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Secularisation no answer for Muslim world |
by Amir Butler
info (nospam) muslimaffairs.com.au (unverified) |
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15 Jan 2002
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Two consistent themes in much of the contemporary analysis of world
affairs have been the impending clash of civilisations and the need
for the secularisation of the Muslim world. |
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Geneva Conventions Apply to Guantanamo Detainees |
by Human Rights Watch
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15 Jan 2002
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"The Secretary seems unaware of the requirements of international humanitarian law," said Jamie Fellner, director of Human Rights Watch's U.S. Program. "As a party to the Geneva Conventions, the United States is required to treat every detained combatant humanely, including unlawful combatants. The United States may not pick and choose among them to decide who is entitled to decent treatment." |
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Nader reaffirms defiance of 2-party power, support for Greens |
by Green Party Media Team
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15 Jan 2002
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RALPH NADER REITERATES SUPPORT FOR THE GREEN PARTY, DEMOCRATIC RENEWAL, AND DEFIANCE TOWARDS THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM |
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UAW Moves Against Local 2036 in Henderson, KY |
by via Kentucky IMC
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14 Jan 2002
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Labor activists in Champaign County, organized by David Johnson, have supported Local 2036 in its struggle against not only Accuride, but also against the UAW international leadership to fight back against givebacks. |
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WEFT 90.1 FM To Air 5th Annual Homelessness Marathon, 6 PM Feb. 5 – 8 AM Feb. 6 |
by WEFT Community Radio
weft (nospam) prairienet.org (unverified) |
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14 Jan 2002
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Community Radio WEFT announces their broadcast of the Fifth Annual Homelessness Marathon, live from the streets of Portland, OR, beginning 6:00 PM Tuesday, Feb. 5 until 8:00 AM the next morning. The mission of this acclaimed radio broadcast is to let homeless people speak to the nation, but that's not all that happens during this annual, overnight program which has originated from a different city each year. |
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Robert McChesney On Media Consolidation |
by ML
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14 Jan 2002
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Professor Robert W. McChesney of the Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois was interviewed on WILL AM 580 on the growing consolidation of mass media ownership and the threat this poses to democratic discourse in our country. |
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New Pacifica Board Majority Makes Waves at Weekend's Meeting |
by Paul Riismandel
paul (nospam) mediageek.org (unverified) |
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14 Jan 2002
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At this past weekend's Pacifica National Board meeting the new board majority of reformers made more progress in restoring the progressive radio network as a packed house audience looked on and participated. |
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Dead Men don't Talk |
by Avenger
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14 Jan 2002
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The war on drugs was to eliminate the competition against the CIA in drug sales and distribution. They bought Bill Clinton the white house, and killed many honest people along the way that believed in truth and justice, and the system failed them..why? |
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US Workers Choking On Pretzel Of "Free Trade" |
by ML
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14 Jan 2002
Modified: 10:40:06 PM |
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President Bush visits East Moline, Illinois John Deere manufacturing plant to push Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority, offers workers another pretzel |
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Indymedia Look at the Newly-Reauthorized Education Bill |
by Peter Miller, U-C IMC
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14 Jan 2002
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This story on the newly reauthorized Education Bill aired on the U-C IMC Newshour on Monday Jan. 14, 2002, on community radio WEFT. |
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