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Znet Article Lamrani: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Cuba

Znet Article, September, 04 2007 Salim Lamrani
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On August 21, 2007, democrat and U.S. presidential candidate, Barack Obama called for an end to the inhumane economic sanctions that were imposed by the Bush administration in 2004 and 2006, which mercilessly divide Cuban families (1). The draconi...

Znet Article Barker: Do Capitalists Fund Revolutions? (Part 1 of 2)

Znet Article, September, 04 2007 Michael Barker
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To date capitalists have financially supported two types of revolution: they have funded the neoliberal revolution to "take the risk out of democracy",[1] and they have supported/hijacked popular revolutions (or in some cases manufactured 'revolut...

Znet Article Polo democratico alternativo: Regarding death squads, vigilantes, and paramilitary politics in Colombia

Znet Article, September, 04 2007 Polo democratico alternativo
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[Bogotá, August 20, 2007] Every Colombian expresses public support for the cessation of violent acts which bloody the nation. There is also apparent consensus that restorative justice must be the foundation to any peace process, that victims sho...

Znet Article Barker: Do Capitalists Fund Revolutions?

Znet Article, September, 02 2007 Michael Barker
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To date capitalists have financially supported two types of revolution: they have funded the neoliberal revolution to "take the risk out of democracy",[1] and they have supported/hijacked popular revolutions (or in some cases manufactured 'revolut...

Znet Article Fuentes: Venezuela's Revolution

Znet Article, September, 02 2007 Federico Fuentes
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"The internal situation will intensify over the next months, more contradictions will emerge, simply because we have no plans to hold back the march of the revolution", said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on March 24, speaking to more than 2000 ...

Znet Article Hallward: If stones could float

Znet Article, September, 02 2007 Peter Hallward
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Updated on 6 September 2007[1] Every now and then something happens which helps to shed a little light on the way our newspapers distinguish between what counts as news and what doesn't. Consider how the British press handled two very different d...

Blog Post Peterson: To Bomb Iran

Blog Post, September, 01 2007 David Peterson
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   The Washington regime continues to lay out its    case for war with Iran -- not the least of which is    how little success it has enjoyed at militarily sub-    jugating the population of Iraq.  In a speech    Tuesday before the National Co...

Znet Article Naiman: Slam Dunk: The Bush Administration Is Trying to Provoke Iran

Znet Article, September, 01 2007 Robert Naiman
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The Bush Administration is once again escalating its confrontation with Iran. Clearly they have multiple motivations for doing so. They're trying to "change the channel" from the...

Znet Article Weissman: The Benchmarks Iraq Is Meeting -- And One It Thankfully Is Not

Znet Article, September, 01 2007 Robert Weissman
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The Government Account...

Znet Article Albert: Pat Devine on Parecon

Znet Article, August, 28 2007 Michael Albert
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I was happy to see a review of Parecon: Life After Capitalism in the journal "Historical Materialism" (Issue 15, 2007). The author, Pat Devine, agrees on the importance of economic vision per se. He is also quite familiar with the model called par...

Znet Article Palestine: US Unions and Boycotting Israel

Znet Article, August, 28 2007 Labor for Palestine
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27 August 2007 In July 2007, a group of labour leaders from the US issued a statement opposing the growing international campaign of boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. The statement was signed by a number of presidents from ...

Znet Article Lamrani: Luis Posada Carriles, the White House terrorist

Znet Article, August, 28 2007 Salim Lamrani
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On April 19, 2007, Federal Court Judge Kathleen Cardone of El Paso (Texas) granted parole to Luis Posada Carriles, the worst terrorist on the American continent, in exchange for a $350.000 fine. On April 12, 2007 the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals o...

Znet Article Fuentes: Bolivia

Znet Article, August, 28 2007 Federico Fuentes
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Having come out of an intense period of political confrontation, including the biggest mobilisation in Bolivia's history, this landlocked country situated in the heart of rebellious South America seems on the verge of plunging into a new phase of ...

Znet Article Chomsky: Cold War II

Znet Article, August, 27 2007 Noam Chomsky
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These are exciting days in Washington, as the government directs its energies to the demanding task of "containing Iran" in what Washington Post correspondent Robin Wright, joining others, calls "Cold War II."

Znet Article Mian: Pakistan Under Siege

Znet Article, August, 24 2007 Zia Mian
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Pakistan is 60 years old. For over 40 years of its life, it has been ruled directly or indirectly by its army. Each cycle of military rule has left the country in desperate crisis. The rule of General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in 1999...

Znet Article Mishra: Financialization in Globalized World

Znet Article, August, 24 2007 Girish Mishra
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It is really strange that, while there is a heated discussion on liberalization, neo-liberalism, privatization, etc., the most important dimension of globalization - financialization -- is almost completely ignored. Why this is done is a mystery. ...

Znet Article Starr: Indian Country

Znet Article, August, 24 2007 Scott Starr
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The old tales of the conquest of "Indian Country" are sobering reminders of human folly, delusion, tragedy and hubris that may provide an ominous foretelling concerning the war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. I have in the last few years, since ...

Znet Article Hess: Palestine since Gaza 'disengagement'

Znet Article, August, 24 2007 Jake Hess
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This month marks the two-year anniversary of Israel's 'disengagement' from the Gaza Strip. Professor Alan Dershowitz of Harvard Law School wrote the following in September, 2005: "Israel's successful evacuation of the Gaza Strip demonstrates the d...

Znet Article Ireland: CRISES ACROSS AFRICA: Gays Under Government Attack in Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda

Znet Article, August, 23 2007 Doug Ireland
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August has proven to be a perilous months for gays in Nigeria and Cameroon, where large-scale arrests have taken place, and in Uganda, where gay activists have gone into hiding after government ministers this week called for their arrest. Â...

Blog Post Street: Where All Those "Beggars and Bums" Come From

Blog Post, August, 22 2007 Paul Street
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During a recent and ongoing stay in Chicago, one thing that I've been noticing is an especially large number of people begging on the streets of the downtown (what is called “the Loop”).  There's always a lot of panhandling in the city but this su...

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