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Santina: March Madness In The White House
Znet Article, March, 16 2002
Laura Santina
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The Bush Administration's secret policy review is the work of an unhinged March Hare. Though sent by the Department of Defense to congress in January, the leak to the press in March is most fitting. The comic book lunacy of ordering the Pentagon t...
Herman: Axis Of Evil-- In Washington D.C.
Znet Article, March, 16 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...
Mondragon: The Colombian Elections
Znet Article, March, 16 2002
Hector Mondragon
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The abstention of more than half the citizenry; the vote for traditional parties of the extreme right; the continuing proportion in the legislature of 70% traditional bipartisan electoral barons, and the surprising growth of an alternative vote fo...
Pilger: Venezuela: Next Chile?
Commentary, March, 15 2002
John Pilger
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He has won two elections, and he has made a start on relieving poverty. So now the US wants to get rid of Venezuela's president
Lewis: Jailed for Asking for Food
Znet Article, March, 15 2002
Naomi klein, avi Lewis
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A Message From Naomi Klein in Buenos Aires...
Mokhiber: Personal Responsibility For The Corporate Elite
Znet Article, March, 15 2002
Russell Mokhiber
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Before the corporate and political elite consign the "corporate accountability" proposal issued by President Bush last week to the dustbin, it is worth highlighting one element: the idea that CEOs sign and personally attest to the accuracy of the ...
Hass: The Occupied Is Protecting The Occupier
Znet Article, March, 15 2002
Amira Hass
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In recent days, the IDF and armed groups of Palestinians have displayed a common interest in presenting a distorted picture of reality. Both sides are greatly exaggerating when they talk about "Palestinian military resistance" to the IDF incursion...
Rebick: We Need An Anti-War Movement
Znet Article, March, 15 2002
Judy Rebick
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The shockwaves of Sept. 11 have made life more difficult for the left in Canada. Canada's increased militarization and the repression of civil rights have been disorienting. But our strategic problems remain the same. They're simply more intense. ...
Bond: Zimbabwe's Ripoff Poll
Znet Article, March, 15 2002
Patrick Bond
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By a vote of 1.69 million for Robert Mugabe to 1.28 million for Morgan Tsvangirai, the people of Zimbabwe re-elected the Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu) president last weekend. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), founded in September ...
Edwards: THE OBSERVER'S NICK COHEN RESPONDS ON IRAQ
Znet Article, March, 15 2002
David Edwards
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Following our Media Alert, 'Nick Cohen of the Observer on Iraq, Chomsky and Pilger' (March 13, 2002), Media Lens received this reply from Nick Cohen on March 13, 2002: "The problem with the sanctions cause starvation theory is that: 1. It was neve...
Rebick: Anti-Globalization | Anti-Fundamentalism
Commentary, March, 14 2002
Judy Rebick
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Last month, a caller to a Winnipeg CBC radio phone-in show where I was a guest berated me for not supporting United States President George Bush's attack on Afghanistan. "As a feminist," he said, "you must admit that, without the bombing, women wo...
Miller: 10 Reasons Why Indonesian Courts Will Not Bring Justice To East Timor
Znet Article, March, 14 2002
John Miller
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In January 2000, the United Nations International Commission of Inquiry on East Timor and the Indonesian government's own human rights commission both found the Indonesian military responsible for crimes against humanity committed in East Timor in...
Fisk: If Bush is having 'visions', America must need Arab support for another war
Znet Article, March, 14 2002
Robert Fisk
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It is the "vision" thing again. When President George Bush wanted Arab support for the US bombing of Afghanistan in September, he suddenly announced he had a "vision" of a Palestinian state. Then it disappeared off his radar screen. Yet now it's b...
Steel: Don't Ask For Evidence, Just Nuke Baghdad
Znet Article, March, 14 2002
Mark Steel
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The American military has become like one of these couples that always goes on holiday to the same resort. They're sat in the Pentagon muttering: "We always bomb the same place, every year. This year we looked through the brochures and thought of ...
Galeano: Black Humor
Znet Article, March, 14 2002
Eduardo Galeano
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Joke # 1 Adding lead to gasoline was a little trick invented in the U.S. Back in the nineteen twenties, leaded gasoline became the norm in America and in the rest of the world. By the time the United States government banned it in 1986, it was kil...
Mokhiber: Business Men Make Boo Boo's
Znet Article, March, 14 2002
Russell Mokhiber
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Let us now take a walking tour of Washington, D.C., to see whether the Enron scandal has loosened corporate America's grip on our nation's capital. (Okay, the answer is no.) At the White House yesterday, President Bush announced a 10-point plan th...
Ali: America's Next War May Be Deadlier
Znet Article, March, 14 2002
Mahir Ali
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Six months from now, by the time the first anniversary of the demise of the World Trade Centre towers rolls around, the United States is likely to be embroiled in another war. That war will have nothing whatsoever to do with the outrage perpetrate...
Hutchinson: NAACP’s Confederate Flag Obsession
Commentary, March, 13 2002
Earl ofari Hutchinson
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Two years ago, the NAACP galvanized a horde of politicians, college and professional athletes, black frats and sororities, hip-hop, rock and movie stars to march, rally and boycott South Carolina for flying the Confederate flag over the state capi...
Coughlin: Statement On Pacifica
Znet Article, March, 13 2002
Dan Coughlin
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The priorities of the Pacifica national office - in addition to the day-to-day management of network operations -- have been to: 1) Get a clear handle on the network's financial situation and to stabilize economically. 2) Begin the healing and re...
Landau: The Enron System Works-Well,For Some People
Znet Article, March, 13 2002
Saul Landau
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The Enron System Works-Well,For Some People
