| 131 | The Bogside Artists Newletter Issue 1. Preview: THE BOGSIDE ARTISTS NEWSLETTER - Issue 1 Date 26/2/03 Published by "The Bogside Artists" _________________________________________________________ Hi, No. We are not going to tell you how to make a million by farming bagpipes in Donegal. Nor do we wish to add to the deluge of unwanted horseshit already in your email box. Instead, we will a... (more) Published By: The Bogside Artists Submitted: 27 February,2003 |
| 132 | The Illusion of Democracy Preview: The Illusion of Democracy Serbia In the bitter cold of Serbia’s October, tens of thousands of defiant, men and women take to the streets in protest. In unison they roar “He is finished.” They capture the parliament building in a show of defiance. Outnumbered, police relinquish power to the mob, standing idly by as young men and women storm the b... (more) Published By: Loloa Ibrahim Submitted: 13 March,2003 |
| 133 | Marx Without Marxism? A Study of Karl Marx as an Influential Political Theorist Preview: The study of human political behavior raises numerous complexities. Although scientific in principle, it is not an exact science due to the unpredictability and changeability of human society. It not only revolves around factual matters but also answers to claims about how the world is and how it should be. It is often shaped by the social environ... (more) Published By: Loloa Ibrahim Submitted: 13 March,2003 |
| 134 | Stop a War Preview: Stop a War A nation at war with itself cannot stand. He speaks of American justice and points us to evil while he cuts deals with nuclear armed devils. A friend of al Qaeda, he is the Commander-In-Chief of the most powerful military force on planet earth and the man we call President. I know this is true because I heard it on TV. In November,... (more) Published By: Ed Howes Submitted: 15 March,2003 |
| 135 | Nothing to Fear Preview: March 12, 2003 Nothing to Fear Terror is meant to change policy. Fear is meant to support policy. This is the Old World idea of balance. Guns change votes and that is why democracy is found nowhere. Nor would we want democracy if we had a choice, because we know the majority is more often wrong than right. In fact, the majority loves to be de... (more) Published By: Ed Howes Submitted: 17 March,2003 |
| 136 | No, Thank You! America, Go Home! Preview: No, Thank You! America, Go Home! Nevine A. Al Seidi America waged war on Afganistan for the head of one man, Osama Bin Laden and his radical group, Al Qaeda ( Arabic for the base). To date, Mr. Bin Laden is alive somewhere on the planet, Islam is still the No. One enemy to the American policy in the Middle East, and the ‘bases' are dozens ... (more) Published By: Nevine A. Al Seidi Submitted: 25 March,2003 |
| 137 | True or False? A Crash- appraisal of the American logic in the War on Iraq Preview: Before I start delivering my views to you on the subject of the war in Iraq, I would like to confirm that the word "American" is used here in the sense of the American administration and policy, not in the sense of the nation and its people. Many complicated arguments took place recently discussing the legitimacy of waging war by the "Land of Fre... (more) Published By: Nevine Al Seidi Submitted: 26 March,2003 |
| 138 | Americqa, Jihad is Coming! Preview: America, Jihad is Coming! By nevine Al Seidi | Friday prayers on the 28th March lasted for hours in all mosques of Cairo ( and all Islamic countries) pushing Arabs for Jihad. Jihad, is fighting in the name of God the enemy of God. The concept of Jihad ( Arabic for Struggle) lies in the belief of the irrelevance of human life next to the interest... (more) Published By: Nevine Al Seidi Submitted: 29 March,2003 |
| 139 | What If TV News Had Covered D-Day? Preview: Imagine: What if today’s American TV news had been there to cover D-Day, June 6, 1944? “Good morning, this is Peter Jennings at ABC News in Washington with this special report. The War Department is confirming this morning that Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, is now in motion. Unfortunately, the news from the battleground is ... (more) Published By: Rusty Cawley Submitted: 25 April,2003 |
| 140 | Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage. Preview: And who ruffled my feathers? My state legislators did when they voted in favor of a bill costing $3m to produce curriculum materials for our public schools. So what’s wrong with that? All members of the legislature, both republicans and democrats, voted in favor…with the exception of a single republican senator who felt that it was none of their ... (more) Published By: Arthur Snell Submitted: 06 May,2003 |
