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Cromwell: Shaping The Public Good
Commentary, June, 18 2002
David Cromwell
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A popular view today - that is to say, the prevailing view held by those in positions of power and influence - is 'that contemporary Western society and more especially, the "American way of life" corresponds to the deepest needs of human nature a...
Usborne: Can The CIA Take On Saddam Hussein?
Znet Article, June, 18 2002
David Usborne
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Saddam Hussein now knows what he is up against: President George Bush has given the green light to the Central Intelligence Agency to do all it can to drive him from power even killing him, although this would have to be in "self-defence"....
Azulay: An Old Man And No Sea
Znet Article, June, 18 2002
Jessica Azulay
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On May 26, I was brought to the shore of the Meditarranean sea to meet two fishermen, residents of the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip. They spread blankets out on the sandy floor of their small shack for us to sit on and served tea with m...
Edwards: The Unspoken Rule Of Media Reporting: Guatemala, Bbc, And Propaganda
Commentary, June, 17 2002
David Edwards
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Focusing heavily on the machinations of public relations guru Edward
Collective: The Palestinian National Initiative
Znet Article, June, 17 2002
Collective
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Today a group of Pal...
Solomon: Profiles In Media Courage
Commentary, June, 16 2002
Norman Solomon
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The Committee to Protect Journalists released a bleak report the other day. "Attacks on the Press in 2001" is a thick document with details about media suppression in much of the world. While American readers may feel very fortunate, they have no ...
Said: Palestinian Elections Now
Znet Article, June, 16 2002
Edward Said
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Six distinct calls for Palestinian reform and elections are being uttered now: five of them are, for Palestinian purposes, both useless and irrelevant. Sharon wants reform as a way of further disabling Palestinian national life, that i...
Postol: A Hole in Our Missile Defense System
Znet Article, June, 16 2002
Theodore a. Postol
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A Hole in Our Missile Defense System
Landau: Harboring Terrorists: Our Own List Is Long
Commentary, June, 15 2002
Saul Landau
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As our leaders warn countries that harbor terrorists, who will warn our leaders about harboring terrorists here?
Fisk: Starbucks the target of Arab boycott for its growing links to Israel
Znet Article, June, 15 2002
Robert Fisk
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Beirut. Across five Arab states a new and closely co-ordinated campaign to boycott American goods is being launched, with Starbucks coffee shops their primary target, but with Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson and Burger King outlets also ...
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...
Sammonds: The Ending Of History
Znet Article, June, 14 2002
Neil Sammonds
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In 1989 Francis Fukuyama argued in ‘The End of History’ that ‘communism’ was defeated and liberal capitalist democracies were the natural end-point of political evolution. In Palestine/Israel Fukuyama’s over...
Azulay: Eyewitness Report From Balata
Znet Article, June, 14 2002
Jessica Azulay
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On Friday, May 31, we heard that the IDF had entered the Balata Refugee camp near Nablus. A friend of ours called us to tell us that the soldiers had ordered that every man between the ages of 15 and 50 come out of his house. Those who came out we...
Edwards: Ironclad Hearts - Inner And Outer Liberation
Commentary, June, 13 2002
David Edwards
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Fromm was right. What, after all, is the difference between an active dissident and a mainstream "journalist of attachment", or one of our many indifferent citizens?
Fisk: Bush's Titanic War On Terror
Znet Article, June, 13 2002
Robert Fisk
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First it was to be a crusade. Then it became the "War for Civilization". Then the "War without End". Then the "War against Terror". And now--believe it or not--President Bush is promising us a "Titanic War on Terror". This gets weirder and weirder...
Foot: Is Capitalism Sick?
Znet Article, June, 13 2002
Paul Foot
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"Is capitalism sick?" inquires a challenging headline in the Sunday Times. The answer, over many paragraphs, is no. Capitalism, the article reveals, is in fine fettle. The only thing wrong with it is the occasional rotten or greedy capitalist. ...
Hass: Indefinite Siege
Znet Article, June, 13 2002
Amira Hass
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The far-reaching significance of Israel's siege policy and the institutionalization of the pass system for travel through the West Bank is in direct contradiction to the minimal--if any--interest shown in Israel about the phenomenon. The siege po...
Abunimah: Unhappy Anniversary
Znet Article, June, 13 2002
Ali Abunimah
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(Amman, Jordan, June 5) Today is the 35th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights. This occupation is and has been utter hell for the Palestinians who were made refuge...
Mukherji: Gujrat and the world order
Znet Article, June, 12 2002
Nirmalangshu Mukherji
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The events of 9/11 took place in New York and Washington, but their direct effect was felt in Asia in the form of a massive increase in US aggression in parts of the region. What does the military presence of the US mean for the future of democrac...
