Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tucson: Angry community members storm G4S Wackenhut office
Contact: Genevieve Shroeder (406) 529.2424
genevieve.kateri@gmail.com
Matthew Johnson
genevieve.kateri@gmail.com
Matthew Johnson
johnsonma2@gmail.com
ANGRY COMMUNITY MEMBERS STORM G4S OFFICE
Protest Targets Prison Firm for Profiteering, Police Cite 16 for Trespassing
Press statement
ANGRY COMMUNITY MEMBERS STORM G4S OFFICE
Protest Targets Prison Firm for Profiteering, Police Cite 16 for Trespassing
Press statement
Censored News
TUCSON --(June 29, 2011) At around 2 p.m. today, community members burst uninvited into the Tucson offices of private security firm G4S and declared in no uncertain terms their opposition to the company’s profiteering at the expense of immigrant communities in Tucson, across the nation and throughout the world. Incensed by G4S’ role in promoting the criminalization of immigrants and the expansion of the private prison industry, the protestors entered the G4S office complex, delivered a letter to company representatives and unfurled a banner reading “G4S: Prison profiteering destroys communities.”
Today’s action, which was organized autonomously by Tucson community members, was carried out under the banner of Direct Action for Freedom of Movement. Although the protesters were never asked to leave the building, and were there only 10 minutes, the Tucson Police cited 16 individuals for criminal trespassing.
G4S is the world’s largest security company and has public contracts to transport, detain and imprison immigrants throughout the world. The company is infamous for the mistreatment of individuals in its custody, with the most atrocious examples including the senseless deaths of two inmates in 2010. Since 2006, G4S has provided transportation for Customs and Border Protection and, in 2010 alone, secured over 125 million dollars in contracts from the Department of Homeland Security.
G4S not only reaps the profits of border enforcement, they also shape public policy to criminalize immigrants and ensure a steady stream of people to fill their buses and jails. G4S subsidiary Wackenhut is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council, the organization responsible for drafting the model legislation that became SB1070 and similar laws in Utah, Georgia, Indiana and Alabama.
Protest participant Carly Rexroad explained the goals of today’s action: “G4S is the world’s largest private security firm, reaping millions in profit from imprisoning immigrants and tearing families apart. By targeting G4S we hope to help illuminate the connections between prison profiteering and the proliferation of state legislation that criminalizes immigrants and funnels them into the jails and detention facilities of the very companies who wrote and lobbied for that legislation. As long as this pattern continues, G4S can expect to see actions like today’s multiply and escalate.”
Community member Matthew Johnson described the ways in which profiteering destroys communities: “The grotesque face of border militarization is evident in every SBInet surveillance tower now left defunct to litter the desert, every mile of border wall that scars the landscape, and every G4S-operated bus that deports hundreds of people each day or drives them to Tucson to be fed directly into the prison industry through the expedited proceedings of Operation Streamline. Every immigrant transported by G4S for deportation or incarceration represents a family whose loved one is missing, locked in a cage or unceremoniously dumped over the southern border.”
###
TUCSON --(June 29, 2011) At around 2 p.m. today, community members burst uninvited into the Tucson offices of private security firm G4S and declared in no uncertain terms their opposition to the company’s profiteering at the expense of immigrant communities in Tucson, across the nation and throughout the world. Incensed by G4S’ role in promoting the criminalization of immigrants and the expansion of the private prison industry, the protestors entered the G4S office complex, delivered a letter to company representatives and unfurled a banner reading “G4S: Prison profiteering destroys communities.”
Today’s action, which was organized autonomously by Tucson community members, was carried out under the banner of Direct Action for Freedom of Movement. Although the protesters were never asked to leave the building, and were there only 10 minutes, the Tucson Police cited 16 individuals for criminal trespassing.
G4S is the world’s largest security company and has public contracts to transport, detain and imprison immigrants throughout the world. The company is infamous for the mistreatment of individuals in its custody, with the most atrocious examples including the senseless deaths of two inmates in 2010. Since 2006, G4S has provided transportation for Customs and Border Protection and, in 2010 alone, secured over 125 million dollars in contracts from the Department of Homeland Security.
G4S not only reaps the profits of border enforcement, they also shape public policy to criminalize immigrants and ensure a steady stream of people to fill their buses and jails. G4S subsidiary Wackenhut is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council, the organization responsible for drafting the model legislation that became SB1070 and similar laws in Utah, Georgia, Indiana and Alabama.
Protest participant Carly Rexroad explained the goals of today’s action: “G4S is the world’s largest private security firm, reaping millions in profit from imprisoning immigrants and tearing families apart. By targeting G4S we hope to help illuminate the connections between prison profiteering and the proliferation of state legislation that criminalizes immigrants and funnels them into the jails and detention facilities of the very companies who wrote and lobbied for that legislation. As long as this pattern continues, G4S can expect to see actions like today’s multiply and escalate.”
Community member Matthew Johnson described the ways in which profiteering destroys communities: “The grotesque face of border militarization is evident in every SBInet surveillance tower now left defunct to litter the desert, every mile of border wall that scars the landscape, and every G4S-operated bus that deports hundreds of people each day or drives them to Tucson to be fed directly into the prison industry through the expedited proceedings of Operation Streamline. Every immigrant transported by G4S for deportation or incarceration represents a family whose loved one is missing, locked in a cage or unceremoniously dumped over the southern border.”
###
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Hackers slam Arizona police again to expose racism and corruption
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/
Hackers have slammed Arizona police again, to expose racism and corruption:
"We also found details of Jeff Wilson, a former DPS officer and member of a Navajo tribe, planning on suing the department for racial discrimination charges. Amongst the civil rights violations occurring in AZDPS, Sgt. Jeff Eavenson and others were illegally issuing tickets to Navajos in AZ state court jurisdiction instead of tribal courts. When Jeff Wilson brought these charges up to the department, they punished him and pushed him out of the police force. We welcome Wilson's attempts to expose his racist administrators and so we won't be releasing his info."
Read more:
http://censored-news.blogspot.com/2011/06/hackers-slam-arizona-cops-again-with.html
More at Censored News Homepage: Hacked data exposes Tucson school safety officer who reported ethnic studies to Arizona Attorney General:
http://www.bsnorrrell.blogspot.com/
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/
Hackers have slammed Arizona police again, to expose racism and corruption:
"We also found details of Jeff Wilson, a former DPS officer and member of a Navajo tribe, planning on suing the department for racial discrimination charges. Amongst the civil rights violations occurring in AZDPS, Sgt. Jeff Eavenson and others were illegally issuing tickets to Navajos in AZ state court jurisdiction instead of tribal courts. When Jeff Wilson brought these charges up to the department, they punished him and pushed him out of the police force. We welcome Wilson's attempts to expose his racist administrators and so we won't be releasing his info."
Read more:
http://censored-news.blogspot.com/2011/06/hackers-slam-arizona-cops-again-with.html
More at Censored News Homepage: Hacked data exposes Tucson school safety officer who reported ethnic studies to Arizona Attorney General:
http://www.bsnorrrell.blogspot.com/
Hackers slam Arizona cops again with super personal data spill
AntiSec Slams Arizona Cops (Again) with Super Personal Data Spill
By Sam Biddle
Looks like last week's "Chinga La Migra" strike against the Arizona Border Police was only part one—the sequel's landed today, and this time it's personal. Like, really personal: Anonymous is claiming social security numbers, girlfriend pics, and more.
The dumps contents—if they're authentic—will be a massive slap not only to the integrity of Arizona's state security, but the lives of its police force. Sayeth Anonymous, in "Chinga La Migra Communique Dos":
In this second bulletin, we're dumping booty pirated from a dozen Arizona police officer's personal email accounts looking specifically for humiliating dirt. This leak has names, addresses, phone numbers, passwords, social security numbers, online dating account info, voicemails, chat logs, and seductive girlfriend pictures belonging to a dozen Arizona police officers. We found more internal police reports, cops forwarding racist chain emails, k9 drug unit cops who use percocets, and a convicted sex offender who was part of FOP Maricopa Lodge Five.
We also hit the AZDPS spokesperson Stephen Harrison who been bragging to the news about how they are upgrading their security and how they will catch the evil hackers who exposed them. Clearly not secure enough, because we owned his personal hotmail, facebook and match.com accounts and dumped all his personal details for the world to see. The same fate will meet anyone else who tries to paint us as terrorists in an Orwellian attempt to pass more pro-censorship or racial-profiling police state laws.
Like the first AZ attack, this one's equally politically motivated, angled against policies Anonymous considers racist and wrong. So what's the AntiSec endgame in Arizona? Anonymous says it'll continue to target
Police officers who lock people up for decades, who get away with brutality and torture, who discriminate against people of color, who make and break their own laws as they see fit. We are making sure they experience just a taste of the same kind of violence and terror they dish out on an every day basis. Our advice to you is to quit while you still can and turn on your commanding officers before you end up in our cross hairs next, because we're not stopping until every prisoner is freed and every prison is burned to the ground.
Again, we can't authenticate the dump's contents at the moment, but if true, Anonymous is going to have some serious law enforcement ire pointed in its direction. [AnonymousIRC]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*** CHINGA LA MIGRA COMMUNIQUE DOS *** 6/29/2011 *** HACKERS WITHOUT BORDERS ***
*******************************************************************************/
Just when you thought it was over, we're hitting the Arizona police state with
our second round of attacks. In our first bulletin we dumped a treasure trove of
secret law enforcement documents. In this second bulletin, we're dumping booty
pirated from a dozen Arizona police officer's personal email accounts looking
specifically for humiliating dirt. This leak has names, addresses, phone
numbers, passwords, social security numbers, online dating account info,
voicemails, chat logs, and seductive girlfriend pictures belonging to a dozen
Arizona police officers. We found more internal police reports, cops forwarding
racist chain emails, k9 drug unit cops who use percocets, and a convicted sex
offender who was part of FOP Maricopa Lodge Five.
We also hit the AZDPS spokesperson Stephen Harrison who been bragging to the
news about how they are upgrading their security and how they will catch the
evil hackers who exposed them. Clearly not secure enough, because we owned his
personal hotmail, facebook and match.com accounts and dumped all his personal
details for the world to see. The same fate will meet anyone else who tries to
paint us as terrorists in an Orwellian attempt to pass more pro-censorship or
racial-profiling police state laws.
We also found details of Jeff Wilson, a former DPS officer and member of a
Navajo tribe, planning on suing the department for racial discrimination
charges. Amongst the civil rights violations occuring in AZDPS, Sgt. Jeff
Eavenson and others were illegally issuing tickets to Navajos in AZ state court
jurisdiction instead of tribal courts. When Jeff Wilson brought these charges up
to the department, they punished him and pushed him out of the police force. We
welcome Wilson's attempts to expose his racist administrators and so we won't we
releasing his info.
Yes we're aware that putting the pigs on blast puts risks their safety, those
poor defenseless police officers who lock people up for decades, who get away
with brutality and torture, who discriminate against people of color, who make
and break their own laws as they see fit. We are making sure they experience
just a taste of the same kind of violence and terror they dish out on an every
day basis. Our advice to you is to quit while you still can and turn on your
commanding officers before you end up in our cross hairs next, because we're not
stopping until every prisoner is freed and every prison is burned to the ground.
