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Al Jazeera - Shooting the messenger - 23-11-09

Category: Documentary
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By Ian Stuttard Shooting the Messenger, Al Jazeera's documentary on the deliberate killing and intimidation of journalists in conflict zones, has been nominated for a presitigious Emmy award. In the past, members of the media were considered to be neutral in time of war. They were much like paramedics in the sense that their main concern was not victory, but saving lives. Two months ago Fadel Shana'a, a well-known cameraman with the Reuters news agency, was on a routine assignment east of the Gaza Strip to investigate reports that some villagers had been injured in an Israeli attack. On his way back from the village, he stopped his jeep to get some more video footage of the area. He was spotted by the Israeli military and shelled. Shana'a's jeep was clearly marked with the words 'Press' and 'TV'. Nevertheless, Israeli shell fire struck the jeep, tearing it apart. Fadel and three others died instantly. Shana'a's case is but one of many in recent years which has indicated that journalists reporting from conflict zones are no longer regarded as impartial by the combatants. As a result, increasing numbers of journalists have joined the casualty lists. The deliberate targeting of the press in war zones can probably be dated back to the Balkan conflict of the 1990's. When the shocking atrocities committed by the Serbs, Bosnian Muslims and Croats were filmed or reported, the media fell under suspicion, and was accused of supporting one faction against another. 'Embedding' A significant change occurred during the second invasion of Iraq in 2003 when, under the guise of protecting journalists, the military took the media firmly under its wing. This was called 'embedding' and meant that the journalist went where the military wanted them to go and saw what the military wanted them to see, in the hope that they would report what the military wanted them to report. In short, this was the military's effort to protect themselves. Terry Lloyd was a veteran reporter with Britain's ITN organisation and during the invasion he and his crew were one of the few independent, unembedded crews to operate inside Iraq. Caught in crossfire, Terry, his recordist and translator were killed by a deliberate but mistaken US onslaught. In 2006, while covering an attack on the revered al-Askari mosque in Samarra, Al Arabiya journalist Atwar Bhajat was abducted and later shot dead. Before joining Al Arabiya TV, Atwar worked for Al Jazeera, and was not that station's first loss. In April 2003, Sami al-Hajj, a Sudanese cameraman working for Al Jazeera, was seized by Pakistani forces on the Afghan border. He was held on suspicion of being involved in terrorism, and handed over to US forces who imprisoned him in their Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba. In May 2008, after almost seven years, he was released without charge. His lawyer, Clive Stafford-Smith, said: "...The folk[s] in Guantanamo honestly believe that Sami is a terrorist. They are crazy. He's no more a terrorist than my granny." Intimidation Elsewhere in the world, intimidation is a bigger threat to journalists than abduction. In Zimbabwe, after 28 years as president, Robert Mugabe, is clinging to power. Massive inflation, starvation and chaos has seen a third of the population flee abroad. The country's only real opposition voice in the media comes from outside. The Zimbabwean is a newspaper edited in England and printed in South Africa. There is also, for two hours a night, S W Radio Africa, which is intensely critical of the government, but broadcasts from London - 10,800km away. Across the border in Johannesburg, exiled journalists watch the accelerating destruction of their country, helpless spectators on the sidelines. "A number of journalists were being abducted, so it wasn't safe for me, especially as they [Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation] knew where I was staying and were constantly visiting my place, so I saw I was in danger and had to move out of the country," Trust Matsilele says. In Sri Lanka intimidation and threats to media workers have lead to the creation of a safe house for journalists to use as both a sanctuary and a work base. More than 100,000 people have been killed in the island's civil war since 1983, and the Tamil Tigers' exploitation of the suicide bomb made it the weapon of choice for extremists worldwide. There is no pretence of a free press here. The government considers any criticism of it as Tamil propaganda, bordering on treason. But dare attack the Tamils and you might never write again. Both sides in this war consider journalists to be their enemies and as Sanath Balasooriya, the president of the Free Media group, says: "The government thinks if we write the truth, they will lose public support for this war." Gaza Perhaps the most dangerous place for cameramen and reporters worldwide is the tiny, densely populated Palestinian territory of Gaza. Palestinians there are virtual prisoners, locked within their own borders, dependent on Israel for basic essentials such as food, water, medicine, fuel and power. The daily explosions, gunfire and missile attacks from Israeli incursions and Palestinian resistance have long been part of the Gaza routine. Palestinians know the value of propaganda pictures, as do the Israelis. Five years ago, Saira Shah and James Miller came to film the children of Gaza. They came under fire themselves and took refuge in a house nearby. That night, knowing they were surrounded by Israeli soldiers, Saira and James decided to leave - cautiously. Carrying a white flag and a torch, they identified themselves loudly as "British journalists". The response from Israeli snipers was several shots, one of which hit James in the neck and killed him. Saira said: "I don't know whether James was killed because he was a journalist or in spite of being a journalist. I know he was killed and he shouldn't have been killed." Targeted For news agency cameramen like Fadel Shana'a and Mahmoud Al Agaramey, days when they become the targets are unexceptional. They survive it one day and then go back again the next. Both men became legends in Gaza. Two years ago, Fadel was on his way to film the aftermath of an explosion in a village, when his jeep took a direct hit from a missile fired from an Israeli helicopter. The words 'TV' and 'PRESS' were painted in red on his vehicle, but they did not protect him. He was critically wounded but survived. Having had several narrow escapes, Mahmoud's luck almost ran out in Jebaliah. He was filming children goading an Israeli tank crew. Without warning, they fired a shell that narrowly missed the children, but the blast from the explosion flattened Mahmoud, and he was unconscious for six hours. The Erez Crossing at Beit Hanoun marks the border with Israel. For half a mile into Gaza all buildings, homes, offices and factories have been demolished. It is no man's land. Al Jazeera wanted to film there, but first we thought it wise to check with the Israeli military who were observing us from their watchtowers. There was no mistaking their answer: "Leave now or you will be shelled." We left. A few minutes later they shelled anyway, and hit another target - three students who had detoured through no man's land on their way home. Shana'a, passed us, already on his way to the hospital to film the aftermath of the shelling. But it was too late by the time we got there. Such deaths are common place in Gaza. Cameramen like Shana'a record every one of them and the mass mourning that follows. Two months on and Shana'a himself became the latest victim of the campaign against journalists. Journalists and cameramen like Shana'a and Al Agaramey risk their lives daily to bring us the news. The tragedy is that those who have so much to hide do what they can to prevent it and they shoot the messenger. Shana'a was a messenger, and as he put it: "I can't give up journalism. Only two things can stop me - if I die, or lose my legs."
Seeders: 10
Leeches: 9

