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  Documentaries: Freedom Fighter
Shengde recounts his own story--from childhood in Chengdu during the Cultural Revolution, to life in exile in the United States, where he continues to fight for individual freedom and human rights in China.
"FREEDOM FIGHTER vividly conveys the excitement, commitment and idealism of young people swept up in a grass-roots movement to achieve political change in China in 1989.
"Subtle and compelling--a true-to-life portrait of one man's odyssey from student to pro-democracy fighter.
www.yellowcat.com /free.html   (211 words)

  
  Freedom fighter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Freedom fighter is a relativistic local term for those engaged in rebellion against an established government that is held to be oppressive and illegitimate.
The terms "freedom" and "rebellion" are often controversial, as often both sides in armed conflict claim to represent the popular cause of "freedom".
The term freedom fighter, while indicating favor of some political group, often does not reflect any actual political position of those fighting--central to this is a dispute over the meaning of freedom itself and whether a group in question can be said to actually fight for the purpose of establishing freedom.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freedom_fighters   (686 words)

  
 Freedom fighter's your ticket to ride- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: )
With a freedom fighter entitled to an escort when he travels to any part of the country, more people are tagging along with him for more than mere companionship.
So important is the freedom fighter pass that the Swatantrata Senani Samaj (SSS) had to intervene to get her the pass from Mangubhai's first wife who refused to part with it.
Ahmedabad alone has 335 freedom fighters, of whom 140 are given the status by the Centre, 161 by the state and 34 participated in the liberation of Goa, Daman and Diu.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/722405.cms   (485 words)

  
 F-5 Freedom Fighter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The F-5 Freedom Fighter (or Tiger II) is a fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the USA, beginning in 1962.
When the Military Assistance Program under the Kennedy Administration needed a low cost fighter for distribution to less-developed nations, the N-156F was at the top of the pile, and subsequently became the F-5A.
Iran has reverse engineered its F-5 fighters supplied to it before the Iranian Revolution and developed two indigenous fighters: the Saeqeh Fighter and the Azarakhsh Fighter.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/F-5_Freedom_Fighter   (1471 words)

  
 Freedom fighter: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Freedom fighter is a relativistic linguistic relativism quick summary:
Populism is a political ideology or rhetorical style that holds that the common person is oppressed by the "elite" in society, and that the instruments...
("freedom fighter" is perhaps the most blunt term for "friend" - some think that it signals an unwillingness to abandon moral support regardless of methods, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fr/freedom_fighter.htm   (2542 words)

  
 Freedom fighter at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Freedom fighter is an often propagandistic term for someone rebelling against an established government that is believed to be oppressive and illegitimate.
The term freedom is politically charged and ambiguous (as is oppression); therefore it is often controversial which side in an armed conflict represents the cause of freedom.
Historically, we find that people who are described as freedom fighters by supporters are called assassins, rebels or terrorists by their opponents.
www.wiki.tatet.com /Freedom_fighter.html   (620 words)

  
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Most freedom fighters are bards, since they already can captivate many with their dominant personalities.
Cast off the Shackles: On reaching 7th level, the freedom fighter is able to cause the oppressed to free themselves of magical apathy.
If anyone the freedom fighter converses with is suffering from either an enchantment or a fear spell, the freedom fighter may make a charisma check at the DC equal to the original DC of the spell.
www.community3e.com /dn/pclass/freedom_fighter_classic.doc   (959 words)

  
 Problem D
They were not being able to count accurately how many freedom fighters and opponent groups were there in each sector and also how many groups are still in fighting.
Here B indicates the locations where there are some freedom fighters, P indicates the places occupied by enemy forces and the locations occupied by none of them are identified by some *.
Each of the freedom fighter groups will be identified by some B connected to another vertically or horizontally.
acm.uva.es /p/v105/10592.html   (503 words)

  
 Freedom - SourceWatch   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The term freedom is employed extensively in propaganda, especially in the United States where it is in effect a "motherhood term" - something impossible to disagree with, seen as foundational to the state itself.
These intense rhetorical wars became a subject in their own right when "freedom fries" began to be sold in the US congress cafeteria as a pseudo-patriotic move during the so-called War on Terrorism.
The In Defense of Freedom Coalition, which opposes the PATRIOT ACT, is an example of a group that seeks to regain the propaganda value of the term for those who associate it, as Roosevelt did, with civil rights.
www.sourcewatch.org /wiki.phtml?title=Freedom   (797 words)

