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August 1, 2003

U.S. Seeks War Crimes Exemption for Liberia Peacekeepers

8/01/03 Deen, InterPress Service, U.S. Seeks War Crimes Exemption for Liberia Peacekeepers

Posted on August 1, 2003 7:59 AM |

US Debates Bid to Kill Hussein and Avoid Trial

8/1/03 Bender, Boston Globe, US Debates Bid to Kill Hussein and Avoid Trial

Posted on August 1, 2003 8:03 AM |

Judge Rules Unocal Can Be Tried in US for Alleged Myanmar Rights Abuses

8/1/03 AFP, Judge Rules Unocal Can Be Tried in US for Alleged Myanmar Rights Abuses

Posted on August 1, 2003 8:04 AM |

Arrests And Abuse By American Troops On The Rise In Iraq - "They're treating us like cattle"

8/1/03 Semo, CRG, Arrests And Abuse By American Troops On The Rise In Iraq - "They're treating us like cattle"

Posted on August 1, 2003 8:08 AM |

US Soldiers Contract Mystery Illness

8/1/03 Paxson, CRG, US Soldiers Contract Mystery Illness

Posted on August 1, 2003 8:09 AM |

Rep. Henry Waxman Tightens the Evidentiary Noose Around Nat'l Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. Cheney Being Pulled Into the Quicksand

8/1/03 Rupert, FTW, Rep. Henry Waxman Tightens the Evidentiary Noose Around Nat'l Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. Cheney Being Pulled Into the Quicksand

Posted on August 1, 2003 8:11 AM |

Israeli marriage law blocks citizenship for Palestinians

8/1/01 San Francisco Chronicle, Israeli marriage law blocks citizenship for Palestinians

Posted on August 1, 2003 1:47 PM |

Bush and the Saudis Sitting in a Tree...

8/1/03 Palast, GNN, Bush and the Saudis Sitting in a Tree...Bush and the Saudis Sitting in a Tree...

Posted on August 1, 2003 2:55 PM |

US fostering sinister sort of democracy

8/1/03 Fisk, New Zealand Herald,

Posted on August 1, 2003 3:00 PM |

Africa through the Canadian (Corporate) Lens

8/1/03 En Camino, ZNet, Africa through the Canadian (Corporate) Lens

Posted on August 1, 2003 3:11 PM |

U.S. Shifts Rhetoric On Its Goals in Iraq

8/1/03 Milbank & Allen, TruthOut, U.S. Shifts Rhetoric On Its Goals in Iraq

Posted on August 1, 2003 3:13 PM |

Conflict 'May have Driven Muslims Into Arms of al-Qa'ida'

8/1/03 Russel, TruthOut, Conflict 'May have Driven Muslims Into Arms of al-Qa'ida'

Posted on August 1, 2003 3:15 PM |

The Rules of Engagement

8/1/03 Mickey Z., Alternet, The Rules of Engagement

Posted on August 1, 2003 6:43 PM |

Bush's High Crimes Against the Nation

8/1/03 Williams, Seattle Times, Bush's High Crimes Against the Nation

Posted on August 1, 2003 6:50 PM |

Where Have All the Soldiers Gone?

8/1/03 Pegueros, CommonDreams, Where Have All the Soldiers Gone?

