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The Law of the Charter The Nuremburg Charter 1945

"...the very essence of the Charter is that individuals have international duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience imposed by the individual State. He who violates the laws of war cannot obtain immunity while acting in pursuance of the authority of the State, if the State in authorising action moves outside its competence under international law."

–  Nuremburg War Crimes Tribunal 1945

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Desired Video Footage secured, Victory Declared

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A Call To ActionLast night I was able to secure new video to replace the old one(see yesterday's statement). I was visited out at the street by a former director of MWA to whom I explained how much I respect Heather Booth and the MWA. I also explained my need to get some facsimile of what had been said before. My friend George Ripley and I did discuss some evidence with her. As she left, she said that Heather would talk to me.

I bannered from 5 to about 7:30PM, put the sign away, and had a bite at the Hilton, where the MWA was having their awards event. I waited outside that event, saw US Senator Tom Harkin and the evening's award winner Congressman Barney Frank leave. When there were only about a couple dozen people left, I went in and spoke to Heather Booth.

I explained how I needed a compliment to Julian Bond's less powerful words on video suggesting the undercutting of Islamaphobia would be slight. I detailed my recent efforts to reach her. I added that I wouldn't insist, but I would be happy to suffer in jail over Christmas to try to touch her heart.

Here is the transcript.
 
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Why Are We Protesting Midwest Academy and New Organizing Institute? by Dave Slesinger

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A Call To ActionDecember 13, 2011

What we asking for is the release of less than two minutes of videotape from a talk in October where honored civil rights activists Julian Bond and Midwest Academy founder Heather Booth answered a question. That question was, “If we could show Arab and Muslim people were not the culprits in the 9/11 attacks, wouldn’t that undercut the Islamaphobia driving our current imperial ventures?”

Bond eventually answered “yes,” and Booth remarked to the effect that any effort to lessen racial resentment deserves to be given a chance.

The organizer of the speaking event, the New Organizing Institute, takes the position that they have been advised by legal counsel not to release the video of the talk and Q&A. Judith Freeman, NOI director did add that the question I described above is not the issue.

I would offer to pay for the labor required to copy the short segment, but I suspect that my question is, in fact, the sticking point.
 
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Gandhi is Too Much Ignored by American Resisters

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A Call To Action(Nothing in this discussion is related to 911Truth)

(c) David Slesinger 2010

During the preparation the night before the Veterans for Peace arrests on Thursday, I raised the accusation that the American peace movement suppresses discussion of Gandhi's approach to resistance. During the evaluation on Friday, some opposition to such discussion came forward. Nevertheless, VFP president Mike Ferner assured me after the meeting that discussion of Gandhi would occur at a later VFP event.

Allow me here to discuss in greater detail why I hold that Gandhi's approach to resistance has more potential power than civil resistance.

Advocates of civil resistance are welcome to take issue with my following characterization. The goal of civil resistance is to have the legal process acknowledge that the criminals are in power and the protesters are more deserving of honor than being in jail. I have heard of it succeeding at times. I certainly admire and support any non hateful and non frightening arrest against war and injustice.

Gandhi's approach assumes great value in suffering to touch the adversary's heart. Advocates of civil resistance are polite, but see no value in such suffering. They are willing to serve time, if sentenced, but use normal legal maneuvering to avoid or minimize a sentence. I have been disappointed in the assertion that exercising one’s first amendment right is a reason one should not be found guilty of a regulation one violated as part of an open civil arrest. It seems weak to assert one should not be prosecuted for being part of a public protest expected to involve arrest.
 
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Speeches on nonviolence from 2009 and 2007

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A Call To ActionAfter having recent comments about nonviolence so well received on 911blogger.com, I present links to my 2 most recent speeches on nonviolence.

Here is a link to my Keynote Address at the We demand transparency conference in NYC on 9/13/09

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHwnXaPh6g4

I called for civil disobedience against the left gatekeeper media. I noted that the vast majority of those who do NVCD reject Gandhi, but are at least polite. I sadly noted that my own movement, 911Truth has serious trouble being polite, much less Gandhian. It's about 20 minutes.

