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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
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"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 June 24, 2005
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 THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Interview with Bill Fletcher,
After years of petition drives, protests and direct action by grassroots organizations across the globe the Group of 8 industrialized nations agreed to cancel at least $40 billion of debt owed to international lending agencies by 18 of the world's poorest countries. The nations affected - 14 of them in Africa, must adhere to neo-liberal free market economic policy and anti-corruption measures. Money not going to debt service will be dedicated to funding health, education and other anti-poverty programs. Non-governmental organizations from around the world that had long campaigned for debt relief greeted the G-8 agreement with guarded optimism. Some pointed out that economic conditions attached to the debt relief program exacerbated poverty. Other organizations noted that 44 impoverished nations not covered in the G-8 agreement will continue to be burdened by devastating debt. British Prime Minister Tony Blair, chairman of the upcoming G-8 Summit in Scotland, had lead the effort for debt relief and is still hoping to gain commitments to double current levels of international aid to poor African nations. But Blair's appeal for Washington to sign onto an expansion of Africa aid was rejected by President Bush. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Bill Fletcher, president of TransAfrica Forum, who examines the G-8 debt agreement and the continuing struggle to combat poverty in Africa. Call Trans Africa Forum at (202) 223-1960 or visit their Web site at: www.transafricaforum.org Related links:
 Military Spending Cuts Could Enhance National Security and Restore Funding for Some Social Programs
Interview with Anita Dancs,
Under the proposed federal budget for 2006, military spending totals $450 billion, seven times as much as all other homeland security and preventive measures combined. And that doesn't even include the $70 billion to $100 billion a year the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are costing. That money is not included in the defense budget due to political, not budgetary considerations/ Last week, the National Priorities Project released a study showing how $53 billion could be cut from the military budget and redirected to increase protections against terrorist attacks while also allocating $13 billion more for domestic needs. Those dollars, for example, could provide health coverage for almost three million uninsured Americans, or build more than 100,000 low-income housing units. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Anita Dancs, research director of the National Priorities Project, a non-partisan, non-profit organization. She discusses how national tax and spending policies affect the country across a broad range of issues and programs. Contact the National Priorities Project at (413) 584- 9556 or visit their website at: www.nationalpriorities.org
Proposed Bill to Make Permanent and Expand Provisions of the Patriot Act Jeopardize Constitutional Protections
Interview with Nat Hentoff,
Sixteen provisions of the USA Patriot Act, passed by Congress just six weeks after the September 11 terrorist attacks, are set to expire at the end of 2005. The Bush administration is now campaigning hard to make permanent some of the more controversial portions of the Act that are due to sunset in December. In a closed session on June 7, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to make permanent eight of these provisions and went on to expand the power of the FBI to subpoena an individual's business records, allow wiretaps and searches without presenting links to terrorism or obtaining a judge's approval. President Bush stated that the Patriot Act has given law enforcement officials the powers needed to make the nation safe from terrorism. Although the president recently claimed that the legislation has resulted in 400 arrests and helped convict 200 people on terrorism charges -- the Washington Post found that only 39 had been convicted of crimes related to terrorism. Congressional opponents of some key provisions of the Patriot Act have been stymied in their attempt to publicly challenge the administration's claims and expose abuse of the law. A June 10th House Judiciary Committee hearing was abruptly ended by committee chairman Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., after hearing the testimony of four witnesses who questioned the constitutionality of the Patriot Act. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Village Voice columnist and longtime civil liberties advocate Nat Hentoff, who takes a critical look at what's at stake as the Bush administration pushes to make permanent controversial provisions of the Patriot Act. Read Nat Hentoff's columns online by going to the Village Voice website at www.villagevoice.org Related links:
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