Posted on August 1, 2003 6:52 PM |

China, Russia call for ban on space weapons

8/1/03 Evans, News is Science, China, Russia call for ban on space weapons

Posted on August 1, 2003 6:55 PM |

The Missing Wounded: Injury and Decorum in Iraq

8/1/03 Goff, CounterPunch, The Missing Wounded: Injury and Decorum in Iraq

Posted on August 1, 2003 6:58 PM |

Deceit and danger in the U.S. pursuit of new WMD

8/1/03 Wokusch, One WorldNet, Deceit and danger in the U.S. pursuit of new WMD

Posted on August 1, 2003 7:08 PM |

The Billion-Dollar Breakup

8/1/03 Hukill, TomPaine, The Billion-Dollar Breakup

Posted on August 1, 2003 7:11 PM |

Turning The Trade Tables

8/1/03 Wallach, Tom Paine, Turning The Trade Tables

Posted on August 1, 2003 7:13 PM |

Feds Block WorldCom From New Government Contracts

7/31/03 Ho, Wa. Post, Feds Block WorldCom From New Government Contracts

Posted on August 1, 2003 7:14 PM |

World Bank Knew about Enron's Payoffs in Guatemala

8/1/03 Valett, CorpWatch, World Bank Knew about Enron's Payoffs in Guatemala

Posted on August 1, 2003 8:01 PM |

Troop movements stir up Manila

8/1/03 Lerner, Wa. Times, Troop movements stir up Manila

Posted on August 1, 2003 9:13 PM |

August 2, 2003

Iraq isn't working

8/2/03 Fisk, ZNet, Iraq isn't working

Posted on August 2, 2003 3:05 PM |

AIDS, Empire, and Public Health Behaviourism

8/2/03 Basu, ZNet, AIDS, Empire, and Public Health BehaviourismAIDS, Empire, and Public Health Behaviourism

Posted on August 2, 2003 3:06 PM |

Chiapas, the Thirteenth Stele

8/2/03 Marcos, ZNet, Chiapas, the Thirteenth Stele

Posted on August 2, 2003 3:08 PM |

Liberian Lives in the Balance as U.S. Demands Impunity

8/2/03 Lawyers Comm Human Rts., Liberian Lives in the Balance as U.S. Demands Impunity

Posted on August 2, 2003 7:02 PM |

U.S. military in Europe: The Pentagon's Eastern obsession

8/2/03 Korb, Intl. Herald Tribune, U.S. military in Europe: The Pentagon's Eastern obsession

Posted on August 2, 2003 9:14 PM |

At Funeral for Hussein Sons, a Call for 'Death to America'

8/2/03 Filkins, NY Times, At Funeral for Hussein Sons, a Call for 'Death to America'

Posted on August 2, 2003 9:27 PM |

August 3, 2003

Argentina Didn't Fall on Its Own - Wall Street Pushed Debt Till the Last

8/3/03 Blustein, Wa.Post, Argentina Didn't Fall on Its Own - Wall Street Pushed Debt Till the Last

Posted on August 3, 2003 7:36 AM |

U.S, officials preparing for new terror attacks

8/3/03 Santos, Reuters, U.S, officials preparing for new terror attacks

Posted on August 3, 2003 8:13 AM |

Looted and For Sale in Iraq: The Deadly Core of Nuclear Weapons

8/3/03 Pratt & Arbuthnot, Sunday Herald, Looted and For Sale in Iraq: The Deadly Core of Nuclear Weapons

Posted on August 3, 2003 8:55 PM |

Blair and Bush Join Forces to Spin Away Weapons Issue

8/3/03 Buncombe & Whitaker, Independent/UK, Blair and Bush Join Forces to Spin Away Weapons Issue"

Posted on August 3, 2003 8:57 PM |

US Anti-War Activists Hit by Secret Airport Ban

8/3/03 Gumbel, Independent/UK, http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0803-03.htm

Posted on August 3, 2003 8:59 PM |

Shattering the Uday and Qusay Myth: A Simple Analysis of the Facts

8/3/03 Hay, Freedom Files, Shattering the Uday and Qusay Myth: A Simple Analysis of the Facts

Posted on August 3, 2003 9:06 PM |

State Dept. Changes Seen if Bush Reelected Powell and Armitage Intend to Step down

8/4/03 Kessler, Wa. Post, State Dept. Changes Seen if Bush Reelected Powell and Armitage Intend to Step down

Posted on August 3, 2003 9:10 PM |

August 4, 2003

Republicans Put Immigration Laws Back on Political Agenda

8/4/03 Swarns, NY Times, Republicans Put Immigration Laws Back on Political Agenda

