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March 5th! The War on Iraq and the People's Determination to Stop It
We are in the rapids. Powerful forces in Washington are clearly determined to launch this war. And this moment demands that millions of people respond with an even more powerful determination to resist.
The Revolutionary Worker salutes all those who manifest bold resistance to this war on the National Moratorium to Stop the War on March 5 and in the days ahead....
Posted: Tue, Mar 4, 2003 5:51pm PST
PDF Protest Signs
PDF Files that call for resignation/impeachment, and for the UK, no confidence in Tony Blair. Please download, print out and use these at the M15 or other actions. Post the link to other sites....
Posted: Tue, Mar 4, 2003 5:42pm PST
photoessay: FEB 15 NY AND GLOBAL UPRISING! (PT 2) by Hans Bennett
This is part two of a two part photoessay documenting the Feb.15 anti-war protest in NY with photos and a personal summary of the day from Hans....
Posted: Tue, Mar 4, 2003 3:15pm PST
MoveOn.org launcehes emergency petition to Security Council
Please spread far and wide
Dear friends,
We've launched an emergency petition from citizens around the world to the U.N. Security Council. We'll be delivering the list of signers and your comments to the 15 member states of the Security Council on THURSDAY, MARCH 6....
Posted: Tue, Mar 4, 2003 3:04pm PST
Statement of RAWA's anti-war demonstration in Islamabad
The RAWA (Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan) issued an statement against the war and held a demonstration in Islamabad.
Statement of RAWA's anti-war demonstration in Islamabad...
Posted: Tue, Mar 4, 2003 9:57am PST
Gary Webb (CIA-Contra-cocaine drugs) joins NarcoNews.com as Guest Editor.
"Starting today, I [Alberto M. Giordano] am taking a sabbatical from the helm of Narco News and our new editor is Pulitzer prize winning Authentic Journalist Gary Webb. Webb, the author of "Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras and the Crack Cocaine Explosion," will work closely together with our Andean Bureau Chief Luis Gomez and our team of 50 students and professors from 10 countries of the Narco News School of Authentic Journalism to bring you the news about the drug war and ...
Posted: Tue, Mar 4, 2003 4:35am PST
Uncle Sam's dirty tricks?
Just when you thought the United States' worldwide unpopularity couldn't plunge to greater depths, a story in Sunday's London Observer reported that in preparation for another possible United Nations vote on military intervention against Iraq, the U.S. government was engaging in "dirty tricks" by conducting surveillance on members of the U.N. Security Council....
Posted: Mon, Mar 3, 2003 8:25pm PST
An Appeal from Dr. Helen Caldicott to the Pope
Dr. Helen Caldicott and the National Council of Churches are calling for the Pope to act as a human shield for the people of Iraq. Imagine if this could happen . . . She is asking for help from around to world to contact the Pope and urge him to go to Iraq....
Posted: Mon, Mar 3, 2003 3:14pm PST
Music for Peace - musicians respond to the crisis in Iraq.
A new website for musicians who support peace....
Posted: Sun, Mar 2, 2003 10:51pm PST
early part of escalation starts
March 3 is the new moon, a great time to conduct military operations.
Allies bomb key Iraqi targets
· 'Undeclared war' enters new phase
· Missile systems hit
· Rocket launchers destroyed...
Posted: Sun, Mar 2, 2003 8:28pm PST
Alternative Press Week in Review
A regular weekly roundup of news, essays and other items of interest....
Posted: Sun, Mar 2, 2003 7:04pm PST
Oakland Tribune story on SOA: Peaceful protest routinely draws harsh jail time
My thanks to whoever helped this to see the light of day....
Posted: Sat, Mar 1, 2003 10:21pm PST
UK Ministry of Defense warns US on its planned use of toxic gases in Iraq
The Ministry of Defence has warned the US that it will not allow British troops to be involved in operations where riot control agents are used, or to transport them to the battlefield, but Britain is even more concerned about the calmatives. This is shown by documents obtained by the Texas-based Sunshine Project under the US Freedom of Information Act. These reveal that the US is developing calmatives – including sedatives such as the benzodiazapines, diazepam, dexmeditomide and new drugs th...
Posted: Sat, Mar 1, 2003 10:04pm PST
AUDIO: Noam Chomsky at Porto Alegre, Feb. 2003
Noam Chomsky talk, Porto Alegre // mp3 for download or streaming...
Posted: Sat, Mar 1, 2003 3:00pm PST
Drillbits & Tailings - Vol 8, # 2
+ Alaskan Native Activists Take a Firm Stand Against Oil and Gas, Launching a New Alliance
+ Newmont Moves In to Open Ghana's Closed Forest Reserves
COMMUNITY VOICES: U'wa Communique...
Posted: Sat, Mar 1, 2003 11:00am PST
HUGE Demonstrations in Turkey AGAINST Bush's War
Today, Ankara Turkey: Huge demonstrations against Bush's war as their Paliament decides whether to cave-in to US Pre$$ure (more than 95% of Turks are AGAINST the war)....
Posted: Sat, Mar 1, 2003 9:17am PST
Do Palestinians Exist? Hollywood Denies the Existence of Palestine
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is “very concerned that the Academy may have discouraged the submission of ‘Divine Intervention’ for technical reasons in order to avoid having to make a decision whether or not to exclude the film because it was made by and about Palestinians. At the Cannes Festival and many other venues, ‘Divine Intervention’ has proven to be competitive at the highest level and deserves to be considered for an Oscar.” ADC urges you to ask the AMPAS, spe...
Posted: Fri, Feb 28, 2003 10:01pm PST
Secret, Scary Plans - NYT article on US plans and N. Korea
Ironically, the gravity of the situation isn't yet fully understood in either South Korea or Japan, partly because they do not think this administration would be crazy enough to consider a military strike against North Korea. They're wrong....
Posted: Fri, Feb 28, 2003 6:13pm PST
U.S. Diplomat's Letter of Resignation
Glad to know he made this sacrifice...
Posted: Fri, Feb 28, 2003 6:10pm PST