April 2006

April 3, 2006
Gordon Murray
Seven Oaks

Three years ago, on March 16, 2003, the voice of 23 year-old Rachel Corrie from Olympia, Washington was silenced forever by an Israeli Army bulldozer while she was trying to protect a Palestinian house from demolition. Last year, Rachel’s words and vision were brought to life by an award-winning London play based on her writings called My Name is Rachel Corrie. Then this month, Rachel was silenced again when the New York production of the play scheduled to open March 22 was “postponed” indefinitely due to political pressure.

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by Anthony Fenton and Dru Oja Jay
The Dominion

Classified memos obtained by The Dominion through Access to Information Act request raise new questions about the extent of Canadian participation in the 2004 coup against Haiti’s democratically elected President Jean Bertrand Aristide.

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10.04.06
By Raymond Whitaker
The Independent (UK)

The Bush administration has sent undercover forces into Iran, and has stepped up secret planning for a possible major air attack on the country, according to the renowned US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh.

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