{"article":{"id":222391,"heading":"NYCLAW ANTIWAR DIGEST -- 11.19.08","author":"NYCLAW -- New York City Labor Against the War","created":"2008-11-20 22:49:36","modified":"2008-11-20 22:49:36","last_modified":"Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:49:36","article":"
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NYCLAW<\/span><\/span> -- New York City Labor Against the War<\/span>
<\/div>NYCLAW<\/span><\/span><\/span> Antiwar<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Digest<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n
\r\nNovember 19, 2008<\/b>
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CONTENTS<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n
\r\n*15 DAYS AFTER<\/b>
\r\n*<\/b>AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN
\r\n*IRAQ
*PALESTINE
*VETS
<\/b>*DOMESTIC RACISM, REPRESSION & INJUSTICE<\/b>
*NYCLAW<\/span><\/span> LINKS



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<\/div><\/div><\/div>15 DAYS AFTER<\/b><\/u>

Obama Advisers: U.S. Torturers Will Walk<\/b><\/u>
[T]he\r\nplan is to put a stop to current interrogation methods and to \"look\r\nforward\" as opposed to focusing on prior transgressions.
http:\/\/rawstory.com\/news\/2008\/Obama_admin_wont_prosecure_Bush_war_1117.html

Senate Democrats Go Easy on Lieberman<\/b><\/u>
When Lieberman faced a challenge from the antiwar left in 2006, Obama campaigned on his behalf during the primary.
http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/printedition\/asection\/la-na-lieberman19-2008nov19,0,5359209.story

Who is Eric Holder?<\/b><\/u>
Holder was part of the legal team that in 2005 developed strategies for securing re-authorization of the Patriot Act.
http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/blogs\/state_of_change\/384564\/the_trouble_with_eric_holder?rel=hpbox

No Free Pass for Rahm Emanuel<\/b><\/u>
[T]his\r\nappointment represents more of the same -- whether it is the hawkish\r\npolicies of the Bush administration or the destructive Middle East\r\npolicy that was wrapped in nicer packaging during the Clinton years.
http:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/v2\/article9974.shtml

Great Expectations<\/b><\/u>
If\r\nthose committed to organizing for a different vision of society can\r\nrelate to the hopes that this has inspired -- and the newfound\r\nconfidence that justice is on our side -- then we can make the Obama\r\nyears an era of struggle and political progress.
http:\/\/socialistworker.org\/2008\/11\/19\/great-expectations



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AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN<\/b><\/u>

Obama's Cambodia?<\/b><\/u>
I\r\ncan hear frustrated U.S. commanders on the ground in Afghanistan making\r\nthe same kind of argument to Obama's team tomorrow that I heard\r\nyesterday in Vietnam.
http:\/\/counterpunch.org\/wilson11182008.html

Iraq Follies Magnified in Afghanistan<\/b><\/u>
[F]oreign\r\nexpeditions undertaken in a spirit of jingoist revenge, with a crazed\r\noptimism and no strategic plan, are usually a bad idea.
http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/commentisfree\/2008\/nov\/19\/iraq-aghanistan-withdrawal-brown-obama

U.S. Troops in Eastern Afghanistan Won't Rest For Winter<\/b><\/u>
\"We are not going to lower our tempo of operations.\"
http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/world\/la-fg-usafghan19-2008nov19,0,1032657.story
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\r\nU.S. Missile Kills 6 in Pakistan<\/b><\/u>
\r\nThe attack was the\r\nfirst to hit an area outside the semiautonomous tribal belt that\r\ndirectly borders Afghanistan, something which could trigger extra anger\r\namong Pakistanis.
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/world\/AP-AS-Pakistan.html?_r=1&ref=world

Resistance Cripples Occupation's Supply Lines<\/b><\/u>
'These goods belong to the Americans. Don't bring them to the Americans. If you do, we'll kill you.'
http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/11\/18\/AR2008111803940.html



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IRAQ<\/b><\/u>

Despite SOFA, U.S. Withdrawal Still Depends, Says Admiral Mullen<\/b><\/u>
Asked if the agreement could be changed, he said \"that's theoretically possible\".
http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/middleeast\/iraq\/3474933\/2011-US-Iraq-withdrawal-depends-on-conditions-on-the-ground-says-Admiral-Mullen.html


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PALESTINE<\/b><\/u>

U.N. Condemns Gaza Closure<\/b><\/u>
\"1.5 million Palestinian men, women and children have been forcibly deprived of their most basic human rights for months\".
http:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/news\/middleeast\/2008\/11\/20081118232525803162.html

Israel Rebuffs U.N. Calls to Open Gaza Crossings<\/b><\/u>
Barak acknowledged in the radio interview that the violence was touched off by the Israeli raid.
http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/reuters\/world\/international-us-palestinians-israel.html?_r=1

Israeli Tanks Raze Gaza's Farmlands<\/b><\/u>
Israeli\r\ntanks pushed into the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, drawing mortar\r\nfire from Palestinian militants and intensifying violence that has\r\nchipped away at a tenuous cease-fire.
http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20081118\/ap_on_re_mi_ea\/ml_israel_palestinians

P.A. Echoes Israeli Lies About Gaza<\/b><\/u>
\"[T]he blackouts are all staged as part of the Hamas propaganda.\"
http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/servlet\/Satellite?cid=1226404771503&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Obama Backs Saudi Deal<\/b><\/u>
The proposal gives Israel an effective veto on the return of Arab refugees expelled in 1948.
http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/middle_east\/article5162537.ece


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VETS<\/b><\/u>

Woman Sergeant's Pain<\/b><\/u>
The chain of command doesn't take us seriously, and rape from fellow soldiers is a constant threat.
http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/us\/AP-Documentary-Veterans.html?_r=1


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DOMESTIC RACISM, REPRESSION & INJUSTICE<\/b><\/u>

Tortured Detainee Faces New Charges<\/b><\/u>
The\r\ninterrogation of Mr. Qahtani, public military documents show, included\r\nprolonged isolation, sleep deprivation, forced nudity, exposure to\r\ncold, involuntary grooming as well as requiring him to dance with a\r\nmale interrogator and to obey dog commands, including \"stay,\" \"come\"\r\nand \"bark.\"
http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/11\/19\/us\/19gitmo.html?_r=1&ref=us
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