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The Greek People Reacted Angrily

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The People Must Take Matters Into Their Own Hands Added Constantinos Amonas, A Plastics Factory Worker
They Should Not Wait, They Should Not Be Fooled By The Political Parties He Said
Comment:T Note that in the photos above, the Greeks marching against the government do not wear black masks while attacking coffee shops. They are not stupid tools of the Greek police used to discredit working class action. *********************************************************************** February 10, 2012 Sky News A wave of fresh protests hit Greece on Friday after the Greek people reacted angrily to the rejection of the country's austerity plans by eurozone finance ministers. "The measures they are trying to sign and ratify will be the tombstone of Greece," said Nikos, one demonstrating pensioner. "The people must take matters into their own hands," added Constantinos Amonas, a plastics factory worker. "They should not wait, they should not be fooled by the political parties," he said. Greek political leaders agreed a last-minute deal including three-billion euros worth of cuts - but Brussels said it is not enough. In response to the rejection, the Greek people staged massive demonstrations in Athens and country's next biggest city Thessaloniki. Some 20,000 were reported to have gathered in Syntagma Square, outside the Parliament in Athens. The Greek people were already furious over the existing austerity measures, which make sharp cuts to the minimum wage and thousands of public-sector jobs.

Its deputy labour minister has resigned in protest after Greece agreed to the deal, accusing debt inspectors of using "shameless and blackmailing tactics". The unions are livid and have called a 48-hour strike for today and tomorrow in opposition to the new cuts.

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Several Hundred Belgian Firefighters Have Broken Through Police Lines In Brussels And Hosed Down The Prime Minister's Office In Protest
The Firefighters Want To Keep Their Retirement Age At 58, Arguing Their Arduous Job Does Not Allow Them To Work Into Their 60s

Belgian firefighters aim hoses at the premier's office in Brussels. AP Feb 10, 2012 Associated Press in Brussels

Several hundred Belgian firefighters have broken through police lines in Brussels and hosed down the prime minister's office in protest at the government's tougher retirement plans. The firefighters want to keep their retirement age at 58, arguing their arduous job does not allow them to work into their 60s. Such demands run counter to government plans to have the overwhelming majority of people work two years beyond 65.

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Thousands Of Egyptians Marched To The Defense Ministry Friday To Press Demands For The Generals To Hand Over Power
The Brotherhood And SCAF Have Struck A Deal And Since They Have Come To Power, They Have Betrayed The Revolution, Said Mohamed Ahmed, A 14-Year-Old Student
February 10, 2012 Dina Zayed and Mohamed Abdellah, Reuters [Excerpts] CAIRO (Reuters) - Thousands of Egyptians marched to the Defense Ministry Friday to press demands for the generals to hand over power, a day before a strike called by activists to mark the first anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak's fall. Egypt remains in political turmoil a year after a military council took over from Mubarak, when popular demonstrations forced him to end his 30-year rule. The Muslim Brotherhood, while not involved in the protests has called for a coalition government to replace the military-appointed one criticized for its handling of soccer violence in Port Said in which at least 74 people were killed. "The people want the overthrow of the Marshal," activists chanted during the march in Cairo, referring to Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, who heads the army council. "We are here to tell Tantawi and the military council to hand over power. This is a peaceful march and it will stay so," activist Sara Kamel said.

