[pjnews] Computer programmer claims he built vote rigging prototype

2004-12-06 Thread parallax
Info about subscribing or unsubscribing from this list is at the bottom of this message. related articles: http://snipurl.com/b6ae Wayne Madsen- Texas to Florida: White House-linked clandestine operation paid for vote switching software

[pjnews] Treatment of Returning Soldiers a National Shame

2004-12-07 Thread parallax
Info about subscribing or unsubscribing from this list is at the bottom of this message. http://snipurl.com/b4dy The Way Our Country Treats Returning Soldiers is a National Shame By Tim Pluta The Asheville Citizen-Times / Friday 03 December 2004 Supporters of our

[pjnews] Women's Preemptive Strike for Peace

2002-11-11 Thread parallax
http://www.codepink4peace.org/ CODEPINK: WOMEN'S PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE FOR PEACE We call on women around the world to rise up and oppose the war in Iraq. We call on mothers, grandmothers, sisters and daughters, on workers, students, teachers, healers, artists, writers, singers, poets, and

[pjnews] Action: Assist Ramallah YMCA Project

2002-11-12 Thread parallax
Appeal for YMCA Ramallah Project(ACTION REQUESTED) From: Sam Bahour [EMAIL PROTECTED] November 9, 2002 Dear Friends, I write to you from Ramallah/Al-Bireh, Palestinian Authority in reference to a special fund raising initiative for building a YMCA Youth and Sports Center in Ramallah. As you

[pjnews] Israeli soldiers receive treatment

2002-11-13 Thread parallax
http://www.indymedia.org.il/imc/israel/webcast/41749.html What have I done! - a hundred soldiers treated for Intifada Syndrome translated from Ma'ariv by TOI-staff 11/5/02 A special rehabilitation village has been set up to take care of former combat soldiers who suffer from a deep mental

[pjnews] US $$ yielded UN vote against Iraq

2002-11-13 Thread parallax
see also: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1112-02.htm A report to be released today predicts that an invasion of Iraq could lead to a human catastrophe with casualties as high as 250,000 within the first three months.. for the text of the report, see:

[pjnews] US's full-fledged PR War

2002-11-15 Thread parallax
This War Brought to You by Rendon Group By Ian Urbina Asia Times Online http://www.atimes.com WASHINGTON, Nov 12, 2002 -- Word got around the department that I was a good Arabic translator who did a great Saddam imitation, recalls the Harvard grad student. Eventually, someone phoned me,

[pjnews] Homeland Security: You are a Suspect

2002-11-15 Thread parallax
November 14, 2002 New York Times You Are a Suspect By WILLIAM SAFIRE WASHINGTON _ If the Homeland Security Act is not amended before passage, here is what will happen to you: Every purchase you make with a credit card, every magazine subscription you buy and medical prescription you fill, every

[pjnews] Canada issues travel advisory for Arab citizens

2002-11-17 Thread parallax

[pjnews] Project Censored: Under-reported news stories

2002-11-17 Thread parallax
Project Censored Alert: Under-reported news stories from http://www.projectcensored.org Book Buyers Win Right to Privacy In a victory for book buyers, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that bookstores are not obligated to reveal customer records to government agencies if it is determined that

[pjnews] 1/2 Controlling NATO: the Agenda in Prague

2002-11-18 Thread parallax
[excerpted] http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0211/S00093.htm Controlling NATO: The Real Agenda At Prague By Selwyn Manning – Scoop Deputy Editor Between November 21-23 NATO member countries will descend on the Czech Republic’s capital city Prague. There, heads of state, presidents and

[pjnews] Project Censored Under-reported News Stories

2002-11-19 Thread parallax
PROJECT CENSORED ALERTS: Have You Had Your Plastic Today? Research scientists found breast cancer cells growing rapidly in petri dishes. They contacted the manufacturer of the petri dishes and were able to trace the growth stimulant to a change in the petri plastic formula. A plasticizer,

[pjnews] UN Resolution: Road to War?

2002-11-19 Thread parallax
see also: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1119-01.htm Annan Says Iraqi No-Fly Zone Firing No Violation forwarded... November 19, 2002 Dear Friends, It is an interesting time, to say the least. War against Iraq is literally around the corner, and the build up is on going despite what

[pjnews] Are you a conscientious objector?

