The OccupyUSA Blog for Thursday (March 15), With Frequent Updates

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http://www.thenation.com/blog/166833/occupyusa-blog-thursday-march-15-frequent-updates

10:10 I'm off to NYC--see you this afternoon.

10:05 Pieces from upcoming special Naton print issue on Occupy posted. Here's Mchael Moore with links to others at bottom. Others include Jonathan Schell, Richard Kim, Todd Gitlin, more. Astra Taylor on Occupy the Media--and the Message. Michael Moore: "The mystery of what’s ahead is the lure. Millions want in on that adventure because, deep down, they know they have no choice. And they know that there’s more of them than the men on Wall Street who currently occupy America. They have no choice but to win."

9:00 Big news out of Oakland: judge told that police admit a cop fired a "bean bag" (not a tear gas canister) from 30 feet away that hit Marine vet Scott Olsen, fracturing his skull last fall at OWS protest. In other words: deliberate action, since bean bags are meant to hit people and gas canisters not. There's a lawsuit against the city. More here.

8:35 At Fareed Zakaria's CNN blog: "An Occupier in Iran." One of the profs who recently visited writes a piece. "It took much less than the measly 100 hours we spent in the country to discover that truth. Indeed, we soon fell in love without our gracious hosts, especially the graduate students that accompanied us everywhere, engaged us personally, intellectually and culturally, and sacrificed their time and energy to make sure we were cared for. Against the common misconception of anti-Americanism in Iran, faculty members repeatedly talked about Iranian students' desires to know America, study in its universities, and experience its unique culture. And despite its reputation for anti-Semitism, some expressed concern that an attack from Israel would endanger their friends in the Jewish minority within Iran."

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1. Thanks...X Chrome...It's good to read all of this...

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2. Sure thing