To other hackers: it's time to set aside our differences and join the antisec
popular front against the corrupt governments, corporations, militaries, and law
enforcement of the world. We promise you much more bounty to come guaranteed to
bring smiles to the faces of all those who have hated the police. Unite and
fight, for the flames of revolution burn bright!
/*******************************************************************************
the files
*******************************************************************************/
[in@yourbox]$ ls -C1 -R
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Bruce_Campbell.txt
Christopher_Sabo
Christopher_Sabo.txt
David_Cesolini.txt
David_Cesolini_Chats.txt
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David_J_Basaldua
David_J_Basaldua.txt
Donald_Hansen.txt
Donald_Nathaniel
Donald_Nathaniel.txt
Edward_Connolly
Edward_Connolly.txt
Gene_Moran
Gene_Moran.txt
Joeseph_Wilson
Joseph_Wilson.txt
Richard_Wooten
Richard_Wooten.txt
Robert_J_Barry.txt
Robery_J_Barry
Shawn_Evans.txt
Stephen_Harrison
stephen_harrison.txt
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Bros.jpg
CAMPBELL-BRUCE-EXTRZ INVOICE.pdf
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boys,dogs,xmas2007 016.jpg
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death with dignityt.rtf 3 draft.rtf
download.htm
kaye2.pdf
matt #1.jpg
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Inmate 242 - LASD - CCB 0610.wmv
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Plaintiff's Motion to Expedite Briefing On & Consideration of Motion Strike AZ
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Plaintiff's Motion to Strike AZ Municipal Risk Retention Pool's Late Notice of
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whyrepublicanmenarehappier.jpg
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2007-000557.doc
505 lbs Meth.doc
Acting supervisor.doc
ConSupp-04087.pdf
ConSupp-BadgeMain-20080115-113601-DR2008002770.pdf
Counting 12.10.10.docx
Diploma Roster.doc
FBI Defensive Systems Unit Ballistic Research Facility FBIAcademy.pdf
Flyer.doc
Force-04235.pdf
IMAG0001.jpg
IMG.jpg
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Inmate Restraint Escape.wmv
Instructor Certificate of Appreciation.doc
LP Cover Sheet.doc
Marijuana Case 003.jpg
Marijuana Case 004.jpg
Marijuana Case 005.jpg
Night Access 12.10.10.docx
Ouside Visitors 12.10.10.docx
Pursuit-06190-20060902-154532-DR2006047685.pdf
Ride Along Sched.-blank.doc
Roster-blank.doc
Sign-in Roster-Blank.doc
Supplement.doc
Taser Incidident.doc
YouMail_14006466.mp3
YouMail_14011193.mp3
YouMail_14032239.mp3
YouMail_14042131.mp3
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Beer Bong Manual.doc
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HEALTHCARE FSA CLAIM FORM.doc
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Job%20Kit.pdf
Letters of Rec.PDF
PRG210r2SyllabusKME.doc
REQ65587 Emer Prep Spec release.pdf
REQ65599 Emer Prep Spec Staff release.pdf
Resume L.doc
Resume-1.doc
Resume.PDF
Resume[1].doc
Rights Advisement.ppt
Riordan Manufacturing Wesite Evaluation.doc
VA.pdf
VA1.pdf
basalduadavidarmorgroupertesfseniorguardresumes.zip
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my5Q6u0S.doc.part
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Arizona State Trustees.xls
Deceased Deputy Roster.doc
Executive Board.xls
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FOP Insurance Information Roster 082209.xls
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FOP Welcome Letter 14.wps
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Tentative ASSRT 2009 Program WVAM2.pdf
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fop.net Email Account Instructions.pdf
hr218faq.pdf
tempfile002.pdf
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IMG_20110418_203223.jpg
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ed.bmp
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mailatt.pdf
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moran_vips.jpg
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EEOC Complaint File.pdf
Emails.pdf
Final Eval.doc
./Richard_Wooten:
2011 half sheet flyer.pdf
5647 S. 10th St.doc
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AELE k-9 Liability.doc
Blakely driveway is curtilage.doc
ENS City Hall Press Conference Statements_03.03.11.doc
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KARAOKE2.pdf
Police Officers.pdf
Service Update.doc
Wooten List.doc
./Robery_J_Barry:
Barry Primary Appraisal Report.pdf
./Stephen_Harrison:
DOA RIF Q & A.pdf
Halliday Intranet Posting 11-8-2010.docx
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Review of Major Wootens Investigation 8-4-2010.docx
Scanned Mortgage Documents.pdf
By Sam Biddle
Looks like last week's "Chinga La Migra" strike against the Arizona Border Police was only part one—the sequel's landed today, and this time it's personal. Like, really personal: Anonymous is claiming social security numbers, girlfriend pics, and more.
The dumps contents—if they're authentic—will be a massive slap not only to the integrity of Arizona's state security, but the lives of its police force. Sayeth Anonymous, in "Chinga La Migra Communique Dos":
In this second bulletin, we're dumping booty pirated from a dozen Arizona police officer's personal email accounts looking specifically for humiliating dirt. This leak has names, addresses, phone numbers, passwords, social security numbers, online dating account info, voicemails, chat logs, and seductive girlfriend pictures belonging to a dozen Arizona police officers. We found more internal police reports, cops forwarding racist chain emails, k9 drug unit cops who use percocets, and a convicted sex offender who was part of FOP Maricopa Lodge Five.
We also hit the AZDPS spokesperson Stephen Harrison who been bragging to the news about how they are upgrading their security and how they will catch the evil hackers who exposed them. Clearly not secure enough, because we owned his personal hotmail, facebook and match.com accounts and dumped all his personal details for the world to see. The same fate will meet anyone else who tries to paint us as terrorists in an Orwellian attempt to pass more pro-censorship or racial-profiling police state laws.
Like the first AZ attack, this one's equally politically motivated, angled against policies Anonymous considers racist and wrong. So what's the AntiSec endgame in Arizona? Anonymous says it'll continue to target
Police officers who lock people up for decades, who get away with brutality and torture, who discriminate against people of color, who make and break their own laws as they see fit. We are making sure they experience just a taste of the same kind of violence and terror they dish out on an every day basis. Our advice to you is to quit while you still can and turn on your commanding officers before you end up in our cross hairs next, because we're not stopping until every prisoner is freed and every prison is burned to the ground.
Again, we can't authenticate the dump's contents at the moment, but if true, Anonymous is going to have some serious law enforcement ire pointed in its direction. [AnonymousIRC]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*** CHINGA LA MIGRA COMMUNIQUE DOS *** 6/29/2011 *** HACKERS WITHOUT BORDERS ***
*******************************************************************************/
Just when you thought it was over, we're hitting the Arizona police state with
our second round of attacks. In our first bulletin we dumped a treasure trove of
secret law enforcement documents. In this second bulletin, we're dumping booty
pirated from a dozen Arizona police officer's personal email accounts looking
specifically for humiliating dirt. This leak has names, addresses, phone
numbers, passwords, social security numbers, online dating account info,
voicemails, chat logs, and seductive girlfriend pictures belonging to a dozen
Arizona police officers. We found more internal police reports, cops forwarding
racist chain emails, k9 drug unit cops who use percocets, and a convicted sex
offender who was part of FOP Maricopa Lodge Five.
We also hit the AZDPS spokesperson Stephen Harrison who been bragging to the
news about how they are upgrading their security and how they will catch the
evil hackers who exposed them. Clearly not secure enough, because we owned his
personal hotmail, facebook and match.com accounts and dumped all his personal
details for the world to see. The same fate will meet anyone else who tries to
paint us as terrorists in an Orwellian attempt to pass more pro-censorship or
racial-profiling police state laws.
We also found details of Jeff Wilson, a former DPS officer and member of a
Navajo tribe, planning on suing the department for racial discrimination
charges. Amongst the civil rights violations occuring in AZDPS, Sgt. Jeff
Eavenson and others were illegally issuing tickets to Navajos in AZ state court
jurisdiction instead of tribal courts. When Jeff Wilson brought these charges up
to the department, they punished him and pushed him out of the police force. We
welcome Wilson's attempts to expose his racist administrators and so we won't we
releasing his info.
Yes we're aware that putting the pigs on blast puts risks their safety, those
poor defenseless police officers who lock people up for decades, who get away
with brutality and torture, who discriminate against people of color, who make
and break their own laws as they see fit. We are making sure they experience
just a taste of the same kind of violence and terror they dish out on an every
day basis. Our advice to you is to quit while you still can and turn on your
commanding officers before you end up in our cross hairs next, because we're not
stopping until every prisoner is freed and every prison is burned to the ground.
To other hackers: it's time to set aside our differences and join the antisec
popular front against the corrupt governments, corporations, militaries, and law
enforcement of the world. We promise you much more bounty to come guaranteed to
bring smiles to the faces of all those who have hated the police. Unite and
fight, for the flames of revolution burn bright!
/*******************************************************************************
the files
*******************************************************************************/
[in@yourbox]$ ls -C1 -R
Bruce_Campbell
Bruce_Campbell.txt
Christopher_Sabo
Christopher_Sabo.txt
David_Cesolini.txt
David_Cesolini_Chats.txt
David_Cessolini
David_J_Basaldua
David_J_Basaldua.txt
Donald_Hansen.txt
Donald_Nathaniel
Donald_Nathaniel.txt
Edward_Connolly
Edward_Connolly.txt
Gene_Moran
Gene_Moran.txt
Joeseph_Wilson
Joseph_Wilson.txt
Richard_Wooten
Richard_Wooten.txt
Robert_J_Barry.txt
Robery_J_Barry
Shawn_Evans.txt
Stephen_Harrison
stephen_harrison.txt
./Bruce_Campbell:
Addresses%20for%20Wedding%20%26%20Baby%20Shower(1)(1).xlsx
Addresses%2520for%2520Wedding%2520%2526%2520Baby%2520Shower(1)(1)(1).xlsx
Biographical Information.doc
Bros.jpg
CAMPBELL-BRUCE-EXTRZ INVOICE.pdf
Estate_Planning_Questionnaire_1.docx
Intel 2011-01-01 Challenge Coin.doc
Resume.GovCouncil.doc
boys,dogs,xmas2007 016.jpg
boys,dogs,xmas2007 045.jpg
boys,dogs,xmas2007 047.jpg
death with dignityt.rtf 3 draft.rtf
download.htm
kaye2.pdf
matt #1.jpg
./Christopher_Sabo:
129b.jpg
161.JPG
Christmas_2007_159.jpg
Deed.jpg
IMG_1998.JPG
Inmate 242 - LASD - CCB 0610.wmv
More planning.JPG
Plaintiff's Motion to Expedite Briefing On & Consideration of Motion Strike AZ
Municipal Risk Retention Pool's Late Notice Nonparty Fault, 12.8.10 (Sabo).pdf
Plaintiff's Motion to Strike AZ Municipal Risk Retention Pool's Late Notice of
Nonparty Fault, 12.8.10 (Sabo).pdf
Ride and rachel face 013.JPG
TAX006.jpg
TAX007.jpg
TAX008.jpg
TAX009.jpg
TAX010.jpg
TAX011.jpg
editor.doc
whyrepublicanmenarehappier.jpg
./David_Cessolini:
100507.xls
1048906307-23610559-tickets.pdf
111910.xls
2007-000557.doc
505 lbs Meth.doc
Acting supervisor.doc
ConSupp-04087.pdf
ConSupp-BadgeMain-20080115-113601-DR2008002770.pdf
Counting 12.10.10.docx
Diploma Roster.doc
FBI Defensive Systems Unit Ballistic Research Facility FBIAcademy.pdf
Flyer.doc
Force-04235.pdf
IMAG0001.jpg
IMG.jpg
IMG_0001.jpg
IMG_0002.jpg
IMG_0003.jpg
IMG_0004.jpg
IMG_0005.jpg
IMG_0006.jpg
IMG_0030.JPG
IMG_0033.JPG
IMG_0044.JPG
IMG_0147.JPG
IMG_0149.JPG
IMG_0162.JPG
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IMG_0181.JPG
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IMG_0363.jpg
IMG_0365.jpg
IMG_0382.jpg
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IMG_0398.JPG
IMG_0400.JPG
IMG_0405.JPG
IMG_0406.JPG
IMG_0826.JPG
IMG_0839.JPG
IMG_20110214_123901.jpg
Img_0052.jpg
Inmate Restraint Escape.wmv
Instructor Certificate of Appreciation.doc
LP Cover Sheet.doc
Marijuana Case 003.jpg
Marijuana Case 004.jpg
Marijuana Case 005.jpg
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Monday, June 27, 2011
Copwatch and Infoshop on Missouri's bizarre domestic threat list
Copwatch, Infoshop and Christian vegetarians are on Missouri’s domestic ‘treat’ list -- rather than domestic ‘threat’ list -- thanks to a misspelled word
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/
Copwatch, Infoshop and Christian vegetarians are all under surveillance because they pose a “significant domestic terrorist” threat.
