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John Kerin
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15.09.2003 19:13 |
Australian Opposition Leader Says PM Howard Went To War Over A Lie
"Prime Minister, why were you telling the Australian people the exact opposite to what the British intelligence agencies had told you a month before?" Simon Crean demanded. "There can be no more reprehensible a position for a Prime Minister to take than sending young men to war based on a lie," he said.
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Bud McClure
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15.09.2003 17:44 |
Bu$h's 'War on Terror' Failing
After two years of our "War on Terror," is the world a safer place?
The Taliban have returned to Afghanistan. Israel and Palestine have become more violent. More soldiers have been killed in Iraq since President Bush declared an end to hostilities.
But Bush is desperate and neither 41 (the elder George H.W. Bush, our 41st president) nor his friends can bail George Jr. out this time. Having saved him from his flop in the oil business and then given him a sweetheart deal for a losing baseball team, Junior has used up all those favors. Moreover, even 41 and his wealthy friends don't have the kind of money Junior needs now, even with those generous tax breaks they just received.
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Harley Sorensen
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15.09.2003 16:46 |
The Luckiest Man in the World
When bin Laden made his move, there was no way he could have predicted that his greatest ally would be the current American president, the Honorable George W. Bush.
Now, that's luck!
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Jason Leopold
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15.09.2003 16:39 |
Dems Scrap Plans To Look Into Claims White House Manipulated Intel On Iraqi Threat
Democrats in Congress have abandoned their efforts to investigate the White House's use of questionable intelligence information about Iraq's alleged stockpile of weapons of mass destruction, saying the issue has been "eclipsed" by President Bush's request for $87 billion from Congress to continue funding the war there.
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M.J. Akbar
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15.09.2003 16:18 |
Bu$h Has Run Out Of Ideas, But He Had Only One To Begin With
Radicalised Muslims are preparing for a war in both Iraq and Afghanistan that could continue longer. They believe that America is both tougher than the Soviet Union, and softer. No one has any illusions about America's military capabilities. But they also know that each time a body bag returns to a small town, Bush loses another piece of the heart of America. They believe that Bush has run out of ideas. But then, Bush had only one to begin with.
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Stan Goff
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15.09.2003 16:08 |
It *Was* the Oil and It *Is* Like Vietnam
People who only want to hear good news from their own perspective are easily taken in by con men, and the con man this time was Ahmed Chalabi, an Iraqi expatriate facing 22 years at hard labor in Jordan for embezzlement. This is the character upon whom Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz--themselves (neo)con men--relied for insight into Iraq, and who told them they'd be welcomed by cheering, flower-bearing, confetti-slinging crowds not unlike Parisians in 1945. That Chalabi hadn't been in Iraq for decades hasn't deterred our intrepid neo-con ideologues. They still want to make Chalabi the Quisling leader of Iraq, under the Kissinger-tutored Viceroy Paul Bremer's.
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Pablo Sanchez
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15.09.2003 15:41 |
Venezuela- the revolution at the crossroads
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Darkness
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15.09.2003 15:03 |
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO IRAQI WOMEN
This is a link to a very good article on the Ireland IMC site
 link to www.indymedia.ie
This includes an original content article with several links to other quality sites.
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US Air Force subliminal broadcasting
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Noam Chomsky
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15.09.2003 14:21 |
Chomsky: War Drums Beating in the Age of Terror
America's violent response to September 11 has only served to heighten the risk of further terrorist attacks.
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repost from Guardian UK
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15.09.2003 14:02 |
Thom Yorke on WTO
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Peter Marsden
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15.09.2003 13:30 |
Does Al-Qaida Exist?
Since the 11 September attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York, Al-Qaida has been represented as a monolithic organisation with an almost global reach. However, some observers believe Al-Qaida is little more than an idea connecting the largely independent actions of a loose network of organisations and individuals. Peter Marsden traces the history of Al-Qaida and concludes that while the global organisation of popular belief does not exist, the US-led 'war on terror' may be the catalyst that turns the myth of Al-Qaida into reality.
