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Docena: Silent Battalions of "Democracy"
Znet Article, September, 03 2004
Herbert Docena
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While the likes of Halliburton and Bechtel get all the press, other US companies are hard at work trying to refashion Iraq's legal, economic, political and social institutions-and usher in a US-friendly democracy. Sheikh Majid al-Azzawi was one...
Baldwin: U.S. Proxies Terrorizing Workers In Haiti... Again
Zmag Article, September, 01 2004
Ricky Baldwin
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W hen Dominican troops crossed into Haiti’s Codevi Free Trade Zone in June, it was not the first time troops had attacked Haitian factory workers there. Since the U.S.-backed coup overthrew t...
Felux: The Attica of the Americas
Znet Article, August, 28 2004
Justin Felux
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Both places have a population of several million, mostly dark-skinned people. In both places, those who are able to find work can only obtain poverty wages under conditions that differ from slavery only in name. The right of the people to vote is ...
Churchill: Resistance to War, Occupation, and Empire
Znet Article, August, 24 2004
Ward Churchill
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On Sunday, August 8, Ward Churchill was the keynote speaker at the 15th annual Under the Volcano: Festival of Art and Social Change, Celebrating Peoples Resistance to War, Occupation and Empire, Vancouver, British Columbia. Siyo, oseeju. Hello my...
Gindin: Beyond Populism: Venezuela and the International Left
Znet Article, August, 21 2004
Jonah Gindin
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All over the world, the international Left -- including the global social justice movement -- is peering sceptically at Venezuela, unsure of what to make of President Hugo Chavez' alleged democratic revolution. Is Chavez the next Allende? Is t...
Demers: Non-violence In The Palestinian Arsenal
Znet Article, August, 19 2004
Charles Demers
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The well-worn maxim that “What is old is new again†has finally moved beyond the realm of vintage t-shirts, vinyl fetishists and Athenian Olympiads and into the heady stuff of North-South geopolitics. For years, discussions of â...
Felux: Killers and Kangaroo Courts
Znet Article, August, 18 2004
Justin Felux
Felux's ZSpace page
Many people in Latin America and around the world have spent the past several days celebrating. On Sunday, the poor people of Venezuela crushed an attempted electoral coup d'état by that country's ruling elite. The policies of President Hugo Chav...
Solo: After the Venezuela Referendum
Znet Article, August, 18 2004
Toni Solo
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For the Venezuelan government the result of the recall referendum last Sunday was a triumphant validation of its legitimacy, its policies and its President, Hugo Chavez. It amounts to an electoral Dien Bien Phu (1) for the United States and its al...
Scipes: International Income Inequality: Whither the United States?
Znet Article, August, 18 2004
Kim Scipes
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We hear ad nauseum from the mainstream media, and particularly the business-focused press, that the United Sta...
Podur: The Calm Before the?
Znet Article, August, 15 2004
Justin Podur
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Today is the day before the referendum. Not only is campaigning formally closed, but there is also a law in effect, quite common in Latin America, that no alcohol is to be sold or consumed until well after the referendum. And...
Ferrie: Haiti: Failed State of Failed Media?
Znet Article, August, 14 2004
Jared Ferrie
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"Catholics and Communists have committed great crimes, but at least they have not stood aside, like an established society, and been indifferent. I would rather have blood on my hands than water like Pilate." - Graham Greene, The Comedians If ...
Omar: Darfur at the Crossroads
Znet Article, August, 11 2004
Farid Omar
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As the humanitarian catastrophe in the Darfur region of Sudan continues to unfold, the United States has seized the opportunity to divert attention from Iraq and Palestine and at the same time, extend its geo-political domination in North Africa a...
Jr.: Fighting for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
Znet Article, August, 10 2004
Brian Concannon Jr.
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Fenton:Why did you feel it was necessary to form the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti [IJDH]?[1] Concannon:The IJDH was formed in response to both the unconstitutional regime change in Haiti in February and the inadequate response, ...
St-vil: Canadian Liberal Imperialists
Znet Article, August, 06 2004
Jean St-vil
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Charles: Jean, welcome to the show. You've recently been speaking at public events, providing people with an education about an aspect of the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, specifically, Haiti, where you are from originally. Attending...
Lamrani: New Upsurge of American Aggression against Cuba
Znet Article, August, 05 2004
Salim Lamrani
Lamrani's ZSpace page
Translated by Gilbert Sanseau and Barbara Forbes, volunteer translators from Coorditrad. The American hostility against Cuba is very distinctive, and indeed unique. No other foreign policy toward a country has ever seen such an arsenal of coerciv...
Podur: Colombia and Venezuela
Znet Article, August, 04 2004
Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page
Carlos Andres Perez, a former President of Venezuela and leader of the Venezuelan 'opposition' against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, said in a recent interview that "Violence will allow us to remove [Chavez]. That's the only way we have," and ...
Siu hin: My Journey to Hong Kong and China
Zmag Article, August, 01 2004
Lee Siu hin
Siu hin's ZSpace page
My Journey to Hong Kong and China
Chomsky: Policy Spectrum
Znet Article, August, 01 2004
Noam Chomsky
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MIT Professor Noam Chomsky is one of the world's most perceptive social critics. I had the opportunity recently to ask him some questions concerning a range of subject matter. Professor Chomsky's latest book is Hegemony or Survival: America's ...
Beinin: The Imperial Lament
Znet Article, July, 28 2004
Joel Beinin
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The Imperial Lament
Kerr: More good old Canadian hypocrisy
Znet Article, July, 24 2004
Stephen Kerr
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Canadian Foreign Minister Bill Graham* tried to strike a macho pose last week as he strode towards a microphone where he announced that Canada was recalling its ambassador to Iran. His performance was a response to Iran's secret trial of Iranian a...
