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Soliman: Egypt's Crackdown on Opposition
Znet Article, May, 11 2006
Nagwan Soliman
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On April 27th, two days after a terrorist bombing that killed 21 at the Egyptian resort of Dahab, thousands of Egyptian riot police turned downtown Cairo into military zone, beating and arresting peaceful protesters. The protesters were supportin...
Leupp: "Out of Iraq, Into Darfur"? Just Saying No to Imperialist Intervention
Znet Article, May, 11 2006
Gary Leupp
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At the huge, inspiring antiwar march in New York yesterday, I noticed many placards with the massage, "Out of Iraq, Into Darfur." They were held by members of a group called "Volunteer for Change," described as "a project of Working Assets." I was...
Wolf: The FARC Indictment
Znet Article, May, 08 2006
Paul Wolf
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The U.S. State Department has developed the secret formula to dismantle the armed groups of Colombia's war. Or so it believes. It is believed that the demobilization of 28,000 members of the paramilitary United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (A...
Finkelstein: It's Not Either / Or
Znet Article, May, 03 2006
Norman Finkelstein
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In the current fractious debate over the role of the Israel Lobby in the formulation and execution of US policies in the Middle East, the "either-or" framework -- giving primacy to either the Israel Lobby or to U.S. strategic interests -- isn't, i...
Avnery: Peretz's Trap
Znet Article, April, 29 2006
Uri Avnery
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WHEN YOU see a person walking into a trap, you shout: "Look out!" But when you see a person walking into a trap knowingly, with open eyes, what are you supposed to do? AMIR PERETZ is about to become Minister of Defense and he knows that it is...
Roy: Gaza's Future
Znet Article, April, 29 2006
Sara Roy
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LRB | Vol. 27 No. 21 dated 3 November 2005 | Sara Roy Last April President Bush said that Israel's withdrawal from Gaza would allow the establishment of 'a democratic state in the Gaza' and open the door for democracy in the Middle East. The col...
Albert: Parecon Today
Znet Article, April, 27 2006
Michael Albert
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1. Where did parecon come from? What is its history? Participatory economics, or parecon, came mainly from the cumulative struggles of diverse populations trying to win liberation from capitalism. Parecon owes, in particular, to the anarchist a...
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 ...
Halper: Sumud vs. Apartheid
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Jeff Halper
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This is, as they say, the crunch. This is the political moment all Israeli governments - all of them, Labour, Likud and 'National Unity' - have been working towards the past four decades of Occupation: the final push for an expanded Israel, the pe...
Lendman: The US Gulag Prison System
Znet Article, April, 21 2006
Stephen Lendman
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No, not the one you think, outrageous as it is. I'm referring to the US prison system that's with no exaggeration about as shockingly abusive as the gulag abroad. It qualifies for that label by its size alone - more than 2.1 million as of June, 20...
Ngugi: Fela Kuti
Znet Article, April, 16 2006
Mukoma Ngugi
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Arrest the Music! Fela and his Rebel Art and Politics by Tejumola Olaniyan. Indiana University Press, 2004. In 1977, Tejumola Olaniyan narrates, Nigerian soldiers armed with AK 47’s invaded a musical concert by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. T...
Avnery: The Big Wink
Znet Article, April, 16 2006
Uri Avnery
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"Advance and be recognized!" the recruit on sentry duty calls out when he hears somebody approaching. "Sergeant Johns!" comes the answer. "Advance and be recognized!" the sentry calls again. "I told you already, I'm Sergeant Johns!" comes the ans...
Gibler: Water Fight
Znet Article, April, 05 2006
John Gibler
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In Mexican water politics, poverty is good business. Eleven million people here live without access to potable water and another 25 million live in villages and cities with taps that run as little as a few hours a week. Most of those who do have i...
Baroud: US Attitude to Hamas
Znet Article, April, 05 2006
Ramzy Baroud
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What is currently transpiring in the Occupied Territories is by far a worst-case scenario, ironically one made possible with the direct help of many Palestinians themselves. The democratically elected Palestinian government is now officially isola...
Gberie: Charles Taylor on Trial
Znet Article, April, 04 2006
Lansana Gberie
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Inside the UN-Sierra Leone Special Court’s massive fortification, at a spot close to its small detention centre, is a helicopter landing strip. The strip was furtively constructed about two years ago. When a foreign visitor wondered aloud ...
Barghouti: The Israeli Elections
Znet Article, April, 03 2006
Omar Barghouti
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Israel votes for disengagement and final borders" and "Israelis abandon the dream of Greater Israel" were the main themes in the spin that characterized mainstream, even some progressive, media coverage of the Israeli parliamentary elections which...
Ali: Islam and the Left
Znet Article, April, 02 2006
Tariq Ali
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The following interview with Tariq Ali was conducted by Alex De Jong and Paul Mepschen of the SAP (Dutch section of the Fourth International) at the Ernest Mandel symposium held in Brussels in November 2005. It was published in the March-April 200...
Cockburn: Iraq is Splitting
Znet Article, April, 02 2006
Patrick Cockburn
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LRB | Vol. 28 No. 7 dated April 6, 2006 | Patrick Cockburn Diary Iraq is splitting into three different parts. Everywhere there are fault lines opening up between Sunni, Shia and Kurd. In the days immediately following the attack on the Shia sh...
Engler: Debt Relief
Znet Article, April, 01 2006
Mark Engler
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Last July, debt relief was all the rage. Bono crooned at the Live 8 benefit concert in London--one of almost a dozen taking place worldwide--and the leaders of the G8 nations met in Scotland to negotiate a response to the issue. In the end, the el...
Solo: The Anti-Americans
Znet Article, March, 31 2006
Toni Solo
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Jean Kirkpatrick's recent intervention in Nicaragua's internal politics is a helpful reminder that US government foreign policy is marked not just by hypocrisy and sadism but also by delusional stupidity. Take this quote from an interview Kirkpatr...