2002-11-20 Thread parallax
ARE YOU A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR? What to do before the draft is reinstated · Educate yourself about conscientious objection to war. Generally, conscientious objection (CO) is sincere conviction, motivated by conscience, that forbids someone from participation in war. This definition may

[pjnews] First Military Resister of Iraq War

2002-11-23 Thread parallax
To hear an interview we conducted with the attorney representing Wilfredo Torres, see: http://www.webactive.com/pacifica/peacewatch/peace20021122.html Scott fwd... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The First Military Resister in 2002 During 1990-91's US military build-up in the Gulf, more than

[pjnews] 1/2 First Thanksgiving: Lies My Teacher Told Me

2002-11-28 Thread parallax
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FIRST THANKSGIVING by James W. Loewen [Jim Loewen teaches sociology at the University of Vermont- Burlington, and is the author of Lies My Teacher Told Me - Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.] Over the last few years, I have asked hundreds of college

[pjnews] Myths in Iraq Media Coverage

2002-11-29 Thread parallax
Fairness Accuracy In Reporting Media analysis, critiques and activism ACTION ALERT: Common Myths in Iraq Coverage November 27, 2002 An issue as serious as the Iraq crisis deserves the highest possible degree of accuracy from the press. U.S. media coverage, however, is marked by frequent

[pjnews] They Came for the Muslims...

2002-12-01 Thread parallax
They came for the Muslims, and I Didn't Speak Up Forum Column (from the Daily Journal, 11/20/02) By Stephen Rohde Author's Note: The USA Patriot Act became law a little over one year ago. First they came for the Muslims, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Muslim. Then they came for

[pjnews] Unilateral Power- By Any Other Name

2002-12-02 Thread parallax
UNILATERAL POWER -- BY ANY OTHER NAME By Norman Solomon / Creators Syndicate Ever since the U.N. Security Council adopted its resolution about Iraq a couple of weeks ago, American politicians and journalists have been hailing the unanimous vote as a huge victory for international

[pjnews] Washington Abandons Afghanistan

2002-12-02 Thread parallax
WASHINGTON ABANDONS AFGHANISTAN: Paying for War is Easier than Paying for Peace Frida Berrigan, World Policy Institute November 21, 2002 As Washington prepares for war in Iraq, officials are trying to reassure Afghanistan that it will not be lost in the shuffle. Muhammad Ali, heavy weight champ

[pjnews] Antiwar Movement Gains Momentum

2002-12-03 Thread parallax
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61647-2002Dec1.html Antiwar Effort Gains Momentum Growing Peace Movement's Ranks Include Some Unlikely Allies By Evelyn Nieves Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 2, 2002; Page A01 AMHERST, Mass.-- The idea was hatched on a bright day

[pjnews] Voices in the Wilderness fined $20,000

2002-12-03 Thread parallax
-Original Message- From: Voices in the Wilderness [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 6:21 PM To: 'Voices in the Wilderness' Subject: Voices fined by the Treasury Dept and our response Dear friends, Voices in the Wilderness received a letter from the Treasury

[pjnews] HBO Recycling Gulf War Hoax

2002-12-04 Thread parallax
Fairness Accuracy In Reporting Media analysis, critiques and activism ACTION ALERT: HBO Recycling Gulf War Hoax? December 4, 2002 The fraudulent story of Iraqi soldiers throwing Kuwaiti babies out of incubators during the occupation of Kuwait in 1990 is depicted as if it were true in Live from

[pjnews] Philip Berrigan's Statement

2002-12-07 Thread parallax
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 6, 2002 9:30 PM CONTACT: Jonas House Becky Johnson 202-607-9345 Philip Berrigan, Anti-War Activist, Dies at Home in Baltimore, MD BALTIMORE - December 6 - Phil Berrigan died December 6, 2002 at about 9:30 PM, at Jonah House, a community he co-founded in

[pjnews] 12/10 Final Call for Action

2002-12-08 Thread parallax
http://www.unitedforpeace.org FINAL CALL FOR DECEMBER 10-ALL OUT TO STOP THE WAR NOW! Friends in United for Peace, The war drums are beating, and pundits are saying we may be bombing Iraq by Christmas. This coming weekend President Bush may well declare the Iraqi government is in material

[pjnews] Iraq Says UN Report Shows No Banned Arms

2002-12-08 Thread parallax
New York Times December 8, 2002 Iraq Says Report to the U.N. Shows No Banned Arms By JOHN F. BURNS BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 7 — Iraq today delivered a 12,000-page declaration on banned weapons to the United Nations, meeting a Security Council deadline with more than 24 hours to spare. Officials