"Since the generals have come to power, they haven't done anything for Egypt and they want to continue Mubarak's legacy." Army units blocked access to the defense ministry, where the walls on one side of the complex had been repainted to hide graffiti plastered on by activists. "Congratulations on the new paint. Down with military rule," read one line sprayed across the wall. Egypt's religious authorities called on unions and youth groups to scrap plans for a wave of strikes aimed at forcing the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) from power, saying the people must show duty to the nation and spare its economy. Young activists ignored the calls, chanting "civil disobedience is legitimate, civil disobedience against poverty and hunger," as some people cheered protesters from their balconies, while others criticized them for snarling traffic. The army has deployed extra soldiers and tanks to protect state buildings and public property in the build-up to the strike, which has highlighted deep divisions between liberal and leftist youth groups on one side and the army, Islamist politicians and religious leaders on the other. Hundreds also marched in the coastal city of Alexandria. Until a new president is elected, the Brotherhood had talked of using its large parliamentary presence to press the army-backed interim cabinet led by Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri to govern in what it sees as Egypt's long-term interests. But after 15 people were killed in days of clashes between police and protesters angered by the Port Said deaths, the Islamist group has hardened its tone. "The government has failed in managing the country. In any nation in the world, such a disaster would force a cabinet to give up power," Mahmoud Ghozlan, a Brotherhood spokesman, said. The Brotherhood took the biggest share of seats in parliament in a phased election completed last month. A military source denied to the state news agency any intention to sack Ganzouri's cabinet, saying it would stay in power until the military hands over to an elected president. The Brotherhood is also under pressure from youth activists who are convinced the movement is doing the army's bidding. "The Brotherhood and SCAF have struck a deal and since they have come to power, they have betrayed the revolution," said Mohamed Ahmed, a 14-year-old student.

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AFGHANISTAN WAR REPORTS

Yet Another Incident Involving An Afghan Soldier Who Killed A Marine On A Forward Operating Base

Dozens Of Afghan Soldiers Have Shot And Killed U.S. Troops In Recent Years
The Growing Problem Of Inside-TheWire Threats
February 13 By Andrew Tilghman, Army Times [Excerpts] On the day top defense officials in Washington testified before Congress about why dozens of Afghan soldiers have shot and killed U.S. troops in recent years, Marines in Helmand province investigated yet another incident involving an Afghan soldier who killed a Marine on a forward operating base. The Feb. 1 death of Lance Cpl. Edward J. Dycus, 22, of Greenville, Miss., underscored the growing problem of inside-the-wire threats. Pentagon officials for the first time publicly acknowledged that at least 70 U.S. and NATO service members were killed and 110 wounded by attacks from supposedly friendly Afghans since 2007. The vast majority of those 42 of the 45 attacks involved members of the Afghan national security forces or Afghans dressed like them. In the other three incidents, the Afghan attacker was employed by a contractor working on the forward operating base, officials said. Known as green-on-blue attacks, such incidents have become more frequent since 2009, when the U.S. revamped its efforts to train the Afghan security forces. The insider threat is an issue of increasing significance to coalition forces and Afghan national security forces operating in Afghani-stan, defense officials said in prepared testimony. It creates distrust between our forces and their Afghan counterparts during a critical juncture in Afghanistan. The Afghan who allegedly shot the Marine on Feb. 1 was taken into custody for questioning, according to a Marine Corps spokesman for Regional Command Southwest at Camp Leatherneck. An Afghan official told Bloomberg News that the shooter claimed his weapon discharged accidentally and that the fatal shooting was not deliberate.

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Afghan Soldier Boasts About Shooting Australian Troops:

He Claimed Many Of His Colleagues In The Afghan National Army Dreamed Of Committing Similar Attacks
February 11, 2012 ABC.NET.AU A former member of the Afghan army who seriously wounded three Australian troops last year has boasted about the attack in a video posted online. Muhammed Rozi shot the diggers along with two Afghans at a patrol base in Uruzgan province in November. He opened fire on his mentors from a watchtower at the base, using an automatic weapon and grenade launcher to inflict maximum damage. It was the third attack by a Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier on Australian troops in 2011, and came 10 days after three Australians were killed and seven were wounded when another Afghan soldier turned his weapon on his trainers. In May, one Australian soldier was killed when a member of the ANA opened fire. Rozi's whereabouts have been a mystery since then, but this week an interview with the former soldier appeared on a jihadi website. During the interview Rozi said he had one thing on his mind that day: killing foreigners and teaching them a lesson. He claimed many of his colleagues in the Afghan National Army dreamed of committing similar attacks. The Defence Department says the ADF is working closely with local Afghan authorities to find Rozi. Experts believe the Taliban-produced video provides an important clue to his whereabouts. Tufail Ahmad from the Middle East Media Research Institute says Rozi could still be in Afghanistan or the tribal regions of Pakistan.

