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"Noam Chomsky on Middle East Conflict and U.S. War Plan Against Iraq," Between The Lines interview with Noam Chomsky, conducted by Scott Harris, for the Week Ending May 3, 2002
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"FBI Memo: Tactics Used During Protests And Demonstrations" Federal Bureau of Investigation, Oct. 15, 2003
"F.B.I. Scrutinizes Antiwar Rallies" by Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Nov. 23, 2003
"Fascism Anyone?" 14 Signs of Fascism, Free Inquiry Magazine, Volume 23, No. 2
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For The Week Ending Aug. 27, 2004
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Interview with Gregory Wilpert, Having survived a failed 2002 coup attempt, crippling strikes and sporadic violence, Venezuela's populist president Hugo Chavez triumphed again on Aug. 15th as he decisively beat back an attempt to remove him from office in his nation's first-ever recall referendum. Despite a hard fought campaign waged against him by opposition groups made up of Venezuela's wealthy minority and business leaders backed by the Bush administration, the former paratrooper won the referendum by a 58 percent to 42 percent margin. Chavez's government received overwhelming support from the nation's poor majority, which has benefited from $1.7 billion in recent social spending obtained from oil profits. Despite ratification of the election results by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Organization of American States Secretary General Cesar Gaviria, the opposition rejected the outcome, charging they had lost the referendum due to a "gigantic fraud." But the results of the referendum calmed concerns on the international oil market, that a defeat of Chavez could usher in a wave on instability in Venezuela, the world's fifth largest oil exporter. Chavez, who has now won two presidential elections and six referendums, will complete his term in office which ends in 2006. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Gregory Wilpert, a sociologist and journalist living in Caracas, who takes a look at Venezuela's referendum results and what the future may hold for Chavez and his opponents. Read Gregory Wilpert's articles online at www.venezuelanalysis.com Related links:
 Kerry's Ambiguous Position on Iraq Alienates Progressive Voters
Interview with Matthew Rothschild,
A three-day conference in Baghdad organized to elect a commission that will plan Iraqi elections next year was disrupted on Aug. 15 by mortar attacks and protests by delegates who demanded that the U.S. end its siege of Najaf. Amid this violence and chaos, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry surprised many when he answered a reporter's question about whether he would still have voted to give President Bush the authority to go to war, even knowing what we know now about the non-existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Kerry answered by saying: "Yes, I would have voted for the authority. I believe it was the right authority for a president to have." Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Matthew Rothschild editor of the Progressive Magazine, who assesses Sen. Kerry's often ambiguous position on Iraq and how this may affect his support among progressive voters in the coming presidential election. Read Matthew Rothschild's commentary titled, "Kerry on Iraq: Yes to the Imperial President," online at www.progressive.org or call the magazine at (608) 257-4626. Related links:
Counter-Recruitment Campaign Warns Youth of Deceptive Methods Used by Military Recruiters
Interview with Oskar Castro,
In another indication of disruptions caused by the Iraq war, President Bush announced, on Aug. 16, the re-deployment of 70,000 U.S. troops from Europe and Korea to U.S. bases and areas closer to terrorist threats. Some 12,000 American troops in South Korea will soon be sent to Iraq. Oskar Castro is with the National Youth and Militarism Program of the American Friends Service Committee, based in Philadelphia. He was a presenter at a counter-recruitment workshop at the Boston Social Forum in July, where he talked about methods military recruiters use to convince young people to sign up, including often illusory promises of training, jobs and money for college. His organization presents the other side of the picture, for example, informing youth that under the Delayed Entry Program, before they are called up, they can change their minds about joining the military and suffer no adverse consequences. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Castro about his group's counter-recruitment campaign. For more information, call (215) 241-7176 or visit their website at www.afsc.org/youthmil Related links:
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