Means of information war threaten democracy and mankind -Thank you Mojmir Babacek from Czech and John Allman from the UK
Deepest thanks to Mojmir Babacek and John Allman. Very wonderfully written and very very helpful.Thank you so very very much!!Ron AngellDownload entire document in this Blog post from the below link:Means of Information War Threaten Democracy and Mankind.doc----- Forwarded Message ----From: Mojmir BabacekTo: ronSent: Monday, June 22, 2009 4:08:00 PMSubject: article which could break secrecy sorrouding mind control weaponsHello,in the attachement I am e-mailing you an article whose wide dissemination could break the secrecy surrounding mind control technology. I am e-mailing the article all aroung the world, asking people for help. Could you help with the dissemination? I have managed to publish it on the Czech Internet newspaper and on several information servers here. Isn't there any place where you could place it? I believe you would really help to a good thing to happen. I have already found people who are not victims of mind control experimentation and are willing to participate in this effort.Mojmir Babacekmeans of information war threaten democracy and mankindMojmir Babacek(edited by John Allman)In the report on U.S. military policy by Project for New American Century it is stated: "It is now commonly understood that information and other new technologies … are creating a dynamic that may threaten America's ability to exercise its dominant military power. Potential rivals, such as China are anxious to exploit those transformational technologies broadly, while adversaries like Iran, Iraq and North Korea are rushing to develop ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons … the effects of information and other advanced technologies promise to revolutionize the nature of conventional armed forces" (ref. 13, pg. 4 and 11). The military concept of information technologies is, though, kept hidden from the world general public.In February 2000 the Russian daily Segodnya, in the article "Riders of Psychotronic Apocalypse" (1), informed that in 1996 Russian government's information agency FAPSI warned that the effect of "informational means of war" is comparable to "the effect of use of weapon of mass destruction" and produced a report entitled "Information Weapon as a Threat to National Security of Russia". In reaction the Russian State Duma and consequently Interparliamentary Assembly of the Union of Independent States addressed the United Nations, OBSE and European Council with a proposal for an international convention banning the development and use of informational weapons. According to the same newspaper Segodnya in March 1998, the matter was discussed with U.N. secretary general Kofi Anan, and included on the agenda of General Assembly of the U.N. Most probably the USA vetoed this proposal and in consequence the ban of informational weapons was not discussed by the General Assembly of the United Nations.In the Doctrine of Informational Security of the Russian Federation, signed by president Putin in September 2000, among the dangers threatening the informational security of Russian Federation, is listed “the threat to the constitutional rights and freedoms of people and citizens in the sphere of spiritual life… individual, group and societal consciousness” and “illegal use of special means affecting individual, group and societal consciousness.” (16). Among the major directions of the international cooperation toward the guaranteeing of the information security is listed “the ban of production, dissemination and use of ‘information weapons’.”(17).Segodnya, in the discussed article, described mostly "mysterious information-psychological" means capable not only of harming human health, but also of blocking human free will at the subconscious level, impairing human beings’ ability of “political, cultural and other self-identification" and even “causing destruction of indivisible informational and spiritual space of the Russian Federation”. According to Russian scientist A. F. Okhatrin, those means are also capable to kill people (2). Underneath the article, Segodnya published a review of weapons affecting human psyche which it obtained from the Russian Department of Defense. Together with ultrasound and microwave weapons, there are listed "psychotronic weapons" which, in addition to having the capability of "transfering information among people", are able to act on communication and electronic systems (1).In the Space Preservation Bill proposed by Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2001, the following technologies enabling access to human brain, human health impairment or killing of people were named: "land-based, sea-based or space-based systems using radiation, electromagnetic, psychotronic, sonic, laser or other energies directed at individual persons or targeted populations for the purpose of information war, mood managment or mind control of such persons or populations" (4). "Psychotronic weapon" listed in the Dennis J. Kucinich's bill is described as a weapon using "torsion fields" radiation in the book "Psychotronic Weapon and the Security of Russia" (6) by Russian scientist Vladimir Tsygankov and Vladimir Lopatin (a politician, who worked on Committees on Security in Russian Federal Republic, State Duma of the Russian Federation and the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Union of Independent States). Among the possible sources of remote influence on human psyche those two authors list “generators of physical fields” of "known as well as unknown nature" (14). It is well known that both KGB and CIA carried out a large-scale research of psychic phenomena in the 70’s of the past century. It is not out of question that their scientists succeded in discovering the physical basis of those phenomena. The physical concept of non-local electron and photon connection can be certainly used to explain those phenomena.The ability of sound and light technologies to influence human psyche is exemplified by Psychowalkman industry. The existence of the electromagnetic mind control technology is confirmed in the Conclusion of the Committee on Security of the Russian State Duma [3] and can be deduced from scientific and military literature.Nerve impulses in the brain are carried by electrical signals triggered by changes in chemical balance. During the fifties and sixties of the past century, it was proved that human nervous system and behavior can be thoroughly controlled by electric signals imported to the brain by tiny electrodes (41). 100 stimulations of one point in the bull‘s brain made him 100 times bellow. When a man was asked to straighten his hand the bending of which was stimulated he replied “I think your electricity is stronger then my will.” By means of electrical stimulation of the brain the rhythm of breathing and heart beat [this was even stopped for several pulses] was affected as well as the function of the most of the viscera - alike the secretion of the gall bladder. The stimulation of points in the brain where feelings and emotions reside produced decisions. A passive, depressed woman tore up a piece of paper when her center of anger was stimulated: “I did not control myself. I had to get up and tear”, she commented. An aggressive woman, with the same point stimulated, got up and smashed against the wall the guitar she was playing until the moment of stimulation. The intensity of feelings could be controlled by turning the knob which controlled the intensity of the electric current. When the pleasure center was stimulated women offered marriage to therapists. Stimulation of a point in a monkey‘s brain stopped her maternal behavior toward a newborn baby. When the limbic system was stimulated the patients vigilance weakened, they lost capacity to think, often they began to undress or grope and when the stimulation stopped they did not remember it. The signals had to be delivered in specific frequencies to produce repetitive action of neurons. Spanish scientist Jose Delgado became world known when he, with the use of this technology, made a bull attack him by pressing one button on the small black box and stopped the bull few feet away from him by pressing another button.The idea that electric currents in the brain could be induced by electromagnetic energy is an obvious next step in this path of research. The information inside of the brain is processed digitally; in other words analog perceptions are “translated” and transferred by a number and frequency of nerve impulses, while the intensity of the feeling or perception usually corresponds to the intensity of electrical current. Walter J. Freeman, who had been for years measuring the brain activity in reaction to different stimuli by multitudes of microelectrodes, presented already in 1975 a hypothesis “that a novel external stimulus is broadly transmitted from the primary sensory cortex or thalamus to other parts of the cortex... transmission occurs at some characteristic frequency, and...reception occurs in ... sets tuned to that frequency” (37). In other words, when neurons cooperate in the processing of specific information they synchronize their activity and oscillate in the same frequency. In an experiment by Wolf Singer (20) the differences in brain activity in reaction to two different stimuli, presented to the tested subject at the same time, were represented by two different groups of neurons oscillating in different frequencies. In the modern scientific literature synchronization of frequencies of emitted nerve impulses in different parts of the brain as a principle of brain functioning is generally accepted (19). Electroencephalographers have no doubt that those synchronizations appear on the EEG recordings and are already able to “read” in those frequencies the single letters of a word perceived by the tested subject (21). Theoretically this means that the events in the brain can be produced “synthetically” from the outside when additional energy is pumped into the brain in specific frequencies corresponding to specific brain activities. John Marks, in his book on CIA mind control research, quotes one of the CIA research veterans recalling a colleague’s joke: “If you could find the natural radio frequency of a person‘s sphincter, you could make him run out of the room real fast” (22). Since most of the activity of human brain takes place in frequencies from 1 to 100 Hz and electromagnetic waves of this frequency are hundreds and even thousands of miles long, and, for that matter, could not target human brain, scientists started experimenting with pulsed microwaves. There exist “window” frequencies at which microwaves penetrate deep enough into the brain to produce activity of neurons.The interaction of electromagnetic radiation and chemicals in the brain was demonstrated for example by the experiment where irradiation of rats’ heads by 20 and 40 mW/cm2 microwaves pulsed at 300, 600 and 1000 Hz woke the rats up in 5 minutes from narcosis (23). Electrical signals of neurons in the brain are mediated by chemicals called neurotransmitters. At a conference on “Emerging Electromagnetic Medicine” in 1989 Capt. Paul Tyler, director of the U.S. Navy Electromagnetic Radiation Project between 1970 and 1977, quoted in his lecture the research of Dr. Merrit who measured the decrease of norepinephrine, serotonine and dopamine when a field of 80 mW/cm2 was applied (24). All those hormones act as neurotransmitters into the cortex. Dopamin influences the ability to learn and other cognitive abilities. Disruption in the biosynthesis or transmission of dopamine can lead to Parkinson’s disease. In another experiment a 500Hz signal produced release of neradrenaline in sympathetical neurons (25). Since those neurons control the muscles of internal organs and noraderenaline acts there as a neurotransmitter, an oposite signal should be able to reduce the activity of internal organs and eventually impair human health. The publication of the World Health Organization on the effects of electromagnetic radiation on living organisms from 1981 (25) gives many examples of the effects of microwave radiation on the excretion of glands and chemical composition of blood. Many of those effects could harm human health. Microwave radiation can also affect molecules of DNA and thus affect the development of organisms (25). This was proved by an experiment by Yale neurophysiologist, Jose Delgado, where the irradiation of chicken embryos by 10, 100 and 1000 Hz stopped their development including the development of hearts and veins. The experiment was replicated by the American Navy with the same results. Such attack by microwaves could have, in the long run, disastrous impact on targeted populations.A a matter of fact microwave radiation can produce many deadly effects. In the experiment by McAffee already mentioned, the microwaves pulsed at 300, 600 and 1000 Hz produced impairment in breathing (leading even to suffocation) in rats. A similar signal could also suffocate human beings. At the conference on Nonlinear Electrodynamics in Biological Systems in 1983 the experiment was presented where blood clots were formed by microwave radiation (26). This capability is also suitable for weaponisation. Similarly dangerous is the finding of Allan Frey that radio frequency radiation can weaken the blood-brain barrier that prevents poisonous chemicals from the access into the brain (30). In 1986 the American Air Force issued a book “Low Intensity Conflict and Modern Technology” (18). The chapter headed “Electromagnetic Spectrum in Low Intensity Conflict”, was written by Capt. Paul Tyler, who had been the director of the U.S. Navy Electromagnetic Radiation Project from 1970 until 1977. At the beginning of the chapter, Tyler quotes a source entitled “Final Report on Biotechnology Research Requirements for Aeronautical Systems Through the Year 2000” that had been issued by American Air Force in 1982: “Currently available data allow the projection that specially generated radiofrequency radiation (RFR) fields may pose a powerful and revolutionary antipersonnel military threats ... the passage of approximately 100 miliamperes through the myocardium can lead to cardiac standstill and death ... A rapidly scanning RFR system could provide an effective stun or kill capability over a large area. System effectiveness will be a function of wave form, field intensity, pulse width, repetition frequency, and carrier frequency.”In less draconian assault, the use of microwaves could be limited just to the influence of human behavior. In 1985 Kathleen McAuliffe visited Jose Delgado in his laboratory in Spain, where he experimented with electromagnetic stimulation of brain. She subsequently wrote an article for the magazine OMNI (27). Jose Delgado showed her how he could make an ape fall asleep, or make it overactive, or how he could calm down fighting fish using suitably modulated microwave radiation.The next series of experiments shows that human behavior can be controlled in even more intricate ways. In 1962 Allan H. Frey published in the “Journal of Applied Physiology” (28) the results of experimentation with transmission of sounds into the brain by electromagnetic radiation at a distance of up to 1000 feet. The “electromagnetic” sounds were heard by deaf as well as hearing people. In his report, Frey writes that, by then, only the visual system had been shown to respond to electromagnetic energy and he noted that, “With somewhat different transmission parameters we can induce the perception of severe buffeting of the head..” and ”Changing ... parameters again, one can induce a ‘pins-and-needles’ sensation.” Frey’s experiment was replicated several times by other scientists (28). Another, more advanced experiment that also involved the transmission of radio modulated with audible sounds into the brain, was published only inadvertently, when Don R. Justesen used, in the article on "Microwaves and Behavior" (29), the result of an experiment described to him over the telephone conversation by his colleague J. C. Sharp, who worked on a secret military project Pandora. Joseph C. Sharp at the Walter Reed Army Institute improved the method of Frey to the point that he was able to transmit into the experimental subject’s brain words which he could understand. The ability of U.S. military to produce perception of speech in humans by microwave radiation substantiates the article by Sharon Weinberger, “Mind Games”, which was published in The Washington Post in January 2007. In response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed for the article the Air Force released “records that note that the patent was based on human experimentation in October 1994 at the Air Force lab, where scientists were able to transmit phrases into the heads of human subjects” The article also states that “the research laboratory, citing classification, refused to discuss it or release other materials” (31).Robert Becker, who was twice nominated for Nobel price for his share in the discovery of the effects of pulsed fields at the healing of broken bones, wrote about the experiment by J. F. Schapitz, who stated: “In this investigation it will be shown that the spoken word of hypnotist may also be conveyed by modulated electromagnetic energy directly into the subconcscious parts of the human brain - i. e. without employing any technical devices for receiving or transcoding the messages and without the person exposed to such influence having a chance to control the information input consciously.” In one of the four experiments subjects were given a test of hundred questions, ranging from easy to technical ones. Later, not knowing they were being irradiated, they would be subjected to information beams suggesting the answers to the questions they had left blank, amnesia for some of their correct answers, and memory falsification for other correct answers. After 2 weeks they had to pass the test again (30). The results of those experiments were never published. Apparently in those experiments the messages were sent into human brain in ultrasound frequencies which the human brain perceives, but of which the subject is unaware. According to Russian newspapers, in this way, people may be programmed to perform different actions in the same way people can be programmed under hypnosis. The use of this method was questioned in the Russian press when general Lev Rokhlin was killed by his wife in his sleep at 2 a.m. after she had had a casual telephone conversation with a female friend. Did her friend use a sequence of words which were supposed to trigger the murderous action? Before his murder General Rokhlin planned for army protests against army reform and visited editor’s desks of Russian newspapers, telling them he might be soon killed in a car accident, during a drinking spree or during an argument with his wife (42).In his book “Cross Currents” Robert Becker presents the report coming from the Microwave Research Department at the Walter Reed Army Institute, where J.C. Sharp carried out his experiment with the transmission of words into the brain by radiofrequency radiation. The report deals with the effects of pulsed microwaves on the nervous system and describes the division of testing program into four parts: 1) prompt debilitating effects; 2) prompt stimulation auditory effects; 3) work interference (stoppage) effects; 4) effects on stimulus controlled behavior. The report presents this conclusion: “Microwave pulses appear to couple to the central nervous system and produce stimulation similar to electrical stimulation unrelated to heat” (32).The American Air Force, according to the Final Report on Biotechnology Research Requirements for Aeronautical Systems Through the Year 2000, divided the research of radiofrequency weapons into three areas: 1) Pulsed RFR Effects - projected research since 1980 until 1995; 2) “Mechanisms of RFR with Living Systems” referred to as “continuation of ongoing research” beginning in 1980 and forecast to conclude around 1997;3) “RFR forced disruptive phenomena” - starting around 1986 with the projectedcontinuation until 2010. In the second volume of this report, it was stated that the work on the project was progressing according to the schedule or in advance. The last-mentioned area of research is redefined in the second volume: “While initial attention should be toward degradation of human performance through thermal loading and electromagnetic field effects, subsequent work should address the possibilities of directing and interrogating mental functioning, using externally applied fields...” (33).In the Soviet Russia the ongoing research in this area was completely hidden from the public, but change of political system and actual use of this equipment during the putsch against Gorbachov brought this subject to newspapers headlines. According to Russian daily newspapers, during the failed coup d'etat against Gorbachov, General Kobets warned the defenders of the Russian White House that mind control technology could be used against them. After the putsch, respected Russian scientist Victor Sedlecki published a statement in the Russian daily Komsomolskaya Pravda that psychotronic biogenerators were mass produced in the Soviet Union and were used during the failed coup d'etat [7], but failed to succeed due to the inexperience of the personel who operated them. In the following spree of articles on the subject of mind control, the experiment was published where manipulation of masses of people by microwave radiation was performed. Already in 1974, after successful testing on a military unit in Novosibirsk, the installation Radioson (Radiosleep) was registered with the Government Committee on the Matters of Inventions and Discoveries of the USSR, described as a method of induction of sleep by means of radio waves. Apparently, in 1974, the entire military unit was put to sleep (5).In the book “Low Intensity Conflict and Modern Technology” (18), Captain Tyler also wrote: “Because of the many parameters involved and the apparent specificity of each parameter, one can tailor a specific response. The ability to have this kind of flexibility provides an enormous range of options to the user. It opens the door for providing an appropriate response in warfare, be it conventional or unconventional” (18). If you object that the range of frequencies in which the human nervous system works is too narrow to provide for such a wide choice of reactions, Capt. Tyler writes: “There are unconfirmed reports that change of 0.01 Hz can make a difference.” Since many activities of human brain are represented by different sequences of frequencies, this provides for further large choices.At the end of 1994 the first tests of the most powerful radar system in the world were carried out in Alaska. This year its power should reach 10 billion watts and later 100 billion watts. The main features of the system include its ability to heat the ionosphere and in this way change the altitude of the ionosphere. By this kind of manipulation of the ionosphere, it is possible to bounce the electromagnetic waves back from the ionosphere to whichever region of the planet one wishes to target. According to the official information by the U.S. government the system HAARP is designed for scientific research. However, there are too many facts suggesting that the major reason for its construction are military purposes. The main patent of Bernard J. Eastlund (number 4,686,605) proposes the use of the system for destruction of navigation systems of airplanes and missiles wherever in the atmosphere they might be, and for interference with all communication systems anywhere on the planet, and the global weather control. Other patents connected with the system propose the use of the system for induction of detonations in the extent of nuclear explosions and other military uses (33).Evidently, the warning of Russian intelligence agency FAPSI to the Russian government and the article in the Russian daily “Segodnya” were amongst the recations to the installation of the U.S. system HAARP. The HAARP system can pulse microwave radiation begining from one thousandth of one Hertz and, in this case, there is hardly and doubt that it can change pulses of microwave radiation by 1 thousandth of Hertz, as well in frequencies from 1 to 100 Hertz which are crucial for the functioning of human nervous system. In June 1995, Michael Persinger, who apparently worked on the American Navy's project of non-lethal electromagnetic weapons “Sleeping Beauty”, published, in a scientific magazine Perception and Motor Skills the article where he states: “the technical capability to influence directly the major portion of the approximately six billion brains of the human species without mediation through classical sensory modalities by generating neural information within a physical medium within which all members of the species are immersed… is now marginally feasible” (34).John B. Alexander, who later became the Director of Non-lethal Programs in Los Alamos National Laboratory, wrote in his article in the Military Review in the year 1980: “whoever makes the first major breakthrough in this field will have a quantum lead over his opponent, an advantage similar to sole possession of nuclear weapons” (35). Samuel Koslov, a leading personality of the Pandora project that was dedicated to research of effects of microwave radiation on humans, and a researcher at the John Hopkins University, in his closing speech at the conference on Nonlinear Electrodynamics in Biological Systems in 1984, said that the conference had proven that the external electric fields can “become a key to the cellular control console. The implications, social, economic, and even military are enormous.” Koslov went on: “If much of what we have heard is indeed correct, it may be not less significant to the nation than the prospects that faced the physics community in 1939 when the long-time predicted fissionability of the nucleus was actually demonstrated. You may recall the famous letter of Albert Einstein to President Roosvelt. When we’re in a position to do so in terms of our proofs, I would propose that an analogous letter is required” (26).It is this perspective, of the revolutionary nature of these scientific developments, that gives us the title, “Revolution in Military Affairs and Conflict Short of War”, of a book published by the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College in 1994 (36). Since the national security information is in question, the book cannot tell the readers what technology exactly is making this revolution feasible. From the beginning the authors were aware that the use of this technology may run counter to basic moral and political values of the American society, and in consequence the revolution in military affairs would require a moral and political revolution to come first: ”In the pre-RMA days, psychological operations and psychological warfare were primitive. As they advanced into the electronic and