[pjnews] US propaganda fueled first Gulf War

2002-12-09 Thread parallax
This time I'm scared: US propaganda fuelled the first Gulf war. It will fuel this one too - and the risks are even greater Maggie O'Kane Thursday December 5, 2002 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,854148,00.html I have a picture from the last Gulf war. It was taken in

[pjnews] Trent Lott's racist remarks

2002-12-09 Thread parallax
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20730-2002Dec6.html Lott Decried For Part Of Salute to Thurmond GOP Senate Leader Hails Colleague's Run As Segregationist By Thomas B. Edsall Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, December 7, 2002; Page A06 Senate Republican leader Trent Lott

[pjnews] Religious Leaders Blast Bush

2002-12-10 Thread parallax
Ad, followed by a call to action to contact the media... Pres. Bush, let Jesus change your mind. -- Full page NYTimes Ad Dec 4, 2002 RELIGIOUS LEADERS FOR SENSIBLE PRIORITIES P.O. Box 1976 Old Chelsea Station New York, NY 10113 Reverend Robert Edgar Chair, Religious Leaders for Sensible

[pjnews] JC Penney Christmas toys

2002-12-11 Thread parallax
fwd... Unbelievable JC Penney is offering a very disturbing gift for the kids this year: Forward Command Post, a pre-bombed home complete with a soldier an American flag to crown it with; all that's missing are dead babies and their maimed refugee family. JC Penney also offers a World

[pjnews] 1/2 Hopeful Cracks in the Bush Facade

2002-12-12 Thread parallax
Through a Glass Lightly: 10 Hopeful Cracks in the Bush Facade By Bernard Weiner Co-Editor, The Crisis Papers http://www.crisispapers.org Don't know about you, but I find myself caught right in the middle of the glass half-empty/half-full way of looking at our current political situation. In my

[pjnews] 2/2 Hopeful Cracks in the Bush Facade

2002-12-12 Thread parallax
Through a Glass Lightly: 10 Hopeful Cracks in the Bush Facade http://www.crisispapers.org continued... 5. The Republican charge. Chuck Baldwin writes in The Republican, a newsletter for the GOP faithful: Back in August, columnist Paul Craig Roberts asked the question, 'Is a vote for Republicans

[pjnews] US Ignores Saudi Human Rights Violations

2002-12-15 Thread parallax
For Bush to say that Islam is a peaceful religion is insipid. Bush claims his own war policies are peaceful, he calls Sharon a man of peace. Religions have been used for peace and war, for liberation and oppression. While we have some supporters of Bush claiming that Christianity is superior to

[pjnews] An Open Letter to Americans

2002-12-15 Thread parallax
From: C A Winter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Letter from Canada Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 22:13:48 + Open Letter to the People of the United States of America. Dear Sisters, Brothers, Neighbours, Cousins, Friends: We are residents of Peterborough, Ontario, a medium-sized Canadian city. Like

[pjnews] Don't Buy Me Gap

2002-12-15 Thread parallax
Holiday Season of Conscience against sweatshop abuses This holiday season, communities across the country will be marching to bring a sense of conscience to the holiday shopping season: demanding an end to sweatshops and child labor and holding companies accountable for their abuse of workers.

[pjnews] 100+ religious leaders arrested at UN

2002-12-16 Thread parallax
100+ religious leaders arrested at UN From: Robert Pollard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 9:09 AM Subject: 100+ religious leaders arrested at UN A Sacred Day in New York (12/10/02) Submitted to Portside by Chris Vaeth Today the faith-based revolt against the

[pjnews] German and US Firms Armed Iraq

2002-12-18 Thread parallax
Published on Wednesday, December 18, 2002 by the lndependent/UK Leaked Report Says German and US Firms Supplied Arms to Saddam: Baghdad's uncensored report to UN names Western companies alleged to have developed its weapons of mass destruction by Tony Paterson in Berlin Iraq's 11,000-page

[pjnews] U.S. image on the way down

2002-12-18 Thread parallax
A global image on the way down: U.S. is blamed for others' economic and social misery Brian Knowlton/IHT International Herald Tribune Thursday, December 5, 2002 WASHINGTON The global image of the United States has suffered a dramatic bruising in the past two years, most seriously in Muslim