I gave this talk in Dr King’s home town of Atlanta at the US Social Forum in June of 2007 entitled, “Nonviolent resistance in the US can be practiced with greater strength”
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3388009813098407884

It's about an hour.

Below is the edited transcript
 
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The Official Story of 9/11 is a Racist Lie: message to ADC 30th annual convention in DC 6/4-6

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In no way do I suggest that the ADC or any other organization which stands for Arab or Muslim people is remiss in not taking a public stand against the official story of 9/11. It is because they risk more than those of European heritage.

Every major institution in the US refuses to ask the hard questions about the central political event of our time, 9/11. Therefore, it behooves everyone whose heritage implies they WOULD want to know the truth to at least PRIVATELY ask those hard questions.

It is worthy of all who aspire to antiracist action to lovingly explore this issue with other people of good faith.

I have been focused on lovingly challenging peace activists on the 9/11 issue. Allow me to introduce myself by providing a link to a video interview including transcript I did a year ago with respected peace activist Howard Zinn.

http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20090309141651530


This conference justifiably honors top representatives of both wings of the progressive movement. Sadly, both the liberal Eric Holder and the radical Amy Goodman publicly stand with the official story.
 
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Remarks on Torture and 911truth at Torture Accountability Action Day rally in DC 6/25/09

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Remarks on Torture and 911truth for DC Toerture Accountability Action Day Rally in DC 6/25/09

(Links will be posted soon if they haven't been)

Greetings. No, I’m not Dick Cheney. He just copies my haircut.

I bring a message of support from my movement, the 911truth movement. This talk with links is posted at my website 911courage.org.

Let me explain how asking ALL the hard questions about 9/11 and the war on terror can advance our efforts to hold torturers accountable and restore honor to this land.

How many of you WANT to be honored to be Americans? Please note we have that in common with so many of our brothers and sisters who are adversaries. We just have higher standards.

One of the important features of the use of torture is that it is used to extract false evidence. Thus, it is a means of hiding from the truth. These lies, of course, are then used to excuse further torture.





 
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Leaflet for MLK day in DC

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A Call To ActionI Challenge Your Courage, Brothers and Sisters

By David Slesinger
Printed January 19, 2009

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

The leadership of both spiritual and secular progressives finds it convenient to consciously or unconsciously suppress efforts to ask the hardest questions about the most important political event in recent history, 9/11. Progressive activists correctly urge each other to question authority, but they don’t consider it suspicious when they are urged by their own leadership to ignore government lies. My challenge today holds you grassroots activists responsible for the suppressive decisions of your leaders. (See Project Censored links at 911courage.org for evidence suppression by progressive institutions.)

William Pepper believes Martin would face the challenge of 9/11
Many of you are aware of attorney William Pepper’s efforts on behalf of King’s family to expose the lies about Martin’s murder. He notes, “Without doubt, Martin King would be in despair over what has transpired in his beloved native land. I also have no doubt that he would enthusiastically support this quest for truth about the atrocity that has shaken and drastically changed our world. He would remind us that truth crushed to earth will rise again and that we should never continue to mourn into passivity the loss of liberty and our loved ones – but organize.”

Every major institution in the US refuses to ask the hard questions about 9/11. Because of that reality, we as Americans DO NOT DESERVE to live in a free country.

What do I ask of you?

Am I suggesting you must stop whatever is your current focus to immerse yourself in 9/11 truth research? No.

Am I suggesting you must come to the conclusion that there was government complicity?
No.

I AM suggesting that you care enough about justice within the movement to help create a place of respect for 9/11 truth advocates and researchers in relevant progressive institutions. This doesn’t mean “truthers” are above criticism. I deplore the paranoia and anti-collective attitudes so prevalent among fellow truthers. We still deserve a place at the progressive table. Truther opposition to the current imperial wars deserves recognition.

