FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley next up on Tell Somebody

This Tuesday, August 31 on Tell Somebody, FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley returns to talk about WikiLeaks and the need for whistleblower protection legislation and we'll hear from Father Joseph Phillipe about his efforts to empower the poor in Haiti. 6-7pm Tuesdays broadcasting on 90.1 FM KKFI, streaming live around the world at http://www.kkfi.org/

Some Coleen Rowley links:

http://www.consortiumnews.com/

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020603/memo.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/coleen-rowley/vips-memorandum-re-tortur_b_193973.html
http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/2002/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/coleen-rowley/wikileak-case-echoes-pent_b_613705.html
http://www.bradleymanning.org/

Father Joseph Phillipe links:
http://www.apfhaiti.org/
http://www.fondwa.org/
http://www.fonkoze.org/
Fonkoze: Haitian diaspora unites across U.S.

Jason Klumb interview and KCP/GSA public meeting

click **here** for link to audio of this week's show

On the August 24, 2010 edition of Tell Somebody, GSA Regional Administrator Jason Klumb returned to the show for an interview about employee health concerns at the Bannister Federal Complex in Kansas City, issues related to the proposed new nuclear weapons plant, and about a public meeting for retirees and employees of the complex. The meeting, held on Monday August 23rd at the IBEW Local 124 hall in south Kansas City, MO was hosted by Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver to help workers with health issues file claims and get other information. This show also has some audio from that meeting.

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Video from the August 16, 2010 protest at the site of the new KC nuclear weapons plant is up at the tellsomebodyradio YouTube channel.

Links to past shows:

The August 17, 2010 show with Ralph Hutchison from Oak Ridge TN and two of the 14 arrested at the new plant site.

The August 10, 2010 show with Free Press co-founder Josh Silver on the end of the internet as we know it and Laird Monahan speaking in Kansas City on corporate personhood.

The August 3, 2010 show with Laird Monahan on the road from Emporia, KS.

Tell Somebody on You Tube - Jason Klumb returns next on Tell Somebody

Regional GSA adminsitrator Jason Klumb returns to Tell Somebody this Tuesday, August 24 at 6pm Central on 90.1 FM KKFI in Kansas City, streaming at http://www.kkfi.org/. Also tune in for a report on Monday's town hall for Kansas City Plant workers.

Don't forget to check out any past shows you might have missed.

Target Kansas City: nuclear weapons plant protest

Free Press's Josh Silver on the end of the internet and Laird Monahan's speech on corporate personhood

Tell Somebody on YouTube:

Target: Kansas City

Jay Coghlan on the Kansas City protest

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PRESS RELEASE FROM CONGRESSMAN EMMANUEL CLEAVER'S OFFICE


August 20, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Danny Rotert
816-842-4545 (o); 816-519-2011 (c)
danny.rotert@mail.house.gov

Congressman Cleaver Hosts Meeting for Former Bannister Complex Workers
Cleaver has invited reps from DOL, NIOSH, EPA, NNSA, GSA, and DNR to assist workers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II invites all former and retired employees of the Bannister Federal Complex to a public meeting on Monday, Aug. 23 at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 124, located at 303 East 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Mo.

Congressman Cleaver will be joined by representatives from Senator Kit Bond and Senator Claire McCaskill's offices, as well as officials from the Department of Labor, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Protection Agency, National Nuclear Security Administration, General Services Administration, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The Department of Labor representatives and NIOSH ombudsman will be on-hand to assist current and former employees with the compensation claims process.

“I know there is a lot of concern about the health of individuals who worked at the Bannister Federal Complex, which is why I have sought to gather the necessary resources, in one place, to help people get the answers they deserve,” Congressman Cleaver said. “And, I will continue to work with my colleagues in the Senate and each of the federal agencies until we find those answers.”

After a brief program, current and former employees will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from the various federal agencies, who will be available to answer questions until 10 p.m.