CBC The Fifth Estate - The Education of Brian Nicholl October 2 2009

Category: News & Current Affairs
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CBC The Fifth Estate S19E02 The Education of Brian Nicholl Canadians are being told that the recession is ending. But, across the country, for the unemployed, or those about to become unemployed, recovery seems far away. This week, the fifth estate puts a human face on the economic downturn, through a close-up encounter with the employees of an auto parts plant that is closing. Edscha of Canada, in Niagara Falls, Ontario manufactures car door hinges. But, the German-owned company has also been affected by the worldwide downturn and, in order to save itself, it is killing off this Canadian plant, putting 200 workers, many of whom have worked there for decades, out of jobs. Linden MacIntyre and a fifth estate team spent more than a month at the Edscha plant as its final day approached. They record the human cost of the recession, and see first-hand the fight for one final payout--severance money that they are entitled to under Ontario law. It’s a painful, dramatic struggle, focusing on two men linked by a common cause, but who are ultimately divided bitterly in their objectives. They are Brian Nicholl, a 50-year-old single father and idealistic plant steward, ready to fight for every penny that is owed the workers. And Jerry Dias, a veteran CAW union negotiator who understands, all too well, that at the end of the day, you take the best of what you can get. In The Education of Brian Nicholl, the grim reality of job loss for thousands of Canadians becomes all too clear. What will be the outcome of the fight for severance pay at Edscha? What could it mean for others facing job losses elsewhere? No one is more surprised at the answers than Brian Nicholl, who learns tough lessons about corporate behaviour, the limits of the law and the difference between knowing what is right, and doing what is possible.
Seeders: 14
Leeches: 13

Canadian Bacon (1995) Directed by Michael Moore

Category: Misc
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Canadian Bacon (1995) Written & Directed by Michael Moore The US economy is in a rut, and so is the president's approval rating. What we need is a good war, but the Russians aren't interested. Hey -- how about that big polite country to the north? Niagara Fall Sheriff Bud B. Boomer takes this all a bit too seriously, though.
Seeders: 33
Leeches: 39

Chumbawamba 1982-2000

Category: Misc
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Chumbawamba is a Leeds based English anarchist music group. It evolved from its punk roots, through pop, techno, and various other styles, to the folk group which it is now. The band is known for its polyphony and its non-conformant lyrics. The band was formed in 1982 from two other bands based in Yorkshire, The Passion Killers and Chimp Eats Banana. They released a series of albums (such as Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records and the a capella album English Rebel Songs) and singles on their own Agit-Pop label before moving to One Little Indian in the early 90s. On One Little Indian, Chumbawamba released three albums, Slap!, Shhh, and Anarchy, on which influences of techno music are noticeable. The songs for these albums were written in a period when dance culture was thriving and the band were also influenced by it. The music had turned into a more popular sound, which they emphasized was to spread the message more effectively. Touring for Anarchy, the concert at Leeds was recorded for the live album “Showbusiness!”. The last album released on One Little Indian is Swingin’ with Raymond (1995). The albums first six songs are about (the right to) love and ends with seven songs loaded with hate (in the broadest sense of the word: it includes a song about anorexia nervosa). Anarchy or not, the band signed to EMI by 1997. At EMI, Chumbawamba had brief mainstream success, with the singles Tubthumping and Amnesia, taken from Tubthumper. Like Slap! and Shhh, the album was noticeably influenced by techno music. The new Chumbawamba fans needed for an overview, EMI might have thought. So Uneasy Listening, a compilation of work from 1986-1998 was released by 1998. http://www.last.fm/music/Chumbawamba
Seeders: 9
Leeches: 4

Revolution OS (2001) - twenty-year history of GNU, Linux, open source, and the free software movement.

Category: Documentary
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Revolution OS is a 2001 documentary film made in the United States, directed by J. T. S. Moore, which traces the twenty-year history of GNU, Linux, open source, and the free software movement.Revolution OS tells the inside story of the hackers and computer programmers who rebelled against Microsoft and the idea of propietary software to create GNU, Linux & The Open Source Movement. Shot on location in Silicon Valley on 35mm film and in widescreen, Revolution OS captures an offbeat group of characters who are three-parts libertarian, two-parts communist, and one part-bad garage band.
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Leeches: 0

Diskussion: Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen als Antwort auf die Krise der Arbeitsgesellschaft

