(Mexico) “Preacher says God wanted him to hijack Mexican jet”
— AP: “Jose Flores, a 44-year-old Bolivian preacher who lives in Mexico, had gotten the word from God that he had to warn Mexicans of an impending disaster — an earthquake “like none there has ever been,” he told reporters after being hustled off the plane by police without anyone being injured.”
— FOX News: “Religious Fanatic Accused of Hijacking Mexican Jet”
Month: September 2009
September 12 DC Washington Monument – Homeland Security Begins with Equality and Liberty
On Saturday, September 12, 2009, Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) will be holding a public awareness event at the DC Washington Monument on the subject that Homeland Security begins with a prioritized commitment to Equality and Liberty, which identifies and challenges those ideologies that defy such universal human rights.
Our Homeland Security cannot even begin until we honestly challenge those ideologies that defy our universal human rights, and that are used to oppress women, religious minorities, and others around the world. Terrorism cannot be “stopped” by appeasing extremism or any other anti-freedom ideologies, in the false hopes that we can “negotiate” with those who defy our very universal human rights of equality and liberty.
For more information, contact:
realpublic@earthlink.net
This public awareness event will be from 1 PM to 4 PM at the northeast quadrant of the Washington Monument close to Constitution Avenue, on the corner of Constitution Avenue NW and 15th Street NW.
See “Permitted Location” in map below. Click here for full page area map.
Travel:
Public parking is very difficult in Washington DC on weekends, and strongly discouraged, especially given another event being held at the Capitol that same date.
Attendees are urged to use the Washington DC subway (see subway trip planner). The Washington Monument is nearby the Smithsonian Metro subway stop (Blue/Orange) line, just a short walk away. The following are walking directions to the Washington Monument from the Smithsonian Metro subway stop (orange/blue line):
SMITHSONIAN METRO STATION to WASHINGTON MONUMENT:
1. Exit station through 12TH & JEFFERSON (THE MALL) entrance.
2. Walk approx. 2 blocks W on Jefferson Dr SW.
3. Turn right on 14th St NW.
4. Walk approx. 1 block N on 14th St NW.
5. To “Permitted Location” walk another half block toward Constitution Avenue NW and 15th St NW
Another alternative is the Federal Triangle metro stop:
FEDERAL TRIANGLE METRO to WASHINGTON MONUMENT:
1.Exit on 12th St NW
2. Walk south towards Constitution Avenue NW
3. Cross street toward Washington Monument
4. Walk down “Permitted Location” at Constitution Avenue NW and 15th St NW
National Park Service Web Advice on Travel
Nearest Metro
The nearest Metro station to this site is Smithsonian on the Mall near 12th Street, SW. Federal Triangle station also provides convenience access to the Washington Monument.
Parking/Public Transit
Parking throughout the District of Columbia is restricted generally (see individual area signs for site specific closures/restrictions) from 12:00 A.M. to 6:00 A.M. to facilitate cleaning and maintenance.
Washington, D.C. is a very busy metropolitan area. Parking is at a premium throughout the entire city. Private paid parking garages and lots can be found downtown north of the National Mall. Free on street parking is generally restricted to two hours (ticketing/towing enforced). Limited free day long parking is available along Ohio Drive, SW which is along the Potomac River south of the Lincoln Memorial or in Lots A, B & C south of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
It is highly recommended that you make use of the efficient public transit system (Metro rail and Metro bus) as well as Tourmobile, the official interpretive visitor transportation service for the National Mall and Memorial Parks. Information and schedules for Metro can be found at www.wmata.com. Information and schedules for Tourmobile may be found at www.tourmobile.com.
For those arriving from NYC:
— Boltbus $20 bus (one way) from NYC 33rd and 7th to Washington DC 10th and H Streets NW
— September 12 (6:30 am depart – 10:45 am arrive; 7:00 am depart – 11:15 am arrive, 7:30 am depart – 11:45 am arrive, 8 am depart – 12:30 pm arrive)
— Greyhound bus – multiple options
— DC2NY $28 bus (one way) from NYC Penn Station to Washington DC 14th and H Streets NW or Dupont Circle
— September 12 (10 am depart – 2:00 pm arrive)
— related articles on NYC-DC travel options
— Washington Post
— Washingtonian
Sudan – Facebook Cause: “We All together to Support the Sudanese Journalist Lubna”
Facebook: “We All together to Support the Sudanese Journalist Lubna”
— Related reports
— Sudan: Woman Fined for Wearing Pants; Female Protesters Arrested and Injured
— Sudanese woman in trouser case banned from travel
— Sudan: Police beat women opposing Sudan dress code trial
— Sudanese Feminist Hero Forced into Hiding — Phyllis Chesler report on Lubna al-Hussein
— Sudan: Journalist Lubna Hussein prepares to test Sudan’s Islamic law in court
— Sudanese Woman Journalist Invites Press to Her Flogging to Demonstrate Oppression of Women
Communist China: A Homeless Man’s Organs Harvested and His Body Abandoned
Communist China: A Homeless Man’s Organs Harvested and His Body Abandoned
— “News blocked by Chinese officials”
Communist China: Journalist Defector Tells of Abuse and Corruption in China
Communist China: Journalist Defector Tells of Abuse and Corruption in China
— Epoch Times reports: “Says that many are renouncing the Chinese Communist Party because of it”
— “Qiu Mingwei, a former journalist of the People’s Daily who recently fled China, says that more and more Chinese Communist Party members are becoming disappointed in the organization and renouncing it online, using either their real names or an alias.”
— “Qiu, 34, worked as the Deputy Chief of the ‘People’s Forum,’ a subsidiary of the People’s Daily, the main mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the mainland.”
— “In June he traveled to Hong Kong to attend the International Federation of Journalists’ conference. During his stay he was photographed participating in Hong Kong’s July 1 march, an annual rally supporting democracy and human rights. Soon after his return to China he went back to Hong Kong on July 30, this time fleeing political persecution for his involvement in the rally. He currently lives in Indonesia and is seeking political asylum.”
U.S. Congressmen Defend the Right to Religious Freedom in China
Somali Islamists Chop Off Thieves’ Hands as Sharia Law Takes Hold
Somali Islamists Chop Off Thieves’ Hands as Sharia Law Takes Hold
— VOA reports: “Radical Somali Islamist group al-Shabab chopped off the right hands of two thieves Wednesday in Mogadishu as part of its implementation of Sharia law in areas under its control. The act is an indication of the power the group has cemented over areas of the capital city.”
Pakistan: ‘Fear of violence used to exclude women from public sphere’
Indonesia: Students demand harsher sharia law implementation
(Indonesia) Students demand harsher sharia law implementation
— Jakarta Post: “The sharia law will be more strict if jinayat is implemented in Aceh. Article 37 of the draft jinayat, for example, clearly states that a person who commits adultery faces 100 cane lashes, or the death penalty.”
— “‘Unmarried couples committing adultery will be caned, while married people will be sentenced to death,’ said Aceh Legislative council special committee XII head Bachrom M. Rasyid.”
— July 17, 2009 – Wall Street Journal: “Indonesia Is a Model Muslim Democracy”