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Israel Advocates Quiet on U.S. Plans To Arm Syria Rebels – Forward.com
http://forward.com/articles/177240/israel-advocates-quiet-on-us-plans-to-arm-syria-re/?p=all

WASHINGTON — Israel and its supporters in the United States are so far not challenging proposals to send ammunition and even light artillery to some Syrian opposition groups, despite fears that those arms could end up in the hands of fighters committed to global jihad.

An official with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the largest pro-Israel lobby, said the group has not taken a position on proposed legislation calling for the arming of certain opposition groups, or on the broader issue of arming the Syrian opposition.

« Not Taken a position » ? Qui sont les auteurs des « proposals » ?

The bill, co-sponsored by Democratic Chairman Robert Menendez and ranking Republican Bob Corker...

Deux grands bénéficiaires des fonds de l’AIPAC. http://maplight.org/us-congress/interest/J5100/view/all

Mozilla Labs : WebFWD
https://mozillalabs.com/en-US/webfwd

WebFWD (“Web Forward”) is Mozilla’s Open Innovation program. We support Open Source projects which extend the Web — providing participants with mentorship from industry experts, access to the Mozilla global network, as well as infrastructure and other world-class resources.

WebFWD helps builders and entrepreneurs worldwide to launch products and create open solutions that push the Web forward, empowering users with choice and control of their online lives. We’re always looking for projects and companies that align with the Web principles outlined in Mozilla’s Manifesto, providing a valuable social benefit.

Dr. Bishara’s speech at the Seventh Al Jazeera Forum

http://english.dohainstitute.org/content/233a0308-d7b9-406d-b6ef-456177fed58c

Une réflexion profonde sur les révolutions arabes et leur place dans l’histoire

What a wondrous thing a revolution is. It is a historical event, by virtue of the fact that it is an actual, materialist, immediate and tangible incident, and one which, with the aid of the communications revolution and the melting of time zones, we can all become real-time spectators to. Yet a revolution also lies outside of the path of history, since it contradicts hitherto apparent chains of causality. It forms a break in the normal process of history, in which subjectivity is subsumed into objective reality. “Revolutions” are one type of  rare occurrence in which groups of citizens act with complete freedom of will, and in which those citizens’ rejection of the status quo is turned into a challenge against the standing regime. When citizens thus challenge the regime during a revolution, they do so without fear for their lives.

Defined by collective action, a revolution also forms a historic moment which takes a certain group of intellectuals and pundits unawares, leaving them confused. This group then reacts by faulting the revolution its unpredictability. In some cases, they declare that the revolution was never a revolution after all, but rather some form of random, arbitrary act and one which is inherently unruly-thus absolving them of not having foreseen the event.

To understand it by a value judgment, a revolution is an act of opposition to an extant injustice, during which neutrality is no longer an acceptable choice, and for which support is a virtue. This is why all those who awaited the revolution support it when it appears, yet there remains a diversity of opinion towards the revolution within the intelligentsia.

William Hauck (of California State University Board of Trustees / Goddard Claussen / Golden Pacific Bank / California Forward / Blue Shield of California Foundation ) Asked to Disclose Reason / Motive California State University Board of Trustees Spent Tax-Payers Money to File an Amicus Brief in Matter of BERKELEY HILLSIDE PRESERVATION v. CITY OF BERKELEY Involving Personal Residence of Freada Klein Kapor of CaliforniaALL Financial Scheme / The Kapor Center

See story @:

http://lesliebrodie.wordpress.com/tag/william-hauck-aka-bill-hauck-of-california-state-university-

California Supreme Court Docket for BERKELEY HILLSIDE PRESERVATION v. CITY OF BERKELEY [ TLR Note: 1. real parties are Mitchell Kapor and Freada Klein Kapor ( of CaliforniaALL financial scheme / The Kapor Center ) seek to build 10,000 square-foot house, adjacent 10 parking spots for fundraising volunteers , certified “Green” in Berkeley, CA — objecting neighbors commenced action 2- YR Asks – Why / What interests THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY – CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATIONS’S EDUCATION LEGAL ALLIANCE have in filing Amicus Briefs ?