Great Moments In U.S. Military History:

An Airstrike By U.S. Forces Killed Eight Children In Kapisa Province This Week

February 10, 2012 CNN [Excerpts] NATO is investigating a report by Afghan authorities that an airstrike by U.S. forces killed eight children in Kapisa province this week, it said Friday. In a statement Thursday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned what he said was an aerial bombing by foreign forces. The provincial governor reported that eight children were killed in the airstrike Wednesday on a village in Nejra, according to Karzai. A spokesman for the international coalition confirmed "a situation" Wednesday in Najrab district, in Kapisa province. Lawmakers and representatives from the Afghan defense, and interior ministries, are investigating the bombing, Karzai said

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO COMPREHENSIBLE REASON TO BE IN THIS EXTREMELY HIGH RISK LOCATION AT THIS TIME, EXCEPT THAT THE PACK OF TRAITORS THAT RUN THE GOVERNMENT IN D.C. WANT YOU THERE COVER THEIR ASS: That is not a good enough reason.

U.S. soldiers in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 19, 2012 where an attacker blew himself up at an entrance to a sprawling base for U.S. operations in southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)...

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MILITARY NEWS

We Demand A Great Deal From Our Soldiers

We Control Their Lives And, If Need Be, Control Their Deaths
Spiritless Leaders, Too Fixated On Their Own Evaluations, Have Taken The Place Of Those Who Both Knew The Right Thing To Do And Possessed The Fortitude To Do It Despite The Possible Consequences To Their Own Careers
Army Times Letters To The Editor February 13, 2012 The greatest threat the Army faces today is not from our nations enemies. It is the degradation of confidence in the chain of command.

The epidemic of disingenuous and self-serving leadership of all ranks, whose only true concerns are self-preservation and personal advancement, has far surpassed the level that we can be expected to tolerate and still remain effective as an organization. The age of the leader has been lost to the age of the manager; a group of individuals more concerned with color-coded PowerPoint presentations than the sincere investment of time and energy into the well-being and development of their subordinates. Spiritless leaders, too fixated on their own evaluations, have taken the place of those who both knew the right thing to do and possessed the fortitude to do it despite the possible consequences to their own careers. We demand a great deal from our soldiers, and in return they look to us to be the very definition of Army values because when all is said and done, we control their lives and, if need be, control their deaths. While we cannot guarantee their safety, we owe them absolutely nothing less than the comfort that the decisions we make are in the genuine best interest of something greater than ourselves. Until we can say we have given them that, our job as leaders is not done. Capt. Justin Moore Savannah, Ga.

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As For Our Retirement, Nothing Is Safe

Army Times FORUMS February 13, 2012 The collapse already happened. Now that one of the wars has stopped, that should slow the bleeding. Remember, we were and still are, just less so pumping money out of the economy into the war and not getting anything back from Iraq and Afghanistan, which likely had the largest effect on the collapse of the economy. The more money we keep circulating in-house instead of someplace else, the less we have to worry. As for our retirement, nothing is safe, but I think the brass in Washington will fight to either keep the military retirement system as it is with massive reductions in the force, or our retirement will be cut with massive reductions in force. Take your pick. Gold_Reaper

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Bradley Manning Arraignment Set For Feb. 23

www.bradleymanning Feb 9, 2012 The Associated Press FORT MEADE, Md. An Army private accused of leaking classified material to the antisecrecy website WikiLeaks will be back in a military courtroom for an arraignment later this month. The arraignment for Pfc. Bradley Manning will be held at Fort Meade on Feb. 23. Manning faces a general court-martial on 22 counts, including aiding the enemy, which carries a possible life sentence. At the arraignment, Manning can request a trial by military judge or jury. The jury would include at least five officers, and Manning can ask that at least one-third of the soldiers on the panel be enlisted.

