The Monitor: Election Fraud Allegations in Mexico; NSA Spying

[SophieZ]

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The Monitor
July 16, 2006


Today's Guests:
-- Lee Tien looks at the next move on NSA spying
-- Matt Pascarella covers the aftermath of the Mexican election

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<> ~ 6:20 pm CST -- LEE TIEN of Electronic Frontier Foundation on NSA Spying



Lee Tien will discuss with Monitor co-host Mark Bebawi a new proposed bill that his organization fears would shove any oversight of NSA spying programs behind closed doors.

Lee Tien is a Senior Staff Attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which has a pending class action lawsuit against AT&T regarding allegations AT&T is cooperating with NSA in surveillance of US citizens.

He specializes in free speech law, including intersections with intellectual property law and privacy law. Before joining EFF, Lee was a sole practitioner specializing in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation. Mr. Tien has published articles on children's sexuality and information technology, anonymity, surveillance, and the First Amendment status of publishing computer software. Lee received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Stanford University, where he was very active in journalism at the Stanford Daily. After working as a news reporter at the Tacoma News Tribune for a year, Lee went to law school at Boalt Hall, University of California at Berkeley. Lee also did graduate work in the Program in Jurisprudence and Social Policy at UC-Berkeley.

PRESS RELEASE:
"Proposed Surveillance Bill Would Sweep NSA Spying Programs Under the Rug"
Electronic Frontier Foundation
JULY 14, 2006
http://www.commondreams.org/news2006/0714-13.htm


<> ~ 6:35 -- MATT PASCARELLA covers the aftermath of the Mexican election



Eight days ago, between 300,000 and 500,000 Mexican citizens crowded the downtown square area, Zocalo, in Mexico City to demand a hand count of the contentious presidential election held on July 2. Today, another mass of citizens is protesting in the square in support of López Obrador -- one report is that the crowd is larger than last week.

The current vote tally places conservative Felipe Calderón ahead by six-tenths of one percent of the vote over leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Last week we spoke with Norm Stockwell about the situation.

Today, amid widespread allegations of election fraud, we hear from investigator Matt Pascarella.

Matt Pascarella has just returned from there, and will speak with Monitor co-host Pokey Anderson about the tense election aftermath. He is a researcher, writer, and producer, for investigative journalist Greg Palast.

Matt also writes for the Progressive. He is also a director of La Lutta New Media Collective, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in New York City providing production support and technical assistance to groups that promote social justice, public art and community-based media.

In 2004 the USC Annenberg School of Communication in Los Angeles awarded his research on President Bush's use of fear words with distinguished honors. He graduated magna cum laude with decorated honors in Communications/Media Studies and Political Science from Marymount Manhattan College. He is based in New York City.

ARTICLE:
"Why Democrats Don't Count: Lessons from the Un-Gore of Mexico"
by Greg Palast, with contributor Matt Pascarella
Friday, July 14, 2006
www.CommonDreams.org
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0714-20.htm

WEB SITES:
www.gregpalast.com
www.lalutta.org

RELATED ARTICLE:
"A Full Recount Would Show that López Obrador Won Mexico’s Presidency by More than One Million Votes: The Tip of the Iceberg of the Crimes Committed by Mexican Electoral Authorities Is the Fraudulent Vote Count of 2006" By Al Giordano
Part II of a Special Series for The Narco News Bulletin
July 8, 2006
http://www.narconews.com/Issue42/article1967.html

CO-HOSTS: Mark Bebawi and Pokey Anderson
ENGINEER: Byron Jackson

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-- Community radio journalist NORM STOCKWELL on the election in Mexico

[mod mom]

1. Thanks for posting. too much going on the the frickin world right now!

Welcome to the ER forum Sophie Z

:hi:

[SophieZ]

2. Hi mod mom!

I saw your voice of reason elsewhere here yesterday. Good work.

I've been around for a while, but appreciate the howdy!

[rumpel]

3. k&r

Hi SophieZ

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