By MICHAEL MANDEL — Tuesday, October 9, 2001 – Print Edition, Page A21 — courtesy of Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada. A well-kept secret about the U.S.-U.K. attack on Afghanistan is that it is clearly illegal. It violates international law and the express words of the United Nations Charter. Despite

HONG KONG (AP) – Beijing authorities have instructed Chinese airlines in Hong Kong to halt ticket sales to nationals of 19 countries, mainly in the Middle East. The Chinese memo said tickets should not be issued to holders of the following passports: Afghanistan, Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, United

A far cry from the bravery of the “terrorists” of the Boston Tea Party, Americans are increasingly casting doubts on their inability to raise the mental level of their population. However, experts say that the recent financial strength of the country was most recently due to the GREAT DOTCOM SCAM

Karachi Pakistan — According to our reporter, it is hard to find a person who does not oppose the U.S. strikes on Afghanistan. Western media is continuously saying two contradicting things: “The size of the demonstrations is not large” and “the military and police are cracking down hard and splitting

Lurching towards catastrophe Seumas Milne, Thursday October 11, 2001 (courtesy of The Guardian) There is an eerie familiarity about the scenes being played out every night, as the United States and Britain launch wave after wave of bombing and cruise missile attacks on Afghanistan. The grinning marine on the USS

The sixth-richest man in the world, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal had a 10 million cheque for WTC relief efforts thrown back in his face after the prince had the audacity to criticize U.S. policy while expressing his sorrow over the attacks. A Muslim commented, ‘It is time to understand