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Iraq’s Shiites Describe Reign of Fear
Listening to the coverage of the war from the BBC World Service continues to remind me of the ongoing timidity of the U.S. media in giving us a larger and historical perspective on U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf. Just a little while ago, the BBC was discussing the role… Listen ⇢
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20 Things you can do to stop the war:
From Michael Moore.com comes this list of 20 things you can do to stop the war: 1. Seven excellent ideas for action from United for Peace 2. Download posters of the people of Baghdad and post them around your town 3. Organize an emergency response protest and list it here… Listen ⇢
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The Polyphonic Spree
My friend Lee Williams just introduced me to the very strange and wonderful band, The Polyphonic Spree. Featuring 23 white robe-clad members, a ten voice chorus backed by 13 instumentalists, The Polyphonic Spree brings me back to the macrame, “I’d Like to Teach The World to Sing” Days of my… Listen ⇢
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Today, Iraq. Tomorrow … Democracy?
In These Times features a very thoughtful piece on the larger ramifications of the U.S. war on Iraq. r r “…(The U.S. has) moved from “containing” the enemy to a more aggressive stance. Like the defunct Soviet Union decades ago, the United States is now the country subversively fomenting world… Listen ⇢
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Fallon and Fey
Last weekend’s Weekend Update from Saturday Night Live featured a brilliant and pointed piece from Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon. It’s great to finally see some rage at the coming war being expressed on the TV: Fey: In protest to France’s opposition to a U.S. war in Iraq, the U.S.… Listen ⇢
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Ann Arbor Candlelight Vigil
The Michigan Daily – Global candlelight vigil prompts reflection in A2 Listen ⇢
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Teddy Roosevelt Quote
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” – Teddy Roosevelt Listen ⇢
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Industry Of Fear
Commentator Jesse Jackson identifies what he calls the latest budding American market – the industry of fear: “Like last decade’s prison-industrial complex, we’re now watching another new industry spring up: the industry of fear.” And, it’s the constant talk of war and varying code alerts that keep it growing, leading… Listen ⇢
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His Answer to Terrorism
From Robin comes this link to this special feature article in the Christian Science Monitor about Paul Wilkinson, a widely respected British terrorism expert… We must try to find ways of dealing with terrorism in the dangerous world we live in,” says Paul Wilkinson, “which do not actually spark off… Listen ⇢
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