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Solomon: Media Year 2002, R.I.P.
Znet Article, December, 28 2002
Norman Solomon
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It's impossible to adequately sum up any year, and 2002 is probably more difficult than most to grasp. Bursts of militaristic fervor bracketed the 12 months, which began in the terrible aftermath of 9/11 with the United States waging a fierce war ...
Chomsky: Interview With Chomsky
Znet Article, December, 28 2002
Noam Chomsky
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Mark Thomas: If we can start with US foreign policy in relation to Iraq and the War on Terror, what do you think is going on at the moment? Noam Chomsky: First of all I think we ought to be very cautious about using the phrase 'War on Terror'. Th...
Chomsky: Human Rights Week 2002
Znet Article, December, 28 2002
Noam Chomsky
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Human Rights Week is not much of an occasion in the US, with some notable qualifications. But it does receive considerable attention elsewhere. For me personally, Human Rights Week 2002 was memorable and poignant. The week opened on the eve of Hum...
Gordon: Christmas Eve In Bethlehem
Znet Article, December, 27 2002
Neve Gordon
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Jerusalem: At around 9:00 am, the first fifty Israelis passed the military checkpoint and climbed over the dirt barricade. They were entering Bethlehem, which is considered “Area A†of the Palestinian territories and therefore out ...
Ess: Bethlehem To Rafah
Znet Article, December, 26 2002
Kristen Ess
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At the last minute, at the end of the day before Christmas Eve, the Israeli government announced it would lift its curfew of Bethlehem. This was another move in the endless game of Israeli propaganda, and one that was expected. Thousands of eyes w...
King-irani: It's Up To Us Not To Heed The Call
Znet Article, December, 25 2002
Laurie King-irani
King-irani's ZSpace page
A bleak Christmas Eve, bringing news of despair in Bethlehem and killings near Jenin, has been made even bleaker with the news that Joe Strummer, the lead singer for the legendary British punk band "The Clash," has died at the early age of 50. Iro...
Sahakian: An Early Peek Into Homeland Security
Znet Article, December, 25 2002
Vatche Sahakian
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Fear can be a powerful driving force for resolute and determined action; albeit action that is often irrational and self-defeating. Hence, the use of tension in society has long been a powerful tool for controlling and rallying the masses. History...
Crass: Let's Build Liberation
Znet Article, December, 24 2002
Chris Crass
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Could you give a brief history of your own organizing and activist work? I got into politics in high school when I was 15. My best friend, Mike Rejniak introduced me to politics and punk rock. We had a group at our high school called the United ...
Wrightstorm: The Return Of Uncle Scrooge
Znet Article, December, 24 2002
Hank Wrightstorm
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(Z has obtained a leaked copy of President G.W. Bush’s speech to the first annual Republican book club meeting. As with the famous "Axis of Evil" address, this speech was ghostwritten by a Canadian.) "The Return of Uncle Scrooge" My fell...
Meek: Silent screams
Znet Article, December, 23 2002
James Meek
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The corpse of someone you do not know is not necessarily a frightening or moving sight, unless some detail brings it home that this stranger was a breathing, thinking, laughing being. It was like that at a common grave for civilians killed in ...
Reinhart: A Vote For Mitzna Is A Vote For Sharon
Znet Article, December, 23 2002
Tanya Reinhart
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Just over a month ago, Mitzna appeared to offer a new hope to Israeli politics. He was even perceived by some as the potential Israeli de Gaulle. Throughout the years of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, the Israeli political ...
Hilfiker: Biological Warfare
Znet Article, December, 23 2002
David Hilfiker
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[ The following letter from Iraq first appeared on www.tomdispatch.com, a weblog of the Nation Institute, which offers a steady flow of alternate sources, news and opinion from Tom Engelhardt, a long time editor in publishing, the author of The En...
Hilfiker: Letter from David Hilfiker
Znet Article, December, 23 2002
David Hilfiker
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[ The following letter from Iraq first a...
Jackson: The men who would replace Lott
Znet Article, December, 23 2002
Derrick z. Jackson
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The men who would replace Lott
Anonymous: The Miniature Earth
Znet Article, December, 23 2002
Anonymous Anonymous
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If we could turn the population of the earth into a small community of 100 people, keeping the same proportions we have today, it would be something like this: 61 Asians 12 Europeans 14 Americans (from North and South America) 13 Africans 01 ...
Rai: Iraq's Weapons Declaration
Znet Article, December, 23 2002
Milan Rai
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Iraq's Weapons Declaration
Ralston: December 20th in Argentina
Znet Article, December, 23 2002
Erin Ralston
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Two weeks ago I ran into a fellow American in Buenos Aires. He's a journalist living there. We had met before, thus we engaged in the meaningless chitchat that marks such occassions. "Are you going home for the holidays?" I asked. He assured me he...
Mahajan: The Second Hindu Country?
Znet Article, December, 23 2002
Romi Mahajan
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Some years ago, when I lived in Bombay, I sat in a meeting called by a Non-Resident Indian business man. There were about 30 high-level business leaders from India present and the NRI was explaining to them the need to create "a group, a network" ...
Said: Immediate Imperatives
Znet Article, December, 23 2002
Edward Said
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The daily hemorrhage of Palestinian lives and property accelerates without respite. Both the Arab and Western media report horrifically sensational suicide bombings, complete with pictures and names of the victims as well as gut-wrenching details....
Street: A Whole Lott Missing
Znet Article, December, 22 2002
Paul Street
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The most disturbing aspect of the recent national melodrama over Senate Majority Leaders Trent Lott’s offensive declaration of retrospective support for the race-segregationist 1948 Presidential campaign of Strom Thurmond is not the conten...
