George Zimmerman shooting Martin Trayvon or self defense

"Mr. George Zimmerman was not acting outside the legal boundaries of Florida Statute by carrying his weapon when this incident occurred," Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee said recently. "He was in fact on a personal errand in his vehicle when he observed Mr. Martin in the community and called the Sanford Police Department."

The chief has also said George Zimmerman had no legal duty to heed a dispatcher's warning to stay put instead of following Martin Trayvon on foot. (Chief Lee stepped down “temporarily” this week after receiving a no-confidence vote from the Sanford City Council over his handling of the case.)

We call for an immediate arrest. We want him behind bars," Bryant said, referring to George Zimmerman. "Because you have arrested a lot of black men without probable cause."

People seemed energized by Bryant's talk.

"If there is no justice...," Bryant said.

"There is no peace," the crowd shouted back in response.

Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett addressed the crowd briefly, noting that his two young sons go to school near the church where the rally was held.

Kony 2012 producer Jason Russell public masturbation

Invisible Children released a statement on Friday afternoon after the news of Russell's arrest broke:
Jason Russell was unfortunately hospitalized yesterday suffering from exhaustion, dehydration, and malnutrition. He is now receiving medical care and is focused on getting better. The past two weeks have taken a severe emotional toll on all of us, Jason especially, and that toll manifested itself in an unfortunate incident yesterday. Jason’s passion and his work have done so much to help so many, and we are devastated to see him dealing with this personal health issue. We will always love and support Jason, and we ask that you give his entire family privacy during this difficult time."

One of the men behind the Kony 2012 video that went viral last week was arrested in California on Thursday night on charges of public drunkenness and masturbation, a local NBC affiliate in San Diego reports.
Local police say that Jason Russell, the 33-year-old co-founder of Invisible Children, appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol when he was found by officers "in his underwear" allegedly vandalizing cars and masturbating in public, NBC San Diegoreports.

"He was no problem for the police department however, during the evaluation we learned that we probably needed to take care of him," a police spokesperson said at a Friday press conference. "So officers detained him and transferred him to a local medical facility for further evaluation and treatment."
Russell is one of the founders of the San Diego-based nonprofit behind Kony 2012, a documentary film about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army. Invisible Children had been trying for years to focus the world's attention on Kony—who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for enlisting child soldiers, among other crimes against humanity—but, after it struck viral gold, the group came under increased scrutiny for how the film portrayed the situation on the ground and how the nonprofit group spent its money.

Jason Russell co-founder of Invisible Children, the organization behind Kony 2012, the damning exposé of Ugandan guerrilla leader Joseph Kony, is now going to be known for more than just directing the viral video.

Jason Russell, 33, is also going to be known as the dude who was detained in San Diego for reportedly running half-naked through traffic, masturbating in public, and vandalizing cars while possibly under the influence of something. (Instead of #Kony2012, #Horny2012 is trending on Twitter.)
Jason was taken into custody by San Diego police yesterday for those alleged offenses, though he will not be charged with a crime, reports TMZ. During a press conference, Lt. Andra Brown explained (via NBC San Diego), “Due to the nature of the detention, he was not arrested. During the evaluation we learned we probably needed to take him to a medical facility because of statements he was saying."

His partner, Invisible Children CEO Ben Keesey, released a statement, which you also can be read above. The question may be asked, if the whole thing isn't a kind of "liberal public masturbation" anyway. As the Kony 2012 may make things even worse.

What is behind the Joseph Kony 2012 invisible children campaign?

YouTube hunt for Kony is coming under heavy fire
DOUBTS ON CAMPAIGN
Like a wildfire has the campaign against the leader of the "Lord's Resistance Army" (LRA), Joseph Kony, spread on the Internet. The film "Kony 2012" is to lead as the core of the action to the arrest of the infamous God Warrior of Uganda, has hit on Friday the 50 million mark on YouTube. But at the same time gets the NGO "Invisible Children", which is behind the campaign, more and more under fire.


