Wednesday, October 2, 2002
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Bush’s Single-Bullet Theory ­ Assassinate Saddam Hussein: International Human Rights Attorneys Michael Ratner and Reed Brody Respond to Bush’s Press Secretary Ari Fleischer’s Call to Kill
The White House yesterday endorsed the assassination of Saddam Hussein as a means of achieving its aim of regime change in Iraq.
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Police Spying: New York Police Seeks Court Approval to Monitor Political Activists; Denver Opens Hundreds of Spy Files Collected From Illegal Monitoring of Citizens
The New York Police Department recently asked a Federal District judge in to lift restrictions that curtail police monitoring of political activity. The request comes a month after the city of Denver publicly released its spy files on hundreds of activists who had been illegally monitored.
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Police Crack Down On Activists Across the Country From Washington to Colorado to Maine to California
As the Bush administration continues to beat the drums for war, tens of thousands across the country have taken to the streets to call for peace and to question governmental policies. And from Washington D.C. to Portland Oregon to Portland Maine, police have cracked down on protesters.
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]





