Monthly Archives: September 2005

Finally

Ron Scott is the first person I’ve read who comes close to reporting the real number of protestors in D.C. at Saturday’s march. Scott cites a reporter in attendance who called it at 500,000-600,000. The gentleman who organised the bus … Continue reading

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Guantánamo inmate says US told him to spy on al-Jazeera

Vikram Dodd Monday September 26, 2005 The Guardian The US military told an al-Jazeera cameraman being held at Guantánamo Bay that he would be released as long as he agreed to spy on journalists at the Arabic news channel, according … Continue reading

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Under the Guise of Security

Barrier route planned to enable settlement expansion The expansion of settlements in the West Bank was a primary consideration in setting the route of the Separation Barrier. This is the conclusion of a report by B’Tselem and Bimkom, which refutes … Continue reading

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“War is terrorism with a bigger budget”

Democracy NOW! interviews Frida Berrigan on the arrest of protestors who shut down two entrances to the Pentagon this morning for more than an hour. Google News has nothing. Updated @1431 09/26/05: Google News now leads with the arrest of … Continue reading

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Dispersing the crowd

Just got home from D.C. and noticed this comment on Antiwar blog: “There are still people making statements to a dwindling, bored looking crowd on the ANSWER stage on C-Span. Is that the way these things always go?” I was … Continue reading

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