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Commentary Monbiot: Race War

Commentary, March, 08 2002 George Monbiot
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Those of us who opposed the bombing of Afghanistan warned that the war between nations would not stop there. Now, as Tony Blair prepares the British people for an attack on Iraq, the conflict seems to be proliferating faster than most of us predic...

Commentary Author: Iraq in the Crossfires

Commentary, March, 01 2002 Guest Author
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Though no connection between Iraq and the terrorist attacks of September 11 has been found, the Bush administration has raised expectations significantly that it will again bomb Iraq as it extends its Òwar on terrorismÓ into new countries.

Commentary Du boff: Who Is The Greatest Rogue Of All

Commentary, February, 28 2002 Richard Du boff
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Most people believe that their own country is virtuous and that only others misbehave enough to qualify as international outlaws. But the United States has elevated this popular sentiment to the level of national policy, by designating certain cou...

Znet Article Edwards: IRAQ IN THE GUNSIGHTS

Znet Article, February, 28 2002 David Edwards
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In a recent article, Nick Cohen commented on the rationale behind the extraordinary media obsession with predicting the future. Cohen compares BBC journalists with TV crystal ball-gazer, Mystic Meg: "Instead of being honest, broadcasters pose a...

Commentary Choudry: To Beard Or Not To Beard – That’s Not The Question

Commentary, February, 19 2002 Aziz Choudry
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Now that we’re all supposed to be Americans as the fight against “the evil ones” expands, a recent incident has reminded me that some of us, wherever we may live, are just, as George Bush said recently, “Pakisâ̈́...

Znet Article Fisk: America 'chasing phantoms' in Iraq says arms expert

Znet Article, February, 17 2002 Robert Fisk
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Scott Ritter, America's former top arms inspector in Iraq, has a neat phrase for Saddam's regime. The "phantom threat", he calls it. And he backs up his argument with an impressive assault on the credentials of Ahmed Chalabi, the head of Iraq's op...

Znet Article Macaskill: US targets Saddam

Znet Article, February, 14 2002 Julian borger & ewen Macaskill
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The Pentagon and the CIA have begun preparations for an assault on Iraq involving up to 200,000 US troops that is likely to be launched later this year with the aim of removing Saddam Hussein from power, US and diplomatic sources told the Guardian...

Znet Article Morris: Unpleasant and Unwanted Questions on Iraq

Znet Article, February, 13 2002 Doug Morris
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Analogies are difficult given world power realities, but consider the following. "The Chinese News Agency reported today that the Chinese Government has decided to oust US President George W. Bush.the debate is over. China has decided that the U...

Commentary Flanders: Noam Chomsky, Model Terrorist?

Commentary, February, 10 2002 Laura Flanders
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A couple of weeks back, Human Rights Watch announced in their annual World Report that repressive governments around the world are exploiting the "war against terrorism" to clamp down on domestic dissidents.

Commentary Podur: What Are The Rules?

Commentary, January, 20 2002 Justin Podur
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Years ago I interviewed someone who had traveled all over Central and Eastern Europe and Central and South Asia studying states and civil wars and how and why states failed. 'People ask me what's worse, an authoritarian state or no state,' he said...

Commentary Prashad: The Age Of Scorpio (vrishchika): Star Wars And Star Signs

Commentary, December, 30 2001 Vijay Prashad
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This is the dawning of the Age of Scorpio, or as our Sanskrit texts have it, the Age of Vrishchika.

Commentary Brecher: Open Letter from an American to the World: HELP!

Commentary, December, 28 2001 Jeremy Brecher
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The Bush Administration is blundering into a global conflagration. There is currently no force within the U.S. likely to stop it. It is up to the rest of the world, and especially AmericaÕs friends and allies Ð both governments and their citizen...

Commentary Herman: Coalitions Of The Willing, Coerced, And Bribed

Commentary, December, 24 2001 Edward Herman
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When the United States pummels tiny states like Grenada and Panama, the U.S. media and public have no apparent embarrassment at the imbalance of power and the bully-boy aspect of the incursions; in fact, there is pride at super-Goliath beating up ...

Commentary Jensen: Why I Write (for Newspapers)

Commentary, December, 20 2001 Robert Jensen
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My clearest memory of the 1991 Persian Gulf War is a few moments on a bus when the world melted in front of me.

Commentary Wise: Playing the World War Two Card: Nostalgia in the Crusade Against Terrorism

Commentary, December, 16 2001 Tim Wise
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Traveling through airports, as I often do, can prove to be quite an educational experience. Therein, one can engage in people watching, examine the culinary habits of corporate types and tourists, and occasionally gain insight into the mindset of ...

Commentary Cromwell: Terror, Delusion And Obscenities

Commentary, December, 09 2001 David Cromwell
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A few weeks ago, while awaiting a flight from Heathrow to Glasgow, I encountered an alleged war criminal walking around freely. His name? Robin Cook. Yes, the former British foreign secretary, now leader of the House of Commons. Iraq, Serbia, East...

Commentary Author: Creating Pretexts: The Post-9/11 Campaign Against Iraq

Commentary, December, 03 2001 Guest Author
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In the aftermath of September 11, powerful forces within the U.S. establishment have been engaged in a campaign of lies, disinformation, and speculation to pin blame for the World Trade Center attacks and the anthrax mailings on Iraq and Saddam Hu...

Commentary Marable: The Failure of U.S. Foreign Policies

Commentary, November, 20 2001 Manning Marable
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The bombing campaign against the people of Afghanistan will be described in history as the "U.S. Against the Third World." The launching of military strikes against peasants does nothing to suppress terrorism, and only erodes American credibility ...

Commentary Mokhiber: Kill, Kill, Kill

Commentary, November, 19 2001 Russell Mokhiber
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In a recent interview with the Pakistani newspaper Dawn, Osama bin Laden justified the killing of innocent Americans this way :

Commentary Herman: Genocide As Collateral Damage, But With Sincere Regrets

Commentary, November, 10 2001 Edward Herman
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The Bush Afghan war calls up memories of the Vietnam war in both actions and rhetoric: the massive use of superior arms heavily impacting civilians, deliberate food deprivation, wholesale terror allegedly combatting "terrorism," but always "sincer...

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