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Tuesday 26 April 2011
Super Injunctions the ‘scourge of journalists’?
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Nothing about Ryan Giggs here at all, move along please...
Nothing about Ryan Giggs here at all, move along please...
Punk icon Poly Styrene dies at 53
Punk singer Poly Styrene, former singer with the X Ray Spex, has died at the age of 53 after suffering from cancer.
She was one of the first female punk icons, whose unorthodox yet infectious style was highly influential.
Real name Marianne Elliot-Said, she had cancer of the spine and breast.
A statement on her official Twitter feed said: "We can confirm that the beautiful Poly Styrene, who has been a true fighter, won her battle on Monday evening to go to higher places."
Poly Styrene formed her band after watching the Sex Pistols perform on Hastings Pier on her 18th birthday and became known for her unpolished vocals and energetic rallying cries against consumerism and environmental destruction.
X Ray Spex's signature tune was Oh Bondage Up Yours!, a riotous rejection of social and gender norms that began with Poly Styrene's spoken line: "Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard."
The band released just one album, Germ Free Adolescents, in 1978, before splitting up.
The singer went on to record a more subtle and subdued solo album, Translucence, in 1980, before retreating from the music industry to join the Hare Krishnas.
She moved into a Krishna temple in Hertfordshire with her daughter, and struggled with bipolar disorder.
Boy George - who once tried to break her out of the temple - was among those paying tribute on Twitter.
He wrote: "I was a fan of Poly before I got to know her, she was a Krishna follower too, oh bless you Polly you will be missed! Legend!"
She occasionally re-emerged into the limelight, and released her third solo album, Generation Indigo, last month.
"I know I'll probably be remembered for Oh Bondage Up Yours!" she told BBC 6 Music. "I'd like to remembered for something a bit more spiritual."
@'BBC'
Poly Styrene RIP
Music magazine NME has just confirmed the news, after the internet was flooded with rumours earlier this evening.
X-Ray Spex, part of the first wave of British punk bands, released their first single 'Oh Bondage Up Yours!' in late 1977.
Other classic songs by the group include 'Germ Free Adolescents' and perhaps their best-known song 'The Day The World Turned Day-Glo'. They only released one album before splitting in 1979.
Poly Styrene, real name Marion Elliot-Said, had just released a solo album, Generation Indigo, in March.
Her death comes only six months after fellow female punk trailblazer Ari Up, of the Slits.
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David Hicks Fights Back Against Gitmo Lies in New Wikileaks Release
The file released on the Wikileaks website only confirms the inaccuracy of information that has been released by the former U.S. administration to the public in relation to David Hicks. The incompetence of the interrogators to obtain reliable and factual information is clear – they failed get Mr Hicks’ name correct, where he was captured, or the name of their own Navy ship – even when utilising interrogation techniques tantamount to torture. Much of the inaccuracies in the file have been addressed in Mr Hicks’ book, however, following is a list for your convenience.
➢ David Hicks’ middle name is Matthew, not Michael
➢ Jama’at Al Tablighi is a peaceful Islamic organisation – this has long been confirmed
➢ Mr Hicks has at no time flown to East Timor – to engage in hostilities, or otherwise
➢ LeT ["the Pakistan-based Kashmiri separatist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba"] was not listed as a terrorist organisation until 2002, long after Mr Hicks had been detained. The report confirms that no member of LeT had engaged in a terrorist act- they allege an intention, which there is no evidence of. As Mr Hicks explains in his book, LeT dissolved after 2001. The group that calls themselves LeT now is not the same group as it was over a decade ago as it is made up of different people.
➢ Allegations of meeting senior al-Qaeda leadership – Mr Hicks explains in his book that did not hear the word al-Qaeda until he reached Guantanamo Bay – and this was from the mouth of an interrogator. Mr Hicks has not met any people by the names of Abu-Hufs or Mohammed Atef, and the U.S. has not provided any evidence of this.
➢ Mr Hicks did not go to Bagram at all – Mr Hicks was captured by the Northern Alliance at a Taxi stand in Baglan on his way back to Australia. He was then sold to the U.S. for approximately US$5000.
➢ There is no such ship as the Pettiloo – Mr Hicks was transferred to two U.S. Navy ships, the U.S.S. Bataan and the U.S.S Peleliu- what they failed to mention in this report was the 10 hour beatings inflicted on Mr Hicks and the other detainees, and the photos depicting Hicks naked with a bleeding wound on his head due to having his head rammed into the tarmac several times.
➢ As for the report stating that Mr Hicks ‘admitted’ to being a member of al-Qaeda – Any and all statements were obtained under torture, this is why he was not taken through a regularly constituted court. In the final Military Commissions hearing, David’s legal team submitted what is called the Alford Plea. This is a US based plea in which an accused person can agree to plead guilty whilst maintaining innocence. David has always maintained his innocence and strongly denies that he was involved with any terrorist organisations- he did what he had to do to come home.