Category: Talks, Debates, Interviews
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Dieser Film ist nur zum Downloaden! Zum online schauen s. Links unten. Oeffentliche Diskussionsveranstaltung zu Chancen, Risiken und Folgeproblemen an der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitaet Frankfurt am Main am 14.7.2006 Teilnehmer des Podiums: - Prof. Dr. Ulrich Oevermann (Soziologe, Frankfurt am Main) - Prof. Dr. Philippe Van Parijs (Philosoph, Louvain-Belgien, - Prof. Dr. Georg Vobruba (Soziologe, Leipzig) - Prof. Goetz W. Werner (Unternehmer, Gruender der dm-Drogeriekette, Karlsruhe) Moderation: Dr. Axel Jansen (Amerikanist, Frankfurt am Main) Idee: Manuel Franzmann, bimbabuu Das Video gibt es bereits auf archive.org. Diese Version ist klein (513 MiB fuer 145 Min.), hat eine hohe Aufloesung (704:560) und eine gute Qualitaet (H.264 + AAC --> mkv-Container). Ausserdem besitzt sie Untertitel (fuer schwer verstaendliche Wortmeldungen aus dem Publikum) und 32 Kapitel, die man z.B. mit dem "Media Player Classic - Home Cinema" anwählen kann: (Download (z.B. mit FireFox): Mit der rechten Maustaste auf "... MB" (unten rechts auf dieser Seite) klicken (oeffnet das Kontextmenue) und dann "Ziel speichern unter" auswaehlen. Zum Abspielen z.B.: http://k-lite-codec-pack.softonic.de/ oder http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/) Weitere Versionen und Infos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBflJK9WEYg&feature=PlayList&p=9E16C88BDE8E96EA&index=0 http://www.archive.org/details/GrundeinkommenAlsAntwortAufKriseVideo http://www.archive.org/details/GrundeinkommenAlsAntwortAufKriseAudio http://www.bedingungsloses-grundeinkommen.de/podium/ http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/volltexte/2006/3092/html/video.html http://grundeinkommen.tv/blog/ http://www.initiative-grundeinkommen.ch Weitere Filme zum Thema: http://www.archive.org/details/Grundeinkommen-Kulturimpuls http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Grundeinkommen (Technische Informationen: http://www.netzwelt.de/news/76777-h264-das-videoformat-fuer-hoechste.html, http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264, http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/X264, http://www.netzwelt.de/news/69233-matroska-video-container-format-mit-zukunft.html, http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matroska) Kapitel: 0:00:06 01. Titel 0:00:28 02. Einleitung 0:04:27 03. Vorstellung der TN 0:07:13 04. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Oevermann (Soziologe, Prof. fuer Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie an der Universitaet Frankfurt am Main) 0:16:12 05. Prof. Goetz W. Werner (Unternehmer, Gruender der dm-Drogeriemarktkette, Prof. fuer Entrepreneurship an der Universitaet Karlsruhe) 0:24:30 06. Prof. Dr. Georg Vobruba (Soziologe, Prof. fuer Soziologie der Sozialpolitik an der Universitaet Leipzig) 0:33:53 07. Prof. Dr. Philippe Van Parijs (Philosoph, Louvain-Belgien, Prof. an der Universit- catholique de Louvain, Chaire Hoover d'-thique -conomique et sociale, Visiting Professor am Department of Philosophy an der Harvard-University) 0:45:52 08. Werner - Wollen wir Freiheit durch ein BEDINGUNGSLOSES GE? 0:50:10 09. Werner/Oevermann/Vobruba - Wie den Ãbergang zu einem bGE gestalten? 0:58:44 10. Van Parijs - Wo gibt es bereits ein GE? 1:04:49 11. Oevermann/Werner - Wer soll ein bGE erhalten? 1:09:46 12. Werner/Van Parijs - Finanzierung, Konsumsteuer, Super-Tobinsteuer 1:18:25 13. Vobruba - Soziale Sicherung, Stellvertreter-Politik 1:21:49 14. Oevermann/Werner - Nur Konsumsteuer, dann gewinnen Kapitalbesitzer Macht 1:24:50 15. Oevermann/Werner/Van Parijs - Warum wird das Thema bGE erst jetzt populaer? 1:35:39 16. Publikumsfrage --> Werner - Arbeit im sozialen Bereich 1:38:53 17. Publikumsfrage --> Vobruba - passiver Sozialstaat, Restriktionen 1:41:44 18. Publikumsthese/Oevermann - ProduktivitÃ¤tsstand schon frueher fuer ein bGE ausreichend 1:45:34 19. Oevermann - Das bGE als Faktor des sozialen Wandels 1:48:15 20. Publikumsfrage/Werner - Benachteiligt eine Konsumsteuer Bezieher geringer Einkommen? 1:52:14 21. Frage Oevermann --> Werner - Wie ist das zu verstehen, wenn Werner sagt: "Es wird nicht mehr das Einkommen, sondern die Arbeit subventioniert und dadurch wird 'Kulturarbeit/initiative weckende Arbeit' ermoeglicht"? 1:54:03 22. Oevermann/Werner - 2 bGE-Modelle: Werner- und Transfergrenzen-Modell (Pelzer, Fischer) 1:56:31 23. Van Parijs - dazu: Der Effekt eines bGE auf die Loehne ist nicht homogen 1:58:53 24. Publikumsfrage/Vobruba - Ergibt die Einfuehrung eines bGE einen Inflationsschub? 2:02:05 25. Publikumsbeitrag - Schikane von Arbeitslosen 2:04:22 26. Publikumsakzent 2:04:33 27. Publikumsbeitrag - Aktionsgemeinschaft "Genug fuer alle": Food-Minimal-Income-Programm 2:07:17 28. Publikumsfrage --> Van Parijs - Hartz IV ein Einstieg in das garantierte GE? 2:12:30 29. Publikumsbeitrag 2:14:33 30. Publikumsfrage - Praktische Umsetzung in diesem Staate? 2:15:12 31. Publikumsfrage --> Werner 2:21:54 32. Publikumsfrage - Konsumsteuer ersetzt Lohnsteuer
Seeders: 8
Leeches: 0

