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International notes

July 15, 2004

Turkey: Mass protest greets NATO meet Over 50,000 protesters gathered in Istanbul June 27 – the day before the NATO summit began – in the largest of several anti-summit demonstrations. Organizers included the Committees against Occupation,...

Canadian voters punish Liberal Party

July 15, 2004

VANCOUVER, British Co-lumbia – After 13 years of center-right rule, angry voters punished the incumbent Liberal Party on June 28 by giving them a minority government. Not only did the Liberal Party lose 37 seats in...

Halliburton profits from blood and war

July 15, 2004

HOUSTON – Protests continue here and around the country over the war profiteering of Halliburton Company and its crony capitalist practices. A recent example here was a June 21 protest that took the form of an...

Texans speak out against torture

July 2, 2004

DALLAS – The Dallas Peace Center and the Center for Survivors of Torture held an interfaith service June 25 in keeping with the United Nations Day Against Torture. Thirty-five people attended the service at the little...

A passion to re-defeat Bush

July 2, 2004

The Committee to ReDefeat the President (www.redefeatbush.com) is an innovative and energetic political action committee whose goal is to register 1 million new Democratic voters in swing states. It organizes calling crews across the country at...