Libertas Continued

A Message to the People of the United States of America Posted by qazi@afghan-web.com the Wednesday, September 12 2001 @ 15:49:24 MEST October 8, 1998 From Ahmad Shah Massoud Defence Minister, Islamic State of Afghanistan Through the United States SenateCommittee on Foreign Relations Hearing on Events in Afghanistan In the name of God Mr. Chairman, honorable representatives of the people of the United States of America, I send this message to you today on behalf of the freedom and peace-loving people of Afghanistan, the Mujahedeen freedom fighters who resisted and defeated Soviet communism, the men and women who are still resisting oppression and foreign hegemony and, in the name of more than one and a half million Afghan martyrs who sacrificed their lives to uphold some of the same values and ideals shared by most Americans and Afghans alike. This is a crucial and unique moment in the history of Afghanistan and the world, a time when Afghanistan has crossed yet another

The court has ruled that the FCC has no jurisdiction over the internet! Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski can simply change the FCC regulatory rules to give the Federal Communications Commission jurisdiction over the internet. People have to remember, all media—television, radio, phone service—every type of media other than the printed page, will soon be delivered by a broadband or internet connection. That means these wonky sort of arcane rules that are being played out at the Federal Communications Commission and in the court ruling yesterday, these will shape the media for generations, what it looks like, whether independent voices like Democracy Now! can get into the suite of options that people have across the country when they turn on a television. It will determine whether we can bridge the digital divide that currently has the United States slipping from fourth in the year 2000 to twenty-second in broadband adoption and speed and affordability.

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After Halliburton subsidiary, Kellog Brown and Root (KBR) , tragically raped Jamie Leigh Jones , she fought to have them held accountable in court. She was stopped by the contract she signed with Halliburton (mistake) which called for binding, secret arbitration. After four years of litigation to get her day in court, Senator Al Franken added an amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill, that will outlaw hiring any contractor that requires binding, secret arbitration in cases of sexual harassment or assault (seems reasonable but the KBR attorney didn't think so). This is what a Senator is supposed to do to protect our citizens. Imagine what would have happened if a Republican had been elected to Al Franken's Senate Seat in Minnesota?

"People don't enslave human beings to be mean to them, they do it for a profit." - Kevin Bales: How to combat modern slavery Traditionally Slaves have been valued at about $40,000 in today's (2010) dollars, because people were rare and valuable, but the population explosion of the twentieth century had driven down the value of people to an average of about $90 worldwide. We can end modern slavery with sustainable liberation for $10.8-Billion, worldwide liberty. If we can't end slavery today, are we truly free?