Wir zahlen nicht für eure Krise! ( Krisendemo Video )

Category: News & Current Affairs
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http://freundeskreis-videoclips.de/wir-zahlen-nicht-eure-krise Creative Commons: Namensnennung-Keine kommerzielle Nutzung-Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 3.0 Deutschland Na, Donnerwetter! Wer zahlt denn jetzt, werden sich einige Köpfe angesichts des Mottos “Wir zahlen nicht!” fragen und wer ist eigentlich mit “eure Krise” gemeint? Der freundeskreis videoclips hat zahlreiche Teilnehmer_innen der Demo am 28. März 2009 in Berlin interviewt, um – nicht ganz ohne Augenzwinkern – ein Stimmungsbild zum Thema „Krise“ zu entwerfen. Das Spektrum reicht von allgemeinen Forderungen bis hin zu kritischen Kommentaren und Veränderungsvorschlägen, die den Systemwechsel mal mehr und mal weniger deutlich vor Augen haben. Nichtsdestotrotz hieß es erstmal Demo, rauf auf die Straße und die Eule nach Athen getragen: „Wir wollen eine demokratische Kontrolle der Wirtschaft und deren Ausrichtung an den Bedürfnissen der Menschen statt an Profiten. Sofortige Enteignung und Vergesellschaftung der Banken statt Verstaatlichung der Verluste!”, ist die Forderung des Bündnisses aus ALB (Antifaschistische Linke Berlin), Fels (Für eine linke Strömung), attac, ver.di, GEW, IG Bau, IG Metall, der Partei “Die LINKE” und vielen anderen (Nicht-)Regierungsorganisationen. Kapitalismus abwracken „Wir wollen, dass die Verursacher und Profiteure der Krise zur Kasse gebeten werden!“ – das klingt nach einer Selbstverständlichkeit. Wenn Gesetze und Verträge auf der einen Seite „Bonuszahlungen“ und auf der anderen Sparmaßnahmen ins Recht setzen, muss eben genau dieses Recht abgeschafft werden. Das Kapital als Vergesellschaftungsmodus menschlicher Bedürfnisse steht damit noch nicht zur Debatte, aber ein kleiner Anfang wäre gemacht. An den Spieltischen des internationalen Finanzkapitals wird, momentan nicht ganz so fröhlich, aber weiter mit „irgendwie unvorstellbar großen“ Beträgen gewettet: „Man mag sich fragen, was das mit uns zu tun hat. Es hat sehr viel mit uns zu tun, denn wir alle sind Aktionäre, ob wir Aktien besitzen oder nicht. Spätestens über unsere Pensionsfonds fließt das Geld in sogenannte Aktienfonds und wird dort vermehrt.“ (Erwin Wagenhofer über seinen Dokumentarfilm „Let’s make Money“). Die systematische Zwangsverstrickung zwischen Lohnarbeit, Bankkonto, Rente oder Steuererklärung verleitet dazu, individuelle und gesellschaftliche Widersprüche auch im Denken zu reproduzieren und den Opportunismus als Selbstschutz neu zu erfinden. Wolf Wetzel weist in seinem Artikel „Ist Tina tot? Wo bleibt Tata?“ darauf hin, dass bei Netzwerken wie Attac oder der Partei „Die LINKE“ die Bewältigung der Finanzkrise als nationale Aufgabe verstanden wird und fragt: „Ist es Aufgabe der Linken, sich als besserer Systemdoktor anzubieten? Wäre es politisch nicht sinnvoll, die ganze Kraft darauf zu verwenden, zu verhindern, dass die Krise des Kapitals sozialisiert wird? (…) Während Sozialhilfe erst gewährt wird, wenn alle Konten und Vermögensverhältnisse der zurückliegenden zehn Jahre offengelegt worden sind, reicht für den Erhalt von Milliarden-Hilfen der Blick in die letzte Quartalsbilanz.“ Berufspolitik ist Steinzeitpolitik Die berufspolitischen Parolen zum Thema lesen sich wie ein strategisches Ablenkungsmanöver: „Kurzarbeiter sind heute die Fachkräfte von morgen“, „Beschäftigungssicherung durch Wachstumsstärkung“ oder (noch vor dem Krisenbewusstsein) „Die Rente mit 67 – unser Beitrag für ihre Zukunft“. Die Parteienlandschaft hat die visionslose Verwaltung kapitalistischer Sachzwänge fest im Griff oder vielleicht doch eher umgekehrt? Es ist sehr wahrscheinlich, dass die 82 Milliarden Euro “Konjunkturhilfe auf Staatskosten” nach der Bundestagswahl 2009 wettbewerbsbedingt durch weitere Einsparprogramme (Hartz V) im Namen der „sozialen Marktwirtschaft“ ausgeglichen werden. Möglicherweise bereiten sich europäische Regierungen nicht ohne Grund auf einen “Summer of Rage” vor. Europaweit wird die Rezession auch als Szenario für den staatlichen Notstand mitgedacht, wie der Heise-Artikel “Rezession und Repression” nahelegt: „Der Markt für Drohnen, Kleinwaffen und ‘Non Lethal Weapons’ wie Taser-Waffen zur Aufstandsbekämpfung boomt, in Deutschland explizit unterstützt durch das ‘Konjunkturpaket’.” Das würde auch die Anwesenheit des BKA (Bundeskriminalamt) auf der Demo etwas besser erklären. Quelle: Indymedia Quelle: Indymedia Erfolgsgarantien selber schreiben Wolf Wetzel: „Es wäre sicherlich ein großes aber machbares Ziel, die Sozialisierung dieser Milliarden-Schulden zu verhindern. Dazu müsste man den Mut haben, aus der Autonomie der Vielfalt (die oft nur Vereinzelung bedeutet) auszubrechen, um gemeinsam einen Prozess zu wagen, der den Widerspruch zwischen Verbesserungen im System und Ziele, die darüber hinausweisen nicht leugnet, sondern zugunsten Letzterer in Bewegung bringt.“ Zu einer ausführlicheren Kritik an der Meinungsbildung über die Finanzkrise und deren Bewältigung sei auf den Gegenstandpunkt vom 23. Januar 2009 verwiesen: http://www.gegenstandpunkt.com/gs/08/4/inh084.htm
Seeders: 4
Leeches: 2

