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The Hidden Draft in Our Schools Captain Eric H. May 2006-08-22 8:41 PM
With a vast majority of the US public disapproving of the quicksand war in Iraq, how can American educators continue to allow unchecked and unscrupulous recruiting in our high schools? A former Army officer takes a look at the problem of gutless school leaders who let their students be turned into Bush League cannon fodder -- then offers some suggestions on how to change things. (text/plain)

Think Outside the Bomb - NYC Conference Andrew 2006-08-22 7:00 PM

From November 4-5, young people from throughout the northeast will converge at PACE University to organize for a nuclear-free world. The conference is being sponsored by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, with support from Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) Metropolitan Area and People's Action for Clean Energy (PACE). The conference will focus on nuclear disarmament, nuclear energy, and the hazards of the nuclear fuel cycle — as well as the connections between these issues. (image/jpeg)

Army turns violent in West Bank Andalusia 2006-08-22 3:36 PM
An interview with Jonas Moffat about an action against the Apartheid Wall in West Bank in which the Israeli Army fired rubber bullets at close range at protestors (audio/x-ogg)

Rustbelt Radio for August 21, 2006 Rustbelt Radio Collective 2006-08-22 2:07 AM
On this week's show... * People in Pittsburgh and across the US are organizing to fight Walmart * we have a preview of Spike Lee's new documentary on New Orleans titled "When the Levees Broke" * NSA's wiretapping program is declared illegal by a federal judge * Protests, violence, and repression continue in Mexico and Palestine * and also our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

DR. LEO CASINO DR. LEO CASINO 2006-08-21 9:55 AM

THE STORY OF A PITTSBURGHER WHO RETURNS AND FINDS THE CITY IS A PLACE HE NO LONGER KNOWS. (image/jpeg)

Little Birds: A Devastating Window on the War Gregory Elich 2006-08-17 7:44 PM
Powerful documentary on Iraq war from the perspective of Iraqi citizens (text/plain)

Call of Support for March Against Police Brutality and Racism Pittsburgh Organizing Group (POG) 2006-08-16 4:42 PM
POG calls on the greater Pittsburgh community to support youth organizers fighting police racism and brutality. (text/plain + 19 comments)

9/11 Worldwide Concert Event Expresses the Vision of Radical Unity through Music Ben Dameean 2006-08-16 12:24 PM
The Wake-Up-America, Wake-Up-World, Radical Unity Tour featuring a free streaming worldwide live webcast on globalchangetelevision.org from Future Studios Performance Venue in Sedona, Arizona at 7 P.M. Pacific / 10 P.M. Eastern time. Included is a 60 second video clip. (video/quicktime)

Interview with Christina Valente David Grace 2006-08-15 1:07 PM
Green Party Candidate for Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania (audio/mpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for August 14, 2006 Rustbelt Radio 2006-08-15 12:24 PM
On this week's show... * Rustbelt Radio talks to local non-profit Global Links about shipping medical supplies from Pittsburgh to needy hospitals in other parts of the world. * Global Justice activist and author Vandana Shiva speaks about Creativity, Compassion, and Social Change * two stories from Philadelphia: an annual punk festival is shut down by police, and unions take on the telecom giant Verizon * a small town in Pennsylvania is imposing extreme new laws against immigrants * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Worldwide Alert: Call for an International Solidarity Camp at the Hill of Tara, Ireland Sean O' Dwyer 2006-08-13 6:31 PM
Camps of International Solidarity are urgently needed at the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath, Ireland, one has already been set up but more are needed as Rings Around Tara!!! (text/plain)

180 Ways To Create Peace Sathya Spreads 2006-08-11 2:10 PM

Co-op Will Get Union Election Worker Freedom 2006-08-11 11:36 AM

By Melissa Meinzer - Pittsburgh City Paper, August 10, 2006. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

ABA Takes on Bush Regime Kenneth J. Theisen 2006-08-10 7:36 PM
On January 24, 2006, the American Bar Association (ABA) issued a press release stating that, “Presidential signing statements that assert President Bush’s authority to disregard or decline to enforce laws adopted by Congress undermine the rule of law and our constitutional system of separation of powers…” The press release was publicizing a report by a blue-ribbon ABA task force which was created in June 2006 to examine the “changing role of presidential signing statements” under the Bush administration. On August 8, 2006, the ABA’s House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved the report by voting to call on President Bush and future presidents not to issue signing statements that claim the power to bypass laws, and it called on Congress to pass legislation to outlaw the practice. (text/plain)

Benicio del Toro calls for respect for Cuban sovereignty Señor 2006-08-10 10:55 AM