Parties and Attorneys
BERKELEY HILLSIDE PRESERVATION v. CITY OF BERKELEY (LOGAN)
Case Number S201116

Party Attorney
Berkeley Hillside Preservation : Plaintiff and Appellant

Susan Brandt-Hawley
Brandt-Hawley Law Group
P.O. Box 1659
Glen Ellen, CA

Fadley, Susan Nunes : Plaintiff and Appellant

Susan Brandt-Hawley
Brandt-Hawley Law Group
P.O. Box 1659
Glen Ellen, CA

City of Berkeley : Defendant and Respondent

Laura Nicole McKinney
Office of the City Attorney
2180 Milvia Street, Fourth Floor
Berkeley, CA

City Council of the City of Berkeley : Defendant and Respondent

Laura Nicole McKinney
Office of the City Attorney
2180 Milvia Street, Fourth Floor
Berkeley, CA

Logan, Donn : Real Party in Interest and Respondent

Amrit Satish Kulkarni
Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson
555 12th Street, Suite 1500
Oakland, CA

Julia Lynch Bond
Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson
555 12th Street, Suite 1500
Oakland, CA

Kapor, Mitchell D. : Real Party in Interest and Respondent

Amrit Satish Kulkarni
Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson
555 12th Street, Suite 1500
Oakland, CA

Julia Lynch Bond
Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson
555 12th Street, Suite 1500
Oakland, CA

Kapor-Klein, Freada : Defendant and Respondent

Amrit Satish Kulkarni
Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson
555 Twelfth Street, Suite 1500
Oakland, CA

Julia Lynch Bond
Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson
555 12th Street, Suite 1500
Oakland, CA

Laguna Beach Architectural Guild : Pub/Depublication Requestor

Sherman L. Stacey
Gaines & Stacey LLP
1111 Bayside Drive, Suite 280
Corona Del Mar, CA

California Building Industry Association : Pub/Depublication Requestor

Andrew B. Sabey
Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP
555 California Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA

California League of Cities : Pub/Depublication Requestor

Melanie Sengupta
Holland & Knight
50 California Street, Suite 2800
San Francisco, CA

California State Association of Counties : Pub/Depublication Requestor

Melanie Sengupta
Holland & Knight
50 California Street, Suite 2800
San Francisco, CA

California Infill Builders Association : Pub/Depublication Requestor
Meea Kang, President
2012 “K” Street
Sacramento, CA 95811

Bay Area Council : Pub/Depublication Requestor
Matt Regan, Vice President
201 California Street, Suite 1450
San Francisco, CA 94111

Save Our Carmel River : Amicus curiae

Michael W. Stamp
Attorney at Law
479 Pacific Street, Suite 1
Monterey, CA

Molly E Erickson
Law Offices of Michael W Stamp
479 Pacific Street, Suite 1
Monterey, CA

The Open Monterey Project : Amicus curiae

Michael W. Stamp
Attorney at Law
479 Pacific Street, Suite 1
Monterey, CA

Molly E Erickson
Law Offices of Michael W. Stamp
479 Pacific Street, Suite 1
Monterey, CA

Bernardi, Patricia : Other

Michael W. Stamp
Attorney at Law
479 Pacific Street, Suite 1
Monterey, CA

Coastal Defender : Other

Beverly Suzanne GrossmanPalmer
Strumwasser & Woocher LLP
10940 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2000
Los Angeles, CA

Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association : Amicus curiae

Leila H. Moncharsh
Veneruso & Moncharsh
5707 Redwood Road, Suite #10
Oakland, CA

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris : Amicus curiae

Catherine Mitchell Wieman
Office of the Attorney General
300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702
Los Angeles, CA

The Building Industry Association of the Bay Area : Amicus curiae

Stephen L. Kostka
Perkins Coie, LLP
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400
San Francisco, CA

Planning and Conservation League : Amicus curiae

Jan Chatten-Brown
Chatten-Brown & Carstens LLP
2200 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 318
Hermosa Beach, CA

Endangered Habitat League : Amicus curiae

Jan Chatten-Brown
Chatten-Brown & Carstens LLP
2200 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 318
Hermosa Beach, CA

California Preservation Foundation : Amicus curiae

Jan Chatten-Brown
Chatten-Brown & Carstens LLP
2200 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 318
Hermosa Beach, CA

Save Our Heritage Organization : Amicus curiae

Jan Chatten-Brown
Chatten-Brown & Carstens LLP
2200 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 318
Hermosa Beach, CA

The California Building Industry Association : Amicus curiae

Michael Zischke
Cox, Castle & Nicholson, LLP
555 California Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Andrew B. Sabey
Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP
555 California Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA

California Business Properties Association : Amicus curiae

Michael Zischke
Cox, Castle & Nicholson, LLP
555 California Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Andrew B. Sabey
Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP
555 California Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Building Industry Legal Defense Foundation : Amicus curiae

Michael Zischke
Cox, Castle & Nicholson, LLP
555 California Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Andrew B. Sabey
Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP
555 California Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Pacific Legal Foundation : Amicus curiae

Malcolm Reed Hopper
Pacific Legal Foundation
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA

California School Boards Associations’s Education Legal Alliance : Amicus curiae

Harold M. Freiman
Lozano Smith
2001 North Main Street, Suite 650
Walnut Creek, CA