[pjnews] Peace Movement Gains Momentum

2002-12-18 Thread parallax
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1217-03.htm A Los Angeles Times poll published yesterday (12/17) found that two-thirds of Americans believe that Bush has failed to make the case for war in Iraq. The article says, The overwhelming majority of respondents -- 90% -- said they do not doubt

[pjnews] Israeli Family Questions Aid to Settlers

2002-12-19 Thread parallax
In Grief, Israeli Family Questions Army Aid to Settlers December 18, 2002 By IAN FISHER NY Times HADERA, Israel, Dec. 17 - She refused to cry. But there was no masking the rage that Yaffa Yaacoby aimed at the four young men, one bearing a submachine gun, who came to her house today to pay their

[pjnews] Hundreds of Arab Men Detained

2002-12-19 Thread parallax
Published on Thursday, December 19, 2002 by the Los Angeles Times Hundreds Are Detained After Visits to INS Thousands protest arrests of Mideast boys and men who complied with order to register. by Megan Garvey, Martha Groves and Henry Weinstein Hundreds of men and boys from Middle

[pjnews] Washington maneuvers toward Venezuelan coup

2002-12-20 Thread parallax
“I believe that the US will not take any decision on acting in Iraq until the situation in Venezuela is resolved,” former Venezuelan energy minister Calderon Berti told the Brazilian daily Jornal do Brasil Wednesday. Berti, who also served as president of PDVSA, said it would be too great a

[pjnews] Venezuela Action Alert

2002-12-20 Thread parallax
Critical Situation in Venezuela SF Rally in Support Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution Coordinated with Actions Nation-wide *Please Forward to Allies* Opposition forces in Venezuela plan to push the country towards civil war by marching on the Presidential Palace on Friday. Confrontations such

[pjnews] US Tore 8000 pages out of Iraq Dossier

2002-12-22 Thread parallax
Published on Sunday, December 22, 2002 by The Sunday Herald [UK] America Tore Out 8000 Pages of Iraq Dossier by James Cusick and Felicity Arbuthnot THE United States edited out more than 8000 crucial pages of Iraq's 11,800-page dossier on weapons, before passing on a sanitized version to

[pjnews] List of U.S. companies that helped arm Iraq

2002-12-22 Thread parallax
http://www.democracynow.org/Zumach.htm Top-secret Iraq Report Reveals U.S. Corporations, Gov't Agencies and Nuclear Labs Helped Illegally Arm Iraq Hewlett Packard, Dupont, Honeywell and other major U.S. corporations, as well as governmental agencies including the Department

[pjnews] Christmas Nightmare for Western Shoshone

2003-01-01 Thread parallax
For additional information please contact the Western Shoshone Defense Project at 775-468-0230. http://www.insightmag.com/news/342493.html The Nightmare Before Christmas Posted Dec. 23, 2002 By Martin Edwin Andersen For two elderly American Indian sisters who have fought the federal

[pjnews] 2/2 MLK Christmas Sermon on Peace

2003-01-01 Thread parallax
A Christmas Sermon on Peace Martin Luther King December 1967 ...continued... There are three words for “love” in the Greek New Testament; one is the word “eros.” Eros is a sort of esthetic, romantic love. Plato used to talk about it a great deal in his dialogues, the yearning of the soul for

[pjnews] The Secret War On Iraq

2003-01-03 Thread parallax
The Secret War On Iraq By John Pilger The Mirror 19 December 2002 THE American and British attack on Iraq has already begun. While the Blair government continues to claim in Parliament that no final decision has been taken, Royal Air Force and US fighter bombers have secretly changed tactics and

[pjnews] Timid Gulf War Media to Make a Comeback

2003-01-03 Thread parallax
Between the Lines QA A weekly column featuring progressive viewpoints on national and international issues under-reported in mainstream media U.S. Media's Timid Role in 1991 Gulf War Likely to Repeat in Any New Conflict with Iraq Listen in RealAudio: http://66.175.55.251/macarthur122702.ram

[pjnews] The Secret War On Iraq

2003-01-03 Thread parallax
The Secret War On Iraq By John Pilger The Mirror 19 December 2002 THE American and British attack on Iraq has already begun. While the Blair government continues to claim in Parliament that no final decision has been taken, Royal Air Force and US fighter bombers have secretly changed tactics and

[pjnews] Happy New Year, 2003?