Hollywood actor, Benicio del Toro, winner of an Oscar for best supporting actor in Traffic, by Steven Soderbergh, has called for respect for Cuban sovereignty. Del Toro, an actor of Puerto Rican nationality, added his voice to the 3,780-plus intellectuals and artists from more than 50 countries who are condemning the aggressive and interventionist tone of the George W. Bush government toward Cuba. (image/jpeg + 4 comments)

nagasaki day wed. noon / going to cmu's robotics institute in lawrenceville vincent / blast furnace radio 2006-08-08 11:47 PM
peace picket tomorow Picket at CMU's National Robotics Engineering Center > >> Wednesday, August 9th, 12 noon > >> National Robotics Engineering Center >> 43rd St. & Willow (main gate), Lawrenceville >> Organized by Duncan Porter House of Hospitality > >> CMU's National Robotics Engineering Center develops tactical robotic >> vehicles for the U.S. Army and Marines. unmanned robotic combat truck unveiled at CMU Carnegie Mellon's new Crusher next generation could find its own way Saturday, April 29, 2006 By Joe Fahy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Carnegie Mellon University rolled out its latest unmanned combat prototype vehicle yesterday in a display of speed and mobility that would make a monster truck show look tame. Darrell Sapp, Post-Gazette The newly unveiled autonomous robotic vehicle "Crusher" shows how it can take on difficult terrain, at the National Robotics Engineering Center in Lawrenceville. It weights 6.5 tons. NREC is part of the Robotics Institute in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science. The work is funded by the U.S. Army and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The National Robotics Engineering Center, part of the CMU Robotics Institute, unveiled Crusher, a six-wheeled vehicle billed as leaner and more agile than its predecessor, Spinner, but also more durable and able to handle a heavier payload. Two Crusher vehicles paraded slowly before an audience at the center's headquarters in Lawrenceville before one of them headed outside to clamber nimbly over logs and other obstacles, a quality that earned it its name. A video presentation showed the vehicle speeding through rough terrain. The center is the prime contractor for Crusher, a project funded by the Army and the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, known as DARPA. Since 2001, DARPA has awarded the center more than $35 million for the development of Crusher, its predecessors and autonomous navigation technology, which allows the vehicles to drive by themselves without human supervision. Eventually, the military hopes to use large unmanned vehicles for reconnaissance, re-supply of troops or other needs -- the "dull, dirty and dangerous tasks that can be better accomplished by machines," said Steve Welby, director of DARPA's tactical technology office. Unlike Spinner, Crusher is not designed to keep operating if it flips over. The Crusher design team concluded that abandoning the capacity for inverted operation, while maintaining some of Spinner's other design characteristics, would offer dramatic reductions in weight, complexity and cost. At 6.5 tons, Crusher is nearly one-third lighter than its predecessor, but can comfortably handle a four-ton payload. Features include a light, strong frame made of aluminum and titanium and a suspension system that allows the vehicle to either rest on its belly or have 30 inches of ground clearance, allowing for greater ease in clearing obstacles. Electric motors in each of the wheels allow them to run at different speeds. Still, "you hit things you don't expect," said John Bares, the center's director. So Crusher is equipped with an energy-absorbing nose and a protective plate beneath the vehicle, with blocks of rubber around the chassis to absorb shock. To provide maximum power with minimum weight, Crusher has a turbo-diesel engine that recharges the vehicle's batteries. With the engine turned off, Crusher can operate quietly for two miles or more on battery power alone. At yesterday's demonstration, operators directed both Crusher vehicles using remote controls. But plans calls for outfitting Crusher later this year with autonomous navigation that will allow the vehicle to find its own way to a specified location, adjusting for obstacles it may encounter. Testing will be done in Colorado later this summer. (application/pdf)

Bechtel-Bettis Action Photos marie 2006-08-08 2:12 PM

Photos from August 6 - On the anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, activists in Western PA marched on the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory in West Mifflin. The march to Bettis was part of three days of education and action to expose U.S. nuclear hypocrisy and confront Bechtel Corporation, the region's largest war profiteer. (image/jpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for August 7, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-08-08 10:28 AM
On this week's show... * Members of Prometheus Radio Project speak about community media in Pennsylvania * People across the US and in Pittsburgh commemorate the 61st anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki * An independent journalist is jailed in San Francisco * Coca-Cola and Pepsi soft drinks are banned in parts of India * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Activists March on Bechtel-Bettis in West Mifflin david 2006-08-07 2:45 PM
Activists March on Bechtel-Bettis in West Mifflin to Demand "No Nukes, No Wars, No Profiteers" on Hiroshima Day (text/plain + 1 comment)

