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Israel/Palestine: Hamas, Elections, Inclusion, etc.(m)

Posted Tuesday, Sep 27, 2005

Bitterlemons.org is an internet newsletter that presents Palestinian and Israeli viewpoints on prominent issues of concern. Each edition addresses a specific issue of controversy. Bitterlemons.org maintains complete organizational and institutional symmetry between its Palestinian and Israeli sides.

To subscribe to the text version instead, write to subscribetext@bitterlemons.org. Editors [...]

Catholic News Service By Nancy Frazier O’Brien

WASHINGTON (CNS) — With all major faith groups represented, the Sept. 24 protest march in Washington against the war in Iraq marked a new step in the effort to bring a more unified religious voice to the anti-war movement, according to a representative of Pax Christi USA.

Michael Jones, director of [...]

www.truthout.org/docs_2005/092605Y.shtml (h) Cindy Sheehan Arrested at the White House along with other Veteran family members and Veterans. Note other blog (some marked high (h) and headlines here re. this weekend plus Monday’s Peace Events! Keep tuned for more!

Dear MoveOn member,

Last week, congressional Republicans responded to Hurricane Katrina by proposing to cut nearly a trillion dollars from vital national services, like health care for the poor and elderly, student loans, Amtrak, and eliminating the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (again!) [1]. Republican leaders in Congress are now gauging the public’s response to see if they can get away with [...]

also: The News Media and the Antiwar Movement By Norman Soloman MediaChannel.org (h)

NEWS TIP FOR PROGRESSIVES TODAY: Be prepared to cover nonviolent civil disobedience acts planned at the White House today, Monday, September 26, 2005 TIP: Of particular interest : you may want to follow the story and current events [...]

09/26/05: “The Margins Go Mainstream — In These Times” In These Times, IL By Susan J. Douglas (m)

With Katrina, bloggers, online magazines and listservs swiftly came to serve as legitimate sources that the print and electronic media drew from and responded to.

Hurricane Katrina is being touted as a turning point in American politics. Much has also been [...]

Center for Research on Globalization, Canada

September 25, 2005 (h) Answer

Dear A.N.S.W.E.R. friend,

With the support of everyone in the antiwar movement around the country, the September 24th demonstration was a magnificent success. We had hoped for 100,000 people, and more than 300,000 joined the protest. We received media coverage all around the world. The article below,from the [...]