From: CLG News <clgnews@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Subject: [bangla-vision] Hundreds arrested at 'Occupy' events in Chicago, Denver, Arizona, as movement spreads across U.S. 17 Oct 2011
To: lori@legitgov.org
175 Chicago protesters arrested after being told to leave Grant Park 16 Oct 2011 Chicago police arrested about 175 Occupy Chicago protestors in Congress Plaza just after 1 a.m. Sunday, about 90 minutes after police issued their first warning that the group was violating municipal code. Police completed the last arrests and cleared the plaza of protesters at 3:30 am, more than two hours after arrests began. The protesters will likely be cited with municipal violations and face fines, police said.
NY police arrest dozens of protesters 16 Oct 2011 At least 74 people have been arrested in New York City as police on horseback clashed with protesters in Times Square during a global day of demonstrations against corporate greed. Police loaded at least 45 "Occupy Wall Street" protesters who'd been detained at the square onto waiting vans. Thousands of demonstrators who'd mixed with tourists had poured into the major commercial intersection, amid a heavy security presence.
Thousands of protesters fill NYC's Times Square 15 Oct 2011 Thousands of demonstrators protesting corporate greed filled Times Square on Saturday night, mixing with gawkers, Broadway showgoers, tourists and police to create a chaotic scene in the midst of Manhattan. "Banks got bailed out, we got sold out!" protesters chanted from within police barricades. Police, some in riot gear and mounted on horses, tried to push them out of the square and onto the sidewalks in an attempt to funnel the crowds away.
Arrests made after Phoenix 'Occupy' protests 16 Oct 2011 About 50 Occupy Phoenix protesters descended on the Fourth Avenue Jail in Phoenix to support the 45 demonstrators arrested early Sunday. "Bankers get a bailout and we get jail," they chanted before marching back to Cesar Chavez Plaza on Sunday afternoon. Later that evening, about 150 demonstrators crowded the sidewalks at the plaza under the watch of police officers. Three demonstrators were arrested when they refused to get off the street after the plaza's closing hour.
Cornel West one of 19 arrested at Supreme Court 16 Oct 2011 Liberal professor Cornel West was one of 19 people arrested on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Sunday, according to the Associated Press, as part of the Occupy Wall Street movement. West, a former Harvard University professor now teaching at Princeton University, took part Sunday in the dedication of the monument to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He then, according to media reports, moved on to a protest at the home of the high court. A well-known commentator on civil rights issues, West recently got into a TV spat with presidential candidate Herman Cain, telling Cain to "get off the symbolic crack pipe." [Yes, and the real one, too.]
Cindy Sheehan arrested at Wall Street protest in Sacramento 16 Oct 2011 Anti-war mother Cindy Sheehan was arrested along with 18 other demonstrators at Cesar Chavez Park in Sacramento early Sunday, police said. Sheehan, 53, was booked into Sacramento County Jail at 3:15 a.m. for unlawful assembly in the park and failing to follow police orders to disburse, police said. Occupy Sacramento reported there have been 58 arrests at the park at Ninth and I streets across from City Hall since the nationwide protests began Oct. 6.
L.A. City Council Votes to Support Occupy LA 12 Oct 2011 Occupy LA has gained the official support of the Los Angeles City Council after it unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday afternoon. It now heads to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for his approval or veto... A handful of local banking leaders spoke up, reminding the council that they invest in the community, but the crowd was overwhelmingly in support of the nascent national movement that seeks to bring attention to and solve a number of issues surrounding jobs, banks and corporations.
Wikileaks Julian Assange attends London protest 15 Oct 2011 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is attending a demonstration in London -- part of worldwide protests against corporate greed and austerity measures. Assange traveled to London from his friend Vaughan Smith's country mansion in Suffolk, eastern England. Assange is living there on bail as he fights extradition to Sweden. Smith said Assange planned to attend Saturday's Occupy Wall Street demonstration and then return home by 10 p.m. to meet the terms of his curfew.
Arrest Bush! Canadians call for presidential scalp 13 Oct 2011 Will George Bush be arrested if he steps foot in Canada? The latest call from human rights groups to prosecute the former US President [sic] for allowing torture under his watch prove Bush is unable to shake the consequences of his much maligned war on terror. Several human rights groups have called on the Canadian government to investigate former US President George Bush for authorizing torture. As Bush is scheduled to visit Canada later this month, the groups hope to set a precedent that even the highest level government officials are not above the law.