bioelectronic era, it was necessary to rethink our ethical prohibitions on manipulating the minds of enemies (and potential enemies) both international and domestic... Through persistent efforts and very sophisticated domestic ”consciousness raising”, old-fashioned notions of personal privacy and national sovereignty changed.” Since it is difficult for them to imagine that the American society would accept the ethical and political revolution that would deprive the citizen of his privacy, they develop a scenario of events which would lead the American political leaders to back this revolution. The scenario is placed into the year 2000, and is based on the situation of growing terrorism, drug trafficking and criminality. In the document Rebuilding Americas Defenses, backed by the past U.S. government, we read: “To preserve American military preeminence in the coming decades, the Department of Defense must … seek to exploit the emerging revolution in military affairs … Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a new Pearl Harbor” (ref. 13, pg. 51). Was it by accident that in 2001 a masive terrorist attack ocurred in the USA facilitated by questionable work of U.S. intelligence services and followed by anthrax attacks where the only indicted scientist, Bruce Ivins, did not have the technical means and scientific knowledge to turn the anthrax spores into a deadly aerosol which was used and that those two attacks were followed by an assault on privacy of U.S. Citizens and international law?The scenario goes on: “The president was thus amenable to the use of the sort of psychotechnology which formed the core of the RMA (revolution in military affairs) in conflict short of war ... As technology changed the way force was applied, things such as personal courage, face-to-face leadership, and the ‘warfighter’ mentality became irrelevant.” So the psychotechnology, which formed the core of the RMA, provided new methods for influencing the psyche of the adversary, in place of the classical strategy to make him fear his death. The book goes on: “Potential or possible supporters of the insurgency around the world were identified using the comprehensive Interagency Integrated Database. These were categorized as ‘potential’ or ‘active’, with sophisticated personality simulations used to develop, tailor and focus psychological campaigns for each. There is also potential for defensive psychotechnology such as ‘strategic personality simulations’ to aid national security decision makers.” (See Norman D. Livergood and Stephen D. Williams, “Strategic Personality Simulation: A New Strategic Concept”, unpublished draft paper, Carlisle Barracks, PAK: U.S. Army War College, 1994). In other words if there was, for example, a new Jesus Christ, U.S. agencies would simply engineer his personality to make sure he would not introduce any cultural changes. Once the strategy of computerized personality simulation is applied, the unfolding of human history will be totally controlled by elites having exclusive access to those technologies. The conclusion of the authors was: “Whether we opt for revolution or evolution, change will occur.”The concept of the “strategic personality stimulation” is probably tested on some of the people in the USA who claim to be mind control experiments victims, whose number, rapidly growing after 9/11 attacks, inspired the article in Washington Post, entitled “Mind Games” (31) in 2007. Cheryl Welsh, the director of the American organization Mind Justice (38) claims that she has received over 2500 complaints from U.S. citizens, that they fell victims to those experiments. Though some of those people may be mentally ill, many of them defend themselves in a rational way that suggests that they are mentally sound. A similar situation obtains in Russia. Russian politician Vladimir Lopatin admitted nonconcensual human-subject experiments had been conducted in Russia, when he wrote in the quoted book: “Compensation of damages and losses connected with social rehabilitation of persons suffering from destructive informational influence must be realized in legal trial…” (14). Growing numbers of complaints are coming as well from China and Japan (over 200).The European Parliament reacted to the installation of HAARP system by calling for “an international convention introducing a global ban on all developments and deployments of weapons which might enable any form of manipulation of human beings” (15, Paragraph 27). The body of the European Parliament STOA (Scientific and Technolgical Options Assessment) in the document “Crowd Control Technologies” (40) informed this resolution, originally proposed drafting of Paragraph 27 to say that the parliament called for “an international convention for a global ban on all research and development … which seeks to apply knowledge of the chemical, electrical, sound vibration or other functioning of the human brain to the development of weapons which might enable the manipulation of human beings, including a ban of any actual or possible deployment of such systems”. US Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich, the author of a Bill introduced into the US Congress in October 2001 proposing a ban on the deployment of “mind control” weapons, was quoted to assert that those weapons actually exist and “those people who control them are deadly serious and intend to use them, if we don't stop the weaponisation of space” (10).Electromagnetic technology enabling remote control of the functioning of human organism is subjected to National Security Information law in the USA (8) and all technologies enabling access to human brain are subject to the same law in the Russian Federation (9). Under such conditions, the mass media cannot fully disclose the existence and capacities of those technologies and world public cannot be engaged in favour of a ban on the use of such capabilities. The ownership of those capabilities gives opportunity to governments to use them against individuals (and eventually against masses), without giving them any access to any legal remedy. The concept of the world respecting freedom and human rights is fundamentally corrupted in this way. In November 2000 the Committee on Security of the Russian State Duma stated that capabilities enabling remote control of human nervous system or the remote infliction of health impairment are available to many modern governments (3). This was confirmed by the article from the U.S. army weekly Defense News stating that mind control technologies were used by the Israelis against the Palestinians (12).Evidently the secret arms race among the world governments may continue until the information war actually breaks out. V. Lopatin, in the book “Psychotronic Weapon and the Security of Russia”, stated that psychotronic war is, as a matter of fact, “already taking place without declaration of war”. In this way the human world may sink into some kind of virtual reality where the independence of human thinking, feeling and decision making will be destroyed as a part of an “information war” or, in the worst case, into the reality where large masses of people will be killed, and unlike the aftermath of the deployment of nuclear weapons, the planet will still remain inhabitable for the survivors.With emerging energetic and climate crises and a presently-growing global economic crisis, either the next world war could erupt, or the means of remote manipulation of human brains and organisms could be applied to control dissatisfied citizens. Our elected democratic representatives are responsible for foreseeing the emerging crises and preventing them from happening by appropriate measures. However, they do not have mandate from citizens to allow those crises to happen, in order to create opportunities for them to experiment with attempts to solve the problems by use of technologies that allow them to manipulate their citizens’ minds. If this technology is once used against citizens it is questionable whether true democracy will ever be restored. The countries with the most advanced military technologies include the USA, which has never proposed any international initiative aimed at securing the ban of technologies enabling the remote control of human beings. According to the study “Crowd Control Technologies” published by the European Parliament’s STOA office, the USA are the major promoter of the use of those arms. (In fact, it was principally the efforts of the USA government to persuade this outcome that ensured the inclusion in NATO military doctrine of non-lethal technology.) The STOA states: “In October 1999 NATO announced a new policy on non-lethal weapons and their place in allied arsenals”; and “In 1996 non-lethal tools identified by the U.S. Army included… directed energy systems” and “radio frequency weapons” (40).According to the Russian government intelligence agency FAPSI, in the last 15 years, the U.S. expenses on the development and acquisition of the means of informational war grew four times and at the present time they occupy the first place among all military programs (17),(3). Though there are concepts of informational warfare other than the remote control of human beings, the unwillingnes of the USA to engage in the negotiations aimed at the ban of the manipulation of human brains suggests an intention to use those means in internal as well as in international affairs. If the USA achieve essential military preeminence in this area and if no global ban of the use of those technologies against civilians is negotiated, the USA may become a world totalitarian superpower of the new type.So far the only government who made a small step toward the ban of those technologies is the Russian Federation where the addendum to the article 6 of the Russian Federation law “On Weapons” was approved on July 26, 2001. It states: “within the territory of the Russian Federation is prohibited the circulation of weapons and other objects … the effects of the operation of which are based on the use of electromagnetic, light, thermal, infra-sonic or ultra-sonic radiations…”. Besides omitting the “psychotronic energy” The law does not provide any means for Russian citizens to defend themselves against the use of those weapons. Nor is there any compulsion upon the police or public health organizations to set up teams capable of detecting radiation that was enabling remote manipulation of human body and nervous system, or the source of such radiation. Nor does this law prohibit Russian government agencies from the use of such technology against their own citizens. In the USA alone, some of the federal states have enacted in their laws on firearms, new standards on electric and electromagnetic weapons (Michigan in 2003, Massachusetts in 2004, Maine in 2005). Sanctions go from 15 years in jail to life imprisonment, identically with weapons of mass destruction. As in Russia, those laws do not provide for the defense of citizens against the use of those weapons by government agencies.On February 25, 2009 Deputy Chief of General Staff of Russian Army, Anatoli Nogovicyn, stated that within 2 or 3 years a full fledged war in informational sphere, including “information-psychlogical influence on population and military units” may break out (39). So far politicians (especially in the USA) have not shown responsible intention to take action to stop this new arms race, which threatens to place human beings in a position subsidiary to machines and to destroy democracy. Humanitarian organizations apparently do not dare to challenge this National Security Information (on several occasions Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have refused to engage with this issue). Under such circumstances, it is left to citizens themselves to organize defense of their freedoms and elementary human rights, before those technologies are used, either at war or to suppress their dissatisfaction with governments who failed to prevent the emerging crises. They should coordinate their efforts internationally if they want to succeed.
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COPPA 2.0: The New Battle over Privacy, Age Verification, Online Safety & Free Speechhttp://techliberation.com/2009/05/24/coppa-20-the-new-battle-over-privacy-age-verification-online-safety-free-speech/Adam Thierer & I have just released a detailed examination (PDF) of brewing efforts to expand the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to cover adolescents and potentially all social networking sites—an approach we call “COPPA 2.0.”As Adam explained on Larry Magid’s CNET podcast, COPPA mandates certain online privacy protections for children under 13, most importantly that websites obtain the “verifiable consent” of a child’s parent before collecting personal information about that child or giving that child access to interactive functionality that might allow the child to share their personal information with others. The law was intended primarily to “enhance parental involvement in a child’s online activities” as a means of protecting the online privacy and safety of children.Yet advocates of expanding COPPA—or “COPPA 2.0″—see COPPA’s verifiable parental consent framework as a means for imposing broad regulatory mandates in the name of online child safety and concerns about social networking, cyber-harassment, etc. Two COPPA 2.0 bills are currently pending in New Jersey and Illinois. The accelerated review of COPPA to be conducted by the FTC next year (five years ahead of schedule) is likely to bring to Washington serious talk of expanding COPPA—even though Congress clearly rejected covering adolescents age 13-16 when COPPA was first proposed back in 1998.We’ll discuss some of the key points of our paper in a series of blog posts, but here are the top nine reasons for rejecting COPPA 2.0, in that such an approach would:Burden the free speech rights of adults by imposing age verification mandates on many sites used by adults, thus restricting anonymous speech and essentially converging—in terms of practical consequences—with the unconstitutional Children’s Online Protection Act (COPA), another 1998 law sometimes confused with COPPA;Burden the free speech rights of adolescents to speak freely on—or gather information from—legal and socially beneficial websites;Hamper routine and socially beneficial communication between adolescents and adults;Reduce, rather than enhance, the privacy of adolescents, parents and other adults because of the massive volume of personal information that would have to be collected about users for authentication purposes (likely including credit card data);Would likely be the subject of massive fraud or evasion since it is not always possible to definitively verify the parent-child relationship, or because the system could be “gamed” in other ways by determined adolescents;Do nothing to prevent offshore sites and services from operating outside these rules;Present major practical challenges for law enforcement officials in the face of such evasion by both domestic users and offshore sites;Could destroy opportunities for new or smaller website operators to break into the market and offer competing services and innovations, thus contributing to consolidation of online content and services by erecting barriers to entry; andViolate the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, since Internet activity clearly represents interstate commerce that states have no authority to regulate.Online Safety Technology Working Group (OSTWG) Is Underwayhttp://techliberation.com/2009/06/04/online-safety-technology-working-group-ostwg-is-underway/The first meeting of the Online Safety Technology Working Group (OSTWG) took place today and I just wanted to provide interested parties with relevant info and links in case they want to keep track of the task force’s work. As I mentioned back in late April, this new task force was established by the “Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act,” (part of the ‘‘Broadband Data Improvement Act’,’ Pub. L. No. 110-385) and it will report to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).I’m happy to be serving on this new working group and I am particularly honored to be serving as the chairman of 1 of the 4 subcommittees. The four subcommittees will address: data retention, child pornography, educational efforts, and parental controls technologies. I am chairing that last subcommittee on parental controls. The task force has about 35 members and we have a year to conduct our research and report back to Congress. Here are some relevant links from the NTIA website that provide additional details about this task force:Online Safety and Technology Working Group BackgroundMeeting Webcast Archive (RealMedia)June 4, 2009, Public Meeting AgendaOf course, this is certainly not the first task force to explore online safety issues. There was the COPA Commission (2000), the “Thornburgh Commission” report (2002), the U.K. “Byron Commission” report (2008), the Harvard Berkman Center’s Internet Safety Technical Task Force (2008), and the NCTA-iKeepSafe-CommonSenseMedia “Point Smart, Click Safe” working group, which is due to issue its final report shortly. [Full disclosure: I was a member of that last two task forces as well.] I’m currently working on a short paper that attempts to summarize the remarkably similar findings of these important child safety working groups. Generally speaking, they all concluded that education and empowerment, not regulation, were the real keys to moving forward and making our kids safer online.Related TLF PostsVersion 3.1 release: “Parental Controls & Online Child Protection”http://techliberation.com/2008/09/16/version-31-release-parental-controls-online-child-protection/Just FYI, the latest update of my booklet on “Parental Controls and Online Child Protection: A Survey of Tools & Methods” is now live. The new version, Version 3.1, provides minor updates to all sections of the book and a new appendix of relevant research in the field. I issue major updates early each year and 1 or 2 tweaks during the course of the year to reflect the evolution of the parental control and online child safety market and debate.For those not familiar with the report, it explores the market for parental control tools, rating schemes, education efforts, and initiatives aimed at promoting online child safety. I believe that the parental controls and content management tools cataloged in the report represent a better, less restrictive alternative to government regulation. As I conclude after evaluating that state of the market: “There has never been a time in our nation’s history when parents have had more tools and methods at their disposal to help them decide what constitutes acceptable media content in their homes and in the lives of their children.”The report is available free-of-charge on the PFF website, and the previous editions of the report are housed there too in case you want to see how it has evolved over the past two years. For those interested in taking a quick look at the report, I have embedded it down below the fold as a Scribd file. Finally, as is always the case, I encourage readers to send me updates and suggestions for how to improve the report and I will incorporate them into future versions.Cyberbullying Legislation: Why Education is Preferable to RegulationBy Berin Szoka & Adam Thiererhttp://techliberation.com/2009/06/19/cyberbullying-legislation-why-education-is-preferable-to-regulation/We’ve just released a new PFF white paper (PDF) entitled, “Cyberbullying Legislation: Why Education is Preferable to Regulation.” In this 24-page study we note that, compared to previous fears about online predation, which have been greatly overblown, concerns about cyberbullying are more well-founded. Evidence suggests the cyberbullying is on the rise and that it can have profoundly damaging consequences for children.Unsurprisingly, in the wake of a handful of high-profile cyberbullying incidents that resulted in teen/tween suicides, some state lawmakers began floating legislation to address the issue. More recently, two very different federal approaches have been proposed. One approach is focused on the creation of a new federal crime to punish cyberbullying, which would include fines and jail time for violators. In April 2008, Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) introduced H.R. 1966 (originally H.R. 6123), the “Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act,” a bill that would create a new federal felony:“Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person, using electronic means to support severe, repeated, and hostile behavior, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.”The other legislative approach is education-based and would create an Internet safety education grant program to address the issue in schools and communities. In mid-May, the “School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act” (S. 1047) was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and in the House by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). The measure proposes an Internet safety education grant program that will be administered by the Department of Justice, in concurrence with the Department of Education, and the Department of Health & Human Services. These agencies will also work in consultation with education, Internet safety, and other relevant experts to administer a five-year grant program, under which each grant will be awarded for a two-year period.In our paper, we argue that criminalizing what is mostly kid-on-kid behavior—and especially creating a new federal felony, as the Sánchez bill proposes—will not likely solve the age-old problem of kids mistreating each other. Moreover, this approach could raise thorny free speech and due process issues related to how the law defines harassing or intimidating speech. To the extent criminal sanctions are pursued as a solution, it may be preferable to allow state experimentation with varying models.By contrast, education and awareness-based approaches have a chance of effectively reducing truly harmful behavior, especially over the long-haul. Such approaches would have the added benefit of avoiding constitutional pitfalls and subsequent court challenges. Thus, if lawmakers feel the need to address cyberbullying concerns at this time, it is clear that regulation is, at best, premature and that education is the better approach.Our paper can be found on the PFF website or SSRN, and the Scribd version of the document is embedded down below. We welcome your comments on our conclusions.[In a follow-up post, we will address why the criminalization approach to addressing cyberbullying raises free speech concerns and other constitutional issues.]Read more…
Legally Divorced December 4th 2006 and then subject to Identity theft, Loans taken out in my name, microwaved, attempts on my life,murder of my father, torture of my entire familyDowns Law Office, P.C. 150 N. Wacker Suite 1870 Chicago IL312 781-1963Dear Bob Downs,I am number 148 on the petitoinProtest ongoing nonconsensual human experimentations ! Bring human rights abusers to justice. I signed as number 148-Ron Angellhttp://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/538388503Cantwell and Cantwell law firm in Chicago has access to the directed energy weapons and pscotronic weapons. I suspect they used these weapons on my law firm that was my lawyer for my divorce. I legally divorced December 4th 2006. A loan for $562,000 closed without me present on December 29th 2006 and was converted from a refianance to a second mortgate on my Identity alone. Then more torture was done to me and stiill continues to this day.I have been tortured by these weapons and many people have died. My entire family has been tortured and my father murdered during the divorce. I was formally Divorced Dec 4th 2006 and I will include in the below post a link, to the settlement. I was forced to move by threat of Death.by these weapons. There is an FBI case as well as a POLICE REPORT in regards to identity theft and money stolen 20 days after I was LEGALLY Divorced in Cook County.Ron Angell1-206 888-1706rpangell@umich.eduDivorce Decree Finalized and filed in Cook County Illinois Stamped and dated December 4th 2006Message From FBILetter From Wells Fargo Showing that the $562,000 Loan was taken out and "Closed In Error" - The money was wired out and was stolenHERE IS THE COMPLETE STORY WITH FBI Report Numbers as well as Police ReportsComplete StoryRead more…
Every time money is appropriated to large military projects where does it go? Who follows it to make sure it goes correctly to where it was suppose to go or is to go? What if financial computer systems and money transfers were stolen by other countries using mind weapons?After 911 the only way to obtain a job in the City of Chicago was to have FBI security Clearence I was told. Otherwise you would not be allowed to work in the LOOP. I had FBI securtiy clearence to work in the Chicago Board of Trade for the year 2000 system upgrade as well as financial institutions. I worked at National Bank of Detroit after sept 11th 2001 in what was once First Chicago Bank and now is Chase Manhattan bank. My job was to put all the formulas from all the 401K benefits of the employees back in place because a temporary employee erased all of the financial data. This was before Christmas 2001. I was told by a vice president of the bank that all the employees of NBD were afraid to come to work after 911 and that they were all home getting assistance for stress disorders.I do believe now that Chicago was attacked and those bank employees of NBD were all directed energy victims.My boss the VP of the bank was working on a special project to secure Bank Data so it could be safe. She also told me that on 911 One world trade center backed up the other in terms of electronic data. All financial data was lost that day of 911.She was very worried about banks and financial information.I do not even know if those people are still alive.Outsourcing financial institutions to other countries was a very large mistake. Perhaps the financial institutions were influenced to do so via mind control and manipulation.Read more…
Note the lack of North Korean, Chinese, and Russian victims. Follow the money trail and find the criminalsI signed as number 148-Ron AngellProtest ongoing nonconsensual human experimentations ! Bring human rights abusers to justice!!http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/538388503I am a victim of international human rights abuse. A victim of the ongoing nonconsensual human experimentations sponsored by the U.S. and my home country - Chinese government. A homeless international human "lab animal". An ongoing human experimentation victim and an international "human toy" who is victimized by Motorola. A victim who is labled as not elligible to claim my victimization. This crime has been going on for more than 3 years. Plesae help me to stop the human experimentations conducted on me and save my life out of the murders' hands !
