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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 Aug. 19, 2005
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THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Interview with Norman Solomon,
After months of unsuccessful negotiations by European diplomats, Iran's government announced on Aug. 8 that it has resumed work on processing/converting uranium at its Isfahan nuclear facility. Washington and European nations have warned that despite Tehran's assertion that their nuclear project is intended to develop electric power and not weapons, the matter will be brought to the U.N. Security Council to demand economic sanctions if Iran does not halt the program. A showdown between Iran and the West could come in September when the matter is expected to reach the Security Council. Iran insists that as a signatory of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, it has the right to convert and enrich uranium for peaceful purposes. But Washington contends that Iran forfeited that right, after Tehran had admitted it had deceived inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency for some 17 years. Although soon after the September 11th attacks President Bush characterized Iran as part of the "axis of evil," Vice President Cheney has stated that diplomacy is the right way to handle the nuclear issue. But his warning that if diplomacy fails, "all options are on the table, " has led observers to believe that the U.S. or Israel may be considering air strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with author and columnist Norman Solomon who traveled to Iran for 10 days in June. He examines how the Bush administration is now shaping public opinion with regard to justifying a possible future U.S. military confrontation with the nation of Iran. Norman Solomon is syndicated columnist and author of "War Made Easy, How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning us to Death." Read portions of the book online at www.warmadeeasy.com Related links:
 Declassified Documents and Testimony Implicate High Officials in Torture of U.S.-Held Detainees
Interview with Mona Cadena,
A recent series of reports concerning the mistreatment of detainees held by the U.S. military at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba, Iraq, Afghanistan and undisclosed prison facilities, further undermines the Bush administration's contention that "a few bad apples" are responsible for the abuse and torture of prisoners. Declassified documents reveal that in early 2003, senior military lawyers opposed the White House view that President Bush had the authority as commander in chief to order harsh interrogations of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The dissenting opinions were registered on the grounds that the extreme interrogation techniques proposed would violate military, criminal and international law risking prosecutions abroad. Other arguments against the policy were made on the basis that abuse of Pentagon held prisoners would endanger U.S. soldiers taken prisoner and undermine America's moral standing around the world. Reports on court proceedings involving U.S. soldiers accused of abuses leading to the 2002 deaths of two detainees at America's Bagram Airforce base in Afghanistan divulge that some soldiers maintain that they were acting on orders from military intelligence personnel and superior officers. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Mona Cadena, field organizer with Amnesty International USA, who provides an overview of recent revelations concerning the abuse and torture of detainees held by the U.S. military. Call Amnesty International USA toll free 1-800-AMNESTY or visit their website at www.amnestyusa.org Related links:
Cindy Sheehan, Mother of Slain Soldier,Demands Meeting with President Bush on Iraq War
Interview with Cindy Sheehan,
In April 2004, Cindy Sheehan's son Casey, a U.S. Army specialist, was killed in Iraq. Shortly afterward, President Bush met with Sheehan and other family members of fallen soldiers. Sheehan says she was outraged when the president said her son had died for a noble cause. Later, Sheehan and another mother of a soldier killed in Iraq founded Gold Star Families for Peace to oppose the Iraq war and demand that U.S. troops be brought home. Last week, after attending the Veterans for Peace annual conference in Dallas, Sheehan says she spontaneously decided to go to Crawford, Texas, where President Bush is vacationing at his ranch. She is camping out just off the highway leading to Crawford, and demanding another meeting with Bush. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Sheehan by cell phone. During the brief interview, Sheehan's phone beeped several times as she received calls from supporters and journalists. Her presence at the Bush Ranch has drawn considerable attention from major corporate media as well as progressive independent outlets. Sheehan explains why she's undertaken this vigil in the Texas August heat, and why she thinks her protest may mark the beginning of the end of the U.S. war in Iraq. For more information on Sheehan's vigil, call Code Pink Women for Peace at (310) 827-4320 or visit her website at www.meetwithcindy.org Related links:
This week's summary of under-reported news Compiled by Bob Nixon
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