2003-01-04 Thread parallax
Apologies for the duplicate postings of recent messages to the list. Hopefully, all the e-mail problems have now been fixed... Scott Happy New Year, 2003? by Ted Glick I very rarely use the word, happy. In a world so unjust, oppressive and violent, where it feels as if the bad guys always

[pjnews] The 10 Worst Corporations of 2002

2003-01-04 Thread parallax
The 10 Worst Corporations of 2002 By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman 2002 will forever be remembered as the year of corporate crime, the year even President George Bush embraced the notion of corporate responsibility. While the Bush White House has now downgraded its corporate

[pjnews] Reclaiming our Courage

2003-01-05 Thread parallax

[pjnews] Int'l Campaign against U.S. Aggression on Iraq

2003-01-05 Thread parallax
A Report from Cairo on the International Campaign against U.S. Aggression on Iraq By Peter Phillips Cairo - December 19th, Bid-Meellah-E Rahman-E Al Rahim, In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate, was the prayer by President Ahmad Ben Bella of Algeria introducing the start of the

[pjnews] OSI Gone, but its programs still in place

2003-01-06 Thread parallax
Fairness Accuracy In Reporting Media analysis, critiques and activism MEDIA ADVISORY: The Office of Strategic Influence Is Gone, But Are Its Programs In Place? November 27, 2002 The Federation of American Scientists has pointed to a startling revelation by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld

[pjnews] 1/18 Anti-war Protests Worldwide

2003-01-07 Thread parallax
ACT NOW TO STOP WAR BEFORE IT STARTS: January 18 Update Read on to find: I. Update on Bush's rush towards war II. How you can make a financial contribution III. Demonstrations around the world January 18 IV. Plans for Jan. 18 in DC: Speakers, Scenario more

[pjnews] Action Alert: Contact the FCC

2003-01-07 Thread parallax
ACTION: Let the FCC and Congress know that you want the rules that limit media consolidation to be preserved and strengthened, not weakened. Write to your elected officials. You can look up the name and contact information of your Congressional and Senate representatives by entering your zip

[pjnews] 1/2 US Completing Post-Saddam Iraq Plans

2003-01-08 Thread parallax
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/06/international/middleeast/06IRAQ.html?ex=10 42860723ei=1en=7fe6672e690baa88 U.S. Is Completing Plan to Promote a Democratic Iraq January 6, 2003 By DAVID E. SANGER and JAMES DAO NY Times WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 - President Bush's national security team is assembling

[pjnews] 2/2 US Completing Post-Saddam Iraq Plans

2003-01-08 Thread parallax
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/06/international/middleeast/06IRAQ.html?ex=10 42860723ei=1en=7fe6672e690baa88 U.S. Is Completing Plan to Promote a Democratic Iraq continued... The Oil Protecting It For the Iraqis There is no more delicate question for the administration than how to deal with

[pjnews] Enemy Combatants Can Be Detained Indefinitely

2003-01-09 Thread parallax
Detention Upheld in Enemy Combatant Case January 9, 2003 By NEIL A. LEWIS NY Times WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 - A federal appeals court handed the Bush administration a major legal victory today in ruling that a wartime president can indefinitely detain a United States citizen captured as an enemy

[pjnews] Veterans Call to Conscience

2003-01-09 Thread parallax
Veterans Call to Conscience Check out the web site for updates on signatures http://calltoconscience.net/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail: VCC 4742 42nd Ave SW #142 Seattle, WA 98116-4553 Call to Conscience from Veterans to Active Duty Troops and Reservists Started December 6, 2002 We are

[pjnews] Iraqi Casualties/ IAEA Challenges US Claims of Iraqi Nuclear Threat

2003-01-12 Thread parallax
U.N. SEES 500,000 IRAQI CASUALTIES AT START OF WAR Irwin Arieff, Reuters, 1/7/03 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2cid=564ncid=564e=2u=/nm/2003 0107/ts_nm/iraq_un_casualties_dc_1 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - As many as half a million Iraqis could require medical treatment as a result

[pjnews] Media Missing New Evidence About Genoa Violence

2003-01-12 Thread parallax
Fairness Accuracy In Reporting Media analysis, critiques and activism MEDIA ADVISORY: Media Missing New Evidence About Genoa Violence January 10, 2003 Police in Genoa, Italy have admitted to fabricating evidence against globalization activists in an attempt to justify police brutality during