➢ The report alleges that Mr Hicks led in prayer and was held in high regard by other Guantanamo detainees – Mr Hicks cannot speak Arabic, and his knowledge of the religion would not qualify him to lead prayer. Some detainees thought that Mr Hicks was a spy, so any allegation that he was a leader is simply outrageous.
➢ Any allegation that Mr Hicks was unruly or created disturbances is simply untrue. Former Guantanamo bay guard, Brandon Neely who was on the ground with Mr Hicks has confirmed this recently (link below).
➢ As documents have revealed, detainees were forced to take medication and David was injected in the spine (see link)
➢ All charges that they quote in the document and the Military Commissions process were ruled as unconstitutional and illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court. Even the final Military Commissions Act of 2006 has been replaced by President Obama due to the unfairness of the system, and the fact that it did not establish a legitimate legal framework.
➢ The report alleges that if Mr Hicks is released, he would be a threat to the U.S. and its allies – Mr Hicks has been a free member of society for over three years, and has proven this to be completely false.
Mr Hicks has never been accused of hurting anyone, participating in, supporting, preparing for or knowing of a terrorist act. The final charge in the Military Commissions hearing was one count under the material support for terrorism charge- which was foreign to Australian and international law- that did not accuse him of personally supporting terrorism, rather, it was alleged that he supported an organisation that supported terrorism. Of note is the fact that it has never been proven that the camps he attended were in fact al-Qaeda. Mr Hicks has never gone through a fair trial process.
This document shows that even back in 2004, Mr Hicks was not suspected and/or accused of hurting any person, or involved in any terrorist acts. The Australian government has always maintained that Mr Hicks has not broken any Australian Law.
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The O Jays – You Got To Give The People [Philadelphia International]
Falco – Rock Me Amadeus [A&M Records]
Ac/Dc – Back in Black [Columbia]
Billy Squier – Hear That Sound [Capitol]
Bob James – Take Me To The Mardi Gras [Columbia]
James Brown – Funky Drummer [King]
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Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait [Atlantic]
Tom Tom Club – Genius of Love [Sire]
Queen – Another One Bites The Dust [EMI]
Chic – Good Times [Atlantic]
David Bowie – Let’s Dance [virgin]
GRANDMASTER FLASH MIX 3
dead prez – Hip Hop [Loud]
Luniz – I Got 5 On It [Noo Trybe]
2Pac – Kepp Your Heads Up [Interscope]
Coolio – Gangsta Paradise [Tommy Boy]
Jay-Z – Whats My Name [Roc-A-Fella]
Dr. Dre – Forget About Dre [Interscope]
Digable Planets – Rebirth of Slick (Like Dat) [Elektra Records]
Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Shimmy Shimmy Ya [Elektra]
KRS-One – Sound of The Police [Conscious]
The Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy [Bad Boy Entertainment]
Arrested Development – Everyday People [Chrysalis]
LL Cool J – Rock The Bells [Def Jam]
Cypress Hill – Insane In The Brain [Ruffhouse Records]
Naughty by Nature – Hip Hop Hooray [Big Life]
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message [Sugar Hill Records]
The Sugarhill Gang – Rappers delight [Sugar Hill Records]
Snap! – The Power [Logic Records]
GRANDMASTER FLASH MIX 4
Junior Reid – One Blood [Big Life]
Beenie Man – Ole Dawg Like Wi [Island Jamaica]
Beenie Man – Who Am I [Island Jamaica]
Elephant Man – Nuh Linga [Bad Boy]
Beenie Man – Memories [Island Jamaica]
Mavado – So Special [VP Records]
Tanto Metro & Devonte – Everyone Falls In Love [Relentless Records]
Beenie Man – World Dance [Island Jamaica]
Spragga Benz – We Nuh Like [VP Records]
GRANDMASTER FLASH MIX 5
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child of Mine (Dubstep remix) [Geffen]
Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers (Doorly Dubstep Remix) [Dirtee Stank Recordings]
Doctor P – Sweetshop [Circus Recordings]
TC – Where’s My Money (Caspa Mix) [White]
Caspa – Back For The First Time [Sub Soldiers]
Lupe Fiasco – Kick Push (Heist DnB Mix) [Atlantic]
Unknown Artist – Unknown Track [White]
Unknown Artist – Unknown Track [White]
Ini Kamoze – Out In The Streets They Call It Murder (Stantons Mix) [Columbia]
Nerd – Everyone Nose [Dn B Mix]
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Monday 25 April 2011
ggreenwald Glenn Greenwald
WikiLeaks has generated more newsworthy scoops over the last year than all media outlets combined
ggreenwald Glenn Greenwald
If Bradley Manning did what's accused, he imposed more transparency on the world's powerful factions than any person in our lifetime: by far
Bullion - Canterbury Mix (For Stan!)
