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On September 7th, President Bush asked Congress for an additional $87 billion for the war in Iraq, acknowledging that the engagement in Iraq is going to cost many hundreds of billions of dollars. $87billion is Rougly The Total Of Two Years Worth Of All U.S. Unemployment Benefits.
The U.S. spends about $50 billion a year on unemployment insurance. At least 1.1 million people have exhausted all of their unemployment benefits without finding a job, and yet Congress has refused to extend benefits.
-- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities -
What Can $87 Billion Buy?, TomPaine.commonSense/Center for American Progress, September, 11, 2003 |
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Wade Hudson, Inlet.org Co-founder, was in Baghdad with the Iraq Peace Team from a week before the bombing began until a week after the U.S. Marines rolled into Baghdad. Wade sent back daily journal entries about his experiences. Our feature this month is Wade's Baghdad Journal.
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Baghdad Journal
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May 12th, 3:23pm PDT
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Boulder Creek, CA, March 4,
2003
Wade Hudson, a
resident of Boulder Creek, California, is a writer, anti-poverty worker,
former mental health counselor, and lifelong community
organizer.
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IPT Report on Civilian Casualties (with photos)
"If we begin soon, the peacemaking community could recruit, prepare, and
train thousands of nonviolent activists from throughout the world to go to
the next target for a U.S. war. This effort could help strengthen the global
peace-and-justice movement and, perhaps, actually help stop the next war.
Prospects for success would be enhanced if we could elicit the participation
of prominent individuals who would add authority to the project and help
mobilize thousands of people willing to stand in harm's way."
-- Wade Hudson, Lessons from Iraq
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Lessons from Iraq
May 6
Emails from Readers
April 27
Baghdad Journal - Paperback Version
April 24
War IS Terrorism
April 20
Statement to the Press at O'Hare Intl Airport, Chicago
April 17
Reflections on the Battle of Baghdad
April 14
From Baghdad to Amman
April 13
Day Thirty-One
Baghdad, Iraq
April 12
Day Thirty
Baghdad, Iraq
April 11
Day Twenty-Nine
Baghdad, Iraq
April 10
Day Twenty-Eight
Baghdad, Iraq
April 9
April 11, 12:45am PDT
Wade calls to let us know that all IPT members in Baghdad are fine and
are planning to stay in Baghdad indefinately. The US military is now
guarding the Palestine Hotel and the Al Fanar hotel (where all IPT
members are staying.) Otherwise the US forces seem to be making no
effort to stop or stem the widespread looting and violence. Even
hospitals are being looted. The IPT delegates have been interacting
with US military in front of their hotel and these interactions have
been very friendly, "extraordinary" as Wade put it. Wade and several
other IPT delegates will be sending diary/journal entries soon
regarding these interactions.
April 10, 7:15am PDT
We receive a message from Wade letting us know that all IPT delgates are doing fine and that he'll be in Baghdad for at least the next few days.
April 9, Noon PDT
The Chicago IPT Office receives a satellite phone call from Kathy Kelly in
Baghdad. Kathy says that all 13 IPT delegates in Baghdad are still doing fine.
Day Twenty-seven
Baghdad, Iraq
April 8
Day Twenty-Six
Baghdad, Iraq
April 7
Day Twenty-Five
Baghdad, Iraq
April 6
Day Twenty-Four
Baghdad, Iraq
April 5
Day Twenty-Three
Baghdad, Iraq
April 4
Day Twenty-Two
Baghdad, Iraq
April 3
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Baghdad,
April 9
Near the Palestine Hotel. IPT delegate Eun Ha Yoo talks with
a US soldier after bringing him water.
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Baghdad,
April 9
IPT delegates talk with US soldiers after bringing them water.
Palestine Hotel in background. |
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Baghdad,
April 9
IPT delegate April Hurley talks with US soldiers near the Palestine
Hotel |
Baghdad,
April 9
US tank with "Satan's right hand" stencilled on large
barrel. Small barrel has "Peace Offering" stencilled
on it. Water bottles seen were given to soldiers by IPT delegates. |
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Baghdad,
April 9
US Armored vehicle as seen from the balcony of an IPT delegate's
room in the Al Fanar hotel |
Baghdad,
April 9
US tanks and armored personnel carriers on Abu Nuwas Street near
the Palestine and Al Fanar hotels |
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Baghdad,
April 9
IPT delegate Jooneed Khan talks with a US soldier in the Palestine Hotel |
Baghdad,
April 9
US soldiers in the Palestine Hotel |
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Baghdad,
April 9
US soldier poses for IPT delegate. Water bottle by his side was
a gift from the IPT |
Baghdad,
April 9
Sheets and towels hanging from journalists rooms in the Palestine
Hotel to ward off attacks after a US tank fired on a room occupied
by Reuters staff, killing 3 and wounding 3. |
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Baghdad,
March 28
Saja Jaafar, Age 2, who was injured in the Al Sholeh district
when the house she was in was bombed. Her 3 yr old sister died. |
Baghdad,
March 28
Sajad Mohammed, Age 3, who was injured in the same bombing. His
2 yr old brother was also killed. |
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Baghdad,
March 24
Nada Adnan, 14 years old. Injured on March 23 |
Baghdad,
March 24
Rusel Salem Atmas, 10 years old, from Rosala |
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Baghdad,
March 26
Amar, 7 years old from Al Yusfia village, injured on March 26 |
lBaghdad,
March 26
Mueen, 8 years old from Adora, injured on March 22 |
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Baghdad,
March 23
Victims in Yarmook hospital from the Hayy Djamiya District |
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Festival of Resistance Flyer
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Slideshow of Protests Against the WTO
Ministerial Meetings in Seattle during late November and early December
of 1999.
Photos and Captions by Steven Shults,
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