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Znet Article Rai: Torpedoing the Inspectors

Znet Article, July, 13 2002 Milan Rai
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Torpedoing the Inspectors

Znet Article Pilger: Wasted Freedom

Znet Article, July, 12 2002 John Pilger
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"Freedom of the press" is a phrase that sounds well. But in the world of George W Bush and Enron, freedom is not meant to be that free. On 4 July, the front page of the Daily Mirror was as powerful as any I have known, a tabloid at its best. Geor...

Znet Article Chomsky: Cauca: Their Fate Lies in Our Hands

Znet Article, July, 12 2002 Noam Chomsky
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At the time of this writing, the municipalities of Toribio and Jambalo in Northern Cauca are being bombarded by both FARC and the Colombian government.  Northern Cauca is home to one of the most remarkable experiments in resistance to neolibe...

Znet Article Said: One Way Street

Znet Article, July, 12 2002 Edward Said
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Even by the terribly low standards of his other speeches, George W Bush's 24 June speech to the world about the Middle East was a startling example of how an execrable combination of muddled thought, words with no actual meaning in the real world ...

Znet Article Mcdougall: Starbucks: The Cup That Cheers

Znet Article, July, 11 2002 William Mcdougall
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Berlin. Weltstadt and home to some of the world’s most famous cultural and historical landmarks. Add to that list Starbucks, who have recently opened two flagship stores; one in the historically Jewish Hackesche Markt quarter, and anothe...

Znet Article Sinha: Bhopal Hunger Strike

Znet Article, July, 10 2002 Indra Sinha
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I am writing this because the life of a very precious friend is in danger. Together with two companions he is staging a satyagraha in the form of an indefinite fast outside the Indian parliament in New Delhi. The three have been without food since...

Znet Article Hass: No Materials To Build In Gaza

Znet Article, July, 10 2002 Amira Hass
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The dentist called to say he was sorry but the appointment would have to be put off indefinitely. For some time now, none of the substances necessary for dental care have arrived in Gaza. The patient, Ali Abu Shahale, who owns a large engineer...

Znet Article Golan: The Example of the Crazies

Znet Article, July, 10 2002 Neta Golan
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Neta Golan has been described as "a legendary figure" and is one of very few Israelis who has been arrested, beaten, and harassed repeatedly for working against the Israeli occupation of Palestine. She lives in the West Bank where she works with ...

Znet Article Winer: Grim Reaper Stalks South African Farms

Znet Article, July, 09 2002 Stan Winer
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A deadly but apparently unnoticed phenomenon is threatening to engulf rural South Africa, where more than 1 000 white commercial farmers have been murdered in the past four years. In short, South African farmers are dying today at a greater rate t...

Znet Article Russell: Jury Duty

Znet Article, July, 08 2002 Marta Russell
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No one really wanted to do jury duty except me. Per my summons I reported at 8 am to the jury administration room of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Only I was almost late because of an access problem. The parking attendants had directe...

Znet Article Postel: The Awful Truth: Lynching In America

Znet Article, July, 08 2002 Danny Postel
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On a warm June day here at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site,currently home to a much-discussed exhibit on the history of lynching in America, an elderly man began crying, buried his face in his hands, and then rushed out. ...

Znet Article Enriquez: Encuentro for Peace in San Cristobal

Znet Article, July, 08 2002 Helio Enriquez
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[translated by irlandesa] San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. July 7. The more than one thousand participants in the National Encuentro for Peace with Justice and Dignity - which concluded in this city today - agreed to defend the San Andrés...

Znet Article Cromwell: Deputy Director of BBC News responds re Iraq

Znet Article, July, 08 2002 David Cromwell
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Mark Damazer, the deputy director of BBC News, has declared his support for the recent controversial BBC Correspondent documentary on Iraq (see archived media alerts). In a letter to The Guardian, Damazer defends the biased and distorted programm...

Znet Article Roughneen: Blowback

Znet Article, July, 08 2002 Simon Roughneen
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The American philosopher Santayana remarked “those who do not know their history are condemned to repeat it”. As the Bush administration continues on its almost unquestioning support for the policies of the Sharon government, it ap...

Znet Article News: Kusturica Opposes Bombardment in the Name of Humanity

Znet Article, July, 08 2002 Kyodo News
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Zlatibor, Yugoslavia, May 17, 2002 (Kyodo) - Emir Kusturica, the Sarajevo-born filmmaker, has won two Palme d'Or awards at Cannes since starting out as a film director in 1981. During his 20-year career he has produced only seven films...

Znet Article Smith: Futile Care: Who decides?

Znet Article, July, 08 2002 Wesley Smith
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Imagine your husband is in a hospital, struggling against a debilitating or life-threatening disease. If something goes wrong, you tell the doctor to do what he can because your husband wants to live. But the doctor says no, he does not believe...

Znet Article Editorial: Sovereignty In Canada

Znet Article, July, 08 2002 Canadian dimension Editorial
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Introduction Over the past few years, the U.S. role as an economic giant with the entire globe in its sights has become visible to all, along with its intent to take whatever steps it deems necessary to expand and police its imperial system. Th...

Znet Article Simlesa: Croatia

Znet Article, July, 08 2002 Drazen Simlesa
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Several years ago the Department of Tourism led a big marketing campaign to attract the long dreamed about tourists which were still afraid of the instability of the region. The Department promised "a small country for a great holiday". The onl...

Znet Article Pilger: Leading Rogue State And It's Mercenaries

Znet Article, July, 07 2002 John Pilger
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Shooting at shadows, and the occasional tribesman, blowing up mounds of dirt and displaying "captured" arms for the media, all have been part of the Marines' humiliating role in Afghanistan - a role foisted upon them by the Blair government, whose...

Znet Article Ali: Midnight's Bastards

Znet Article, July, 07 2002 Tariq Ali
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The military response of the American Empire to September 11 has made the world more dangerous and insecure. Its political strategy has led to the promotion of Ariel Sharon and Vladimir Putin as key allies in the 'war against terror' and 'Islamo-f...

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