Photo by Jefferson Siegel Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) and the National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Committee filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests Thursday with the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence[Read More…]
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November 17: Historic Day of Action for the 99%
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. November 17 Day of Action: Over 30,000 People Rally in New York City (NYPD estimated 32,500), including organized contingents of workers, students, and other members of “the 99%” Actions in at least 30 cities across the country and around the world Commemoration of 2-Months Since Birth[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, November 18, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. TEPCO Reports Water in Reactor Vessel Remains Below Boiling Point Plant Status Water temperatures inside the Fukushima Daiichi reactor pressure vessels remain below boiling as operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. reports on progress toward stabilizing the damaged reactors. The company expects to reach what it calls[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, November 17, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Novmber 17, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Arab League / Increasing International Pressure / U.S. Wants to See an End to Violence / Russia / Syrian Opposition Country Specific Condemnation at UN / EU and Arab Support Turkey KUWAIT Protests AFGHANISTAN Loya Jirga INDIA Nuclear Liability Act PORTUGAL[Read More…]
Woman and 16 Year Old Girl Among Those Arrested at Occupy Wall Street Protests
NEW YORK—(ENWESPF)—The video link below shows the violent arrests of a woman and a 16 year old girl earlier this morning during the November 17 Occupy Wall Street protests at approximately 9AM. VIDEO LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGRYuMVX5BM Video credit: Dennis Trainor, Jr / AcronymTV.com
Cambodia: UN-backed Court Rules Former Khmer Rouge Leader Unfit to Stand Trial
CAMBODIA–(ENWESPF)–17 November 2011. The United Nations-backed genocide tribunal in Cambodia ruled today that a 79-year-old former senior member of the Khmer Rouge is unfit to stand trial and ordered her unconditional release. Ieng Thirith, former Social Affairs Minister for the Democratic Kampuchea, was on trial for genocide and other crimes[Read More…]
Rwanda: UN Tribunal Convicts Former Mayor of Genocide and Extermination
NEW YORK–(ENWESPF)–17 November 2011. The United Nations tribunal trying those most responsible for the 1994 genocide that engulfed Rwanda today found a former mayor guilty of genocide and extermination and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. In its verdict, the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) ruled that[Read More…]
LIUNA: Bridge Protests Today Highlight Need for Full-Investment Highway Bill
With One in Four Bridges in U.S. Unsound and More than 1 Million Construction Workers Jobless, It’s Time for Action Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011. Today LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – said hundreds of protests across the U.S. on deficient and obsolete bridges highlights the need[Read More…]
Frustrated Citizens Urge Super Committee to Wake Up, Focus on Jobs-Not Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security
Seniors, workers who rely on overwhelmingly effective social programs tell Congress to fight for jobs and the middle class, not for the greed of the wealthiest 1% Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2011. Frustrated constituents from across the country spent this morning urging lawmakers to “wake up” and protect Medicaid, Medicare and[Read More…]
Congress: Trading Stock on Insider Information? (60 Minutes CBS Video)
Peter Schweizer of the Hoover Institution says the most valuable intelligence is often traded behind closed doors. Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com
