Bush’s defeat – Superpower for Peace Our Only Hope

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 17:42:23 -0700 To: Jan <•••@••.•••> From: Jan Slakov <•••@••.•••> Subject: Bush’s defeat – Superpower for Peace Our Only Hope —<snip>— —<fwd>—- From: “Janet M Eaton” <•••@••.•••> Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 08:38:07 -0300 —<snip>— http://www.freepress.org/columns.php?strFunc=display&strID=567&strYear The Free Press [Speaking the Truth to Power] Sat May 03 … Read more

Patriot Raid: a foretaste of US fascism

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/050403A.shtml Patriot Raid Jason Halperin t r u t h o u t | Report Saturday 03 May 2003 A month ago I experienced a very small taste of what hundreds of South Asian immigrants and U.S. citizens of South Asian descent have gone through since 9/11, and what thousands of … Read more

AIDS and SARS have a ‘man-manipulated’ common denominator

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “dnordin” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: AIDS and SARS have a ‘man-manipulated’ common denominator – mycoplasma Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 18:05:17 -0700 ———- >From: Inge Hanle <•••@••.•••> To: Recipient, Undisclosed <•••@••.•••> Subject: AIDS and SARS have a ‘man-manipulated’ common denominator – mycoplasma Date: Saturday, April 19, 2003 11:13 PM http://www.boydgraves.com/class/041703.html WHAT … Read more

Galloway’s a crook – how convenient

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “dnordin” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: [NN] Galloway’s a crook – how convenient Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:45:38 -0700 ———- From: Mike Wallace <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: [NN] Galloway’s a crook – how convenient Date: Thursday, April 24, 2003 8:13 PM Scott Ritter Friday April 25, 2003 The Guardian I was … Read more

Iraqi “intelligence documents” likely planted

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Tim Murphy” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: Iraqi “intelligence documents” likely planted Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 19:43:43 +0100 Importance: Normal Iraqi “intelligence documents” likely planted By Wayne Madsen Online Journal Contributing Writer April 29, 2003 — After the United States and Britain were shown to be providing bogus and plagiarized … Read more

truthout: A source of real news

2003-05-08 Richard Moore Friends, ‘truthout’ publishes an ongoing series of excellent articles. No sense copying them all to newslog, so please check out their website and subscribe if you wish. To subscribers, they send out brief summaries of what’s been added to their website. Several weeks of their postings are combined below. rkm —————————————————————————- t … Read more

US troops kill 13 Iraqi protesters

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:46:07 -0700 To: •••@••.••• From: Mike Wallace <•••@••.•••> (by way of Rycroft & Pringle <•••@••.•••>) Subject: US troops kill 13 Iraqi protesters Sarah Left and agencies Tuesday April 29, 2003 The Guardian US troops opened fire on a group of Iraqi demonstrators near Baghdad yesterday, killing … Read more

CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISTS RUN IRAQ TV

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Global Network” <•••@••.•••> To: “Global Network” <•••@••.•••> Subject: CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISTS RUN IRAQ TV Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:51:24 -0400 Grace News By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman The U.S. government this week launched its Arabic language satellite TV news station for Muslim Iraq. It is being produced in a … Read more

USA: Secret Group Manipulates Vote Machines

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Tim Murphy” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: USA: Secret Group Manipulates Electronic Voting Machines Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 17:44:33 +0100 Secret Group Manipulates Vote Machines The widespread use of electronic voting machines has severely undermined the integrity of elections in the United States. Behind the companies that make the voting … Read more

Eloquent: Vicitim’s wife at 9/11 Hearings

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:33:40 -0600 (MDT) From: Evan Daniel Ravitz <•••@••.•••> To: people: ; Subject: First testimony to 9/11 Commission and context The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31 – April 1, 2003 at the U.S. … Read more

Movement analysis: “THE NEW ANARCHISTS”

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Brian Hill” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••>, “TOES” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: DAVID GRAEBER – THE NEW ANARCHISTS Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 09:57:14 -0700 Organization: Institute for Cultural Ecology This article brings badly needed understanding to those who are concerned with social change and justice today. Please take the time to read … Read more