Spanish Civil War, The (Six-Part, BBC Documentary)

Category: Documentary
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The Spanish Civil War (complete six-part, BCC documentary) Ripped by BobbaFett Delivered to the Public by BloodLogic Info Link: http://www.bfi.org.uk/nftva/catalogues/film/9/641/2840 [no info at IMDB or WIKI] Quick Description: The story of the Spanish Anarchists of 1936, who succeeded in overthrowing the state, creating a free and mutual society, and engaging in the largest land collectivization project in human history. Also covers the downfall of the stateless society due to compromises, negotiations, and cooperation with the Soviet Union. Scriptwriter: Neal Acherson/James Cameron Production Company: Granada Television Narrator: Frank Finlay Director: John Blake Country: UK Year: 1983 Running time: 312 mins Granada UK MCMLXXXIII Video File Specifications ------------------------- Container: AVI File Size: 699 MB Video Codec: MPEG-1, Layer 3 Audio Codec: Xvid 1.1.2 Final Resolution: 512x384 FPS/Frames Per Second: 25.00 Video Bitrate: 1765 kb/ps Audio Bitrate: 102 kb/ps FS: 48000Hz VLC Player Compatible (version #: 0.8.6c): Tested and Confirmed Part 1 of 6 - Prelude to Tragedy Description: The origins of the Spanish Civil War. Interviewees: Alvaro Delgado (Young Republican), Justino De Azcarate (Under-secretary of Justice), Narciso Julian (Socialist Worker), Timoteo Ruiz (Peasant's Son), Manuel Vazquez Guillen (Land Laborer), Felix Moreno De La Cova (Landowner), Jose Jevgara (Land Reform Official), Pilar Primo De Rivera, Marcel Giro (Catalan Autonomist), Manuel Diez Alegria (Army Officer), Frederica Montseny (Anarchist Leader), Socrates Gomez (Socialist Youth), Manuel Montequin (Asturian Miner), Dolores Ibarruri ('La Pasionaria,' Communist M.P.), Tomas Garicano Goni (Army Officer, Emissary for Mola), Ramon Serrano Suner (Franco's Brother-in-Law), Captain Bebb (Freelance Pilot), Alfredo Leon Lupion (Assault Guard Officer), Juan Manuel Molina (Anarchist Militant), Josep Tarradellas (Minister in Catalan Government). People: King Alfonso the Thirteenth, Federico Lorca, General Francisco Franco, General José Sanjurjo, the CNT-FAI, Benito Mussolini and the Fascist Party, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, the Nationalist Socialist Party of Germany, José Calvo Sotelo, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, General Emilio Mola, Francisco Largo Caballero, Lieutenant José Castillo, Indalecio Prieto, Casares Quiroga. Places: Belchite, Barcelona in Catalonia, Bilbao in the Basque Country, Andalusia, Astorias, Estremadura, Madrid, Pamplona in Navarre, Spanish Morocco. Terms: Civil War, Democracy, Fascists and Fascism, Idealists and Idealism, the Second Spanish Republic, Military Coup, El Nina Bonita ("The Beautiful Girl"), Monarchists and Monarchy, Liberals and Liberalism, Dictatorship, Dictators, Agrarian and Working Class, Socialists and Socialism, Social and Land Reforms, Farm Laborers and Industrial Workers, Unemployment and Recession, Economic Exploitation and Wage Slavery, Poverty and Impoverishment, "Neither Property Nor God Nor Bosses," the Catholic Church, Riots, Protests, and Popular Uprisings, Fanaticism and Terrorism, Public Education, Catalan Autonomist Movement, Autonomy, Industrializing and Industrialization, the Right Wing and Rightists, the Left Wing and Leftists, Nationalism and National Unity, Anarchists and Anarchism, Anarcho-Syndicalism, Revolutionary Syndicalism, Casas Viejas, Parliamentary System and Electoral Politics, Women's Suffrage, the General Strike, Overthrow of the State, the Asturias Uprising, the Popular Front, Land Seizures, Carlism and the Carlist Movement, the Spanish Foreign Legion, "the Dictatorship of the Proletariat," Assassinations and Political Extremism. Part 2 of 6 - Revolution, Counter-Revolution & Terror Description: How more than half the total death toll of 500,000 came not through battle but through murder, execution and massacre behind the lines. Interviewees: Asuncion Martinez (Labourer's Daughter), Manuel Vazquez Guillen (Labourer (Socialist)), Frederico Escofet (Chief of Police of Barcelona), Eduardo de Guzman (Journalist (Anarchist)), Alvaro Delgado (Art Student (Republican)), Juan Crespo (Monarchist Militiaman), Emilio Bernuz (Anarchist Militiaman), Eduardo Pons Prades (Anarchist Youth), Willie Forrest (Daily Express Correspondent), Francisco Poyotas Lopez (Lawyer), Felix Moreno De La Cova (Landowner), Mario Neves (Portuguese Journalist), Teresa Villalobos (Republican Widow), Raimundo Fernandez Cuesta (Falange (Fascist)), Ramon Serrano Suner (Nationalist), Enrique Lister (Communist Commander), Willie Forrest (Journalist). People: Francisco Franco, General Mola, Gonzalo Queipo de Llano, General Manuel Goded Llopis, Buenaventura Durruti, Federico Lorca, Juan Yagüe, Francisco Largo Caballero. Places: Pamplona, Barcelona, Valladolid, Seville, Lora del Rio, Merida, Badajoz, Toledo, Valencia. Terms: Ideology, Mass Graves and Mass Executions, the Spanish Colonial Army of Africa, Wealth Redistribution by the Workers, Nationalists and Nationalism, Republicans and Republicanism, Socialized Industry, Worker Takeovers, Safe and Healthy Working Conditions, Legalization of Abortion and Contraception, Collectivization of Society's Productive Forces, Investigation Committees of Political Parties, Atheists and Atheism, Marxists and Marxism, Liberals and Liberalism, "Jamas," Spontaneous and Authoritative Executions, Communists and Communism, Death by Firing Squad, the Badajoz Massacre. Part 3 of 6 - Battleground for Idealists Description: The international contribution to the war, from idealist volunteers on both sides to assistance