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Power, Propaganda and Conscience in the War On Terror

"The 'war on terror' is the greatest threat to all of us since the years of the cold war. Rapacious, imperial America has found its new 'red scare.' Every day now, officially manipulated fear and paranoia are exported to our shores – air marshals, finger printing, a directive on how many people can queue for the toilet on a Qantas jet flying to Los Angeles .."

Palestine

Israelis Raid Bethlehem, Blow Up Palestinian Home "Raana Gissin, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, returned the warning, saying Israel had the means to respond to such kidnappings, without elaborating .."
Two Palestinians Shot Dead by Israelis in Gaza Strip "Sources at Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital had originally confirmed the death of only one Palestinian but later said a second had died .."
Israeli Troops Execute 5 Palestinian Workers in Cold Blood "The five workers went out of their workshop raising their hands but the IOF troops executed them one by one while their work colleagues were watching .."
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International

Israel Challenges World Court Right to Rule on Wall "Israel says completed sections of razor wire and concrete are already keeping out suicide bombers. Palestinians call it an 'Apartheid Wall' designed to loop around Jewish settlement blocs .."
‘Fresh Statistics’ Show Iraq's Sunnis In Majority "'The Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq' put the whole population at about 27 million, including 16 million Sunnis and 11 million Shiites .."
Ad Agency is Sought to Pitch Iraqi Elections "The Coalition Provisional Authority's solicitation said the winning agency will have to conduct a 'major, time-compressed advertising campaign'.."
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Special Reports

With Eye on Sharon, Israeli Settlement Grows in West Bank "More than 100,000 Israelis demonstrated recently in Tel Aviv against Sharon's plan, a crowd that included 11 members of Israel's parliament.."
How the Real Paradox Eludes the Sky News - Heard "If we insist on using this flawed logic to link Islam with Sept.11, we surely then have to put Christianity as the driving force behind the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq .."
US Democrats Shift Focus From Iraq "I recall that day vividly because I had introduced a resolution at that meeting calling on Democrats to demand.."
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Features

Machinations and Manipulations "The PLC followed up with its 'corruption report' which offered a thorough and detailed evaluation, indicating weaknesses, malfunction, and sometimes outright fraud .."
'We Refuse to Take Part in the Occupation' "I am Yonathan, one of the initiators and signatories of the pilot’s letter. Until some weeks ago I was a pilot and active leader in a squadron of 'Blackhawk' .."
My Only Name is Returner "Here the eye drinks in the blue of the sea and the green of rolling knolls with lines of olive trees. You can follow the olive trees to Palestine .."
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Commentary

The Day the Road Map Died - Benn "The public may have difficulty distinguishing between the concepts, but for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon the death of the road map is a great political victory .."
Palestine and the Antiwar Movement - Sustar "The international antiwar movement will look to the U.S. for allies--and we would be judged harshly if we were to ignore the Palestinian struggle .."
How Internationals Help Palestine Cause - Curtiss "Hurndall’s death has received more coverage, of course, in Britain than in the United States. Members of Hurndall’s family have kept the story alive .."
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Columnists

Kerry vs. Dean; New Hampshire vs. Iraq - Mahajan "There's something I think the pundits are not paying attention to the main election campaign will be run against Bush, not against Kerry or Dean or Edwards .."
WMDs are Overrated as a Threat to America - Eland "Although the continuing deaths are tragic, most alarming for the republic may have been the absence of public outcry to halt Bush's rush into a war.."
Diagnosing Benny Morris: the mind of a European settler - Ash "How can one explain Morris' knowledge that the ethnic Darwinism that was used to justify the murder of millions of non-whites.."
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