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Colin Powell Reveals $43 Million in New Aid to Afghans
Good morning, everyone. Afghanistan is in crisis. After more than 20 years of war, and now the third year of a devastating drought, the country is on the verge of a widespread famine. Nearly 4 million Afghans are at risk. If the international community does not take immediate action, countless deaths and terrible tragedy are certain to follow....
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 10:34pm PDT
FIGHTING TERRORISM BY UNDERSTANDING
Deep thinking analysis of the psychological roots of terrorism by the head of the American Psychological Assn....
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 9:23pm PDT
NETWORK OF ALTERNATIVE RESISTANCE
In this text "libertarian" means Left Libertarian or anarchist. La Red es una iniciativa abierta a todos los grupos del mundo, que comprometidos a una construcción alternativa de vida, de pensamiento y de acción política, hayan optado por desarrollar practicas revolucionarias....
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 8:55pm PDT
Sick Shelby Steele Says Civil Rights = Terrorism
SHELBY STEELE, oft-quoted celebrity Black "conservative" declared in today's Wall Street Journal that the noble and heroic civil rights movement in the U.S. is the moral equivalent of Middle Eastern terrorism!...
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 7:12pm PDT
Flashpoints Monday 9/17: hate crimes; Barbara Lee; Afghan folk speak
Flashpoints Monday 9/17: hate crimes; Barbara Lee; Afghan folk speak
(link to audio in full text below)...
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 6:46pm PDT
My Flag
This is an article that I wrote, dealing with patriotism and what America, and especially the American flag, means to me....
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 6:30pm PDT
Actions in Santa Cruz - Tuesday March and Wednesday Forum
Actions and forums are being organized in Santa Cruz. On Tuesday, there will be a Walk for all of the Victims of Violence over highway 17. On Wednesday, there will be a community forum at 7:30 at the Pacific Cultural Center in Seabright....
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 5:12pm PDT
ColorLines on Sept 11
In the wake of Tuesday's tragedy, all of us are struggling to sort through
many emotions and thoughts to find a way forward. We share the following
letter, a personal correspondence between ColorLines Editor Bob Wing and a
friend, in hopes that it might contribute to the ongoing discussion....
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 4:33pm PDT
fwd: IMF, World Bank Cancel Meetings in DC
The IMF and World Bank have cancelled their annual meeting in DC this year, stating their wish not to burden American security forces in light of the WTC attack....
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 4:27pm PDT
Revolution by suicide
You can't tear it down as easily as you can renovate....
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 4:19pm PDT
The bloody Jordan river now flows through America
There will be no peace for the U.S. until we convince Israel to make peace with the Palestinians....
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 3:55pm PDT
anti-hate rally in SF
Not Every American Wants Vengence.
Anti-Hate Rally
Sept. 16, 2001
San Francisco, CA USA...
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 3:35pm PDT
Hold the Vision, by Starhawk
Hold the Vision
September 14, 2001...
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 3:23pm PDT
2000 gather in Precita Park to declare San Francisco a hate free zone! (video/x-pn-realvideo 2.3MB)
This almost 16 minute video gives a good sense of what was like at Precita Park in San Francisco. Even a i upload increasing hate crimes are being reported from around the country....
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 3:14pm PDT
To Punish Innocent Afghans Would be Immoral
This, I think you must agree, is not a voice from a country of dedicated international terrorists or religious fanatics. But it is a voice from the real Afghanistan, unrecognisable from the demonised image we are being urged to accept....
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 2:32pm PDT
Robert Fisk on Democracy Now! Monday 9/17
Robert Fisk on Democracy Now! Monday 9/17
)(link to audio in full text below)...
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 2:10pm PDT
ZNet's September 11 Talking Points -- Part 2
Questions-and-Answers about the September 11 Calamity, the fallout, and talking points for people on the left....
Posted: Mon, Sep 17, 2001 2:04pm PDT