Tag: Martin Luther King Jr.

Richard Rubenstein, Julian and Martin: Reflections on the Arrest of Assange

James Fetzerblog

by RICHARD RUBENSTEIN Will someone please explain to me why Martin Luther King, Jr. is considered a hero for violating laws sustaining the system of racial discrimination, while Julian Assange is considered a villain for violating laws sustaining the system of imperial war? Democratic Party bigwigs are celebrating the arrest of the Wikileaks founder in London and the request of Donald Trump’s Justice Department for his extradition to the U.S. According to Senators Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner, and Joe Manchin – and, of course, ex-Senator Hilary Clinton – Assange deserves to be…

The 6th Annual JFK Dallas Conference (15-18 November 2018)

James Fetzerblog, JFK Dallas

THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE SITE: DOUBLETREE-by-HILTON Market Center, Dallas TX Date: Nov. [15],16-17-18   SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE Theme: “THE BIG PICTURE: WHY JFK, RFK & MLK HAD TO DIE” – more than 40 SPEAKERS THURS – SUNDAY! Thursday, Nov. 15: Many of you are arriving too late to join other activities beginning Thurs. AM, so we have arranged to expand the conference to include Thurs. PM. 1:00: CONFERENCE ROOM: Greetings to Friends, Helpers & Early Arrivals 1:05 – 2:00: [Stockholm, by Skype] Ole Dammegard: “Parallels between the murders of JFK and Sweden’s Prime Minister Olof Palme” [by Skype, from Spain] 2:05…