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Here are some articles from the November 14-20, 2003 LAWeekly:

Visit Palestine
How an old tourism poster became a ubiquitous symbol of modern struggle
by Nancy Updike

Uncensored Gore
The take-no-prisoners social critic skewers Bush, Ashcroft and the whole damn lot of us for letting despots rule.
by Marc Cooper

Ending the Silence
Finally, 9/11 detainees get their day in court
by Robert Greene

Powerlines
Dean’s November
The outsider now has the inside track in the race for the White House
by Harold Meyerson

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WHY WE FIGHT
Iraq From the Other Side
TED RALL, 11/11/03

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Sharon broke vow to Bush
Chris McGreal, Friday November 14, 2003


Facility 1391: Israel's secret prison
It has been removed from maps and airbrushed from aerial photographs. But Facility 1391 certainly exists - you just have to ask the Palestinians and Lebanese who have been imprisoned and tortured there. Chris McGreal reports
Chris McGreal, Friday November 14, 2003

Bitter harvest in West Bank's olive groves
Jewish settlers wreck fruit of centuries of toil to force out Palestinian villagers
Chris McGreal in Sawiya, Friday November 14, 2003

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Continuing Collateral Damage: The health and environmental costs of war on Iraq

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A Draft in the Forecast?
The Pentagon puts out the help wanted sign
by Dave Lindorff, Counterpunch, 2003.11.05, featured in

With Papers or Not: Immigrants could end up fighting war in Iraq
by Rodolfo F. Acuña, Miami Herald, 2003.09.19

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U.N. Estimates Israeli Barrier Will Disrupt Lives of 600,000
By GREG MYRE, November 12, 2003, The New York Times

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...from AlterNet...

The Professor Takes the Gloves Off
Terrence McNally, November 11, 2003

Listening to Veterans
Ted Sexauer, November 9, 2003

It's Never Over, Over There
David B. Livingstone, November 10, 2003

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Mr. President, You're No Moses
by Robert Scheer
[posted online on November 11, 2003 at The Nation]

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The Pathology of Lying
by DR. MARC SIEGEL
[posted online on October 31, 2003 of The Nation]

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The One-State Solution
by DANIEL LAZARE
[from the November 3, 2003 issue of The Nation]

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The travails of occupation
The Iraq war is breaking lives and confounding expectations. Will the Coalition’s latest economic and security initiatives help resolve the problems of occupation, or reinforce them?
Paul Rogers, OpenDemocracy, 6 - 11 - 2003

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Rediscovering Iraq
Yahia Said, returning to Iraq after a twenty-five year absence, finds a people yearning for freedom, normality – and an end to violence.
OpenDemocracy, 6 - 11 - 2003

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Iraq Seen as Al Qaeda's Top Battlefield
Terrorist network and its affiliates are aiding Hussein loyalists, coalition officials say.
By Richard C. Paddock, Alissa J. Rubin and Greg Miller, Los Angeles Times, November 9, 2003

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Turkey Warns of Preemptive Action Against Rebel Kurds
An official urges U.S. to take promised steps against insurgents based in northern Iraq, saying otherwise Ankara may intervene itself.
By Amberin Zaman, Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2003

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Morale Is Called High in 'a Frustrating War'
Soldiers in Iraq are in good spirits, some commanders say. But a Stars and Stripes survey finds 49% of troops describe mood as poor.
By David Lamb, Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2003

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US shifts to war footing in Iraq's 'Sunni triangle'
By Howard LaFranchi and Dan Murphy, The Christian Science Monitor

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Letter From Iraq
An organization struggling to help civilian victims of war finds innocent families caught in the crossfire in Iraq.
Marla Ruzicka, AlterNet, November 6, 2003

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Billboard Politics
U.S. government propaganda doesn't convince Iraqis -- so why do Americans fall for it?
Elijah Wald, AlterNet, November 7, 2003

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...BBC News...

US court to hear Guantanamo cases
The US Supreme Court is to hear appeals by Afghan war detainees at the US military's Guantanamo Bay camp in Cuba who say they are being held illegally.

US troops clash with 'PKK rebels'
American troops have clashed with suspected Turkish Kurd rebels based in northern Iraq.

Bid to end Rwanda's genocide row
The new chief prosecutor at the international tribunal for the Rwandan genocide is in the capital, Kigali, for crucial talks with the government.

US warns of more Iraq attacks
The chief American administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, has warned of an increase in attacks by insurgents.

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Photo Journal: Baghdad family

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THE ART OF THE FAIT ACCOMPLI
...Republicans weren't just out to line the pockets of the wealthiest Americans when they cut federal income taxes. They created the biggest budget deficit in the history of the world--$6 trillion projected over the next decade--in order to starve the federal government...
by Ted Rall, 11/4/03

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