for the Republicans from the Soviet Union and the policy of non-intervention held by Britain and France. Interviewees: Stephen Spender (Poet), Renzo Lodoli (Italian Fascist), Jules Moch (Former French Minister), Lord Home (British Official), Giovanni Pesce (Italian Communist), Willy Burger (German Communist/Thaelmann Battalion), Frank Deegan, Willie Forrest (Daily Express Correspondent), Alvaro Delgado (Art Student (Republican)), Enrique Lister (Communist Commander), Narciso Julian (Communist Officer), Teresa Pamies (Socialist Youth), Giovanni Pesce (Garibaldi Battalion), Fifi Roberts, Ignacia Ozamiz (Guernica Eyewitness), Manoli Aguirre (Guernica Eyewitness), Koni Aguirre (Guernica Eyewitness), Karl Von Knauer (Condor Legion Pilot). People: Leon Blum, Stanley Baldwin, La Pasionaria, Joseph Stalin, General José Miaja, Rafael Alberti, Ernest Hemingway, Stephen Spender, Julian Bell, George Orwell, the POUM, the Garibaldi Battalion. Places: Guernica, Casa del Campo, Madrid, Malaga, Jarama, Guadalajara, the Basque Republic, Bilbao. Terms: Non-Intervention Pact, Italian Fascism and Italian Fascists, Concentration Camps and Death Camps, Demonstrations and Protests, "No Pasaran" ("They Shall Not Pass"), the International Brigades, the Socialist Youth, Foreign Aid, British Imperialism, British Supply of Foreign Aid and Weaponry to International Fascist Parties, Allied Cooperation with Fascist Military Forces, British Embargo on Food to Democratic Nations Under Siege by Fascists. Part 4 of 6 - Franco and the Nationalists Description: How General Franco rose from being a cautious conspirator in 1936 to fusing together the conflicting ideologies of the Nationalists and becoming Europe's longest-ruling dictator of the twentieth century. Interviewees: Petra Roman De Bondia, Tomas Garicano Goni (Army Officer), Felix Moreno de la Cova (Landowner), Pedro Sainz Rodriguez (Monarchist), Narciso Perales (Falangist), Raimundo Fernandez Cuesta (Falangist), Jaime del Burgo (Carlist), Ramon Serrano Suner (Franco's brother-in-law), Eugenio Vegas Latapie (Monarchist), Cristina de Arteaga, Agapito Anton Perez (Peasant), Florentino Villandiego (Peasant), Pilar Primo de Rivera (Falangist), Franciso Poyatos Lopez (Lawyer). People: José Antonio Primo de Rivera, General José Millán Astray, Miguel Cabanellas, Manuel Hedilla. Places: Via de los Caidos ("The Valley of the Fallen"), Toledo. Terms: Christendom and Christian Civilization, the Spanish Fascist Party, Patria, Monarchism and Monarchists, the Comintern, C.E. D.A., Carlists and Carlism (Traditionalists and Traditionalism), Falange, Totalitarian States and Totalitarianism, Political Purges, Workers and the Working Class, Selva Vida, the Catholic Church and Catholicism, the Generalissimo, Divorce and Separation, Civil Marriage and Domestic Unions, Discrimination, Sexism, the Law of Political Responsibilities, Concentration Camps and Internment Camps. Part 5 of 6 - Inside the Revolution Description: The nature of the Spanish republic, the extent of the revolution that it unleashed, and how violent divisions arose creating a civil war within the civil war. Interviewees: Teresa Pamies (Young Communist), Josep Costa (Anarchist), Federica Montseny (Anarchist Leader), Eduardo Pons Prades (Anarchist Youth), Marcel Giro (Factory Owner's Son), Benigno Castaner (Anarchist Carpenter), Placido Castaner (Anarchist Teacher), Emilio Bernuz (Anarchist Peasant), Enrique Lister (Communist Commander), Josep Tarradellas (Prime Minister of Catalonia), Pere Ardiaca (Communist Official), Socrates Gomez (Socialist), Bill Bailey (American Volunteer (Communist)), Frank Deegan (English Volunteer (Communist)), Enriqueta Garcia Cervera (Switchboard Operator), Juan Manuel Molina (Anarchist Defence Under-Secretary (Catalonia)), Julian Gorkin (POUM Executive). People: Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Buenaventura Durruti, José Díaz, Leon Trotsky, Juan Negrín, Andreu Nin. Places: Barcelona, Mas de las Matas, Aragone, Barcelona Telephone Exchange, Teruel, Belchite. Terms: Worker Self-Management, Free Healthcare, Abortion and Contraception, Free Love, Collectivism and Collectivization, Collectivists and Socialists, Stalinism and Stalinists, Leninism and Leninists, Militarism and Militarization, Regionalism and Regionalist Movements, Trotsky and Trotskyists, the POUM, Bolsheviks and Bolshevism. Part 6 of 6 - Victory and Defeat Description: How the Civil War ended with the Republic split and Franco then victorious, the fate of refugees, and Spain's subsequent history under Franco's dictatorship. Interviewees: Frank Deegan (International Brigader), Bill Bailey (International Brigader), Enrique Lister (Republican Corps Commander), Federico Escofet (Catalan Officer), Eduardo Pons Prades (Barcelona Inhabitant), Teresa Pamies (Communist Youth), Willie Forrest (British Journalist), Enrique Miret Magdalena (Nationalist (Madrid)), Alvaro Delgado (Republican (Madrid)), Narciso Julian, Eduardo De Guzman (Anarchist), Encarnacion Bueno, Narciso Julian (Communist Officer), Tomas Garicano Goni (Nationalist), Petra Roman de Bondia (Nationalist Student), Juan Moliner (Socialist (Mas de las Matas)). People: Colonel Segismundo Casado. Places: River Ebro, Urumea River, Valencia, Tarragona, Figueres, Alicante. Terms: International Brigaders, the Spanish Cortes, One-Party State, National Unity. Extras... * Spanish Civil War Songs * "Workers' Power and the Spanish Revolution," text. [Episode Guide Included.] This torrent is a part of Operation: Massive Information Leak, Wave Two. 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Audio Books: Atheism (Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens, Sagan and Bertrand Russel)

