Made in Pittsburgh within five days of the G20 summit by a team from Pittsburgh Indymedia, Twin Cities Indymedia, Chicago Indymedia, Glassbead Collective, and Mobile Broadcast News, a new documentary: “Democracy 101 (Rough Cut)”. Democracy 101 is a look at the policing and pattern of issues that arise during National Special Security Events. Made with footage from the recent repression of dissent in Pittsburgh, salvaged from the broken cameras, stolen video and arrested reporters, and independent journalists from around the country. If you want to see a REAL provocator agent look at the end of this movie, after the credits... It always make me laugh when so-called "truther" associate blac blocs with these undercover cops. You'll see what i mean... Btw, don't comfort yourself by thinking, "oh it's in the US, here we don't have a police state..." WRONG! Where were you at the last st-jean baptiste? I was in a park at Repentigny and the police demonstration of force was absolutly surreal... They are aclimating us, it's obvious for anyone who WANT to see what's going on.. ( moins )

After the last words were spoken, it was obvious that the press would not have an opportunity to ask questions, so Jeremy and Bruno moved quickly, crammed against the wall, toward the podium in an effort to create an opportunity to ask a question. We were at an advantage with our hand held cameras, and we actually found ourselves right next to Biden as he moved chairs aside to fulfill requests for photos with residents in attendance. The moment generated many smiles and laughter, and genuine joy could be seen in the faces of all the residents. Biden stood and addressed the residents, and the instant that the photo op was finished, Jeremy engaged him: Vice-President Biden, Im Jeremy Rothe-Kushel with WACLA Media. Biden said, “If I had your hair, I would be President!” Jeremy couldnt disagree with that and offered up that Biden could have some since there was enough to go around. Then it was time to get serious and Jeremy jumped right into the preliminary part of his question. It seems like with the kind of work that Esparanza and communities around the world are doing in terms of rejuvenating themselves, we could all rejuvenate our communities. So, I want to ask you about the role, the foundational role, [that] restoring the rule of law has in terms of rejuvenating our economy because there was a recent scientific paper that came out, I dont know if you know about it, but it basically is conclusive that the World Trade Center was blown up by very high, advanced explosives and it should have been and continue to be the very highest news story right now. So, my question to you is, when are you and President Obama going to ask the Department of Justice to start a criminal investigation in terms of who produced this advanced nano-thermite and who put it in the World Trade Center? * A d v e r t i s e m e n t * efoods The space had gone silent, and every single person, including the press, the residents, the politicians and the Secret Service were listening intently to Jeremy’s question, and they all could not help but witness Biden’s discomfort and his loss for words. At this point Biden asked to see the report and took it to into his hands to look at it. With the paper in the Vice-Presidents hands, Jeremy finished up the question by asking: And if you all are not going to do that, is it possible for We the American People to trust you with our economy if we cant trust you with restoring the rule of law? Biden, obviously caught in an awkward moment, handed the scientific paper back to Jeremy, and said “Yes,” then said thank you to everybody, and quickly turned to leave. While leaving the scene, offered up a little bit more in terms of his ambiguous answer. That its possible to trust—you can trust us. Unsatisfied with the evasiveness and ambiguity of the Vice Presidents answer, Jeremy continued to call out to Biden, asking him to clarify his position in regards to the 9/11 cover-up, but Biden did not clarify his position any further. Are you going to do an investigation? Sir, are you part of the treasonous cover-up of 9/11 or are you going to help clear this up? Vice President Biden, this is about treason under Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution. Today we managed to get the only question asked, and every single person present walked away from that event with Jeremy’s question about scientific proof for military grade explosives used in the destruction of the Twin Towers on their mind. On our way out, a reporter complained to Jeremy that “it doesn’t matter what story you are after you should always keep it with the agenda of the moment,” to which Bruno’s pleasant response was, “When is 9-11 ever the agenda of the moment?” The reporter bowed his head and walked away. As we stood in the street, smiles on our faces for having just had an intense experience of engaging high rank politicians about 9-11 and treason, the same Secret Service agent we had interacted with before the press conference came walking out. He smiled and pointed at us, “Great work guys!” then he saluted us! Yes, a Secret Service agent saluted us for asking the Vice President a hard question about scientific proof of the controlled demolition of the towers on 9-11. Bruno called out to him “Thank you! You did a great job running a smooth operation!” ( moins )

