On Sat, Feb 18, participants in the cross-country Immigrant caravan held a culminating rally on Capitol Hill.

Within five minutes, U$ Capitol Police attempted without success to initimidate us into leaving. They threateningly demandd that a written copy of the permit be produced instantly. We stood our ground and defied this lone bully while a copy was located.

Afterwards, speeches were given in both English and Spanish denouncing the Minutement and HR 4437.

It is being reported that prepackaged meats are now being packed in CARBON MONOXIDE gas to keep it from changing color as it SPOILS.

The gas does not stop spoilage, it only conceals visible signs of it. The Washington post ran a picture of two packages of meat, on in air and one in CO. Each package was inoculated with E. Coli and allowed to "mature." The one packed in air turned green, the one in CO stayed pink.

This is because CO bonds it a protein in meat, turning it irreversibly pink.

Protecting manufacturers from liability for faulty products

Consumer advocates, trial lawyers and state officials say the recent moves to preempt state laws through federal regulation are a backdoor effort by the Bush administration to protect manufacturers from liability for faulty products.

Since February is African-American History month we did a special show for it. We read poems from a collection called Soul Looks Back in Wonder and a story called Freedom Summer. We played music by artists from Africa and of African descent.

Depleted Uranium - "Uranium aerosols" used in the Iraq War by US & UK forces have sent a uranium cloud over Europe.

Green Audit finds uranium levels has risen fourfold since Iraq War began.
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Speakers included Sara Flounders, Ardeshir Ommani, Ellie Ommani and Daniel Strum (shown here left to right). Iranian activist Ardeshir Ommani gave the main presentation. Ommani, a co-founder of the AIFC, gave a moving account of Iran’s economic transition from an oppressed colony terribly exploited by British Petroleum to a developing, independent country attempting to defend its sovereignty.

New York forum: ‘War on Iran?’
Published Feb 19, 2006 8:29 PM

An exclusive interview with Mehrdad Jamshidi, Canadian representative of the Tude Party (Communist Party of Iran) on Kanya Makan.

27 years after the Iranian Revolution reflections and lessons for todays current political crisis.

==> Audio Link for hour 1 of Kanya Makan:
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===> Audio Link for Hour 2 of Kanya Makan:

An exclusive interview with Mehrdad Jamshidi, Canadian representative of the Tude Party (Communist Party of Iran) on Kanya Makan.

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the shadows) segment Cartoon Network of Religious Censorship and (Shameless file) piece called 'White
skin/Patriarchal mask'.