Category: eBooks, Magazines, Audio Books
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All files encoded at 32kbps, with excellent quality apart from a little tape-hiss from the cassettes of Russell and Sagan. Three complete essays on religion - by Bertrand Russell, read by Terence Hardiman (2½hrs) Terrence Hardiman gives an excellent reading of three philosophical essays from Bertrand Russell (1870-1970). Russell was one of the prominent voices that defined the religious and moral questions of the 20th century. These essays (What I Believe; Why I Am Not A Christian; and A Free Man's Worship) present Russell's persuasive opposition to any dogma that he believed could shackle the human mind. A British philosopher and mathematician, an ardent pacifist, opponent of nuclear weapons, and an advocate of sexual freedom, Russell once stated that his life had been governed by three passions: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and an unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. Remarkably relevant, beautifully written, and filled with wit and wisdom, these three essays will delight anyone who values the free and impassioned exchange of ideas. Religion and Science – by Bertrand Russell, read by David Case (2¼hrs) Bertrand Russell was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge University, where he taught for many years. He also lectured widely in the United States. Winner of the 1950 Nobel Prize for Literature, he authored many books including the influential Principia Mathematica, with Alfred North Whitehead, and The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell 1872-1967, published in three volumes. In Religion and Science, Russell offers a brief yet insightful study of the conflicts between science and traditional religion during the last four centuries. Examining accounts in which scientific advances clashed with Christian doctrine or biblical interpretations of the day, from Galileo and the Copernican Revolution, to the medical breakthroughs of anaesthesia and inoculation, Russell points to the constant upheaval and re-evaluation of our systems of belief throughout history. In turn, he identifies where similar debates between modern science and the Church still exist today. In the paperback edition, Michael Ruse's new introduction brings these conflicts between science and theology up to date, focusing on issues arising after the Second World War. This classic is sure to interest all readers of philosophy and religion, as well as those interested in Russell's thought and writings. God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything – written and read by Christopher Hitchens (9hrs) In the tradition of Bertrand Russell's Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris' recent best-seller, The End of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope's view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty of the double helix. Hitchens contends that religion is "violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism, tribalism, and bigotry, invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry, contemptuous of women and coercive toward children." Regarding his friend Salman Rushdie and the ayatollah’s fatwa: “One might have thought that such arrogant state-sponsored homicide . . . would have called forth a general condemnation. But such was not the case. In considered statements, the Vatican, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the chief sephardic rabbi of Israel all took a stand in sympathy with – the ayatollah. So did the cardinal archbishop of New York and other lesser religious figures. While they usually managed a few words in which to deplore the resort to violence, all these men stated that the main problem raised by the publication of The Satanic Verses was not murder by mercenaries but blasphemy.” God Is Not Great is a coolly angry book, but there are good laughs too; for example, Hitchens’s hilarious account of how Malcolm Muggeridge launched “the ‘Mother Teresa’ brand upon the world” with his story that, while the BBC struggled to film her under low-light conditions, she spontaneously glowed. The cameraman later told Hitchens the true explanation of the “miracle” – the ultra-sensitivity of a new type of film from Kodak – but Muggeridge fatuously wrote: “I myself am absolutely convinced that the technically unaccountable light is, in fact, the Kindly Light that Cardinal Newman refers to in his well-known exquisite hymn”. A wonderful review of this book (by Richard Dawkins) can be found at http://tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25349-2649121,00.html The Portable Atheist – by Christopher Hitchens, read by Nicholas Ball (10¾hrs) From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great, a provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages. Christopher Hitchens continues to make the case for a splendidly godless universe in this first-ever gathering of the influential voices--past and present--that have shaped his side of the currently raging God/no-god debate. With Hitchens as your erudite and witty guide, you’ll be led through a wealth of philosophy, literature, and scientific inquiry, including generous portions of the words of Lucretius, Benedict de Spinoza, Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Mark Twain, George Eliot, Bertrand Russell, Emma Goldman, H. L. Mencken, Albert Einstein, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and many others well-known and lesser known. And they’re all set in context and commented upon as only Christopher Hitchens can. Atheist? Believer? Uncertain? No matter: The Portable Atheist will speak to you and engage you every step of the way. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark – by Carl Sagan, read by Michael Page (13½hrs) The Demon-Haunted World is a collection of twenty-five essays, several written with Sagan's wife, Ann Druyan. The essays range in scope from eloquent paeans to science to impassioned denunciations of bigotry, from humorous accounts of a variety of pseudoscientific endeavours to serious attempts to understand the nature of alien abduction delusions. With intelligence and wit, and the rational calmness that was his trademark, Sagan takes on a wide variety of topics, among them: alien abductions, astrology, Atlantis, the Bell Curve, channelling, crop circles, demons, ESP, the face on Mars, fairies, faith healing, magic, miracles, prayer, religion, Roswell, satanic rituals, therapy, and, of course, one of his favourite topics, UFOs and extra-terrestrials. Through each of his essays he extols the virtues of scepticism, empirical evidence and control studies, while uncovering a multitude of errors and weaknesses in the positions of occultists, para-normalists, super-naturalists and pseudo-scientists. And he does so with extreme grace, gentility and civility. The God Delusion – by Richard Dawkins, read by Richard Dawkins and Lalla Ward (14hrs) The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. His argument could hardly be more topical. While Europe is becoming increasingly secularised, the rise of religious fundamentalism, whether in the Middle East or Middle America, is dramatically and dangerously dividing opinion around the world. In America, and elsewhere, a vigorous dispute between 'intelligent design' and Darwinism is seriously undermining and restricting the teaching of science. In many countries religious dogma from medieval times still serves to abuse basic human rights such as women's and gay rights. And all from a belief in a God whose existence lacks evidence of any kind. Dawkins attacks God in all his forms. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry and abuses children. The God Delusion is a brilliantly argued, fascinating polemic that will be required reading for anyone interested in this most emotional and important subject. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason – by Sam Harris, read by Brian Emerson (9¼hrs) Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favour of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behaviour and sometimes heinous crimes. He asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, the world can no longer tolerate views that pit one true god against another. Most controversially, he argues that we cannot afford moderate lip service to religion - an accommodation that only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism. Harris' main premise, simply stated, is that in an age of Weapons of Mass Destruction, religious belief is a hazard of major proportions. Any belief system that speaks with assurance about the hereafter has the potential to place far less value on the here and now. And thus the corollary -- when death is simply a door translating us from one existence to another, death loses its sting and finality. Harris pointedly asks us to consider that those who do not fear death for themselves, and who also revere ancient scriptures instructing them to mete death out generously to others, may soon have these weapons in their own hands. If thoughts along the same line haunt you, this is your book. Letter to a Christian Nation – by Sam Harris, read by Jordan Bridges (2hrs) "Forty-four percent of the American population is convinced that Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead sometime in the next 50 years," writes Sam Harris. "Imagine the consequences if any significant component of the U.S. government actually believed that the world was about to end and that its ending would be glorious. The fact that nearly half of the American population apparently believes this, purely on the basis of religious dogma, should be considered a moral and intellectual emergency." In response to his award-winning best seller The End of Faith, Sam Harris received thousands of letters from Christians excoriating him for not believing in God. Letter to A Christian Nation is his courageous and controversial reply. Using rational argument, Harris offers a measured refutation of the beliefs that form the core of fundamentalist Christianity. Addressing current topics ranging from intelligent design and stem-cell research to the connections between religion and violence, Letter to A Christian Nation boldly challenges the influence that faith has on public life in the United States. “If you believe in a religion, even the mildest form of Christianity, please read this book. It won’t take you long, but it might change your mind.” — Matt Ridley, author of Genome and Nature via Nurture This combination of ruthless argument with polemic designed to provoke (he describes the Catholic Church as the “institution that has produced and sheltered an elite army of child-molesters”) will further delight Harris’ supporters and infuriate his critics. — San Francisco Chronicle "Reading Harris’ Letter to a Christian Nation was like sitting ring-side, cheering the champion, yelling “Yes!” at every jab. For those of us who feel depressed by this country’s ever increasing unification of church and state, and the ever decreasing support for the sciences that deliver knowledge and reduce ignorance, this little book is a welcome hit of adrenalin." — Marc Hauser, Professor of Psychology, Biology. and Biological Anthropology at Harvard University, author of Moral Minds
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THE BROKEN WINDOW- LA VENTANA ROTA- HAUTSITAKO LEHIOA (Spanish, Basque), Subt (spanish, catalonian)

