Wukan rebellion to snowball across China?

Adam Ford

xue jinbao — Xue Jinbao addressing a meeting before his death at the hands of the state

Xue Jinbo – died in police custody, apparently the victim of a state killing. The state news agency claimed that Xue was the victim of a heart attack, but the bruised knees, bloodied nostrils and broken thumbsreported by his son in law indicate this took place under torture.The furious Wukan villagers banded together and drove the police and Communist Party officials out of town. They then set about running things for themselves.

The struggle began in September, when Wukan residents became suspicious that the local government was in the process of selling common farming land to Country Garden – a company which builds residences for the rich.Protesters began blocking roads and attacking buildings in an industrial park.
Three villagers were arrested at the Communist HQ demonstrations, and the next day hundreds laid siege to the police station, demanding their release. The state responded to this challenge with unrestrained ferocity, with police and mercenaries beating villagers apparently

without discrimination – men and women, children and the elderly.

One of the leaders – respected village butcher Xue Jinbo – died in police custody, apparently the victim of a state killing. The state news agency claimed that Xue was the victim of a heart attack, but the bruised knees, bloodied nostrils and broken thumbsreported by his son in law indicate this took place under torture.

The furious Wukan villagers banded together and drove the police and Communist Party officials out of town. They then set about running things for themselves. Meanwhile, cops maintained a blockade a few miles away. At this point, the central government’s strategy appeared to be one of containment. Despite the blocking of Wukan-related internet searches within China itself, some international media were in town to spread the word, and villagers even set up their own press office. People from nearby villages managed to smuggle food in – their solidarity directly fuelling the resistance. There was also some wealth redistribution from the wealthiest to the poorest, ensuring that everyone would survive the blockade.

wukan2 — Chinese police backed down as Wukan uprising got worldwide coverage

Frustrated, the Communist leadership eventually cut a deal. Though details are scarce and unreliable, the provincial government has reportedly agreed to buy back land it had seized, and allow the peasants to collectivise it once more. Detained villagers have been released, and an ‘investigation’ into the death of Xue Jinbao has been announced.

There are growing indications that the national export-led economy is being dragged down by rising recessionary tides in the western world. Factory bosses have already been compelled to attack jobs, wages and conditions across the country, and a strike movement seems to be gathering pace. During the first recession of this global depression, Chinese leaders threw money at the problem, and seemed to have headed off a broad revolt. But that money has now been spent, and indeed led to more problems, as a property bubble seems fit to burst It it now possible to envisage a largescale uprising of the Chinese industrial proletariat, which would no doubt find support in villages like Wukan.

read full article HERE (with thanks! http://thecommune.co.uk/

Chevron/Texaco GUILTY of Amazon slaughter

Chevron found guilty in Ecuador… again By Mike G A court of appeals in Ecuador has upheld the ruling of a lower court, confirming what 30,000 Ecuadorians suffering from Chevron’s oil pollution in the Amazon and activists the world over have known for decades: Chevron is guilty. There is no question of Chevron’s responsibility for dumping some 18 billion gallons of toxic oil waste in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The only question, at this point, is: What ludicrous talking point will Chevron roll out this time to explain away its refusal to pay to clean up its mess?

. Evidence recently surfaced of the company’s secret labs used to hide dirty soil samples from Ecuadorian courts. Earlier this year, an appeals court in the US threw out the injunction barring enforcement of the $18 billion judgment against the company. That same week, diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks revealed that Chevron had been lobbying Ecuadorian officials to make the lawsuit go away, and just a couple weeks ago an attempt to buy its way out of liability for its pollution in the Amazon by funding Ecuador’s Yasuni-ITT Initiative blew up in the company’s face.

The real reason Chevron won’t take responsibility for its mess in Ecuador, of course, is unbridled greed and a complete disregard for human life. More than 1,400 Ecuadorians have died from Chevron’s oil pollution in the Amazon, but it’s all about money for the Big Oil behemoth. It’s certainly not that the company can’t afford to pay. Late last year, Chevron announced third quarter profits of $7.8 billion, bringing its haul in just the first three quarters of 2011 to $21.7 billion.-………… Read full article HERE with than http://www.newint.org/blog/2012/01/05/chevron-guilty-

2011: bad weather or Runaway Climate Chaos?

climate chaos..five hundred million dead trees in Texas

We can’t say just one weather disaster is Climate change. But when there are dozens of disasters, way over the norm, with 5 of the hottest years ever in the last decade… that’s runaway uncontrolled climate chaos.

