The Decline of Political Protest

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“Since the end of the Cold War, the work of Amnesty International has become more complicated and more difficult.  Back in the early days, most of the ‘prisoners of conscience’ were held either in the Soviet bloc or in the US satellite dictatorships in Latin America, which facilitated symmetry without unduly offending the U.S superpower.  But especially since the Bush administration’s reaction to September 11, 2001, the United States has increasingly become the world’s most notorious jailer.  This has brought an organization whose core is Anglo-American under conflicting pressures.”

http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/08/28/the-decline-of-political-protest/

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To The US Govt, Failure To Disclose Foreign Accounts Is Worse Than Child Porn

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“Jacques Wajsfelner was finally caught and convicted of a most heinous crime: failing to disclose his foreign bank account to the US government. Note– he was not convicted of tax evasion. He was not convicted of failing to file or pay taxes. His crime was not filing the annual Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).  Wajsfelner is now looking at FIVE YEARS behind bars in a Day-Glo orange jumpsuit.  Oh, one more thing– Wajsfelner is 83 years old. He was born in Germany during the global depression and rise of Adolf Hitler. The Wajsfelner family soon fled the Nazi regime and made its way to the United States. It was a different world back then.”

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/guest-post-us-govt-failure-disclose-foreign-accounts-worse-child-porn

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Colorado theater shooting victims’ families condemn organizers over relief fund

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“Families of several of the 70 people killed or injured in the Aurora shooting in Colorado have launched an impassioned attack on local bureaucrats who they say have denied them a voice over the $5m relief fund raised after the tragedy.  The governor of Colorado, John Hickenlooper, set up the Aurora Victim Relief Fund in partnership with local groups.  So far the relief fund has handed out $350,000 of the $5m in lump sums of $5,000 to families of the dead or to those injured. But the families are angered that the money is being disbursed indirectly, with no direct involvement for them.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/28/colorado-theater-shooting-victims-families-condemn-organizers-over-relief-fund/

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US Photo Enforcement Market Becoming Less Profitable

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“Redflex Traffic Systems admitted Thursday to Australian Securities Exchange investors that the firm’s profit in North America has slipped 10.1 percent in the past twelve months. ‘Redflex continues to face challenges raised through local voter initiatives and referendums,’ the company’s preliminary 2012 report to investors explained. ‘In FY12, citizen initiatives caused the termination of several Redflex contracts, including the Albuquerque contract.’  The unpopularity of speed cameras over the past twelve months is undeniable. In November, voters in seven cities went to the ballot box and said ‘no’ to photo ticketing.”

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/38/3881.asp

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Nebraska school district wants deaf child to change how he signs his name

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“A deaf Nebraska boy was in the middle of a dispute between his school and his parents after the school threatened to make him change the way he signs his name.  According to KOLN-TV, 3-year-old Hunter Spanjer had been asked to make the change because his local school district, Grand Island Public Schools, allegedly thought his crossing his index and middle fingers while moving his hand up and down broke a rule against ‘anything that looks like a weapon.’  Hunter’s family said that the sign is registered through the Signing Exact English (SEE) language system.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/29/iowa-school-wants-deaf-child-to-change-how-he-signs-his-name/

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Ron Paul Revolt Blows Up GOP’s Unified Convention

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“At the heart of the conflict was a decision by RNC officials to change the rules regarding primaries. The intention was to neutralize Paul backers’ tactic of taking over delegates won by other candidates by controlling otherwise sleepy state conventions and caucuses. In a related fight, the RNC’s decision not to seat the delegation of Paul supporters from Maine who were chosen in such a fashion sparked an ugly standoff on the convention floor.”

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/ron-paul-revolt-blows-up-gops-unified-convention.php?ref=fpa

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Israeli court rules military not at fault in US activist’s death

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“An Israeli court ruled Tuesday that the military was not at fault for killing a U.S. activist crushed by an army bulldozer during a 2003 demonstration, rejecting a lawsuit filed by her parents.  The bulldozer driver has said he didn’t see 23-year-old Rachel Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist who was trying to block the vehicle’s path during a demonstration in the Gaza Strip against the military’s demolition of Palestinian homes.  The military deemed her March 2003 death an accident.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israeli-court-rejects-civil-lawsuit-brought-against-military-by-parents-of-killed-us-activist/2012/08/28/c3fd76ee-f0e1-11e1-b74c-84ed55e0300b_story.html

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Texas: Red Light Camera Firm Sues to Block Public Vote

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“Following a well-established pattern, Redflex Traffic Systems, which wants the camera program to survive, filed suit against the city asking the court to block officials from going ahead with the initiative on the November 6 ballot. City officials also support the cameras. After residents presented a legally binding petition for a ballot measure banning the cameras immediately, the city council re-wrote the measure so that, if passed, it would amend the city charter with a provision that would not ban cameras until 2014.”

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/38/3879.asp

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NYPD chief Ray Kelly defends officers over Empire State Building shooting

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“Raymond Kelly, the New York police commissioner, has defended two of his officers whose decision to fatally shoot an armed man outside the Empire State Building on Friday led to nine bystanders being injured.  Kelly on Monday described the shooting as appropriate in the circumstances.  The NYPD’s handling of the shooting was questioned by one of those injured. A grand jury, convened on Monday, will decide whether the police response was reasonable.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/27/nypd-chief-ray-kelly-defends-officers-over-empire-state-building-shooting/

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Florida: Website Fights Back Against Ticket Quota

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“The new website provides a wide array of documents explaining the case allowing readers to judge for themselves. Orban’s primary accusation is that a 1999 Florida law put local police in the position of personally profiting from writing traffic tickets because their pensions were being funded by a tax on automobile insurance. Writing a ticket that increased insurance rates resulted in greater contributions to the pension fund. Orban used tax receipts to estimate that motorists paid an additional $1 billion in insurance premiums between 2000 and 2009.”

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/38/3880.asp

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