President Bush now says he will fire for convictions, not mere leaks. The consensus of lawyers is that Karl Rove will be indicted by the grand jury now in session in Washington, DC, in the Valerie Plame outing case -- and not for what you think. Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald appears to have a slam-dunk case under Title 18, Sec. 641, USC (which is NOT about outing a covert agent) just as the DOJ did for leaker Jonathan Randel, who got a year in prison. Karl Rove was abandoned by both of his parents -- the man he called Dad left home, Rove found out "Dad" wasn't his father after all (his aunt and uncle "outed" this at the dinner table), and his mother committed suicide.

They are putting the children in solitary confinement, retaliating against the parents who stand up and speak out in defense of the youth locked up. As I'm sure you all know, solitary confinement is difficult enough for an adult to deal with, too many adults suffer mental illness for the rest of their lives as a result of solitary confinement in the prisons. The system in on the attack against the people. Those of us who can, we need to oppose this torture, we need to defend our youth who cannot defend themselves, especially when they are locked up.

Spied on by the National Guard in California,
arrested in Arizona, it truly
It is quite amazing how intimidated the military is by
the Raging Grannies.

The third day of a march through Coal River, WV ended in a powerful show of solidarity between locals, elderly members of the community, and Mountain Justice summer volunteers from around the country

On day 2, protesters marched through the town of Whitesville, WV. At the far end of town, a red car swerved off the road and came inches from Bo Webb, in an obvious attempt to hit him. After the attempt, a lady jumped out of the car and turned her license plate up, making it impossible to read.

For high-res pictures, please contact Streetzen (at) riseup.net

Day 1 of a 3-day march on Coal River valley, site of Massey Energy's neo-colonial MTR sites. Appalachian Uprising!

According to Indemin’s study annual sum in bribing is 316 milliard USD, and corporations bribed officials 244000USD on average, where as in 2001 the sum was 23000USD. According to Indemin’s study annual sum in bribing is 316 milliard USD, and corporations bribed officials 244000USD on average, where as in 2001 the sum was 23000USD.

Celebrate July as Hitchhiking Month. A Hitchhiker Happening is a place to share resources with other travelers and celebrate the open road. Flagstaff has long been a favorite stop for hitchhikers and road enthusiasts, with Route 66 rolling through, the Grand Canyon nearby and many other great sights. We'll be just 20 miles south in the cool pines.

If you still dare to throw a party now that the Santa Cruz anti-partying ordinance has been enacted, be sure to avoid the following brands. The are all owned by Gallo, a company who is continuing to use over 75% temporary workers, denying them any benefits or contracts. Gallo even tried to illegally get rid of the UFW last year.

Please boycott the following brands, sign on to the UFW's petitions and SPREAD the WORD!

Collateral Damage: A time for community response, will be on Community Television Channel 25, Thursday- August 4 at 8:30 PM.