Month March 2004

How not to have peace in the Mideast Israel assassinated Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin Monday, striking its heaviest blow against the Palestinian Islamic militant group and provoking threats of bloody revenge. Israeli security sources said Prime Minister Ariel Sharon…

Ex- counter-terrorism head says Bush ignored al-Qaida The former White House head of counter-terrorism said last night that President George W Bush refused to take al-Qa’eda seriously before the September 11 attacks, preferring to focus on Iraq instead. Richard Clarke,…

Jmmy Carter says Iraq war based on lies “There was no reason for us to become involved in Iraq recently. That was a war based on lies and misinterpretations from London and from Washington, claiming falsely that Saddam Hussein was…

Big demos, planetwide! Huge worldwide protests demand Iraq troop pullout, Reuters From Sydney to Tokyo, from Santiago, Chile, to Madrid, London, New York and San Francisco, demonstrators condemned U.S. policy in Iraq and said they did not believe Iraqis are…

Ron Kovic, peaceful warrior Co-founder of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, author of “Born on the 4th of July”, tireless antiwar activist for thirty years, Ron always has a message of hope