cpr2000504_BrouilletLPalacek_Chsssudovsky_Lendman CascadiaPublicRadio.org pdx911truth.org audio opensource_audio advertising removed === THE GLOBAL RESEARCH NEWS HOUR with MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY and STEPHEN LENDMAN http://www.republicbroadcasting.org === CAROL BROUILLET wtprn.com http://mp3.wtprn.com/Brouillet08.html === May 5, 2008- Iowa Terror Show with Mike Palacek Mike Palacek is a former Omaha resident who served five jail and prison terms during the 1980s for protests at Offutt Air Force Base. He crossed the line at the base on many occasions along with others to say no to the United States military and its surge toward global dominance. His incarcerations included the county jails in Omaha, Papillion, Lincoln and Council Bluffs and also included the federal prisons in Chicago, Terre Haute and El Paso. A former seminarian for the Omaha archdiocese, Palecek once asked for sanctuary in the Cathedral rather than attend a sentencing hearing for an Offutt protest, in order to attempt to convince the Omaha Catholic Church to denounce the Strategic Air Command. The bishop denied Palecek's request. Even though the Cathedral was surrounded by FBI agents, Palecek was able to slip past them. He and his family then went underground for two weeks, pursued by the Omaha FBI office. He ended up giving himself up at a press conference in front of The Chancery, the offices of then Omaha archbishop Daniel Sheehan. Palecek then served six months in the Pottawattamie County Jail. Palecek later went on to work for small-town newspapers in Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa. In 1997 he left newspaper work to concentrate on writing novels. His works are based in the Midwest and feature individuals fighting against the general conservatism they find in their towns. A native of Norfolk, Nebraska, Palecek now lives with his family in Sheldon, Iowa. He was the Iowa Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives, Fifth District, 2000 election and received 67,500 votes on anti-military, pro-immigration, anti-prison platform. His novels include: Terror Nation, The American Dream, The Last Liberal Outlaw, Looking for Bigfoot, The Truth, Twins,Killing George Bush, Joe Coffee's Revolution. He also worked, in cooperation with William Strabala, to author a non-fiction work- Prophets Without Honor: A Requiem for Moral Behavior. He also co-edited Cost of Freedom- An Anthology of Anti-War Activism with Whitney Trettien & Michael Annis in 2007. He just finished his 2008 Book Tour, and also did The American Dream Book Tour in 2007. He is a tireless activist. His new book- "Iowa Terror" is a unique, political comedy, satire, anti-war - in George W. Bushâs America - telling the truth for once in America, that George W. Bush and Dick Cheney did 9/11 themselves in order to start a war and make money. In the first hour we discussed our activism and backgrounds. Mike shared his experience as an activist, newspaper publisher, as well as investigative reporter. In that role he visited Lenord Peltier in prison and interviewed the FBI agent who was also responsible for putting (Palacek) behind bars years previously. Mike also described his experience as a Democratic candidate and we spoke about the Democratic Party's horrific treatment of grassroots, principled candidates (and Cynthia McKinney). We also spoke out the Impeachment Movement. Mike also described his book tours and how he organized them via the internet. In the second hour, Mike described in greater detail the idea and story behind Iowa Terror- the main character, an architectural student, and Hispanic, named Jesus, who could tell it was controlled demolition the day it happened. Mike does live in a small conservative Republican town in Iowa and he fully vents the issues he cares about (in a humorous way) in his novels. We also spoke about the 9/11 Truth Movement and the various groups around the country and their ability to raise issues and work together, as well as the varied ability of people to recognize and use their talents, abilities on behalf of the movement, or to affect the direction that the country is headed in. We did recognize that the movement continues to grow, as does the opposition to us, and the threat to the Internet, as well. Next Show- May 12, 2008 - Media Evoluion Show with participants from the recent NewsTools2008.org Conference, Bill Densmore, Michele Ferriere, Josh Wolf and others. Bill Densmore is director/editor of the Media Giraffe Project at the Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst, and the New England News Forum. The MGP, launched in March, 2005, is an effort to find and spotlight individuals making sustainable, innovative use of media (old and new) to foster participatory democracy and community. Holding a degree in environmental policy and communications, he is knowledgeable on Internet information technologies and business models. A career journalist, he has been an editor/writer for The Associated Press, for trade publications in business, law and insurance; and freelanced for general circulation dailies including the Boston Globe. He has written for ComputerWorld Magazine. In 1993, after nine years owning and publishing weeklies in Berkshire County, Mass., Densmore formed what became Clickshare Service Corp., which provides user registration, authentication and transaction-handling for Internet web content sites (more about the concept). Densmore has also served as advertising director for a small, group-owned daily; and as an interim director of the not-for-profit Hancock Shaker Village. He has taught and lectured in journalism at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, in North Adams, Mass., and is a director of the Action Coalition for Media Education. Densmore Associates develops partner and other business strategies for independent media and print publishers, including newspapers and NewsTrusta initiative to create a consumer news-recommendation service. At the start of his career, Densmore worked briefly in public radio in Worcester, Mass., and Amherst, Mass. Dr. Michelle Ferrier is a digital content architect and a scholar-practitioner of digital media. She divides her life between developing and researching online communities and knowledge management. She is a 20-year veteran of both print and online content development. She manages editorial, technical, design and marketing functions for MyTopiaCafe.com and is a lifestyle columnist for the Daytona Beach News-Journal. She is a former research associate in the digital media department at the University of Central Florida where she led the development of a digital media core curriculum for central Florida community colleges with a consortium of faculty partners. Michelle also works as a consultant on online learning and knowledge management initiatives with higher education and corporate entities. She is interested in the intersection of journalism, technologies, communities, art and advocacy. A prototype of her dissertation research can be found at www.digitalstoryquilt.com. Joshua Wolf (born June 8, 1982) is an American video blogger, freelance journalist, and filmmaker who was jailed by a Federal district court on August 1, 2006 for refusing to turn over a collection of videotapes he recorded during a July 2005 demonstration in San Francisco, California. Wolf served 226 days in prison at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, California, longer than any other journalist in U.S. history has served for protecting source materials. With permission from the prosecution, U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered Wolf's release on April 3, 2007. On July 4, 2007, Wolf announced that he had filed a declaration of intent to run for mayor of San Francisco against incumbent Gavin Newsom. He has been a media activist for years and has begun a new project. At the conference he was offerred $500 towards his $1500 funding needs. He was amongst the most insightful, creative, technologically able, new media activists at the conference. More details, photos and links will be posted on the show's blog. http://questioningwar-organizingresistance.blogspot.com/ Carol Brouillet; Michael Palacek; Michel Chossudovsky; Stephen Lendman http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 2008-05-06 07:44:07 2008-05-06 07:21:35 theKnownUniverse@yahoo.com 2008-05-09 22:17:19 CascadiaPublicRadio