just like the security guards at the State Department, the NYPD attempted and failed to bluff photographers and videographers from shooting video and stills. They issued formal police warnings, and photographers called their bluffs, just like at the State Department here in DC. The first photo here was shot by John Zangas in defiance of the NYPD's unlawful threats.

Police/Legal/Prisons

2nd Day of Keystone protests at State Dept-videographers hassled again

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/02/2014 - 22:09

Climate First! is calling for daily protests against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline at the US Department of State. Beginning yesterday activists have met at the Foggy Bottom Metro and walked to the State Department to hold signs and give out fliers. On the 2nd of March, security guards again tried to order activists not to videotape them but were rebuffed.

Video of police orders not to video being defied, followed by video interview with one of the activists

Environment/Food/Health
Police/Legal/Prisons

Keystone XL protesters at Dept of State harassed by police for videotaping

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/02/2014 - 02:19

On April 1, Fossil Fools Day, two activists from Climate First! staged the first of what will be an ongoing, 7 days a week protest in front of the US Dept of State against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. They witnessed police harassing an injured cyclist, and in response security guards claimed falsely that they could not shoot video of them-and that they needed a permit to protest on the sidewalk, which DC law does NOT require.

Video of police harassment

Environment/Food/Health
Police/Legal/Prisons

FBI Held 2012 Strategy Meeting with TransCanada, Industry Partners

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/31/2014 - 12:15

From Earth Island Journal:
Agency officials refuse to discuss “politicized and controversial” issue

http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/fbi_held_2012_strategy_meeting_with_transcanada_industry_partners/

Environment/Food/Health
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