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1917 of 1987 
State Department retracts terrorism assertion The report, released in April and touted by top administration officials as a sign of the success of the war on terrorism, was based on faulty data, said State Department spokesman Richard Boucher.
In fact, he told reporters, the corrected report will show "a sharp increase over the previous year."...
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004 12:28am PDT
Reagan honor to cost state $60 million SACRAMENTO - The cost of honoring former President Ronald Reagan on Friday by closing most state offices is nearly $60 million, the governor's Finance Department said Tuesday....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 11:12pm PDT
Report: Use of Dogs at Iraq Prison Was Authorized WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence personnel ordered military dog handlers to use unmuzzled dogs to intimidate detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing sworn statements from handlers provided to military investigators....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 10:42pm PDT
Ex-Baathists to get back civil jobs Iraq's de-Baathification committee has decided to take a softer stance on giving back jobs to former Baath Party members....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 7:17pm PDT
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 6/11/04 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY! A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Spain, Russia, and Cuba....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 5:18pm PDT
U.S. Troubles Move North ARBIL, Iraq, Jun 10 (IPS) - And now the United States is running into difficulties in Northern Iraq where it has enjoyed the support of the largely Kurd population.
Since the 1991 Gulf War whole swaths of Northern Iraq have been controlled by two Kurdish militias, the guerrilla armies of Masoud Barzani’s Kurdistan Demoratic Party (KDP) and Jalal Talabani’s Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). With that has come autonomy and a guarantee of cultural rights. Now, Kurdish leaders are concerned...
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 1:50pm PDT
Another American Betrayal Of Kurds, Enough Is Enough! The American administration is treating Kurds like an invisible nation in Iraqi Kurdistan, at first the special envoy of president Bush Mr. Blackwell objected to the suggestion that an ethnic Kurd could assume the post of president or prime minister, leaving Kurds with insulting token posts, and now the very interim Iraqi constitution (transitional administrative law TAL), which was hailed by the American administration as a remarkable achievement and success and a road map for democracy in...
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 1:42pm PDT
Iraqi Civilian War Casualties data collection by CIVIC Worldwide
Raed Jarrar, Director of Iraq Survey...
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 1:17pm PDT
Allies warn Bush that stability in Iraq demands Arab-Israeli deal President Bush yesterday was bluntly told by European and Arab allies alike that a serious new push for a Palestinian-Israeli peace solution was vital if his vision of a stable Iraq at the heart of a reformed Middle East were to have any chance of success....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 1:14pm PDT
Shia gunmen battle Najaf police Shia militants have clashed with Iraqi police in the holy city of Najaf, leaving at least five people dead and shattering a short-lived truce....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 1:11pm PDT
Ding Dong The Witch is Dead Reagan's death is time to celebrate for working people...
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 12:16am PDT
Venezuela: En este tiempo de canallas... * Ante la coyuntura planteada por el referéndum revocatorio presidencial del 15/08/2004, la Comisión de Relaciones Anarquistas y su vocero El Libertario llaman a una ruptura radical con los contendientes por el poder autoritario, proponiendo al pueblo venezolano construir salidas a la actual crisis basadas en el apoyo mutuo, la acción directa y la autogestión....
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 2:55pm PDT
Editorial de EL LIBERTARIO # 38, junio-julio 2004, Venezuela * Contra viento y marea, el vocero de la Comisión de Relaciones Anarquistas de Venezuela nuevamente sale a la calle, para enfrentar al maniqueismo tramposo que hoy abruma la escena político-social del país y proponiendo alternativas consecuentes de libertad e igualdad en solidaridad....
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 2:53pm PDT
Artists Market Outside The System Alternative approach for budding digital media artists uses Web site to market and license content on the artists' own terms. Grassroots method launched with open no-fee contest....
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 2:42pm PDT
Sharon mulls coalition with Labour Ariel Sharon will have to bring the opposition Labour party into his government to secure a parliamentary majority for his Gaza pullout plan, says a senior Israeli official....
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 2:19pm PDT
Cuba's Radio Reloj says Reagan "Should Never Have Been Born" 
In the first reaction to Reagan’s death from the communist government, the state-run Radio Reloj said “as forgetful and irresponsible as he was, he forgot to take his worst works to the grave.
“He, who never should have been born, has died,” the radio in Havana added....
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 11:27am PDT
Occupation tanks poised to enter Falluja US tanks have taken up positions around Falluja and appear to be preparing to enter the Iraqi city....
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 9:32am PDT
Kurd anger jeopardises UN agreement Kurdish members of Iraq's interim government are considering their positions after the latest UN resolution failed to recognise Kurdish autonomy....
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 9:31am PDT
Legally above all laws? Bush lawyers claim Commander-in-Chief can legally ignore treaties and laws against torture. So what's to stop him from ignoring any other laws?...
Posted: Tue, Jun 8, 2004 10:56pm PDT
1917 of 1987