| 141 | MURALS Preview: “MURALS” ( A brief excerpt from our book ) The abstract notion of ‘society’, much touted by politicians, is, of course, a shibboleth. Society is the sum total of human relationships especially those we designate as "role-playing". Man is a social being and his life is by definition contextual. How he relates to himself, his work, his friends... (more) Published By: The Bogside Artists Submitted: 13 May,2003 |
| 142 | The Power Behind Words... Preview: If you had a magic wand, how would you use it? What do Actors, Politicians, Businessmen, Marketers, Diplomats, Writers and other influential classes of people use, to gain our loyalty and reliance? ? what? It's the dominant Power of Words. Think about it... Most, if not all of the recognizable authorities in virtually every industry, accru... (more) Published By: George Papazoglou Submitted: 23 May,2003 |
| 143 | Thanks Preview: I'd like to personally thank a number of people for the screwed up mess the country is in today. First of all, I'd like to thank President Bush, who pursued a war while ignoring intelligence that contradicted his beliefs, resulting in the very quagmire I predicted months ago. Next, I'd like to thank his lunatic defense secretary, who continues to ... (more) Published By: John W. Sammon Submitted: 06 July,2003 |
| 144 | Towards a Strategy of Prevention Preview: Towards a Strategy of Prevention by Gerald L. Campbell Senior Advisor to the Director United States Information Agency, 1985-1990 For nearly four decades, America's approach to social problems has been dominated by a scientific methodology and culture whose practical assumptions require that the material conditions associated with specific hum... (more) Published By: Gerald L. Campbell Submitted: 05 August,2003 |
| 145 | A Strategic Fifth Column Preview: A Strategic Fifth Column by Gerald L. Campbell Senior Advisor to the Director United States Information Agency, 1985-1990 Washington Times (July 7, 2003) John Quincy Adams wrote that America's destiny was to be the "beacon on the summit of the mountain, to which all the inhabitants of the earth may turn their eyes for a genial and saving light... (more) Published By: Gerald L. Campbell Submitted: 05 August,2003 |
| 146 | Clarification of UN Verification Preview: Clarification of UN Verification by Gerald L. Campbell Senior Advisor to the Director United States Information Agency, 1985-1990 I've been frustrated for some time that the administration, foreign leaders, and the press have been referring to the UN personnel charged with determining whether Iraq is complying with UN Resolution 1441 as 'inspec... (more) Published By: Gerald L. Campbell Submitted: 05 August,2003 |
| 147 | A New Look at Labor Day Preview: A New Look at Labor Day Robert F. Abbott A day to reflect on the accomplishments of working people: That's been the proud tradition since the first, unofficial, Labor Day back in 1882. But, one of labor's greatest accomplishments has gone largely unrecognized. Since the end of World War II, working people have bought up a huge chunk of big busi... (more) Published By: Robert F. Abbott Submitted: 28 August,2003 |
| 148 | No Boondoggle to Tie Foreign Aid to Recipients' Core Values Preview: Official corruption, it's plain to see, stifles entrepreneurship, innovation and investment in the poorest of nations. That's one important reason the Bush administration's visionary Millennium Challenge Account plan would, for the first time, promote prosperity in the developing world by tying foreign aid to a country's commitment to rule justly,... (more) Published By: Marc J. Lane Submitted: 03 September,2003 |
| 149 | Of course everybody was innocent but... Preview: I have just read in "Rzeczpospolita" an excellent "Short History of the Jews in Poland", describing the tragedy of one of the most significant ancient cultures which survived till our times. It happened so that the Jewish nation, persecuted by VARIOUS SPIRITS OF THE TIMES, found several centuries of peace in Poland, located in Central Europe. D... (more) Published By: Slawek Submitted: 15 September,2003 |
| 150 | The Disunited Nations Preview: Arab nations plan to table a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly condemning the U.S.-British led "invasion" and "occupation" of Iraq and calling for immediate troop withdrawal. A similar effort at the Security Council last week failed, doomed by the veto powers of both alleged aggressors. This is not likely to endear the organizatio... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |