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
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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
-No Coke, No Pepsi: Pakistanis Boycott Western Products
Published on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 by OneWorld.netby Ghafar Ali Khan PESHAWAR - Protesting against the U.S-led attack on Iraq, wide sections of society in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) have banned American multinationals Coke and Pepsi, amongst others, spawning a slew of new, local soft drinks.Soon after the attack, Pakistan's ulemas (religious … [Read more...] about -No Coke, No Pepsi: Pakistanis Boycott Western Products
-Large Protests Greet US-Backed Talks on Post-Saddam Iraq
Agence France PresseAround 20,000 demonstrators converged on the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah to protest US-brokered talks aimed at sketching out a post-Saddam Hussein administration.The Pentagon said it was not yet prepared to declare victory after 26 days of war, but US commanders expressed hope Tuesday the main stage of hostilities was over with the fall of Saddam's … [Read more...] about -Large Protests Greet US-Backed Talks on Post-Saddam Iraq