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Landau: Remember Angola
Commentary, June, 17 1999
Saul Landau
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As Kosovo atrocities dominate the headlines, I wait for some former national security maven to confess to US government crimes committed during the Cold War. We know the CIA assassinated people, fomented coups and destabilized countries we claimed...
Raptis: U.S. Occupation
Commentary, June, 16 1999
Nikos Raptis
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In the core of this "sophisticated and careful" planning one finds the need for a US occupation of the "Grand Area." The dictionary "definition" of occupation is: "The holding and control of an area by a foreign military force."
Herman: Kosovo and Doublespeak
Commentary, June, 15 1999
Edward Herman
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War, propaganda, and the proliferation of doublespeak have always gone hand-in-hand. As was the case during the Persian Gulf war, the NATO war against Yugoslavia witnessed a collapse of mainstream media integrity and a new surge of doublespeak in ...
Burchill: The Transition to Democracy in Indonesia: Australian Perspectives
Commentary, June, 14 1999
Scott Burchill
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By propping up the Suharto dictatorship for over three decades, both sides of Australian politics clearly demonstrated what they thought about the prospect of democracy in Indonesia.
Glass: Top Drawer
Commentary, June, 13 1999
Charles Glass
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Diana is dead. Tony lives. Miracles have begun. The first on record comes, as so often with the Bible and Lives of the Saints, in the form of a cure.
Dominick: Signs of Movement? The State of Anti-War Activism in the U.S.
Commentary, June, 11 1999
Brian Dominick
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It has been a tense several days for those of us paying close attention to the war, as we evaluate both the status of so-called "negotiations" in Europe and that of the anti-war movement here at home.
Peters: Mentoring Toward Revolution
Commentary, June, 08 1999
Cynthia Peters
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Do you have mentors in your life? Are you anyone's mentor? Could we positively affect social change movements by building mentoring relationships into our political work? I think we could.
Carter: When Kids Kill
Commentary, June, 07 1999
Sandy Carter
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Since the school shootings in Littleton, the nation's print and broadcast media have unleashed a sensational outpouring of analysis and concern aiming to explain why boys kill and what can be done to save them. Once we get by the headlines, howeve...
Administrator: The Right to Organize - A Week of Action
Commentary, June, 06 1999
Site Administrator
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For seven days in June, from the 19th to the 25th, unions and their allies all over the US will be organizing hearings and forums, rallies and actions aimed at drawing public attention to the dismal state of labor rights, especially the most funda...
Herman: 'Balance' Sickness at The Nation
Commentary, June, 05 1999
Edward Herman
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The Nation has not distinguished itself in its coverage of the Kosovo crisis. It has had some good editorials and articles, but these are nicely balanced by pro-war pieces. It should embarrass the editors that its UN Correspondent Ian Williams is ...
Raptis: Hitler's Americanization
Commentary, June, 04 1999
Nikos Raptis
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The intertwined lives of Ernst Franz Sedgwick and Adolf Hitler...
Administrator: REFUGEES
Commentary, June, 03 1999
Site Administrator
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Ethnic Albanians are reportedly unique in one respect: they do not run away from bombing. The small province of Kosovo has been turned into a proving ground for advanced U.S. weaponry, but the Albanian inhabitants would not think of taking the kid...
Peters: Historically
Commentary, June, 02 1999
Cynthia Peters
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At a recent birthday, my daughter became the proud owner of the much coveted American Girl doll. We had vaguely supported her strong desire to have an American Girl doll. We knew that the doll would come with books that told the girl's story, that...
Wise: The Devil Made 'Em Do It: Social Crisis and the Misuse of Faith in America
Commentary, June, 01 1999
Tim Wise
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I mean, what does one do if Satan really is the author of all this unhappiness? IÕm pretty sure that at that point gun laws and conflict resolution training become sortaÕ useless.
Herman: Bomb the NYT
Commentary, May, 31 1999
Edward Herman
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NATO spokespersons have justified the bombing of Serbian TV and radio on the grounds that these broadcasters are an "instrument of state propaganda," tell lies, spew forth hatred, provide no "balance" in their offerings, and thus help prolong the ...
Bohmer: Mumia at Graduation
Commentary, May, 30 1999
Peter Bohmer
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No, Mumia Abu-Jamal is not being released to speak at the Evergreen State College graduation. However, on Friday June 11th, the 1999 graduation at this college will include a unique commencement address - a 13-minute audio-recorded speech taped on...
Administrator: The Milosevic Indictment
Commentary, May, 29 1999
Site Administrator
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Following World War II, a war crimes tribunal was held in Tokyo to try Japanese political and military leaders.
Shalom: The Milosevic Indictment
Commentary, May, 29 1999
Stephen1 Shalom
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Following World War II, a war crimes tribunal was held in Tokyo to try Japanese political and military leaders. There is no doubt that the defendants were responsible for appalling atrocities, but, as the Indian judge on the tribunal wrote in his ...
Solomon: Three On Kosovo
Commentary, May, 28 1999
Norman Solomon
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A few days ago, the president of the United States openly violated the War Powers Act -- and the national media yawned.
Bronski: Liberation by Accumulation
Commentary, May, 27 1999
Michael Bronski
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I hardly ever drink beer, being a cheap red wine and bourbon sort of guy, so I was startled last week when I received more then a dozen e-mail (many from lesbian and gay activists use work I respect) urging me call the Anheuser-Busch company and v...
