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Znet Article Cromwell: Day of Global Action for Peace

Znet Article, February, 14 2003 David Cromwell
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On Saturday 15 February, anti-war demonstrations will be taking place around the world. The Media Lens co-editors will be joining upwards of half-a-million peace activists in London. This promises to be the biggest public protest in British histor...

Znet Article Goker: Turkey at war

Znet Article, February, 14 2003 Emrah Goker
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Wholeheartedly or not, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP by its Turkish acronym) of Turkey is playing a very dangerous game. Squeezed between two pro-war minorities, the militarist elite - led by the Army and its faithful underdogs in ...

Znet Article Plitnick: Reclaiming Anti-Semitism

Znet Article, February, 14 2003 Mitchell Plitnick
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Those of us who are involved in activism around Israel/Palestine, and take a position critical of the standard American and Israeli views of the conflict are constantly peppered with accusations of anti-Semitism; or, in the case of Jews, we are to...

Znet Article Said: A monument to hypocrisy

Znet Article, February, 14 2003 Edward Said
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It has finally become intolerable to listen to or look at news in this country. I've told myself over and over again that one ought to leaf through the daily papers and turn on the TV for the national news every evening, just to find out what "the...

Znet Article Pilger: Begin to make it happen

Znet Article, February, 14 2003 John Pilger
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TOMORROW one of the most important public events in memory will take place in central London. It is not possible to overstate the significance and urgency of the march and demonstration against an unprovoked British and American attack on Iraq, a...

Znet Article Ess: Thousands of Palestinians Rendered Homeless

Znet Article, February, 14 2003 Kristen Ess
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Last night 30 invading Israeli soliders tore through a house on the edge of a Bethlehem refugee camp. Arriving in 12 heavily armoured jeeps with blue lights flashing at midnight, they took measurements of the house, home to several units of the sa...

Commentary Wolf: The Schröder effect and ‘Old Europe’

Commentary, February, 13 2003 Frieder otto Wolf
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Gerhard Schröder, Germany’s Chancellor, wanted to become Chancellor of Germany since long ago. He became Chancellor with a red-green government in 1998, after 16 years of conservative rule. . He wanted to stay Chancellor in 2002. He staye...

Commentary Wise: Race, Sex and Work: Examining White Lies About Black Americans

Commentary, February, 13 2003 Tim Wise
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ÒYou wanna know what the real problem with black people is?Ó

Commentary Author: The Schršder effect and ÔOld EuropeÕ

Commentary, February, 13 2003 Guest Author
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Gerhard Schršder, GermanyÕs Chancellor, wanted to become Chancellor of Germany since long ago. He became Chancellor with a red-green government in 1998, after 16 years of conservative rule. . He wanted to stay Chancellor in 2002. He stayed, agains...

Znet Article Granby: Report from Iraq

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Ben Granby
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I am a public health physician and a human rights advocate. I have just returned from a 10-day emergency mission to Iraq with other public health experts to assess the vulnerability of the civilian population to another war. I'm also a distinguish...

Znet Article Solomon: Playing The

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Norman Solomon
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These days, it's a crucial ace up Uncle Sam's sleeve. "Terrorism" is George W. Bush's magic card. For 17 months now, the word has worked like a political charm for the Bush administration. Ever since the terrible crime against humanity known as ...

Znet Article Majavu: Behind the scenes at the cricket world cup

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Mandisi Majavu
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Much has been said about the exposure and economic benefits this Cricket World Cup is going to bring South Africa. However little is said about the people who are exploited in the process of making these benefits materialise. I'm talking, for in...

Znet Article Maeda: The 2002 Defense Ministry White Paper

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Hisao Maeda
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Former Defense Ministry analyst Maeda Hisao warns of the emergence of a national warfare state and the further decimation of the provisions of Japan's peace constitution. He targets for criticism two Koizumi administration documents: The Defense W...

Znet Article Maeda: Japan's War Readiness

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Tetsuo Maeda
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From virtually the moment the ink dried on Japan's no-war Constitution of 1947, the United States and Japan's ruling party have sought to undermine the principle that the activities of Japan's Self-Defense Forces would be limited strictly to Japan...

Znet Article Forbes: Ruling Guarentees Chaos

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Dan Forbes
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With Monday's ruling against an orderly, nonviolent protest march anywhere on the streets of Manhattan this Saturday, U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones has steered the City of New York towards chaos. Though event organizer United for Peace and ...

Znet Article Gordon: Arabs And Jews Unite Against War

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Neve Gordon
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Jerusalem: About a week ago, ten Israelis from different grassroots organizations crossed the Qalandia checkpoint and entered besieged Ramallah, a city located in ”Area A” of the Palestinian territories and therefore legally out of...

Znet Article Z: Missile Envy

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Mickey Z
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"Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed." --I.F. Stone Two leads from February 12, 2003: "International missile experts found that an Iraqi missile exceeded the maximum 93-mile range allowed under U.N. resolutio...

Znet Article Hylton: Working-Class Revolt In Bolivia

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Forrest Hylton
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Dual power has come to Bolivia most suddenly: not, as expected, in the form of a coordinated uprising of coca growers, highland Aymara peasants, and Quechua speaking peasants under the direction of Evo Morales, Felipe Quispe, and the Joint Chiefs ...

Commentary Du boff: The Bush Budget: Deficits Aren't The Problem

Commentary, February, 12 2003 Richard Du boff
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President Bush has sent to Congress his Budget for fiscal 2004 (starting in October), calling for $2.23 trillion in expenditures and a deficit of $304 billion, compared to $159 billion of red ink last year and a surplus of $127 billion in 2001. Fo...

Znet Article Hans: Lying Us Into War

Znet Article, February, 12 2003 Dennis Hans
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President George W. Bush and his foreign-policy team have systematically and knowingly deceived the American people in order to gain support for an unprovoked attack on Iraq. Before I catalog the Bush administration’s “Techniques...

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