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Honor the Fallen, Not the War |
by James Carroll
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29 May 2006
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This Memorial Day, especially, we yearn to honor the more than 2,700 US soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. What is the proper way to remember them? Even in condemning what made it necessary, can we not acknowledge the selflessness of their sacrifice? At Troy, soldiers were roused to battle by the promise that their exploits would be sung of far into the future. Is it a betrayal of our soldiers that we no longer want to sing? Does it mean they died ``in vain" if we insist that no one else should die? |
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News :: Environment |
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July 15 No G8 Inernational Day of Action Against Climate Change |
by Rising Tide NA
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29 May 2006
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July 15th will be an International Day of Action Against Climate Change. As G8 energy ministers promise trillions in new subsidies to the industries destroying our planet and our future, we will take action to shut them down! This is a call for autonomous, decentralized actions appropriate for your town, city, or bioregion. Use this international day of action to support local struggles against oil refineries, gas pipelines, strip mines and coal-fired power plants. Disrupt the financial backers of the fossil fuel industry. Host teach-ins to spread sustainable post-petroleum living skills. Find a weak point in the infrastructure of resource exploitation and throw a literal or symbolic wrench in the works. Visit your local polluters and give 'em hell! |
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Announcement :: Latin America |
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Latin American Anarchist Journal |
by Colectivo Incendio
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29 May 2006
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Incendio Publicacion! - English and Espanol
New Bi-lingual Anarchist Journal focused on Latin America!
Incendio is...
An endeavor that some of us have taken up to increase communication with anarchists in Latin America, network, learn from their struggles, illuminate opportunities for solidarity actions, provide a forum for Latin American anarchists to share ideas and analysis, break down the language barrier, and make support efforts more possible. |
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Announcement :: Iran |
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ONLINE PETITION: Stop the War on Iran Before It Starts! |
by democracy in action
mbatko (nospam) lycos.com (verified) |
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28 May 2006
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It is essential that all voices opposed to the devastation of a new war in the Middle East speak out now. We need funds for human needs, not endless war for empire. Iran has suffered greatly at the hands of the US. |
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BTL:Ned Lamont Forces Aug. 8 Primary Against Conn.'s Sen. Joseph Lieberman |
by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus
betweenthelines (nospam) snet.net (verified) |
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28 May 2006
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Interview with Ned Lamont, candidate challenging U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Health : Labor : Political-Economy |
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WakeUpWalMart.com Exposes Wal-Mart's New Health Care Plan For Part-Time Workers |
by WakeUpWalMart.com
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27 May 2006
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Wal-Mart publicly states it intends to shift hundreds of thousands of full-time workers to part- time status. In the two health care documents, Wal-Mart coldly refers to this shift as a "transition" and now describes part-time workers as "peak-time" employees....Based on all of the premiums and deductibles in the so-called 'Value' plan, a part- time Wal-Mart employee could have to pay up to 58 percent of his/her salary for an individual plan and up to 93 percent for family coverage. |
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Honoring the Dead on Memorial Day |
by Col. Daniel Smith, U.S. Army (Ret.)
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27 May 2006
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Thirty-eight months after the first munitions hit Baghdad in March 2003, Iraq has a “permanent” elected government and a four-month window to consider and incorporate changes to the constitution written last year. But like Afghanistan, Iraq as a free, functional democracy is not necessarily a “slam dunk,” an assured outcome. Even the new prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, acknowledged that coalition military forces would be needed to keep Baghdad and Anbar provinces from spinning out of control. Al-Maliki did put down a marker of 18 months from May 2006 for Iraqi security forces to assume responsibility for security throughout the entire country.
Translation: expect the fatality count to hit 2,500 sometime in June 2006 and eventually reach 3,000 before the end of 2007—al Maliki's end date. This may be an optimistic prediction, but the pace of fatalities for the United States has slowed marginally, as the following chart indicates—albeit this circumstance gives little comfort to spouses, children, parents, and friends of the 2,459 fatalities (or the 17,869 wounded). |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Government Secrecy : Health : International Relations : Iraq : Nukes : Peace : Political-Economy : Protest Activity : Regime |
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"May Day, I Repeat, May Day," Say Vets! |
by Cathy Garger
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27 May 2006
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No wonder why vets are now organizing and screaming “Mayday, Mayday!” And if you really think about it, could there possibly be any better reason to fly our American flags upside down? |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Crime & Police : Government Secrecy : Regime |
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Public Hearings Sought in NSA Phone Record Scandal |
by William Fisher
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27 May 2006
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If legal claims against the phone companies continue to gain momentum, their costs could be enormous -- reminiscent of such past actions as litigation against the major tobacco companies. |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Media : UCIMC |
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Huge Win for Online Journalists' Source Protection |
by Electronic Frontier Foundation
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27 May 2006
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EFF Arguments Secure Reporters' Privilege for Internet News Gatherers |
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