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Wainwright: `the Imprisoned Arms Inspector'
Znet Article, October, 04 2002
Hilary Wainwright
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Sixteen years ago this week, an agent of the Israeli secret police, Mossad, enticed the thirty one year old Israeli nuclear technician, Mordechai Vanunu to a romantic weekend in Rome. The agent's code name was 'Cindy' and the romance ended abruptl...
Abunimah: Yearning For World War IV
Znet Article, October, 03 2002
Ali Abunimah
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The irony of Israel's position between Iraq and the United States, is that the more Israel wants the US to attack Iraq, the quieter Israel will have to stay about it and the lower the profile it will have to keep. The paradox was most clear right ...
Solomon: Drown Out Drums Of War
Znet Article, October, 03 2002
Norman Solomon
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The conventional wisdom in Washington is that it's pointless or reckless for Americans to speak with Iraqi officials. But some on Capitol Hill are beginning to think otherwise. Last month, for the first time since George W. Bush...
Roughneen: It's Still The Economy, And We're Still Stupid
Znet Article, October, 03 2002
Simon Roughneen
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All the recent wartalk has been offset slightly by the creeping realisation that all is not well in the US or global economy. Speculation has arisen that the USA my not be able to maintain it s role as the motor of globalisation and global econo...
Zunes: UN Resolutions being violated by countries other than Iraq
Znet Article, October, 03 2002
Stephen Zunes
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Editor's Note: In its effort to justify its planned invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration has emphasized the importance of enforcing UN Security Council resolutions. However, in addition to the dozen or so resolutions currently being violated ...
Pigou: A 'general's amnesty'
Znet Article, October, 03 2002
Piers Pigou
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Almost 16 months ago, the Amnesty Committee was wrapping up its hearings after five and a half years of difficult and often painful work. In the public debate that accompanied this long awaited moment, limited details of secret discussions between...
Bargouti: Marwan Barghouti v. Israel
Znet Article, October, 03 2002
Marwan Bargouti
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Today, October 3rd, Israel's trial against Marwan Barghouti -- member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and alleged head of the Fatah Tanziim militia -- resumes at the Tel Aviv District Court. At the trial, Barghouti presented a 54-count in...
Usher: After the Siege
Znet Article, October, 03 2002
Graham Usher
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Wreathed in smiles, Yasser Arafat on Sunday emerged from the sandbagged confines of his office in a giant leap for himself and a small step for his people. Under American pressure, the Israeli army had just pulled out from his Ramallah compound af...
Hutchinson: Army Atrocities in Mexico
Znet Article, October, 02 2002
Alice Hutchinson
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‘Theres no justice here, only violence’ explains Hilda Navarrete, a human rights defender in the Southern State of Guerrero, where the military is accused of raping, and murdering those who oppose the continuing local rule of the I...
Zinn: What War Looks Like
Znet Article, October, 01 2002
Howard Zinn
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In all the solemn statements by self-important politicians and newspaper columnists about a coming war against Iraq, and even in the troubled comments by some who are opposed to the war, there is something missing. The talk is about strategy and t...
Engler: From The Quarantine Against Greed
Znet Article, October, 01 2002
Mark Engler
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I. Even without our protests telling them so, it must be obvious to the finance ministers who attend the annual meetings of the IMF/World Bank that their institutions are sick. Those inside the Washington, D.C., headquarters can't feel so healthy...
Fisk: Roll call of 322 children killed in the intifada
Znet Article, October, 01 2002
Robert Fisk
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In one of its most shocking reports on the Israeli-Palestinian war, Amnesty International today condemns both sides in the conflict for their "utter disregard" for the lives of children - 250 of them Palestinian and 72 Israeli - who have been kill...
Mcquaig: Iraq Isn't The Only Country With Weapons Of Mass Destruction
Znet Article, October, 01 2002
Linda Mcquaig
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A VISITOR from Mars these days could easily get the impression that Iraq is a pioneer in the field of weapons of mass destruction. Indeed, such a visitor would almost certainly conclude that Iraq alone is keen on hideously violent weapons, while t...
Walker: Dockworkers' Fight
Znet Article, October, 01 2002
Charles Walker
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As this is written, over 10,000 West Coast dockworkers are locked out of their jobs for the second time since Friday night, Sept. 27. Once again, the Pacific Maritime Assn. (PMA), a consortium of shipping and terminal companies charged that member...
Bookman: Real Goal In Iraq
Znet Article, October, 01 2002
Jay Bookman
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The official story on Iraq has never made sense. The connection that the Bush administration has tried to draw between Iraq and al-Qaida has always seemed contrived and artificial. In fact, it was hard to believe that smart people in the Bush admi...
Pilger: To The Streets
Znet Article, September, 30 2002
John Pilger
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A GREAT many people believe that democracy has been lost in this country. Today, true democracy will demonstrate its resilience on the streets of London. In the week that Parliament was manipulated by the Government and denied a proper vote on wh...
Levy: A Suffocating Curfew
Znet Article, September, 30 2002
Gideon Levy
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Sayef Abu Kishaq did not sleep a wink all night on Friday. He is a 21-year-old volunteer in the International Solidarity Movement and a resident of the Iskar refugee camp on the outskirts of Nablus, in the West Bank. Slightly before midnight, the ...
Said: Low Point Of Powerlessness
Znet Article, September, 30 2002
Edward Said
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Sixty years ago, the Jews of Europe were at the lowest point of their collective existence. Herded like cattle into trains, they were transported from the rest of Europe by Nazi soldiers into death camps where they were systematically exterminated...
Kolhatkar: Outwardly Progressive, Internally Corporate: Pacifica's Next Challenge
Znet Article, September, 29 2002
Sonali Kolhatkar
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In an article on Pacifica titled "Gloves Off", Michael Albert wrote: "progressive organizations should employ partic...
Albert: Democracy Is Coming To Pacifica!
Znet Article, September, 29 2002
Michael Albert
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This essay was written in early January 2002, ten months ago, immediately after the turning over of Pacifica to new hands, resolving the years-long struggle with the old bosses. The only addition is the subtitle... Pacifica’s strug...


