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This Day in History - July 22

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:17:33 GMT

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July 22, 1756

The "The Friendly Association for gaining and preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures." was founded in Philadelphia. It was comprised primarily of Quakers

1877

A general strike, part of the railroad strike that had paralyzed the country, was called in St. Louis, where workers briefly seized control of the city

1966

Federal Judge Claude Clayton issued a sweeping injunction ordering the police of Grenada, Mississippi, to stop interfering with lawful protest, ordering them instead to protect demonstrations, and requiring certain rules to be set down for the conduct of marches

followed weeks of arrests and beating of demonstrators who had been attempting to integrate all the businesses and other institutions

1987

Ronald Reagan signed into law the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (named for a member of Congress from Connecticut) which provided emergency relief provisions for shelter, food, mobile health care, and transitional housing for homeless Americans

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This Day in History-July 21 "Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo"

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:44:43 GMT

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1976

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Since 1983, on the Thursday closest to July 21

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Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

an association of Argentine mothers whose children "disappeared" during the Dirty War, the military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983.

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are joined by others, and walk the 7 km (4.3 miles) from Calilegua to San Martin, demanding answers about their loved ones

supported by Amnesty International and the United Nations Human Rights Commission

A military junta under

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Jorge Rafael Videla

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Pinochet y Videla

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he was prosecuted for large-scale human rights abuses and crimes against humanity that took place under his rule, including kidnappings or forced disappearance, widespread torture and extrajudicial murder of activists, political opponents

their families, at secret concentration camps. The accusations also included the theft of many babies born during the captivity of their mothers at the illegal detention centres

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Dirty War

state-sponsored violence against Argentine citizenry from roughly 1976 to 1983

30,000

"disappeared

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This Day in History - July 20

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:07:04 GMT

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July 20, 1967

The first Black Power conference was held in Newark, New Jersey, calling on black people in the U.S. "to unite, to recognize their heritage and to build a sense of community."

1971

The first labor contract in the history of the federal government was signed by postal worker unions and the newly re-organized U.S. Postal Service through the collective bargaining process.

1878

Publication of "Eight Hours," written by Rev. Jesse H. Jones (music) and I.G. Blanchard (lyrics), the most popular labor song until "Solidarity Forever" was published by the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) in 1915.

“Eight hours for work,
Eight hours for rest;
Eight hours for what we will.”

The eight-hour was an established concept before the song.
Shown is an 1856 banner from Melbourne, Australia

1954

Major world powers, meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, reached agreement on the terms of a ceasefire for Indochina, ending nearly eight years of war

Communist Viet Minh, under leader Ho Chi Minh, and France,

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Obama's Civilian National Security Force

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:03:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: How is it possible their candidate is seeking to create some kind of massive but secret national police force that will be even bigger than the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force put together?
Now, maybe he was misquoted by the Congressional Quarterly and the Chicago Tribune. I guess it's possible. If so, you would think he would want to set the record straight. Maybe he misspoke. That has certainly happened before. Again, why wouldn't the rest of my colleagues show some curiosity about such a major and, frankly, bone-chilling proposition?
Are we talking about creating a police state here?
The U.S. Army alone has nearly 500,000 troops. That doesn't count reserves or National Guard. In 2007, the U.S. Defense budget was $439 billion.
Is Obama serious about creating some kind of domestic security force bigger and more expensive than that?
If not, why did he say it? What did he mean?

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For several days now, WND has been hounding Barack Obama's campaign about a statement he made July 2 in Colorado Springs – a statement that blew my mind, one that has had me scratching my head ever since

In talking about his plans to double the size of the Peace Corps and nearly quadruple the size of AmeriCorps and the size of the nation's military services, he made this rather shocking (and chilling) pledge: "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

Now, since I've never heard anyone inside or out of government use the phrase "civilian national security force" before, I was more than a little curious about what he has in mind

If we're going to create some kind of national police force as big, powerful and well-funded as our combined U.S. military forces, isn't this rather a big deal?

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This Day in History - July 19

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:16:42 GMT

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clipper's remarks: July 19, 2000 A federal administrative law judge ordered white supremacist Ryan Wilson to pay $1.1 million in damages to fair housing advocate Bonnie Jouhari and her daughter, Dani. The decision stemmed from threats made against Jouhari by Wilson and his Philadelphia neo-Nazi group, ALPA HQ.

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July 19, 1848

The first Women's Rights Convention in the U.S. was held at Seneca Falls, New York. Its "Declaration of Sentiments" launched the movement of women to be included in the constitution.

When suffrage finally became a reality in 1920

only one signer

had lived long enough to cast her first ballot.

1958

Several black teenagers, members of the local NAACP chapter

entered downtown Wichita’s Dockum Drug Store

The store refused to serve them because of their race

This was the first instance of a sit-in to protest segregationist policies

1974

Martha Tranquill of Sacramento, California, was sentenced to nine months’ jail time for refusing to pay her federal taxes as a protest against the Vietnam War.

1993

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President Bill Clinton announced regulations to implement his "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding gays in the military, saying that the armed services should put an end to “witch hunts.” The policy was developed by Gen. Colin Powell

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as “don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue, don’t harass.”

2000

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Dennis Kuchinich truthout interview pt. 2

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:54:11 GMT

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Dennis Kuchinich truthout interview pt. 1

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:49:17 GMT

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Sudanese Runs on US Olympic track team

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:16:42 GMT

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This Day in History - July 22

This Day in History-July 21 "Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo"

Jorge Rafael Videla

Dirty War

This Day in History - July 20

Obama's Civilian National Security Force

This Day in History - July 19

Dennis Kuchinich truthout interview pt. 2

Dennis Kuchinich truthout interview pt. 1

Sudanese Runs on US Olympic track team

Sudanese 'lost boy' finds joy on US Olympic track team

Is she "the Patron Saint of Terror" or a real HEROINE?

Good Christians and Jews Unite against 'Christian' Zionists.

Bush's Racist Police Buddies Taser Black Actor in 'W'.

Louisiana police allegedly used taser and racial slur on W actors

Iran vs U.S.A. in pics

Irreligious Cartoons? Not A bit funny! Ok?

History of American Empire

CIA to Bush in 2002: 1/3 of Gitmos imprisoned by mistake

Report: In 2002 CIA Warned 1/3 of Gitmo Prisoners Were Innocent