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Tuesday, March 23, 5 to 6 PM in front of the Israeli Consulate
On Monday, March 22, 2004, yet another Israeli war crime against the Palestinian people the assassination of Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin - took place with the full complicity and support of the U.S. government. Sheikh Yassin, in his wheelchair, was struck by a U.S.-made and funded missile shot from a U.S.-made and supplied "Apache" helicopter, using the latest in U.S. military technology to (…)

By Andrew Cawthorne
March 20, 2004 by Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/newsSearchResultsHome.jhtml?query=Global+protests&section=a
MADRID - Hundreds of thousands took to streets across the world on Saturday to demand the withdrawal of U.S.-led occupying forces from Iraq on the first anniversary of the start of the war.
Journalists estimated at least a million people streamed through Rome in probably the biggest single protest, and in London two anti-war protesters evaded tight (…)

Future Hope column
It was a definite "up" to be on the streets of Manhattan yesterday with 100,000 or so sisters and brothers marching for peace, justice and a new world, knowing that, as it turned out, upwards of 2 million of us were demonstrating together around the U.S. and the world. Our movement needs days like March 20th, 2004.
And we will need an even bigger and more powerful "World Says No to Bush" international day of action on August 29th, the day before the opening of the (…)

Over Two Million People Take to the Streets Around the World in Global Protest Marking the One-Year Anniversary of Iraq War: End the Occupation
NEW YORK, NY—On Saturday, March 20, upwards of 2 million people took to the streets around the world to protest the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. People in more than 60 countries throughout the world - from Japan to South Korea to Spain to Australia to South Africa - called for an end to the occupation, which they believe is only (…)

From Phil Gasper, Wendell P. Garton
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Bush v. Bush-lite
Chomsky’s Lesser-Evilism
By PHIL GASPER
Counterpunch, Weekend Edition March 20 / 21, 2004
http://www.counterpunch.org/gasper03202004.html
An article in Saturday’s Guardian reports that left-wing icon Noam Chomsky has given his "reluctant endorsement to the Democratic party’s presidential contender, John Kerry". Chomsky’s support for Kerry is far from enthusiastic. He describes the choice between Bush and Kerry as (…)

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0320-11.htm
MAUNA LOA OBSERVATORY, Hawaii - Carbon dioxide, the gas largely blamed for global warming, has reached record-high levels in the atmosphere after growing at an accelerated pace in the past year, say scientists monitoring the sky from this 2-mile-high station atop a Hawaiian volcano.
The United States, the world’s biggest carbon dioxide emitter, signed the agreement but did not ratify it, and the Bush administration has since withdrawn (…)

New Song added to Bridges of Peace
Sent : March 20 , 2004 10 :36 PM Subject : [Bridges of Peace] : New Song added to Bridges of Peace
From : Bridges of Peace
Hello friends, No in the name of "Peace" (dedicated to the memory of american pacifist Rachel Corrie) is a song written by Italian artist Agnese Ginocchio (www.agneseginocchio.it)and has been added to our Music for Peace & Luv section.
Come hear it now at http://www.bridgepeace.org We are working to make a Peace On Earth (…)

Organized by the Hungarian Social Forum a peace conference has taken place in Budapest on 20th March 2004 against the occupation of Iraq, for the withdrawal of foreign troops, included the hungarian ones and for the restitution of self-determination of iraqui people. We have asked the demolishment of the wall between Israel and Palestina, the guarantee of self-determination of palestinian people and supported israelian and palestinian social and political forces fighting for the peaceful (…)

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ORGANIZERS OF THE MARCH 20 ANTI-WAR PROTEST
Statement from the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition March 20, 2004
The March 20 demonstration in New York City far exceeded the expectations of the march organizers. Chanting "Occupation is a crime from Iraq to Palestine" and "Bring the troops home now," more than 100,000 people marched. Starting at 23rd and Madison, the march filled 45 blocks through midtown Manhattan, north on 6th Avenue to 40th Street and back to the (…)

Asia Times
http://www.atimes.com
South Asia
Deathly silence descends on South Waziristan
By Syed Saleem Shahzad
KARACHI - Villagers in Pakistan’s South Waziristan agency have left their homes, fearing the United States will soon begin dropping bombs, while aircraft from the Afghan side of the border fly overhead. On the ground, burnt-out military vehicles litter the landscape. The fighting has stopped and an eerie silence prevails over the area, said Zafar, a resident of Wana who (…)