[pjnews] Action: Don't Let CBS Ridicule Rural America

2003-01-13 Thread parallax
IMAGINE THE EPISODE WHERE THEY HAVE TO INTERVIEW MAIDS, CHORTLED ONE CBS EXECUTIVE. How many ways can one TV network get it wrong? No. 1: Pick the last group of Americans about whom disparaging stereotypes go almost unchallenged: the people of Appalachia. No. 2: After a hick hunt, as one

[pjnews] Not All White House Reporters are Pushovers

2003-01-13 Thread parallax
NOT ALL WHITE HOUSE REPORTERS ARE PUSHOVERS By Norman Solomon / Creators Syndicate At 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., reporters usually shuffle along to a snoozy beat. But anyone who denigrates the mainstream media in general, or the White House press corps in particular, should acknowledge

[pjnews] Talking Points on Iraq

2003-01-14 Thread parallax
From: pbennis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Institute for Policy Studies UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE Talking Points -- week of 13 January 2003 - The inspectors have found no evidence of any weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in Iraq. Not only is there no smoking gun, there's no gun at all. Even with some

[pjnews] Republicans Oppose the War With Iraq

2003-01-16 Thread parallax
The Full-page Ad from the Wall Street Journal, Monday, January 13, 2003 [Note: The Wall Street Journal is the largest circulation newspaper in the United States] A Republican Dissent on Iraq. To President Bush, his advisors and the American People: Let’s be clear: We supported the Gulf War.

[pjnews] 1/18 Protest Updates

2003-01-16 Thread parallax
SATURDAY JANUARY 18 On the Martin Luther Kinganniversary weekend and the 12th anniversary of the Gulf War The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today is my own government ...for the sake of humanity I cannot be silent Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] NO WAR ON

[pjnews] The MLK You Don't See On TV

2003-01-17 Thread parallax
Media Beat, January 4, 1995 The Martin Luther King You Don't See on TV By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon It's become a TV ritual: Every year in mid-January, around the time of Martin Luther King's birthday, we get perfunctory network news reports about the slain civil rights leader. The

[pjnews] Canadian Dissent over Iraq War Plans

2003-01-17 Thread parallax
MP Contacts: Carolyn Parrish - email [EMAIL PROTECTED] / phone: (613) 995-7321 Colleen Beaumier - email [EMAIL PROTECTED] / phone: (613) 995-5381 John Godfrey - email [EMAIL PROTECTED] / phone: (613) 992-2855 Carolyn Bennett - email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / phone (613) 995-9666

[pjnews] DC: 100,000+ Oppose Rush to War

2003-01-21 Thread parallax
NPR Gives 2 Minutes to WorldWide Protests, and 10 Minutes to Queen's Pants While Pacifica radio devoted the entire day to coverage of the antiwar protests in DC and SF, listener-supported NPR spent exactly 2 minutes of its evening news coverage on the story. What did they cover instead? 10

[pjnews] Global Protest Delivers a Resounding 'No!'

2003-01-21 Thread parallax
see also: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19221-2003Jan20.html France Vows to Block Iraq War Resolution Published on Sunday, January 19, 2003 by the lndependent/UK Global Protest Delivers a Resounding 'No!' Hundreds of thousands of people around the world stage mass

[pjnews] Stop the Rush Towards War

2003-01-22 Thread parallax
From: Bob Goodsell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Phone campaign for this week Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 18:52:20 -0500 Pardon my lack of humility, but I just had what I think is a great idea. We start a campaign called Don't Stand For It! which encourages people to call their congresspeople asking

[pjnews] CORRECTION to NPR Protest Coverage info

2003-01-22 Thread parallax
After my e-mail yesterday, someone wrote back: I like to check things out before I forward them to friends, or write to ombudsmen. Not that I think NPR did an adequate job of covering the protests, to the contrary, I think it was at best a sophomoric, trite, sound bite, but this is what I've

[pjnews] Return of American Imperialism

2003-01-22 Thread parallax
EMBRACING THE I WORD: THE UNAPOLOGETIC RETURN OF AMERICAN IMPERIALISM By William D. Hartung In my days as a student activist in the 1970s, the term imperialism only turned up in the American political debate as part of a critique of U.S. policy by someone in the anti-war or international

[pjnews] Assistance Needed (parody)

