Ali Abunimah Pt2 (Sabeel Conference)

DN! Twitter Crackdown (2): NYC Activist Arrested for Using Social Networking Site during G-20 Protest in Pittsburgh

Al Giordano is a cowardly tyrant, an contextually challenged stupendously ignorant bore. Al Giordano is wound tighter than Lynndie England on steroids.

For the second time in less than a week I’ve been censored by a self-serving fraudster masquerading as an authentic journalist. The “new media” corral the riff raff into occupied spaces by holding words hostage so once again the reply that follows is not verbatim. Only Giordano can post the original but won’t since he’s integrity deficient.

@Giordano,

Firstly, the quote was not included in your article.

Secondly, Ahmadinejad did not deny the Holocaust in that quote or any other which would explain why you bypassed the facts and let the feces fly.

Finally, obviously this is why you are guilty as Robles of dog whistling journalism.

Leftier than thou buzz kills, scary third rail alerts, advice to remain silent lest the crazies come out and dare to voice their opinions on the significance of brutal occupations and war crimes. If only never again did mean something, Mr. Giordano, then psychotic pre-emptive war would finally and unequivocally be denied a hearing and the stench of death be blessedly gone.

Anonymous, Infoshop News, 4 October 2009

On October 1st, 2009, at 6:00am, the Joint Terrorism Task Force (a union of local police departments and the FBI), kicked out the front door to our home—an anarchist collective house in Queens, NY, affectionately known as Tortuga. The first crashes of the battering ram were quickly followed by more upstairs, as the police broke in on 3 sleeping people, destroying bedroom doors that were unlocked.

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The apparent impetus for this raid came over a week ago, when two members of our household were arrested, once again at gunpoint, in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. They are accused of being devious masterminds, of “directing” the rollicking G-20 protests, of using technology such as Twitter to “hinder apprehension” of protesters. The two were held on bail, one fetching the ridiculous amount of $30,000 cash, and released 36 hours later after the bond was posted. As of this moment, no additional charges have been levied against the two, nor against any other housemates in the aftermath of the raid.

[Read the report]

Related:
Man Arrested for Twittering Goes to Court, EFF Has the Documents

By David Edwards and Stephen Webster, The Raw Story, 5 October 2009

When the FBI staged a terror raid on the New York home of 41-year-old Elliot Madison, they were not looking for weapons of war, deadly chemicals or the keys to unlocking a nefarious terror plot. Instead, they came looking for books, files, data, film and something called the “instruments of crime.”

According to officials, the search was instigated after Madison was found in a Pennsylvania hotel room on Sept. 24, listening to police actions during Pittsburgh’s G20 summit, then Tweeting to protesters seeking to avoid authorities.

[Read the report]