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Znet Article Azulay: Mobilize For The Next Phase

Znet Article, February, 21 2003 Jessica Azulay
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Unprecedented in size, breadth and diversity, the world-wide February 15 demonstrations proved invaluable to the campaign against renewed war on Iraq. The millions of us who rallied and marched for peace in well over 600 cities from New York to Ro...

Znet Article Podur: Another Modest Proposal

Znet Article, February, 21 2003 Justin Podur
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There are several proposals floating about how to deal with the “Iraq Problem”. One wrong-headed one was released in December 2002. It suggested that the US arm and support Iran to engage in regime change in Iraq. It argued that b...

Commentary Bagdikian: Peace Candles v. Kalashnikovs

Commentary, February, 20 2003 Ben Bagdikian
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We live in a time of clashing cultures and a major mischief in a world where almost every culture aggressively propels its "fundamentalism." Whatever serves the group's purpose, physically, legally, morally, or in romantic fantasy, is justified as...

Znet Article Street: Who is

Znet Article, February, 20 2003 Paul Street
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“We Saved Their Butts” It is difficult to imagine the bitter irony with which many French people must be receiving the American charge of “ingratitude.” For the last two weeks at least, leading United States Congre...

Znet Article Solomon: Globalization And It's Malcontents

Znet Article, February, 20 2003 Norman Solomon
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One of the big media buzzwords to emerge in recent years is "globalization." By now, we're likely to know what it means. That's unfortunate -- because at this point the word is so ambiguous that it doesn't really mean much of anything. News outle...

Znet Article Oliveri: This Is Only The Beginning

Znet Article, February, 20 2003 Adele Oliveri
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I am not into self-celebrations, but maybe this time I ought to make an exception. Those of us who took part to last weekend's massive anti-war demonstrations have got every reason to congratulate themselves. If anything, it looks like to have suc...

Znet Article Starhawk: What Happened in New York

Znet Article, February, 19 2003 Starhawk
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The weekend of February 15 and 16 marks an historic, global uprising for peace. The number of marches is uncounted: the number of marchers estimated in the range of ten million. There were marches and vigils and protests in national capitals and s...

Znet Article Kagarlitsky: Russia and the War

Znet Article, February, 19 2003 Boris Kagarlitsky
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The global crisis that came to a head over the weekend has resulted in defeat and unprecedented humiliation for the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. Washington had been sure that France would not veto its proposed UN resolution on ...

Znet Article Fisk: Arab Response to War...

Znet Article, February, 19 2003 Robert Fisk
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Could anything be more pathetic than the Arab demonstration against war? A million Britons marched in London, more than half a million Spaniards in Madrid; 200,000 in Paris and New York. And Cairo? Well, just 600 Egyptians turned up in their capit...

Znet Article Street: Anti-Empire

Znet Article, February, 19 2003 Paul Street
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It is hard not to notice the shift in the emphasis of American left protest and activism since 9-11. The so-called “new New Left” is looking a bit more like the old New Left as the struggle against corporate globalization makes way...

Znet Article Street: Broadcast Priorities

Znet Article, February, 19 2003 Paul Street
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Strange Expectation Let’s start with four basic observations. First, by the widely accepted and often passionately embraced description of its own citizens, media and elected officials, the United States is a democracy. Second, a functi...

Znet Article Edwards: Blair's Betrayal: Part 3

Znet Article, February, 19 2003 David Edwards
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Introduction - Passionately 'Sincere' Truth Reversal In Parts 1 and 2 of this three-part Media Alert, we showed the dramatic extent to which Tony Blair has attempted to deceive the British public on Iraq. In an earlier Media Alert (February 3, 20...

Znet Article Monbiot: Too Much of a Good Thing

Znet Article, February, 18 2003 George Monbiot
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Too Much of a Good Thing

Znet Article Weisbrot: Bush Unites the World

Znet Article, February, 18 2003 Mark Weisbrot
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"I'm a uniter, not a divider," said George W. Bush during his presidential campaign. He got that one right. He has managed to unite the whole world against him and the war he proposes to wage against Iraq. From New York to Johannesburg, millions ...

Znet Article Herman: War-makers, Bribees, And Poodles Versus Democracy

Znet Article, February, 18 2003 Edward Herman
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One of the most dramatic features of the Bush-Blair drive to war--actually, "massacre" given the imbalance of forces-- has been the split and struggle between governments and their citizenry. It might be argued that this ongoing struggle demonstra...

