Amy Goodman reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline. (image: Democracy Now!
"Any time someone carries a picket sign in front of
the White House, that is the First Amendment in action" ~ Julian Bond
"The media is
absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to
cozy up to power. We're supposed to be the check and balance on government…We
have to protect all journalists, and journalists have to be allowed to do their
jobs…War coverage should be more than a parade of retired generals and retired
government flacks posing as reporters" These words spoken by Amy
Goodman (Democracy Now) speak to the sanctity of our First Amendment which is
now under attack at the North Dakota Access Pipeline and of course Amy still
continues to speak truth to power at great risk to her personal safety as well
as all truth tellers and citizen journalists committed to the truth: Allen L
Roland, PhD
{Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and
to petition the Government for a redress of grievances} First Amendment to the United States Congress
Officers
Withdrawn from North Dakota Following Arrest of Madison Elected Official
Madison Common Council Alderperson Rebecca Kemble
speaks out after her arrest while working as a legal observer during the
growing resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline. What she describes is a
militarized criminal justice system whose focus seems to be to intimidate and
provoke even with a peaceful and lawful demonstrations.
The intent appears to be to treat
innocent demonstrating participants as wild and lawless criminals which
includes strip searches, food and clothing deprivation and humiliation ~ all of which has happened at Standing Rock.
The
Real News Network reports ~ must see 16 minute
video ~ https://youtu.be/5rBGHDdXdOA
Here Journalist Amy Goodman speaks out after her charges were dropped for
covering the brutal repression of peaceful water protectors. See 16 minute
video interview ~ https://youtu.be/z17xOYki0sU
In an exclusive interview, Democracy Now's Amy Goodman says she's turning
herself to North Dakota authorities to defend the right of journalists
everywhere to challenge power ~ and all citizen journalists, including myself,
need to heed her words for the handwriting is on the wall for citizen truth
tellers in our current war on terror for the first casualty of war is THE
Truth. 8 minute video ~ https://youtu.be/4isZv59gmGw
Gary G. Kohls, MD , Transcend Media Service, mirrors my thoughts on this matter precisely when he wrote last week about the
power of the alternative press ~
"I suspect that North Dakota’s plutocrats had no idea who or what they were dealing with. They probably hadn’t even heard about Democracy Now, since there are so few public radio stations in North Dakota and an even smaller number that host Goodman’s daily program.
"I suspect that North Dakota’s plutocrats had no idea who or what they were dealing with. They probably hadn’t even heard about Democracy Now, since there are so few public radio stations in North Dakota and an even smaller number that host Goodman’s daily program.
…. And I suspect that that ignorance also holds true for North Dakota’s
militarized police force, its National Guard troops, and ETP’s private security
forces (and their vicious dogs), all of whom were embarrassingly armed to the
teeth like Star Wars Stormtroopers, as they faced the small band of unarmed and
nonviolent protectors
… And thus they misunderstood the soul force power wielded by the Standing
Rock tribe and their supporters. The commanders of the armed forces at Standing
Rock should be ashamed of themselves ~ and the elites behind the intimidation
should be voted out of office this November."
See Kohl's article ~ https://www.transcend.org/tms/2016/10/energy-transfer-partners-black-snake-the-dakota-access-pipeline-is-at-risk-of-being-beheaded
"Independent media can go to where the
silence is and break the sound barrier, doing what the corporate networks
refuse to do." ~ Amy Goodman
ONLY THE TRUTH IS REVOLUTIONARY
Allen L Roland, PhD
“Going to where the silence is. That is the responsibility of a journalist: giving a voice to those who have been forgotten, forsaken, and beaten down by the powerful.”
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