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2002 DECEMBER
Vol. 2, No. 46 December 22-28, 2002 Yearend Reports
· The Economy in 2002: From Bad to Worse (Really) By Sandra Nicolas
· The Other War on Terror
By Bobby Tuazon ·
The CPP-NPA’s Quest for Victory: Impossible Dream? By Rowena Carranza
Migrant Watch -
Bigger Protests to Greet New Year in Hong Kong
By BULATLAT.COM
Mindanao’s Image as RP’s Kidnap Capital Disproved By Carlos H. Conde
Down the Crooked U.S. Course Against 9/11 Terrorism
By Center for Anti-Imperialist Studies (CAIS)
COMMENTARY -
The State’s Strategy Against Lumads
By Carlos H. Conde PHOTO OF THE WEEK: MESSAGE ON A SHIRT
By Aubrey SC Makilan/Bulatlat.com
Vol. 2, No. 45 December 15-21, 2002
Survey Says: Five Out Of 10 Women Unaware That They Are Violated By BULATLAT.COM
Migrant Watch - Ople Warned Not to Betray Filipino Workers in Hong Kong
By BULATLAT.COM Yearender: A Tough Year for U.S. Military Affairs in the Philippines By Alexander Martin
Remollino
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' Watch
- Indigenous Leaders Bring Ethnocide Issue to UN Special Rep By Elmer D. Sagbigsal
Plant Variety Protection Act: Farm Law to Safeguard TNCs - But Not Planters By Dennis Espada
KAKUWANAN
(QUIRKS) - Bayan Ko: Laban O Bawi? By Jose F. Lacaba
Hu's on First By James
Sherman PHOTO OF THE WEEK: CHRISTMAS GREETINGS By Bulatlat.com
DEMOCRATIC SPACE - Getting Away With It By Amy V. Padilla
Alternative Reader No. 39: Anti-War
Compiled by BULATLAT.COM ·
Lawyers Statement on UN Resolution 1441 on Iraq
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Legal Challenge against War Filed in British Court
By Sanjay Suri ·
Friends and allies: Why the US Cannot Bully All By the Leader, The Guardian
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World Survey Says Negative Views of U.S. Are Rising By Adam Clymer
· Commentary: Anti-war protesters are flowing in from the mainstream By Marjie
Lundstorm ·
Antiwar Effort Gains Momentum: Growing Peace Movement's Ranks Include Some Unlikely Allies
By Evelyn Nieves ·
Speaking against war: A group of celebrities will issue a statement today protesting an attack
against Iraq By Hilary E. MacGregor ·
U.S. anti-war protests spread: Marchers hit streets
of Houston, other cities; over 140 arrested By Cynthia Lee
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Labor Should Oppose War With Iraq By Paul Felton
Vol. 2, No. 44 December 8-14, 2002
Canadian Group Says HR is Victim of GMA’s ‘War on Terror’: Philippine Army replaces PNP as top human rights violator as world marks
Human Rights Day By Bobby Tuazon
Ka Roger Confirms: No Christmas Ceasefire By
BULATLAT.COM Commentary - Meralco’s Monopoly and Public Interest By Antonio Tujan Jr.
The Badjaos: Proud and Ridiculed By Alexander Martin Remollino
Critics Pick ‘10 Most Nationalist Poems’ By Ronalyn Olea
The 'Brown Rimbaud' By Alexander Martin Remollino
A Jeepney Ride to Tinambac
By Alfonso Bermejo Villamora
Tula (Poem) Ikaw Kasama, at ang Malayang Bukas ay Iisa By
Sinag Diwa
NEWS AT A GLANCE ·
Bayan Muna solon bats for debt servicing cut ·
122-152% hike in water rates seen ·
Cabinet revamp gets flak from militants Alternative Reader No. 38
Selected articles on the impending U.S. war on Iraq
Compiled by BULATLAT.COM ·
ACTION ALERT: Common Myths in Iraq Coverage By Fair.org ·
A Modest Proposal
By Noam Chomsky ·
The Face of Empire By William K. Tabb ·
Collateral Victory By C
hristian Caryl ·
The Bloodstained Path
By Dennis Kucinich
Vol. 2, No. 43 December 1-7, 2002
Balikatan ‘Sequel’: U.S. Mulls Sending Troops vs Abu Sayyaf in Sulu By Carlos H. Conde
Analysis
- MLSA: Laying the Bricks of a Bigger Strategy By
Bobby Tuazon Patriots on Bonifacio Day: ‘Junk the MLSA’ By BULATLAT.COM
Labor Watch
- Growing Turbulence in the Labor Front: Blue Christmas for Workers By BULATLAT.COM Migrant Watch - Singers, Not OFWs, To Have GMA’s Ears in Japan By BULATLAT.COM
Farmers, Scientists Push Fight vs GMOs, Agrochem TNCs By Gerry Albert-Corpuz Poetry - 'A Moment of Silence, Before I Start This Poem' By Emmanuel Ortiz Labor Watch -
All's Not Quiet on the Labor Front
By Alexander Martin Remollino Alternative Reader No. 37: 'Bush's Desire To Be the New Churchill...'