Traditional Conservatives vs. Flag-Waving Neo-Cons

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- To: “mer” <•••@••.•••> From: “MER – Mid-East Realities – MiddleEast.Org” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Conservative CIVIL WAR Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 08:55:19 -0400 CONSERVATIVE CIVIL WAR US Flag-Waving Traditional Conservatives Vs. US/Israel Flag-Waving Neo-Cons + Fundamentalist Zionists —<snip>— WHOSE WAR? A neoconservative clique seeks to ensnare our country in a series of … Read more

THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45

2003-05-07 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:37:30 -0700 To: •••@••.••• (hi list) From: Tom Atlee <•••@••.•••> Subject: CII HI – “They thought they were free” “THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45” by Milton Mayer The University of Chicago Press From the chapter, “But then it was too late” pages 169 … Read more

Paul Wolf: Continuing Unrest in Iraq

2003-05-07 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 17:56:53 -0400 To: •••@••.••• From: Paul Wolf <•••@••.•••> Subject: Continuing Unrest in Iraq 1. All according to the notebook 2. Political Party in Mosul Emerges With Own Army 3. Self-proclaimed rulers emerge in Iraq 4. Arabs face evictions as Kurds take revenge 5. Iraqis battle for … Read more

Transformation: How deep must the scalpel go?

2003-04-30 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 16:07:57 -0400 Subject: Re: dialog re/ Transformation From: Robert R. Holt <•••@••.•••> To: “Richard K. Moore” <•••@••.•••> Dear Richard, Thanks for your reply. It is clearer now where we differ. I agree on your goal of transforming society as a most worthy long-term goal. I also … Read more

Korea update: Blockade could be dangerous

2003-04-29 Richard Moore Friends, In the previous Korea posting, we heard about plans being considered for a limited bombing strike by the US against N Korean nuclear installations. Below we hear of a less confrontational approach — a limited blockade, with perhaps some kind of sanctions. But if our other posting was accurate, even this … Read more

The Global Fascist Regime: consolidating on all fronts

2003-04-27 Richard Moore ___________________________________________________________ Posted today to newslog: http://cyberjournal.org/cj/show_archives/?lists=newslog * Total Police State Takeover: Patriot Act II * Korean War II: on the brink of apocalypse ___________________________________________________________ (quotes provided by our roving reporter, Don Nordin) “If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.” — … Read more

Total Police State Takeover: Patriot Act II

2003-04-27 Richard Moore It’s hard to believe folks, but it’s real. They said “It couldn’t happen here”, and they were wrong. rkm —————————————————————————- From: “dnordin” <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:22:06 -0700 —<snip>— ___________________________________________ Total Police State Takeover: The Secret Patriot Act II Destroys What Is Left of American Liberty By Alex … Read more

Korean War II: on the brink of apocalypse

2003-04-27 Richard Moore In this post: 1. North Korea’s War Strategy of Massive Retaliations against US Attacks 2. Russia says Korean standoff a step from disaster 3. Go home, North Korea tells US 4. War at ‘any moment’ 5. North Korea issues war warning to US 6. Powell says talks over and warns Pyongyang 7. … Read more

dialog re/ Transformation

2003-04-24 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 18:29:51 -0400 Subject: recent posting on transformation From: Robert R. Holt <•••@••.•••> To: Richard Moore <•••@••.•••> Dear Richard, Both the German and the Indian piece were moving, in a way, giving the heartening feeling we all got by the huge global turnouts of Feb. 15, summarized … Read more

Rumsfeld’s Deal with the Republican Guard

2003-04-22 Richard Moore Friends, At the bottom, this article makes the following claim: “This information was leaked by American sources. Nevertheless, it should be more than 75 percent true because it originated with political and not military personnel.” We have an Arab source citing an American source, and therefore needing to justify its credibility! Ironic … Read more

