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Obama's Order to Assassinate U.S. Citizen a Major Violation of Due Process RealAudio
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Interview with Emily Berman, counsel with the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, conducted by Scott Harris 
Blair went on to say that Americans would not be assassinated overseas for criticizing the government, but are subject to assassination only when the government decides they are a threat. Although his name wasn't mentioned, Blair's statements were presumed to be referring to radical Muslim cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S. citizen born in New Mexico. Awlaki, now believed to be in hiding in Yemen, is said by government officials to be linked to two recent acts of terrorism: the November shooting of 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas by U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, and the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner by a Nigerian man on Christmas Day. Although President Bush was assailed by civil liberties advocates for designating suspected terrorists, including U.S. citizens, as "enemy combatants," imprisoning them without, charge, trial or access to attorneys, there is no evidence that Bush ever ordered the assassination of an American citizen. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Emily Berman, counsel with the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, who challenges the right of President Obama to order the assassination of a U.S. citizen without formally charging them with crimes and following minimum standards of due process. Contact the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University by calling (212) 998-6730 or visit their website at www.brennancenter.org Related Links:
Van Jones Calls for Urgent Action on Environmental and Economic Crises RealAudio
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Excerpt of talk by Van Jones, environmental justice advocate and Green for All founder, produced by Melinda Tuhus 
In 2009, he was hired by the Obama administration as a special adviser for green jobs, enterprise and innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. But after a smear campaign from right-wing activists, he quit, as he explained it, so as not to distract President Obama from his agenda of health care reform and other critical issues. Van Jones now works as a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and a senior policy adviser at Green for All, an anti-poverty environmental organization he founded in 2007. In an address at the Yale Divinity School's Environmental (Dis) Locations conference, he spoke about confronting the nation's environmental and economic crises, with a new kind of thinking. The following is an excerpt from his April 9 talk. Contact Green for All by calling (510) 663-6500 or visit their website at www.greenforall.org. This segment was recorded and produced by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus. Related links:
Court Overturns FCC Authority to Enforce Net Neutrality RealAudio
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Interview with Craig Aaron, senior program director, with media democracy group Free Press, conducted by Scott Harris  Critics say the court decision can be traced back to FCC efforts over recent years to deregulate the nation's communications networks. Their actions under President George W. Bush created a set of rules that prevents the agency from acting to protect consumers and expand access to broadband Internet services. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, a strong supporter of net neutrality, has pledged to find the legal authority to protect consumers and said the FCC remained "firmly committed to promoting an open Internet." The court decision is seen by many observers as creating an obstacle for President Obama's campaign promise to boost Americans' access to high-speed Internet. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Craig Aaron, senior program director with the media democracy group Free Press. He explains the importance of this court decision for Internet users and content providers, and the most effective way the FCC can fulfill its commitment to preserve Internet freedom and a level playing field for all of its users. Contact Free Press by calling toll free at (877) 888-1533, or visit their website at www.freepress.net Related links:
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