Rossport Solidarity Camp

On Friday's Guerrilla Radio we were joined by photographer and solidarity activist Angela Beallor to talk about an Irish encampment protesting the construction of a natural gas pipeline by Shell in the northern part of the Republic. We attempted to interview members of the Rossport Solidarity Camp but, due to technical difficulties, we were unable to make an international phone call from the radio station. We hope to interview them this coming Friday so be sure to tune in. Check out this video for more information.

Good ol' boy Robert Gates is getting set to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense but really, is this former head of the CIA, participant in the Iran-Contra affair, funder of fundamentalist Islamist forces in Afghanistan during the 1980s, and former board member of a less than stellar elections company all that hott (yes, with two t's)? What apparently is hott are silicon fake boobs as the FDA ended numerous restrictions on the use of a product called "the most defective medical device ever approved by the FDA" by some critics. Women's safety versus image and status? Cmon, we know who wins that one! And somehow O.J. is back in the news, telling us how he would have killed two people. Perhaps a similar motivation is in the back of Pres. Bush's head during his recent visit to Vietnam when he denounced comparisons between the southeast Asian nation's successful battle against the U.S. occupation which ended in 1975 and today's occupation of Iraq. Bush touted that "the Vietnamese people are at peace and seeing the benefits of reform." Perhaps Iraq is Bush's way of showing how he would have killed the over one million Vietnamese who died in the war there. I mean, he's already at 650,000, why stop when you're so close? "We'll succeed unless we quit!" You just very well might Mr. Bush! And we're honestly surprised by recent findings which declare us as 99.5 percent similar to neanderthals?

Battle of Oaxaca Continues

The Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca, a coalition of over 350 organizations in the capital city of the southern Mexican state, continues to stand in the face of repressive police violence. This latest article from Counterpunch talks about attempts to "stabilize" the city through force as well the determination of the teachers' union and others to remain steadfast until Governor Ruiz steps down.

Post-Elections: Elizabeth Holtzman and Robert Jensen on Guerrilla Radio

Yesterday on Guerrilla Radio we interviewed both Elizabeth Holtzman and Robert Jensen on a post-election situation which saw Democrats take control of Congress, defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld's resignation, and conservative back-tracking on the war in Iraq. Holtzman, a former Congresswoman, argued that this election showed that the electoral system is still very much democratic and puts ample pressure on politicians with failed policies. She thinks it entirely possible that President Bush could be impeached with this new Congress. Jensen took a much different stance about the elections, using the analogy of a train simply changing conductors while maintaining the same overall direction. He urged the formation of grassroots social movements independent of the Democrats as the only real hope to radically alter America's direction. Listen HERE to hear the show and if you have thoughts of your own post them below or email us here at Guerrilla Radio.

The World Anticipates a Kinder, Gentler Empire with Democratic Push

World opinion is being portrayed as ecstatic with the gains made by the Democratic Party in yesterday's elections. While expectations obviously vary, very real differences are expected to surface in U.S. foreign policy. From the article it's obvious that what's expected to change is the nature of the "War on Terrorism" and not whether the U.S. will continue it.

"The enemy has the ability to regenerate..."

An article form today's New York Times gives us some insight into how the U.S. occupation is having an incredibly difficult time with snipers and other urban guerrilla tactics being used and improved upon by Iraqi forces. If anything has the ability to force U.S. troops out of Iraq it would the success of these kinds of tactics combined with a continued inability of U.S. troops to respond with superior firepower and technology. Neo-conservatives are even beginning to criticize the war and occupation, jumping a sinking ship, no doubt. Relations between the U.S. and the al-Maliki government continue to be strained, keeping secret the contents and results of recent visits by National Security Advisor Hadley and Director of National Intelligence Negroponte. More and more churches, even evangelical ones of which Bush is a part, are politicking against the failing invasion.