Some may feel that he has not always been the most progressive of popes.
Some may regards this as ridiculous, as something that even rich catholic
landowners might do. Others may feel it is a distraction from the
possibilities of civil disobedience.
I suggest however, the wider the
Guardian Wed
In a clear sign that the criticism of France and Germany has the blessing
of Downing Street, Peter Mandelson warned last night that the US would
behave like a sheriff and his posse sorting out the world's problems if
Europe refuses to engage with Washington.
Would it not be more
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(Apologies for cross posting.) It appears, apart from anything else, that
Forbes is not interested in distinguishing between funds actually controlled
by an individual and those theroetically/symbolically held (e.g. QE2). The
allegation re Castro is not new, but is it complete disinformation?
Grant Lee wrote:
(Apologies for cross posting.) It appears, apart from anything else, that
Forbes is not interested in distinguishing between funds actually controlled
by an individual and those theroetically/symbolically held (e.g. QE2). The
allegation re Castro is not new, but is it complete
From: Louis Proyect [EMAIL PROTECTED]
...Forbes refers to fortunes, which in ordinary English means personal
wealth. Now there have been charges leveled against Fidel Castro, but
owning a fortune is not one of them. I think that Forbes grouped Saddam
Hussein, Yasir Arafat and Fidel Castro with
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,902793,00.html
The Saddam and George show
Ignoring the fact that George Bush declined Saddam Hussein's challenge
to a televised debate, Tim Dowling exclusively reveals what could have
happened had they met
Tuesday February 25, 2003
Tony Blair,
There are several articles and a press release against unilateral war at:
http://www.ecaar.org/
Maybe this has been discussed some time ago but the press release seems
recent with a lot of signatures, Arrow Shaikh etc signing on among others.
Cheers, Ken Hanly
do folks find these news clippings worthwhile, or is it so off-topic
that i should stop sending them to pen-l?
--ravi
http://my.aol.com/news/news_story.psp?type=1cat=0100id=0303050618089478
Man Arrested for Wearing Peace T-Shirt
The Associated Press
Mar 5 2003 6:18AM
ALBANY, N.Y.
Note: The test that is failed is the test of mutuality or a rule that gives
both sides an equal right to use the rule as justification.
From:
http://www.ecaar.org/Newsletter/Oct02/Galbraith.htm
cheers, Ken Hanly
The doctrine of pre-emptive self-defense, which is the right of one country
to
ravi wrote:
do folks find these news clippings worthwhile, or is it so off-topic
that i should stop sending them to pen-l?
--ravi
http://my.aol.com/news/news_story.psp?type=1cat=0100id=0303050618089478
Man Arrested for Wearing Peace T-Shirt
The Associated Press
Mar 5 2003 6:18AM
ALBANY, N.Y.
What Would Genghis Do?
It's easy to picture Rummy in a big metal breastplate, a skirt and
lace-up gladiator sandals.
Rummius Maximus Pompeius.
--
My bride...
My bride!
My bride!
I've come to claim my bride,
Come tenderly to crush her against my side.
Let haste be made!
I
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*Turkish army backs US troops*
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/europe/2822061.stm
Turkey's top general supports the deployment of US troops, saying a
northern front against Iraq will make the war shorter.
A Prescription Plan Hailed as a Model Is a Budget Casualty
March 5, 2003
By TIMOTHY EGAN - - NY Times
PORTLAND, Ore., March 3 - In a state that says it is
already so short of public money it does not have enough to
keep all the schools open and prosecute many criminals,
Oregon took another
Analysts say both the poor and the rich share a longing for an iron-fisted leader.
'The poor want a Stalin to make short shrift of
their enemies, the rich, while the latter want a Stalin to keep the poor at bay,' said
Prof. Dzarasov.
Title: independent Iraqis
Independent Iraqis oppose Bush's war 1 of 2
Comment
Independent Iraqis oppose Bush's war
Not every group takes US cash. Some worry about their people
Jonathan Steele
Wednesday March 5, 2003
The Guardian [U.K.]
A new myth has emerged in the pro-war camp's
Title: Brenner on current crisis
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v25/n03/bren01_.html
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
It is beginning to contaminate the ideological state apparatuses...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/2821871.stm
By Angela Harrison BBC News Online education staff
Thousands of children have walked out of their schools
across Britain to stage anti-war demonstrations.
There were
(An interesting piece by an essentially comic contributor to the
editorial page, who does more or less the same sort of thing as Russell
Baker did years ago. Over the past year or so, with the buildup of war
against Iraq, she has become more sober and more merciless toward the
warmongerers.)
[Did Britain build it or did a British corporation in cahoots with the British
State build it? So hard to tell these days]
Britain's dirty secret
This is Falluja 2, identified by Colin Powell as an Iraqi chemical weapons
plant. Confidential documents show we were warned but we helped build
Germany: a powerhouse in crisis
Larry Elliott and John Hooper
Thursday March 6, 2003
The Guardian
Germany continues to pay a high economic price for reunification and it will
take an entire generation to solve the problems of the former communist
eastern states, the country's finance minister,
[rather amazing commentary from the establishment's local paper]
U.S. in a Tough Position As Isolation Increases
Setbacks Raise Stakes for Administration
By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, March 6, 2003; Page A01
The Bush administration this week has become increasingly
There has been a lot of attention to the remarkable split on the Security
Council. The latest is that the British government amazingly believes it
has been quietly talking to the undecided 6 on the SC, can get them to
agree to a resolution with a few amendments, and that will call the bluff
of
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