Compiled by BULATLAT.COM ·
Bush's Desire To Be the New Churchill is a Threat to
Us All By Paul Kennedy
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Iraq: The Economic Consequences of War By William D. Nordhaus
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A New Age of Empire in the Middle East, Courtesy of the US and UK By
Sasha Lilley ·
INDONESIA: State terrorism and the Bali bombings
By John Pilger ·
US Military in Puerto Rico, An Occupying Army
By Elizabeth Roebling ·
"It's The Oil, Stupid!"
By Joseph Clifford
Vol. 2, No. 42 November 24-30, 2002
Moro-Moro
on the Rise By Alexander Martin Remollino
Analysis
- MLSA as a Sophisticated Word Game
By Danilo Araña Arao
“A man devoted to public service”: Support for Sison Swells By BULATLAT.COM
Asia’s Biggest Mall Empire Rises from Contractual Workers’ Toil
By Hetty Alcuitas 6 Farmers Nabbed After Army-NPA Clash Cry Torture By Karl G. Ombion
2 Congress Bills Eye UP’s Full Commercialization
By BULATLAT.COM Labor Watch -
Commentary:
Labor Moderates Prefer Cell Cards To Workers’ Empty Stomachs By Gerry Albert-Corpuz
Labor Watch -
All's Not Quiet on the Labor Front
By Alexander Martin Remollino Scientists Show that Meralco Can Very Well Pay Back Its Customers By Dr.
Giovanni Tapang Facts on the Overcharging Case vs Meralco
Meralco Refund for the Period 1994 to 2002
Despite Rollback: Oil Products Still Overpriced by P0.55 per Liter By IBON Foundation
DEMOCRATIC SPACE - Our Struggle for Education By Rep. Satur Ocampo, Bayan Muna Party List DEMOCRATIC SPACE -
ANTI-WAR STATEMENT By 65 Filipino Educators
Alternative Reader No. 36:
War Plan
Compiled by BULATLAT.COM ·
War Plan in Iraq Sees Large Force
and Quick Strikes
By David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker ·
UN resolution:
Dangerous ambiguity By Ian Urbina ·
U.N.'s Iraq Vote
Sets Stage for More Friction By Ivo H. Daalder
and James M. Lindsay ·
A glimmer of
European defiance: France and Russia have ensured Bush has no UN mandate for war By
Jonathan Steele
Vol. 2, No. 41 November 17-23, 2002
Analysis - Meralco Ruling Stresses Urgent
Need to Abolish Power Reform Act By Danilo Araña Arao
Big Rallies vs. School Budget Cuts Set By
Gerry Albert-Corpuz Campus Press Under Attack
By Alexander Martin Remollino
After 16 Years, Justice for ‘Ka Lando’ Remains Elusive
By Alexander Martin Remollino Filipino Refugees from Sabah: Trapped in an Endless Journey By Maita Santiago
Pangako sa 'Yo’: President's One Million Jobs Program Headed for Disaster, Say Farmers and Scientists (First of
two parts) By Hetty Alcuitas GMA’s Hybrid Rice Program is Not For Small Farmers (Second of Two Parts) By Hetty
Alcuitas DEMOCRATIC SPACE - Joint Statement on Attacks Against the Philippine Media By Inday
Espina-Varona, National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) and Ronalyn Olea, College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP)
Alternative Reader No. 35: Energy and Strategy
Compiled by BULATLAT.COM ·
Iraqi Oil, American Bonanza? In a Post-War Iraq, U.S. Companies Could be Major Players
By John W. Schoen ·
Iraqi Cancers, Birth Defects Blamed on U.S. Depleted Uranium
By Larry Johnson ·
Saddam's Merry Dance Cannot Hide the Sad Inevitability of Events By Robert Fisk
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From War on Terror to Plain War: United States: Energy and Strategy By
Michael Klare
Vol. 2, No. 40 November 10-16, 2002
"High-risk" Institutions By Alexander Martin Remollino Commentary - Justifying Suppression Amid Troubled Times
By Danilo Araña Arao
NUJP, COBRA-ANS Condemn Attack on TV Crew By Karl G. Ombion The Nature of Modern Imperialism
By Roland G. Simbulan Brocka, La Aunor Movies Top Activists' 10 Best Films By Gerry Albert-Corpuz
Bearing Bob’s Face By Alexander Martin Remollino Transport Strike Paralyzes Negros Occidental By Karl G. Ombion Ecologists, Scientists Assail U.S. for Environmental Terrorism By Dennis Espada
Alternative Reader No. 34: Doomsday Scenario
Compiled by BULATLAT.COM ·
George Bush Crosses Rubicon - But What Lies Beyond?
