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"The Rest of the News," New Haven Advocate, July 3, 2003
ISSUES IN-DEPTH
War And Profiteering
"Iran: The Next War," by James Bamford, Rolling Stone, July 24, 2006
Those Who Dared to Come Forward
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
Politics: Oil, The Taliban, and the Political Balance of Central
Asia," World Press Review Special Report, Nov.-Dec. 2001
"War
Profiteering," by The Nation editors, April 24, 2003
"An Annotated Saddam Chronology," ZNet, Dec. 15, 2003
Civil Liberties
"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:
The Easy Slide Into Fascism," The Crisis Papers, June 9, 2003
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Click here for a flyer! "The Case for Impeachment"  Co-authors journalist David Lindorff and Center for Constitutional Rights attorney Barbara Olshansky speak about their book, "The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office," at the United Church on the Green, in New Haven, June 24. A video DVD and audio CD is in production for our June 24 event, "The Case for Impeachment," with journalist David Lindorff and Center for Constitutional Rights attorney, Barbara Olshansky THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Interview with Sonali Kolhatkar, As the U.S. marked the fifth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the thousands who were killed that day in 2001 were honored with vigils and prayer services. But five years later, with the public focused on the increasingly bloody Iraq war, few Americans are paying attention to Washington's other war against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan. President Bush launched the war on Oct. 7, 2001 with an aerial attack that included 5,000-pound "daisy cutter" bombs dropped in the vain hope of killing Osama bin Laden. Afghanistan's Taliban government was chased from power and al Qaeda was on the run. But, the White House was already planning a war against Iraq, and in the ensuing years, the U.S. was less than fully committed to bringing democracy and development -- its stated objectives -- to Afghanistan. Instead, suicide bombers have appeared there for the first time, taking a growing toll on U.S., Canadian and other military forces within the country. Opium production reached an all-time high this year; women are still severely oppressed; and the Taliban have made a dramatic resurgence. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Sonali Kolhatkar, co-director of the Afghan Women's Mission, based in Los Angeles. She discusses how the U.S. made common cause with the warlords against the Taliban, and the reasons both groups have now made a comeback under the current U.S.-supported government of President Hamid Karzai. Contact the Afghan Women's Mission by calling (626) 676-7884 or visit their web site at www.afghanswomensmission.org. Sonali Kolhatkar is co-author, with James Ingalls, of the book "Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords, and the Propaganda of Silence."
Interview with Jennifer Daskal,
Less than a week before the nation marked the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President Bush announced that 14 top terror suspects held in secret CIA prisons had been transferred to the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Among the detainees is Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, alleged to be the architect of the September 11th attacks. The President's statement confirmed press reports detailing the existence of CIA secret prisons in Europe and Asia, which held terrorist suspects without charge or access to attorneys. Bush defended the CIA program and the techniques used by interrogators to extract information. The White House is now asking Congress to pass legislation authorizing new guidelines under which military commissions can try these suspects. In June the US Supreme Court, citing violations of the US Constitution and the Geneva Conventions, had overturned the administration's previous rules governing military tribunals. However, top Pentagon lawyers, human rights groups and some key Republicans and Democrats are challenging provisions of the president's proposal as they don't conform to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Jennifer Daskal, U.S. advocacy director with Human Rights Watch, who explains why her organization believes that President Bush's legislative proposal for conducting military commissions is fatally flawed. Contact Human Rights Watch at (212) 290-4700 or visit their website at www.hrw.org
Interview with the Rev. Lucius Walker,
