CHIROT ZERO ZINE--ANNOUNCING NEW BLOG

Dear Followers, Friends, fellow Workers:

I have just begun a new blog/zine called
Chirot Zero Zine A Heap of Rubble--
Anarkeyology of hand eye ear notations
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http://chirotzerozine.blogspot.com
the blog is more exusively concerned than this one with presenting essays, reviews (inc. "bad reviews") , Visual Poetry, Sound Poetry, Event Scores, Manifestos, Manifotofestos, rantin' & raving, rock'roll, music all sorts--by myself and others--if you are interested in being a contributor, please feel free to contact me at david.chirot@gmail.com
as with this blog, the arts are investigated as a part of rather than apart from the historical, economic, political actualities of yesterday, today, & tomorrow
as with al my blogs--
contributions in any language are welcome

Free Leonard Peltier

Free Leonard Peltier
The government under pretext of security and progress, liberated us from our land, resources, culture, dignity and future. They violated every treaty they ever made with us. I use the word “liberated” loosely and sarcastically, in the same vein that I view the use of the words “collateral damage” when they kill innocent men, women and children. They describe people defending their homelands as terrorists, savages and hostiles . . . My words reach out to the non-Indian: Look now before it is too late—see what is being done to others in your name and see what destruction you sanction when you say nothing. --Leonard Peltier, Annual Message January 2004 (Leonard Peltier is now serving 31st year as an internationally recognized Political Prisoner of the United States Government)

Injustice Continues: Leonard Peltier Again Denied Parole

# Injustice continues: Leonard Peltier denied parole‎ - By Mahtowin A wave of outrage swept the progressive community worldwide at the news that Native political prisoner Leonard Peltier was denied parole on Aug. ... Workers World - 2 related articles » US denies parole to American Indian activist Leonard Peltier‎ - AFP - 312 related articles » # Free Leonard Peltier 2009 PRISON WRITINGS...My Life Is My Sun Dance Leonard Peltier © 1999. # Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance - by Leonard Peltier, Harvey Arden - 2000 - Biography & Autobiography - 272 pages Edited by Harvey Arden, with an Introduction by Chief Arvol Looking Horse, and a Preface by former Attorney General Ramsey Clark. In 1977, Leonard Peltier... books.google.com/books?isbn=0312263805... - # Leonard Peltier, American Indian Activist, Denied Parole And Won't ... Aug 21, 2009 ... BISMARCK, ND — American Indian activist Leonard Peltier, imprisoned since 1977 for the deaths of two FBI agents, has been denied parole ... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../leonard-peltier-american_n_265764.html - Cached - Similar - #

Gaza--War Crime: Collective Punishment of 1.5 Million Persons--Recognized as "The World's Largest Concentration Camp"

Number of Iraquis Killed Since USA 2003 Invasion began

Just Foreign Policy Iraqi Death Estimator

US & International Personnel losses in Iraq &Afghanistan; Costs of the 2 Wars to US


Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,667
icasualties.org/oif/

Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 1,453
http://icasualties.org/oef/


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Cost of War in Iraq

$691,188,637,164

Cost of War in Afghanistan
$229,137,844,021

The cost in your community

www.nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182

flickr: DEATH FROM THIS WINDOW/DOORS OF GUANTANAMO--Essays, Links, Video-- US use of Torture

VISUAL POETRY/MAIL ART CALL Cracking World’s Walls & Codes Concrete & Virtual

Cracking World’s Walls & Codes Concrete & Virtual


VISUAL POETRY/MAIL ART CALL
No Sieges, Tortures, Starvation & Surveillance
GAZA-GUANTANAMO-ABU GHRAIB—THE GLOBE
Deadline/Fecha Limite: SinsLimite/ongoing
Size: No limit/Sin Limite
No Limit on Number of Works sent
No Limit on Number of Times New Works Are Sent
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David Baptiste Chirot
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Miss Universe Visits Guantanamo: 'A Loooot Of Fun!'



Miss Universe Visits Guantanamo: 'A Loooot Of Fun!'


The current 'Miss Universe' Dayana Mendoza (formerly Miss Venezuela) and 'Miss America' Crystal Stewart visited US troops stationed in Guantanamo Bay on March 20th, the New York Times reports. Here's Mendoza's account of the visit from her pageant blog last Friday. She says the trip "was a loooot of fun!"

This week, Guantánamo!!! It was an incredible experience...All the guys from the Army were amazing with us. We visited the Detainees camps and we saw the jails, where they shower, how the recreate themselves with movies, classes of art, books. It was very interesting. We took a ride with the Marines around the land to see the division of Gitmo and Cuba while they were informed us with a little bit of history.


The water in Guantánamo Bay is soooo beautiful! It was unbelievable, we were able to enjoy it for at least an hour. We went to the glass beach, and realized the name of it comes from the little pieces of broken glass from hundred of years ago. It is pretty to see all the colors shining with the sun. That day we met a beautiful lady named Rebeca who does wonders with the glasses from the beach. She creates jewelry with it and of course I bought a necklace from her that will remind me of Guantánamo Bay :)

I didn't want to leave, it was such a relaxing place, so calm and beautiful.

