Our Universe expands
and contracts
like tides on a beach
while we hunger,
sense, sleep, search;
Exchanging Symbols
on a hunk of blue
shining bright through the cosmos
from water, air and sun
but named Earth
for the dirt
we cling to...
while waves wash worlds.
Peace is in opposition to war. If ten people want Peace and protest war, then challenge the war by taking to the street... and attack the war bykissing each other and creating a public spectacle of their love and peace
Is this an illegal act?
Is this treason?
Is this a punishable act?
Should the participants be fingerprinted and fined?
What is being threatened here?
Where is the enemy in this situation?
Who controls the power of that expression of religion, philosophy, freedom, discipline?
Who is the judge?
Those kissers would be living in a world relegated subservient to the needs of a System that supports and creates War. Through aristocratic tyranny
What follows are some excerpts of another person that has also experienced suppression of freedom at the hands of Mark Leyes, U.S. Consular Agent stationed in Oaxaca, Mexico
this was all found by me approximately 5 minutes ago by doing a Google search for "Mark Leyes
Oaxaca Study-Action Group expelled from Oaxaca Lending Library: anonymous accusations lead to ouster
(( Anonymous Ouster = Mark Leyes
The group OSAG began at the end of 2005, fully four and a half months before Oaxaca State Education Workers initiated their strike on 15 May 2006. Its description, on its Yahoo discussion Groups website [8], is: The Oaxaca Study Action Group (OSAG) is an international non-governmental network in solidarity with the communities of Oaxaca. OSAG's network communicates with thousands of people around the world, by using the internet and personal contacts. OSAG is a part of civil society, not affiliated with any government or political party
OSAG is open to all who wish to participate. There is no formal structure. At the weekly meetings in Oaxaca, which are always publicly announced, whoever attends is welcome to take part. For attendance, there is no “membership”, no fees, nor any other requirements except the obvious one of being in Oaxaca and deciding to attend a particular meeting. Participation is completely fluid. Most activity occurs via the Yahoo discussion Groups website, where the first message was on 15 July, indicating mid-July as the time that the website was initiated (I was in the U.S. at that time, when people here set it up
OSAG’s function has been, and continues to be, providing a reliable source of information about current events in Oaxaca. The material in this posting is primarily to serve as a record of some of the events surrounding OSAG’s expulsion from the OLL, allegedly because of illegal activities that could subject some of us to deportation. If a move should occur to deport Nancy and/or me from Mexico, which I don't anticipate, this information will be publicly available
"...a planned meeting was cancelled the day it was to be held because, if the grapevine news reached me correctly, one nasty and anonymous letter was received by the library objecting to the meeting
I telephoned David Monday night to ask whether he had confirmed that the statements attributed to Mark Leyes in the anonymous letter had indeed been those of the Consular agent. He had not. He had simply acted to "cancel" the welcome OSAG had previously had to hold its regular meetings at the library, on the basis of that letter.He said he had no idea who the author(s) was/were
I have confirmed that Mark Leyes did indeed write that email. --------------------------- [According to Mark Leyes, who I spoke to later that morning, David had not contacted him. Thus David's claimed "confirmation" was suspect, since the only person who could really confirm it was Mark Leyes
In fact, when challenged, I would point out that I had attended the prior meeting, 24 August,at which the Consular agent, Mark Leyes, said that participation in Mexican politics by foreigners was not permitted, but that reading, writing and discussing, regardless of the subject under consideration was not contrary to Mexican law
On the morning of 19 Sept I met in the U.S. Consular office with the Consular agent, Mark Leyes. In our meeting of over 45 minutes, during which he did well over half the talking, he acknowledged that the material attributed to him (contained in [3]) was indeed his, but repeatedly asserted that he was extremely disturbed by the publication of his private opinions regarding the possibility of action by the Mexican government (opinions with which I agree) were made public by someone so concerned about privacy that the correspondent had remained anonymous. And that his private views were used unscrupuously to make it appear that the library acted against OSAG on grounds provided by the Consular agent. He claimed to be (I at that time thought honestly) very disturbed by that misuse, and said his first impulse had been to ignore the anonymous e-mail, which he said he regretted not having done
In the OLL website, at http://www.oaxlibrary.com/ , Bill Pumphrey had in his "10 Centavos Worth..." column, "Mark Leyes, the U.S. Consular Agent in Oaxaca, met with the Board recently. He said at that time he did not see any reason why foreigners should leave Oaxaca. He urged foreigners to keep a low profile, stay inside at night, and avoid any visible, direct participation in Mexican politics such as the marches. Foreigners have been deported for participating in protest parades
It wasn't a good time for inexperienced foreigners. URO's people were checking the guest lists at the hostels for "inconvenient" internationals. Immigration authorities threatened extranjeros with deportation if they joined the protests. The local US consul, Mark Leyes, warned Americans that he would not be able to help them out if they got caught up in the maelstrom.