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News From The Front
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15.09.2003 13:15 |
Over 1,500 American Soldiers Wounded Since March
While the Pentagon frequently claims that the casualty rate of Americans in Iraq is low, they often fail to give statistics of U.S. soldiers who have been wounded and have had to be evacuated from Iraq.
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Vice President Dick Cheney hinted yesterday that the Bush administration would seek more money next year than the additional $87 billion already requested to pay mainly for postwar costs in Iraq. Asked if that would be the final such request, Cheney replied: "I can't say that. It's all we think we'll need for the foreseeable future, for this year." On CBS' "Face the Nation," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld wouldn't go even that far. He said how long the $87 billion will last has not been determined.
Asked when the U.S. military presence in Iraq will end, Cheney said, "I don't think anybody can say with absolute certainty at this point."
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FreePressed
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15.09.2003 12:11 |
Rum$feld: What Did The Iraqi Policemen Do Wrong To Get Themselves Shot?
"What you have to remember in situations like this is that there are factors on the ground such that complicate the ordinary flow of working relationships and security arrangements with local agencies in ways that you and I can't possibly fathom," he barked in his signature condescending, jargon-laden speaking style. "In other words, it was the Iraqis' fault."
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long article jacked from craigslist
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15.09.2003 11:07 |
DO YOU TRUST BUSH WHEN HE EQUATES THE WAR ON IRAQ TO TERRORISM?
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Dr. James J. Zogby
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15.09.2003 10:44 |
10 Years Later, the World is Upside Down
Polls continue to show that 73 percent of the American people want U.S. policy to be "evenhanded" and want Israel to be pressured and support a two-state solution. But extremists on all sides are resolved to prevent peace.
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misleader.org
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15.09.2003 10:06 |
New Website to Track Daily Bu$h Lies
this is part of the mainstream liberal moveon.org organization, but in principal it's a good idea.
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The Red and Black
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15.09.2003 07:12 |
FUCK THE WTO!
Make no mistake, yesterday's collapse of the WTO talks in Cancun is one signficant defeat not only for the WTO but for the predatory nations of the Western world who dominate and control the WTO for their own selfish aims. This article below is good in explaining the broader political stakes in this particular defeat and its connection to the phony War on Terrorism in general.
Death to the WTO--the Western Terrorist Organization!
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Nicholas D. Kristof
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15.09.2003 00:10 |
Baked Alaska on the Menu?
"The weather is different, really different," said 92-year-old Nora Agiak, speaking in the Inupiat language and wearing moose-skin moccasins and a jacket with wolverine fur. "We're not getting as many icebergs as we used to. Maybe the world moved because it's getting warmer."
"We've got climate change," Robert Thompson, a native guide, says flatly. He notes that pack ice, which always used to hover offshore, providing a home for polar bears, now sometimes retreats hundreds of miles north of Kaktovik. That has caused some bears to drown and leaves others stranded on land.
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Carol Brouillet
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14.09.2003 22:43 |
"Impeach the Terrorists! Rallies, marches, events in SF
Description of rallies, marches, events in the Bay Area between September 6-11th, 2003.
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Antonia Zerbesias
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14.09.2003 22:27 |
Chinking At Last On Bu$h's Armour
Meanwhile the media, or at least some of the more powerful mainstream outlets, are in turn — finally! — picking holes in his armour, by starting to ask the questions that only those dismissed as "conspiracy theorists'' dared pose before.
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Met Office
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14.09.2003 21:09 |
WANTED: Users' PC downtime to study Global Climate
"Those taking part will be contributing to the biggest climate science project ever. We already have more than a thousand people world-wide who have signed up. The more participants we get, the more successful the experiment will be."