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Our courses are $60 each and certified for 2-hours.* Mild Traumatic Brain Injury* Applied Behavior Analysis* Brain Injury Rehabilitation: An Overview* Brain Anatomy and FunctionLearn more HeaderEmploymentHeaderVisit our CNS Career Center to learn about exciting employment opportunities at Centre for Neuro Skills rehabilitation programs in California and Texas.Openings:* Physical Therapist* Healthcare MarketerLearn more HeaderConference and Events CalendarHeaderJun 1916th Annual Brain Injury ConferenceRochester, MN800-545-0357cne@mayo.eduwww.mayoclinic.org/jobs-nursing-rst/calendarconf.htmlJun 22-23BIA of Pennsylvania Annual ConferenceLancaster, PA866-635-7097info@biapa.orgwww.biapa.orgAug 12-15MTBI 2009 - An International Conference on Mild Traumatic Brain InjuryVancouver, BC877-685-0452info@mtbi2009.orgwww.mtbi2009.orgSep 7-11The Joint Symposium of the International and National Neurotrauma SocietiesSanta Barbara, CA352-213-8656www.neurotrauma.org/2009/Sep 18-19Understanding and dealing with behaviour problems following brain injuryLondon, United Kingdomenquiries@braintreetraining.co.ukwww.braintreetraining.co.ukSep 24-2529th Annual BIA of Michigan ConferenceLansing, MI810-229-5880info@biami.orgwww.biami.orgOct 1-2BIA of Ohio's 28th Annual ConferenceColumbus, OH614-885-3334help@biaoh.orgwww.biaoh.orgOct 32009 Walk for ThoughtMilwaukee, WI262-790-9660admin@biaw.orgwww.biaw.orgOct 82009 Mid-Hudson Brain Injury Rehabilitation ConferenceAnnandale-on-Hudson, NY845-336-3500 X3262ncsc@northeastcenter.comwww.northeastcenter.comOct 24-2530th Annual Neurorehabilitation Conference on TBI, Stroke and Other Neurologic DisordersCambridge, MA781-348-2113drcarr@5sqc.comwww.braintreerehabhospital.comDec 4-5Attention & Information Processing: Advanced Cognitive Rehabilitation WorkshopLondon, United Kingdomenquiries@braintreetraining.co.ukwww.braintreetraining.co.ukExplore the 2009 calendar and submit your event HeaderDepartment of Justice SealRemarks by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. at the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs Wiley A. Branton Awards LuncheonTuesday, June 16, 2009http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/speeches/2009/ag-speech-090616.htmlIt is a pleasure for me to be here this afternoon, among so many friends and familiar faces. I am honored to join with the Washington Lawyers’ Committee in paying well-earned tribute to some of this area’s most dedicated lawyers and public servants – men and women who have given so much to the cause of equal rights for all Americans.The men and women we honor today have made extraordinary contributions – not just to their own communities, but to the cause of justice. Their service sets an example of civic leadership to which all of us should aspire, and I thank them for their efforts to build a more inclusive America. I would also like to thank the Lawyers’ Committee for its continuing work to address the issues of discrimination and poverty that are prevalent in too many of our nation’s most vulnerable communities.Over the years, the Justice Department has had occasion to work with the Lawyers’ Committee on these issues. I look forward to continuing that history of collaboration during my tenure as Attorney General. In many ways, the Lawyers’ Committee and the Department of Justice have parallel missions. Almost all of the Committees’ project areas have an analog in the Department of Justice, many in the Civil Rights Division – equal employment, fair housing, and disability rights, to name just a few. So I don’t need to tell you how vital it is for the Civil Rights Division to be well staffed and well funded – ready to vigorously enforce our nation’s civil rights and anti-discrimination laws.One of my highest priorities upon returning to the Justice Department has been to ensure that the Civil Rights Division continues its critical role of ensuring that our nation lives up to the ideal of Equal Protection enshrined so eloquently in the Declaration of Independence and the Fourteenth Amendment. Over the last four months, with help from Congress and the White House, we have provided the Civil Rights Division with the attention, the resources, and the leadership support that its dedicated professionals deserve.Today, I am proud to say that the "crown jewel" of the Justice Department is on its way to regaining its luster. And I can report that the Civil Rights Division has made important progress on several fronts since President Obama took office in January. The Civil Rights Division has reinvigorated its amicus practice, filing nine amicus briefs and seeking leave to file two more. The Division has continued its work enforcing our nation’s fair housing laws, filing 16 cases – including 7 pattern and practice cases – and obtaining 8 consent decrees. In fact, in recent months, the Civil Rights Division has won or settled enforcement actions in virtually every substantive area of civil rights law.These are important steps. But you and I know that there is much more work to be done. The reconstruction and progress we seek will take years to achieve, not weeks or months. And experience has taught us that the road to equality is long and sometimes treacherous, marked by detours and occasionally by setbacks.As you know, the Supreme Court is currently considering a case that challenges the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. No matter how the Court resolves this issue, I pledge that the Justice Department will continue working to enforce our nation’s voting rights laws. And we will fight efforts to discriminate in the voting booth just as earnestly as we fight efforts to discriminate in the job or housing markets. You have my word, my friends. Our commitment to Equal Protection – and to full participation in our nation’s elections – will not waiver. Never.And yet, even as the Department of Justice fulfills its traditional enforcement responsibilities, it must respond to new challenges and resurgent threats. Over the last several weeks, we have witnessed brazen acts of violence, committed in places that many would have considered unthinkable – a sacred memorial in the nation’s capital, a recruiting station for the nation’s armed forces, and a church in the nation’s heartland. The violence in Washington, Little Rock, and Wichita reminds us of the potential threat posed by violent extremists and the tragedy that ensues when reasoned discourse is replaced by armed confrontation.As the President noted during his recent address at Notre Dame, few topics provoke more intense or more personal disagreement than our nation’s debate about abortion. There are strong views on both sides. And the constitution guarantees each of us the right to express those views, regardless of viewpoint or political affiliation. Indeed, it is only through the frank and civil exchange of strongly-held views that people with different opinions can achieve the common ground that President Obama spoke of last month.But neither our respect for the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech, nor our earnest hope for common ground, can justify the violence we saw in Kansas. We will not tolerate murder, or the threat of violence, masquerading as political activism. So let me be clear, the Justice Department will use every tool at its disposal to protect the rights ensured under our constitution. And we will do all that we can to deter violence against reproductive health care providers and to prosecute those who commit such violence to the fullest extent of the law.Likewise, the Justice Department will do all that it can to bring the perpetrators of bias-motivated crimes to justice. That includes working with Congress to strengthen existing federal hate crimes laws. The House of Representatives has already passed legislation that would accomplish this goal and the Department of Justice is working with the Senate as it begins consideration of a similar hate crimes statute.I testified in support of stronger federal hate crimes legislation when I was Deputy Attorney General, almost ten years ago. My friends, that is far too long to wait. Too long to wait for the authority to prosecute offenses motivated by a person’s gender, disability or sexual orientation. Too long to wait for the tools necessary to staunch the rising tide of bias-motivated violence directed at the Latino community. Put simply, too long to wait for justice.The time has come for Congress to finish its work on this critically important legislation and we look forward to working with members on both sides of the aisle to achieve that goal.The violence we have seen during the last month may seem daunting to some. But I view these tragedies as a call to action. More than forty years ago, in the wake of devastating civil unrest in many of our nation’s largest cities, a group of lawyers and civic activists banded together to form the Lawyers’ Committee, convinced that they could leave a lasting and productive legacy for their community – convinced that they could help to build an America in which violence and injustice of the kind they had witnessed was a thing of the past. Against all odds, they succeeded. And so shall we. Let us commit ourselves – regardless of party affiliation or political viewpoint – to the difficult work ahead: building an America in which the kind of violence we have seen these last few weeks is but a distant memory. And building an America in which all of our Nation’s citizens, in equal measure, enjoy the fruits of our founding documents.Thank you.BRAIN INJURY DIRECTORYhttp://www.braininjurydirectory.net/Welcome to the Brain Injury Directory. It is intended to provide some resources for the many issues that people with brain injuries are confronting in their day-to-day lives. This is a cross-disciplinary directory. A human being who happened to have an acquired brain injury (abi) long ago edits this directory. This directory is a work in progress and more topics are planned. So far there are over 900 topics and 5,000 links. If you type your search term in the search box above, you may come upon more related links that are from other sections of the directory. Terribly sorry the directory is on the slow side to load and navigate, but with the Internet resources and software I have this is the best I can do. May the information available on this website be of assistance to you.http://www.tbinet.org/resources.htmTBI Support Groups / Mailing ListsMailing Lists hosted on TBINET's ServerTBINETs Email Support PageListserv™ Catalist - Search for a Mailing list of your likingReturn To IndexMedical/Drug ReferenceF.D.A. - Med-WatchNurses PDR Resource CenterPlant RX - Online drug reference/store.RxList The Internet Drug Index.Medicine Net Lots of medical info, search for drugs, treatments, medical dictionary, etc. PharmInfoNet.. A great site to find info on the drugs you are using. Also check out their Drug Searching page.Smart Basics For Enhanced Health, Well Being and Mental Performance. Check out their Smart Drugs glossary! Specifically on Piracetam which enhances brain function.MEDtropolis - Locate health care facilitiesThe Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute Good info on "Smart Drugs" and purchase info.Return To IndexArticles in USA Today about Brain InjuriesFall from horse ends careerYears after trauma, the tragedy multipliesA disability of capricious symptoms and effectsHelp available Via Phone & WebReturn To IndexLegalNeigborhood Legal Services - Protection and Advocacy.InjuryLawyerShop.Com - InjuryLawyerShop is an online resource that allows you to find information from lawyers in your area that practice Personal Injury Law including Wrongful Death.The Special Ed Advocate - Special Education LawHealth Care LawWebster & Associates- British ColumbiaSheri R, Abrams P.C. - Social Security Disability LawThe NeuroTrauma Law Nexus ..Great resource for TBI and the Law. Also have great info on TBI, fact and statistics.David Ferleger Disability Law, Civil Rights & JudaismBrain Injury Law GroupTraumatic Brain Injury: Proving a Lifetime DisabilityThe Consumer Law PageLaw -- Traumatic Brain Injury -- Search our Personal Injury ResourcesTraumatic Brain Injury: Evaluation and LitigationThe Traumatically Brain Injured and the LawLaw Offices of Herbert Monheit Covering Brain Injury and many other types of litigation.Shigley Law Firm, L.L.C. Focuses on representing individuals, families and small businesses in cases of catastrophic injury and wrongful death. Atlanta, Ga.Legal Rights Infocenter - legal rights information and access to attorneys who specialize in legal rights litigation.Attorneys Lee, Eadon, Isgett and Popwell, P.A. - is a plaintiff/claimant-oriented trial practice firm that focuses on representing people who have suffered personal injuries or wrongful death.DISABILITY LEGISLATION AND RELATED LAWMany of the following links point to information concerning the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Other sites point to information that may be helpful to those dealing with disability-related issues.Disability Rights Organization.Americans with Disabilities Act Document CenterAmericans with Disabilities Act Accessibility GuidelinesOverview of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990Technology-Related Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities ActTable of ADA CasesThe Legal Information Institute from Cornell Law SchoolU.S. Law: Primary Documents and Commentary from Cornell Law SchoolRules of Professional Conduct Involving Lawyers Table of Rule from Cornell Law SchoolADA Information Center On-Line from the Kansas Commission of Disability ConcernsThe World Wide Web Virtual Library: Law from the Indiana University School of Law - BloomingtonDisability Legal InfoDisability Laws and RegulationsReturn To IndexTBI Chat LinksMGH Neurology Chat Rooms - Chat with other brain injury folks, family members, and friends.TBI Chat Room This is a Web based Chat Room which can also be accessed via IRC. You will need a Java enabled web browser to interact via the WWW. Can now be used by AOL subscribers.TBI Professionals Home PagesDr. Appel Ph.D. Neuropsychologist, great page and info.Dr. Diane's Health-HelperDr. Sarah A. Raskin of Trinity College Home PageLen Ochs Ph.D. Home Page. In association with Center for NeurofunctioningReturn To IndexEpilepsy/Seizure InfoTBINET's Epilepsy PageThis site is about Service Dogs which are trained to detect forthcoming seizures in their owners.James Whitlock, M.D ..Epilepsy/Seizure Info & FAQ'sReturn To IndexMedical Case ManagementCase Management Society of AmericaNeurological Case Management AssociatesC.Q.I Health Care Management ServicesIndividual Case Management Association .. 1-800-664-2620Rehabilitation Case Management Consultants .. 1-800-968-4087They should be able to help you find a Certified Case Manager in your area.You should also contact your Local or State Brain Injury Assn. for recommendations, they probably have a list of known reputable Case Managers in your area. If do not yet know how to contact your Local or State Brain Injury Assn. see the next section below. To learn more about Case Management click HERE.Return To IndexTBI Specific OrganizationsU.S. - State Brain Injury AssociationsAlabama Head Injury FoundationAlaska - Brain Injury Assn.Colorado - Brain InjuryAssn.Connecticut - Brain Injury Assn.Delaware - Brain Injury Assn.Florida - Brain Injury AssnGeorgia - Brain Injury Assn.Illinois - Brain Injury Assn.Indiana - Brain Injury Assn.Kansas - Brain Injury Assn.Kentucky - Brain Injury Assn.Maine - Brain Injury Assn.Maryland - Brain Injury Assn.Massachusetts - Brain Injury Assn.Michigan - Brain Injury Assn.Minnesota - Brain Injury AssnMississippi Brain Injury Assn.Missouri - Head Injury Advisory CouncilNebraska - Brain Injury Assn.North Carolina - Brain Injury Assn.New Jersey - Brain Injury Assn.New Hampshire - Brain Injury Assn.Ohio - Brain Injury Assn.Oklahoma - Brain Injury Assn., IncOregon - Brain Injury Assn.Pacific Head Injury Assn. .. HawaiiPennsylvaniaWestern Pennsylvania Brain Injury Assn.Eastern Pennsylvania Brain Injury Assn.Rhode Island - Brain Injury Assn.Tennessee - Brain Injury Assn.Texas - Brain Injury AssnUtah - Brain Injury Assn.Virginia - Brain Injury Assn.Washington - Brain Injury Assn.West Virginia - Brain Injury Assn.Wisconsin - Brain Injury Assn.International Brain Injury AssociationsThe International Brain Injury AssociationHeadway National - Head Injuries Association in U.K.Vancouver Island Head Injury SocietySaskatchewan - Head Injury Assn.Saskatchewan - Think FirstOntario - Brain Injury AssociationNipissing (Canada) Brain Injury Assn.H2000TBI & BRAIN ItalyHeadway Victoria - AustraliaBrain Injury Association - NZOther U.S. & International TBI Specific LinksRecovery Awareness Foundation - The Recovery Awareness Foundation’s purpose is to assist the primary caregiver of people who have suffered a BRAIN INJURY. We want to be there for these people in their time of special and individual needs.Although not an organization, "While you are waiting" is a web site devoted to those waiting while their loved one is in a coma. This is a great source of information and support.National Resource Center for TBIComa Recovery Assn. - is a not-for-profit organization for coma and brain injury survivors, family members, friends and professionals.The Joseph Corpina Foundation - Dedicated to the enhancement of health and quality of life for children who have suffered traumatic brain injury.Virtual Hospital: Iowa Healthbook: Brain Injury - Basic information about brain injury and its treatment.Brain Injury Assn. Inc. is the new name for the National Head Injury Foundation.Traumatic Brain Inury Survival Guide - by Dr. Glen Johnson Clinical NeuropsychologistTBI Model Systems Project Developing and demonstrating a model system of care for persons with TBI. Good links and Reference material.The Ohio Head Injury Association gopher - Good articles and other resources.Toll-Free Consultation for TBI 24 hours a day.RehabNET Northeast U.S.Think First Foundation .. Nation Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Prevention Program.Head Injury Com - head injury facts and infoLance's Brain Injury resource web page - People in the Victoria, B.C., Canada area will find these especially useful.Return To IndexSurvivors WWW PagesLarry Courtney's PageNick Ide's Place - There's people in the guest book from around the world. My goal now is to educate the world... Thank You All.Mrs. Hooks TBI Home - For TBI survivors and caregivers for info and fun thingsJosh's Web PageBruce Robb Home PageDavid R's Home PageLinda Hunt's Home PageSharon Gorman's Brain Injury Pages.Yaron Hillel Home PageFrank Ford's Home PageGeorgia's TBI PageK. Stoeffler (aka OregonRose) New Beginnings SOBI (Survivors Of Brain Injuries)Judith Kuster's Home Page .. Deals mainly with Communications Disorders, speech/language, hearing and stuttering.Michael Gagnon .. Home Page, New Brunswick Canada.Chris & Debbie Wilson's .. Home PageKaren Cuno-Stoeffler's New Beginnings Survivor of Brain InjuriesSteve Drake's Home Page is not really about TBI, it's about Hydrocephalus (Water on the Brain). He has links to the Hydrocephalus Association also to the HYCEPH-L, a Hydrocephalus E-mail support mailing list.Return To IndexTBI Related Organizations/InfoThe Capper Foundation - The Capper Foundation's Mission is to enhance the independence of people with physical disabilities, primarily children.Coma Recovery Assn.Brain Surgery Information CenterT.H.E. BRAIN TRUSTNational Academy of Neuropsychology's page on "Mild" Brain Injury.TBI Survival Guide Good info.The Cerebral Palsy NetworkMed-Sell - Your Resource Guide for New & Previously Owned Medical Equipment, Assistive Devices & Services.Disability Related Products & Service - Links Very Good!Communication Aids - for disabled.National Down Syndrome Society, NDSSAmerican Academy Of NeurologyTraumatic Brain Injury - The Washington Association of Optometric Physicians have provided information on how a TBI can affect vision, and what can be done to help correct the problems.Traumatic Brain Injury - Information for Caregivers - Information for those caring for loved ones with TBI. Relaxation techniques, an adapted leisure catalog, and even some mindless games (when you need a break!)The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic StressTM Look up TBI related Doctors.INDIE ..The Integrated Network of Disability Information and Education. A comprehensive one-stop resources for products, services, and information for the world wide disability community.Disability Rights ActivistMad Nation - People working together for Social Justice and Human Rights in Mental Health.Support Coalition International - Winning human rights in the “mental health system”National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Inc.Mental Health Com This is a huge site which has lots of info on mental health and info related to brain injuries.Browse NARIC Databases: Brain injuries.Search NARIC Databases.The Handle Institute's TBI Page.The National Institute on Life Planning For Persons with Disabilities, Inc. is a non-profit with a site for general disability information that looks pretty good.National Brain Aneurysm FoundationResources Guide Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke and Paralysis.American Association of Neuroscience Nurses Home Page.A page with many neuropsych links is at Neuropsychology Central.Social Security Administration Home Page.Department of Health and Human Services - Programs for Children and Families.American Brain Tumor Association HomepageNDLline - Nonverbal Learning DisordersCNS - Centre for Neuro skillsRest Ministries, Inc. -a service ministry for people who live with chronic illness or pain.Return To Index
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When I drive in my car, I get this pulsating tail bone, something I thought was coming from my car seat, its like a vibration, its electric. The same thing happens when I sleep, and it usually wakes me up, I don't sleep well. It feels like I'm laying on a electronic device, sometimes this vibration comes out of me like a control over my bowels or my sex, but usually its inside of me at my tail bone pulsating energy. I may start dreaming then about the targeting, something I do just about every night, and then I am given head pain during sleep. There is barely any time in which I am left alone and not toyed with. The vibration to my body, lower spine, feels like a slight earthquake, it rattles my whole foundation. I am starting to see that this hold over me is much worse than I've been letting on.
