http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/spying 2008-07-26T08:39:07Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46556-maryland-state-police-spied-on-peace-groups-1-2 2008-07-26T08:39:07Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ECV38E3fX0U&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ECV38E3fX0U&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46556-maryland-state-police-spied-on-peace-groups-1-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54952" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Maryland State Police Spied on Peace, Anti-Death Penalty Groups</p> <p>The American Civil Liberties Union released documents Thursday showing that undercover officers from the Maryland State Police spied on peace groups and anti-death penalty protesters for over a year in 2005 and 2006. The police summaries and intelligence logs reveal that covert agents infiltrated groups like the antiwar Baltimore Pledge of Resistance, the Baltimore Coalition Against the Death Penalty, and the Committee to Save Vernon Evans, a death row prisoner. We speak with antiwar activist Max Obuszewski and with journalist Dave Zirin. Both were the target of surveillance. [includes rush transcript</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46556-maryland-state-police-spied-on-peace-groups-1-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46555-maryland-state-police-spied-on-peace-groups-2-2 2008-07-26T08:39:07Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bNCm11lgvS4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bNCm11lgvS4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46555-maryland-state-police-spied-on-peace-groups-2-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54951" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Maryland State Police Spied on Peace, Anti-Death Penalty Groups</p> <p>The American Civil Liberties Union released documents Thursday showing that undercover officers from the Maryland State Police spied on peace groups and anti-death penalty protesters for over a year in 2005 and 2006. The police summaries and intelligence logs reveal that covert agents infiltrated groups like the antiwar Baltimore Pledge of Resistance, the Baltimore Coalition Against the Death Penalty, and the Committee to Save Vernon Evans, a death row prisoner. We speak with antiwar activist Max Obuszewski and with journalist Dave Zirin. Both were the target of surveillance. [includes rush transcript</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46555-maryland-state-police-spied-on-peace-groups-2-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45941-aclu-fights-wiretapping-law-approved-by-obama-mccain-and-bush 2008-07-17T03:33:33Z LiberalViewer <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3-AlLlfb0iw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3-AlLlfb0iw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45941-aclu-fights-wiretapping-law-approved-by-obama-mccain-and-bush"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53267" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>When Pres. George W. Bush and Sen. Barack Obama BOTH agreed on unconstitutional amendments to the foreign intelligence surveillance act (FISA) last week, it raised questions about Obama's consistency on civil liberties and about how to best fight this assault on the Fourth Amendment and the right to privacy. I try to answer these questions with some clips from a Barack Obama news conference and from spokespeople for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)</p> <p>You can see the full July 1, 2008, Barack Obama news conference from which I took a short clip for my video at <a href="http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=46212@wbbm.dayport.com">cbs2chicago.com</a> </p> <p>You can see the ACLU Legislative Counsel Michelle Richardson's full June 21, 2008, appearance on C-SPAN's Washington Journal at <a href="http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&amp;products_id=205571-2">www.c-spanarchives.org</a> </p> <p>You can see more about the ACLU's fight against the FISA Amendments Act (including the ACLU video from which I took a short clip) at <a href="http://www.aclu.org/safefree/nsaspying/faachallenge.html">www.aclu.org</a> </p> <p>And, you can see Sen. Barack Obama's full February 16, 2006, statement on the USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization at <a href="http://obama.senate.gov/speech/060216-floor_statement_2/">obama.senate.gov</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/45941-aclu-fights-wiretapping-law-approved-by-obama-mccain-and-bush">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45935-at-t-whistleblower-against-immunity-for-bush-spy-program-1-2 2008-07-20T10:31:39Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4YWcdaUcJX0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4YWcdaUcJX0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45935-at-t-whistleblower-against-immunity-for-bush-spy-program-1-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53258" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>AT&T Whistleblower Urges Against Immunity for Telecoms in Bush Spy Program</p> <p>The Senate is expected to vote on a controversial measure to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act tomorrow. The legislation would rewrite the nation's surveillance laws and authorize the National Security Agency's secret program of warrantless wiretapping. We speak with Mark Klein, a technician with AT&T for over twenty-two years. In 2006 Klein leaked internal AT&T documents that revealed the company had set up a secret room in its San Francisco office to give the National Security Agency access to its fiber optic internet cables. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45935-at-t-whistleblower-against-immunity-for-bush-spy-program-1-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45934-at-t-whistleblower-against-immunity-for-bush-spy-program-2-2 2008-07-20T10:31:39Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TONXeOETyLA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TONXeOETyLA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45934-at-t-whistleblower-against-immunity-for-bush-spy-program-2-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53257" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>AT&T Whistleblower Urges Against Immunity for Telecoms in Bush Spy Program</p> <p>The Senate is expected to vote on a controversial measure to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act tomorrow. The legislation would rewrite the nation's surveillance laws and authorize the National Security Agency's secret program of warrantless wiretapping. We speak with Mark Klein, a technician with AT&T for over twenty-two years. In 2006 Klein leaked internal AT&T documents that revealed the company had set up a secret room in its San Francisco office to give the National Security Agency access to its fiber optic internet cables. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45934-at-t-whistleblower-against-immunity-for-bush-spy-program-2-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43041-dodd-fillibusters-fisa 2008-07-26T08:43:10Z NCDem Amy <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4o_3bphT3dg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4o_3bphT3dg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/43041-dodd-fillibusters-fisa"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/48610" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Senator Dodd (D-CT) filibusters FISA, the bill that gives retroactive immunity to telecom corporations that illegally spy on Americans.</p> <p>Text of Full Speech as Prepared for Delivery: <a href="http://dodd.senate.gov/index.php?q=node/4476">dodd.senate.gov</a> </p> <p>"None of our fellow Americans will have their day in court. </p> <p>What they will have is a government that has sanctioned lawlessness. </p> <p>Well, I refuse to accept that, Mr. President. I refuse to accept the argument that because this situation is just too delicate, too complicated, that this body is simply going to go ahead and sanction lawlessness. </p> <p>We are better than that.</p> <p>And if I have needed any reminder of that fact, simply look to all those who have joined this fight -- my colleagues and the many, many Americans who have given me strength for this fight. Strength that comes from the passion and eloquence of citizens who don't have to be involved, but choose to be nonetheless."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/43041-dodd-fillibusters-fisa">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43033-sen-feingold-blasts-telecom-spy-bill-1-2 2008-07-04T12:43:46Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-c0ZerVdFHM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-c0ZerVdFHM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/43033-sen-feingold-blasts-telecom-spy-bill-1-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/48602" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>"One of the Greatest Intrusions, Potentially, on the Rights of Americans Protected Under the 4th Amendment" - Sen. Feingold Blasts Telecom Spy Bill</p> <p>It's being described as the most significant revision of the nation's surveillance law in three decades. The Senate is preparing to vote on rewriting the nation's Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and giving immunity to phone companies involved in President Bush's secret domestic spy program. We speak with Senator Russ Feingold (D--WI), who has been the leading congressional voice against the Bush administration's warrantless spy program since it was exposed nearly three years ago. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/43033-sen-feingold-blasts-telecom-spy-bill-1-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43032-sen-feingold-blasts-telecom-spy-bill-2-2 2008-07-10T16:37:44Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UYmd6j9Smpk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UYmd6j9Smpk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/43032-sen-feingold-blasts-telecom-spy-bill-2-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/48601" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>"One of the Greatest Intrusions, Potentially, on the Rights of Americans Protected Under the 4th Amendment" - Sen. Feingold Blasts Telecom Spy Bill</p> <p>It's being described as the most significant revision of the nation's surveillance law in three decades. The Senate is preparing to vote on rewriting the nation's Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and giving immunity to phone companies involved in President Bush's secret domestic spy program. We speak with Senator Russ Feingold (D--WI), who has been the leading congressional voice against the Bush administration's warrantless spy program since it was exposed nearly three years ago. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/43032-sen-feingold-blasts-telecom-spy-bill-2-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42973-episode-29-playing-games-6-24-08 2008-07-26T08:34:23Z orwelloptimist <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0QQvA_bgRlU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0QQvA_bgRlU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/42973-episode-29-playing-games-6-24-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/48533" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Congressional leaders are crowing about their recent "bipartisan compromise." Yeah, they compromised the Constitution, our right to privacy, and the rule of law. Not bad a for a day's work.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/42973-episode-29-playing-games-6-24-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42876-democracy-now-headlines-fri-june-20-2008-1-2 2008-07-02T06:39:11Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w5Olk9_lObg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w5Olk9_lObg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/42876-democracy-now-headlines-fri-june-20-2008-1-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/48413" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Headlines</p> <p> * Congress to Grant Immunity to Telecoms <br /> * House Approves $162 Billion War Funding Bill <br /> * Report: Israel Rehearses Bombing Iran <br /> * Report: North America to Experience More Extreme Weather <br /> * Flooding Spreads Along the Mississippi River <br /> * Obama to Opt Out of Public Financing <br /> * Gonzales Ousted Torture Critic, Offered Him US Attorney Job <br /> * UN: Rape & Sexual Violence is a Tactic of War <br /> * FBI Arrests Two Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Managers <br /> * Environmentalist Sentenced to Six Years in Jail <br /> * Harlem Residents to Protest Rezoning Plans <br /> * More Headlines...