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Wilpert: An Imminent Coup in Venezuela?
Znet Article, April, 10 2002
Gregory Wilpert
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It appears that the strategy of President Chavez’ opposition is to create as much chaos and disorder in Venezuela as possible, so that Chavez is left with no other choice than to call a state of emergency. This, in turn could either lead t...
Podur: The War Foretold
Znet Article, April, 05 2002
Justin Podur
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Most of the victims of the perpetual war in Colombia are unarmed poor civilians. For every military casualty there are six civilian deaths. In the words of one peasant leader, the Colombian war 'is not a civil war. It's a war aga...
Helweg-larsen: Governments are using the war on terrorism to quelch opposition
Zmag Article, April, 01 2002
Simon Helweg-larsen
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Governments are using the war on terrorism to quelch opposition
Giordano: Narco-Candidate in Colombia
Znet Article, March, 20 2002
Al Giordano
Giordano's ZSpace page
A Narco News Investigative Report In 1997 and 1998, alert U.S. Customs agents in California seized three suspicious Colombia-bound ships that, the agents discovered, were laden with 50,000 kilos of potassium permanganate, a key "precursor chemical...
Pilger: Venezuela: Next Chile?
Commentary, March, 15 2002
John Pilger
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He has won two elections, and he has made a start on relieving poverty. So now the US wants to get rid of Venezuela's president
Pilger: Venezuela: The Next Chile?
Znet Article, March, 11 2002
John Pilger
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Venezuela: The Next Chile?
Hart: Greg Palast On Globalization
Znet Article, March, 08 2002
Lloyd Hart
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On one of the best trips I have ever taken to New York city in which I started the filming of a documentary on globalization, I had no idea what to expect from the protests that were about to take place over the arrival of the World Economic Forum...
Turnipseed: War Is Wrong
Znet Article, March, 06 2002
Tom Turnipseed
Turnipseed's ZSpace page
I knew war was terribly wrong when I saw pictures of children like myself desperately attempting to flee the flames of bombed German cities in newspapers and on the newsreels during World War II. As an eight year old, I identified with the childre...
Colombia: Witness for Peace Letter on Peace Process
Znet Article, February, 22 2002
Wfp team in Colombia
Colombia's ZSpace page
Dear Friends, Greetings from Colombia. We hope that you are doing well. We write to you today with heavy hearts. As you probably know by now, President Pastrana announced at 10pm on February 20th that the peace process had ended and that the Colo...
Hensman: TO THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR WAR:THE DEADLY FALLOUT OF U.S. TERRORIST ATTACKS ON AFGHANISTAN
Znet Article, February, 21 2002
Rohini Hensman
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Defining Terrorism What are we talking about? I’ve said it before, but it bears repetition, given the way political leaders constantly come out with bombastic tautologies, such as ‘Terrorism is terrorism,’ in order to conc...
Nichols: Class struggle looms in Venezuela
Znet Article, February, 13 2002
Dick Nichols
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February 13, 2002. - by CARACAS - Venezuela's wealthy elite is using every resource at its disposal to force President Hugo Chavez Frias to retreat or resign. Their offensive reached its highest point yet on January 23, when their 'March for Freed...
Adams: WSF2002: Hopes for a True International
Znet Article, February, 13 2002
Jason Adams
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The World Social Forum 2002 (WSF) was by almost any measure a colossal success, cleanly overcoming a plethora of obstacles that had stood quite glaringly in the way of a unified conference with full dignity for the many diverse constituencies pres...
Campbell: Friends Of Terrorism
Znet Article, February, 08 2002
Duncan Campbell
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His name may sound like that of a character from a Mel Brooks musical but Otto Reich is real enough. He has just been appointed by President Bush as assistant secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs - and both the manner of his appointme...
Grossman: New US Military Bases: Side Effects Or Causes Of War?
Znet Article, February, 05 2002
Zoltan Grossman
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Since the end of the Cold War a decade ago, the U.S. has gone to war in Iraq, Somalia, Yugoslavia, and Afghanistan. The interventions have been promoted as "humanitarian" deployments to stop aggression, to topple dictatorsh...
Podur: A Snapshot of Colombia
Znet Article, January, 29 2002
Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page
There are stories that get into the news, and stories that don't. Sometimes when stories do make the news, they're provided without context. The recent near-breakdown of the peace process in Colombia is one example of a context-free st...
Shiva: Terrorism As Cannibalism
Commentary, January, 25 2002
Vandana2 Shiva
Shiva's ZSpace page
Year 2001 will be etched in our memory as a year in which the vicious cycle of violence was unleashed worldwide. Of the Taliban bombing the two thousand year old images of peace, the Buddhas of Bamiyan.
Guma: Enron, We Hardly Knew Ye
Znet Article, January, 13 2002
Greg Guma
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Until it imploded last October, Enron -- long known as End-Run by its critics -- was often described as just another aggressive corporation eager to expand its portfolio and open routes into new markets, albeit sometimes with "strong arm" tactics....
Hallinan: The Scent of Another Coup
Znet Article, December, 29 2001
Conn Hallinan
Hallinan's ZSpace page
There is the smell of a coup in the air these days. It was like this in Iran just before the 1953 U.S.-backed coup overthrew the Mossedeah government and installed the Shah. It has the feel of 1963 in South Vietnam, before the military takeover sw...
Podur: A Way Out for Colombia
Zmag Article, October, 01 2001
Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page
A Way Out for Colombia
Petras: Neomercantilist Empire in Latin America, Part 2
Zmag Article, October, 01 2001
James Petras
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Neomercantilist Empire in Latin America, Part 2
