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>> From March 4 through 20, the New Orleans> International Human Rights Film Festival will bring> a broad array of thought provoking and artistically> stunning new films. This historic event will mark> perhaps the first time a festival with this … Continue reading →

1) I remember protesting in London in Fall 2003, andthe whole time the Blair government kept insistingthat no commitment had been made to go to war: http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=615231The Crawford Deal: did Blair sign up for war at Bush’sTexas ranch in April … Continue reading →

1) US snipers on Samarra’s spiral minaret:http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11727The US military says “military necessity” takesprecedence over the safeguarding of this Islamiclandmark- By Lucian Harris US army snipers have been positioned at the top of thegreat spiral minaret of the 9th century al-Mutawakkilmosque … Continue reading →

1) Middle East Studies in America Developments:Middle East Studies: The New York City Department ofEducation will prohibit a professor of Arab studies atColumbia University from appearing in an occasionaltraining program for secondary-schoolteachers, citing the professor’s criticism of Israel.Rashid Khalidi, director … Continue reading →

1) Bush and American Utopianism:http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,1418474,00.htmlWhy Bush will fail in EuropeThe President has an enormous political gulf tobridge. The trouble is, he doesn’t even know it’sthereWilliam PfaffSunday February 20 2005The ObserverPresident George W Bush arrives in Europe this week inthe belief … Continue reading →

1) Published this past week:http://www.isim.nl/files/Review_15/Review_15.pdf>From Showcase to Basket case: Higher Education in IraqNabil Al-TikritiIraq’s academic professionals continue to face anuphill struggle to maintain standards following yearsof sanctions and months of social chaos. Althoughsome may remain optimistic about a future free … Continue reading →

www.truthtalkziraq.blogspot.comwww.truthtalkz.blogspot.comAm trying to make this as regular as it was, andfailing to do so…1) Refrain from paying war taxes. Unplug yourselffrom the war economy — thus reducing your personalliability for US Government actions. Contact: Ruth Benn, National War Tax ResistanceCoordinating … Continue reading →

My apologies for no postings in the past 10 days — work has overtaken me. I have a backlog of postings to send out, but I’m only sending this one article now to keep the blog/serve going. Yours, Nabil 1) … Continue reading →

www.truthtalkziraq.blogspot.com www.truthtalkz.blogspot.com 1) Lest we forget. The following is a compilation of statements made by Bush Administration officials concerning Iraqi WMD’s in the leadup to the invasion of March 2003: http://www.ceip.org/files/projects/npp/resources/iraqintell/adminquoteshtml.htm The Bush Administration on Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction … Continue reading →

www.truthtalkziraq.blogspot.com www.truthtalkz.blogspot.com I hope everyone’s in the mood not to buy anything at all tomorrow, in commemoration of “Not One Damn Dime Day”… 1) Always good to know that British soldiers are so much more civilized and experienced than their … Continue reading →