Thursday, March 05, 2009

"SOA 6" to Report to Prison, Video Interview with Torture Survivor Pablo Ruiz, Evo Morales Speaks Out, and more




Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:35:52 -0500
From: info@soaw.org
To: davidbchirot@hotmail.com
Subject: "SOA 6" to Report to Prison, Video Interview with Torture Survivor Pablo Ruiz, Evo Morales Speaks Out, and more

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SOA Watch News &   Updates
In this SOA Watch Email Newsletter:

  • "SOA 6" to report to federal prison
  • Video Interview with SOA Watch Communications Coordinator Pablo Ruiz
  • Latin America Delegations
  • Peter DeMott ¡Presente!
  • Evo Morales slams the SOA/ WHINSEC
  • SOA Graduates in the News
  • Support SOA Watch
  • Anti-War protests in Washington, DC and NYC
  • SOAW 2.0


    Guilty of Telling the Truth!
    SOA Watch Activists to Report to Federal Prison
    Five of the six human rights defenders who crossed in November 2008 onto the Fort Benning military base in protest against the continuing existence of the School of the Americas are going to start their prison sentences on March 9 and on March 11, 2009. Lou Wolf, who was sentenced to six months of house arrest and is already serving his sentence for his nonviolent witness against the violence of the School of the Americas.

    At the same time, those who are responsible for the SOA torture manuals and for the training of known human rights abusers remain free and haven't even been charged for their crimes!

    For the addresses and statements of the SOA 6, vist: www.SOAW.org/SOA6


    Video Interview with Pablo Ruiz
    SOA Watch Latin America Communications Coordinator and torture survivor Pablo Ruiz joined the SOA Watch Encuentro and Lobby Days in Washington DC in February 2009. While in DC, he conducted this video interview.

    The interview is the first part of a two part series production by the Real News Network about the campaign to close the School of the Americas. Part two includes updates from Colombia and an interview with SOA Watch organizer Vera Leone.
    To watch Part II, click here.


    What better time than now...
    Join the Upcoming SOA Watch Delegations to Latin America!

    May 31 - June 10, 2009: PARAGUAY
    The delegation to Paraguay will focus on the hope arising from the recent election of Fernando Lugo.

    June 17-26, 2009: VENEZUELA
    The Venezuela delegation will look at what´s working and what isn´t in the Bolivarian revolution.

    July 8-18, 2009: Hope Arising from the South - Retreat in Venezuela.

    August 14-24, 2009: BOLIVIA
    The Bolivia delegation will focus on the hope and challenges of a new constitution.

    October 9-18, 2009: CHILE
    The Chile delegation will focus on efforts to bring justice to Chile after the brutal Pinochet regime as well as the struggles of the Mapuche people to maintain their culture and traditions.

    November 28 - December 6: COLOMBIA We will visit the Uraba region of Colombia and will make the connection between companies like U.S. based Chiquita Brands and the SOA/ WHINSEC training.

    No one ever comes back... unchanged!

    Peter DeMott ¡Presente!

    Peter DeMott, a veteran peace activist and a former prisoner of conscience passed away after an accident falling from a tree. A Vietnam veteran, DeMott lived and worked with the late Philip Berrigan and Elizabeth McAlister at Baltimore's Jonah House as part of the Atlantic Life Communities before settling in Ithaca with his family. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ellen and their beautiful daughters.

    In Loving Memory - Peter De Mott | January 6, 1947 - February 19, 2009



    Bolivia's President slams the SOA/ WHINSEC for destabilizing Latin America. While talking about the role of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in a corruption scandal that is shaking Bolivia, President Evo Morales pointed to the School of the Americas as one of the main centers that trains Latin Americans to undermine their civilian leaders. Click here to read the Prensa Latin article.

    Bolivia officially severed ties with the School of the Americas in February 2008, when Evo Morales sent a letter to the commandant of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, in which he denounced the school and announced that Bolivia will no longer send its soldiers to be trained at the institution.

    The SOA/WHINSEC has played a significant role in Bolivia's recent political history, Hugo Banzer Suarez, who ruled Bolivia from 1971-1978 under a brutal military dictatorship attended the school in 1956 and was later inducted into the school's "hall of fame" in 1988. In 2006, two former graduates of the SOA/WHINSEC, Generals Juan Veliz Herrera and Gonzalo Rocabado Mercado were arrested on charges of torture, murder and violation of the constitution for their responsibility in the death of 67 civilians in El Alto Bolivia during the "Gas Wars" of 2003.

  • SOA/ WHINSEC Graduates in the News

    SOA graduate and former instructor (!) at the school, General Montoya was forced to resign as the head of the Colombian after a scandal about the killings of civilians by the military. However, instead of being charged for his crimes and his proven connections to paramilitaries, Gen. Montoya was named by Colombian president Uribe the ambassador to the Dominican Republic. Click here to read the article.



    Former Salvadoran Defense Minister General José Guillermo García, who received counterinsurgency training at the School of the Americas and is responsible for the killing of innocent people and human rights abuses, faces federal passport fraud charges in the United States. Click here to read the article.



    Money Matters
    Please fund the campaign to close the School of the Americas (SOA/ WHINSEC) and to change oppressive U.S. foreign policy. SOA Watch's work wouldn't be possible without the financial support of the people who are active in the movement. Click here to contribute.


    Anti-War Protests in Washington, DC and New York City
    A.N.S.W.E.R. will demand "From Iraq to Afghanistan to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime" and "We Need Jobs and Education, Not Wars and Occupation" in a March on the Pentagon on the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war: Saturday, March 21. Visit www.PentagonMarch.org for more information.


    United for Peace and Justice is planning a National Mobilization in New York City on April 4th 2009, stating that "It is Time to End the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, It is Time to Address the Economic Crisis by Cutting Military Spending." Visit www.UnitedForPeace.org for more information.


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