Officials from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia have agreed to install 200 license plate readers on police vehicles, at airports and along roads. The plan announced Friday will be funded by federal homeland security grants for the area.

in the 70's under Caspar Weinberger the US military
was shooting dogs to give surgical practice to surgeons

PETA picketed his home.. .and he switched the DOD
from dogs to goats

Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, is in charge
of this current atrocity.

Press Office DOD
: www.defenselink.mil/news/dodnews.aspx
Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131

The Defense Dept is not interested in hearing from you or me.
They feel they are above the law.

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Mayor Fenty has stated his intention to CLOSE Franklin Shelter by Oct 1(as winter approaches), in violation of his earlier promises. As of now, beds are being dismantled and people turned away! To address this growing crisis, Franklin Shelter residents paid a visit to the Wilson Building on August 19

Download Audio: Shelter residents visit Mayor's office, get the brush-off:
dc.indymedia.org/usermedia/audio/2/franklin_mayor_visit_a19.mp3

RELATED-a tenant speaks out at Tenant Advisary Council visits to City Council same day:

dc.indymedia.org/usermedia/audio/1/a_tenant_speaks_out_a19.mp3

In solidarity and with utmost joy, the International League of People's Struggle joins today the celebration of women in general and their revolutionary struggle for emancipation and liberation from imperialism, feudalism and patriarchalism. We remember and honor millions of women who trailblazed and paved the path for women's liberation movement.

Racist Italy goes over the limit and through the words of the Rome Police Prefect comes up with an aberrant proposal: why don’t we use teenage Roma boys as “little slaves”?

Today, August 18, the Washinton Peace Center's car and camper caravan departs for the DNC in Denver, followed by the RNC in Minnapolis/St Paul the following week.

Download-WSQT Interviews Caravan member Jay Marx:
dc.indymedia.org/usermedia/audio/12/conventions_interview_jay.mp3

Download-WSQT Intro modelled on 2004 RNC promo:
dc.indymedia.org/usermedia/audio/5/conventions_intro.mp3

Washington threatens a naval blockade against Iran.

Mahmoud Darwish gave a voice to the Palestinians through his writings and was able to define a country's collective spirit through his work. The Palestinians and the entire world revered Mr. Darwish as a literary icon, and as an artist whose voice will be forever missed.

The PLO Mission will open a book of condolences to be signed beginning Monday August 18th thru Friday August 22nd from 12:30 - 4:00 pm.
PLO Mission, 1320 18th Street, NW, Suite 200

6 protests against HLS collaborators this weekend.