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THE
CENTER FOR WAR, PEACE AND THE NEWS MEDIA AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
NOVEMBER 4-11, 2002
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WHY
THEY HATE US
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"We’ve
seen the future, and it’s not pretty. We saw it clearly through the
media-soaked eyes of more than 1,200 teen-agers in 12 countries from all
parts of the world whom we surveyed for a project entitled The Next Generation’s
Image of Americans. "
THE
SEARCH FOR A NUCLEAR WEAPON FOR LIMITED CONFLICTS
Mark
Bromley and David Grahame report on the Pentagon's search for a nuclear
"bunker buster"
THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL
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Rose Gottmoeller:
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SHARON
CALLS NEW ISRAELI ELECTIONS
After
briefly surviving a collapsed government and a votes-of—no confidence,
Ariel Sharon finally dissolves the Knesset and calls for elections in
February. Sharon’s explanation is that with support from labor gone,
he refuses to give in to political blackmail form the political right.
By Yossi Verter, Nadav Shragai and Aluf Benn, Ha’aretz, November
5, 2002
Concessions
to Netanyahu were likely to be far more "painful" than those
to labor
Concessions
to Netanyahu are likely to be far more "painful" than those
to labor. Netanyahu, who has now agreed to join Sharon's government, wants
to force Sharon into an unambiguous stand on whether he accepts a Palestinian
state, and other critical issues.
By Akiva eldar in Ha’aretz, November 4, 2002
THE
POLITICS OF THE CHECHEN HOSTAGE TAKING IN MOSCOW
The
hostage taking in Moscow did more than publicize Chechen frustration over
Russia’s occupation. It played a critical role in determining who
Moscow will negotiate with when it finally tries to work out a Chechen
peace settlement.
Sanobar Shermatova details the background. By Sanobar Shermatova in the
Institute for War & peace Reporting, Moscow, October 31, 2002
IRAQI
NUKES: NO EVIDENCE YET
Despite
repeated news reports that Iraq is close to developing a nuclear weapon,
the evidence so far indicates that most of Iraq’s efforts to get
the bomb have ended in failure.
By Linda Rothstein in the bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, October 2002
CIA
MISSILE KILLS AL QAEDA CHIEF
Using
a drone as a killing device, A CIA task force kills suspected turncoat.
The Guardian, November 5, 2002
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WHAT
IS P2OG?
The
"Proactive Preemptive Operations Group" aka P20G is allegedly
the brainstorm of the Defense Science Board, another secret policy group
advising the Bush administration on security and international relations.
According to a story that first surfaced On UPI, the idea is part of a
$7 billion plan which will, among other things, entice terrorist movements
like Al Qaeda into launching ill-conceived and premature terrorist attacks
which will then hopefully allow U.S. intelligence experts to identify
and destroy the terrorist cells. Whether P2oG ever gets off the ground
or not,
The idea has already sparked cynical commentary which appeared in the
Moscow Times and elsewhere on the net.
Pamela Hess, UPI’s Pentagon Correspondent, first mentioned the P2og
in a report on September 26, 2002.
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THE
ISLAMISTS WIN IN TURKEY
The
pro-Islamic Justice and Development Party won nearly twice as many seats
as its closest rival in Sunday’s legislative elections in Turkey.
The party’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a former mayor of Istanbul,
is legally banned from serving as prime minister because of his previous
positions on religion which ran counter to Turkey's traditional ban on
mixing religion and politics. Erdogan promises to maintain friendly relations
with Washington and European capitals, but he openly opposes war with
Iraq, partly on the grounds that it is likely to drive Iraqi refugees
across the border into Turkey.
Read
a discussion on Jim Lehrer’s News Hour
New
Directions
Despite
an insistence that it will be politics as normal in Istanbul, you can
expect significant changes. By Hilmi Toros, Asia Times, November 5, 2002
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TAMING
THE UNRULY MOSCOW PRESS
In
the wake of last week’s hostage rescue in Moscow, the Kremlin has
now issued guidelines for future news coverage of crises. While some of
the advice seems relatively mundane, other parts of the 16-point document
have left reporters confused. For instance, journalists are advised to
" Avoid reporting details of the work of specialists involved in
saving lives."
The Moscow Times, November 4, 2002
WAR
WITH IRAQ AND THE STOCK MARKET
Threat
of war in the Middle East helped triggered a recession in the 1970s. The
U.S. was eventually able to counteract the depressing effects. The U.S.
faces a similar situation today, but in the wake of 9/11, American companies
are more vulnerable and applying the same remedies that were used in the
past may prove more difficult. By Felix Rohatyn in the New York Review
of Books, November 21, 2002
FRANCE’S
OBJECTIONS OVER IRAQ
French objections
to the Bush administration’s stance on Iraq are motivated by more
than jealousy and self interest. At the root of the French position is
a strong belief that to be legitimate a war must either be a matter of
genuine self defense, or it must have the support of a large segment of
the international community. At present, Washington hasn’t been able
to fulfill either condition.
