Month: March 2006

Traprock Homepage March 27, 2006 LA Times By Nicholas Riccardi, Times Staff Writer “DENVER — The FBI, while waging a highly publicized war against terrorism, has spent resources gathering information on antiwar and environmental protesters and on activists who feed vegetarian meals to the homeless, the agency’s internal memos show.” … “ACLU attorneys say most… Continue reading FBI Keeps Watch on Activists

Traprock homepage Pay for a melt-down? ‘YOU DON’T GOTTA.’ 1. 3/27 Mon. — FREE SPEECH Demo on Wally Nelson’s Birthday Noon to noon at Entergy Nuclear Offices in Brattleboro??!! Spread the word? 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 … Don’t pay until we get… Continue reading FREE SPEECH Demo at Entergy Nuclear on Wally Nelson’s Birthday

Traprock Homepage The Sunday Times March 26, 22006 Hala Jabar and Tony Allen-Mills, New York Claims of atrocities by soldiers mount THE villagers of Abu Sifa near the Iraqi town of Balad had become used to the sound of explosions at night as American forces searched the area for suspected insurgents. But one night two… Continue reading Iraqis killed by US troops ‘on rampage’

Traprock Homepage Asia Times March 25,2006 By Sami Moubayed “Apart from the downfall of Saddam, not a single achievement in Iraq is noteworthy. The country today is a “democracy” in civil war – a democracy where human life is being wasted, along with the dreams and security of the Iraqi people. Inasmuch as free elections… Continue reading A balance sheet for America’s Iraq

Traprock Homepage By Kathryn Casa | Vermont Guardian posted March 24, 2006 NEWFANE — As patriots go, Dan DeWalt looks the part. With his ponytail and winter beard, a pair of breeches and a musket would put him right into character in 1775. But it was no act earlier this month when DeWalt fired the… Continue reading Impeach! The shot heard ‘round the world

Traprock Homepage Between Half-million and One Million People Protest against Anti-Immigrant Law in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, March 25, 2006 – Over 500,000 people filled the streets of downtown Los Angeles today. City officials are saying it is the largest demonstration they have ever seen. Both the Mayor and the Chief of police attended the… Continue reading Over Half Million Protest Anti-Immigrant Law in Los Angeles

Traprock Homepage Iraqis endure three years of death and destruction Paying the price of U.S. empire March 24, 2006 NICOLE COLSON looks at conditions in Iraq three years after the U.S.-led invasion. THE U.S. military marked the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq with an attack on the city of Samarra that was supposed… Continue reading Iraqis endure three years of death and destruction – Paying the price of U.S. empire

The Independent Safety Assessment for New York Story – Episode Two- When we last wrote- US Representatives from New York had introduced legislation requiring an Independent Safety Assessment (of the size and scope of that performed at Maine Yankee in 1996) be done at the Indian point Nuclear Power Plants. Senator Hillary Clinton extracted a… Continue reading ISA 4 Indian Point -Episodes Two and Three

Traprock Homepage Activists speak out on the campus struggle for… College Not Combat March 17, 2006 OVER THE past year, the student-led struggle against military recruiters on campus has been a high point for the antiwar movement. Earlier this month, the anti-recruitment struggle suffered a setback when the U.S. Supreme Court–by an 8-0 decision that… Continue reading Activists speak out on the campus struggle for… College Not Combat

NEW YORK NUCLEAR PLANTS TO GET INDEPENDENT SAFETY ASSESSMENT Date: March 11, 2006 1:25:03 AM EST New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution VT . NH . ME . MA . RI . CT . NY – POST OFFICE BOX 545, BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT 05302 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2006————————————–Contact: Raymond Shadis – 207-882-7801 OFFICE of… Continue reading NEW YORK NUCLEAR PLANTS TO GET INDEPENDENT SAFETY ASSESSMENT