SEATTLE, Washington (PNN) - November 16, 2011 - As much of the national press focused on protestors’ return to Zuccotti Park after their forcible eviction, crackdowns took place on “Occupy” protests nationwide late Tuesday.

During a crackdown on Occupy Seattle, an 84-year-old woman and a pregnant 19-year-old girl were among those attacked by pig thug cops wielding pepper spray, according to reports.

By Lee Parker

My first encounter with slavery was in Christian Summer Bible School, with the telling of the story of Moses. I remember pictures of the little baby in a reed basket, placed in the river so he would not be killed. He was found, nurtured and eventually let the Israelites out of Egypt. We all know the story.

Then there are the stories of African slave traders and those who were sold to the white man. Some call this a blight on American history; others say that throughout history, some men have always seen others as a commodity to be controlled or sold for profit.

What is slavery and why is it such a repeatable occurrence in the history of mankind?

FRESNO, Kalifornia (PNN) - November 8, 2011 - For the third night in a row, protesters with “Occupy Fresno” were arrested by criminal officials for gathering in a public park, apparently in violation of a county ordinance that labeled them trespassers, despite constitutional guarantees of their rights to assemble.

CHICAGO, Illinois (PNN) - November 7, 2011 - Chicago thug cops on Monday issued citations to 43 senior citizens and their supporters who linked arms to block an intersection near the city’s financial district.

The action was part of a protest against proposed cuts to Social Security, Medicare and other benefits.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (PNN) - October 31, 2011 - Just one week after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo saw his order to push an “Occupy” protest out of a public park at night rebuked by a local official, Tennessee’s governor is experiencing a similar problem.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - October 29, 2011 - Twenty-nine protesters arrested in Nashville, Tennessee at 3:00 AM on Friday for refusing to comply with a newly-enacted city rule banning “overnight occupation” have been released, after a judge refused to sign criminal trespassing warrants against them.

OAKLAND, Kalifornia (PNN) - October 28, 2011 - Mayor Jean Quan Friday backed off her no-camping request to Occupy Oakland protesters, who seemed determined to ignore the edict anyway by covering Frank Ogawa Plaza with dozens of tents.

OAKLAND, Kalifornia (PNN) - October 27, 2011 - Oakland Mayor Jean Quan released a statement late last night saying she now supports the Occupy Oakland protesters and will minimize police presence for the time being. The statement comes less than 48 hours after local pig cops assaulted and battered unarmed protesters with rubber bullets, stun grenades, sound cannon, and tear gas.

OAKLAND, Kalifornia (PNN) - October 27, 2011 - In a video published early Thursday morning, ex-Marine Scott Olsen, the 24-year-old who suffered a fractured skull in Oakland on Tuesday night and is currently in critical condition, is seen standing peacefully in front of a police barricade next to a uniformed sailor just moments before outlaw pig cops deployed chemical agents to disperse the crowd.

Starting in 1941, an increasing number of British airmen found themselves as the involuntary guests of the Third Reich, and the crown was casting about for ways and means to facilitate their escape. Now obviously, one of the most helpful aids to that end is a useful and accurate map, one showing not only where stuff was, but also showing the locations of 'safe houses' where a POW on- the-lam could go for food and shelter.