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Zmag Article Black: An Unindicted War Criminal

Zmag Article, February, 01 2000 Christopher Black
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& Edward S. Herman Among the many ironies of the NATO war against Yugoslavia was the role of the International Criminal Tribunal and its chief prosecutor, Louise Arbour, elevated by Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien to Canada’...

Zmag Article Steinberg: Stop McNukes

Zmag Article, February, 01 2000 Michael Steinberg
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The deregulation of the U.S. electrical industry was supposed to end monopoly control of that commodity. Unfortunately the nuclear component of the industry has tainted this process. Across the nation ratepayers are getting stuck with pay...

Commentary Reinhart: This Ain't the Road of Peace

Commentary, January, 28 2000 Tanya Reinhart
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For many in Israel, it is already difficult to remember the joy and relief in which they received the news about the forthcoming peace with Syria, about a month ago. What was this joy about?

Commentary Author: Military Indigenous Coup Aborted by Military High Command

Commentary, January, 24 2000 Guest Author
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Quito, January 22, 2000: The coup carried out yesterday in Ecuador by mid-level military officers together with leaders of the indigenous movement lasted less than 24 hours.

Commentary Bonpane: Fasting for Justice

Commentary, January, 20 2000 BlasŽ Bonpane
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In the wake of a dozen Vigils throughout the United States on January 11, 2000, Lori Berenson began a hunger fast. This news has been confirmed by the Peruvian prison authorities and the U.S. Embassy in Peru. This date represents the fourth annive...

Commentary Chomsky: Four from the Forums

Commentary, January, 19 2000 Noam Chomsky
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On graduate unions, it's true enough that (ideally) "graduate teaching is pedagogical training," but that's incomplete. Any teaching, if done at all seriously, is also a way of learning -- about lots of things, including the subject you are teachi...

Commentary Shalom: Humanitarian Intervention

Commentary, January, 18 2000 Stephen1 Shalom
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The issue of humanitarian intervention arises again, propelled by the crises in Kosovo and East Timor and by the memories of the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Some analysts have used these cases to support new principles of international relations. But to...

Commentary Chomsky: Millennial Visions and Selective Vision Part Two

Commentary, January, 13 2000 Noam Chomsky
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In fairness, it should be mentioned that the chorus of self-adulation that closed the millennium was disrupted by some discordant notes. Questions were raised about the consistency of our adherence to the guiding principles: the "new doctrine" tha...

Commentary Chomsky: Millennial Visions and Selective Vision Part One

Commentary, January, 10 2000 Noam Chomsky
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The new year opened with familiar refrains, amplified by the numerology: a chorus of self-adulation, somber ruminations about the incomprehensible evil of our enemies, and the usual recourse to selective amnesia to smooth the way. A few illustrati...

Commentary Hightower: Four Vignettes

Commentary, January, 09 2000 Jim Hightower
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In a courtroom, an attorney asked the witness, "Sir, What's your IQ?" The fellow responded, "Well, I can see pretty well, I think."

Commentary Prashad: No Farewell for This Admiral: Reflections on Diego Garcia

Commentary, January, 06 2000 Vijay Prashad
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No Farewell for This Admiral: Reflections on Diego Garcia

Zmag Article Sargent: 37.7 Seconds, Part II

Zmag Article, January, 01 2000 Lydia Sargent
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Lydia Sargent As I said in Part I, the title 37.7 seconds refers to the average amount of time fathers spent each day communicating with their babies during the first three months of life, according to a 1971 study quoted in Has Feminism Chang...

Zmag Article Gordon: Barak's Economic Program

Zmag Article, January, 01 2000 Neve Gordon
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Neve Gordon In 1992, it was still unclear that Bill Clinton’s election would mark the advent of a new breed of leaders. Yet a few years later Tony Blair was elected in England and Lionel Jospin in France. When Germany’s Gerha...

Zmag Article Herman: Hitchens on Serbia and East Timor

Zmag Article, January, 01 2000 Edward Herman
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Edward S. Herman In each U.S. war there are liberals and leftists who lend it support, and even larger numbers who don’t oppose it because the issues and stakes involved seem unclear. Both support and silence are encouraged by the...

Zmag Article Carter: The Indigo Girls & Rage Against the Machine

Zmag Article, January, 01 2000 Sandy Carter
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Carter When the Atlanta, Georgia-based duo the Indigo Girls signed on with Epic Records in 1988, the mainstream music market was getting on the bandwagon of a new "folk revival" trend triggered by the surprising breakthroughs of Trac...

Zmag Article Bacon: Will A Social Clause In Trade Agreements Advance International Solidarity?

Zmag Article, January, 01 2000 David Bacon
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David Bacon On November 30 the AFL-CIO mobilized thousands of union members to demonstrate in Seattle outside the meeting of trade ministers of the World Trade Organization. The labor federation called for incor...

Zmag Article Scioscia: Keeping My Religion

Zmag Article, January, 01 2000 Amanda Scioscia
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Amanda Scioscia As I stood face to face with Marta Alanis, regional coordinator of Catholics for A Free Choice in Latin America, we looked at each other with scrutiny. "I thought you’d be older," she said. "I ...

Commentary Gonsalves: The liberal media and the feds

Commentary, December, 30 1999 Sean Gonsalves
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In my last column, I quoted espionage expert Phillip Knightly. "An intelligence service thrives on threat," he wrote in "The Second Oldest Profession." The same could be said about the rest of the defense industry.

Commentary Reinhart: With Barak No Withdrawal, No Peace

Commentary, December, 29 1999 Tanya Reinhart
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In Israel, there is a feeling of a great historical moment. Finally, after much pressure and diplomacy - the story goes - Asad agreed to turn to the road of peace. In the expected peace agreement, Syria will get back all of the Golan Heights, and ...

Commentary Prashad: The Tragedy of Flight IC-814

Commentary, December, 28 1999 Vijay Prashad
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No one can guess the horror of Ms. Rachna Katyal as she sits aboard the Indian Airlines plane (IC-814) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Recently married, Ms. Katyal was on her way home to Delhi from a honeymoon in Kathmandu when her plane was hijacked fo...

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