Kelly Marie Rem
Lozano Smith
2001 North Main Street, Suite 650
Walnut Creek, CA

The Regents of the University of California : Amicus curiae

Charles Furlonge Robinson
University of California/Office of General Counsel
1111 Franklin Street, 8th Floor
Oakland, CA

Kelly L. Drumm
Office of the General Counsel
1111 Franklin Street, 8th Floor
Oakland, CA

The Board of Trustees of the California State University : Amicus curiae

Andrea Marie Gunn
Office of General Counsel
401 Golden Shore, 4th Floor
Long Beach, CA

Christine Helwick
Office of the General Counsel
401 Golden Shore, 4th Floor
Long Beach, CA

League of California Cities : Amicus curiae

Amanda Jean Monchamp
Holland & Knight LLP
50 California Street, 28th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Melanie Sengupta
Holland & Knight
50 California Street, 28th Floor
San Francisco, CA

California State Association of Counties : Amicus curiae

Amanda Jean Monchamp
Holland & Knight LLP
50 California Street, 28th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Melanie Sengupta
Holland & Knight
50 California Street, Suite 2800
San Francisco, CA

Center for Biological Diversity : Amicus curiae

Michael Ward Graf
Law Offices of Michael W. Graf
227 Behrens Street
El Cerrito, CA

High Sierra Rural Alliance : Amicus curiae

Michael Ward Graf
Law Offices of Michael W. Graf
227 Behrens Street
El Cerrito, CA

Association of California Water Agencies : Amicus curiae

Christian Lucier Marsh
Downey Brand LLP
333 Bush Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA

Andrea Pelton Clark
Downey Brand LLP
333 Bush Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA

Graham Cole St. Michel
Downey Brand LLP
333 Bush Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA

Ne dit-on pas « honnête comme un joueur de football libanais » ? (Non, je te rassure, je viens de l’inventer.)
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/02/2013227105817610924.html

The Asian Football Confederation is investigating a report of match-fixing in Lebanon, where 24 players have been suspended over allegations that international and regional games were rigged.

The Lebanese Football Federation announced the punishments on Tuesday and issued lifetime bans on Malaysian-based defender Ramez Dayoub and Indonesian-based forward Mahmoud El-Ali.

Gays Debate ’Pinkwashing’ as N.Y. Center Reverses Ban on Israel-Related Events – Forward.com
http://forward.com/articles/171503/gays-debate-pinkwashing-as-ny-center-reverses-ban/?p=all

A debate over Israel is roiling New York’s gay and lesbian community.

Days after barring a talk by gay scholar Sarah Schulman about her new book that criticizes Israel, a leading New York gay community center effectively reversed its decision amid heavy protest and allowed the event to go forward.

Prominent gay elected officials, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, applauded The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center’s decision to lift a two-year moratorium on leasing space for events related to Israel, a ban that was originally aimed at preventing anti-Israeli events.

But the officials condemned Israel critics’ “pinkwashing” theory, which holds that Israel exploits its progressive attitude toward gay men and lesbians to mask oppression of Palestinians.

The growing cachet of the pinkwashing theory, of which Schulman is a leading promoter, has some gay leaders and Jewish communal advocates worried. Of particular concern to these officials is an academic conference on the topic, scheduled for April at the City University of New York and organized by Schulman.

Rocket attack kills Iranian exiles in Iraq
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/02/20132971155517980.html

Katyusha rockets fired on a camp housing Iranian dissidents near Baghdad have killed five members of the opposition group, Iraqi security officials say.

About 40 members of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK) group were wounded in Saturday’s attack, along with three Iraqi policemen.

MEK calls for the overthrow of Iran’s leaders and fought alongside the forces of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack on the transit camp, a former American military base known as Camp Liberty, adjacent to Baghdad’s international airport.

J’ai un peu de mal avec la chronologie :

Camp Liberty is home to more than 1,000 residents from the MEK who were moved last year, on Iraq’s insistence, from their historic paramilitary camp of the 1980s - Camp Ashraf.

Aide-moi un peu, s’il te plaît : je crois ici comprendre que, de tout le temps où les Ricains étaient directement responsables de la gestion de l’Irak, il y avait un camp parfaitement identifié où se trouvaient 1000 membres d’un groupe placé sur la liste américaines des organisations terroristes ?

Britain struck the group off its terror list in June 2008, followed by the European Union in 2009 and the US in September 2012.

Ah oui, jusqu’en 2009, il semble que le camp était directement contrôlé par les Américains :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Ashraf

Camp Ashraf or Ashraf City was a refugee camp in Iraq’s Diyala province and headquarters of the exiled People’s Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK).[1][2] The population used to be around 3,400 in 2012 but 2,000 have been relocated to BIOP with 1,500 of the leadership and staunch resisters, remain at Camp Ashraf.

