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By "Voice for Humanity" - Oct 15th, 2009 at 7:20 pm EDT

From: PADMINI ARHANT
WWW.PADMINIARHANT.COM

Attention: Mr. Richard Gere
Chairman of the Board of Directors
International Campaign for Tibet

Dear Mr. Richard Gere,

I acknowledge your kind invitation to join you and millions of voices around the world in the Freedom Campaign for Tibet. I admire the passion, determination and zeal exhibited by the supporters towards the noble cause.

I share your concerns and views regarding the human rights abuse, violation and suppression of democracy in Tibet. Having been a resident of New Delhi, India, I’m all too familiar with the plight of the Tibetan population fleeing their homeland from persecution and unspeakable crime against humanity.

Please refer to http://www.padminiarhant.com for the remaining content.

Thank you.

Padmini Arhant

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Democracy is not Perfect

By Rock on Mr. President!! - Sep 12th, 2009 at 8:20 pm EDT

“In a perfect world, "democracy" means that ultimately the greatest good for the most people, is the goal and the result.

Pragmatically, that means that the needs and wants of one faction are weighed against the needs and wants of the other faction(s), and a "compromise" that results in the greatest good is struck.

Essentially, that result ends up in "governing from the middle". In that all factions get SOME benefit, and in aggregate, the benefit accrues to the largest possible number.

Politics is the process of finding the point where that balance is met.

In today's USA political world, the right abandons all pretense of finding compromise. Compromise is the opposite of "succeed".

Also in today's USA political world, the right abandons all pretense of actual competency in the subject matter...their only goal is to "win" the political process, whatever "win" means in that context. They have reduced it to a simple sports game, without the usual athletic prowess normally associated with sports.” – Lexicon, HP, 9/09

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Godlessness is Good

By Christina Marlowe - Aug 25th, 2009 at 4:09 pm EDT

Godlessness is Good

I am an atheist. I do no claim to have answers and, conversely, I do not believe that anyone else does either. And, if there truly IS a god, I am thoroughly off the hook for not believing in it/him/her--the only god that I would ever believe in would be a kind and loving and understanding god, and that god would really like the fact that I question such god's existence. I believe that actions are everything in life. We all control each and every moment that we live, totally and completely vis-a-vis our own actions, inactions, words, thought, etc. I do not put the onus on some other thing out there; I take full responsibility for everything that involves my own self. Furthermore I do not believe in repentance for sins or forgiveness for repeating mistakes. Instead, I choose knowingly and intentionally to always do the right thing with respect to living my life. I always do my very best each and every moment of each and every day. I have no hang ups; I am free. Free, that is, from the many and varying twisted and pathological idees fixe that almost every religion seems to impose on it's followers. I always do the right thing, having complete control of myself. I don't make mistakes, except maybe in math. I like to rant, I like to rave, I like to tell people what to do, but I really don't care if they listen...I AM the Jehovah of my own universe. I don't need to wear hair shirts to repent and I don't need to confess to anyone for sins because I don't "sin" in the first place. I am kind, loving, generous, understanding and intelligent. There is nothing in this world that I need or want for myself. I am perfect, PERFECT FLAWS AND ALL.

The question of just which of the many religion has it "right" and has the answers is asinine and useless. My contention is that I and I alone have it all right...get my point?
I kind of like the simplicity of what the 14th Dalai Lama has said. He said: "My religion is simple. My religion is kindness." End of story.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Instead...

Instead of basic human kindness, the world is filled with unspeakable atrocities, mind boggling hypocrisy and countless criminal injustices. Many of these wretched and abhorrent behaviors are personified in organized religions and in the name of "god." So-called Christians are among the worst of offenders. I am a lifelong agnostic, bordering on atheist and, by my witnessing the absolutely reprehensible behavior and deranged beliefs by and of the most dogmatic right-wing fundamentalist religious types, I come to believe more than ever that religion is the root of all evil. I sincerely believe that religion, particularly the various and horrible forms of Christianity, is far more damaging than helpful. I do not believe that one can do one horrible deed after another and then simply repent and ask forgiveness; rather, you, um, to quote the bible "reap what you sow." In Buddhism it's called "Karma." And I am certain that every religion and belief system around the world has a word or phrase for it. What ever it is that you give out, you shall get it all back in spades; I don't believe in repentance or forgiveness; live your life with the best of intentions ALWAYS, and always do your best. That's really all there is to it. Be kind, generous and open-handed. Do not bean asshole or greedy, stingy tight-fisted and judgmental. It's all so very simple, why do so many religious people get it all so, well, so wrong?!?! If more so-called "good Christians" would actually follow the words and teachings of their hero Jesus Christ ( a great prophet, in my estimation) then they wouldn't be the hypocritical, right-wing, bigoted, judgmental cretins that so many of them are in reality. There is absolutely no excuse for such behavior from anyone in this world of ours. Look at yourselves, as you ruin the world!!!! And in the name of god, to boot!!!!! The current rise of Christian crusades, preaching creationism and strict fundamentalism, are more than just ignorant, stupid and vile; they are dangerous. These incomprehensible busybodies want the rest of the world to see things just as they do. Why can't these people just keep their mouths shut and be content in their own lives without trying to force their asinine and evil notions on others?

CHRIST(INA) MARLOWE

It is my contention that each religion has a basic and good foundation, and each has a measure of good words and good teachings. That being said, I think that once human beings, particularly those who don't practice looking closely at themselves and their own behaviors, that instead latch onto a certain book and then these people go on to ruin their own lives in such puzzling and crazy ways. Particularly if you're saddled with the belief that the almighty god is a jealous, nasty, ill-tempered and hateful god, um, that that bastard in the Old Testament. And if you spend your time believing in that, you're, well, you're just fucked.

Cheers,

Christ Marlowe

The blasphemy of Politics in Religion--

(Don't these morons know that the Constitution is purposely an utterly GODLESS document??)

As I cringe again and again at the fact that every single politician, Democrat and Republican alike, tries to pander to the organized religious institutions in our country, I become more resentful that religion of any kind should be an issue at all in the political arena. The presidential contenders in both parties are playing a game of one-upmanship as to whom has more faith in god whilst the word "god" should never, ever, enter the political arena at all. The most omnipresent danger in politics is religion--and time after time, particularly with the fanatical right-wing conservatives, it, religion, seems to be at the forefront; and this is indeed dangerous.

The so-called and much-more-often-than-not-so-good 'Christian' soldiers have been, still are and will continue to be devils incarnate: President Bush, Dick Cheney, Condaleeza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell, Carl Rove ( just to name a few ) have participated in the most impeachable offenses from the very beginning of their dictatorship; in fact, they are war criminals and repeatedly override the Constitution--there are no checks and balances left and they are ruling the world into irreparable oblivion and a quagmire so deep and dense that it's utterly mind boggling. Yet it's fascinating to watch, you must admit.

