UN official calls on President Obama to be transparent about US drone attacks
By Scotty Reid, 8/20/2012, news, politics
The Obama administration is catching more heat for its use of drones to kill "suspected militants" in an extrajudicial fashion. It has been reported that Nobel Peace Prize winning President Obama and others in the executive branch are acting as the judge, jury and executioner of individuals who have not been afforded any kind of true due process. The President is reported to keep a "kill list" in his pocket.
The Obama administration simple labels someone a "militant" and takes him or her out.
A new report shows that civilians have been heavily targeted in Pakistan and resentment towards America is on the rise and President Obama is being blamed for squandering the goodwill of billions of people around the world who viewed his election as a sign of change in US Foreign Policy.
Sadly, this has not been the case as the Obama administration has not only defended the policies of George W. Bush in court but has expanded on those polices spreading death and destruction around the world.
Watchdogs have also revealed that the increasing use of drones in Africa has been shrouded in secrecy and that the drone attacks not only violate International Law but posing a risk to aircraft.
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism, Ben Emmerson said he is preparing a report on the issue scheduled for release in March 2013 but yesterday said, "The US must open itself to an independent investigation into its use of drone strikes or the United Nations will be forced to step in."
Scotty Reid is the founder of the non-profit new media organization Black Talk Media Project and the associated Black Talk Radio Network. He has personally produced over 1,000 online episodes of Internet radio and has talk to many professionals and ordinary citizen about issues impacting the Black/African global community.
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Watermelon Basketballs, Gold Chains & Old Spice Swagger
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Charles Lowman of NuVibe Radio joins us tonight to discuss the Syrius Institute of Learning - Dominican Republic which is seeking "to provide supplemental education to under-privileged children and to promote sustainability through adult education programs.". If you would like to contribute to this fund raising campaign you can find it on indiegogo where you will receive a thank you gift tailored to your contribution.
What does Watermelon Basketballs and Gold Chains have to do with deodorant? The Black Talk Media Project is asking that question. We expected suspected racist white people to defend the Old Spice commercial which aired during the NBA Finals last night but while not surprising, African-AMERICANS are failing to recognize the racial undertones of the not only the commercial but its placement.
In political news, a recent SCOTUS case resulted in the further erosion of so-called "civil rights". The US Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision in the case Salinas v. Texas, that your right to remain silent can be used against you in a criminal trial should you be charged with the crime for which you are being questioned by police. Texas Prosecutors in the case argued that Salinas’ silence during a police interview prior to his arrest was a “very important piece of evidence” and that only a guilty person would have remained silent when questioned about his connection to a crime. Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the majority opinion that Salinas “was required to assert the privilege in order to benefit from it,” even though a person questioned while under arrest could not have his silence used against him.
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Prison Radio Director Noelle Hanrahan
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Political Prisoner Radio had an opportunity to catch up with the director of Prison Radio, Noelle Hanrahan. She is known most for her radio work with political prisoner and former Death Row member Mumia Abu Jamal in helping him to record and distribute his political commentaries from behind bars. She also participated in the production of the independent film "Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal" which is now available on DVD after a successful run in select theaters. We will also get into the repression of Black revolutionary politics in mainstream media.
After the interview we will share some of the latest events and alerts related to political prisoners.
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BAF Radio: Food Insecurity, Homelessness Among Blacks and moving from Obedience to Rebellion to Insurrection
Download MP3 Black Autonomy Federation Radio will examine some serious issues facing the Black community today in the current economic and political climate in the United States. TOPICS I.) Food Security and being removed from food-stamps. Sequester Obama government cutbacks II). 50% of the Homeless in America are Black! III). Moving from obedience to Rebellion and InsurrectionNew Abolitionists Radio
w/ J. Jondhi Harrell & Glenn Davis from "Decarcerate PA"
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Tonight we will be joined by Mr. J. Jondhi Harrell and Mr. Glenn Davis from "Decarcerate PA" which back in May held a march in Pennsylvania to demand a people's budget that invests in communities and not prisons. Judging from the participation in the march, it was successful in raising public awareness about 21st Century Slavery and Human Trafficking.
"Decarcerate PA is a grassroots campaign working to end mass incarceration in Pennsylvania. We demand that PA stop building prisons, reduce the prison population, and reinvest money in our communities."