Camp Ashraf (aka US Forward Operating Base Grizzly) is situated 10 km northeast of the Iraq the town of Khalis, about 80 kilometers west of the Iran border and 40 kilometers north of Baghdad. On January 1, 2009, the US Government formally transferred control over to the Iraqi government. Over the past 10 year, Camp Ashraf has been attacked several times the last being on April 8, 2011 when Iraqi security forces stormed the camp and killed as many as 36 and wounding 320 residents and also on 17 October 2010 on the eve of al-Maliki’s visit to Tehran.[1][3] The Iraqi government planned to close the camp at the end of December 2011.[2][dated info]

Yale professor blasts ’blindness’ of Israeli Education Minister over school textbook report - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
►http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/yale-professor-blasts-blindness-of-israeli-education-minister-over-school-t

Les manuels palestiniens ne démonisent pas Israël et ne sont pas des appels à la haine. Le rapport qui énerve les responsables politiques en Israël

#Israël #éducation #haine

Israël-Palestine : vision partiale du conflit dans les manuels scolaires ([S]elon [une] étude financée par le département d’Etat américain et conduite par un professeur de l’Université de Yale (Etats-Unis) avec un universitaire israélien et un universitaire palestinien.)
http://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_israel-palestine-vision-partiale-du-conflit-dans-les-manuels-scolaires?i

Le ministère israélien de l’Education a dénoncé un rapport « partial, non professionnel et profondément subjectif », ajoutant que les résultats le confortaient dans sa décision de ne « pas coopérer avec des éléments désireux de diffamer le système éducatif israélien et l’Etat d’Israël ».

Et pour Yossi Kuperwasser, director general of the Israeli Strategic Affairs Ministry, http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israelis-unhappy-with-study-of-their-textbooks-and-palestinians/2013/02/03/f471e042-6e3d-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story_1.html

“To compare how each side presents the other is absurd, because we teach peace, and they teach hatred of Israel and perpetuating the conflict,” he said. “It’s a difference of night and day.”

Quant à un porte-parole du Département d’Etat, http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israelis-unhappy-with-study-of-their-textbooks-and-palestinians/2013/02/03/f471e042-6e3d-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html

[He] called the findings “independent assessments” that were “not endorsed by the U.S. government,”...

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Je pensais réellement que c’étaient les rois des naz, ... je me trompais

http://www.financialmirror.com/news-details.php?nid=28164
#foot #compassion #génocide_du_peuple_palestinien

Meet William Hauck (of Golden Pacific Bank / Blue Shield of California / California State University / California Forward / Goddard Claussen )

Golden Pacific Bank Profile of Director William Hauck:

“William Hauck is the Senior Advisor at Goddard Claussen/West. Based in the firms Sacramento office, he provides strategic counsel to its clients. He recently retired as President and CEO of the California Business Roundtable. In that capacity, Mr. Hauck is responsible for all operations of the organization. The Roundtable was created to provide policy leadership at the state level regarding the maintenance of a sound economy and business climate in California and is composed of the chief executive and senior operating officers of major corporations doing business in the state.

Bill Hauck most recently served as President and CEO of the California Business Roundtable. Hauck led the organization from 1996 to 2011. Prior to that, he held a number of executive positions in state government including Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Pete Wilson, Chief of Staff to two Assembly Speakers and Director of the Assembly Office of Research. Mr. Hauck also chaired the state’s Constitution Revision Commission (appointed by Governor Pete Wilson) and served as Co-Chair of the California Performance Review Commission (appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger).

Mr. Hauck currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the California State University system where he chairs the board of directors’ finance committee. He served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Hauck also serves on the board of directors of Blue Shield of California, where he chairs the nomination and governance committee, and serves on the finance and investment and compensation committees.”

Source: http://www.yourbankingsolution.com/about-us/management.html

TLR Notes:

1. In addition to Mr. Hauck, also serving as directors at Golden Pacific Bank are CaliforniaALL’s Pat Fong Kushida, Richard Claussen, and Donna Lucas — who may have abruptly quit recently)

2. Golden Pacific Banks does not mention Hauck’s involvement with California Forward.

3. Ally of MTO’s Jeffrey Bleich vis a vis California State University.

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CSU Profile:
William Hauck

Chair (1998-2000), Board of Trustees
Vice Chair (1996-98), Board of Trustees
Member, Board of Trustees (1993-2017)
The California State University

Mr. Hauck joined Goddard Claussen/West as Senior Advisor in late 2011. Prior to joining GC/West, Hauck served as President and CEO of the California Business Roundtable and was responsible for all operations of the organization. The Roundtable is headquartered in Sacramento and is composed of the Chief Executive and Senior Operating Officers of major corporations doing business in the state. The organization’s mission is to provide policy leadership at the state level regarding the maintenance of a sound economy and business climate in California. He served in this capacity from 1996 to 2011.

