*BALTIMORE PUBLIC ACCESS*

Rally today at City Hall for public access:
baltimore.indymedia.org/feature/display/8229/index.php



*CIVIL LIBERTIES*

FBI shuts down 20 antiwar web sites: an unprecedented act of Internet censorship:
www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/inte-o13.shtml

US spies on chatrooms (Rense):
tinyurl.com/6h2zn

www.wired.com/news/privacy/0%2C1848%2C65305%2C00.html



*SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP COUNTERATTACK (thanks Pat!)*

Website listing advertisers by market -
www.boycottsbg.com/advertisers/default.aspx

Accompanying article -
www.salon.com/politics/war_room/index.html

(if you don't have a salon account, you get an 8hr day pass by viewing an ad)




*DISAPPEARANCES*

Al Qaeda suspects have disappeared (Rense):
www.cnn.com/2004/US/10/11/disappeared.suspects.ap/index.html




*CONGRESSIONAL COUP*

Hefley claims he has been threatened for working against DeLay (legitgov.org):
www.thehill.com/news/101304/hefley.aspx

"House ethics committee Chairman Joel Hefley (R-Colo.) said last week that Republican lawmakers have threatened him in the wake of his panel’s recent admonishments of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas)..."


US Senator closes capitol office citing security (legitgov.org):
tinyurl.com/3otzo

"Democratic Sen. Mark Dayton said on Tuesday he was closing his office in the U.S. Capitol complex until after the Nov. 2 elections, citing security concerns stemming from a classified intelligence briefing...."


Was Wellstone murdered?
www.wsws.org/articles/2002/oct2002/well-o29.shtml




*US 'ELECTIONS'*

Pushing to be counted in Florida (legitgov.org):
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28107-2004Oct12.html



*THE DEMOCRATS*

Cartoon: Kerry and Bush (thanks Liz):
www.world-crisis.com/cartoons_more/589_0_14_0_C/

Palestinian killed in Gaza as Kerry vows no reprieve for Arafat (thanks Liz):
www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp

"...The Democrat hopeful also praised Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for his 'courageous' plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip next year."



*GOP RALLIES*

Want to attend a Bush rally? Think again (legitgov.org):
tinyurl.com/3wbum



*AFGHANISTAN*

Chris Floyd--Bush Brigade Leaves Freedom in Flames:
www.counterpunch.org/floyd10112004.html



*IRAQ*

The New York Times and the road to war
www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/nyti-o13.shtml

The "embedded" Supreme Court decides not to decide media's right to access to troops (legitgov.org):
ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBQY8A580E.html

Sexual assaults haunt victims after military discharge (thanks Liz):
tinyurl.com/5onmo



*THE ENVIRONMENT*

Truthout--Contemplating four more years of Bush (Rense):
www.truthout.org/docs_04/101304A.shtml



*WAR PROFITEERING*

Bush special envoy embroiled in controversy over Iraq debt (legitgov.org):
www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1326037,00.html



*JAPAN/CORPORATE POWER*

Koizumi reshuffles Japanese cabinet to pursue right-wing agenda
www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/japn-o13.shtml



*ISRAEL*

Jewish groups scramble to head off divestment push (thanks Liz):
www.forward.com/main/article.php

Girl, 11, shot in Gaza school (Rense):
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1326015,00.html



*MADMAN GEORGE BUSH also WIRED*

Was Bush packing Wi-Fi? (legitgov.org):
www.niagarafallsreporter.com/gallagher184.html


peace,
NJS

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