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Project for the New American Century's Letter to President Clinton on Iraq, Jan. 26, 1998 Urges President Clinton to remove the threat that Iraq poses by stating a strategy to do so in his "upcoming State of the Union Address."
"Iraq On The Record," U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman report, March 16, 2004
"Greenspan Testimony Highlights Bush Plan for Deliberate Federal Bankruptcy," by Michael Meurer, truthout.org, March 2, 2004
"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
"The Iraq War & The Bush Administration's Pursuit of Global Domination," Counterpoint, Sept. 15, 2003
The Iraq Crisis, a Global Policy Forum, U.N. Security Council section on the 13 years of sanctions and other background of the war, the humanitarian situation, the importance of Iraq's huge oil resources, and disputes over a post-war government and reconstruction plan
"Occupation, Inc." Southern Exposure, Winter, 2003/2004
"Pipeline
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Asia," World Press Review Special Report, Nov.-Dec. 2001
"War
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"An Annotated Saddam Chronology," ZNet, Dec. 15, 2003
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"The Global Gulag: Into The Shadows," by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, April 5, 2004
"Keeping Secrets: The Bush administration is doing the public's business out of the public eye. Here's how--and why," by Christopher H. Schmitt and Edward T. Pound, U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 12, 2003
"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
"Germany In 1933:
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For The Week Ending Feb. 18, 2005
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Interview with Roger Hickey, After winning a narrow victory in the November 2004 election, President Bush set out an audacious set of foreign and domestic policy goals in his State of the Union address and his administration's budget proposal. In his State of the Union speech, Mr. Bush gloated about the higher than expected turnout in the Iraqi election and threatened the nations of Iran and Syria, demanding they comply with Washington's blueprint for a democratic transformation of the Middle East. On the domestic front, the president made many questionable declarations about the imminent demise of the Social Security system while proposing that the nation follow his prescription of moving toward costly partial privatization of the popular New Deal era program. In his administration's 2006 budget proposal, Bush put forth a plan that would eliminate or deeply cut programs benefiting veterans, food stamp recipients, students and farmers, while increasing funding for the Pentagon. The dramatic cuts were said to be part of a plan to reduce record deficits amassed during the president's 1st term in office. But much of the country greeted Bush's audacious agenda with skepticism, noting that with the U.S. tied down in a bloody guerrilla war in Iraq, threats made against Iran and Syria were mere empty gestures. And although solutions to long-range shortfalls in Social Security and current budget deficits could easily be addressed with a rollback of the president's tax cuts primarily benefiting the rich, these obvious resolutions were willfully ignored. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Roger Hickey, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future, who takes a critical look at the president's agenda and the strategies being discussed to oppose his policies. Contact Campaign for America's Future by calling (202) 955-5665 or visit their website at www.ourfuture.org Related links:
 5th Annual World Social Forum Tackles Global Justice Issues
Interview with Njoki Njehu,
The World Social Forum began in 2001 as a way to counter the agenda of the World Economic Forum convened annually in Davos, Switzerland. While business and political leaders in Switzerland discuss how free markets and corporations will address international economic and development issues, delegates to the World Social Forum advocate for structural reforms to eliminate poverty, environmental destruction and social injustice. As a testament to the success of the World Social Forum, many delegates in Davos this year echoed some of the same concerns long focused on by their progressive counterparts in Brazil. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Njoki Njehu, director of the 50 Years is Enough Network who just returned from the World Social Forum. She summarizes some of the issues considered at this year's global summit. Contact 50 Years is Enough Network by calling (202) 463-2265 or visit their website at www.50years.org Access the World Social Forum's web site at http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br
Campaign to Free Leonard Peltier Continues as the Native American Activist Spends His 30th Year in Prison
Interview with Barry Bachrach,