Posted on August 4, 2003 6:55 AM |

Another Bad Initiative in California

8/4/03 Editorial, NY Times, Another Bad Initiative in California

Posted on August 4, 2003 6:58 AM |

Jailing Immigrants

8/4/03 Herbert, NY Times, Posted on August 4, 2003 7:00 AM |

The Unreported Cost of War: At Least 827 American Wounded

8/4/03 Borger, Guardian/UK, Posted on August 4, 2003 7:04 AM |

Bitterness Grows in Iraq Over Deaths of Civilians

8/4/03 Walt, Boston Globe, Bitterness Grows in Iraq Over Deaths of Civilians

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:07 AM |

War's unintended effects: Use of depleted uranium weapons lingers as health concern

8/4/03 Johnson, Seattle Post Intelligencer, War's unintended effects: Use of depleted uranium weapons lingers as health concern

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:21 AM |

Iraqi Women Recoiling in Fear of Crime

8/4/03 Milligan, Noston Globe, Iraqi Women Recoiling in Fear of Crime

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:49 AM |

What Was Behind the Pentagon's Betting Parlor? (FutureMAP)

8/4/03 Morse, CommonDreams, What Was Behind the Pentagon's Betting Parlor? (FutureMAP)

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:13 PM |

Why Privatize National Parks?

8/4/03 Rosen, San Francisco Chron., Why Privatize National Parks?

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:15 PM |

U.S. Steals Captives' Rights - Constitution Ignored at Guantanamo Bay

8/4/03 Wren, Atlanta Jrnl Constitution, U.S. Steals Captives' Rights - Constitution Ignored at Guantanamo Bay

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:17 PM |

New Approaches to Safeguarding the Earth - An Environmental Version of the Hippocratic Oath

8/4/03 Blumenfeld, San Francisco Chron., New Approaches to Safeguarding the Earth - An Environmental Version of the Hippocratic Oath

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:19 PM |

News Media Industry's Criticism of Iraq Coverage Reveals Deeper Problems with Mainstream Journalists' Conception of News

8/4/03 Jensen, CommonDreams, News Media Industry's Criticism of Iraq Coverage Reveals Deeper Problems with Mainstream Journalists' Conception of News

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:20 PM |

President's Commission on the US Postal Service

8/4/03 Plummer, CounterPunch, President's Commission on the US Postal Service

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:31 PM |

War casualties overflow Walter Reed hospital

8/4/03 Ward, Wa. Times, War casualties overflow Walter Reed hospital

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:36 PM |

Former UK Environment Minister Speak s On GM In NZ

8/4/03 GreenPeace NZ, Scoop, Former UK Environment Minister Speak s On GM In NZ

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:38 PM |

Argentina and Parecon

8/4/03 Albert & Adamovsky, ZNet, Argentina and Parecon

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:44 PM |

Two Venezuelan Mayors

8/4/03 Podur, ZNet, Two Venezuelan Mayors

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:51 PM |

Afghans on Edge of Chaos

8/4/03 Dixon, LA Times, Afghans on Edge of Chaos

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:56 PM |

Stealing The Internet

8/4/03 Chester, TomPaine, Stealing The Internet

Posted on August 4, 2003 7:57 PM |

BUSH AND THE SAUDIS SITTIN' IN A TREE . . . KAY EYE ESS ESS EYE EN GEE

8/1/03 Palast, BUSH AND THE SAUDIS SITTIN' IN A TREE . . . KAY EYE ESS ESS EYE EN GEE

Posted on August 4, 2003 8:19 PM |

The 9/11 Joint Inquiry chairmen are in "conflict of interest": Mysterious September 11 Breakfast Meeting on Capitol Hill

8/4/03 Chossudovsky, CRG, The 9/11 Joint Inquiry chairmen are in "conflict of interest": Mysterious September 11 Breakfast Meeting on Capitol Hill

Posted on August 4, 2003 9:02 PM |

Brazil: Police Repress Public Sector Workers

8/4/03 CRG, Brazil: Police Repress Public Sector Workers

Posted on August 4, 2003 9:03 PM |

Refugee ? Not "Suspected Terrorist" (Ahmed Zaoui)

