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Yiftachel: The Lurking Shadow of Expulsion
Znet Article, May, 22 2002
Oren Yiftachel
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The State of Israel has reached an important crossroad. For some months now the nationalist camp, aided by the media, has been trickling into the public discourse the idea of expulsion -- branded in Israel as "transfer" -- despite the fact that it...
Monbiot: Riddle of the Spores
Znet Article, May, 22 2002
George Monbiot
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The more a government emphasises its commitment to defence, the less it seems to care about the survival of its people. Perhaps it is because its attention may be focused on more distant prospects: the establishment and maintenance of empire, for ...
Bunting: This Futile Campaign
Znet Article, May, 22 2002
Madeleine Bunting
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There was almost relief in Brigadier Roger Lane's voice on Friday morning as he told the Today programme that they'd finally found and killed some AQT - al-Qaida/Taliban - in the remote mountain valleys of eastern Afghanistan. They had engaged the...
Donahue: The Life and Crimes of General Montoya Uribe
Znet Article, May, 22 2002
Sean Donahue
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PUTUMAYO DEPARTMENT COLOMBIA, JANUARY 2001 — All of us knew we were taking certain risks when we flew by helicopter from Puerto Asis to La Hormiga with Gen. Mario Montoya Uribe – the countryside in Putumayo is controlled by FARC gu...
Albert: What Did Bush Know, When?
Znet Article, May, 21 2002
Michael Albert
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The above question screams from mainstream newspapers. It froths from liberals' lips. What troubles me more, however, is that some leftists also find it important. Prevalent Question: What did Bush know and when did he know it regarding possible...
Hass: The Real Disaster is the checkpoints
Znet Article, May, 21 2002
Amira Hass
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Qalandiyah checkpoint. Nigel Roberts, the World Bank representative in Israel/Palestine, is convinced Western societies would break down if confronted with an "economic disaster of such proportions."When the director general of the Palestinian Fin...
Mccallin: Making the blooms desert
Znet Article, May, 21 2002
Jessica Mccallin
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Many people wonder why Israel won't give back the occupied territories in return for peace. One reason is that more than half of Israel's water supplies now come from the Mountain Aquifer and Jordan river basin, which are situated deep within them...
Graham-brown: Sanctions Renewed On Iraq
Znet Article, May, 20 2002
Sarah Graham-brown
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Concluding almost a year of diplomatic wrangling, the UN Security Council has agreed to revise UN sanctions on Iraq when the eleventh phase of the oil for food program ends on May 29. Under the oil for food program, Iraq is allowed to sell its oil...
Chomsky: Chomsky Replies About East Timor
Znet Article, May, 20 2002
Noam Chomsky
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Note: this post is a response from Noam Chomsky in the ZNet Forum's, a benefit to all ZNet Sustainers.... if this interests you, check out the program today, and consider supporting ZNet... Reply from NC, Alan Nairn and Amy Goodman were among tho...
Peters: East Timor: Independence Day,
Znet Article, May, 20 2002
Cynthia Peters
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When is hopelessness a reasonable response to a terrible situation? Surely, the East Timorese people during the last quarter of the last century might have been forgiven for succumbing to despair. After all, this half-island nation had been invad...
Kingham: I Want To Say Something
Znet Article, May, 19 2002
Jeff Kingham
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After nearly two weeks in this so-called Holy Land senses and skill of analysis begin to fail me, confounded as they are by disbelief and indignation. The conditions under which the Palestinians have been forced and are continuing to endure are no...
Hass: Israel Forces Internal Movement Permit On Palestinians
Znet Article, May, 19 2002
Amira Hass
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The Israeli army has been tightening its grip on movement of Palestinians in cities and towns in the West Bank by insisting that they obtain new freedom-of-movement permits from the regional administration to travel from one city to another. This ...
Winer: South African presidential pardon provokes paranoia
Znet Article, May, 19 2002
Stan Winer
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The presidential pardon in South Africa of 33 black, long-term political prisoners has stirred up some strong reactions in the country. Many white South Africans, from the comfort of their middleclass surroundings, are complaining predictably abou...
Russell: Affordable Accessible Housing Needs To Be On Housing Radar Screen
Znet Article, May, 18 2002
Marta Russell
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Affordable housing was already at a crisis point pre-S11 during the economic "boom." Now in the recession, people are being pink-slipped and losing their jobs by the tens of thousands. The Bush economic stimulus bail out plan does nothing for laid...
Said: Crisis For American Jews
Znet Article, May, 17 2002
Edward Said
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A few weeks ago, a vociferous pro-Israel demonstration was held in Washington at roughly the same moment that the siege of Jenin was taking place. All of the speakers were prominent public figures, including several senators, leaders of major Jewi...
Pappe: Demons of The Nakbah
Znet Article, May, 17 2002
Ilan Pappe
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As a Jewish child, born in Haifa in the early 1950s, I did not encounter the term Nakbah (catastrophe), nor was I aware of its significance. Only in my high- school days did the term make its first appearance. There were three Israeli Palestinian ...
Sanders (i-vt): Congress Must Address Corporate Control Of The Media
Znet Article, May, 17 2002
Rep. bernie Sanders (i-vt)
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One of the best-kept secrets in this country is the degree to which a handful of huge corporations own and control the flow of information in the United States. Whether it is television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books or the internet, fewer a...
Solomon: The Case Of The 9-11 Photo
Znet Article, May, 17 2002
Norman Solomon
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Politicians are often eager to outdo their foes with media images of greater patriotism or piety. But in mid-May 2002, Republican and Democratic leaders also vied to appear more offended than their opponents. The catalyst was a GOP effort to boost...
Macdougall: Strike One! Blair Takes A Baseball Bat To The Poor
Znet Article, May, 16 2002
William Macdougall
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The queue starts early on Monday mornings, winding and snaking its way from the barred heavy wooden doors, down past the municipal cleansing department depot and right again as it borders the local park, before almost turning back on itself ...
Solomon: No Media Interest In A Basic Matter Of Democracy
Znet Article, May, 16 2002
Norman Solomon
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A basic principle of democracy is that every person's vote should have equal weight. So we might expect some public discourse about the fact that the U.S. Senate is fundamentally undemocratic. But it's a complete non-issue among politicians and jo...