Why? Because they are anarchists, according to the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) of the Division of Drug and Crime Control.
Well, actually, due to a misspelled word, it says they all pose a “significant domestic terrorist ‘treat’ at this time.”
Missouri, are they domestic threats or domestic treats?
The report, “MIAC Strategic Report 11-28-2008 on Anarchists,” is a police watch list published in 2008. The watch list was exposed by Lulzsec, in the Arizona Department of Public Safety files.
The Missouri watch list tosses feminists, peace activists, labor activists and environmentalists into the mix.
“Although they have not all been listed, we believe the groups discussed pose a significant domestic terrorist treat at this time,” the report states.
In its bizarre categories of anarchists, the Missouri watch list states, “direct action radical sub-groups not all believe in violence.” Feminists, peace activists and race equality activists are listed as anarchists in the Anarchist Punk category.
“Many Anarcho-Punks are supporters of issues such as animal rights, racial equality, anti-heterosexism, feminism, environmentalism, worker's autonomy, the anti-war movement, and the anti-globalization movement.”
Christian vegetarians are apparently something to be feared, at least by Missouri officials, who fail to explain how being a vegetarian deserves a mention on a police watch list.
Here’s what Missouri officials say:
“Christian anarchists have opposed war and other ‘Statist’ aggression through nonviolent tax resistance. Many Christian Anarchists were vegetarian or vegan.”
The watch list includes a variety of labor union organizations, Black Bloc and eco-anarchist groups, without naming any personal names.
Although Copwatch is most often considered a human rights organization and Infoshop, an online news source, Missouri officials, however, place both on the anarchists watch list, as domestic threats:
Copwatch is a network of United States volunteer organizations that "police the police". Copwatch groups usually engage in monitoring of the police, videotaping police activity, educating the public about police misconduct, and advocating for more accountable law enforcement practices.
The main function of most Copwatch groups is monitoring police activity. "Copwatchers" go out on foot or driving patrols in their communities and videotape interactions between the police and civilians. Some groups also patrol at protests and demonstrations to ensure that the rights of protesters are not violated by police officers. Copwatch organizations generally abide by a policy of non-interventions with the police, although this may not be true for all groups. The anarchist ran Infoshop News published the new “Copwatch 101” booklet found at the following address http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=04/04/06/6676838
Run for the 1950s bomb shelter: Missouri officials say the Anti-Racist Action Network is not only anarchist, but are “sometime seen to be ‘Red’ or Communist.”
Anti-Racist Action Network (ARA) is a decentralized network of anti-fascist and Anti-Racist Activists. ARA activists organize actions to disrupt neo-nazi and white supremacist groups and help to organize resistance mainly to fascist and racist ideologies. ARA groups also oppose sexism, homophobia, heterosexism, anti-semitism, and anti-abortion activists. They are sometimes seen to be "Red" or Communist, particularly by detractors, however; the network includes a large number of anarchists.
ARA started in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1987. Since then it has expanded to different communities, countries and continents. Members of Love and Rage, a revolutionary anarchist organization played a major role in building ARA groups and the ARA Network in the 1990s. They are sometimes associated with the Skinhead and Punk subcultures and work with organizations such as Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice (SHARP).
Environmentalists, check your activist cards to make sure you’re in the right category:
Green Anarchism puts an emphasis on environmental issues. Some green anarchists can be described as Anarcho-Primitivists and sometimes Anti-Civilization Anarchists, though not all Green Anarchists are Primitivists.
Finally, here’s Missouri’s take on dumpster divers, Animal Liberation Front and Earth Liberation Front.
Warning: Rereading this can result in a loss of brain cells:
Some anarcho-punks are “straight edge”, claiming that alcohol, tobacco, drugs and promiscuity are instruments of oppression and are self-destructive because they cloud the mind and wear down a person's resistance to other types of oppression. Some crust punks also condemn the waste of land, water and resources necessary to grow crops to make alcohol, tobacco and drugs, forfeiting the potential to grow and manufacture food. Some may be straight edge for religious reasons, such as in the case of Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, or Hare Krishna anarcho-punks.
Anarcho-punks universally believe in direct action, although the way in which this manifests itself varies greatly. Despite their differences in strategy, anarcho-punks often co-operate with each other. Many anarcho-punks are pacifists and therefore believe in using non-violent means of achieving their aims. These include peaceful protest, refusal to work, squatting, economic sabotage, dumpster diving, graffiti, culture jamming, ecotage, freeganism, boycotting, civil disobedience, hacktivism and subvertising. Some anarcho-punks believe that violence or property damage is an acceptable way of achieving social change. This manifests itself as rioting, vandalism, wire cutting, assault, hunt sabotage, participation in Animal Liberation Front- or Earth Liberation Front-style activities, and in extreme cases, bombings. Many anarchists dispute the applicability of the term "violence" to describe destruction of property.
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/
Copwatch, Infoshop and Christian vegetarians are all under surveillance because they pose a “significant domestic terrorist” threat.
Why? Because they are anarchists, according to the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) of the Division of Drug and Crime Control.
Well, actually, due to a misspelled word, it says they all pose a “significant domestic terrorist ‘treat’ at this time.”
Missouri, are they domestic threats or domestic treats?
The report, “MIAC Strategic Report 11-28-2008 on Anarchists,” is a police watch list published in 2008. The watch list was exposed by Lulzsec, in the Arizona Department of Public Safety files.
The Missouri watch list tosses feminists, peace activists, labor activists and environmentalists into the mix.
“Although they have not all been listed, we believe the groups discussed pose a significant domestic terrorist treat at this time,” the report states.
In its bizarre categories of anarchists, the Missouri watch list states, “direct action radical sub-groups not all believe in violence.” Feminists, peace activists and race equality activists are listed as anarchists in the Anarchist Punk category.
“Many Anarcho-Punks are supporters of issues such as animal rights, racial equality, anti-heterosexism, feminism, environmentalism, worker's autonomy, the anti-war movement, and the anti-globalization movement.”
Christian vegetarians are apparently something to be feared, at least by Missouri officials, who fail to explain how being a vegetarian deserves a mention on a police watch list.
Here’s what Missouri officials say:
“Christian anarchists have opposed war and other ‘Statist’ aggression through nonviolent tax resistance. Many Christian Anarchists were vegetarian or vegan.”
The watch list includes a variety of labor union organizations, Black Bloc and eco-anarchist groups, without naming any personal names.
Although Copwatch is most often considered a human rights organization and Infoshop, an online news source, Missouri officials, however, place both on the anarchists watch list, as domestic threats:
Copwatch is a network of United States volunteer organizations that "police the police". Copwatch groups usually engage in monitoring of the police, videotaping police activity, educating the public about police misconduct, and advocating for more accountable law enforcement practices.
The main function of most Copwatch groups is monitoring police activity. "Copwatchers" go out on foot or driving patrols in their communities and videotape interactions between the police and civilians. Some groups also patrol at protests and demonstrations to ensure that the rights of protesters are not violated by police officers. Copwatch organizations generally abide by a policy of non-interventions with the police, although this may not be true for all groups. The anarchist ran Infoshop News published the new “Copwatch 101” booklet found at the following address http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=04/04/06/6676838
Run for the 1950s bomb shelter: Missouri officials say the Anti-Racist Action Network is not only anarchist, but are “sometime seen to be ‘Red’ or Communist.”
Anti-Racist Action Network (ARA) is a decentralized network of anti-fascist and Anti-Racist Activists. ARA activists organize actions to disrupt neo-nazi and white supremacist groups and help to organize resistance mainly to fascist and racist ideologies. ARA groups also oppose sexism, homophobia, heterosexism, anti-semitism, and anti-abortion activists. They are sometimes seen to be "Red" or Communist, particularly by detractors, however; the network includes a large number of anarchists.
ARA started in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1987. Since then it has expanded to different communities, countries and continents. Members of Love and Rage, a revolutionary anarchist organization played a major role in building ARA groups and the ARA Network in the 1990s. They are sometimes associated with the Skinhead and Punk subcultures and work with organizations such as Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice (SHARP).
Environmentalists, check your activist cards to make sure you’re in the right category:
Green Anarchism puts an emphasis on environmental issues. Some green anarchists can be described as Anarcho-Primitivists and sometimes Anti-Civilization Anarchists, though not all Green Anarchists are Primitivists.
Finally, here’s Missouri’s take on dumpster divers, Animal Liberation Front and Earth Liberation Front.
Warning: Rereading this can result in a loss of brain cells:
Some anarcho-punks are “straight edge”, claiming that alcohol, tobacco, drugs and promiscuity are instruments of oppression and are self-destructive because they cloud the mind and wear down a person's resistance to other types of oppression. Some crust punks also condemn the waste of land, water and resources necessary to grow crops to make alcohol, tobacco and drugs, forfeiting the potential to grow and manufacture food. Some may be straight edge for religious reasons, such as in the case of Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, or Hare Krishna anarcho-punks.