Another Battle of Baghdad Cover Up -- It's Time for Truth Captain May 2006-08-06 4:03 PM
Summary: Former Army intelligence and public affairs officer Captain May argues that the Bush League infowar to hide the truth of Iraq's strategic and tactical blunders has sunk us into Middle Eastern quicksand -- and that the time for getting out is running out. (text/plain)

It's Not Just About Land Victor Davis Hansen 2006-08-04 5:15 PM
Middle East Politcs (text/plain)

No Blood for Oil - Sign the Voter's Pledge Ted Glick 2006-08-03 12:05 PM

"No More Oil Wars-- Clean Energy Now!" This popular sentiment must find expression in government policy, and it is our job this fall to make every candidate running for Congress understand that this is what our people want. We should be circulating the VotersForPeace Pledge which declares that those signing "will not vote for or support any candidate for Congress or President who does not make a speedy end to the war in Iraq, and preventing any future war of aggression, a public position in his or her campaign." We must make visible this popular desire for peace, a rapid transition to clean energy and justice. (image/jpeg)

part 2 / pittsburgh: 12 women become ordained as Catholic priests v incent / blast furnace radio 2006-08-02 9:02 PM
PART 2 (audio/mpeg + 3 comments)

Qana, A Stage Managed Massacre Robert Spencer 2006-08-02 6:33 PM
Qana, an update (text/plain + 1 comment)

1000s to Act if Concrete Plan to End US Occupation in Iraq Not Established by September 21 Cynthia Dopke 2006-08-02 4:09 PM
The Declaration of Peace is a nationwide campaign to establish by September 21, 2006 a concrete and rapid plan for peace in Iraq, including: • A prompt timetable for withdrawal of US troops and closure of bases • A post-occupation peace process for security, reconstruction, and reconciliation, and • A shift of funding from war to meeting human needs. (text/plain)

East End Food Co-op Workers Union Files for NLRB Election Worker Freedom 2006-08-02 8:08 AM

East End Food Co-op Workers Union Files for NLRB Election (image/jpeg)

Philippines: AKBAYAN leads protests over SONA of lies, lies, lies AKBAYAN Partylist 2006-08-01 10:46 PM

AKBAYAN (Citizens' Action Party) today joined the various groups which trooped to the streets to express opposition to the State of the Nation Adress (SONA) of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA), saying GMA's SONA promises will not make up for the fact that she is the center and crux of the country's crisis right now. (image/jpeg)

Emergency Protest Against Israeli Terror pictures rachel 2006-08-01 8:44 PM

pictures (image/jpeg + 5 comments)

(audio) pittsburgh: women ordained as catholic priest vincent / blast furnace radio 2006-08-01 2:39 PM
wm ordained on the mon audio / http://notowar.com/audio/rites.mp3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06166/698388-85.stm (text/plain + 1 comment)

Rustbelt Radio for July 31, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-08-01 11:42 AM
On this week's show... * We learn about the practices of Bechtel corporation, a war profiteer with a local operation here in Pittsburgh * The first officer to refuse deployment to Iraq speaks out * SouthSide Works janitors are demanding better working conditions * A University Radio Station in Oaxaca, Mexico is under attack * and also our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Repost of Rustbelt Radio Interview with the Mayor of Braddock Morgan 2006-07-27 1:07 AM
A repost of the long version of Rustbelt Radio's interview with Mayor John Fetterman of Braddock (audio/x-wav)

What links Lieberman, McCain, Gingrich, Perle, Kristol, and Hoffa? NonNeocon 2006-07-26 4:01 PM
Senators Joe Lieberman and John McCain aren't merely "hawkish"; as "Honorary Co-Chairmen" of a pre-Iraq-war spin machine called The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, they were leading cheerleaders for a war that now threatens to mushroom out of all control--unless we remove the Liebermans, McCains, and their fellow war cheerleaders from our U.S. Congress. (text/plain + 1 comment)

"Feared Disciplinarian Spudy Retires After 36 Years" at Penn Trafford Rako 2006-07-26 2:52 AM

School Beatings are Banned. A Principal Retires. Coincidence? (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

WORLD PEACE FORUM DOCUMENTARY DVD pumpkinhead 2006-07-25 4:07 PM

The Think Peace Documentary Film Project to release DVD of the World Peace Forum. (image/jpeg)

The State of the Philippine Education Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) 2006-07-25 8:40 AM

Getting “Dumb & Dumber” under Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (image/jpeg)

In Braddock, Resistance to the Mon-Fayette Grows Morgan 2006-07-24 10:53 PM

Spelled out vertically, in letters ten feet tall on Braddok Avenue last Friday was the message: NO M-F-X, no to the Mon-Fayette Expressway. (image/jpeg + 5 comments)