FISK- US Colonial Suppression of Iraq

2003-04-22 Richard Moore —<fwd>— From: “Michael Jones” <•••@••.•••> To: “mikelist” <•••@••.•••> Subject: FISK, from Baghdad, April 17, 2003 Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:10:09 -0230 —<fwd>— http://argument.independent.co.uk/commentators/story.jsp?story=397925 For the people on the streets, this is not liberation but a new colonial oppression America’s war of ‘liberation’ may be over. But Iraq’s war of liberation from … Read more

Why we need transformation: News Review

2003-04-20 Richard Moore “The agenda, as always, begins with trying to find out what is happening in the world, and then doing something about it, as we can, better than anyone else. Few share our privilege, power, and freedom — hence responsibility.” – Noam Chomsky, in posting #9 below ______________________________________________________________ http://cyberjournal.org/cj/show_archives/lists=’newslog’ 17 articles posted to … Read more

Meanwhile in Columbia: Bush funds the Death Squads

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- To: Jan <•••@••.•••> From: Jan Slakov <•••@••.•••> Subject: Colombia (Iraq scenario all over again?) —<fwd>— From: Rycroft & Pringle <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:30:57 -0800 —<fwd>— ___________________________________________________________ First it was Reds, then drugs, then terror. So who have the US really been fighting in Colombia? […the people, … Read more

While we’re watching the War, WTO takes over…

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 19:22:46 -0800 To: •••@••.••• (hi list) From: Tom Atlee <•••@••.•••> Subject: CII HI – While we’re watching the War, WTO takes over… ____________________________________________________ http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1375 Bush Administration Poised to Trade Away Washington Laws at WTO Negotiating Table in Geneva March 28, 2003 Bush Administration Plans March 31 … Read more

Don’t forget the oil: the payoff is huge

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Delivered-To: •••@••.••• From: “Nurev Ind” <•••@••.•••> To: “n u rev” <•••@••.•••> Subject: West sees glittering prizes ahead in giant oilfields Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:43:10 -0400 [!! – rkm] July 11, 2002 West sees glittering prizes ahead in giant oilfields By Michael Theodoulou in Nicosia and Roland Watson THE removal … Read more

Syria: next victim of Bush’s Panzer Divisions

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Envelope-to: •••@••.••• Reply-To: “MER – Mid-East Realities – MiddleEast.Org” <•••@••.•••> Organization: Mid-East Realities To: “mer” <•••@••.•••> From: “MER – Mid-East Realities – MiddleEast.Org” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Syria Threatened to ‘Comply, Resistance is Futile’ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 09:40:59 -0400 SYRIA PRESSED THREATENED TO COMPLY WITH U.S.-ISRAELI NEW WORLD ORDER “There will … Read more

Fuhrer Bush’s version of Mein Kampf

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Envelope-to: •••@••.••• Delivered-To: •••@••.••• Reply-To: <•••@••.•••> From: “Rights Action” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: Now that the war is “over” … Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:14:22 -0400 Organization: Rights Action Importance: Normal ____________________________________________________ Published on Thursday, April 17, 2003 by the Toronto Star U.S. Military Muscle ‘Redefining War’ by Linda Diebel … Read more

Northern Ireland: British army aided paramilitaries

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Delivered-To: •••@••.••• Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 19:03:32 -0400 To: •••@••.••• From: Paul Wolf <•••@••.•••> Subject: British army used paramilitaries in Northern Ireland ___________________________________________________________________ 1. [British] Army ‘colluded’ with loyalist killers 2. Security officers ‘aided sectarian murders’ in Ulster ___________________________________________________________________ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/2955941.stm Army ‘colluded’ with loyalist killers BBC, April 17, 2003 [linked … Read more

“Behind Our Backs” – Bush torpedoes the economy

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Delivered-To: •••@••.••• From: “Butler Crittenden” <•••@••.•••> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:48:49 -0700 http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/15/opinion/15KRUG.html Behind Our Backs By PAUL KRUGMAN April 15, 2003 As the war began, members of the House of Representatives gave speech after speech praising our soldiers, and passed a resolution declaring their support for the troops. Then … Read more

