Thursday, 06 October 2011 06:56
'Since Seattle in 1999, all were peaceful. Police, however, violently disrupted them. It's what cops do, deployed to subvert, not protect democracy.
Regularly, they cordon off activists in so-called "free speech zones," contain them behind barriers, beat up on people, arrest hundreds, and use thuggish provocateurs to smash windows, set cars ablaze, and commit other unruly acts - unjustly blamed on protesters.
Moreover, surveillance cameras monitor everything. Helicopters at times patrol overhead. Military forces are positioned nearby out of sight. Snipers man rooftops, and thousands of police, mounted patrols and private security guards use tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, batons, and other tactics to intimidate peaceful protesters. Welcome to America! In disturbing ways, it resembles despotic regimes elsewhere.'
Read more: The New York Times: Distorting and Suppressing Truth for Power
Thursday, 06 October 2011 06:52
'Secretary-General of the Palestinian Legislative Council, member of the Revolutionary Council of Fatah, Ibrahim Khreisheh, reported that the Parliament Association of the European Council overwhelmingly approved an action calling for European members of the Security Council to support the application of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for full U.N. membership, the Ma’an News Agency reported.
In his application, Abbas requested European Security Council members--Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Russia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina-- to vote for and recognize the state of Palestine.
The decision was made in a legislated context which was made by the Political Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly, discussing the situation in the Middle East and political developments in the Arab world.'
Read more: European Council Calls Upon Member States to Support Palestinian UN Membership
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