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"Come September." Arundhati Roy Speech.

The following is the transcript of Arundhati Roy, an Indian Political Activist, and Writer invited to speak by the Lannan Foundation on September 18,2002, at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.   The speech delivers a strong narrative on the steps that brought us to today's global crises (the corruption of governments and the illusion of freedom in which its citizens live). "... today the world is run by three of the most secretive institutions in the world: The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization, all three of which, in turn, are dominated by the U. S." Arundhati  Roy's speech can be viewed and heard in a documentary.   Follow the link below. Pass the word around. http://www.youtube.com/user/eHistory101 Transcription of Arundhati Roy reading Lensic Performing Arts Center Santa Fe, New Mexico. September 18, 2002                My talk today is called "Come September." The theme of muc

The Road to Guantanamo. A documentary: See behind the veil.

On December 10, 1948, The General assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the full text appears in the following pages if you follow the link below. Following this historic act, the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories." H..p://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/ Article 5. No one shall e subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. Article 6. Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. Article 7. All are equal before the law and entitled to equal protection without any discrimination. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination. Article8. Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fund