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It Happened in Baghdad
So maybe the Iraqis didn't buy uranium in Niger. But we can still blame them for everything else—from 9-11 and the Oklahoma City bombing to Eric Rudolph's alleged attacks on abortion clinics. Consider the testimony of the American Enterprise Institute's Laurie Mylroie, who was considered credible enough to be an expert witness before the 9-11 Commission last week....
Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 10:09pm PDT
Manufacturing Consent
"The pure facts are not denied by Chomsky's adversaries but their interpretation..Chomsky believes in a strategy of the media moguls.. Government-friendely reporting is better in the long run for the economy and for the media conglomerates." Trans from German...
Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 7:30pm PDT
Autonomous Art Collective
We need artists! Artists from all walks of life and from all corners of the planet are welcome to join. We will also need cyber-punks and technical gurus to help facilitate the website and archival systems. We have already procured server space for media storage and are ready to start recruiting dedicated humans to help fight for justice in a unique and fun way. If this sounds like you and you are willing to donate autonomous works to the collective free of charge then we are interested in se...
Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 7:26pm PDT
U.S. Soldier: Rumpsfeld Should Resign
"If Donald Rumsfeld were sitting here in front of us, what would you say to him?" I asked a group of soldiers who gathered around a table, eager to talk to a visiting reporter. "If he was here," said Pfc. Jason Punyahotra, "I would ask him why we're still here, why we've been told so many times and it's changed." In the back of the group, Spc. Clinton Deitz put up his hand. "If Donald Rumsfeld was here," he said, "I'd ask him for his resignatio...
Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 1:35pm PDT
WILLIAM A. COOK: Defining Terrorism from the Top Down
For the past six months, criticism of Israeli IOF actions against civilians in Gaza and the West Bank has increased exponentially as reported in British, French, and Greek newspapers, and in Ha'aretz. Ha'aretz has condemned this reaction as "rising anti-Semitism." The nature of the criticism, however, is not against the Jewish people, but against the kinds of actions taken by the Sharon forces against civilians, actions that can only be labeled as "terrorist" acts....
Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 11:38am PDT
Utah Protesters Thank the World
The July 10, 2003 weekly peace vigil rally in Salt Lake City focused on thanking all people around the world who opposed U.S. President George W. Bush's illegal war against the Iraqi people....
Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 11:10am PDT
AUDIO: John Reese (ISM) on Israel's Apartheid Wall and ISM's roles in the Territories
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Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 11:06am PDT
A Move in the Right Direction: Kerry Says Occupation Must End
finally, somone breaks ranks in the Democratic Party, and steps onto the right road, let's see how far he can walk down it...
Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 11:01am PDT
A Diplomat's Undiplomatic Truth: They Lied
They may have finally found the smoking gun that nails the culprit responsible for the Iraq war. Unfortunately, the incriminating evidence wasn't left in one of Saddam Hussein's palaces but rather in Vice President Dick Cheney's office....
Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 10:44am PDT
A New Hard-Liner at the DEA
Though the Republican Party prides itself on being a champion of state sovereignty, one need only mention a phrase like "medical marijuana" to see how quickly the Administration of George W. Bush becomes hostile to the notion of the autonomy of states....
Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 10:23am PDT
Cheney Under Pressure to Quit Over False War Evidence
Anger grows on both sides of Atlantic at misleading claims on eve of Iraq conflict...
Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 9:39am PDT
Message to the Resistance: Come to NYC 9/04
the graphic below is free for anyone to use...
Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 9:24am PDT
DeLay Denies Misuse of FAA in Redistricting Dispute
"I don't see how anybody can read that report and come back that there was not a misuse of resources. Mr. DeLay made all the contacts to the FAA and found out where Pete Laney was located," said Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston...
Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 9:21am PDT
Canadian Journalist in Iran Dies After Being Arrested, Beaten
Kazemi was arrested on June 23 for taking photographs of protesters outside Evin prison in northern Tehran who were demanding the release of relatives locked up during last month's wave of anti-regime protests.
She was transferred three days later to Baghiatollah Azam hospital where she died. Iranian authorities initilly said Kazemi fell ill while intelligence ministry agents were questioning her....
Posted: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 8:26am PDT
Argentina Rebellion Video Showing . . . . (repost)
Now Two Shows! East Bay Location Added! From Frontline of the Rebellion in Argentina, three piqueteros videos:...
Posted: Tue, Jul 15, 2003 8:00pm PDT
Democrat Lieberman: Good Cause to Leave Democrats
The good Democrat, Senator Joe Lieberman, Al Gore's vice-presidential candidate now running for president and sure to receive the Democratic nomination, has a record that makes him a political twin of George War Bush....
Posted: Tue, Jul 15, 2003 7:21pm PDT
the quiet campaign to genetically engineer humans
by richard hayes...
Posted: Tue, Jul 15, 2003 7:04pm PDT
DEFEND FREEDOM OF SPEECH FOR COMMUNITY MEDIA IN VENEZUELA
The following is an email about the recent closing and censoring of CATIA TV by the right-wing opposition Caracas Metropolitan Mayor Alfredo Peña. CATIA TV is a very important community and community media resource to the people's movement in Venezuela and played an crucial role in reversing the coup against the democratically elected President Hugo Chavez in April, 2002....
Posted: Tue, Jul 15, 2003 5:45pm PDT
Argentina: repudiemos campaña contra organizaciones piqueteras
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Posted: Tue, Jul 15, 2003 4:32pm PDT
Trust the tree-sitter Decides to Brave the Hurricane!!
(7-15-03) Houston, TX -- Trust the tree-sitter has decided to maintain his perch 80 ft. up a Ponderosa Pine in Memorial Park, despite the oncoming Hurricane Claudette....
Posted: Tue, Jul 15, 2003 4:29pm PDT