8/4/03 Amnesty Intl., Scoop, Refugee ? Not "Suspected Terrorist" (Ahmed Zaoui)

Posted on August 4, 2003 9:17 PM |

Permanent Immunity For U.S. Personnel In Liberia

8/4/03 Scoop, Permanent Immunity For U.S. Personnel In Liberia

Posted on August 4, 2003 9:19 PM |

NGOs: US Arm Twisting Leads To Int. Law Violations (Liberia)

8/4/03 Scoop, NGOs: US Arm Twisting Leads To Int. Law Violations (Liberia)

Posted on August 4, 2003 9:21 PM |

Officials Alert to Possible Al Qaeda Attacks

8/4/03 US Dept of State, Scoop, Officials Alert to Possible Al Qaeda Attacks

Posted on August 4, 2003 9:25 PM |

'Personal' Responsibility

8/4/03 Ash, TruthOut, 'Personal' Responsibility

Posted on August 4, 2003 9:28 PM |

August 5, 2003

RFSTE, Greenpeace & Bread for the World Launch Campaign against Monsanto's Biopiracy of Indian Wheat

8/5/03 Research Fndn for Science, Technology & Ecology, RFSTE, Greenpeace & Bread for the World Launch Campaign against Monsanto's Biopiracy of Indian Wheat

Posted on August 5, 2003 6:54 AM |

Indian Coke, Pepsi Laced with Pesticides, Says NGO

8/5/03 Devraj, IPS, Indian Coke, Pepsi Laced with Pesticides, Says NGO

Posted on August 5, 2003 7:38 AM |

The Other Iraq Fraud

8/5/03 Chapman, Baltimore Sun, The Other Iraq Fraud

Posted on August 5, 2003 7:41 AM |

Let Iraqis Decide What to Privatize

8/5/03 Adler, Wa. Post, Let Iraqis Decide What to Privatize

Posted on August 5, 2003 7:42 AM |

Arab League refuses to recognise Iraq's Governing Council

8/5/03 AP, Hindustan Times, Arab League refuses to recognise Iraq's Governing Council

Posted on August 5, 2003 7:46 AM |

On the Two Democratic Parties

8/5/03 Glick, ZNet, On the Two Democratic Parties

Posted on August 5, 2003 11:29 AM |

The Burning Bush

8/5/03 Ridgeway, Village Voice, The Burning Bush

Posted on August 5, 2003 11:43 AM |

'We Don't Feel Like Heroes Anymore'

8/5/03 Kindblade, The Oregoinian, 'We Don't Feel Like Heroes Anymore'

Posted on August 5, 2003 11:49 AM |

Everything Is Political

8/5/03 Krugman, NY TImes, Everything Is Political

Posted on August 5, 2003 11:51 AM |

Officials Confirm Dropping Firebombs on Iraqi Troops

8/5/03 Crawley, San Diego Union-Times, Officials Confirm Dropping Firebombs on Iraqi Troops

Posted on August 5, 2003 3:52 PM |

Strip-Search Airlines

8/5/03 Cassel, CounterPunch, Strip-Search Airlines

Posted on August 5, 2003 5:28 PM |

Terrorism Financing: FBI acknowledges 9/11 was financed out of Pakistan

8/5/03 CRG, Terrorism Financing: FBI acknowledges 9/11 was financed out of Pakistan

Posted on August 5, 2003 7:25 PM |

August 6, 2003

The End of Oil?

8/6/03 Kerr, ZNet, The End of Oil?

