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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

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

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

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

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

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

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Brian Hill” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Salmon Nation Declaration of Interdependence Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 22:15:17 -0700 Organization: Institute for Cultural Ecology Declaration of Interdependence Johnny Sundstrom We believe that giving, receiving and giving back are the essence of the laws of nature. That the gift of life and the privilege … Read more

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: Tom Warner <•••@••.•••> Subject: the real story behind “Mrs. Anthrax” To: •••@••.••• Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 17:59:43 -0700 (PDT) They accused her of being in charge of Iraqi bioweapons. But it may be that her real crime is exposing the effects of Gulf War I and US sanctions. http://leb.net/pipermail/counterpunch-list/2003-May/026447.html … Read more

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “dnordin” <•••@••.•••> Subject: WARS YET TO COME Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 10:53:39 -0700 http://www.flonnet.com/fl2009/stories/20030509005900400.htm COVER STORY WARS YET TO COME AIJAZ AHMAD The war is not over; it has not even begun. Iraq has been betrayed from within, the regime having cut a deal with the invaders. The resistance … Read more

2003-05-08 Richard Moore Envelope-to: •••@••.••• Delivered-To: •••@••.••• Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 14:36:42 -0700 From: “Butler Crittenden, Ph.D.” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: SELECTIVE INTELLIGENCE by Seymour M. Hersh To: Adam Heilbrun <•••@••.•••> How revisionist history is made. Butler —————————————————- http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?030512fa_fact May 7, 2003 SELECTIVE INTELLIGENCE by SEYMOUR M. HERSH Donald Rumsfeld has his own special sources. … Read more

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “dnordin” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Was 9/11 Allowed to Happen? The 9/11 Timeline 10-Page Summary (Paul Thompson) Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 12:00:47 -0700 ———- From: John E. Milich <•••@••.•••> To: Confidential Recipients List <•••@••.•••> Cc: Citizen Journalist <•••@••.•••> Subject: Was 9/11 Allowed to Happen? The 9/11 Timeline 10-Page Summary (Paul Thompson) … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2003-04-13 Richard Moore Friends, This transformation thread is not something I dreamed up on my own. It is a response to a change in the kind of mail I’ve been receiving. Since the Iraq invasion started, people in many parts of the world have been inspired to dig deeper, to think harder, to listen to … Read more