Stories from 2003-01-20
Concerned by reports that hundreds of immigrants across the country have not registered for fear of deportation, the INS announced the deadlines had been extended. Immigration lawyers predict little impact on the number of registrants. [more]
"Mr. Bush and his war cabinet would be wise to see the demonstrators as a clear sign that noticeable numbers of Americans no longer feel obliged to salute the administration's plans because of the shock of Sept. 11 and that many harbor serious doubts about his march toward war. The protesters are raising some nuanced questions in the name of patriotism about the premises, cost and aftermath of the war the president is contemplating." [more]
"Antiwar demonstrators took to the streets again today on a weekend of protests in numerous European cities, with marchers silently or loudly objecting to America's threats to use its military might against Iraq." [more]
"Arrests came after a youth and student march merged with another demonstration near the park across from the White House. In the days leading up to the demonstrations, some activists said that they planned to go to the White House to carry out acts of civil disobedience to show their opposition to a war with Iraq." [more]
"In unusually blunt terms aimed at pre-empting the United States, France said today that it would not support any Security Council resolution for military action against Iraq in the coming weeks." [more]
"Protests against war in Iraq took place in cities across the world over the weekend amid growing public unease at plans by Washington and London to topple Saddam Hussein's regime." [more]
"About 1,000 people from around the country gathered shortly after noon a block north of Pennsylvania Avenue Park in full view of the northern windows of the White House. One group included many older people, some with long experience in civil disobedience. A younger and louder group joined the the older protesters." [more]
"Three top Bush administration officials said today they would welcome exile for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and one, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, signaled the United States might allow Hussein to escape war crimes prosecution if he voluntarily steps down." [more]
"The military economy drains the civilian economy and this trend has been accelerating into what Melman called a 'huge change' in the American economy. He writes: 'This deindustrialization has happened so quickly that America's capacity to produce anything is seriously undermined.' " [more]
1–9 of 9 records found matching your criteria.
|
(IHT, Apr 30)
"In just five years, Bush has challenged more than 750 new laws, by far a record for any president, while becoming the first president since Thomas Jefferson to stay so long in office without issuing a veto." [more]
(Interactivist Info Exchange, Jul 26)
"Horizontalism is not an ideology, however, it is a relationship — a way of relating to one another in a directly democratic way while at the same time creating through the process of discovery. What has resulted is the creation of an amazing complex of movements, all linked." [more]
|