Bob Morris @ Dec 29th 2005 19:49 - Category: Torture Tags: Uzbekistan;
It might be sabotage. Chris Murray is the writer with the documents about UK/US complicity in torture in Uzbekistan that Blair Watch posted today (see following post.)
Blair Watch has the post from Craig Murray’s blog online.
The story is seeping into mainstream media. Chris Floyd has a news scraper with all the latest.
Bob Morris @ Dec 29th 2005 10:54 - Category: Torture Tags: Uzbekistan;
These documents need publishing
Blair Watch now has documents online showing British and US government complicity in torture in Uzbekistan. The British government doesn’t want these documents made public. Blair Watch, at some risk to themselves, has published them and is asking other blogs to do the same and to host them on their servers, thus lessening potential risk to Blair Watch.
The UK government has been quick to deny that we practice, or tolerate the practice of Torture. So it is perhaps not suprising that they are determined that you should not see the following documents:
Craig Murray was the UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, untill his complaints and protest at the use of intelligence gained by torture got too much for Jack Straw and the Foreign Office, who set about attempting to unsuccessfully smear him, and to successfully remove him from office.
The first document is a series of Telegrams that Craig sent to the Foreign Office, outlining his growing concern and disgust at our use of intelligence passed to the UK by the Uzbek security services.
Faced with this heavy handed censorship by the FCO, in an attempt to cover up our use of and complicity in torture, Craig has decided to fight back, and has asked us all to publish this information, so it cannot be suppressed.
Craig Murray stood up for what many of us believe, and it cost him his Job, his health, and his professional reputation. The least we can do his stand by him as he defies the UK government’s attempts at censorship, and possible prosecution.
Craig’s own post on the subject can be found here.
Bob Morris @ Dec 29th 2005 00:04 - Category: Anti-war ;
We did a lot! Two major antiwar marches and rallies that drew tens of thousands, Anti-Arnold and Minutemen actions, Free The Five work, went to New Orleans and held meetings about it, opposed Social Security privatization, supported the hotel workers strike, and much more. I played a role in organizing most of this. It was exhausting, fun, and rewarding.
Scroll down to "Some of A.N.S.W.E.R.’s work in 2005" to see what we did We plan more for 2006.
Bob Morris @ Dec 29th 2005 00:03 - Category: Unfiled ;
The Bishop Museum in Hawaii is a respected museum run by non-natives (haoles) with collections of native Hawaiian artifacts. They often lend them out to native Hawaiian groups for use in ceremonies. Five years ago they lent 82 ‘priceless’ items to a native group, Hui Malama, who then claimed the artifacts were stolen by the museum, buried them in a cave, and refused to tell a judge where they were. The leader of the group, Edward Halealoha Ayau, has just been jailed for contempt.
Forbes Cave controversy - A nexus of religion, politics, and law.
Ancient Hawaiian religious and cultural artifacts originally found in caves near human bones were removed by explorers and ended up in Bishop Museum. Here are some questions at the core of the Forbes Cave controversy. (Read on, this is an excellent explanation.)
Hui Malama leader in jail for ‘indeterminate amount of time’
Other native groups may or may not agree with Hui Malama, and may also claim ownership of the artifacts. However, the artifacts no doubt were stolen from the native culture, Hui Malama does have a valid point there. This court battle demonstrates in a microcosm the ongoing clashes and interplay between native Hawaiians, the current legal system, religion, and the Anglo culture at large.
Ayau has taken a strong, principled stand, and has shown he’s willing to go to jail for his beliefs. Out of such struggle, movements grow and are strengthened.
Bob Morris @ Dec 29th 2005 00:03 - Category: Uncategorized Tags: Maui;
Hana Highway twists and turns for some forty miles, with over 600 curves and dozens of one lane bridges. Hana itself is a tiny little village of 1,200 with a couple of stores, a hotel, and that’s it. It had been a plantation town, and in many ways still is. Mostly populated by native Hawaiians, I felt in a different country, not just in a remote part of Maui. There were several “Reinstated Hawaiian Government” signs along the way too. They are part of a serious, growing movement for Hawaiian independence and should not be discounted. (See comments for more on this.)
Hana Highway passes through spectacular vistas of ocean, coves, rain forests, with each twist in the road seemingly a different eco-system. There are trailheads everywhere. Exploring all them would take months!
Bob Morris @ Dec 29th 2005 00:03 - Category: Unfiled ;
These valleys are really steep, and completely dense with trees, vines, shrubs, and lush vegetation. Trying to hike them without a path would be nearly impossible.
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