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We are gaining momentum

By Join us to make a difference - Jul 21st, 2009 at 1:28 pm EDT

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I am really encouraged by the progress being made with our Democratic Deliberation on the issue of Poverty in St. Louis. Our last meeting included a multi-cultural crowd who excited about change. So excited they are willing to work for it. We hope that more of you, who care about those who soiciety forgets will join us in our efforts. This Thursday at 6:00 p.m. we will have another meeting were we will discuss further actions and our mission statement. Please join in our efforts.

Democratic Deliberation on the issue of Poverty in St. Louis

Left Bank Books, 321 N. 10th Street (at the corner of 10th and Locust), 6:00p.m. Thursday July 23rd.

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We are gaining momentum

By Join us to make a difference - Jul 21st, 2009 at 1:28 pm EDT

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Democratic Deliberation on the issue of Poverty in St. Louis

Left Bank Books, 321 N. 10th Street (at the corner of 10th and Locust), 6:00p.m. Thursday July 23rd.

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North Korea has Shot off Six Missiles in the Face of the UN Security Council

By Peter from Carrollton, TX - May 31st, 2009 at 7:17 pm EDT

North Korea has test fired six, count them SIX missiles in defiance of the UN Security Council. They have said they will act in defense to any actions taken by the UN. Obama says that they will not get the attention they crave. From what I have read, this means they aren’t going to do squat. They are going to let North Korea shoot missiles wherever they want as long as it doesn’t hit someone. Isn’t that like playing with fireworks? Light up a roman candle and shoot it into a crowd hoping it will miss everyone. All the while everyone stands around and shakes their finger and shakes their heads in disbelief. This is the type of world we live in today. We say that we will defend ourselves and the rest of the world in the name of Democracy and Peace yet we invade a country with no Weapons of Mass Destruction. If your looking North Korea has them for sure dude. We don’t need intelligence agencies to find out.

“The North appears to have launched a ground-to-ship missile into the East Sea shortly after 9pm Tuesday,” said the unnamed defence official. Pyongyang had already launched two missiles from its east coast earlier on Tuesday, after firing three on Monday.

With tensions on the Korean peninsula high, South Korea said it would join a US-led initiative to intercept ships suspected of carrying weapons of mass destruction, a move that Pyongyang has previously warned it would consider “an act of war”.

They shot them into the ocean over and over. North Korea shoots off six missiles and we stand around saying, “Hey, stop that or we’re going to stop the shipment of solid gold Mercedes that you like so much.” I don’t know what type of diplomacy this is but, you bring that weak game to the playground and you won’t last a day.

By the way, all of the countries have said once before, “This is a provocative act and won’t be tolerated,” the first time they shoot it. After the sixth time they say, “lets just ignore them, maybe they will go away.”

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Protest Against Obama's - Disheartening for an Ardent Supporter

By Anila Ali - May 30th, 2009 at 3:04 pm EDT

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An die-hard believer in Obama's policies, I must say I was a little disappointed myself at his decision to send more troops to Afghanistan. I wrote a pice in Pakistan Link and I add that to my blog as well. I was surprised to see so many supporters of the President protesting on Wilshire Blvd. while he was here in L.A. fundraising for DNC.

President's promise to us was that the war in Iraq would end in sixteen months but that seems unlikely with the present state of affairs. that leaves supporters like me, a little disheartened. We have destroyed two countries and taken them back to dark ages; we still have not been able to come up with a viable plan for both countries. For the sake of national security, the military plans aren't being shared with us, I hope business is not getting back to the way it was in D.C?

I was moderating a forum arranged by a non-profit organization, COPAA and a few Pakistani Students

organizations of Ca. The hope that was lit up like lightening when Obama took oath of office, dimmed a little when I heard, a very moderate professor say:

"I feel President Obama is going back on his promises to end wars."

The reason his comment resonates with me is that this American professor has traveled all over the Muslim world and is very aware of the ground realities. Another professor came to President's defense and

reminded the audience that he has done a lot in a short time; he is building bridges with the Muslim world which no President has done before.

As a Pakistani American, I urge the government of President Obama to hear us out. US governments meet officials in power in Pakistan, some of them very controversial and tainted with corruption, and they make deals with them. This makes the Pakistanis think that America makes deals only because of self-interest and forgets the ideals of her founding fathers, liberty, peace justice for all.

If America really wants to impact change and spread the ideals of democracy in Pakistan, it must sow the seeds of democracy by forcing political parties to hold elections within to choose their leaders. Pakistan is an inheritance of the landlords like the Chaudhrys and the Bhuttos. They are feudals, they own the land that the 40% of the iliterate Pakistani grow crops and live on. They are like the serfs in medieval times, they own allegience to these landlords and they have no choice but to stamp a vote for their mostly corrupt feudal lord. If we really want to democratize Pakistan, after the war on extremism is over, we must pressure Pakistani governement to have their political parties hold elections for their leadership. Why did Zardari become the chairman of his party? The old party big wigs of PPP are still unhappy with that decision.

These are the issues that trouble the minds of the young people in pakistan. That we Americans, want to impose democracy but only want leaders that are sympathetic to the west and have no respect for their choices. There are parties like the MQM that have leaders that have risen from the sheer hard work and merit, we must promote that thinking if we want to sincerely democratize Pakistan.

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Transparency in our Government

By James Ray - May 21st, 2009 at 4:50 pm EDT

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Greetings fellow Obama Supporters!

I trust that you are all doing well, and that you continue to support PRESIDENT OBAMA in his efforts to deliver on the promises he made during the 2008 Campaign. For the latest examples, have a look at an outstanding example of transparency just released today: Data.gov. This and other resources are always available on the the White House website.

On this topic of transparency in our government, I'm sure you've heard about the new legislation passed by Congress to improve fairness for consumers with respect to Credit Card providers. I hope you are also aware that the NRA and their political bloc managed to insert an addendum to this bill that has absolutely NOTHING to do with consumer lending practices. The addendum was to reverse a previous legal statute that prohibits carrying concealed weapons within our National Parks.

THIS is an outrageous example of the same OLD political process, concealing the work of special interests and hijacking the legislative process to achieve a goal that would not be achievable in an "open" process. Our democratic process will only survive if we take an active role in OUR government. WE must hold our legislators accountable to be sure that our representative government is truly representing US!