By Justin Vaisse, the Brookings Institution, November 3, 2002
ISRAEL
AND U.S. WANT EGYPT TO DROP ANTI-SEMITIC T.V. MINI-SERIES
The
40-part TV series, "Horseman without a Horse." Which is due
to air on Egyptian television, is based on a a piece of hate literature
called the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion." The manuscript
argues that Jews want world domination. Both Washington and Israel are
trying to keep the series off the air.
By JTA, November 4, 2002
THE
NEXT WAR IN SPACE
For
the last 40 years, the U.S. has argued strenuously against the militarization
of outerspace. George W. Bush is changing that. Not only is the U.S. now
considering development of space-based weapons systems, but it is also
planning on space platforms as part of the new anti-ballistic missile
system. As a result, space is likely to become the military’s new
"high ground" in future battles.
By Theresa Hitchens, vice-president of the Center for Defense Information,
in The Acronymn Institute’s Disarmament Diplomacy, October-November
2002.
MORE
IMPORTANT THAN SPACE?
A
recent poll by the Mellman group indicates that a majority of Americans
(51% against 25%) would rather spend tax money on prescription drug benefits
than missile defense. 55% consider better military training to be more
important. The only thing less important than missile defense was improving
the conventional weapons the military already possesses.
Council for a Livable World, November 1, 2002
CRUNCH
TIME IN GEORGIA
Russia
has been steadily pressuring Georgia over Chechen rebels allegedly hiding
out in the Pankisi Gorge. That pressure is likely to intensify in the
wake of the Chechen hostage taking in Moscow, and the Georgians are in
a vulnerable position because much of the gas they depend on for heating
in winter comes from Russia. The U.S. now finds itself caught in the middle.
It needs to restrain Russia and at the same time convince Georgia’s
president Eduard Schevardnadze to engage in genuine reforms or risk seeing
the government replaced by bandits.
Center for Strategic and International Studies, November 4, 2002
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New York Times’ correspondent, Chris Hedges, explores the madness that surrounds societies about to go to war. In an interview with TomPaine.com, Hedges analyzes the seductive effect of the notion that resorting to organized violence for a good cause will somehow make us safe. As Hedges puts it:
"…myth is always part of the way we understand war within a society. It’s always there. But I think in a peacetime society we are at least open to other ways of looking at war. Just as patriotism is always part of the society. In wartime, the myth becomes ascendant.
Patriotism, national self-glorification infects everything, including culture. That’s why you would go to symphony events and people wave flags and play the "Star Spangled Banner." In essence, it’s the destruction of culture, which is always a prerequisite in wartime. Wartime always begins with the destruction of your own culture.
Once you enter a conflict, or at the inception of a conflict, you are given a language by which you speak. The state gives you a language to speak and you can’t speak outside that language or it becomes very difficult. There is no communication outside of the clichés and the jingos, "The War on Terror," "Showdown With Iraq," "The Axis of Evil," all of this stuff.
So that whatever disquiet we feel, we no longer have the words in which to express it. The myth predominates. The myth, which is a lie, of course, built around glory, heroism, heroic self-sacrifice, the nobility of the nation. And it is a kind of intoxication. People lose individual conscience for this huge communal enterprise….
"War has a very dark beauty, a kind of fascination with the grotesque. The Bible called it "the lust of the eye" and warned believers against it. War has a rush. It has a hallucinogenic quality. It has that sort of stoned-out sense of -- that zombie-like quality that comes with not enough sleep, sort of being shelled too long. I think, in many ways, there is no drug, or there are no combination of drugs that are as potent as war, and one could argue as addictive. It certainly is as addictive as any narcotic."
Chris Hedges interviewed by TomPaine.com, November 4, 2002
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Interns
Announcing openings for
interns to work on research projects with the Director of the Center for War,
Peace, and the News Media at NYU. The projects concern (1) the role of the
news media in exacerbating or preventing international and
ethnic/religious/racial conflict, and (2) international reporting in the
American news media.
Internship responsibilities include library and Web research, writing
summaries of articles, assistance with monitoring the media, and assistance
with publication of research.
Graduate students or advanced undergraduates preferred. Flexible schedule
for 10-20 hours per week. The Center's office is located on the NYU campus
in Greenwich Village; interns may also work independently and communicate by
e-mail. Course credit can be arranged with student's home institution as
appropriate.
Send covering note explaining your interest and available schedule, and
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