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In response to a letter by members of civil society, Zafar Siddiqi, CEO Samaa TV replied with the following:

On Tue, Jan 28, 2012 at 12:28 PM, “Zafar Siddiqi” wrote: Dear All

Your feedback is appreciated.As a responsible corporate citizen, Samaa TV did what was required under the circumstances. We do not and have not in the past or intend to in the future to take our viewership or reporting requirements without the seriousness that they deserve.

You would appreciate that as an organisation with a functioning management team, we had to conduct certain legal requirements over the past week and internal review processes (which are operational in nature) before procedding further.

As a result of which I can inform you:

1. *We asked Maya to apologise unconditionally which she did not.* 2. *The CEO asked her to do that on friday which she refused.*

As a result of which the following will be put in place on Monday,Jan 30th.

1. Maya and her team *will receive termination notices*. 2. Her *show is being stopped from Monday morning.*

Our deeds and actions taken since this episode occured are there for the record and hope this will settle issues as far as the station is concerned.

A lot has been written about the race for ratings. Well, we do absolve such behaviour irrespective of ratings that the show was getting.

With best regards and thank you for your understanding.

*Zafar Siddiqi*

Chairman CNBC Arabiya Chairman CNBC Africa President CNBC Pakistan

I have been working to edit this video the last couple of weeks.

I am done editing, but the video was immediately censored when uploaded for “potential copyright violations.”

 I am disputing the charge with a Fair Use claim…… while the dispute is being addressed, the video will play – luckily, because I am too busy to care to re-edit this winner.

Check it out here, ASAP.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1Hbk2O87zII

Full blog post: http://norcaltruth.org/2012/01/27/norman-solomon-and-911/

Brian

Welcome to Reznews! Helping to bring news to you that matters! Friday Evening News Briefs & Summary’s January 27, 2012

U.S. Government & Political Briefs & Summary’s

Obama holds campaign fundraiser with American Indian supporters Washington Post WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, raising money for his campaign among tribal leaders, says he wants American Indians to be “full partners” in the economy. Obama was meeting in Washington with about 70 to 75 supporters from Native American….

Nominees sought for BLM advisory council Bismarck Tribune Open positions on the council are from three categories: ranching, energy or mineral development, timber or commercial recreation; environmental, archaeological or historical organizations; or elected offices, American Indian tribes, state agencies…

Obama Cites ‘Turning Point’ in Relations With American Indians BusinessWeek “As long as Native Americans face unemployment rates that are far higher than the national average, we’ve got more work to do,” Obama said. “We want new businesses and new opportunities to take root on the reservation. We want to stop repeating…

Proposed Lansing, Fruitport casinos seeking approvals differently Muskegon Chronicle – MLive.com Any lands acquired using amounts from interest or other income of the Self-Sufficiency Fund shall be held in trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the tribe.” It appears the city of Lansing and the tribe plan to have the tribe purchase land…

Reservation & Tribal Government Briefs & Summary’s

Cherokee Heritage Center announces ‘Call For Entries’ Tulsa Native American Times The exhibition had 35 winners in nine categories with nearly $10000 awarded and included 93 Native American artists from 13 Tribal Nations featuring 155 art pieces. “We are looking forward to another great year for the Trail of Tears Art Show….

IHS & Indian Community Health Briefs & Summary’s

United Way surpasses goal, breaks fundraising record Bismarck Tribune Wilson also opened a free clinic on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation that served the Selfridge Community for six years. The United Way also announced the 2012 campaign co-chairs: Craig Lambrecht, Medcenter One president and CEO…

Conservation & Environmental Briefs & Summary’s

Coal Fuels a Fight in Oregon Wall Street Journal Meanwhile, this month the Sierra Club joined a coalition of Native American tribes, the Seattle-based Earthjustice and Oregon’s local Greenpeace office to appeal Oregon’s Department of State Lands’ permission to allow “dredging” at Coos Bay…

Sacred Land & Site Preservation Briefs & Summary’s

Ancient walled city, older than Egypt’s pyramids, unearthed off Georgia coast Examiner.com Some of the earliest pottery in North America was also found buried in the remains of this lost city. The site is quite an enigma because at the time of its construction the Native Americans living in the area were simple hunters and gatherers….

Culture & Traditional Briefs & Summary’s

Colville Tribes hope to boost small bighorn herd near Omak The Wenatchee World Online (Yakima Herald-Republic photo/Gordon King) OMAK — A small herd of about 20 California bighorn sheep living on the rocky ridges above Omak Lake on the Colville Indian Reservation is about to get some new blood pumped into..

Education & History Briefs & Summary’s

Native Americans originated in Russia Examiner.com Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Russia have confirmed the region in Russia that the original native American ancestors came from through an exhaustive genetic analysis according to an article in the January 26, 2012…

Native Americans May Have Trekked From Siberia U.S. News & World Report 27 (HealthDay News) — The earliest Native Americans may have originated in a tiny mountainous region in southern Siberia called the Altai, according to anthropologists. The Altai is at the intersection of Russia, Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan…

Genetic link between Native Americans and Asians strengthened Medill Reports: Chicago Native Americans are genetically linked to the people of the Altai Republic, a part of Siberia that straddles the borders of Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan. by Gloria Oh Anthropologists believe Asians migrated to North America thousands….