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Andrew Stern
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14.09.2003 19:21 |
Photos from WTO Cancun: highlights of the week of actions
An Indymedia photographer from Portland's documentation of this weeks events in Cancun.
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The Genetically Modified Bomb.
Imagine a bomb that only kills Caucasians with red hair. Or short people. Or Arabs. Or Chinese.
Thom Hartmann (thom at thomhartmann.com) is the award-winning, best-selling author of over a dozen books, and the host of a syndicated daily talk show that runs opposite Rush Limbaugh in cities from coast to coast. www.thomhartmann.com His most recent book (September 2003) is "The Edison Gene." This article is copyright by Thom Hartmann, but permission is granted for reprint in print, email, blog, or web media so long as this credit is attached and the title is unchanged.
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Surfer rosa
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14.09.2003 17:13 |
Pixies to go on reunion tour
I know this isn't as important as some of the other stories on the newswire, but it's still interesting.
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World trade talks, designed to change the face of farming around the world, collapsed late last night amid bitter recriminations. (repost from the Times UK)
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Shades of Seattle... First World tries to issue marching orders to the Third World, Third says "No!"
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Lawrence William Page II
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14.09.2003 14:07 |
The Long-Awaited Messiah Reveals Himself to the World...
I finally stand forth to reveal myself and to deliver the long-awaited messages you have been promised and have been hoping for and expecting. I am the individual long known as the Lion of the Tribe of Juda (Yehuda), the Root of David, the Branch, and the Stem and the Rod from the Root of Jesse.
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the summit failed! yay to the little nations who stood strong and broke it! yay to the folks outside who showed their solidarity!
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theresa mitchell
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14.09.2003 13:48 |
Iraq troops: six thousand grievous wounds
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Brent Herbert
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14.09.2003 13:22 |
Sudden Climate Change is the historical norm
Past climates changed abruptly, suggesting that abrupt changes in the future will also occur, according to a Penn State geoscientist, Dr. Richard B. Alley, the Evan Pugh professor of geosciences at Penn State. Current models all tend to change smoothly and do not capture abruptness ... The Penn State geoscientist suggests that climate change includes a process of approaching and crossing a series of thresholds
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Gary Sudborough
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14.09.2003 12:24 |
Imperial Arrogance
Due to the increasing financial cost and American casualties in Iraq, the Bush administration seeks to shift the burden of occupation to the UN and other countries, in spite of treating the UN with scorn prior to the invasion and invading Iraq without UN approval.
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Holy Mutter
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14.09.2003 01:34 |
Dorothy's Take: "If the Soldier's Come...."
I think that Uri Avnery and others have missed the likelihood that Sharon and his gang know exactly what they are doing. They are well aware that killing Arafat would bring on mass rioting by the Palestinians. This is just the excuse they need (mass rioting and violence by the Palestinians) for mass exterminations and expulsions of Palestinians (expulsions to Iraq, probably).
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M.A.Hussain
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14.09.2003 01:22 |
What Allah says on Sept 11 incident
This satirical article has been inspired by recent postings on IMC titled Allah kills etc, which are part of the campaign against immigrants of Asian and African origin living in industrially developed (but culturally backward) countries. Profiling Muslims as terrorist is only one component of this sinister campaign. As an atheist and apostate, I have a role to play in the interests of oneness of humanity. I deem my self best suited to counter this campaign which smacks of white racism. Let us read what Allah has to say about Sept 11 incident.
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Project Censored
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14.09.2003 00:07 |
Censored 2004: The Top 25 Censored Media Stories of 2002-2003
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Sarah Whalen
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13.09.2003 23:59 |
A Fish Spoke In Brooklyn. Half A Year Ago. Do You Not Remember?
An Ecuadorian fish cutter in New York, ready to slice up a 20-pound live carp for appetizers, swears the fish on his chopping block flapped at him for attention and spoke Hebrew, a language he doesn't speak but recognizes because he works for Hassidic Jew fish wholesalers. Jewish witnesses confirm the fish warned listeners to repent and account for themselves because the end is near.
