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President Bush’s May 24 Speech on Iraq: A Critique |
by Stephen Zunes
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26 May 2004
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This is largely an effort to portray the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq not as an act of aggression – as most of the international community sees it – but as an act of self-defense. |
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The Empire of Ignorance, Hypocrisy and Obedience |
by J Ninio
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26 May 2004
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Article by the author of The Empire of Ignorance, Hypocrisy and Obedience, first published on CommonDreams and in Australia's largest newspapers.
The American people didn't know its troops abused prisoners in Iraqi jails. Ignorance. Officials who knew pretend they didn't know. Hypocrisy. The parents of soldiers say their kids were forced to follow orders. Obedience. Read on... |
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AMNESTY International: Killing Palestinian Children Must be Investigated |
by Concerned
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26 May 2004
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GAZA, May 26, 2004, – Amnesty international called Tuesday, in a statement, for an impartial investigation to be carried out into the recent killing of Palestinian children by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah. |
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Wal-Mart or Welfare-Mart? |
by AGRIBUSINESS EXAMINER
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26 May 2004
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Not only does Wal-Mart depend on government funding to take up the slack for the housing, education, and healthcare of its underpaid workers, but it also is the largest recipient of corporate welfare in the world. |
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Local Comic Creators to Appear in Public, Offer Free Beer |
by Damian Duffy
duff (nospam) rehab25.net (unverified) |
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26 May 2004
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Local comic creators Damian Duffy and Dann Tincher will be appearing at G-Mart Comic Books from 1-5pm to discuss sequential art, autograph copies of their serialized graphic novel in progress Whisp, and give away free comics.
After the signing, the artists will host a comics chat at a nearby restaurant. The chat will be open to the public, and Duffy and Tincher plan to be raffling off several items, including a free beer (to a reader 21 or over.) |
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In defense of Biblical marriage |
by repost
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26 May 2004
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Any good religious person believes prayer should be balanced by
action. So here, in support of the Presidential Prayer Team's admirable goals,
is a proposed Constitutional Amendment codifying marriage entirely
on biblical principles: |
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Unprecedented Week of Transgender Activism in Nation’s Capital |
by NTAC Media
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26 May 2004
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 A bit of history occurred the end of April and early May. Three national transgender or gender-diverse civil rights organizations lobbied Capitol Hill simultaneously and, for the first time, all lobbied for the same issues. In addition, yet another rejuvenated national group conducted its first organized protest in years, and still another organization conducted a march to the Viet Nam Veterans’ Memorial, and conducted a historic wreath laying ceremony. |
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How Public is Public Radio?: A study of NPR’s guest list |
by Steve Rendall & Daniel Butterworth
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25 May 2004
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NPR, which now reaches 22 million listeners weekly on 750 affiliated stations, does frequently provide more than the nine-second-soundbite culture of mainstream news broadcasts. But is the public really heard on public radio? And is NPR truly an alternative to its commercial competition? A new FAIR study of NPR’s guestlist shows the radio service relies on the same elite and influential sources that dominate mainstream commercial news, and falls short of reflecting the diversity of the American public. |
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