</p> </div> <a href="/blog/42876-democracy-now-headlines-fri-june-20-2008-1-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42875-democracy-now-headlines-fri-june-20-2008-2-2 2008-07-02T06:39:11Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2CD-bZLoDp0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2CD-bZLoDp0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/42875-democracy-now-headlines-fri-june-20-2008-2-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/48412" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Headlines</p> <p> * Congress to Grant Immunity to Telecoms <br /> * House Approves $162 Billion War Funding Bill <br /> * Report: Israel Rehearses Bombing Iran <br /> * Report: North America to Experience More Extreme Weather <br /> * Flooding Spreads Along the Mississippi River <br /> * Obama to Opt Out of Public Financing <br /> * Gonzales Ousted Torture Critic, Offered Him US Attorney Job <br /> * UN: Rape & Sexual Violence is a Tactic of War <br /> * FBI Arrests Two Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Managers <br /> * Environmentalist Sentenced to Six Years in Jail <br /> * Harlem Residents to Protest Rezoning Plans <br /> * More Headlines...</p> </div> <a href="/blog/42875-democracy-now-headlines-fri-june-20-2008-2-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42699-here-is-the-reason-not-to-support-the-democrats 2008-07-01T18:41:38Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fXJbyu5Dby0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fXJbyu5Dby0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/42699-here-is-the-reason-not-to-support-the-democrats"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/48187" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch more at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com">www.theyoungturks.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/42699-here-is-the-reason-not-to-support-the-democrats">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42664-bush-praises-illegal-wiretapping-bill-fisa 2008-07-26T08:43:10Z NCDem Amy <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Fddtxdcl8E&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Fddtxdcl8E&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/42664-bush-praises-illegal-wiretapping-bill-fisa"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/48145" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Bush praises FISA, the illegal wiretapping bill, immediately prior to its passage in the House on a 293-129 vote.</p> <p>Per the ACLU:</p> <p>http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/35740prs20080620.html</p> <p>"The bill [FISA] allows for mass, untargeted and unwarranted surveillance of all communications coming in to and out of the United States. The courts' role is superficial at best, as the government can continue spying on our communications even after the FISA court has objected. Democratic leaders turned what should have been an easy FISA fix into the wholesale giveaway of our Fourth Amendment rights."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/42664-bush-praises-illegal-wiretapping-bill-fisa">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38305-summer-vacation 2008-07-26T08:34:26Z orwelloptimist <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0lZ8oFriLXo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0lZ8oFriLXo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38305-summer-vacation"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43267" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Orwell Was An Optimist</p> <p>Episode I: Summer Vacation</p> <p>Everbody's going on vacation. Bush, Congress, the Constitution...</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38305-summer-vacation">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38298-episode-8-the-ol-wiretap-dance-10-14-07 2008-07-26T08:34:25Z orwelloptimist <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/66gjksXoZb0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/66gjksXoZb0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38298-episode-8-the-ol-wiretap-dance-10-14-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43260" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Congress promised to fix the wiretappng law. So why are they making it worse?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38298-episode-8-the-ol-wiretap-dance-10-14-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36804-congress-stand-firm-behind-the-restore-act 2008-06-10T03:29:32Z thinkingblue <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q4Z5cKon0xc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q4Z5cKon0xc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36804-congress-stand-firm-behind-the-restore-act"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/41445" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Tell House Members to Stand Firm Behind the RESTORE Act! The FISA bill passed by the Senate is a disgrace. By legalizing warrantless spying on Americans and granting retroactive amnesty to lawbreaking telecoms, the Senate seeks to ensure that the Bush administration&#39;s illegal spying programs are never investigated or subjected to the rule of law. The Senate bill is a profound betrayal of the votes of millions of Americans who voted in 2006 to put Democrats in control of Congress in order to increase, not eliminate, checks and oversight on this administration, and to restore the rule of law to our country. The House&#39;s RESTORE Act is an infinitely superior bill. It provides real safeguards on the President&#39;s spying