On June 2, 2003, I was falsely imprisoned and violently assaulted by Seattle riot police on 5th Avenue in downtown Seattle. On March 22, 2003, my son and I were not just falsely imprisoned and assaulted by Seattle Police, but also Federal riot police, and several Federal agencies, including the Department of Immigration, who were armed and on site as well. We were not attacked alone. About 300 hundred, or more, fellow unarmed citizens, committing no crimes, in an area with a city permit for the protest, also suffered my fate, in both instances. After these incidents, the National Lawyers Guild, the Washington American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Seattle City Council, and the Office of Police Accountability (OPA) solicited our written accounts of these illegal cop riots. Additionally, two “activist� lawyers, Larry Hildes and Paul Richmond, showed up on the scene, and solicited their services to the pool of victims. I gave my two city claim cards, filled out, to Paul, and that was basically the end of that. Never heard about it again. So, myself, and hundreds of other victims, sent detailed reports to all of these agencies and people. And I have not been contacted about these events by a single one of all these people or organizations since I handed them detailed reports of illegal police brutality on Seattle streets upon hundreds of people in front of my eyes, even with details of which cops did what, with their physical descriptions and the numbers from their uniforms and helmets. (Oh wait, the OPA did send me a humorous form letter saying the police did nothing wrong. And finally I contacted Hildes this week and I cannot, honestly, tell what he is saying regarding these cases other than no class action cases are filed in the courts in either case). At this point, I feel I should not have even identified myself as being present at these protests, much less where I was, or what I saw, for these people and agencies to deliver…nothing…for that vulnerability.

As evidence of substantial electoral fraud continues to mount--and not only in Ohio--"Election 2004" is NOT over...but NOW is your last chance to urge Senators to join members of the House of Representatives in challenging the electoral vote. Time you spend phoning or faxing *TODAY* (or by Thursday morning) can make a big difference; the more Senators we reach, the better.

Presentation by Jane Yett at January 18th WILPF meeting in Santa Cruz

THE INFAMOUS STRAIGHT-ARMED SALUTE CAME FROM THE MILITARY SALUTE & THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG IN THE USA.