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Bush revokes pardon for LI developer Toussie

Posted on December 24, 2008 by iwilder

The old headline from Newsday was, “President George Bush pardoned Isaac Robert Toussie, who was involved in a Suffolk real estate scam.” Now, this: (excerpt from) The New York Times Pardon Lasts Just One Day for Developer in Fraud Case By David Stout and Eric Lichtblau WASHINGTON — President Bush changed his mind on Christmas […]

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President George Bush pardoned Isaac Robert Toussie, who was involved in a Suffolk real estate scam. — Newsday.comou

Posted on December 24, 2008 by iwilder

[Note: In a stunning development, on 12/24/2008, this pardon was revoked!] President George Bush pardoned Isaac Robert Toussie, who was involved in a Suffolk real estate scam. — Newsday.com Posted using ShareThis

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The Government, Accountability, 9-11, etc: Conviction over Deutsche Bank building

Posted on December 23, 2008 by iwilder

KW: This is a very sad and dramatic story about government mismanagement. Neighborhood groups had tried since 9-11 to make sure that the former Deutsche Bank tower was cleaned up in a complete and accountable manner, but the government and its agencies thwarted their efforts, choose an unsuitable company, and made horrible and tragic mistakes. […]

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Iraqi parliament member plans to visit al-Zaidi in jail

Posted on December 21, 2008 by iwilder

from Monsters and Critics: Iraqi parliament member plans to visit Bush shoe-thrower in jail Middle East News / Dec 21, 2008

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Stop Bush from issuing secret, blanket pardons for torture, etc.

Posted on December 10, 2008 by iwilder

Sign petition: here. This call to action is from the American Freedom Campaign, whose founders include Wes Boyd and Naomi Wolf: Tell Congress to pass a Pardons Disclosure Act to prevent President Bush from issuing secretive, blanket pardons to members of his administration

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In Suffolk County: Do hate crime numbers add up?

Posted on November 19, 2008 by iwilder

A Joye Brown column in Newsday. Hat tip to Long Island Wins: http://www.newsday.com/news/local/crime/ny-lijoy185931787nov18,0,1007237.column

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Suffolk County: Under-reporting hate crimes?

Posted on November 16, 2008 by iwilder

(excerpt from) Newsday.com Defining a hate crime by REID J. EPSTEIN 10:45 PM EST, November 16, 2008 When vandals sprayed a block of cars in Mastic with racist graffiti last week, Suffolk County police didn’t consider it a hate crime. But when anti-Semitic symbols were painted onto cars in Jericho in late October, Nassau County […]

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Help and Healing for North Babylon High School

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

What could you do to help at North Babylon High School? It is the school down the street from me. And, I am going to have to turn my attention there. You may recall a few years ago there was an attack of a student recorded on youtube. Recently, there have been a series of […]

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A side effect of Election 2008: Marijuana in Massachussetts

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

Thanks to WBAI producer and Cynthia McKinney supporter Don Debar, of Ossining NY, for bringing our attention to the story below. The Green Party supports the legalization of marijuana. With the 2006 Governor’s race, the Green Party of New York State‘s Governor Candidate, Malachy McCourt, had as a campaign issue, the legalization of marijuana for […]

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Government spies on activists: example in Maryland

Posted on October 26, 2008 by iwilder

Found this at Common Dreams Published on Friday, October 24, 2008 by The Baltimore Sun Maryland State Troopers’ Spy Effort Was Wider State Police Also Watched Environmentalists; Critics Call For New Regulations by Stephanie Desmon Maryland State Police spied on environmentalists – not just the death penalty opponents and war protesters that officials had previously […]

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Please keep Diane White in your thoughts

Posted on October 23, 2008 by iwilder

I have had trouble keeping up with the case of my friend and green colleague Diane White from Harrisburg. (I think that part of the goal of the current criminal justice system is to drag everything out so long, no one can possibly stay on alert that long.)  Diane White was assaulted by police while […]

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Justice prevails: DWI Wall of shame will only show people actually convicted

Posted on October 21, 2008 by iwilder

The Nassau County government, in Long Island, tried an experiment they claimed was to reduce the incidence of drunk driving. They created a “Wall of Shame”, so that as people were stopped and arrested for drunk driving, the photos of those people were posted on line, and the county also encouraged media outlets to post […]

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A Guatanamo/Gitmo update: Still a need for justice

Posted on October 21, 2008 by iwilder

(full story at Yahoo News here) US drops charges against 5 Guantanamo prisoners By ANDREW O. SELSKY, Associated Press Writer Andrew O. Selsky SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Pentagon said Tuesday it has dropped war-crimes charges against five Guantanamo Bay detainees after the former prosecutor in their cases complained that the military was withholding […]

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Nassau County DWI Wall of Shame: Judge rules politicians unfair

Posted on October 21, 2008 by iwilder

[Update 11/24/2008: Last I recall hearing, Nassau County gave up on the idea of posting everyone stopped (before they were convicted), and now only posts photos after people are convicted. This solves the “innocent until proven guilty” problem and addresses a lot of the concerns.-KW] Judge rules that a woman’s name should be taken down […]

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