Ghosts of 9/11

The third anniversary of 9/11 reveals nothing but our continued ignorance of the circumstances surrounding that event, which seems ever more shrouded in mystery. This in spite of the plethora of official reports, issued by the Senate, various congressional committees,...

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Eight-Year UN Disarmament Stalemate Continues

GENEVA - The stalemate continues in the Conference on Disarmament (CD), which for the eighth year in a row ended its annual sessions this week without reaching an agreement on a working program among its 66 member states. The CD works by consensus, which means it...

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Spy vs. Spy, at Your Expense

TomPaine.com blogger Robert Dreyfuss talks with Scott Horton about the Israeli spy scandal and the neoconservatives behind it. Interview conducted Sept. 4, 2004. Listen to Streaming Audio Download MP3 Robert Dreyfuss is a freelance writer based in Alexandria,...

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French Headscarves Still Fueling Hostage Crisis

PARIS - The two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq more than three weeks back are still in captivity despite efforts by French and Iraqi leaders to secure their freedom. Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot were kidnapped Aug. 20 by the so-called Islamic Army in...

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Think Tank Blasts Bush Commission Report on Cuba

A 10-member international task force of prominent analysts and former diplomats has warned that recommendations by a special commission on the Bush administration's plans for Cuba, released last May, "will poorly serve U.S. interests in Cuba and the wider region". In...

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Nepalese Maoists, Security Forces Attack Media

NEW DELHI – As attacks against the media in the disturbed Himalayan kingdom of Nepal continue unchecked, international media organization Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) warns this will impact independent reporting in the region. The organization is supporting...

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Soldier for the Truth: Sgt. Samuel Provance

Sgt. Samuel Provance sealed his fate as a soldier on May 21, 2004, when he went on record with ABC News. His experiences as a U.S. Army junior noncommissioned officer since committing one of the greatest imaginable mistakes in service – speaking out to the news...

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Retired Brass Call for Independent Torture Probe

Adding their voice to a steadily growing clamor, eight retired generals and admirals have called on President George W. Bush to appoint a bipartisan, independent commission to conduct a comprehensive investigation of U.S. detention and interrogation practices in Iraq,...

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Italian Sympathy for Iraqi Resistance Dwindles

ROME - Without being exactly encouraging, the Italian peace movement had been sympathetic toward the resistance in Iraq. Not any more. The Stop the War coalition, which brings together several non-governmental organizations (NGOs), is still calling for...

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A Plea for the Abducted

This afternoon I learned that my friends, Raad and Simona, were abducted (along with another Iraqi and another Italian) from their Bridges to Baghdad office in Baghdad. This did not come as quite the shock it might have because recently Raad had emailed our mutual...

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