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An Open Letter to President Barack Obama

By Prosy - Mar 2nd, 2009 at 5:55 pm EST

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Dear President Barack Obama, I understand you are moving our government to be more for the middle class, the workers and the small businesses, the elderly and the children. I would like to comment on how your speeches are coming across. Yes, you are being hands-on, pragmatic, and honest and trustworthy. Yet, we need more, as Los Angeles Times and other mainstream media are miscontruing your message and are spinning it to be what GOPs want it to be. For example the headlines of LA Times screamed out that "Obama's budget in the trillions has no details and specifics and just big on deficits." Then, the internet is coordinated in their misinformation and screams out that Karl Rove attended a conservative convention and said GW Bush is a failure and so is Obama. What are they doing?

I finally understood a semblance of what the GOPs are doing and how they actively undermined your budget in the House, except for the three Senators.

a. Use of abstract liberalism unmasking reasonable racism - regardless of economic circumstances, they are calling for individual rights, for smaller gov't, without mentioning GOPs inherited billion surplus, hid the war expenses in Iraq and a trillion deficit from GW Bush, who failed us because his policies took the economy to a freefall to almost a collapse, until you interceded. You on the other hand are being PRESUMED to be a failure, in the same vein as GW Bush, yet you have four years to perform . We need more Mr. Abess stories, of capitalists who prosper with " profits with honor" and not the Wall Street bankers who profit with dishonor. And we need you to give us the real deal. Also, convene a summit of the capitalists you want to see, who act honorably, like Warren Buffett, Loida Nicolas Lewis who shared her profits of millions with potato workers in the production line when she sold her business. Profits with honor and more stories of those. Profits with honor and more stories of those. Or the examples of Volkswagen who are simply cutting hours of production employees, a shared sacrifice, instead of laying off workers. We need examples of business being imaginative towards retaining workers at work.

2. Naturalization: Normalizing what is horrible and saying that's the way it is. We need to examine and call out the behaviors of businesses that squander workers and use this recession to pad more of their wallets. Start enforcing good labor laws and pass Employee Free Choice Act. In the 50s, we were unionized at 35%, today, it is at 7%, and middle class are diminished and union busting is on the rise. We have a right to organize, and when we do, we improve wages, health care and we grow our middle class.

3. Cultural racism - " they can't get it together ". By asking you to be more specific, to be more detailed, when you are still in the process of figuring things out, GOPs are working hard to say your presidency cannot get it together. Yet, you have flawlessly run a campaign that dismantled old ways of doing things. Please give us good news each day, and each week, hold a press conference and give us the progressive status of events, until they become a critical mass. Remember when you won the primary, each week, your campaign shared news of who endorsed you, we need the same, each week, a union or a business or a capitalist won over by your policies.

4. Minimization - declining significance that race is no longer a problem. Mr. President, the GI bill did not include black families and blacks were excluded from early equity - building, and now preyed upon by predatory lenders. So, it is now communities of color that are affected in greater terms by this housing crisis. We need enforcement of laws against predatory lenders and make it a true level playing field again.

I understand you want America to be post-racism, but we are in transition. And during that transition, Robert Gibbs can do a better job of educating and informing the reporters of what your program is, of the White House agenda instead of simply parsing words with reporters who frame the questions from their GOPs owned-newspapers. It is time we get good information. And Organizing for America has not a clue on how to organize like before in your campaign, they are floundering, they have no idea on how to engage us, and they are echoing what you are disseminating inwhitehouse.gov. That is not the purpose of Organzing for America, it should have stories of how non-profits are assisting, of what is good news of folks collaborating, of good actions taken by folks defending what is true in the media. They have no clue at all on how to move folks towards the desired goals of national purpose of revitalizing the middle class and working class and the small businesses. You need better organizers in Organizing for America that include not just whites, but folks of color.

A stroke of genius to have Michelle Obama inspire best practices and quality performance from federal agencies. We love you!

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New Group on PerfSpot.com: Friends of Amy Goodman and Democracy NOW!

By Andreas Klamm - Feb 28th, 2009 at 8:11 am EST

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Friends of Amy Goodman and Democracy NOW!

By Andreas Klamm

New York City / London/February 2009/-- Important values such as health care, a good income, liberty, peace and democracy are very important not only to my American Brothers and Sisters but to many brothers and sisters in the entire world. Therefore I have created a new group on PerfSpot.com wich is called "Friends of Amy Goodman and Democracy NOW!" This new group is an UNOFFICIAL (not official) group of friends of the award winning journalist, broadcast journalist and author Amy Goodman, Juan Gonazlez and Democracy NOW!

The new groups web site can be found on:

http://www.perfspot.com/groups/democracynow

I do believe it is important to show as an token of love to precious people as Michelle and Barack Obama are or as Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez are that we do like their actions, TV programs and that we love them. Thats exactly what the new unofficial group on PerSpot.com is about, to show Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez and the Democracy NOW! - Team: You are providing an excellent TV and radio news hour and we love you.

Amy Goodman has received many awards. In December 2008 she has received the Right Livelihood Award which is referred as alternative NOBEL Prize by the Right Liveihood Foundation in Sweden.

Democracy NOW! is a daily educational TV and radio news hour which broadcast on more than 750 TV stations and 250 radio station in North Amercia and in the world.

The eduational TV and radio news hour Democracy NOW! is available on www.democracynow.org (Monday to Friday).

Amy Goodman, award winning journalist from Democracy NOW ! (www.democracynow.org) has received in December 2008 in the city of Stockholm in Sweden the Right Livelihood Award which is referred as the alternative Nobel Prize. Photo: Andreas Klamm, journalist (IBS TV Liberty, www.ibstvliberty.wordpress.com).

PerfSpot.com-Group: Friends of Amy Goodman and Democracy NOW!

The founder of PerfSpot.com-Group: Friends of Amy Goodman and Democracy NOW! the author, broadcast journalist and journalist Andreas Klamm believes like the award winning journalist, broadcast journalist and author, Amy Goodman from Democracy NOW! (www.democracynow.org ) that there needs to be an other answer then war.

Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez broadcast Monday to Friday an independent news hour on more then 700 TV station and on about 250 radio stations in North America. Amy Goodman has received with her sister laureates, Dr. Monika Hauser, Asha Haji, Krishnammal Jagannathan the Right Livelihood Award, which is referred as the Alternative Nobel Prize, in the city of Stockholm in Sweden. The TV journalist Andreas Klamm has produced several television productions about the Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm in Sweden in December 2008 and had a chance to meet his colleague the journalist Amy Goodman and other precious women engaged in the aid efforts to help many people in many different places in this world.

Therefore he is writing in his books also about people which truly can be called a voice for peace such as Amy Goodman and many other people in the world.