Ron Paul Gets By Far The Most Military Donations:

Gingrich And Santorum Get The Least
Comment: T: From Military Resistance 9L20; 12.24.11
We have an empire. We cant afford it. - Ron Paul Acting as the worlds policeman and nation-building weakens our country, puts our troops in harms way, and sends precious resources to other nations in the midst of an historic economic crisis. - Ron Paul Here is a window into a significant political shift against the Imperial government beginning to achieve momentum within the armed forces. Today that shift from below is reflected in a number of ways: in the support for Paul, for one, as well as open support expressed earlier this year by many troops for the Occupy Wall Street movement. The clothes worn by growing consciousness that the Imperial government is our common enemy will change as developments in society unfold, in the military and among working class civilians as well. Ron Paul and Occupy Wall Street are mere costumes put on for a time, to be discarded as our revolutionary movement from below rises and gathers the strength and confidence to challenge, defeat and expropriate the class of capitalists who take the wealth and power of society as their own personal property. Victory will take considerable organization to achieve, and cannot be willed into accomplishment, depending instead upon material reality to mature consciousness among hundreds of millions worldwide, but we have the sun and the wind at our backs, and both are in the face of the enemy. *********************************************************************** Feb 9, 2012 By Rick Maze and Cathy Walser, Staff writers, Army Times [Excerpts] Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is, by far, getting more military campaign contributions than anyone else in the 2012 field. President Obama ranks second, a review of Federal Election Commission donor records shows. Paul, an Air Force veteran and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, has taken in $242,507 in 1,405 donations from people who list the military as their employer on donation records. This includes members of the active and reserve forces, retirees,

civilian workers, veterans and some spouses if they listed one of the military services as their employer. President Obama has taken in $130,041 in 1,156 donations, according to the records, which include donations made through Dec. 31. Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor running for the Republican presidential nomination, ranks third among military donations, collecting $22,753 in 55 donations. FEC records are notoriously hard to count because they often have errors in the amount of donations, abbreviations and misspellings. Since there are no standardized responses for employer, some donors used that field to make a statement. One donor listed his employer as USAF Not For Long. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has received 57 donations for $11,550, Texas Gov. Rick Perry received 16 donations for $7,475 and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has received 15 donations for $4,179. Gingrich and Santorum are still in the race for the Republican nomination, but Perry has withdrawn. Paul, who is trailing in election polls, drew the most money from Army-affiliated donors $103,779 of his total in 630 donations. He received 356 Air Force donations totaling $56,544; 312 Navy donations totaling $68,157; and 107 Marine Corps donations totaling $14,027, according to the records. Obama also drew most of his military donations from people affiliated with the Army, receiving $68,236 in 613 donations. He received $25,616 in 233 Air Force donations, $29,137 in 220 Navy donations and $7,052 in 90 Marine Corps donations. Among the other Republicans still running for the nomination, the Army-affiliated donors have been responsible for $13,408 of Romneys $22,750 in military campaign funds and for $6,350 of Gingrichs $11,550 total. Santorum has slightly more Army than Navy donations, but Navy donors have been more generous. He received eight donations totaling $1,480 from Army donors and five donations totaling $2,250 from Navy donors.

Compensation For Service Members Who Have Lost Their Homes To Illegal Foreclosures Since 2006

Lenders Must Pay Service Members $116,785 Each, In Addition To Any Lost Equity And Interest
Those Who Held Mortgages With JPMorgan Chase Will Receive Their Home Free And Clear Of Any Debt, Or The Cash Equivalent Of The Full Value Of The Home At The Time Of Sale
The New Agreement, Combined With Previous Settlements, Puts The Vast Majority Of Military Foreclosures Under Court-Ordered Review
Feb 10, 2012 By Patricia Kime - Staff writer, Army Times [Excerpts] The $25 billion nationwide foreclosure settlement announced Thursday by the Justice Department includes compensation for service members who have lost their homes to illegal foreclosures since 2006. It also contains provisions designed to protect military homeowners from future foreclosure or financial loss related to their military duties or orders. In a release Thursday, Justice said financial institutions JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Ally Financial formerly GMAC will review their foreclosures to determine whether any since Jan. 1, 2006 violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If any are found, the lenders must pay service members $116,785 each, in addition to any lost equity and interest. Under a separate agreement, those who held mortgages with JP Morgan Chase will receive their home free and clear of any debt, or the cash equivalent of the full value of the home at the time of sale.

