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[I am not moving]
[Hillary Clinton] The people of the middle east like people everywhere
are seeking a chance to contribute
and to have a role in the decisions that will shape their lives.
Leaders need to respond to these aspirations
and to help build that better future for all.
They need to view civil society as their partner, not as a threat.
("Hypocrisy has its own elegant symmetry" - Julie Metz)
(the date 09 24 11)
(New York City)
[Demo sounds; a woman is crying]
[President Obama] I want to take this opportunity to update the American people about the situation in Libya.
Last month protesters took to the streets across the country to demand their universal rights
from a government that is accountable to them and responsive to their aspirations,
but they were met with an iron fist.
[Clinton] Freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, and freedom of the press...
[Policeman] Come here, press. Do you want to get arrested or not?
[Clinton]...are pillars of an open and inclusive society.
There is a clear responsibility by the Egyptian government
to hold accountable those responsible for these attacks.
[Demonstrators] No, no, no, no!
[Obama] For months the Iranian people have sought nothing more than to exercise their universal rights.
We call upon the Iranian government to abide by the international obligations
that it has to respect the rights of its own people.
We call for the immediate release of all who have been unjustly detained.
[Demonstrators] We've done nothing wrong!
[Obama] and I am confident that history will be on the side of those who seek justice.
(THE PEOPLE WILL ONLY TAKE SO MUCH)
[Demonstrator] I will not stand by and just watch!
I will not do it, so take me to jail! Right now!
Because I will not. After all that my parents gave me,
I can do one thing for them, and tell them
that I would rather die than be quiet and watch everything that they worked for go away!
[Martin Luther King] When all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics
will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old *** spiritual...
[Demonstrator] I'm not moving!
I'm not moving!
And I'm not moving! I'm a law student at George Washington university, and I'm not moving!
I will go to jail tonight, because it's not right!
[Clinton] We are against violence and we would call to account the Iranian government
that is once again using the security forces and resorting to violence
to prevent the free expression of ideas from their own people.
[Obama] Instead of respecting the rights of his own people,
Kadafi chose the path of brutal suppression.
Innocent civilians were imprisoned...
[Demonstrator] I have not been read my rights! I have not been told why I'm being detained!
[Man] We want to know the people who are in there.
We want to know all their names & what they're being charged with.
[Obama] ...in some cases beaten...
[Off voice] He can't breathe, officer! Please get off his neck!
[Obama] ...a campaign of intimidation and repression begins...
[Demonstrator] Shame! Shame!
[Clinton] It is the responsibility of the government of Libya
to respect the universal rights of their own people,
including the right to free expression and assembly.
[Off voice] What's his badge number? What is his badge number?
[Clinton] Demonstrators have been beaten,
attacked...
It is absolutely clear that the Syrian government is running out of time.
[Demonstrator] Each new depiction of the abuses of the police on the first amendment,
the more people will show up here in New York City,
and the more waves of occupation will spread across this country!
And you should be proud of that, police,
because you are participating in our media publicity campaign!
Thank you for attending!
[Obama] What is absolutely clear, is that we are witnessing history unfold.
It is a moment of transformation that's taking place
because the people of Egypt are calling for change.
They've turned out in extraordinary numbers, representing all ages and all walks of life.
But it's young people who've been at the forefront.
("I could lose my job for having a voice.")
[Obama] A new generation.
Your generation.
Who want their voices to be heard.
(Dedicated to the People.)
(Shot by the People)
(For the People)
(Music by Hauschka www.hauschka-net.de)
(Editing by Corey Ogilvie)
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