Rustbelt Radio for July 24, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-07-24 8:37 PM
On this week's show * Ali Abunimah and Dahr Jamail comment on the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon * A Peace Vigil for Palestine and Lebanon takes place in Pittsburgh * We speak to Earth First activists who targeted a coal plant in Virginia * Fred Hampton Jr. is arrested in Chicago * plus our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Senator Rick Santorum: Poster Boy for Obnoxious and Desperate Conservatism Walter C. Uhler 2006-07-24 5:53 PM
If Pennsylvanians are lucky, after November's elections the Keystone State will be rid of its junior U.S. Senator, Rick Santorum. It will not be a moment too soon. Such a blessing would radiate across the United States and, thus, the world. (text/plain)

Irish Hunger Strike 25 Anniversary Chicago Hunger Strike Commemoration 2006-07-23 1:50 AM

The CHSCC is hosting a commemoration on the 12 August in Chicago, IL. We are urging those supporters and comrades who are interested but can't attend to submit ads to our commemorative journal. The money we raise is going to aid the dependents of current Irish Prisoners of War. (image/jpeg)

Union Scabbing This Sunday Mark Belko (re-post) 2006-07-22 2:34 PM
Witness continued union scabbing in Pittsburgh. IATSE members to handbill on 7/23 (Sunday), but plan on not being disruptive. Construction Trades unions to cross the line? (text/plain + 1 comment)

Facts about Irish Political Prison Protest (and how you can help) National Irish Freedom Committee 2006-07-21 1:23 PM
How can you help? Get involved and take part in the Cabhair monthly sustainer! Cabhair, is an Irish charitable organisation that provides financial assistance to the dependants and family members of Irish Republican political prisoners. I would urge everyone who reads this to help them in this most noble of work by making a contribution. Cumann Na Saoirse Náisiúnta (National Irish Freedom Committee) sends all collected donations straight to Cabhair through its Monthly Sustainer program. The program is the cornerstone of the NIFC's Irish Republican Political Activists Support (IRPAS) Campaign. The Sustainer program operates on the pledge principle, whereby, donors pledge a monthly contribution: the amount to be decided by the donor. The National irish Freedom Committee is getting the word out that there are still Republican political prisoners in both Irish states and that the dependants of these prisoners and other political activists deserve our assistance. Get involved! Participants in the program will receive monthly bulletins informing them of up to date information regarding the plight of political activists who are imprisoned on the inside or in a state of virtual imprisonment on the outside! The National Irish Freedom Committee supports the dependents of Republican political prisoners through Cabhair in Ireland. Cabhair has been in existence for many years supporting the dependents of faithful Republican prisoners, and ensnared Éire Nua political activists throughout the 32 Irish counties. Anyone wishing to take part in the program should contact at: IRPAS@irishfreedom.net and visit the NIFC's website at: http://www.irishfreedom.net (text/plain)

East End Runaround - Co-op workers fear their union effort will be consulted to death Worker Freedom 2006-07-21 11:01 AM

By Melissa Meinzer - Pittsburgh City Paper, July 20, 2006 (image/jpeg)

Updates for 2006 Great Lakes Anarchist Gathering type A collective 2006-07-20 8:56 PM
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The 2006 Great Lakes Anarchist Gathering has confirmed its exact location and added several workshops. (text/plain)

All Out to Confront Nazis in Southeast Wisconsin Milwaukee Anti-Racist Action 2006-07-20 1:46 PM
shut 'em down (text/plain)

The evil new hummer commercials aaaa 2006-07-19 8:48 PM
The danger presented to all bicyclists by the new evil hummer commercials (text/plain)

All Star Game Anti-Sweatshop March and Carnival (avi) Rob Cullen 2006-07-19 12:35 PM
Edited video of an anti-sweatshop rally and protest at the All Star Game on July 11 at PNC Park. Video is in two different formats and run time is 3:39. (video/x-msvideo + 2 comments)

“The First Nazi City in America” Juan Santos 2006-07-18 7:04 PM

This isn’t South Africa under Apartheid; it’s not the Deep South under Jim Crow. It’s not Nazi Germany, or 1984 . It’s Hazleton Pennsylvania, USA- population 31,000. The year is 2006 in the Common Era: 514 years since the white invasion of the Americas. (image/jpeg + 12 comments)

