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Blog Post Podur: Arafat

Blog Post, November, 11 2004 Justin Podur
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Palestine's leader, Yasser Arafat, has died. I expect that in the coming days there will be a lot of stupid things written about him on all sides. I have already read some of it. As when he was living, the point will not be to shower contempt on ...

Blog Post Podur: Arafat

Blog Post, November, 11 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

Palestine's leader, Yasser Arafat, has died. I expect that in the coming days there will be a lot of stupid things written about him on all sides. I have already read some of it. As when he was living, the point will not be to shower contempt on ...

Blog Post Podur: Missile Defense

Blog Post, November, 10 2004 Justin Podur
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An article in this month's Scientific American by Richard Garwin, who "has worked with the US government since 1950" and was on the "Rumsfeld Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States" is a combination of interesting i...

Blog Post Podur: Missile Defense

Blog Post, November, 10 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

An article in this month's Scientific American by Richard Garwin, who "has worked with the US government since 1950" and was on the "Rumsfeld Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States" is a combination of interesting i...

Blog Post Podur: So, um, what now?

Blog Post, November, 05 2004 Justin Podur
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I mostly wrote that "morning after" piece of yesterday because I was surfing around the morning after, going to all my usual sites and blogs, and nobody had written anything. So I forced myself to write something, because I thought of all the peop...

Blog Post Podur: So, um, what now?

Blog Post, November, 05 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

I mostly wrote that "morning after" piece of yesterday because I was surfing around the morning after, going to all my usual sites and blogs, and nobody had written anything. So I forced myself to write something, because I thought of all the peop...

Blog Post Podur: The morning after

Blog Post, November, 03 2004 Justin Podur
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Seems like it's basically over. The last time I spent a late night biting my nails watching an election, I was in Venezuela observing the referendum. Like the US elections of November 2, the outcome was important not only to the people who voted,...

Blog Post Podur: The morning after

Blog Post, November, 03 2004 Justin Podur
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Seems like it's basically over. The last time I spent a late night biting my nails watching an election, I was in Venezuela observing the referendum. Like the US elections of November 2, the outcome was important not only to the people who voted,...

Blog Post Podur: A Referendum on the Iraq Occupation

Blog Post, October, 14 2004 Justin Podur
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(from killingtrain.com) C. P. Pandya mentioned in the blog today about how mercenary companies are still making massive profits in Iraq. Bombings and massacres continue to happen on a daily basis in Iraq: today's by insurgents killed 4 American ...

Blog Post Podur: A Referendum on the Iraq Occupation

Blog Post, October, 14 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

(from killingtrain.com) C. P. Pandya mentioned in the blog today about how mercenary companies are still making massive profits in Iraq. Bombings and massacres continue to happen on a daily basis in Iraq: today's by insurgents killed 4 American ...

Blog Post Podur: Crisis in Darfur (too)

Blog Post, October, 02 2004 Justin Podur
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I have appreciated David Peterson's blogging about the 'humanitarians' and their 'interventions' about Sudan. So when I read his latest, referring to my own recent piece on the subject (a piece which made good use of his own previous blogging), I...

Blog Post Podur: Crisis in Darfur (too)

Blog Post, October, 02 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

I have appreciated David Peterson's blogging about the 'humanitarians' and their 'interventions' about Sudan. So when I read his latest, referring to my own recent piece on the subject (a piece which made good use of his own previous blogging), I...

Blog Post Podur: Multiple Multi-Blogging

Blog Post, September, 30 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

Folks, while I will continue to contribute to the ZNet multi-author blogging system, I've also rolled an updated version of my previous blog, The Killing Train, at www.killingtrain.com, which I'll be posting to daily as before. As befits this blo...

Blog Post Podur: Multiple Multi-Blogging

Blog Post, September, 30 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

Folks, while I will continue to contribute to the ZNet multi-author blogging system, I've also rolled an updated version of my previous blog, The Killing Train, at www.killingtrain.com, which I'll be posting to daily as before. As befits this blo...

Blog Post Podur: The RESCUED MAYOR!

Blog Post, September, 09 2004 Justin Podur
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A truly heartfelt thank you to everyone who wrote letters and otherwise helped with the kidnapping of the indigenous commission in Cauca, including my friend Arquimedes Vitonas, the mayor of Toribio. The indigenous community mobilized massively t...

Blog Post Podur: The RESCUED MAYOR!