Eligible service members also could receive compensation for harm suffered, according to the release. Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general of the departments civil rights division, did not estimate the total amount that could be recouped by the service members, but said a previous settlement, involving 157 personnel and Bank of America, topped more than $20 million. The total settlement we expect will be well in excess of $20 million. The servicers have agreed to pay every single service member full compensation for any violation of their rights without any limit, Perez said. Also under the agreement, three banks Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Ally will review their records to see if any service member from Jan. 1, 2008, until present paid more than 6 percent on their mortgage interest after theyd requested a lower rate. Those who have paid interest above 6 percent will receive a refund, with interest on any amount charged in excess of six percent plus triple the amount refunded, or $500, or whichever is larger. The banks also will remove negative credit entries related to the eligible foreclosures and help the involved service members restore their credit ratings. In addition to the monetary payouts for SCRA violations, the agreement made significant changes to the SCRA, including expanding the provision that protects service members from foreclosure if their mortgages were obtained before entering military service. Now, protections are available to all service members, regardless of when they secured their mortgages, if they received hostile fire/imminent danger pay and were stationed away from their home within nine months of the foreclosure. The agreement also requires the five banks in the settlement, which include Bank of America, to negotiate loan modifications including waivers or short sale agreements for military homeowners who are underwater on their loans but are forced to move because of permanent change of station orders if the homeowner is ineligible for the Defense Departments Homeowners Assistance Program. We simply should not force families to be separated when their commander sends them from say, Dover Air Force Base to McGuire Air Force Base. The banks had been requiring the member to leave behind their family, separating them before they would even have a discussion about whether or not there was the potential for a modification or a short sale discussion, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden said following the announcement. The new agreement, combined with previous settlements, puts the vast majority of military foreclosures under court-ordered review, Perez said.

The new agreement, combined with previous settlements, puts the vast majority of military foreclosures under court-ordered review,

FORWARD OBSERVATIONS

At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. Oh had I the ability, and could reach the nations ear, I would, pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose. Frederick Douglass, 1852

The past year every single day of it has had its consequences. In the obscure depths of society, an imperceptible molecular process has been occurring irreversibly, like the flow of time, a process of accumulating discontent, bitterness, and revolutionary energy. -- Leon Trotsky, Up To The Ninth Of January

Secret Documents Lift Lid On WWII Mutiny By 600 African American U.S. Troops In North Queensland Sparked By Racial Taunts And Violence
The Soldiers Took To The Machine Guns And Anti-Aircraft Weapons And Fired Into Tents To Attack Their White Officers
One Of The Biggest Uprisings Within The U.S. Military
February 10, 2012 By Josh Bavas, ABC.NET.AU An Australian historian has uncovered hidden documents which reveal that African American troops used machine guns to attack their white officers in a siege on a US base in north Queensland in 1942. Information about the Townsville mutiny has never been released to the public. But the story began to come to light when James Cook University's Ray Holyoak first began researching why US congressman Lyndon B Johnson visited Townsville for three days back in 1942. What he discovered was evidence detailing one of the biggest uprisings within the US military. "For 70 years there's been a rumour in Townsville that there was a mutiny among African-American servicemen. In the last year and a half I've found the primary documentation evidence that that did occur in 1942," Mr Holyoak told AM. During World War II, Townsville was a crucial base for campaigns into the Pacific, including the Battle of the Coral Sea. About 600 African-American troops were brought to the city to help build airfields.