Prior to joining the Roundtable Hauck was Executive Vice-President and major shareholder of Information for Public Affairs Inc., a Sacramento based national information services company now owned by Lexis/Nexis. Hauck also has held a number of executive positions in state government including Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief of Staff to two Assembly Speakers and Director of the Assembly Office of Research. Hauck also chaired the state’s Constitution Revision Commission (appointed by Governor Pete Wilson) and as Co-Chair of the California Performance Review Commission (appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger).

Mr. Hauck serves on the Board of Directors of Blue Shield of California. He is currently Chair of the Nomination and Corporate Government Committee and also serves on the Compensation Committee.

Additionally, Hauck is a member of the Board of Directors of the Blue Shield of California Foundation and chairs the Audit Committee.

Mr. Hauck received a B.A. in social science from San José State University (1963).
Source: http://www.calstate.edu/BOT/bios/hauck.shtml

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California Forward Profile:

Bill Hauck is a senior advisor at Goddard Claussen/West and the former president of the California Business Roundtable, a statewide nonpartisan organization which brings the leadership of California’s top chief executive officers to public policy issues affecting the state’s business climate, economic growth and quality of life.

Mr. Hauck also is a founder, major shareholder and a member of the board of directors of Information for Public Affairs Inc., also known as State Net. State Net maintains a database of legislation introduced in 50 states and Congress.

Mr. Hauck previously served as deputy chief of staff for Governor Pete Wilson and was chairman of the California Constitution Revision Commission. Earlier in his career, he served as chief of staff to Assembly Speakers Bob Moretti and Willie L. Brown, Jr. Additionally, Mr. Hauck was a consultant to the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization, director of the Assembly Office of Research, and assistant city manager of Palo Alto.

Mr. Hauck serves as a member of the board of trustees of the California State University system, which he chaired for two years, and serves as chairman of the board’s finance committee. He also serves on the board of directors of Blue Shield of California and on the board of the Blue Shield of California Foundation. Mr. Hauck also served on the board of the California Journal, a monthly nonpartisan analysis of government and politics in California.

Source:

http://www.cafwd.org/pages/william-hauck

TLR Note:

Also directors are Donna Lucas, CETF’s Sunne McPeak, CCPF’s Stweart Kwoh,

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Blue Shield of California Foundation Profile:

Bill Hauck is Senior Advisor to Goddard/Claussen West, a Sacramento-based highly-regarded public affairs and ballot measure campaign firm.

Mr. Hauck recently stepped down as President of the California Business Roundtable, a statewide, non-partisan organization composed of senior operating officers of California’s leading corporations. He had held the position since November 1996.

Mr. Hauck’s Sacramento-based career has included stints in business and state government. Until its November 2010 sale to Lexis/Nexis, he was a major shareholder and member of the Board of Directors of State Net, a national information services company providing data on legislation introduced in 50 states and Congress.

Mr. Hauck also has served as Chairman of the California Constitution Revision Commission and Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Pete Wilson. Earlier in his career he served as Chief of Staff to Assembly Speakers Bob Moretti and Willie Brown Jr. More recently, Mr. Hauck served as Co-Chair of Governor Schwarzenegger’s California Performance Review Commission.

Mr. Hauck serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the California State University system. He chaired the Board from 1998 to 2000. Originally appointed by Governor Wilson, he was reappointed by Governors Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger and is now serving a third eight-year term. He currently is Chairman of the Board’s Finance Committee.

In addition, Mr. Hauck serves on the Board of Directors of Blue Shield of California and the Board of Trustees of Blue Shield of California Foundation. He also is a member of the Board of Directors of Golden Pacific Bancorp and California Forward.

Mr. Hauck is a graduate of San Jose State University and participated in the CORO Foundation Internship in Public Affairs.

Source: http://www.blueshieldcafoundation.org/about/board/william-hauck

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L.A. Clippers Star Drops F Bomb on Arresting Officer
Matt Barnes, a forward for the Los Angeles Clippers, hurled an antigay slur at a police officer as he was arrested on an outstanding warrant.
BY Sunnivie Brydum
October 02 2012 7:30 PM ET

When Matt Barnes, a forward for the Los Angeles Clippers, was arrested on an outstanding warrant in Manhattan Beach, Calif., July 30, he used an antigay slur to refer to the arresting officer, who had encountered Barnes previously. TMZ has released video of the incident, in which Barnes tells arresting officer David Gibbons, “You’re the fucking faggot who followed me.”

