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Colbert Report on Protect America Act

Stephen Colbert once again hits the nail on the head regarding the power of telecommunications companies. This time, he skewers their request for retroactive immunity from prosecution for illegally wiretapping an unknown number of Americans in the aftermath of 9/11.

The House Democratic leadership must stand firm on their commitment to leave this clause out of the renewal of the Protect America Act. This would set a bad precedent, by essentially letting the administration and telcos off the hook for widespread disregard of privacy rights. If we give up our rights in the name of security, we've lost the war on terror.

It looks like they are holding fast for now. Read more on FISA.

Labels: aclu, amnesty, fisa, privacy, telco

   Link: http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/player.jhtml?ml_video=163287&is_large=true

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Make Some Noise

Here's something I stumbled upon over at MySpace - Make Some Noise, a project of Amnesty International to raise awareness and money to help them fight injustice and promote human rights around the world.

They're selling an album featuring various artists covering John Lennon tunes, and it sounds pretty good! Here's a widget to promote it (slow load, but the wait's worth it...chill):

Labels: amnesty, human rights, music

   Link: http://www.myspace.com/msnoise

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