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Live Webcasts and Pre-Recorded Programming (24 Hours)http://www.un.org/webcast/2009.htmlArchivedPages: 2001 2002 Jan-May03 Jun-Sept 03 Oct-Dec03Jan-Mar 04 Apr-May04 June-Sept 04 Sep-Dec04Jan-Apr 2005 May- Aug 2005 Sept-Dec 2005Jan-Apr 2006 May-Aug 2006 Sept-Dec 2006 2007Jan-Apr 2008 May-Aug 2008 Sept-Dec 2008200915 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Georgia, H.E. Mr. Alexander Lomaia, on the situation in Georgia.[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ]15 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vitaly I. Churkin, on the situation in Georgia.[Webcast: Archived Video - 4 minutes ]15 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the delegations of Germany, France, United States of America, United Kingdom and Croatia, on the situation in Georgia.[Webcast: Archived Video - 9 minutes ]H.E. Mr. Thomas Matussek, Permanent Representative of Germany[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 minutes ]H.E. Mr. Jean-Maurice Ripert, Permanent Representative of France[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 minute ]Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs of the United States, H.E. Ms. Rosemary A. DiCarlo[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 minute ]H.E. Mr. Philip John Parham, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 minute ]H.E. Mr. Neven Jurica, Permanent Representative of Croatia[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 minute ]15 June 09 Security Council: The situation in Georgia.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 57 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 57 minutes ]15 June 09 Special Event: Launch of the 2009 Report on the Global Campaign for the Health MDGs.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 1 hour and 15 minutes ]15 June 09 Special Event: Secretary-General's forum on Advancing Global Health in the Face of Crisis.Morning Meeting:[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 54 minutes ]Afternoon Meeting:[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 3 hours and 6 minutes ]Opening Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes ]Closing Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 13 minutes ]15 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vitaly I. Churkin, on the situation in Georgia.[Webcast: Archived Video - 15 minutes ]15 June 09 Press Conference: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Haiti Alrich Nicolas, to formally announce President Clinton's appointment as UN Special Envoy for Haiti.[Webcast: Archived Video - 37 minutes ]15 June 09 Security Council: Non-proliferation - Briefing by the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 23 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 23 minutes ]15 June 09 Media Stakeout: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, following the opening of the “Advancing global health in the face of crisis” forum. (Programme) pdf[Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]12 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Japan, H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 15 minutes ]12 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Vietnam, H.E. Mr. Le Luong Minh, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 minutes ]12 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of China, H.E. Mr. Zhang Yesui, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 minutes ]12 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, H.E. Mr. Philip John Parham, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ]12 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of France, H.E. Mr. Jean-Maurice Ripert, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 8 minutes ]12 June 09 Security Council: Non-proliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Letter dated 25 May 2009 from the Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2009/271).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 56 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 56 minutes ]12 June 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 23 minutes ]12 June 09 Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, President-elect of the 64th Session of the General Assembly.[Webcast: Archived Video - 31 minutes ]12 June 09 Press Conference: Ambassador Piet de Klerk, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Netherlands; Peter de Ruiter, author of A World for Children: Growing up without Child Labour; and Oscar Pekelder, Executive Director of World Vision in the Netherlands, to brief on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour.[Webcast: Archived Video - 46 minutes ]11 June 09 Press Conference: United Nations Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon.[Webcast: Archived Video - 49 minutes ]11 June 09 Press Conference (Geneva): Dr. Keiji Fukuda, Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the issue of Influenza A (H1N1).[Webcast: Archived Video - 13 minutes ]11 June 09 Press Conference (Geneva): Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the issue of Influenza A (H1N1).[Webcast: Archived Video - 38 minutes ]11 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs on the situation in Sudan.[Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes ]11 June 09 Security Council: Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan. Briefing by John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 17 minutes ]10 June 09 Press Conference: Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein and President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on the work of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC.[Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes ]10 June 09 Special Event: Peacebuilding Commission - Third session / Sierra Leone configuration.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 3 hours and 28 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 3 hours and 28 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 6 minutes ]10 June 09 General Assembly: 86th plenary meetingElection of the President of the sixty-fourth session, Vice-Presidents, Chairpersons and Bureaux of the Main Committees.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]10 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vitaly I. Churkin, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 14 minutes ]10 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Japan, H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]10 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United States of America, H.E. Ms. Susan E. Rice, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 9 minutes ]10 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Baki İlkin, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 minute ]10 June 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.[Webcast: Archived Video - 37 minutes ]9 June 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Guest at noon: Michael Schulenburg, Executive Representative of the Secretary-General for Sierra Leone, to brief on the situation in that country.[Webcast: Archived Video - 36 minutes ]9 June 09 Media Stakeout: Press statement on Guinea-Bissau by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Baki İlkin and informal comments to the media on other matters.[Webcast: Archived Video - 4 minutes ]9 June 09 Media Stakeout: Press statement on Burundi by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Baki İlkin.[Webcast: Archived Video - 4 minutes ]9 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United States of America, H.E. Ms. Susan E. Rice, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 minute ]9 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Japan, H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]9 June 09 Security Council: The situation in Burundi. Fifth Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (S/2009/270).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 42 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 42 minutes ]8 June 09 UN in action: Programme 1183-1187 - 5 video clips[Webcast: Archived Video - 22 minutes ]8 June 09 Press Conference: Ambassador Hasjim Djalal, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia, and David Freestone, Professor at George Washington University Law School and Visiting Professor at UN University, to mark World Oceans Day.[Webcast: Archived Video - 53 minutes ]8 June 09 Security Council: The situation in Sierra Leone - Second report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (S/2009/267).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 2 hours ]8 June 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 20 minutes ]5 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. H. M. G. S. Palihakkara, on the situation in Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ]5 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Japan, H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]5 June 09 Media Stakeout: United Nations Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, following the meeting with the Security Council Informal Interactive Discussion on Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 8 minutes ]5 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by Ms. Mia Farrow on the situation in Sudan.[Webcast: Archived Video - 7 minutes ]5 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on the situation in Sudan.[Webcast: Archived Video - 16 minutes ]5 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Sudan, H.E. Mr. Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamad on the situation in Sudan.[Webcast: Archived Video - 10 minutes ]5 June 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 22 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 22 minutes ]5 June 09 Security Council: Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan. Briefing by Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).[Webcast: Archived Video - 28 minutes ]4 June 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 32 minutes ]4 June 09 Press Conference: The Coalition for the International Criminal Court, to brief on Darfur. Speakers will be: Richard Dicker, Director, International Justice Program, Human Rights Watch; and Omer Ismail, Vice President, Advocacy, Darfur Peace and Development and Advisor, The Enough Project.[Webcast: Archived Video - 55 minutes ]4 June 09 Security Council: International Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (S/2009/252) and International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (S/2009/247).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 3 hours and 3 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 3 hours and 3 minutes ]4 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Prime Minister of Croatia, H.E. Mr. Ivo Sanader, on the International Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia.[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 minutes ]3 June 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Guests at noon: Michael Adlerstein, Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the Capital Master Plan (CMP), to provide an update on the CMP.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 21 minutes ]3 June 09 General Assembly: 85th plenary meetingFollow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit (draft resolution A/63/L.8/Rev.1) “Climate change and its possible security implications”.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 9 minutes][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 9 minutes]2 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development of Israel, H.E. Mr. Silvan Shalom, following his meeting with the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 22 minutes ]2 June 09 Press Conference: Ambassador Baki Ilkin, Permanent Representative of Turkey and President of the Security Council for June, to brief on the Council's programme of work for the month.[Webcast: Archived Video - 32 minutes ]2 June 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 31 minutes ]2 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Prime Minister of Croatia, H.E. Mr. Ivo Sanader, following his meeting with the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 minutes ]2 June 09 Special Event: International student video conference in observance of UN World Environment Day with interactive dialogue on climate change among students from Bangladesh, Kenya, Panama, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 1 hour and 40 minutes ]1 June 09 Special Event: 2009 UN Population Award Ceremony. The Secretary-General will present the Population Award to the laureates.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 50 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 7 minutes ]1 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Japan, H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 minutes ]1 June 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United States of America, H.E. Ms. Susan E. Rice, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 minute ]1 June 09 Media Stakeout: H.E. Mr. Ehud Barak, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Israel to brief the press following his meeting with the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 7 minutes ]1 June 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 27 minutes ]29 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar, Foreign Minister of Somalia, on the Piracy off the Coast of Somalia.[Webcast: Archived Video - 10 minutes ]29 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by Mr. Greg Delawie, United States of America. Acting Assistant Secretary, in the office of Political and Military Affairs (US States Department) on the Piracy off the Coast of Somalia.[Webcast: Archived Video - 12 minutes ]29 May 09 Special Event: International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers -Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy will award medals at Headquarters to the military and police officers currently serving in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 26 minutes ]29 May 09 Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, Special Representative for Somalia, to brief on the situation in Somalia.[Webcast: Archived Video - 22 minutes ]29 May 09 Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar, Foreign Minister of Somalia, to brief on the situation in Somalia.[Webcast: Archived Video - 44 minutes ]29 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Guests at noon: Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, to brief on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 2 minutes ]29 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Baki İlkin, on the situation in Cyprus.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]29 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, H.E. Sir John Sawers, on the situation in Cyprus.[Webcast: Archived Video - 6 minutes ]29 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Cyprus, H.E. Mr. Minas A. Hadjimichael, on the situation in Cyprus.[Webcast: Archived Video - 6 minutes ]29 May 09 Security Council: The situation in Côte d’Ivoire (S/2009/248)[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 7 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 7 minutes ]29 May 09 Security Council: The situation in Cyprus[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 6 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 6 minutes ]29 May 09 Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Amre Moussa, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States.[Webcast: Archived Video - 50 minutes ]29 May 09 Special Event: International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers - Dag Hammarskjöld Medals will be awarded posthumously to the military, police and civilian personnel who lost their lives last year serving in United Nations peacekeeping operations. The medals will be received by representatives of the respective Permanent Missions to be forwarded on to the next of kin.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 38 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 minutes ]29 May 09 Special Event: International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers - Solemn wreath-laying ceremony in honour of the 132 peacekeeping personnel, 10 of them women, who lost their lives whether through attacks, illnesses or accidents in 2008 in the service of peace.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 9 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ]28 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vitaly I. Churkin, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 minute ]28 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Japan, H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 minute ]28 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United States of America, H.E. Ms. Susan E. Rice, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 minute ]28 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, H.E. Sir John Sawers, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 minute ]28 May 09 Security Council: Briefing by Security Council mission to Africa (14 to 21 May 2009).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 39 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 39 minutes ]28 May 09 Press Conference: John Holmes, Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, to launch a revised humanitarian response plan for Pakistan.[Webcast: Archived Video - 21 minutes ]28 May 09 Special Event: Partial coverage of the Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2009 of the United Nations International School (UNIS)[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 26 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 8 minutes ]28 May 09 Press Conference: Sheila Sisulu, World Food Programme (WFP) Deputy Executive Director for Hunger Solutions and Henk-Jan Brinkman, WFP Senior Advisor for Economic Policy, to brief on the subject of hunger amid the financial and food crises.[Webcast: Archived Video - 45 minutes ]28 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Guest at noon: Maxwell Gaylard, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and UN Coordinator for humanitarian and development activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, to provide a humanitarian update on the situation in Gaza.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 1 minute ]28 May 09 Press Conference: Rob Vos, Director of the Development Policy and Analysis Division at Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), to launch the joint United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AU) report “Developing African Agriculture through Regional Value Chains.”[Webcast: Archived Video - 48 minutes ]28 May 09 Security Council: The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2009/246).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 1 hour and 55 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 1 hour and 55 minutes ]27 May 09 Press Conference: Alexander Lomaia, Permanent Representative of Georgia, to brief in connection with the Secretary-General's report pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1808 (2008), 1839 (2008) and 1866 (2009).[Webcast: Archived Video - 28 minutes ]27 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. Guests at noon: Guest: Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, to brief on 8th Session of the Forum (18-29 May).[Webcast: Archived Video - 45 minutes ]27 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vitaly I. Churkin, on the situation in Georgia and on Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 minutes ]27 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Japan, H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]27 May 09 Press Conference: Rob Vos, Director of the Development Policy and Analysis Division at Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) will launch the mid-year report “World Economic Situation and Prospects 2009.”[Webcast: Archived Video - 47 minutes ]26 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Japan, H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]26 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United States of America, H.E. Ms. Susan E. Rice, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 minutes ]26 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. Guests at noon: John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs (via teleconference), and Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, will brief on the Secretary-General's recent trip to Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour ]26 May 09 Security Council: Briefings by Chairmen of subsidiary bodies of the Security Council.Morning meeting:[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 45 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 2 hours and 45 minutes ]Afternoon meeting:[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 1 hour and 46 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 1 hour and 46 minutes ]26 May 09 Security Council: The situation in Somalia[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 5 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 5 minutes ]26 May 09 General Assembly: 84th plenary meeting1. Appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions: Note by the Secretary-General (A/63/102/Add.1)2. Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the 2002 International Conference on Financing for Development and the preparation of the 2008 Review Conference[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 22 minutes]26 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, H.E. Sir John Sawers, on the situation in Somalia and on Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 7 minutes ]25 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Japan, H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 7 minutes ]25 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Deputy Permanent Representative of France, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 4 minutes ]25 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United States of America, H.E. Ms. Susan E. Rice, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]25 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vitaly I. Churkin, in connection with Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 4 minutes ]22 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Baki Ilkin, on the situation in Cyprus.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]22 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the United States Ambassador and Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs, H.E. Ms. Rosemary A. DiCarlo, on the situation in Myanmar and the situation in Cyprus.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]22 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, H.E. Sir John Sawers, on the situation in Myanmar and the situation in Cyprus.[Webcast: Archived Video - 7 minutes ]22 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.[Webcast: Archived Video - 39 minutes ]21 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. Guests at noon: Angela Kane, Under-Secretary-General for Management, and Jun Yamazaki, Assistant Secretary-General and Controller to brief on the financial situation of the United Nations.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour ]21 May 09 Special Event: DPI/NGO Briefing - "May I ask a question, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict?" (Radhika Coomaraswamy).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 14 minutes ]20 May 09 Special Event: Presentation on “Bosnia and Herzegovina –– Moving forward”[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 55 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 55 minutes ]20 May 09 Press Conference: Joana Caparrós, President of Women Together, Pilar Ribal, Vice-president of Women Together, Petra Mateos, President of Hispasat, and Patricia Velásquez, actress and model, to present their activities at UNHQ on 20 and 21 May.[Webcast: Archived Video - 30 minutes ]20 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. Guest at noon: Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, to brief on the latest developments and challenges in peacekeeping.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 2 minutes ]20 May 09 Media Stakeout: Raymond Wolfe, Permanent Representative of Jamaica and Russell Simmons, hip-hop musician, will speak to the press, following an event to appoint Mr. Simmons as UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Permanent Memorial to honour the victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (A/RES/63/5).[Webcast: Archived Video - 6 minutes ]20 May 09 Special Event: Launch of the Trust Fund and Goodwill Ambassador Ceremony for the Permanent Memorial to honour the memory of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade (A/RES/63/5). Appointement of Mr. Simmons as UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Permanent Memorial.[Webcast: Archived Video - 54 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (delivered by Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information)[Webcast: Archived Video - 4 minutes ]19 May 09 21st Century: Programme #30[Webcast: Archived Video - 26 minutes ]19 May 09 UN in action (in French): Programme 1178-1182 - 5 video clips[Webcast: Archived Video - 20 minutes ]19 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.[Webcast: Archived Video - 36 minutes ]19 May 09 Press Conference: Sarbuland Khan from the UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) and Shai Reshef from the University of the People to brief on an online initiative aimed at bridging the gap between unprecedented access to the Internet, dropping technology costs and rising tuitions worldwide.[Webcast: Archived Video - 32 minutes ]18 May 09 Press Conference: Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Lars Anders Baer and Carsten Smith from the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to brief on the opening of the 8th Session of the Forum.[Webcast: Archived Video - 48 minutes ]18 May 09 Special Event: Opening meeting of the eight session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 29 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 29 minutes ]Statement by Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, President of the General Assembly.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 18 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Spanish / English: 18 minutes ]Statement by Deputy Secretary-General Asha‑Rose Migiro[Webcast: Archived Video - 8 minutes ]18 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Guest at noon: John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, to brief on the situation in Sri Lanka and Pakistan.[Webcast: Archived Video - 55 minutes ]15 May 09 Special Event: On the occasion of the International recognition of the Day of Vesak (coordinated by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea).[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 hours and 29 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ]15 May 09 Press Conference: Ambassador Eric Danon, Representative of France to the UN Conference on Disarmament, to brief on the 3rd Preparatory Committee for 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.[Webcast: Archived Video - 39 minutes ]15 May 09 Press Conference: Ambassador Boniface G. Chidyausiku of Zimbabwe will brief on the 3rd Preparatory Committee for 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.[Webcast: Archived Video - 21 minutes ]15 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 20 minutes ]15 May 09 Security Council: The situation in Somalia.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 4 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original language: 4 minutes ]15 May 09 Special Event: 17th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (4-15 May 2009). Summaries of the rountable / Closing of the sessionArchived Videos (Complete list of speakers)14 May 09 Special Event: Opening of the UNA-USA High School Model UN.Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations followed by questions and answers from the students[Webcast: Archived Video - 27 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 8 minutes ]14 May 09 Press Conference: Nirupam Sen and Michael Clark, senior advisors to the President of the General Assembly, to brief on the upcoming UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development. The briefing will focus on Asia and the Pacific region.[Webcast: Archived Video - 48 minutes ]14 May 09 Special Event: H.E. Ms. Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for International Development Cooperation of Sweden, will present the report of the International Commission on Climate Change and Development.Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - 50 minutes ]14 May 09 Press Conference: Ambassador John McNee, Permanent Representative of Canada to brief, in his capacity as the President of the Economic and Social Council’s Ad-Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti, on the Group’s recent visit to the country.[Webcast: Archived Video - 40 minutes ]14 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Guests at noon: Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), will provide an update on the climate change negotiations.[Webcast: Archived Video - 40 minutes ]14 May 09 Special Event: 17th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (4-15 May 2009). Round tables:Realizing a sustainable green revolution in AfricaLand and Water Resources for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development.Archived Videos (Complete list of speakers)13 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Austria, H.E. Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting, on the situation in Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ]13 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, H.E. Sir John Sawers, on the situation in Sri Lanka and the Middle East.[Webcast: Archived Video - 8 minutes ]13 May 09 Media Stakeout: Press Statement read by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vitaly I. Churkin, on the situation in Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]13 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vitaly I. Churkin, on the situation in the Middle East.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]13 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of France, H.E. Mr. Jean-Maurice Ripert, on the situation in Sri Lanka, Somalia, the Middle East and other matters.[Webcast: Archived Video - 10 minutes ] (French and English)13 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vitaly I. Churkin, on the situation in Somalia and Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]13 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on the situation in Somalia and Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 10 minutes ]13 May 09 Special Event: Cheque presentation ceremony to Play 31 [NGO].Informal remarks by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations.[Webcast: Archived Video - 6 minutes ]13 May 09 Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Andrei Dapkiunas, Permanent Representative of Belarus and H.E. Mr. Maged Abdelaziz, Permanent Representative of Egypt, to brief on the Interactive Thematic Dialogue of the General Assembly on "Taking collective action to end human trafficking" and on the global plan of action on preventing trafficking in persons.[Webcast: Archived Video - 40 minutes ]13 May 09 Press Conference: Hariharan Pakshi Rajan from the Secretariat of the Commission on the Limit of the Continental Shelf, to brief on submissions by State Parties to U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 37 minutes ]13 May 09 Press Conference: Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Nestor Arbito Chica, Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Ecuador, and Saisuree Chutikul from the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to brief on the Interactive Thematic Dialogue of the General Assembly on "Taking collective action to end human trafficking.[Webcast: Archived Video - 29 minutes ]13 May 09 General Assembly: Interactive Thematic Dialogue “Taking collective action to end human trafficking”. [Programme] pdf.Statement by Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, President of the General Assembly (read by the Vice-President of the General Assembly).[Webcast: Archived Video - 12 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 8 minutes ]Morning Meeting:[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 3 hours][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 3 hours]Afternoon Meeting:[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 3 hours][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 3 hours]13 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 20 minutes ]13 May 09 Press Conference: Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.