From the Afghan Women’s Mission, Oct. 10: ‘Afghanistan Like a Ticking Bomb,’ Says Women’s Rights Activist on 5th Anniversary of US Bombing “Today Afghanistan is still chained and burning in the fires of both the Taliban and the criminal ‘Northern… Read moreAfghanistan five years later: a “ticking bomb”
Federal legislators from the ruling National Action Party (PAN) say they are determined to revive plans to build a mega-airport for Mexico City in Texcoco, despite the militant opposition of the farmers at the conflicted village of San Salvador Atenco,… Read moreAtenco: sexual abuse confirmed; airport proposal revived?
From the US Labor Against the War via the Iraq Freedom Congress: Dear Ambassador Khalizad, and Secretaries Rice and Rumsfeld: On September 7 and 8, 2006, members of the U.S. military participated in an aggressive armed raid on the offices… Read moreUS Labor Against the War protests raid on Iraq Freedom Congress
Houzan Mahmoud, UK-based overseas chair of the Iraq Freedom Congress, writes for The Guardian’s Comment is Free blog, Oct. 7: It’s not a matter of choice More than ever, women are claiming that wearing the veil, burqa or niqab is… Read moreThe hijab: never voluntary
We have noted the decidedly mixed signals in the question of whether Iran is really seeking the nuclear bomb. Another piece of the puzzle now emerges. From Reuters, Oct. 5: TEHRAN – An old letter by revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah… Read moreKhomeini letter emerges in Iran nuclear controversy
This man’s treatment, and the defense’s arguments, constitute another step in the legitimization of torture, and the dumbing-down of the word’s definition. But at least the judiciary is showing a semblance of backbone here. From the New York Times, Oct…. Read moreFeds defend torture before 2nd Circuit
From the Iraq Freedom Congress Weekly Update, Sept. 27: Formation of IFC Doctors Iraq Freedom Congress announces the formation of IFC Doctors, an organization of doctors and nurses who will provide free health services from the IFC headquarters in Baghdad…. Read moreIraq Freedom Congress builds parallel power
From the Iraq Freedom Congress, Sept. 17: Al-Sanna Satellite TV Channel Invites passionate volunteers to join its production team Al-Sanna will start broadcasting its programmes in autumn 2006 to amplify the voice of freedom, peace and the equal rights of… Read moreIraq Freedom Congress launches satellite TV station
In response to a question from New York’s African American Inner City Press during the UN General Assembly debates Sept. 20, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is vying for a seat on the Security Council, said he would need more… Read more“Zionism” charge drives wedge in UN Darfur response
Our September issue featured stories on the question of 9-11 “conspiracy theory,” including a skeptical look at the conspiracy industry and the so-called “9-11 skeptics” by WW4 REPORT editor Bill Weinberg. The September Exit Poll was: “OK, did Bush do… Read more9-11 conspiracy theory: our readers write
From The Scotsman, Sept. 26: Somali Islamists put down a women’s protest against their capture of the port city of Kismayo yesterday. The rebel group has rapidly expanded its grip on Somalia since it captured the capital, Mogadishu, in June,… Read moreSomalia: Islamists crush women’s protest
In “Return to Sender” raids from Sept. 8 to 13, ICE agents arrested 55 people, 11 of them with prior criminal records, in the area around Lansing, Grand Rapids and Battle Creek in western Michigan. Those arrested were from Burma,… Read moreOperation “Return to Sender” hits Michigan
