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
Documentation: on my blog
http://davidbaptistechirot.blogspot.com
Addresses: david.chirot@gmail.com
David Baptiste Chirot
740 N 29 #108
Milwaukee, WI 53208
USA

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.

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

60+ Seasons in Hell: Hebron Israeli Attacks/Palestinian news 27 July-4 August 2009



Recent Articles about Hebron Israeli attacks

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Israeli forces evacuate settlers outpost in southern West Bank Jul 29 09 by Ghassan Bannoura

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Latest News Articles

Israeli army kidnaps 13 Palestinians from the West Bank 13:39 Tue 04 Aug

Delegates, media personnel flock into Bethlehem for the Fateh conference 11:47 Tue 04 Aug

Israel annexes Palestinian village near Jerusalem 11:16 Tue 04 Aug

Three detainees wounded in the Negev detention camp 10:39 Tue 04 Aug

Another US-Israeli money laundering ring exposed 10:26 Tue 04 Aug

Israeli bulldozers roll into At-Tuwani village near Hebron, set to remove electricity poles 10:02 Tue 04 Aug

Senior Aqsa Brigades members to attend Fateh conference in Bethlehem 03:30 Tue 04 Aug

Netanyahu to tour in Europe for talks with officials 02:57 Tue 04 Aug

Arab Mk's held by Israeli soldiers while on their way to Fateh conference 01:50 Tue 04 Aug

Irish Cyclists Arrive After Trans-Europe Bike Ride, En Route to Gaza 00:11 Tue 04 Aug

Full Story

Israeli soldiers assault unarmed Palestinian teenager, threaten his mother with rape

author Thursday July 16, 2009 17:17author by Maureen Jack - Reprinted from the Christian Peacemaker Team - 1 of International Middle East Media Center Editorial Group Report this post to the editors

Youth remains committed to nonviolence.

At 4:30 pm on Monday 13 July 2009, two Israeli soldiers attacked a sixteen-year-old Palestinian boy 150 yards from his home in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron.

Palestinian boy is searched by Israeli soldiers - Photo by Christian Peacemaker Team
Palestinian boy is searched by Israeli soldiers - Photo by Christian Peacemaker Team

The attack happened as he was walking to his home carrying heavy electrical cables necessary for repair work on his family's house.  Two workers accompanying him left to raise the alarm.

The teenager reported that one particular soldier has often held him for ID checks lasting at least one hour.  This soldier and another took his ID and told him to sit on the ground.  Initially they made inappropriate sexual comments about the boy and his mother.  They then assaulted him, kicking his leg, and hitting him on the neck and back both with their hands and with their rifle butts.  He tried to telephone his father but a soldier grabbed the phone from him and hit him with it after removing the battery and SIM card.  

When the boy's mother and cousin arrived, he tried to tell them what had happened.  Soldiers told him, "Shut up or I will f*** you," and threatened to rape the women.The soldiers then took the youth behind the family's house, where some Israeli settlers were present.  The soldiers cuffed his hands behind his back, blindfolded him, and again forced him to sit.  One or more people kicked and hit him again, but because of the blindfold, he could not see whether his attackers were soldiers or settlers.

At this point, his father and friends arrived with video cameras and filmed what was happening.  Hearing raised voices, an Israeli army officer arrived.  The officer observed that Palestinians were filming the incident, removed the blindfold and handcuffs, and released the boy.  However, he gripped him by the jaw and warned

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