Tracklist:
01. Hatfield & The North - Aigrette / "Intellectual Exercise" Intro
02. Hatfield & The North - Shaving Is Boring
03. Hatfield & The North - The Other Stubbs Effect / "Captain Spillage" Interlude (Daevid Allen)
04. Steve Hillage - Octave Doctors
05. Lady June - Everythingsnothing
06. Caravan - Be All Right
07. Caravan - Memory Lain, Hugh
08. Matching Mole - Instant Pussy
09. Robert Wyatt - Gharbzadegi
10. Gong - Radio Gnome Prediction (Intro) / And You Tried So Hard
11. Gong - Flying Teapot
12. Gong - Pot Head Pixies
13. Robert Wyatt - Age Of Self
14. Fred Frith - Carnival On Wall St / "Being Defined" Interlude (Fred Frith)
15. John Greaves - Salt
16. Gong - Shamal
17. Robert Wyatt - Stalin Wasn't Stallin'
18. Caravan - No Back Stage Pass
19. Robert Wyatt - To Carla Marsha And Caroline / "Jolly Clever" Interlude (Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge)
20. The Soft Machine - Have You Ever Bean Green? / Pataphysical Introduction PT.1
21. Kevin Ayers - Goodnight Goodnight
02. Hatfield & The North - Shaving Is Boring
03. Hatfield & The North - The Other Stubbs Effect / "Captain Spillage" Interlude (Daevid Allen)
04. Steve Hillage - Octave Doctors
05. Lady June - Everythingsnothing
06. Caravan - Be All Right
07. Caravan - Memory Lain, Hugh
08. Matching Mole - Instant Pussy
09. Robert Wyatt - Gharbzadegi
10. Gong - Radio Gnome Prediction (Intro) / And You Tried So Hard
11. Gong - Flying Teapot
12. Gong - Pot Head Pixies
13. Robert Wyatt - Age Of Self
14. Fred Frith - Carnival On Wall St / "Being Defined" Interlude (Fred Frith)
15. John Greaves - Salt
16. Gong - Shamal
17. Robert Wyatt - Stalin Wasn't Stallin'
18. Caravan - No Back Stage Pass
19. Robert Wyatt - To Carla Marsha And Caroline / "Jolly Clever" Interlude (Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge)
20. The Soft Machine - Have You Ever Bean Green? / Pataphysical Introduction PT.1
21. Kevin Ayers - Goodnight Goodnight
Rolling Through The Bay
Scott Weaver's amazing piece, made with over 100,000 toothpicks over the course of 35 years, is a depiction of San Francisco, with multiple ball runs that allow you to go on "tours" of different parts of the city. It will be on display in the Tinkering Studio until the end of June!
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Guantánamo Bay files: Casio wristwatch 'the sign of al-Qaida'
The Casio F-91W wristwatch, regarded by Guantánamo Bay interrogators as a sign of al-Qaida involvement.
It is cheap, basic and widely available around the world. Yet the Casio F-91W digital watch was declared to be "the sign of al-Qaida" and a contributing factor to continued detention of prisoners by the analysts stationed at Guantánamo Bay.
Briefing documents used to train staff in assessing the threat level of new detainees advise that possession of the F-91W – available online for as little as £4 – suggests the wearer has been trained in bomb making by al-Qaida in Afghanistan.
The report states: "The Casio was known to be given to the students at al-Qaida bomb-making training courses in Afghanistan at which the students received instruction in the preparation of timing devices using the watch.
"Approximately one-third of the JTF-GTMO detainees that were captured with these models of watches have known connections to explosives, either having attended explosives training, having association with a facility where IEDs were made or where explosives training was given, or having association with a person identified as an explosives expert."
More than 50 detainee reports refer to the Casio timepieces. The records of 32 detainees refer to the black Casio F-91W, while a further 20 make reference to the silver version, the A-159W.
James Ball @'The Guardian'
Briefing documents used to train staff in assessing the threat level of new detainees advise that possession of the F-91W – available online for as little as £4 – suggests the wearer has been trained in bomb making by al-Qaida in Afghanistan.
The report states: "The Casio was known to be given to the students at al-Qaida bomb-making training courses in Afghanistan at which the students received instruction in the preparation of timing devices using the watch.
"Approximately one-third of the JTF-GTMO detainees that were captured with these models of watches have known connections to explosives, either having attended explosives training, having association with a facility where IEDs were made or where explosives training was given, or having association with a person identified as an explosives expert."
More than 50 detainee reports refer to the Casio timepieces. The records of 32 detainees refer to the black Casio F-91W, while a further 20 make reference to the silver version, the A-159W.
James Ball @'The Guardian'
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