By Robert Fisk ·
UN Security Council Split on Meaning of Iraq Vote By
Thalif Deen ·
A Doomsday Scenario
By Joseph Stiglitz ·
Wars and Economic Depressions By Jayati Ghosh
· U.S. Pilots in Gulf Use Southern Iraq for Practice Runs By Michael R. Gordon
Vol. 2, No. 39 November 3-9, 2002
Jeepney Drivers Call for
Price Rollback as Oil Giants Reap Profits By Danilo Araña Arao
Analysis - The Making of a Garrison State By
Bobby Tuazon Bush-GMA Pressure on EU Seen to
Scuttle Peace Talks By BULATLAT.COM
An All Souls’ Day Tribute to Martyrs By BULATLAT.COM New Book Unmasks US' Terror War By BULATLAT.COM PHOTO OF THE WEEK -
BADJAOS: FROM THE SOUTHERN SEAS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF BAGUIO
By Ariston Valle Alternative Reader No. 33:
Opposition to U.S. War of Aggression Surges Worldwide
Compiled by BULATLAT.COM ·
US Weapons Secrets Exposed By Julian Borger ·
Americans rally against war in Iraq; Protestors march in front of the White House
By Kevin Anderson ·
Fear of U.S. Power Shapes Iraq Debate: As U.N. Considers War Resolution, a Distrust of American Policy Emerges
By Glenn Kessler and Walter Pincus
Vol. 2, No. 38 October 27-November 2, 2002
GMA Faces Impeachment Over ID System, Youth Group Says
By Gerry Albert-Corpuz National ID System: 6 Reasons Why it Should Be Rejected By
Emilio B. Cinco The MILF on Alleged Links with Al Qaeda-Jemaah Islamiyah: ‘Ours Is A People’s Struggle’ By Carlos H. Conde Migrant Watch - Exclusion of Party-List Election from Absentee Voting Bill Hit
By Melai Dapulang Scientists, Farmers to Hound CGIAR Meet with Protests By Gerry Albert-Corpuz New Book Unmasks US' Terror War By BULATLAT.COM NUJP Denounces Another Abduction of Journalist By Hannah Papasin and Karl G. Ombion
Truth in GMA’s Advertising By Rhea Delos Santos DoH Also Exports Filipino Nurses Abroad By Jocelyn Santos
SPECIAL REPORT - FIRING SEASON: Massive Government Job Cuts Seen Early Next Year
By Felicisimo Manalansan PHOTO OF THE WEEK -
MASSKARA PERFORMER UNMASKS By Sonny Evangelista
DEMOCRATIC SPACE -
On Censorship and the MTRCB Reorganization Bills
By Julie L. Po, Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP) Alternative Reader No. 32: Opposing the U.S. War on Terror
Compiled by BULATLAT.COM ·
Why I Oppose the US War on Terror:
an ex-Marine Sergeant Speaks Out
By Chris White ·
America is Lost in a Hobbesian Swirl of Self-Interest:
Brainwashing in the United States By Ann Pettifer
· A Patriotic Left
By Michael Kazin ·
Somebody Blew Up America By Amiri Baraka
Vol. 2, No. 37 October 20-26, 2002
MIGRANT WATCH - Jailed and Stranded OFWs in Saudi: Forgotten Heroes
By Maita Santiago Of Billions and Crumbs By
Alexander Martin Remollino Nationwide Protests for Food and Wage Launched Today
By Gerry Albert-Corpuz Globalization Fuels Women Workers’ Struggle in the Philippines
By Melai Dapulang Political detainee’s pregnancy threatened by military maltreatment:
High Risk By Esmeralda Dela Paz
2 Army Men Accused of Harassing Negros Reporter: NUJP, Negros media condemn rising wave of repression
By Karl G. Ombion
Hollywood Celebrities Mobilize for Peace
By Caesar G. Soriano PHOTO OF THE WEEK - OFFLINE By Raymund Villanueva DEMOCRATIC SPACE - Nothing Can Silence Mindoro Pastor By Pastor Dino Bangkiling,
Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KAMP, or the National Federation of Indigenous Peoples Organizations in the Philippines) Alternative Reader No. 31:
The Spoils of War
Compiled by BULATLAT.COM ·
America's For-Profit
