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Marjorie Cohn | Scapegoats in Terror War

Mon, 01 May 2006 10:15:33 -0700

 

 

 

 

Marjorie Cohn on scapegoats in the war on terror; US contractor fails

to build health clinics in Iraq; GOP gas rebate plan scorned by all

sides; David Sirota on corporate America's role in the health care

crisis;

employers prepare for day of protest; rally for Darfur; and more ...

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Marjorie Cohn | Scapegoats in Terror War

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050106J.shtml

Marjorie Cohn writes about the Bush administration's search for

scapegoats, an example of which can be found in the trial of Zacharias

Moussaoui. Meanwhile, the administration avoids prosecuting the real

culprits,

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or Mohammad al-Qahtani.

 

US Pays for 150 Iraqi Clinics, and Manages to Build 20

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050106K.shtml

A $243 million program led by the United States Army Corps of Engineers

to build 150 health care clinics in Iraq has in some cases produced

little more than empty shells of crumbling concrete and shattered bricks

cemented together into uneven walls, two reports by a federal oversight

office have found.

 

Sharp Reaction to GOP Plan on Gas Rebate

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050106L.shtml

The Senate Republican plan to mail $100 checks to voters to ease the

burden of high gasoline prices is eliciting more scorn than gratitude

from the very people it was intended to help.

 

David Sirota | How Corporate America Perpetuates the Health Care Crisis

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050106M.shtml

" Let's be honest - very few political operatives, politicians or

pundits actually want to explore the real-life, day-to-day economic

challenges facing the American people, because to explore them would

ultimately

force us to admit that our entire venerated political system is totally

corrupt, " writes David Sirota.

 

With Calls for Boycott by Immigrants, Employers Gird for Unknown

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050106N.shtml

Leading up to a new wave of immigration demonstrations around the

country set for today, employers met with workers, posted letters on

bulletin boards and in employee lunchrooms, and braced for the day ahead.

 

Divisions Cast Aside in Cry for Darfur

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050106O.shtml

Clutching signs that read " Never Again, " thousands of protesters from

across religious and political divides descended on the Mall yesterday

along with celebrities and politicians to urge President Bush to take

stronger measures to end the violence in Sudan's Darfur region that the

US has labeled genocide.

 

Bob Herbert | Warfare as It Really Is

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050106P.shtml

" In the first few moments of the documentary film 'Baghdad ER,' we see

a man dressed in hospital scrubs carrying a bloodied arm that has been

amputated above the elbow. He deposits it in a large red plastic bag, "

writes Bob Herbert. " This HBO production is reality television with a

vengeance - warfare as it really is. And while it is frightening,

harrowing and deeply painful to watch, it should be required viewing

for all

but the youngest Americans. "

 

VIDEO | The War Affects Us All

A Report by Geoffrey Millard and Scott Galindez

http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm

 

On Saturday, April 29th, hundreds of thousands of people marched for

" Peace, Justice and Democracy. " TruthOut was there, and over the next

few days we will provide you with video reports. In the first report,

Geoffrey Millard interviews the organizers behind the scenes. The

recurring

theme was that the war affects all of us.

 

 

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