FC: Sept. 11, a year later

[Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>]

 From the Politech archives, one year ago today:

Terrorists attack World Trade Center and Pentagon
http://www.politechbot.com/p-02498.html

Firsthand reports from NYC and Washington DC after attacks
http://www.politechbot.com/p-02500.html

Website for attack survivors created; mailing list for DC news 
http://www.politechbot.com/p-02503.html

SiliconValley.com's compillation of photos, coverage of attack
http://www.politechbot.com/p-02502.html

NYC network problems after 9-11, and how providers are responding
http://www.politechbot.com/p-02507.html

-Declan

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http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=0QGCYHI5SHQN4CRBAELCFFA?type=politicsnews&StoryID=1428730
Reuters
    Families of Sept. 11 victims criticized President Bush for
    eroding civil rights in the U.S. war on terror, and said
    they believed airport security was no better than a year
    ago.

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http://news.com.com/2010-1071-957381.html?tag=fd_nc_1

    Ensuring privacy's post-attack survival
    By Jeffrey Eisenach and Peter Swire
    September 11, 2002, 4:00 AM PT

    The bill to create the new Department of Homeland Security is now
    before the Senate. The new Department, once created, will enhance the
    federal government's ability to collect and use information about
    American citizens--or in today's favorite catch phrase, to "connect
    the dots."

    But which dots will be connected, by whom and for what purpose? Here
    is a sample quiz for you to consider:

    o  First, imagine a program in which the federal government trains
    mail carriers and utility workers to look for possible terrorist
    activities in the homes and neighborhoods where they work, and report
    to a centralized database. Is this a common sense updating of
    Neighborhood Watch or the creation of an informant society?

    [...]

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Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:24:09 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
From: David Sewell <dsewell@virginia.edu>
To: politech@politechbot.com
Subject: UnitedForPeace.org was hacked (fwd)

The attached was an action alert email from MoveOn, a grass-roots
political website (www.moveon.org). It notes that UnitedForPeace.org, a
website listing peace vigils and demonstrations in connection with
September 11, had been hacked, but says that the site is back up.
It isn't, as of 9:20 EST. Someone out there is apparently very determined
not to have any pacifist messages available on the Web today. A curious
way to "defend freedom", if that's what it is.

David Sewell
Charlottesville, VA


---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: 11 Sep 2002 09:52:59 -0000
From: "Wes Boyd, MoveOn.org" <moveon-help@list.moveon.org>
To: David Sewell <dsewell@mindspring.com>
Subject: UnitedForPeace.org was hacked

Dear MoveOn Member,

Yesterday we highlighted a web site, put together by Medea Benjamin
and the good folks at Global Exchange, that lists hundreds of great
September 11th events around the nation and around the world.  We've
received thousands of emails alerting us that their web site was down.

Yes, the UnitedForPeace.org web site was hacked -- totally shredded.
Yes, there are bad people out there who would rob you of your right
to gather and observe this day while working for peace.

The site is back up.  Global Exchange has remounted a listing of
events at

    http://www.unitedforpeace.org

Take a look.  Go to an event if you can.  Don't let the bad guys win.

Sincerely,

- Wes Boyd
   President, MoveOn.org
   September 10th, 2002

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From: "Thomas Leavitt" <thomasleavitt@hotmail.com>
To: declan@well.com
Cc: scottmclarty@yahoo.com
Subject: Fwd: GREEN PARTY RELEASE On 9/11 anniversary, Greens call for new 
US policy
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 00:03:05 -0700

Declan,

I saw that you forwarded the Libertarian Party's declaration regarding 9/11 
and civil liberties, etc. to Politech. I request that you forward this on 
to your readers as well, as it addresses the same issues, from a slightly 
different perspective. Thanks.