[Webcast: Archived Video - 20 minutes ]13 May 09 Security Council: The situation in Somalia (S/2009/210).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 55 minutes ]13 May 09 Special Event: 17th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (4-15 May 2009). High Level Segment / Round table on food crisis.Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes ]Archived Videos (Complete list of speakers)12 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Guests at noon: Paul Hoeffel from the Office of President of the General Assembly and Craig Mokhiber, Deputy Director of the New York office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will brief on the Human Rights Council elections.[Webcast: Archived Video - 47 minutes ]12 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by Mr. Steve Crawshaw, Human Rights Watch, following the results of the elections of eighteen members of the Human Rights Council.[Webcast: Archived Video - 7 minutes ]12 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United States of America, H.E. Ms. Susan E. Rice, following the results of the elections of eighteen members of the Human Rights Council.[Webcast: Archived Video - 4 minutes ]12 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by a representative of the NGO "Eye on the UN", following the results of the elections of eighteen members of the Human Rights Council.[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 minutes ]12 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Mexico, H.E. Mr. Claude Heller, following the results of the elections of eighteen members of the Human Rights Council.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]12 May 09 General Assembly: 83rd plenary meeting:Elections of eighteen members of the Human Rights Council.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 50 minutes]11 May 09 Special Event: Side event during the 17th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development on the theme of "Gender and food security".Participants: Cheryl Morden from International Fund for Agricultural Development, Martha Hirpa from Heifer International and Linda Nghatsane, a farmer from South Africa.The event is organized by Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN) in Partnership with Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 28 minutes ]11 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Observer of Palestine, H.E. Mr. Riyad Mansour, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ]11 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by H.E. Mr. David Miliband, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the UK; H.E. Mr. Bernard Kouchner, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France; and H.E. Mr. Michael Spindelegger, Federal Minister of European and International Affairs of Austria, on the situation in Sri Lanka, the Middle East and other matters.[Webcast: Archived Video - 14 minutes ]11 May 09 Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, to brief following Security Council debate on the Middle East.[Webcast: Archived Video - 17 minutes ]11 May 09 Security Council: The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 18 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 18 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes ]11 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.[Webcast: Archived Video - 19 minutes ]11 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by H.E. Mr. David Miliband, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom on the situation in Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]8 May 09 Security Council: Presidential Statement. The situation in Chad and the Central African Republic.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 5 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 5 minutes ]8 May 09 Press Conference: President of the General Assembly Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann to brief on the draft outcome document of the upcoming UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development (1-3 June 2009).[Webcast: Archived Video - 17 minutes ]8 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 15 minutes ]8 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Sudan, H.E. Mr. Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamad on the situation in Chad.[Webcast: Archived Video - 7 minutes ]8 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of France, H.E. Mr. Jean-Maurice Ripert, on the situation in Chad and Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes ] (French and English)8 May 09 General Assembly: 82nd plenary meeting:1. Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/63/402/Add.1)2. Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the 2002 International Conference on Financing for Development and the preparation of the 2008 Review Conference: draft decision (A/63/L.71)[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 1 hour and 33 minutes][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 1 hour and 33 minutes]8 May 09 Security Council: The situation in Chad, the Central African Republic and the subregion (S/2009/232).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 45 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 45 minutes ]7 May 09 Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Nirupam Sen, Permanent Representative of India, and Michael Clark, senior adviser to the President of the General Assembly, to brief on the General Assembly's upcoming Economic Crisis Summit.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 2 minutes ]7 May 09 Special Event: Co-sponsored by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.Presentations by: U.N. High Representative Sergio Duarte, U.N. Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas, Former Under-Secretary General Nobuyasu Abe, Former Under-Secretary General Jayantha Dhanapala and Chaired by GSI President Jonathan Granoff.[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 35 minutes ]7 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vitaly I. Churkin, on the situation in the Middle-East, Chad and other matters.[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ]7 May 09 Special Event: NGO Briefing on "Media, Dialogue, Mutual Understanding, and Reconciliation: A Look at the Arab World" - In Observance of World Press Freedom Day (3 May).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 34 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 34 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 7 minutes ]7 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 19 minutes ]7 May 09 Security Council: The situation in the Middle East. Ninth Semi-Annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559 (2004) (S/2009/218).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 25 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 25 minutes ]6 May 09 Special Event: Panel Discussion "Progressive Initiatives" - Mr. Gareth Evans of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, Ms. Christie Brinkley, GSI Board Member, Hideo Hiraoka, Member of the Japanese Diet, chaired by Mr. Henrik Salander. (more)[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 22 minutes ]6 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 34 minutes ]6 May 09 Media Stakeout: H.E. Mr. Shimon Peres, President of Israel.[Webcast: Archived Video - 15 minutes ]6 May 09 Press Conference: Julia Freedson from Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, Jo Becker from Human Rights Watch and Htoo Htoo from the Karen Human Rights Group to launch Watchlist’s new report on children and armed conflict in Myanmar.[Webcast: Archived Video - 31 minutes ]6 May 09 Press Conference: Connie Hedegaard, Minister for Climate and Energy of Denmark, to brief on the UN climate change negotiations and prospects for reaching a global climate change agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) to take place in Copenhagen, 7-18 December 2009.[Webcast: Archived Video - 27 minutes ]5 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by H.E. Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi and H.E. Mr. Gareth Evans, Co-chairs, International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament.[Webcast: Archived Video - 18 minutes ]5 May 09 Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Alexander Lomaia, Permanent Representative of Georgia.[Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes ]5 May 09 Press Conference: United Nations Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon and Dr. David Nabarro, Senior UN System Coordinator for Influenza.[Webcast: Archived Video - 54 minutes ]5 May 09 Security Council: Report of the Secretary-General on the request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process (S/2009/221) .[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 1 hour and 30 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 1 hour and 30 minutes ]5 May 09 Security Council: Presidential Statement - Peace and security in Africa.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 7 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 7 minutes ]5 May 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Head of the United States of America Delegation to the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Mrs. Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of States.[Webcast: Archived Video - 10 minutes ]4 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Guest at noon: Dr. David Nabarro, Senior UN System Coordinator for Influenza.[Webcast: Archived Video - 50 minutes ]4 May 09 Special Event: Opening of the 17th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (4-15 May 2009).Archived Video (Complete list of speakers)4 May 09 General Assembly: Informal meeting on the (H1N1) influenza.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 1 hour]Opening statement by Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann , President of the General Assembly[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 10 minutes ]Statement by Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)[Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes ]Statement by Mr. David Nabarro, Senior UN System Coordinator for Influenza[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ]4 May 09 Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation and President of the Security Council for May, to brief on the Council's programme of work for the month.[Webcast: Archived Video - 32 minutes ]1 May 09 Press Conference: Michael Clark, senior adviser to the President of the General Assembly, to brief on the upcoming General Assembly Economic Crisis Summit (1-3 June)[Webcast: Archived Video - 42 minutes ]1 May 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 21 minutes ]30 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of Morocco, H.E. Mr.Mohammed Loulichki, on the situation in Western Sahara.[Webcast: Archived Video - 8 minutes ] (English and Arabic)30 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of Mexico, H.E. Mr. Claude Heller, on the situation in Western Sahara.[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ]30 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, H.E. Sir John Sawers, on the situation in Cyprus.[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ]30 April 09 Security Council: The situation in Western Sahara.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 44 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 44 minutes ]30 April 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 16 minutes ]30 April 09 Press Conference: World Health Organization. (Audio only)[Webcast: Archived Audio - 26 minutes ]30 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Baki Ilkin, on the situation in Cyprus.[Webcast: Archived Video - 6 minutes ]30 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus, H.E. Mr. Alexander Downer, on the situation in Cyprus.[Webcast: Archived Video - 15 minutes ]29 April 09 Press Conference: Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO), to brief on the current situation of the Swine Flu.[Statement by WHO Director-General][Webcast: Archived Audio - 50 minutes ]29 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Ambassador of France for Human Rights, H.E. Mr. François Zimeray, on Children and armed conflict.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ] (English and French)29 April 09 Press Conference: John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, to brief on his recent mission to Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 29 minutes ]29 April 09 Security Council: Children and armed conflict. Report of the Secretary-General on the Children and armed conflict (S/2009/158).Statement by H.E. Ms. Patricia Espinosa, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 10 minutes ]Morning Session:[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 3 hours and 9 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 3 hours and 9 minutes ]Afternoon Session:[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 4 hours and 28 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 4 hours and 28 minutes ]29 April 09 Press Conference: Carlos Lopes, Executive Director of the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and William Lacy Swing, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), to discuss the Migration and Development Seminar Series.[Webcast: Archived Video - 31 minutes ]29 April 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.[Webcast: Archived Video - 44 minutes ]28 April 09 Special Event: Powhiri (traditional Maori ceremony) to welcome UNDP Administrator Helen Clark.The powhiri is the traditional Maori ceremony which takes place when manuhiri (visitors) and tangata whenua (people of the land) meet. The ceremony is a dynamic part of public life in New Zealand today. In this case, the ceremony will provide the framework for the "delivery" of Helen Clark by New Zealand Maori leaders to UNDP. New Zealand's Maori leaders have travelled to New York to support Helen Clark in their personal capacity to carry out this powhiri.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 54 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 54 minutes ]28 April 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 24 minutes ]28 April 09 Security Council: The situation in Côte d'Ivoire. Twentieth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (S/2009/196).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 17 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 17 minutes ]27 April 09 Press Conference: Dr. Keiji Fukuda, Assistant Director-General for Health Security and Environment of WHO briefs on the swine flu situation.[Webcast: Archived Video - 38 minutes ]27 April 09 Special Event: Special High-level Meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.[Website]Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 8 minutes ]Morning Session:[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 4 hours and 12 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 4 hours and 12 minutes ]Afternoon Session:[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 3 hours and 40 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 3 hours and 40 minutes ]27 April 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Guest at noon: Rodolphe Adada, Joint AU-UN Special Representative for Darfur, briefs the press following Security Council consultations on AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - 36 minutes ]27 April 09 Security Council: Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan. Report of the Secretary-General on the deployment of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (S/2009/201).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 19 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 19 minutes ]24 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Japan, H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, on Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes ]24 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Democratic Peoples's Republic of Korea, Mr. Pak Tok Hun on non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 minutes ]24 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Baki Ilkin, on Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 minutes ]24 April 09 Special Event: Event on the theme "The tsunami global lessons learned", to present the report entitled "The tsunami legacy: Innovation, breakthroughs and change", co-chaired by the newly appointed Administrator of UNDP, in her capacity as Head of UNDG, and the Permanent Representative of Indonesia.Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations[Webcast: Archived Video - 9 minutes ]Statement by Mr. Bill Clinton, former US President and UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery[Webcast: Archived Video - 17 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 41 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 41 minutes ]24 April 09 Special Event: Video message of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, on "Women for Peace".[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 minutes ]24 April 09 Press Conference: Amin Awad, Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sri Lanka, to brief on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka.Press Statement by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of Mexico, H.E. Mr. Claude Heller[Webcast: Archived Video - 6 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - 30 minutes ]24 April 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. Guest at noon: Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative for the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, to present the latest Annual Report of the Secretary General on the situation of children and armed conflict, and brief on her recent trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[Webcast: Archived Video - 43 minutes ]24 April 09 General Assembly: 81st plenary meetingSpecial economic assistance to individual countries or regions: draft resolution A/63/L.67[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 15 minutes][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 15 minutes]24 April 09 Security Council: The situation in Chad, the Central African Republic and the subregion. Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (S/2009/199).[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 42 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 42 minutes ]23 April 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. Guest at noon: Catherine Bragg, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, to brief on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 52 minutes ]23 April 09 Special Event: NGO Briefing on "Towards the End of the Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries" in observance of World Malaria Day 2009.[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 6 minutes ]22 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. H.M.G.S. Palihakkara, on the situation in Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 9 minutes ]22 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Catherine Bragg, on the situation in Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 4 minutes ]22 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of Mexico, H.E. Mr. Claude Heller, on the situation in Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 6 minutes ]22 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United States of America, H.E. Ms. Susan E. Rice, on the situation in Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 3 minutes ]22 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, H.E. Sir John Sawers, on the situation in Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 5 minutes ]22 April 09 Special Event: Mother Earth Day special event.Opening statement by Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann , President of the General Assembly[Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes ]Statement by H.E. Mr. Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia[Webcast: English | Original language - 15 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 22 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 22 minutes ]22 April 09 Press Conference: Evo Morales, President of Bolivia, and Paul Oquist, Senior Advisor to the President of the General Assembly, to brief on the General Assembly's plenary meeting on International Mother Earth Day.[Webcast: Archived Video - 59 minutes ]22 April 09 Daily Noon Press Briefing: By the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.[Webcast: Archived Video - 21 minutes ]22 April 09 Media Stakeout: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of France, H.E. Mr. Jean-Maurice Ripert, on the situation in Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 2 minutes ]22 April 09 General Assembly: 80th plenary meetingProtection of global climate for present and future generations of mankind (draft resolution A/63/L.69).Statement by H.E. Mr. Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia[Webcast: English | Original language - 13 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - English: 1 hour and 2 minutes][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 1 hour and 2 minutes]22 April 09 Press Conference: Joseph Cornelius Donnelly from CARITAS Internationalis, Anna Neistat from Human Rights Watch, Robert Templer from International Crisis Group and Nimmi Gowrinathan from Operation USA to brief on the situation in Sri Lanka.[Webcast: Archived Video - 57 minutes ]21 April 09 Security Council: Maintenance of international peace and security: Mediation and settlement of disputes. Report of the Secretary-General on enhancing mediation and its support activities (S/2009/189).Morning session:[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 50 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 50 minutes ]Afternoon session:[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 27 minutes ][Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 27 minutes ]2Read more…
Grading the States 2009: Overviewhttp://www.nami.org/gtsTemplate09.cfm?Section=Overview1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=75106<Our national mental health care system is in crisis. Long fragile, fragmented, and inadequate, it is now in serious peril. In 2003, the presidential New Freedom Commission presented a vision for a life-saving, recovery-oriented, cost-effective, evidence-based system of care. States have been working to improve the system, but progress is minimal.Today, even those states that have worked the hardest stand to see their gains wiped out. As the country faces the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression, state budget shortfalls mean budget cuts to mental health services.The budget cuts are coming at a time when mental health services are even more urgently needed. It is a vicious cycle that destroys lives and creates more significant financial troubles for states and the federal government in the long run.One in four Americans experience mental illness at some point in their lives. The most serious conditions affect 10.6 million people. Mental illness is the greatest cause of disability in the nation, and twice as many Americans live with schizophrenia than with HIV/AIDS.We know what works to save lives and help people recover. In the face of crisis, America needs to move forward, not retreat. We cannot leave our most vulnerable citizens behind.Letter from the NAMI Executive DirectorRead the letter from NAMI's Executive Director, Michael J. Fitzpatrick, which opens the NAMI Grading the States 2009 report.Executive SummaryRead the executive summary of Grading the States 2009 report.Authors and AcknowledgementsNAMI wishes to thank these people for their hard work and dedication on Grading the States 2009.United States Report CardRead about how the United States rates overall and see the national scorecard.presented by:Brain Injury Association of AmericaJune 15, 2009In this MegaVote for Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District:Recent Congressional Votes -* Senate: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act* House: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011* House: Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement (PEACE) Act* House: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control ActUpcoming Congressional Bills -* Senate: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009* House: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010* House: Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010Recent Senate VotesFamily Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Vote Passed (79-17, 3 Not Voting)The Senate passed this bill that would give the FDA regulatory authority over tobacco, but would not allow the agency to ban cigarettes or other tobacco products.Sen. Thad Cochran voted YES......send e-mail or see bioSen. Roger Wicker voted YES......send e-mail or see bioRecent House VotesForeign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 - Vote Passed (235-187, 11 Not Voting)The House passed this bill that would authorize funding for the Department of State and the Peace Corps through fiscal year 2011.Rep. Gregg Harper voted NO......send e-mail or see bioPakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement (PEACE) Act - Vote Passed (234-185, 14 Not Voting)The House approved this bill to authorize democratic, economic and security assistance to Pakistan.Rep. Gregg Harper voted NO......send e-mail or see bioFamily Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Vote Passed (307-97, 30 Not Voting)The House gave final passage to this bill granting the FDA regulatory authority over tobacco, sending it to the President.Rep. Gregg Harper voted YES......send e-mail or see bioUpcoming VotesSupplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 - H.R.2346The Senate and House are both expected to vote on final approval of this war supplemental bill.Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - H.R.2847The House is scheduled to vote on this bill to fund the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science agencies, and other related agencies for Fiscal Year 2010.Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 - H.R.___The House is also scheduled to vote on this bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2010.From the Desk of:David Martin, Executive Vice PresidentMEDIA RESEARCH CENTER6/15/2009METRIC,Tomorrow morning, the Media Research Center will be delivering hundreds of thousands of petitions on your behalf to the Senate Commerce Committee prior to their FCC confirmation hearing! The petitions call on the government to “reject any and all efforts to censor, limit, or restrain conservative or Christian talk radio.”As we mentioned earlier, President Obama’s pick for FCC Chairmain, Julius Genachowski, is a strong proponent of “diversity” in the media—code for promoting liberalism and liberal views. Confirmation of Obama’s pick could throw open the door to regulation and control of conservative talk radio!That’s why we are writing you today, METRIC.Ahead of our massive petition delivery on the morning of the hearing, we are asking ALL members of the MRC Action team to call each member of the Senate Commerce Committee and urge them to make sure that no FCC nominee will regulate or control radio content.That means… NO to the “Fairness Doctrine”… NO to forced “diversity” in media ownership… NO to serving the government’s flawed idea of “local” or “public” interest.Leave radio content alone!! Radio content should be driven by the free market. Let the consumer decide!We must have any and all nominees on the record supporting Free Speech in advance of their confirmation, and we are counting on you to help make that happen.++ Call Members of the Senate Commerce Committee TodayHelp the MRC by calling EVERY member of the committee today and tomorrow!Below are the members and their contact information:DemocratsJohn D. Rockefeller, WV – 202-224-6472Daniel K. Inouye, HI – 202-224-3934John Kerry, MA – 202-224-2742Byron Dorgan, ND – 202-224-2551Barbara Boxer, CA – 202-224-3553Bill Nelson, FL – 202-224-5274Maria Cantwell, WA – 202-224-3441Frank Lautenberg, NJ – 202-224-3224Mark Pryor, AR – 202-224-2353Clair McCaskill, MO – 202-224-6154Amy Klobuchar, MN – 202-224-3244Tom Udall, NM – 202-224-6621Mark Warner, VA – 202-224-2023Mark Begich, AK – 202-224-3004RepublicansKay Bailey Hutchison, TX – 202-224-5922Olympia Snowe, ME – 202-224-5344John Ensign, NV – 202-224-6244Jim DeMint, SC – 202-224-6121John Thune, SD – 202-224-2321Roger Wicker, MS – 202-224-6253Johnny Isakson, GA – 202-224-3643David Vitter, LA – 202-224-4623Sam Brownback, KS – 202-224-6521Mel Martinez, FL – 202-224-3041Mike Johanns, NE – 202-224-4224METRIC, when calling, be sure to urge EVERY member of the committee to stand first and foremost for the preservation of our Free Speech Rights by opposing ANY regulation or control of radio content.++ Alert Your FriendsAfter placing your calls, please forward this message to 20-30 friends, urging them to take action with you, first by signing their name to our Free Speech petition and then by making phone calls to members of the Senate Commerce Committee.These past two weeks have been among the most proactive and exciting in MRC Action team history as we heroically stepped up with petitions, faxes, and phone calls demanding an end to the looming threat against our Free Speech Rights.Now it’s all come down to these confirmation hearings…Your petitions will be there, now we need tens of thousands of MRC Action team members to strike a blow for Free Speech Rights by calling every member of the Senate Commerce committee and inviting your friends to do the same!Thanks again for your outstanding support of the MRC!DavidP.S: We must impress on every member of that committee the importance of our Free Speech Rights. We need them to ask the tough questions to ensure that our First Amendment Rights are never regulated into silence. Call today!Read more…
http://www.capitolconnect.com/yourethecure/fastaction.aspx?AlertID=13519&Group=http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/nba_sweatshops/step2 TAKE ACTION ON You have already participated in this advocacy campaign.You may visit your subscription management page to update your account, view past actions, or look for other opportunities to take action.http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/nrdcaction_060309 TAKE ACTION ON Tell your representative to vote Yes for the American Clean Energy and Security Acthttp://action.lcv.org/campaign/aces_0609/keus6xryjn3d8w3? TAKE ACTION ONOther Advocacy Campaigns you can participate in:* Chancellor Blumenthal - Stop Discriminatory Cuts at UC Santa Cruz!* Tell SUNY to Stop Subsidizing Sweatshops! 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FFCHS is an organization I've given money to, but most all of the newsletters I throw my hands up in the air and decry foul or something to that extent since its mainly bogus reporting from people across the world who are either, A) not mentally well, or B) all hyped up over nothing. I still read it, but with a careful attention that one would read the National Enquirer.I gave these people my two cents worth about what our lawyer could do for us, about pursuing the Michigan law and trying to get our lawyer to cause action within the criminal investigation community, and guess where that got me? nowhere. They would rather chase after nothing than show results. PEOPLE: we demand results, especially from a lawyer that we pay for!This website: peacepink. Eric posts all day and all night and I never see him getting anywhere with anything. Its hard to be here for another, what? five years, ten years? I'm tired of this, PEOPLE!We need to, as a group, start seeing progess. Who has concrete ideas about how we do that? Some of these people have been doing this too long. They make the fighting a full time job. The fighting against someone that never gets anywhere.I hate that we don't know what is going on, and can't get the proof, and yet so many people with hold it from us. I hate that we have to do all the work and can't get an agency to help us, to be our voice, to be our advocate. I hate that its so convoluted with so much excess garbage that we can't see a clear view off the curb.I pray for us, people. I pray for the people that move me, just about to tears. My pain levels have not subsided much lately, still deep and terrible head pain, energy or gas, sensations of passing out and going under.I want this lawyer to actually help us. We demand action, now!
