Thu Sep 02 2010

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Viktor Bout avoids an immediate boot to America
by Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- American officials hoping to extradite Viktor Bout on Wednesday (August 25) were unable to fly the suspected Russian weapons smuggler to New York, because the U.S. added fresh allegations against him which must be heard or dismissed in a Thai court.
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Veterans for Peace President Mike Ferner responds to President Obama's rebranded occupation of Iraq
by Mike Ferner
A veteran’s perspective makes it clear that two major points must be made in response to President Obama’s announcement regarding combat troops leaving Iraq.
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35 years after war, America influences Vietnam
by Richard S. Ehrlich
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam -- Cheap facsimiles of $100 bills waft in the tropical breeze, littering sidewalks with Benjamin Franklin's face.
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Peace movement pushes for end to war on Iraq
by David Swanson
As news stories are leading those still aware of the war on Iraq to believe it's over, it was encouraging to see Busboys and Poets restaurant in Washington, D.C., packed Sunday evening for a four-hour forum on actions needed to actually end that war, make reparations, and deter future wars of aggression. The event was advertised with the following description:
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Jennifer Bowman interviews Jason Miller
by Jennifer Bowman
Jennifer Bowman: So let's cut right to the chase. In some of your recent writings, you've indicated that you're dealing with some serious challenges in your life right now. What are they?
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"Living Downstream" Makes Pollution Personal
by Evan Moore
When I described the documentary “Living Downstream” to my friend she expressed uncharacteristic apathy: “I'm not really worried about pollution causing cancer. Everyone gets cancer anyway if they live long enough.” I rolled my eyes at her, but she was exhibiting a common contemporary experience. Our constant exposure to medical information is overwhelming even to members of a health obsessed society. News programs now designate entire segments to health. Doctors become celebrities. TV ads peddle pills. Websites like webMD.com provide enough detailed medical information to keep any hypochondriac awake and sweating. We are bombarded with so much information that it is difficult to absorb all the claims let alone decide which are true.
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Brightmoor - Detroit's unnatural disaster and the need to Rebuild America
by Bob Fitrakis
On Saturday I marched with ten thousand people in downtown Detroit demanding "Good Jobs Now" as part of Rev. Jesse Jackson's "Rebuild America" rally. I then visited my desolate boyhood westside Detroit neighborhood, Brightmoor, to remind myself what happens when an advanced nation foolishly refuses to have an industrial policy. Brightmoor was a thriving community in post-World War II society, when we actually manufactured things at home instead of outsourcing them to oppressive Third World regimes.
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Glenn Beck could happen here
by Harvey Wasserman
Now that the dust has settled from Glenn Beck's weekend revival at the Lincoln Memorial, two messages need to be delivered loud and clear.
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FEATURED EVENT

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
The Columbus International Film + Video Festival and the Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) present: Screening: Living Downstream, a film by Chanda Chevannes

7:00 PM. The CIF+VF kicks off its 2010 Early Bird Screenings with a fundraiser for the Ohio Environmental Council. "Living Downstream", a film by Chanda Chevannes, is a powerful reminder of the intimate connection between the health of our bodies and the health of our air, land and water. Based on the acclaimed book by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., Living Downstream is an eloquent and cinematic feature-length documentary. This poetic 85-minute film follows Sandra during one pivotal year as she travels across North America, working to break the silence about cancer and its environmental links.

Tickets are $8.50 for adults and $5.00 for students. Convenient $1 parking (up to 4 hours) is available year round in the GFC garage located right next door to the cinema on both 9th and 11th avenues (purchase $1 parking at the box office).

Location: Gateway Film Center is located at 1550 North High Street in the dynamic South Campus Gateway
Phone:614-444-7460
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Website:Living Downstream

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Tell Congress: Restore the right to travel to Cuba
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HR4645 came through committee intact, and combines freedom for US citizens to travel to Cuba with some changes that make it easier for US farmers to trade with Cuba.
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