Anarcho-punks universally believe in direct action, although the way in which this manifests itself varies greatly. Despite their differences in strategy, anarcho-punks often co-operate with each other. Many anarcho-punks are pacifists and therefore believe in using non-violent means of achieving their aims. These include peaceful protest, refusal to work, squatting, economic sabotage, dumpster diving, graffiti, culture jamming, ecotage, freeganism, boycotting, civil disobedience, hacktivism and subvertising. Some anarcho-punks believe that violence or property damage is an acceptable way of achieving social change. This manifests itself as rioting, vandalism, wire cutting, assault, hunt sabotage, participation in Animal Liberation Front- or Earth Liberation Front-style activities, and in extreme cases, bombings. Many anarchists dispute the applicability of the term "violence" to describe destruction of property.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Assimilation: Canadian US Puppet Masters 'Indigenous' Energy Summit
Photo copyright Ben Powless, Mohawk |
Reprinted with permission at Censored News
The Indigenous Energy and Mining Summit in Niagara Falls, Ontario, July 27-29, 2011
Eagle Watch takes a look at the assimilation agenda and the puppet masters from Canada and the US
Assimilation Agenda 2011:
AFN Hosts the IISEM International Indigenous Summit on Energy and Mining
Commentary
Bryan Hendry is Senior Policy Advisor, Economic Partnerships at the
AFN Assembly of First Nations.
The AFN is Canada's #1 NPO Native Puppet Organization. The AFN which
claims to be the voice of Status Indians or Indigenous in "Canada", is
actually one big dancing puppet for the colonial entities. Few
Indigenous people recognize the AFN as their spokesperson.
Hendry sent us a brochure for the International Indigenous Summit on
Energy & Mining IISEM to be held June 27-29, 2011 at the Sheraton on
the Falls Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario. We wondered why.
We at the Eagle Watch are acutely aware that the mineral wealth and
energy potential in northern Ontario and all across Turtle Island are
phenomenal. We hope that most of it will be left where it is unless
absolutely necessary. The freeforall of pillage and plunder to
acquire and hoard all of the Earth's riches must be identified and
cease.
Did Hendry want us to critique the event? We don't have to attend to
do that. The brochure gives plenty of hints as to what it's all
about.
The AFN will host the IISEM spectacle with AFN National Chief Shawn
Atleo as Special Guest and Speaker. Shawn's US counterpart, President
Jefferson Keel, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) will be
right beside him.
We asked one of our friends on the other side of the invisible line,
ie the border about Jefferson. Here's what he said, "Succinctly put,
Jefferson Keel is what Malcolm X often called a “House Negro”. That
infers a “slave that is conditioned to jump at every bark of the
“master” and whose sole reason for existence is to serve”".
Ouch!
Keel is Lt. Governor of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. He was in
the US military for over 20 years.
In what we term blatant deception, arrogant mendacity and slick double
speak, the IISEM promoters say, "Indigenous peoples and government
representatives from around the world will gather for a major summit
on resource development in the spirit of a shared commitment to
produce and provide long-term sustainable energy for future
generations".
Representatives will be coming from China, Brazil and Germany as well
as all the biggest of the big :-$globalist corporations:-$.
Master of BS and Fantasy Shawn Atleo is on a roll, “In Canada alone,
it is estimated that there will be $400 billion worth of mineral
resource development projects in the coming years that affect First
Nations territories. It will be critical to these projects, and to
the Canadian economy, that First Nation people and concerns be
addressed. There is also the potential for our Peoples to be the long
term providers of energy and environmental security – ensuring that
North Americans can rely upon domestic energy production that has
little or no impact upon our air and water qualities."
Shawn, are you really serious about this? You're just joking, right?
Looks more like you've been well briefed in what to say. Are you
paying any attention to what dams have and are doing to our beautiful
rivers? Are you noticing the problems caused by the oil sands
development, which by the way is totally for export??
Oblivious to our questions, Shawn continues,
“Our peoples can be full partners in development from pipelines to
power lines, from potash to precious metals. With partnership comes
full participation from revenue sharing to ownership, from employment
to environmental stewardship. We must engage early and engage often on
these projects, and this Summit is an example of this principle in
action.”
Now we know for sure he's dreaming. Does he not pay any attention to
history? It's mainly about how we've been robbed and cheated for
centuries.
Never one to run out of words, Atleo says, "We look forward to
continuing our work with President Keel and the Tribal Chiefs of NCAI
on energy and the environment, justice and border issues and I look
forward to new discussions among the global Indigenous community on
how our work together can transcend borders."
Is he referring to the "Indigenous" of China, the Chinese who want to
buy up Turtle Island's resources?? Does Atleo see himself as a
transnational corporate elitist??
Guest speakers at the IISEM include: Anthony Hodge, President of the
International Council on Mining and Metals; Ernesto Sirolli, advocate
for Indigenous sustainable communities; Nunavut Deputy Premier Peter
Taptuna; Ian Anderson, CEO of Kinder Morgan Pipelines; [as yet
unnamed] Indigenous Leaders from across North America presenting best
practices from successful community energy and mining sector projects;
Margo Gray-Proctor, Chairwoman, National Centre for American Indian
Enterprise Development (NCAIED), Anthony Hodge, President,
International Mining Council on Mining and Metals; Dave Porter,
British Columbia First Nations Energy and Mining Council; Tracey
LeBeau, United States Department of Energy, Robert Reid,
McKenzie-Valley Aboriginal Pipeline Group and 80 other speakers from
around the world.
What a cozy bunch!
According to the brochure, the focus of the event will be "Sustainable
and responsible resource development". Give me a break!
This is an oxymoron with the scent of Maurice Strong and NWO all over
it. There is nothing sustainable about mining. Similarly, all
current sources of energy including the so-called green or alternative
energy suppliers are harmful to Life in some way. Somebody is making
a lot of money and it sure ain't us Indigenous.
The smirking Shawn Atleo says, "Now more than ever, with the push for
green energy, and the growing global need for natural and mineral
resources, First Nations have the opportunity to build our economies
and empower our citizens for the benefit of our communities and future
generations."
This is complete hooey. Since when have Indigenous communities ever
benefited from the destructive pillage of our land?? Nothing
substantive has changed. Only the style and fashion of the piracy.
Everyone's wearing green this year.
First of all, there is no need to continue digging up all the minerals
in Mother Earth. Most minerals such as uranium, titanium, iron, tin,
copper etc. go to the military for the purpose of killing and
controlling people. For consumer uses, we could be recycling more and
using less. You don't need gold or diamond jewellery. You don't need
those cellphones, etc. that require rare earth metals for their
manufacture. We don't really even need these damned computers.
"First Nations" people will not benefit anymore than the average
person who struggles to make a living in a world where the wealth
becomes more and more concentrated into the hands of a tiny elite.
Pollution from mining, nuclear reactors, deforestation, etc. are
killing people and destroying Life everywhere on the planet.
This summit is being held at a posh hotel in Niagara Falls Ontario.
Most of us could not afford to go. A room at the hotel costs $159 per
night. Here are the fees for the conference:
$300 First Nation/Indigenous Delegate Registration Fee ($400 AFTER MAY 16, 2011)
$500 Corporate/Government Official Delegate Registration Fee ($600
AFTER MAY 16, 2011)
$30 Students with valid student identification ($30 AFTER MAY 16, 2011)
Complimentary - Elders . Complimentary - Veterans . Complimentary – Media
A lot of booze will likely be flying around to disarm and discredit
Indigenous participants. A trade fair will sell all kinds of mining
and energy products. The rental fee for a booth is $1,000.
Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tune
There's a lot of money behind this intensive psychological warfare.
If they speak loud enough and say it often enough, somebody is going
to believe them. Why do we keep falling for their con jobs on us??
Take a careful look at this list of Event Sponsors: INAC Indian and
Northern Affairs Canada, 3M, UnionGas, PDAC Prospectors and Developers
Association of Canada, GRE, Hydro One, the Mining Association of
Canada, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation and First Air.
3M is in there like a dirty designer $shirt$ with their tapes and
films holding it all together. In 2009, 3M set up 3M Renewable Energy
Division to sell "solar energy, wind energy, geothermal and biofuel
product solutions such as films, tapes, coatings, encapsulants,
sealants and adhesives..." 3M has special "polyurethane wind tapes"
for wind turbine blades and films for solar panels, "with added
properties for ultraviolet stability, low flammability and self
cleaning".
3M is a member of CADSI the Canadian Association of Defense and
Security Industries who sponsor an annual warshow in Ottawa called
CANSEC. 3M is currently being sued by the UK government. (See more in
the endnotes.)
Something about this "heritage fund" Northern Ontario Heritage Fund
Corporation set our red flags fluttering. There are heritage funds
all over the world including one called, the Global Heritage Fund.
They're apparently about heritage sites. So why is the NOHFC actually
about pillage and plunder aka "resource development" and destruction
of heritage??? It appears to be a conduit for funding to bedazzle us
with trinkets and cheap rhetoric.
We googled the name of the IISEM event and got over 5,000 hits, some
300 with Maurice Strong's name. This includes the Canadian Energy
Council, part of the World Energy Council which hosts events like the
World Energy Congress held in Montreal in September 2010.
The Energy Council chooses a Canadian Energy Person of the Year. For
2010, it was Stephen G. Snyder, President and CEO of TransAlta
Corporation. TransAlta is grabbing funding for big "green" projects
like the wind turbines at Melancthon, Ontario north of 6Nations Grand
River Territory and Wolfe Island where the biggest industrial wind
installation in Canada is killing untold numbers of Bald Eagles and
other endangered species of birds.
The IISEM next week will host tours of the region to places like the
Seneca Casino where you can blow a few more bucks and get drunk all
over again. Rumour has it that everyone will think they're at the G20
Summit where they'll be inducted into the Global Elite for World
Governance.
This "summit" is yet another expeditionary campaign in psychological
warfare. The elitists know we are onto them. They think they can
beguile and seduce us into their ways by making shining poster
children out of a handful of our people. They know many of our
communities in dire straits are desperately impoverished and willing
to try the colonial way one more time. Flogging a dead horse will
never produce any horse power.
Some people say we have to work with the big players. There's a big
difference between working "with" someone and working "for" them. It
is an Indigenous custom to turn our backs on things we know are wrong.
If for some reason, you plan to attend the IISEM, please let us know
how it went. We can be quite sure now that they won't be letting us
in on a complimentary media pass!
Kittoh
We welcome your feedback! Forward, post and consider printing for
your cyberphobic friends and relatives.
The Eagle Watch Newsletter is sent to interested individuals, both
Indigenous and nonNative, politicians especially the Canadian ones and
an assortment of English language medi
Notes, Sources and Contact Info
Mark Twain said, “How easy it is to make people believe a
lie, and how hard it is to undo that work again!”
See Eagle Watch #142, May 29, 2011 Letter to AFN from NAN Chief Stan Beardy
As long as [an] Indian Tribe/Nation-is subservient to a alien
government and operates its governing body along alien standards then
[that] governing body and Indian Tribe/nation remains, a servant to
said alien government incapable of either caring about nor functioning
in behalf of [their] people. David M. Wolfe
Jefferson Keel elected President of the National Congress of American
Indians http://www.examiner.com/green-country-budget-events-in-tulsa/jefferson-keel-elected-president-of-the-national-congress-of-american-indians#ixzz1NwvmjUdw
THIS WEB SITE CALLED THE REPUBLIC OF MINING POSTS A LOT OF STUFF
INCLUDING AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE IISEM
http://www.republicofmining.com/
http://www.republicofmining.com/category/aboriginal-mining/
http://www.republicofmining.com/2011/06/20/news-release-international-indigenous-energy-and-mining-summit-will-chart-new-course-for-relationships-partnerships-with-industry-and-government/
NEWS RELEASE: International Indigenous Energy and Mining Summit will
chart new course for relationships, partnerships with industry and
government
Canada NewsWire
OTTAWA, June 20, 2011 /CNW/ – Next week, Indigenous peoples and
government representatives from around the world will gather for a
major summit on resource development in the spirit of a shared
commitment to produce and provide long-term sustainable energy for
future generations.
