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  • Scholars for 9-11 Truth hold press conf outside Moussaoui Trial
    19 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    (Alexandria, Va.) - Once again, 9-11 truth is making every effort to break through into the mainstream arena.
    On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 14, 2006, the Scholars for 9-11 Truth held a press conference outside of the Albert V. Bryan U.S. District Courthouse in Alexandria, Va. where the trial of accused 9-11 terrorist Zacharias Moussaoui is currently underway. Speakers included Professor James Fetzer, retired Air Force Colonel George Nelson, and attorney Phil Berg.
    But as their press (…)

  • — GOP-connected contractor Custer Battles e-mail talks of Filipino house maids, fashion queens
    19 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    March 19, 2006— GOP-connected contractor Custer Battles e-mail talks of Filipino house maids, fashion queens (in the manner of former FEMA Nordstrom shirt aficionado Michael Brown), and, more importantly, raising a $100 million fund to pursue non-government contracting work with "a lot less risk." Later, Custer Battles did attempt to negotiate a $100 million infusion from an unknown firm in Dubai after receiving $15 million in seed money from the benefactor. Custer Battles, Inc. was formed (…)

  • BUSH TOUTS "CATASTROPHIC SUCCESS’ : 3 YEARS OF BABBLE-ONEY !
    19 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    2/22/03 "Wisdom" from Unitary Dicktator Bush ..... " Military action is the nation’s last option (Sydney Morning Herald ) ........ 2/28/03 "War will bring peace. " ( Sydney Morning Herald ) ....... 8/30/04 "Iraq Success Catastrophic " : Bush ( The Australian )....... 3/19/05 "The victory of freedom in Iraq is strengthening a new ally on the war on terror." ...... 12/07/05 Bush : "Amazing progress" ( Al-jazeerah ) ..... 1/11/06 Bush : Turmoil in Iraq Part of Progress ( (…)

  • The Failure of Hugo-Bashing by Mark Weisbrot
    19 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Despite U.S. efforts, the Venezuelan leader is winning friends across Latin America.
    It was yet another public relations coup for Venezuela: Vila Isabel, the samba club sponsored mainly by the Venezuelan government, won the parade competition in Rio de Janeiro’s Carnaval last week. A float with a giant likeness of Simon Bolivar, combined with thousands of ornately costumed participants parading down the avenue, trumpeted the winning theme: Latin American unity.
    U.S. Secretary of State (…)

  • How the U.S. Uses Globalization to Cheat Poor Countries Out of Trillions
    19 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: How the U.S. Uses Globalization to Cheat Poor Countries Out of Trillions
    We speak with John Perkins, a former respected member of the international banking community. In his book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man he describes how as a highly paid professional, he helped the U.S. cheat poor countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars by lending them more money than they could possibly repay and then take over their economies. [includes rush (…)

  • The Torture Judge U.S. court rules our government can break international laws to keep us safe
    19 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Federal judge David Trager: Am I my president’s keeper? photo: Rick Kopstein The Torture Judge U.S. court rules our government can break international laws to keep us safe
    by Nat Hentoff March 13th, 2006 12:45 AM (…)

  • Spring calendar: Two months of activism! Get involved with ANSWER!
    19 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    March 18-20 Global Days of Action April 20 Evening with civil rights attorney Leonard Weinglass April 29 Antiwar March in NYC May 20 "Hands off Venezuela, Hands off Cuba" march in DC
    Starting next weekend and lasting over the duration of the next two months there will be an intense level of mass anti-war and anti-imperialist organizing and mobilization. We hope everyone will join the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition and other anti-war groups in building mass opposition to the government’s War for (…)

  • third anniversary of Irak’invasion ; This Year - Keep the Heat in the Street! March 18 & 19, 2006
    19 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    March 18 & 19, 2006 will mark the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. The Troops Out Now Coalition calls on the entire antiwar community at the local and national level to rise above anything that would hinder the unity that the world and history demands of us. Together we must grasp the opportunity to help transform the turning tide against the war into a human tidal wave of antiwar resistance in the streets.
    On the weekend of March 18 & 19, TONC joins with all who are (…)

  • 16/3: The US military has launched the biggest air attack on Iraq since the 2003 invasion
    19 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    US Iraq campaign ’to last days’ The US military says a major operation targeting suspected insurgents and foreign fighters in northern Iraq could continue for several days.
    They describe it as the biggest airborne operation in the country since the US invasion in 2003, involving more than 50 aircraft and 1,500 troops.
    But correspondents are sceptical, saying the operation, near Samarra, is not as huge as has been suggested.
    No air power has been used and it is unclear if there have (…)

  • UK-US Wars on Iraq & Afghanistan have COST 2.7 MILLION excess deaths & $1-2 TRILLION
    19 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    UK-US WARS ON IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN HAVE COST (so far) 2.7 MILLION EXCESS DEATHS & US$ 1-2 TRILLION
    18 MARCH 2006 is the THIRD ANNIVERSARY of the US-LED INVASION OF IRAQ. It has been marked by demonstrations around the world. However, lying, racist, holocaust-denying mainstream media continue to IGNORE the FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION - WHAT has been the HUMAN COST of Bush’s Wars?
    IN SUMMARY, the HUMAN COST has been a total of 2.7 million excess deaths (so far) and the ECONOMIC COST to the (…)