U of M President pleads his bonding bill case at Capitol MinnPost.com He also described what university officials hope to build and renovate: a heating and power plant, an American Indian resource center in Duluth and an environmental lab in Itasca, to name a few. This is the university president’s first full…

SD students combat American Indian stereotypes Yankton Daily Press By KRISTI EATON They’re powerful words routinely used to stereotype people living on American Indian reservations: poor, violent, alcoholic and obese. Students at one high school on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Rosebud Sioux….

Business & Gaming Briefs & Summary’s

Fresh off Navajo controversy, Urban Outfitters stock plummets, CEO exits Retail Customer Experience The Federal Indian Arts and Crafts act of 1990 and the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibit US retailers and manufacturers from even implying that a product is Native American-made when it is not. The Navajo Nation has a long history…

Warm Springs Telecom Open for Business KTVZ After five years of planning,the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs became the ninth tribe to start up their own telecommunications company. Warm Springs leaders say it’s a big step in connecting them beyond the reservation and improving their…

Restaurant Profile: Momma Mary’s Navajo Tacos Springfield News-Leader “We told them we’re Native American Indian. Even though the food has taco flavor, we’re Native American Indian.” The city settled on “fast-food, homemade, Mexican Native American Indian restaurant,” she said. Word of mouth: The restaurant arose…

Catawba Indians and York County Politicians Clash with Casino Plan WTMA (CATAWBA INDIAN RESERVATION) — The Catawba Indian Nation has pushed for a plan to open a casino on its York County reservation, but it’s not without controversy and opposition from county politicians. The State reports that the main issue at stake…

Court & Legal Briefs & Summary’s

Native Mob members arrested in county Princeton Union Eagle Membership is estimated at 200, with new members, including juveniles, regularly recruited from communities with large, young, male, Native American populations. Association with the gang is often signified by wearing red and black clothing or sporting…

People in the News Briefs & Summary’s

Testament Frontman Appears on Native American Radio Show Metal Underground Chuck Billy of Testament is currently on “Native in the Spotlight”, a radio program directed at the American Indian community. Billy will be discussing his heritage as well as his role in the heavy metal scene. Testament fans can listen….

Indian war: Men feud over Native American heritage Sarasota Herald-Tribune Englewood resident Ed Winddancer, left, claims Native American descent and performs at festivals. Sarasota resident Sal Serbin, right, protests Winddancer’s appearances, calling him an imposter. By Chris Anderson The notes from the flute flutter….

New Maricopans bridging gaps with their music TriValley Central It wasn’t until he and his wife Darlene, of Irish descent, joined up with Youth on a Mission to serve in Arizona on Hopi tribal lands that Terry truly connected and began to immerse himself in his Native American heritage. It was there, learning…

Assorted News Briefs & Summary’s

How aboriginal men became ‘braves’ Globe and Mail What was the origin of the term “braves,” referring to native American men? Anne Hildebrandt of Vineland, Ont., wants to know. The word “brave” was, indeed, once used to refer to “an Indian warrior,” writes Peter Gorman of Toronto….

TEMECULA: American Indian sports group wins grant Press-Enterprise BY STEPHANIE D. SCHULTE On a recent wet and windy morning, children from the La Jolla and Pauma Reservations met at the Pala Sports Complex to compete in a basketball game organized by the Temecula-based Inter Tribal Sports….

Brilliant ‘Shoes,’ bloody ‘Suspiria’ and more OregonLive.com By The Oregonian “Paskenta: Nomlaqa Boda” Documentary about Native Americans in Northern California forced to fight a federal government decision to deny official recognition to their tribe…

Events & Activity Briefs & Summary’s

Jesse Jackson adds voice to Grammy protest Reuters Canada In a letter to Recording Academy president Neil Portnow, sent three weeks before the February 12 Grammy Awards show, Jackson said the elimination of awards for Native American and Hawaiian musicians, and cuts in Latin Jazz, R&B and other categories….

Editorial & Opinion Briefs & Summary’s

Taking a stand against injustice Ct Post Wouldn’t Native American tribes still be living on their land? Would we have had slavery long ago? Would we have had segregation? Would we be in Connecticut, or even the USA? Life as we know it seems to be too difficult to handle…

Giffords brings for the power of empathy StandardNet Those considered savages were once called Indians but are now called Native Americans, yet the criminals, like all criminals, now obviously come in all colors, all religions and both sexes. At the worst moments, civilization seems under threat…

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Posted by: L.Kibby – l.kibby@frontier.com California Wiyot American Indian Larry’s Web Page – American Indian Poetry http://lkibby1.webs.com/

In this country – a ‘farm’ is any place that produces even one beast for slaughter a year and because of that inspectors can search your property without a warrant – on demand – to ‘ensure public health concerns are addressed’ – and – if you refuse to obey the written orders to comply … you could literally – lose the farm – even if you do NOT send animals to slaughter and do NOT share the meat or eggs/etc with others than your own family.