'US mobilizes forces along Pakistan border' 16 Oct 2011 The United States has deployed hundreds of troops along Afghanistan's border with Pakistan's tribal region, Press TV reported. Reinforced with gunships and heavy weaponry, some 500 of the forces had been stationed near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan's North Waziristan region, a senior Pakistani government official told our correspondent on condition of anonymity on Sunday. The official went on to explain that the motive behind the move was yet unknown, but that the deployment could be part of a military drill to later launch a ground assault against the Taliban-allied Haqqani network of militants.
Pakistan warns US against drone attacks 17 Oct 2011 Pakistan has warned the US about ongoing non-UN-sanctioned air strikes in its tribal regions, insisting that there are no agreements between Washington and Islamabad over drone attacks, Press TV reports. "Any aggression against Pakistan would be dealt with full force", Pakistan's Defense Minister Ahmed Mukhtar told reporters in eastern Lahore on Sunday. The minister also made it clear that Islamabad has not signed any agreements with Washington concerning the right to carry out drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal regions.
Blast kills 5 Afghan policemen, child 16 Oct 2011 Local officials say a bomb attack has killed five police officers and a child in southern Afghanistan, Press TV reports. On Friday, a bomber detonated an explosive-laden car at a checkpoint in the town of Spin Boldak in Kandahar province, a Press TV correspondent reported on Saturday. Five police officers and a child were killed and several civilians were injured in the incident.
US forces kill 4 Afghan civilians 16 Oct 2011 At least four Afghan civilians have been killed after US military forces attacked a residential area in the war-torn country's eastern province of Kunar, Press TV reports. According to Afghan officials, the blast took place late Friday in Asmar district, killing at least four civilians and injuring another six, a Press TV correspondent reported on Saturday.
US-led copter lands hard in Afghanistan 16 Oct 2011 A helicopter operated by the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was forced to land in troubled southeastern Afghanistan. "An ISAF CH-47 helicopter conducted a forced landing during a mission in southern Afghanistan yesterday," Xinhua news agency said, citing a statement released by the military alliance on Saturday. The statement added that the helicopter was flying a troop transport mission with 12 passengers and five aircrew members on board.
Militants attack US base in Afghanistan 15 Oct 2011 Militants have attacked a US base in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Panjshir, killing two Afghan drivers and injuring two Afghan security forces, Press TV reports. On Saturday, militants hit a security tower using a rocket-propelled grenade and detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside the base located in the district of Rakha, provincial Police Chief General Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh said. The Afghan police commander said that there was some damage to the base.
British soldier killed in Afghanistan 16 Oct 2011 A British soldier serving in the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has been shot dead while manning a checkpoint in Afghanistan's southwestern province of Helmand. The Royal Gurkha Rifles soldier from the regiment's 2nd Battalion was killed on Saturday during operations with Afghan policemen in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, AFP reported.
Syria seizes Israeli weapons 17 Oct 2011 The Syrian security forces have seized Israeli weapons from armed groups responsible for the killing of hundreds of people across the country. The Syrian envoy to the regional grouping of the Arab League (AL) made this announcement at an emergency meeting in the 22-member body's headquarters in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Sunday. Youssef Ahmad said, "They are Israeli made automatic weapons. This is proven and we'll show it on TV channels," Syrian state television reported.
Turkey: US Israel's attorney 16 Oct 2011 Turkey's prime minister has questioned the Unites States all-out support for and cooperation with Israel, Press TV reports. On Saturday, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu unveiled part of a recent dialogue between the country's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Barack Obama. "You are acting as Israel's attorney," Erdogan told Obama, Davutoglu said during an address to the prime minister's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
'US will regret any anti-Iran move' 16 Oct 2011 The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warns the US and its allies against any unwise action against Tehran, stressing that such a move would receive a strong response from Iran. The Leader was referring to Washington's accusations regarding Iran's alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir, with help from a suspected member of a Mexican drug cartel.
Fukushima Clean-Up Attracts Bids for $14 Billion in Projects 14 Oct 2011 Sumitomo Corp., IHI Corp. and Obayashi Corp. are among companies seeking to win decontamination contracts around the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant as Japan sets aside $14 billion for the clean up. Fukushima prefecture has received 143 preliminary proposals, mostly to decontaminate radiated soil and water, from companies, universities, non-profit organizations and individuals, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg News from the prefectural government. Japan's environment ministry will budget more than 1.1 trillion yen for decontamination by the end of the next fiscal year, Goshi Hosono, minister in charge of the response to the nuclear crisis, said Sept. 30.
Missouri Gov. orders National Guard to help search for missing baby in Kansas City 16 Oct 2011 Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is sending members of the National Guard to Kansas City to help search for a missing baby. Nixon said Saturday that 25 members of a guard police company will help look for Lisa Irwin, who was 10 months old when she was reported missing Oct. 4. Her parents say she disappeared from her crib sometime overnight.
Japan cities face growing radioactive ash, troubles ahead --400 tones of radioactive ash have piled up at one incineration plant 17 Oct 2011 In the Japanese city of Ohtawara, more than 100 km (62 miles) southwest of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, 400 tones of radioactive ash have piled up at a garbage incineration plant, which will run out of protected storage space in two weeks. Further south, the city of Kashiwa has been forced to temporarily shut a high-tech incinerator because its advanced technology that minimizes the amount of ash produced has the side-effect of boosting the concentration of radiation. Fresh bags of radioactive ash will have to be left in empty outdoor space at the incineration facility with no proper shelter around them, an Ohtawara city official said.
Radioactive lockdown on the shores of Fife 14 Oct 2011 A section of Scottish coastline has been cordoned off after scientists found a radioactive object ten times more contaminated than any found there before. Particles were first found on the shoreline of Dalgety Bay more than 20 years ago and the contamination has been linked to childhood cancer. The radiation is believed to originate from radium coatings from dials on military aircraft based at Donibristle airbase which were incinerated after the Second World War.
Herman Cain's deep ties to Koch brothers key to campaign 16 Oct 2011 Republican presidential hopeful [sociopath] Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who will bring fresh ideas to the nation's capital. But Cain's economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who bankroll right-leaning causes through their group Americans for Prosperity. Cain's campaign manager and a number of aides have worked for Americans for Prosperity, or AFP, the advocacy group founded with support from billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, which lobbies for lower taxes and less government regulation and spending. Cain credits a businessman who served on an AFP advisory board with helping devise his "9-9-9" plan to rewrite the nation's tax code.
Romney Is Mining Wall Street --His Finance-Sector Donations Top Perry, Who Outdraws Him From Energy Firms 17 Oct 2011 The battle for Republican fund-raising cash appears to be a close tussle between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry. But an examination of the latest available data shows the former Massachusetts governor cast a wider net while dominating the race for Wall Street, the single largest source of campaign cash in presidential elections. A quarter of the biggest donors to Mr. Romney's campaign are hedge fund managers, investment bankers and others on Wall Street, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of more than 10,000 individuals who donated the maximum amount allowed to the presidential candidates so far this year.
Pelosi Left Out of Leaders Meeting on Super Committee 14 Oct 2011 Congressional leaders met this week with two of the most important people in Washington: the co-chairmen of the Joint Committee for Deficit Reduction Super Dictatorship. There was only one problem: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi didn't even know the meeting was taking place. With work on the all-important super committee finally kicking into high gear, panel co-chairmen Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) met with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Speaker John Boehner (R-Nutjob-Ohio) and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) in the leadership suite of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Kyl is also member of the deficit panel.
Does Susan G Komen perfume sold to raise funds for cancer research actually CAUSE cancer? 16 Oct 2011 The Susan G Komen for the Cure foundation is facing calls to pull its 'Promise Me' from the shelves after it was revealed that it may actually contain ingredients that cause cancer. A rival cancer charity claims that the scent contains toxic chemicals that are not listed on the label and are linked to breast cancer. Karuna Jagger, executive director of Breast Cancer Action, said that they had the contents tested after concerns about the perfume, which is sold at stores including JC Penney, Target and Amazon. [One of the biggest obstacles to preventing, fighting and curing cancer is the Susan G Komen for the Cure corpora-terrorist troll foundation. Komen's raison d'etre is to provide a media shield for the corporations that work with them to poison air, land, and sea and consequently - cause cancer. --LRP]
So desperate for the seal of approval! The fame-hungry extrovert who got in the way of the preening penguins 16 Oct 2011 This cheeky chap is clearly desperate to get the SEAL of approval after popping up and posing for pictures. The extrovert elephant seal shocked onlookers by springing into action while photographers tried to capture a group of royal penguins at Saint Andrew's Bay in South Georgia near The Falklands. The fame-hungry seal surprised the excited crowd by suddenly appearing from behind a dune before disappearing and re-appearing several times in an apparent bid to dominate the photo shoot.
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