Books written by the author and journalist Andreas Klamm:

FRANCE ( www.amazon.fr )

Liberty, Peace and Media: Amy Goodman And The Freedom Of The Press - Excellent Journalists In Extraordinary Times, Books on Demand Gmbh; Paris, France; (February 2009), 276 pages, author: Andreas Klamm, journalist Language: English / German, bi-lingual, ISBN-10: 2-8106-0269-7 , ISBN-13: 978-2-8106-0269-8 , (21 x 14,8 x 1,2 cm)

Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters 2, Human Rights, abuses and violations of Human Rights, international understanding, Editeur BOD Paris, France, (February 2009), 280 pages, author: Andreas Klamm, journalist, Language: English / German, bi-lingual, ISBN-10: 2-8106-0427-4, ISBN-13: 9-782-8106-0427-2, (21 x 14,8 x 1,2) cm

Germany ( www.amazon.de )

Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters :: Medienprojekt Menschenrechts-Reporter :: Edition 2008, No. 1, Human Rights, abuses and violations of Human Rights, international understanding: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1, (October 2008), 272 pages, author: Andreas Klamm, journalist, Language: English / German, bi-lingual, ISBN-10: 3-8370-7243-6 , ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-7243-3 , (21 x 14,8 x 1,2) cm

British Newsflash Magazine :: Magazin-Buch: Edition 2008, No. 1, Themen und Berichte aus Politik, Soziales und Gesellschaft, Issues from politics, social affairs and society, 200 pages,author: Andreas Klamm, journalist, Publishing house /Publishing centre: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1, (June 2008), Language: German with some articles in the English language ISBN-10: 3-8370-4600-1, ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-4600-7, (29,7 x 21 x 1,2 cm)

Die Kinder der John Baptist Mission in Togo: Mission und Hilfe für Kinder, (The children of the John Baptist Mission in Togo: Mission and help for children), 200 pages, author: Andreas Klamm, journalist, Publishing house / Publishing centre: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1, (August 2008), Language: German with articles by co-authors in the French and English language, ISBN-10: 3-8370-5762-3, ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-5762-1, (21 x 14,8 x 1,2 cm)

The books can be ordered on www.andreasklamm.blogspot.com (international shipping available, wordwide !) or online book stores, such as www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.bod.de, www.bod.fr, www.alapage.com, www.buch.de, www.libri.de and many other book stores.

New York, London, February 2009

PerfSpot.com-Group: Friends of Amy Goodman and Democracy NOW!

Amy Goodman on IBS TV Liberty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG7s8XvcVrA, with Amy Goodman,

Jakob von Uexkuell and Andreas Klamm, IBS TV Libery, December 2008 from Sweden,

Stockholm.

Right Livelihood Award, IBS TV Liberty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-9thAhKTQI, Right Livelihood Award, with

Dr. Monika Hauser, Jakob von Uexkuell and Andreas Klamm, IBS TV Liberty,

Sweden, Stockholm, 2008. Production by Andreas Klamm, journalist, broadcast journalist

and author, IBS TV Liberty, www.ibstvliberty.blogspot.com, www.youtube.com/andreasklamm.

IBS TV Liberty on Right Livelihood Award

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGApBJ-VK2U, Right Livelihood Award, with

Asha Haji , Jakob von Uexkuell and Andreas Klamm, IBS TV Liberty,

Sweden, Stockholm, 2008. Production by Andreas Klamm, journalist, broadcast journalist

and author, IBS TV Liberty, www.ibstvliberty.blogspot.com, www.youtube.com/andreasklamm.

IBS TV Liberty on the Right Livelihood Award

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQV-gAugLns, Right Livelihood Award, with

Krishnammal Jagannathan , Jakob von Uexkuell and Andreas Klamm, IBS TV Liberty,

Sweden, Stockholm, 2008. Production by Andreas Klamm, journalist, broadcast journalist

and author, IBS TV Liberty, www.ibstvliberty.blogspot.com, www.youtube.com/andreasklamm.

IBS TV Liberty on the Right Livelihood Award

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuBChh7fC6U, Right Livelihood Award, with

Amy Goodman , Jakob von Uexkuell and Andreas Klamm, IBS TV Liberty,

Sweden, Stockholm, 2008. Production by Andreas Klamm, journalist, broadcast journalist

and author, IBS TV Liberty, www.ibstvliberty.blogspot.com, www.youtube.com/andreasklamm.

IBS TV Liberty: Freedom To Speak (Part II, Freedom Of The Press)

With Wafulla Ogutto publisher and journalist from Uganda and Andreas Klamm from IBS TV Liberty, Sweden, Stockholm, 2008. Production by Andreas Klamm, journalist, broadcast journalist

and author, IBS TV Liberty, www.ibstvliberty.blogspot.com, www.youtube.com/andreasklamm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPgOkg70WGI

IBS TV Liberty: Freedom To Speak (Part I, Freedom Of The Press)

With Wafulla Ogutto publisher and journalist from Uganda and Andreas Klamm from IBS TV Liberty, Sweden, Stockholm, 2008. Production by Andreas Klamm, journalist, broadcast journalist

and author, IBS TV Liberty, www.ibstvliberty.blogspot.com, www.youtube.com/andreasklamm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNQnLanXBGY

IBS TV Liberty

More information you will find on

Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters

* www.humanrightsrepoters.wordpress.com

* www.menschenrechtsreporter.blogspot.com

PLEASE: Do not forget to tune in to Democracy NOW with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez:

www.democracynow.org

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How the media can help to defend democracy

By Andreas Klamm - Feb 14th, 2009 at 8:40 pm EST

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How the media can help to defend democracy

By Andreas Klamm

New York / London. Since 1984 I am working as a journalist, broadcast journalist and author. Already in the early age of 16 years of age in 1984 I have noticed writing for the paper Daily Mail (Tagespost, Speyer am Rhein, Germany) that the media national and international has a very important role in concern to defend democracy.

Some people in the United States of America know what happened in Germany. In the years 1933 to 1945 people in Germany have suffered a lot because of the tyranny of the Nazi regime and the aftermath of World War II. The time of sorrow was not over in Germany in 1945. From 1945 to 1990 many people in Eastern Germany have suffered until 1989 / 1990 because in Eastern Germany has come to power another dictatorship regime.

Since about 20 years people in Germany and Eastern Germany have a real change to learn what a good democracy could stand for. However as we are all effected by the global financial crisis, global food crisis and many other serious threats we should be aware of the situation not to loose the freedoms and liberties such as granted by the Bill of Rights, the Constitution of the United States of America or as provided in the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights proclaimed three years after World War II in New York City by the United Nations (UN, www.un.org ) .

Because of the very special situation that my grandfather, a former FRENCH ARMY OFFICER Haedi Sabaot a FRENCH citizen is missing since 1945 after World War II I have been forced to think different. Already as a teenager I have been concernd about the threat, that France and Germany may could be at war each other again, as it has taken place in World War I and World War II.