  
 ALBERTINA SISULU FREEDOM FIGHTER
She has been in the forefront of the struggle for almost half a century and suffered cruel and vengeful persecution by the racist regime - a series of gaolings, as well as the anguish of a mother as her children were frequently detained and held incommunicado.
She is honoured, by her people as the 'Mother of the Nation'; and was elected, even while in gaol, as one of the Co-Presidents of the United Democratic Front (UDF), the largest democratic organisation in the country, with more than 600 organisations affiliated to it.
As soon as she was released, she led demonstrations against repression and the trials of the leaders of the freedom movement.
www.anc.org.za /people/albertina.html   (1322 words)

  
 Osama Bin Laden - Freedom Fighter or Terrorist?
The moment Osama Bin Laden attacked non-combatant targets, he stopped being a freedom fighter in the classical sense and became a terrorist.
Freedom fighters have to work on a fail-safe line with respect to only targeting military assets, sometimes civilian targets are considered fair game when directly related to the enemy effort.
One man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist and vice versa.
www.defencejournal.com /sept98/osamabinladen.htm   (1492 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Freedom Fighters: Computer & Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Freedom: The Battle for Liberty Island provides two layers of gameplay: A strategic turn-based mode that centers on base operations in an underground sewer system and an action mode that unfolds in the streets where fierce battles are won or lost and resources are captured.
Freedom: Soldiers of Liberty combines the depth of a squad-based game with the intensity of an action-packed war game, all of which unfolds in the streets, subways, and buildings of the ultimate urban battleground.
Well, according to the developers of Freedom Fighters, they would slowly conquer most of the eastern hemisphere and then invade the US in an attempt to overthrow the last country that holds out against them.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000088KH5?v=glance   (2464 words)

  
 Defining Terrorism
The statement, “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter,” has become not only a cliché, but also one of the most difficult obstacles in coping with terrorism.
This is the source of the cliché, “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter,” which stresses that all depends on the perspective and the worldview of the one doing the defining.
The claim that a freedom fighter cannot be involved in terrorism, murder and indiscriminate killing is, of course, groundless.
www.ict.org.il /articles/define.htm   (6482 words)

  
 Welcome to Freedom Fighter 56
Read personal stories of survival and escape from '56 freedom fighters.
This historically-accurate, interactive graphic novel has more than 200 original drawing and 28 mini-games.
Join three young freedom fighters swept up in the Revolution as they battle oppression and fight to survive.
www.freedomfighter56.com   (63 words)

  
 Hanzi Smatter 一知半解: "Freedom Fighter"
"Freedom" usually is written as 自由 and "fighter" is 戰士.
This one is almost a lovely sort of poetry: "He thus buried" to mean "freedom fighter".
You are correct about the reason why new recruits are being asked about their tattoos.
www.hanzismatter.com /2006/01/freedom-fighter.html   (393 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A freedom that would give girls of his village a chance to stand on their own feet.
Recently, he stepped closer to his goal when the Supreme Court directed the state government to build a girls’ college near Pijra, where the former freedom fighter is considered a “god”.
On the gate is inscribed the words Ram Bachan Singh, freedom fighter.
www.telegraphindia.com /1050801/asp/nation/story_5058722.asp   (763 words)

  
 Freedom Fighter of the Month - July 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This model of Indian community development is now being replicated by tribes across the U.S. Descended from Canadian Ojibways, I was opened to the social needs of tribal people while spending a summer living and working with Winona LaDuke, an Ojibway activist and Green Party vice-presidential candidate in 2000.
My work to expose the United States' genocide of Native Americans through ongoing nuclear waste poisoning of Indian lands is the focus of the "Freedom Fighter of the Month" designation.
For several years, I have traveled to Indian communities where I have worked alongside local leaders to document the conditions of racial and environmental injustice which threaten Native American people.
www.ratm.com /new2/freedom/07_00.html   (399 words)

  
 ...FREEDOM FIGHTER MUSIC...HOME
And Freedom Fighter Music is here to give you what you need.
Freedom Fighter Music Announces Special Pre-Release of War Times
In March, Freedom Fighter Music went to New York and recorded star poets Suheir Hammad and Danny Hoch for the full-length release of War Times: Reports From The Opposition.
www.freedomfightermusic.com   (234 words)

  
 The Claremont Institute: Freedom Fighter
This first goal is the less famous part of this book, but not for want of trying: fully 40% of its text is devoted to the ins-and-outs of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the past few years.
Sharansky's is a plea to recognize every peoples' equal moral claim to freedom and to honor the persistence of human yearnings for it.
Sharansky argues that non-democratic regimes are doomed to see their citizens move increasingly in the direction of freedom.
www.claremont.org /writings/crb/spring2005/alexander.html   (2300 words)