So it’s tempting to say it serves Texas right, when they suffer the worst droughts in their history. Greedy predator Texas politicians and corporations have led the campaign that’s put back Climate Change control by decades, till it’s almost too late to save 1000’s of species, including even the human race.

Over 1200 people died in last week’s typhoon in Mindanao, and we can’t say that’s just climate change, but Christmas isn’t even in the typhoon season, only that the sea is hotter than ever before.

So it must be tempting for the Philipinos, who hardly produce CO2, to blame the Texans in their tank like 4X4’s for their dead relatives, and rejoice that Texas is becoming a desert.

But this would be a mistake, only a tiny minority, the 1%, of the Texans are

sendong — 1250 dead: climate criminals blamed for xmas typhoon

responsible for maintaining the suicidal capitalist system, the rest have little choice and of course the decimated natural world is entirely blameless.

Every week we hear about a new climate disaster, and it will get worse. Excess CO2 takes decades to work through the system, and this year was yet another record high in emissions.

Very soon it will be time to put the 1% of Climate Criminals on trial for their atrocities against the planet.

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Drought and wildfires: Welcome to climate change in Texas

By Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog / December 29, 2011

AUSTIN — If this is not climate change, then this is exactly what climate change will be in as little as a decade. What has been happening in Texas, with these unprecedented (in time frames that matter) droughts and wildfires, is exactly what the climate scientists have been warning us about for over 20 years. We have been building up to this point since about the turn of the century, and now ecosystems have tipped over the edge. Climate feedbacks have kicked in hard.

The Texas Forest Services tells us that a half billion trees have died. Many more will die in the next five to 10 years from disease and insect infestation allowed by the damage that has already been done. These are the trees that have died in the drought, not the fires.

The first of this series of drought in 2005/6 was just classified as extreme. The last two have been one category worse than extreme — the exceptional category. The last 12 months were drier than the worst 12 months of the great drought of the 1950s. This has been a $10 billion drought, with another $1 billion in damages from the fires.

Worse, it’s hotter now. This summer was 4.9 degrees warmer than average. This may not seem like a lot, but think how sick you have been in the past if you have ever had a 102.9 degree temperature. The reason that increased heat makes such a big difference is that extra heat greatly increases evaporation intensifying the effects of drought. In other words, the same drought is much worse if it is only a little hotter…….

READ MUCH MORE HERE.. Courtesy The Rag Blog Tambien en ESPAÑOL http://cinabrio.over-blog.es/article-hecatombe-climatica-

Huelga de Hambre contra el Sistema/ Hunger Strike vs. the System,

Huelga de Hambre contra el sistema/Hunger strike against the system (in English below)

La situación económica que prercariza a los más desfavorecidos, no es fruto de una “crisis” sino de una ESTAFA producida por el sistema financiero y respaldada por los poderes públicos de todo el Estado español. A su vez, estos poderes públicos están respaldados por todos los políticos institucionalizados del país, desde la derecha, pasando por los nacionalistas, hasta la “izquierda”, con su muda política de “quien calla, otorga”, quienes, en vez de tener la más mínima decencia de abandonar todos los parlamentos para dejar gobernar a los ladrones en solitario, participan democráticamente del latrocinio institucionalizado.

Los ricos, cada vez son más ricos y cada vez pagan menos impuestos. Los pobres, cada vez somos más pobres y cada vez pagamos más impuestos. Los esfuerzos de nuestra supervivencia, sólo están destinados al enriquecimiento de los ladrones institucionalizados.

Por tanto, yo Francisco Javier Cañadas Gascón –Xavi para los amigos- nacido y residente en la ciudad de Barcelona, en plenas facultades mentales decido unilateralmente declararme en “Huelga de Hambre y Sed, indefinida” a partir de 31 de diciembre de 2011, a las 12,00h ante la puerta principal de la Generalitat de Catalunya, situada en Pl. Sant Jaume. Y exijo, porque en esta ocasión no es de recibo pedir a los políticos ladrones institucionalizados, los siguientes puntos, para deponer mi actitud:

1.- Eliminación por Decreto Ley del Copago sanitario.

2.- Absolución sin cargos de los 20 compañeros y compañeras acusados de terrorismo por el juez Eloy Velasco de la Audiencia Nacional, por el “Cas Parlament” del 15 de junio de 2011, porque considero que la disidencia no es terrorismo y sí lo es el “latrocinio político institucionalizado”.

3.- Abolición inmediata de todos los desahucios, con carácter retroactivo desde 2008.

4.- Abolición inmediata de la Monarquía.

5.- Eliminación, por decreto ley de la cámara del senado.

6.- Nacionalización de toda la Banca-Usura.