For which country should I fight? Against the country where my grandmother Mrs. Martha Kolcaz was born - against Germany? or against the my grandfathers country which is France.

Already in early age I am came to the conclusion that best we can do is to avoid a new war between France and Germany because I could not make a serious decision on which side or which country I should fight for. So I became after serving for 15 months for the "enemy forces" the German airforce a pacifist. Therefore I got in trouble with the German Military Court.

Because the German Military Officers have been not willing to understand, that I am by no means willing to fight against my grandfather, the former FRENCH ARMY OFFICER and French citizen, Mr. Haedi Sabaot or his friends.

Working for democracy, peace and liberty is not always this is and it required that we are willing to work and labor hard to defend democracy, peacce and liberty.

The United States of America (U.S.A.) is known in all the world as the defender of democracy and therefore I do believe that it is important to support "our" U.S. President Barack H. Obama and his wife and even other people such as the journalist, broadcast journalist and author Amy Goodman which can be called a "true voice for peace."

There is no doubt, when the first Afro-American U.S. President of the United States of America got elected in 2008 Barack H. Obama became since he is in office also the most powerful man on this earth. Imagine if only our U.S. President Barack H. Obama would work for democracy, peace, joy, liberty, social welfare and other elementary and important issue. Certainly he would be able to move something but not enough.

Therefore I do believe it is very important that many other people, precious women and men will get involved in the American and international mission to work for democracy, liberty, peace, health care, social welfare and other important issues and will work together for something good.

Amy Goodman a relative of Holocaust victims and a precious journalist and author is one these precious American woman working hard for the freedom of the press, democracy, liberty and peace.

Amy Goodman has received recently in December 2008 the Right Livelihood Award, which is also known as Alternative Nobel Prize.

Producing media or even an independent radio and television news hour is hard labor. However Amy Goodman has seen as some other journalists, broadcast journalists and authors including me, that there must be another answer then war.

Because I have been looking for a way how to avoid war between two or more nations already in 1986 I came to the conclusion that by supporting international understanding we could perhaps contribute a very important work for peace, liberty and democracy.

To work together for something good, for peace, liberty and democracy is a duty to all people even in their own interest.

In these serious and some times in very difficult times there is a job to do for everyone. Every one not only U.S. citizen can get involved in working for democracy, liberty, peace and the recovery of the United States of American and its people and many other people in many different places in this world.

In 1986 I have founded in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom and in the German city of Speyer am Rhein, the international media network IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty, Radio IBS Liberty and IBS Television Liberty.

Radio IBS Liberty
IBS Independent Broadcasting Serivce Liberty

Radio IBS Liberty is an alternative public radio network which has been founded in 1986 in the English city of Leeds in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom and in the German City of Speyer am Rhein, Germany, as as part of IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty. It is an international and inter-cultural media network with about 12 affiliated other television and radio programs and other journalists, broadcast journalists and authors.

Radio IBS Liberty and IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty are independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations in the United Kingdom and in Germany that is known for its liberal political orientation. The public radio network in the United Kingdom, Germany and even other countries; it is operated by the IBS Independent Broadcasting Service media network with support from a small company based in London, Grace MedCare Ltd., United Kingdom and others.

Radio IBS Liberty has its own radio archives, housed in France, United Kingdom, Germany and other countries.

History

Early history

Radio IBS Liberty and IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty which is also known as Radio IBS Leeds, IBS Television Leeds (because of the place of its foundation) was founded in 1986 by the journalist and author of five books Andreas Klamm. He is also known as a pacifist. After the completion of his entire military service with the German Air Force in 1988-1989 for 15 months he filed for conscientious objector status, which was denied by German Military authories. The grandfather of Andreas Klamm is the former FRENCH ARMY OFFICER Haedi Sabaot and a French citizen, which brought the journalist, broadcast journalist and author in a serious conflict and caused him to start to think about the situation what could happen if there would be another war between France and Germany. The French Army Officer Haedi Sabaot is missing since 1945 after World War II. The founder of IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty has joined other conscientious-objectors. Andreas Klamm is working since 1984 as a journalist, broadcast journalist, radio and television producer and author. His grandmother has left in 1950 Germany for ever and became a citizen of AUSTRALIA in the city of Melbourne, State of Victoria.

He believes that international understanding could help to avoid wars and other conflicts.

Recent history, 2000s

Radio IBS Liberty has aired its own television productions from New York City in 2001 / 2002 related to the attacks on the World Trade Center during a special coverage.

Director of IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty and Radio IBS Liberty is since 1986 Andreas Klamm.

In 2000 new radio and television productions called "XXL-info.Compact", "XXL-info. Gesundheit", "XXL-info.Culture" and other programs have been launched and got international attention even in countries such as Japan.

Radio IBS Liberty is also producing educational radio and television programs for an inter-religious understanding such as faith programs about the Jewish, Muslim, Christian faith and religion and others. The idea to produce such programs in the German language and in the English language came through an inspiration through another radio program produced by BBC London (Britsh Broadcasting Cooperation)

In 2006 the co-operation with the international independent media project Libery and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters has been launched and Radio IBS Liberty providing news stories and radio programs in association with Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters.

As in the year of the foundation Radio IBS Liberty is still operating under NO- and even LOW-Budget conditions.

* Radio IBS Liberty, (http://www.radioibsliberty.blogspot.com )
* Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters (www.humanrightsreporters.wordpress.com )

The radio programs have been heard by listeners from about 40 different countries.

Although the situation is quite difficult for the independent radio network during times of a global financial crisis Radio IBS Liberty and IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty are continuing to expand its international services in the English, French and German language.

Programs

Since 1986 Radio IBS Liberty is producing news and information programs which do support international understanding.

In 2000 several new radio and television programs have been launced such as "XXL-info. Compact", "XXL-info. Culture", "XXL-info. Pflege und Soziales", "XXL-info. News", "XXL-info. Special" and others

Since 2006 the radio and television program "Libery and Peace Now!" Human Rights Reporters is produced in co-operation with the international media network "Liberty and Peace Now! Human Rights Reporters"

Most of the radio and television programs a are produced as an independent talk show or program that covers democracy, human rights and justice issues. In many cases the television and radio programs produced on the Radio IBS Liberty / IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty media network are a compilation of news, interviews, and documentaries.

Some of the programs produced by the staff of Radio IBS Liberty and IBS Television Liberty has been aired on different public-access television stations.

Productions in London: Since 2006 many of the radio and television productions by Radio IBS Liberty, IBS Television Liberty, the IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty are produced in London, United Kingdom, Paris (France) and close to the city of Ludwigshafen (Germany).