“Consistent with First Nations rights and our responsibilities as
stewards of the land, we will begin to chart a new Indigenous economic
relationship where First Nations can and will take the lead to build
our own economies and contribute to Canada’s economy in ways that
respect the environment and provide a sustainable future for all
Canadians,” said Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn
A-in-chut Atleo, who will co-chair the Summit with Jefferson Keel,
President of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI).
“We look forward to continuing our work with President Keel and the
Tribal Chiefs of NCAI on energy and the environment, justice and
border issues and I look forward to new discussions among the global
Indigenous community on how our work together can transcend borders.”
The International Indigenous Energy and Mining Summit taking place in
Niagara Falls June 27-29 will bring together key representatives from
the global Indigenous community and governments. Representatives from
the United States, China, Brazil, Germany and the private and public
sectors will come together to discuss best practices, partnership
opportunities, and ultimately establish a Virtual Institute of First
Nation Energy and Mining. Indigenous delegates and representatives
from Brazil to Nunavut will re-affirm their rights to participate in
natural resource development.
“In Canada alone, it is estimated that there will $400 billion worth
of mineral resource development projects in the coming years that
affect First Nations territories. It will be critical to these
projects, and to the Canadian economy, that First Nation people and
concerns be addressed,” said National Chief Atleo. “There is also the
potential for our Peoples to be the long term providers of energy and
environmental security – ensuring that North Americans can rely upon
domestic energy production that has little or no impact upon our air
and water qualities.”
Guest speakers include: Anthony Hodge, President of the International
Council on Mining and Metals; Ernesto Sirolli, advocate for Indigenous
sustainable communities; Nunavut Deputy Premier Peter Taptuna; Ian
Anderson, CEO of Kinder Morgan Pipelines; and 80 other speakers from
around the world.
“Our peoples can be full partners in development from pipelines to
power lines, from potash to precious metals,” added National Chief
Atleo. “With partnership comes full participation from revenue sharing
to ownership, from employment to environmental stewardship. We must
engage early and engage often on these projects, and this Summit is an
example of this principle in action.”
For more information on the International Indigenous Energy and Mining
Summit please visit www.afn.ca.
The Assembly of First Nations is the national organization
representing First Nations citizens in Canada. AFN and National Chief
Atleo are on Twitter. Follow @AFN_Updates, @AFN_Comms and @NCAtleo.
Don Kelly AFN A/Communications Director 613-241-6789 ext. 334;
613-2922787 or dkelly@afn.ca
Jenna Young AFN Communications Officer 613-241-6789, ext 401;
613-314-8157 or jyoung@afn.ca
Alain Garon AFN Bilingual Communications Officer 613-241-6789, ext
382; 613-292-0857 or agaron@afn.ca
Bryan Hendry Senior Policy Advisor Economic Partnerships, AFN
613-241-6789, ext. 229 Cell 613-293-6106
http://www.republicofmining.com/2011/03/24/nishnawbe-aski-nation-nan-chiefs-gather-in-timmins-to-discuss-resources-%E2%80%93-by-kate-mclaren-the-daily-press-march-24-2011/
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Chief’s gather in Timmins to discuss
resources – by Kate McLaren (The Daily Press, the city of Timmins
newspaper. Contact the writer at news@thedailypress.ca.
“The government has a responsibility to protect First Nations people,
and it’s their duty to consult. That duty should not be given to the
industries themselves, unless it’s agreed upon through talks between
First Nations people and government officials.” (Raymond Ferris –
Ring of Fire co-ordinator for Matawa First Nation)
As First Nation chiefs from 49 Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) communities
gather this week for the 2011 Winter Chiefs Assembly, the theme of the
conference — Our Land, Our Resources — reflects current frustrations
in First Nations communities.
“The discussions are centred around resource development, as it
applies to both the written and spirited intent of Treaty 9,” said NAN
Grand Chief Stan Beardy. “A hundred years ago, we signed a treaty that
gave us peaceful and shared land, and said we would share in any
wealth generated from that land... We’d like the government to be more
respectful of those rights...The government in some cases likes to
take shortcuts, but this leads to potential infringement on our Treaty
rights...There has to be accommodation. At the end of the day, we have
to make certain that the government is aware of their legal
requirements.”
He said the government’s implementation of the Indian Act has
infringed on their Aboriginal rights.
“The Indian Act is a document that defines who we are, what we can do,
and what we can’t do. An important thing to remember is we never gave
up the right to govern ourselves.”
He said because Treaty 9 was developed so long ago, today, it’s based
in large part on oral history.
“That oral history is still relevant today,” said Beardy.
At the centre of much of the resource debate is the development of the
Ring of Fire deposit in the Far North.
Raymond Ferris is the Ring of Fire co-ordinator for Matawa First
Nation, and said the responsibility for initial consultation lies with
the federal and provincial governments, and not with the industries
themselves. He said with project descriptions being developed for
various Ring of Fire plans, these discussions need to take place
sooner than later.
“Before permits are issued, it’s the government’s responsibility to
consult. We have too much to lose not to be able to actively
participate. We’ve learned lessons from other areas who have lost
their culture, their language and their environments.”
http://www.timminspress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3041131
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN)
NAN just hosted a Gospel Concert in Thunder Bay to celebrate National
Aboriginal Day
If you can't get em with booze and infectious diseases, try a little religion.
http://www.nan.on.ca/article/land-culture-community-120.asp
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) is a political territorial organization
representing 49 First Nation communities throughout the province of
Ontario. These communities are grouped by Tribal Council according to
region. Five NAN communities are unaffiliated with a specific Tribal
Council.
NAN encompasses James Bay Treaty 9 territory and Ontario's portion of
Treaty 5. NAN has a total land mass covering two-thirds of Ontario
spanning an area of 210,000 square miles.
The total approximate populaton of NAN First Nation members (on and
off reserve) is 45,000.
The people of Nishnawbe Aski traditionally speak Ojibway, Cree, and Ojicree.
3M Canada
3M’s Industrial and Transportation Sector includes 3M Renewable Energy Division
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3M Forms Renewable Energy Division; Names Executive to Lead the Business
Company Technologies Poised to Meet the Demands of Growing Marketplace
ST. PAUL, MN – February 2, 2009 – 3M has announced the formation of
its new Renewable Energy Division. This organization will enable 3M to
maximize the company’s technologies, products and responsiveness to
the fast-changing renewable energy industry. The products within the
new division will include products currently sold to the industry,
new-to-the-world products invented for the renewable energy market,
and products adapted from existing technologies. The division falls
within 3M’s Industrial and Transportation Business and will focus on
Energy Generation and Energy Management.
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3M CANADA COMPANY
19 Clyde Ave
MOUNT PEARL, Newfoundland and Labrador
A1N 4R8
Telephone: (709) 745-5195
Fax: (709) 745-5022
Email: caivany@mmm.com
Website URL: http://www.3M.com/canada
Contact Information
Catherine Ivany
Title: Representative
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
Telephone: (709) 745-5195
Email: caivany@mmm.com
Company Description
3M is a diverse company, which produces more than 45 major
product lines with thousands of individual items.
3M's Canadian business units are grouped along three major
sectors; Information and Imaging Technologies Sector, Industrial
and Consumer Sector, Life Sciences Sector,
Electro-Telecommunications and Industrial Minerals.
Major technical capabilities span the breadth of science, from
precision coatings to optics, electronics, information
processing, hardgoods design, health and environmental sciences,
personal safety security, imaging, materials and surface
sciences.
Country of Ownership: Canada
Exporting: Yes
Primary Industry (NAICS): 327910 - Abrasive Product Manufacturing
Primary Business Activity: Manufacturer / Processor / Producer
Product Name: Fire Protection/Services/Equipment/Sales
Product Name: Air Drilling Equipment
Product Name: Oil Spill Control Protection Equipment/Service
Product Name: Safety Equipment/Services
Product Name: Chemical Service and Supplies
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Product Name: Health/Medical Supply/Services/Equipment
Product Name: Acoustics and Noise Control
Product Name: Abrasives
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3M{TM} family of filter canisters (Canada), Protection (individual) - Filters
Description
3M Canada manufactures a wide range of both standard and
custom-designed filter canisters for defence, emergency services and
homeland-security roles. The product range includes the following
canisters:
Description
C2A1 The C2A1 canister is a standard NBC canister used by the US armed
forces. Since 2000, almost 9 million have been manufactured at 3M
Canada's Brockville facility. The design incorporates a
high-efficiency particulate filter and a single bed of ASZM-TEDA
carbon. Other variants have used ASC or ASC-TEDA (ASC treated with
triethylenediamine) impregnated carbons. The C2A1 canister is
delivered in a plastic vacuum-sealed pack, which replaces the earlier
metal pack.
The complete article appears in the following publication:
Publication Title Jane's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence
Publication date Feb 11, 2011
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/projects/irc/halon-replacement.html
Replacement of Halon with 3M(tm) Novec(tm) 1230 for Crew Compartment
Protection System
Objective
To evaluate the effectiveness of Novec(tm) 1230 as a "drop-in"
replacement for halon in an existing crew compartment fire protection
system.
Background
The Canadian Department of National Defence is seeking a more
environmentally friendly replacement for halon to use with its crew
compartment fire protection systems in armoured vehicles. The most
cost-effective solution would use an agent that could be dropped into
an existing system. Novec(tm) 1230 has been considered as such a
replacement, but because its boiling point is much higher than that of
other halocarbons, conventional nozzles may not fully vaporize it,
reducing its effectiveness. Further work is therefore needed to find
means to deliver Novec(tm) 1230 as a vapour and to test the
effectiveness of this solution in a crew compartment fire.
Statement of Work
•Conducted experiments that simulated an explosion in a Coyote light
armoured vehicle crew compartment caused by fuel spray, in order to
evaluate the effectiveness of various commercially available nozzles
using Novec(tm) 1230.
•Tested a new explosion suppression system that used a gas generator
to discharge Novec 1230 by setting off a deflagration/explosion in a
mock-up vehicle crew compartment.
•Measured discharge and explosion extinguishment times, compartment
temperatures, thermal radiation levels and acid gas concentrations.
Outcomes
A report was delivered in March 2006, which summarized these
experiments and showed that available nozzles did not cause Novec1230
to fully vaporize when discharged during an explosion. A final report
was delivered to the client, which showed that a system using a gas
generator to discharge Novec 1230 would be effective as part of a crew
compartment fire protection system.
Partners
Department of National Defence Canada, Aerojet and 3M Canada.
This project began in March 2005, and was completed in March 2008.
Related Projects:
•Performance of NovecTM1230 in the Fire Proteciton of Electronic
Facilities on Board Ships
•Fire and Explosion Protection for Vehicle Crew CompartmentRelated Information
Institutes:
•NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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Exhibitor Profile 3M United Kingdom plc
For more than 30 years, 3M Security Systems has been a trusted
partner, helping governments and organizations all over the world
develop successful security initiatives through advanced strategies,
solutions and technologies. As the complexity of personal
identification and brand protection grows, we continue to provide
innovative solutions — from security materials to document
personalization, printing and issuance through to document reading and
authentication.
