{"article":{"id":222409,"heading":"NYCLAW ANTIWAR DIGEST -- 11.20.08","author":"NYCLAW -- New York City Labor Against the War","created":"2008-11-21 20:13:32","modified":"2008-11-21 20:13:32","last_modified":"Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:13:32","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 20, 2008<\/b>
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CONTENTS<\/span><\/b><\/u>

<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/span><\/b>*16 DAYS AFTER<\/span>
*IRAQ
*PALESTINE
<\/b>*DOMESTIC RACISM, REPRESSION & INJUSTICE
<\/b>*NYCLAW<\/span><\/span> LINKS<\/b>



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<\/span>16 DAYS AFTER<\/b><\/u>
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This is Change? 20 Hawks, Clintonites and Neocons to Watch for in Obama's White House<\/b><\/u>
\"I\r\nwant to end the mindset that got us into war.\" That is going to be very\r\ndifficult if Obama employs a foreign policy team that was central to\r\ncreating that mindset, before and during the presidency of George W.\r\nBush.
http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/story\/107666\/

Why Would Obama Proffer State Gig to Clinton?<\/b><\/u>
The\r\nidea, essentially, is that Mrs. Clinton, by virtue of her worldview and\r\nindependent public profile, would be able to expand the purview of the\r\noffice and become an unusually powerful surrogate for Mr. Obama's\r\nforeign policy ideas.
http:\/\/www.observer.com\/2008\/politics\/why-did-obama-proffer-state-gig-clinton

Holder, Chiquita and Colombia<\/b><\/u>
Holder.\r\n. . . [played a] key role in defending Chiquita Brands International in\r\na notorious case relating to the company's funneling money and weapons\r\nto the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, AUC, the right-wing\r\nparamilitary organization on the U.S. State Department's own list of\r\nterrorist organizations.
http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/murillo11192008.html

Some \"Antiwar\" Groups Excuse Obama's Pro-War Cabinet<\/b><\/u>
Kevin\r\nMartin, executive director of the group Peace Action, said. . . .\r\n\"There's so much Obama hero worship, we're having to walk this line\r\nwhere we can't directly criticize him\" . . . . Tom Andrews, national\r\ndirector of Win Without War, said that although he finds Sen. Clinton's\r\nviews \"very troubling,\" Obama should be given the benefit of the doubt.
http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/iraq\/complete\/la-na-foreign-policy20-2008nov20,0,2687012.story



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IRAQ<\/b><\/u>

Resistance Leader Explains SOFA<\/b><\/u>
The\r\npressure by the U.S. to have an illegitimate regime accepted by the\r\ninternational community is part of a diplomatic offensive to assist the\r\nU.S. in Iraq and to \"legalize\" the continued occupation and plundering\r\nof Iraq.
http:\/\/www.workers.org\/2008\/world\/iraq_1127\/



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PALESTINE<\/u><\/b>

Gaza Siege Doesn't Hurt Hamas -- But Israel Does It Anyway<\/b><\/u>
Israel's\r\ndecision to keep the crossings into Gaza closed will remain in effect\r\nuntil the end of the week, defense officials said Wednesday, despite an\r\nofficial IDF assessment submitted to Defense Minister Ehud Barak that\r\nthe restriction is not having an effect on Hamas.
http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/servlet\/Satellite?cid=1226404781584&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Gazans Describe Life Under Blockade<\/b><\/u>
I have no money even to buy candles -- these are the last one and a half candles I have left.
http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/7735852.stm

P.A. Openly Abandons Right of Return<\/b><\/u>
The\r\nHamas Movement strongly denounced the PA in Ramallah for intending to\r\npublish advertisements in Hebrew language in Israeli newspapers in\r\norder to market the Arab peace initiative without mentioning the right\r\nof Palestinian refugees to return to their homes.
http:\/\/www.palestine-info.co.uk\/en\/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7reohbMFAl9E1Kl95olCfspDv7nktUqjee3DTVU%2bGgeqaN76buXqOiRO9ui8c73eEgHl7jfLwifcgaEcgBpelh0a0ZdGclzFIOAr82yeAyns%3d

No Signs of Change in Obama's Middle East Policies<\/b><\/u>
In\r\n2005 Hillary Clinton stood in Palestine and praised the apartheid wall\r\nthat the government of Israel was building with large amounts of U.S.\r\naid in furtherance of the Zionist goal of destroying one of the world's\r\npeoples -- the Palestinians.
http:\/\/counterpunch.org\/christison11182008.html

Dershowitz: I Muzzled Carter at DNC<\/b><\/u>
\"Barack\r\nObama had to make a choice between his Jewish supporters and his\r\nanti-Israel supporters like Jimmy Carter, and he did not choose Jimmy\r\nCarter.\"
http:\/\/blogs.jta.org\/politics\/article\/2008\/11\/13\/1000960\/ders



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

US Exported Prisoners For Torture<\/b><\/u>
[A]ssurances could not be trusted coming from countries that have a history of abusing prisoners.
http:\/\/rawstory.com\/news\/2008\/Docs_US_relied_on_faulty_assurance_1119.html

NYPD Wants More Repressive Powers<\/b><\/u>
The\r\n[NYPD] Intelligence Division under Mr. Cohen has come under criticism\r\nin the past for its surveillance activity and has been mired in\r\nlitigation over its extensive undercover investigation of political\r\ngroups before the 2004 Republican National Convention.
http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/11\/20\/washington\/20terror.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Unapologetic Case For Gay Marriage<\/b><\/u>
[T]he conclusion by some to stand aside or even oppose the nascent explosion of outrage demanding gay marriage is misguided.
http:\/\/socialistworker.org\/2008\/11\/20\/case-for-gay-marriage

Prop. 8 Protests Sweep the Country<\/b><\/u>
Critical to the growth of this struggle is the overcoming of racial divisions exploited by the right wing.
http:\/\/www.workers.org\/2008\/us\/prop_8_1127\/
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End the Occupation of Iraq -- Bring the Troops Home Now
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