Category: Documentary
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- The broken window - La ventana rota - Hautsiako lehioa –, dirigida por Eñaut Tolosa y Hammudi Al-Rahmoun. ESCAC (Escuela de Cine de Cataluña) (2004). A DOCUMENTARY ON ANTI-TERRORISM LAWS AND POLICIES SUFFERED BY SOME CHILDREN AT THE BASQUE COUNTRY. Through the stories of several children detained by the "kale borroka" (form the Basque Kale=street and borroka = fight, that it is, street fighting, and urban warfare starred by young and adolescent nationalists of the Basque Country) and the words uttered by the former judge of the Provincial Madrid, Joaquin Navarro Esteban, we enter the silenced reality of the Basque Country. Navarro said that in this country (Spain), we apply the U.S. criminal law, which is characterized by the broken window theory:it must be apply the maximum hardness to the author of the breaking of the window, because if the judge does not apply the maximum hardness, the young one or whoever finish killing someone. Joaquin Navarro also spoke about the different interpretations of the law that it may have done the same, if you do a Basque or not and whether made in or outside the Basque Country. This makes for a glaring example: if a guy throws a firecracker at a cashier in Almería punishment will be minimal, probably just a fine, but if the same applies in the Basque Country, in fact immediately becomes a terrorist act and the penalty are years impriosioned. The devastating analysis of the situation to declare that justice has been subverted the very basis of the law: the presumption of innocence, because the anti-terrorist law and policy presuposes the guilt. As Navarro said, if someone has to prove his innocence there is no law. We face terrorist policy for efficiency: five days in police custody under incommunication, without seeing your lawyer, the signing statements and police reports are considered as evidence in a trial, a trial that, at times, is unable to ever take place, close the case after making the move for months in detention in prison, the policy of dispersal of prisoners from all prisons of the state as a flagrant violation of human rights to punish the perpetrator and the family, who is forced to travel thousands of miles, and sometimes not even to let them see their loved ones. Navarro concludes his analysis by stating that there is only one possible solution: the dialogue and negotiation. Everything is an eternal wheel, torture has never ceased to exist in the Spanish state, nor during the long years of Franco's dictatorship and then down in the transition government of Adolfo Suárez, Felipe González, José M ª Aznar and the current of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. The case of Igor Portu, arrested with Martin Sarasola has transpired because they have not been able to hide the seriousness of some injuries that led to hospitalization in an ICU. The Government is normal or hours from arrest to admission to the hospital, and ensures that the injuries occurred during the arrest because of resistance that opposed it. It is so wide the Minister Perez Rubalcaba after this statement, without realizing that the setback, as Javier Ortiz says in an article, noting that everything he was "under anti-terrorism legislation." Death by torture of Josefa Arregi in Madrid on February 13th 1981 occurred several days after his arrest. Aduna would like the memories of the events then. We were organizing an anti-NATO rally at the Ateneoof Madrid, which involved several people. It was one of the most important committees of the newly established anti-NATO. Eve was the murder of Arregi and when we started, we brought a statement of condemnation of his death. I remember that I was responsible for reading and we gave priority to the brutality of what happened. Once the release started reading interventions. The photographs of the corpse, and savagely tortured were terrible, of course, the director general of police said the arrest was never mistreated. That was in 81. Later, with the PSOE government, would be the most disgusting, the GAL (death squadrons), state terrorism. Amnesty International is calling year after year to abolish the special extension of the detention and incommunication detention, but in this country (Spain) that is so often said, almost to the brink of orgasm, "because we, the Democrats ...", not is given by alluded. Now return to the place pucherazo for new elections (2009 basque elections) ... Judge Joaquín Navarro and Esteban will not see the documentary "Hautsitako Leihoa”. He died on April 29, 2007 in the most absolute solitude. Cristina Maristany 02 / 02 / 2008 Gara Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 9 No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. Article 10 Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him. Article 11 Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence. Article 19 Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. Article 26 Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. - La ventana rota - Hautsiako lehioa –The broken window, dirigida por Eñaut Tolosa y Hammudi Al-Rahmoun. ESCAC (Escuela de Cine de Cataluña) (2004) A través de las historias de varios chicos detenidos por la «kale borroka» (del vasco Kale=calle y borroka =lucha, guerrilla urbana protagonizada por jóvenes y adolescentes nacionalistas del País Vasco) y las palabras pronunciadas por el entonces juez de la Audiencia Provincial de Madrid, Joaquín Navarro Esteban, nos adentramos en la silenciada realidad de Euskadi. Dice Navarro que en este país se impone el derecho penal norteamericano, que se caracteriza por la teoría de la ventana rota: aplicar la máxima dureza al autor de la ruptura de la ventana, porque si no se aplica esa máxima dureza terminará asesinando a alguien. También habla Joaquín Navarro de las distintas interpretaciones que puede tener un mismo hecho si lo hace un vasco o no y si se hace en Euskadi o fuera. Pone para ello un ejemplo clarísimo: si un muchacho tira un petardo contra un cajero en Almería la pena será mínima, probablemente una simple multa, pero si ocurre lo mismo en Euskadi, el hecho se convertirá inmediatamente en un acto terrorista y la pena será de años de cárcel. El demoledor análisis sobre la situación de la justicia continúa señalando que se ha subvertido la propia base del Derecho: la presunción de inocencia, porque la política antiterrorista parte de la presunción de culpabilidad. Como bien dice Navarro, si alguien tiene que probar su inocencia es que no funciona el Derecho. Estamos frente a la política antiterrorista del todo vale para conseguir la eficacia: cinco días en manos de la policía detenidos e incomunicados, sin que los abogados de oficio estén presentes en las declaraciones aunque firmen luego como si lo hubieran estado en unos atestados policiales que luego son considerados como prueba en un juicio, un juicio que, a veces, no llega a celebrarse jamás, archivándose el caso después de haber hecho que el detenido pase meses y meses en la cárcel; la política de dispersión de los presos por todas las cárceles del Estado como una notoria violación de los derechos humanos que castiga al autor y a la familia, que se ve obligada a recorrer miles de kilómetros y, algunas veces, para que ni siquiera les dejen ver a sus seres queridos. Navarro concluye su análisis afirmando que sólo hay una solución posible: la del diálogo y la negociación. Todo es una eterna noria que se repite machaconamente, la tortura nunca ha dejado de existir en el Estado español, ni durante los largos años de la dictadura franquista ni después, en la descafeinada transición con los gobiernos de Adolfo Suárez, Felipe González, José Mª Aznar y el actual de José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. El caso de Igor Portu, detenido junto a Mattin Sarasola, ha trascendido porque no han podido ocultar la gravedad de unas lesiones que obligaron a hospitalizarlo en una UCI. El Gobierno encuentra normal las horas pasadas desde la detención hasta el ingreso en el hospital, y asegura que las lesiones se produjeron durante la detención debido a la resistencia que opuso. Se queda tan ancho el ministro Pérez Rubalcaba tras esta afirmación, sin darse cuenta del traspié que, como bien señala Javier Ortiz en un artículo, dio al señalar que todo se hizo «de acuerdo con la legislación antiterrorista». La muerte por tortura de Joseba Arregi en Madrid el 13 de Febrero de 1.981 ocurrió varios días después de su detención. Quisiera adunar los recuerdos de los hechos acaecidos entonces. Estábamos organizando un mitin anti-OTAN en el Ateneo de Madrid, en el que interveníamos varias personas. Era uno de los actos más importantes de los recién creados comités anti-OTAN. La víspera fue el asesinato de Arregi y, cuando íbamos a comenzar, nos trajeron un comunicado de condena por su muerte. Recuerdo que fui yo la encargada de leerlo y que le dimos prioridad ante la brutalidad de lo ocurrido. Una vez finalizada la lectura del comunicado comenzaron las intervenciones. Las fotografías del cadáver salvajemente torturado eran terribles y, cómo no, el director general de la Policía aseguró que el detenido nunca sufrió malos tratos. Eso fue en el 81. Posteriormente, con el Gobierno PSOE, vendría el hecho más repugnante: el GAL, el terrorismo de Estado. Amnistía Internacional viene reclamando año tras año que se elimine el régimen especial de prórroga de la detención y de la incomunicación, pero este país en el que tan frecuentemente se dice, casi al borde del orgasmo, «porque nosotros, los demócratas…», no se da por aludido. Ahora volverá a celebrarse el pucherazo de unas nuevas elecciones… El juez Joaquín Navarro Esteban ya no podrá ver el documental «Hautsitako Leihoa». Murió el 29 de Abril de 2007 en la más absoluta soledad. Cristina Maristany 02 / 02 / 2008 Gara Declaracion Universal de Derechos Humanos Artículo 9 Nadie podrá ser arbitrariamente detenido, preso ni desterrado. Artículo 10 Toda persona tiene derecho, en condiciones de plena igualdad, a ser oída públicamente y con justicia por un tribunal independiente e imparcial, para la determinación de sus derechos y obligaciones o para el examen de cualquier acusación contra ella en materia penal. Artículo 11 1. Toda persona acusada de delito tiene derecho a que se presuma su inocencia mientras no se pruebe su culpabilidad, conforme a la ley y en juicio público en el que se le hayan asegurado todas las garantías necesarias para su defensa.Artículo 19 Todo individuo tiene derecho a la libertad de opinión y de expresión; este derecho incluye el de no ser molestado a causa de sus opiniones, el de investigar y recibir informaciones y opiniones, y el de difundirlas, sin limitación de fronteras, por cualquier medio de expresión. Artículo 22 Toda persona, como miembro de la sociedad, tiene derecho a la seguridad social, y a obtener, mediante el esfuerzo nacional y la cooperación internacional, habida cuenta de la organización y los recursos de cada Estado, la satisfacción de los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales, indispensables a su dignidad y al libre desarrollo de su personalidad. Artículo 26 2. La educación tendrá por objeto el pleno desarrollo de la personalidad humana y el fortalecimiento del respeto a los derechos humanos y a las libertades fundamentales; favorecerá la comprensión, la tolerancia y la amistad entre todas las naciones y todos los grupos étnicos o religiosos, y promoverá el desarrollo de las actividades de las Naciones Unidas para el mantenimiento de la paz. DVD full untouched
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