At 19:05 June 20th Place: Karekar Ave., at the corner crossing Khosravi St. and Salehi st. A young woman who was standing aside with her father watching the protests (allegedly) shot by a basij member hiding on the rooftop of a civilian house. He had clear shot at the girl and could not miss her. However, he aimed straight her heart. I am a doctor, so I rushed to try to save her. But the impact of the gunshot was so fierce that the bullet had blasted inside the victim's chest, and she died in less than 2 minutes. The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St.

From Desertpeace

In the midst of the struggle, and the dust of battle, many people still don’t realize what this is all about… It is not only about land and rights …… take 2 minutes to see what it’s all about.

Is this how you want your tax dollars spent? Millions are unemployed in America, millions are suffering due to the criminal actions of the wall street mafia, 10,000 foreclosures PER DAY in America..... Do you want your money going to israel to bomb UN Schools, to murder children, to use illegal chemical weapons on the most densely populated area on earth. Are these the things you want to PURCHASE with your money, your tax dollars? It's time to end the looting of America. Take back the country and stop the bleeding of wealth to criminal zionist israel. Save America and Save the world.
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The cop says he did things by the book. What book is that, the book of brutal fascist oligarchies? Hey Obama you worthless corporate war monger, where is the hope and change you promised us? This cop will not be prosecuted or punished, they never are in a police state.

from: William Hughes

On Saturday, June 6, 2009, Anti-Zionist Orthodox Rabbis stood in solidarity with many other human rights activists, in front of the Israeli Embassy, in Washington, D.C., to protest Israel’s seizure, 42 years ago, of the West Bank and Gaza. The Rabbis are associated with “Neturei Karta International,” see: http://www.nkusa.org. Since it was a Saturday, the Jewish “Sabbath,” Ibrahim Ramey, an executive with the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation (MAS Freedom), read their statement of solidarity. The demonstration was sponsored by the ANSWER Coalition, among other groups. For details on the supporting organizations for the event, go to: http://answer.pephost.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ANS_homepage

from: William Hughes

On June 6, 2009, a spirited solidarity rally in support of the people of Occupied Gaza was staged by human rights activists in front of the Israeli Embassy, in Washington, D.C. The protest action demanded: “End the Siege of Gaza!” June 6th marks the 42nd anniversary of the Israeli “seizure of Gaza.” The demonstration was sponsored by the ANSWER Coalition, among other groups. For details on the supporting organizations for the event, go to: http://answer.pephost.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ANS_homepage
For background on the current humanitarian crisis in Israeli-Occupied Gaza, please see:
http://www.pchrgaza.org/ and
http://www.phrmg.org/ and
http://www.wrmea.com/ and
http://justiceandaccountability.org/ and http://www.endtheoccupation.org/ and
http://www.amnesty.org/en/gaza-crisis and
http://www.hrw.org/en/features/israel-gaza

Clashes between police and indigenous protesters over drilling for oil and gas in rain forest. Recent free trade agreements signed with the American and Canadian governments fueled the government to go ahead with changes to domestic laws that would seek to advance mineral, logging, oil and agricultural ‘development’ into previously untouched areas of the Amazon. This touched off a over-50-day protest that has shut down parts of the Amazon. Visit The Real News

from: William Hughes

On Monday, June 8, 2009, exactly 42 years after the USS Liberty (GTR-5) was attacked, in international waters off the coast of Sinai by Israel, members of the USS Liberty Veterans Association were at the U.S. Navy Memorial, in downtown Washington, D.C. Their purpose was to present a model of the vessel to the institution for it to be maintained on permanent display. Accepting the USS Liberty model on behalf of the U.S. Navy Memorial was its CEO, Rear Admiral Edward K. “Tad” Walker (ret); and responding on behalf of the USS Liberty Veterans Association was Ernest A. Gallo, its President. Mr. Gallo is also Chairman of the Liberty Foundation.

After the dedication ceremony, I interviewed a USS Liberty survivor, Petty Officer, (Shipfitter 3rd), Americo “Rick” Aimetti. He’s a native of Long Island, NY, and he was only 19 years old when he served aboard the vessel. He shared some of what it was like to be on the USS Liberty on the afternoon of the attack and the effect that harrowing experience has had on him and many of his fellow crew members.

The “Liberty” was subjected, on June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, to an unprovoked assault by the Israeli Air Force and Navy for close to 75 minutes, with rockets, torpedoes, cannon fire, napalm and machine gun fire. Thirty-four crew members on the vessel were killed and 171 seriously wounded. For more background, see: http://www.gtr5.com/ and the web site for the USS Liberty Association, found here: http://www.usslibertyveterans.org/

See also: “Assault on the Liberty” by LCDR James Marquis Ennes, Jr. and “The Attack on the Liberty: The Untold Story of Israel’s Deadly 1967 Assault on a U.S. Spy Ship” by James Scott. The U.S. Navy Memorial is located at 701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. #123.

There was a rally against police brutality in New Jersey. It follows Friday's release of a surveillance videotape showing a police officer beating a man outside a bar in Passaic... "I don't know why he did that, I respect the law," said Holloway. Last Friday, surveillance footage shows Holloway waiting outside Lawrence's restaurant in Passaic when a police cruiser pulls up and a female officer asks Holloway to zip up his sweatshirt. Holloway appears to comply, but in an instant, Officer Joseph Rios III jumps out and starts beating him. That's not all. The video shows Officer Rios beats Holloway with his fists and his baton... "It's a clear example of brutality, that officer needs to be removed from the police force," said Holloway's lawyer, Nancy Lucianna. Officer Rios, a seven-year veteran on the force, remains on active duty. Passaic police had no comment. As long as the criminal American injustice system consistantly finds the police innocent of brutality like this, the brutalizing of the people will continue at the behest of the so-called government. http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6850726