International
Tension mounts in Israel, Gaza, West Bank
March 14, 2003TEL-AVIV – The Israeli press here reports that special atomic, biological and chemical (ABC) units of the Israeli army’s engineering corps were ordered to be on “first-grade stand-by” alert. Those news reports do not call the...
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Shock and awe would destroy Baghdad
March 14, 2003WASHINGTON – Humanitarian groups warn of “catastrophic” civilian casualties if George W. Bush forges ahead with his “Shock and Awe” attack on Iraq in which cities will be struck with 3,000 missiles in the first 48...
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World says No to war
March 14, 2003Growing opposition to a U.S. war against Iraq was clearly in evidence on March 10 when MoveOn.org, Win Without War, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Artists United to Win Without War delivered petitions bearing...
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International notes
March 7, 2003ICFTU: Give peace a chance / India: Left Front wins in Tripura / Chile: Pinochet officers charged in car bomb killing / in car bomb killing / Afghanistan: Latest U.S. bombing kills many civilians / Bangladesh:...
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Salvadoran doctor appeals for strike support
March 7, 2003BALTIMORE – Dr. Evelyn Martinez de Calderon told a crowd here, Feb. 28., that 5,500 medical doctors in El Salvador are still standing strong despite death threats aimed at smashing their five-month strike against privatization of...
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