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Choudry: Imprisoned by “Democracy�
Commentary, July, 23 2002
Aziz Choudry
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We could just start over but it's oh so hard to do
Amirali: Rebellion In Pakistan
Znet Article, July, 05 2002
Asha Amirali
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July 3, 2002Dear Sup,Greetings. And much love.We write to inform you of the plight of landless tenants in nine districts in this state of Punjab, Pakistan.A war rages here. On one side, thousands of police, rangers, and the military; on the othe...
Podur: Instead of Nation States
Commentary, June, 14 2002
Justin Podur
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"It's disturbing to see how neatly nationalism dovetails into fascism. While we must not allow the fascists to define what the nation is, or who it belongs to, it's worth keeping in mind that nationalism, in all its many avatars-socialist, capital...
Solomon: War On Terrorism: Winking At Nuclear Terror
Commentary, June, 05 2002
Norman Solomon
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Two countries -- each with dozens of atomic bombs -- are threatening to make war on each other. Large numbers of troops have mobilized. Deadly cross-border clashes are intense. And people in charge of both governments have become more bellicose by...
Solomon: Media And The Hazards Of Political Faith
Commentary, April, 30 2002
Norman Solomon
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Weeks before the 20th century ended, the pundit Michael Kinsley was uncommonly direct in a Time essay that defended the virtues of the World Trade Organization with these closing words: "But really, the WTO is OK. Do the math. Or take it on faith....
Herman: Axis Of Evil--in Washington, D.c.
Commentary, March, 18 2002
Edward Herman
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Coup d'etat president George W. Bush has designated three poor and unconnected states as an "axis of evil," reflecting this great moralist's sensitivity to good and evil. He has been subjected to a certain amount of criticism for this strong langu...
Monbiot: Race War
Commentary, March, 08 2002
George Monbiot
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Those of us who opposed the bombing of Afghanistan warned that the war between nations would not stop there. Now, as Tony Blair prepares the British people for an attack on Iraq, the conflict seems to be proliferating faster than most of us predic...
Hoodbhoy: The Wages Of Obedience
Commentary, February, 26 2002
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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Buried under the rubble of the World Trade Centre lies a decade-worth of Pakistani foreign policy. Faced by a furious United States, PakistanÕs establishment abandoned what had earlier been declared as vital national security interests.
Choudry: To Beard Or Not To Beard – That’s Not The Question
Commentary, February, 19 2002
Aziz Choudry
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Now that we’re all supposed to be Americans as the fight against “the evil ones†expands, a recent incident has reminded me that some of us, wherever we may live, are just, as George Bush said recently, “Pakisâ̈́...
Shiva: Terrorism As Cannibalism
Commentary, January, 25 2002
Vandana2 Shiva
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Year 2001 will be etched in our memory as a year in which the vicious cycle of violence was unleashed worldwide. Of the Taliban bombing the two thousand year old images of peace, the Buddhas of Bamiyan.
Podur: What Are The Rules?
Commentary, January, 20 2002
Justin Podur
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Years ago I interviewed someone who had traveled all over Central and Eastern Europe and Central and South Asia studying states and civil wars and how and why states failed. 'People ask me what's worse, an authoritarian state or no state,' he said...
Prashad: The Hawks Circle South Asia.
Commentary, January, 08 2002
Vijay Prashad
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The Fifth Afghan War, now slowly coming to a close, has changed the rules of international engagements. The Bush doctrine against terrorism stated that the US or any aggrieved party would retaliate for acts of terror not only against those who per...
Edwards: Lethal Conceits
Commentary, December, 31 2001
David Edwards
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Truth is not always a casualty of war. In a recent Guardian article, Roy Greenslade reports the dramatic and, for the press, devastating collapse in advertising revenues following the terrorist atrocities of September 11:
Brecher: Open Letter from an American to the World: HELP!
Commentary, December, 28 2001
Jeremy Brecher
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The Bush Administration is blundering into a global conflagration. There is currently no force within the U.S. likely to stop it. It is up to the rest of the world, and especially AmericaÕs friends and allies Ð both governments and their citizen...
Wise: Playing the World War Two Card: Nostalgia in the Crusade Against Terrorism
Commentary, December, 16 2001
Tim Wise
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Traveling through airports, as I often do, can prove to be quite an educational experience. Therein, one can engage in people watching, examine the culinary habits of corporate types and tourists, and occasionally gain insight into the mindset of ...
Flanders: Beyond The Burqa
Commentary, December, 14 2001
Laura Flanders
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There was a moment in this war when the Bush administration appeared to care about nothing so much as women's liberation.
Monbiot: Blasting Our Way to Peace The West's "victory" is a defeat for civilisation
Commentary, November, 16 2001
George Monbiot
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The armchair warriors have proved no more merciful in victory than the Northern Alliance. Yesterday's Sun turned over two pages to an editorial titled "Shame of the traitors: wrong, wrong, wrong ... the fools who said Allies faced disaster".
Bronski: Gay Rights/ Human Rights: An Interview with Surina Khan
Commentary, November, 13 2001
Michael Bronski
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As a native of Pakistan working full-time in the field of human rights, Surina Khan, executive director of the San Francisco-based International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), has a lot to say about America's war on terrorism.
Choudry: Advance Australia Fair?
Commentary, November, 08 2001
Aziz Choudry
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In historyÕs page let every stage Advance Australia Fair