  
 Freedom Fighter   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I was born in 1968 during the Cultural Revolution, when millions of the people were organized by the Chinese Communist Party and its leader Chairman Mao to fight and kill each other...
"FREEDOM FIGHTER vividly conveys the excitement, commitment and idealism of young people swept up in a grass-roots movement to achieve political change in China in 1989.
But FREEDOM FIGHTER ends on an optimistic note: Lian at home in America with a loving wife, awaiting the birth of his first child--and still fighting the good fight."
www.freechina.net /2004/heroes/00018.htm   (219 words)

  
 Freedom fighter vs Terrorist - Page 3 - Stormfront White Nationalist Community   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Calling a terrorist a freedom fighter is outrageous.
Freedom Fighter: the people of Iraq who want an end to American occupation
A freedom fighter might just be anyone who resists the control, interference and chaos of the real "terrorists".
www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?p=2792717#post2792717   (785 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | Freedom fighter
Democracy is about elections plus fundamental rights and freedoms and the rule of law.
It's at this moment that she splats a fly on Liberty's conference table, thus radically curtailing its freedom of movement and expression.
A new single called Shami Chakrabarti by Birmingham band the Dastards articulates this, hailing her as a fighter against "government by tabloid".
politics.guardian.co.uk /terrorism/story/0,15935,1664189,00.html   (1414 words)

  
 Lady Liberty's Freedom Fighter Award Winners
As a reward to them of your own, you may also wish to consider participating in their work or by letting them inspire you to do some freedom fighting work of your own.
Garry Reed, a freelance writer living in Texas, has put together The Loose Cannon Libertarian both as a showcase for some of his own writing talents as well for the purposes of offering other op-eds from elsewhere, links to other libertarian-leaning sites, and more.
Add to all that the fact that these pages are all about some of America's real freedom fighters, and it's a site well worth the visit.
www.ladylibrty.com /freedom_fighter_winners.html   (682 words)

  
 Freedom Fighter of the Month   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rage Against The Machine wants to personally acknowledge all those who are fighting for freedom in their community.
One brave individual will be named the Freedom Fighter Of The Month on the official RATM web site.
The members in RATM will select one person to be Freedom Fighter of the Month and that person will be recognized by the band right here on their official web site.
www.ratm.com /new2/freedom/main.html   (208 words)

  
 Global Connections . Terrorism: Terrorist, Freedom Fighter, or Something in Between? | PBS
An anti-apartheid fighter and a South African air force officer set aside their differences.
Hamas, the main Islamist movement in the Palestinian territories, was born soon after the previous intifada erupted in 1987.
In the wake of Sept. 11, Frontline produced a series of documentaries, all of which dealt with the roots of terrorism and the complex evolution of U.S. policy and Islamic fundamentalism.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/educators/militant/lesson2.html   (1657 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Mugabe: Freedom fighter turned autocrat
The key to understanding Robert Mugabe is the 1970s guerrilla war where he made his name.
World opinion saw him as a revolutionary hero, fighting racist white minority rule for the freedom of his people.
Since Zimbabwe's independence in 1980 the world has moved on, but his outlook remains the same.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/744174.stm   (863 words)

  
 Ella Baker Center : Freedom Fighter Music
Using music, poetry and live cultural performance, Freedom Fighter Music has become a staple of the local youth and student movement.
With such acts as Company of Prophets and The Red Guard, Freedom Fighter has been exciting local listeners since bursting on the scene three years ago.
Freedom Fighter's two compilation CD's — Shame the Devil: Hip-Hop Tells the Truth about the Prison-Industrial Complex and War Times: Reports from the Opposition — have become soundtracks for the resistance to the punishment industry and the U.S. war of aggression against Iraq, respectively.
www.ellabakercenter.org /page.php?pageid=180   (162 words)

  
 F-5 Tiger - Military Aircraft
A 1955 company design study for a lightweight supersonic fighter that would be relatively inexpensive, easy to maintain, and capable of operating out of short runways.
On August 9, 1962 the aircraft was given the official designation of F-5A Freedom Fighter.
On November 20, 1970, the Northrop entry was declared the winner of the IFA (International Fighter Aircraft) to be the F-5A/B's successor.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-5.htm   (681 words)

  
 America: Freedom to Fascism
His documentary film, "America: From Freedom to Fascism", debunked the justification of both the IRS and the Federal Reserve as well as exposed their crooked basis.
He will be perpetually revered as a true patriot and tireless fighter for our freedom.
We must continue to venerate Aaron's legacy as we move forward by honoring his great words: "There are no boundaries one must adhere to when preserving one's liberty".
www.freedomtofascism.com   (1091 words)

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