Some Hassidic Jews think the carp's voice is a reincarnated customer. Or a joke. Or, like the burning bush, the cloud, and the pillar of fire, God has spoken to men.
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Lawrence W. Page II
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13.09.2003 17:59 |
The Long-Awaited Messiah Reveals Himself to You Today...
IHere's the information you need to bring the world leaders to final justice. Here's proof that the vatican pays for terrorism ad proof that the Bush family in deeply involved. The long awaited time has finally arrived. Cooperate and focus on the vatican and you will win quickly. Ingest this information and grow wise and effective and win soon!! HERE IS WISDOM...
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I want to continue a discussion that has been going on in the comments to a previous post, the article entitled: Dali Lama says Iraq War May Be Justified. Please see the link below: http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2003/09/271564.shtml
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Pauline Jelinek
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13.09.2003 15:51 |
Wolfowitz Retracts Claim of al-Qaida Strength in Iraq
Wolfowitz -- an architect of U.S. policy in Iraq -- said Friday in an interview with The Associated Press that he had misspoken.
He said U.S. military forces were still trying to identify foreign fighters flowing into Iraq and whether they are collaborating with Saddam loyalists resisting the U.S.-led occupation forces.
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Ruben Rivera
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13.09.2003 15:36 |
Mexico-The Zapatista Army and the Caracoles -A Marxist Analysis
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David Arthur Johnston
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13.09.2003 15:10 |
The Way of Money
New Thunder in Nepal: Ceasefire Ends, New Fighting Begins
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theresa mitchell
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13.09.2003 12:41 |
Iran nuke deadline
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repost-Guardian/AP
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13.09.2003 10:55 |
Thousands converge at Yale University
Unions are struggling back and making themselves heard.
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Anya Laabs
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13.09.2003 10:02 |
Subsidized Hunger
"The US and the EU cause a brilliant world market distortion through their inner state or inter-continetal export subsidies and assistance. The export subsidies of the EU are almost twice as great as the subsidies of the US. Through the subsidies and the stimulated over-production, the production surpluses can be sold at world market prices up to 75 percent below the cost of manufacture. This export-dumping is a power
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brent herbert
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13.09.2003 08:47 |
Sahara storm system threatens Africa with famine
New Scientist reported on the retreating Sahara last year, and the trend continues this year. I am using the Sahara as the 'signal environment' and the U.S. Forests as the Canary in the Coal Mine. One could say, 'its just another U.S. drought', but then one will also have to say 'and its just another rejuvenation of the Sahara desert, that's all'
Happens all the time... As well, get ready for another African famine story...
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Post-it Hippie
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13.09.2003 07:29 |
What will FOX say?
Impeachment Inquiry
Santa Cruz, CA USA City Council passes motion to write letter to House Judiciary Committee requesting answers to questions regarding possible impeachable offenses by President Bush
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Jim Lockhart
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12.09.2003 23:14 |
AUDIO FEATURE: Recent Free Trade Forum
 On Saturday, July 19, 2003, citizens of Oregon and Washington gathered at the First Unitarian Church in downtown Portland to discuss and decide what kind of trade policy will work best for the Northwest. This was a well organized and attended event, lasting from 1:00-4:00, with a one hour break out session afterwards, featuring 5 workshops on various related subjects, from preparing for the next WTO protest to the "connection between globalized trade and what is at our dinner table," given by Mark Des Marets of NW RAGE. [ http://www.PhilosopherSeed.org ]
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repost Stars and Stripes
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12.09.2003 22:07 |
Soldiers billed for hospital meals
My goodness--this sort of behavior coudl make people think!
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Writers Block
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12.09.2003 17:10 |
Todos Somos Lee
A few thousand of us maybe. No more. The crowd snakes through Cancun, a neo-liberal paradise lost. Of the 600,000 people who live here fully two-thirds are transient laborers. Like a large proportion of the world's population they exist in the twilight zone of mobile capital, industrial tourism and ecological catastrophe.
