WASHINGTON – In the first major antiwar protest since Bush declared an end to combat operations in Iraq on May 1, tens of thousands marched near the White House Oct. 25 carrying placards reading, “Bush lied, thousands died” and chanting, “End the occupation now – Bring the troops home!” (click here for Spanish text)
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Nov 1, 2003
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The much-anticipated international donors’ conference on Iraq, like the United Nations resolution adopted earlier in the month, failed to help the White House out of what Newsweek’s Nov. 3 cover story calls “Bush’s $87 billion mess.”
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CHICAGO – Two U.S. trade unionists just back from Iraq say they hope their trip is the beginning of cooperation and solidarity between the U.S. labor movement and Iraq’s newly re-established unions.
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The Israeli Cabinet approved and released last week a map of the wall it calls a “security barrier.”
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WASHINGTON – En la primera manifestación grande desde la invasión de Irak, decenas de miles marcharon cerca de la Casa Blanca el 25 de octubre protestando con letreros que decían, “Bush mintió, miles murieron” y voceando “Alto a la ocupación ahora – Regresen las tropas a sus casas”.
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LA HABANA (Granma) – Noam Chomsky, el destacado filósofo norteamericano, profesor del Instituto Tecnológico de Massachussets, desnudó el 28 de octubre toda la política reaccionaria del Gobierno de George Bush en una conferencia magistral pronunciada en la XXV Asamblea del Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO), denominada “Dilemas de la Dominación”.
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The following is an excerpted letter from the Iraqi Communist Party issued on Oct. 18. To see the letter in full go to www.iraqcp.org
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CHICAGO – Teamster Local 705 hosted some 200 delegates and guests who met here Oct. 24-25 to plan the future of a labor-based peace coalition. On the agenda were proposals for a mission statement, structure, leadership, voting and other aspects of formalizing the inner workings of the organization.
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Congress voted to approve the Bush administration’s $87 billion package for the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, but not without vocal and sometimes vehement opposition by lawmakers and peace activists.
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Widening reports of low morale among U.S. troops are adding to pressures on the Bush administration to find a bailout for its failed Iraq policy.
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