Commentary Choudry: Namecalling: Mapping Colonial Fantasies

Commentary, February, 17 2003 Aziz Choudry
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Since childhood, I have been fascinated by maps and placenames. But lately I have been wondering whether health warnings should be placed on maps and signs for streets, towns and landmarks just as parents are warned about the possible effects on c...

Znet Article Rebick: A People's Led Globalization Emerges

Znet Article, February, 17 2003 Judy Rebick
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It was the largest protest in human history. It was not only a protest against George W. Bush and his sidekick Tony Blair but also a cry from the heart of the peoples of the world that we will never accept a war of civilizations provoked by our ...

Znet Article Pilger: The Blood

Znet Article, February, 17 2003 John Pilger
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The Blood

Znet Article Jensen: Putting The Public Back In Public Policy

Znet Article, February, 17 2003 Robert Jensen
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On Saturday (Feb. 15), we stood on the Capitol steps in Austin, Texas -- across the street from the governor's mansion where George W. Bush once lived -- and spoke to 10,000 Texans who had gathered to reject Bush's mad rush to war in Iraq. The ne...

Znet Article Fisk: A Nation Divided, With No Bridges Left To Build

Znet Article, February, 17 2003 Robert Fisk
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The show was over, recorded for one of those nice liberal local American TV cable channels ­ this time in Texas ­ where everyone agrees that war is wrong, that George Bush is in the hands of right-wing Christian fundamentalists and pro-Isr...

Znet Article Albert: Interview About Parecon

Znet Article, February, 17 2003 Michael Albert
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Can you tell ZNet, please, what your new book, Parecon: Life After Capitalism, is about? What is it trying to communicate? Parecon: Life After Capitalism is about an economic system called Participatory Economics that seeks to accomplish producti...

Znet Article Albert: Showdown

Znet Article, February, 17 2003 Michael Albert
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Showdown

Commentary Grubacic: What Happened In The Turkish Elections

Commentary, February, 16 2003 Andrej Grubacic
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Many qualities could be ascribed to the recent parliamentary elections in Turkey, but dullness is certainly not one of them. To begin with, ever since the inauguration of the secular regime imposed by Kemal Ataturk in 1923, a party of Islamisist o...

Znet Article Peters: On Funnels and Pens

Znet Article, February, 16 2003 Cynthia Peters
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As dissent grows and diversifies, the tactics and strategies for containing it must grow and diversify right along with it. Today, in New York City, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators united in a cry of outrage against war in Iraq and their ...

Znet Article Chomsky: No to war

Znet Article, February, 16 2003 Noam Chomsky
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[Communiqué from the EZLN which was read during the demonstration in Rome, Italy, on February 15, 2003.  It was read by Heidi Giuliani, the mother of activist Carlo, who was assassinated by the Italian police in Genoa in July of 2001.  ...

Znet Article Podur: Instead of War

Znet Article, February, 16 2003 Justin Podur
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Inspections, not war? The world is saying no to war. But demanding inspections as an alternative might not be enough to derail the war. This must be the most unpopular war in history. Anti-war marches on February 15 brought out a million each in...

Commentary Mokhiber: Hide and Seek

Commentary, February, 15 2003 Russell Mokhiber
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For corporations, reputation is everything. If they lose it, they stand to lose everything. See Andersen, Worldcom and Enron. If they can keep their dirty laundry out of the public eye, all the better. They do this by destroying incriminating docu...

Znet Article Starhawk: Choose Peace

Znet Article, February, 15 2003 Starhawk
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Somewhere tonight in Iraq, a small girl lies sleeping who in a few weeks may be a lump of scorched flesh buried under concrete. On a basketball court somewhere in the United States a young man lands a jump shot, who in a few weeks may have no le...

Znet Article Fisk: Tired of Being Lied to

Znet Article, February, 15 2003 Robert Fisk
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In the end, I think we are just tired of being lied to. Tired of being talked down to, of being bombarded with Second World War jingoism and scare stories and false information and student essays dressed up as "intelligence". We are sick of being ...

Znet Article Arnove: The Case Against Powell's Case For War

Znet Article, February, 14 2003 Anthony Arnove
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  GEORGE W. BUSH said that Colin Powell would present the definitive case against Iraq at the UN. Did he do that? Anthony: All that Powell did was to rehash a series of unproven, speculative and at times ridiculous accusations that did noth...