WHO: Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II will be joined by representatives from Sen. Kit Bond and Sen. Claire McCaskill's offices, as well as GSA Regional Administrator Jason Klumb and other officials from DOL, NIOSH, EPA, NNSA, GSA, and DNR

WHAT: Meeting to connect former Bannister Complex employees with available federal and state resources

WHEN: 5:00 pm, August 23, 2010

KC Star front page editor: Is that really what it is?

An email just in from http://www.change.org/ starts out:

"This past week a simmering controversy over the construction of an Islamic community center two blocks from the World Trade Center reached a boiling point across the country.

Republican politicians leading the charge against the center have dubbed it "Ground Zero Mosque," creating the misconception that the hallowed ground of the Twin Towers is being built over and stoking dangerous anti-Muslim fears."

On the front page of yesterday's (Thur Aug 19, 2010) Kansas City Star, a caption reads "This April aerial photo show the New Your city block (lower right) where a 13-story mosque is planned two blocks north of the World Trade Center site (center left)", and, still on the front page, the article talks of "building a mosque two blocks from ground zero" and "the mosque, a 13-story, $100 million project."

Dear Kansas City Star front page editor,

Is "13-story mosque" a "fair and balanced" accurate journalistic description of this project? Or a talking point lifted from Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck?

Shouldn't this issue be more prominent than the "mosque" if people really want to honor the victims of 9/11 as opposed to playing sick political games?
9/11 responders demand justice
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Target Kansas City: nuclear weapons plant protest

Protestors from Kansas City and across the country block earthmoving equipment at the site of the new Kansas City WMD plant.

The August 17, 2010 edition of Tell Somebody is now online. Subscribe to the podcast for free at the iTunes store, or click here to stream or download an mp3.

Kansas City Plant protest - links to photos and articles

http://ncronline.org/news/peace/catholic-activists-arrested-kansas-city-nuclear-weapons-facility

http://blog.ericbowersphoto.com/2010/08/kansas-city-nuclear-plant-protest/

account of June arrests at old plant:
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/06/20-2

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/16/2153596/kc-police-arrest-nuclear-protesters.html

http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/news/local_news/groups-to-protest-site-of-new-weapons-plant-in-southern-kansas-city



videos on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/video/video.php?v=1355941423271&ref=mf

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1355685416871&ref=mf

Josh Silver on the end of the internet and Laird Monahan on corporate personhood now online.

Click **here** for audio of this show.

The August 10, 2010 edition of Tell Somebody featuring an interview with Free Press co-founder and president Josh Silver about his Huffington Post article Google-Verizon Deal: The End of the Internet as We Know It.

The August 3rd edition of Tell Somebody featured Laird Monahan on the road on the phone from Emporia, KS. Monahan and his brother Robin are marching across the country to raise consciousness for the need for a Constitutional amendment to overturn the bizarre concept of “corporate personhood.” They marched into Kansas City and Laird Monahan addressed a crowd on August 2nd. Tell Somebody Production Assistant Christine Wohn recorded his speech so you can hear it.

Also on this show, on August 6, the 65th anniversary of the dropping of a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Peaceworks KC activist Jane Stoever was sentenced to community service for blocking the entrance to the nuclear weapons plant in south Kansas City. Listen to what she had to say after the sentencing.


click **here** for audio of this show.

Just after the broadcast, I got word from GSA Regional Administrator Jason Klumb - look for a return visit from Klumb in a week or two.
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Photographer Eric Bowers took some great pictures of the March of the Monahans event in Kansas City - check them out here:
The Monahan Brothers
Move to Amend

NBC Action News Investigative Reporter Russ Ptacek's latest -
Document shows 'extensive and widespread' contamination in 1989 Bannister incident.

That report includes former plant worker Ivory Mae Thomas - here's a link to my interview with Thomas and her son:
Exposed to radioactive promethium - Ivory Mae Thomas