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Abunimah: CNN Negates Victims And Ignores International Law
Znet Article, June, 27 2002
Ali Abunimah
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Bowing to strong Israeli pressure, CNN is to broadcast a special series profiling Israeli victims of terror. Ha'aretz newspaper reported on June 24th that: "After months of gnawing agitation over what they perceive as the pro-Palestinian bias ...
Plitnick: A Speech To End All Peace
Znet Article, June, 27 2002
Mitchell Plitnick
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Rarely since the creation of the state of Israel has peace between Israel and the Palestinians seemed as unattainable as it seems to be right now. Recent days have seen many Israelis killed, including children in Palestinian attacks, and many P...
Landau: A Post Card From The Enigmatic Island
Commentary, June, 26 2002
Saul Landau
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A two-hour drive from the noxious fumes of Havana takes us to Vinales, in Pinar del Rio, CubaÕs western province. Fidel Castro has ordered all nooks and crannies of the city sprayed so as to eliminate the dreaded Aedis Egipsis, the mosquito that h...
Pilger: Our Writers' Failure
Znet Article, June, 26 2002
John Pilger
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Martin Amis represents a problem: that some of the most acclaimed and privileged writers in the English language fail to engage with the most urgent issues of our time. On 1 June, the Guardian published a long essay by Martin Amis, entitled "Th...
Hass: Both sides Are wrong
Znet Article, June, 26 2002
Amira Hass
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A radio interviewer asked IDF Spokesman Ron Kitrey on Sunday about the three children killed in Jenin by Israeli soldiers in a tank (who also killed a 60-year-old civilian). The interviewer chose his words carefully. So carefully, that he asked Ki...
Weisbrot: What are they doing to Argentina
Znet Article, June, 26 2002
Mark Weisbrot
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The head of the IMF's delegation to Argentina was recently cornered outside his hotel room by reporters from a popular, muck-raking television show. They handed him a set of large, plastic Halloween vampire teeth. "We found these lodged in Preside...
Rocha: On The Frontier
Znet Article, June, 26 2002
Jan Rocha
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Hunger is spreading in a world of plenty: in Brazil, one of the world's major food producers, a third of the population goes hungry. The governments and corporations that run the world insist that only free markets, the removal of trade barriers, ...
Pilger: Israel's Secret Shame
Znet Article, June, 26 2002
John Pilger
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Ethnic cleansing attended the birth of Israel but, more than 50 years later, the country is still in denial about its bloody past. Those who speak out risk their jobs. Behind the turbulent news from Israel, a struggle for historical truth has p...
Hammami: Interregnum
Znet Article, June, 26 2002
Rema Hammami
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Operation Defensive Shield is formally over, but what Israel's climactic offensive in the West Bank will bring in its wake remains unclear. It is unlikely to be the denouement to 20 months of Palestinian resistance, Israeli aggression and US preva...
Fisk: I Wonder Why Bush Doesn't Let Sharon Run His Press Office
Znet Article, June, 26 2002
Robert Fisk
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Put your flak jackets on, President George Bush has spoken. He wants a regime change in Palestine, just as he wants a regime change in Iraq. He reads the Israeli government press handouts and accurately quotes them to his American people. Ariel ...
Podur: Turning the West Bank and Gaza into Prisons
Znet Article, June, 26 2002
Justin Podur
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1. Describe what's happening in Jenin.This is a society that's slowly being choked to death. It is marked by fear, random violence, and irrational destruction. No one is allowed peace of mind. Even the relatively well-off -- those with jobs and so...
Gordon: Jerusalem Under Attack
Znet Article, June, 26 2002
Neve Gordon
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The last suicide bomber blew himself up no more than 300 yards from my Jerusalem apartment. The windows shuddered as the deafening sound filled the air. Then came a moment of silence followed by the loud echo of sirens. A friend who had seen th...
Russell: A Big Mess in California: Without Health Care People Are Going to Die
Commentary, June, 25 2002
Marta Russell
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The 2002-2003 state budget winds blow cold in sunny California for low-income families, elderly, and disabled residents.
Walkom: War On Terror Has Little To Do With Terror
Znet Article, June, 25 2002
Thomas Walkom
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Abunimah: Bush's Speech
Znet Article, June, 25 2002
Ali Abunimah
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(Chicago, 24 June 2002) -- George Bush's much-anticipated speech on how to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, weighed in at 1,867 words. By my count, more than one thousand words were devoted to cr...
Palestinians: Urgent Appeal To End Suicide Bombings
Znet Article, June, 25 2002
Palestinians
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We the undersigned feel that it is our national responsibility to issue this appeal in light of the dangerous situation engulfing the Palestinian people. We call upon the parties behind military operations targeting civilians in Israel to reconsid...
Edwards: The Mother Of All Ironies
Znet Article, June, 25 2002
David Edwards
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The fate of Iraq lies in the balance. US Republican Hawks are seeking to launch a further massive attack against the people of Iraq. It won't happen if politicians sense sufficient public opposition - journalists play a key role in influenci...
Edwards: The Mother Of All Ironies
Znet Article, June, 25 2002
David Edwards
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The fate of Iraq lies in the balance. US Republican Hawks are seeking to launch a further massive attack against the people of Iraq. It won't happen if politicians sense sufficient public opposition - journalists play a key role in influencing tha...
King-irani: The Best Lack All Conviction...
Znet Article, June, 25 2002
Laurie King-irani
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Victoria, BC (23 June 2002)--Lately, we watch the news with one eye shut, the other wincing in anticipation of anguish. Although we mumble to ourselves "It can't possibly get worse" as the newscast reports that yet another dozen Israelis or Palest...
Glass: Repeat Performance
Znet Article, June, 25 2002
Charles Glass
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Paris. Voices in Israel, now backed with the forceful intervention of President George Bush, are demanding that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sh...
