The groups seek records related to domestic intelligence practices including the use of informants and infiltrators (such as those reportedly used in gyms, community centers and mosques), the FBI Junior Agent Program’s recruitment of Muslim and Arab American children, and investigations of Muslim leaders and imams in northern California.
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Charles Washington’s wife and his Australian-born 13-year-old stepson (not pictured)
won a 60-day reprieve yesterday from deportation proceedings following a reexamination
by federal immigration authorities of the family’s legal status.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Hope Johnson and Luke Thomas
March 4, 2010
By now, most of us are aware of the plight of the Washington family. Until yesterday, native […]
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Any serious observer of the Iraq and Af-Pak wars knows that these are geo-strategic conflicts based on controlling the world’s oil supply. Anyone in the “news” media who tells you otherwise is either unaware of what is actually going on, or is a well-paid propagandist working for the very people who profit off of them.
By […]
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From the Society of Professional Journalists
Editor’s Note: No word yet on whether the feds will release irrefutable video evidence showing what struck the Pentagon on 9/11.
December 9, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS – Leaders of the Society of Professional Journalists applaud the Tuesday release of the Open Government Directive and its call by the Obama administration for federal agencies […]
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By Stephen Lendman
November 9, 2009
Today’s major media journalism is biased, irresponsible, sensationalist reporting that distorts, exaggerates or misstates the truth. It’s misinformation or agitprop disinformation masquerading as fact to boost circulation, readership, viewers, or listeners, and on vital issues lie about or suppress uncomfortable truths to provide unqualified support for state and/or corporate interests - […]
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Fox News racist Glenn Beck
By Stephen Lendman
September 16, 2009
At a time of 24-hour news and a proliferation of television and radio talk shows featuring hatemongers and demagogues like Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity and Lou Dobbs, Glenn Beck may stand out as the most unhinged and extremist of all as evidenced by his jihad […]
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Held at the spacious bi-level Mezzanine and co-sponsored by Virgin Atlantic, Red Hook, The Disposal Film Festival, PoliteInPublic.com and In House Talent, the well-attended party drew as many as 500 Bay Guardian readers and fans who were treated to an exquisite lineup of Bay Area musical acts, including Sila and the AfroFunk Experience, J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science, Sellassie, and The Fresh & Onlys.
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Former Bush administration Justice Department torture memo author, John Yoo.
From CodePink
July 25, 2009
Groups want John Yoo dismissed and disbarred for complicity in torture and murder, illegal wiretapping, and unethical and immoral conduct.
WHEN: Every Sunday 4pm-6pm.
WHERE: Home of John Yoo, 1241 Grizzly Peak Blvd , Berkeley , California 94708.
VISUALS: Masked John Yoo impersonator dressed in jailhouse […]
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By Tanene Allison
July 9, 2009
Dear Assemblymember Ammiano –
This is a follow-up to the last letter I wrote to you, back in November. Last time I wrote to congratulate you on your recent election and to encourage you to bring your unique form of democratic representation into the technological sphere.
Since then, you’ve rocked it. […]
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