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Brain Injury Association of AmericaPolicy Corner E-Newsletter -- June 12, 2009A weekly update on federal policy activity related to traumatic brain injury__________________________________________________________________In This Issue:Cognitive Rehabilitation CoverageHealth Care Reform UpdateNIDRR Grant ForecastCoalition for Regenerative Stem Cell Medicine updateThe Policy Corner is made possible by the Centre for Neuro Skills, James F. Humphreys and Associates, and Lakeview Healthcare Systems, Inc. Brain Injury Association of America gratefully acknowledges their support for legislative action.Cognitive Rehabilitation CoverageThis week BIAA learned of two important victories centered around cognitive rehabilitation services. Anthem Insurance Companies (Anthem BC/BS, Anthem Health Plans) revised its cognitive rehabilitation coverage policy in December 2008 and cited BIAA's position paper among the authoritative sources consulted. Last month, United Health Care followed suit by publishing a coverage change in its May 2009 Network Bulletin .Also this week, BIAA sent a letter to President Obama urging TRICARE coverage for service members. This is a follow up to the summit hosted by the Defense Centers of Excellence in April 2009, which was prompted by Congressional inquiries BIAA initiated last summer.http://www.biausa.org/elements/policy/president_obama_letter_tricare_cog_rehab.pdfInsurance coverage of cognitive rehabilitation has been a centerpiece of BIAA's policy efforts for the past three years. The Anthem and United Health Care coverage policies are important victories for people with brain injury as they provide fuel for our TRICARE advocacy and health care reform fight.BIAA will continue to fight for TRICARE to cover cognitive rehabilitation services to ensure that our returning service members have access to the best health care available.Health Care Reform UpdateOn June 9, 2009, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee released a draft health care reform bill. In summary, the draft would expand Medicaid eligibility to those with incomes up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level, impose federal tax penalties on most individuals failing to purchase coverage, mandate a public plan option, require employers to provide coverage or pay into a pool, and stiffen regulation of private health insurance plans.Importantly, the plan eliminates life-time insurance caps as well as provides for the establishment of a medical advisory council that will submit a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services including recommendations on essential health care benefits eligible for credits which includes rehabilitative services. In issuing the report, the council will ensure that the recommendations take into account the needs of diverse segments of the population including persons with disability.The HELP committee plans to begin considering this bill on June 16, 2009. BIAA will continue to monitor the situation carefully.NIDRR Grant ForecastThis week, The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) announced it will include two TBI grant programs in its forecast for 2009. http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html#chart7The first grant application notice, rehabilitation research and training centers (RRTC) on traumatic brain injury interventions, will be available on June 30, 2009, while the second, RRTC on developing strategies to foster community integration and participation for individuals with traumatic brain injury will be available on July 24, 2009.BIAA will report on the details of these applications when they are released.Coalition for Regenerative Stem Cell Medicine updateAs part of the Coalition for Regenerative Stem Cell Medicine, BIAA enthusiastically endorses two important pieces of legislation aimed at advancing the therapeutic potential of newborn stem cells, the unique stem cells that can be collected immediately following birth from umbilical cord blood and the cord itself, as well as helping to advance the use of one's own newborn stem cells in regenerative medicine.HR 1718 - The "Family Cord Blood Banking Act" amends Section 213(d) of the IRS Code to add cord blood banking services as a qualified medical expense. This change will allow individuals and couples to use tax advantaged dollars to pay for umbilical cord blood banking services through flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health savings accounts (HSAs) health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) or the medical expenses tax deduction.The "Family Cord Blood Banking Act" will make cord blood banking more affordable for American families and provides incentives to ensure that this valuable health resource is never thrown away.HR. 2107 - The "Cord Blood Education and Awareness Act of 2009" will provide expectant mothers with straightforward, accurate and easy to understand information about the value of their child's umbilical cord blood stem cells. It will offer a government stamp of approval on all available cord blood banking options and will give expectant parents confidence in the information they are reviewing.Visit our Website-------------------------------------------------------------Each week, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law publishes the Legal Services E-lert, reaching a wide audience with the most important articles on civil legal aid and access to justice for low-income people.-------------------------------------------------------------THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES1. Four Years Later, Katrina & Rita Victims Can Buy Their Temporary FEMA Trailers for $1, or Obtain Vouchers for Rental or Public Housing, as FEMA Ends Emergency Program2. Class Action Settlement, Approved by Court, Should End "Chronic Delays" in Provision of Medicaid and Food Stamps in Suffolk County (NY)3. Foreclosures Harm Minorities, Three Lenders Responsible in 47% of Evictions & Steps Needed to Protect Tenants, Says Report by LSC-Funded Rhode Island Legal Services4. House Appropriations Committee Would Raise Federal LSC Funding to $440 Million, but Lift Only the "Attorneys' Fees Restriction," Despite Obama Recommendation to Also Lift Private Money Restriction and Class Action Restriction; Issue Now Moves to Senate5. Increased Court Fees in Civil Proceedings are Expected to Fill Gaping Hole in Legal Aid Budgets in Connecticut, Preventing Further Layoffs; Now Await Governor's Approval6. People Needing Lawyers in High-Stakes Cases are One Step Closer to a Civil Right to Counsel as Bill to Create Pilot Programs Clears California Assembly and Moves to Senate7. Lawyer at Maryland Legal Aid Bureau Writes Book, "Legal Aid Wealth: Surviving and Thriving on the Salary of a Public Interest Attorney;" Dedicates Proceeds to Loan Repayment Scholarships for Public Interest AttorneysTHIS WEEK'S STORIESFEATURE STORY1. Four Years Later, Katrina & Rita Victims Can Buy Their Temporary FEMA Trailers for $1, or Obtain Vouchers for Rental or Public Housing, as FEMA Ends Emergency ProgramKate Linthicum, "Hurricane Victims Get Chance to Buy Trailers for as Little as $1," Los Angeles Times, June 4, 2009Los Angeles Times reports: "The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday [June 3, 2009] that it would allow hurricane victims on the Gulf Coast still living in government-supplied trailers to buy their temporary homes for as little as $1. The government will also provide $50 million to help other trailer residents, whose homes were destroyed by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, move into rental or public housing. The assistance comes just days after the official start of the 2009 hurricane season and one month after FEMA announced that it was ending the temporary housing program it started in the aftermath of Katrina. The more than 3,400 people still living in FEMA trailers in Louisiana and Mississippi had faced eviction. 'We were going to have another homeless crisis on our hands,' said Laura Tuggle of [LSC-funded] Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, a free legal aid program in New Orleans. 'The fear among people was that one day they were going to come back to the trailer they had been living in and it would just be gone. There was so much anxiety. People worried they would have to buys tents.' The sale of the trailers will end the most expensive emergency housing program in FEMA's history. The agency provided more than 143,000 households with temporary housing units, mostly mobile homes and trailers, after the two major hurricanes. FEMA typically provides emergency housing for no longer than 18 months, but officials repeatedly extended the deadline. May 1 was the final deadline to vacate, but many people did not leave. Housing advocates agree that the assistance will help in the short term but are divided over its long-term merits. While Tuggle called it 'a huge step in the right direction,' Reilly Morse, senior attorney with the Mississippi Center for Justice, said he would prefer to see more permanent housing solutions. 'Both of these measures sound like they're just buying time,' Morse said."LEGAL SERVICES ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS*Government Benefits*2. Class Action Settlement, Approved by Court, Should End "Chronic Delays" in Provision of Medicaid and Food Stamps in Suffolk County (NY)Michael Amon, "Suffolk Pledges to Get Medicaid, Food Stamps Out Faster," Newsday, May 12, 2009Newsday states: "For the roughly 60,000 Suffolk residents who apply annually for Medicaid and food stamps - a number expected to grow during the recession - government help may arrive faster this year. Under a court order expected to be signed next month, the Suffolk Department of Social Services - long ranked as one of the slowest in the state to approve public assistance - has pledged to get benefits out more quickly and will have its efforts monitored by advocacy groups. The agreement settles a federal class-action lawsuit brought last August by the Empire Justice Center in Central Islip and the National Center for Law and Economic Justice. The suit accused Suffolk of chronic delays that held up benefits for more than twice as long as legally allowed. Suffolk officials, who denied legal liability, attributed delays to prior staff shortages and an increasing flood of applicants . . . . In 2003, it took 90 days to approve or deny an adult's Medicaid application, twice as long as the law allows, officials said. Last year, it was down to 63, this year to about 50 . . . . In Suffolk, the settlement is expected to help people like Tina, 41, an Islip mother who waited three months for her Medicaid and food stamp benefits last year while she was pregnant. Medicaid for pregnant women and children must be approved or denied in 30 days under federal law . . . . Laura Redman, a staff attorney for the National Center for Law and Economic Justice, said the settlement was similar to others in the past two years with social services agencies in New York City, Erie County, N.Y., Arizona and Colorado."Judge Bianco approved the settlement after a fairness hearing on June 8, 2009.*Housing*3. Foreclosures Harm Minorities, Three Lenders Responsible in 47% of Evictions & Steps Needed to Protect Tenants, Says Report by LSC-Funded Rhode Island Legal ServicesKevin Shalvey, "Report: Foreclosures Lead to Evictions," Providence Business News (RI), June 10, 2009Providence Business News states: "A report released yesterday [June 9, 2009] says that financial institutions who had foreclosed on properties in Rhode Island last year evicted 2,338 tenants, with the highest amount, 1,166 evictions, in Providence. Authored by Steve Fischback, an attorney with [LSC-funded] Rhode Island Legal Services, "Move Out Rhode Island - An Analysis of 2008 Foreclosure Related Evictions" is a collection of data showing where evictions took place and which lenders filed for the evictions. The three lenders with the most evictions made up 47 percent of all evictions. Deutsche Bank evicted 460 tenants; U.S. Bank evicted 382 tenants and Wells Fargo evicted 262 tenants, according to the report. The report notes that there were 3,479 reported foreclosures in Rhode Island in 2008. Rosalina Collazo, who organized the Rhode Island Bank Tenant & Homeowner Association, said in a statement that the report makes clear that there need to be legislative steps taken to protect tenants. 'It has become painfully clear that the banks are not going to operate in good faith,' she said. 'Therefore, we need the General Assembly to step in and protect the citizens of Rhode Island.'"The report also found: "Over two thirds (68% of all foreclosures related to evictions involved properties located in census block groups whose minority population was greater than 20% according to 2000 US Census data. About half (51%) of all foreclosure related evictions involved properties located in census block groups whose minority population was greater than 50%. In 2000, minorities comprised 18.1% of Rhode Island's population."LEGAL SERVICES STRUCTURE*Beltway Bulletin*4. House Appropriations Committee Would Raise Federal LSC Funding to $440 Million, but Lift Only the "Attorneys' Fees Restriction," Despite Obama Recommendation to Also Lift Private Money Restriction and Class Action Restriction; Issue Now Moves to SenateOn June 4, 2009, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS), which has jurisdiction over funding for LSC, considered its annual appropriations bill. The bill, which was passed out of the Subcommittee the same day, raised LSC's total funding level to $440 million, up from $390 million in FY 2009, a 12.8% increase.Authored by the Chair of the CJS Subcommittee, Representative Alan Mollohan (WV), the bill also removes the restriction that currently prohibits LSC grantees from using LSC funds to seek attorneys' fee awards -- a limitation that had been included as a rider to the LSC appropriation every year since 1996. The bill does not lift any of the other LSC funding restrictions.The full bill passed the full House Appropriations Committee on June 9, 2009, with no changes to the LSC provisions, and now awaits passage by the full House.The bill's call for increased funding is a greatly welcomed boost, especially because the economic downturn has substantially increased legal need while reducing the availability of other legal services funding. However, the bill does not lift other LSC restrictions, specifically, it does not lift the restriction on non-LSC funds, and it does not lift the restriction on class actions. Pres. Obama's detailed budget had called for removal of these two additional restrictions.In the Senate, the CJS Appropriations Subcommittee has yet to produce an FY 2010 appropriation bill, but is expected to turn to this now. The CJS Subcommittee is free to draft its own bill, and could do so along the lines of the President's budget. Senator Barbara Mikulski (MD) chairs the Senate's CJS Subcommittee.Once both the House and Senate have passed their respective CJS bills, differences between the two versions will likely be addressed and reconciled by a conference committee.*Funding*5. Increased Court Fees in Civil Proceedings are Expected to Fill Gaping Hole in Legal Aid Budgets in Connecticut, Preventing Further Layoffs; Now Await Governor's ApprovalChristian Nolan, "Higher Filing Fees Would Benefit Legal Aid," Connecticut Law Tribune, June 8, 2009Connecticut Law Tribune writes: "Connecticut attorneys won't have to pay a higher occupational tax, but the legislature has approved a measure that would increase many court filing fees by $55 to $75. The annual proceeds - estimated at $7.7 million - would go to the state's legal aid agencies, which are mired in a fiscal crisis. Their main funding source - proceeds from Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts, or IOLTA - has all but dried up due to low interest rates and the poor housing market. Advocates for the 'big three' legal aid [agencies] - [LSC-funded] Connecticut Legal Services, Greater Hartford Legal Aid and New Haven Legal Assistance Association - lobbied lawmakers for help. Their efforts were rewarded, and the bill that would raise fees and give the revenues to financial aid awaits the signature of Gov. M. Jodi Rell. 'If this gets approved, we would not have any further layoffs,' said CLS Executive Director Steven Eppler-Epstein. 'I just think this an example of how, in a really tough year, the legislature can work creatively and in a bipartisan way to solve problems. It certainly means a lot to us' . . . . So the new money will come from higher filing fees that many lawyers acknowledge will be passed along to clients in the form of higher legal bills. If the bill becomes law, the jury fee in civil actions would rise from $350 to $425; the filing fee for a Superior Court case would increase from $225 to 300; the designation of a case as complex litigation would go from $250 to $325; and an application for a pre-judgment remedy will rise from $100 to $175 . . . . Fees for small claims and housing cases would not change."The fee increases would not affect indigent litigants, as the state already waives fees for those who cannot afford to pay.CIVIL GIDEON6. People Needing Lawyers in High-Stakes Cases are One Step Closer to a Civil Right to Counsel as Bill to Create Pilot Programs Clears California Assembly and Moves to SenateMatthew Pordum, "Right to Counsel Bill Clears the State Assembly," The Daily Journal (CA), June 8, 2009The Daily Journal reports: "The Assembly passed a bill on Friday [June 5, 2009] that would make California the first state in the nation to establish a right to counsel for low-income people in critical human-needs civil cases. The bill, AB 590, introduced by Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles, passed on a vote of 50-29, and would provide a legal voice for those in the state that can't afford an attorney. It would be funded through an increase in court fees. The program would seek to provide counsel to low-income people in cases where basic human needs, such as shelter, sustenance, safety, health or child custody are at stake. According to National Center for State Courts, more than 4.3 million Californians represent themselves in civil court proceedings, largely because they cannot afford a lawyer. 'I have seen first hand how having a lawyer can make a difference in cases involving critical matters,' said Feuer, who for eight years ran the non-profit legal center Bet Tzedek, which provides free legal representation to low income people, the elderly and the disabled. 'I saw the opportunity to bring this legislation and I feel strongly it will make a difference for the people in this state that right now need help the most.' Specifically the bill would require the Judicial Council to establish one or more pilot programs in selected courts across the state for three-year periods. Funding for the program will be secured through a $10 increase on certain fees for court services, including issuing a writ for enforcement of an order or judgment, issuing an order of sale, and filing and entering an award under the Workers' Compensation Law. Currently the fees for these services range between $15 and $20 . . . . The right to counsel bill was passed on the last day for bills to be passed out of the house of origin. It is now headed to the Senate Judiciary Committee."ANNOUNCEMENTS7. Lawyer at Maryland Legal Aid Bureau Writes Book, "Legal Aid Wealth: Surviving and Thriving on the Salary of a Public Interest Attorney;" Dedicates Proceeds to Loan Repayment Scholarships for Public Interest AttorneysCaryn Tamber, "All the Lifestyle that Legal Aid Wages Can Buy," The Daily Record (MD), June 5, 2009The Daily Record writes: "When Janine A. Scott started at the [LSC-funded] Legal Aid Bureau more than 10 years ago, her salary was $28,000 a year. She soon discovered that she loved the work, but the money was a sticking point. How could she have the kind of life she wanted on such a paltry salary? 'I wanted to stay, and so I became motivated to make the salary work within what my expenses are,' said Scott, 38, who is now the supervising attorney for the domestic law unit at Legal Aid. Scott, who briefly worked as an accountant before going to law school, sat down and made a list of all of her financial goals. There were a lot of them: She wanted to pay down her law school and credit card debt, buy a house and travel once a year . . . . She looked at her going-out spending habits and determined that she should create a 'fun account' and keep it at $250 at all times . . . . Scott said she has achieved her goals by meticulously charting every bit of money that comes in and goes out. She waits for sales on clothing and discount deals on travel, and she would not dream of buying snacks from a vending machine when she could get them in bulk from Target or Wal-Mart for so much less . . . . Scott said that a few years ago, co-workers started asking her how she had managed to afford her comfortable life on a modest salary. That's when she decided to write a book on doing well on a do-gooder's salary. The book, which she self-published and plans to market at conferences and bar events, is called 'Legal Aid Wealth: Surviving and Thriving on the Salary of a Public Interest Attorney.' It came out last month."Scott says: "My goal in writing this book is to encourage law students and lawyers to work in the area of public interest law by showing how I managed my modest salary to achieve financial success. I plan on using a portion of the profits from the book to create student loan repayment scholarships for public interest attorneys."To learn more about Scott and her book, visit her website at www.legalaidwealth.com.