Blog Post, September, 09 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

A truly heartfelt thank you to everyone who wrote letters and otherwise helped with the kidnapping of the indigenous commission in Cauca, including my friend Arquimedes Vitonas, the mayor of Toribio. The indigenous community mobilized massively t...

Blog Post Podur: Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike

Blog Post, August, 31 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

There is a hunger strike on in Palestine. It is very significant, and the prisoners are in a very precarious position. One woman has already died. Please check Sumoud, a Toronto-based solidarity group, for constant updates on the hunger strike.

Blog Post Podur: Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike

Blog Post, August, 31 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

There is a hunger strike on in Palestine. It is very significant, and the prisoners are in a very precarious position. One woman has already died. Please check Sumoud, a Toronto-based solidarity group, for constant updates on the hunger strike.

Blog Post Podur: More on Arquimedes Vitonas

Blog Post, August, 30 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

I wrote a piece on the disappearance of my friend Arquimedes Vitonas. It is here, please read it. I will continue to update this story as I hear more. I apologize for not blogging as frequently as I had before the blog system changed. I will t...

Blog Post Podur: More on Arquimedes Vitonas

Blog Post, August, 30 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

I wrote a piece on the disappearance of my friend Arquimedes Vitonas. It is here, please read it. I will continue to update this story as I hear more. I apologize for not blogging as frequently as I had before the blog system changed. I will t...

Blog Post Podur: The disappeared mayor

Blog Post, August, 27 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

The initial communique from the Northern Cauca indigenous councils on the kidnapping of Arquimedes Vitonas, the mayor of Toribio and activist in the indigenous movement, has been translated. I include it below. I will try to put something togeth...

Blog Post Podur: The disappeared mayor

Blog Post, August, 27 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

The initial communique from the Northern Cauca indigenous councils on the kidnapping of Arquimedes Vitonas, the mayor of Toribio and activist in the indigenous movement, has been translated. I include it below. I will try to put something togeth...

Blog Post Podur: A kidnapping in Cauca

Blog Post, August, 26 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

I am writing to apologize for taking so long to write back. Readers were writing me asking about my safety. You are too kind. In fact it is not my safety that I am writing about right now. Nor the safety of the Palestinian political prisoners ...

Blog Post Podur: A kidnapping in Cauca

Blog Post, August, 26 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

I am writing to apologize for taking so long to write back. Readers were writing me asking about my safety. You are too kind. In fact it is not my safety that I am writing about right now. Nor the safety of the Palestinian political prisoners ...

Blog Post Podur: Carter and Gaviria find find "NO EVIDENCE OF FRAUD"

Blog Post, August, 16 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

Now it seems that it really is all over, save for some possibly tragic and desperate acts by the opposition. At a 1:30pm press conference at the Gran Melia hotel, Carter and Gaviria both affirmed that their analysis and results confirmed the prel...

Blog Post Podur: Carter and Gaviria find find "NO EVIDENCE OF FRAUD"

Blog Post, August, 16 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

Now it seems that it really is all over, save for some possibly tragic and desperate acts by the opposition. At a 1:30pm press conference at the Gran Melia hotel, Carter and Gaviria both affirmed that their analysis and results confirmed the prel...

Blog Post Podur: Venezuela: Chavez wins, the opposition doesn´t respect the victory

Blog Post, August, 16 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

President Carraquero of the National Electoral Council announced the preliminary result as of 3:47 am just now (4:10am) with between 94-96% of the results in. The result: 58% NO (4 991 483 million votes) and 42% SI (3 576 517 million votes). In ...

Blog Post Podur: Venezuela: Chavez wins, the opposition doesn´t respect the victory

Blog Post, August, 16 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

President Carraquero of the National Electoral Council announced the preliminary result as of 3:47 am just now (4:10am) with between 94-96% of the results in. The result: 58% NO (4 991 483 million votes) and 42% SI (3 576 517 million votes). In ...

Blog Post Podur: VENEZUELA: The barrio at night

Blog Post, August, 16 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

Take Two. The dreaded technical difficulties might be coming back. I went to the barrio of La Vega tonight, and just got back (it´s 12:45am on August 16 and the August 15 referendum has become the August 15/16 referendum). This will be the last...

Blog Post Podur: VENEZUELA: The barrio at night

Blog Post, August, 16 2004 Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page

Take Two. The dreaded technical difficulties might be coming back. I went to the barrio of La Vega tonight, and just got back (it´s 12:45am on August 16 and the August 15 referendum has become the August 15/16 referendum). This will be the last...

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