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Nugent found not guilty in Taser death trial in Winnfield A jury today found former Winnfield Police Officer Scott Nugent not guilty of manslaughter in the death of a suspect who Nugent had Tasered repeatedly.

from: Bill Hughes

A roundtable discussion was held on September 12, 2011, at Busboys & Poets in Washington, D.C. It featured the People's Lawyer, Ralph Nader. He brought up his concern about the "epidemic of self-censorship" in the country leading up the launching of the illegal and immoral Iraq War by the Bush-Cheney Gang. Mr. Nader also quoted learned historians on the Fall of Rome and Greece to remind the audience that if citizens fail to speak out, they risk losing all of their "freedoms." He then read into the record the statement of the "September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows." It had been issued on the tenth anniversary of 9/11.To see the full video on this event, "A Forum on the Precarious State of the American Republic, the US Constitution & Civil Liberties, Post-9/11," go to: http://vimeo.com/29117489

from: Bill Hughes

A protest rally to stop the execution of Troy Davis was held in Baltimore, MD, on Friday evening, September 16, 2011, at Sharp & Pratt Streets. Mr. Davis is on Death Row in the state of Georgia. He is scheduled for execution on September 21st. To learn more about his controversial case and the need to take immediate action on his behalf, go to: http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/cases/usa-troy-davis

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Gird Your Loins, This Is War Against Capitalist Bloodsucker American: New Black Panther President Shabazz Tells Harlem Audience To Fight War Here At Home.

from Susan Lindauer

Susan Lindauer is the author of "Extreme Prejudice: The Terrifying Story of the Patriot Act and the Cover Ups of 9/11 and Iraq," which describes her work as an Asset covering Iraq and Libya, and her arrest on the Patriot Act shortly after requesting to testify before Congress about the CIA's advance warnings about 9/11 and a peace option in Iraq. | Audio interview | Book review

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Pope Benedict XVI and three other high-ranking Vatican officials were named as defendants in a Complaint filed on September 13, 2011, with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Amsterdam. The unprecedented action was initiated by the victims of sexual abuse by the clergy. They charged the Vatican officials with covering up and "allowing the rape, sexual violence, and torture" of children. They want the Court to investigate the matter, which they say amounts to "crimes against humanity." On September 14, 2011, the "Survivor's Network of those Abused by Priests," (SNAP), held a press conference in Baltimore, MD, in front of the Roman Catholic archdiocese's headquarters, at Mulberry and Cathedral Streets. SNAP's Director, David Lorenz, shared his views on the case. To learn more, go to: http://www.snapnetwork.org and http://www.ccrjustice.org/iccvaticanprosecution and http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/

from: William Hughes

A roundtable discussion was held on September 12, 2011, at Busboys & Poets in Washington, D.C. It featured Bruce Fein, an attorney and adjunct scholar with the American Enterprise Institute. Ralph Nader was on the panel and also served as the moderator for the event. It dealt generally with the "US government's reaction to 9/11." Mr. Fein said: "We are at the verge of despotism!" He was sharply critical of the US Congress, labeling its members as "weak and irresponsible." Mr. Fein also ripped the former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), for not disclosing to the American people, via the "Speech and Debate Clause" of the Constitution, what she knew from the CIA about "torture, waterboarding and illegal surveillance." He said Rep. Pelosi acted like "a vassal, a serf," when she meekly followed the CIA's order to "shut-up" about the reported serial wrongdoings.

from: Bill Hughes

A roundtable discussion was held on September 12, 2011, at Busboys & Poets in Washington, D.C. It featured Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, US Army (ret), an ex-Chief of Staff to Secretary of State, Colin Powell. Ralph Nader was on the panel and also served as the moderator for the event. It dealt generally with the "US government's reaction to 9/11." Col. Wilkerson, an avid student of history, said: "The American Republic is expiring." He emphasized that Saddam Hussein had "no connections" to 9/11, and that the CIA Intelligence reportedly showing that he did "was fabricated." Col. Wilkerson underscored that the lethal and costly Iraq War, which was launched by the Bush-Cheney Gang, based on serial lies and deceptions, wasn't "in the national interest."

from: Bill Hughes

A roundtable discussion was held on September 12, 2011, at Busboys & Poets in Washington, D.C. It featured Michael German, Policy Counsel to the ACLU on National Security, Immigration and Privacy. He was also a former Special Agent for the FBI. Ralph Nader was on the panel and served, too, as the moderator for the event. It dealt generally with the "US government's reaction to 9/11."

Mr. German said that the FBI can open a file for full investigative purposes on any individual if they suspect that person "might commit a federal crime in the future." He added: "No suspicion of wrongdoing" is needed, however, for them to launch spying tools against "a target." Mr. German underscored that the FBI had opened "80,000" of these kinds of intrusive cases over "a two year period" a few years back, and only "a little more than 3,000 actually turned into real investigations." See for background: http://www.aclu.org/spy-files and http://www.aclu.org/spy-files/more-about-fbi-spying.

from: Bill Hughes

A roundtable discussion was held on September 12, 2011, at Busboys & Poets in Washington, D.C. It featured Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, US Army (ret), an ex-Chief of Staff to Secretary of State, Colin Powell. Ralph Nader was on the panel and also served as the moderator for the event. It dealt generally with the "US government's reaction to 9/11." Col. Wilkerson warned that the US is "marching towards a war...with Iran," which will inevitably create a conflict with the Pentagon and "a huge Constitutional crisis." He said that Israel, and the Neocons, are "building a drumbeat" for such a war.