After we speak with Mr. Harrell and Mr. Davis we will share some of the latest news related to 21st Century Slave and Human Trafficking and open the phone lines for a general discussion on the issue.
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Punks, Pervs and Pedophiles in Hip-Hop
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"Hip Hop has become a playground for punks, pervs, and pedophiles." says DC native rapper/activist Yasin 360wiseguy about the current state of rap music. The artists has issued a strong pre-Father's day warning to the male rappers, "Change Your Posture!". According to Yasin, Hip Hop has done something that 400 years of slavery could not. It destroyed Black manhood.
"There are no real men in commercial Hip Hop today, says Yasin. "At least back in slavery our manhood was taken from us, now we give it away." Yasin states that the males in Hip Hop have been castrated which is why it is not uncommon for many of them to wear feminine articles of clothing such as skirts and skinny jeans.
He is also concerned that many rappers in their 30's and 40's are targeting adolescents with their music that promotes sex, drugs and violence.
"Most of the songs are like a pornographic versions of Sesame Street, " Yasin says and "These dudes should be charged with the statutory rape of rap."
Recently the website World Star Hip Hop published a video of very young looking teenaged boys rapping about sucking d**k. The boys look to be 13 to 15 year olds and it is doubtful their parents are aware of the video which has been shared on social media over 5,000 times through Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus.
As a solution, Yasin has started the "Change Your Posture" campaign demanding that rappers stop bowing down to the entertainment industry and stand up like real men this Father's Day. On his website http://changeyourposture.org/ he has a list of rappers who need to change their posture and the reasons why they need to do so. Tonight he will discuss the Change Your Posture campaign.
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Green Shadow Cabinet joins fight against Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement
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The Green Shadow Cabinet includes nearly 100 prominent scientists, community and labor leaders, physicians, cultural workers, veterans, and more, and provides an ongoing opposition and alternative voice to the dysfunctional government in Washington D.C. Today we will be joined by Richard McIntyre who is the U.S. Trade Representative for the Green Shadow Cabinet. He will discuss the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement which the Obama administration is currently negotiating in order to enter the United States in the trade agreement. Critics have blasted TPP "as a secretive, multi-national trade agreement that threatens to extend restrictive intellectual property (IP) laws across the globe and rewrite international rules on its enforcement."
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Two weeks ago, Occupy The Microphone reported that there are allegations that South Carolina paid a ransom to hackers not to sell the personal data of South Carolinians, which was stolen when they breached the computers at South Carolina's Department of Revenue. Governor Haley has neither confirmed nor denied paying the ransom deferring questions to investigating law enforcement agencies. Greenville Online is reporting that instances of hackers locking computer systems and demanding ransoms to release the data have been growing. Jenny Shearer, spokesperson for the FBI, said that since 2002 victims who have claimed losses approaching $1 Million have filed almost 3,000 complaints.
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NSA believes analysts have legal authority to listen to phone calls without warrants
By Scotty Reid 6/16/2013. news, politics
One week ago, following revelations of the PRISM system - as leaked by whistle-blower Eric Snowden to reporter Glenn Greenwald, President Obama took to a podium to proclaim to…
Retired NYPD detective stands accused of torturing confessions out of his victims
By Scotty Reid, 6/15/2013 news
An retired NYPD officer who was celebrated within the department and even once appeared on Dr. Phil to discuss false confessions stands accused of torturing confessions out of victims Jon Burge style. Jon Burge is the former Chicago police commander who along with others under his command tortured victims into confessing to crimes they did not commit. Many of the victims are thought to remain behind bars as the city of Chicago and the…
Twenty-thousand Jews protest against Israel in NYC
By Scotty Reid 6/10/2013 news, politics, opinion
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Why I observe Memorial Day but not Veterans Day
By Scotty Reid 5/24/2013 news, culture, opinion
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Justice delayed for Ramarley Graham, teen killed by NYPD cop
By Scotty Reid, 5/16/2013, news, politics
There will be no justice for the family of Ramarley Graham unless another indictment against NYPD Officer Richard Haste is issued by another grand jury. Ramarley Graham is a teen who was shot in his grandmother’s bathroom while allegedly trying to flush a small amount of marijuana down the toilet. A Bronx judge tossed the indictment of the officer who shot and killed Graham claiming he had a gun but none was found. Citing mistakes…
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