Posted on August 6, 2003 6:03 AM |

Global Warming May Be Speeding Up, Fears Scientist

8/6/03 Vidal, Guardian/UK, Global Warming May Be Speeding Up, Fears Scientist

Posted on August 6, 2003 7:31 AM |

The Day We Dropped the Bomb - Radio Reading of 'Hiroshima' Speaks to a New Generation

8/6/03 Farhi, Wa. Post, The Day We Dropped the Bomb - Radio Reading of 'Hiroshima' Speaks to a New Generation

Posted on August 6, 2003 7:33 AM |

Iraqis Increasingly View U.S. Troops as Foreign Occupiers

8/6/03 Brown, Kight-Ridder, Iraqis Increasingly View U.S. Troops as Foreign Occupiers

Posted on August 6, 2003 7:34 AM |

U.S. Backs Florida's New Counterterrorism Database - 'Matrix' Offers Law Agencies Faster Access to Americans' Personal Records

8/6/03 O'Harrow, Jr., CounterTrade.Org, U.S. Backs Florida's New Counterterrorism Database - 'Matrix' Offers Law Agencies Faster Access to Americans' Personal Records

Posted on August 6, 2003 7:48 AM |

Indigenous Opposition to Plan Puebla Panama

8/6/03 Weinberg, ZNet, Indigenous Opposition to Plan Puebla Panama

Posted on August 6, 2003 11:27 AM |

Axis of intolerance - President Bush, the Vatican and fundamentalist Christians line up against gay rights

8/6/03 Berkowitz, Working for Change, Axis of intolerance - President Bush, the Vatican and fundamentalist Christians line up against gay rights

Posted on August 6, 2003 11:38 AM |

Muffling the Left

8/6/03 Lee, Village Voice, Muffling the Left

Posted on August 6, 2003 11:45 AM |

The Gathering Storm Over Gay Rights

8/6/03 Goldstein, Village Voice, The Gathering Storm Over Gay Rights

Posted on August 6, 2003 11:46 AM |

Indonesian Court's Final East Timor Sentence Joke

8/6/03 East Timor Action Network, Scoop, Indonesian Court's Final East Timor Sentence Joke

Posted on August 6, 2003 11:54 AM |

UN Fund Issue 5.5 Million Iraqi Students Textbooks

8/6/03 UN, Scoop, UN Fund Issue 5.5 Million Iraqi Students Textbooks

Posted on August 6, 2003 11:56 AM |

Oily Decision

8/6/03 Bivens, The Nation, Oily Decision - judge who ruled to open protected forests to oil and gas developers stands to benefit

Posted on August 6, 2003 12:00 PM |

Hiroshima Mayor Lashes Out at Bush on Atomic Bombing Anniversary

8/6/03 AFP, Hiroshima Mayor Lashes Out at Bush on Atomic Bombing Anniversary

Posted on August 6, 2003 5:01 PM |

August 7, 2003

A Dangerous Collusion - India and the US

8/7/03 Bidwai, ZNet, A Dangerous Collusion - India and the US

Posted on August 7, 2003 6:06 AM |

Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Who's The Biggest Rogue Of All?

8/7/03 Du Boff, ZNet, Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Who's The Biggest Rogue Of All?

Posted on August 7, 2003 6:08 AM |

The downward path - Back-page buried stories indicate creeping menace

8/7/03 Ivins, Creators Syndicate, The downward path - Back-page buried stories indicate creeping menace

Posted on August 7, 2003 6:15 AM |

The Direction of Our Nation Troubles Me

8/7/03 Gore, MoveOn Address, The Direction of Our Nation Troubles Me

Posted on August 7, 2003 6:28 AM |

Despair of the Jobless

8/7/03 Herbert, NY Times, Despair of the Jobless

Posted on August 7, 2003 6:31 AM |

Washington Pushes the Nuclear Taboo

8/7/03 Riche, La Liberation, Washington Pushes the Nuclear Taboo

Posted on August 7, 2003 6:33 AM |

Why are Americans still missing the message?

8/7/03 Burkett, OnlineJrnl, Why are Americans still missing the message?

Posted on August 7, 2003 6:50 AM |

Ascertaining the truth about David Kelly's death

8/7/03 Talieva, Online Jrnl, Ascertaining the truth about David Kelly's death

Posted on August 7, 2003 6:51 AM |

N. Korea next to hear U.S. war drum

8/7/03 York, Globe & Mail, N. Korea next to hear U.S. war drum

Posted on August 7, 2003 6:59 AM |

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: Parts I-IX

8/7/03 Palast, Working For Change, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy - multiple Parts