Chronicle of Global Resistance against the 2006 G8 Summit! Rising Tide North America 2006-07-18 6:33 PM
<i>Forward widely!</i><p>July 14, 2006 was a <a href=" http://rtc.revolt.org/node/135">Global Day of Action against the G8</a>. July 15, 2006 was an <a href="http://rtc.revolt.org/node/26">International Day of Action for Climate Justice, and against Climate Change and the G8</a>. Below is a partial list of anti-G8 actions that happened on these days around the world, and on other days in St. Petersburg and elsewhere during the past week. A number of actions against climate change (including many Critical Mass bike rides) also occurred on July 14. We continue to receive information about additional actions -- stay tuned to <a href=" http://rtc.revolt.org/">www.rtc.revolt.org</a> and <a href=" http://int.ru.indymedia.org/ ">int.ru.indymedia.org</a> for updates! Contact g8@risingtidenorthamerica.org if you have an action to report! (text/html)

Worldwide Protests Slam G8 Support of Nuclear, Coal, Oil Rising Tide North America 2006-07-18 6:30 PM
<b>The protests included large "banner drops" in multiple cities, protests of coal and oil companies, and rallies at the U.S. embassy in London and the Washington, DC home of U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman. On Friday, protestors showed up at Bodman's home, demanding that the United States and the G8 abandon the focus on nuclear, coal, and on oil wars as "energy security." They chanted "No Coal, No Nukes, G-8 shut it down!" No arrests took place. (text/html)

National Emergency March on Washington, Sat. Aug 12: Defend Palestine & Lebanon Initiated by ANSWER, NCA, MAS FF 2006-07-18 3:07 PM
Saturday, August 12, 12 Noon, at the White House: NATIONAL EMERGENCY MARCH ON WASHINGTON! Defend the People of Palestine and Lebanon! Stop the U.S.-Israeli War! From Iraq to Lebanon to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime! Stop U.S. Aid to Israel! Support the Palestinian People's Right to Return! Money for Jobs and Education, Not for War and Occupation! (text/plain + 3 comments)

Lebanon's Al Manar TV Attacked schuh 2006-07-18 12:12 AM
free press and a nation flattened (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for July 17, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-07-17 8:45 PM
On this week's show: We hear Deepa Fernandes of WBAI in New York, speak about reporting on immigration and border security issues; The Pittsburgh Anti-Sweatshop Community Alliance says " No sweatshops bucco!" during the 2006 All Star game; Environmental Activists are arrested in Canada; The Mexican presidential election turmoil continues; plus local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

STOP THE U.S.--ISRAELI WAR AGAINST LEBANON AND PALESTINE! International Action Center-repost by Vinnie 2006-07-16 4:19 AM
International Action Center statement: STOP THE U.S.--ISRAELI WAR AGAINST LEBANON AND PALESTINE! July 13, 2006 The blood in Gaza and Lebanon is on George Bush's hands. The bombs, shells and missiles now pounding Lebanese and Palestinian cities and villages, wiping out entire families and leaving hundreds of thousands without power or water, are made in the U.S. So are the planes and cannons that launch them. (text/plain + 9 comments)

Pittsburgh Critical Mass Video June 2006 (avi) Rob Cullen 2006-07-15 9:44 PM
Edited 8:13 video of June 2006's Critical Mass ride that was part of Pittsburgh Bikefest. With interviews, music, and a ton of bikes. (video/x-msvideo + 1 comment)

Lebanon, Iran, Sudan: Three more premeditated neocon wars FactsPlease 2006-07-15 6:44 PM
Before emotions get the upper hand, let's consider what General Wesley Clark wrote in 2003--that by late 2001, the Neocon-led Pentagon was planning a five-year campaign of wars against seven countries: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Iran, Somalia and Sudan. (And let's not expect to hear about this from Lieberman, McCain, Pelosi, Feinstein, or the Clintons.) (text/plain)

Pfc. Chris Gorman: I refuse to go back to Iraq, because this war is illegal and unjust. Jay Shaft 2006-07-14 2:42 AM
Interview with Christopher Gorman, a religious Conscientious Objector who is refusing to return to Iraq. (text/plain)

Anti-sweatshop All-star at PNC Park matt toups 2006-07-13 6:54 PM

LLAMADO A ACCIONES GLOBALES CONTRA EL FMI/BANCO MUNDIAL, 14 AL 20 DE SEPTIEMBRE Mobilization for Global Justice 2006-07-12 9:00 AM
La Movilización para la Justicia Global (MGJ) da su total apoyo a la siguiente llamado de acción, escrito y distribuido por Jubilee Sur, una coalición de movimientos sociales en todo el Sur Global quien está haciendo resistencia contra las deudas iligítimas y a las políticas del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) y el Banco Mundial (BM). Esta petición pide a la gente por todo el mundo a tomar acción en sus propias comunidades en contra el FMI y el Banco Mundial la semana del 14 al 20 de Septiembre. (text/plain)