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YouTube prey on children Butcher of Uganda
The stated goal of the campaign "Kony 2012" is to take the war to the end of the year and to uphold justice (see box). To implement the idea into practice, the organization "Invisible Children" a film made through the network and launched a signature petition calling for donations. The reactions are mixed, however, ranging from praise to harsh criticism.
Film according to critics, full of clichés
Opponents believe that the film had among other editorial errors and not well researched enough. Above all, the video is peppered with personal observations and full of clichés. Above all it means, however, that the Internet offensive to the President Yoweri Museveni play into their hands.
He's been in power since 1986, has no plans to cede in the near future - and could in its long term nothing against Kony and his henchmen. The Head of State cracks down on any opposition movement and can pursue homosexuals. His name is not even mentioned in the film.
Lack of transparency in NGO Finance
It is also not clear what "Invisible Children" intends precisely with the donated money. Many observers have therefore the financial management of the NGOs targeted. "Children Visible", a blog on the internet platform "Tumblr", and numerous media sat down at length with the assessment of the legality of "Kony 2012" campaign apart.
Accordingly, found himself "Invisible Children" several times in the past exposed allegations lack of transparency in its finances. Sun meant cashing in the registered non-profit organization last year around 8.6 million dollars in donations, as explained in the blog. Of these, but only 32 percent was invested in direct services, such as the publicly accessible data refer to the NGO.
NGO leaders conceded fat annual salary
The remainder was used for the payment of employees - the three operators of "Invisible Children", including the makers of the film conceded, each of around 89,000 dollars - and put in travel and transportation, as well as film production costs. This division is far from ideal, so the criticism.
The Charity Navigator, the largest U.S. independent organization to evaluate charities graded, "Invisible Children" in any case only 2 of 4 stars. The NGO will not let their finances examined externally, it said in the notice. The operators in turn justified the bad rating with the absence of a fifth member to its board - but one is looking.
What remains at the end of campaign?
Another explosive point of criticism concerns not least, the methods of the campaign, which relies completely on social media platforms. Thus, the allegation promotes, "Invisible Children" only so-called "Slacktivism". The idea is that sharing, and retweeting liking alone, that information sharing in the network can solve a problem.
Satisfy this assumption, following it from Kony's existence and crimes in order to know to make him fall, to write about the blogger Elliot Ross. What will remain, "when the euphoria evaporated and the tears of the Twitter sphere (probably by the end of the week) are dried," Ross brings the problem to the point.

One doesn't really need wikileaks to find out the followong.

At the border to Congo
Oil discoveries in Uganda
Rejoicing in the Ugandan capital, Kampala: The oil reserves of the East African landlocked country, according to estimates by scientists could be up to six billion barrels (159 liters each).

Drilling rigs such as this project into the African sky: It is still unclear how the country deals with its new raw material blessings.
"Of the 34 wells encountered oil or gas 32 ​​to" quoted the state newspaper "New Vision" an official of the Department of Energy.

Was drilled in northeastern Uganda on the border with Congo, where in 2006 the first oil deposits were discovered. An occurrence of two billion barrels, according to the geologists is already secured as. It will, however, suggested that a total of six billion barrels of oil stored in the soil.

This would almost come close to Uganda's oil resources of Sudan and surpass the West and Central African countries of Gabon, Chad and Equatorial Guinea. In Uganda, some 30 million people.
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Joseph Kony 2012 Invisible Children famous campaign racist?

If you didn't know his name, you will now.

Web surfers around the world are posting, sharing and tweeting an Internet-based campaign aimed at bringing an elusive African rebel leader to justice.

Joseph Kony, head of the Lord's Resistance Army or LRA, has long been wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. Human rights activists say the paramilitary group has killed thousands in routine massacres and forced scores of African children to serve as child soldiers or sex slaves.

The Kony 2012 campaign, orchestrated by non-profit group Invisible Children, aims to raise wikileaks support for his arrest through social media.

The goal? Make Kony famous. The movement doesn't intend to glorify the rebel leader, but rather, aims to intensify efforts to apprehend him by making him a household name.

Part of the crusade includes a short film recounting the story of Jacob, a young Ugandan boy who recalls watching LRA troops slit his brother's throat. The tale is followed by testimony from other African children who describe their fear of being abducted.

The film, directed by Jason Russell, was posted to YouTube on Monday and has garnered more than one million views in 48 hours.

"We are making Kony world news by redefining the propaganda we see all day, every day that dictates who and what we pay attention to," Russell says in the film.


An "action kit" including bracelets, stickers and posters can also be ordered.