Mr Holyoak says these troops, from the 96th Battalion, US Army Corps of Engineers, were stationed at a base on the city's western outskirts known as Kelso. This was the site for a large-scale siege lasting eight hours, which was sparked by racial taunts and violence. "After some serial abuse by two white US officers, there was several ringleaders and they decided to machine gun the tents of the white officers," Mr Holyoak said. He has uncovered several documents hidden in the archives of the Queensland Police and Townsville Brigade detailing what happened that night. According to the findings, the soldiers took to the machine guns and anti-aircraft weapons and fired into tents where their white counterparts were drinking. More than 700 rounds were fired. At least one person was killed and dozens severely injured, and Australian troops were called in to roadblock the rioters. Mr Holyoak also discovered a report written by Robert Sherrod, a US journalist who was embedded with the troops. It never made it to the press, but was handed to Lyndon B Johnson at a Townsville hotel and eventually filed away into the National Archives and Records Administration. "I think at the time, it was certainly suppressed. Both the Australian and the US government would not have wanted the details of this coming out. The racial policies at the time really discluded people of colour," Mr Holyoak says. Both the Australian Defence Department and the Australian War Memorial say it could take months to research the incident, and say they have no details readily available for public release. But Townsville historian Dr Dorothy Gibson-Wilde says the findings validate 70-year-old rumours. "Anytime it was raised, people usually sort of said, 'Oh you know, no that can't be true. Nobody's heard about that', and in fact it must have been kept pretty quiet from the rest of the town," she said. Mr Holyoak will spend the next two years researching the sentences handed out to both the officers and the mutineers involved, and why the information has been kept secret for so long.

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ANNIVERSARIES

February 11, 1937: A Victory For Our Side

They Faced Tear Gas Attacks, Heat Shutoffs, And Battled With Police And Company Security Guards. Michigan Governor Frank Murphy Sent In The National Guard

Michigan National Guard confronting union supporters outside GM plants in Flint, 1937 Carl Bunin Peace History February 11-17 February 11, 1937: Forty-eight thousand General Motors workers won a 44-day sit-down strike in Flint, Michigan. ****************************************** Walter P. Reuther Library:

The Great Flint Sitdown: On February 11, 1937, several hundred members of the United Automobile Workers Union (UAW) emerged from three General Motors (GM) factories in Flint, Michigan to the sounds of cheering crowd. These workers had just completed a 44-day sitdown strike. Less than two years old, the UAW had won its first major victory. Auto factories were tough places to work during the early years of the industry. The pace of work was controlled by the ever-increasing speed of the assembly line and the foreman held the power to hire or fire workers at will. Many jobs were physically demanding, machines had few safety devices, and industrial accidents were common. On August 26, 1935, auto workers organized the UAW to bargain for better wages and working conditions. The Flint Sitdown began on December 30, 1936 when UAW leaders decided to call a strike against GM. The goal of the strike was simple: GM recognition of the UAW. For over six weeks members of the UAW stopped production and refused to leave the plants they occupied. They slept on unfinished car seats, eating food their families and friends slipped through factory windows. They faced tear gas attacks, heat shutoffs, and battled with police and company security guards. Michigan Governor Frank Murphy sent in the National Guard. Faced with an enormous loss of production, GM conceded to the strikers demands and signed a one-page document, agreeing to bargain with the UAW. This was one of the key events in American labor history.

The Flint Sitdown Strikers win February 11, 1937

DANGER: POLITICIANS AT WORK

Welcome To The Occupied USA:

The F.B.I. Issues Flyers On How To Identify Terrorists:

Purchasing A Cup Of Coffee Using Cash Instead Of A Credit Or Debit Card
Using Google Maps To View Photos Of Sporting Event Stadiums And Large Cities
Installing Software To Protect Your Internet Privacy On Your Mobile Phone

