News :: Protest Activity
Iraq Crisis: The Peace Marches. By Euan Ferguson
15 Feb 2003
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The Guardian (2/16/03)
Millions protest the U.S. drive for war against Iraq. Euan Ferguson reports on the protests in Britain. (For accounts of the huge demonstration in New York City visit http://nyc.indymedia.org/ .)
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Taking Back Argentina. By Naomi Klein
14 Feb 2003
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In These Times (1/31/03)
Naomi Klein reports on Argentina's peoples long journey from the "Dirty Wars" to democracy and rebellion against neoliberalism.
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News :: Activism
Arabs and Jews Unite Against War. By Neve Gordon
14 Feb 2003
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Z Magazine (2/13/03)
About a week ago, ten Israelis from different grassroots organizations crossed the Qalandia checkpoint and entered besieged Ramallah, a city located in ”Area A” of the Palestinian territories and therefore legally out of bounds for Israeli citizens. They were met by a number of representatives of civil society, including Raja Shechada the founder of the human rights organization AL-Hak and Moustafa Barghouti, the head of PNGO, the umbrella association of all Palestinian non-governmental organizations.
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News :: Peace
RW: Music to Stop the War
13 Feb 2003
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Revolutionary Worker
It's rare that I go to a concert and feel like I did at the anti-war concert for Not In Our Name (NION) at the Berkeley Community Theater on January 31.
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News :: U.S. Government
Inspect This: America's Own Secret Bioweapons Program. By Frida Berrigan
10 Feb 2003
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In These Times (1/31/03)
As controversy rages over how long the United Nations weapons inspectors should be allowed to continue their work, activists and scientists have raised questions about the U.S.'s own biological weapons program. Frida Berrigan reports.
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News :: International Relations
Another World Is Possible. By Barbara Ehrenreich
10 Feb 2003
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In These Times (1/31/03)
100,000 people traveled to Brazil for the World Social Forum. The U.S. drive for war on Iraq dominated the agenda. Barbara Ehrenreich reports.
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Powell's Dubious Case for War. By Phyllis Bennis
07 Feb 2003
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Foreign Policy in Focus (2/5/03)
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's presentation to the UN Security Council on February 5 will likely win over only those already supporting the Bush administration's drive to war on Iraq. He ignored the crucial fact that UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has denied key components of Powell's claims. Phyllis Bennis comments.
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You Wanted to Believe Him--But It Was Like Something Out of Beckett. By Robert Fisk
07 Feb 2003
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The Independent (2/6/03)
Colin Powell's terror talk to the United Nations Security Council sounded like one of those government-inspired reports on the front page of The New York Times. Robert Fisk asks "Haven't we heard most of this stuff before? Should one trust the man? General Powell"
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