powers while providing him with the surveillance powers he needs to protect the country. It enables the issue of the legality of the President&#39;s spying programs to be decided where it belongs -- in a court of law. And it preserves the crucial balance that has existed for decades between enabiling necessary surveillance on Americans and ensuring that our political leaders do not abuse that power. In the wake of the discovery of the Watergate crimes and decades of surveillance abuses, the Congress of the mid-1970s acted on a bipartisan basis to put into place safeguards to ensure that even our highest political officials must adhere to the law and can only exercise eavesdropping powers with real safeguards. The RESTORE Act continues that tradition, while the Senate bill eviscerates it. We urge Democratic House members to stand firm behind the bill they passed and not capitulate once again to the bullying, manipulative demands of the Bush administration for ever-greater unchecked power, as embodied by the warrantless eavesdropping and telecom immunity provisions of the Senate bill. Sign Petition: action.firedoglake.com/page/petition/RestoreFISA</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36804-congress-stand-firm-behind-the-restore-act">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36040-codepink-in-conyers-judiciary-hearing-on-fisa 2008-06-10T20:29:32Z codepinkDC <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CAM9O6l0hiY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CAM9O6l0hiY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36040-codepink-in-conyers-judiciary-hearing-on-fisa"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/40377" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>CODEPINK continues putting pressure on Congress to make President Bush accountable for his actions.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36040-codepink-in-conyers-judiciary-hearing-on-fisa">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35599-whirlybird 2008-06-12T12:22:50Z davenold <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tsm-ZYVQ7pM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tsm-ZYVQ7pM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35599-whirlybird"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/39178" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>I'm over here</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35599-whirlybird">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/32113-corporate-amnesty-vs-your-privacy-big-vote-this-week 2008-06-17T15:36:36Z LiberalViewer <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xy0ZBDdEQOM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xy0ZBDdEQOM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/32113-corporate-amnesty-vs-your-privacy-big-vote-this-week"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/34607" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>If the Bush Administration gets its way this week in the US Congress, Bush and the big telecommunications corporations will never be held accountable for years of illegal spying on Americans and that kind of spying will again be authorized. You can add your voice in opposition by telling a member of the U.S. House of Representatives to</p> <p>SAY NO TO TELECOM AMNESTY AND </p> <p>SAY NO TO WARRANTLESS WIRETAPS</p> <p>by calling the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at</p> <p>(202) 224-3121</p> <p>Or, you can sign an online petition to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, encouraging them to stand up and protect the U.S. Constitution in the face of the Bush Administration's power grab, at <a href="http://www.aclu.org/encore">www.aclu.org</a> </p> <p>Regarding the clips I used in my video, you can find clips of John McCain and others from the ABC News/Facebook/WMUR Republican Debate at: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/story?id=4091645">abcnews.go.com</a> </p> <p>You can find the full segment of "The Word" (AT&Treason) from the March 6th episode of "The Colbert Report" from which I took 2 clips in this video at: <a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=163287">www.comedycentral.com</a> </p> <p>And, you can find the two parts of ACLU of Illinois Director of Communications and Public Policy, Ed Yohnka's recent video conference call at: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKdyDfim7JE">www.youtube.com</a> </p> <p>And at: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFnybeQE7BQ">www.youtube.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/32113-corporate-amnesty-vs-your-privacy-big-vote-this-week">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/31342-pirates 2008-07-26T08:45:16Z Cosmo Plavix <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8orq7Ail-qo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8orq7Ail-qo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/31342-pirates"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/33788" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>When the sea is yer mistress ye blow with the wind, <br />And the gales pitch the salt in yer eyes, <br />Down below Davey Jones has a place fer yer bones <br />Yet ye sail the far reach fer yer prize, <br />Aye there's booty aplenty and grog fer yer mates, <br />Thar be gold in the hold of the foe, <br />So ye stand straight and strong fer it won't be that long, <br /> 'til yer rich as a king and Yo Ho,</p> <p>We're God's chosen pirates, we prey on the weak, <br />And our wrath she be fearsome a'bornin, <br />When the fray's dead and done, we'll be havin' some fun, <br />And yer hole will be sore in the mornin',</p> <p>Pass a law fer insurance, pass a law fer defense, <br />Pass a law fer the partners abroad, <br />Pass a law for the dollars, the quarters, and cents, <br />Tell the rubes it descended from God, <br />Pass a law to protect my own jowly neck, <br />Pass a law that'll keep down the poor, <br />If they cry, if they mew, string 'em up, run 'em through <br />Use the lash, if they flinch, give 'em more,</p> <p>We're God's chosen pirates, we prey on the weak, <br />And our wrath she be fearsome a'bornin, <br />When the fray's dead and done, we'll be havin' some fun, <br />And yer hole will be sore in the mornin',</p> <p>Come about, trim her up on a broad starboard reach, <br />We be circlin' the globe to the right, <br />You can shout, you can scowl, you can step in the breach, <br />But we strike in the dead of the night, <br />As ye lie in yer nightmares yer throat will be nicked, <br />And yer blood will run red overboard, <br />And yer widow will wail, and then she'll be dicked, <br />And yer orphans be fed to the horde,</p> <p>We're God's chosen pirates, we prey on the weak, <br />And our wrath she be fearsome a'bornin, <br />When the fray's dead and done, we'll be havin' some fun, <br />And yer hole will be sore in the mornin'.