J1o2n3a4s5’s NewsCloud Journal

ACLU Sues Arpaio Over Racial Profiling

j1o2n3a4s5 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:36:34 +0000

Having witnessed this with my own eyes and being white I know for a fact they are only racial profiling. While they would wave and smile at me as I held up my non-US purple passport they just drove by. And then I proceeded to copwatch to protect the rights of others. Good thing the ACLU, AZ govonor, Phoenix Mayor, Mesa Police Chief and other rights groups are getting involved. Sheriff Joe is also a human rights violator by his degrading treatment of prionsers in 120 degree heat in tents as well as making prisoners wear pink underwear and running a racket on the consessions at prisons full of asbestos that are unsafe for humans beings.

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Jeremy Scahill: Confronting Blackwater on its Killing of Iraqis

j1o2n3a4s5 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:43:09 +0000

Last week, Jeremy spoke at a conference organized by NYU’s Center on Law and Security called "Privatizing Defense: Blackwater, Contractors, and American Security." Also present at the conference were Blackwater Worldwide vice president Martin Strong and a lawyer for Blackwater, David Hammond. At the conference, I confronted Strong on Blackwater’s killi…

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George W Bush Sewage Plant In S.F., With Your HELP

j1o2n3a4s5 — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:39:13 +0000

To dishonor George W. Bush, the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco is changing the name of the Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Facility. The group would like to rename the facility to the “George W Bush Sewage Plant.” Write In! If we can’t get the overdue rightful impeachment or immediate war crimes tribunals this is a helpful start.

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Massive Good Friday Sheriff’s Immigration RAID: Phoenix

j1o2n3a4s5 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:45:21 +0000

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he plans to dispatch nearly 200 deputies and armed posse members to the areas to patrol for possible criminal activity by illegal immigrants starting today. March 21st 2008, ‘good’ Friday

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Nuri al-Maliki 3 strokes 72 hours in UK emergency treatment

j1o2n3a4s5 — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:56:54 +0000

US-installed Iraqi “Prime Minister” Nuri al-Maliki reportedly suffers three strokes within 72 hours prior to emergency evacuation to London. Health crisis comes as US reorients its Iraq policy against Shi’i clerical parties including al-Maliki’s.

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Iraqi Civilians incl. Children Mutilated by Coalition

j1o2n3a4s5 — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:50:18 +0000

US troops… an airborne landing in the village of ash-Shabab north of Baghdad on Wednesday…the Americans killed five villagers in the raid and then mutilated their bodies. The witnesses added that the Americans then killed another youth in at-Tarimiyah and cut off his limbs…those Americans were implementing policy that involved systematic mutilation of their victims…recently abducted a woman from at-Tarimiyah after imprisoning another woman from ad-Dulu‘iyah north of Baghdad.

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