2003-01-23 Thread parallax
This will be funny to those of you who have received Nigeria Scam type e- mails... URGENT ASSISTANCE - FROM USA IMMEDIATE ATTENTION NEEDED : HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL FROM: GEORGE WALKER BUSH 202.456.1414 / 202.456. FAX: 202.456.2461 DEAR SIR / MADAM, I AM GEORGE WALKER BUSH, SON OF THE FORMER

[pjnews] Successful Anti-war Activist Victories

2003-01-23 Thread parallax
Some great signs of hope in these depressing times from the activist group moveon.org Dear MoveOn member, Thank you. This week exceeded our wildest dreams. Our plan was to launch an anti-war television ad campaign, hold 12 local press conferences, grow our Let the Inspections Work petition,

[pjnews] Resolution to Repeal Authorization of Force Against Iraq

2003-01-24 Thread parallax
To listen to an interview we conducted earlier this week with TX Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, the sponsor of this bill, see: http://www.webactive.com/pacifica/peacewatch/peace20030122.html Scott Actions in the House: New Legislative Initiative to Repeal the Authorization for Use of Military

[pjnews] INS Detainees on Hunger Strike

2003-01-24 Thread parallax
excerpt from WORLD WAR 3 REPORT, #. 69. Jan. 20, 2003 PASSAIC DETAINEES ON HUNGER STRIKE Seven Muslim detainees at Passaic County Jail began a hunger strike Jan. 14 to protest their continued captivity and demand that INS officials to be punished for their mistreatment. The strikers include

[pjnews] Western Human Shields Travel to Iraq

2003-01-28 Thread parallax
Western 'Human Shields' Head for Iraq By REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - Proclaiming they were prepared to die if necessary to stop war in Iraq, the first convoy of Western ``human shield'' volunteers drove out of London on Saturday on double-decker buses bound for Baghdad. The roughly 50

[pjnews] Bush Warns Joint Chiefs Against Treason

2003-01-29 Thread parallax
Report: Bush Warns Joint Chiefs Against Treason http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/012503B.bush.treason.htm (TRUTHOUT Editors Note | The implications of the thought process delineated below should give everyone pause. When Rumsfeld tells his generals to get in line for war or find another job,

[pjnews] Patience with my neighbours, Mr. Bush

2003-01-30 Thread parallax
Patience with my neighbours, Mr. Bush Terry Jones [ed. note: of Monty Python fame?] Sunday January 26, 2003 The Observer I'm really excited by George Bush's latest reason for bombing Iraq: he's running out of patience. And so am I! For some time now I've been really pissed off with Mr Johnson,

[pjnews] Failures of the Palestinian leadership

2003-01-31 Thread parallax
HA'ARETZ: January 9, 2003 Rites of death and killing By Amira Hass Terrible failures are highlighted by the suicide bombings in the Neve Sha'anan quarter of Tel Aviv this week. The failure of the official Palestinian leadership is clear. But as opposed to what is presented in Israel, it's not

[pjnews] Mandela Blasts Bush On Iraq

2003-02-02 Thread parallax
Mandela Blasts Bush On Iraq JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan. 30, 2003 (CBS) Former President Nelson Mandela called President Bush arrogant and shortsighted and implied that he was racist for ignoring the United Nations in his zeal to attack Iraq. In a speech Thursday, Mandela urged the people of

[pjnews] Rice Campaign for Iraq

2003-02-03 Thread parallax
There is a grassroots campaign underway to protest war in Iraq in simple, but potentially powerful way. Place 1/2 cup uncooked rice in a small plastic bag (a snack-size bag or sandwich bag work fine). Squeeze out excess air and seal the bag. Wrap it in a piece of paper on which you have written

[pjnews] Veterans Call to Conscience

2003-02-04 Thread parallax
Call to Conscience From Veterans to Active Duty Troops and Reservists http://www.calltoconscience.net We are veterans of the United States armed forces. We stand with the majority of humanity, including millions in our own country, in opposition to the United States all out war on Iraq. We span

[pjnews] Military Petition: Refuse to Fight; Refuse to Kill

2003-02-04 Thread parallax
forward... Dear Sisters and Brothers, Thanks to all of you who have signed the statement: Refuse to Fight; Refuse to Kill. Thanks to all of you who have considered signing but for reasons of your own have decided not to. Bear with us, as we try to continue this process and project. Below is

[pjnews] Powell Without Picasso

2003-02-05 Thread parallax
February 5, 2003 Powell Without Picasso By MAUREEN DOWD WASHINGTON New York Times When Colin Powell goes to the United Nations today to make his case for war with Saddam, the U.N. plans to throw a blue cover over Picasso's antiwar masterpiece, Guernica. Too much of a mixed message, diplomats

