EDITORIAL: The lie that wont fade away
Of all the lies the Bush administration used to justify its attack on Iraq, the tale about Saddam Hussein’s regime trying to import uranium from Niger for a nonexistent nuclear weapons program — cited by Bush in his 2003 State of the Union speech — has been the one that has come back to haunt the president the most.
Israeli Women in Black founder speaks in NYC
NEW YORK — Dozens gathered April 25 to hear Dalia Sachs, co-founder of Women in Black in Haifa, Israel, speak on the impact of 40 years of Israeli occupation on Palestinian life, and the impact of a militarized society on Israeli people, particularly women.
Outraged protests meet Bush veto
Reacting with outrage to President Bush’s May 1 veto of a bipartisan appropriations bill requiring troops to withdraw from Iraq, opponents of the war staged hundreds of protests around the country May 2, while at the same time they planned strategy for the ongoing struggle to end the war and prevent an attack on Iran.