Robert Fisk: Oil Ministry protected while others burn

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Delivered-To: •••@••.••• Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 19:17:13 -0700 To: •••@••.••• (hi list) From: Tom Atlee <•••@••.•••> Subject: CII HI – Oil Ministry protected while others burn http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=396997 Independent, UK Americans defend two untouchable ministries from the hordes of looters By Robert Fisk in Baghdad 14 April 2003 Iraq’s scavengers have … Read more

Experts: Looters Had Keys to Iraqi Vaults

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 23:11:19 -0600 From: “GlobalCirclenet” <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: Experts: Looters Had Keys to Iraqi Vaults One of those little noticed items that may fill in some of the blanks, thought you might want to see this paul —BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE— Thu Apr 17,12:04 PM ET http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030417/ap_on_re_mi_ea/war_iraq_museums … Read more

Democracy for Iraq?…Don’t believe it for a minute!

2003-04-18 Richard Moore _______________________________________ Troops Fire on Crowd in Mosul-many dead and injured U.S. Kills 12, Injures 100 as They Fire on Protestors Protests flare ahead of Iraq talks _______________________________________ —————————————————————————- To: “mer” <•••@••.•••> From: “MER NewsFlash!” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Troops Fire on Crowd in Mosul-many dead and injured Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 22:24:32 -0400 … Read more

Noam Chomsky re: Iraq invasion & aftermath

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Noam Chomsky Interviewed By Michael Albert Albert: (1) Why did the U.S. invade Iraq, in your view? Chomsky: These are naturally speculations, and policy makers may have varying motives. But we can have a high degree of confidence about the answers given by Bush-Powell and the rest; these cannot possibly be … Read more

The pulling down of the Statue was a staged media event

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Delivered-To: •••@••.••• From: “Tim Murphy” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: The pulling down of the Statue was a staged media event Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 18:22:35 +0100 The pulling down of the Statue was a staged media event [One of these should work. The photos tell a different story than CNN … Read more

“Baghdad did not fall — it was handed over”

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 13:47:56 -0300 To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• Subject: Baghdad did not fall — it was handed over —<fwd>— From: “Michael Jones” <•••@••.•••> To: “mikelist” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Wheels within wheels Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:05:15 -0230 . . . . . . . http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/04/14/baghdaddeal/index.html ______________________________________________ Baghdad did … Read more

Saddam: a career in service to the CIA

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 13:47:56 -0300 To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• —<fwd>— ________________________________________________ http://villagevoice.com/issues/0316/mondo1.php Mondo Washington by James Ridgeway Our Man in Baghdad That’s Saddam We’re Talking About April 15th, 2003 12:00 PM It’s unlikely we will ever know for sure what the U.S. government has been doing with Saddam Hussein … Read more

How and why the US encouraged looting in Iraq

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “dnordin” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: Is there no limit to their shame?? Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 08:50:25 -0700 —-<fwd>—— From: Inge Hanle <•••@••.•••> To: Recipient, Undisclosed <•••@••.•••> Date: Thursday, April 17, 2003 12:56 AM How and why the US encouraged looting in Iraq By Patrick Martin 15 April 2003 The … Read more

Dynacorp sex-slavers to police Iraq

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 10:18:51 -0700 To: Jan <•••@••.•••> From: Jan Slakov <•••@••.•••> —-Original Message Follows—- From: “Joanna Montrichard” Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 23:16:44 -0600 As looting continues, US hires controversial company to police Iraq Arjan El Fassed, Electronic Iraq 13 April 2003 U.S. Marines from the 2nd Battalion, … Read more

Eyewitness: US Troops Initiated Looting

2003-04-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 10:18:51 -0700 To: Jan <•••@••.•••> From: Jan Slakov <•••@••.•••> —-Original Message Follows—- From: “Bob Stuart” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: Swedish Eyewitness: US Troops Jump Started Looters Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:00:46 -0700 Article from Sweden’s largest circulation daily, Dagens Nyheter, Friday April 11, 2003 http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1435&a=129852&previousRenderType=1 “US … Read more