Znet Article Cromwell: Day of Global Action for Peace

Znet Article, February, 14 2003 David Cromwell
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On Saturday 15 February, anti-war demonstrations will be taking place around the world. The Media Lens co-editors will be joining upwards of half-a-million peace activists in London. This promises to be the biggest public protest in British histor...

Znet Article Said: A monument to hypocrisy

Znet Article, February, 14 2003 Edward Said
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It has finally become intolerable to listen to or look at news in this country. I've told myself over and over again that one ought to leaf through the daily papers and turn on the TV for the national news every evening, just to find out what "the...

Znet Article Pilger: Begin to make it happen

Znet Article, February, 14 2003 John Pilger
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TOMORROW one of the most important public events in memory will take place in central London. It is not possible to overstate the significance and urgency of the march and demonstration against an unprovoked British and American attack on Iraq, a...

Commentary Wise: Race, Sex and Work: Examining White Lies About Black Americans

Commentary, February, 13 2003 Tim Wise
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ÒYou wanna know what the real problem with black people is?Ó

Znet Article Solomon: Playing The

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Norman Solomon
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These days, it's a crucial ace up Uncle Sam's sleeve. "Terrorism" is George W. Bush's magic card. For 17 months now, the word has worked like a political charm for the Bush administration. Ever since the terrible crime against humanity known as ...

Znet Article Majavu: Behind the scenes at the cricket world cup

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Mandisi Majavu
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Much has been said about the exposure and economic benefits this Cricket World Cup is going to bring South Africa. However little is said about the people who are exploited in the process of making these benefits materialise. I'm talking, for in...

Znet Article Gordon: Arabs And Jews Unite Against War

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Neve Gordon
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Jerusalem: About a week ago, ten Israelis from different grassroots organizations crossed the Qalandia checkpoint and entered besieged Ramallah, a city located in ”Area A” of the Palestinian territories and therefore legally out of...

Znet Article Reintjes: Letter from Cordoba: Civil Disobedience

Znet Article, February, 12 2003 Carola Reintjes
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[Translated by Francisco González] Dear friends, I don't want to fill your mailboxes with more arguments against this war. Everything has already been said and there is no need for more arguments. Maybe Aznar should "vote for another people," a...

Znet Article Azulay: Beyond Demonstration

Znet Article, February, 12 2003 Jessica Azulay
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Note: This article was originally created as a handout to be passed around on the bus to a demonstration. Feel free to download in its original form and pass it out at upcoming actions.Z ------------------ BEYOND DEMONSTRATIONThe worl...

Znet Article Shalom: Antiwar Questions and Answers

Znet Article, February, 12 2003 Stephen1 Shalom
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1. As anti-war sentiment grows and the anti-war movement gains momentum, what are the most important priorities for peace and justice organizations? To build a movement able to marshal sufficient numbers of sufficiently informed and committed peo...

Commentary Wise: Sex, Lies and Stereotypes: White Racism, Black Reality and the Pathology of Prejudice

Commentary, February, 11 2003 Tim Wise
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ÒYou wanna know what the real problem with black people is?Ó

Znet Article Edwards: Blair's Betrayal: Part 2

Znet Article, February, 11 2003 David Edwards
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In Part 1 we showed how Tony Blair profoundly misled the British public on the 'threat' posed by Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction (WMD) during a recent BBC2 Newsnight interview and debate. Blair claimed that Unscom inspectors (1991-98) ...

Znet Article Steel: We Shall Not Be Moved

Znet Article, February, 11 2003 Mark Steel
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Every veteran of protests and demonstrations agrees – nothing has ever been like this. The tradition is that you inform an average civilian that you're going on a march, and they look at you with a mixture of puzzlement and pity, as if you...

Znet Article Weisbrot: War Games

Znet Article, February, 11 2003 Mark Weisbrot
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The ink was barely dry on the headline of USA Today -- "Bush: The Game Is Over" -- when the response came from French Prime Minister Jean- Pierre Raffarin: "It's not a game. It's not over." For the first time in decades, the "Old Europe" that Def...

Commentary Jensen: What Makes A Massacre?

Commentary, February, 10 2003 Robert Jensen
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What is the definition of a "real" massacre?

Znet Article Kolhatkar: From Afghanistan To Iraq

Znet Article, February, 10 2003 Sonali Kolhatkar
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On August 29th 2002 in Little Rock, Arkansas, George W Bush said: "We liberated Afghanistan from the clutches of a barbaric regime... We're liberators, not conquerers here in America"(1). Addressing U.S. troops this January in Fort Hood, Texas, ...

