Global/International

FBI to spy on Facebook, Skype and Blackberry

The FBI wants the power to start spying on users of Facebook amongst others. An elegant example of why sites such as Indymedia which don't log who visits the site are still important to the left in these increasingly undemocratic times.

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The Shortwave Report 10/01/10 Listen Globally!

Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (October 1) is up at the website
http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml in both broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quickdownload or streaming form (4.9MB) (28:59)
(NEW! If you have access to Audioport.org there is a higher quality version posted up there {26.7MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)

This week's show features stories from China Radio International, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and the Voice of Russia.

Time for Australia to man-up in Afghanistan

Australia as a nation should make the decision to man-up and become a mature and responsible partner in the ISF in Afghanistan. It would help raise up our homeland as a nation in the international community as well as in the hearts and minds of the Australian people. As a good start to this I believe we should apply what Lieutenant-General Barno calls the Five Pillars of the ISF”S Counter-Insurgency plan for Afghanistan.

These principles being,
 Defeat terrorism and deny sanctuary.
 Enable the Afghan security structure.
 Sustain area ownership.

The Netherlands: Squatting prohibition

We are squatters from the Netherlands. We are asking you to join us in our struggle against the squatting prohibition. We will have two demonstrations this week, on 1st October in Amsterdam and 2nd October in Nijmegen. This week mayor of Amsterdam said that in coming months 200 squats will be evicted in the city!!! If you can not come to the Netherlands please organize a protests or action in your place against the squatting prohibition that starts on 1st October 2010.

Demo in Amsterdam on 1st October:
http://indymedia.nl/nl/2010/09/69650.shtml

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CD review: "A Violent Emotion" by Aesthetic Perception

It is not a comment on society...It is not a forum for philosophy...It is not your new voice...It is not a revolution...Without form, without ego or intention, Aesthetic Perfection is music without a cause...Influences are combined, songs composed...Audio is recorded, edited, arranged, and mixed...Music Designed Without Purpose.

Daniel Graves.....Aesthetic Perfection

http://www.aesthetic-perfection.net/

Is Indymedia still relevant in the age of Twitter, Facebook and blogs?

Evgeny Morozov argues that Indymedia is no longer relevant today and "what looked novel in 1999 looks unnecessarily centralized and hierarchical today". He argues bloggers and citizen journalists can now tell their stories directly to "the live news sections of premier American and Europe TV stations" and they don't need any special equipment but cellphones and laptops, and they certainly don't need yet another platform for documenting what they see or what they think - they all have their own blogs and Twitter accounts, to post to." Has Indymedia outlived its usefulness or is it still a crucial central node "Within this 'networked hyper-individualist media environment" allowing co-ordination amidst an "increasingly fragmented audience."

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