Barnes also called the officer a “bitch” and made an effort to resist arrest as the officer tried to handcuff him, reports TMZ. Prosecutors elected not to charge Barnes with resisting arrest, a felony, and Barnes pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of interference with an officer and driving without a license.

According to TMZ, Barnes and Gibbons have a history, since Gibbons impounded Barnes’s car May 19 because Barnes was driving with a suspended license. The outstanding warrant was for Barnes’s previous charge of driving without a license.

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Entre 100.000 et 200.000 réfugiés syriens en Jordanie
Daraa mufti defects to Jordan as UN records over 100,000 refugees | The Jordan Times
http://jordantimes.com/daraa-mufti-defects-to-jordan-as-un-records-over-100000-refugees

Meanwhile, the UN announced that it had recorded over 100,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan, a number relief officials say is rising by “the hundreds” each day.

According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), over 100,000 Syrians in Jordan have either registered with the agency or are in process of registration as hundreds of the estimated 200,000-strong community in Jordan come forward for international assistance.

#Syrie
#Jordanie
#réfugiés

Important : Syria’s ancient treasures pulverised - Robert Fisk
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-syrias-ancient-treasures-pulverised-8007768.html

The destruction of Iraq’s heritage in the anarchic aftermath of the Anglo-American invasion of 2003 – the looting of the national museum, the burning of the Koranic library and the wiping out of ancient Sumerian cities – may now be repeated in Syria. Reports from Syrian archeologists and from Western specialists in bronze age and Roman cities tell of an Assyrian temple destroyed at Tell Sheikh Hamad, massive destruction to the wall and towers of the citadel of al-Madiq castle – one of the most forward Crusader fortresses in the Levant which originally fell to Bohemond of Antioch in 1106 – and looting of the magnificent Roman mosaics of Apamea, where thieves have used bulldozers to rip up Roman floors and transport them from the site. Incredibly, they have managed to take two giant capitols from atop the colonnade of the “decumanus”, the main east-west Roman road in the city.

#Canada #Québec #Manifestations #Education #Mouvement-étudiant

Video: Which way forward for the Montreal student strike?
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/jul2012/vide-j28.shtml

By Andre Damon
28 July 2012

Five months after students in Montreal, Quebec launched a strike against tuition increases, the movement stands at a crossroads. The strike’s leaders are seeking to channel mass opposition among students and workers behind the political establishment and upcoming elections, while the government appears set to force the reopening of schools on August 15.

Jewish Groups Grab Huge Share of Grants
http://forward.com/articles/158866/jewish-groups-grab-huge-share-of-grants

Jewish institutions throughout the United States will receive $9.7 million in federal anti-terrorism grants this year out of a total of $10 million allocated to not-for-profit institutions by the Department of Homeland Security.

That’s $6 million less than last year. But thanks to sharp cuts this year in the overall pool of money available through this program, the percentage of funds going to Jewish groups has nevertheless jumped substantially.

A full 97% of the available funds in the Non-Profit Security Grant Program for 2012 have been allocated to Jewish organizations, compared with 73% that went to Jewish groups from 2007 through 2010. In 2011, Jewish groups received about 80% of NSGP funds.

The NSGP has disproportionately benefited Jewish groups since 2005, when it was first instituted.

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CrimethInc. Far East Blog » Dear Occupiers : A Letter from Anarchists
►http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2011/10/07/dear-occupiers-a-letter-from-anarchists

Support and solidarity! We’re inspired by the occupations on Wall Street and elsewhere around the country. Finally, people are taking to the streets again! The momentum around these actions has the potential to reinvigorate protest and resistance in this country. We hope these occupations will increase both in numbers and in substance, and we’ll do our best to contribute to that.

Why should you listen to us? In short, because we’ve been at this a long time already. We’ve spent decades struggling against capitalism, organizing occupations, and making decisions by consensus. If this new movement doesn’t learn from the mistakes of previous ones, we run the risk of repeating them. We’ve summarized some of our hard-won lessons here.

Occupation is nothing new. The land we stand on is already occupied territory. The United States was founded upon the extermination of indigenous peoples and the colonization of their land, not to mention centuries of slavery and exploitation. For a counter-occupation to be meaningful, it has to begin from this history. Better yet, it should embrace the history of resistance extending from indigenous self-defense and slave revolts through the various workers’ and anti-war movements right up to the recent anti-globalization movement.

