Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

U.S. MILITARY SAYS 84 PRISONERS ON HUNGER STRIKE AT GUANTANAMO; ABUSES AT ‘OBAMA DEATH CAMP’ REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

Posted on 04/23/2013 by Diane Bukowski

By Associated Press April 23, 2013 at 10:34 am Miami — A U.S. military spokesman says 84 prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay are on a hunger strike. Army Lt. Col. Samuel House says four hunger strikers are in a hospital … Continue reading →

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MOTHER OF BOSTON BOMBING SUSPECTS CALLS CASE AN FBI SET-UP

Posted on 04/21/2013 by Diane Bukowski

Tells Russian interviewer FBI was monitoring older son; FBI admits it Both parents say internet use was monitored By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW, April 20 (Reuters) – One of the two ethnic Chechens suspected by U.S. officials of being behind the … Continue reading →

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DETROIT CITY COUNCIL GROVELS TO POWER, INFLICTS FURTHER HARM ON CITY

Posted on 04/20/2013 by Diane Bukowski

    The majority on the Detroit city council have done further harm to the besieged metropolis, voting to allow emergency manager Kevyn Orr’s former law firm to represent the city’s interests. “It will be argued that the people’s representatives … Continue reading →

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DETROIT CITY COUNCIL SAYS ‘YES’ TO BANKS IN JONES DAY VOTE; PEOPLE SAY ‘NO’

Posted on 04/18/2013 by Diane Bukowski

   Vote split 5-2 Protesters delayed vote with civil rights songs; two arrested Mass actions May 5 and June 22 to challenge EM rule in Detroit and state  By Diane Bukowski  April 17, 2013  DETROIT – The Detroit City Council … Continue reading →

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IS THIS BARACK OBAMA’S 2ND TERM? IS IT CLINTON’S 3RD? OR IS IT REAGAN’S 9TH?

Posted on 04/16/2013 by Diane Bukowski

            By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon          Apeil 10, 2013 They say that elections do matter, and that there are real differences between Republican and Democratic presidents. But backing up the view to 30 years, that difference … Continue reading →

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IS JONES DAY SH-T OR SHINOLA? DETROITERS BLAST BANKERS’ TAKEOVER; COUNCIL TO VOTE APRIL 16

Posted on 04/14/2013 by Diane Bukowski

No Emergency Financial Manager For Detroit! City Council April 9, 2013         A No Struggle, No Development Production! By KennySnod Posted April 10, 2013 Overturning Emergency Manager! We oppose Emergency Managers because they rob us of our right to elect our … Continue reading →

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PROSECUTABLE U.S. CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN KOREA

Posted on 04/14/2013 by Diane Bukowski

By Jay Janson March 30th, 2013 — Dissident Voices While staring at the New York Times front page photo of the bat-winged nuclear-capable B-2 Stealth Bombers up in the blue sky on their first non-stop long-range mission from the US … Continue reading →

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BELOVED AFSCME UNION LEADER LEAMON WILSON DIES AT 55; ARRANGEMENTS BELOW

Posted on 04/09/2013 by Diane Bukowski

From Diane Bukowski, editor of VOD, and for 20 years a union leader with AFSCME Local 457:  It is with a heavy heart that I publish this notice. I was just informed yesterday that Leamon Wilson, President of AFSCME Local … Continue reading →

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COSTLY JONES DAY EM CONTRACT FACES COUNCIL VOTE TUES. APR. 9; COME AT 9 AM

Posted on 04/08/2013 by Diane Bukowski

 Contract includes unlimited charges for work, including asset sales Brushes off “conflict of interest” re: Jones Day’s representation of most city creditors Bars affirmative action in hiring, including U.S. EO 11246 compliance Refuses to comply with  “ban the box” city … Continue reading →

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ONLY WALL STREET WINS IN DETROIT CRISIS REAPING $474 MILLION FEE

Posted on 04/08/2013 by Diane Bukowski

  Much of Detroit’s streets look like this one in Highland Park, which shows Cassandra Cabil at her home after Highland Park cut a deal with DTE to remove half the city’s street lights. Under a new Public Lighting Authority, … Continue reading →

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