Znet Article Edwards: Blair's Betrayal: Part 1

Znet Article, February, 10 2003 David Edwards
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The French and German governments have acted for sanity and hope by proposing a peace plan that involves the tripling of UN weapons inspectors in Iraq possibly backed up by thousands of UN troops. In a public debate, German foreign minister, Josch...

Commentary Ratner: A U.N. Alternative to War: “Uniting for Peace”

Commentary, February, 09 2003 Michael Ratner
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In the last few months the Bush Administration has been unyielding in its march towards war over the objections of some allies and despite the efforts of the United Nations. It now seems inevitable that the United States, with some other countries...

Commentary Ratner: A U.N. Alternative to War: ÒUniting for PeaceÓ

Commentary, February, 09 2003 Michael Ratner
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In the last few months the Bush Administration has been unyielding in its march towards war over the objections of some allies and despite the efforts of the United Nations. It now seems inevitable that the United States, with some other countries...

Znet Article Vera-zavala: An Extrordinary Coup At The WSF pt.1

Znet Article, February, 09 2003 America Vera-zavala
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When I listened to Lula speak at the World Social Forum I was moved and cried. I wish he had not come. For the first time since the Zapatista uprising, the MAI victory and Seattle the movement has taken a step back. The first steps have been tak...

Znet Article Albert: Organize, Demonstrate!

Znet Article, February, 09 2003 Michael Albert
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I hate apocalyptic politics. I was radicalized by the civil rights movement and Vietnam. People shouted all kinds of furor about the environment imploding, about fascism rising, and about imminent Armageddon. The hollering had provocation. We ...

Znet Article Tomchick: Powell's Flimsy Evidence

Znet Article, February, 09 2003 Maria Tomchick
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Only two days after Colin Powell made his presentation to the U.N. Security Council, the evidence he provided is unraveling. Through interviews with experts, intelligence sources, and an examination of the physical evidence, reporters are piecing ...

Znet Article Grubacic: Life After Social Forums

Znet Article, February, 09 2003 Andrej Grubacic
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Usually, when talking about the forum history, historians talk about three important meanings of this word. According to the first meaning, the word "forum" refers to "agora", a place for meetings and discussion.. According to the second meaning, ...

Commentary Dominick: We Will March!

Commentary, February, 08 2003 Brian Dominick
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Today I called the office of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. I left a short message for him, stating that I will be marching on the streets of his town next Saturday, February 15, in protest of a renewed war on Iraq. I added that I will do ...

Znet Article Gordon: The IDF's Slippery Moral Slope

Znet Article, February, 08 2003 Neve Gordon
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Jerusalem: Following my last military reserve duty, I was kicked out of my unit, the Israeli Defense Force’s (IDF) educational corps.  There was a surrealistic dimension to the whole experience. I had driven a few hours to a base loca...

Commentary Cromwell: Lethal Threats: Global Warming, Elite Power And Bounded Debates

Commentary, February, 07 2003 David Cromwell
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"Global warming is great," wrote space technologist Duncan Steel in the comment pages of The Guardian recently, "because it protects us from the unpredictable big freeze that would be far, far worse." ('Global warming is good for you', The Guardi...

Znet Article Dominick: We Will March

Znet Article, February, 07 2003 Brian Dominick
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Today I called the office of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. I left a short message for him, stating that I will be marching on the streets of his town next Saturday, February 15, in protest of a renewed war on Iraq. I added that I will do ...

Znet Article Grubacic: Towards An Another Anarchism

Znet Article, February, 07 2003 Andrej Grubacic
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Rough transcript of a talk given by Andrej Grubacic as part of the Life After Capitalism forum (WSF3, Porto Alegre, 2003.) A friend of mine has written recently that: "no one needs another -ism from19th century, another word which imprisons and f...

Znet Article Mokhiber: Corporations, War, You

Znet Article, February, 07 2003 Russell Mokhiber
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Corporations, War, You

Znet Article Solomon: Colin Powell Is Flawless -- Inside A Media Bubble

Znet Article, February, 07 2003 Norman Solomon
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There's no doubt about it: Colin Powell is a great performer, as he showed yet again at the U.N. Security Council the other day. On television, he exudes confidence and authoritative judgment. But Powell owes much o...

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