Susan Webb

Susan Webb is a retired co-editor of People's World. She has written on a range of topics both international - the Iraq war, World Social Forums in Brazil and India, the Israel-Palestinian conflict and controversy over the U.S. role in Okinawa - and domestic - including the meaning of socialism for Americans, attacks on Planned Parenthood, the U.S. as top weapons merchant, and more.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Susan Webb

World

Iraqis say No U.S. occupation
May 7, 2003 By Susan Webb
Shouts of “No to colonialism, no to occupation” resounded throughout Iraq this week.
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Peace

U.S. troops fire on Iraqi demonstrators
May 7, 2003 By Susan Webb
U.S. troops killed 15 Iraqis including at least six children and wounded 75 at a rally near Baghdad April 29, and killed another two civilians and wounded 18 the next day during a march of 1,000...
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World

Civilizations cradle destroyed by war
April 18, 2003 By Susan Webb
In seizing control of Iraq, the Bush administration has brought devastation to this ancient land, closing its eyes to the human toll and destruction in this “cradle of human civilization.”
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World

Death and destruction haunt Iraqi landscape
April 11, 2003 By Susan Webb
As the U.S.-led assault stormed through Iraq this week, it left a trail of death, destruction and chaos – wrecked cities, villages and farms; water systems destroyed; families decimated. It also left a trail of bitterness...
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World

War in Iraq takes horrifying toll
April 4, 2003 By Susan Webb
As the war in Iraq entered its third week, reports of casualties show the mounting physical and psychological toll on the Iraqi people and on U.S. soldiers as well.
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World

In Iraq, casualties mount on both sides
March 28, 2003 By Susan Webb
“It’s all for nothing; that war could have been prevented,” Michelle Waters, sister of Staff Sgt. Kendall Waters-Bey, one of the first U.S. casualties of the Iraq war, said, tears running down her cheeks.
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Peace

War, economy fueling 2004 presidential race
March 21, 2003 By Susan Webb
The 2004 presidential elections are a year and a half away, but Bush’s global and class war policies are already heating up the race.
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Peace

Peace T-shirt sparks civil liberties battle
March 14, 2003 By Susan Webb
When the Crossgates Mall tangled with freedom of speech, it got more than it bargained for. The mall ordered Stephen Downs, 60, a local lawyer, to take off a T-shirt bearing the slogans “Peace on Earth,”...
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