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Opinion/Editorial
Social Security
Kathy Kelly , Voices in the Wilderness and Electronic Iraq ( 2 June 2004)
"On June 4, 2004, lawyers for Voices in the Wilderness (VitW) will argue, in federal court, that a judge should allow further "discovery" to help establish why VitW travelers believed they had a duty to challenge economic sanctions against Iraq. The U.S. government charges us with the "crime" of delivering donated medicines to Iraq, without authorization." Kathy Kelly writes from Pekin Federal Prison where she is serving time for committing acts of non-violent civil disobedience in resistance to U.S. war-making. 
News & Analysis
Bremer threatens to veto Iraqis' choice of president
Justin Huggler, The Independent ( 1 June 2004)
"It emerged yesterday that Mr Bremer warned the council during talks on Sunday not to put the decision to the vote, saying that if it elected Sheikh Yawar, he would veto the decision. Further talks scheduled for yesterday were postponed at America's request until today, meaning that the deadline to name the interim government by the end of May was missed." Justin Huggler writes from Baghdad.
News & Analysis
Interview: The Civil Opposition In Iraq, Part 1
Bill Weinberg, ww3report.com ( 1 June 2004)
On March 3, a group of Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) supporters held a solidarity vigil with the Baghdad women at the Federal Building in downtown Manhattan. In attendance were Khayal Ibrahim of OWFI and Samir Noory of the Worker Communist Party of Iraq, who came down for the vigil from Toronto, where they live as exiles. Both are in close contact with the organizations they represent in Iraq, and serve as their North American voice. On the night before the Manhattan vigil, Ibrahim and Noory spoke with WW3 REPORT editor Bill Weinberg on his weekly midnight talk show, the Moorish Orthodox Radio Crusade, on listener-supported WBAI, 99.5 FM.
News & Analysis
Interview: The Civil Opposition In Iraq, Part 2
Bill Weinberg, ww3report.com ( 1 June 2004)
On March 30, Issam Shukri, who recently led protests by unemployed workers in Baghdad with a new organization, the Union of Unemployed in Iraq (UUI), spoke at the downtown Manhattan offices of AFSCME Local 1707, where he was hosted by local supporters. An exile in Toronto, Shukri returned to Iraq to help organize the thousands of workers thrown out of their jobs in the chaos of the post-Saddam collapse. After his presentation that evening, he spoke with WW3 REPORT editor Bill Weinberg on his weekly midnight talk show, the Moorish Orthodox Radio Crusade, on listener-supported WBAI, 99.5 FM.
The Media
Editor-in-chief of Iraqi daily target of kidnapping attempt
Report, RSF ( 1 June 2004)
On 29 May 2004, Ismail Zair, editor-in-chief of the independent daily "Al-Sabah al-Jadid", was the target of an attempted kidnapping. His driver and bodyguard were kidnapped and later killed. Zair was formerly editor-in-chief of the daily "Al-Sabah".
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