Contact Details:
Graham Cutting, 3M United Kingdom PLC, 3M Centre, Cain Road,
Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 8HT, UK
Tel: +44 7836 543772
Fax:
Email: gbcutting@mmm.com
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Safety, Security, and Protection
We produce products that increase the safety, security, and
productivity of workers, facilities, and systems around the world.
Building Life Cycle Solutions
3M provides premier facilities with innovative, high–value solutions
to protect the life of their buildings and improve the performance and
productivity of their operations.
Corrosion Protection Products
3M™ Corrosion Protection Products provides 3M™ Scotchkote™ Fusion
Bonded Epoxy Powders & Liquids for corrosion protection of steel
pipelines and associated fittings used in the oil, gas, water and
construction markets.
Water Infrastructure
.Facilities Cleaning & Care
Cost-effective cleaning solutions that help protect facilities and
people, while creating a cleaner, safer, and more comfortable
environment.
Library Systems
A global leader in library innovation for 35+ years, 3M provides
security, productivity and information management solutions that
harness technology to enable a more human library, where librarians
can spend more time helping patrons.
Occupational Health & Environmental Safety
3M makes comfortable protection solutions designed to ensure worker
safety and meet protection requirements. Products include, but are not
limited to, respirators, eye and hearing protection, headgear,
sorbents, software, and services.
Personal Safety
Whether at work or play, 3M offers personal safety products that
provide the ultimate protection, comfort, and safety.
Security Systems
3M offers solutions for nearly every aspect of the secure identity
process, including security materials, biometric identification
systems and credential issuance and authentication systems.
Track & Trace Solutions
Using RFID, RTLS, GPS and other technologies, 3M provides
comprehensive track and trace solutions that deliver customer value by
improving asset utilization, safety and security.
Traffic Safety Systems
3M's full line of products for traffic control and guidance are
extensively researched and tested for high performance, durability,
and quality.
Window Safety
3M™ Safety & Security Window Films add a layer of protection to your
windows. They help protect against severe weather, bomb blasts or
attempted break-ins.
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20 June 2011 [MRSA
UK
USA] UK government takes 3M to court in
£41M claim over MRSA diagnostic
Science
Business reporting
The multinational company is accused of failing to market a device
developed by the UK Ministry of Defence for diagnosing infections of
the superbug, going against the terms agreed when 3M acquired the
device
The UK government and the private investment group Porton Capital are
accusing the US multinational 3M of breaching its obligation to bring
a potentially life-saving medical device invented by the Ministry of
Defence to market, in a case that opened at the High Court in London
last Friday (17 June).
The case centres around BacLite, a technology for detecting the
hospital-acquired infection MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus) which was acquired by 3M from investors including Porton and
the UK government in February 2007. The terms of the sale required 3M
to actively market and diligently seek regulatory approval for BacLite
and to pay the investors one hundred per cent of BacLite’s 2009 sales,
up to a limit of £41million.
The opening statement set out the decision by 3M to effectively
terminate development of BacLite December 2008. The UK government is
now asking the High Court to award the full £41 million that would
have been accrued had 3M met its obligations.
The court heard that BacLite obtained EU regulatory approval by 2005,
demonstrating 95 per cent reliability, and quickly penetrated the
diagnostics market in the UK. The device offered MRSA detection that
was faster than traditional culture methods but cheaper than molecular
diagnostics.
Upon acquiring BacLite in February 2007, 3M axed the UK sales team
that had been in place since May 2005, but did not reassign a new team
until September 2007. By May 2008, 3M had functionally ceased its
marketing efforts in Europe, the court heard.
The case continues at the High Court in London.
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund corporation
http://www.thunderbaybusiness.ca/article/northern-ontario-heritage-fund-corporation-nohfc-holds-board---276.asp
Northern Ontario Heritage FundNorthern Ontario Heritage Fund
Corporation (NOHFC) Holds Board Meeting In Thunder Bay
by Scott A. Sumner
www.thunderbaybusiness.ca
Thunder Bay was the site of a full board meeting of the Northern
Ontario Heritage Board recetly where millions of dollars are awarded
to up and coming companies.
“We meet every six weeks all across the North. This is Thunder Bay’s
turn to have the Northern Ontario Heritage meeting here. Our largest
award today is the partnership with LU and a new company called
Warnex, the former Molecular World. They are doing some significant
work in DNA and commercializing a product that has world wide
interest,” said Minister Michael Gravelle.
“We also announced 5 young entrepreneurs in Thunder Bay whom without
the benefit would probably not be able to open their businesses.
When you bundle it all together it is a lot of job creation. The
results are clear, thousands of jobs are being created as a result of
the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund. There is a very. very fair and
straight forward application process. The applicant will come
forward, put an application and then it goes to a sub committee who
look at it before going to the board that has 14 or 15 members who
all vote on the project. I am proud that the fund can move relatively
quickly. That can be a frustration in the private sector. We are
nimble and creative looking at projects. The process has to be
rigorous but fair and nimble.”
“ We have a variety of companies today and it is about job
creation. We are we seeing more of companies related to the
technology movement. Thunder Bay is becoming a world leader in terms
of technology. They must have a good business plan and their own
support as well. What excites me is seeing the different types of
businesses in Northern Ontario as a result of the NOHFC that are
moving forward and providing a transformed and new economy in
Northern Ontario.”
Dr Angelo and Carla Santin from Thunder Bay and Hamilton and went to
the Canadian Chiropractic College. “ We opened our office on Algoma
Street. This program gave us the edge in our start up with furniture
equipment and so on. We started the application process 10 months ago.
It was a really easy process. We started our careers here as a junior
associate for a few years at another office. Most people have $150,000
to $175,000 spent at school so the program really helps. We are doing
very well now. The city has been good to us. Our office is at a great
location. It is really easy access on Memorial which become Algoma. We
are with other professionals. The money has allowed us to start from
scratch and pay for basic expenses. We shopped local and have hired 1
staff and will hire another soon as well as attracting a new
Chiropractor.”
“ The NOHFC is one of our governments key tools in developing the
North. I am proud of the work we have done to support private sector
growth. Since 2003 we have 472 million dollars,” said Bill Mauro,
MPP.“ This is a program we are very proud of creating jobs in the
program with $80 million a year up from $60 million. We have the world
class OPP Centre and now the DNA labs which can collaborate. We are
happy about the diversification of the high technology market in
Thunder Bay.”
McGuinty Government Supports Nine New Business Ventures
A DNA collection project for forensic testing is one of nine new
business initiatives that will create jobs and strengthen the Thunder
Bay economy.
With assistance from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation
(NOHFC), Lakehead University and Warnex PRO-DNA Services are
developing the MitoNorth Database. The database will be used by law
enforcement and legal professionals to prevent individuals from being
falsely accused and help prosecute criminals.
The NOHFC is also helping three other businesses expand their operations:
• Cinevate Inc. is receiving $46,350 to add new products for the
digital photography and video market;
• Digital Coaching Systems is receiving $35,000 to expand its
web-based digital coaching database tool for athletes, coaches and
sports organizations;
• Ride Concepts Inc. is receiving $15,000 to develop a shock
absorption system for motor cross motorcycles.
In addition, the NOHFC is providing $25,000 each to help five young
entrepreneurs launch the following new ventures:
• Radiant Being Wellness Centre is a business that provides yoga
classes, reiki massage, a sauna and chi machine treatments. The
project will create one full time and two part time jobs;
• Santin Chiropractic is a new practice that will create three full
time and one part time jobs;
• Renner-VFX is a business coordinating visual effects for films and
commercials produced in the Thunder Bay area;
• Stellar Music Productions is a disc jockey business that will create
five jobs;
• L.S.L. Construction is a general contracting company serving both
residential and commercial clients. The project is creating one job
immediately.
QUOTES
“Northern Ontario has a wealth of talented and resourceful people and
our government is committed to supporting them as they take on the
exciting challenges of transforming their knowledge and skills into
viable businesses.”
- Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development, Mines and
Forestry and Chair of the NOHFC
“Our investments are helping budding entrepreneurs build careers and
families close to home while creating significant new job
opportunities in the Thunder Bay area. These jobs also represent the
continuing evolution and diversification of the Thunder Bay economy."
- Bill Mauro, MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan.
QUICK FACTS
• The NOHFC is providing a total of $897,450 for these nine
projects, including $676,100 for the MitoNorth Database.
• Since 2003, the NOHFC has invested nearly $472 million in more
than 2,700 northern projects leveraging an additional $1.5 billion
from project partners.
• Since 2005, the NOHFC has invested more than $6.2 million to
help launch the businesses of nearly 280 young entrepreneurs in the
North.
LEARN MORE
• Read about the Emerging Technology Program, which helps develop
exciting and viable new technologies that will contribute to future
northern prosperity.
• Read about the Young Entrepreneur Program, which provides up to
$25,000 to northern residents aged 18 to 29 to start their own for-
profit business in the North.
http://www.mndmf.gov.on.ca/nohfc/default_e.asp
Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Hawkins, 1803.
"In truth, the ultimate point of rest and happiness for [the Indians]
is to let our settlements and theirs meet and blend together, to
intermix and become one people, incorporating themselves with us as
citizens of the U.S. This is what the natural progress of things will
of course bring on, and it will be better to promote than retard it.
Surely it will be better for them to be identified with us and
preserved in the occupation of their lands, than be exposed to the
many casualties which may endanger them while a separate people.
"[To] incorporate with us as citizens of the United States... is
certainly the termination of their history most happy for themselves;
but in the whole course of this it is essential to cultivate their
love. As to their fear, we presume that our strength and their
weakness is now so visible that they must see we have only to shut our
hand to crush them, and that all our liberalities to them proceed from
motives of pure humanity only."
===============NEW DISCUSSION PAPER NOW AVAILABLE in Print Format
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"A Calamity Threatens Your Happiness" by J. "Kittoh" Stanley, 2010,
self-published, 260p., perfect bound. Copies are now available.
This work, distributed by donation, promises to be important and
controversial. It came about as a result of the phoney police-led
anti uranium mining protests at Sharbot Lake in 2007 and covers
related incidents in nearby Ongwehonweh and Nishnaabe communities.
There's loads of info on the nuclear industry, Canadian
militarization, water diversion and much more.
If you would like to receive a copy, send an email including your
mailing address.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Cobell Settlement: Letter of Objections
United States District Court
Class action Settlement Agreement
Cobell vs Salazar, Secretary of Interior
Re: Civil Action No. 1:96cv01285 – OBJECTIONS
Objection I
On behalf of all Peoples (Indians/Tribal Members) of all the Nations (the Tribes now of the United States) I object to and oppose the entire document as being unconstitutional in its format, and do vehemently object to the centuries of breeched trusts and non compliance of the rules, regulations and promises included within each of the treaties made between each Nation (Tribe) and the United States, that either have not been dealt with or have been ignored even when presented and filed with the federal court of the United States, therefore, believe this action, Cobell vs Salazar, cannot legally be accepted without first addressing these international issues.
In the event this objection is ignored (as is recounted historically) I then wish that the following objections be heard and taken into account.
