Canada Bars Entry to US Activists for arrests protesting war
On October 4, Medea Benjamin and Retired Colonel/diplomat Ann Wright were denied entry to Canada because they have engaged in acts of non-violent civil disobedience against the war in Iraq. The Canadian border officials said the women's names appeared on an FBI criminal database and that anyone convicted of a criminal offense, including a minor misdemeanor for peace and social justice, was "inadmissible."
Code Pink is calling on the FBI to stop including minor non-violent offenses on a database meant for serious crimes. “We call on the Canadian government to reverse its policy and extend a warm welcome to U.S. peacemakers and other social activists who use the time-honored tradition of engaging in civil disobedience as a way to change unjust policies.”
World Can’t Wait asks everyone to sign and forward this petition.
Today, on orange Friday, we are acting to prevent at attack on Iran. Recently, a man told he thought the threats to Iran from the Bush administration were only a “distraction” from how bad the occupation of Iraq is going. That’s so wrong.
Everything coming from the Bush regime, including the designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a “terrorist” organization, and the new claims that Iran must be bombed because its forces are crossing into Iraq, is consistent with Bush’s intention of “regime change” in Iran towards long term domination of the Middle East by the United States.
FRIDAY October 12 Orange Friday - NO WAR on Iran
It’s a good day to give the Iran Quiz to people at school and work. Questions and source material for the answers here. Worldcantwait.org has the history of the US threats to Iran.
Supreme Court Denies Justice in Bush Regime Kidnapping and Torture Case
On October 9, 2007 the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case of Khaled El-Masri, an innocent victim of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program. Khaled, a German citizen, was kidnapped, detained, and tortured in a CIA secret prison as part of the so-called “war on terror.” He sued the former CIA head George Tenet and others involved, seeking compensation and an apology for his ordeal. The Court's refusal to hear his case allows a U.S. Court of Appeal’s decision, based upon the Bush regime's assertion of the "state secrets" privilege, to stand. It also allows a cover-up of the Bush regime’s crimes to continue. more
Musician Wayne Kramer Protests Bush Regime on stage
"As a member of DKT/MC5, I played a rock festival in Azkena, Spain for 15,000 rock fans. I wore the orange jumpsuit and black hood to protest the Bush administration’s evisceration of the Constitution. Impeach, indict, convict. It’s the only rational response to the last six years of lies, obfuscation and subversion of the principles that the rest of the world used to admire. more
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