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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."

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...

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. ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Peterson: "By the Conjunction of Terrorism and WMD"

Blog Post, August, 21 2007 David Peterson
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I am not certain when the very first time was that a senior U.S. Government official tried to link Tehran to the Iraqi resistance's successful use of "explosively formed penetrators" (EFPs and the like -- recall the ea...

Szczepanczyk: Today's Satire: Spider Pig Buys Out Wall Street Journal

Blog Post, August, 21 2007 Mitchell Szczepanczyk
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Well, this IS new content, and an idea I've been throwing around for a while. And hey, Z does satire every month! Spider Pig Buys Out Wall Street Journal Spider Pig, who does whatever a Spider Pig does, stunned the business world Monday b...

Collis: Refusing to be Silent

Znet Article, August, 21 2007 Sue Collis
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[For background, see Naomi Klein's "More than a Mine, a Metaphor" May/07] On Friday, August 10th my husband, Shawn Brant was denied bail for the second time on charges relating to the closure of the CN main line, a provincial highway and the 401....

Porter: Cheney, Lieberman and the Iran War Conspiracy

Znet Article, August, 19 2007 Gareth Porter
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I was never one of those who believed the Bush administration was getting ready to attack Iran in 2006 or early 2007. But it is now clear that at least Vice President Dick Cheney...

Kunin: Why Israel?

Znet Article, August, 19 2007 Jason Kunin
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In January 2007, a group of us who are active in District 12 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) tried to pass a motion supporting the international campaign of boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. ...

Street: The New Becomes Old: the Historical Normalization of Sudden Madness

Blog Post, August, 18 2007 Paul Street
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I am concerned about the speed with which many people can be convinced that astonishing recent injustice and criminality are normal and "just the way things are." It's amazing how quickly new atrocity can become old and normal for some. ...

Porter: US Tags Iran for Casualties from Its Own Attacks

Znet Article, August, 17 2007 Gareth Porter
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WASHINGTON - When a top U.S. commander in Iraq reported last week that attacks by Sh...

Szczepanczyk: Vote for Chicago's "This Is Hell" at Public Radio Quest

Blog Post, August, 16 2007 Mitchell Szczepanczyk
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Lately, it seems like I've been using this blog to promote one or another thing, rather than deliver some semblance of original content. Right you are -- though that might change soon and I might get back to posting up original content. Anyway, ...

Cook: A Year After Israel's Second Lebanon War

Znet Article, August, 16 2007 Jonathan Cook
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This week marks a year since the end of hostilities now officially called the Second Lebanon war by Israelis. A month of fighting -- mostly Israeli aerial bombardment of Lebanon, and rocket attacks from the Shia militia Hizbullah on northern Israe...

Pring: Balochistan

Znet Article, August, 16 2007 Andy Pring
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As the Taliban insurgency in Helmand province of Afghanistan grows stronger and British counter-insurgency more lethal and costly and as Pakistan wrestles with one crisis after another, the conservative and impoverished province of Balochistan str...

Trigona: Argentina: Hotel Bauen's Workers Without Bosses Face Eviction

Znet Article, August, 16 2007 Marie Trigona
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Argentina's worker occupied factory movement is rallying across the count...

Raina: The Unacceptable Excesses of Irreligion

Znet Article, August, 15 2007 Badri Raina
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The Unacceptable Excesses of Irreligion

Engelhardt: Escalation by the Numbers

Znet Article, August, 13 2007 Tom Engelhardt
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Someday, we will undoubtedly discover that, in the term "surge" -- as in the President's "surge" plan (or "new way forward") announced to the nation in January -- was the urge to avoid the language (and experience) of the Vietnam era. As there wer...

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