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We have learned from supporters and loved ones of Angola 3 member Herman Wallace that he passed away early this morning, on Friday October 4, just three days after being released from prison in Louisiana after 42 years in solitary confinement, and shortly after the state announced it would re-indict him. Wallace was suffering from terminal liver cancer and would have turned 72 on October 13.

“That is why a visionary who has armed force on his side has always won, while unarmed even your visionary is always a loser.”

(Machiavelli, The Prince, 1613, p.23, Penguin ed.)

“One of the things historians admired about the Achaean leader Philopoemen was that even in peacetime he thought of nothing but military strategy and when he was in the country with his friends he would stop

Minneapolis, MN – Jaymie Kelly, a 30-year homeowner who faces imminent eviction at the hands of Freddie Mac, rallied with 40 neighbors at the U.S. Attorney’s office here, Oct. 3, demanding a shutdown of federally financed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac evictions – which continue during the government shutdown as an ‘essential service.’

When Homeland Security told Kelly no one from the Attorney’s office could accept her petitions as a result of the shutdown, her supporters proceeded to decorate the outside of the federal building with petition signatures.

“As aid to affordable housing is cut off, and our public officials won’t meet with us, Freddie Mac still thinks my eviction is an ‘essential service,’” said Kelly, who is fighting in an eviction defense campaign with Occupy Homes MN. “I have already paid for my home five times, but JPMorgan Chase and Freddie Mac have refused to negotiate with me. Freddie Mac must immediately shut down its evictions until it has a permanent director in place willing to work with homeowners like me. The government’s inaction could cost me my home of 30 years. But I am not leaving,and my community stands with me.”

Kelly’s supporters then marched over to City Hall to demand Sheriff Stanek not use public resources to evict her. Sheriffs are expected to attempt to evict Kelly sometime in the next week. Her community is prepared to resist any attempt to evict her.

In July, 75 community members drove off 30 sheriffs attempting to evict Kelly’s neighbor, Sergio Ceballos. Two months later, Ceballos remains in his home and is now in negotiation with JPMorgan Chase.

Minneapolis, MN – Jaymie Kelly, a 30-year homeowner who faces imminent eviction at the hands of Freddie Mac, rallied with 40 neighbors at the U.S. Attorney’s office here, Oct. 3, demanding a shutdown of federally financed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac evictions – which continue during the government shutdown as an ‘essential service.’

When Homeland Security told Kelly no one from the Attorney’s office could accept her petitions as a result of the shutdown, her supporters proceeded to decorate the outside of the federal building with petition signatures.

“As aid to affordable housing is cut off, and our public officials won’t meet with us, Freddie Mac still thinks my eviction is an ‘essential service,’” said Kelly, who is fighting in an eviction defense campaign with Occupy Homes MN. “I have already paid for my home five times, but JPMorgan Chase and Freddie Mac have refused to negotiate with me. Freddie Mac must immediately shut down its evictions until it has a permanent director in place willing to work with homeowners like me. The government’s inaction could cost me my home of 30 years. But I am not leaving,and my community stands with me.”

Kelly’s supporters then marched over to City Hall to demand Sheriff Stanek not use public resources to evict her. Sheriffs are expected to attempt to evict Kelly sometime in the next week. Her community is prepared to resist any attempt to evict her.

In July, 75 community members drove off 30 sheriffs attempting to evict Kelly’s neighbor, Sergio Ceballos. Two months later, Ceballos remains in his home and is now in negotiation with JPMorgan Chase.

FACT FINDING REPORT INTO THE RIOTS OF MUZAFFARNAGAR – Anhad Evil Stalks the Land – Anhad report [PDF, English, 1.8 MB] » The present report is the outcome of a visit by a team of 24, intellectuals, social activists, lawyers and media persons. The team visited riot-hit areas of Uttar Pradesh on September 22 – […]

“No Clinical trial on ‘Global clinical trials’ including New Chemical Entities without proper mechanism” – Supreme Court September 30th, New Delhi : The writ petition filed by Swasthya Adhikar Manch came up for hearing today before the bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Justice R.M Lodha and Justice Mr Singh…… This case was filed […]

Vandals – Insulters of our History – A Council of Cretins ordering the smashing of Newports Chartist Mural before the major Saturday protest to Save it

Yr Aflonyddwch Mawr is raging with anger at the insult delivered to the people of Newport and Wales by the destruction of the Newport Chartist Mural today.

The destruction of our past is for us to lose confidence in our future – it is a wake

Today on October 3rd ,2013 we commemorate the 10th anniversary of comrades Dalvi and Khan who martyred themselves by commiting suicide in protest.

Their struggle lit torchlight in the struggle of the workers against the barbaric contract system Today, thousands of workers are enslaved by the tyranny of the contract system,worldwide. Inspite of strong protest the contract of labour

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/largesse-for-companies-from-backdoor-sale-of-captive-coal/article5193715.ece Largesse for companies from backdoor sale of captive coal Shalini Singh New evidence shows that the government itself has been allowing private companies to sell coal mined from captive coal blocks although commercial sale of coal is not legally permissible. The Coal Mine Nationalisation Act restricts coal mining to Central PSUs or to companies […]

 Syria opened its doors to international inspectors and committed to the destruction of its sizeable chemical arsenal.

And yet questions still remain about where, when and by whom chemical weapons may have been used. Is such a Herculean task even possible?

Angela Kane, the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, joins Oksana to discuss these issues.