A kill floor is supposed to record every animal coming through it here – and make sure it’s been treated with all the chemicals allowable … before they kill and then release the meat to the original producer for his own consumption. Home kill is ‘allowed’ but frowned on and … you can’t come to my farm when the home kill butcher is killing the beasts to take your share home – you can’t take it off the property – period.

It’s time the public that has a fricken clue starts bracing for a new kind of blood sport ’cause it’s going to come down to putting bullets between the eyes of invading ‘inspectors’ to … make shit change. It’s a truth most people don’t want to hear …

On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 5:49 AM, Drou wrote:

ttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/27/obama-administration-mortgage-fraud-settlement_n_1236708.html

Obama Administration And Banks Near Deal On Mortgage Fraud Legal Liability

Posted: 1/27/12 12:19 PM ET | Updated: 1/27/12 07:04 PM ET

Mortgage Settlement Foreclosures

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, state attorneys general, and, perhaps, the nation’s largest banks are close to a final settlement on the years-long struggle over allegations of massive foreclosure fraud, according to several sources familiar with the talks. And the final details of the arrangement, according to the source who revealed them, will apparently not preclude prosecutors and regulators from taking legal action against many of the common abuses during the house bubble. It remains to be seen whether all parties will ultimately sign off on the language.

The settlement is worth $25 billion, a sum which will be distributed to homeowners who were wrongfully foreclosed on as well as those who remain underwater. In addition, banks could still face future legal action over 12 specific violations.

According to someone intimate with the negotiations, there will be no legal release of the banks with respect to:

1. Criminal liability. 2. Tax liability 3. Fair lending, fair housing, or any other civil rights claim. 4. Federal Housing Finance Agency or the GSEs [Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac] 5. CFPB claims for the period after they came into existence in July 2011 6. SEC claims 7. National Credit Union Association Claims 8. FDIC claims 9. Federal Reserve Board claims 10. MERS claims

In addition, the source said, there will be preservation of the vast majority of securitization claims including all claims regarding state pension funds as well as the vast majority of the origination fraud claims from HUD, the VA and the USDA.

According to Mike Lux, who originally reported the settlement for The Huffington Post, the release will be “almost entirely confined to robosigning cases” — meaning that banks will likely not see further punishment from the states for foreclosure fraud. Robosigning fraud is perhaps the easiest type of misconduct for prosecutors to target.

That said, their legal liabilities on the federal level remain vast, even after handing over $25 billion for homeowner relief.

The announcement is, in some regards, a victory for the few state attorneys general who, over the course of several months, refused to sign off on a quick and limited settlement with the big banks.

“I think it is fair to give [New York Attorney General] Eric Schneiderman and the other progressive attorneys general a lot of credit for holding the line,” said a source intimate with the negotiations. “This is a big victory for them.”

The announcement comes just two days after President Obama announced the creation of a mortgage crisis unit to be headed by Schneiderman and other prosecutors. Federal claims, such as those that will be permissible under the negotiated settlement, have not been aggressively pursued over the last three years despite widespread evidence of abusive lending. The emergence of the unit as well as the final language of the settlement suggests that the administration is refiguring its approach to future litigation.

The lingering question is whether the banks will sign off on the final language. Agreement from all 50 state attorneys general has also not been finalized. Schneiderman was not the only attorney general who spent months unhappy with the deal, and after Obama’s State of the Union speech, Delaware’s Beau Biden and California’s Kamala Harris reiterated their opposition to the deal as it stood.

Tom Kelly of Chase’s media relations office declined to comment. “No input from us,” he said.

Schneiderman’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Huffington Post.

UPDATE: 7:00 p.m. — According to the Associated Press , “New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says one of his major objections has been resolved in a proposed settlement between U.S. states and the nation’s biggest mortgage lenders over deceptive foreclosure practices.”

Donahue … conservative big mouth in his own time and place … grew older and much wiser and in his advanced age state – he makes a lot of ‘sense’ … it’s a shame he didn’t preach it way back when most westerners knew who he was … how old do you suppose Oprah has to get before she suddenly finds her way clear of her new-queen mentality to explain she didn’t mean to encourage the war mongers election by endorsing their skanky arses globally … and she’s so sorry the majority are suffering while she made good herself.

On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 7:17 AM, Drou wrote:

Yeah … suddenly the mainstream starts taking up the new ‘meme’ being promoted by leaders – ‘We must prevent the riots we must have so the leaders can trounce the liberators … and stay leading the slave-class like the masters we really are!’

Bullshit … here’s another idea – let’s shoot all the master-class down to the last mongrel whelp that could stand to inherit those estates … and deal with any of the slave class that wants to argue and save their masters the same way … then the FREEMEN might have a chance of rebuilding and living in mutually assured peace!

Fuck ‘em. Fuck ‘em all!

On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Drou wrote: