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On Sept. 11, 1973, a U.S.-backed coup brought down the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende in Chile. The coup began a repressive dictatorship under Gen. Augusto Pinochet that lasted until the end of the 1980s.Here are the stories of some Chileans now living in California:HECTOR SALGADO A few days after the military coup 30 years ago, Salgado -- then a … [Read more...] about -“The Other 9/11” — 30-Year Anniversary of Coup in Chile

SITTING in my home in New Delhi, watching an American TV news channel promote itself ("We report. You decide."), I imagine Noam Chomsky's amused, chipped-tooth smile.Everybody knows that authoritarian regimes, regardless of their ideology, use the mass media for propaganda. But what about democratically elected regimes in the "free world"?Today, thanks to Noam Chomsky and … [Read more...] about -The Lonliness of Noam Chomsky (Arundhati Roy)

Published on Monday, September 1, 2003 by the Long Island, NY Newsday Iraqi Liberation, Bush Style by Robert Jensen and Rahul Mahajan Now that American-British lies and distortions about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction and al-Qaida links have been thoroughly exposed, Bush administration officials have had to create new rationalizations for the Iraq war. … [Read more...] about -Iraqi Liberation, Bush Style Jensen and Mahajan)

Though much of big science has centered on breakthroughs in biotechnology, nanotechnology and more esoteric questions like the age of our universe, a quieter story has been unfolding behind the scenes in laboratories around the world — one whose effect on human perception and our understanding of life is likely to be profound.What these researchers are finding is that many … [Read more...] about -A Change of Heart About Animals (Jeremy Rifkin)

The War On Iraq Continues More than two months and two weeks after President George W. Bush announced the end of major operations in the war on Iraq, the man in charge of the occupation has admitted that the war continues. "It's low intensity but it's war however you describe it," said Gen. John Abizaid, who replaced Gen. Tommy Franks. Thus, despite US media … [Read more...] about War On Iraq Continues