by Bushwhack2003 > April 7 2003On May 5th, 2003, Emperor George W. Bush will visit Ottawa, Canada. As the homes of Iraqi people are bombed to rubble by U.S. and British forces, Emperor Bush will sit down to a posh state dinner in his honour at the Museum of Civilization. And as thousands of immigrants and refugees throughout North America are detained and deported, Bush will … [Read more...] about -Canadians: Call to Action: If Bush Visits Ottawa, Shut Down the City!
-Naomi Klein- Iraq:Privatisation in Disguise
Privatization in Disguise by Naomi Klein, The Nation, April 28, 2003 Issuehttps://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20030428&s=kleinOn April 6, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz spelled it out: There will be no role for the United Nations in setting up an interim government in Iraq. The US-run regime will last at least six months, "probably...longer than that." … [Read more...] about -Naomi Klein- Iraq:Privatisation in Disguise
Sony to cash in on Iraq with ‘shock and awe’ game (BOYCOTT SONY)
2003-04-15Julia Day (Guardian) Thursday April 10, 2003Japanese electronics giant Sony has taken an extraordinary step to cash in on the war in Iraq by patenting the term "Shock and Awe" for a computer game. It is among a swarm of companies scrambling to commercially exploit the war in Iraq, which has killed more than 5,000 soldiers and civilians in the space of three … [Read more...] about Sony to cash in on Iraq with ‘shock and awe’ game (BOYCOTT SONY)
-The Rape of Mesopotamia-Museums versus Oil Wells At the “End of History”
by Paul Street"A country's identity, its value and civilization resides in its history,"says Raid Abdul Ridhar Muhammed, an Iraqi archaeologist. "If a country's civilization is looted, as ours has been here, its history ends. Please tell this to President Bush," Muhammed asks New York Times reporter John Burns."Please remind him that he promised to liberate the Iraqi … [Read more...] about -The Rape of Mesopotamia-Museums versus Oil Wells At the “End of History”
-For Self-determination In Iraq, The U.S. Must Leave
by Robert JensenThe U.S. attack on Iraqi has brought the collapse of Saddam Hussein's brutal regime, which is cause for celebration. For the first time in at least 35 years, the conditions could exist for Iraqis to chart their own destiny.Now the United States has a crucial part to play in making Iraqi self-determination a reality: It must get out.President Bush has told … [Read more...] about -For Self-determination In Iraq, The U.S. Must Leave