Secret Army By Leslie Wayne ·
A Plan for Iraq :
U.S. Has a Plan to Occupy Iraq, Officials Report By David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt
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The Spoils of War By Helen Caldicott
Vol. 2, No. 36 October 13-19, 2002
A Life Less Ordinary: Irene Plagtiosa By Hannah
Papasin A Legacy of Activism By
Alexander Martin Remollino AFP – America’s Surrogate Army
By Bobby Tuazon Reyes on the 2003 Defense Budget: ‘We’re on the Offensive’
By Sandra Nicolas Move to Scrap Controversial DoLE Order Gains Support By
Aubrey SC Makilan Wage Earners Need P8,000-P17,000 More Every Month By Danilo Araña Arao
Negros School Administrators Face Harassment Charges
By Karl G. Ombion
Resume Peace Talks, Bishops Urge GMA By Gerry Albert-Corpuz
Reaping a Storm By Alexander Martin Remollino DEMOCRATIC SPACE -
“We align ourselves with all of humanity who decry the U.S. agenda…” By Muslim Solidarity for the People of Iraq (MUSPI) Alternative Reader No. 30:
The Anvil of War and the Ailing American Economy
Compiled by BULATLAT.COM ·
The Anvil of War and the Ailing American Economy By Ahmad Faruqui
· The Bush Plan For Empire: The president's real goal in Iraq By Jay Bookman
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International Law and the Thesis of "Anticipatory Self-Defense" By Peter Mark
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U.S. Bolstering Forces in Gulf: Pentagon Says It Is Not Preparing a Surprise Attack on Iraq By a Washington Post Staff Writer
Vol. 2, No. 35 October 6-12, 2002
Labor Watch - Militant Workers and Peasants Link Arms to Press for Relief from Crisis
By BULATLAT.COM Is Congress Ready for a Radical
Bill? By Bobby Tuazon
European Groups Vow to Back Sison All the Way
By D.L. Mondelo Alleged Rights Violator in Sulu Up for AFP Promotion
By Amy V. Padilla Fight for P15 per kilo of palay reaches Congress: Farmers Seek Bigger Budget for Rice Price Subsidy By
Gerry Albert-Corpuz Plunder Watch Drags Palace to Multi-Million Road Project Scam
By Gerry Albert-Corpuz First-Person Commentary - Trip to Bicol: A Snapshot of Poverty and the Teachers’ Resolve to Organize
By Danilo Araña Arao Threats, Insecurity
and Lies at PNOC Project Site By Hannah Papasin
Small Vendors Bloat Employment Figures By Felicisimo Manalansan
Trafficked Filipino Women Servicing American Soldiers in Korea
By Kanaga Raja
Commentary - Thorough and Objective? By Alexander Martin Remollino
Photo of the Week -
SAKADAS OF NEGROS By Cobra-Ans/Bulatlat.com DEMOCRATIC SPACE -
International Peace Appeal By Michel Collon, Dirk Adriaensens (S.O.S. Iraq Belgium) and Luk Brusselaers (S.O.S. Children of Iraq, the Netherlands)
Alternative Reader No. 29:
'Blind and Improvident'
Compiled by BULATLAT.COM ·
Bush War Plan: "Blind and Improvident" By Senator Robert Byrda
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West Point Honors Grad Says: Bush is a Threat to World Peace By David Wiggins
· Seven Reasons to Oppose a U.S. Invasion of Iraq By Stephen Zunes
Vol. 2, No. 34 September 29-October 5, 2002
As the U.S. readies to wage war against Iraq: World Church Leaders Call for U.S. Troops Pull-Out from RP By Rowena Carranza Related article: Unity Statement, International Ecumenical Conference on Terrorism in a Globalized World
Proposed 2003 Budget Shows Military Bias
By Sandra Nicolas
New OPH in October: Oil Price Hocus-Pocus By Danilo Araña Arao PNOC Replies By
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