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Lendman: It's Time to End the "Last Taboo" and Hold Israel Accountable for its Actions
Znet Article, July, 05 2006
Stephen Lendman
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The "Last Taboo" was the title of eminent Palestinian-born writer, scholar and activist Edward Said's essay written shortly before his death in September, 2003. It was also the title of distinguished author and documentary filmmaker John Pilger's ...
Zinn: Patriotism & The Fourth of July
Znet Article, July, 03 2006
Howard Zinn
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The following essay is an excerpt from Zinn's forthcoming book, A Power Governments Cannot Suppress (City Lights Books, ISBN 0-87286-475-8, www.citylights.com) In celebration of the 4th of July there will be many speeches about the young people...
Lendman: The Federal Reserve
Znet Article, June, 29 2006
Stephen Lendman
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Years ago I read William Greider's excellent book published in 1987 on how the US Federal Reserve System works. It was detailed and explicit and makes wonderful and informative reading, except for the solution he suggests to a huge problem. His wa...
Lendman: The Wall Street Journal's Chavez Commentary
Znet Article, June, 24 2006
Stephen Lendman
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You won't find commentary and language any more hostile to Hugo Chavez than on the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal. Their June 23 piece by Mary Anastasia O'Grady in the Americas column is a clear, jaw-dropping example. It's practically b...
Edwards: A Superb Demolition?
Znet Article, June, 23 2006
David Edwards
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PART 1: A Gauntlet Is Thrown On June 16, the Observer's editor Roger Alton made a bold announcement on his newspaper's website: "And to all my many enemies on the Left, and in various organisations like the pernicious MediaLens, I commend a sple...
Pilger: In Palestine, a War on Children
Znet Article, June, 17 2006
John Pilger
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Arthur Miller wrote, "Few of us can easily surrender our belief that society must somehow make sense. The thought that the state has lost its mind and is punishing so many innocent people is intolerable. And so the evidence has to be internally de...
Pilger: The Last Taboo
Znet Article, June, 07 2006
John Pilger
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John Pilger's new book, Freedom Next Time (Bantam Press, 2006; http://www.johnpilger.com/) has just been published. Containing chapters on Diego Garcia, Palestine, India, South Africa and Afghanistan, it is a devastating indictment of brutal sta...
Roy: India and the U.S.
Znet Article, May, 25 2006
Arundhati Roy
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AMY GOODMAN: Today, we spend the hour with acclaimed author and activist Arundhati Roy. Her first novel, The God of Small Things, was awarded the Booker Prize in 1997. It’s sold over six million copies, has been translated in over 20 langu...
Reinhart: Road Map To Nowhere
Znet Article, May, 18 2006
Tanya Reinhart
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This is the final chapter of Road Map to Nowhere – ...
Herman: U.S. Aggression-Time Once Again
Znet Article, May, 16 2006
Edward Herman
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With the United States having initiated wars in violation of the UN Charter, and hence engaged in the "supreme international crime,"1 against Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, and Iraq in 1999, 2001, and 2003, one might have expected that its commencement ...
Herman: U.S. Aggression-Time Once Again
Znet Article, May, 13 2006
Edward Herman
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With the United States having initiated wars in violation of the UN Charter, and hence engaged in the "supreme international crime,"1 against Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, and Iraq in 1999, 2001, and 2003, one might have expected that its commencement ...
Roy: A Fury Building Up Across India
Znet Article, April, 29 2006
Arundhati Roy
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In this interview, Arundhati Roy updates her essay on the Narmada issue, The Greater Common Good, published in 1999 in Frontline. It was conducted by Shoma Chaudhuri over a period of several days in person and on email. Chaudhuri: The media has ...
Chomsky: Afterword: Failed States
Znet Article, April, 26 2006
Noam Chomsky
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We began by considering four critical issues that should rank high on the agenda of those concerned with the prospects for a decent future. Two of them are literally matters of survival: nuclear war and environmental disaster. The first danger is ...
Street: Iraq Is Not Vietnam
Znet Article, April, 22 2006
Paul Street
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Making historical analogies is often like eating a thin bowl of soup with a fork: you might catch something nutritious if you're lucky but much of the substance gets lost. The strong analogy that many commentators and authorities r...
Bennis: Thinking Strategically
Znet Article, April, 06 2006
Phyllis Bennis
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As a movement we have been extraordinarily successful in achieving our initial goal: we have helped transform public opinion to the now almost 2/3 majority opposition to the war in Iraq. Our task now is to transform that consciousness into empowe...
Kolhatkar: Selective Outrage
Znet Article, April, 05 2006
Sonali Kolhatkar
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Daily media reports over the case of Afghan Christian convert Abdul Rahman have revealed a sudden concern over Afghanistan's repressive human rights environment. But routine human rights reports of the ongoing oppression of Afghan women, suppressi...
Chomsky: Returning to the Scene of the Crime
Znet Article, April, 04 2006
Noam Chomsky
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[This piece is adapted from Chapter 2 of Noam Chomsky's newest book, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy (New York: ...
Solomon: When War Crimes Are Impossible
Znet Article, April, 04 2006
Norman Solomon
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Is President Bush guilty of war crimes? To even ask the question is to go far beyond the boundaries of mainstream U.S. media. A few weeks ago, when a class of seniors at Parsippany High School in New Jersey prepared for a mock trial to assess...
Glick: Real Security?
Znet Article, April, 02 2006
Ted Glick
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Several days ago the Democratic Party put out "Real Security," what they call a "bold security agenda" that "stands in stark contrast to the dangerous incompetence of the Republican leadership. . . Americans want policies that are both tough and s...