7.- Reducción del 75% de las retribuciones de todos los “Políticos Institucionalizados” de España.

8.- Reducción en un 200% de los presupuestos de Defensa e Interior.

9.- Requisación de todas las cuentas situadas en paraísos fiscales y expulsión permanente del país de todos sus propietarios.

10.- Aumento en un 200% de las partidas presupuestarias de Sanidad, Educación, Cultura y Servicios Sociales.

¿Cómo puedes colaborar?

Traduciendo el texto al catalán perfecto y enviándolo a esta dirección de mail, para poder fotocopiar el Comunicado en Castellano y en Catalán.Haciendo difusión masiva del comunicado, vía internet y redes sociales, nacionales e internacionales.Fotocopiar el documento en las cantidades que a cada cual le sea posible y llevar las hojas a Pça. Sant Jaume a partir del 31 de diciembre de 2011 a las 12,00h.

Y sobre todo compañía, aunque sea una o dos personas, alternativamente, durante todas las horas del día.

AVISO: Sólo haré declaraciones ante los medios alternativos de información, por tanto, abstenerse mercenarios de los “mass-media”.

¡¡ SEMBRANDO ANARQUÍA, PARA RECOGER KAOS ¡! En Barcelona, a 22 de diciembre de 2011

http://soliobrera.cnt.es/secciones/social/

Hunger strike against the system / Hunger Strike Against the system

The economic situation prercariza the disadvantaged, not the result of a “crisis” but a SCAM produced by the financial system and supported by governments around the Spanish State. In turn, these public authorities are supported by all political institutionalized in the country, from the right, to the nationalists, to the “left” with its policy change “who remains silent, gives” who, instead of having the slightest decency to leave all parliaments to stop thieves govern alone, participate democratically in the institutionalized theft.

The rich are becoming richer and more and pay less taxes. The poor, we are increasingly poor and increasingly pay more taxes. The efforts of our survival, are only intended to enrich the institutionalized thieves.

Therefore I Cañadas Francisco Javier Gascón, Xavi for friends, born and residing in the city of Barcelona, in sound mind decided unilaterally declared an indefinite “Hunger and Thirst Strike, undefined” from December 31, 2011, to the 12.00 h at the front door of the Generalitat de Catalunya, located in Plaça Sant Jaume. And I demand, because this time is not acceptable to ask politicians institutionalized thieves, the following points, to depose my attitude:

1 .- Elimination of Copayment health Decree.

2 .- Absolution without charge of 20 colleagues accused of terrorism by Judge Eloy Velasco of the National Court, on the “Cas Parlament” of June 15, 2011, because I think that dissent is not terrorism, and yes it is the “institutionalized political thievery.”

3 .- immediate abolition of all foreclosures, retroactively from 2008.

4 .- immediate abolition of the monarchy.

5 .- Disposal, by decree of the senate chamber.

6 .- Nationalization of the entire Banking and Usury.

7 .- 75% reduction of the salaries of all the “Political Institutionalized” from Spain.

8 .- Reduced to 200% of the budgets of Defense and Interior.

9 .- requisition of all accounts located in tax havens and permanent expulsion from the country of all its owners.

10 .- Increase by 200% of the budget of Health, Education, Culture and Social Services.

How can you help?
Photocopy the in Castilian and massive dissemination Catalán. Statement via the Internet and social networks, national and internacionales.Fotocopiar the document in the amounts that each where possible and bring the sheets to PCA. Sant Jaume Sq, from December 31, 2011 at 12:00 pm

And most of all company, even one or two people, alternatively, during all hours of the day.

NOTICE: I will only statements to the alternative media, therefore, refrain mercenaries of the “mass media”.

In Barcelona, on December 22, 2011

http://soliobrera.cnt.es/secciones/social/

anonymous: Robin Hoods steal and give Millions!

Anonymous hacks thousands of credit card numbers from security firm and cyphers money to charity.

Doing whatever it takes to bring some perceived justice back in the world…

Looks like the hacking group ‘Anonymous‘ has been back at it with its latest disclosure that it has stolen thousands of credit card numbers belonging to clients of US based security think tank Stratfor with as much a million dollars to date being donated to charity.

At present Anonymous is boasting that it has stolen Stratfor’s confidential client list, which includes outlets like Apple, the US Air Force and mined it for more than 4000 credit card numbers, passwords and home addresses.

To date ‘Anonymous’ has posted a small slice of the 200 gigabytes worth of sensitive client information, going so far as to go on twitter to taunt that more outlets have been earmarked in days to come.

Strike at the Heart of the Beast!

