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Znet Article Cockburn: Sharon's Wars

Znet Article, April, 09 2002 Alexander Cockburn
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Here we are, twenty years on , and many of the reports of what's been happening as the Israeli army smashes its way through Ramallah and Bethlehem and the other Palestinian towns remind me of what came out of Lebanon in 1982 as Sharon and his inva...

Znet Article Peters: On Going To Dc And On Going Home

Znet Article, April, 09 2002 Cynthia Peters
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The long weekend of April 19-22 in Washington, DC represents an historic opportunity for progressive social change movements. The anti-capitalist globalization movement, the newly forming anti-war movement, the growing mobilization against domesti...

Znet Article Mcquaig: Gangster Capitalism

Znet Article, April, 09 2002 Linda Mcquaig
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An interview with Linda McQuaig, author of All You Can Eat: Greed, Lust and the New Capitalism, on old-style capitalism in new clothes, the triumph of corporate avarice over human rights, and the disturbing centrality of greed in Western society. ...

Znet Article Arnove: Israel and the Threat of Transfer

Znet Article, April, 09 2002 Anthony Arnove
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The threat of “transfer” of Palestinians “is a real danger and not just a bunch of empty slogans,” Dr. Haidar Abdel Shafi, an 83-year-old refugee and a Palestinian activist based in the Ga...

Graphic Moore: Deniable Plausibility

Graphic, April, 08 2002 Kevin Moore
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Israel, Palestine, middle east, Mideast conflict, Donald Rumsfeld, civilian casualties, freedom of the press, media coverage

Commentary Author: Whispering Black (or Little White Lies)

Commentary, April, 08 2002 Guest Author
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Several months ago I attended the "State of the Black World Conference" in Atlanta Georgia. Among those present were black activists, politicians, scholars and clergy from around the globe. Even celebrities such as Tavis Smiley, Danny Glover and C...

Znet Article Chomsky: Chomsky Interview

Znet Article, April, 08 2002 Noam Chomsky
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TONY JONES: Noam Chomsky, President Bush's position on the Middle East crisis is evolving fast now, but until recently there have been confusing and contradictory signals coming from his administration. What do you think has been happening? PROFES...

Znet Article Fisk: This will be the week when we see who runs the US-Israeli alliance

Znet Article, April, 08 2002 Robert Fisk
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So what's the surprise? Suddenly Israel doesn't want to take our advice. Ex-general Ariel Sharon prefers to go on wrecking the Palestinian Authority, tearing up the Oslo agreement in the name of his Holy War on terror. Why should he worry about th...

Graphic Dwyer: Suicide

Graphic, April, 07 2002 Hank Dwyer
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Bush, Arafat, Sharon, Israel, Palestine, terror, US aid to Israel,

Graphic Mcmillan: Inertia

Graphic, April, 07 2002 Stephanie Mcmillan
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environment, Antarctica, ozone layer, pollution

Graphic Mcmillan: Solution

Graphic, April, 07 2002 Stephanie Mcmillan
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Israel, Palestine, Palestinian, intefada, intifada

Commentary Podur: Nation States?

Commentary, April, 07 2002 Justin Podur
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A state can be defined as a 'coercion-wielding organization that exercises priority over all other organizations in a definite territory', after Charles Tilly. Tilly says that the logic of states is to try to expand their power territorially by ma...

Znet Article Hutchinson: Breaking the Silence on Black Suicides

Znet Article, April, 07 2002 Earl ofari Hutchinson
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In his stage days, comedian turned political activist Dick Gregory liked to crack that whites kill themselves by leaping from a tall building, and blacks kill themselves by jumping from a basement. This bit of gallows humor always got an uproariou...

Znet Article Said: Thinking ahead: After survival, what happens?

Znet Article, April, 07 2002 Edward Said
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Anyone with any connection at all to Palestine is today in a state of stunned outrage and shock. While almost a repeat of what happened in 1982, Israel's current all-out colonial assault on the Palestinian people (with George Bush's astoundingly i...

Znet Article Amundson: Physician Assisted Suicide

Znet Article, April, 07 2002 Ron Amundson
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Supporters of the assisted suicide bill blame its opposition on the religious right. This distorts the facts. Assisted suicide is opposed on secular, civil rights grounds by at least eleven national disability organizations. The reasons fit perfec...

Commentary Edwards: Arms, Climate Change, And The Grand Media Deception

Commentary, April, 06 2002 David Edwards
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In a recent Guardian article, Julian Borger reports a massive 11% increase in U.S. defence spending. It is estimated that by 2007 defence spending will be 20% higher than average cold war levels. While September 11 is cited as justification, the i...

Commentary Shalom: Exile for the Enemy of Peace?

Commentary, April, 06 2002 Stephen1 Shalom
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As fighting between Israelis and Palestinians reaches horrible new heights, many are asking whether the time has not finally come to stop tolerating an intransigent leader who refuses to put an end to the violence. Not that he should be killed, or...

Znet Article Municipality: Paramilitary attacks in Primero de Enero

Znet Article, April, 06 2002 Primero de enero autonomous Municipality
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To the National and International Press.To Public Opinion.Brothers and Sisters:From the seat of our Primero de Enero Autonomous Municipality, we are denouncing the following:As we already denounced on April 4, we now would like to inform you as to...

Znet Article Municipality: 1o de enero vs. ORCAO and the government

Znet Article, April, 06 2002 1o de enero autonomous Municipality
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[translated by irlandesa] To the National and International PressTo Public OpinionBrothers and Sisters:From the seat of our Primero de Enero Autonomous Municipality we are denouncing the incidents which took place today, April 6, 2002.Today, at 12...

Znet Article Solomon: Palestinians Are Blurry In The Editorial Frame

Znet Article, April, 06 2002 Norman Solomon
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In times of crisis, many policymakers and journalists pay special attention to the editorializing from America's most influential papers. The spin of news coverage and the mix of individual opinion pieces usually indicate the outlooks of the media...

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