Do you feel the way you hate Do you hate the way you feel Always closer to the flame Ever closer to the blade I am poison crazy lush Built these hands to lift me up We are servants of our formulaic ways I'm screaming daisies From 14 miles away I've got my own time Got it all today Chorus: Make up your mind Need some help To find this mind,mind,mind Limbo this and limbo that You were this and you were that Ever know that what you fear is what you find This indian summer I signed my life away There's a greedy fly in here And I fly away ( moins )

Wherever you are you will carry always Truth of the scars and darkness of your faith Slowly move on, how did we get to here? It all went wrong, gravity claiming all your tears Everything looks so much better now, looks so much better now You will get yours You will get yours You will get yours You have no right to ask me now You were never that around And I have missed Reality daytrips and your suit me, suit me ways Turn out the light switch, we've been awake for days And no one's coming round here no more, no one's coming round here You will get yours You will get yours You will get yours You will get yours You have no right to calm me down You were never that around And I have missed, I have missed Chorus: Cold contagious All the mighty mighty men What you save is what you lose out in the end Cold contagious Cold contagious Paint your perfect day I don't mind this I'm better off by the way I'm deeply grounded (You will get yours) Repeat Chorus Cold contagious... ( moins )

When the USA goes bonkers for war it always wraps it in the flag and a macho cowboy image. It was a broadside against the Bush Administration's Neo Con war policies with a bizarre rationale for their bellicose behavior. "It must have been the dinner at the Inauguration Ball. There must have been some Mad Cow on the menu after all." Mad Cowboy Disease is a walking cartoon-song influenced by listening to Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, and other Broadside Balladeers. Photos from US military prisons at Abu Ghraib in Iraq and Guantanamo in Cuba, as well as anti-war photos, are from After Downing Street: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org The Bush-Cheney administration lied about everything from 9/11 to WMD in Iraq to their White House discussions led by Condoleeza Rice about torture techniques to use in their so-called "War on Terror". President Obama, how can we move forward if we can't look at the horrible crimes of the recent past and hold someone accountable? What does that do to respect for the law? ( moins )

"What we've got here is failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach... So, you get what we had here last week, which is the way he wants it! Well, he gets it! N' I don't like it any more than you men." * Look at your young men fighting Look at your women crying Look at your young men dying The way they've always done before Look at the hate we're breeding Look at the fear we're feeding Look at the lives we're leading The way we've always done before My hands are tied The billions shift from side to side (now it's trillion) :( And the wars go on with brainwashed pride For the love of God and our human rights And all these things are swept aside By bloody hands time can't deny And are washed away by your genocide And history hides the lies of our civil wars D'you wear a black armband When they shot the man Who said "Peace could last forever" And in my first memories They shot Kennedy I went numb when I learned to see So I never fell for Vietnam We got the wall of D.C. to remind us all That you can't trust freedom When it's not in your hands When everybody's fightin' For their promised land And I don't need your civil war It feeds the rich while it buries the poor Your power hungry sellin' soldiers In a human grocery store Ain't that fresh I don't need your civil war Look at the shoes your filling Look at the blood we're spilling Look at the world we're killing The way we've always done before Look in the doubt we've wallowed Look at the leaders we've followed Look at the lies we've swallowed And I don't want to hear no more My hands are tied For all I've seen has changed my mind But still the wars go on as the years go by With no love of God or human rights 'Cause all these dreams are swept aside By bloody hands of the hypnotized Who carry the cross of homicide And history bears the scars of our civil wars "We practice selective annihilation of mayors And government officials For example to create a vacuum Then we fill that vacuum As popular war advances Peace is closer" ** I don't need your civil war It feeds the rich while it buries the poor Your power hungry sellin' soldiers In a human grocery store Ain't that fresh And I don't need your civil war I don't need your civil war I don't need your civil war Your power hungry sellin' soldiers In a human grocery store Ain't that fresh I don't need your civil war I don't need one more war I don't need one more war Whaz so civil 'bout war anyway!? ( moins )

