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| NO CHARGES FOR BLACKWATER IN KILLING SPREE
Blackwater Worldwide, the security contractor blamed by an angry Iraqi government for the shooting deaths of 17 civilians, is not expected to face criminal charges — all but ensuring the company will keep its multimillion-dollar contract to protect U.S. diplomats.
| IRAQI WIDOWS GROW MORE NUMEROUS, DESPERATE
Violence in this country creates more widows by the day, and some members of parliament and women's advocates warn of a growing class of poor, single mothers unable to raise Iraq's next generation. They say the situation has been made worse by U.S.-backed constitutional changes that allow each religious sect to decide its own rules on marriage, divorce, inheritance and child custody.
| IRAQI WOMEN HARASSED IN GREEN ZONE
The middle-aged cleaner told The Times that a British contractor with KBR, the company hired to maintain the embassy’s premises, offered to double her daily pay if she would stay the night with him. When she refused, she said, her pay was cut and she was later dismissed.
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Words of resistance 2 -Manitou Springs, CO
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Reading of the Names of the Dead -Stony Brook, NY From 9am to 4pm we read over a microphone the names of over 5,000 Iraqis and Americans who have been killed in Iraq. The event took place in the lobby of the Student Activities Center at Stony Brook University.
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Stony Brook Social Justice Alliance/Grad. Student Employees' Union (CWA Local 1104), Stony Brook
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| ** Order 4000+ cards NOW for Moratorium Day #9 events. (Click icon in upper right hand corner for full-size image, text, and ordering info.) Our first printing of 4000 cards are already in politicians' office mailboxes, and there are only 2,800 left from the second printing. ** Hats off to Kids Against the War! This bright, energetic crew of fifth graders from the Fratney School in Milwaukee have been showing up at Third Friday protests there for months. Now they have their own KAW website, which is beyond cool. Check it out. ** Connecticut residents slam Bush, Kissinger! The splendid folks in the Iraq Moratorium: Cornwall Edition took part in a powerful demonstration in Kent, CT last week, protesting a $1000/plate fundraising lunch starring George Bush and Henry Kissinger. There's a report on the demonstration at Daily Kos and clicking on the little box right here will take you to an inspiring slide show by IM activist and crackerjack photographer Glenn Koetzner. ** Videos from Iraq Moratorium benefit concert in Milwaukee awhile back are now on YouTube. Bill Camplin plays This Land Is Your Land, and One Drum, a world music ensemble, performs Violence and Crime, The Patriot Game, and another in Creole. Check them out. |
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