Objection II Attorney’s Fees
All fees, costs and expenses for Class Counsel and Class Representatives including but not limited to any and all other fees and costs arising from the continued findings and filings in relation to this case should be paid from a fund supplied and paid into by an entity of the Federal Government of the United States and separated from funds allocated to IIM Accounts in this “3.4 Billion Dollar Trust Settlement”. The funds break down into a drop in the bucket, a one-time payment of $1,000. per Historical Class account, in comparison to a century of gross breeches of trust by the United States against the Peoples (Indians) of the Nations (Tribes) with whom treaties were made, and that the 3.4 billion dollars be paid in its entirety to each IIM Account, as it is a national insult that the already below poverty level Peoples (Indians) should bear the costs for the recovery of the aforementioned breeched trusts while, again, the lawyers, council and representatives are paid two hundred twenty-three million dollars, knowing that $1000.00-2500.00 cannot possibly help any family/person who has endured a lifetime of poverty.
OBJECTION III Releases
This one time settlement agreement (3.4 billion dollars resulting in an actual payment of only $1000.00 to each IIM (Historical Class) account, and up to 223 million dollars to the attorneys and others) SHOULD NOT “release, waive, and forever discharge the United States, any department, agency or establishment, and any officers, employees or successors of the United States (defendants), as well as any contractor, including any Tribal contractor (collectively the “releasees”) from obligation to perform a historical accounting and forever be barred and precluded from prosecuting any and all claims and/or causes of action for any and all historical accounting claims, however characterized whether under common law, at equity or by statute”. The above mentioned monies in no way constitute a settlement of this magnitude while the constitutionality of the settlement is questionable and should not be accepted without the United States first acknowledging and enforcing each and every one of the treaties previously made between each of the Nations (Tribes) and itself.
OBJECTION IV Land Consolidation
“Fractionated Lands” is a Tribal issue and should does not have any context or relevance to this settlement, Cobell vs Salazar. Tribal lands have been greatly diminished through the aforementioned breeched trusts and the failure of the United States to uphold the current treaties.
Signed this_________day of______________,2011
Name_____________________________________
Address____________________________________
____________________________________
IIM Account No_____________________________
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Also see: The Cobell Settlement 'Rolling Snake Eyes'
Censored News
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/06/cobell-settlement-rolling-snake-eyes.html
Class action Settlement Agreement
Cobell vs Salazar, Secretary of Interior
Re: Civil Action No. 1:96cv01285 – OBJECTIONS
Objection I
On behalf of all Peoples (Indians/Tribal Members) of all the Nations (the Tribes now of the United States) I object to and oppose the entire document as being unconstitutional in its format, and do vehemently object to the centuries of breeched trusts and non compliance of the rules, regulations and promises included within each of the treaties made between each Nation (Tribe) and the United States, that either have not been dealt with or have been ignored even when presented and filed with the federal court of the United States, therefore, believe this action, Cobell vs Salazar, cannot legally be accepted without first addressing these international issues.
In the event this objection is ignored (as is recounted historically) I then wish that the following objections be heard and taken into account.
Objection II Attorney’s Fees
All fees, costs and expenses for Class Counsel and Class Representatives including but not limited to any and all other fees and costs arising from the continued findings and filings in relation to this case should be paid from a fund supplied and paid into by an entity of the Federal Government of the United States and separated from funds allocated to IIM Accounts in this “3.4 Billion Dollar Trust Settlement”. The funds break down into a drop in the bucket, a one-time payment of $1,000. per Historical Class account, in comparison to a century of gross breeches of trust by the United States against the Peoples (Indians) of the Nations (Tribes) with whom treaties were made, and that the 3.4 billion dollars be paid in its entirety to each IIM Account, as it is a national insult that the already below poverty level Peoples (Indians) should bear the costs for the recovery of the aforementioned breeched trusts while, again, the lawyers, council and representatives are paid two hundred twenty-three million dollars, knowing that $1000.00-2500.00 cannot possibly help any family/person who has endured a lifetime of poverty.
OBJECTION III Releases
This one time settlement agreement (3.4 billion dollars resulting in an actual payment of only $1000.00 to each IIM (Historical Class) account, and up to 223 million dollars to the attorneys and others) SHOULD NOT “release, waive, and forever discharge the United States, any department, agency or establishment, and any officers, employees or successors of the United States (defendants), as well as any contractor, including any Tribal contractor (collectively the “releasees”) from obligation to perform a historical accounting and forever be barred and precluded from prosecuting any and all claims and/or causes of action for any and all historical accounting claims, however characterized whether under common law, at equity or by statute”. The above mentioned monies in no way constitute a settlement of this magnitude while the constitutionality of the settlement is questionable and should not be accepted without the United States first acknowledging and enforcing each and every one of the treaties previously made between each of the Nations (Tribes) and itself.
OBJECTION IV Land Consolidation
“Fractionated Lands” is a Tribal issue and should does not have any context or relevance to this settlement, Cobell vs Salazar. Tribal lands have been greatly diminished through the aforementioned breeched trusts and the failure of the United States to uphold the current treaties.
Signed this_________day of______________,2011
Name_____________________________________
Address____________________________________
____________________________________
IIM Account No_____________________________
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Also see: The Cobell Settlement 'Rolling Snake Eyes'
Censored News
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/06/cobell-settlement-rolling-snake-eyes.html
Friday, June 17, 2011
O'odham to Maricopa County: No South Mountain Freeway
A message to Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox
Over a dozen people took to the Maricopa Board of Supervisors office to call out Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox for her support of the loop 202 freeway extension. Below is the text handed out:
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Mary Rose Wilcox, despite your history of supporting economic projects that have uprooted working class and poor people from their land and lives (Bank One Ballpark), you continue to posit yourself as some champion of immigrant and worker rights. You may believe your presence at the immigrant marches and rallies, your purported solidarity with the down trodden and oppressed, makes you a rare breed in Maricopa County and perhaps this gains you some credibility in the movement.
“An injury to one is an injury to all,” is the essence of solidarity in action. For we are pro-migrant, and in our support of immigrants who have been dispossessed by predatory American trade policies, we recognize that it is those trade policies, in particular NAFTA, that are the enemy of all workers in North America. What, then, is solidarity when you support all of these conditions that line the pockets of corporations, while keeping indigenous people, workers, and immigrants down?
It is your involvement in the Arizona-Mexico Commission that signals your complicity with the exploitation caused by neo-liberal trade that continues to impact people’s lives in Mexico by dispossessing them and keeping wages in the toilet, forcing the poorest to migrate for survival. This is not solidarity; it is rank political opportunism. But hypocrisy is like breathing to politicians. Another of the consequences of increased trade between Arizona and Mexico are the proposed freeways that would devastate the land and air, in particular the proposed Loop 202 freeway extension through the Gila River Indian Community (Akimel O’odham land). Surely, you’re aware that the tribe has opposed the freeway extension, as both District 6 in Gila River, and the tribe as a whole has previously opposed any new freeway, so it should be no surprise that there continues to be opposition.
You and your staff should take plenty of time to read and understand why O’odham people are fighting for their community health and their cultural survival through the defense of their sacred mountain, and why others are supporting this fight. Below is a link to an information resource for freeway opposition. We do not speak for these groups, nor do we act on anyone’s behalf but our own. We are simply -People Against Freeways-
NO SOUTH MOUNTAIN FREEWAY
http://nosouthmountainfreeway.wordpress.com/
It’s clear that the Phoenix metro area does not need a new freeway. If anything, we need less freeways. As mile after mile of asphalt and concrete is poured, set, and dried, the thermometer continues to rise. We can all feel the heat these days.
Frontera NorteSur: El Grito de El Paso (The Cry of El Paso)
June 16, 2011
Editor’s Note: The second of two articles on the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity that culminated in Ciudad Juarez and El Paso last weekend.
El Grito de El Paso (The Cry of El Paso)
Running for Albuquerque's murdered women
By Frontera NorteSur
On Memorial Day, Albuquerque resident Michael Brown embarked on a run of more than 260-miles to the US-Mexico border.
The long-distance runner began his marathon at the spot where the bodies of 11 murdered women were found on Albuquerque’s West Mesa back in February 2009. Headed south, the US Navy veteran stopped at a grave site to honor his fallen military brethren and then visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Truth or Consequences, NM, a popular weekend getaway located about half-way between Albuquerque and El Paso.
In an interview with Frontera NorteSur, Brown said that a big purpose of his nearly two-week long trip was to raise awareness of youth violence as well as the failure of the juvenile justice system to deliver “real healing” and successfully reintegrate offenders back into the community. Brown’s concerns transcended national boundaries.
On Saturday, June 11, he stood with hundreds of other people in El Paso’s downtown plaza to take a stand against the violence flowing from the so-called drug war in neighboring Ciudad Juarez and beyond.
“That in fact does impact our families in New Mexico. Many of them cannot cross the border as easily to see their familia and vice-versa,” Brown said. “Everyone in southern New Mexico seems to know someone in Mexico that has been affected directly by the violence.”
Brown and many others were on hand to welcome members of the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity that traveled through Mexico last week gathering victims’ testimonies and input for a citizen pact that demands an end to militarization of the drug war, a halt to criminal impunity, an emergency response to the youth crisis and a much greater dose of democracy.
Organized by Justice without Borders and other US groups, the El Paso event featured caravan organizer and Mexican poet Javier Sicilia and other speakers. In addition to the preliminary, six-point pact developed by Sicilia and other Mexican activists, the US groups agreed to three additional demands centered on this country’s relationship with Mexico.
The three points included justice and protection for violence victims, immediate protection and asylum for Mexican refugees and an end to the Merida
Initiative, the US-Mexico government agreement that provides US military hardware, training and intelligence to Mexican security forces widely accused of human rights abuses.
Ruben Garcia, director of the Annunciation House migrant shelter in El Paso, charged that Merida monies are being used to “suffocate the life of an entire country.”
From the podium, the names of local, regional and national US groups subscribing to the pact were read off to the crowd. The Border Network for Human Rights, Colonias Development Council, MECHA, Museo Urbano, and Miners without Borders were among the many adherents to the pact.
Defending Mexican refugees has emerged as a big issue in El Paso and other places. At the June 11 rally, El Paso immigration attorney Carlos Spector announced that Ciudad Juarez activist Cipriana Jurado’s petition for political asylum in the US was finally granted by a judge the previous day. The decision, Spector contended, represented an admission by the US government that the Mexican army is the “villain of the movie.”
A well-known labor, environmental and women’s rights activist, Jurado fled her home last year after helping file human rights complaints against the army and getting threats. A close associate of Jurado’s, Josefina Reyes, was murdered last year. Now a political exile, Jurado addressed the rally.
“We’re going to continue the struggle because we have that commitment,” Jurado said, running down the names of other Ciudad Juarez activists who have been murdered or forced to leave town like herself.
The former maquiladora worker then led the crowd in chants demanding the withdrawal of the Mexican army from Ciudad Juarez’s streets.
According to Spector, a committee of Mexicans-in-Exile will be unveiled in the coming days.
Like the caravan’s rallies in Ciudad Juarez and other Mexican cities, the El Paso event drew victims’ relatives with personal stories to share.