#occupywallstreet

America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases
http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/153-expansion-a-intervention/50867-americas-secret-empire-of-drone-bases.html

The US is expanding an empire of drone bases worldwide. They are the most recent development of the US power projection abroad, and most of the drone bases have remained fairly anonymous, until now. Although the size, scope and number of drone bases might be in the shadows, Alternet has identified at least 60 bases integral to US military and CIA operations. The number may even be higher, however this development is telling of US war-making plans for the future.

#drones #Etats-Unis #bases_militaires

CrimethInc. Far East Blog » Dear Occupiers : A Letter from Anarchists
►http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2011/10/07/dear-occupiers-a-letter-from-anarchists

Appui et solidarité ! Nous sommes inspiré-e-s par les occupations sur Wall Street et ailleurs au pays. Enfin, le peuple prend à nouveau la rue ! Le momentum autour de ces actions peut potentiellement redonner de l’énergie à la protestation et à la résistance dans ce pays. Nous espérons que ces occupations vont augmenter en nombre et en substance, et nous ferons notre possible pour contribuer à ces objectifs.

Pourquoi devriez-vous nous écouter ? Brièvement, parce que nous en sommes rendu-e-s au même point depuis longtemps déjà. Nous avons passé plusieurs décennies à lutter contre le capitalisme, à organiser des occupations, et à prendre des décisions par consensus. Si ce nouveau mouvement n’apprend pas des erreurs passées, nous risquons de répéter ces mêmes erreurs. Nous résumerons ici nos leçons apprises à la dure.

Occuper, c’est pas neuf. La terre sur laquelle nous vivons est déjà un territoire occupé. Les États-Unis tirent leurs fondation de l’extermination des peuples autochtones et de la colonisation de leurs terres ancestrales, sans oublier des siècles d’exploitation et d’esclavage. Pour qu’une contre-occupation (car c’est certainement cela dont il s’agit ici) soit autrement qu’insignifiante, elle doit se souvenir de cette histoire. Mieux encore, elle devrait embrasser des deux bras l’histoire de la résistance, à partir de l’autodéfense autochtone et des révoltes d’esclaves jusqu’aux mouvements pacifistes et altermondialistes.

Les 99%, c’est pas un corps social homogène : c’est beaucoup de monde. Quelques occupistes ont présenté un discours dans lequel le fameux « 99% » représente une masse plus ou moins homogène. Le visage des « gens ordinaires », qu’on nous présente souvent, est éminemment suspect : il appartient de manière prédominante à la race blanche et à la classe moyenne et de préférence solvable. C’est ce visage qui apparaît devant les caméras de télévision, même si malgré tout, cette frange de la population ne représente qu’une minorité.

C’est une erreur de passer outre notre diversité. Tout le monde ne s’éveille pas aux injustices du capitalisme pour la première fois : plusieurs populations sont ciblées par le pouvoir depuis longtemps. Les travailleurs et travailleuses de la classe moyenne qui sont en train de perdre leur confort social peuvent apprendre beaucoup de ceux qui ont été du mauvais côté de la balance de l’injustice depuis beaucoup plus longtemps.

Le problème ne réside pas que dans quelques pommes pourries. Cette crise n’est pas le résultat de la cupidité d’une minorité de banquiers ; elle est l’inévitable conséquence d’un système économique qui récompense une compétition de requins dans toutes les composantes de notre société. Le capitalisme n’est pas un mode de vie statique mais un processus qui consume tout, transformant le monde entier en profit et, par la bande, en désastre. Et maintenant que tout s’en est allé nourrir l’incendie, le système s’effondre, laissant même ses bénéficiaires précédents sur le pavé. La solution n’est pas d’en revenir à des traditions capitalistes plus anciennes - revenir à l’étalon-or, par exemple - car non seulement c’est impossible, mais en plus, ce stade moins avancé du capitalisme n’a jamais davantage servi les intérêts du fameux 99%. Pour sortir de ce putain de bordel, nous aurons à redécouvrir d’autres manières d’interagir.

La police n’est pas notre alliée. Illes sont peut-être des « travailleurs et travailleurs ordinaires », mais leur emploi consiste à protéger les intérêts de la classe dirigeante. Tant qu’illes resteront policiers/ères, il est impossible de compter sur eux, peu importe avec quelle cordialité illes pourront agir. Les occupistes qui ne le savent pas déjà vont l’apprendre aussitôt qu’illes vont menacer l’ordre établi. Les gens qui insistent sur le fait que la police existe pour nous protéger et nous servir vivent probablement d’une vie confortable chez les privilégié-e-s, mais vivent surtout, sans aucun doute, d’une vie obéissante.

