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  • Leaving Iraq Now is the Only Sensible Solution By RON JACOBS (COUNTERPUNCH)
    2 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    April 1 / 2, 2006
    A Review of Anthony Arnove’s "Iraq: the Logic of Withdrawal"
    Coherent. That’s the one word review of Anthony Arnove’s latest book, Iraq:The Logic of Withdrawal. Incoherent. That’s what Washington’s policy in Iraq seems to be. What makes Arnove’s book so important is that he dissects that policy and proves that the war in Iraq is not an incoherent bumble that’s gone awry. In fact, as Arnove makes abundantly clear, it’s US foreign policy as it’s always been. This remains (…)

  • Pentagon Thievery An Interview with Jeffrey St. Clair
    2 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    http://brickburner.blogs.com/
    Jeffrey St. Clair is the co-editor of CounterPunch (online at CounterPunch.org) and the author of numerous books, most recently Grand Theft Pentagon: Tales of Corruption and Profiteering in the War on Terror (Common Courage Press 2006). He recently spoke with me about his latest book.
    Joshua Frank: Jeff, it’s been three long years since the US invaded Iraq and there has been a mountain of speculation as to the real motives for the war and occupation: Was it (…)

  • Antiwar Movement : This song from Phil OCHS is 40 years old
    2 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    From AxisofLogic.com
    (published here in English, Spanish and German) By Phil Ochs; translations by Germán Leyens, Nancy Almendras and Nadine Discenza ; introduction by Axis of Logic Eds. Jan 7, 2006, 10:31
    It is 40 years since this song was written and performed by Phil Ochs. At the time, it was simply one more reason for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to mercilessly harass Ochs for his ‘anti-Americanism’.
    But the man would not bend. He was passionate about reforming the (…)

  • ANTIWAR : War and Protest - the US in Vietnam (1972-1975) BBC
    2 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    "The American movement against the Vietnam War was the most successful antiwar movement in US history. During the Johnson administration, it played a significant role in constraining the war and was a major factor in the administration’s policy reversal in 1968. During the Nixon years, it hastened US troop withdrawals, continued to restrain the war, fed the deterioration in US troop morale and discipline (which provided additional impetus to US troop withdrawals), and promoted congressional (…)

  • IRAQ : U.S. Military There are no plans to leave Iraq. By Dahr Jamail
    2 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
    8 comments

    Mar 15, 2006, 21:21
    Why does the Bush Administration refuse to discuss withdrawing occupation forces from Iraq? Why is Halliburton, who landed the no-bid contracts to construct and maintain US military bases in Iraq, posting higher profits than ever before in its 86-year history?
    Why do these bases in Iraq resemble self-contained cities as much as military outposts?
    Why are we hearing such ludicrous and outrageous statements from the highest ranking military general in the United (…)

  • U.S. Military Soldiers flee to Canada to avoid Iraq duty By Duncan Campbell The Guardian
    2 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Mar 29, 2006, 11:57
    "Mainly, what they discuss is being asked to do things they consider repugnant. Most are quite patriotic ... Many say they feel tricked by the military." Lee Zaslofsky, 61, coordinator of the War Resisters’ Support Campaign in Toronto
    Tuesday March 28, 2006 Hundreds of deserters from the US armed forces have crossed into Canada and are now seeking political refugee status there, arguing that violations of the rules of war in Iraq by the US entitle them to asylum.
    A (…)

  • At OAS Venezuela Says US Interventionism is Prelude to Aggression By: Jonah Gindin & Gregory Wilpert
    2 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005
    Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez at the OAS Credit: Reuters
    Caracas, Venezuela, February 23, 2005-Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Alí Rodriguez took the issue of US intervention in Venezuela’s affairs to the Organization of American States (OAS) today, where he made a presentation calling for an investigation into a possible attempt to “liquidate” the Venezuelan President.
    Rodriguez cited statements from US officials, who referred to Chávez as a (…)

  • War Against Iran, April 2006 Biological Threat and Executive Order 13292 by Jorge Hirsch
    2 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
    11 comments

    April 1, 2006
    H istory repeats itself, but always with new twists. We are back to the good old days when a Declaration of War preceded the start of a war. Such declaration occurred on March 16th, 2006. Reversing the old order, we are now in the "Sitzkrieg", to be followed shortly by an aerial "Blitzkrieg" in the coming days.
    In the old days, Congress declared war, and directed the Executive to take action. In the new millenium, the Executive declared war last March 16th, then Congress (…)

  • On the Occupation’s Third Anniversary: What did Iraqis Gain from the ‘Liberation’? Mohammed Ali
    2 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    March 31, 2006
    These days see the third year since the beginning of the tragedy of the catastrophe of the invasion-turned-occupation by the world’s most aggressive countries. The Iraqi people have never experienced such a catastrophe over the course of their ancient and modern history. The invasion, its subsequent occupation and installation of a puppet regime in Iraq is a by-product of the wanton intentions of the colonialist powers and their disrespect to recognised international law. (…)

  • IAEA finds no evidence of Iranian nuclear-weapons plan
    2 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    After Iraq, US Tries to Dupe the World Community again
    March 25, 2006
    CASMII Statement: IAEA finds no evidence of Iranian nuclear-weapons plan
    On March 2, an Associated Press report made it clear that the IAEA’s multi-year investigation has not shown "any diversion of nuclear material to nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices." This verdict sharply contradicts the February 4th resolution of the Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which reports Iran to (…)