According to ‘Anonymous’ it was able to attain access to client credit card information because Stratfor failed to encrypt the codes, an embarrassing snafu for an outlet that’s in the business of security.

Hours after publishing what it claimed was Stratfor’s client list, Anonymous tweeted a link to encrypted files online with names, phone numbers, emails, addresses and credit card account details.

‘Not as many as you expected? Worry not, fellow pirates and robin hoods. These are just the ‘A’s,’ read a message posted online that encouraged readers to download a file of the hacked information.

What is particularly distressing to clients at present is the extent of information that ‘Anonymous’ has been able to steal and what some of the notes on various emails may have to say. Something that could prove to be very embarrassing as well as incriminatory given the sensitive information that an outlet like the US Airforce would be privy to.

This evening ‘Anonymous’ went online with images of receipts of charitable donations it already has begun to administer.

Hours after publishing what it claimed was Stratfor’s client list, Anonymous tweeted a link to encrypted files online with names, phone numbers, emails, addresses and credit card account details.

‘Not as many as you expected? Worry not, fellow pirates and robin hoods. These are just the ‘A’s,’ read a message posted online that encouraged readers to download a file of the hacked information.

One member of ‘anonymous’ went so far as to go on twitter using the handlebar, AnonymousAbu alleging that more than 90,000 credit cards from law enforcement, the intelligence community and journalists — ‘corporate/exec accounts of people like Fox’ News — had been hacked and used to make more than one million dollars worth of Christimas donations to entities that include for instance the Red Cross, CARE, Save the Children.Wishing everyone a “Merry LulzXMas” – a nod to its spin-off hacking group Lulz Security – Anonymous also posted a link on Twitter to a site containing the email, phone number and credit number of a US Homeland Security employee.

telegraph

Occupy Seattle: Rent is Theft !

Squatting has become more and more common (or more conspicuous) as part of the Occupy movement. An unfinished duplex at 23rd and Alder has been occupied by a collective of people since mid November. That group of unnamed defendants have been summoned to court for eviction. The court date has been set for December 28.

2:44PM – UPDATE – Slog says they spokewith some of the former residents who told a slightly different story about the house occupation:

They held up the house key. An anonymous “elf” had come by the Occupy Seattle encampment at SCCC a few weeks ago and handed them the key and the address, they said. (A different anonymous donor also gave them a sailboat that they’ll begin using and painting in the spring.) Inside, they’d begun painting a forest landscape, and planned a waterfall down the staircase; they titled the house “Water.” They denied doing damage or being a haven for any kind of destructive activity and said they didn’t know of any complaints from neighbors. Instead, they saw the house as a home base for adding art to the immediate neighborhood. To that end, they’d completed a mural nearby yesterday, on Fir Street between 14th and 15th, on a garage wall offered to them by a resident. Also yesterday, another donor gave them furniture: a futon, bookcases.

Two of their fellow occupiers are still in jail, set to be released on bail this afternoon. The third person arrested was not part of the occupation and never had lived in the house, they say. He, along with about 50 other protesters against the raid, had come to show his support, and when he stepped onto the grass, he was arrested, the occupiers say. He is the one charged with weapons violations, they say: He had a pocket knife in his pants pocket, which he then offered to the police, for which they booked him on the weapons charge.

2011: New Earth NOT FOUND.. hunt goes on

Despite the hype New Earth was NOT FOUND.

The best Nasa could come up with was ‘Kepler 22b’, a gassy lump 800 light years away, I mean… Meanwhile their blog complained that future missions have been cancelled for lack of funds, and after months of silence took a lot of planets off their ‘possibles’ list, saying that ‘starlight is much more variable than expected’..

Finally on Dec 20th ‘Kepler 20’ system was announced.. earth sized, okay, but orbiting their sun in a few days at 1000s of degrees C.

What we expected were earth sized planets in the habitable zone, at a few light years distance, with a magnetic field, etc… Statistically these planets must exist in the 1000s of planets discovered.

Nasa can’t find them because: a)The Kepler telescope is too small and the next ones (TPF and SIM) are cancelled. b) Planets in the habitable zone are likely to cross in front of their suns only once or twice an earth year, and so take years to confirm by that method. They can spot ‘Jupiter’ gas giants and ‘Mercury’ hells okay. c) The ‘unreliable starlight’ problem.

The Kepler mission does release huge amounts of raw data, after a long delay, so teams of scientists and individuals are searching like crazy, combining with data from other telescopes, exciting new methods and instruments, in the continuing hunt for New Earth.

http://kepler.nasa.gov/news/newsaboutplanetfinding/