And as a final note, the eighteen-year-old son of the American Consul was robbed and stabbed in his side. Surgery was required; he will probably be okay. Mark Leyes, the consul for the United States for several years, said that it could have happened to anyone. "I consider this to be the result of a common crime that could have happened anywhere and to anyone," Leyes said. (The boy holds dual citizenship.) Leyes stated, “There were no threats, no message for the media, just three young guys dressed in black who attacked him, beat him up and fled
Last week the United States State Department renewed its warning about visiting Oaxaca because of the climate of violence caused by the political–social conflict.LEYES denied that the assault on his son had anything to do with the political-social conflict. Just a common crime, like many others. The disco is called El Circo. To my recollection it recently was cited in Noticias for its lack of police supervision and the ongoing presence of drug dealers and prostitutes
The Zapatistas learned to listen, and to use the weapon of silence. The Mayan peoples, their backbone, taught them
Q How do we know the Zapatistas
A Because they wear masks
Q Why do they wear masks
A To render them visible
Before the mask, people would look through them as if they weren't there, like poor and dispossessed people everywhere
Just like in New Orleans, but for the interlude of the hurricane's visit. Just like in every city in the United States, all the time
Marcos urged aboriginal peoples in the United States [he would, no doubt, also urge those in Canada] to join with the Zapatistas to carry out their destiny and mission as Guardians of the Earth
Unmasking the American State—making visible the poor and dispossessed
This is a destiny and mission with much potential
"For us, nothing; for everyone, everything" may yet find purchase north of the border
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White Light Black Light
"The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you are going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins. In order for somebody to win an important, major fight 100 years hence, a lot of other people have got to be willing - for the sheer fun and joy of it — to go right ahead and fight, knowing you’re going to lose. You mustn’t feel like a martyr. You’ve got to enjoy it." --I.F. Stone
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." Samuel Adams, (1722-1803
For four years now I have patiently worked within our Legal System to defend my rights as a citizen of the U.S.A. I have followed the advice of lawyers to the best of my abilities every step of the way and acted with as much patience and understanding as has been humanly possible. My case has been delayed for so long that another RNC approaches and the injustices inflicted upon me at the last one remain completely unresolved.
I will now list the specific instances of fascist action that have been done to me since I stood on a sidewalk in Times Square, NYC after a Peace March, with a sign that said "BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW" on one side and had a picture of Bush on the other side, giving US the finger.
I believe, with God as my Witness, that these actions are the result of a treasonous cabal of fanatical Christian white men, with the ultimate responsibilities resting squarely on the shoulders of an unholy trinity... Prescott Sheldon Bush, George Herbert Walker Bush and George Walker Bush. As a family they have done business with the Nazi Regime, taken control of the C.I.A. and the global illegal drug trade, stolen an election and begun a false war.
1~ I was not permitted entry to the RNC because of my refusal to sign a loyalty oath to the Republican National Party.
2~ I and all those gathered to protest the RNC were refused a site to publicly gather, specifically Central Park and/or Times Square. 3~ The N.Y.P.D. was ordered to be a menacing presence at every organized protest I attended... including drawn batons and the display of large numbers of handcuffs.When they interacted with protestors they used undercover agents and provoked violence. 4~ After illegally arresting civilians who exercised freedom of Religion and Expression, the N.Y.P.D. took us to a specifically designed facility that punished us chemically, emotionally and morally. 5~ After releasing me from incarceration I was ordered by a judge to not be arrested at any other political gatherings for six months, or face harsher punishment. 6~After bringing a lawsuit against my illegal arrest I became legally bound to report to the State legal defense team any statements or discussions I have ever made regarding my arrest.
Every one of these injustices has been thrust upon me by a system of Law and Government that was created to protect me, not persecute me.
I write this letter against the advice of my family and legal representative...
I write this letter because I have already lost my freedom and I fight peaceably for a righteous future.
As an American child I was repeatedly told that Nazi German guards were not morally accountable for sending people to their deaths in a systematic Holocaust.
I do not hold the N.Y.P.D. morally responsible for my arrest. True Patriotism involves the ability and freedom to criticize governmental action in a rational and peaceful manner.
When the Government lacks rationality and peace, it is time for revolutionary change.
I have lived every moment of my life since the arrest as the subject of an oppressive system.
By this public declaration and appeal to reason and justice, I am making one small motion towards a return to civility and natural order. Being a natural born citizen of the United States of America and the proud son of at least three generations of U.S. Military warriors...
I have had the privelage of living with, loving and respecting not only the homeless folk of my hometown but also soldiers and Marines from ranks Private to Colonel. Family friends include Admirals and undercover F.B.I. agents. One of my best friends in college was the son of one of the Cold War Directors of the C.I.A. I have spent a weekend in Virginia hearing stories of low altitude helicopter surveillance in Central America by the N.S.A. and A.T.F. An Iraq War Veteran and Officer married my little sister.
I have friends that are judges and lawyers.
One inalienable fact of being an American Citizen is that I have the right to hold opinions that none of those people agree with.
As long as I respect the laws of the land and work towards peace and growth, our entire system of Government and Law has been created to protect and defend me in the pursuit of my dreams.
That is why we have a military, to defend that for all of us now and for all those to come after. Only the defense of this freedom is a just cause for war.
Our treasonous leaders have blocked global initiatives for dismantling nuclear armaments, making peace treaties and working for a healthier ecology. Our treasonous court system has repeatedly not honored agreements and treaties made with Indigenous cultures across the entire world.
Representatives of the treasonous U.S. Government have investigated every possible aspect of my life, public and private. My personal belongings have been unpacked and searched. I have been deported by the U.S. Consulate in Oaxaca, Mexico by a U.S. Government agent named Mark Leyes not once, but twice.
I have been fingerprinted, incarcerated and forced to endure four years of a still unresolved court case.
I ask you, a jury of my peers, to address my grievances and help create a world where this never has to happen to anyone else
and those responsible for this illegitimate situation need to be stopped and punished... not someday...