As Fidel Castro recovers from major surgery, a September 8th article in the Miami Herald, confirms what the Cuban government has been charging for years, that right-wing reporters are on the U.S. government payroll. At least 10 South Florida journalists, including three from El Nuevo Herald, owned by the Miami Herald, received regular payments from the U.S. Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which runs Radio Martí and TV Martí, for their so-called journalistic contributions to the two media outlets aimed at undermining the Cuban government. The payments totaled hundreds of thousands of dollars over several years. Two veteran reporters who were paid the most and a freelance contributor for El Nuevo Herald, have been fired. This news closely follows the recent stepped up harassment by the Bush administration against those who have traveled to Cuba without a U.S. government license. In its never ending quest to find new ways to enforce the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba, the Bush administration has cracked down on travel by U.S. citizens, including Cuban-Americans to the island nation. While the restriction on travel to Cuba is not new the escalation of fines, visa denials and "requirements to furnish information" or RFIs have increased dramatically. Pastors for Peace delivered humanitarian aid to the people of Cuba for the 17th time this past July. When the caravanistas returned to the U.S., they were met by more than 75 Homeland Security and Treasury officials who interrogated and searched them. Since then, the Office of Foreign Assets Control has swamped caravan members with threatening letters. Between The Lines' Denise Manzari, spoke with Rev. Lucius Walker, co-founder of Pastors for Peace about his groups's confrontation with the Bush administration. Contact IFCO, Pastors for Peace at (212) 926-5757 or visit their website at www.pastorsforpeace.org
 This week's summary of under-reported news Compiled by Bob Nixon, Chris Ferrio, Denise Manzari and Elaine Osowski
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Paul, TomPaine.com, Sept. 6, 2006 "Attorney General Gonzales Supports Military Tribunals, Secret Evidence," McClatchy Newspapers, Sept. 5, 2006 "'Have You No Sense Of Decency, Sir?,'" by Keith Olbermann, MSNBC Countdown, Sept. 5, 2006 American Empire/War Profiteering "Interview With Alarcon: A Top Cuban Leader Thinks Out Loud," by Tom Hayden, Truthdig, Sept. 10, 2006 "The World's View Of The U.S. 'War On Terror,'" by Norman Solomon, Antiwar.com, Sept. 9, 2006 "Chavez Challenges U.S.," by Federico Fuentes, Green Left Weekly, Sept. 9, 2006 "Chavez Accuses U.S. Of Aiding Opposition," Associated Press, Sept. 7, 2006 "Postwar" Occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan "Why 'Victory' In First Phase Of War On Terror Unraveled," by Patrick Cockburn, Independent/UK, Sept. 9, 2006 "Iraq: Media Dead Zone," by Aaron Glantz with Salam talib, Antiwar.com, Sept. 9, 2006 "Report: No Prewar Saddam-Al Qaeda Tie," Associated Press, Sept. 8, 2006 "Afghan Attack Worst Since Taliban Fell," Associated Press, Sept. 8, 2006 "Body Count In Baghdad Nearly Triples," Washington Post, Sept. 8, 2006 "Iraq's Reality Sinks In," by Robert Dreyfuss, TomPaine.com, Sept. 8, 2006 "NATO General Wants More Troops In Afghan South," Washington Post, Sept. 8, 2006 "Military Correspondent Calls Fourth Iraq Trip The Most Violent Ever," Editor & Publisher, Sept. 7, 2006 "U.S. Continues To Raise Iraq Troop Levels: Now At 145,000," Associated Press, Sept. 7, 2006 "The Unaccountables: Lawless Civilian Contractors" Tara McKelvey, American Prospect, Sept. 7, 2006 Civil Liberties/ Human Rights "Banned In Washington: Where's The Free Speech?," by Ann Wright, Common Dreams, Sept. 10, 2006 "Bush Calls For Greater Wiretap Authority," Washington Post, Sept. 8, 2006 "Top Military Lawyers Slam Tribunal Plans," Los Angeles Times, 2006 "The Torturer's Apprentice," by Ray McGovern, TomPaine.com, Sept. 7, 2006 "3 Republican Senators Among Critics Of Military Tribunal Plan," USA Today, Sept. 7, 2006 "Plan For Tribunals Still In Opposition To High Court Ruling," The New York Times, Sept. 7, 2006 "Bush Tribunal Plan Would Allow Trials Based On Secret Evidence," Associated Press, Sept. 6, 2006 Media Issues "Politics, The Media And 9/11," by Eric Boehlert, The Nation, Sept. 25, 2006 "Media Misses The Point On CIA Leak Story," by Joe Conason, New York Observer, Sept. 11, 2006 "The Colbert Factor: Some Truthiness, At Last," by Nicole Colson, Counterpunch, Sept. 9/10, 2006 "Discover The Secret Right-Wing Network Behind ABC's 9/11 Deception," by Max Blumenthal, Truthout, Sept. 8, 2006 "Under Pressure, ABC Tinkers With 9/11 Drama," Reuters, Sept. 8, 2006 "ABC 9/11 Miniseries Criticized As Innacurate And Biased," The New York Times, Sept. 6, 2006 "Fight For Internet Freedom Heats Up," by John Nichols, The Nation, Sept. 4, 2006 Activism "Long Live The Clash! 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