The war in afghanistan requires embracing the "war on terror."
The "war on terror" requires suppression of investigating 911
 
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Links to Leaflet at MLK day in DC

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By David Slesinger dslesinger@alum.mit.edu
410-499-5403

9/11 is complicated, but a few individual pieces of evidence can each alone prove inside job. These include the freefall collapse of the 3 towers (implying something other than planes caused all resistance to the collapse from below to disappear), the symmetrical collapse of those same towers (implying that ALL the points of collapse at each given level actually gave way within a fraction of a second), and the pools of molten steel found under all 3 towers (implying some other source of energy was needed to raise the temperature sufficiently, since the jet fuel burned off quickly).
Left Progressive Media Inside the Propaganda Model
INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH
By Peter Phillips and Project Censored
In this study researchers at Project Censored explore the degree to which the propaganda model of understanding self-censorship extends throughout the media culture including left-of- center independent media organizations. We examine the deepening propaganda model pressures inside the corporate media and hypothesize the potential for these pressures to impact left progressive media in the US
http://www.projectcensored.org/articles/story/left-progressive-media-inside-the-propaganda-model/
I wrote the following essay in early 2007 entitled, “Why the Left Should Not Be Hostile to 9/11 Truth Efforts” to be found at this link:
http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20070321104405515
 
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List of 17 911truth action ideas

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A Call To Action17 Action ideas for 911 truth (don't stop after the first 3)

1) Whistleblower bannering and leafleting as regards 9/11. I prefer ae911truth.org with fuller explanation OR patriotsquestion911.com standing alone. The content of the banner or leaflet would be a URL, or more detailed encouragement to well placed citizens to put saving the constitution before professional security. Targets of this would be federal civil servants and assemblages of significant professions and vocations as regards 911. These jobs include construction in all its levels, firefighting, airlines, security and police. That’s right. Go leaflet the police.



2) Whistleblower leafleting and bannering WITHOUT reference to 9/11 truth. Excellent statements warning of the coming police state have been issued by Dan Ellsburg, Naomi Wolf, Steve Lendman, Paul Craig Roberts, and Ray McGovern. This is something that can be done with mainstream peace activists. The focus would be federal civil servants and any security personnel who might be called in to work roundup. Everyone against roundup should work together!!


3) Assistance is needed for a specially designed website delineating both praiseworthy and suspicious activity of the FBI as regards the war on terror. I am not a researcher. I’m an organizer. Once we have a decent website, I have a catchy URL in mind, and I’ll go hold the banner at the Hoover Building . Contributions in research and funds to hire researchers should be sent to Dan Nalven PO Box 1132 , Ossining , NY 10562


 
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Mesothelioma may be another 9/11 Killer

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Those clouds of dust that enveloped thousands of New Yorkers who were near the World Trade Center’s destruction and who participated in the rescue efforts may be another large group of victims exposed to the cancerous effects of asbestos. Mesothelioma is a deadly form of lung cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos, usually in the form of dust or tiny fibers that get into the respiratory system.

There was an enormous amount of asbestos in the debris left by the 9/11 disaster; moreover, it has become evident that the dust raised on 9/11 and during subsequent rescue and cleanup efforts was contaminated with asbestos. One citizen who participated in rescue efforts for 48 hours after the towers fell saved the shirt that he was wearing throughout that period. In April of 2006 the New York Post reported that when the shirt’s fabric was tested, it was found to contain 93,000 times the amount of asbestos normally found in American cities.

In April of 2007, the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that 62% of those caught in the dust cloud created on 9/11 are now incurring respiratory problems. 46% of those merely living in the area are showing similar symptoms. It is clear that the airborne debris created by the destruction on 9/11 has had health impacts on thousands of people. It is also clear that asbestos was a component of that dust.

Read Entire Article: http://www.mesotheliomawatch.org

Also Found At: http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20080227165201811

 
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