Un ''classique'' XD Sometimes I try to do things but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to, and I get real frustrated and then like I try hard to do it, and I like, take my time but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to. Its like, I concentrate on it real hard, but it just doesn't work out. And everything I do and everything I try, it never turns out. Its like, I need time to figure these things out, but theres always someone there going “hey mike, you know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately, you know? You need to maybe get away. And like, maybe you should talk about it, you'll feel a lot better.” And I'm all like “oh, nah, its ok, you know. I'll figure it out. Just leave me alone, I'll figure it out, you know? I'm just working on it by myself.” And they go “well, you know, if you wanna talk about it, I'll be here, you know? And you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk about it. So why don't you talk about it?” I go “no, I don't want to! I'm ok. I'll figure it out myself!” But they just keep bugging me, they just keep bugging me, and it builds up inside. So you're gonna be institutionalized. You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes. You won't have anything to say. They'll brainwash you until you see their way. I'm not crazy - institutionalized You're the one that's crazy - institutionalized You're driving me crazy - institutionalized They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help to protect me from the enemy, myself. I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything, but then again I was thinking about nothing. And then my mom came in, and I didn't even know she was there. She called my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming “Mike, Mike!” And I go “what? Whats the matter?” She goes “whats the matter with you?” I go “theres nothing wrong, mom.” Shes all “don't tell me that! You're on drugs!” I go “no mom I'm not on drugs. I'm ok, I'm just thinking, you know? Why don't you get me a Pepsi?” She goes “No! You're on drugs!” I go “mom, I'm ok. I'm just thinking.” She goes “No! You're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't be acting that way!” I go “mom, just get me a Pepsi! Please, all I want is a Pepsi!” And she wouldn't give it to me! All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me! Just a Pepsi! They give you a white shirt with long sleeves! Tied around your back, you're treated like thieves! Drug you up because they're lazy! It's too much work to help a crazy! I'm not crazy - institutionalized You're the one who's crazy - institutionalized You're driving me crazy - institutionalized They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself. I'm sitting in my room, when my mom and my dad came in. they pulled up a chair and they sat down. They go “mike, we need to talk to you.” And I go “ok, whats the matter?” They go “me and your mom, we've noticed that lately you've been having a lot of problems, and you've been going off for no reason, and we're afraid you're going to hurt somebody, and we're afraid you're going to hurt yourself. So we decided that it would be in you're best interest if we put you somewhere where you could get the help that you need.” And I go “wait, what are you talking about, WE decided? MY best interests? How do you know what MY best interest is? How can you say what MY best interest is? What are you trying to say? I'M crazy? When I went to YOUR schools, I went to YOUR churches, I went to YOUR institutional learning facilities. So how can you say I'M crazy?” They say they're gonna fix my brain. Alleviate my suffering and my pain. But by the time they fix my head. Mentally I'll be dead. I'm not crazy - institutionalized You're the one who's crazy - institutionalized You're driving me crazy - institutionalized They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself. Doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car anyways. ( moins )

Lay your hand upon my shoulder say something that I want to hear time will wash out every trace of sadness if only you are near I've tried so hard just to be somebody but now I'm found And we can be together and travel far away and we can love forever in some old Paradize Bay Carry me oh bring me out of fantasy and tell me this is real tell me that you won't give up and tell me it's a good thing to feel The wind is carrying your voice the message is Don't ever walk away and the only answer I can give to you is that I'm always gonna stay ( moins )

Tonight its very clear As were both lying here Theres so many things I want to say I will always love you I would never leave you alone Sometimes I just forget Say things I might regret It breaks my heart to see you crying I dont wanna lose you I could never make it alone I am a man who will fight for your honor Ill be the hero youre dreaming of Well live forever Knowing together that we Did it all for the glory of love Youll keep me standing tall Youll help me through it all Im always strong when youre beside me I have always needed you I could never make it alone I am a man who will fight for your honor Ill be the hero youve been dreaming of Well live forever Knowing together that we Did it all for the glory of love Just like a knight in shining armor From a long time ago Just in time I will save the day Take you to my castle far away I am a man who will fight for your honor Ill be the hero youre dreaming of Were gonna live forever Knowing together that we Did it all for the glory of love Well live forever Knowing together that we Did it all for the glory of love We did it all for love We did it all for love We did it all for love We did it all for love ( moins )

Tonights the night well make history, honey, you and i And Ill take any risk to tie back the hands of time And stay with you here tonight I know you feel these are the worst of times I do believe its true When people lock their doors and hide inside Rumor has it its the end of paradise But I know, if the world just passed us by Baby I know, you wouldnt have to cry The best of times are when Im alone with you Some rain some shine, well make this a world for two Our memories of yesterday will last a lifetime Well take the best, forget the rest And someday well find these are the best of times These are the best of times The headlines read these are the worst of times I do believe its true I feel so helpless like a boat against the tide I wish the summer winds could bring back paradise But I know, if the world turned upside down Baby, I know youd always be around The best of times are when Im alone with you Some rain some shine, well make this a world for two Our memories of yesterday will last a lifetime Well take the best, forget the rest And someday well find these are the best of times These are the best of times And So my friends well say goodnight for time has claimed its prize But tonight will always last As long as we keep alive memories of paradise... ( moins )