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Benjamin: Police Chief Timoney, Meet Bahraini Mothers
Znet Article, February, 22 2012
Medea Benjamin
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The police don’t just shoot outside to disperse crowds. They use the tear gas canisters as weapons, shooting them directly at people
Benjamin: Ten Good Things About a (Not So) Bad Year
Znet Article, January, 01 2012
Medea Benjamin
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People the world over have become empowered and emboldened simply by watching each other
Benjamin: Obama Must Condemn Egyptian Military
Znet Article, November, 23 2011
Medea Benjamin
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Join us in signing this letter urging President Obama to condemn the military crackdown and stand with Egypt’s brave citizens struggling for democracy
Benjamin: Jailed for Sailing to Gaza, Challenging the Blockade
Znet Article, November, 05 2011
Medea Benjamin
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Two boats full of courageous passengers were on their way to Gaza when they were intercepted on Friday, November 4, by the Israeli military
Benjamin: Iraq: 100 Days of Solidarity
Znet Article, September, 29 2011
Medea Benjamin
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This week marks the beginning of what is supposed to be the final 100 days of the U.S. occupation of Iraq
Benjamin: Ten Reasons to Move Cheney’s Book to the Crime Section
Znet Article, September, 01 2011
Medea Benjamin
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Cheney was a prime mover behind the Bush administration's decision to violate the Geneva Conventions
Benjamin: No Way to Honor Dr. King
Commentary, August, 29 2011
Medea Benjamin
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The tribute to peacemakers, organized by the MLK National Memorial Foundation, was mostly a night applauding warmakers, corporate profiteers and co-opted musicians
Benjamin: Iraq Withdrawal? Don’t Take it to the Bank
Commentary, August, 18 2011
Medea Benjamin
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As with any relationship, saying goodbye is always the hardest part for an empire
Benjamin: Enormous Cuts in Military Spending? Read the Fine Print
Commentary, August, 07 2011
Medea Benjamin
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Don't expect the Pentagon to start holding bake sales
Benjamin: By Torpedoing the Gaza Flotilla, Israel Sunk Its Own Ship
Znet Article, July, 13 2011
Medea Benjamin
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Initiatives like the flotilla will be remembered as part of a continuous wave of resistance that helped turned the tide
Benjamin: A Look Back At 8 Years Of War In Iraq
Znet Article, March, 24 2011
Medea Benjamin
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Eight years after the US entered Iraq to topple Saddam and liberate the people, conditions are worse than ever.
Benjamin: War Crimes Good, Exposing Them Bad
Znet Article, March, 12 2011
Medea Benjamin
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Bradley Manning is accused of humiliating the political establishment by revealing the complicity of top US officials in carrying out and covering up war crimes.
Benjamin: Reading The Coca Leaves
Znet Article, December, 14 2010
Medea Benjamin
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The climate agreement that was ultimately hashed out in Cancun did not reflect the viewpoint of Bolivia's indigenous community, their President Evo Morales, or Bolivia's passionate UN negotiator, Pablo Solon.
Benjamin: The Iraq Legacy: Tell It Like It Is
Znet Article, August, 22 2010
Medea Benjamin
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With the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, the administration, the military and the media are trying to put a positive spin on this grim chapter of U.S. history. It would certainly give some comfort to the grieving families of the over 4...
Benjamin: Getting Naked to Expose BP
Znet Article, May, 30 2010
Medea Benjamin
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Diane Wilson, a fourth generation shrimper from the Texas Gulf and a founder of CODEPINK, has been watching the BP spill and the botched clean-up with a mixture of dread and anger. After all, it's her livelihood and that of her community that's at...
Benjamin: One Year After Israeli Invasion of Gaza, World Leaders Fail to Act but Global Citizens Step Forward
Znet Article, December, 27 2009
Medea Benjamin
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One year ago, the brutal Israeli 22-day invasion of the Gaza Strip shocked the world, leaving some 1,400 people dead, thousands more wounded, as well as hospitals, schools, prisons, UN facilities, factories, agricultural processing plants and some...
Benjamin: Hondurans Call Out for Help from the International Community
Znet Article, July, 02 2009
Medea Benjamin
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Our emergency international delegation to Honduras, organized from the United States by CODEPINK, Global Exchange and Non-Violence International, began its fact-finding mission in the wake of the June 28 coup that overthrew President Manuel Zelaya.
Benjamin: Rage to Reform
Znet Article, March, 29 2009
Medea Benjamin
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A U.S. Capitol Police officer stopped me as I tried to make my way inside the House Financial Services Subcommittee hearing on AIG compensation last week wearing a sign pinned to my butt that read, "Bonus? My ass!" "I was told by the committee tha...
Benjamin: Now That the Election Is Over, the Fight for Economic Justice Begins!
Znet Article, November, 05 2008
Medea Benjamin
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While millions of Americans are celebrating the election of Barack Obama, the wealthy and corporate interests who dished out billions of dollars this election season will be swarming over Washington to get their agendas passed.
Benjamin: Time for a Taxpayers Revolt
Znet Article, September, 29 2008
Medea Benjamin
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Congress will be voting this week on the biggest give-away of our tax dollars to the financial sector in our nation’s history. Despite attempts by legislators to portray this as a compromise bill that helps both Wall St. and Main St., in reality i...