“Cesar Rico is Kidnapped.” Creel Asks for Justice,” read a pair of placards carried by a small group originally from the small mountain town of Creel, Chihuahua. Luz Rico, aunt of the kidnapped man, said the family still has no word of her nephew’s fate even after Mexican President Felipe Calderon was personally told of the case and the office of Chihuahua Governor Cesar Duarte likewise informed.
Since Cesar Rico’s November 2010 kidnapping, two members of the family of taxi drivers and car sellers have been murdered, according to Luz Rico and other relatives accompanying her. Irma Ramos, an in-law who was known for reporting suspicious activities to the Mexican army, was among the victims, they added.
“There is a lot of insecurity in Creel,” Rico said. “Kidnappings, death, all of that. It is very bad. They should pay attention to this town.” In 2008, Creel briefly made the news after 13 people-including an infant-were murdered in an attack on a party.
A once-quiet jumping-off point for the famed Copper Canyon tourist circuit, Creel and its environs have been selected by the Mexican government as the focal point for major tourist development.
Historically, the mountainous zone has been an important producer of marijuana and opium poppies. Clandestine air strips, drug shipment routes and illegal logging all add to the strategic value of the region.
To varying degrees, Creel, Ciudad Juarez, El Paso and Albuquerque all constitute distinct yet connected “plazas” in a hyper-charged, transnational economy of illicit products, fast money, corruption, violence and addiction. In this casino-like world of high stakes gamblers, unlimited riches and power are the elusive wins and premature death the more likely outcome.
For nearly a century, Mexican-produced smack has cultivated a heroin culture in New Mexico’s largest city. Typically, the problem is swept under the rug by polite society but a recent surge in addictions and overdose deaths of Albuquerque teens attending the city’s best public schools has generated a blast of media coverage.
A youth advocate, Michael Brown works in training and professional development for the New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community. As part of his job, the former navy man visits young people in a substance abuse treatment center. Recently, he encountered an 8-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy who became addicted to heroin after finding the drug left out in the open by adults “responsible” for their care.
“It just completely broke my heart,” Brown said.
Albuquerque’s heroin dreams and nightmares are just one piece of a larger youth crisis that’s also readily event in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and, indeed, across the globe.
Everywhere youth unemployment is rampant, and in the Duke City it’s common to find scores of young people applying for a low-paid job cleaning tables or flipping burgers. Violence connected to gang, dating and domestic situations are constants. Nobody has been arrested for the murders of the young women found on the West Mesa, and similar to the impunity shrouding the disappeared of Ciudad Juarez, others remain missing with no word of their whereabouts.
Earlier this month, a young man, was shot and killed in front of other teens at a house party where a fight with gang overtones shattered the night.
“All this percolates and really becomes an epidemic in our society,” Brown said. “We really want to talk about the fact that our young people are our future. We’re late.”
For the military veteran, the solutions to cross-border violence will come from below, from the grassroots, where people should be pushing politicians instead of the other way around. “We talk about military resolve. I think we need community resolve,” Brown asserted.
The Albuquerque activist’s prescriptions find a lot of common ground with the Caravan for Peace and Justice with Dignity and its citizen pact, which stresses collective action on violence, the youth crisis and the renewal of civil society.
In El Paso, caravan co-organizer Julian LeBaron of Chihuahua spoke about the emergence of a “new people” rising up to sow dignity, honor and pride.” And in the case of his own country, LeBaron said the time for change was urgent:
“Mexico today trembles from the threat of violence. As a people, we’ve accepted this as a way of life but violence is not a way of life, it is a way of death. Our children hide like animals and don’t experience the beauty and abundance of our land and our traditions. Many of our brothers and sisters are ashamed of being Mexicans, and many flee their own country out of fear. The rest of the world watches and waits like vultures hovering over the corpse of a legendary beast. This has to stop. It is time.”
--Kent Paterson
Frontera NorteSur: on-line, U.S.-Mexico border news
Center for Latin American and Border Studies
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
For a free electronic subscription email: fnsnews@nmsu.edu
Editor’s Note: The second of two articles on the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity that culminated in Ciudad Juarez and El Paso last weekend.
El Grito de El Paso (The Cry of El Paso)
Running for Albuquerque's murdered women
By Frontera NorteSur
On Memorial Day, Albuquerque resident Michael Brown embarked on a run of more than 260-miles to the US-Mexico border.
The long-distance runner began his marathon at the spot where the bodies of 11 murdered women were found on Albuquerque’s West Mesa back in February 2009. Headed south, the US Navy veteran stopped at a grave site to honor his fallen military brethren and then visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Truth or Consequences, NM, a popular weekend getaway located about half-way between Albuquerque and El Paso.
In an interview with Frontera NorteSur, Brown said that a big purpose of his nearly two-week long trip was to raise awareness of youth violence as well as the failure of the juvenile justice system to deliver “real healing” and successfully reintegrate offenders back into the community. Brown’s concerns transcended national boundaries.
On Saturday, June 11, he stood with hundreds of other people in El Paso’s downtown plaza to take a stand against the violence flowing from the so-called drug war in neighboring Ciudad Juarez and beyond.
“That in fact does impact our families in New Mexico. Many of them cannot cross the border as easily to see their familia and vice-versa,” Brown said. “Everyone in southern New Mexico seems to know someone in Mexico that has been affected directly by the violence.”
Brown and many others were on hand to welcome members of the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity that traveled through Mexico last week gathering victims’ testimonies and input for a citizen pact that demands an end to militarization of the drug war, a halt to criminal impunity, an emergency response to the youth crisis and a much greater dose of democracy.
Organized by Justice without Borders and other US groups, the El Paso event featured caravan organizer and Mexican poet Javier Sicilia and other speakers. In addition to the preliminary, six-point pact developed by Sicilia and other Mexican activists, the US groups agreed to three additional demands centered on this country’s relationship with Mexico.
The three points included justice and protection for violence victims, immediate protection and asylum for Mexican refugees and an end to the Merida
Initiative, the US-Mexico government agreement that provides US military hardware, training and intelligence to Mexican security forces widely accused of human rights abuses.
Ruben Garcia, director of the Annunciation House migrant shelter in El Paso, charged that Merida monies are being used to “suffocate the life of an entire country.”
From the podium, the names of local, regional and national US groups subscribing to the pact were read off to the crowd. The Border Network for Human Rights, Colonias Development Council, MECHA, Museo Urbano, and Miners without Borders were among the many adherents to the pact.
Defending Mexican refugees has emerged as a big issue in El Paso and other places. At the June 11 rally, El Paso immigration attorney Carlos Spector announced that Ciudad Juarez activist Cipriana Jurado’s petition for political asylum in the US was finally granted by a judge the previous day. The decision, Spector contended, represented an admission by the US government that the Mexican army is the “villain of the movie.”
A well-known labor, environmental and women’s rights activist, Jurado fled her home last year after helping file human rights complaints against the army and getting threats. A close associate of Jurado’s, Josefina Reyes, was murdered last year. Now a political exile, Jurado addressed the rally.
“We’re going to continue the struggle because we have that commitment,” Jurado said, running down the names of other Ciudad Juarez activists who have been murdered or forced to leave town like herself.
The former maquiladora worker then led the crowd in chants demanding the withdrawal of the Mexican army from Ciudad Juarez’s streets.
According to Spector, a committee of Mexicans-in-Exile will be unveiled in the coming days.
Like the caravan’s rallies in Ciudad Juarez and other Mexican cities, the El Paso event drew victims’ relatives with personal stories to share.
“Cesar Rico is Kidnapped.” Creel Asks for Justice,” read a pair of placards carried by a small group originally from the small mountain town of Creel, Chihuahua. Luz Rico, aunt of the kidnapped man, said the family still has no word of her nephew’s fate even after Mexican President Felipe Calderon was personally told of the case and the office of Chihuahua Governor Cesar Duarte likewise informed.
Since Cesar Rico’s November 2010 kidnapping, two members of the family of taxi drivers and car sellers have been murdered, according to Luz Rico and other relatives accompanying her. Irma Ramos, an in-law who was known for reporting suspicious activities to the Mexican army, was among the victims, they added.
“There is a lot of insecurity in Creel,” Rico said. “Kidnappings, death, all of that. It is very bad. They should pay attention to this town.” In 2008, Creel briefly made the news after 13 people-including an infant-were murdered in an attack on a party.
A once-quiet jumping-off point for the famed Copper Canyon tourist circuit, Creel and its environs have been selected by the Mexican government as the focal point for major tourist development.
Historically, the mountainous zone has been an important producer of marijuana and opium poppies. Clandestine air strips, drug shipment routes and illegal logging all add to the strategic value of the region.
To varying degrees, Creel, Ciudad Juarez, El Paso and Albuquerque all constitute distinct yet connected “plazas” in a hyper-charged, transnational economy of illicit products, fast money, corruption, violence and addiction. In this casino-like world of high stakes gamblers, unlimited riches and power are the elusive wins and premature death the more likely outcome.
For nearly a century, Mexican-produced smack has cultivated a heroin culture in New Mexico’s largest city. Typically, the problem is swept under the rug by polite society but a recent surge in addictions and overdose deaths of Albuquerque teens attending the city’s best public schools has generated a blast of media coverage.
A youth advocate, Michael Brown works in training and professional development for the New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community. As part of his job, the former navy man visits young people in a substance abuse treatment center. Recently, he encountered an 8-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy who became addicted to heroin after finding the drug left out in the open by adults “responsible” for their care.
“It just completely broke my heart,” Brown said.
Albuquerque’s heroin dreams and nightmares are just one piece of a larger youth crisis that’s also readily event in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and, indeed, across the globe.
Everywhere youth unemployment is rampant, and in the Duke City it’s common to find scores of young people applying for a low-paid job cleaning tables or flipping burgers. Violence connected to gang, dating and domestic situations are constants. Nobody has been arrested for the murders of the young women found on the West Mesa, and similar to the impunity shrouding the disappeared of Ciudad Juarez, others remain missing with no word of their whereabouts.
Earlier this month, a young man, was shot and killed in front of other teens at a house party where a fight with gang overtones shattered the night.
“All this percolates and really becomes an epidemic in our society,” Brown said. “We really want to talk about the fact that our young people are our future. We’re late.”
For the military veteran, the solutions to cross-border violence will come from below, from the grassroots, where people should be pushing politicians instead of the other way around. “We talk about military resolve. I think we need community resolve,” Brown asserted.
The Albuquerque activist’s prescriptions find a lot of common ground with the Caravan for Peace and Justice with Dignity and its citizen pact, which stresses collective action on violence, the youth crisis and the renewal of civil society.
In El Paso, caravan co-organizer Julian LeBaron of Chihuahua spoke about the emergence of a “new people” rising up to sow dignity, honor and pride.” And in the case of his own country, LeBaron said the time for change was urgent:
“Mexico today trembles from the threat of violence. As a people, we’ve accepted this as a way of life but violence is not a way of life, it is a way of death. Our children hide like animals and don’t experience the beauty and abundance of our land and our traditions. Many of our brothers and sisters are ashamed of being Mexicans, and many flee their own country out of fear. The rest of the world watches and waits like vultures hovering over the corpse of a legendary beast. This has to stop. It is time.”
--Kent Paterson
Frontera NorteSur: on-line, U.S.-Mexico border news
Center for Latin American and Border Studies
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
For a free electronic subscription email: fnsnews@nmsu.edu
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