CALL FOR GLOBAL ACTIONS AGAINST IMF/WORLD BANK, SEPTEMBER 14-20 Mobilization for Global Justice 2006-07-12 8:56 AM
Mobilization for Global Justice (MGJ) has endorsed the following call, written and distributed by Jubilee South, a coalition of social movements throughout the Global South who are resisting illegitimate debts and IMF/World Bank policies. The statement calls on people worldwide to take action in their own communities against the IMF/World Bank the week of September 14-20, while the institutions meet in Singapore. (text/plain)

FBI "has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11" Truthnow 2006-07-11 6:15 PM
Why does the FBI's "Most Wanted" poster for Osama/Usama Bin Laden NOT mention 9/11? According to the FBI, it's because "the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11." Might this explain why General Myers said "the goal has never been to get Bin Laden" and why Bush doesn't "spend that much time on" Bin Laden? No hard evidence--yet thousands of lives and hundreds of billions can be spent on "war"? (text/plain)

July 15 National Day of Action to Demand Honorable Discharge for Spc. Suzanne Swift Courage to Resist 2006-07-11 5:10 AM
Spc. Suzanne Swift was sexually assaulted by her commanding officers while deployed in Iraq. On July 15 demand that Suzanne be given an immediate Honorable Discharge from the Army and help to spread the word about her case to your friends, family, and community. (text/html)

Rustbelt Radio for July 10, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-07-10 11:00 PM
On this week's show... * We speak with Rana el-Hendi, about the current situation in the Gaza Strip * Frida Berrigan speaks about Witness Against Torture’s journey to Guantanamo Bay last December * LA's South Central Farmers continue the fight against their farm's destruction * this past weekend marked the 20th Anniversary of the Homestead Steel Mill closing * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Daniel Ellsberg: Vietnam, Iraq and the Voters' Pledge Daniel Ellsberg 2006-07-10 8:18 PM

The goal of this coalition is to build a base of antiwar voters that cannot be ignored by anyone running for office in the United States. We want millions of voters to sign the pledge and say no to pro-war candidates. (image/jpeg)

Earth First! blockades Virginia coal plant EF! 2006-07-10 2:37 PM

Early this morning, activists with Earth First! and Rising Tide North America set up a non-violent blockade of American Electric Power's (AEP) nearly 50 year old Clinch River coal fired electric facility. Emitting millions of pounds of pollutants yearly, the Clinch River coal plant threatens the health and lives of thousands of downwind residents and the surrounding environment. Burning coal is not only a primary factor behind global climate change, but also drives the expansion of large scale strip mining. Large scale surface mining destroys forests, streams and communities as it alters the Appalachian landscape forever. (image/jpeg)

East End Food Co-op Workers Choose Union Representation EEFC Workers Committee 2006-07-10 12:12 AM
The Thomas Merton Center performs independent authorization card count, showing union has clear majority support, while East End Food Co-op management continues to work with Braun Consulting Group (text/plain + 3 comments)

Pennsylvania to increase minimum wage statewide Rustbelt Radio 2006-07-09 1:05 PM
Recently passed state legislation will raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania by $2 over the next year. Governor Rendell has pledged to sign the bill into law. (text/plain + 11 comments)

Co-op or Co-optation?The IWW drive at East End Worker Freedom 2006-07-07 7:48 AM

By Charlie Deitch - Pittsburgh City Paper, July 6, 2006 (image/jpeg + 7 comments)

remix- malik rahiem interview, common grounds collect vincent / blast furnace radio 2006-07-06 11:19 PM
great interview redone (audio/mpeg)

2006 Great Lakes Anarchist Gathering type A collective 2006-07-06 2:45 PM
A gathering for anarchists in the Great Lakes area will be held Saturday August 19th through Sunday August 20 in Bowling Green, Ohio, 20 miles south of Toledo. (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for July 3, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-07-03 10:33 PM
This week we have a special bike theme show for Bike Fest, including stories... * about the Major Taylor Cycling Club and the Underground Railroad Cycling Route * Testimonies from cyclists injured in accidents, * An update from Bike Pittsburgh about Cycling Improvements in Pittsburgh * Paul Simpson speaking about bicycles as they relate to social equality * plus local and global headlines (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

Bush Attempts to Silence Media Kenneth J. Theisen 2006-06-30 7:22 PM
On Monday, June 26, 2006 the President and Vice-President in a concerted effort launched political attacks on the New York Times and other media for their exposure of the international bank transfer spying program conducted by the Bush administration. These attacks serve two purposes for the Bush regime. First, they are an attempt to intimidate the media into silence about the regime’s crimes. Second, they are meant to shift the discussion about the illegality of these actions to a discussion of what should be done to media outlets that dare to report such actions. (text/plain)

Flood Levels Out East - have people been kept in the dark? pat neuman 2006-06-30 3:14 PM
Have people been kept in the dark about floods and climate change? (text/plain + 6 comments)

