Bulletin #178
Subject: ON THE POLITICAL
DEMANDS OF CORPORATATE
Dear Colleagues and Friends of CEIMSA,
The press conference organized in
Meanwhile, plans for continuing the murderous
In this communication, we will take a look
at the political environment of the
Below, in item A., are a series of critical web sites, which expose the
economic interests behind this sensational foreign policy of the 21st century.
In item B., sent to us by Joanna Learner, readers can have access to a
video message from Barbara Trent, producer of the award-winning documentary
film, "The
In item C. our research assistant Professor Elisabeth Chamorand has forwarded to us a series of articles from a
new electronic publication. "Truthout"
offers regular coverage of American political culture and discussions of
government policies as they are being written. Readers are invited to subscribe
to "TRUTHOUT" at the address provided at the end of item C.
In item D., an article forwarded to us from Professor Edward Herman
describes the murderous consequences of U.S. intervention on year ago in Haiti,
when the democratically elected President Aristide, was forced to flee for his
life.
Finally, in item E., Dahr Jamail
has sent us information on a new documentary film about the Falluja
massacre by
Sincerely,
Francis McCollum Feeley
Professor of American Studies/
Director of Research
Université Stendhal
http://dimension.ucsd.edu/CEIMSA-IN-EXILE/
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A.
from Francis Feeley :
The following web links are useful
for researchers in American Studies, who are working on
ff
Dollars and Sense on "Beyond
Capitalism"
Dollars and Sense on "The
21st-century Commons"
CounterPunch on Ward Chruchill
and the neo-conservative double standard
MULTINATIONAL MONITOR ON 10 WORST
CORPS IN 2004
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B.
from Joanna Learner :
On documentary film producer,
Barbara Trent :
http://searcht.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=Barbara+Trent&page=1&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3Df5a753a4d8cc6684%26clickedItemRank%3D1%26userQuery%3DBarbara%2BTrent%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.empowermentproject.org%252Fbarbara.html%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DNSCPIndex2%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.empowermentproject.org%2Fbarbara.html
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C.
from Elisabeth Chamorand
:
Date:
Subject: FW: t r u t h o u t | 02.07
- CIA Abductions of Terror Suspects Are 'Out of Control'
Go directly to our home page:
http://www.truthout.org
t r u t h o u t | 02.07
CIA Abductions of Terror Suspects
Are 'Out of Control'
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705A.shtml
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705B.shtml
Cheney Downplays Impact of Shi'ite Control in
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705C.shtml
Rice to
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705D.shtml
Bush Administration Enters
Indonesian Conflict
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705E.shtml
Hard Right Has Long Wanted to Kill
Social Security
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705F.shtml
Army Sergeant Breaks Ranks to Shun
War
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705G.shtml
Falluja Residents Testify to the
Destruction of Their City
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705H.shtml
New Bush Budget Slashes All But
Military
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705J.shtml
James Zogby
| The Challenges Facing Post-Election
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705K.shtml
Suicide Bombers Attack in
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705L.shtml
David Kay | Let's Not Make the Same
Mistakes in
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705M.shtml
Jan Lundberg | War on Plastic:
Rejecting the Toxic Plague
http://www.truthout.org/environment.shtml
Senator Richard J. Durbin | A Form
of Torture
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705Y.shtml
Eric Margolis | Paranoia Grips the
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020705Z.shtml
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D.
from Professor Ed Herman :
Subject: FW:
Date: Sat,
Francis,
A fine little case study of how Bush
is spreading democracy, here right next door.
Ed Herman
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/11017970.htm
by Ira Kurzban
One year after the coup d'etat against Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide,
the nation's first democratically elected president, the situation is dismal.
The Caribbean Community of nations
(CARICOM) just last week expressed deep concern over ''the deteriorating
human-rights situation in
Former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune and former Minister of the Interior Jocelerme Privert, held for
almost one year without any charges, are now on a hunger strike.
Even journalists broadcasting for
At the same time, Haitians
supportive of Aristide are being slaughtered in the neighborhoods. The Latortue government and Minister of Justice Bernard Gousse celebrated the anniversary of the coup by condoning
the execution of more than 25 Aristide supporters in various poor areas of
Just yesterday, Haitian police fired
on peaceful protesters marking the one-year anniversary of Aristide's ouster.
Early reports said at least two protesters were killed and about a dozen
wounded.
Meanwhile, U.N. troops provide the
firepower to support the political cleansing operation. The former members of
the Haitian army still remain in control of the vast majority of the country
and their actions, including the rape of 11- and 14-year-old girls last week,
go unreported by the mainstream press and unchallenged by the U.N. troops
allegedly providing security.
Aristide's forced departure and
kidnapping by the Bush administration is one of the saddest moments in our
unfortunate history with
The Haitian president never
resigned, according to the accurately translated letter. Rather,
A recent report in The Herald
suggesting that
The sad fact is that
Aristide in 1991.
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Ira Kurzban
is counsel for Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the former attorney for the
government of
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E.
from Dahr Jamail :
Subject:
Sat, 05 Mar
2005
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Professor of American Studies/
Director of Research at
CEIMSA-IN-EXILE