DEcember: Holiday's Note 2

Crap-Oakhemp-Land!!


One Small Soldier in a Big War
Wednesday 16 December 2009
by: Rick Cabral, t r u t h o u t | Report

Richard Lee rolls down the street in his wheelchair, popping in on any number of his businesses located in the "Oaksterdam district" of downtown Oakland, California. Once known for the wild finishes of its roughhouse Raiders, the city has quietly evolved into the Amsterdam of America. And Mr. Lee is spearheading the charge. (Full Story)

Tale-From-The-Crypt !!



Iran's Jails: An Inside View
Wednesday 16 December 2009
by: Iason Athanasiadis | GlobalPost

Istanbul, Turkey - Iran’s jails have a notorious reputation for brutal conditions and harsh interrogation methods that include torture.

Now Iranian and international human rights organizations warn that a string of hidden detention sites have been established throughout Tehran and its suburbs by the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The disturbing reports come from many of the thousands of Iran’s opposition supporters who have been arrested in the anti-government demonstrations since the disputed June 12 elections. Several of those released describe being kept in unimaginable conditions inside industrial containers, storerooms and a former Revolutionary Guard arms factory hastily converted into a prison. (Full Story)

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