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Report says Israeli wall helps land grab
September 30, 2005The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem released a report Sept. 15 titled “Under the guise of security: Routing the separation barrier as to enable Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank.” The Israeli government has claimed...
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Guantanamo hunger strike
September 30, 2005Despite conflicting reports from the Pentagon and total silence from the Red Cross, prisoners at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have held several hunger strikes since 2002, protesting conditions and their prolonged confinement...
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Bush administration isolated at World Summit
September 30, 2005News Analysis UNITED NATIONS — President Bush’s policies drew heavy condemnation from leaders of dozens of countries at the World Summit here, Sept. 14-16. Despite strenuous efforts by his new UN representative John Bolton, the Bush...
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West Coast antiwar protests draw tens of thousands
September 30, 2005Tens of thousands gathered in West Coast cities Sept. 24 to call for an end to the U.S. occupation of Iraq, immediate return of all U.S. troops, and use of resources to meet people’s needs at...
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South, Southwest demonstrate for peace
September 30, 2005In Phoenix, 2,000 marched on Republican Sen. Jon Kyl’s office. Kyl, a big war supporter, faces the voters in 2006. Over 600 turned out in Tucson, where Ruben Reyes spoke on behalf of Rep. Raul Grijalva....
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