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Home > Archives for January, 2003
Monthly Archives: January 2003
No War
Sunday, January 19th, 2003
100,000 Expected To Protest Iraq War
Saturday, January 18th, 2003
100,000 Expected To Protest Iraq War - By Manny Fernandez and David A. Fahrenthold
Washington Post Staff Writers
….”For today’s rally, 11 buses were scheduled to leave Portland, Maine, with antiwar activists from across the state. “We started with only two buses,” said Greg Field, 44, executive director of Peace Action Maine, an organizing group. “Those two turned into four, and those four turned into more.” He said they would have brought more participants, but area charter bus companies ran out of buses and available drivers.
Others reported that they had been successful in attracting participants. For the October demonstration, the Coalition for Peace Action in Princeton, N.J., brought four busloads of marchers; this time, the Rev. Robert Moore, 52, executive director, said, “I’m quite sure we’re going to fill a sixth busload.” Moore, pastor of two United Church of Christ congregations in central New Jersey, said those on the buses come from a variety of faiths and backgrounds.”….
Also in this report are accounts of the use of surveillance cameras and the trouble the organizers are having in getting sound permits.
Israeli Assassins in US?
Friday, January 17th, 2003
Israel might assassinate terrorists in U.S. - BY RICHARD SALE - UPI
Israel is embarking on a more aggressive approach to the war on terror that will include targeted killings in the United States and other friendly countries, former Israeli intelligence officials said….
…An FBI spokesman only said: “This is a policy matter. We only enforce federal laws.”
…A congressional staff member with deep knowledge of intelligence matters said, “I don’t know on what basis we would be able to protest Israel’s actions.” He referred to the recent killing of Qaed Salim Sinan al Harethi, a top al Qaida leader, in Yemen by a remotely controlled CIA drone.”
What the frick is going on here?
USA has gone mad
Wednesday, January 15th, 2003
The United States of America has gone mad - John le Carré
America has entered one of its periods of historical madness, but this is the worst I can remember: worse than McCarthyism, worse than the Bay of Pigs and in the long term potentially more disastrous than the Vietnam War. - Opinion in the Times Online -
John le Carré
The Art of Civil Liberties
Tuesday, January 14th, 2003
Freedom Illustrated: The Art of Civil Liberties on the ACLU website "In the aftermath of September 11, freedom of speech has been under attack. Political cartoonists are not immune. In some cities cartoonists have been fired or lost freelance jobs because of cartoons critical of U.S. policy or for using "wrong" metaphors. Even nationally-known artists, such as Boondocks cartoonist Aaron McGruder and Ted Rall have been censored or repudiated. In response, cartoonists Gary Huck, Mike Konopacki, Matt Wuerker and writer Alec Dubro put together a show of cartoons from 41 editorial cartoonists from the U.S. and Mexico. This unique show premiered at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC. June 21, 2002." This is a great collection of political cartoons. |
Priest Parody
Saturday, January 4th, 2003
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Mummers club drops priest parody after drawing church ire story
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