Supporters are encouraged to donate money and spread the word about the campaign by tweeting under the hashtag #Kony2012.

Gerri Lutaaya, a Washington, D.C. coordinator with Invisible Children, said that social media can play a big part in bringing injustice to the attention of the public.

"It's a testimony to the power of the people and everyone who now has a voice in this movement," she told wikileaks News Channel.

"We truly believe this is the year Joseph Kony will be caught and when he is caught we want the entire world to know."


The LRA, which originated in Uganda, has been on the move for nearly three decades. Guided by Kony's peculiar mix of politics and mysticism, the group is a holdover from a rebellion that started when Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni took power in 1986.

Kony and other top LRA leaders have been indicted by the ICC on a number of atrocities charges including rape, mutilation and murder. Kony is thought to be hiding somewhere along the Sudan-Congo border.

The drive to make Kony famous

Invisible Children is using a multi-pronged approach to target celebrities and politicians, who Russell stresses have incredible sway in the media.

Links on the Kony 2012 website give web surfers the option to write, call or email a number of so-called "culture-makers" and "policy-makers."


Celebrities such as singers Rihanna and Michelle Branch have already tweeted their support for the campaign. Among other big-name supporters include DJ Deadmau5, reality television star Nicole Richie and British actor Stephen Fry.

Treasury Board President Tony Clement even took to Twitter to tell his followers that he's shared the campaign with Minister of International Cooperation Bev Oda.

wikileaks founder banned from UN conference

UNESCO opens 2-day media conference in Paris
Wikileaks Banned From UN Conference on Wikileaks

WikiLeaks has lodged a strong protest with the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) for “banning’’ it from an international conference it is hosting at its headquarters in Paris on the impact of the whistleblower website’s activities.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London, February 2, 2012. Wikileaks has been barred from participating in a UN conference on Wikileaks. REUTERS/Andrew Winning It said the U.S. organizers of the two-day conference, which opened on Thursday, had “stacked’’ it with WikiLeaks’ opponents and “blocked all speakers from WikiLeaks, stating that the decision to censor WikiLeaks representation was an exercise in 'freedom of expression... our right to give voice to speakers of our choice'’."

UNESCO describes the 2-day conference on their website:


With a stunning 2 billion persons estimated to be using the Internet and producing 156 million public blogs in 2011, there has been a surge of social networks, user-generated content and micro-blogging that has enabled all Internet users to become public communicators. Along with the spread of the Internet, WikiLeaks' release of a massive number of classified government documents and its initial collaboration with traditional news media has modified the media landscape and raised crucial questions for journalism.


The conference “The Media World after WikiLeaks and News of the World” aims to gather leading media representatives, professional and “citizen” journalists and media law experts to exchange views on these issues and to discuss good practices in traditional professional journalism and citizen journalism in the digital era.

German President Christian Wulff resigns

Once applied for waiver of immunity
President Wulff resigns
German President Christian Wulff has announced his immediate resignation as head of state is known. He drew the conclusion from the request of the prosecutor's office in Hanover to waive his immunity. A week-long affair was preceded Wulff's decision.

Wulff said he had gladly accepted the election as federal president and functioned as the heart. But the country needs a president who can devote themselves fully his duties and will supported by a broad majority in the country. The necessary trust is now no longer given.

In view of his impending judicial inquiries, Wulff was optimistic that this relief would go out for him.

Investigation for receiving bribes and granting of advantages

The application of the Hanover public prosecutor is to lift the immunity of the Bundestag President Wulff received while in the meantime. This was announced by Parliamentary President Norbert Lammert (CDU). After Wulff is now but resigned to the vote in the Parliament of Germany has done about it. As Lammert said, has only a head of state immunity from prosecution as long as it is in office.

Background to the Wulff-affair

Kim Jong Un not dead or assassinated

Rumors that Kim jong un would have died in an assassination are unconfirmed and dispute. Kim Jong Un is NOT dead: 'Assassination' rumours were a hoax, say U.S. officials. The claim that Kim, supreme leader of North Korea since the death of his father Kim Jong Il in December, had died apparently stemmed from a message sent out by a man who works near the country's embassy in Beijing.
He posted on Sina Weibo: 'Downstairs from the office, the cars at the Korean embassy are increasing rapidly, now there are over 30 cars. It's the first time I've seen this situation, did something happen in Korea?'