-------------------------------------------------------------ABA Manual on Sale -- "Innovative Fundraising Ideas for Legal Services" (2004) - $1The ABA is seeking to reduce excess inventory of this comprehensive fundraising manual. The price for the publication is temporarily reduced to $1, plus shipping and handling. The manual provides information on 30 initiatives for developing funding to support the delivery of civil legal services to the poor. It offers a user-friendly overview of each fundraising strategy, examples of successful implementation, and the names of individuals who can be contacted to further discuss each initiative described. This was produced by the ABA Project to Expand Resources for Legal Services in 2004; the techniques and strategies described remain current, though some of the contact information for local sources may be dated.To purchase this book, go to:http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=4190012----------------------------------------------------------------The Legal Services E-lert is produced by Emily Savner and edited by Laura Abel and David Udell. Because the E-lert collects stories reported by others, the views presented are not necessarily those of the Brennan Center.The majority of the text presented in the E-lert is drawn verbatim from original news sources. The bolded headlines are produced by the Brennan Center. Whenever possible, we provide a link to the full text of the original article.You can sign up to receive the E-lert and examine archived copies of previous E-lerts at: http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resources/elerts_legalservices/.If you would like to provide the E-lert with information about your work or clippings from your local paper, please contact Emily Savner at emily.savner@nyu.edu or 212-998-6288.You can obtain information about civil legal services for low-income people or about the Brennan Center at: www.brennancenter.org.EFFector Vol. 22, No. 18 June 12, 2009 editor@eff.orgA Publication of the Electronic Frontier FoundationISSN 1062-9424: . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . :In our 512th issue:* EFF HAS CHALLENGED GOVERNMENT'S "BACK DOOR WIRETAP,"urging the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hold thatthe government's seizure of defendant Stephen Warshak'semail without a warrant violated the Fourth Amendment andfederal privacy statutes, as well as the JusticeDepartment's own surveillance manual. The governmentaccomplished this "back door wiretap" by illegally orderingWarshak's email provider to prospectively "preserve" copiesof his future emails, a misuse the Stored CommunicationsAct, which is only supposed to be used for obtaining emailsalready in storage with a provider.In an amicus brief filed earlier this week, EFF argues thatthe government's seizure violated federal privacy laws andWarshak's Fourth Amendment expectation of privacy in hisemail. As a result, the illegally seized emails should havebeen suppressed by the district court where Warshak wastried. All told, the government acquired over 27,000 emailsspanning over six months from Warshak's email provider, allwithout probable cause.For the full press release:http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2009/06/11: . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . :EFF Updates* France Declares Three Strikes UnconstitutionalThe Conseil Constitutionnel has declared the most importantparts of HADOPI unconstitutional and invalidated thelegislation's authority to issue termination orders toISPs.http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/06/three-strikes-dead-in-france* China's Spy in the HomeThe Chinese Ministry of Industry and IT's announcement thatall PCs sold in China must include government-approvedfiltering software is a profoundly worrying development foronline privacy and free speech in that country.http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/06/chinas-spy-home* Google Book Search Settlement: Foster CompetitionWhat would create an eBook marketplace with an opportunityfor real competition? Escrow the scans.http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/06/should-google-have-s* Cookies CrumblingYouTube takes a small step to increase privacy ofWhitehouse.gov visitors by essentially ignoring accountcookies for videos viewed on Whitehouse.gov.http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/06/cookies-crumbling* EFF Comments on Child Safe Viewing ActRecently, EFF filed comments with the FCC in connectionwith the Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, which requires theFCC to conduct a study of V-chip-like blocking technologiesthat might apply to more than just television viewingsuch as Internet access.http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/06/eff-comments-child-s* The Child Safe Viewing Act and Another DMCA VictimTVGuardian and companies like it are unexpected victims ofDRM and the DMCA, but the conflict between copyright lawand companies that try to edit or block "offensive"language or images in movies is nothing new.http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/06/child-safe-viewing-a* Hollywood Drives Us into the "Analog Sunset"The AACS licensing authority has released the "FinalAdopter Agreement" it plans to enforce against consumerelectronics companies that make BluRay players (and anyother AACS devices that come along)http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/06/hollywood-drives-us-: . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . :miniLinks~ Zotero Suit DismissedThe legal battle between the proprietary EndNote academiccitation software and the open-source Zotero software hasended.http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3810/judge-dismisses-software-licensing-case-against-george-mason-u~ Swedish Pirate Party Gains Seat in EU ParliamentThe Pirate Party received a reported 7.1% of the votes inSwedish elections, giving the party representation at theEuropean Parliament.http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-party-wins-and-enters-the-european-parliament-090607/~ RIP: A Remix Manifesto Showing and Panel in NYCThis buzz-worthy documentary about remix and participatorycreativity is making its debut in New York City on Friday,June 19.http://www.opensourcecinema.org/remixnyc: . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . :Announcements* IT Equipment for EFF OfficesWe are looking for donations of the following new harddrives to support EFF's office operations. As thanks foryour donation, we can offer a free membership and, ofcourse, some cool swag.Requested Items:- 2 x 2TB external USB hard drives, preferably WesternDigital. Or a larger number of smaller drives with the sameinterface.- PATA IDE hard drives, 20GB or largerPlease contact stu@eff.org if you can help!* EFF at RoboGames in San FranciscoSee EFF this weekend at the 2009 International RoboGames atFt. Mason's Festival Pavilion in San Francisco! Stop by andsay hello!Booth Hours:Friday, June 12: 12 PM - 6 PMSaturday, June 13: 2 PM - 6 PMSunday, June 14: 12 PM - 6 PMFor more information:http://robogames.net* Help EFF Go to DEFCON!EFF is looking for donations of airline tickets and hotelpoints for the DEFCON hacking conference, as well as otherconferences and speaking engagements. If you have enoughairline miles for a free ticket and would like to send anEFF staffer to a conference, let us know, and we will helpyou with the process of making the reservation. 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(Pennsylvania Power & Light)# PSE & G# San Diego Gas & Electric# Scottish Power (U.K.)# Select Energy (formerly Niagara Mohawk)# Southern California Edison# Southern Company# Tampa Electric# Tennessee Valley Authority# TXU Electric & Gas (formery Texas Utilities)# Tokyo Electric Power (Japan)# TransAlta Utilities (Canada)# Union Electric# United Illuminating# Wisconsin Public Service# Xcel Energy (formerly Northern States Power)Wireless Companies# AT&T Wireless# BellSouth# British Telecom# Cellular One# Ericsson# France Telecom# Lucent# Motorola# Nextel# Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.# Nokia# Nortel Networks# Orange (U.K.)# Qwest# Samsung# Siemens# Sony Ericsson# Sprint# Telecom New Zealand# Teledesic# Telstra# T-Mobile (Deutsche Telekom Mobil and others)# Verizon Wireless# Vodafone# T-Mobile USA2009 Carr Center for Human Rights PolicyTraub-Dicker-HKSSummer Fellowship Program~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School is pleased toinform you of the successful completion of the spring semester as well as to announcesome exciting news that will undoubtedly help chart a similar course for the summer.This year, the Carr Center sponsored the Traub-Dicker-HKS Fellowships, establishedthrough a generous gift by Margaret Traub '80 and her partner Phyllis Dicker. TheTraub-Dicker-HKS Fellowship is designed to support the summer research of one ortwo Kennedy School students doing original work on policies related to lesbian,gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities. The Carr Center is pleasedto announce the selection of two Traub-Dicker-HKS Summer Fellows--Benjamin Halland Baylee DeCastro--from a highly competitive pool of qualified applicants.Both of these students bring a strong record of academic achievement and a longstandingcommitment to LGBT human rights. Mr. Hall will be researching police reform inLondon's LGBT community, and Ms. DeCastro will be researching LGBT health advocacyin San Francisco. Dr. Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Harvard Kennedy School Lecturerand Carr Center Faculty Affiliate, will advise their research.Below you will find brief biographies for Mr. Hall and Ms. DeCastro, as well astheir research goals for the summer.Best,The Carr Center~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"I am genuinely delighted to welcome Ben Hall and Baylee DeCastro as the CarrCenter's inaugural Traub-Dicker-HKS Summer Research Fellows.These two extraordinarystudents bring a rare combination of talents--intellectual heft, political acumen,and personal passion--to the study of LGBT human rights and public policy. We areall very excited to see the fruits of their important research."-- Dr. Timothy Patrick McCarthy, HarvardKennedy School Lecturer and Carr Center Faculty Affiliate~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Benjamin Hall joined the Metropolitan Police, London in 2001, and graduated as thetop student in his class in the police academy. He spent one year in uniformed responsein South London before selection into the Detective corps where he worked in investigationunits for sexual assault and domestic violence. After two years service, at theage of 23, he was selected for Specialist Operations at New Scotland Yard, wherehe has since been promoted to Detective Sergeant in the Serious Crime Command.Before attending Harvard as a Kennedy Scholar, he was educated at University College,London (BA Hons - French and Spanish), the London School of Economics and PoliticalScience (MSc - Criminal Justice Policy) and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (MPhil- Criminological Research). Benjamin, as one of this years Traub-Dicker ResearchFellows, will engage both the gay community and law enforcement officials to assessand research how the gay community is policed and provide insightful policy proposalsto address common interests, problems and solutions.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Baylee DeCastro is a second year Master in Public Policy (MPP) student at HarvardKennedy School. As a committed public health advocate, Baylee has worked for overa decade to unlock the health system's potential to restore economic security andpromote the health of low-income and medically under served communities. Her researchfocuses on the relationship between the production of scientific knowledge and itsuse in policy formulation and implementation. As one of this years Traub-DickerResearch Fellows, her research examines the ways in which state-centered advocacyefforts toward LGBT inclusion as subjects and objects of health research influencehealth policy. Before coming to the Kennedy School, Baylee served as Policy Advisorto three large UCSF clinical, policy and research programs, where she forged successfulpartnerships with health care providers and community organizations to promote qualityaffordable health care statewide. Baylee also led a national network of women'shealth professionals as Executive Director of the Association of Academic Women'sHealth Program.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is honored to offer this fellowshipthrough the gracious gift of Margaret Traub '80 and her partner Phyllis Dicker.Welook forward to working with Benjamin Hall and Baylee DeCastro as the Carr Centerexpands its commitment to LGBT human rights.Please feel free to contact the Carr Center about their fellowships and toreceive updates about their work. The Carr Center plans to publish theirresearch findings during the 2009-2010 academic year.Read more…
All numbers begin with Area Code (202) unless otherwise noted* Office of the Attorney General (OAG)* Office of the Deputy Attorney General (ODAG)* Office of the Associate Attorney General (OASG)* Antitrust Division (ATR)* Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)* Civil Division (CIV)* Civil Rights Division (CRT)* Community Relations Service (CRS)* Criminal Division (CRM)* Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)* Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD)* Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)* Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA)* Executive Office for United States Trustees (EOUST)* Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)* Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)* Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (FCSC)* INTERPOL-U.S. National Central Bureau* Justice Management Division (JMD)* National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC)* National Security Division* Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management (OARM)* Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)* Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR)* Office of Information Policy (OIP)* Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison (OIPL)* Office of Justice Programs (OJP)* Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)* Office of Legal Policy (OLP)* Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA)* Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (OPCL)* Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR)* Office of Public Affairs (PAO)* Office of the DOJ Executive Secretariat* Office of the Inspector General (OIG)* Office of the Pardon Attorney (OPA)* Office of the Solicitor General (OSG)* Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ)* Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)* Professional Responsibility Advisory Office (PRAO)* Tax Division (TAX)* United States Marshals Service (USMS)* United States Parole Commission (USPC)OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (OAG)Attorney General, Eric Holder, 514-2001Top of PageOFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL (ODAG)Deputy Attorney General, David Ogden, 514-2101Top of PageOFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY GENERAL (OASG)Associate Attorney General, Thomas Perrelli, 514-9500Top of PageANTITRUST DIVISION (ATR)Assistant Attorney General, 514-2401Director of Operations, 514-3544Director of Criminal Enforcement, 514-3543Economics Director of Enforcement, 514-6994Top of PageBUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES (ATF)Director, 648-8700Deputy Director, 648-8710Office of Public Affairs, 648-8500Office of Legislative Affairs, 648-8510Top of PageCIVIL DIVISION (Civil)Assistant Attorney General, 514-3301Senior Counsel, 514-5421Civil Fraud, 305-2335Corporate/Financial Litigation, 514-7450Foreign Litigation, 514-7455Intellectual Property, 514-7223The National Courts, 514-7300Appellate Staff, 514-3311Federal Programs Branch Director, 514-3354Aviation & Admiralty, 616-4000Constitutional & Specialized Tort Litigation, 616-4140Environmental Tort Litigation, 616-4200Federal Tort Claims Act, 616-4400Tobacco Litigation, 616-8280Office of Immigration Litigation, 616-4852Office of Consumer Litigation, 307-3009Office of Management Programs, 514-4552Top of PageCIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION (CRT)Assistant Attorney General, 514-2151Executive Officer, 514-4224Appellate Section, 514-2195Coordination and Review Section, 307-2222Criminal Section, 514-3204Disability Rights Section, 307-2227Educational Opportunities Section, 514-4092Employment Litigation Section, 514-3831Housing and Civil Enforcement Section, 514-4713Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices, Special Counsel, 616-5528Special Litigation Section, 514-6255Voting Section, 307-2767Office of Complaint Adjudication, Complaint Adjudication Officer, 514-0545Top of PageCOMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE (CRS)Director, 305-2935Admin. Asst. to the Director, 305-2934Associate Director, 305-2950Special Assistant to the Director, 305-3001Top of PageCRIMINAL DIVISION (CRM)Assistant Attorney General, 514-2601Chief of Staff, 514-2601Office of Administration, Executive Officer, 514-2641Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General, 514-2601Office of Policy and Legislation, Director, 514-4193Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 514-2601Office of International Affairs, Director, 514-0000International Training and Development Programs (ITDP), Chief, 305-8190International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Programs, Director, 305-8190Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Director, 514-1323Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 514-2601Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Chief, 514-3594Office of Enforcement Operations, Director, 514-6809Public Integrity Section, Chief, 514-1412Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 514-2601Counterterrorism Section, Chief, 514-0849Fraud Section, Chief, 514-7023Appellate Section, Chief, 514-2611Domestic Security Section, Chief, 616-5731Capital Case Unit, Chief, 353-7172Deputy Assitant Attorney General, 514-2601Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Chief, 514-1026Child Exploitation & Obscenity Section, Chief, 514-5780Office of Special Investigations, Director, 616-2492Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 514-2601Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, Chief, 514-1263Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, Chief, 514-0917Executive Office for Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, Director, 514-2073Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, 514-2601Sr. Counsel to the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for International Policy, 514-0020Top of PageDRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA)Administrator, 307-8000Executive Assistant to the Administrator, 307-8003Deputy Administrator, 307-7345Executive Assistant to the Deputy Administrator, 307-8770Executive Policy & Strategic Planning Staff, 307-7420Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, 307-7363Congressional Affairs Section, 307-7423Public Affairs Section, 307-7977Information Services Staff, 307-7967Demand Reduction Section, 307-7936Office of Administrative Law Judges, 307-8188Office of the Chief Counsel, 307-7322Operational Law, Deputy Chief, 307-8020Litigation & Policy, Deputy Chief, 307-8020Discovery Processing Staff, 307-8113Administrative Law Section, 307-8040Civil Litigation Section, 307-8085Diversion/Registration Policy Section, 307-8010Diversion/Registration Litigation Section, 307-8010Domestic Criminal Law Section, 307-8030International Law Section, 307-8075Financial Management Division, Chief Financial Officer, 307-7330Office of Acquisition Management, Deputy Assistant Administrator, 307-7777Policy and Transportation Section, 307-7808Acquisition Management Section, 307-7802Office of Resource Management, Deputy Assistant Administrator, 307-4800Office of Finance, Deputy Assistant Administrator, 307-7002Financial Operations Section, 307-7082Financial Reports and Systems Section, 307-7062Inspections Division, 307-7358Office of Professional Responsibility, 307-8235Associate Deputy Chief Inspector, 307-8235Office of Inspections, Deputy Chief Inspector, 307-8200Office of Security Programs, Deputy Chief Inspector, 307-4400Operations Division, Chief of Operations, 307-7340Office of Domestic Operations, 307-7927Caribbean & South American Section, 307-8331Dangerous Drugs & Chemicals Section, 307-7490Domestic Asset Forfeiture Section, 307-7635Domestic East Section, 307-5562Domestic Forfeiture Counsel Section, 307-7636Domestic West Section, 307-4780Financial Investigations Section, 307-8396Local Impact Section, 307-8918Tactical Enforcement Section, 307-8799Office of Operations Management, 307-4200Policy and Planning Section, 307-4211Operations Budget Section, 307-4218Special Operations Division, (703) 541-6705Deputy Special Agent in Charge, (703) 541-6735Assistant Special Agent in Charge, (703) 541-6715Latin America Section, (703) 541-6780Europe/Asia Section, (703) 541-6744Money Laundering Section, (703) 541-6733Southwest Border Section A, (703) 541-6711Southwest Border Section B, (703) 541-6755Southwest Border Section C, (703) 541-6657Special Projects Section, (703) 541-6771Office of Diversion Control, Deputy Assistant Administrator, 307-7165Deputy Director, 307-7163Chemical Control Section, 307-7193Diversion Plan & Resource Section, 307-7197Drug & Chemical Evaluation Section, 307-7183Drug Operations Section, 307-7194Liaison and Policy Section, 307-7297Registration & Prog. Support Section, 307-4925Office of International Operations, 307-4233Deputy Chief, 307-4233Caribbean Section, 307-8331Central America Section, 307-7472Europe/Mid-East Section, 307-4252Far East Section, 307-7444Foreign Administrative Support Section, 307-7738South America Section, 307-8220Office of Aviation Operations, (817) 837-2000Intelligence Division, 307-3607Deputy Chief of Intelligence, 307-3607Office of Domestic Intelligence, 307-4294Domestic Intelligence Section A, 307-8070Domestic Intelligence Section B, 307-8796Office of International Intelligence, 307-8050International Investigative Support, 307-8431International Strategic Support, 307-8782Office of Special Intelligence, Deputy Chief, Special Intelligence, 307-3650Investigative Support Section, (703) 541-6765Operational Support Section, 307-3645Technical Support Section, 307-4872Office of Intelligence Policy & Management, Deputy Chief, 307-8748Management & Production Section, 307-7534Policy &Liaison Section, 353-9620El Paso Intelligence Center, Director, (915) 760-2011Information Management Section, (915) 760-2114Research & Analysis Section, (915) 760-2300Tactical Operations Section, (915) 760-2255Watch Operations Section, (915) 760-2221Operational Support Division, Assistant Administrator, 307-4730Office of Administration, Deputy Assistant Administrator, 307-7708Administrative Operations Section, 307-5631Facilities and Finance Section, 307-7792Freedom of Information/Records Management Section, 307-7711Office of Forensic Sciences, Deputy Assistant Administrator, 307-8866Associate Deputy Assistant Administrator, 307-8868Hazardous Waste Disposal Section, 353-9644Laboratory Operations Section, 307-8880Laboratory Support Section, 307-8833Office of Investigative Technology, Deputy Assistant Administrator, (703) 495-6500Administrative Information Contact, (703) 495-6502Comm. & Polygraph Support Section, (703) 495-6520Surveillance