After the confrontation, Peltier fled to Canada, where he was extradited back to the U.S. based on perjured testimony. Two others charged in the murders of the FBI agents were acquitted based on a claim of self-defense. Peltier's trial was rife with government misconduct, which later came to light in documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, although several thousand documents are still being withheld. His supporters waged an intensive campaign to convince former President Bill Clinton to grant Peltier clemency, but the outgoing democratic president declined to do so. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Peltier's lawyer, Barry Bachrach, who discusses efforts currently under way to free his client. Contact the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee at (785) 842-5774 or visit the Committee's website at www.leonardpeltier.org
This week's summary of under-reported news Compiled by Bob Nixon
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"Unwelcome Guests at a Coronation," Jan. 20, 2005 Counter-Inaugural Speeches and Protests Election 2004 "15 Things You Don't Know About The Exit Polls," by Mitchell Rofsky, Common Dreams, Feb. 1, 2005 "Long Waits, Bad Equipment, Worse Than Election Fraud," by Joel McNally, Capital Times (Wisconsin), Jan. 30, 2005 Bush Regime "Judge: Bush Administration Violated Endangered Species Act," Associated Press, Feb. 2, 2005 "Democrats Flash Steel On Gonzales Nomination," Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 1, 2005 "Filibuster Rule Could Haunt GOP," by Kevin Drum, San Diego Union Tribune, Feb. 1, 2005 "Rumsfeld Seeks To Revive Bunker Buster Nuke," Washington Post, Feb. 1, 2005 "Bush, GOP, Quietly Dismantling Employer-Provided Health Insurance System," Los Angeles Times, Jan. 31, 2005 American Empire/War Profiteering "Neo-cons: More Cannon Fodder, Please," by Jim Lobe, Inter Press Service, Feb. 2, 2005 "Who's Afraid Of Venezuela?," by Micah Holmquist, Antiwar.com, Feb. 2, 2005 "Losing Feith: Are The Neo-Cons Losing Influence?," by Jim Lobe, TomPaine.com, Feb. 1, 2005 "Postwar" Occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan "What I Heard About Iraq," by Eliot Weinberger, London Review of Books, Feb. 3, 2005 "Living Under The Bombs," by Dahr Jamail & Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, Feb. 2, 2005 "Iraq's Shiites Plan A Humble Rise To Power," Washington Post, Feb. 2, 2005 "What They Are Not Telling You About The 'Election,'" by Dahr Jamail, ZNet, Feb. 1, 2005 "Insurgents Attacked But Voters Persevered," Washington Post, Feb. 1, 2005 "Train Wreck Of An Election," by James Carroll, Boston Globe, Feb. 1, 2005 "Iraq Seeks Answers After Fatal Riot At U.S. Camp," Reuters, Feb. 1, 2005 "Disgruntled Sunnis Could Thwart Iraq Constitution," Reuters, Feb. 1, 2005 "The Vietnam Turnout Was Good As Well," by Sami Ramadani, Guardian/UK, Feb. 1, 2005 "Will Vote For Food?," by Dahr Jamail, DahrJamailIraq.com, Feb. 1, 2005 "Now U.S. Must Get Out Of Iraq's Way," by Robert Scheer, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 1, 2005 "In Mosul, Many Pleasantly Surprised By Election," Inter Press Service, Feb. 1, 2005 "A Victory For The Shia," by Patrick Cockburn, Counterpunch, Jan. 31, 2005 "The Iraq Election: First Impressions," by Juan Cole, History News Network, Jan. 31, 2005 Civil Liberties/ Human Rights "Videos Of Riot Squads At Guantanamo Show Prisoners Being Punched And Stripped From The Waist Down," Associated Press, Feb. 2, 2005 "Principal Bans 'Anti-military,' 'Anti-American' Materials," Associated Press, Feb. 2, 2005 "Gonzales OK Could Be Seen As OK For Torture Rules," by Robert Collier, San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 2, 2005 "Pentagon's Guantanamo Courts Ruled Illegal," Inter Press Service, Feb. 1, 2005 "The Road To Abu Ghraib: The Legal Narrative," by Joshua L. Dratel, Common Dreams, Feb. 1, 2005 "Surfing The Web With Big Brother," by William Fisher, Inter Press Service, Feb. 1, 2005 "Abandoning Liberty, Gaining Insecurity," by Paul Criag Roberts, Antiwar.com, Feb. 1, 2005 "The Emergence Of The Homeland Security State, Part 2: The Civilian Half," by Nick Turse & Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, Jan. 31, 2005 "Canada To Counter PATRIOT Act," Canoe (canada), Jan. 31, 2005 "Wausau PoliceDrop Charge On Man With 'Bushit' Sign," by Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive, Jan. 28, 2005 "The Emergence Of The Homeland Security State, Part 1: The Military Half," by Nick Turse & Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, Jan. 28, 2005 Media Issues "O'Reilly's Fatwah On 'Un-American' Professors: FOXNews Puts Me In Its Crosshairs," by M. Shahid Alam, Feb. 2, 2005 "The GOP Media Machine Churns On," by Robert Parry, Consortium News, Feb. 2, 2005 "4 Networks Reject Ad Opposing Bush On Lawsuits," The New York Times, Feb. 1, 2005 Activism "To The Inauguration And Back: An Anarchist's Tale," by Jim Cape, Northern Star (Northern Illinois University), Feb. 3, 2005 "Sentencing The SOA Activists: Punishing The Wrong People," by Patrick Mulvaney, Feb. 1, 2005 "New Republic Writer Calls For Death And Torture For Antiwar Activists," by Dave Zirin, Counterpunch, Jan. 31, 2005 "Much At Stake For The Antiwar Movement," Newsday, Jan. 31, 2005 |
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