ZNet Commentary--please support ZNet Sustainer program at https://zmag.orgWith enough power and chutzpah it is possible for an aggressive and over-armed state to manufacture a crisis and pretend that the crisis lies with the threatened victim rather than with the aggressor state. Today, the United States has not only manufactured one crisis but two: The first is Saddam … [Read more...] about The Manufactured And Real Iraq Crisis by Edward Herman
Columbia: Budgeting for Disaster by Geov Parrish
From WorkingForChange.comhttps://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=15085Nobody knows, or has any way of knowing, what caused Saturday morning's horrific explosion of space shuttle Columbia, with its gruesome rain of metal and flesh across the pine woods of East Texas. It will take the various commissions and panels months, or longer, to even agree on a reasonable … [Read more...] about Columbia: Budgeting for Disaster by Geov Parrish
NY City witholding permit for anti war demo? Demo info here
The NYC authorities are refusing march permits for Feb. 15. Under no circumstances, they say, will there be a march bigger than 10,000 people. Why? Because the police cannot contain it. The following are *excerpts* of notes from Co-chair Leslie Cagan of the United For Peace and Justice Coalition(admin. committee notes.)a) The NYC Police Dept. informed our lawyers today that … [Read more...] about NY City witholding permit for anti war demo? Demo info here
Nuclear Power: Japan’s crisis management too optimistic
Save electricity, save energy Think of every possible way to save electricity and you'll be surprised that, when your electricity bill goes down, you can "kill two birds with one stone".One percent campaign Devote 1% of your time or money to stop the re-opening of the HNPP (Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant) before the coming of the Tokai earthquake.Only 15 minutes a day or 2 … [Read more...] about Nuclear Power: Japan’s crisis management too optimistic
Guernica Reproduction Covered at UN
NEW YORK.- The "Guernica" work by Pablo Picasso at the entrance of the Security Council of the United Nations has been covered with a curtain. The reason for covering this work is that this is the place where diplomats make statements to the press and have this work as the background. The Picasso work features the horrors of war. On January 27 a large blue curtain was … [Read more...] about Guernica Reproduction Covered at UN