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/31342-pirates">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/31294-they-hate-your-guts 2008-07-26T08:45:16Z Cosmo Plavix <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kmbSM7xDImw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kmbSM7xDImw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/31294-they-hate-your-guts"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/33737" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Down in the swampy streets of Washington, <br />Along the river in the noonday sun they meet, <br />And they don't even feel the heat.</p> <p>They're bought and paid for like a high class whore <br />Completely rotten to the very core, it's true, <br />That they don't never think of you.</p> <p>They look into your bedroom drawer, <br />They look into your mail, <br />They listen to your telephone calls, <br />And then they put you into jail, <br />They pour the water down your throat, <br />They beat you til you squeal, <br />And they be telling all your friends, <br />That none of it is real,</p> <p>I gotta say they really hate your guts, <br />They really laughin' in your face and you just smile, <br />You watchin TV all the while,</p> <p>Why can't you see they really hate your guts, <br />You just a slave inside a pretty colored cell, <br />I thought you'd recognize the smell.</p> <p>They look into your bedroom drawer, <br />They look into your mail, <br />They listen to your telephone calls, <br />And then they put you into jail, <br />They pour the water down your throat, <br />They beat you til you squeal, <br />And they be telling all your friends, <br />That none of it is real,</p> <p>Down in the swampy streets of Washington, <br />They do their planning for the businesses they run, <br />And you don't own a single one,</p> <p>You're bought and paid for like a rich man's dog, <br />Maybe you're happy like a well fed hog, okay, <br />But all your freedom's yesterday.</p> <p>They hate your guts, you know they hate your guts.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/31294-they-hate-your-guts">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/29891-stop-the-spying 2008-07-26T08:35:41Z Josh Glasstetter <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i1m35EzVCpw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i1m35EzVCpw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/29891-stop-the-spying"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32173" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>SIGN THE PETITION: <a href="http://www.pfaw.org/go/StopImmunity">www.pfaw.org</a> <br />Americans speak out against telecom immunity, urging Congress to stand up to the Bush administration and stop the spying. A video from People For the American Way and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/29891-stop-the-spying">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/27156-russ-feingold-on-the-new-fisa-legislation 2008-06-10T15:34:53Z cliffschecter <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QDlYcn5HEs8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QDlYcn5HEs8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/27156-russ-feingold-on-the-new-fisa-legislation"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/29191" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Just about the most genuine guy in the Senate. Listen to what Russ has to say about his emails and phone calls and the fact that you have actually lost your right to privacy.</p><p>Just trust them. The Bushes. And Cheneys. With your personal info. You know, because they have been so trustworthy on Iraq (935 lies, oh&nbsp;my!), Gulf Of Tonkin/Strait of Hormuz, attorney firings, secret energy meetings, Gonzo, Katrina, abstinence education, Bolton at the UN, Alito, and the art of pretzel ingestion.</p><p>In other words, you might want to listen to what Senator Feingold has to say...</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/27156-russ-feingold-on-the-new-fisa-legislation">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/27079-global-dominator 2008-07-26T08:34:27Z hammering the issues <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s_JehSyWJRI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s_JehSyWJRI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/27079-global-dominator"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/29115" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A 30 second ad created for the Bush in 30 seconds competition.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/27079-global-dominator">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/18953-john-edwards-no-torture-will-be-tolerated-when-i-m-president 2008-06-14T15:31:25Z NCDem Amy <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mDew97r1gAk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mDew97r1gAk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/18953-john-edwards-no-torture-will-be-tolerated-when-i-m-president"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/18624" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John Edwards at the CNN debate says, that when he's president of the United States, no torture will be tolerated, we will end racial profiling, illegal spying on Americans and close guatanamo</p> </div> <a href="/blog/18953-john-edwards-no-torture-will-be-tolerated-when-i-m-president">Watch the video</a>