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US threat to send Britons home
US threat to send Britons home...
Posted: Wed, Jan 30, 2002 5:07pm PST
Why Protest the World Economic Forum and US Troops in the Philippines?
SPEAK OUT Against Global Poverty and Militarism!
Saturday, February 2
11am: assemble at 59th St. & 8th Avenue (Columbus
Circle, near the
fountain at the SW corner of Central Park)...
Posted: Wed, Jan 30, 2002 2:03pm PST
FILIPINOS IN NEW YORK SAY NO TO WAR
The coalition of social justice
organizations known as the Inang
Bayan Movement have announced plans for a mass
anti-war demonstration in
participation with the upcoming Anti-World Economic
Forum Counter Summit on
Saturday, February 2....
Posted: Wed, Jan 30, 2002 1:14pm PST
Marin Peace and Justice Coalition
The Marin Peace and Justice Coalition will be leading a car caravan on 2 February in order to bring attention to our dependency on oil and the meeting of the World Economic Forum in New York. The caravan will include vegetable powered vehicles as well as electric powered vehicles. There will be 2 caravans, both starting at 10.45am, one starting in southern Marin at Manzanita parking in Mill Valley and the other at the Atherton exit off Hwy 101.
For additional information call 415/ 721-2844...
Posted: Wed, Jan 30, 2002 10:06am PST
Universal Military Training and Services Act of 2001
New bill in committee as of December 20th, 2001 requiring the induction into the armed forces for men (voluntary for women) between the ages of 18-22....
Posted: Wed, Jan 30, 2002 12:56am PST
LMNOP web-site debuts
The URL is a little clunky, but it's worth the trip...
Posted: Tue, Jan 29, 2002 8:32pm PST
CNN married to White House - literally
CNN's Chief Foreign Correspondant Christiane Amanpour is married to State Dept spokesperson James Rubin.
Now, what kind of news do you think we're gonna hear when the White House is attacking other countries?...
Posted: Tue, Jan 29, 2002 7:09pm PST
Our Grief is not a Cry for Concentration Camps and Torture of Prisoners
I couldn't escape the Irony of the situation. Brown and black bodies being
brought to Cuba again. This island used to be the biggest breeding station
of slaves in the New World And once more there were being brought, by their
white masters the protectors of the "Holy Grail ", to sit somewhere and rot.
I sat there and thought of my own experiences for I too was once a prisoner
of the US Military....
Posted: Tue, Jan 29, 2002 11:13am PST
Part II: Canadian TV Host Questions U.S. Involvement in 9/11
Barrie Zwicker, media critic for Canada's Vision TV, delivered commentaries on January 21 and January 28 questioning whether the U.S. government knew of the 9/11 attacks and did nothing, possibly in order to evoke sentiment for a war in Afghanistan....
Posted: Tue, Jan 29, 2002 8:40am PST
Drifting towards the Unthinkable: An event at UC Davis on Jan. 31, 2002
Why I Quit the Livermore Nuclear Labs:
A Lecture on US Foreign Policy Leading up to 9-11 and its Effects on Global Security...
Posted: Mon, Jan 28, 2002 5:41pm PST
Localization, Nonviolence and US World Policy: An event at UC Berkeley on Feb. 7
Why I Quit the Livermore Nuclear Labs:
A Lecture on US Foreign Policy Leading up to 9-11 and its Effects on Global Security....
Posted: Mon, Jan 28, 2002 5:24pm PST
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo: America’s New Ally in Asia-Pacific
“Military cooperation” between the Philippines and United States will
try to harness a new spokesperson who will, a la Marcos, agitate for
renewed U.S. aggression in Southeast Asia....
Posted: Sun, Jan 27, 2002 10:50pm PST
A Case of Deja Vu:Alternative Reader on the Arrival of US Troops in the Phil.
In this reader, Bulatlat.com provides thought-provoking pieces on the
sociopolitical implications of the arrival of US troops in the
Philippines...
Posted: Sun, Jan 27, 2002 10:49pm PST
anniversary of Fil-Am War RALLY Tue, 2/5/02, 5PM 447 Sutter St SF
February 4, 2002 marks the 103rd anniversary of the start of the Filipino-American war....
Posted: Sun, Jan 27, 2002 10:38pm PST
Text of High Court pleading re: VFA, Balikatan
copy of the "Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition with Application for a Writ of Preliminary Injunction and a Temporary Restraining Order" to be filed before the Supreme Court today, Jan. 28, 2:00 pm....
Posted: Sun, Jan 27, 2002 10:18pm PST
No statute of limitations on murder...: I witnessed a homicide on May 23, 1969
No statute of limitations on murder or civil right violations: I witnessed a homicide on May 23, 1969...
Posted: Sun, Jan 27, 2002 7:51pm PST
The BEAUTY of JIHAD
"One video called The Mirror of the Jihad showed Taliban forces in Afghanistan decapitating Northern Alliance soldiers with knives. It was distributed by an Islamic organisation based in Paddington, London. Another video, shot in Bosnia, advocated a 'jihad to wipe out atheism'. 'God loves people who kill in his name. The enemies of Islam are scared. The Jews and the Christians know that they have lost [the war] and want to stop us spreading the truth.' Each [video] cost UKP 10."...
Posted: Sun, Jan 27, 2002 5:15pm PST
An Interview with Sherman of RTF / LAAnarchists.org
An interview with Sherman, formerly of RaiseTheFist.com and LAAnarchists.org, whose home was raided by the LA Joint Terrorism Task Force on Jan. 24; the websites were shutdown and his computers confiscated. Sherman denies involvement with any illegal activity, saying of the Feds, "They're afraid. And they're going to try and silence us any way they can. ... My best advice is to not give in to their fear-tactics. Keep fighting, and fight hard. Don't stop."...
Posted: Sun, Jan 27, 2002 5:14pm PST