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Vietnam beats SARS, but Asia still at risk

May 7, 2003

NEW DELHI – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a form of pneumonia, is spreading across Asia. Thousands are in hospitals and the death toll is several hundred. The most affected nations are China including Hong Kong,...

Iraqi Communist paper hits Baghdad streets

May 7, 2003

Reporters from the corporate media told the story from Baghdad. In a city craving information the man walking along Paradise Square was surrounded by people, as if he was giving out chunks of gold. But in...

Iraqis say No U.S. occupation

May 7, 2003 By Susan Webb

Shouts of “No to colonialism, no to occupation” resounded throughout Iraq this week.

Civilizations cradle destroyed by war

April 18, 2003 By Susan Webb

In seizing control of Iraq, the Bush administration has brought devastation to this ancient land, closing its eyes to the human toll and destruction in this “cradle of human civilization.”

U.S. corporations set to profit off Iraq

April 18, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

The Bush administration’s attempt to fashion for itself the sole role of ruler and victor in post-war Iraq is meeting growing domestic and international opposition.