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Commentary Weisbrot: The Myth Of The Global Economy

Commentary, March, 31 2002 Mark Weisbrot
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Now that the US recession is over (Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has pronounced it), it is worth glancing back at the widespread concerns of a global economic slowdown that prevailed just a few months ago. These fears turned out to be o...

Znet Article Grinberg: Israel's State Terrorism

Znet Article, March, 31 2002 Lev Grinberg
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What is the difference between State terrorism and individual terrorist acts? If we understand this difference we'll understand also the evilness of the US policies in the Middle East and the forthcoming disasters. When Yassir Arafat was put under...

Znet Article Hanafi: Opening The Debate On The Right Of Return

Znet Article, March, 31 2002 Sari Hanafi
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Sari Nusseibeh, the Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic representative in Jerusalem, started an enriching debate when he declared that, in the framework of a two-state solution, the Palestinians cannot demand the return of refugees to hom...

Commentary Arnove: Convenient And Not So Convenient Massacres

Commentary, March, 30 2002 Anthony Arnove
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A frequent justification for toppling Saddam Hussein has been that he used chemical weapons on "his own people". A look at the US response at the time of the Halabja Massacre shows the US concern for the Kurdish to be an utter lie.

Znet Article Hirst: Beware The Martyr

Znet Article, March, 30 2002 David Hirst
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Ever since he was confined to his Ramallah headquarters, Yasser Arafat - the world's most exalted political prisoner - has been making it clear that he is prepared to die for his cause. Several weeks ago, he reportedly ordered his guards to resist...

Znet Article Fisk: The lies leaders tell when they want to go to war

Znet Article, March, 30 2002 Robert Fisk
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How much longer can Ariel Sharon pretend that he's fighting in the "war against terror"? How much longer are we supposed to believe this nonsense? How much longer can the Americans remain so gutlessly silent in the face of a vicious conflict which...

Znet Article Whitaker: Don't Always Trust What They Tell You In The War On Terror

Znet Article, March, 30 2002 Raymond Whitaker
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Truth is already a casualty in the war against terror, but as the campaign against Iraq hots up, distinguishing facts from propaganda may become even harder. According to a flurry of reports on both sides of the Atlantic, Tony Blair and George Bus...

Znet Article Radio: Direct Action At Detention Center

Znet Article, March, 30 2002 3cr community Radio
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John (3CR): And on the line, we have Alex Kelly, part of the INDYMEDIA collective and currently out at Woomera Detention Centre. Good morning, Alex. Alex: Good Morning. John (3CR): Now, there's been conflicting stories in the media with rega...

Graphic Siergey: Remembering Billy

Graphic, March, 29 2002 Jim Siergey
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movies, Billy Wilder

Commentary Russell: Docs Refuse Medicare

Commentary, March, 29 2002 Marta Russell
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Affordable housing, never firmly dealt with in the US, was already at a crisis point pre-S11 during the economic boom. Now in the deepening recession, people are being pink-slipped and losing their jobs by the tens of thousands.

Znet Article Monbiot: Race War

Znet Article, March, 29 2002 George Monbiot
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Those of us who opposed the bombing of Afghanistan warned that the war between nations would not stop there. Now, as Tony Blair prepares the British people for an attack on Iraq, the conflict seems to be proliferating faster than most of us predic...

Znet Article Amayreh: Rage Doesn't Obey Orders

Znet Article, March, 29 2002 Khaled Amayreh
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With most observers expecting US envoy Anthony Zinni's attempts to forge an Israeli-Palestinian cease- fire to fail, Israeli military officials have confirmed a Washington Post report that the army has contingency plans to reoccupy Palestinian tow...

Commentary Du boff: STOPPING TERRORISM VS. PROMOTING THE RIGHT: NO CONTEST

Commentary, March, 28 2002 Richard Du boff
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By high noon September 11, 2001 it should have been obvious what this generation of Republicans--and more than a few Democrats--would do with the attacks on New York and Washington: seize upon them as manna from heaven to promote a hard right-wing...

Znet Article Whitworth: US Secrecy Over Prisoners Is Unlawful

Znet Article, March, 28 2002 Damian Whitworth
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The Bush Administration's secrecy about hundreds of detainees picked up in a post-September 11 dragnet is unlawful and the identities and alleged offenses of those being held must be revealed, a New Jersey court has ruled. In a rebuke to the Attor...

Znet Article Wise: White Perceptions

Znet Article, March, 28 2002 Tim Wise
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This is an interaction lifted from the ZNet Sustainer Forum System. In addition to receiving daily commentaries ZNet Sustainers have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with many other activists and intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky, Ho...

Znet Article Goldenberg: Israel Plans Unprecedented Military Response To Massacre

Znet Article, March, 28 2002 Suzanne Goldenberg
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For days, Israel has been telegraphing its intentions to launch a sweeping new military offensive against the Palestinians, and to reoccupy cities and refugee camps in the West Bank and Gaza. Last night's bloody attack on a Passover seder in Netan...

Commentary Peters: Using MLK to Keep You in Your Place

Commentary, March, 27 2002 Cynthia Peters
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There are all sorts of rationalizations people will offer for not envisioning a better future. "It's utopian," some will say. "You're dreaming. The best we can do is make small improvements on what we've got."

Znet Article Bello: US Military Operations in the Philippines

Znet Article, March, 27 2002 Walden Bello
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I think that the best way to begin is to repeat what Fr. Cirilo Nacorda said two days ago in Lamitan, Basilan, when he thanked the members of the International Peace Mission for "risking their lives" in going to Basilan to look for the truth. My c...

Znet Article Edelman: Price Of Free Trade Is Famine

Znet Article, March, 27 2002 Marc Edelman
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Central America is in the grip of famine, and if President Bush mentions it when he visits El Salvador on Sunday, he will likely suggest that free trade is the solution. Yet Bush's proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement is hardly going to...

Znet Article Fisk: Arab Summit Lies In Ruins

Znet Article, March, 27 2002 Robert Fisk
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Israel's Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, threw Yasser Arafat into the valley of humiliation last night, banning his visit to the Beirut Arab summit in the face of feeble American protests. "Unfortunately, the conditions are not yet ripe for Chairman...

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