All radio productions are available as mp3-files /wav-files for people which want to order the productions (the fees for DVD´s and delivery have to be paid), as Radio IBS Liberty is operating its international radio and television productions under NO- and / or LOW-Budget conditions.

Stations

Radio IBS Liberty, IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty
Station Dial Number Location

Radio IBS Liberty (EN) London, United Kingdom
Radio IBS Liberty (DE) Speyer, Ludwigshafen,Germany
Radio IBS Liberty (DE) until 1990 105,4 FM Public Access Ludwigshafen,Germany

Board of directors, Radio IBS Liberty, international service

* Radio IBS Liberty Andreas Klamm

See also

* Radio4all.net (www.radio4all.net )

Further reading

* Klamm, Andreas, Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters, Edition 2008, No. 1, Human Rights, abuses and violations of Human Rights, international understanding: Books on Demand Gmbh (Germany); Edition 1 (October / November 2008), Language: English / German, bi-lingual, ISBN-10: 3-8370-7243-6 , ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-7243-3 The
* Klamm, Andreas, Liberty, Peace and Media: Amy Goodman And The Freedom Of The Press - Excellent journalists in extraordinary times, Books on Demand Gmbh; Paris, (France); (February 2009), Language: English / German, bi-lingual, ISBN-10: 2-8106-0269-7 , ISBN-13: 978-2-8106-0269-8

References

* IBS Liberty, IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty
( http://ibsliberty.wordpress.com )
* Radio IBS Liberty (www.radioibsliberty.blogspot.com)
* IBS TV Liberty (CH 1)- ( www.ibstvliberty.blogspot.com )
* IBS TV Liberty (CH 2) - ( www.ibstvliberty.wordpress.com )
* IBS TV and Radio Productions by journalist, broadcast journalist and author Andreas Klamm on You Tube.com ( www.youtube.com/andreasklamm )
* / Radio IBS Liberty, Productions on Radio 4 all ( http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/contributor/3628 )
* IBS Television Liberty, IBS Indpendent Broadcasting Service Liberty (www.ibstelevision.com )
* IBS Television Liberty on indieTV.tv ( http://35sm.0816studios.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29116&Itemid=0 )

External links

* Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters (www.menschenrechtsreporter.blogspot.com )
* 3mnewswire.org sharing programs with Radio IBS Liberty (www.3mnewswire.org )
* IBS TV Liberty on Twitter.com (www.twitter.com/IBSTVLiberty )
* Radio Indy Media (http://radio.indymedia.org/en/node/17034)
* Pressemitteilung Right Livelihood Award - Radio IBS Liberty Interview
(http://pressemitteilung.ws/node/140533 )
* Amy Goodman - Videos ( http://www.livevideo.com/media/tag/amy-goodman.aspx )
* Christian Radio Stations ( http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=christianinterne )
* Programs on Podbean ( http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail?pid=22823 )

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_IBS_Liberty

With additional information provided.

Radio IBS Liberty
IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty
Februar 2009
London, United Kingdom

Two journalists laboring hard for democracy: The award winning, journalist brodcast journalist and author Amy Goodman from Democracy NOW! on www.democracynow.org (right) which has received in December 2008 in the city of Stockholm in Sweden the Right Livelihood Award as known as the alternative Nobel Prize and the journalist, broadcast journalist and author Andreas Klamm (left) from Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters on www.humanrightsreporters.wordpress.com.

Amy Goodman is the first journalist which has received the alternative Nobel Prize, the Right Livelihood Award which is given by the Right Livelihood Foundation and Mr. Jakob von Uxekuell which used to be member of the European parliament.

I do believe that Amy Goodman is one of the world best journalists, broadcast journalist and authors and a good American citizen which is laboring hard for a good democracy. The television and radio program Democracy NOW! which Amy Goodman presents with Juan Gonzalez is excellent. In December 2008 we had a chance to meet in Stockholm in Sweden. It is a great honor to meet a precious woman and journalist like Amy Goodman is one.

Andreas Klamm, Journalist, broadcast journalist and author

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Concerns

By Michele Happe - Feb 13th, 2009 at 8:10 am EST

I have a lot of faith in Barack. I am concerned that he is capitulating too much to the Republicans. There are no longer any moderates in the republican party. Even Susan Collins secretyly took out protections for whistle blowers in the stimulus bill. This erodes democracy. It is time for Barack to say, "I tried, you refused, now I will do it my way".

Prosecutions are necessary for the previous administration or those crimes will be seen as condoned by us, meaning that those crimes are American crimes. Holder needs to persue those investigations to fruition. A commission is not enough. Our democracy is at stake.

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Welcome Back To Democracy America

By Ato Essandoh - Feb 11th, 2009 at 3:34 am EST

Okay so in my last post, I kinda got all up in President Obama’s grill concerning my feelings about the relative weakness of the economic stimulus bill. I impugned him over his rabid desire for bi-partisan support that seemed to allow the conservatives to water down the bill’s potency. "Why should we even deal with the Republicans?" I screamed. "They’re a dying breed! Dinosaurs belching out their last slimy chunk of political bile as they sink into the tar pit of irrelevance and obscurity!” And yet here were the Democrats, bending over backwards to include the conservatives’ feckless voodoo tax cuts while eliminating the meaty economy boosting programs that even our high school textbooks deem vital to stimulation. Oh what I’d have given for a Fathead poster of Mitch McConnell at which to throw my size thirteens…

And then it hit me. For the last eight years we’ve witnessed the executive branch dictating it’s messianic edicts to a subservient legislative branch. Tragically, we’ve gotten accustomed to it. Yet that’s not how it’s supposed to work. What’s supposed to happen is that congress is meant to legislate the policies that the president initiates. In other words, it’s congresses’ job to determine (through debate and negotiation) whether the president’s policies are sound, and if so, certify the funds and resources necessary to implement said initiatives. It’s called checks and balances. It’s one of the corner stones of our democracy. Mr. Obama is simply practicing civics! Eureka! This must be what it feels like to be in rehab!

Thus, although it’s excruciating to watch the republicans’ attempt to sabotage the only sound plan meant to pull us out of our financial crisis; endurance is paramount if we wish to restore the values that make our country great.

My apologies Mr. President, it’s going to take me a while to get used to all this participatory government stuff.

Now if we could only get these war crime hearings going…

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Visit Moon Sun Star

By coralights - Feb 8th, 2009 at 3:07 pm EST

I use my MoonSunStar.com Blog to express my anger and frustration over the politics of economics and beyond. It's pretty heavy - if you are interested.