[pjnews] Powell's UN speech dissected

2003-02-06 Thread parallax
Please read this important analysis Focus on Iraq: Powell's UN speech dissected Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 5 February 2003 US media had suggested that Secretary of State Colin Powell was playing down what he would present to the UN Security Council about Iraq's alleged deceptions,

[pjnews] Urgent Appeal for Colombian Refugees in Costa Rica

2003-02-09 Thread parallax
Dear Friends and Listeners, We are writing to you with some urgency due to the desperate predicament of a group of around 1,000 Colombian refugees here in Costa Rica, forced to flee their country because of the terrible war that Colombia is experiencing. Unfortunately, the problems many were

[pjnews] Dazzled by the Pinstripes: Powell at the United Nations

2003-02-10 Thread parallax
Dazzled by the Pinstripes: Powell at the United Nations By Frida Berrigan and William D. Hartung February 10, 2003 There was no Adlai Stevenson confrontation. There was no smoking gun revelation. Secretary of State Colin Powell's performance before the United Nations was more of a pinstripe

[pjnews] Media's Failure of Skepticism in Powell Coverage

2003-02-10 Thread parallax
Fairness Accuracy In Reporting Media analysis, critiques and activism MEDIA ADVISORY: A Failure of Skepticism in Powell Coverage Disproof of previous claims underlines need for scrutiny February 10, 2003 In reporting on Secretary of State Colin Powell's February 5 presentation to the United

[pjnews] Saturday anti-war rallies

2003-02-13 Thread parallax
excerpted from adc.org This coming Saturday, February 15, is an international day of peaceful protest to oppose a war with Iraq. Hundreds of thousands or potentially millions will be gathering for events that will be held in 528 cities across the globe to say NO to war. This could be the largest

[pjnews] Dems Charge CIA Sabotaged Weapons Inspections

2003-02-14 Thread parallax
The Independent [UK] Democrats charge CIA sabotaged inspections and hid Iraq weapons details February 14, 2003 By Andrew Buncombe Senior democrats have accused the CIA of sabotaging weapons inspections in Iraq by refusing to co-operate fully with the UN and withholding crucial information about

[pjnews] bin Laden Rallies Muslims, Condemns Hussein

2003-02-14 Thread parallax
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=15176 TruthOut.com Osama Rallies Muslims, Condemns Hussein By William Rivers Pitt, February 12, 2003 Osama bin Laden rose from the dead yet again on Tuesday to prophesy doom and death for America. This is nothing new; he has been clawing his way out

[pjnews] Weekend Anti-war Protests Worldwide

2003-02-15 Thread parallax
This weekend's protests: Rome: 2.5 million London: 1.5 million Barcelona: 1 million Madrid: 1 million New York City: 500,000 Berlin: 500,000 Melbourne: 200,000 Athens: 200,000 Montreal: 150,000 Dublin: 100,000+ Brussels: 100,000 Paris: 100,000 Jakarta: 100,000 ... and 590 other cites around

[pjnews] Kurds Decry US Occupation

2003-02-17 Thread parallax
Independent, UK http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/story.jsp?story=379060 Kurdish leaders enraged by 'undemocratic' American plan to occupy Iraq By Patrick Cockburn in Arbil, northern Iraq 17 February 2003 The US is abandoning plans to introduce democracy in Iraq after a war to

[pjnews] Economic Consequences of War

2003-02-18 Thread parallax
Consequences of War with Iraq could be disastrous for fragile economy Predictions of economic effects range from a slowdown to a double-dip recession, in light of uncertainties Estimates of Economic Costs A comprehensive analysis by a group of experts convened by the Center for Strategic and

[pjnews] US plan for new nuclear arsenal

2003-02-19 Thread parallax
The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4608823,00.html US plan for new nuclear arsenal Secret talks may lead to breaking treaties Julian Borger in Washington February 19, 2003 The Bush administration is planning a secret meeting in August to discuss the construction of a new

[pjnews] Protect yourself from a terrorist attack

2003-02-19 Thread parallax
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tips on how to protect yourself from a terrorist attack: 1. Duct tape American flags over all your windows. 2. Watch TV, especially Fox news, constantly for updates 3. Shop, if you are afraid to go outside shop online 4. Make your house a safe house; get rid of all

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