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Bunting: This Futile Campaign
Znet Article, May, 22 2002
Madeleine Bunting
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There was almost relief in Brigadier Roger Lane's voice on Friday morning as he told the Today programme that they'd finally found and killed some AQT - al-Qaida/Taliban - in the remote mountain valleys of eastern Afghanistan. They had engaged the...
Donahue: The Life and Crimes of General Montoya Uribe
Znet Article, May, 22 2002
Sean Donahue
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PUTUMAYO DEPARTMENT COLOMBIA, JANUARY 2001 — All of us knew we were taking certain risks when we flew by helicopter from Puerto Asis to La Hormiga with Gen. Mario Montoya Uribe – the countryside in Putumayo is controlled by FARC gu...
Kagarlitsky: The Second Boot Effect
Commentary, May, 21 2002
Boris Kagarlitsky
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There is a classic joke in which an old man is woken up every night by two dull thuds on the wall. This is the sound of his neighbour, a worker on the late shift, throwing off his boots after returning home. One day, coming upon his neighbour in t...
Albert: What Did Bush Know, When?
Znet Article, May, 21 2002
Michael Albert
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The above question screams from mainstream newspapers. It froths from liberals' lips. What troubles me more, however, is that some leftists also find it important. Prevalent Question: What did Bush know and when did he know it regarding possible...
Hass: The Real Disaster is the checkpoints
Znet Article, May, 21 2002
Amira Hass
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Qalandiyah checkpoint. Nigel Roberts, the World Bank representative in Israel/Palestine, is convinced Western societies would break down if confronted with an "economic disaster of such proportions."When the director general of the Palestinian Fin...
Mccallin: Making the blooms desert
Znet Article, May, 21 2002
Jessica Mccallin
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Many people wonder why Israel won't give back the occupied territories in return for peace. One reason is that more than half of Israel's water supplies now come from the Mountain Aquifer and Jordan river basin, which are situated deep within them...
Lechner: The Tower of Higher Education
Graphic, May, 20 2002
Tom Lechner
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higher education, education, corporations, recruitment, ritalin, prozac
Siergey: Modern Day Maladies
Graphic, May, 20 2002
Jim Siergey
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cell phones, SUV
Lechner: Acid Reign
Graphic, May, 20 2002
Tom Lechner
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pollution, 911, bombs, death, terrorism
Russell: Affordable Accessible Housing Needs To Be On Housing Radar Screen
Commentary, May, 20 2002
Marta Russell
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I know without having to read the New York Times that docs are refusing to take Medicare patients because as an under 65 year old on Medicare due to disability I've been on the losing end of that stick for years.
Graham-brown: Sanctions Renewed On Iraq
Znet Article, May, 20 2002
Sarah Graham-brown
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Concluding almost a year of diplomatic wrangling, the UN Security Council has agreed to revise UN sanctions on Iraq when the eleventh phase of the oil for food program ends on May 29. Under the oil for food program, Iraq is allowed to sell its oil...
Chomsky: Chomsky Replies About East Timor
Znet Article, May, 20 2002
Noam Chomsky
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Note: this post is a response from Noam Chomsky in the ZNet Forum's, a benefit to all ZNet Sustainers.... if this interests you, check out the program today, and consider supporting ZNet... Reply from NC, Alan Nairn and Amy Goodman were among tho...
Peters: East Timor: Independence Day,
Znet Article, May, 20 2002
Cynthia Peters
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When is hopelessness a reasonable response to a terrible situation? Surely, the East Timorese people during the last quarter of the last century might have been forgiven for succumbing to despair. After all, this half-island nation had been invad...
Dwyer: Brothers
Graphic, May, 19 2002
Hank Dwyer
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Israel, Palestine, IDF, suicide bombers, Sharon
Landau: World News In Shotgun Pellets From The Media
Commentary, May, 19 2002
Saul Landau
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Did the extra cup of coffee or the TV news cause my anxiety? Or should I attribute my uneasiness to the news headlines blaring over my car radio as I brake to a stop on a ten lane Los Angeles freeway? The media will report on any "news" that might...
Kingham: I Want To Say Something
Znet Article, May, 19 2002
Jeff Kingham
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After nearly two weeks in this so-called Holy Land senses and skill of analysis begin to fail me, confounded as they are by disbelief and indignation. The conditions under which the Palestinians have been forced and are continuing to endure are no...
Hass: Israel Forces Internal Movement Permit On Palestinians
Znet Article, May, 19 2002
Amira Hass
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The Israeli army has been tightening its grip on movement of Palestinians in cities and towns in the West Bank by insisting that they obtain new freedom-of-movement permits from the regional administration to travel from one city to another. This ...
Winer: South African presidential pardon provokes paranoia
Znet Article, May, 19 2002
Stan Winer
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The presidential pardon in South Africa of 33 black, long-term political prisoners has stirred up some strong reactions in the country. Many white South Africans, from the comfort of their middleclass surroundings, are complaining predictably abou...
