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Bellinghausen: Boxes of Flies being Dropped on Communities
Znet Article, July, 20 2002
Hermann Bellinghausen
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Ocosingo, Chiapas July 19. The "low intensity war" is heating up again against the Autonomous Municipalities in the area surrounding the cities of Ocosingo and Altamirano. This is primarily being expressed through paramilitarization, instigated ...
Author: Under the Shadow of the G8
Commentary, July, 19 2002
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This yearÕs G8 summit, held in Kananaskis, Alberta and the protests held throughout Canada against the G8 are over. It is fitting to look back to see how the ÔWar on TerrorÕ, one of the main items on the G8 agenda, continues the work of death and ...
Glass: A Palestinian Mandela?
Commentary, July, 18 2002
Charles Glass
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One place to look for the "new and different Palestinian leadership" that President George Bush demanded last Monday, is Petach Tikva Prison near Tel Aviv. In the solitary confinement of his cell, Marwan Barghouthi has been charged with terrorist ...
Kerr: Not Another World Con
Znet Article, July, 18 2002
Raymond Kerr
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The past tumultuous week has witnessed the sensational spectacle of the implosion of WorldCom, which is by far the largest accounting fraud in history and appears destined to be the biggest ever corporate bankruptcy. It has also exposed the invasi...
Lefko: What About Children in Iraq: A report from the UN Special Session on Children, May 8-10, 2002
Znet Article, July, 18 2002
Claudia Lefko
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the most widely endorsed human rights document in history, yet most people in the United States have never even heard of it. Adopted by the UN at the 1990 World Summit for Children, &nb...
Author: Evo Morales and opposition to the US in Bolivia
Commentary, July, 17 2002
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La Paz, Bolivia. The poorest country in South America may be sending the U.S. an eviction notice.
Pilger: A Not -So- Free Press
Znet Article, July, 17 2002
John Pilger
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On 4 July, the front page of the Daily Mirror was as powerful as any I have known, a tabloid at its best. George W Bush was flanked by a row of Stars and Stripes, chin up, eyes misted. "Mourn on the Fourth of July," said the banner headline. Above...
Bellinghausen: Paramilitary Fiefdoms
Znet Article, July, 17 2002
Hermann Bellinghausen
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[translated by irlandesa] Sitalá, Chiapas. July 16. Things are in such a state for the displaced of San Pedro Buena Vista that, when Sebastián Hernández Sánchez went to the judge in Yajalón to demand justice, they almost put him in jail, a...
Randall: Language as Weapon
Commentary, July, 16 2002
Margaret Randall
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We grew up on the adage ÒSticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.Ó
Everest: Target Iraq: U.S. Plans for Major War
Znet Article, July, 16 2002
Larry Everest
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Target Iraq: U.S. Plans for Major War
Chomsky: Cauca: Chomsky Interview
Commentary, July, 15 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 neoliberalis...
Author: Pinochet Mocks Justice
Commentary, July, 15 2002
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These are bitter days in Chile for those who suffered during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet from 1973 to 1990. On July 1 the Chilean Supreme Court ruled that the former dictator would not have to stand trial for his heinous crimes as...
Russell: Disablement, Prison, and Historical Segregation
Znet Article, July, 15 2002
Marta Russell
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The story of disablement and the prison industrial complex must begin with a trail of telling numbers: a disproportionate number of persons incarcerated in U.S. prisons and jails are disabled. Though Census Bureau data suggest that disabled person...
Bensah: Pandora Revisited
Znet Article, July, 15 2002
E.k. Bensah
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Sins of the FatherIt is not implausible to think that Africans are probably being punished for some evil deed one of their own committed several centuries ago. Considering the sobering statistics that are often associated with the continent, no on...
Van tosh: The Politics of Bush's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health & The
Znet Article, July, 15 2002
Laura Van tosh
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Politics surrounds just about everything, and the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health is no exception. We in the disability rights community need to be alert to the political opportunities it offers. The following ideas about the ...
Street: Defending Civilization And The Myth Of Radical Academia
Znet Article, July, 15 2002
Paul Street
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I know it is no laughing matter when America's thought police control go on patrol. Still, even if it is just as a defense mechanism, I couldn't help but laugh when I finally read the by-now notorious report on alleged academic anti-Americanism pu...
Ralston: Evo Morales and opposition to the US in Bolivia
Znet Article, July, 15 2002
Erin Ralston
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La Paz, Bolivia. The poorest country in South America may be sending the U.S. an eviction notice.On June 30, 2002 an historic election was held in which a radical leftist indigenous government won substantial power. Running on a strong anti-neolib...
Vera-zavala: Soccer And Politics
Commentary, July, 14 2002
America Vera-zavala
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When the World Cup started I knew that due to rational political reasons I should not cheer the two teams where my heart belonged -Argentina and Brazil. Some people say that everything is political - and they are right to say so. Football is indee...
Pilger: The Great Charade
Znet Article, July, 14 2002
John Pilger
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The Great Charade
Pappe: The Fence At The Heart Of Palestine
Znet Article, July, 14 2002
Ilan Pappe
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In the middle of last month, Israel began building a fence to separate itself physically from the West Bank. Among my friends on the Israeli left, there are those who received this news with great enthusiasm. These are the same friends who were co...
