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Bennis: Iraq War Entering Year Six: Multiple Crises Rising In Middle East
Znet Article, March, 09 2008
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As the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War approaches amid a renewed rise in violence, once-claimed U.S. regional goals of "democratization," "stability," "freedom" are overwhelmed by violent, anti-democratic, unilateral and militaristic U.S. action...
Bennis: Iran in the Crosshairs
Znet Article, March, 03 2008
Phyllis Bennis
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Washington watched as 2007 came to a violent and inglorious end. U.S. wars raged in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S.-backed Israeli occupation suffocated Palestinians, U.S.-allied governments in Pakistan and Kenya faced national explosions over false de...
Bennis: US Army Suppresses Rand Report
Video, February, 24 2008
Phyllis Bennis
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Video commentary on suppression of the report.
Bennis: The Gaza Wall Comes Tumbling Down
Commentary, January, 31 2008
Phyllis Bennis
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The breaching of the Israeli-built wall dividing the Gaza Strip from Egypt brought some critical relief for the population of 1.5 million Palestinians whom Israel had kept locked into a kind of prison since January 2006.
Bennis: Bush in the Middle East: Iran Over Palestine, Israel Over All
Commentary, January, 11 2008
Phyllis Bennis
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Bush's current visit to the Middle East, despite the official central message of supporting an Israeli-Palestinian peace process, has far more to do with Iran.
Bennis: The 12 Myths of Annapolis
Znet Article, December, 09 2007
Phyllis Bennis
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The Annapolis meeting was designed to launch serious new negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians that aimed at ending the occupation and producing a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the region based on a two-state solution.
Bennis: Iran Report
Audio, December, 09 2007
Phyllis Bennis
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The US intelligence report saying that Iran had halted a nuclear weapons programme in 2003 will make it much more difficult for the Bush administration to mobilise support for its anti-Iran hysteria. We are likely to see a battle between the Vice ...
Bennis: Responding to Islamophobia: A Pro-Active Strategy
Znet Article, November, 28 2007
Phyllis Bennis
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The current Islamophobic crusade in the US reflects a deeply rooted racist demonisation of Muslim communities that, if not responded, might consolidate the racist demagoguery as a
Bennis: Where does the Bush-Petraeus strategy lead? 4
Video, October, 23 2007
Phyllis Bennis
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Phyllis Bennis: We owe the Iraqi people reparations (4 of 4) 2007-09-17 Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer says the U.S. does not owe reparations to Iraq. He said "we must first and foremost look out for safety here in America." Phyllis Ben...
Bennis: Where does the Bush-Petraeus strategy lead? Pt.2
Video, October, 23 2007
Phyllis Bennis
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Phyllis Bennis: Nowhere in the region is there an oil law like what's proposed in Iraq (2 of 4) 2007-09-17 "What the U.S. has imposed on the people of Iraq is an entirely different way of dealing with foreign oil companies through something ...
Bennis: Where does the Bush-Petraeus strategy lead? Pt.3
Video, October, 23 2007
Phyllis Bennis
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Phyllis Bennis: A case is being built for war against Iran (3 of 4) 2007-09-17 "Iran remains the sole potential independent regional power with the capacity to challenge U.S. domination in the region. So it's not a surprise that U.S.-Iran te...
Bennis: Where does the Bush-Petraeus strategy lead? Pt.1
Video, October, 23 2007
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Phyllis Bennis: The Bush objective is enduring occupation (1 of 4) 2007-09-17 "The existence of the permanent bases has been something constructed under the radar, without any attention being paid by the press... we know [of] at least 4 gian...
Bennis: After Petraeus: Congress Bedazzled, The People Betrayed
Znet Article, September, 13 2007
Phyllis Bennis
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For those who didn't hear it already, two of the seven young soldiers on active duty in Iraq who wrote the extraordinarily powerful op-ed in the New York Times condemning the Bush administration strategy and propaganda claims of "success" in the w...
Bennis: Bush Launches A New Middle East Initiative
Zmag Article, September, 01 2007
Phyllis Bennis
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Pretty much no one is taking it seriously. Even mainstream analysts usually willing to take Bush administration Middle East initiatives at face value are rolling their collective eyes. The New York Times’ senior correspondent S...
Bennis: Why the Anti-War Movement Doesn't Embrace the Iraqi Resistance: A Response to Cockburn
Znet Article, August, 10 2007
Phyllis Bennis
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[This is a response to...
Bennis: Bush Launches A New Middle East Initiative.
Znet Article, July, 25 2007
Phyllis Bennis
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Pretty much no one is taking it seriously. Even mainstream analysts usually willing to take Bush administration Middle East initiatives at face value are rolling their collective eye...
Bennis: Is the Right Really Rising Up Against the Iraq Occupation?
Znet Article, July, 20 2007
Phyllis Bennis
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The sudden "surge" of anti-war positions among powerful Republican senators, most recently John ...
Bennis: The Bush Veto, Iraq Funding and Permanent Occupation
Znet Article, May, 01 2007
Phyllis Bennis
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The anticipated veto of the Iraq war funding bill demonstrates the extent of White House extremism. Bush is not rejecting a "bring all the troops home and end the war" bill but rather rejecting a compromise bill that would provide $100 billion to ...
Bennis: Escalating Threats of U.S. Attacks Against Iran
Znet Article, February, 19 2007
Phyllis Bennis
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Dear friends, four years ago today 12 or 13 million people took to the streets and The World Said 'No' to War. Today, we continue. We sa...
Bennis: Congress: Treat Iran War Like Contras War
Znet Article, February, 08 2007
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Congress: Treat Iran War Like Contras War