Support Section, (703) 495-6575Telecom, Inter. & A/V Support Section, (703) 495-6550Office of Information Systems, Deputy Assistant Administrator, 307-7454Information Resources Management Section, 307-9883Operations & Support Section, 307-9481Special Projects Section, 307-9896Systems Applications Section, 307-1797Human Resources Division, Assistant Administrator, 307-4680Career Board, Executive Secretary, 307-7349Board of Professional Conduct, 307-8980Equal Employment Opportunity Staff, 307-8888Office of Training, Special Agent-in-Charge, (703) 632-5010Domestic Training Section 1, (703) 632-5110Domestic Training Section 2, (703) 632-5310International Training Section, (703) 632-5329Office of Personnel, Deputy Assistant Administrator, 307-4000Deputy Personnel Officer, 307-4177Management & Employee Services Section, 307-4004Recruitment and Placement Section, 307-4055Top of PageENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION (ENRD)Assistant Attorney General, 514-2701Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 514-3370Executive Officer, 616-3147Top of PageEXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW (EOIR)Director, 703 305-0169Deputy Director, 703 305-0169Associate Director/Chief of Staff, 703 305-0169Executive Secretariat, 703 305-0169Assistant Director/General Counsel, 703 305-0470Administration, Assistant Director, 703 305-1171Management Programs, Assistant Director, 703 305-0289Office of Legislative and Public Affairs, 703 305-0289Planning, Analysis, and Technology, Assistant Director, 703 605-0445Board of Immigration Appeals, Chairman, 703 305-1194Board of Immigration Appeals, Vice Chairman, 703 305-1194Board of Immigration Appeals, Clerk's Office, 703 605-1007Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, Chief, 703 305-1247Deputy Chief Immigration Judge, 703 305-1247Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, Chief, 703 305-0864Deputy Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, 703 305-0864Top of PageEXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS (EOUSA)Director, 514-2121Principal Deputy Director, 514-2121Principal Associate Director, 514-4506AGAC Liaison and United States Attorney's Manual, 514-4633Senior Counsel to the Director, 616-2128Office of Tribal Justice, Director, 514-8812LECC/Victim Witness Staff, Assistant Director, 616-6792Equal Employment Office, Assistant Director, 514-3982Employee Assistance Program, 514-1036Data Analysis Staff, Assistant Director, 616-6779Evaluation and Review Staff, Assistant Director, 616-6776General Counsel, 514-4024FOIA Unit, Assistant Director FOIA and Privacy, 616-6757Legal Programs, Deputy Director, 616-6444Resource Management and Planning, Deputy Director, 616-6886Assistant Director, Execution, 616-6886Assistant Director, Formulation, 616-6886Operations, Deputy Director, 616-6600Associate Director, 616-6600Security Programs Staff, Assistant Director, 616-6878Assistant Director, Facilities Management & Support Service, 616-6425Assistant Director, Personnel Management Staff, 616-6873Chief Information Officer, 616-6973Telecommunications & Technology Development, 616-6439Office Automation Staff, 616-6969Case Management Staff, 616-6919Office of Legal Education, (National Advocacy Center), Director, (803) 544-5100Top of PageEXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR UNITED STATES TRUSTEES (EOUST)Director, 307-1391Deputy Director, 307-1391Associate Director, 307-1391General Counsel, 307-1399Top of PageFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)No information provided per FBITop of PageFEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS (BOP)1-888-317-8455 or 202-305-2500 -- General Information NumberDirector, 307-3250Administration, Assistant Director, 307-3123Community Corrections & Detention, Assistant Director, 514-8585Correctional Programs, Assistant Director, 307-3226General Counsel & Review, Assistant Director, 307-3062Health Services, Assistant Director, 307-3055Human Resource Management, Assistant Director, 307-3082Industries, Education, and Vocational Training, Assistant Director, 305-3500Information, Policy, & Public Affairs, Assistant Director, 514-6537National Institute of Corrections, Director, 307-3106 (101)Mid-Atlantic Region, Regional Director, (301) 317-3100North Central Region, Regional Director, (913) 621-3939Northeast Region, Regional Director, (215) 521-7300South Central Region, Regional Director, (214) 224-3389Southeast Region, Regional Director, (678) 686-1200Western Region, Regional Director, (925) 803-4700Top of PageFOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION (FCSC)Chairman, 616-6975Chief Counsel, 616-6975Administrative Officer, 616-6975Top of PageINTERPOL-U.S. National Central Bureau(International Criminal Police Organization)Chief, 616-9000Deputy Chief, 616-9000Information Resources Manager, 616-9000Top of PageJUSTICE MANAGEMENT DIVISION (JMD)Assistant Attorney General for Administration, 514-3101Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Controller, 514-1843Appropriation Liaison Officer, 514-1843Asset Forfeiture Management Staff, Director, 616-8000Budget Staff, Director, 514-4082Debt Collection Management, Director, 514-5343Finance Staff, Director, 616-5800Procurement Services Staff, Director, 307-2000Unified Financial Management System, Deputy Program Manager, 514-9215Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Human Resources/Administration, 514-5501Consolidated Executive Office, Director, 514-5537DOJ Executive Secretariat, Director, 514-2063Equal Employment Opportunity Staff, Director, 616-4800Facilities and Administrative Services Staff, Director, 616-2948Library Staff, Director, 514-2133Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management, Director, 514-8900Personnel Staff, Director, 532-4001Security and Emergency Planning Staff, Director, 514-2094Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Information Resources Management, 514-0507E-Government Services Staff, Director, 305-4568Enterprise Solutions Staff, Director, 305-9635IT Security Staff, Director, 514-4292Operations Services Staff, Director, 514-3404Policy and Planning Staff, Director, 514-1759Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Policy, Management and Planning, 514-3101Audit Liaison Office, Director, 514-0469Department Ethics Office, Director, 514-8196General Counsel, 514-3452Management and Planning Staff, Director, 307-1800Office of Records Management Policy, Director, 514-3528Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Director, 616-0521Senior Procurement Executive, 514-1843Procurement Policy, 616-3758Top of PageNATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTER (NDIC)General Inquiries, (814) 532-4601Liaison Office, (703) 556-8970Director, (814) 532-4607Deputy Director, (814) 532-4978Intelligence Division, Assistant Director, (814) 532-4036Document Exploitation Division, Assistant Director, (814) 532-4515Intelligence Support Division, Assistant Director, (814) 532-4579email: NDIC@usdoj.govTop of PageNATIONAL SECURITY DIVISIONAssistant Attorney General, 514-1057Chief of StaffDeputy Assistant Attorney General for Counterterrorism and CounterespionageActing Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Operations and Intelligence OversightDeputy Assistant Attorney General for Law and PolicyCounsel to the Assistant Attorney GeneralCounsel to the Assistant Attorney GeneralCounsel to the Assistant Attorney GeneralDeputy Chief of StaffTop of PageOFFICE OF ATTORNEY RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT (OARM)General Inquiries, 514-3397 or 514-1175Director, 514-8900Deputy Director, Hiring Policies and Procedures, Discipline, 514-1101Deputy Director, Legal Recruitment, 514-8902Attorney General's Honor Program/Summer Law Intern Program, 514-8902Assistant Director, Law Student Intern/Law Student Volunteer Programs, 514-8904Assistant Director, Lateral Attorney Recruitment, 514-6429Voice-tree re legal employment programs and other OARM services (24-hour recording), 514-3396Top of PageOFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS)Director, 616-2888Officer Manager, 616-2888Deputy Director for Community Policing Development, 514-5793Special Assistant, 514-5793Administrative Assistant, 514-5793Chief of Staff, 514-6363Special Assistant, 616-9418Administrative Assistant, 514-6363Deputy Director for Management, 616-8122General Counsel, 514-3750Administrative Assistant, 514-3750Assistant Director, Grants Administration, 616-3031Regional Supervisor, Grants Region 1, 616-9767Regional Supervisor, Grants Region 2, 616-3645Regional Supervisor, Grants Region 3, 616-1902Regional Supervisor, Grants Region 4, 616-2886Assistant Director, Policy Support & Evaluation, 514-2301Assistant Director, Training and Technical Assistance, 514-5786Assistant Director, Congressional Relations/Intergov/Public Liaison, 514-9079Assistant Director, Communications, 616-1728Assistant Director, Monitoring and Compliance, 616-9419Assistant Director, Administration, 305-3893DOJ Response Center (1-800-421-6770), 307-1480Top of PageOFFICE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ODR)Senior Counsel, 616-9471Deputy Senior Counsel, 305-4439Top of PageOFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY (OIP)Director, 514-3642Deputy Director, 514-3642Associate Director, 514-3642Top of PageOFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC LIAISON (OIPL)Director and Advisor to the Attorney General, 514-3465Deputy Director, 514-3465Associate Director, 514-3465Assistant Director, 514-3465Top of PageOFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS (OJP)Assistant Attorney General, 307-3813Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 307-6348Bureau of Justice Assistance, 616-6500Bureau of Justice Statistics, 307-0765Community Capacity Development Office, 616-1152Equal Employment Opportunity, 307-6013FOIA Requestor Service Center, 307-6235Grants Customer Service Center, 1-800-458-0786 (TTY: 616-3867)Grants Management System (GMS) Help Desk, 514-2024Human Resources, 307-0730National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Local Number (301) 519-5500National Institute of Justice, 307-2942Office for Civil Rights, 307-0623Office for Victims of Crime, 307-5983Office of Administration, 307-0087Office of Communications, 307-0703Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 307-5911Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART), 514-4689Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 307-0623Office of the Chief Information Officer, 305-9071Office of the General Counsel, 307-6235OJP Help Desk, 307-0627Top of PageOFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL (OLC)Assistant Attorney General, 514-2051Senior Counsel, 514-2027Chief of Staff, 305-9250Top of PageOFFICE OF LEGAL POLICY (OLP)Assistant Attorney General, 514-4601Special Assistant, 514-4601Senior Policy Analyst, 514-3592Top of PageOFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS (OLA)Assistant Attorney General, 514-2141Special Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, 514-1653Top of PageOFFICE OF PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES (OPCL)Director, 514-0208General Counsel, 514-0208Senior Counsel for E-Government, 514-0208Top of PageOFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (OPR)Counsel, 514-3365Deputy Counsel, 514-3365Associate Counsel, 514-3365Executive Officer, 514-3365Top of PageOFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (PAO)Director, 616-2777Top of PageOFFICE OF THE DOJ EXECUTIVE SECRETARIATDirector, 514-2063Records Requests/Inquiries, 5l4-2063Top of PageOFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG)Inspector General, 514-3435Deputy Inspector General, 514-3435Counselor to the Inspector General, 616-0542Senior Counselor to the Inspector General, 616-0147General Counsel, 616-0644Assistant Inspector General for Oversight & Review, 616-0645Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Oversight & Review, 616-0645Associate Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Oversight & Review, 616-0645Assistant Inspector General for Audit, 616-4633Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit, 616-4633Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, 616-4760Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, 616-4760Assistant Inspector General for Evaluation & Inspections, 616-4600Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Evaluation & Inspections, 353-2067Assistant Inspector General for Management & Planning, 616-4550Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Management & Planning, 616-4550Toll Free IG HOTLINE, 1-800-869-4499Top of PageOFFICE OF THE PARDON ATTORNEY (OPA)Pardon Attorney, 616-6070Deputy Pardon Attorney, 616-6070Executive Officer, 616-6070Top of PageOFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL (OSG)Solicitor General, 514-2201Deputy Principal Solicitor General, 514-2206Case Management Section, 514-2217Research and Publications Unit, 514-3914Top of PageOFFICE OF TRIBAL JUSTICE (OTJ)http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/about/phone-directory.htmDirector, 514-8812Deputy Director, 514-8812Top of Pagehttp://www.usdoj.gov/dojofficials.htm#otjOFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW)Director, 307-0728Deputy Director, 307-3913Chief of Staff, 307-0466Top of PagePROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY ADVISORY OFFICE (PRAO)Director, 514-0458Top of PageTAX DIVISION (TAX)Assistant Attorney General, 514-2901Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Policy and Planning, 514-8665Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Matters, 514-2915Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Matters, 514-5109Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Review and Appellate, 514-2901Senior Legislative Counsel, 307-6419Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, 307-6559Counsel to the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Matters, 514-6636Counsel to the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Matters, 514-5113Appellate Section, Chief, 514-3361Criminal Enforcement SectionNorthern Region, Chief, 514-0003Southern Region, Chief, 514-4334Western Region, Chief, 514-5762Criminal Appeals and Tax Enforcement Policy Section, Chief, 514-3011Civil Trial SectionCentral Region, Chief, 514-6502Eastern Region, Chief, 307-6426Northern Region, Chief, 307-6533Southern Region, Chief, 514-5905Southwestern Region, Chief, (214) 880-9725Western Region, Chief, 307-6413Court of Federal Claims Section, Chief, 307-6440Office of Review, Chief, 307-6567Executive Officer, 616-0010Top of PageUNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE (USMS)Director, Office of the Director, 307-9001Office of the Deputy Director, 307-9005Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, 307-9048Financial Services Division, Assistant Director, 307-9193Investigative Operations Division, Assistant Director, 307-9707Judicial Security Division, Assistant Director, 307-9500Prisoner Operations Division, Assistant Director, 307-5100Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS), Assistant Director, (816) 467-1900Office of the General Counsel, General Counsel, 307-9054Management Support Division, Assistant Director, 307-9011Office of Communication, Assistant Director, 307-9105Human Resources Division, Assistant Director, 307-9625Top of PageUNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION (USPC)Chairman, (301) 492-5917Vice Chairman, (301) 491-5917Commissioner, (301) 492-5968Phone Directory(All phone numbers have area code 202 unless otherwise indicated.)* Office of the Director* Office of Research and Evaluation* Office of Science and TechnologyOffice of the DirectorName Title PhoneKristina Rose Acting Director 307-2942Thom Feucht Executive Science Advisor 307-2949Phelan Wyrick Senior Technology Advisor (on detail) 353-9254Cheryl Crawford Watson Human Subjects Protection Compliance Officer 514-6210Joel Hunt Graduate Research Assistant 616-8111Demetrice Bess Executive Assistant to the Director 305-1627Allison Brooks Research Assistant 305-7748Yolanda Curtis Special Assistant to the Acting Director 305-2554Planning, Budget, Management and Administration DivisionDiane Hughes Chief 305-9960Portia Graham Deputy Chief (NIJ Budget Officer) 307-2964Sherran Thomas Senior R&D Procurement Specialist 616-4577Dionne Mitchell Grant Manager (Audit Liaison/ Performance Measurement) 305-9003Julian Carpentier Program Analyst 305-1710Louise Loften Grant Manager 307-2965Audrey Blankenship Grant Technician 616-3675Margaret Battle Grant Technician 616-1847Bailey Yeager Program Support Specialist (contractor) 307-3204Peg Hasker NIJ Receptionist 307-2942Dina Abercrombie Deputy Program Management (contractor) 305-2131Communications DivisionJolene Hernon Chief 307-1464Lee Mockensturm Web Content Manager 305-4220Doris Wells Writer/Editor 305-9080Nancy Ritter Writer/Editor 307-0460Philip Bulman Writer/Editor 305-0888Melissa Marmer Cohen Marketing and Dissemination Specialist (contractor) 514-2887Jen Walsh Managing Editor NIJ Journal (contractor) 307-3516Sarah Berson Communications Assistant (contractor) 305-1217International CenterEd Zedlewski Chief 307-2953Karen Stern Social Science Analyst 514-9395John Picarelli Social Science Analyst 307-3213Lisa Russell International Networking Liaison (contractor) 514-1418Office of Research and EvaluationName Title PhoneMargaret Zahn Acting Deputy Director 616-8911Angela Moore Associate Deputy Director for Research and Evaluation 307-0145Natasha Kenon Secretary 514-8036Justice Systems Research DivisionNancy Merritt Chief 305-8748Marlene Beckman Senior Program Analyst (on detail) 616-3562Laurie Bright Senior Social Science Analyst 616-3624Marie Garcia Social Science Analyst 514-7128Marilyn Moses Social Science Analyst 514-6205Linda Truitt Senior Social Science Analyst 353-9081Violence and Victimization Research DivisionBernie Auchter Acting Chief 307-0154Christine Crossland Senior Social Science Analyst 616-5166Bethany Backes Social Science Analyst 305-4419Karen Bachar Social Science Analyst 514-4403Carrie Mulford Social Science Analyst 307-2959Summer Acevedo Research Assistant 305-2049Kelly Moult Research Assistant 667-0679Jaclyn Smith Research Assistant 514-9206Crime Control and Prevention Research DivisionWinifred Reed Chief 307-2952Katharine Browning Senior Social Science Analyst 616-4786Patrick Clark Senior Social Science Analyst 353-9482Brett Chapman Social Science Analyst 514-2187Cathy Girouard Social Science Analyst 353-9244Ron Wilson Social Science Analyst 305-8711Louis Tuthill Social Science Analyst 307-1015Joshua Chanin Research Assistant 307-3019Deshonna Collier-Goubil Research Assistant 616-8140Tim Brown Research Associate (contractor) 305-9929Office of Science and TechnologyName Title PhoneJohn 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Declassified US Dept of the Army-Freedom of Information Act Dec 13th 2006 Torture of the WorldDeclassified US Army microwave hearing effect, Frey Effect, artificial telepethay/ and or weapn that causes Hypnosishttp://community.mae.pennnet.com/forum/attachment/download?id=2108638%3AUploadedFi58%3A5221http://community.mae.pennnet.com/forum/attachment/download?id=2108638%3AUploadedFi58%3A5221My Sister Patricia Anne Angell White has been tortured by this since 1979 for exposing Velsicol Toxic waste dump in Marshall Illinois ofHexa Chloro Cyclo Pentadiene and the cover up of the deaths in this town. My sister is fully controlled and tortured and has been tortued beyond belief in Fort Myers Florida by this. She had dental work done and the tooth was split even more to cause pain torture
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When I get about 3 blocks from my home coming home, I'm given deep and terrible head pain that lasts the rest of the night, some signal I guess that I shouldn't be here. It starts terribly in my car and then seeps over into the house. They've been sexually attacking me lately, the arousal is too much, even after church on Sunday night.I'm going on vacation on Tuesday, friends, to Memphis, TN, with my kids. I'm really looking forward to this. I hope for pain free days and nights with little arousal or tampering. I appreciate the prayers and thoughts for the kids and me, thank you.Sheri
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I am hoping someone out has a suggestion on what to do once you have found out one of your neighbors is bombarding you with weapons . Aside from going over there and putting them out of their misery.. I recently got some great pictures of my computer screen showing that my I.P. address is coming from an address some 6 or 7 miles away . i used WEI_FI. which checks the location of your computer's IP it showed my name jhavluck and it was no where near my residence and the IP should be in my boyfriends name as i have nothing in my name ..i even have pics of task manager showing no users and no internet yet i am on the internet. too many pics to even mention Any ideas of who i should send them too or contact about them when i talked to Comcast they said someone else must have the same name but, when i told her havluck is a rare family name and i know everyone with the havluck name she said she didn't know then how she could help me??? what next?leave me some kind of ideas please.
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7. Jän. 2008 22:31MK Ultra ThangFree us Martin Luther King from that MK ultra thang..Where you are are now in heaven above,You know we are not free you know we need loveThe thing that has us trapped has always had us strapped,It is called slavery and it just ain't a maybe..The ones that are a fallin are stumbling and a crawling...To the inner cities they find no peace of mind..In the fields of farms we have no shields from harm.It is the MK ultra that has spoiled us tota..llyWe seek freedom of speech, freedom to protest..Our rights is guaranteed by the one that rode the steed...Paul Revere rode to warn us bout a toad..A man that was called King George took away our forge..Where we blacksmithed freedom is where we shall free them.."United we stand divided we fall"To the people we do call, a signal to us allTo sit idle and lay back.. will cause them to attack..Our sons our daughters, they do seek.. to take away the meek...Mind controlled to fight amongst ourselves,Poisoned with drugs to turning people into thugs,God is on our side, and to that we all do ride..Into the written word and wit we shall seek God's advice to knitA web of freedom we shall weave where all are released from the sieve.. shaken loose from the noose and given the rightsfree from Abuse..Ron AngellPacifist... and believer in the Constitution.. 1/27/2008
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