The Bicycle: Vehicle to social equality and health abie&jessica for Dr. Paul Simpson, M.D. 2006-06-29 10:38 PM
Dr. Paul Simpson, M.D., spoke at Bike Fest about the negative effects of hierarchical society on physical health, and also how the humble bicycle can help fight this. (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

Art of War : The Electronic Age Larmee 2006-06-29 2:51 AM

Diebold Electronic Voting Machines (image/jpeg)

Doctors Join In Prisoner Torture At Military Prisons Sathya Spreads 2006-06-28 12:25 PM
MD complicity with torture at Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, in Afghanistan and other illegal CIA prisons around the world (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for June 26, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-06-27 8:58 PM
On this week's show... * We bring you voices of the various activists, organizers, and media makers who gathered at the 8th annual Allied Media Conference this past weekend * plus, our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

POG Pickets Market Square Recruiting Station in Solidarity with Lt. Watada david 2006-06-27 5:01 PM

POG solidarity picket on June 27th "National Day of Action to Stand Up with Lt. Ehren Watada" (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Philippines: Freedom from Gloria, Freedom from tyranny AKBAYAN (Citizens' Action Party) 2006-06-27 12:45 AM

One hundred and eight years ago, the Filipinos, declared independence from the oppressive control of the Spaniards, today AKBAYAN declares freedom from a homegrown tyrannical regime. "Taking into account the fact that the people of this country are already tired of bearing the exploitative rule of the elites led by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA), we say we have had enough of GMA," said AKBAYAN President Ronald Llamas today as the group joins protest actions in celebration of Independence Day. (image/jpeg)

Ben Seattle's Annual Report for 2006 Ben Seattle 2006-06-27 12:22 AM
Ben's annual report summarizes his work in the antiwar movement, the Media Weapon community and SAIC as well as his plans for work in the coming year on the Attention Refinery. (text/plain)

Directions to Earth First! rendezvous RRR committee 2006-06-23 12:08 PM
This years rendezvous will be in SW Virginia, July 3-10 (text/plain)

Pittsburgh Grocery Workers Go IWW Worker Freedom 2006-06-22 5:53 PM

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Rustbelt Radio for June 19, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-06-20 1:21 AM
On today's show... * an interview with author David Carter on the beginning of the gay rights movement at the Stonewall Inn in New York, * single payer healthcare advocates describe proposals for universal health care at the state and national levels, * plus, an anti-war bike tour rolls through Pittsburgh, courts rule on police searches in the US and Germany, criticism of the Guantanamo Bay prison, and news from the eviction of the South Central Farm in LA. (audio/mpeg)

Activists protest foie gras David McWade 2006-06-19 5:05 PM
Activists from Voices for Animals protest in front of Casbah restaurant for selling foie gras. The protest took place during Big Burrito's Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture dinner. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Irish Prison Protest Begins NIFC - National Irish Freedom Committee 2006-06-19 4:25 PM
On Monday 19th June Republican POW’s began a protest action in Maghaberry, this is the first in a series of protests planned by Republican POW’s in the gaol. POW’s are making clear that they will not accept the sub standard conditions on the segregated wing, they will not be criminalised nor will they be intimidated or coerced by the petty restrictions being imposed by prison screws to make the day to day life in the gaol for POW’s more difficult. (text/plain)

Universal Health Care rally Jessica McPherson, for Rustbelt Radio 2006-06-18 10:03 AM
Supporters of universal health care held a rally in downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday, June 7, in front of the headquarters of insurance giant Highmark. (text/plain)

7/28-30 Washington DC: National Grassroots Immigrant Strategy Conference Lee Siu Hin -Immigrant Solidarity Network 2006-06-18 4:40 AM
Together, We Build A New National, Broad-Based, Immigrant Rights / Civil Rights Movement! (text/html)

Sir No Sir, a Fim Review Dr Rich Gibson 2006-06-18 3:36 AM
A review of the documentary film addressing the antiwar movement among Vietnam era soldiers, and its implications for today. (text/plain)

No Pride in War - picketing the military recruitment station monica 2006-06-17 8:52 PM

On June 17, as Pittsburgh's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) communities gathered downtown to celebrate the anniversary of the Stonewall riots against heterosexist police, POG returned to the Oakland recruiting station to mark the occasion by confronting another homophobic institution – the United States military – with the theme, “No Pride in War.” Queer members (and allies) of POG felt it was also important to call into question the mainstream gay rights movement's narrow, single-issue approach to challenging the military's discriminatory employment policy. Audre Lorde said, "Your silence will not protect you," and so about 20 people gathered outside the station to say, “Ban the Military! Not Lesbians and Gays!” During the event, a banner was dropped from the roof of a building facing the windows of the recruiting station. (image/jpeg)

