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Who Is Destroying Syria?

The United Nations Charter, to which all member states are signatories and which prevails over all other treaties and agreements, states that the organization is obligated to “determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression” and to take military and nonmilitary action to “restore international peace and security.”

The justices at the Nuremberg trials in 1946 concluded that “to initiate a war of aggression … is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole.”

Free Press Second Saturday Salon

People protesting with sign Restaurant worker justice

Saturday, May 13, 6:30-11pm
1021 E. Broad St., Columbus, east side door
Parking in rear, front, or side driveway
Free Press May Second Saturday Salon
Saturday, May 13, 2017 - 6:30-11pm
1021 E.Broad St., Columbus, east side door
Parking in side driveway, front or rear parking lot
Come to network and socialize with progressive friends with refreshments, music, art and a presentation by the Central Ohio Worker Center (COWC). The COWC works on immigration issues, restaurant worker rights, sanctuary city, farmworker rights, and boycotting Wendy's.
Free, no RSVP required.
614-253-2571, columbusfreepress.com

Women Have Options Fundraiser at MadLab

Men wearing black holding a woman laying on her side

Thursday, May 11, 8-9:30pm
MadLab, 227 N. Third St.
Enjoy a night at the theater and laugh for a cause by joining us for a fundraiser to support Women Have Options! Let's go out and have fun with our repro freedom friends at MadLab Theatre. MadLab will be donating a portion of supporter ticket sales back to WHO/O to help break down barriers to abortion access. Just tell them you're there with Women Have Options or show them this page on your cell phone! Invite your friends!

The show starts at 8pm, and you can buy your tickets at the door (unless we sell out!) or online at madlab.net

The Show: Theatre Roulette is made up of 3 separate and totally different nights of shows. So if you come 3 nights in a row, you will not see the same play twice. On May 11th, the show will be -

"Classified" America

“… the American people deserve a clear explanation of what their Central Intelligence Agency does on their behalf…. we are an organization committed to uncovering the truth and getting it right…. And sure—we also admit to making mistakes…. But it is always our intention—and duty—to get it right. And that is one of the many reasons why we at CIA find the celebration of entities like WikiLeaks to be both perplexing and deeply troubling.”

– CIA Director Mike Pompeo, April 13, 2017

Why Was Comey Fired?

The firing of FBI Director James Comey may have been a surprise to some, most particularly in the media, but there was a certain inevitability about it given the bureau’s clear inability to navigate the troubled political waters that developed early last summer and have continued ever since. The initial reaction that it may have been triggered by Comey’s recent maladroit comments regarding the Huma Abedin emails would appear to miss the mark as that issue was not raised either by Attorney General Jeff Sessions or by the White House in their written explanations of what had taken place and why.

Car Bomb in Thailand Injures 56 and Damages Peace Talks

BANGKOK, Thailand -- A devastating car bomb exploded in front of a
shopping complex on May 9 in southern Thailand, minutes after a
smaller blast lured security forces and rescuers to the site, injuring
at least 56 people in the one of the worst attacks on a civilian
target this year.
   Suspicion immediately fell on Muslim Malay-Thai insurgents fighting
for autonomy or independence from Buddhist-majority Thailand.
   The stalemate conflict has killed 6,800 people on all sides since 2004.
   Unidentified people parked the car bomb in front of a shopping
center in downtown Pattani, capital of Pattani province and exploded
it on May 9 at about 2:30 p.m. when the area was thronged with buyers
and sellers.
   Some early reports said assailants first threw "fireworks" into the
Big C Supercenter and fled.
   Other reports described the first attack as a motorcycle bomb
exploding in the entrance of Big C, causing minimal damage.
   While trying to determine what occurred, security forces, rescuers

North Korea's Cuisine: Brainwashing & No Bones

BANGKOK, Thailand -- The best way to experience North Korean cuisine
in Bangkok is at Pyongyang Okryu Restaurant where armed troops and
gleeful singers relentlessly try to brainwash you, while North Korean
women strip you of your freedom and delicately pull out your bones.
   If you like, your noodles will be cheerfully scissored.
   But be warned: the efficient staff are subject to instant mood swings.
   The polka-dot clad waitresses begin with shy smiles and tender hand
waves while greeting you.
   Suddenly however they can appear panic-stricken, drained of
emotions, or severely displeased if you stray from the menu.
   You can eat a tasty but somewhat oily and salty meal while ignoring
the bizarre behavior around your plastic-covered table amid the
restaurant's permanent Christmas decorations.
   If you are aware of North Korea's harsh regime, you may feel like
you have passed through an invisible membrane when you enter this
restaurant on trendy, upmarket Ekamai Road.
   That's because this modern, fresh, clean and intriguing eatery is

ANGEL WAGENSTEIN: ART IS A WEAPON Film Review

The USSR had Sergei Eisenstein, while Bulgaria had Angel Wagenstein. The life and work of the 94-year-old screenwriter and novelist is wonderfully depicted in Andrea Simon’s top notch documentary, Angel Wagenstein: Art is a Weapon, which had its West Coast premiere at Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills during the 12th annual South East European Film Festival.

This extremely well-directed, enlightening nonfiction biopic paints a fascinating portrait of this leftwing Jewish writer who was born 1922 in Plovdiv. The son of a Bulgarian dedicated Communist - who, the son quips, naively “expected the world revolution to take place next Tuesday” - little Angel met his father on a visit to the prison where he was confined for his role in what Weapon contends was the first armed uprising against a fascist regime. Wagenstein (alternatively spelled as “Vagenshtain”) would recount this largely overlooked 1923 rebellion in one of his first scripts, 1954’s The Heroes of September.

Thousands in U.S. send messages of friendship to Russians

As of this writing, 7,269 people in the United States, and rising steadily, have posted messages of friendship to the people of Russia.

Die-In at Stivers' Lancaster Office

People laying outside on the ground holding tombstone signs that say ACA Repeal killed me

Wednesday, May 10, 4:30-6:30pm
104 E Main St, Lancaster, OH
Join us to illustrate how Steve Stivers' vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with tax breaks for billionaires affects his constituents! Please bring headstones and chalk
 

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