Showing posts with label Topic: Obamanation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Topic: Obamanation. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
New York wants to ban online anonymity
Many Internet users love the fact that they can speak out about certain issues under the blanket of Anonymity. Being able to secretively leave remarks online may soon be a thing of the past if New York lawmakers get their way and the notion is supposed to help thwart cyber-bullying going on online.So should we have the right to say what we want on the web without disclosing our personal information? News commentator T.J. Walker joins us to help answer that question.
Feel Free To Comment!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
US Crackdown on Jamaican Artists: Busy Signal Arrested, The New Buju Banton?
Feel free to add additional information or your comments!
Same Message on the Babylon Observer Message Board
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
COMPANIES PUSHING FOR SOPA DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE FOR 'ILLEGAL' DOWNLOADS THEMSELVES!
Go to http://onecandleinthedark.blogspot.com and http://www.cbsyousuck.com for thousands of pages of evidence and links to the original source research on the Internet Wayback Machine.
Help STOP ACTA and SOPA
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
An Open Letter to Judge James Moody Regarding Sentencing for Buju Banton
An Open Letter to Judge James Moody Regarding Sentencing for Buju Banton
By: Natasha Von Castle
CANADA - As you are well aware, Buju Banton faces sentencing on June 23rd for his conviction on the charge conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute.
We cannot change the conviction, however, our collective voices can influence the Judge to reduce the suggestion of a 15 year sentence.
Below is my open letter to the judge. If it is within you, add your voice and let the Judge know how you feel regarding the amount of time Buju serves. My letter is included below.
An open letter to Judge James Moody sent via e-mail: chambers_flmd_moody@flmd.uscourts.gov
And via airmail:
The Honourable James S. Moody Jr.
United States District Judge
Tampa Division
801 North Florida Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33602
Dear Judge Moody;
In your many years within the justice system as a lawyer and Judge, I am sure you have come across cases that have either touched you, or touched the community which you represent. A touch could be a personal understanding of one or some of the components in a case, just as a touch can be pride in knowing that the justice system worked (the way it’s supposed to) in making sure the right people receive the right punishment according to their crime(s).
Your honor, I am writing this letter with the belief that I, on behalf of the community I represent, can appeal to you on a ‘touch’ level.
Before your court is the matter of Mr. Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie who is due to be sentenced on June 23rd by you, for the conviction he received on the charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute. I appeal to you to reduce Buju’s sentence from the recommended 15 years.
Buju is not like any man you will ever meet. He is a friend, a father, a husband and one of the pillars in the Caribbean community; not just Jamaica, but every Caribbean community in every city around the world.
As one of our pillars, he has given the community songs which nourish the soul. This nourishment has turned youths away from crime, has strengthened families and healed those who were not well.
How do we know this is true? The testimony of countless of which I am one. He spoke for me when he sang ‘I wanna go ahead without turning back / and now I see myself heading for the trap / I wanna break free but I feel trapped / a voice inside me saying don’t stop ….’ Those words were taken from the song “Optimistic Soul” which encouraged listeners to not give up, no matter how daunting the situation looks. Those were Buju’s words from 2010. If we go back 10 years before that, we have ‘there was good and evil / we chose good ….’
When an announcement is made that Buju will be performing, the show(s) sell out. Tickets are purchased by people who want a live touch of Buju’s nourishing words. Fans leave the concerts fulfilled and refocused on the right path.
We, the community, need Buju, and we need you to understand his importance to us. Because of these needs, I ask you to not sentence Buju to 15 years in prison. I ask that you consider his humanitarian works with the children of his homeland Jamaica and I ask that you consider his impact on the Caribbean community around the world. Once you’ve considered these, I ask that you set a sentence that will not see Buju away from us for a lengthy period of time.
Thank you,
Natasha Von Castle
Chief Executive Officer and President
L3 Group of Companies
Toronto, ON Canada
(MUCH) MORE ON THE BUJU BANTON CASE AT THE BABYLON OBSERVER FORUM
By: Natasha Von Castle
CANADA - As you are well aware, Buju Banton faces sentencing on June 23rd for his conviction on the charge conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute.
We cannot change the conviction, however, our collective voices can influence the Judge to reduce the suggestion of a 15 year sentence.
Below is my open letter to the judge. If it is within you, add your voice and let the Judge know how you feel regarding the amount of time Buju serves. My letter is included below.
An open letter to Judge James Moody sent via e-mail: chambers_flmd_moody@flmd.uscourts.gov
And via airmail:
The Honourable James S. Moody Jr.