Dyke March Pittsburgh! marie 2006-06-17 4:23 PM

About 100 people marched through Oakland on Friday, June 16 in Pittsburgh's first Dyke March ever. (image/jpeg)

Killing season in the Philippines Herbert Docena 2006-06-16 9:00 PM

The escalating repression taking place now in the Philippines is no coincidence. Twenty years since the end of the dictatorship and three "people's power" uprisings later, Philippine society is hugely polarized. If the recent killing spree signifies anything, it's that the growing coercion and the abandonment of democratic rights portend the fraying of the post-1986 political order, when the dictator Marcos was unceremoniously thrown from power and democracy restored. What will replace those democratic hopes, more than at any time in recent years, is a point of bitter political contention. (image/gif)

Fish Can't Scream... Toxins In Fish Flesh Animal Rights Coalition 2006-06-16 3:59 PM
a response to fish flesh promotions by the NY Times, BBC, and Harvard (text/plain + 2 comments)

WHEN SETTLERS ATTACK JONAS 2006-06-16 5:30 AM

Local Pittsburgh Activist, Palestinians, and other ISM volunteers, attacked by Israeli settlers in the illegal settlement of Beit Hadassah-in Palestine (image/jpeg + 12 comments)

Haiku: Litany of Atrocities to Animals Around the World Sathya Spreads 2006-06-14 7:12 PM
a listing of atrocities to animals around the world (text/plain + 1 comment)

Rustbelt Radio for June 12, 2005 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-06-13 12:16 PM
On this week's show... * We'll hear from Eli Kuti and Khalia Latte, organizers of the Pittsburgh Dyke March, on the mobilization of queer women's community in Pittsburgh and plans for Friday's march. * A look at the conservative movement's recent push for what they call Academic Freedom, * as well as local updates on last week's anti-war protest, a wind power conference held in Pittsburgh, universal health care in Pennsylvania and global news from independent media sources around the world (audio/mpeg)

Drive Free - Veggie Fuel for your car Drive Free - Veggie Fuel for your car 2006-06-11 12:43 PM
how you can turn Free vegetable oil into diesel fuel for your cars. No more Expensive Gas stations. (text/plain)

Philippines: Anti-Arroyo Groups Brace for Bigger Fights Ahead Laban ng Masa 2006-06-09 8:28 AM

In a gathering of around 100 leaders from labor, peasant, urban poor, women and youth groups, the umbrella coalition Laban ng Masa is bracing for bigger fights in its bid to oust the Arroyo regime and initiate reforms under a transitional revolutionary government. (image/jpeg)

Call Congress; Critical Vote to Close the School of Americas Friday or Monday SOA Watch Team 2006-06-09 12:53 AM
For the first time in six years, there will be a vote on legislation to close the SOA/WHINSEC, the U.S. Army school whose graduates are implicated in some of the worst human rights abuses in Latin America. As countries throughout the region go through historic changes, people in the U.S. have an opportunity to make historic change THIS WEEK by demanding justice, accountability, and suspension of the SOA/WHINSEC. (text/plain)

ZARQAWI is an american invention do 2006-06-08 6:48 PM
Letter from the people in Fallujah to Kofi Annan (text/html)

Protesting Haditha Massacre and Other Atrocities Nina van Zandt 2006-06-08 3:55 PM

Pittsburgh anti-war protesters express anger over Haditha and ongoing atrocities. In response to the recent news of atrocities in Iraq 60 people gathered in Shadyside for a short rally and march. Participants called for an end to the Iraq war and expressed revulsion at news of recent atrocities. The march stopped traffic and took over Walnut Street in Shadyside. Protesters moved street signs and a dumpster into the road, smashed at least one window, and threw rocks at corporate stores. Ten police cars, an animal control van, and two unmarked cars showed up and forced the march onto the sidewalk. The march proceeded for another hour through Shadyside and Bloomfield. (image/jpeg + 30 comments)

Can Congress Stop the Burning of the American Flag? Kenneth J. Theisen 2006-06-08 2:26 PM
Sometime between now and the 2006 elections in November, the U.S. Senate will debate one of the most pressing questions facing the American people. No, they will not debate the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and possible U.S. withdrawal. They will not take up the Bush regime’s preparations for war, possibly even nuclear war, against Iran. They will not seriously talk about global warming, the degradation of the environment, preparations for the coming hurricane season, or the Bush regime’s massive spying on the American people, or any other pressing issues. Instead they will debate whether or not to amend the constitution to allow Congress to ban the burning of the American flag. (text/plain)

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