Regards,
Thomas Leavitt


>Subject: GREEN PARTY RELEASE On 9/11 anniversary, Greens call for new US 
>policy
>
>THE GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
>
>MEDIA RELEASE
>For immediate release:
>Tuesday, September 10, 2002
>
>Contacts:
>Ben Manski, Co-Chair, 608-239-6915,
>manski@greens.org
>Nancy Allen, Media Coordinator, 207-326-4576,
>nallen@acadia.net
>Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624,
>scottmclarty@yahoo.com
>
>
>GREEN PARTY CALLS FOR A NEW DEMOCRATIC DIRECTION
>IN U.S. POLICY ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11
>
>Greens urge steps to promote peace, justice, and
>adherence to the U.S. Constitution and
>international law
>
>
>WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United
>States marked the anniversary of the September 11
>attacks with a call for a new democratic
>direction in U.S. policy.  Candidates and
>activists of America's only growing political
>party support a new program based on adherence to
>U.S. and international laws, respect for civil
>liberties, sound environmental policy, economic
>security, and peacemaking:
>
>(1)  BRING JUSTICE TO THE PERPETRATORS OF
>SEPTEMBER 11.  "We're concerned that the
>perpetrators of the attacks remain at large and
>that the Bush administration has made no effort
>to pursue legal means to bring them to justice,"
>said Ted Glick, New Jersey Green candidate for
>the U.S. Senate.  "We join Greens around the
>world in supporting the indictment, capture, and
>prosecution of those responsible for the
>September 11 attacks."
>
>(2)  ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT SEPTEMBER 11 TRUTH
>COMMISSION.  "Greens are disappointed that
>Congress has failed to establish a public and
>independent truth commission to investigate the
>origins and consequences of the September 11
>attacks," said Ben Manski, Wisconsin Green and
>member of the party's national steering
>committee.  "Greens, along with other members of
>the 9/11 Emergency National Network and many
>other Americans, have proposed the immediate
>establishment of such a commission, charged with
>calm, determined, and open investigation of the
>facts related to the historic events which form
>the basis of U.S. foreign and domestic policy
>today."
>
>(3)  INVEST IN ECONOMIC SECURITY.  The Green
>Party of the United States calls for the adoption
>of a long-term program for domestic security that
>(a) replaces oil dependence with reliance on
>renewable energy and (b) subordinates the
>corporation beneath democratic rule.  "Unchecked
>corporate power and dependence on oil represent
>two of the greatest threats to the security of
>the United States," said Charles Laws, Green
>candidate for Governor of Nevada.
>
>(4)  END SABRE-RATTLING IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
>Greens warn that the Bush Administration's policy
>of military aggression in the Middle East
>undermines any hope of achieving a peaceful
>resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
>and will further cause loss of life and
>instability in the region.  "We strongly oppose
>the ongoing sanctions and military attacks on
>Iraq which have cost the lives of hundreds of
>thousands of innocent civilians; we likewise
>oppose the threatened invasion of Iraq," said
>Donna Warren, Green candidate for Lieutenant
>Governor of California.  "The U.S. needs a
>Department of Peace.  Greens demand a Middle East
>policy that aims for a peaceful resolution of the
>Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
>
>(5)  EXPAND PROTECTIONS FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES.
>"It's time to renew our commitment to the Bill of
>Rights and to expand protections for civil
>liberties," said Dr. Jonathan Farley, Green
>congressional candidate from Tennessee.  "The
>Green Party of the United States and Green
>congressional candidates demand that Congress
>repeal the unpatriotic USA PATRIOT Act.  We
>demand that our Congress and President defend
>freedom of speech, religion, person, and
>association, and support new civil rights
>protections for workers on the job, immigrants,
>people of all sexualities, women, people of
>color, people with disabilities, and for all
>others suffering the effects of discrimination."
>(Dr. Farley will be interviewed by the BBC live
>from New York on September 11 in a discussion of
>the war on terror.)
>
>
>MORE INFORMATION
>
>The Green Party of the United States
>http://www.greenpartyus.org
>National office: 1314 18th Street, NW
>Washington, DC 20036
>202-296-7755, 866-41GREEN
>
>Green Party statements & actions regarding
>September 11, 2001
>http://www.gpus.org/911.html
>
>Index of Green Party candidates in 2002
>http://www.greens.org/elections




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