At the WTO fortification; a fence ten foot high reinforced by a matrix of steel and concrete a crowd assembles. Behind the fence, thousands of cops. The farmers electrify the mood. The Mexican campensinos push a table displaying a collection of diverse corn strains, alter-like, and are lead by one who carries a basket of kernels on his back. They say that the transgenic agenda of the WTO will mean the end of all this.
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When does a fetus become a baby? The date keeps being pushed back..
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Ongoing updates from Cancun are posted to our website at www.cascadiamedia.org
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elf press office
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12.09.2003 15:46 |
Supporting the ELF Press Office
The ELF Press Office needs help in continuing to do support work.
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Tara Copp and Jessica Wehrman
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12.09.2003 15:30 |
Troops Dig Into Own Pockets To Pay For Gear
Patrick Garrett, a defense analyst with GlobalSecurity.org says, "the Army ran out of desert camo boots, and a lot of soldiers were being issued regular black combat boots. Soldiers decided that wasn't for them, so they paid for new boots with their own money."
According to the Pentagon's "Operation Iraqi Freedom Lessons Learned" draft report, soldiers spent their own money to get better field radios, extra ammunition carriers to help them fight better and commercial backpacks because their own rucksacks were too small.
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elf press office
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12.09.2003 15:27 |
August 2003 Direct Action Update
The ELF and ALF have been working hard this Revolution Summer 2003
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Robert Fisk
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12.09.2003 15:19 |
Folly Taken To A Scale We Haven't Seen Since WWII
What do these precedents mean? I have a dark suspicion. From now on, our leaders, our politicians, our statesmen will be fair game too. If we go for the jugular, why shouldn't they? The killing of the UN's Sergio Vieira de Mello, was not, I think, a chance murder.
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When bin Laden made his move, there was no way he could have predicted that his greatest ally would be the current American president, the Honorable George W. Bush.
This is a link to a very good article on the Ireland IMC site
"What you have to remember in situations like this is that there are factors on the ground such that complicate the ordinary flow of working relationships and security arrangements with local agencies in ways that you and I can't possibly fathom," he barked in his signature condescending, jargon-laden speaking style. "In other words, it was the Iraqis' fault."
Polls continue to show that 73 percent of the American people want U.S. policy to be "evenhanded" and want Israel to be pressured and support a two-state solution. But extremists on all sides are resolved to prevent peace.
"The weather is different, really different," said 92-year-old Nora Agiak, speaking in the Inupiat language and wearing moose-skin moccasins and a jacket with wolverine fur. "We're not getting as many icebergs as we used to. Maybe the world moved because it's getting warmer."
Description of rallies, marches, events in the Bay Area between September 6-11th, 2003.
Meanwhile the media, or at least some of the more powerful mainstream outlets, are in turn — finally! — picking holes in his armour, by starting to ask the questions that only those dismissed as "conspiracy theorists'' dared pose before.
"Those taking part will be contributing to the biggest climate science project ever. We already have more than a thousand people world-wide who have signed up. The more participants we get, the more successful the experiment will be."
An Indymedia photographer from Portland's documentation of this weeks events in Cancun.
Past climates changed abruptly, suggesting that abrupt changes in the future will also occur, according to a Penn State geoscientist, Dr. Richard B. Alley, the Evan Pugh professor of geosciences at Penn State. Current models all tend to change smoothly and do not capture abruptness ... The Penn State geoscientist suggests that climate change includes a process of approaching and crossing a series of thresholds
New Scientist reported on the retreating Sahara last year, and the trend continues this year. I am using the Sahara as the 'signal environment' and the U.S. Forests as the Canary in the Coal Mine. One could say, 'its just another U.S. drought', but then one will also have to say 'and its just another rejuvenation of the Sahara desert, that's all'