N’idolâtrez pas l’obéissance à la loi. Les lois servent à protéger les privilèges des riches et des puissant-e-s ; leur obéir n’est pas nécessairement éthiquement correct ; c’est parfois même immoral. L’esclavage a déjà été permis par les lois. Les Nazis avaient des lois aussi. Nous devons, en regard de tout ça, développer notre propre esprit critique, au-delà de ce que les lois peuvent recommander.

La diversité chez les participant-e-s ne se fait pas sans diversité des moyens d’action. C’est de la tyrannie intellectuelle que de prétendre savoir par quel moyen tout le monde devrait agir afin de construire un monde meilleur. Dénoncer autrui permet aux autorités de délégitimer, diviser et détruire le mouvement en tant qu’entité. La critique et le débat propulsent un mouvement vers l’avant, mais la poigne du pouvoir le paralyse. Le but n’est pas de forcer tout le monde à adopter la même stratégie, mais bien de découvrir comment toutes les différentes approches peuvent devenir mutuellement bénéfiques.

N’allez pas prétendre que ceux et celles qui défient la police et les lois sont nécessairement des agents provocateurs. Beaucoup de gens ont de bonnes raisons d’être en colère. Ce n’est pas tout le monde qui veut se limiter au pacifisme légal ; des gens se souviennent encore comment se défendre. La violence policière ne sert pas qu’à nous provoquer : elle sert aussi à nous terroriser et à nous blesser, jusqu’à ce que la peur nous condamne à l’inaction. Dans ce contexte, l’autodéfense est essentielle.

Croire que ceux et celles qui affrontent physiquement les autorités sont en quelque sorte des allié-e-s de ces mêmes autorités, c’est non seulement illogique, mais ça s’attaque également en substance à la contestation, tout en rejetant le courage de ceux et celles qui se préparent à participer à ce type d’action. Cette allégation est par ailleurs typique des privilégié-e-s à qui on a inculqué la foi dans l’autorité et le mépris de la désobéissance.

Aucun gouvernement ni institution de pouvoir centralisé ne mettra jamais les intérêts de la population devant ceux des puissant-e-s. Ce serait naïf de le croire. Le centre de gravité de ce mouvement devrait être notre liberté et notre autonomie, et l’aide mutuelle qui peut soutenir celles-ci. Certainement pas l’attente vaine de l’arrivée d’un pouvoir « imputable ». Un pouvoir « imputable », ça n’a jamais existé.

Nous ne devrions pas, en conséquence, nous contenter de faire des demandes à nos gouvernant-e-s. Nous devrions créer les occasions de réaliser les demandes par nous-mêmes. Si nous le faisons, les puissant-e-s de ce monde devront prendre nos demandes au sérieux, au minimum afin de conserver notre allégeance et notre attention sur eux. Pour établir un meilleur équilibre, il faut développer notre propre force.

D’innombrables mouvements ont appris à la dure que le fait d’établir leur propre bureaucratie, qu’elle soit « démocratique » ou pas, a finalement saboté les objectifs originels de leur lutte. Nous ne devons pas confier l’autorité à de nouveaux chefs, ni même créer de nouvelles structures décisionnelles ; nous devons trouver des moyens de défendre et d’augmenter notre liberté, tout en abolissant les inégalités dans lesquelles nous avons été plongé-e-s de force.

Les occupations vont bénéficier de nos actions. Nous se sommes pas ici seulement pour « chuchoter dans l’oreille du géant ». On aura beau parler, ça n’empêchera pas le pouvoir de rester sourd comme un pot. Il nous faut créer un espace pour les initiatives autonomes et pour organiser des actions directes qui affrontent la source de toutes les inégalités sociales et injustices.

Merci d’avoir lu ce message. Merci d’agir. Que vos rêves deviennent réalité.

Pour mémoire, juin 2009 :

Popular Rabbi’s Comments on Treatment of Arabs Show a Different Side of Chabad – Forward.com
http://www.forward.com/articles/107112/#ixzz1a7fYtv1u

Like the best Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis, Manis Friedman has won the hearts of many unaffiliated Jews with his charismatic talks about love and God; it was Friedman who helped lead Bob Dylan into a relationship with Chabad.

But Friedman, who today travels the country as a Chabad speaker, showed a less warm and cuddly side when he was asked how he thinks Jews should treat their Arab neighbors.

“The only way to fight a moral war is the Jewish way: Destroy their holy sites. Kill men, women and children (and cattle),” Friedman wrote in response to the question posed by Moment Magazine for its “Ask the Rabbis” feature.

Friedman argued that if Israel followed this wisdom, there would be “no civilian casualties, no children in the line of fire, no false sense of righteousness, in fact, no war.”

“I don’t believe in Western morality,” he wrote. “Living by Torah values will make us a light unto the nations who suffer defeat because of a disastrous morality of human invention.”