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GEORGE WASHINGTON NEVER TOLD A LIE

By coralights - Feb 4th, 2009 at 12:02 pm EST

Looking back it seems I've learned what I know about our country in stages - each one separate, and at each point in learning, out of context with my world as I knew it at that time of learning. In our "formative" years most if not all of us were taught the same way I was, in chunks - and once school was over - the ladder of life swallowed us up - with no time to look back.

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Welcome to US NY friends

By Andreas Klamm - Feb 2nd, 2009 at 6:57 pm EST

Welcome to US NY friends

This is a blog with Barack Obama.com on www.barackobama.com. Since more then 24 years I do have friends in the United States of America and in New York City and other places in the United States of America. This blog is about ideas not only for the people of the United States of America and it will deliver information that it will be possible to restore America and even the situation for many other people in different countries around the world if WE THE PEOPLE are going not only to support Barack and Michelle Obama and the new administration but also will co-operate for something good - the PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the FRIENDS of the people of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA... a New York Fire Fighter wish me already in 2002 before the change, that soon I will become an American citizen after I have been helping him as a volunteer with the American Red Cross in New York City. As I am a French-Tunesian-German journalist, broadcast journalist and author of several books I have been not allowed to vote for the new and first Afro-American U.S. President Barack H. Obama. However I have supported some public campaign and I have written some articles about the new U.S. President Barack H. Obama which have got not only published on the world wide web but in the paper also in the English and German language. In 2008 I have written and published 3 books which deal with social affairs and human rights issues on the international basis in the English and German language. If you want to read a good book I do recommend my book "Liberty and Peace NOW ! Human Rights Reporters" which has been published in October 2008 in the English and German language. As a token and support for international understanding I do write and publish most of my books bi-lingual in two sometime even in more languages. My books can be ordered with www.amazon.de Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters :: Medienprojekt Menschenrechts-Reporter :: Edition 2008, No. 1, Human Rights, abuses and violations of Human Rights, international understanding, 272 pages, author: Andreas Klamm,m Journalist, publishing center / publishing house: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1 (October 2008), Language: English / German, bi-lingual, ISBN-10: 3837072436 , ISBN-13: 978-3837072433

British Newsflash Magazine :: Magazin-Buch: Edition 2008, No. 1, Themen und Berichte aus Politik, Soziales und Gesellschaft, Issues from politics, social affairs and society, 200 pages, author: Andreas Klamm, Journalist, Publishing house /Publishing centre: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1 (June 2008), Language: German with some articles in the English language ISBN-10: 3837046001, ISBN-13: 978-3837046007

Die Kinder der John Baptist Mission in Togo: Mission und Hilfe für Kinder, (The children of the John Baptist Mission in Togo: Mission and help for children), 200 pages, author: Andreas Klamm, Journalist, Publishing house / Publishing centre: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition: 1 (August 2008), Language: German with articles by co-authors in the French and English language, ISBN-10: 3837057623, ISBN-13: 978-3837057621

Something To Explain About My International Family

You might be wondering how can a man or woman be an WORLD CITIZEN and international?

First, my grandfather Haedi Sabaot, is a FRENCH-TUNESIAN citizen and was a FRENCH ARMY OFFICER stationed in the Germany city of Kaiserslautern, Germany in 1945 after World War II.

He was born in North of Africa and he was a so called Black-African man.

He has been in LOVE with my grandmother, Mrs. Martha Kolcaz (born as Maier) and she has delivered a child: My mother in 1946.

People in Germany in 1945 have been still indoctrinated by the NAZI doctrine. The "Fuehrer" liked not this much so called coloured people and my grandmother was persecuted in the city in which she used to live.

In 1950 she has made the hard decision to leave GERMANY forever and she moved to the STATE OF VICTORIA, city of MELBOURNE in AUSTRALIA and even changed her citizenship from the German citizenship into the AUSTRALIAN citizenship.

Already when I have been a teenager I became the unpaid "family interpreter or translator" and all of the communication by phone with my own grandmother, Mrs. Martha was ONLY in the English language.

Certainly I wanted to be able to communicate with my own grandfather, a FRENCH-TUNESIAN citizen which is missing since 1945. Therefore I have studied and learned also the FRENCH language.

For some reason already in 1984 I became very excited about the AMERICAN DREAM and the United States of America and its people.

Therefore I have placed several ads with the Los Angelos Receycler and other papers which do offer ads for free and contacted some organization to find some pen pals in the United States of Amercia.

In 1984 I have been in the happy position to find some pen pals in the United States of America. Since that early time im in touch by regular mail, phone and in these days also by email and the internet with my FRIENDS in the United States of America.

However I do have a dream, which is to become an American citizen.

In 2001 / 2002 I have been traveling two times to New York City and the United States of America. I wanted to help the American people and therefore I became a volunteer with the American Red Cross, although I do hold a GERMAN passport.

Soldiers, policer officers and many other people got exicted about my nice uniform which I have brought with me from Germany as I am not only a journalist, broadcast journalist and author, but as a secondary profession a registered nurse (R.N.) and paramedic also.

In New York City a fire fighter got in trouble after his own house got hit by lighting. However I have made the decision to help him as good as possible. After our mission was completed in the midst of NEW YORK CITY the fire fighter has said in front of his colleague, my ARC supervisior and me: "I wish you that you will become soon an American citizen."

My hope is that the fire fighters good wishes will be heard in the right and good office, soon, as I am waiting so long and longing to become an American citizen.

In New York City I have been laboring hard, 18 hours and I have been meeting hundreds of people face to face. Even those which lost loved ones after 911 and I guess because if all the impressions and the hard work I got a bit traumatized by 911 also.

However it was a honor to help many people and to meet precious, wonderful and good American citizen, which will be a great example for me how to help the communities in New York City.

My favourite city in the United States of America is New York City, followed by Boston, Chicago, Seattle (because a friend lives close to this city) and some other cities.

In 1986 I became the founder of British Newsflash Magzine (which was called first The Newsflash but its title has been changed to British Newsflash Magazine to avoid any kind of misunderstanding). And in 1986 I became with some friends and colleague in the German city of Speyer am Rhein and the English city of Leeds, England the founder of IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty, Radio IBS Liberty, IBS Television Liberty, which is supporting international understanding since 1986.

The country where I want to live, work and marry is the United States of America and I am longing for to become an United States of America citizen. However because of my international family background in many ways (not in all !) I do think cosmopolitan and as a WORLD CITIZEN also.

For many reason I do believe the United States of America is the defender of democracy and a leader or a leading country in defending democracy and this is another reason for supporting the people of the United States of America.

In 2006 I became with other author the founder of the international media project "Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters" which is dealing with social issues and international human rights issues.