United States District Judge
Tampa Division
801 North Florida Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33602
Dear Judge Moody;
In your many years within the justice system as a lawyer and Judge, I am sure you have come across cases that have either touched you, or touched the community which you represent. A touch could be a personal understanding of one or some of the components in a case, just as a touch can be pride in knowing that the justice system worked (the way it’s supposed to) in making sure the right people receive the right punishment according to their crime(s).
Your honor, I am writing this letter with the belief that I, on behalf of the community I represent, can appeal to you on a ‘touch’ level.
Before your court is the matter of Mr. Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie who is due to be sentenced on June 23rd by you, for the conviction he received on the charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute. I appeal to you to reduce Buju’s sentence from the recommended 15 years.
Buju is not like any man you will ever meet. He is a friend, a father, a husband and one of the pillars in the Caribbean community; not just Jamaica, but every Caribbean community in every city around the world.
As one of our pillars, he has given the community songs which nourish the soul. This nourishment has turned youths away from crime, has strengthened families and healed those who were not well.
How do we know this is true? The testimony of countless of which I am one. He spoke for me when he sang ‘I wanna go ahead without turning back / and now I see myself heading for the trap / I wanna break free but I feel trapped / a voice inside me saying don’t stop ….’ Those words were taken from the song “Optimistic Soul” which encouraged listeners to not give up, no matter how daunting the situation looks. Those were Buju’s words from 2010. If we go back 10 years before that, we have ‘there was good and evil / we chose good ….’
When an announcement is made that Buju will be performing, the show(s) sell out. Tickets are purchased by people who want a live touch of Buju’s nourishing words. Fans leave the concerts fulfilled and refocused on the right path.
We, the community, need Buju, and we need you to understand his importance to us. Because of these needs, I ask you to not sentence Buju to 15 years in prison. I ask that you consider his humanitarian works with the children of his homeland Jamaica and I ask that you consider his impact on the Caribbean community around the world. Once you’ve considered these, I ask that you set a sentence that will not see Buju away from us for a lengthy period of time.
Thank you,
Natasha Von Castle
Chief Executive Officer and President
L3 Group of Companies
Toronto, ON Canada
(MUCH) MORE ON THE BUJU BANTON CASE AT THE BABYLON OBSERVER FORUM
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Winona LaDuke on Use of "Geronimo" as Code for Bin Laden & US Military's Native Nomenclature
DemocracyNow.org - The Obama administration has sparked outrage in the Native American community following the revelation it used the name of the legendary Apache leader Geronimo as a secret code word during the raid that killed of Osama bin Laden. Geronimo was an Apache leader who fought to preserve tribal lands against U.S. and Mexican forces in the 19th century. For comment, Democracy Now! interviews Native American activist and writer, Winona LaDuke. "The reality is that the military is full of native nomenclature," says LaDuke. "You've got Black Hawk helicopters, Apache LongBow helicopters, you've got Tomahawk missiles. The term used when you leave a military base in a foreign country is 'off the reservation into Indian Country.'" So what is that messaging that's being passed on? Basically, it is the continuation of the wars against indigenous people."
Winona LaDuke, Native American activist and writer. She lives and works on the White Earth Nation in northern Minnesota. She is the executive director of Honor The Earth. She has just published a new book, "The Militarization of Indian Country."
MORE AT THE BABYLON OBSERVER FORUM
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Picture Of Bradley Manning Leaked - Face Of US Torture
Here is a pic of Bradley Manning as we know him:
This is how he looks today:
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Buju Banton's Sentencing Date Set At June 16 2011
A jury declared Buju Banton guilty of three out of four charges that the prosecution cooked for him, together with an informer. Extensive coverage and comments can be found at the Babylon Observer Forum.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
JURY TO GATHER THEMSELVES AGAIN IN THE BUJU BANTON COKANE CASE
WWW, February 22 2011 - Today, the American state of Florida knows itself to be once again the scene of a deliberating jury concerning the Buju Banton cokane case. Buju, who was entrapped by a government sponsored "informer" faces up to life in prison if found guilty by this jury.
The Babylon Observer keeps an eye on things.
The Babylon Observer keeps an eye on things.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Ray McGovern Bloodied and Arrested at Clinton Speech
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her speech at George Washington University yesterday condemning governments that arrest protestors and do not allow free expression, 71-year-old Ray McGovern was grabbed from the audience in plain view of her by police and an unidentified official in plain clothes, brutalized and left bleeding in jail. She never paused speaking. When Secretary Clinton began her speech, Mr. McGovern remained standing silently in the audience and turned his back. Mr. McGovern, a veteran Army officer who also worked as a CIA analyst for 27 years, was wearing a Veterans for Peace t-shirt.
Internet Kill Switch Beta: Government Blocks 84,000 Websites and More to Come!
Under the banner of fighting child pornography, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice knocked out 84,000 websites last week. The websites did not host or link to child pornography as the government claims.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)