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The FBI flyers with web addresses below also list downloading revolutionary literature as an indicator to identify terrorists. If you find one, the FBI tells you to Be part of the solution. Gather information about individuals without drawing attention to yourself. Identify license plates, vehicle description, names used, languages spoken, ethnicity, etc. ******************************************************************************* February 12 By Ethan A. Huff, Natural News Purchasing a cup of coffee using cash instead of a credit or debit card, using Google Maps to view photos of sporting event stadiums and large cities, and installing software to protect your internet privacy on your mobile phone - these and many other mundane activities are now considered to be potential terrorist activities by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). And the agency is now distributing a new series of flyers as part of its new "Communities Against Terrorism" (CAT) program that urges shop owners and others to report such "suspicious" activity to authorities. "The Communities Against Terrorism program is funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance through the SLATT Program to provide law enforcement agencies with a tool to engage members of the local community in the fight against terrorism," writes SLATT.org, the program of the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance that is promoting the program, on its website. "To assist law enforcement in the outreach effort, templates of flyers containing potential indicators have been created for distribution to specific industries" (https://www.slatt.org/CAT). The SLATT program offers both on-site and online training for coffee shop owners, financial institution employees, tattoo shop artists, and many others into how to spot potential terrorist activities. Included among the many propaganda flyers the FBI is distributing as part of the campaign are ones for how to spot terrorists at local hobby shops and beauty supply stores, for instance, as well as flyers for owners of farm supply and home improvement stores (http://publicintelligence.net). This little gem warns internet cafe owners to watch out for and report customers that always pay for their coffee with cash, as they could be terrorists: (http://info.publicintelligence.net). Another ridiculous flyer intended for owners of boat shops warns them to be on the lookout for people interested in becoming certified scuba divers, as they could be terrorists (http://info.publicintelligence.net). Be sure to check out the entire set of flyers here: http://publicintelligence.net

A few years ago, this type of outlandish fear-mongering and Stasi-style spying on citizens would have been considered a crazy conspiracy theory by many. But today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with its "See Something, Say Something" campaign, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) "First Observer" citizen spying program, and the TSA's Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response" (VIPR) internal checkpoint force, together with the new FBI spying program, are making this police state nightmare in America a tangible reality

Win One For Our Side:

Chicago Government Must Pay War
Protesters $6 Million; A Federal Judge Recent Ridiculed What He Saw As The Idiocy Of The City's Policies On Protests
February 09, 2012 By Ben Bradley, WLS [Excerpts] Chicago taxpayers will be shelling out more than $6 million to demonstrators and others arrested during an anti-war protest back in 2003. City lawyers have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit involving those arrests. The $6.2 million settlement could have implications on how police handle protesters during the upcoming G8 and NATO summits in Chicago. When a federal judge recent ridiculed what he saw as the "idiocy" of the city's policies on protests, it paved the wave for this settlement and changes to how police handle demonstrators. The day after bombs began to fall in Baghdad, thousands of people took to the streets in Chicago to protest. After taking over the Mag Mile and Lake Shore Drive, police essentially penned them in. "They are telling people you have to go back to Lake Shore Drive. When people go back to Lake Shore Drive, they tell you to go back to Michigan Avenue. Basically we're pinned in," said one protester seen in a home video from 2003. "I just didn't know there was a problem, that bad things were going to happen," said 2003 war protester Cheryl Angelaccio.

Angelaccio was among the nearly 700 people who were arrested or detained by police that night. A federal judge found the actions of officers arbitrary. He said CPD allowed the march but then, without warning, began arresting many of those who officers themselves wouldn't allow to leave. "The chilling effect is, it had the potential, and in some cases it did, scare people from coming out and ever protesting again," said plaintiff's attorney Joey Mogul. The city now concedes it was wrong. The settlement calls for those arrested and charged that night to receive up to $15,000. Those arrested but not charged could get as much as $8,750. And those who were simply detained on the street for several hours are eligible for up to $500. Angelaccio says she is hopeful those lessons will be front of mind when she and fellow protesters once again demonstrate, this time during the G8 and NATO summits in May. But, when G8 and NATO leaders arrive to Chicago in May, CPD officers will be on the frontlines. The police will be just the first layer of security that will also include the FBI, ATF and Secret Service.

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