In December 2008 I had the great chance to meet a wonderful and excellent colleague in the city of Stockholm, Sweden as she has received there on the side of Krishnammal Jagannathan, Asha Hagi and Dr. Monika Hauser the Right Livelihood Award by the Right Livelihood Award Foundation which is also know as alternative Nobel Prize - the precious woman which I have been meeting and my colleague in her role as journalist, broadcast journalist and author is Amy Goodman from Democracy NOW!

However I do believe because of very precious citizen like her and so many others, the people of the United States of America and the United States of America are so special.

As U.S. President Barack Obama believes that America will be restored, I do believe the same thing and by the way I do believe President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and his children are precious and special, too.

Since 1984 I am working as journalist, broadcast journalist and author. Some awards from the department for political education I have received in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989.

To be a registered nurse (R.N.) and paramedic is a secondary profession only, since 1993. In the past I have been working also as an ITU (Intensive Therapy Unit) nurse for major German University Hospitals and for the Clementine Churchill Hospital in London in the United Kingdom, also.

Actually I do believe there are millions of precious American people and citizen and if the friends of those people will co-operate for SOMETHING GOOD I believe it will be possible not only to restore the situation of the people of the United States of Amercia and for many other people in many different places in this world also.

So far as possible I am trying to encourage on US NY friends my American FRIENDS to contiune to co-operate and work together for something good in the United States of America and in this world.

This is my hope and more information will follow, soon.

If you want to read some more information, please visit:

1. www.humanrightsreporters.wordpress.com

2. www.menschenrechtsreporter.blogspot.com

3. www.andreasklamm.wordpress.com

4. www.andreasklamm.blogspot.com

5. www.youtube.com/andreasklamm

6. www.regionalhilfe.de (Regional Aid about social issues)

7. www.britishnewsflash.org

My favourite television and radio programs comes from the United States of America.

It is Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez and I can recommend for all of those which do support democracy to watch the educational television and radio programs, Monday to Friday on about 700 television and 250 radio stations int the United States of America or on the Democracy NOW! web site on www.democracynow.org .

Andreas Klamm, Journalist and author

London, United Kingdom,

February 2, 2009

international service

US NY FRIENDS

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Inaugurating the People of America The Rebirth of Democracy

By Vera (Grassroots Democracy Group) from Jamaica, NY - Jan 26th, 2009 at 10:47 am EST

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… As I migrated towards the Lincoln Memorial for the Opening Ceremony, I became amerced in a sea of people flowing rhythmically towards what some envision as a symbolic crusade. As I observed a well organized ceremony, my attention was often unconsciously interrupted to marvel at my surroundings of a micro-dynamic of what constitutes America. Once again…as I previously witnessed the “mending and uniting of the souls of America” in the eyes of its people at the Democratic Convention in Denver 2007, so I saw on this day, and days to follow… the “inauguration of The United States of America”. The inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20, 2009 invoked awareness and a force of unity that I once witnessed during the atrocity of 911. This truly was the “Rebirth of Democracy” as the voices of the people resounded at our nation’s capitol supportive of “CHANGE”. And so… we must, and shall do our part in support of said “change”. Congratulations President Barack Obama! Congratulations America!

- The Grassroots Democracy Group-

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How I saved the world.

By GlobalAlliance - Jan 22nd, 2009 at 5:07 pm EST

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Your Honorable President,

this letter is in regards to an idea that will strengthen our ecomony, stabilize the Global market and ensure democracy has a sure foundation in tomorrows future generations to come. I have a website

wwwGlobalInternetAlliancecom

and believe it and Global Alliance can not only secure a succesful recovery for our Nation; but, increase Gross National Product to growth levels yet unseen. This idea will revolutionaize the way capitalism is done and ensure that the U.S. will not only lead the information age but allow for future U.S. children and families to flourish. This idea has been kept for fourteen years waiting for your arrival as President. The time has come; however, I need to get help on funding and mass media communication. Please take time to view the site listed above but it is in beta stage and several key factors that I have mentioned are missing. But here's the Mission Statement. "Global Internet Alliance is a Sovereignty of People who come together throughout the world to practice Democracy. Global Internet Alliance is a meeting place where people all over the Earth can meet at one location to unite, vote, and share information. Let us put our minds together and see what lives we can make for our future.By obtaining a census of votes throughout the world we can obtain real time opinions, polls, votes, and surveys on global issues. These votes will represent a true democracy throughout planet Earth. Democracy is essential for the preservation of freedom and natural resources of the Earth. Surveys and votes will be given to the mass media as a means to convey Global Internet Alliances objectives. Objectives will be voted on by Global Internet Alliance citizens and results of the elections will be given to its citizens via email. We the people can unite our minds, energy, and resources, to make a better place for our children and generations to come. Join Global Internet Alliance today and put another foot in the foundation of Freedom!" Please help me in my cause for freedom and the American way. Enclosed are contacts where I can be reached and any information which could help me would greatly be appreciated. Global Alliance needs Gov't grants or help with mass media coverage. Sincerely, Chris R. Koch(559) 221-0709(808) 965-8125 ChristopherKoch@hotmail.com

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My opinion page on Barack's victory...

By Lance from Ashburn, VA - Jan 22nd, 2009 at 10:57 am EST

http://www.lancereviews.homestead.com/Obama_My_Opinion.html

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Sacrifices Made for Democracy, Here and Abroad.

By Karen from Coral Gables (Miami), FL. - Jan 19th, 2009 at 11:33 am EST

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The events taking place are inspiring, uplifting, uniting a nation which is bruised and weary, witness to democracy at her finest. Electing our first African American president Barack Obama the day after honoring the man, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. whose courageousness and sacrifice made this possible shines an even more hopeful light on our democratic process. Just as families all across the nation are observing events of historic proportions, on TV, radios, the internet, blackberries, iPhones...Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, IM... military families too have their eyes glued to their TVs, the internet, IM, blackberries, etc. While the world is witness to the strength and resiliency of a well established democracy we are very aware of the continued struggles of a fledgling democracy in Iraq. While our nation is taking a huge step forward...in Iraq there are many days with steps forward and still other days with steps back. This past week the 82nd Airborne, 3rd BCT 'family' lost three fine young men. January 10, 2009, Staff Sergeant Justin Bauer, [24yrs, Loveland, Colo., 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division] and two others- January 16th and January 18th whose names have yet to be released by DoD. Amazing, how your heart can feel so joyful and filled with hope and at the same time the heavy anguish of knowing another mother, father, wife, husband, son, or daughter feels no joy or hope today nor tomorrow. Tomorrow as I witness and celebrate our democracy at its' finest hour ... I will be very mindful of the ultimate sacrifices these three young men and many others have made for the hope of an enduring democracy in the Middle East.

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