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By Chris Spannos at Aug 31, 2004
As I write today, there are reports and photos of direct actions, and rallies in New York. In particular, today's A31: A Day of Non-violent Civil Disobedience and Direct Action. Yesterday I did a series of 10 radio interviews for the CBC's "Afternoo... (More) Comments (2)
By David Peterson at Aug 31, 2004
The trial of Slobodan Milosevic resumes Tuesday, August 31, after a six-month recess, with various failed attempts to resume the proceedings along the way. Most notably on July 6, when Presiding Judge Patrick Robinson decided instead that "it is now nece... (More) Comments (0)
Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike
By Justin Podur at Aug 31, 2004
There is a hunger strike on in Palestine. It is very significant, and the prisoners are in a very precarious position. One woman has already died. Please check Sumoud, a Toronto-based solidarity group, for constant updates on the hunger strike.... (More) Comments (0)
Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike
By Justin Podur at Aug 31, 2004
There is a hunger strike on in Palestine. It is very significant, and the prisoners are in a very precarious position. One woman has already died. Please check Sumoud, a Toronto-based solidarity group, for constant updates on the hunger strike.... (More) Comments (0)
By Justin Podur at Aug 30, 2004
I wrote a piece on the disappearance of my friend Arquimedes Vitonas. It is here, please read it. I will continue to update this story as I hear more. I apologize for not blogging as frequently as I had before the blog system changed. I will try to ge... (More) Comments (0)
By Justin Podur at Aug 30, 2004
I wrote a piece on the disappearance of my friend Arquimedes Vitonas. It is here, please read it. I will continue to update this story as I hear more. I apologize for not blogging as frequently as I had before the blog system changed. I will try to ge... (More) Comments (0)
By David Peterson at Aug 29, 2004
Spying for Israel seems such a silly way of putting it. So does passing secrets. Espionage. And the like. As if, in real world terms, there were a wall or barrier of some kind categorically separating these two states and historical projects. As if, ... (More) Comments (5)
EvilDoers & DoGooders: An Old Polemic
By Andy Dunn at Aug 28, 2004
The following is an old essay I got published in an Oregon alternative paper (Soapbox) just after 9-11. It's related to the hypocrisy of the terms "good and evil" as employed by Dubya at the outset of the war on terror. Since the paper was publish... (More) Comments (6)
By David Peterson at Aug 28, 2004
Yesterday, one of the "feel-good stories" of the Athens Olympic Games, indeed, one of the "games' most captivating stories," drew to its uneventful conclusion, when the Iraqi national soccer team ("football," as the sport is known in the more civilized pa... (More) Comments (0)
By Chris Spannos at Aug 28, 2004
I gotta tell ya, recent events leading up to the Republican National Convention in New York make me feel like I am in an altered state of consciousness. I first came to New York with the clearest of intentions, to attend the Life After Capitalism Conferen... (More) Comments (0)
EvilDoers & DoGooders 4: The Big Myth
By Andy Dunn at Aug 28, 2004
As regards the mythology of moral dualism, I just wanted to touch on the obvious, the garden of eden. Here it was the forbidden tree of knowledge that would allow us to differentiate between good and evil. This relationship of knowledge to moral dual... (More) Comments (2)
The "Oops!" Theory of American History
By David Peterson at Aug 27, 2004
The last morning I myself happened upon a commentary by the presidential historian Stanley I. Kutler, he noted that "Principled resignations have not been prominent in American history," while adding that "Resigning on principle, in the firm belief you be... (More) Comments (0)
By Justin Podur at Aug 27, 2004
The initial communique from the Northern Cauca indigenous councils on the kidnapping of Arquimedes Vitonas, the mayor of Toribio and activist in the indigenous movement, has been translated. I include it below. I will try to put something together soon ... (More) Comments (0)
By Justin Podur at Aug 27, 2004
The initial communique from the Northern Cauca indigenous councils on the kidnapping of Arquimedes Vitonas, the mayor of Toribio and activist in the indigenous movement, has been translated. I include it below. I will try to put something together soon ... (More) Comments (0)
By Chris Spannos at Aug 27, 2004
Well things have been busy on the ground here in NYC. Currently having sporadic computer access, but I will be giving report backs for radio this Saturday and Monday. Folks can tune in on-line if you want. The first interview will be on for Redeye, on Van... (More) Comments (0)


